After Liu Xuan and the others left, the rest of the soldiers also left and returned to their respective camps, only Deng Ai and Jiang Wei stayed.

The Han army on the western front did not have as many strategists as there were on the southern and eastern fronts, and Zhuge Liang on the southern front did not mention it, and there were also staff officers such as Ma Liang, Zhou Budo, Cai Du, and Huang Quan below him, and the strategists were extremely outstanding.

Guan Yu on the eastern front currently has Lu Xun, Wang Fu and others, and even Li Yan is over there, with these people helping the planners in military affairs, Guan Yu can sit back and relax.

Only the Han army on the Western Front did not have a single strategist under Shen Chen, only a bunch of generals, and it was Shen Chen's own decision to march and fight.

However, Deng Ai and Jiang Wei are generals and handsome talents, they are both civil and military, and they have been under Shen Chen's command for many years, Wen Taowu's strategy can be said to be very powerful, so even if there are no strategists, they can also give advice.

After everyone left, Deng Ai probed and asked Shen Chen, "Master, are the Huns credible?" Even though they did want to join Han at the beginning, their families are still in Yecheng now. ”

Shen Chen thought for a while and said, "It's credible, but it's not all credible. It is still necessary to prepare with both hands, and not to rely all on the Huns for hope. ”

"What are you going to do?"

Jiang Wei asked.

On formal occasions, they all address Shen Chen's position, but in private, Shijun is naturally more intimate.

Shen Chen narrowed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then beckoned the two of them over and whispered a few words.

At that moment, the Han army laid out the strategy.

At this time, in 228 AD, the first year of Han Jianxing, and the first year of Wei Taihe, the situation in the world has gradually become clear.

Since Liu Bei got Liu Qi to give the state capital before Jingzhou in the south, he took the land of Sichuan and Shu in the west, seized the danger of Jiangdong in the east, and went north to break through Liangzhou and Guanzhong, and the world has gained two-thirds, forming an encirclement of Cao Wei.

Now that the Han army is going north again, Shen Chen sent troops from Guanzhong, entered the east of the river to take Henan, and got the land of Luoyang, which seriously threatened Sima Yi's rear and forced Sima Yi to choose to withdraw his troops.

If he didn't withdraw his troops, he would wait to be attacked by Shen Chen and Zhuge Liang from the north and south, and it would be enough to deal with any of them, let alone two at the same time.

In this case, Sima Yi gave up the entire land of Henan, and the Han army took advantage of the situation to advance north.

Moreover, as soon as Sima Yi withdrew, the situation on Xiahou Yuan's side also became very embarrassing, and he had no choice but to evacuate from Shouchun and Runan County, from Xuzhou to the north, to Yanzhou East County, and to the north bank of the Yellow River.

When Guan Yu heard the news, he also began to march. Even Xiangyang had already learned the news of Luoyang's recovery, and the Han Dynasty celebrated the whole country.

Liu Chan ordered more than ten generals such as Wu Yi, Wu Ban, Hu Ji, Zhang Yi, Gao Xiang, Ma Zhong, and Dong Ju to bring their respective generals and elite soldiers to the north from Yizhou, Nanyang and other places to help.

Dahan is not the whole country, only 300,000 soldiers and horses on the front line.

In fact, as the southern Han became more and more courageous, and the land was inventoried and the population liberated, the more people in the government registered, the more soldiers could be conscripted.

In addition, the technology of rice and manure in Champong, the technology of filling steel, and the wide application of iron and steel farming tools have greatly improved productivity, which is enough to feed so many people and so many troops, and the number of soldiers of the Han Dynasty is increasing day by day.

It's just that unlike the Northern Wei Dynasty, all the soldiers and horses have been transferred to the south, and in addition to the 300,000 standing troops on the front line, the rest of the troops in the Southern Han Dynasty are mostly local garrison troops, about 100,000 people.

Liu Chan ordered the reserve teams from all over the country to rush to the aid in one breath, just to swallow all of Henan in one bite, and then take advantage of the situation to go north, eliminate Cao Wei in the north within this year, and unify the world in one fell swoop.

These troops, numbering about 50,000 men, marched north and stationed in various parts of Henan.

For a time, hundreds of thousands of Han troops were violent, like a speeding fast ship riding the wind and waves, and soon occupied Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Sili and most of Qingzhou, expanding the territory to the entire south of the Yellow River.

Cao Wei now only has a complete Jizhou and a small part of the western part of Youzhou plus the northwest of Qingzhou, and even the merged states are currently under attack.

If the territory of the Han Dynasty is not counted in the Western Regions, it is about 3.5 million square kilometers, and Cao Wei's current territory is Shanxi Province, Hebei Province and part of Shandong Province in later generations, with an area of about 500,000 square kilometers.

The restoration of the Han dynasty and the domination of the world are not far away.

