The generals of the Cao clan did play a very key role in Cao Cao's entrepreneurial period.

In the early years, Cao Cao raised troops to fight against Dong, and the Cao clan not only provided a group of money, food, and soldiers, gave Cao Cao the capital to start, but also brought Cao Cao the earliest batch of generals who could fight well.

Cao Ren, Cao Chun, and Xiahou Yuan can be regarded as the best among them.

By the way, Xiahoudun's ability is not bad, but he is not very suitable for leading troops to fight, if you let Xiahoudun guard the place, he can do a good job. As for Cao Hong, it's no problem to charge into battle, although he is almost leading the troops to fight, but it is also a little worse than a few clan brothers or famous generals in the world, and the basic ability is still there, much stronger than those such as Yang Fengzhi and others.

But for now. Time has passed!!

Cao Cao himself had already died of illness, Xiahoudun also died of illness two months after Cao Cao's death, Cao Chun died earlier, and Xiahou Yuan was beheaded by Huang Zhong in Dingjun Mountain, and among the generals of the Cao clan who could still be alone, there was only one Cao Ren left.

Cao Ren is indeed a famous general, and he is also a veteran general in the army, after so many years of fighting, he has served as the commander of Cao Wei's Southern Army all the year round, and he is very familiar with these military strategies.

From Cao Ren's point of view, he felt that the direction of Yongliang was not a big problem.

Don't look at Liu Bei's momentum in Hanzhong now, but it is actually not so easy to get out of Qinling and attack Guanzhong from Hanzhong.

Among the five roads in the Qinling Mountains, that is, Chencang Road, Baochuan Road, and Qishan Road, three roads can walk the army.

And Chen Cangdao has Cao Zhen on the defensive, this fake nephew's ability is really good, although there are not many leading troops, only a few thousand, but the place of Chen Cangdao itself is a terrain that is difficult to open for a long time, and the mountains are narrow and there is no big army, so as long as you deal with it carefully, it is not a big problem.

In essence, the Qishan Road is not to cross the Qinling Mountains, but to bypass the Qinling Mountains and enter Yongliang from Liangzhou.

Although the Qishan Road is flat and can walk a large army, it is too far away, and there is a lot of pressure on logistics.

Moreover, Liangzhou's ability to assassinate Guo Huai is extremely high, and the governance of Liangzhou has been quite effective in recent years, making both Han and Hu subdued.

If Liu Bei goes out of Qishan Road, he will first face Guo Huai's interception, as long as Guo Huai is not wavering, even if he can't stop Liu Bei, it doesn't matter, as long as he delays enough time, Cao Hong of Chang'an, even if he mixes again, he should be able to use this time to arrange a defensive line to prevent Liu Bei from entering Guanzhong.

And the ramp is a nuisance.

The mountain road is also relatively steep, which is not suitable for the battle of the army, but if you only pass through the Baochuan Road, enter the hinterland of Guanzhong, establish a defensive position, and delay the time to wait for the whole army to assemble, it is really possible for Liu Bei's army to get out of the Qinling Mountains.

Therefore, after an analysis, Cao Ren suggested that Cao Pi give an order to Guo Huai to strengthen his guard, and at the same time order Cao Hong in Chang'an to send troops to strengthen the defense of the exit of the Bao Chuan Road.

And after talking about the defense of the Yongliang region, Cao Ren still frowned.

To be honest, Cao Ren really didn't worry about Yongliang, in his opinion, the mountains in the Yongliang area were steep and difficult to walk, and Liu Bei launched the main attack from there when he was full.

What Cao Ren is really worried about is Nanyang and Xu Du, and Guan Yu of Xiangfan.

If Liu Bei went north to Hanzhong and attacked Yongliang as a pretext to attract Cao's troops to move north, but the actual purpose was to let Guan Yu go north to Nanyang or attack Xuchang. That's the real thing.

Zhuge Liang's "Longzhong Pair", the subtlety is here.

All the way north to Yongliang, all the way to attack the hinterland of the Central Plains, no matter which way it is, it will make Cao Wei very uncomfortable.

You can't tell which one is the main attack and the other is a disguise, because both roads are deadly routes, and both roads must be defended.

At the beginning of the battle of Hanzhong, including Cao Cao, Liu Bei's focus was to take Hanzhong, and Guan Yu's attack on Xiangfan was just a response.

Therefore, Cao Cao insisted on leading his troops north and went to Hanzhong to confront Liu Bei, and in the direction of Xiangfan, Cao Cao only sent Yu Ban to lead troops to the rescue, and did not lead the troops to recruit in person.

As a result, who would have thought that Guan Yu really flooded the Seventh Army and broke through Xiangfan, and Cao Cao failed to hold Hanzhong in the end.

This battle was regarded by Cao Cao as a shame in his life, and it was also Cao Cao's biggest heart disease before his death.

Now, it is Cao Pi's turn to face such a situation.

It is said that Cao Cao is one of the best military strategists of this era, and his judgment of the current situation has always been relatively clear and accurate. But his son Cao Pi is far behind.

Therefore, after listening to Cao Ren's analysis, Cao Pi also began to worry about the safety of Nanyang and Xuchang.

Although Cao Pi is inferior to him in military affairs, he is not much worse in terms of political sensitivity.

Cao Pi wasn't sure whether Guan Yu would attack Nanyang or attack Xuchang, but Cao Pi knew that no matter which choice Guan Yu made, he couldn't let Liu Xie stay in Xuchang.

