After Cao Rong saw that Wen Yuan had won two games in a row, and had seen the amazing and devastating power of "Hundred Birds and Phoenix", he suddenly didn't want to let Xiahou Ba play.

After all, Cao Rong knew that although Xiahou Ba was good at martial arts, what he was best at was actually archery, and there seemed to be few people who could reach the pinnacle of martial arts with archery since ancient times.

Cao Rong felt that he could count it on his fingers, there was Houyi in ancient times, but it was a mythical figure, too ethereal.

Since the Han Dynasty, archery has reached its peak with Li Guang.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the stars were shining, and there were three people who could reach the peak of archery at the same time, namely Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, and Huang Zhong.

And although Xiahou Ba's archery skills were the best of the three armies, they obviously did not reach the level of any of Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, and Huang Zhong.

Wen Yuan's marksmanship is so strong, Cao Rong is reluctant to let Xiahou Ba try again, hand-to-hand combat is not Xiahouba's forte. Besides, Xiahouba is a clan after all, and it is not beautiful if he is injured.

So Cao Rong said with a smile: "Wen Yuan, you really won the three armies, I thought that there would be no need to compete in the third game!" ”

Wen Yuan was worried about Yaxing, who had swept away Xiahouba, and said to Cao Rong: "Your Majesty, do you want to ask General Xiahouba's opinion, in case General Xiahou wants to fight with me again?" ”

Cao Aya keenly noticed Xiahou Ba's complicated expression, and knew that Cao Ei said this to protect the clan, so he said:

"Brother Emperor, three competitions should also talk about two wins in three games, and now we have won two games in a row, that is, we have won. The emperor's brother is not allowed to bully women, and Miss Wen Yuan has been fighting twice in a row, and she has long been tired. ”

Wen Yuan hurriedly pursed his lips and wanted to argue, as if to say, "I can fight ten more!" ”

But Cao Aya made a boo gesture to Wen Yuan, and Wen Yuan had to keep his mouth shut.

Cao Rong saw that Cao Aya gave him a step, and hurriedly said, "You're naughty!" Okay, Lone will allow you to go to Yongzhou, guarded by Wen Yuan. ”

Cao Aya hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you, brother emperor!" ”

Cao Rong smiled and scratched Cao Aya's nose, then waved his sleeves and said to Wen Yuan:

"Wen Yuan, listen to the order!"

Wen Yuan hurriedly knelt on the ground: "The people's daughter takes the order!" ”

Cao Rong said loudly: "Wen Yuan's martial arts are strong, bravely champion the three armies, and you are specially appointed as a partial general, this trip to Yongzhou, protect the princess of Dongxiang!" ”

Wen Yuan's heart was overjoyed when he heard this, and he hurriedly bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace!" ”

Cao Rong said again: "Xiahou Ba listens to the order! ”

Xiahou Ba hurriedly knelt down and listened to the order: "The minister's order!" ”

Cao Rong said: "Princess Dongxiang is going to Yongzhou, and you will be alone to protect the army of Shu, so that you will lead 5,000 iron horsemen to protect the left and right, and you must ensure the safety of the princess." ”

Xiahou Ba was originally just a partial general, but he was suddenly promoted to the protector of Shu, and he could lead five thousand iron cavalry to merge with the state, and he was very happy in his heart, and hurriedly bowed: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

So Cao Aya's plan to go west was finally settled.

Originally, Cao Aya hoped to be able to take 2,000 tigers and leopards to ride westward, and the tigers and leopards were the elite of the Cao army, and they could only be led by the clan surnamed Cao, and many famous generals of the Cao family had served as the commanders of the tigers and leopards.

Including Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu and Cao Chun, now these outstanding Cao generals have passed away, and the one who is in charge of the tiger and leopard riding today is Cao Shuang, the general of the Wei State Military Guard.

The tiger and leopard cavalry has extremely high combat effectiveness and mobility, can travel 300 miles a day and night, and has participated in many battles such as the Battle of Changbanpo in pursuit of Liu Bei, the Battle of Wuhuan in the Northern Expedition, and the Battle of Tongguan against Ma Chao, and has made great achievements.

However, the tiger and leopard cavalry generally does not serve as a guard, but only serves as a sharp knife in the battle, Cao Rong did not speak, and Cao Aya is not easy to ask for again.

Three days later, after several people were prepared, Cao Aya led three thousand tigers and leopards to ride from Luoyang to Yongzhou in the name of patrolling Yongliang on behalf of the Son of Heaven.

Cao Wei Yongzhou's seat was in Tianshui, and Guo Huai's army was also stationed here.

Along the way, Wen Yuan was very curious about why Cao Aya wanted to go to Yongzhou so urgently, and Cao Aya told Wen Yuan the reason.

"Recently, I received a secret report that the Qiang people in Yongzhou may have rebelled in the near future, and I informed the emperor's brother of the news, but he didn't care, thinking that the Qiang people rebelled again and again, and they never became a climate, so don't worry too much!"

