Cao Zhi was in charge of Cao Wei alone, and made a very serious mistake, that is, as long as Cao Pi's father and son reused, he would dismiss them; As long as Cao Pi's father and son snubbed, he reused it. The Hanoi guard was naturally replaced, so he was the son of Cao Zhang, the king of Chengwei, Cao Kai. Cao Kai was suppressed by Cao Pi's father and son for many years, although he carried the title of the prince on his back, he still lived with trepidation and caution, until Cao Zhi took power, and was not used as a general. In order to repay this uncle for his cultivation, Cao Kai worked hard to intercept Huan Yi's army on the surging Yellow River.

It's a pity that Cao Kai has never led a soldier after all, and he can't deeply understand the reality in the art of war. Huan Yi Chen soldiers in the upstream, then the main force deployed in the upstream, and waited until the spies reported that a large number of Han troops were found in the downstream, and then "suddenly realized", Huan Yi was in the sound of the east and west, and hurriedly took the main force to the downstream. When Cao Kai set up camp in the downstream, the military report that Huanyi's army had successfully crossed the river in the upstream had already been transmitted, and it really dawned on him that the other party was attacking the east in the east. The Yellow River is dangerous, lost in one day, Cao Kai has not had time to think about the next move, Guo Tong's Benlei Iron Cavalry has already attacked the city of Hanoi, and the defenders only said that the divine soldiers descended from the sky, and hurriedly opened the city to surrender. Cao Kai had no choice but to gather his soldiers and horses and retreat north to Wei County. On the way, it was intercepted and killed by the Han army several times, and the 50,000 troops assigned by Cao Zhi died all the way, descended and ran, and there were less than 20,000 left.

Cao Kai finally understood that he was not the material that led the troops to fight at all, so he hurriedly repaired the seal, asked Cao Zhi for help, and asked for another general to come by the way, otherwise "with the ability of the minister, he will not be able to stop the edge of the Han army". The war between Eastern Wu and Youzhou had already exhausted Cao Zhi and was difficult to deal with, and now the Shu Han army had crossed the Yellow River again. Cao Zhi had three heads and six arms, and he didn't know how to deal with it, so he had to sit in the tent and shout "helplessly".

"Lord Wang." Zhu Chen stepped into the tent and interrupted Cao Zhi's thoughts. Cao Zhi looked at this confidant general, who was already wrapped in white cloth in several places, and couldn't help asking: "This year, the long-cherished wishes of the general and Gu have been realized, is the general comfortable?" Although Zhu Chen is a rough man, he has been defeated in battles for several days, and it can be seen that Cao Zhi is not the proud and ambitious Cao Zhi when he first gained power. And what about yourself? also realized the desire to cross the field, but no matter how strong an individual is in martial arts, in the face of thousands of troops, it is nothing. The so-called "taking the head of a general in a million armies is like probing for something", I don't know who made the rumor. A few days ago, in a battle with the Wu army, Zhu Chen fought alone against the other party's three generals, although he killed one person, he was injured in no less than ten places, and there were two knife wounds, almost killing himself.

Thinking of these, Zhu Chen couldn't help but feel a little gloomy, but then he thought, the eldest husband died in battle, and the horse leather shrouded body, compared to the old death bed collapse, how can he be a thousand times happier? Nai Dao: "Lord Wang, since you and the last general have a long-cherished wish to taste, why do you care about its success or failure, life or death, just do your best." The army of Eastern Wu fought for a year, and the successor grain and grass were quite difficult, and if our army held on for a while, he could naturally retreat. That Gongsun Yuan is a clown who jumps off the beam, there is nothing to be afraid of, only the Han army has crossed the Yellow River, which is a problem for his henchmen. If the prince can trust the last general, the last general is willing to go to replace the king of the city, Chitose. ”

