913 Expedition to Hanzhong
"King Wei, his subordinates are not doing well. Baoyu said that the holy decree had been lost, and no, he refused to return it. Yang Xiu saw Cao Cao, and in order to protect himself, he put the responsibility on Wang Baoyu's body, saying that beads of sweat had seeped out, and his face was pale.
"Is it because you miss the old love and refuse to pay attention!" Cao Cao's face sank.
"The subordinates don't dare to have any slackness, and the persuasion is fruitless!" Yang Xiu's legs were weak and he knelt down, his body was like shaking chaff, but his tone was firm, and Wang Baoyu refused to return it.
"Baoyu dared not return the holy decree, his heart was clear, and he hated me for loving him by mistake before." Cao Cao was furious.
"There is still a letter from Baoyu, but please look at it from Duke Wei." Yang Xiu said and took out the letter.
Cao Cao unfolded the letter, only to see that it was written: "Cao Gong, say goodbye for a few days, often remember yesterday and the past, you and I join hands, fight Xiliang, Ping Hanzhong, point troops on the battlefield, anger Xiao Han, surrender to the world, and Mo can be the enemy." Concerned about the way home, and then conquering the barbarians, how can the world be unpredictable, and it will eventually become a regret. Returned to Yiling, spent the rest of his life in peace, did not dare to covet the glory of a high position, and only wished to prosper a county. I know my heart, I never deceive each other, I remember the love of wine in the past, and I look at the battlefield from afar, if my relatives are enemies, I will hurt to the bone marrow......"
Cao Cao's eyes were moist, and every word said to his heart, and he smiled with tears: "Baoyu deceived me, this article is full of talent, it must be written by others." However, he is also like Baoyu's confidant, who knows him very well and does everything he can to Baoyu's heart. ”
"The subordinates guessed that it should be written by Yiling Dahonglu." Yang Xiu thought for a moment and replied.
"Oh? I only know that Mo Qianxun is quite business-minded, and I don't want to be so good at writing. ”
"It's not Mo Qianxun, what the minister said is Jia Ye Jia Zhigang."
"Jia Zhigang, who is the crown of the world, is also in Yiling?" Cao Cao exclaimed.
"I've met him, and I'm no doubt the person."
"Recruiting talents, I'm not as good as Baoyu!" Cao Cao said very regretfully.
"Yiling is full of talents, rich and rival the country, and it is only in an instant to open up the territory and expand the territory, and I also ask the Duke of Wei to quickly raise troops to recruit." Yang Xiujin said.
If Wang Baoyu knew that Yang Xiu said this, he would definitely blow up his lungs, and at least he would have to be put on the blacklist. When he came to Yiling, he was very good at eating, drinking, and entertaining Yang Xiu, but he didn't expect Yang Xiu to bite back in the end, and he was too unparticular about being a man.
Of course, Yang Xiu said this because he wanted to clear up his relationship with Wang Baoyu, but he was a thief with a weak heart and lost the holy decree, afraid that Cao Cao would eventually suspect that it was his fault and punish him.
However, being smart is mistaken by being smart, Cao Cao has such feelings for Wang Baoyu, love and hate, treat him as a parent, his son is not a weapon, and he can beat and scold himself, but is it the turn of outsiders to say kill and kill?
Therefore, Yang Xiu's words made Cao Cao sound particularly harsh, he was angry with Yang Xiu's villainous face, and once again annoyed that he couldn't understand his state of mind at all, and waved his hand impatiently: "I don't want to be an enemy with Baoyu, besides, Liu Bei has already raised troops to invade Hanzhong, and I will defeat Liu Bei first and then discuss." ”
Yang Xiu retreated, and after returning home, he heard that Cao Pi had been established as the successor, Yang Xiu had always been close to Cao Zhi, and he felt more and more that the general trend had gone, so he lived in a simple house and closed the door to thank guests.
The tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, but Cao Zhi often invites Yang Xiu to drink, Yang Xiu does not dare to disobey, and he can't always hide, so he lives in tangle and panic all day long.