Wen Yuan also read some of Cao Wei's newspapers, and knew that the Qianghu in Yongzhou had always been unstable, and often set off small-scale rebellions, and Yongzhou had not been very peaceful, so he said:

"Your Majesty is right, the Qianghu in Yongzhou rebels almost every year, but it has to be a small-scale gathering of people to make trouble, Yongzhou has my Wei army stationed, and it can't be a climate!"

"Look, even you think so, I'm afraid that everyone from the emperor's brother, to Guo Huai, the assassin of Yongzhou, and the ordinary soldiers of Yongzhou, should all see it this way!" Cao Aya said a little helplessly.

"This shows that everyone sees the same thing!" Wen Yuan's beautiful eyes widened and replied with a smile.

"But if everyone agrees, is it correct?" Cao Aya asked rhetorically.

Wen Yuan was stopped by Cao Aya's question, and didn't know how to answer for a while.

Cao Aya looked at Wen Yuan with sharp eyes:

"The information I received, this time the Qiang King is the king, gathered the Qiang Hu tribe, Longxi, Nan'an, Jincheng, Xiping and the Qiang leaders are all gathered correspondingly, and even the Hu leader of Liangzhou, Zhi Wudai, is also ready to move."

Wen Yuan was a little surprised, "In this way, this time the Qiang people are in turmoil, I'm afraid the scale is not small, when did the Qiang people become so united?" ”

Cao Aya said: "The king of Midang has some prestige among the Qiang people, and it is not surprising that he can call on all the Qiang people, but the Hu people of Liangzhou are also ready to move, which makes people have to guard against it, I am worried that there is a shadow of Shu behind this." ”

"What do you mean is that this Qiang rebellion has the support of Shu behind it?"

"If my judgment is correct, nine times out of ten, the Shu Kingdom will intervene!" Cao Aya said firmly.

"Could it be that Shu is going to go on a northern expedition again? How can they have that strength? Wen Yuan was very curious.

"Whether Shu is a Northern Expedition or not, this is not yet known, but even if Shu Han does not go on a Northern Expedition, he will do something behind his back that will undermine the stability of my Great Wei border, which will also be extremely harmful to my Great Wei, and the emperor's brother will not pay attention to it, so I have to go on a trip myself."

Wen Yuan didn't expect Cao Aya's scheming to be so deep, she was really the princess of Dawei, her thoughts were very different from herself, she came to Yongzhou to avenge her personal revenge, but Cao Aya came for the country.

After such a comparison, Wen Yuan suddenly felt that Cao Aya, as a princess, admired what she did, so she arched her hand and said to Cao Aya: "Your Royal Highness Princess, I will definitely fully support you!" ”

Cao Aya grabbed Wen Yuan's hands tightly and said to her: "With my sister's help, it will be a great deal!" ”

Cao Aya's team, which was all cavalry, soon passed through Tongguan and arrived at Tianshui in less than five days.

In Tianshui City, Guo Huai led Yongzhou civil and military officials to greet him.

Seeing Cao Aya's car coming, he hurriedly led the civil and military officials to kneel and bow:

"Chen Yongzhou Assassin History, Yangwu General Guo Huai, see Her Royal Highness Princess Dongxiang!"

Cao Aya is a princess, her face is cold and noble, and she gently helped Guo Huai up and said:

"General Guo, please hurry up, General Guo has served the country, defeated the Shu attack many times, and raised the prestige of my Great Wei State, Your Majesty is very important to General Guo, and often barely boasts about the general in this palace!"

Guo Huai hurriedly bowed his hand to the east and said: "Minister Guo Huai thank Your Majesty for your concern!" ”

Cao Aya Zhengse said: "General Guo, this palace will patrol Yongliang on behalf of the Son of Heaven this time, and will be in Yongliang for several months, but I will disturb the general!" ”

"How dare you! How dare you! Her Royal Highness the princess's visit to Yongzhou is a blessing for the people of Yongzhou, but I can't look forward to it! ”

Guo Huai hurriedly said. He also invited Cao Aya to the welcome banquet.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess, the minister set up a banquet to catch the wind for the princess, and I hope that Her Royal Highness the princess will enjoy the light!"

Cao Aya happily agreed, nodded slightly, and said to Guo Huai: "Then there is General Lao Guo." ”

Immediately, Guo Huai led the civil and military officials of Yongzhou to meet Xiahou Ba, Wen Yuan and other generals one by one, and then took Cao Aya and his party to the banquet.

Along the way, Guo Huai and Cao Aya walked side by side, and Cao Aya asked softly: "General Guo, have you paid attention to the information sent to you by the palace?" ”

Guo Huai immediately reacted: "What Her Royal Highness the princess said is that Yongliang Qianghu may gather a crowd to rebel?" ”

Cao Aya nodded.

Guo Huai hurriedly bowed his hand and said: "I have made arrangements for this matter, and I have strengthened the guards of all Qianghu settlements, so it should be no hindrance!" ”

Seeing that Guo Huai still didn't seem to care about this, Cao Aya was a little anxious in her heart, and when her eyes rolled, she suddenly had a plan and said to Guo Huai:

"General Guo, can you summon the leaders of Yongzhou Qianghu to Tianshui for a gathering, the palace wants to meet these leaders for a while."