In the territory of Wudu, Cao Pi received the news of the withdrawal of the army from a messenger sent by Cao Ren. Cao Pi sighed: "In the end, this is the result! It's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity, it's a hate! ”

Cao Pi, Liu Ye, Dong Zhao and others discussed how to withdraw their troops, and then ordered all armies to retreat according to the instructions. After the general Cao Zhen was broken, the army slowly withdrew from the territory of Wudu.

After Cao Zhen received the order, Yin Ping Di Wang Qiangduan hurriedly came to see Cao Zhen after knowing it, Cao Zhen saw Qiangduan, and did not wait for Qiangduan to open his mouth and preemptively said: "Qiang Leader, there is no need to say much about the matter!" The strong leader and retreat with me, sooner or later there will be a life-and-death decision between our army and Liu Bei, and the leader will be compensated tenfold at that time! ”

Qiang Duan knelt down and kowtowed: "Ma Chao, it is Ma Chao who I offended, Ma Chao is murderous, he will vent his anger against me on my clan." Nothing will happen to my wife, my children, and my brothers. General Cao, because of Ma Chao's relationship, the Di clan is very close to Liu Bei!

Among the Di people, only the king is greeted below. General Wangcao was pitiful, and sent troops to open the path and bring back his subordinates, and he would always feel great gratitude! ”

Cao Zhen couldn't bear it, but after a flash, he hardened his heart and said coldly: "For the sake of your clan, is this general going to take his life?" ”

The strong end of the body trembled, crying bitterly! Cao Zhen immediately helped Qiang Duan and comforted: "I heard that Yang Wan, the leader of the Di clan who rebelled with Ma Chao, has resurrected and set up a subordinate.

The leader can also be, wait for the king to destroy Liu Bei, and the leader can mention it if he has a request! ”

The strong end can't help it, and thank you in your mouth. After returning, he sent his cronies to his tribe to order his relatives to leave and hide from being chased by the Han army.

The Di soldiers who accompanied him explained the reason for the retreat. Everyone is clamoring, their families are in Yinping, who is willing to withdraw now!

The strong end was furious, scolded sharply, and forcibly ordered everyone to follow him to Guanzhong! The soldiers of the Di tribe were dissatisfied and fled one after another.

The strong end realized Ma Chao's words: What kind of king are you if you lose your clan!

But now that it's come to this, what else can he do! The soldiers fled, but the strong did not dare to stop them forcefully, for fear of causing trouble. To return to Chencang, hundreds of soldiers and horses are left to follow!

The troops who stayed in Yinping were actually in an emergency situation, and Ma Chao went north without taking revenge, but Liu Bei didn't pay attention.

I couldn't help but worry about Fu Jian, a caring person, and made a statement to Liu Bei, explaining that Qiangduan defected to Cao Jun and attacked Ma Chao. Liu Bei ordered Fei Shi and Fu Jian to go to exterminate the Qiangduan tribe.

The strong end tribe exhausted its troops and horses, leaving too few troops to resist, and captured tens of thousands of people. Fei Shi is different from military generals, he is scheming, and he can see that Fu Jian wants to accept all the strong end of the people.

Fei Shi was escorted back to his subordinates and handed over to Liu Bei for disposal. The news was spread on the road, and the strong end turned his back on Ma Chao, and the king of Hanzhong was furious. Only by joining the army can the whole family be spared.

The Di people don't know so they believe it, after Liu Bei came out, the Di people said they would join the army, Fu Jian looked at it, it was hard to say anything, and the people who joined the army naturally took their families with the Han army.

Immediately, Fei Shi persuaded Liu Bei to recruit Lei Dingbu again and elect a new leader, so as not to dominate Fu Jian's family in the future, and Liu Bei obeyed.

Fu Jian Liu Bei did not let him suffer, and handed over half of the strong end people to Fu Jian, and gave him gold and silver, Shu brocade, etc. His younger brother Fu Li was dissatisfied, but Fu Jian was open-minded, and half of his own strength had expanded a lot, and he climbed Liu Bei, and the benefits would not be less in the future.

