Cao Shuang came to the front line for a reason, when he was the first regent, he needed a military victory to prove his ability, and it coincided with the annexation of the Central Plains by the Shu army, and if the Shu army in front of him was not repulsed, the foundation of the Cao family was in danger.

In the face of the menacing Shu army, Cao Shuang also made some arrangements. First of all, he sent an envoy to Jiangdong to marry Sun Quan, verbally promised Sun Quan to attack the Shu army with Jingyu and asked Sun Quan to attack the Shu army; then, he gathered Hebei and Liaodong athletes to the front line, trying to use Hebei's manpower and material resources to exhaust the Shu army.

This arrangement is still effective, the news that Wei Yan and others got, Sun Quan's attitude is ambiguous, Wu Guo has long had a history of betraying the alliance, and military affairs have always been a continuation of politics, Wei Yan's main force is also blocked under Puyang City, and he cannot advance an inch, and Deng Zhi and Wang Ping's expansion in the Central Plains also has to consider Jiangdong's intentions.

In the face of the general trend, Wuyishan has no strength to change the situation, and now he can only obediently stay in Jibei, sit and watch Wei Yan Puyang make contributions, so as to take the opportunity to cross the Yellow River and go down to Liyang.

Guo Huai trapped in Xiangyang, Wang Ping and Liao Hua successfully occupied most of Jingbei, Deng Zhi is now with the unrestrained Jiangdong side of the small friction, the envoys of both sides have fought countless war of words, Chengdu also has a fire, the edict promoted Luo Xian as the general of the expedition to the east, the sword refers to Jiangdong, Wu Guo is also Bai Lu Xun as the governor of the water division, Bu Xie is the general of Pingxi, all the way to the Central Plains, all the way to Xichuan, there is a-for-tat meaning.

Wei Yan, who received the dynamics of all parties, seemed to be sitting in the Chinese army, but in fact he was also worried about the situation, seeing that the Han was strong and Wu was weak, and Wei and Wu were converging to fight against the Yan Han, but the Han army did not have the strength to start a war with Wei and Wu at the same time, and if it could not quickly defeat the Wei army, it could only give up part of the interests of the Central Plains in exchange for a short-term peace with Sun Wu.

Sun Quan was also terrified of the unprecedentedly powerful Shu Han, originally on a starting line, and even slightly victorious, but suddenly the next door was like a bamboo, becoming the leader of the three, the premise of Lianshu to resist Wei did not exist, and Chengdu should be wary of the shame of Yiling. The Shu army blossomed on all sides, attacking the city, Jiangdong had just suffered a small setback, the Northern Expedition failed, watching the Shu army keep occupying the territory and surrendering, and the two armies had small friction, which was the result of restraint.

It is inevitable that the promise of the envoy of Wei is not credible, but no one dares to bet that after the destruction of Wei, Shu will not want to dominate the world, and can divide the Wei land according to the covenant, and the attitude of the monarchs and ministers of Shu is becoming more and more tough, and Sun Quan, as the male lord of the same era as Cao Liu, is also increasingly dissatisfied with the descendants of the two.

After all, Cao Shuang, who was still eager to prove himself, couldn't hold back at first, relying on the strength of the Wei army, launched a fierce offensive against the Wei Yan camp, once captured the Han army camp seven times, and suppressed the Shu Han general Wei Yan again and again in the war.

"In the battle of Puyang, our army greatly thwarted the enterprising momentum of Wei Yan's old thief, and now the winner of the war is already on our side, it is our army's turn to chase the Shu army and restore the Central Plains. ”

Cao Shuang seemed to be in high spirits, defeating the Shu army one after another, and the opponent was still the only remaining famous general Wei Yan, whose political prestige was unrivaled for a while, and no one could shake the status of the DPRK and China.

However, Xiahou Xuan, the general of Zhengxi, still said: "Although the Shu army has been defeated one after another, the main force is especially existing, and our army must be careful." Moreover, the army is risking the army, and it is difficult to receive grain and grass in the rear. ”

Cao Shuang shook his head and said: "It's okay, I led the soldiers of Hebei to conquer the Central Plains, and my morale is like a rainbow, it is a good time to defeat the rest of Wei Yan's troops in one fell swoop, how can I sit on the fighter plane and slip away from my eyes." The rear is my fundamental place, with Li Sheng and Bi Liang staying in Yedu, it should be foolproof. ”

Li Sheng and Bi Liang are both Cao Shuang's confidants, and they were both senior members before they were transferred back to Yedu, and they have rich experience in local governance.

After all, it was the first time to take power, and the situation in Yedu was surging, so Li Sheng and Bi Liang were left in the rear, and recently I heard that Sima Yi was seriously ill and bedridden, Cao Shuang intended to transfer one of them to enrich the scene, except for Xiahou Xuan, only Deng Yang and Ding Mi were two staff officers, which seemed empty.

As long as Yecheng is as stable as Mount Tai, even if there is a small setback on the front line, it will not hurt the overall situation, who will make the Wei country great?

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The Yellow River froze, and a steady stream of supplies was transported from the north bank to Puyang.

