Qian County, Cao Wei Daying.
Ever since the fall of the Western Han Dynasty, Cao Cao realized that the only way to keep his territory was to work closely with Li Tang; If the Tang army wins, the Cao Wei crisis will be resolved, and if the Han army wins, the Tang army will inevitably withdraw from Qingzhou and withdraw to the north of the Yellow River, and the Han army will inevitably cross the Yellow River to attack Jizhou and Bingzhou.
In other words, the Qingzhou War is not only related to the success or failure of Li Tang, but also related to the life and death of Cao Wei.
Since the recapture of Yecheng, taking advantage of the Han army's onslaught to attack Luoyang and Chang'an, Cao Cao made a new round of deployment adjustments to the Wei army, in order to seize the opportunity to counterattack the territory controlled by the Eastern Han Dynasty while stabilizing the defense.
In Xuzhou, Cao Cao ordered Le Yi, Chen Ziyun, and Guo Ziyi to unify the army, and Fan Li provided backup for the state assassin history, leading Jia Fu, Wang Yanzhang, Li Tong, Jing Si, Lu Zhishen, Da Xi Changru, Cao Di and others, commanding 140,000 troops, while consolidating the defense of Xuzhou, echoing with the Tang army in the north and south, cooperating with the battle, and striving to win the victory in the battle of Qingzhou.
He also ordered Cao Ren to lead 130,000 soldiers and horses to Hanoi, with Sima Yi and Zhao Pu as military divisions, and led Jing Bu, Yang Su, Ruan Weng Zhong, Ju Wuba, Sima Cuo, Cao Zhen, Xiahou Shang, Sima Yan, Jia Kui, Zhang Xiu and other generals to contend with the Xu Da army on the south bank of the Yellow River, waiting for an opportunity to cross the Yellow River and attack Luoyang, Xingyang, Chenliu and other important towns.
Seeing that Xu Da divided his soldiers and horses into three branches, he ordered Fu Youde and Xu Shu to guard Luoyang and personally suppress Chen Liu, and the 100,000 soldiers and horses led by Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other four tiger generals left Chang'an and passed through Hangu Pass, Hongnong and other places, all the way east to the Tiger Pass, the intention is unknown.
Cao Ren was afraid that Guan Yu intended to attack Yecheng, so he hurriedly assigned Yang Su a group of soldiers and horses, and ordered him to lead four generals, Jing Bu, Zhang Xiu, Jia Kui, and Xiahou Shang, to raise 50,000 troops to leave the Hanoi County Administration and move to Yanjin, a fortress along the Yellow River, to strictly prevent the Han army from crossing the river and going north.
Yang Su was very pleased with Cao Cao and Cao Ren's trust, patted his chest and swore that as long as he still had a breath of air, he would never let the Han army cross the Yellow River and threaten Yecheng.
The demise of the Luoyang Imperial Court greatly increased the pressure on Cao Cao and his staff, and the cloud of defeat shrouded in his heart and could not be dispersed, lest the released four or five hundred thousand Han troops would go north to attack and merge the state, and at that time Cao Wei would almost inevitably be destroyed, and even if the Tang army won the battle of Qingzhou, it could not save the Wei state.
Just when Cao Cao was having trouble sleeping, he suddenly got news from the West that the 300,000 Roman troops led by Liu Xiu had entered the territory of Anxito participate in the war, and in order to avoid Wu Qi from falling into a predicament, Liu Wei had appointed Yue Fei as the main general and led 300,000 soldiers to rest in peace.
"Haha, Su Cheng doesn't deceive me" After learning the news, Cao Cao was almost ecstatic, looked up to the sky and laughed, and was grateful to Su Qin, so he set up a statue to worship him.
Fan Zeng, Guo Jia, Jia Xu and other Cao Wei aides were also overjoyed, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Fan Zeng pointed out: "This Liu Wei is now a little carried away, stubborn and self-serving, committing the same mistake as Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, failing to chase the poor and eradicate the grass and roots, giving me a chance to breathe in Dawei."