With such courage, such blood, and such loyalty, Cao Zhi was deeply moved, but Zhu Chen Wanwan was not Zhao Shu's opponent. He shook his head and said, "Now among my Great Wei generals, there is only one person who can resist Zhao Shu." It's just, it's just ......" Cao Zhi got up and paced two steps, sighed, and said, "It's just that he may not be willing to send troops to help." Zhu Chen knew who Cao Zhi was referring to, and replied: "Even if he is willing to send troops, can the prince rest assured that he will hand over the military power to him?" ”

Cao Zhi smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "What the general said is extremely true. The so-called thousands of troops are easy to obtain, and a general is hard to find, which refers to the present. Lonely and powerful, hundreds of thousands of male soldiers in hand, but suffering from no one to be a general, alas! After sighing heavily, he said loudly: "Zhu Chen." Zhu Chen hurriedly knelt down on one knee, clenched his fists and said, "The last general." ”

Cao Zhi was just about to open his mouth and order him to go to Wei County to stop the Han army, but he heard the sergeant outside the tent say: "Your Highness, Lord Yang of the court sent someone to ask for a meeting." When Cao Zhi sent out his troops, he really wanted to take Yang Xiu with him, but the court couldn't help but leave his henchmen, and now when he heard that he sent someone to come, he didn't care that Zhu Chen was still kneeling on the ground, and hurriedly said: "Hurry up, please." Zhu Chen got up.

After the envoy entered, he first made a big salute, and then presented Yang Xiu's letter. Cao Zhi read it carefully, his face was uncertain, and between his expressions, it seemed that it was difficult to make a decision on a major matter. Zhu Chen secretly hated that the messenger had come at an inopportune time, and seeing Cao Zhi like this, he cautiously asked, "What did Lord Yang say in the letter?" Cao Zhicai replied: "Xu Huang went to the imperial court and asked to lead troops to meet the Han army. In Dezu's letter, he hoped that Lone would agree to his request. ”

"But ......" Zhu Chen wanted to say more, but Cao Zhi waved his hand and said: "Xu Gongming is an old general of Emperor Wu, he has always been loyal and righteous, and he will inevitably put the country first. Lonely is not worried about what he is doing at the moment, but if he really repels the Han army, what should Qi Shi do? Let's talk about it for now. These words seemed to be talking to Zhu Chen, and they seemed to be talking to himself, but Zhu Chen didn't know how to reply. Cao Zhifu raised his eyes and looked at Zhu Chen, understanding that he also wanted to lead the troops to fight in his heart, but his talent and strategy were far from being comparable to a general like Xu Huang, so he said: "I want to take Xu Gongming as the governor of the south and the general as the deputy governor to conquer Zhao Shu together." I wonder what the general thinks? ”

Zhu Chen understands that this is the most helpless choice for Cao Zhi to distrust Xu Huang, but he must use Xu Huang, he has been with Cao Zhi for many years, and he doesn't care about the titles of "positive" and "deputy", but whether he can play a role in monitoring Xu Huang's father and son in the army is still difficult to predict. He had to say, "The last general understands and must do his best." So Cao Zhi immediately drafted an edict of appointment, and Zhu Chen carried it to Bingzhou to ask Xu Huang to send troops.

At the beginning, Cao Zhi poisoned Cao Zhen, but left Xu Huang alive, and Xu Huang did not thank Cao Zhi for this. He knew very well in his heart that Cao Zhi left this old bone to be used today. Now Cao Wei is being attacked by the three armies in the north and south, Cao Zhi is lacking in skills, Xu Huang is worried about the inheritance handed down by Emperor Wu, and has to ask for orders to fight. Although his son Xu Gai repeatedly persuaded him to wait and see the changes in Bingzhou, he should not go out of the mountain. Because defeat is of course a capital crime, even if he wins, it will only add to Cao Zhi's suspicion and invite trouble. Xu Huang understands the truth, but how can he watch the fall of the Great Wei Jiangshan Society? After receiving the edict brought by Zhu Chen, Xu Huang was silent, and went to Wei County with 50,000 soldiers from the state.

Before the troops, Shuai Qi was blown by a strange wind from nowhere, and such an ominous sign made Xu Huang's expedition even more sad.