North of Chang'an City, the camp of Qin's horns.
At the gate of the camp, Cao Cao was fully armed, standing on his horse, his eyes were always staring at the direction of Chang'an City, and there was a bit of worry in his eyes that could not be concealed.
Behind him, the 30,000 elite Qin State infantry riders were already lined up, all of them sweating in their palms, looking nervous and uneasy.
According to the report of the scouts, the Wei army has exhausted its 200,000 troops and put on an offensive posture towards Chang'an City, clearly intending to launch a fierce attack on Chang'an City with heavy siege weapons such as Tianlei artillery.
This will be the first offensive by the Wei army since it approached Chang'an.
Cao Cao had already received information that the Wei army had assembled heavy weapons, including heavy city-breaking hammers, which were formidable weapons that had caused him a lot of hardships at some time.
Although Cao Cao had received Cao Ang's ward in advance, he knew that Cao Ang planned to pour water on the city wall overnight and build the wall with ice to resist the Wei army's bombardment today.
This whimsical idea naturally made Cao Cao's eyes light up, and he was a little impressed by his eldest son.
It's just that it is still unknown whether this method of using Shui Bingcheng can block the bombardment of the Wei army, and even Cao Cao himself has no bottom in his heart.
Therefore, early this morning, Cao Cao gathered all the soldiers and horses in the camp, preparing to rescue Chang'an City at any time once it was in danger.
Boom, boom, boom The rumbling sound of stone cannon bombardment came from far away from Chang'an City, although the sound was not loud, but every blow shook Cao Cao's restless heart.
Although the weather was cold, Cao Cao's hand holding the horsewhip had already pinched out a thick layer of sweat, and it was difficult to hide the nervousness in his old eyes.
The bombardment lasted for more than an hour, and Cao Cao's heart was also hanging in his throat for more than an hour, and his eyes were always staring at the city gate, for fear that the scouts who rushed back would bring bad news about the destruction of Chang'an City.
Cao Cao was like this, and the Qin soldiers behind him were all nervous, and they were all flustered.
The bombardment lasted for more than an hour, and finally fell silent, and in the direction of the east gate, the flying ice and dust also slowly fell.
Cao Cao's heart beat faster, and he almost jumped out of his throat, he knew that the end of the cannon sound meant two endings.
Either the city has been bombarded, or the city has been bombarded without success.
Just when Cao Cao was worried, in the direction of the east gate, there was a sudden cheer, shaking the heavens and the earth, as if he was celebrating something.
The voice came from the city, it should have come from his own army, which made Cao Cao's eyes suddenly brighten, and his expression suddenly revealed a trace of excitement.
A moment later, the north gate of Chang'an was opened, and a messenger galloped to the camp.
The messenger went straight to Cao Cao's horse, rolled the saddle and dismounted, and shouted excitedly: "Your Majesty, the Great Prince's plan to ice the city has been successful, and the pottery thief Heavenly Thunder bombardment of the city is useless, and he has retreated without a fight."
As soon as these words came out, the soldiers of the Qin army in the camp all let out a long breath, and the cheers and cheers echoed in the sky above the camp.
Cao Cao also breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but laugh, his eyebrows were full of relief and relief.
At this time, Fa Zheng beside him took advantage of the situation and said: "Your Majesty, the Great Prince's plan to use the Ice City is really exquisite, and it is easy to make the pottery thief's Heavenly Thunder Cannon useless, and the Great Prince should have made a great contribution." ” "Well, yes, yes, you're right, Ang'er really impressed me."
Cao Cao also nodded again and again, with a proud and appreciative expression, "I still felt that Ang'er was more than brave and not resourceful, but I didn't expect Ang'er to be so resourceful, it is really gratifying for me, worthy of being my eldest son." ” Seeing that Cao Cao was full of praise for Cao Ang, Ma Chao and Fa Zheng, and other civil and military personnel who were close to Cao Ang, were also secretly proud.
Taking advantage of Cao Cao's inattention, Ma Chao glanced at Fa Zheng.
Fa Zheng understood, so he took advantage of Cao Cao's happiness and said: "The minister has another proposal, but I can take advantage of this victory to boost the morale of our army, I don't know whether to talk about it or not." ” "Filial piety has something to say."
Cao Cao flicked his hands.
Fa Zheng cleared his throat and said: "The so-called country has no prince, the people are uneasy and the gods are unstable, now the great prince has a clever plan to force back the pottery thief, to protect the emperor is not lost, and to promote my great Qin national prestige, it is really a great achievement, and at the same time it proves that the prince is both civil and military, enough to take on the big responsibility, and since ancient times, they are all standing long and not young, so the minister wants to ask His Majesty to take advantage of this great victory to make the great prince the prince, just to stabilize people's hearts and boost morale, which is counting in one fell swoop." ” As soon as these words came out, Cao Cao's expression was suddenly shocked, and he was silent for a while, falling into thought.
Cao Cao had never made Cao Ang the crown prince before, mainly because of the defeat in the Central Plains that year, Cao Ang's performance was quite poor, and he really lived up to his expectations.
Moreover, at that time, the second son Cao Pi showed a general side, and over the years, he showed quite filial piety.
It was precisely because of this that Cao Cao began to hesitate, not knowing whether to appoint Cao Ang as the prince or Cao Pi as the prince.
Now, when the country was in danger, Cao Angxi won a key battle, which can be said to be quite good, which made Cao Cao appreciate this son again.
