Explain the second effect of Guo Jia's legacy in the previous chapter, the note of this can only take effect once, and I forgot this sentence when uploading, so it caused a misunderstanding, and it is hereby explained.
The men and horses who withdrew from Qian County joined forces with Cao Cao in Yan County to count the losses.
Before and after, it lost five generals such as Xiahou Yuan, Xia Luqi, Shan Xiongxin, Yu Ban, and Ruan Weng Zhong, and caused the strategist Guo Jia to vomit blood and die, with a cumulative loss of more than 100,000 troops, which can be said to have suffered the most painful defeat in the battle of Han and Wei, which was more than the Battle of Hefei.
The north wind blew, the broken banners were hunting, and the faces of every Cao soldier were full of horror and uneasiness, and their morale almost fell to a low point.
Climbing the highest mountain in Yan County and looking south, you can vaguely see the outline of the city of Qian County, which was the hometown where Cao Cao was born and raised, but now it no longer belongs to Cao Wei.
You can vaguely see the big red Han army flag fluttering on the head of the city, like a thorn in Cao Cao's heart.
"Give birth to me and raise my hometown" Cao Cao's eyes closed slightly, clenched his fists and whispered, like a wounded beast, "I, Cao Mengde, swear here that I must return to Qianjun and regain my hometown in my lifetime."
Fan Zeng, who was standing beside Cao Cao, looked much older, and his figure became a little slumbered, and he stretched out his hand and pointed south: "Visually, the Han army is still forty miles away from Yan County, and it is not advisable to stay here for a long time, so it is better to quickly go north to meet the soldiers and horses of Suiyang, and withdraw to the north of the Yellow River to try a good strategy."
Although his hometown is difficult to give up, Cao Cao must eventually give it up, bowing slightly: "Withdraw troops" This time, Le Yang and Wen Ping opened the way in front, Cao Cao took Sima Sui Tho, Fan Zeng, Jia Xu and others to escort Guo Jia's body in the center, and Cao Ren led the five generals such as Ju Wuba, Yingbu, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and Shi Jianjiao, and gave up all the unnecessary baggage and traveled lightly to Suiyang.
Forty miles away from Yan County.
Zhuge Liang, Xu Da and Guan Yu joined forces, and ordered Ma Dai, Zhu Huan, and Zhang Xunsan to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to attack and plunder Jiwu, Dangxian, Xiayi and other places, and take advantage of Cao Cao's retreat to grab land, and strive to pocket all the Central Plains.
"We Are Obeyed" Ma Dai, Zhu Huan, and Zhang Xun were each ordered to lead their troops away, Zhang Xun attacked Wu, Ma Dai attacked Dangxian, and Zhu Huan captured Yi.
The small county town garrison is only three or five hundred, and it is expected that it will only take a day or two to work, and it will definitely be like Mount Tai pressing the top, and it will be destroyed with one blow.
After the three generals left, Zhuge Liang said to Guan Yu again: "Cao Cao is already exhausted and lonely, and it is expected that he will no longer be able to gain a foothold in the Central Plains.
Junhou Ke and General Zilong led a cavalry, fast horses, and marched north from the territory of Xiangyi County, occupying Baimajin, and cutting off Cao Cao's retreat. ” Guan Yu stroked his beard and agreed: "What Kong Ming said is very good, and he can send troops when he arrives."
Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu's generals are between the two generals, and they each command an army, and they can't talk about who commands whom, so Zhuge Liang's tone is extremely humble, and it has always been a consultative tone.
This also won Guan Yu's favor, and he agreed to the task entrusted by Zhuge Liang.
After the discussion stopped, Guan Yu immediately ordered 15,000 cavalry under his command with Zhao Yun, borrowed 8,000 from Zhuge Liang, and took Guan Ping, Guan Ling, Guan Yinping and other children, as well as Zhou Cang and the army parted ways, and embarked on the road to Xiangyi County along the trail, preparing to rush to the horse and make a detour to Baimajin to block Cao Cao's retreat.
Before leaving, Guan Yu instructed Zhang Fei and Huang Zhongdao: "When I am not there, you two must obey Kong Ming's dispatch, and there must be no mistakes." ” Huang Zhong has always been loyal and honest, so Guan Yu is not worried, but Zhang Fei's recklessness makes Guan Yu a little worried.
Zhang Fei patted his chest and said: "Second brother, don't worry, with your words, Kong Ming let me go east and I will never go west, let me pick up the dog and I will never scold the chicken" After getting Zhang Fei's assurance, Guan Yu put his mind at ease, bid farewell to Zhuge Liang, Xu Da and others with Zhao Yun, and led the cavalry to the north.
Zhuge Liang said to Han Shizhong and Xu Da: "If Cao Cao wants to retreat from Suiyang to Hebei, in addition to Baimajin, it is also possible to go to Dongjun and retreat from Puyang to cross the Yellow River.
Ke Xiu wrote a letter to Wei Wenchang and Gao Aocao, who were stationed in Dingtao, and ordered the two to set up an ambush on the way, waiting for an opportunity to attack the Wei army. ” Han Shizhong and Xu Da agreed: "General Kong Ming has no last resort, this plan is feasible." ” Zhu Sheng and Chen Gong admired Li Jing's foresight even more: "Pharmacist Li is really like a god, leaving Wei Yan and Gao Gao in Dingtao early, it is like burying a nail on the way of Cao Cao's retreat."
Our Han monarchs and ministers are single-minded, and Cao Thief has the reason to be invincible."
Zhuge Liang immediately wrote a letter to Wei Yanxiu, sent it to Dingtao through flying pigeons, and asked Wei Yan and Gao Gao to send troops to set up an ambush on the road from Suiyang to Puyang, and strive to inflict the greatest damage on the main Wei army led by Cao Cao.
