However, the expression on Sima Yi's face on the side did not show the slightest relaxation, but he asked the scout at this time: "I came to ask you, what are the losses of our army?" Are there any enemy prisoners? ”

"Report to Lord Sima, our army has lost more than 30,000 and captured more than 2,000 wounded enemy soldiers." The scout replied respectfully on his knees.

"Got it." Listening to such casualty figures, Sima Yi really couldn't laugh. With a sneak attack, it was crushed by ten times the force, and it still lost 30,000 horses, and more importantly, in such a big battle, there were only 2,000 prisoners, and they were still wounded, doesn't that mean that if these people were not injured, I am afraid that they would not have been captured?

Through this battle, Sima Yi had a clear understanding of the strength of the Celestial Empire's army, and even he guessed that if it wasn't for a sudden attack, attacking the city head-on, I am afraid that if these 500,000 people want to defeat these 50,000 people, they will need to pay a greater price.

To say that last night's battle was indeed tragic, especially in the city, as soon as Gao Gan appeared, he began to counterattack with the soldiers as if he was crazy, and even they took out the bag of explosives they carried, which was originally used to attack the city, and was divided into several parts by Gao Gan, and handed over to the soldiers around him to ignite and release it everywhere, so it gave the Wei army a heavy blow. It's just that they were outnumbered in the end, and in the end, including Gao Gan himself, he died in the city.

When Sima Yi was still thinking about the great loss, Cao Pi on the side did speak: "Zhongda doesn't have to think too much, where are the immortals in the war?" As I said, those who can hurt our army are all thanks to the explosives, and if it weren't for this, our army would not have suffered such a large number of casualties. ”

"Huh." Sima Yi smiled bitterly, although the explosives also played a certain role, the people who might have been killed were only thousands, and most of the 30,000 people were killed by the soldiers of the Fourth Legion. It's just that he knows this, and now is really not the time to say this, to hit his morale for no reason, and he won't do such a stupid thing. "Second son, now that you have occupied Gaoyuan, presumably the matter will also be known by the Celestial Empire, and then I am afraid that they will take action, you should order to clean up the battlefield quickly, and then the army will withdraw."

"Okay, let's get out first, and then hide in the mountains, I want to see who will come here next." Cao Pi nodded, but a look of displeasure flashed in his eyes. After winning the battle, he really can't enter the city, but he still needs to hide, this is the strategy that Sima Yi gave him, in his words, as long as he can't find where his army is, the army of the Celestial Empire will not dare to act rashly, at that time they are in the dark, the enemy is in the light, and the initiative is in their own hands.

Although he knew that Sima Yi's strategy was the most suitable for the current situation, he was obviously still a little unhappy about hiding if he won, but there was no better way to change it now. "Okay, tell me to go down, take all the food in the city away, and then evacuate Gaoyuan City."

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Written in the county.

At the junction of Jizhou and Qingzhou, Zhang He, the commander of the Fourth Army Corps, had just arrived here with the main force of the legion, and received the news that Gaoyuan City had been broken and Gao Gan and his 50,000 vanguard troops had all been killed.

When he heard the news, Zhang He was full of disbelief, and sat down on the chair with a plop, and did not speak for a long time.

When the military advisor on the side heard the news, it was like five thunderbolts, and he didn't go back to his senses for a long time. The first thing he did after waking up was to come to the map sand table, and after a while, he said: "What a Cao Pi, it is really unguardable to travel thousands of miles to attack our army." ”

It was not because he was careless, but because he thought that such a thing could not happen.

Cao Cao and his main forces were defeated, and he did not believe that anyone else would dare to be an enemy of the Celestial Empire's army. After saying that there was news that Cao Pi was ready to leave a long time ago, he didn't expect that he would suddenly make a move on General Gao Gan, and now it seems that he was too careless after all.

A hundred-legged insect that dies but does not stiffen.

Not to mention that the Wei State also occupied the land of Sanzhou, in terms of territory, it would still be second only to the existence of the Celestial Empire, and they would fight back, which was something that should have been thought of.

"Commander, the responsibility for this matter lies with me, I am really negligent, I will ask the emperor for this matter." After understanding everything, Fu Zhu did not shirk the responsibility and said, he knew better that if he did not ask for guilt, once Zhang Chao blamed him, the responsibility would only become more serious.

Zhang He, who was at this meeting, didn't seem to hear the words of frustration, but just said vigorously, "General Gao, I hurt you." But don't worry, I'll avenge you. Speaking of this, he actually stood up and said to the soldiers beside him: "Go and order all the people immediately, and kill Gaoyuan City with me, I want to see if these Wei troops are really not afraid of death!" ”

Zhang He was really angry at this meeting. Originally, after watching Lu Bu and them take Gunzhou, he had a mind and wanted to occupy Qingzhou, so it would be a great achievement. But he didn't think that under the rush for quick success, he really suffered such a blow, and even the deputy commander was killed, if he didn't take revenge, he really didn't know how to face the emperor.

