Luoyang, located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, was one of the former capitals of the Han Dynasty.

When Cao Pi was receiving Zen for the Han Dynasty, he also considered that the capital was set in Luoyang, in order to demonstrate the legitimacy of his Zen acceptance. The historical capital of Cao Wei is indeed in Luoyang.

But this time and space, the situation is very different from the history that Zhang Xi knows.

The history that Zhang Xi knew, the second master Xiangfan fought a battle, was stabbed in the back by Lu Meng, lost the rear base, not to mention, he was also defeated and died when he was defeated.

After that, in order to avenge Guan Yu and recapture Jingzhou, Liu Bei launched the Battle of Yiling, which almost lost Ji Han's foundation.

Since then, Ji Han has had no hope of retaking Jingzhou.

And the unlucky Sun Quan, after stabbing the second master in the back, although he also occupied Xiangyang for a time, but then Cao Wei directly turned his face and snatched Xiangyang back Since then, Dongwu has never had a chance to set foot in the land of Xiangyang.

So it's really not that Luo Guanzhong looks down on Sun Quan, it's really that Sun Quan is really not good, obviously there is such a good opportunity to go deep into the Central Plains, he can't grasp it.

It doesn't matter if Hefei can't be defeated, after all, Huainan has always been under the control of Cao Wei. But you, Sun Quan, have already controlled Xiangyang, and with the Xiangfan defense system, Cao Wei, who has no naval army, can easily take it back, which is somewhat too incompetent.

It's far away, let's go back to Xiangyang.

Cao Wei in history dared to set the capital of Luoyang, because Luoyang was in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and the biggest threat was Jingzhou, but at that time, Eastern Wu could only barely control the Jiangling area of Nanjun, and the important defense system of Xiangfan was still in Cao Wei's own hands, so there was no need to worry about it.

But in this time and space, because Zhang Xi, a little butterfly, flapped its wings everywhere, Guan Yu won a complete victory in the battle of Xiangfan, not only occupying the land of Xiangfan, but also repelling the sneak attack of Lu Meng on the Jiangdong side, forcing Jiangdong to vomit out the Jiangxia County that was swallowed.

With Guan Yu stationed in Xiangfan, with Jiangling as the backup, Jiangxia protected the flank, and after occupying the most elite area of Jingzhou, he could launch an attack on the Central Plains at any time.

In front of Guan Yu, there is only one Nanyang County and one Yingchuan County.

Once Guan Yu breaks through any of these two places, then the Jingxiang army can go north and go straight to the Central Plains and attack Luoyang.

In this case, Cao Pi really didn't have such great courage to dare to put the capital of the Great Wei Dynasty in Luoyang.

In addition, starting from Cao Cao, in order to weaken the prestige of the Han family, he established his own Wei king's fiefdom capital in Yecheng, where a set of administrative teams was established, and after more than ten years of operation, it can be said to be deep-rooted. Cao Pi naturally set Yecheng as the capital of the Great Wei Dynasty.

Of course, for Luoyang, whether it is to demonstrate the legitimacy of the regime, or to appease the hinterland of the Central Plains, especially the families in the Hedong and Sili regions, Cao Pi still locates Luoyang as Xijing.

Just like the Eastern Han Dynasty, Chang'an was to Luoyang's status.

Now, Cao Pi, who led the army to the east, is also based in Luoyang, controlling the battle situation remotely.

But let's talk about this crusade. Cao Pi really has a stomach full of grievances that he wants to say and complain.

What's going on in this world?!

This Eastern Crusade, obviously he first issued an edict, announced to the world, and went through the Jiangdong rat generation to usurp the emperor's move, and prepared for a year, and the royal drive to conquer the top, intending to use Mount Tai to suppress the momentum, recapture Qingxu Erzhou, and the soldiers are in Huainan.

But it was Sun Quan who did it first?!

Under a set of combos, Zhou Yu jumped out of the encirclement of Cao Xiu and Jia Kui, and cooperated with Zhuge Jin and Lu Xun in the northeast of Xuzhou, forcing Zang Ba to retreat to Pengchengguo.

Well, even then, it's not a big deal.

With Yanzhou as the backing, Great Wei could not threaten Luoyang for a while, and the Xuzhou area was flat, which was very suitable for cavalry operations, as long as the support was in place, let alone holding a Pengcheng country, it was not difficult to counterattack and recapture the entire Xuzhou.

At this time, Liu Bei, who was not worried, actually swore an oath in Hanzhong, and went out of the praise ramp and entered Kou Guanzhong.

Just like during the first Yongliang War, the Great Wei once again faced the dilemma of fighting on two fronts.

Cao Pi really doesn't understand - Sun Quan's old boy is so shameless as the emperor, you Liu Bei, the lord who inherited the banner of the Han family, actually didn't see anything?!

Even went with him to send troops?!

Now, Cao Pi had to send his central forbidden army out in batches again to share the pressure of fighting on two fronts.

The eastern front doesn't have to worry too much, after Xu Huang and Jiang Ji's two batches of reinforcements to support the Pengcheng defense line, it has finally temporarily stabilized the siege ability of the Jiangdong soldiers, and the advantages established by a set of sneak attacks and combo moves still can't stand the Jiangdong soldiers.

Even Xu Huang took advantage of Jiang Ji's excellent field combat ability of the Central Forbidden Army to launch a surprise attack on the Jiangdong Army outside the city, and he also made a lot of gains.