For the wife and children who captured the strong end, Liu Bei did not show mercy, and rewarded the strong end wife to Fu Jian, and the strong end and the relatives waited for Ma Chao to come to deal with it, according to Ma Chao's character, the result can be imagined.

Liu Bei immediately divided a new area for Fu Jian, and Fu Jian's territory expanded, and he expressed his loyalty to Liu Bei while grateful.

Cao Pi retreated to Chencang and summoned Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Yuan and other generals. In the city of Chencang, Hua Xin, who was originally ordered to rush from Xuchang to the front of the army to reward the soldiers, did not go to Wudu, but received Cao Pi in Chencang.

Dong Zhao, Liu Ye and others went to do their own things, and Hua Xin came to talk to Cao Pi. When Cao Pi saw his cronies, he expressed his irritability in his heart, complaining that Cao Ren and the others would not succeed enough.

Hua Xin comforted after hearing this: "The king doesn't have to be anxious, you can think about it from a different angle!" Cao Pi put down the hand covering his forehead and looked at Hua Xin.

Hua Xin smiled and said, "King, the minister inquired about the battle situation when he came!" May I ask the king, are we defeated and retreating or are we trapped in the grain road, and the army is retreating due to huge losses! ”

Cao Pi thought about it and said: "The defeat made it impossible to harvest Longyouwheat, and the grain was exhausted and the army retreated!" Have it all! ”

Hua Xin shook his head and said: "King, in the eyes of the ministers, we are retreating from the army, not defeated!" As the king said, Xiahou Yuan's entire army was annihilated, and Cao Hong and Yang Fu were defeated several times!

But Cao Ren, Cao Xiu and others were not defeated, but defeated the thief army several times, until the retreat, the thief army could not eat our army, did not dare to face the enemy head-on, but insisted on lasting attrition with our army.

The king's soldiers and horses were even more brave, and there were 30,000 enemies annihilated before and after, so that Liu Bei couldn't turn over, and he couldn't move forward for two months. The king's own losses were minimal.

The victory or defeat on the battlefield changes rapidly, and there is nothing strange about the defeat of Xiahou Yuan and Cao Hong, it is not so much that they were defeated by thieves, but that they were defeated by the grain road! ”

Cao Pi thought about it carefully, and said in a better mood: "What you say is reasonable!" ”

Hua Xin continued: "The king calculates the number of beheadings of our army, who is more and who is less according to the number of soldiers killed?" ”

Cao Pi thought about it and said: "Cao Ren sent someone to report that more than 40,000 enemies were killed before the retreat, and the total number of soldiers and horses annihilated by this king can be 70,000!" The losses of our army were mainly Cao Hong and Xiahou Yuan, with a loss of nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses. The loss of this king's command was much lighter, less than 15,000 men. I really don't know how Cao Hong and Xiahou Yuan fought! ”

Hua Xin took the opportunity to exclaim: "The king is mighty, Liu Bei personally commanded the troops, and the territory is still a heavy loss!" I'm afraid that now Liu Bei already knows the power of the king! ”

Cao Pi laughed and said: "Ziyu is serious, Liu Bei still has some ability, not to be underestimated!" However, there were many people in the court who said that Liu Bei was talented, and I heard that he had a lot of ideas, and this king seemed to be exaggerated, so he should not be afraid! ”

Hua Xin said: "The king is high, in the minister's opinion, Liu Bei occupies less than three of the thirteen states in the world, and the king occupies more than eight states.

Regardless of the degree of wealth, just talking about soldiers, Liu Bei's loss of three people is equivalent to our loss of eight people. Now Liu Bei has lost more losses than the king in the battle with the king, but in fact, he has fallen behind!

