Cao Yu was stunned for a long time, and tears also fell in his eyes. He choked up and said: "King Chen's lone army entered the customs, and he already had the heart to die, and it is reasonable to die for the country." But God bless Dawei, maybe he can win the battle. Bixia cherishes King Chen, so that she dreams at night, but she doesn't know that dreams are sometimes the opposite? ”

Cao Rui shook his head: "What time is it?" ”

Cao Yu glanced at the copper leak in the corner of the room and did not speak again. As the saying goes, the dream in the first half of the night is positive, and the dream in the second half of the night is reversed. Of course he understands this, but he doesn't know how to explain it. Cao was implanted in Guanzhong, and the Son of Heaven's mind was complicated, not only hoping that King Chen would recover Guanzhong, but also fearing that King Chen would control the military power because of this, and it would be difficult for him to lose his tail. In his heart, King Chen's death before victory came, I am afraid it is the most good result.

It's just such a thought, how can it be declared, even if he is a trusted sect of Bixia, even if he is Bixia's playmate since childhood.

Cao Yu is Cao Chong's half-brother, according to generation, he is Cao Rui's uncle, but the two are close in age, and Cao Pi pities the early death of his brother Cao Chong, and takes care of him and his half-brother Cao Yi, who has been close to Cao Rui since he was a child. Long before Cao Zhi advised Cao Rui to reuse the clan, he was a person Cao Rui trusted.

How could he not understand Cao Rui's mind of gains and losses.

What's more, he also knows very well that Cao Zhi's entry into Guanzhong is indeed a life of nine deaths, if he dies in battle, his soul returns to Wancheng and says goodbye to Cao Rui, it is not impossible.

"I also wish my dreams were reversed." Cao Rui covered his face and stopped sobbing for a long time. He said with palpitations: "I also hope that Uncle Wang can recover Guanzhong, but my heart ......."

"Alas, Bixia, this is too nervous." Cao Yu stretched out his hand and wanted to caress Cao Rui's back to comfort him like he did when he was a child, but halfway through, he suddenly realized that the person in front of him was no longer the introverted and silent child, but the emperor who held the power of life and death, and couldn't help but retract his hand again.

……

Cao Zhi died in battle, and the Wei army did not collapse because of this, facing the heavily surrounded Shu Han army. They're getting mader and crazier. In order to fight for Cao Zhi's corpse, hundreds of people followed one after another until all of them died in front of the battle. There was no survivor in the guard camp, and layers of corpses surrounded Cao Zhi, who was still standing. It's like a mound.

Their desperate counterattack inflicted nearly 2,000 casualties on the Shu Han army. The battle ended for a long time. But the tragic atmosphere did not dissipate for a long time. When the sun shone into the valley again, shining on those angry faces, all the soldiers of the Shu Han army were silent.

Cao Zhi was defeated. But he was defeated. Even those soldiers who did not know that two thousand Wei cavalry had rushed through the large array were shocked by Cao Zhi's heroic remains. Cao Zhi's face was covered with blood, but there was no pain on his face, only relief, and there seemed to be a faint smile in his round eyes.

No one suggested cutting off Cao Zhi's head, and Zhuge Liang ordered the collection of all the soldiers who died in battle, whether they were Wei or Shu. He came to Cao Zhi's camp and saw the ashes on the ground, which were all official documents burned by Cao Zhi. It is conceivable that before going out of battle, Cao Zhi already had the heart of death. Seeing all this, Zhuge Liang was shocked, he knew where the powerful combat power of the Wei army came from.

At noon, the results of the battle were counted, except for the more than 2,000 cavalry taken away by Xiahouba, and more than 3,000 wounded soldiers from the baggage battalion, all the others were killed in battle, and the total number was 8,825. At least half of the people died under the bows and crossbows and thunderbolts of the Shu Han army, and only more than 4,000 people were actually killed in the battle, but these more than 4,000 people brought nearly 6,000 casualties to the Shu Han army.

If it weren't for the powerful armaments and equipment of the Shu Han army, and if there was no formation to defend, the result of Zuihou would be really difficult to say.

After reading the report, Zhuge Liang convened the generals to discuss the matter and informed all the generals of the battle report. At this time, no one knew that the Wei army still had slipped through the net, and Xiahou Ba had led more than 2,000 cavalry to Jiang Wei's rear, and he couldn't help but be surprised, and there was a riot in the big tent.

Jiang Wei only has 20,000 people, and in the face of Zhang He's impact, he is already very difficult, and if he is attacked from behind by Xiahou Ba, the consequences will be unimaginable. It is likely that in a few days, they will face a fierce attack from Zhang He's 40,000 cavalry.

Everyone's eyes fell on the faces of the generals of the two phalanxes. The two men were so frightened that they fell to their knees and prostrated themselves repeatedly, but they did not dare to beg for mercy. Because they know that Prime Minister Zhuge Liang will be rewarded for his small achievements, and his evil will be corrected, and it is useless to beg for mercy, not to mention that they have made such a serious mistake.

"I'll take care of your family." Zhuge Liang waved his hand and ordered the two of them to be dragged out and beheaded.

A moment later, two bloody heads were placed in front of Zhuge Liang's case.

There was silence in the camp, and no one dared to speak.