"Now Your Majesty is Liu Bang at the Hongmen banquet, and Liu Wei is the complacent overlord, this time he sent Yue Fei to the west to rest instead of going north to attack and merge the state, just like letting Liu Bang enter Shu, so that there was a later Ming Ming plank road to secretly Chen Cang, this Liu Wei will be defeated sooner or later."
Guo Jia also took Fan Zeng's words seriously.
Jia Xu put his hands in his sleeves and analyzed: "Even if the Han army's strength in Chang'an and Luoyang is still strong after Yue Fei's westward expedition, the total strength still exceeds 300,000, plus the Zhuge Liang Corps in Huainan, the number of troops to maintain the offensive against our Great Wei is still more than 400,000, maybe Liu Wei thinks it will be a sure victory."
Cao Cao applauded: "In terms of military strength and national strength, after Yue Fei's westward expedition, the Han army did have to win, but the ability of the generals was greatly reduced, which is an opportunity for our Great Wei to fight back."
There is a saying that knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible; Knowing oneself without knowing the other, one win and one defeat, not knowing oneself and not knowing the other, every battle will be lost.
Therefore, while Liu Wei was collecting information on Cao Wei's generals, Cao Cao was also collecting information on the generals of the Han army, but Cao Cao could not be as detailed as Liu Wei's mastery, but he still knew a little about the strength of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
After Yue Fei sent troops to the west, the three major Han army corps against Cao Wei were led by Zhuge Liang, Xu Da, and Xu Huang, and the strategists were Chen Ping, Chen Gong, Zhu Sheng, Xu Shu and others, and the generals were led by Xue Rengui and Han Shizhong, and the others were Gan Ning, Zhang Liao, Li Yan, Jiang Wei, Ma Dai, Huo Jun, Wei Jiang, Hu Sanniang, Cheng Yanjin, Meng Liang, Qi Guoyuan, Zhong Wuyan, Liang Hongyu, Zhu Huan and others, as well as Fu Youde, Zhang Xutuo, Ding Yanping, Yu Ban, Wang Ping, Xiahoulan and other generals.
Among them, the only one who can deter Cao Jun is Xue Rengui alone, and the others, including Xu Huang, Han Shizhong, Zhang Xutuo, Fu Youde and others, are not super-first-class generals.
On Cao Cao's side, in addition to Jia Fu and Wang Yanzhang, the four fierce generals Jing Bu, Xia Luqi, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu are all there, and there are Ruan Weng Zhong and Ju Buba, the giants have joined, and the strength of the fierce generals can be called soaring.
The only thing that Cao Cao couldn't be sure about was that Guan Yu partnered with Sun Wu, and took the three tigers of Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, and Huang Zhong from Chang'an all the way to the east, whether they wanted to attack Yecheng or attack Qianjun, or go east into Qingzhou to participate in the war First, it is impossible to judge the motives of Guan Yu's army, and second, the weather is cold, so Cao Cao did not move, otherwise he would have started a counteroffensive against the Han army a long time ago.
In addition to ordering Cao Ren and Yang Su to guard Hanoi and defend Yecheng, Cao Cao ordered Cao Bin, who had been exchanged, to take Zhu Ling, Dong Ping, and Wu Yong to Hedong to sit in the town, meet Hao Zhao and Wang Ling in Huguan, and defend the state to prevent Xu Huang's army from going north to attack Taiyuan.
The crown prince Cao Ang was captured, Cao Cao had no choice but to appoint Cao Zhi as the crown prince, and sat in Yecheng with the assistance of Xun You, Cheng Yu, Man Chong, Ren Jun and others to stabilize the army's heart.
In any case, at least Cao Wei's kingdom is still there, and the imperial court is still there.
Forced by Guan Yu's army getting closer and closer to Qian County, Cao Cao was afraid of being cut off from the way back, so he hurriedly dispatched Xiahou Yuan to lead Pang De, Cao Zhang, and Le Jin, and raised troops to leave Yecheng to cross the Yellow River from Baimajin, and stationed in Suiyang, where Chen Guozhi was stationed.
