A great battle in the Central Plains finally dissipated quietly and quietly.

From June of the fifth year of Jianxing, Cao Zhen led the troops to counterattack the storm, to November of the fifth year of Jianxing, the Han army retreated to Wancheng and ended, and the war that lasted for half a year was finally over.

The duration of this battle was not long, it did not last for more than a year like the last two Northern Expeditions of Ji and Han, but the intensity of this battle was far better than the two previous Northern Expeditions of Ji and Han.

The Han Dynasty used a total of nearly 200,000 troops to launch a northern expedition from Jingzhou and Guanzhong at the same time, losing more than 60,000 people, repelling Cao Wei's attack on Guanzhong, and at the same time occupying Nanyang County, opening up the passage to the hinterland of the Central Plains.

On the Cao Wei side, the eastern and western fronts combined also mobilized a total of nearly 200,000 troops, but the eastern and western fronts were completely defeated, with nearly 100,000 casualties, not only did not succeed in the counterattack, but also lost Nanyang County and half of Runan County.

The only good news was that Cao Wei at least held Yingchuan County, the last barrier in front of Luoyang, and at the same time did not let Soochow occupy too much land on the eastern front.

As for the Eastern Wu side, a total of 150,000 people were mobilized before and after, and finally at the cost of more than 30,000 casualties, Jiangxia County, Wuling County, Lingling County, and half of Runan County were harvested, and the overall strategic initiative in the Huainan region was grasped.

Judging from the results, the side that got the most benefits in the end was actually the Eastern Wu side, but the problem is that the current Sun Quan is really a little unhappy.

On the Runan side, Lu Xun led his troops to retreat to Shouchun, leaving Zhu Zhitun's troops in Ruyin, still facing a confrontation with Cao Xiu, who was following Cai.

On the Jingzhou side, although Zhu Ran and Zhou Yu both safely returned to their respective starting points, how to negotiate with Ji Han after the war also became a major problem for Sun Quan.

If this is not done well, it is not impossible to make a joint attack on Eastern Wu by Han and Wei.

Although it is said that the Han and Wei dynasties are feuding, in the eyes of Sun Quan, a political creature, this point cannot be a reason for the two sides to not cooperate.

He sent his own envoy to Luoyang again, seeking the possibility of cooperating with Cao Wei.

After all, Ji Han, who was able to send 200,000 troops to crusade against the enemy country at once, and at the same time occupied the geographical advantage in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, had already made Sun Quan a little uncomfortable.

At that time, Cao Wei was powerful, and Dongwu did not unite with Ji Han, and only was defeated by Cao Wei.

But now, Cao Wei's power has shrunk significantly, and even the Central Plains are a little precarious, and the Han Dynasty not only attacked Yongliang, but also opened up the passage to the Central Plains.

The situation had changed, and the Sun-Liu alliance was no longer necessary, and in this case, Sun Quan needed to reconsider Soochow's diplomatic strategy.

Lianhan to resist Wei, or Lianwei to resist Han, Sun Quan can choose or neither. This needs to be renegotiated.

For this reason, Sun Quan hurriedly summoned Zhang Zhao first and asked Zhang Zhao's opinion.

There is no way, Lu Xun and Zhou Yu both have important places to be stationed, in order to prevent the possible counterattack of Han and Wei, these two people cannot easily leave the place they are guarding, and Zhang Zhao is in Jianye.

In this way, Zhang Zhao, who was nearly eighty years old, had to give Sun Quan advice again.

is really able to live with Zhang Zhao, and now his body is still strong, otherwise, it is really not enough for Sun Quan to toss.

As for Sun Quan's current hesitation, Zhang Zhao thought carefully for a long time and suggested that Sun Quan wait and see what happens.

In other words, don't take the initiative to cooperate with others and wait for others to come to us.

After all, the current situation in the three-point world is even more evenly matched.

Eastern Wu did not have the mission of reviving the Han dynasty like Ji Han, nor did he maintain the orthodoxy of the world like Cao Wei. Those two forces are destined to fight to the death.

And in the current situation, Ji Han and Cao Wei are destined to attack each other, and for Eastern Wu, they can only take measures to win over.

After all, no one had the strength to send troops alone to destroy Soochow, and it was impossible for the two families to reach a tacit understanding and send troops together to carve up Soochow.

Yes, it was hard to say before, after all, Cao Wei's strength was too strong at that time, if Shu Wu turned his face, Cao Wei might attack Dongwu by fishing in troubled waters, after all, people have this confidence.

But now, it is too late for Cao Wei to consolidate the defense of the Central Plains, even if Shu Han and Eastern Wu turn their faces, Cao Wei may also send envoys to reconcile with Eastern Wu, so as to pit Shu Han together.

Therefore, the current Soochow is fully qualified in terms of the situation, and it also has the strength to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and in the end, it may be able to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

At this time, don't do anything, consolidate the newly occupied land, and wait for Wei and Shu to take the initiative to talk, so that you can reap the greatest benefits.

You have to say that Zhang Zhao's ability is still reliable, although he made a fool at that time in Chibi, but after that, his judgment basically didn't make any mistakes, and he was not a French strategist who only had bad ideas.

This analysis made Sun Quanmao pause, but also regretted it. Old man, if you have something to say next time, I just sent someone to envoy Cao Wei.

Zhang Zhao was depressed. Before you send someone to contact Cao Wei, why don't you ask me first, do you think that the old man is too old to need it, so he doesn't even ask?!

Okay, even if you dislike the old man and don't use it, the old man has nothing to say, but the problem is. Isn't it a little inauthentic that you're reversing the pot now?!