"No." Seeing that the legion commander was angry, the soldiers didn't dare to delay, and wanted to get out of the account after agreeing, but they were stopped by the frustration on the side. "Legion commander, no, now that Yuancheng is empty, Cao Pi and his main force don't know where to go, if we go now, there is still a possibility that we will fall into the trap of the other party."

"What about the trap? Could they really destroy my four legions? After saying that, won't the revenge of the senior cadres and 50,000 soldiers be avenged? Zhang He heard that he was going to stop himself, so he couldn't help but ask angrily.

"Revenge is naturally to be avenged, but not now. I didn't agree to send troops until I figured out what the other side was going to do next, and of course, if the commander insisted on doing so, then I would have to use the power of the military division. In the face of the furious Zhang He, he did not have the slightest intention of backing down.

When Zhang Chao established the corps, he had already made it clear that the military division was responsible for formulating strategic plans, and the corps commander was only an executor as a general. In the event of a dispute, the opinions of the military division should be the main thing, and even at critical times, the military division has the power to freeze the military power of the corps commander.

Of course, no military advisor would do this in this so-called power at a critical time, after all, it hurts too much. But now that he has to say this for the sake of the overall situation, he even thought about it, if Zhang Yiyi is determined to go his own way, he would rather be blamed by others than use his power.

Of course, before the worst outcome of the matter, Fu Zhu still said earnestly, "Commander, I also want to avenge the revenge of the senior general and 50,000 soldiers, but now is really not the time to be excited, maybe people are waiting for us to go?" If you fall into an ambush, it will only add more lives to it, so please think twice. ”

When he said that he would not rule out the use of his last power, Zhang He was a little silent, and his heart slowly calmed down. He knew that if he really wanted to do this, he might not be able to get frustrated. Unless he wants to rebel and lock up the generals, but if he really does this, even if he wins, I am afraid that the emperor will not forgive him.

When he was struggling psychologically, he heard the words of frustration again, and then he suddenly said, "Thank you for the reminder of the military advisor, I almost fell for the enemy's tricks." ”

Zhang He has figured it out now, maybe Cao Pi is provoking himself by doing this, and even he can't wait for him to take the initiative to send troops, so he may enter the encirclement in a fit of anger, and at that time, I am afraid that the entire Fourth Army will not exist, and he will be a sinner through the ages at that time.

Zhang He calmed down, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then said: "Commander of the legion, if such a thing happens, what we have to do now is to report the situation to the emperor, and then he will decide, even if we want to move that Cao Pi, it will be difficult for us to do it." ”

"Okay, just according to the words of the military advisor." Zhang He nodded in agreement.

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Inside the Imperial Palace of Jinyang City.

Zhang Chao's face at the moment was a little unpleasant.

Originally, it was a happy thing for Lu Bu and the Fifth and Seventh Army Corps to occupy Gunzhou, and Zhang Chao even began to plan, whether to take this opportunity to wipe out Cao Cao, and suddenly there was news that Gaoyuan City was defeated, and Gao Gan and 50,000 soldiers were besieged and annihilated.

The incident made Zhang Chao's originally excited emotions calm down a lot. Cao Cao also occupies four states, even if a state is taken now, but the heritage is still there, how can it be said that it can be broken if it is broken?

"What do you have any opinions, let's talk about them." After Zhang Chao's mind calmed down, he immediately looked at Guo Jia and Lu Su, the two first-class ministers on the side.

Hearing the voice of inquiry, after the two advisers glanced at each other, they both knelt on the ground and said in unison, "Your Majesty, Cao Pi must be destroyed to show the dignity of my Celestial Empire." ”

"Yes, this Cao Pi must be destroyed." Zhang Chao also got up suddenly at this moment, and then said in an unquestionable tone.

Zhang Chao, who is very familiar with history, clearly knows that Cao Pi's ability is second only to Cao Cao, and even when it comes to fighting, he may not be much worse than his Lao Tzu, if Wei does not have this person's transition, it will be impossible to unify the whole country later.

And the existence of such an opponent is a threat, and this time something like this has happened, it is the best opportunity to destroy him.

After the three of them reached an agreement, they muttered together to discuss, and with the joint efforts of the three of them, Cao Pi had become the next target to be eliminated by the Celestial Empire.

Not long after Zhang Chao summoned the two important ministers, Guo Jia, the chief military advisor of the Celestial Empire, left Jinyang City and headed straight for Jizhou. This time, his mission was to eliminate Cao Pi.