In June, Luoyang Palace.

Although Cao Pi was put on the road by Liu Bei, he was finally stabilized after adjustment. After listening to the suggestions of Jia Xu and Liu Ye, Cao Pi's military orders were issued, the first was to ensure the stability of Guanzhong, and the second was to seek peace and tranquility from Xu Huai.

Zhang He was sent to lead 20,000 troops to aid Guanzhong, and joined Sima Yi and Cao Zhen, divided the troops and increased them, and further stabilized the situation in Guanzhong.

Leaving Cao Ren in Jingzhou, he commanded 40,000 troops to destroy the Danhan waterway as much as possible and force Liu Bei to withdraw his army.

Due to the Licheng mutiny, Cao Pi ordered Zang Ba and Lu Qian to quickly level Licheng. For Cao Xiu's request for help, in addition to sending reinforcements from the Chinese army, he also asked Yuzhou Assassin Shi Jia Kui to control from Cao Xiu.

In addition to the above arrangements, Cao Pi sent 30,000 people into the pass, led by Cao Hong, controlled Zhu Ling, Yang Fu and other generals, and continued to increase troops to Sima Yi and Cao Zhen to ensure that the pass was foolproof.

In the face of Cao Wei's reinforcements, Liu Bei sent 10,000 of the 60,000 troops of Jianghan to the pass for reinforcement due to the lack of his own troops, and the three generals Wen, Zhao, and Lü remained in Jianghan and were ready to be sent at any time.

The situation between the east and the west was chaotic, and Cao Pi, who was on the expedition, was not as good as his father Cao Cao, who commanded the army in a good way, and he was a headless fly, listened to Sun Quan's advice, and finally returned to Luoyang from the front line.

Sun Quan's advice was not wise, but suggested that Cao Pi should hand over the war to military generals from all over the country, and let Cao Pi sit in Luoyang and act as a reserve.

There must be Cao Cao's legacy of talents and military ministers, and Cao Pi can return to Luoyang safely.

In the palace, Cao Pi sat on the couch and browsed the military newspaper played by Sima Yi in his hand.

Seeing that Cao Zhang's heroic performance was praised on the scarf, Cao Pi couldn't help but praise and said: "The king of Rencheng is the enemy of ten thousand people, breaking Wuhuan in the north, going down to Liaodong in the east, thousands of miles longitudinal, and no one can control it." Today, the country is in great trouble, the family is in trouble, except for my brother, who can resist Liu Ge! ”

Why do most of the princes who started a family use relatives and villagers, it is not that they do not understand the excellence of others, but they do not have their own relatives to rest assured. Especially in times of crisis, not many people will volunteer like Cao Zhang, stand up, and personally lead the cavalry to resist Liu Bei.

The disparity between the outnumbered and the fight to the death, Cao Zhang and Guo Huai blocked Liu Bei in Bailuyuan to buy enough time for Sima Yi.

Then, Sima Yi led his troops to Bailuyuan to strengthen the camp on the plateau. It had to be held by Sima Yi and Cao Zhang, and only then did Zhang He have 20,000 reinforcements in Guanzhong.

It can't be said that there would be no Chang'an without Cao Zhang, but it can be said that without Cao Zhang, Liu Bei would inevitably burn the war to Chang'an, instead of blocking it in Bailuyuan.

At this time, Cao Pi kowtowed to Cao Zhang, and I am afraid that it is not an exaggeration.

Sun Quan stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Now that General Zhang has entered the Guanzhong, Cao Hussar has raised his troops and arrived, and my Chinese reinforcements are endless, and Guanzhong will be able to worry free." Guanzhong is worry-free, then Beijing can be safe. ”

To Sun Quan's surprise, Cao Pi was not happy, but was extremely angry. slapped the towel on the desk, and his face was abnormally blue.

Cao Pi said angrily: "Guanzhong insists on preservation, I'm afraid it's difficult to say worry-free." The situation in Longyou is erosive, and Ma Wei cut off Longdao, and he is afraid that he will raise troops to help Liu Bei. If Shi Longyou sends another army, then Guanzhong may no longer be owned by my Great Wei! ”

At this time, Cao Pi already hated Ma Chao to death, and he believed in Ma Chao temporarily. Now that Ma Chao is in front of him, Cao Pi can't wait to peel him and pull out his tendons and cook them in Dingli to eliminate the hatred in his heart.

Cao Pi was ashamed and annoyed about the secret letter. He dared to conclude that when Ma Chao entered Luoyang to pay homage, he probably already had a rebellious heart, so he would trick him into promising to make a mark.

During this time, Cao Pi wanted to slap himself a few times whenever he remembered that moment. It was too ashamed to agree on a signal with the traitor, which caused Cao Zhen's letter to lure the horse to fail.

If Ma Chao hadn't been backstabbed today, how could there be Liu Beibing's danger of looking at Chang'an?

"Hey~"

Hearing this, Sun Quan sighed angrily.

He had a good private relationship with Ma Chao, and there were correspondence before. However, Ma Chao stabbed Cao Wei in the back and cut off Longyou, causing the war situation in Guanxi to erode, and Sun Quan and Cao Pi were angry about it.

This has come to this, and the most angry time is in the past.

Cao Pi tried his best to restrain his emotions and said coldly: "According to the letter in Guanzhong, Ma Chao is good at winning the hearts of the people of Longyou, and the heroes and clans of Longshang are dedicated to the city. I'm afraid that in the future, Longyou will not be able to be used by my Great Wei. ”

After a pause, Cao Pi said, "But that's not all. Zhong Da wrote that he was afraid that if he sent troops into the pass, our army would be broken by the thief army due to the dispersion of troops, and it would be difficult for the pass to be owned by our Great Wei. ”

Therefore, Zhong Dayan said that Wangchaotang sent an envoy to Longyou to appease Ma Chao to please his heart. Even if I can't make it use for me, and I can't be driven by the enemy, what do you think? ”

Everyone in the audience looked at each other, either those who were deep in thought or those who were angry.

"Your Majesty, Ma Chao has turned his back on my country, has no king and no father, if he sends an envoy to him, it will hurt my name in China. The minister thought that he should destroy his whole clan now, and then send a large army into the pass, first defeat Liu Bei, and then take Longyou, in order to prestige the national prestige of my Great Wei. Hua Xin said angrily.

Ma Chao tried to jump back between the two countries, but forgot that he himself was too hateful. There were many people in the Southern Han who were unhappy with him, and there were even more people in the Northern Wei Dynasty who were unhappy with him.

Now rebelling against Cao Wei, intellectually speaking, everyone knows to appease Ma Chao, and then solve Liu Bei. However, anger is on the head, and most of them will be manipulated by emotion. Fortunately, among Cao Wei, there are still many people who remain rational.

Liu Ye got up and stepped out of the ranks, arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the world is in turmoil, Liu Beizhi is in Xinghan, and he has been peeking at Guanzhong for a long time. If Your Majesty can't calm Ma Chao, Ma Chao will be driven by Liu Bei. In the past, the official crossing was in a hurry, and the first emperor was able to accommodate Zhang Xiu; The war is in a hurry today, how can Your Majesty not touch Ma Chao? ”

"If Ma Chao was used by Liu Bei, he raised tens of thousands of Qiang soldiers and horses into the Kou, went down the Weishui, attacked Cao Zhenxi with his back, and then broke Sima Fu's army, and Guanzhong was owned by Liu Bei. And Guanzhong was lost, the seven counties of Liangzhou surrendered to the enemy, and my Luoyang was in danger, only by moving the capital to Yecheng, in order to avoid its edge. ”

Cao Pi sighed loudly, he hated Ma Chao, but he also hated Liu Bei. If he really could, he really wanted to kill Ma Chao's heir who stayed in Yecheng.

"Jia Gong, what do you think of me?" Cao Pi asked.

Jia Xu is about seventy-five years old and has white hair. Since Cao Cao's death and Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, Jia Xu rarely appeared in front of everyone, but returned to the mansion and heard little about military and political affairs.

Today, Liu Bei fought four battles and won four victories, traveled thousands of miles from Jianghan, and drove straight into Bashang; Ma Chao rebelled against Longyou, the four counties heard the wind and surrendered, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Han and Qiang soldiers and horses looked at Guanzhong. If you don't invite Jia Xu to go out of the mountain to ask about things, it's no longer possible.