Moreover, Liu Bei not only lost soldiers and horses, but also the population. The loss of population is equivalent to the loss of taxes and soldiers, which makes the situation worse. ”

Cao Pi was even happier and said: "That's right, this time all the populations of Wudu and Yinping moved into Guanzhong, and the populations of Longyou Tianshui and Nan'an also moved out. The land is unpopular, so that Liu Bei is defeated even though he wins! ”

The Chinese Duoxin arched his hand and said: "The minister is bold, may I ask how the king is going to deal with the generals?" ”

Cao Pi pressed the table case with his hand and said: "Ziyu, this king is ready to reward and punish clearly, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Xiahou Yuan are responsible for the defeat, especially Cao Hong, who is stingy with money, greedy for merit, regardless of the overall situation, and does not listen to orders!" ”

After a pause, Cao Pi said with compassion: "You should be beheaded according to the crime!" ”

A chill rose behind Hua Xin and said: "Great King, General Cao Hong is a relative of the Great King, besides, our army is subject to the transfer of grain and grass, which costs a lot of money, and it is eager to fight quickly before the flaws are exposed. Otherwise, it is not good for the hearts of the people and the army! ”

Without waiting for Cao Pi to speak, Hua Xin stepped forward and whispered: "The King's Mandate of Heaven is approaching, and when the minister is in Xuchang, the Palace of the Son of Heaven has repeatedly appeared strangely. Everyone is rumored that the Han family is exhausted, and it can't stop the land of Kyushu! Everyone is looking forward to the king! ”

Hua Xin looked at Cao Pi's face carefully, Cao Pi's face remained unchanged, and he was listening attentively. Hua Xin continued: "At this time, what we want is people's hearts! No matter how bad Cao Hong is, he is an old minister, a clansman, and he has hard work without merit! The king will open the net! ”

Cao Pi showed a meaningful smile and said: "Everyone has a heart, so good!" The failure to recapture Longyou and Liangzhou was quite unexpected by the king, but it still defeated Liu Bei! Cao Hong, what do you think should be done? ”

Hua Xin thought for a while and said, "How about depriving the official and making meritorious service?" ”

Cao Pi said: "Ziyu is too loyal and does not allow him to make meritorious contributions, what kind of merit can such a fool make?" In addition, Cao Hong's family property was confiscated! Let him be stingy. ”

Hua Xin said in his heart: "The king still holds a grudge against Cao Hong for not giving the money he borrowed at the beginning!" ”

The two were about to continue to discuss, and their subordinates reported that Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan had arrived. Cao Pi said: "They came a day later than the budgeted time, strange!" Let them in! ”

Cao Ren and the others will go into the tent and lie down to plead guilty. Cao Pi sat upright and said, "Cao Xiu, Yu Ban, Dai Ling, and Hu Zun, please get up." If you have merit, you should remember it! ”

Cao Xiu and others thank you! Hu Zun still prostrated himself on the ground and pleaded guilty. Cao Piqi said: "General Hu, this king remembers that you have not been defeated, how can you ask for guilt?" ”

Hu Zun glanced at Cao Ren. Cao Ren hugged his fists and said: "King, after Xu Huang, Hu Zun, and Wang Shuang led the troops and horses to break off, we were strictly guarded, and we even scattered scouts along the way to prevent thieves from chasing. Within ten days, everything was stable, and I never thought that the city would be ...... as soon as the army entered Tan Binh County and gradually entered it! ”

Cao Pi interrupted impatiently: "The thief army cavalry is following behind, and the scouts can't detect it a few days away from you." When you see that the city is in front of you, your morale is slack, and your defenses are loose. Galloping, you were caught off guard, and the soldiers and horses of the palace were defeated! Let's be straight, how many people died? ”

Cao Ren lowered his head and said, "There are more than 7,000 soldiers. General Wang Shuang was captured! Xu Huang is injured! In addition, the thief army also entered Xinping County, lost thousands of soldiers, and tens of thousands of people fled to Longyou while the chaos was in chaos. ”

Cao Pi was so angry that he turned his head to Hua Xin and said, "Ziyu, listen to it, general, general in the army!" Attacked after the break! The thieves didn't laugh ...... yet. ”

Cao Pi saw Hua Xin's eyes widen and realized something, mocking his own general is not something worth showing off.

Cao Pi wiped his face and said, "Get up and speak, kneel down and look tired of this king!" "The generals thank you.

No one spoke in the big tent, and Cao Pi said for a long time: "There is nothing to say about meritorious service, and punishment for guilt."

Cao Ren is the commander of the three armies, and he has the merit of breaking Qi Mountain, seizing heaven and water, and defeating Zhao Yun. However, the use of people was improper, so that the army was defeated and attacked after the break. The merit was not enough to overcome, and he was demoted from the general of the chariot to the general of the guard.

Xiahou Yuan was defeated, the whole army was annihilated, he was deprived of his official titles, he was under Zhang Ji, he made meritorious contributions, and cooperated to guard Chang'an.

Hu Zun's army was defeated, but he also had the merit of breaking Pang Lin, and the merits and demerits were offset and he was not punished.

Yang Fu and Zhang Jaw were defeated, and the crime was no longer there, and they fought hard and were not punished! I will give the decree of the Son of Heaven. Do the generals have something to say? ”

The generals responded: "King Xie, there will be nothing to say about sin." ”

Cao Hong saw that he had not punished himself, and knew that it was not good, so he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to ask for guilt. Cao Pi sneered: "General Cao Hong's good soldiers, how many soldiers accompany him." General Xiahou relied on the general's help, and the whole army was annihilated! Did Liu Chan catch it? Cao Hong kowtowed violently and pleaded guilty.

Seeing this, Cao Ren and Cao Xiu were about to kneel down and plead for mercy. Hua Xin took a few steps forward, grabbed Cao Ren, and motioned to Cao Xiu, now is not the time to plead.

Cao Pi said sharply: "Don't kowtow, is kowtowing useful?" Why did you go early! You are guilty of nothing, and it is not an exaggeration to kill you. Come! ”

Cao Hong complained: "The last general deserves to die, I hope the king will see the meager work of following the previous king to fight, and forgive the guilty general!" ”

Cao Pi shouted: "No! How to command the army without killing you! ”

Hua Xin saw that Cao Piwei had made a hair, and took the opportunity to kneel, and Cao Ren and the others knelt down to plead. Cao Pi said at this time: "Cao Hong, the generals Cao Ren and Xiahou you killed were defeated and punished, and in turn they interceded for you, and it was too unkind for this king to kill you again."

After all, you are my uncle and the Cao family. For the sake of the kings before you, save you from capital sin. From now on, deprive yourself of your official position. In addition, the bereavement of the soldiers who died in the war should be paid by you, so your family property will be confiscated! Are you convinced? ”

Cao Hong was stunned when he heard that he could live happily, and he was stunned when he heard that the family property was confiscated. Next to him, Hua Xin stepped forward and said: "General Cao is stunned, it's already a great favor not to kill you, thank you!" Cao Hong hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him!

Cao Pi sneered: "Looking at the way you looked just now, it seems that you can't give up your family property!" ”

Cao Hong hurriedly said: "Willing to do it, the guilty minister is willing to give it!" Thank you, King! ”

Cao Pi glanced at him and said, "A good game of chess, I stunned you to lose!" Go out and get a hundred sticks, and go! Cao Hong hurriedly thanked him.

Xiahou Yuan stepped forward and said: "King, the defeat of the army is actually not the fault of Cao Hong alone, and the last general is greedy for merit. ”

Cao Pi said lightly: "This king is not confused, you are rushing to end the battle as soon as possible, so as not to drag on the war and form a huge burden on logistics."

Cao Hong rushed into what he wanted to do, to grab credit. It's exactly the same as his money-loving nature! This king is so angry, I really want to kill him, there is no way, who made him his own family, alas, it is really terrible! ”

Cao Pi stood up and said: "It's true to retreat, but Liu Bei was hit hard by us, and the soldiers, horses, grain, grass, and equipment in Longyou and Liangzhou were all prepared to plot against the pass.

After a big battle, it all came to naught, and I think he wouldn't dare to plot against Guanzhong in a few years!

Liu Bei occupies a place with few people and thin land, the land of this king is fertile and densely populated, and Liu Bei will never be as good as this king in terms of restoration, and it will consume enough energy to kill Liu Bei! ”

Hua Xin is very good at things and says: "The king is high, and he admires it!" The congregation agreed.

Cao Pi turned to say: "Cao Xiu, Yu Ban, and the battle have meritorious, and when Cao Zhen withdraws, this king will reward you for your meritorious generals!" "Cao Xiu, Yu Ban thanks.