But it was said that although Liu Bei doubted Wang Baoyu, he still believed in Wang Baoyu's repeated angry prophecy, if he didn't take Hanzhong, how could he claim to be the king of Hanzhong? Not long after Wang Baoyu left, Liu Bei gathered everyone to discuss the conquest of Hanzhong.
As soon as the topic came out, the crowd was excited. Needless to say, the generals all hope to gallop on the battlefield and raise the prestige of our army!
Fa Zheng, Li Yan and others did not make great contributions after consciously returning to obedience, and they all agreed with this and were willing to follow the lord to make meritorious contributions. Liu Bei nodded with satisfaction after hearing this.
Zhuge Liang unexpectedly objected, he believed that Shuzhong had just surrendered, and all kinds of waste were waiting to be revived, and the army was raised at this time, which was a move to labor the people, and the consumption of money and grain was countless.
Liu Bei looked displeased, feeling that Zhuge Liang was conservative, but now he has become even more timid, as if he is not of the same mind as him, and he is always with Wang Baoyu.
In the end, Liu Bei listened to the opinions of most people and decided to conquer Hanzhong, but simply did not let Zhuge Liang follow, and ordered Fa Zheng to be the military advisor, Huang Quan to be the captain of the Zanjun Academy, and Li Yan was responsible for escorting the grain and grass.
Liu Bei ordered Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, and Huang Zhong to lead 50,000 soldiers and horses each, a total of 200,000 troops.
Zhuge Liang wanted to persuade a few more words, but he was blocked by Fa Zheng and others, and when he endured the humiliation and squeezed to the front, Liu Bei had already announced the dismissal of the meeting and left quickly, and the matter was a foregone conclusion.
Zhuge Liang stood alone in the empty hall, extremely lonely, thinking of the embarrassing situation that he was full of enthusiasm but fell into the embarrassing situation that he couldn't get up or down now, it was really chilling. I don't know why raindrops fell in the house, but when I reached out and touched it, there were two lines of cold tears. Zhuge Liang wiped it away gloomily and walked silently towards his cold mansion.
Liu Bei originally thought that Sun Quan was attacking Heqi and could contain Cao Cao's forces, but he miscalculated, and Sun Quan was quickly defeated by Hehuai, and he did not resist stubbornly, and quickly retreated to Jiangdong.
Cao Cao was not in good health and did not personally lead the troops to come, Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He were already stationed in Hanzhong, and Cao Cao ordered Xu Huang, Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, Guo Huai and other generals to come to help and raise 200,000 troops.
Just when Yang Xiu returned to Yecheng, Zhang Fei and Ma Chaoshui had already led the army to detour to the vicinity of Hanzhong Xiabian, while Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, and Cao Zhen, the three Cao generals, led an army of 50,000 in the first step, hurried in the starry night, and entered Xiaban City.
Although the city is not large, the terrain is very dangerous, surrounded by mountains on three sides, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Hearing that Cao Hong and others were coming, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao laughed, in the eyes of the two of them, San Cao is not a real general, and this battle will definitely be able to win a big victory, kill him.
So, Zhang Fei ordered Wu Lan to be the vanguard, Lei Tong and Ren Kui to be the deputy generals, one step ahead, led 50,000 soldiers and horses, and attacked the city.
"Haha, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao are so proud, they will be defeated!" Cao Hong heard that the other party had only sent a few second-rate generals to challenge, and laughed loudly.
"The last general is willing to take the lead." Cao Zhen came out of the ranks.
"Don't underestimate the enemy, if you are in danger, retreat immediately, and stick to the city." Cao Hong commanded.
Wu Lan was anxious to make meritorious contributions, and the fire rate soldiers came down to the city and began to scold. After half an hour, the gate of the city was opened, and Cao Zhen led an army of 10,000 and rushed out of the city.
"The last general is willing to capture Cao Zhen alive." Ren Kui took the initiative to ask for help.