On July 5th, Cao Wei's new capital, Yecheng, the original Wei Palace, the current Cao Wei Palace, in the backyard of Cao Wei's sleeping palace, the fragrance of medicine was fragrant, and there was a dead silence.

The eunuchs and palace maids who served did not dare to breathe, and stood solemnly with their heads bowed one by one, which filled the entire dormitory with a depressing atmosphere.

Cao Wei's son Cao Rong retreated to Wude County on the other side by boat in the Battle of Huting, and was ambushed by the Han army at the ferry port of Wude County.

So much so that Cao Rong evacuated by boat under the desperate protection of his attendants, and floated all the way to the White Horse Ferry on the Yellow River, and then fled back to Yecheng in embarrassment, and fell into a coma due to his injuries, and for a period of time the entire Cao Wei internal affairs fell into chaos.

Fortunately, Sikong Chen Qunlu Shangshu affairs, managed national affairs, appeased the military and public opinion, and immediately sent people to contact Sima Yi and Xiahou Yuan, which made the originally chaotic government affairs barely maintained.

A few days ago, Cao Rong finally woke up, and the first thing he did after waking up was to ask about the situation in Henan and Bingzhou.

They are not very clear about the situation over there, now Cao Wei's side is in chaos, the Han army is on the offensive, resulting in the news blocked, Sima Yi has dozens of letters in a row, but he seems to be delirious, sometimes he says that he will stick to Henan to the end, and sometimes he says that he wants to withdraw troops to Henan Yin, his intentions are very puzzling.

And recently, all kinds of news in Yecheng have been flying all over the sky, some say that Xiahou Shang was beheaded by Shen Chen, and Sima Yi was defeated by Zhuge Liang. It is also said that the Han army has crossed the Yellow River and is about to hit the capital of Cao Wei. The people of the city and the powerful families were in great panic, and unrest was spreading.

The officials on Cao Ei's side were worried that he was injured now, and if he heard these bad news, he would affect the injury, so he only dared to report the good news but not the bad news. Today it is said that Xiahou Shang drove away Shen Chen, and tomorrow it is said that Wuqiu Jian has won a complete victory, anyway, how to listen to it.

This made Cao Rong a little relieved, recuperating for a few days, this day in the back garden a little walked a few steps, he was naked, with a bandage on his chest to tie the wound, medicine was applied inside, and the scar began to heal.

It's just that the doctor said that he might have injured his lungs, so his face was pale and coughed incessantly for the past two days, his lips were almost bloodless, and the whole person was much weaker and haggard.

"Your Majesty's body is strong and strong, and he will be healed soon."

The eunuch next to him helped him walk in the garden, with a flattering smile on his face, picking up nice words and waiting carefully.

Cao Rong nodded slightly, raised his head and looked at the hot weather, walked a few steps and sweated, then felt tired, so he walked to the side of the gazebo, sat down on the back lake, and rested.

In fact, you can't go like this to recuperate, as the so-called 100 days to hurt your muscles and bones, you have to lie in bed for 100 days to do it, let alone hurt your internal organs.

Therefore, the imperial doctor's order actually suggested that Cao Rong should recuperate in the dormitory, not to see the wind, and not to expose himself to the sun, so he just lay down.

It's just that Cao Rong had to come out and take a few steps.

Recently, there have been a lot of rumors in the court and among the people, some people say that he is dying, and once he dies, the Great Wei Jiangshan will definitely not be protected, and the city will be full of wind and rain for a while, and the people of the family are all panicked.

When Cao Rong learned about these things, he didn't have to come out and walk around, so that people could spread the news, and he could also make such rumors stop a little to calm the hearts of the people.

He felt very tired at the moment, sat cross-legged on the seat, took the towel handed by the eunuch, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then slowly asked, "What is the situation in the south now?" Hasn't Sima Yi been on the official document yet? ”

"Your Majesty."

The eunuch cautiously replied: "There may be fighting over there now, and the situation is chaotic, so there is all kinds of messy news, but most of them are false news, and the official official document has not yet come." ”

"Well, you go and call Sikong and the right servant."

Cao Rong's face was very worried.

Originally, he wanted to hold Luoyang and fight a beautiful counterattack in Bingzhou, but Luoyang was lost, which caused Sima Yi to be in a very embarrassing situation, but I don't know how Sima Yi is now.

The key is that the army in Sima Yi's hands is Cao Wei's last elite soldier, and if something big happens to him, Cao Wei will really be doomed.

So Cao Rong is very worried now, very worried, and wants to know the situation on Sima Yi's side.

After a while, Chen Qun and Wei Zhen came over and bowed to Cao Rong.

Cao Rong waved his hand to let them sit down, and after the two of them sat down, he looked at them seriously and said, "I have gotten a lot better, how long do you have to hide from me?" ”

Chen Qun and Wei Zhen glanced at each other, and they couldn't figure out whether Cao Rong really knew or was deceiving them.

