The news of Zhang Fei's withdrawal soon reached Sima Yi's hands.

At first, Sima Yi didn't believe that Zhang Fei really retreated.

Because he has been besieged by Zhang Fei in recent days, he didn't know the news that Jia Kui's reinforcements had arrived.

In this case, Sima Yi believed that Zhang Fei's withdrawal was suspicious. He felt that with Zhang Fei's previous performance, this might be Zhang Fei's new trick to lure the enemy.

Therefore, Sima Yi did not act rashly at first.

It has always been difficult to get an old turtle to leave the shell of the turtle that can save his life.

It's just that within a few days, Sima Yi's hanging heart gradually relaxed.

It turned out that after Jia Kui learned the news of Zhang Fei's retreat, he took the reinforcements to approach Wancheng step by step, and came to the outside of Sima Yi's camp.

When he saw Jia Kui appear in front of him, especially after seeing the tens of thousands of reinforcements behind Jia Kui, Sima Yi's heart was full of feelings for the rest of his life.

Who knows how he spent this time? Every day is spent under the tremendous pressure of life and death.

Maybe Jia Kui didn't experience Sima Yi's worries and fears during this time.

But after entering the Wei army camp and seeing the current situation of Sergeant Sima Yi, Rao is well-informed Jia Kui couldn't help but sigh deeply.

Outside the Wei army's camp, the broken arrows were mixed with the stumps and broken arms of the Wei army, densely scattered in front of the entire camp.

In the Wei army camp, Jia Kui saw that most of the Wei soldiers were wounded, and their mental state was also very weak.

A gloomy and dilapidated atmosphere permeated the entire Wei army camp.

Obviously, if he comes half a month late, it is really hard to say whether Sima Yi can hold the Wei army camp or not.

And the reason for this phenomenon was not only the behavior of Zhang Fei leading the Han army to attack, but also because of an order given by Sima Yi before.

In order to speed up his return to Wancheng, Sima Yi left behind a large amount of baggage in the army.

As a result, the Wei army's grain and grass were not very sufficient.

The enemy's offensive is fierce, and his own food and grass are not sufficient, so it is strange that Sima Yi's sergeants are not sluggish under internal and external difficulties.

After knowing this, Jia Kui generously distributed the grain, grass and herbs he accompanied the army to Sima Yi's sergeants.

Jia Kui's move stabilized Sergeant Sima Yi's military morale to a great extent.

With Jia Kui's funding, Sima Yi quickly reorganized the army, and then took Jia Kui to Wancheng together.

After entering the thick city of Wancheng, Sima Yi's hanging heart was completely let go.

It's just that Jia Kui's next words made Sima Yi's heart rise again.

"Zhongda.

Although Wancheng has not been lost at the moment, it is a fact that Thorn Yang has fallen to the enemy, how can you explain this matter to the prince?

In addition, the loss of Thorn Yang means that the enemy army can drive straight under Wancheng without hindrance, how should you deal with this grim situation? ”

Jia Kui asked the two most important questions of the moment with a serious expression. It's just that these two questions are the last thing Sima Yi wants to hear at the moment. It is gratifying that he was able to escape, but the loss of Thorn Yang is also a fact.

With the importance of Thorn Yang in Nanyang County, the loss of Thorn Yang is bound to cause a lot of waves in Luoyang and Nanyang County.

This turmoil is harmful to him Sima Yi.

Sima Yi immediately frowned after hearing Jia Kui's inquiry.

And Jia Kui saw that Sima Yi didn't answer him immediately, so he continued to urge.

It's not that Jia Kui can't see Sima Yi's gloomy look, it's just that Jia Kui cares more about Wancheng's safety than caring about Sima Yi's personal feelings.

If Sima Yi can't give him a satisfactory answer to these two questions, Jia Kui will immediately send a letter to Cao Rong and ask Cao Rong to transfer Sima Yi out of Wancheng.

Jia Kui didn't mind letting himself sit in Wancheng himself.

Just after Jia Kui urged again, Sima Yi finally replied: "The ministers will write to the imperial court and truthfully inform the ins and outs of the loss of Thorn Yang." ”

"And the loss of Thorn Yang, although Wancheng is always exposed to the enemy's front, it does not mean that Wancheng is undefendable.

Wancheng is a strong city in the world, there are countless grains, grasses and ordnance in the city, as long as I am strong and clear, refuse to go out of the city to fight with the enemy, Zhang Fei wants to capture Wancheng, it is not so easy. ”

"Jia Gong rest assured, Yi will definitely live and die with Wancheng!"

After listening to Sima Yi's answer, Jia Kui nodded with satisfaction. Sima Yi's attitude and strategy have been recognized by Jia Kui. This made Jia Kui make a decision.