"Ahem~"

Jia Xu covered his mouth, coughed a few times, and said: "Your Majesty, Liu Bei starts in the southeast, goes down to Jiangdong, Anjingchu, and breaks Bashu." One cut Jianghuai, two took Xiangfan, and three looked at Chang'an, our army lost troops and lost thousands of miles. It is a great trouble for our country's henchmen, how can it be compared to horses? ”

"The big or small calamities, which is more serious, I hope Your Majesty will decide carefully. As he sees, if Ma Chao is named the king of Liang, his heart will inevitably be happy, and it may be feasible to lead him to raise troops to attack Liu. And when Liu Bei withdraws from the army, Ma Chao and Ma Chao have a grudge, and His Majesty will try Ma Chao again, it will not be difficult. ”

Since Liu Bei's Northern Expedition, Cao Wei's ministers can be said to have suffered a lot. In the Battle of Shouchun, although Liu Bei withdrew his troops and returned, he stabilized the Jianghuai battlefield, and Cao Wei lost many generals; In the battle of Xiangfan, Cao Ren was defeated, Yu Ban was captured, and 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses were wiped out in Jingzhou.

Today, three expeditions to Chang'an, Liu Bei entered the Guanzhong, four battles and four victories, which already hurt Cao Wei's henchmen. In the eyes of Liu Ye, Jia Xu, Sun Quan and other high-level officials, the most important thing is not how Ma Chao tosses in Longyou, but how to drive Liu Bei out of Guanzhong.

If Chang'an was occupied by Liu Bei, Wei Daihan was destined to be illegal in the eyes of everyone. Ma Chao is tossing in the northwest, and it is difficult to succeed when he is out of the northwest.

The only way to protect the heart and lungs is to sacrifice your hands and feet. If your heart and lungs are not protected, what can you do if your hands and feet are safe?

Even though Cao Pi is temperamental, he can only obey the current situation. And Cao Pi was also at a loss, he didn't know why he had only been in power for more than a year, and the situation would become like this, Longyou had fallen, and Xijing Chang'an was in danger.

Cao Pi sighed silently and said: "Let Yang Fu be the envoy, hold the festival, and send Ma Chao." If the situation is compelled, you can decide the matter of rewarding yourself. ”

"No!"

"Your Majesty, Cao Zhen is in the south." Sun Zi stepped forward with Song Shu in his hand and said.

"Read!"

Cao Pi was not in the mood to look at it, and said directly.

Sun Zi read Cao Xiu's recital and briefly told Cao Pi.

Cao Xiu said in the song that Tang Zhi listened to Huo Jun's suggestion and withdrew the Licheng soldiers to Qishan, with their backs to Yuzhou, and Huo Jun sent Gao Xiang's army to help. Zang Ba and Lu Qian joined forces to go south and fight against Gao Xiang and Chen Yue.

Gao Xiang and Chen Yue were defeated, Gao Xiang's troops retreated, and Chen Yue infiltrated Yuzhou. Tang Zhi was surrounded by Zang Ba and Lu Qian in Qushan.

The war was favorable to the Northern Wei Dynasty and not to the Southern Han Dynasty. Seeing that the progress was not going well, Huo Jun moved his troops to Huaipu, preparing to cross the Huai River and use troops to Qishan.

Cao Xiu said that Huo Jun had few troops, and he begged to send troops to cut off Huo Jun's back road and join forces with Zang Ba and Lu Qian, thus defeating Huo Jun. If Huo Jun's army is defeated and Huainan has few soldiers, he can cross Huai to the south, attack the cities of Jianghuai and recover his homeland.

Cao Pi looked at everyone and asked, "Do you have a high opinion?" ”

"Your Majesty, Huo Jun's soldiers are no less than Han Bai, and Cao Zhennan is a famous general, but you need to be cautious in using your troops." Jia Xu coughed and said.

Cao Pi pondered for a long time and said, "Let Cao Zhennan advance slowly, don't be in a hurry." Qu County and Licheng are not the gateways of the country, and they are like losing skin and hair, and they will not hurt China's strength. If its subordinates fail, Huaibei will be turbulent. ”

"No!"

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