Chapter 61 Cao Zilian's soldiers trapped Liu Xuande Lu Boyan vs. Xia Houyuan

After counting, an amazing news spread all over China: the emperor of the dynasty, Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, was killed by Cao Pi, the son of Cao, in the west of Ye City. The empress, the abbot and other relatives of the emperor, as well as Si Zhiwei Huang, Zhong Shaofu Geng Ji, infantry lieutenant Shi Jian and others at the scene, were also killed together. The news came, and the world was shocked.

As we all know, Emperor Xian of Han has been a puppet for a long time. Even if Cao Qian abolished him, it would not be too surprising. But it's not unexpected. At this time, there are still quite a lot of people in the Han Dynasty. Now Cao Pi has killed the emperor so proudly (at least everyone thinks so, only a few people know that Cao Pi is taking the blame). It's impossible for everyone to react at all.

So in the following time, riots against Cao Yan broke out in various parts of Hebei one after another. The leaders of the riots were either local officials or leaders of the family. Their riots also aroused the response of Tuntian guests who had long been used to the riots. For a while, all parts of Hebei were in danger, and Cao Pi and Xun You were in a hurry. The two people, who were exhausted, could only mobilized troops and horses to put out the rebellion everywhere, while sending people to report to Cao Cao.

"Bang!" A piece of the latest military newspaper was slapped on the table. Zihuan misled me in a big deal!" Cao Shen hated it. No matter how powerful he was, he took the emperor to order the princes. Now that his son has killed the emperor, he is at a loss.

Cao Shen knew that his son would not kill the emperor, but now people all over the world are facing his father and son, and you can't even jump into the Yellow River. Being wronged naked like this, even Cao Wei, who has always been unconceive of false fame, can't help it. What's more, what's lost now is not just a false reputation. There are rebellions in Hebei, and Cao's foundation is also a little unstable, which is a real interest. In a word, although Liu Xie is a puppet, he can't afford to die. Especially at this critical moment, I can't afford to die.

"The king of Wei is angry!" Picking up the military newspaper on the ground, Jia Xu comforted him softly. After a pause, Jia Xu also said, "This matter is by no means done by the son of the world, and it has spread all over the Central Plains and Hebei in a few days. Naturally, it is because of the intentional people spread it with all their strength. According to the false view, the mastermind behind the scenes must want to use His Majesty's death to cause chaos, and then make it convenient to get things from it. If you don't count, someone will definitely rise up. At that time, the lord will know who the messenger behind the scenes is!"

"That's good!" Cao Wei also nodded with emphasis. At that time, he was just trapped in it and didn't realize it for a while. Now after Jia Xu's reminder, he immediately understood. No one will spend so much time to embarrass Liu Xie, a puppet. His goal can only be himself.

"Your lord, now that Hebei is unstable, can you return to the army to pacize?" The favor on the side asked. Cao Jian is really in a dilemma this time: Go back. I finally trapped Liu Bei here. These days, I have attacked the city repeatedly, and I have almost broken through Xingyang. It's a pity to go back. If you don't go back, in case Hebei really makes trouble, you will be finished. Even if Cao Wei was a hero for the rest of his life, he acted decisively, and now he can't help but hesitate.

"The order is to let Yuan Rang return to Hebei and assist Gongda in temporarily taking all the affairs of the imperial court. When I break Liu Bei, I'll make a plan!" Cao Wei thought for a thought. Jia Xu didn't say anything, but Man Chong frowned and said, "But now, your majesty has died tragically, and we need to set up a new king to find the murderer. The country can't be without a king!"

"This?" Cao Yan also smiled bitterly when he heard the words. Man Chong was right. It's impossible for a big man to live without an emperor in the world. Xiahou Dun returned to the army, at best, to quell and suppress the rebellion everywhere. He doesn't have the ability to set up a new king. After thinking about it, Cao was very hesitant for a while.

"Lord, something's not good!" At this moment, Cao Zhen hurried in from the door, holding a brand-new list in his hand, and his face was already in awe-inspiring. Cao Jian frowned and took a look. After reading it, he sneered, patted the paper in his hand on the table, and snorted coldly, "Sima Zhongda, you really can't help it!"

"So that's it!" Jia Xu took this piece of paper and took a look, and suddenly realized. This paper is a list of articles written by Sima Yi himself. In the article, Sima Yi denounced Cao's father and son for usurping power and plotting rebellion, harming the son of heaven, and calling on the world's heroes to discuss it together.

If it's someone else, Cao Jian may not take it seriously. Cao Jian has seen more than one of such a list these days. But Sima Yi is different. The Sima family is a famous family in Hebei, and the old officials are everywhere. Now that he shakes his arms to fight against himself, then the whole land of Sili in Hebei is really unstable. Cao Yan knew that he was afraid that Xiahou Dun returned to the army, and he couldn't help him.

