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(Ps: I wrote a wrong place in the previous chapter, Han Dang received a boxed lunch in more than 200 chapters, thank you readers for pointing out that you are still thinner than milk sugar!) This place has been modified, and Han Dang has been replaced by Dong Xian, the first fierce man in Dongwu! Of course, none of this is important to Guan Yu! ）

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- Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Cao Zhi bowed his head and knelt in front of Cao Cao with a sob, and Cao Cao trembled and reached out to smooth his sideburns.

The southern president of Great Wei, the heavenly general in the minds of Cao Jun's soldiers, and the death of his brother Cao Ren hit him greatly, making Cao Cao instantly old and haggard.

This also made him see Cao Zhi again, the most beloved son, the whole person was a lot more fragile, "Zihe is gone, Zixiao is also gone, Zilian is captured, Yuan Rang's eyes are dedicated to Da Wei, lonely... The relatives around Lonely, the old brothers who fought for the Lonely South and the North and established the Great Wei Foundation... It's not much. ”

Cao Ren's death was a huge blow to Cao Cao.

Even, let him not mention the "Xiangfan" battlefield in the face of such a precarious situation, not a word about the Jingzhou and Wancheng as one, now more than 100 miles away from him Cao Cao, it is the enemy, it is Guan Yu and Jingzhou soldiers!

This is to poke Da Wei into a big hole.

It seems that the defense of Xudu has become the theme of today.

But Cao Cao couldn't think about it over there, because as long as he thought about it, he couldn't avoid the 70,000 Wei troops being burned to ashes, and Xu Huang and the 30,000 Wei troops were trapped in it, and he couldn't get around... In addition to Cao Ren, the names of the serial civil and military forces who died in battle.

These all gave Cao Cao a splitting headache.

But... Again, these are things that must be faced.

"Father, the situation is already like this, the Jingzhou army has captured Fancheng, which is connected with Wancheng, and Wancheng is connected to Xudu, Chenliu, and Luoyang. This is like a stinger piercing deep into my Great Wei's heart, so... Child, please... Lead the army to attack Wan! ”

Cao Zhi took the initiative to ask...

Indeed, if you take a closer look, after losing Cao Ren, the barrier of the Xiangfan battlefield, this huge Xudu City is now a huge city, although there are thousands of troops, but there are no generals available.

Plus... When the bad news came, his father was shocked and fell into a madness, followed by a splitting headache and fainting.

Cao Zhi is a filial child, and he wants to share his father's worries.

But... Ideas are one thing, but operation and ability are another.

"Wu'er has always been benevolent and filial, and he also has the talent to govern the country, but leading the troops to fight is not governing the country, it is more ruthless and unpredictable... Zijian, in terms of commanding troops, are you comparable to your Uncle Zixiao? ”

With Cao Cao's words, Cao Zhi was directly dumbfounded...

In fact, his heart is like a mirror, and Uncle Zixiao's military talent is beyond his reach.

Don't say it's Uncle Zixiao, it's the second brother Zihuan, and he can't compare... But at this time, the father is like this, and he is not on top of the son? Who else can you use?

"Gu has already sent someone to pass on your third brother, last month, Ziwen quelled Wuhuan's rebellion, Gu Ben wanted him to continue to conquer Liaodong, surrendered the Xianbei Kebineng, once and for all solved the trouble of the lonely northern border, and also realized the idea of 'General Zhengxi' for Gu when he was there, but now, the situation dictates that Xianbei and Kebi can be a disaster again, and it is not as good as the case of the Guan family father and son in this Jingzhou land, Lone must first solve the disaster of the Guan family father and son, and the trouble in the north can only be let go."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao motioned for his son Cao Zhi to help him stand up.

Cao Cao also seemed to have passed the head disease caused by that period of shock, although his body was still weak, he still stared at the generals in front of him.

Suddenly, he raised his voice.

"Gu Na Huang Xu Er has 300,000 male horsemen in his hands, these were originally handed over to Hu Lu for him to conquer the northern border, but now, he can only move these 300,000 male horsemen to Xu Du!"

Cao Cao said it was 300,000.

