Ma Dai put the knife on Wei Yan's neck in an instant.

With Wei Yan as a hostage, the 5,000 elite soldiers in the camp also quickly disarmed and surrendered.

Cao Jun thought about it again and again, and finally asked Ma Dai to lead a team of people, pressed Wei Yan back to Hanzhong, and handed it over to Zhuge Liang to deal with it personally.

A storm came and went suddenly.

Just like that, it was dull in the waves.

A few days later, Zhuge Liang's reply and the angels in the rear arrived at the barracks almost front and back.

"Now the prime minister sits in the rear, the commander is meritorious, the official is reinstated, General Cao killed the enemy on the front line, and broke the camp of Cao Zhen Longxi, which is gratifying, and he was specially promoted to the former general, and he was crowned the Marquis of Jiangjiang (county marquis) ......"

All the generals were rewarded, and for a while, the festive atmosphere of adding officials to the knighthood diluted the follow-up hidden dangers caused by Wei Yan's incident.

Cao Jun opened Zhuge Liang's handwritten letter again.

There is an explanation in the letter that Wei Yan has been relieved of his military power, and now he is in charge of Tuntian in Hanzhong, and he will not be able to return to the battlefield in a short time, so that Cao Jun can prepare for war, take Chang'an as soon as possible, and complete the grand wish of Kuang Fu Hanye.

In the end, he comforted him with a few words.

After Cao Jun closed the envelope, his mind gradually settled down.

It is back to the established track of the Northern Expedition to kill the enemy and complete the task.

……

After Cao Zhen returned from defeat, he was worried that he would be held accountable by Cao Rui, the lord of Wei, and Guo Huai, the deputy governor, gave him a plan.

Let him feign his illness.

The more miserable, the better.

After that, Cao Zhen did as planned, and after a twist and turn, he didn't know where to hide to recuperate.

Sima Yi was ordered to quietly return to the camp in Longxi.

He was accompanied by Sima Zhao.

After Sima Yi arrived at the front-line camp, he entered the big tent without saying a word with his hands behind his back along the way.

The generals who had previously followed Cao Zhenlian to suffer defeat were all in danger.

For a while, I had relatives in my heart, and I was hesitant in my heart.

When the new governor took office, he had to see it, so he had to follow him into the big tent with fear like an egg.

Sima Yi looked around in the big tent, and his eyes suddenly fell on the deputy governor Guo Huai.

"Guo Huai, after Cao Zhen fell ill, you were the deputy governor, the head of the three armies, and you were responsible for everything in the battalion, yes or no?"

"Yes!"

Guo Huai saw that Sima Yi's words were not good, and he was worried that he would be held accountable, so he was very careful in his words.

Do not seek merit, but seek no fault.

Unexpectedly, Sima Yi's face changed, and he suddenly turned his face and didn't recognize anyone.

"I traveled all the way and saw countless deserters, but no one restrained them, which shows that you, the deputy governor, are not in command."

"Come on, drag Guo Huai out and cut it down!"

Sima Yi's words were like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, directly scaring the others half to death.

It is said that the new official took office with three fires, and this Sima Yi became the governor of the capital this time, which can be regarded as the 'second entry into the palace', why is the fire still so big?

The generals in the camp were suddenly panicked, and there was a sense of sadness that the rabbit had died and the fox had died.

If Guo Huai is guilty, and these people have also suffered a lot of defeats with Cao Zhen, isn't everyone guilty?

Guo Huai pestle was in place, motionless like a piece of wood, and let the soldiers outside the tent take him down, and he was about to be dragged out.

The generals in the camp couldn't sit still for a moment, and they all pleaded for Guo Huai.

"The Grand Governor, I have suffered defeats before, which has led to low morale in the battalion, and everyone is in danger, but it is not the fault of the Deputy Governor!"

"Yes, Grand Governor, if it weren't for the Deputy Governor restraining the sergeant of the battalion before you came, I'm afraid there would have been no one in ten at this moment."

"Although the deputy governor is not effective, but the crime is not to death, before the war started, he lost a general, this is a bad omen, I hope to think twice......"

……

Whether it is a sincere plea, or worried that after Guo Huai is questioned, Sima Yi will be held accountable to them.