Jia Kui said to Sima Yiyan: "The minister will write to the prince and speak for Zhongda." ”

Sima Yi, who received Jia Kui's promise, was immediately overjoyed.

Jia Kui's reputation among the government and the opposition is incomparable to ordinary people.

It can be said that as long as Jia Kui can live a few more years, with his prestige, he will definitely be able to become one of the three princes in the future.

Having such a character speaking well for him can reduce his guilt a lot.

Although he couldn't escape punishment, he thought that Cao Rong would also give him the opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

Sima Yi immediately thanked Jia Kui.

In the face of Sima Yi's thanks, Jia Kui didn't care much.

He is willing to speak well for Sima Yi, not because he wants to cultivate his interpersonal relationships, he is purely for the sake of Great Wei.

It is true that the loss of Thorn Yang represents Sima Yi's dereliction of duty.

But after learning about Zhang Fei's overall plan, Rao is Jia Kui was also secretly speechless.

If he was in Sima Yi's position, he would not have done better than Sima Yi.

The loss of Thorn Yang cannot prove Sima Yi's incompetence, it can only be said that Zhang Fei is too ghostly.

On the contrary, if it weren't for Sima Yi, Zhang Fei might have captured Wancheng in one fell swoop.

Because it was Sima Yi who made a keen judgment and wrote to him for help, he finally made Great Wei not lose the important town of Wancheng.

It is for the sake of this that Jia Kui is willing to take action to protect Sima Yi.

After all, Great Wei can't say that there are no generals at the moment, but the territory of Great Wei is too vast and the generals are too scattered.

If Cao Rong hastily evacuated Sima Yi, the newly appointed guard may not do as well as Sima Yi.

At least Sima Yi can clearly see that at the moment, "clear the field with strong walls and not fight with the enemy" is the best strategy to deal with the enemy.

After accepting Sima Yi's thanks, Jia Kui did not stay longer.

He is the assassin of Yuzhou, and Sun Quan has been moving frequently recently, so he can't leave Yuzhou for a long time.

So after bowing to Sima Yi, Jia Kui led his army to leave Wancheng that day.

With Jia Kui's departure, Sima Yi and Jia Kui's two slurs were also sent to Luoyang soon after.

Cao Rong stood on the west wall of Luoyang City, looking west.

Cao Rong was not looking at Chang'an from afar, he was watching an elite Wei army gradually disappear.

The Wei army was commanded by Zhang He, and it gathered the elite of Guanzhong and Huainan to rescue the hope division of Longyou.

Wancheng and Luoyang are not far away, Zhang He set off from Wancheng before, and it didn't take long to arrive in Luoyang City.

Zhang He originally wanted to meet Cao Rong in person, so he immediately headed towards the street pavilion. However, his idea was blocked by Cao Rong.

Cao Rong did not change his mind temporarily, but wanted to appoint someone else as his general.

He wanted to add another important bargaining chip to Zhang He's westward trip.

This bargaining chip is the elite that Cao Xiu brought from Huainan to make Man Pet.

After all, it had been expected that the Jieting would likely be occupied by the Han army in advance, which showed that after Zhang He arrived at the Jieting, there would be a tough battle.

If you want to fight a tough battle, how can you do it with a cavalry alone?

Zhang He didn't set off until today, in order to wait for the arrival of the elite soldiers in Huainan. Before Zhang He set off, Cao Rong had talked to Zhang He no less than three times in private.

Cao Rong is a lord who likes to control everything, although he often heard of Zhang He's reputation when he was young, but how can he be more famous than meeting.

Cao Rong thought that before Zhang He set out on the expedition, he would listen to the strategy in his heart.

And Zhang He did not disappoint Cao Rong.

After several in-depth discussions, Cao Rong learned that Zhang He is indeed a rare talent.

Even if Zhang He was once beaten by Zhang Fei to "climb the mountain and escape", but victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, didn't Zhang Fei have ever been defeated at the hands of Cao Xiu?

It is precisely because he realizes Zhang He's talent and his own preparations this time are sufficient, so Cao Rong is still very confident in Zhang He's expedition this time.

Otherwise, he would not have come to the city gate to see Zhang He in person.

After even Zhang He's rear army couldn't see it, Cao Rong walked down from under the city gate with some unfinished feelings.

Before walking down the city gate, Cao Rong was still sighing in his heart that Emperor Wu was far-sighted, and all he left for Dawei was a handsome man.

It's just that before Cao Ei returned to the palace, two urgent reports from Wancheng made Cao Ei feel bad.

Cao Rong looked at the two letters in his hand, and there was coldness in his eyes. Two letters, one from Sima Yi and one from Jia Kui.

After reading the contents of the two letters, the good mood that Cao Rong had finally encouraged in his heart disappeared in an instant.

Cao Rong had learned the art of war from Jia Xu a few years ago.

Under this kind of cultivation, Cao Rong naturally knew how important Thorn Yang was to Wancheng.