"It seems that your majesty's death has nothing to do with Sima Yi!" As soon as Jia Xu saw the list, he knew what was going on. Sima Yi was really gutless to be able to kill the emperor to create chaos and then rise up. While talking, Cheng Yu also came, and under everyone's discussion, he was also at a loss.

"Your lord, Hebei has lost, and our foundation is unstable. Only now, we have to go back to the army first!" Jia Xu said lightly. Cao Yan was silent for a long time, and finally said, "Wen He, do you think you can divide the troops and act? Now I have 300,000 troops in Henan, and I have led 100,000 troops back to Hebei to pacify the rebellion and preside over the overall situation. Another freshman will send a general to command 200,000 troops here to besiege Liu Bei and block Zhao Botao. Do you think it is feasible?

It seems that Cao Jian still doesn't want to give up this opportunity. He really wants to trap Liu Bei to death. Although there are still about 100,000 troops stationed in Hebei, except for the border troops, the remaining tens of thousands of people are also overstretched in the face of today's rebellions. Cao Yan and Xiahou Dun's army must go back in part. But after all, Liu Bei of Xingyang still has tens of thousands of horses, and Zhao Feng led about 100,000 troops to rescue them. If Cao Wei left fewer people, he would probably be completely swallowed up. After thinking about it, this is the only stopgap measure.

"With the lord presiding over the overall situation, coupled with the garrison in various parts of Hebei and the people of General Yuan Rang, only 100,000 troops returned to the division, which is enough to calm down the turmoil in Hebei. It's just that Sima Yi has started to do things now. This person has always been scheming and very confident in doing things. Since he dared to make trouble, he was afraid that the county in Hedong was now under his control. In addition, who can lead 200,000 troops to fight against Zhao Botao here? Jia Xu thought for a moment and asked with some hesitation.

"I have my own opinion!" After thinking about it, Cao Qian still ordered to call everyone to discuss the matter first. After informing everyone of the current situation, everyone was staring at me. I didn't expect the situation to be so bad.

"If my son is killed today, the country cannot be said to be without a king. I should lead the army back to Hebei, support the new king and calm the place. However, Liu Bei's anniper was trapped here, and if he tolerated it, he would let the tiger go back to the mountain. I mean, immediately divide the troops and act. I will lead 100,000 troops back to Hebei. Zilian, you lead 200,000 horses to stay here, besiege Liu Bei, and destroy Zhao Botao's reinforcements, understand?

"Hong Zi should obey!" Cao Hong was surprised that Cao Jian handed over this crowd to himself, but he quickly agreed. Jia Xu, who was beside him, saw this scene and his mouth moved, but he didn't say anything in the end.

Cao Hong is a good general, brave and a pioneer. But the impetuous surname is destined not to be a good handsome man. In Jia Xu's opinion, both Xu Huang and Zhang Yi are more ideal candidates. But Jia Xu knew that even if he proposed so, Cao Jian would not listen.

Cao Qian rose up. Wen relied on the literati of the Yingchuan faction, such as Xun You's uncle and nephew, and Guo Jia was also full of favors. In addition to Li Dian and Le Jin, the rest of the Wu relied on were basically his own brothers of the Cao family and the Xiahou family. For these people, even if Cao is not absolute trust, he is also the most trustworthy. Especially compared with the generals such as Xu Huang and Zhang Hao, it is even more incomparable. During this ** period, the 200,000 troops stranded in Henan naturally need to be controlled by the most reliable people. Now that Cao Ren is dead, Li Dian is critically ill and happy to be disabled, but the Xiahou brothers are not here. Cao Qian thought about it and had to give it to Cao Hong for the time being.

"Zilian, take control of the army, don't be too anxious. In addition, do you know how to discuss everything with Berning? After all, Cao Jian was still worried, so he left the steady counselor Man Chong here to assist Cao Hong. After all, now he is leading the army, but the sinister Zhao Botao, who has made Cao Yan himself suffer many times.

"Hong knows!" Cao Hong also knows his own affairs and understands Cao's intention to do so. However, although Cao Hong is irritable, he finally has a good relationship with Man Chong. At least in Cao Hong's opinion, Man Chong is much closer than the perverse Cheng Yu, or the gloomy Jia Xu.

After arranging all this, Cao Wei immediately led 100,000 troops in person, crossed the river to Hanoi County, and then took Chaoge back to Ye City. Although Sima Yi is making a lot of noise now, and Cao Qian wants to go up and strangle him, the new emperor is obviously more urgent than this.

"The lord can rest assured that even if the Sima family has deep roots, Sima Yi occupies the whole county of Hedong at most. Wait for the Lord's book to set up a new king, and then this person can be wiped out!" Jia Xu seemed to see Cao Yan's worries and comforted him. But Jia Xu also knew that with Sima Yi's IQ, he refused to prepare for things and leave behind. What exactly will he do next?