For a time, the camp was full of emotion.

Sima Yi observed for a moment, as if he was aware of the generals' thoughts, and suddenly changed his words: "Since everyone is interceding for Guo Huai, then the punishment will be exempted, and remember for the time being, if the performance is unfavorable in the future, the two crimes will be punished together, and they will not be spared." ”

The generals breathed a sigh of relief.

Sima Yi suddenly said: "Pass on my commander's order, from now on, if the soldier escapes, he will kill the captain, and if the commander escapes, he will kill the captain, and if the captain escapes, he will kill the captain, and if the captain escapes, he will kill the general, and if the general escapes, he will kill the governor, and I myself will be no exception." ”

The generals sat down on their buttocks, but Sima Yi continued to speak without being shocked, and they stood up in shock.

After such a strict order was issued, wouldn't everyone be strung together, like grasshoppers on a rope, and none of them would want to escape?

After all, no one dares to guarantee that from now on, there will be no deserters under his command!

"Governor, please take it slowly, if you want to hurry, you can't reach it!"

Sima Yi snorted coldly, "If the soldiers are allowed to continue to escape, you and I may become the commander of the light pole, what can you do to resist the Shu army?" ”

Seeing that the generals were silent, Sima Yi continued to issue the second commander's order.

"Second, move out all the wine and meat in the military camp, let the soldiers eat and drink for three days, and they won't return if they don't get drunk!"

The generals were stunned again.

Although this one is not severe, everyone is drunk, who will defend the city!

If so......

"Metropolitan Governor, this is not appropriate, in case the Shu army kills ......"

Sima Yi seemed to have been prepared, and waved his sleeves and said: "Plant my handsome flag all around the camp, then Cao Jun is the new deputy governor, and Huangkou Xiaoer will not dare to come." ”

Seeing that Sima Yi exuded a compelling confidence in his gestures, the generals thought about it in their hearts and felt justified.

Who is Sima Yi?

But he is a half-catty character with Zhuge Liang.

How can a deputy governor of the Shu army deal with it?

Sima Yi followed up with the announcement of the third order.

"Take out the list of all the people who have recorded meritorious service, kill one person in the Shu army, and then you will be promoted to one level, and if you kill two people, you will be promoted to two levels, and so on, and you can execute!."

Sima Yi simply had three handsome orders, but they were one ring after another.

Saved the source of soldiers;

Let everyone get drunk, forget the previous defeats, and start anew;

Reward meritorious people, and everyone will be added to the knighthood.

If the three went on like this, the morale that was so low that it was about to break up at any time was brought back.

……

When Wei Yan's calamity was lifted, Cao Jun's mind returned to Sima Yi.

He knew that Sima Yi had taken office at this moment, so he didn't dare to be careless, and took Jiang Wei to visit the camp for several days in a row.

It was only a few days before and after, the soldiers were still those soldiers, and the camp was still the same camp, and I always felt that everything had changed in the Wei army camp.

Cao Jun and Jiang Wei glanced at each other, and they both felt a pressure in their hearts.

The two were silent and returned to the Shu army camp all the way.

When they arrived at the tent, the two began to discuss.

"Boyo, what do you think of the Wei camp?"

Jiang Wei thought about it and said four words directly, "Steady as a rock!" ”

Cao Jun sighed secretly, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this Sima Yi deserved to be the first person to defend the city in the Three Kingdoms.

It's really a turtle with a long shell, and people have nowhere to eat.

If the Wei army pulls out the troops at this time and attacks the Shu army, it is indeed unlikely to win.

During the first Northern Expedition, the Wei army, under the command of Xiahou and Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen, was defeated three times in a row and lost countless soldiers and horses.

But the loss of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses was real.

Later, Cao Xiu fell for Lu Xun's fraudulent surrender plan and lost more than 100,000 soldiers and horses.

Now Cao Wei is fighting on two fronts, not only to prevent the northern expedition of the Shu army, but also to prevent the eastward advance of Eastern Wu.

And Shu Han added 60,000 of Meng Da's troops this time.

Between one plus and one subtraction, the strength advantage of the two sides is reversed at the edge of Weishui today.

The Shu army numbered about 250,000, while the Wei army had less than 200,000.

Already completely on the defensive.