It's too dangerous.

Especially at the critical moment when Cao Pi planned to usurp the Han Dynasty and become independent, the Han Emperor in Xuchang was the legal basis for Cao Pi's independence on behalf of the Han Dynasty, and he must not be lost.

The current Cao Pi has two choices.

The first is to usurp the Han in advance, force the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty to give himself the "Zen position", and complete such a legal handover as soon as possible, in this way, this Son of Heaven will have no effect, and there is no need to worry about whether Guan Yu is going to attack Xu Du.

The second is to endure and move the emperor of the Han Dynasty to Luoyang first, temporarily avoiding Guan Yu's edge. But this is back to the problem that Cao Cao faced at the beginning.

The relocation of the capital has too much political influence.

Once the capital is moved, it means that Cao Wei is afraid of Liu Bei's group, and even if Cao Pi turns back and persecutes the Han Emperor to "Zen position", he will not be recognized by the world.

After all, everyone knows that the Han Emperor in this year is more symbolic than practical, and the person who really determines the survival of the Han Dynasty is no longer the Han Emperor of Xu Du, but Liu Bei, who is divided from Jingyi.

If Cao Wei can continue to suppress and even completely eliminate Liu Bei, then whether there is an Emperor Han or not, Great Wei is the destiny of heaven.

But if Cao Wei can't suppress Liu Bei, and is even beaten to the hinterland of the Central Plains by Liu Bei, then even if Cao Pi has the Son of Heaven in his hands, then Dawei is also a chaotic minister and thief.

Cao Pi is also in a dilemma.

The usurpation of the throne in advance, the political preparations were not completed, and the public opinion did not rise, and suddenly said that the Han Dynasty was self-reliant, and it may not be recognized by the people of the world, especially the families of the world.

The political influence of moving the capital is also very large, and Cao Pi cannot easily move the capital, otherwise even if he usurps the throne later, it will not be very convincing.

Cao Pi can't discuss this issue with a martial artist like Cao Ren, but it is okay to discuss it with Jia Xu and Chen Qun, but these two people are really not his Cao Pi's henchmen.

Therefore, Cao Pi had no choice but to end this discussion first, return to the Wei Palace, and discuss with his real henchmen, Liu Fang and Sun Zi.

These two people are Cao Pi's henchmen, and the surnames of these two people are also very strange, and sometimes I have to wonder if this is Cao Pi's bad taste.

At this time, Liu Fang and Sun Zi were both Cao Pi's secretaries, and they followed Cao Pi all the year round and often talked about national affairs with Cao Pi.

There is one thing to say, these two people are also outstanding, but they are a bit similar to Chen Yi, who brought power to the country in the later period, which led to Sima Yi Bingzheng, so when Chen Shou wrote "Three Kingdoms", he did not give these two goods a biography at all.

Cao Pi told these two people about his dilemma, and the two of them thought for a while and immediately gave Cao Pi an idea.

Now the biggest headache for Cao Pi is that since it is a political problem, let's solve it from the political level, solve the political problem, and then consider the military issue.

Since Xuchang is very dangerous now, and there is a possibility of being attacked by Guan Yu at any time, then don't let the Son of Heaven stay in Xuchang.

Of course, the influence of moving the capital is also very great, and Sun Zi and Liu Fang did not dare to easily advocate moving the capital, so the idea given by these two people was - the Son of Heaven visited Yecheng.

Yes, if we don't move the capital, the capital of the Han Dynasty is still in Xuchang.

However, in these years, the King of Wei has governed Hebei with remarkable results, and since the pacification of Hebei, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and think about the emperor's grace every day.

Cao Pi immediately understood.

These two people suggested that the Son of Heaven should come to Yecheng to avoid it first, but the province was snatched away by Guan Yu.

And in the future, if Cao Pi wants to stand on behalf of the Han Dynasty, then he will also go to Xuchang to force the Son of Heaven to write an abdication edict.

Of course, the so-called Son of Heaven patrolling Yecheng is just an excuse, even if Liu Xie arrives in Yecheng, he will be under house arrest, who will really let him show any "Son of Heaven prestige"?!

And once the Son of Heaven is no longer in Xuchang, the possibility of Guan Yu leading his troops to attack Xuchang is very small, so it is only necessary to let Zhang Liao guard Nanyang and let Xu Du order Sima Yi to do a good job in the defense of Xuchang.

As for after repelling Guan Yu's attack. Then don't go back to Xuchang, just give yourself the Zen position in Yecheng, and ascend the throne and become the emperor yourself.

Cao Pi suddenly felt that his embarrassing situation had been solved, and hurriedly ordered Hua Xin, Wang Lang and others to go to Xuchang, "say" the Son of Heaven, patrol Hebei, and drive to Yecheng.

Liu Xie didn't want to go to Yecheng, really, very much.

Everyone knows that Yecheng is the Cao family's lair, and it is difficult to say whether he has his life or not when he goes to Yecheng by himself.

But Liu Xie, as long as he has half of Cao Chao's courage and responsibility, he will not fall to the current point. Cao Cao at least has a bottom line than Sima Zhao, and he can't do such a thing as killing the king on the street.

It's a pity that Liu Xie doesn't have such courage and responsibility, even if he doesn't want to go, he doesn't have the courage not to go.

Therefore, in July of the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an, the emperor of the Han Dynasty issued an edict to patrol the world, and the first stop was Yecheng, Hebei.

(End of chapter)