What Jia Xuwan didn't expect was that Sima Yi and his wife had secretly sneaked into the customs at this time, and then merged with Guo Huai there in Chang'an. Bo Ji, what's going on in Hanzhong now? After a hurried salute, Sima Yi asked Guo Huai eagerly.

"Don't worry, now everything is according to the Lord's plan. Xia Houyuan himself led 50,000 elite soldiers from Xiegu to Hanzhong and confronted Lu Xun in the solid land of the city. At the insti of his wife, the followers of Wudou Midao also began to do things. Lu Xun was so busy that he couldn't stand it!" Guo Huai said with a smile.

"Xiahou Miaocai took down Hanzhong, which is the time of his death!" Sima Yi nodded. At this time, Guo Huai said again, "Now, except for the defenders in Guanzhong, there are still 70,000 elite soldiers stationed in Fufeng City. If the lord wants to achieve great things, these 70,000 elite soldiers must be indispensable!"

"That's right. Who is the leader of these 70,000 elite soldiers now?" Sima Yi asked.

"It was Xia Houen, the nephew of Xia Houyuan. This man was captured before the army. In order to prevent the shortage of food and fodder, Xia Houyuan only brought 50,000 horses, and let him stay behind Fufeng and supervise the food and fodder." Guo Huai said with a smile.

"I understand that Xue Ze, the general of Tongguan, is a father's son. I have ordered General Zhang Fang to lead 10,000 Montenegrin troops to take over Tongguan. I also left Wang Shuang in Feng Yijun's place. Now we only need to guard the land of Tongguan and Feng Yi, and then use Xiahou Yuan to seize Hanzhong, and we can occupy the land of Guanzhong and Hanzhong in one fell swoop. If you enter, you can plot Sili and Xichuan, and if you retreat, you can stick to the pass to protect yourself. The ancestors of the pre-Qin Dynasty and the ancestors of the Han Dynasty obtained the world. Now that Cao Mengde and Liu Xuande are too busy to take care of themselves, we can take advantage of this good opportunity to rest and recuperate. When the world changes again, you can make a profit from it!" Sima Yi is full of confidence.

"The Lord is wise!" Guo Huai was extremely impressed by the authentic. This is also the reason why he followed Sima Yi. He was able to play the two princes of Liu Bei and Cao Jian, as well as the emperor, between applause. Such a person is definitely a rare talent in the world. Guo Huai was really impressed by Sima Yi. After learning about the latest situation, Sima Yi personally went to Fufeng with Guo Huai to prepare to deal with Xia Houen.

At this time, Xia Houyuan, who was in Hanzhong, naturally did not know that he was in danger. In fact, because he was on the front line and far away from Guanzhong, Xia Houyuan didn't even know that the emperor had been killed and Cao Shen withdrew his troops back to Hebei. However, he knew that under his army attack, Lu Xun could hardly defend it.

"Xia Houyuan's hand is really fierce!" In Baocheng, Lu Xun also hated it. He didn't attack Chen Cang or Longxi, but looked through the rugged Xiegu Road to Hanzhong and embarrassed himself. Xia Houyuan's strategy seems extremely unreasonable, but in fact it is extremely reasonable. Because once Hanzhong was captured, the contact between the three counties of Longxi, and even the two counties of Wudu and Yinping and Xichuan was cut off. The reason why Xia Houyuan dared to attack Hanzhong with such a big fanfare is to bully himself for his current lack of troops. His unreasonable strategy, in this specific period, is extremely reasonable, just on Lu Xun's seven inches.

Of course, if it's Xia Houyuan alone, then Lu Xun is really not afraid. The problem is that it is not only Xiahouyuan now. Since last month, a large-scale chaos broke out in several counties in Hanzhong, all of which were caused by the believers of Wudou Midao. With less than 20,000 troops, he fought against Xia Houyuan, the first tough general of Cao's army, under the premise of internal troubles. Even if Lu Xun was a superman, he should not be able to hold on.

"Why don't you transfer some troops from Longxi?" Looking at the map for a long time, Chen Shi suggested. Lu Xun shook his head slowly. After all, it was too far away. Just as the two were discussing, they saw Zhu Ran running in with a sweat and said, "General Lu, the big thing is not good. The north gate has been lost, and Xiahou Yuan's army has entered the city!"

"Yifeng, what's going on?" Lu Xun was shocked when he heard the words and asked quickly. Zhu Ran was out of breath, but he still said helplessly, "A group of five-dou rice Taoists suddenly rose up at the north gate. The soldiers were having lunch. Suddenly, they were attacked and failed to repel the enemy, so that the east gate was lost!"

"Damn it, it's these disciples and grandchildren of Zhang Lu again!" Lu Xun, who has always been elegant, is also resentful. Stopting Chen Shi and Zhu Ran, Lu Xun said in a low voice, "You two, I have a plan. I may win in defeat and kill Xia Houyuan to turn the world around. It's just that this plan is quite risky. I wonder if you two can help me?

(to be continued)