Zhuge Liang stood up, his majestic gaze sweeping over everyone's faces. He said lightly: "The battlefield is a place of life and death, no one can take it lightly, and the slightest negligence may cause serious trouble." Because of the negligence of the two of them, we have to face a fierce battle. But if we can defeat Cao Zhi, we can also defeat Zhang He. Please be prepared and do not slack off. As long as everyone does their duty, we will definitely be able to achieve the greatest victory, keep the Wei army out, and hold Guanzhong. ”

The generals agreed.

……

Chengdu, Hussar General's Mansion.

Li sat solemnly and did not smile.

The officials sitting around did not dare to speak loudly. The prime minister was not in Chengdu, and the hussar general was in charge alone, and no one dared to disobey him easily, so as not to invite unwarranted disasters. Unlike Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng's rule of law, Li Yan was more emotional, and he was also one of the formulators of the "Shu Branch", and his mastery of the law allowed him to find a set of arguments in favor of himself in the face of anyone's rebuttal. In such a situation, unless you eat the bear's heart and leopard gall, you can fight against him.

"The prime minister fought with the Wei army in Guanzhong, lying in the snow and swallowing the ice, working hard, there is not a word of complaint, the princes live in Chengdu, just do some more things, and complain again and again, what is the reason?" Li Yan's voice was cold, with an unspoken majesty. He has never been a kind man, and now he has a lot of power, and he doesn't need to pretend to anyone. "Guanzhong is fertile for thousands of miles, and how important it is to occupy Guanzhong to revive the Han Dynasty, I believe that even the most confused people can understand the truth. Cao Zhi is alone, do you think he is a brave and unscrupulous? No, that's exactly how important Guanzhong is. ”

Li Yan coughed, picked up the cup on the case, took a sip of water, moistened his throat, and continued to speak. He had already received an urgent report from Zhuge Liang that Cao Zhi had broken into Guanzhong, the situation was very critical, and if he wanted to persevere, he would need a lot of food support. With this justified reason, Li Yan of course had to further urge his subordinates to requisition grain.

He was overwhelmed not only by the officials of the Hussar General's Mansion, but also by the officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Zhuge Liang was not in Chengdu, Jiang Wan went to Lingling again, and only Shi Zhangyi, the governor of the province, was left to support the situation. Zhang Yi is a native of Chengdu, but he has a good relationship with Zhuge Liang and is quite trusted by Zhuge Liang. At this moment, he knew that Li Yan was taking advantage of the situation to seize power but was helpless, if he worked against Li Yan, Zhuge Liang in Guanzhong would inevitably be in danger of running out of food.

However, it is not easy to raise grain, Yizhou has grown in two years, and Wei Ba has transported a large amount of rice from Jiaozhou, but under Li Yan's operation, a large amount of grain has been transported to Xincheng, and there is no longer much grain allocated to support Guanzhong. In the face of Li Yanyi's stern accusation, Zhang Yi, who was already a little anxious, was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and speaking incoherently.

Looking at Zhang Yi, whose face was pale, Li Yan showed a smug smile. As long as Zhang Yi can be suppressed, no one in the Prime Minister's Mansion will be able to confront him anymore. And once Zhang Yi does not have Zhuge Liang's support, he is nothing. He is a native of Chengdu, but he has limited contacts with Chengdu people, he is dependent on Zhuge Liang, but he does not get along well with Jingxiang. The last time Zhuge Liang was stationed in Hanzhong, he was also the governor of the palace, but he had a conflict with Cen Shu, the captain of Siyan, so that Zhuge Liang wanted to write to him in person.

How could such a person be his opponent. And Zhang Yi's reason for opposing Meng Dabing's departure from the new city is so untenable, as a general of the defeated army who was once captured by Sun Quansheng, Zhang Yi's military prestige is even less than that of him, and he has no right to speak at all.

Zhang Yi couldn't argue with Li Yan, and he couldn't walk away, so he could only endure hardship. The others didn't dare to talk more, and listened to Li Yanxun with trepidation. They suddenly felt that compared to Li Yan, although Zhuge Liang was stricter, at least he still had some reasoning, and he would not be so unscrupulous. Who doesn't know that Li Yan's insistence that Meng Da's dispatch to Xiangyang was caused by the interests of the Dongzhou system, which was understandable, but Li Yan said that Guanzhong was important, but at the same time, he gave Meng Da a limited supply of food, ignoring Zhuge Liang's main force, which was obviously a bit excessive.

Looking at the officials who dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak, Li Yan secretly sneered in his heart. He knew what they were thinking, but he believed they didn't know what he was thinking. Everyone thought that Emperor Wei Cao Rui was in Wancheng, and Nanyang must be guarded by heavy troops, but they didn't know that Cao Wei's main force was in Guanzhong, and Nanyang only had Sima Yi's strength of less than 20,000 people. Once Wancheng is in danger, the siege of Guanzhong will be relieved. No matter how important Guanzhong is, is it still more important than Luoyang?

When my troops came out of Wanluo and forced Cao Rui to move the capital, what is the credit of Prime Minister Zhuge in Guanzhong? What do you need to be kind to others, make meritorious contributions, monopolize power, and have the constitution of heaven in your mouth, so that you have the qualifications to speak. Although he wants to compete with Zhuge Liang for power, he very much agrees with Zhuge Liang's words, the reason why Liu Zhang lost Yizhou is because he is too conniving with these people, and now only by governing Yizhou with strict punishment and strict laws can it be possible to compete for the world with a state. The township wishes are not good for governing Yizhou.

Li Yan secretly sneered and continued to reprimand vigorously

(To be continued......)