Cao Shuang increased the requisition of grain and grass in the rear, of course, because the war was imminent, defeating Wei Yan's army and capturing Tongguan would lead the army to return to the north, and celebrate the festival in Yedu, and send three or five generals to chase the north after him, so as to recreate the stable and prosperous era of Great Wei.

On the first day of October, the Winter Clothes Festival, Wei Da Sima led the general Cao Shuang to lead an army of 120,000 and 500,000 lies, and took the lead in attacking the main force of Wei Yan of the Shu army who retreated to Chenliu in three ways.

Xiahou Xuan, the general of Wei Zhengxi, was the vanguard, led the army to the city of Chen Liu, set up a cloud chariot, and threw stones to attack the city. The defenders in the city were strictly guarded, and always beat the Wei army to the city at the last moment, and when the army was surrounded by three roads, Chen Liu was even more impassable, and the number of times he climbed the city became more and more.

Cao Shuang became more and more impatient with the resilience of the Shu army, "Every time it is a little bit worse, tomorrow to launch a general attack, I will come to the front of the battle, I must go to the city in one fell swoop and capture Wei Yan alive." ”

Deng Yang said: "The defenders in the city have become tired soldiers, why don't our army invest in the fresh reserve army, as long as Chen Liu, there are enemy reinforcements here, it is also the result of looking at the city and sighing." ”

Ding Mi also nodded again and again, "The lord of Duke Deng is true, we left this life force reserve to prevent reinforcements from Shu Kou, and now that the city is about to be destroyed, it is natural for our army to go all out." ”

"After the city was broken, the three armies were rewarded, and those who gave birth to Wei Yan were named township marquis, and those who got Wei Yan's corpse were named pavilion marquis. Cao Shuang is a little carried away, he can beat the famous generals of his predecessors, and his exploits are about to surpass his father's, how can he not be fluttering.

Deng Yang continued: "General Xiahou reported today that the barracks should have arrived at noon today, and a scout team has been sent there, but there has been no news. ”

Ding Mi slowed down and made an analysis, "The Yellow River is frozen, and the transportation of grain and grass is already difficult, and a loss of time does not mean anything. On the one hand, we will send more people to get in touch with the rear, and on the other hand, we will step up the destruction of the city, capture Wei Yanpifu, and our army will divide and sweep away, and the restoration of the Central Plains is just around the corner. ”

"Well, early tomorrow morning, after the soldiers and horses are full, the decisive battle will be fought against Wei Yan!"

However, the decisive battle on the second day did not go as Cao Shuang expected, and the defenders in the city seemed to have spare strength, and uncharacteristically suppressed the Wei soldiers under the city without moving.

The unfavorable news that Cao Shuang received was far more than that, the transport team escorting grain and grass was delayed, and there was already some discussion in the army, and people's hearts were greatly fluctuating. The latest news from Tanma Delai shows that the Deng Zhi Department of the Shu Army automatically went to the east, and Wang Ping's Department came to Puyang from west to north.

On the one hand, Cao Shuang was worried about the lack of grain and grass in the camp, and on the other hand, he was unwilling to completely annihilate Wei Yan's troops.

A big war, the water of the Yellow River is red, countless Hebei athletes are buried in the ice cave, feeding the endless fish and shrimp in the river, the miserable Cao Shuang is all the way, a few frightened overnight, and a change of spirit and high spirits fled to Yedu like a lost dog.

Cao Shuang, who was about to return to Yedu, had not yet realized that his nightmare was not only a rout at the front, but only after being turned out of the city did he learn that a drastic change had just occurred in the imperial court not long ago, and the controller of Yedu had changed from his confidant to Sima Yi, who was sick and bedridden.

It turned out that Sima Yi said that he was sick and paralyzed the Cao Shuang group, and in the process of assembling the army, he controlled Yecheng with Liaodong soldiers and horses in one fell swoop, took down Li Sheng and Bi Rail, and firmly held Cao Fang, the lord of Wei, in his hands, and Jiao Zhao led the world's soldiers and horses.

Liaodong soldiers and horses once followed Sima Yi to pacify Gongsun Kang, compared to Cao Shuang, who had no military background, Sima Yi's prestige in the army was unmatched, and the Liaodong soldiers and horses were even more like a finger, plus Bi Rail, Li Sheng's lack of ability, which made Sima Yi succeed in capturing the city.

Cao Shuang, who received the emperor's edict, suffered a double blow in a short period of time, and the whole person was about to collapse, and Cao Shuang, who was in the shadow of his father and ancestors, did not have the ability and courage to fight against the trend at all.

Sima Yi's envoy came to the barracks outside the city to persuade Cao Shuang to give up his right to protect his family and hand over the Tiger Talisman General Seal, and Cao Shuang immediately fell into a state of six gods without an owner.

Fortunately, Deng Yang and Ding Mi beside them were not confused, and immediately asked the envoy about the general situation in the city, and then suggested that Cao Shuang should continue to collect the soldiers and horses with the soldiers and horses at hand, prepare to attack the city, capture and kill Sima Yi to rescue His Majesty the Emperor.

Cao Shuang, who had not suffered hardships, once again dominated him with his hesitant and hesitant character in adversity, and after thinking about it all night, he decided to surrender to Sima Yi and become a rich man.

Deng Yang and Ding Mi made this decision in the face of the lord, and they were so sad that they couldn't move a step.