Just when Cao Cao was nervously dispatching troops, he suddenly got the news that the prince of the Han Dynasty was beaten, Xue Rengui's son was killed, and his wife committed suicide by throwing herself into a well, which suddenly made Cao Cao and his staff happy.
Sweeping the military generals on both sides, Cao Cao stroked his beard and laughed: "Haha, it's good, if Xue Li is put together, it will be more able to show Liu Wei's imperial might."
At Cao Cao's feet, the strategists on the left were led by Fan Zeng, and Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Sima Sui Tho and others stood below.
Among them, Sima Sui Tho, who can be literate and martial, and can lead the army to fight, is even more important to Cao Cao.
In terms of generals, led by Dian Wei and Xu Chu, Xia Luqi stood downward, Shan Xiongxin with a broken arm, Han Baohu, Wen Ping, Shi Jianjiao, Le Yang and other generals.
After years of recruitment, Cao Cao has successively obtained young talents such as Sima Sui Tho, Sima Yan, Shi Jianjiao, and Le Yang, which made Cao Cao very satisfied with the talent reserve of Wei.
Dian Wei stroked his beard and hugged Xue Rengui upset: "Xue Li has made great contributions to Liu Wei over the years, not to mention second to none, but it is also one of the few, Liu Wei really gave his son to the throne, it is really ruthless If I am Xue Li, I will turn against Liu Wei and his mother."
Guo Jia put his hands in his sleeves and said with a smile: "So you are not Xue Li, and Xue Li will not be opposed" Sima Sui Tho said: "Can you think of a way to use the strategy of discord to reverse Xue Rengui, if Xue Rengui is reversed, Zhuge Liang's subordinates have no one available, it is definitely good news for our army." ” Fan Zeng said: "Xue Rengui is not only Liu Bian's brother-in-law, but also Liu Bian's cousin; His daughter Xue Jinlian was married to Liu Zhi, the third son of Liu Wei, and she was in a high position, how could she rebel so easily, saying that his son innocently beat the prince, and his wife committed murder, it was purely self-inflicted, and I am afraid that Xue Rengui would have no face to rebel."
Jia Xu suggested: "What's the harm in sending someone to quietly contact Xue Rengui, if it can succeed, it will naturally be a great benefit, even if it can't succeed, it can also drive a wedge between their monarchs and ministers, causing Liu Wei's suspicion." ” Cao Cao bowed his head and said: "Jia Wenhe is reasonable, I will personally repair the book, find someone who can speak and argue quietly, contact Xue Li, and implement the counter-plan."
If you can rebel against Xue Rengui, it is naturally the best, even if you can't rebel, there will be a hundred benefits and no harm in discord. ” At this moment, the captain guarding the door hurriedly reported: "Your Majesty, someone outside the door is asking to see you, claiming to have secret information presented." ” Cao Cao's eyebrows frowned slightly: "Oh, bring me right away" S: Finally, a few words about the analysis of Guo Jia, Fan Zeng and others in the article, if it is in normal history, whoever is the monarch will choose to attack the north and merge the state, and then go west to reinforce Wu Qi after the destruction of Cao Wei.
And here, the author forcibly changed Liu Bian's decision, designed the plot of Rome joining the battlefield and Yue Fei reinforcing him, and indirectly put the pot on Liu Bian.
There is only one reason for this, the author does not plan to write in depth about the Western battlefield, because there is no information, including humanities, geography, politics and anything, and it is impossible to expand in depth, just like the Blue Horse Pass and Mulu City mentioned now are all fictional.
Then why attack the West again, there is only one reason, the protagonist has gathered so many historical elites, if the territory is limited to the domestic battlefield, it is a pity, so Western elements are added.
If the domestic battlefield is unified first, and the foreign battlefield ends with only a few chapters, it will inevitably be unfinished, so I decided to expand the eastern and western battlefields at the same time, focusing on the eastern battlefield, interspersed with descriptions of small western battlefields, and by the time the eastern battlefield is over, the western is almost finished.
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