In fact, Cao Zhang's conquest of Xianbei and Wuhuan was only 100,000 people.

In addition, the army returned to help, and Youzhou and Bingzhou in the north also needed to garrison troops to prevent Hulu, so there were only 60,000 people who could really bring over.

But now... No one will care about that.

At least, because of Cao Cao's words, everyone saw hope, Cao Zhang's subordinates had Tian Yu, Yan Rou, Zhao Zhao and other famous generals, they fought with the Hu people all the year round, and they had a unique set of tactics in commanding troops and fighting.

Maybe... Can they match this brave and warlike Guan army?

At least... These names are enough to give the now dangerous Great Wei Dynasty a glimmer of hope to rise.

As Cao Cao's words fell, everyone was encouraged.

Cheng Yu opened his mouth at the right time, "The king has arranged it like this, the heavenly soldiers are coming, what are we and the courtiers afraid of?" Moreover, the army pressed the border, and the king did not mention half of the word 'retreat', this is the king to personally guard the gate of my Great Wei country, there is a king like this, how can our courtiers not serve their lives and fight to the death? Gentlemen should do their duty—"

Cheng Yu: This is an impassioned summary statement.

The voice fell.

The civil and military forces inside and outside Cao Cao's residence bowed their hands in unison, "The Great King is blessed with great fortune, and the Great Wei is fierce and auspicious——"

"The Great King is blessed with Qitian, and the Great Wei is ferocious and auspicious-"

For a time, the sound shook the sky.

Cao Cao stretched out his hand to signal everyone to stop their voices, and he continued. "All the princes go down, perform their duties, guard their respective checkpoints, when Guan Yunchang was in Xuzhou, he was captured by Lonely, time has passed, Lone is now old, but he Guan Yunchang is also old, this Xu Du is fighting, he Guan Yunchang is still the same as he was more than ten years ago, and he will be captured by Lone!"

Speaking of this, Cao Cao smiled, and his smile was extremely magnificent.

His tone also became serious and meticulous, "This time to capture that Guan Yunchang, how can he still hang the seal and seal the gold?" Thousands of miles to ride alone! ”

With Cao Cao's words, the heavy people shouted again.

"King Wei Yingwu... King Wei Yingwu! ”

After so many years, it's like... Even if Cao Cao's age increases again and again, even if he will fail, if he will do some wrong things, even if his head disease will always bother him, but... He seems to have an innate magic.

As long as he's there, as long as he's there...

Then Dawei will always stand tall and solid as a rock.

He has always been the only support for this country, the hope that sustains the souls of hundreds of thousands of troops!

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This time in Cao Cao's dormitory, the simple pilgrimage dispersed, and a group of civil and military officers walked out, Jia Xu and Cheng Yu walked at the end, and the two took heavy steps.

"Wenhe? How can you not say a word about such a big event? Cheng Yu asked Jia Xu.

Jia Xu's face was not good-looking, he pondered for a moment, and then replied in a low voice: "Fang is in the king's bedroom, what the king said is for everyone to hear, it is inspiring, but it may not be the truth, the real plan... When you really talk about a game-breaking strategy, you don't need so many ears! ”

Sure enough, as soon as Jia Xu's voice fell.

"Stomp..."

Solid and heavy steps suddenly sounded beside the two of them.

It's Xu Chu... He walked quickly to the two of them, "The two military advisors stay, the king is invited..."

Following Xu Chu's words, Cheng Yu subconsciously looked at Jia Xu.

Looking at this "old poisoner" who was older than him, Cheng Yu couldn't help but admire it again and again.

Jia Xu also glanced back at Cheng Yu. "Let's go, when it's time to speak, someone will tell us to say that we can't hide even if we want to!"

It's like... This is a very meaningful statement.

Cheng Yu watched Jia Xu take a step first, and hurriedly followed, not muttering in his heart.

- "It's always reassuring to have this old guy around!"

This way...

Cheng Yu and Jia Xu originally followed the crowd, but as they walked, the people disappeared.

Over there, Sima Yi deliberately walked to Li Cong's side and took the initiative to greet the "military advisor sacrificial wine": "What do you think of the current situation, Mr. Li? ”

Not...

Li Yan didn't expect Sima Yi to take the initiative to find him, so he immediately paused, and then replied: "Didn't the king say that the third prince and the heavenly soldiers are about to arrive in Xudu City, with an army of 300,000, hehe... It's just one person foaming at the mouth, so the Jingzhou army has to be drowned? ”

Call... Sima Yi didn't expect Li Yi to answer like this, he glanced left and right, and then opened his mouth with a smile.

"Mr. Li? Do you believe what the king says? ”

"Sima Gongzi is cautious!" Li Yan subconsciously glanced at Sima Yi, and then replied solemnly.

Sima Yi sighed, "What King Zong said is true, 300,000 troops are coming, but... This? Can you prevent that flying ball in the sky again? Can you prevent the fire that day? These flying balls can burn Fancheng from Xiangyang, how can they not burn from Wancheng to Xudu? ”

This...

Li despised his footsteps for a moment, and then asked rhetorically: "What does Sima Gongzi mean?" ”

"I'm worried that the king will move the capital! At least... Luoyang is surrounded by mountains, and it is more difficult for the flying ball to fly over..."Sima Yi gritted his teeth, as if he wanted to say something.

Now, Li Ming realized, it turned out... Sima Yi's words are clearly referring to Wancheng's "air raid" on Xu Ducheng... But behind the scenes, it points to the "position of the son".

Thinking of this, he also groaned for a while, and then said while "chirping" his mouth: "What does Zhongda mean to prevent King Wei from moving the capital?" ”

Li Liang almost forgot...

From Sima Yi's point of view, his position is unswervingly on Cao Zihuan's side.

- "That's interesting!"

With Li Xuan's muttering.

Sima Yi's words continued, "Now Zihuan is in Eastern Wu, but Luoyang City was completed by Zijian. The king relies on Luoyang, and in order to stabilize people's hearts, he is bound to make Zijian the crown prince! ”

"However, Zihuan, who is in Dongwu, is bound to have received bad news here, and he will definitely urge Dongwu to march and give Yu Jingzhou a fatal blow from behind, so as to turn defeat into victory and solve the dilemma of Xudu... If he does this, he will be a salary from the bottom of Jingzhou, and he will make a great contribution to the Great Wei. The throne of Prince Wei must be his! ”

Time... Sima Yi introduced a concept of time.

In Sima Yi's calculations, Zihuan... It's just time before he becomes the crown prince!

And this "insight" also made Li Cong stunned, and even his gaze at Sima Yi was a little more admired.

In the end, in Sima Yi's long-looking eyes, Li despised his head and echoed.

"Sima Gongzi is far-sighted and insightful—"

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Cao Cao's meeting with Jia Xu and Cheng Yu changed places.

It is located in a green and secluded side hall in the palace of King Wei, the furnishings here are very simple, but a huge map is spread out.

At this moment, Cao Cao changed his decadence and weakness, he was holding a bamboo stick, his tiger eyes were condensed, and the bamboo stick was pointing at the location of Chang'an City on this map.

"What's going on over there?" Cao Cao's deep voice asked.

Xu Chu hurriedly said: "In accordance with the king's orders, Zhong Siqing has mobilized the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong to attack Wancheng at any time!" You can also rush to Luoyang and Xudu at any time! ”

Xu Chu's words made Cao Cao bow slightly, and his bamboo stick pointed at Huainan again: "What about the direction of Shouchun?" ”

"It's also according to the Prime Minister's orders..."Xu Chu continued to report, "General Zhang Liao and General Cao Zhen brought 30,000 people to quickly rush to the aid of Xudu, but... General Wen Yuan was a little suspicious, saying that if he did this, Shouchun City would be empty. ”

Is it empty?

Haha, Cao Cao laughed, it was the kind of laugh that was bitter and happy.

He raised his hand, "Sun Quan's eyes are bright... He is now the king of Wu, and he is raiding Jingzhou, he is proud, how can he see the emptiness of Shouchun, but this pair of Guan family father and son has forced him to such a dilemma, and ten of his grandsons Zhongmou can't compare to this pair of Guan family father and son! ”

Cao Cao's words fell...