That's the barrier of Wancheng! And what about Wancheng?

Since the former Han Dynasty, China has always had a tradition of setting up five capitals.

In the more than 400 years of the Han Dynasty, Wancheng has always been one of the five capitals because of his economic and cultural advantages.

Although after the establishment of Cao Wei, Wancheng was removed from the ranks of the five capitals and replaced it with Qiaocheng.

But how can the influence of more than 400 years be so easy to eliminate?

In the hearts of the world, Wancheng has never withdrawn from the ranks of the five capitals of China. In other words, Sima Yi lost the thorny sun of the Gongwei capital in the first battle.

It is self-evident how serious the political and military repercussions of this incident are.

The most ridiculous thing is that Zhang He has only been in Luoyang for half a month.

And Sima Yi lost Thorn Yang within half a month of Zhang He's departure from Wancheng.

How can this not make Cao Ei angry?

If Sima Yi's speed of losing the city is followed, no matter how many important cities there are in Great Wei, I am afraid that they will be lost before they stand on their own.

To be honest, if it weren't for Jia Kui's kind words on the side, Cao Rong would have issued an edict to remove Sima Yi from his post.

Compared to his grandfather, are the people promoted by his father all of this kind of goods?

However, after watching Jia Kui's beautiful words and knowing that Sima Yi's opponent was Zhang Fei, the anger in Cao Yi's heart gradually subsided.

After all, Sima Yi was derelict in this battle, but he was not extremely stupid.

Moreover, after Zhang Fei captured Jianyang, he would definitely besiege Wancheng with heavy troops next.

In such a critical situation, it is indeed not a wise thing to change the generals.

In the end, Cao Rong only made two dispositions to this battle.

"Pass the edict: cut off Sima Yi's title of General Annan and demote him to General Huwan."

In Cao Weizhong, General Annan is also regarded as a heavy general, but his authority is relatively small.

No matter how small it is, General Annan can still nominally govern the war in the entire Jingzhou.

But not General Huwan.

As the name suggests, General Hu Wan can only be responsible for the military around Wancheng, and as for other places, he has no chance with him.

Cao Ei's demotion was directly reduced to Sima Yi's main artery.

After saying this edict, Cao Rong hesitated for a while and then continued: "Abolish the counties of Jingzhou, change Nanyang County to Wei'an County, and incorporate it into Yuzhou. ”

If Cao Rong's first edict is normal, then his second edict surprised Sun Zi and Liu Fang on the side, and they looked at each other.

Once this edict was issued, it was undoubtedly announcing to the world that the Great Wei would no longer have control over Jingzhou.

Cao Wei, who is known as the ruler of Kyushu in the world, has thus become the eight states.

If Cao Pi, who loves face, knew about this, he would definitely not agree.

After seeing Sun Zi and Liu Fang's hesitant looks, Cao Rong said decisively: "No need to hesitate, just do what Gu said." ”

In Cao Ei's view, it is inevitable to abolish Jing and enter Henan.

After the Battle of Xiangfan, Cao Wei's territory north of the Han River was greatly reduced, and even Nanyang County was divided into two.

This situation means that Cao Wei has no strategic depth in the Wancheng area at all.

This reason is also another internal reason that led to Sima Yi's loss of Thorn Yang.

Because of the lack of strategic depth, Sima Yi, the general of Annan, could only be led by Zhang Fei in order not to lose Jianyang.

And after the loss of Thorn Yang, Cao Wei's control near Wancheng will be further weakened.

With the current situation, Sima Yi was fortunate to be able to control the counties around Wancheng and not surrender to the Han army.

Therefore, if he does not incorporate the surrounding area of Wancheng into the political region of Yuzhou, Wancheng is likely to become an isolated city in the next battle.

Although Wancheng is very close to Yuzhou, no matter how powerful Jia Kui is, it is impossible for him to support Wancheng Yi across the state indefinitely—Jia Kui's rapid retreat from Wancheng has proved this.

Therefore, the current existence of Jingzhou, in addition to not embarrassing Cao Wei too much in terms of face, will become a huge strategic shortcoming of the Wei army.

In this case, does Jingzhou still have the meaning of existence? m.

Don't admire fame, but take real profits, this is the life creed that Professor Cao Cao gave to Cao Rong back then.

It was precisely by relying on this life creed that Cao Cao developed and grew step by step.

As Cao Cao's heir, Cao Rong naturally knows when and what kind of choices he should make.

Seeing Cao Rong's resolute attitude, Sun Zi and Liu Fang no longer hesitated, and quickly wrote the edict and asked the chamberlain to send it to Shangshutai.

At the same time that the edicts were sent to Wancheng and Yuzhou, on the land of Longyou, thousands of miles away, an elite Han army also came to the street pavilion.

Some people died, but not completely......