As for Cao Xiu, who ran away to attack Shouchun without permission. Really, now Cao Pi doesn't want to think that there is such a number one person.

If Cao Xiu really defeated Shouchun and occupied Huainan, then Cao Pi would have to give Cao Xiu an edict and praise him. But this goods, in the face of Shouchun City, which was defended by Sun Shao with only thousands of people, there was no way at all, and Sun Shao waited for reinforcements led by Sun Quan.

Although Sun Shiwan is indeed very rubbish with soldiers, as long as he does not waste this kind of city defense battle, it is impossible to capture Shouchun City by killing Cao Xiu.

And this is indeed the case, now Cao Xiu is already unable to attack, and has to lead the army to retreat to Huainan.

Really, if it weren't for the fact that now was really not the right time, Cao Pi would have wanted to remove Cao Xiu's military power on the spot!!

But in any case, the battle situation on the Eastern Front has temporarily fallen into a stalemate stage, Jiangdong is unlikely to conquer Pengchengguo, and the Wei army is unlikely to repel the Jiangdong army, or even counterattack Xiapi.

But the more Cao Pi thought about the battle situation on the Western Front, the more worried he became.

Xiahou Nan didn't dare to stay in Chang'an for long, he had already trotted all the way back to Luoyang, and when he arrived in Luoyang, he must go to see Cao Pi first.

In any case, Xiahou Nan was defeated and returned, even if he wanted to hide back in Yecheng to enjoy happiness, passing through Luoyang but not going to see Cao Pi, that was really not wanting to live.

Seriously, Cao Pi really wanted to cut this uncle with one sword. Unfortunately, no.

The foundation of Cao Wei's founding of the country, in addition to the country laid by Cao Cao, is also inseparable from the help of Xiahou Cao, so no matter how much Cao Pi hates Cao Hong, no matter how much Xiahou Nan makes mistakes, he can't cut things with one slash.

Behind these people, there are not one or two people, but a large group of interested groups, called the Wuxun Group, which is not easier to deal with than those big families to some extent.

Therefore, Cao Pi could only persuade Xiahou Nan a few words tactfully, and then threw Xiahou Nan into prison for a few days.

Killing must not be killed, but punishment cannot be done without Cao Pi in this regard, at least he is much stronger than his son, at least he knows that there is a clear reward and punishment.

But as Xiahou Nan ran to Luoyang, it also brought a not too good news - Manzhong "perversely" in Chang'an, forcibly requisitioning civilian ships for military use.

Cao Pi is not incompetent in the end, although he is indeed inferior to Cao Cao in terms of courage, but his brain is quite good. There is no need to investigate whether Man Chong is "perverse", but Man Chong's practice of forcibly requisitioning civilian ships for military use made Cao Pi feel a little strange.

If it weren't for the tight war on the front line, Manzhong needed to use forcible requisition, so that Xiahou Nan thought it was "perverse"?!

Thinking of the previous choice to take a risk, I agreed to Cao Zhen and Guo Huai's plan to counterattack Meixian, and now it seems that the plan should have failed.

As soon as this plan fails, nearly 50,000 troops will be trapped on the Weishui River, and if Manchu does not use forced means to gather enough ships to meet the retreat of these soldiers, then Chang'an will have no troops to garrison.

But even if Man Chong can really lead a large number of ships to arrive in time with the ability of the Shu thieves, and how many soldiers can safely withdraw to Chang'an, this Cao Pi himself has no bottom in his heart.

Therefore, Cao Pi must make a decision in advance, and he can't wait until the Shu thieves come to Chang'an to find a way.

After thinking about it, Cao Pi had to give an order to Zhang Liao, who was guarding Wancheng, to repel Guan Yu who was heading north from Xiangfan as soon as possible, and then lead his troops to support Chang'an.

This time, it was no longer in the form of a private message, and it was euphemistically hoped that Zhang Liao would repel Guan Yu on the premise of keeping Wancheng, and this time he directly issued an edict in the form of an edict.

Although Cao Pi also knows that Guan Yu is not so easy to fight, but. Isn't there no way around it now!

The forbidden army brought by Cao Pi himself has all been sent out, the eastern front is in a stalemate, Zhou Yu, Lu Xun, and Zhuge Jin are besieging Pengcheng on three sides, and there are really no troops to be dispatched in that place, and the life and death of the Wei army on the western front is still unknown. Just you, Zhang Liao, are standing still in Wancheng.

If you don't transfer your troops, who will you draw?!

Could it be that Cao Pi should directly recruit recruits in the Sili area, and then let this group of recruits go to guard Chang'an?!

Again, Cao Pi actually has some dissatisfaction with Zhang Liao.

Yes, last time I used a private message to urge you to send troops to attack Guan Yu, and the premise is to ensure the safety of Wancheng, which is not a formal order, but you can't really take it seriously, continue to hold your troops like this, right?!

Anyway, I'm also the Son of Heaven and the emperor, do you know what it means to be a gentleman without jokes?!

Before, for the sake of being an old minister of the two dynasties and a famous general in the world with outstanding achievements, I saved face for you. You can't really take what I say seriously, can you?!

Well, since you don't want this face, then I won't give you this face.

Directly issued an edict, urging you Zhang Liao to fight Guan Yu, and be sure to ask Zhang Liao to lead his troops westward immediately after defeating Guan Yu to support Chang'an.

And Zhang Liao received such an edict, Zhang Liao is really numb!!

(End of chapter)