Cheng Yu let out a long breath, "Wuguan, Huainan... It turns out that the king has already been deployed... The arrangements have been made for a long time! ”

But with this breath, Cheng Yu seemed to realize what was big, and he asked with some trepidation.

"The third son, he... He..."

How could Cao Cao not hear Cheng Yu's question, he groaned for a moment before raising his voice, "Ziwen is still fighting against that group of Xianbei Hulu in that reckless desert... He won't come, and neither will his 100,000 elite horsemen! ”

Cao Cao's eyes suddenly narrowed, and his tone was heavy: "Lone's long-cherished wish since childhood is to be a general of the expedition to the west like the champion Hou Huo Quai, the Guan family father and son are powerful, but they are not evil, those Xianbei Hulu on the grassland, rob the people on the border of our Great Wei every winter, women rob and lock them into sheepfolds, men and children are dried into dried meat, they are so cannibalistic vices, it is a hundred times more hateful!" Therefore, even if Lone can't hold Xudu, even if Lone is forced to move the capital to Luoyang, or even move to Yecheng, Lone will not mobilize this army in the north... Unless! Solitary! He's dead! ”

Cao Cao's words shocked Cheng Yu.

King Wei... He is indeed old, but he is still the king of Wei.

He was educated in "Taixue".

——"Rhetoric" such as "the emperor's assistant and the pillar of the country" is buried deep in his heart.

Swept through the Xiongnu and restored the Western Regions... It has always been his noblest ideal!

Even if this ideal collides with the declining situation of reality, Cao Cao, the king of Wei, still adheres to this ideal as always and unswervingly, and does not forget his original intention!

What an admirable not to forget the original intention!

Jia Xu's eyes flickered, "It turns out that King Wei didn't point to the third prince's male army early in the morning. But... In addition to the soldiers and horses of Chang'an and Huainan, there is another one..."

Jia Xu understands language arts, and he will always remind him of the key points, and then let Cao Cao tell the most critical parts.

Sure enough, Cao Cao's tiger eyes were raised, and the bamboo stick was also damaged and moved to a corner of Nanyang.

"Wen He is talking about Zang Ba and his Taishan army?"

Jia Xu sighed with emotion: "This is the elite of Lu Bu's subordinates in the past, they have lived in Mount Tai for a long time, and they are familiar with mountain operations, Nanyang is a big basin, but there are many mountains around Xudu and Luoyang..."

Jia Xu's words made Cao Cao nod heavily. "What Wen He said is extremely true, but I forgot, Nanyang... There is still a strong army alone! ”

No, Cao Cao wants Zang Ba to make a move!

Cao Cao, Jia Xu, Cheng Yu... After such a discussion, it seems that the overall strategic thinking of the defense of Xudu has been decided.

Chang'an, Huainan, Nanyang...

The mobilization of soldiers and horses in three places, while the three places are empty, it is enough to ensure that the capital is full of soldiers

It is enough to ensure that Wancheng is attacked by the enemy on his back and does not dare to move in vain.

Whether it is Cao Cao, Jia Xu, or Cheng Yu, they all realize that in this situation, Xu Ducheng cannot afford to lose.

But... There's one... It's still something that Cao Cao can't solve.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao's eyes became deep, and then... His eyes looked at Cheng Yu, "Zhongde, Lone asked you to search for strange people and strange things throughout the Great Wei, seeking a way to crack the flying ball?" It's been four months now, people? Haven't found it yet? This flying ball air attack, purgatory fire, the lonely Great Wei has no one to break? ”

This...

The question leads to the most critical point.

No matter how many people you have in Dawei, but it's useless, aren't there many people on the battlefield of Xiangfan? Lakh... It's not like it went up in smoke overnight!

The Jingzhou army is brave and brave, but this flying ball is a big problem!

Xudu City is no more air defense than Wancheng!

"The king..."Cheng Yu pondered for a moment before speaking, "Actually, the matter of this flying ball, the minister's side... There's some progress, it's just... There is no final result yet, and it is not the time to report it to the king. ”

"What's going on?" Cao Cao's eyes stared straight at Cheng Yu. "No matter how far you go, you tell Lone everything, even if it's a little progress, Lone has to listen-"

"The king..."Cheng Yu solemnly reported: "Just ten days ago, a young man threatened that he... He can make this flying ball! ”

Rumble...

Thundered!

Cheng Yu's words were tantamount to five thunders roaring to Cao Cao!

- "Make... Make a flying ball?'

It was not only Cao Cao who was surprised, but also Jia Xu and Xu Chu beside him, everyone's eyes widened, and Cheng Yu's words... Somewhat with some great suspicion and suspicion.

"You... And then you say—"

Cao Cao's voice intensified, and his eyes were full of longing.

Cheng Yu pondered for a moment, and then said: "This person is a person from Fufeng, surnamed Ma Mingjun, and the word Deheng... Originally, the minister didn't know this person, but after inquiring, he learned that although he had a stutter and was not good at talking, he was good at ingenuity and was extremely famous among the people... He restored the guide car, improved the bulky loom, invented a keel waterwheel that diverted water from low to high, and made a rotary stone machine... It can shoot rocks continuously at a distance of hundreds of steps..."

Speaking of this, Cheng Yu paused and continued: "Even... Even the 'repeating crossbow' sent by the soldiers on the front line of the Great Wei Dynasty was improved by him to crack its internal machine switch... I'm even already trying to restore it perfectly! And it's he... He suggested that the 'steam' principle of the flying ball could be glimpsed from the room, and that he had sent a puppy into the air, and if he continued to deduce according to this principle... He might be able to make this flying ball..."

The great inventor mentioned by Cheng Yu - Ma Jun!

According to historical deduction, he will take up the official position in the Wei State ten years later.

Of course... This official position is mediocre, but... His name was named "one of the most prestigious mechanical inventors in the history of ancient Chinese science and technology!" ”

As Cheng Yu said, he restored the guide car, improved the loom, invented the keel waterwheel, the wheeled stone machine, in addition, the famous "water to a hundred plays" is also from his hands.

Even... The Zhuge repeater was still improved and developed by him, and its power increased by five times!

It can be said that in such an era, Ma Jun's inventions and creations in handicrafts, agriculture, and military are enough to make him a rare one in thousands of years of history, and he can be called a mechanical master.

It's a pity that he is not good at rhetoric, and because of the corruption and decline of the feudal ruling class, these inventions and creations have not been taken seriously...

Ma Jun's life, from youth to old age, has never been aspiring.

Fu Xuan, the great writer of the Wei State, once sighed:

- "Mr. Ma's skill, although the ancient Gong Yi (Lu Ban), Mo Zhai, and Zhang Heng of the Han Dynasty can't be compared, but when Gong Yi and Mo Zhai can be used, Zhang Heng and Ma Jun's lives can't give full play to their strengths, which is really the most sad thing."

From this remark, we can also see...

What kind of person is Ma Jun mentioned by Cheng Yu? ”

It is an exaggeration to say that it is a "mechanical séance", but..."Great Inventor" and "Great Mechanic", Ma Jun deserves such titles!

Of course, in history, he was tragic and unexpected!

However, because of the turbulence of the current situation, chance, or Jingzhou's "invention and creation", Cao Cao had to focus on these "machinery and inventions"...

Therefore, Ma Jun, a young man who is not good at rhetoric and has never met, has miraculously been valued by Cheng Yu during this period.

Spare no effort to support his inventions...

He even boldly proposed:

- He can make this flying ball!

When Cheng Yu told Cao Cao all the stories about Ma Jun, Cao Cao slapped his thigh excitedly, and he let out a hearty laugh that seemed to have lived under the haze for a long time and finally saw the scene of pulling out the clouds and seeing the sun.

"Lone wants to summon this Ma Jun immediately, no, Zhongde, you take Lone... Take Gu to see this Ma Jun—"

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(PS: I have to go to work tomorrow, and I still have a lot of things to do at home, so I will be a little less today...) Ming'er won't have so much to do when she arrives at the unit, and theoretically she will be able to do more. And there's... In the back, let me close my eyes and lie on the bed to sort it out! ）

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