But at this juncture, it was difficult to hide it anymore, so Chen Qun had no choice but to say truthfully: "Your Majesty, after Luoyang is lost, the general of the Che Cavalry is unstable, and he will be attacked by Shen Chen and Zhuge Liang, and he will be forced to retreat back to Hanoi." ”

Retreat back to Hanoi?

Cao Rong was stunned for a moment, then became gritted teeth, and his right hand clenched into a fist, and the green tendons on it were clearly visible.

Sima Yi retreated, and Xiahou Yuan had to retreat as well.

The whole of Henan will be handed over.

You must know that although Cao Ei's basic plate is in Hebei, and the center of gravity of the population is also in Hebei, after all, the land of Henan has slowly recovered some vitality after so many years.

Like Yanzhou and north-central Yuzhou, as well as Xuzhou, they were not affected by the war and still have populations of millions.

So much territory and population, all at once.

In other words, Cao Wei's population of more than 10 million may be at least two-fifths of the loss, and if the state is taken away again, counting the population of Youzhou, it can be counted as five or six million, and the foundation is gone.

So when Cao Rong heard the news for the first time, he only felt that his chest was so tight, and his heart was like being grabbed by someone's hand, which made him breathless.

Sweat fell from his forehead, and the white gauze on his chest gradually soaked red, making Cao Rong now have a feeling that his eyes were black and fainted.

But he survived.

He gritted his teeth and asked with furious eyes, "Sima Yi just retreated?" ”

Chen Qun smiled bitterly: "If you don't retreat, you can't do it, in the battle of Huting, General Zhengnan is also dead, and Zhuge Liang is storming the camp of the Che Cavalry General." Shen Chen had already crossed the river and taken Gaodu from Taihang, if the general of the Che Cai did not come back to help, he would be trapped in Yingchuan, and he would not be able to save the state. ”

"Ahem, ahem, ahem."

Hearing another piece of bad news, Cao Rong coughed violently, and the eunuch next to him hurriedly and carefully patted him on the back.

But Cao Rong pushed him away and said with a hideous face: "Aren't the Huns in Bingzhou going to help us?" There are Huns who go to surrender to Shen Chen and make internal responses by his side, can't Qiu Jian achieve victory? ”

"But the general of the chariot cavalry said above that Shen Chen is scheming and may not be fooled, so for the sake of insurance, it is safest to go north to help first."

Chen Qun hesitated for a moment and said: "The most important thing is that the general of the Che Cavalry found that his cavalry troops were missing in the battle with Zhuge Liang, which shows that the enemy cavalry is very likely to have gone to Bingzhou, if this is the case, even if the Huns surrender by fraud, I am afraid."

Zhuge Liang sent the cavalry to the north and merged the state?

Cao Rong calmed down a little, he knew the strength of the Han cavalry, not only was it well-trained and well-equipped, but the most important thing was that the heavy armored force of 5,000 people could be described as the world's first-class tiger and wolf division, and even the tiger and leopard cavalry were probably not its opponents.

If these people all go to Bingzhou, it is indeed as Chen Qun said, even with the help of the Huns, Wuqiu Jian may not be able to hold on, and it is indeed not wrong to be cautious at this critical moment.

"Huhu."

Cao Rong gasped for a moment before asking, "What's going on with the hussar general?" ”

"It's back, too."

"Then now there are no more soldiers and horses in the entire land of Henan?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"They abandoned my Henan like this?"

"Your Majesty."

Chen Qun said bitterly: "If you don't give up, how can you survive for a long time?" Shen Chen only needed to cut off the general grain road, and hundreds of thousands of people in the Han army surrounded the cavalry and generals, and it was afraid that it would become the Battle of Changping. ”

"I am in Henan, I am ashamed of my ancestors!"

Cao Rong was already full of grief.

After the loss of Henan, Cao Wei's population and war potential fell by a large margin.

And the southern Han side is one and the other.

If before Shen Chen captured Hedong, they and the Han army barely had a three-seven opening, then now, it is basically zero ten.

Although Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu also occupied Hebei and swallowed the world, the problem was that at that time, it was a scene of division of the princes of the world, and the local princes fought each other, and the strength did not form a unity, so they were naturally broken by Liu Xiu one by one, and finally unified the country.

The southern Han Dynasty has formed a whole, and the country's politics are clear and talented. It is also very stable internally, and there is no possibility of civil unrest at all.

With his current land of only two or three states, he has to resist the land of the ten states of the southern Han Dynasty, and there is no natural danger environment like Bashu and Jiangdong, unless he can fight at least several miracle victorious wars, just like the battle of Xiangfan fought by the southern Han Dynasty, it is possible to get a respite.

So when Cao Rong thought of this, he was discouraged and in pain.

It's not that I don't work hard to update.,It's really at the end.,Everyone can see it.,It's basically the last tens of thousands of words.,So I'm thinking about how to write better.,End next month.,Strive to have a beginning and an end.

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