After the deployment of troops was completed, Zhuge Liang ordered Han Baohu to be escorted up, and asked loudly: "Han Baohu, your old lord Ran Min has surrendered to the Han, but you have lost yourself as a thief, now that you have been captured, why not surrender early" Thinking of Ran Min's kindness to himself, Han Baohu was silent and speechless.
Zhuge Liang continued to advise: "Those who know the times are Junjie, since even Ran Min has already surrendered to the Han Dynasty, why do you still have to be loyal and martyred for Cao Cao and do such a stupid thing" Han Baohu sighed: "The goose has left a voice, the person lives to leave a name, the Great Wei Emperor treats me well, if I betray the country and seek glory here, I am afraid that I will be infamous for thousands of years." ” "Haha, General Han's words are wrong" Zhuge Liang held a feather fan and laughed loudly, "You were originally Ran Min's subordinate, and you were captured by Cao Cao when you broke through, and you were compromised in order to survive, how can you betray If you repent today and abandon the darkness to the light, the world will only praise you for not forgetting the old master, and how can you be scolded for betraying the lord for glory" After listening to Zhuge Liang's words, Han Baohu's heart suddenly moved, and the ants still spared their lives, let alone a seven-foot man "However, after all, I followed Cao Cao to become a traitor and traitor, according to the laws of the Han Dynasty, I should be punished for the crime of destroying the nine clans, how can the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty tolerate me" Han Baohu lowered his head and groaned, and said worriedly.
Zhuge Liang laughed again: "If you are worried about this, General Han can be relieved."
If it comes to heinous crimes, who can compare with Cao Mengde, who usurped the emperor, according to General Han, whether he should exterminate the nine clans But His Majesty treated Cao Mengde's two daughters with courtesy, one became the prince's concubine, and the other was promised to the king of Beihai.
Even Cao Cao's daughter can be forgiven, let alone a talent like you, General Han, who was forced by the situation to surrender to Cao."
Zhu Sheng also helped to advise on the side: "Your old lord Ran Min gathered the Black Mountain thieves back then, as many as more than 100,000, and occupied the state and established himself as the king.
In the end, he abandoned the darkness and surrendered to the Han, and now he is one of the four elephant generals of my Han Dynasty, so General Han can relax his heart.
As long as you sincerely repent, the court will inevitably give you the opportunity to atone for your sins. ” Under the persuasion of Zhuge Liang and Zhu Sheng, Han Baohu finally surrendered, knelt down on one knee and hugged his fists and said: "Thanks to General Zhuge for his love and persuasion, how can Han Baohu not know what to do and is willing to return to the Han Dynasty, fight to the death for the imperial court, and atone for his crimes." ” Zhuge Liang got up with a smile and helped Han Baohu up: "This is a wise choice, it can not only save his life, but also go down in history." ” After Han Baohu retreated, Zhuge Liang swept his gaze to Wen Ji again: "Hehe, General Wen, the result of the battle of Xuchang surprised you."
"Eh, how can General Kongming say this" Wen Ji was shocked and frightened, his face turned red, and he asked Zhuge Liang rhetorically.
Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan in his hand and laughed loudly: "Haha, this is going to be rewarded for meritorious deeds, this time I was able to lure Xiahou Yuan into Xuchang and hit Cao Cao hard, and the biggest credit is not General Xue Rengui, but you Wenji."
"My junior general just killed more than a dozen Cao soldiers, how dare he praise it like this" Wen Ji guessed that his identity had been exposed, and he was determined not to admit it.
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "If it weren't for you to report to Sang Zi Cao and secretly communicate with him, how could General Xue Rengui deceive Cao Cao and his staff, so this general said that the first credit for this Xuchang victory was not General Xue Rengui, but you Wenji." ” "Zhuge Liang, you are spewing blood" Wen Ji relied on his own lack of evidence, and immediately bit back, "You saw that I refused to flatter you, so I spread rumors and framed me, you said that I exchanged letters with Cao Cao, but there is evidence" "Father, stop quibbling" In a flash of cold light, a saber pierced Wen Ji's body from behind, and it was his sixteen-year-old son Wen Qin who held the hilt.
"You dare to kill your father" Wen Ji covered his wounds, his body slowly softened, and he stared at Wen Qin with an expression of disbelief.
Wen Qin's face was like frost, and he was expressionless: "Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to achieve, since the father can do treason, the child can kill his relatives in righteousness."
You have been sneakily getting up for countless nights to repair books for Cao Cao, only when I was kept in the dark, but I didn't know that I had already noticed it, and I just hoped that my father would be lost.
But you are stubborn, and now you have been debunked by General Zhuge and flatly denied it, I Wen Qin is ashamed to be your son."
Wen Qin's voice fell, and he pulled the sword out of Wen Ji's back, and blood suddenly gushed out.
Wen Ji covered the wound and shook it a few times, and fell to the ground with a dead look.
Wen Qin abandoned the sword and jade ground, knelt on the ground and pleaded guilty: "The young general Wen Qin knew about his father's fornication with Cao Wei, but he did not stand up to expose it because of family affection, he was responsible for the cultivation of the imperial court and General Kong Ming, and he was willing to be dealt with by military law, although he died without resentment" Zhuge Liang bowed slightly: "What a Wen Qin, it is really rare to be able to kill relatives in righteousness."
It's also fortunate that you didn't stop your father at the beginning, otherwise how could you hide it from Cao Cao, your father's behavior in this Xuchang victory has nothing to do with you, you will serve the court in the future, and you will definitely be rewarded for your merits, and you will be treated equally."
Wen Qin was overjoyed, and bowed his head to thank him: "Thank you General Zhuge for raising your noble hand, Wen Qin will swear to repay him with death" t1706231537: