Seeing Xu Huang's exhausted appearance, Xu Gai felt distressed in his heart, in the past, he fought with his father, even if he fought on the battlefield for a long time, he would not see his father tired.This time, my father will be like this, obviously because of the assassination of Cao Pi this time, which made Xu Huang sad and decadent, and it was difficult to cheer up.A fierce general like Xu Huang will not be hit the battlefield, and when this happens, it is like a bolt from the blue for Xu Huang, Xu Gai can't help but sigh that Sima Yi is really not simple.Exiting Xu Huang's military tent, Xu Gai ordered the soldiers to strengthen the defensive line to avoid people from Wei from chasing and killing.And tonight is destined to be a sleepless night, Xu Huang and Xu Gai stayed up almost until late at night before falling asleep deeply.In his sleep, Xu Huang dreamed of Cao Pi, who was covered in blood, grabbed his hands with blood on his hands, and said with grief and indignation: "General Xu, I don't blink to death, you have to avenge me." ”As soon as he achieved this dream, Xu Huang was immediately awakened, and it was difficult to sleep overnight, and it continued like this until dawn.And at this moment, Jiangzhou, which can even be said to be half of Yizhou, is all in a panic.When the news of Cao Pi's death spread, the morale of the whole Wei State, and even the Shu State, plummeted, and even Liu Bei was panicked.You must know that Shu has been able to dare to confront Zhao head-on, and most of it is because of the strength of Wei and the unity of the army.But after hearing that Cao Pi had been assassinated, Liu Bei suddenly felt as if the arm of Wei Guo had been cut off.Once the Wei State is destroyed, the Shu State can only rely on its own strength to fight against the Zhao State, and this decisive victory or defeat does not need to be measured at all.At the moment, Liu Bei sent important ministers to comfort and appease, while recruiting Zhuge Liang and others to gather to discuss, Liu Bei asked in panic in the parliament: "This time Cao Pi, the son of Wei, was assassinated in Jiangzhou, it is said that the murderer is Xu Huang and Xu Gongming, one of the five good generals of Wei, which is really surprising."
Now that this kind of thing has happened in Wei State, it can be said that it is difficult to unite as one, and the army of Zhao State outside is also pressing step by step, what should we do" Hearing Liu Bei's worry, Zhuge Liang and the others couldn't help but look at each other, and Zhuge Liang couldn't help but stand up and say: "Your Majesty, please don't panic, this kind of thing is happening in Wei now, it is really anxious."
However, as far as Zhuge Liang knew, at the time of Cao Pi's death, his important minister of Wei State, Sima Yi, had already gathered people and horses to immediately reorganize the Wei State, and was preparing to elect Cao Pi's son Cao Rui to inherit the emperor's business.Since Cao Rui had not been in charge of political affairs, Sima Yi and other ministers served as auxiliary ministers, and secretly Sima Yi also sent a letter to inform us that we don't have to worry about this matter, and it only takes a day or two for Wei to deal with this matter.Liu Bei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after hearing this: "Is this so, then I am relieved, this matter has Prime Minister Lao Cheng to deal with this matter seriously."
It is necessary to link the Wei State with our Shu State, and it is absolutely impossible to disintegrate the Wei State because of this, otherwise, it will be difficult to confront the Zhao State with the strength of our Shu State alone.The chess piece of Wei must not be discarded now, otherwise the gains outweigh the losses. ”And in the land of Jiangzhou, in the mansion where Cao Pi was assassinated, the old figures of the Wei State were gathered.Among them, Xiahoudun, Zhang Liao and others still don't want to believe that Xu Huang will do something to assassinate His Majesty.However, in the face of Xu Chu and other pro-guards, as well as the personal witnesses of Sima Yi's many powerful ministers, plus the guards of the city government and the people on the street, they all saw Xu Huang snatching his horse and fleeing, and it was difficult for everyone to believe it even if they wanted to.However, there is one person who has been silent since hearing about this, and this person is Xun You.Seeing the angry look of everyone, Sima Yi's heart showed a hint of a smile, and then said: "You generals and ministers don't have to be so impulsive, at present, the Wei State has no leader, and our first task at the moment is to nominate one person to stand up and inherit the imperial business, as for other things, we will discuss later."
Otherwise, once the army of Zhao State is overwhelmed, the entire Wei State will definitely be in a mess. ”After finishing speaking, Sima Yi looked at everyone: "I, Sima Yi, have decided to nominate the crown prince Cao Rui to ascend the throne of the emperor, I don't know if you have any objections" Originally, the crown prince Cao Rui was the most suitable person to inherit the emperor's business, but this time Sima Yi said this, but it became Sima Yi's strong recommendation and guarantee.At this time, Cao Rui was standing aside, and after hearing Sima Yi's words, he immediately bowed his head to Sima Yi and said, "Thank you Lord Sima for your recommendation." ”And as soon as these words came out, it was almost finalized, at this moment, in the entire Wei State, there are really not many people who can compete with Cao Rui.As for Cao Zhang, he originally wanted to stand up, but after seeing the attitude of Sima Yi and others in advance, even Xiahoudun, Zhang Liao, Liu Ye and others also agreed, and Cao Zhang swallowed this thought into his stomach.In this way, under the recommendation of everyone, Cao Rui successfully inherited the imperial business of his father Cao Pi.And as Sima Yi thought, as soon as Cao Rui ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to give a big reward, the most unexpected of which was that Sima Yi was promoted to prime minister, in charge of all government affairs in Wei, and the rest of the generals were promoted to one level each.A general amnesty was then granted, which pardoned hundreds of prisoners, and after the pardon, these people were recruited by the Wei army.It can be said that this was originally negotiated between Sima Yi and the new Wei Emperor Cao Rui before, and it was just used to supplement the Wei army.After the internal consolidation of the Wei state, it was faced with another urgent problem, that is, the execution of Xu Huang, the murderer of Cao Pi.Many powerful ministers have always demanded that troops and horses should be sent immediately to recruit the traitor Xu Huang, otherwise it will be difficult to calm the people's anger and shock the majesty of the Wei State.And those generals asked to reorganize the army first in order to resist the attack of the Zhao army in the future.In the face of the different arguments between the two, Cao Rui finally decided to use Xiahoudun, Zhang Liao, and Cao Zhang, each leading 3,000 soldiers and horses out of the city to attack Xu Huang's camp.Even Cao Rui gave a death order, Xu Huang should be arrested at all costs, and if there is resistance, he will be killed on the spot, and he will not be spared.After receiving Cao Rui's holy order, Xiahoudun, Zhang Liao, and Cao Zhang immediately led their troops out of the city, and had already received a report from the outpost.It is said that after the traitor Xu Huang assassinated the first emperor Cao Pi, he rushed out of the camp ten miles outside the city gate, and the entire army was stationed in the camp at all, and there was no movement at all.So everyone decided to take advantage of Xu Huang's failure to leave, and attack in one fell swoop to uproot Xu Huang's camp.When the three generals of the Wei army set out, Sima Yi had already informed the three that Xu Huang only had 3,000 soldiers and horses.But all of its battles were heroic, and the three thousand sergeants were all elite soldiers who survived the southern and northern battles with Xu Huang.In the face of Sima Yi's intentional proposal, Xiahoudun, Zhang Liao, and Cao Zhang did not care about it, you must know that in Weizhong, although Xu Huang fought bravely, it was not just Xu Huang's elite soldiers.In addition to Xu Huang, Xiahoudun and Zhang Liao are both generals who are good at leading troops, and the soldiers and horses under their command are naturally not inferior to Xu Huang's own soldiers and horses.When the three major generals of Wei led the soldiers and horses to kill Xu Huang's camp in a mighty manner, a total of 9,000 soldiers and horses attacked together, and the vibration sound made by the joint attack can be described as Nie people's heartstrings.After Xu Huang returned to the barracks, he kept his soldiers monitoring the movements in Jiangzhou at all times, and would come back immediately to report if there was anything unusual.Today, Xu Huang's sentry was patrolling nearby, and suddenly heard a deafening sound, and before the sentry could react, he saw a dense crowd of soldiers and horses rushing out of Jiangzhou City, especially the three dazzling flags of Xiahou, Zhang, and Cao in front of him were even more eye-catching.Originally, the outpost was only supposed to be this large group of men and horses, and it was heading for the Zhao army, but when he saw that the direction in which this army was traveling was the direction he was in, the outpost was startled.Only then did he realize that this army was not aimed at the Zhao army, but against his own camp.The sentry hurriedly turned his horse's head and ran towards the camp without stopping, waving the reins of his horse in his hand all the way, almost until his arm was weak, and then he saw the trace of the camp.Before the outpost reached the camp, he waved the reins in his hand at the camp and shouted loudly: "The Wei army is coming, the Wei army is coming." ”The sentry shouted several times, which attracted the attention of the sentries in the camp, and immediately exploded throughout the camp.It immediately attracted the attention of Xu Huang, Xu Gai and others, Xu Huang immediately led the men and horses over, and happened to meet the outpost who went to investigate the news, and rode his horse to the front of the camp.Without waiting for Xu Huang to ask, the soldier in charge of the investigation had already rushed to Xu Huang and said: "The general is not good, many people and horses suddenly rushed out of Jiangzhou City, and the generals headed by the three flags are Xiahou, "Zhang" and "Cao", and they are coming towards our camp at this moment. ”As soon as the sergeant's voice fell, everyone in the audience was surprised, and even Xu Huang was surprised.Don't think about the three generals Xiahou, Zhang, and Cao, naturally they are Xiahoudun and Zhang Liao in the army, as for the Cao character general, I don't know whether it is Cao Zhen or Cao Zhang or Cao Ren.However, the two generals Xiahoudun and Zhang Liao alone were enough to give Xu Huang a headache, and after seeing Sima Yi and the others this time, they planned to want to kill themselves.Knowing Sima Yi's ruthlessness, Xu Huang couldn't help frowning, last night's dream still appeared in front of him, when he failed to avenge the deceased old master Cao Pi, he must not die here, and immediately raised his arms and shouted at the soldiers behind him: "All the soldiers, follow my orders, and immediately organize the troops and horses to prepare for battle." ”After finishing speaking, Xu Huang immediately asked people to bring his own battle axe, led his war horse, and immediately took the axe to lead the soldiers out of the camp, and lined up to wait for those Wei troops to come
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