Zhang Zhao came again in a hurry and left angrily, and Sun Quan didn't let people chase the old man's temper, Sun Quan knew it very well, but Sun Quan also had to let the old man understand that he was now a son of heaven in a country, and he was no longer the teenager.

This is a unique way of getting along with Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao, not very good, but these two people don't say anything, and outsiders are not qualified to evaluate it.

At least in this time and space, Sun Quan has not yet made the magical operation of building a wall for the gate of Zhang Zhao's house, and the two have already gotten along well.

Soochow is discussing the aftermath here, and Cao Wei is actually also thinking about it.

In fact, the situation on Cao Wei's side is much more serious than that of Eastern Wu.

Although Tongguan was recaptured, as soon as Wuguan and Wancheng were lost, only Yingchuan County stood in front of Luoyang.

But the problem is that Yingchuan County is not a place where the terrain is dangerous and easy to defend and difficult to attack. The only places that can be used as strategic bases are Kunyang and Luyang, which are on the border with Nanyang County.

Think about it, the boundary of Kunyang can be used as a strategic base for Yingchuan County, so it can be seen how far Yingchuan County can be defended.

Really, if it weren't for the blessing of the Great Wei, the general Guan Yu died of illness on the side of the Shu thieves, and the rear was attacked by Jiangdong, so that the Shu thieves could break through the Wei army in Kunyang to intercept it, even if Cao Rong organized 100,000 Tuntian soldiers, he might not be able to block the attack of the Shu thieves.

Therefore, now in front of Dawei, the most realistic question is whether Cao Ei should continue to stay in Luoyang.

Cao Ei didn't want to go, really. 、

Cao Ei is an ambitious monarch, and at the same time, he is also a young monarch, and the enemy forces are about to come to the city, but he returned to Yecheng to take refuge at this time, Cao Ei really feels that he can't afford to lose this person!!

But it's useless if Cao Ei doesn't want to go, and the current Cao Wei court unanimously hopes that Cao Ei will move to Yecheng.

First of all, the capital of the Great Wei Dynasty was always Yecheng, not Luoyang. The emperor of Great Wei didn't stay in the capital if he had nothing to do, and he even ascended the throne in Luoyang, what kind of words are he like?!

Not to mention that the current situation is critical, even if it is not critical, the Hebei Shi clan does not want to see a son of heaven who is stranded in Chang'an and does not return.

Therefore, no matter what the reason, Cao Rong must return to Yecheng first.

Secondly, Cao Rong is now back in Yecheng, which is really not an escape.

If it was during the war, especially when the Wei army was at a disadvantage, Cao Rong returned to Yecheng, it would indeed hurt the hearts of the people and the army, and make the people and soldiers think that the Son of Heaven was a person who did not take responsibility.

But now that the war has ended, the Shu thieves stopped at Yingchuan County and Tongguan, and the Wu thieves have not been able to break through Runan.

Even from the perspective of the family, for those families who put the treasure on Cao Rong, they don't want to see the son stay in this dangerous place in Luoyang today.

Cao Rong moved to Yecheng, Luoyang can let go of his hands and feet and fight with the Shu thief Wu thief, Cao Rong stays in Luoyang, the first thing the soldiers have to think about is definitely the safety of the Son of Heaven, and the use of troops will be restricted.

Therefore, even if Cao Ei insisted that staying in Luoyang could effectively boost the morale of the army and achieve coexistence with the soldiers, the life and death of Great Wei could not be pinned on Cao Ei's personal senses.

This time, not only Chen Qun, but even Xiahou Shang, Cao Zhen, and Sima Yi all thought that Cao Rong should move to Yecheng just in case.

The four ministers of Tuogu all made the same decision, and even if Cao Rong wanted to go his own way, he had to think about the consequences.

After all, these four people represent the family, the military, the clan, and the imperial court, once they reach an agreement, it will be difficult for Cao Ei, the son of heaven, to overturn their opinions.

In this way, Cao Rong did not want to retreat, but in the end he had to issue an edict to choose a date to drive and return to the national capital.

After discussing this issue, the next question is - who will guard Luoyang and coordinate the defense of the army.

Can't Cao Rong leave on the front foot, Luoyang will not be defended directly, right? !

If you want to do this, then the Yingchuan family and the Hedong family should collectively "eat pot pulp" and have a good chat with Jihan Group.

Luoyang still has to be guarded, and this place cannot be easily given up.

Not only Luoyang, but also Yanzhou and Yuzhou should also arrange suitable people to guard the town, but the priority of these two places is not so high.

The first person to be determined is the Luoyang guard.

Now that it has been decided to return to Yecheng, Cao Ei is not good at dwelling on anything, but for the defenders of Luoyang, Cao Ei still hopes that Xiahou Shang can take the initiative to stand up.

On the one hand, Xiahou Shang completed the task of rescuing Tongguan quite well, so the impression in Cao Rong's heart was pulled back again.

On the other hand, Cao Rong really can't stand his two idiot uncles.

Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu, one of these two goods sent troops without authorization, and the other made his own ass, not only did they need Cao Ei to help them wipe their butts, but they couldn't bring Cao Ei the most needed victory when they were done, leaving these two goods to guard Luoyang, God knows when Luoyang would be lost in a daze.

Cao Rong can no longer trust these two clan generals, so he can only pin his hopes on Xiahou Shang, who is quite reliable.

There's no way, Luoyang is such an important place, it can't be handed over to a general with a foreign surname to guard it.

Xiahou Shang, who felt Cao Ei's gaze, immediately understood Cao Ei's intentions, and took the initiative to stand up and ask for orders to stay in Luoyang.

Cao Rong was very satisfied with Xiahou Shang's reaction, and was about to nod his head in agreement when Chen Qun stood up.

Chen Qun recommended Sima Yi to stay in Luoyang.

(End of chapter)