Moreover, what Fa Zheng said about establishing the elders but not the young, and stabilizing people's hearts, are not unreasonable.
Under all these considerations, Cao Cao's mind was deeply shaken.
At this time, Ma Chao and Fa Zheng glanced at the ministers again, and those Qin ministers who supported Cao Ang joined forces one after another, persuading Cao Cao to make Cao Ang the crown prince.
Cao Ang is the eldest son, and the courtiers are psychologically inclined to make Cao Ang the prince according to tradition, and Cao Ang has won the support of the Ma family because of his marriage contract with Ma Yunlu, and the supporters in the court naturally account for the vast majority.
Previously, when Cao Cao's mind was unclear, the ministers did not dare to express their attitude, but now Cao Cao's expression was clearly inclined to make Cao Ang the crown prince.
Cao Cao's mind is already inclined to the eldest son, and there are ministers to persuade him, so there is nothing to hesitate about when it comes to this part.
So Cao Cao waved his hand and shouted, "Where is Liu Ye?"
” "The minister is here."
Liu Ye hurriedly stepped forward.
Cao Cao then ordered: "You quickly go and draw up a decree to seal the crown, I want to make Ang Chang the crown prince, and officially appoint him as the prince of my Great Wei." ” "Obey."
Liu Ye was busy with orders.
Fa Zheng and other ministers, each secretly relieved, knelt down one after another, long live, and praised Cao Cao's wisdom.
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Cao Cao's expression was also rare and high-spirited, and he laughed loudly.
At this moment, another messenger rushed forward and delivered the latest document from Mao Sui, the envoy of the Han State.
Liu Ye took it and looked at it, couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed his hand to Cao Cao and said: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, God bless my Great Wei, the Han Kingdom has responded to our request for help, Liu Bei has already exhausted his 150,000 cavalry army to the south and take Jizhou directly."
In the northern direction, Xianbei also dispatched 100,000 iron cavalry, went south from Pingcheng, and then attacked Jinyang" Liu Ye's story reported that the Qin army suddenly fell into extreme ecstasy.
Fa Zheng said even more excitedly: "Your Majesty, the Xianbei army of the Han State is heading south, with nearly 300,000 foot cavalry troops, and the momentum is huge, and the pressure in the north of the Wei State will definitely double, and the minister expects that the pottery thief will not take long to draw troops to the north to help."
At that time, the strength of the pottery thief pass, even if the weather warms up and the ice wall melts, the pottery thief will not want to threaten our imperial capital again, and the day when our Great Qin national fortunes will rebound is not far away. ” "Liu Bei's dispatch of troops is really timely enough, the Mandate of Heaven is really in my Daqin, and it is really in my Daqin, hahaha" Cao Cao was also extremely excited, and his mood was extremely good, and he laughed wildly out loud for a rare time.
It is no wonder that Cao Ang first repelled the attack of the pottery merchants, and now there are 250,000 Xianbei Han allied troops marching south to relieve the siege for themselves, and the balance of victory seems to be tilted towards him in an instant, Cao Cao's heart is completely swept away, and it is strange that he is not so excited that he bursts.
The Qin camp echoed with cheering and cheering shouts, and the previous low mood of the general in danger was gone, and the fighting spirit of the soldiers of the three armies was rekindled.
Cao Cao was also smiling proudly, his eyes couldn't help but look in the direction of Wei Ying in the east, and sneered: "Pottery merchant, it's finally time for your luck to run out, this time, I see how you can continue to be rampant, haha" East of Chang'an City, Wei Ying.
The 200,000 Wei soldiers all returned to the camp, and today's retreat without a fight did not have much impact on morale, but it was still a little disappointing to the soldiers.
The Imperial Tent.
"His grandmother's, when I was a Qin person, I always heard that Cao Ang was brave and unscrupulous, there was no way he could come up with such a wonderful method."
Wei Chigong, who followed up in the account, scratched his head and scolded.
The potter drank a glass of warm wine and sneered: "It's not that I haven't fought with Cao Ang back then, that kid has a few catties and a few taels, can I still not know, he can't come up with this strategy, it must be offered by others for him." ” Only then did Wei Chigong realize that he muttered: "If I catch that guy who sacrificed this trick, I will definitely twist his head off."
In a sigh, Bai Qi arched his hand and said: "No matter who contributed this plan, our army's siege weapons such as the Heavenly Thunder Cannon are useless, and we have to find another way to break the enemy." ” At this time, Zhang Liang shook the feather fan and smiled disapprerovingly: "What's so difficult about this, this ice city plan can only last for a few months at most, and then the deep winter will pass, the spring will bloom, and the ice wall will melt, and it will not be too late for us to attack the city." ” As soon as Zhang Liang said this, the eyes of all the ministers lit up, as if they suddenly realized.
"Yes, why didn't I think of it, after a hot month, I see that Cao Ang's dog mongrel's ice wall will still have a bird."
Wei Chigong slapped his thigh and scolded excitedly.
In the imperial tent, a burst of laughter suddenly sounded, and the originally infrequent mood of the generals was ignited again.
The potter also smiled slightly, and his expression became relieved.
At this moment, Zhang Yi hurriedly entered and delivered an urgent document to the potter.
The potter unfolded it, the smile on his face suddenly closed, and he sighed softly: "The situation has changed, it seems that we can't wait for the spring flowers to bloom." ”isjgy: