Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1482 The Last Outbreak of the Son of Heaven VI
"Yuan Benchu ​​is indeed not very stupid, but he is not very smart either. He has a persistent personality. He is a person who cannot afford to lose. If he loses, many things will blind his eyes and make him unable to see his own situation!" Xun Yu's eyes flickered, and he said softly.

He had been under Yuan Shao's command, so he knew Yuan Shao well, and he knew it very well, otherwise he would not have abandoned Yuan Shao and turned to Cao Cao.

Yuan Shao is the kind of person who cannot bear to lose if he wins.

If he just lost, that's not a big problem. Even if he couldn't afford to lose, he knew he lost, but now Wei Jun also lost, and the loss was even worse than that of Hebei.

At this time, Yuan Shao will take a risky gamble and get back from the Central Plains what he lost, that's a matter of course.

"Want to take advantage of our illness and kill us, take advantage of the fact that we have just been newly defeated, the army is in turmoil, and occupying the Central Plains, at least they can capture Yanzhou and take Qingzhou back, so that even if Hebei loses the battle of Luoyang, they can bear it !"

Xun Yu smiled coldly, and said: "After all, we don't have many troops in the north. He thinks it is an opportunity. Even if Hebei was defeated by the Ming army, he still retained a lot of troops. If the [-] troops grit their teeth, we will still be able to fight." It can be taken out!"

"That's troublesome. Now we have not many troops in Yanzhou, and the Qingzhou side is even more useless!"

Cao Ang became a little worried.

He couldn't even sit still, stood up from the middle position, paced back and forth, thought for a while, and said: "Once they really send troops to the south, let alone let them hit Xudu or Yanzhou, or possible!"

"The south is newly defeated, caught off guard, and the mess has not been cleaned up. We don't have absolute confidence in whether the Ming army will continue to attack. If the north is really attacked, the court will really suffer from the enemy!"

At this moment, all the officials under the command of Prince Wei's Mansion could feel a severe situation enveloping them.

The key is that their king Cao Cao is not there.

Cao Cao is the spiritual pillar of the Wei Palace. Although Cao Ang is good, he is considered to be among the best among the younger generation. There is a lack of majesty.

"Should we quickly send someone to tell the king about this matter!" Someone quickly suggested, "Let the king decide on such a big matter!"

When Cao Ang heard this, his expression turned ugly.

It's not that he has any opinions on these ministers, nor does he covet his father's position, but a sense of humiliation, feeling that he can't support Cao Wei's situation, and feels a little inferior.

He is a young man, but when it comes to young people, Ming Wang Mujing is also a young man, and age is no longer a criterion for measuring a person's ability.

In the final analysis, he is still not capable enough to make Cao Wei's officials trust him.

"Now that Nanyang has suffered a disastrous defeat, Your Majesty is recruiting remnant soldiers and focusing on building up the morale of the army. He is busy with affairs, and he will definitely not be able to leave. In addition, I heard that he was injured before, and he is physically and mentally exhausted. If we can solve it, I don't think it is necessary to tell the King. At least not to let Your Majesty is so worried!"

Xun Yu has always been careful, he glanced at Cao Ang, thought about the current situation, and said.

To them, the south is the greatest enemy, and the Ming country is the greatest enemy. As for Yuan Shao in the north, even if he is not a clown, he may not be the so-called formidable enemy.

And Yuan Shao, who was defeated in Luoyang, was actually no different from a jumping beam clown, and it was impossible for them to defeat him.

"How about letting Xia Houyuan go north?"

When Cao Ang heard the words, he immediately pushed aside the clouds to see the bright moon. He felt much better and calmed down a lot. In the current situation, the north really needs to be on guard. He thought about it, glanced over, and asked the ministers .

"also!"

"It's a way!"

The ministers pondered for a while, and they somewhat agreed, but in the end their eyes still fell on Xun Yu. Cao Ang was the supervisor of the country, and it was Xun Yu who really made up his mind to deal with the important affairs of the government.

Although Cao Cao was somewhat dissatisfied with Xun Yu, he never doubted that Xun Yu would betray him, so he gave this trust to Xun Yu.

"There are [-] soldiers left at Hulao Pass, which is enough to defend against the enemy. Although the Ming army has made great victories, they have also suffered repeated losses. If they kill [-] enemies, they will lose [-]. They will not have more energy to attack. It must be recuperating!"

Xun Yu said: "Letting Xia Houyuan lead his troops northward and occupy Guandu is the best way at present. Even if Yuan Shao and the others really send troops southward, they will not be able to defeat Xia Houyuan's troops. They will wait until the king's troops return to the court, and then go back and clean up They, too, have time!"

"Then do this!"

Cao Ang is still a little apprehensive to supervise the country as the son of the eldest son, but with the help of Xun Yu and others, he is conscientious and handles most of the things well.

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The night was getting cooler.

Wei Wangfu also began to change from the bustling in the first half of the night to the quietness of the second half of the night. Although the government was busy due to the changing situation, it could not be squeezed into death. When it was time for people to rest, let them rest.

At this time, there were very few people walking around, only patrolling soldiers.

The guards are in a small team of five, and hundreds of small teams are scattered in all directions, patrolling the entire palace, alerting to any danger that arises, even in this capital city, the Cao family is very concerned about their own safety.

The hall lights were still shining.

Only Cao Ang was left in the hall.

Cao Ang works hard every day, and he is the one who is busy until the end. One is to be worthy of the country that his father has brought down, and the other is to be recognized by the officials.

He is the heir of the King of Wei, there is no doubt about it, but if the ministers under the King of Wei support him, he will not be the heir for a long time.

So he had to pay [-]% of his sweat in exchange for the approval of the officials.

"Sir!"

A cold black shadow appeared from the side of the screen.

"General Jia Zhong!"

Cao Ang patted his chest, a little shocked: "Do you have to play in this way?"

How many times has this happened?
Mystery is mystery.

But you also scare me a lot.

"Your Majesty is a bit timid, this can't be done!" Jia Xu came out from the shadow of the screen, took off the bamboo hat on his head, and showed a sinister smile.

"It's not that I'm cowardly, but that your method is too scary. Even a courageous person will not be scared if you do it like this!" Cao Ang cast a glance at Jia Xu.

In fact, he gets along better with Jia Xu than with Xun Yu. Xun Lingjun's own position can't be stabilized. Relatively speaking, Jia Xu is more clear.

"My son, did you receive news from the north just now?"

Jia Xu gets to the point.

"Didn't you, Yelou, tell me anything?" Cao Ang became serious: "Father was defeated in the Battle of Nanyang. The army’s new weapon, and what’s going on in the north now, if you don’t make any achievements in Yelou, and your father gets angry at that time, even this son will not be able to keep you!”

"Yelou really needs to be responsible for this matter!"

Jia Xu smiled wryly: "We deployed in Nanyang, and the entire army was almost wiped out!"

In this battle, not only did they lose on the battlefield, but they also lost miserably in the intelligence battle. Yue Shu of Jing Wu Division was definitely the number one ruthless person, and he almost failed to win over Zhu Zhen and the others.

"Don't talk about it. Whether you are responsible or not is a matter for your father. Then you and your father can explain it!" Cao Ang asked: "My relationship is with the north. Is Yuan Shao really going to send troops south?"

He is in charge of guarding Xudu and supervising the imperial court. If Yanzhou in the north is breached at this time, he, the heir, will also be held accountable.

"That's true!"

Jia Xu nodded, and then said comfortingly: "But don't worry, Shizi, Yuan Benchu ​​is overthinking his abilities. He is staring at us, so naturally someone is staring at him!"

"What do you mean?"

"My son, don't forget that in this battle against the Ming army, whether it is our Wei army, Hebei Zhou army, or Jiangdong Wu army, they all suffered big losses, but the Youzhou Yan army did not lose their vitality!"

Jia Xu reminded: "Yuan Benchu ​​is staring at our Central Plains, but Uncle Liu Huang in the north will not stare at him. As long as he dares to make a little change, Liu Bei will swallow him alive!"

"Liu Xuande, many people have forgotten him!"

Cao Ang narrowed his eyes: "So, Liu Xuande is ready?"

Although Liu Bei was not damaged in this battle, the main force of the Yan army is not so easy to mobilize. The north of Youzhou is located on the border. On the one hand, he has to get along with the Wuhuan tribe, and on the other hand, he has to negotiate with Xianbei.

Regardless of Wuhuan and Xianbei, they are the most famous nomadic tribes in the world, even surpassing the Xiongnu. Naturally, after the Huns were divided into north and south, they did not have such a big influence.

On the grasslands of Monan, the rise of the Xianbei tribe is already a general trend. The looting of the Xianbei tribe in the frontier has become more and more serious in recent years. Liu Bei has also encircled and suppressed them many times, but there is nothing he can do.

In addition, among the white waters and black mountains in the northeast, the Wuhuan tribe is also looking down on Youzhou, trying to attack at all times, eating places like Liaodong and Liaoxi, as the place for the tribe to survive.

After all, Liu Bei is not the white horse Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan may not be able to be the overlord of the Central Plains, but he can definitely be a national hero.

This is something that Liu Bei has never been able to match.

Therefore, although Youzhou retained a lot of main force in this battle, it had to invest the main force on the border, and it was really uncertain how many troops it could mobilize.

"I found out that Liu Xuande has formed an alliance with the Wuhuan tribe, and the Wuhuan tribe will send troops to help him contain Xianbei!" Jia Xu still has some ability in spy warfare, and such secret things can be found out, but the layout of the north After all, he was still not strong enough, so he didn't find out the specifics: "As for what conditions Liu Bei agreed to Wuhuan leader Tudun, it's hard to say, but he calmed down the nomads in the north. This is a fact. He has enough troops to go south!"

"That's fine too!"

Cao Ang asked, "Can you find out the exact pace of his journey to the south?"

"What we know so far is that on the one hand, he is going to send people south to negotiate with us, and attack Yuan Shao from the north to the south. On the other hand, he intends to secretly contact the emperor!"

Jia Xu said: "If the emperor has an order, it will be justifiable for him to take Hebei, so he doesn't have to look at our faces!"

"It's a greedy person to repair Chen Cang secretly on the plank road!"

Cao Ang said with a sneer: "It is estimated that my father was defeated in Nanyang, so he lost his respect for my father, so if he wants to contact the emperor, is he planning to take the emperor to Youzhou?"

"He may not have such an idea. Liu Huangshu is quite enjoyable being an emperor's uncle. He is not willing to let an emperor dominate his head, and the emperor is not a good person. It is impossible for him not to know this!"

Jia Xu said softly: "I guess at most he just verbally made some promises to the emperor, and then used the emperor to turn us upside down!"

"All the princes of this world are heroes of a generation, immeasurable!" Cao Ang was a little frustrated when he heard this. Many times he felt that he couldn't keep up with the rhythm of these people. What they thought and did was always like a layer of fog. , including his father, even in front of him, he couldn't guess what his father was thinking.

"The son is still young, and there is still a lot of room for growth in the future. Looking at the younger generation in the world, few people can match the talent of the son!"

Jia Xu cupped his hands and said, "Yuan Shao's sons are all mediocre. If anyone can be compared with the sons of the world, there is no one better than Jiangdong Sun Bofu. But although this man is brave and resourceful, he also has the same character flaws as the old king of Western Chu. If you are too selfish, you will die sooner or later!"

"If you want to talk about the young man's valor, you still missed one!" Cao Ang smiled bitterly: "His light alone is like the sun and the moon across the sky, making us unable to lift our heads!"

"Your Majesty, there is no need to compare this person with him. This person is too evil, and his strength is easy to break!" Jia Xu was also a little speechless, and could only comfort him.

Not to mention looking at the world, even if you look at the outstanding figures with a thousand years of history, how many people can be compared with King Ming Mujing, who went to the battlefield at a young age, a young man with a great reputation, fought a bloody path, dominated one side, and now he has defeated the princes of the world by himself , What a legendary growth path, extraordinary people can compare it.

"You don't need to comfort me, I don't want to compare myself with him, I still have this self-knowledge!"

Cao Ang was self-aware. He took a deep breath and changed the subject: "Is there any movement over there?"

"The Son of Heaven?"

Jia Xu gritted her teeth, looked at Cao Ang, and said, "If it's possible, I hope that the prince can send troops into the city, directly capture the palace, and take down the emperor!"

"What's the reason?"

Cao Ang's eyes shone sharply.

"If you don't move him, he will definitely move you!" Jia Xu said.

"evidence!"

Cao Ang said in a cold voice: "Without the evidence that he is going to do something, others will not believe me, take down the emperor rashly, not to mention those ministers, even if it is the father's side, I can't explain it!"

His father still had this imperial court in his heart. It was an idea to hold the emperor to make the princes, but it was also an idea to support the Han Dynasty.

Heroes are not heroes from the very beginning, they are only forced out step by step, at least for now, Cao Cao has not been forced to kill the king.

If he wins the emperor, his father will definitely win him in order to appease the court's anger.

"The Son of Heaven has been a puppet for many years, and now he has become more and more meticulous in his actions!" Jia Xu shook his head and sighed: "Now it is difficult to hold his handle!"

Although Yelou has worked hard, Yelou is not very experienced. Even in Xudu, there is no way to go deep into it absolutely, and he has never been able to control the city.

That's why there is a scene where the ghosts and monsters in Xudu are running rampant.

On the surface, the palace is being monitored by Yelou, but secretly, Yelou's spies cannot completely control it, and there will always be some gaps.

Whether the emperor will be content with himself or whether he has a ulterior motive, even Jia Xu is not sure at the moment. Perhaps, even if he is sure that the emperor will not be reconciled and will take some action, at present, he cannot hold the emperor's handle.

"Then I have no reason to send troops into the city at all!" Cao Ang was also wary of the emperor, but he didn't dare to move, and the world would be messed up if he moved.

"The matter of Yang Xiu being assassinated before, does the prince have any influence?"

"Yang Xiu is quite talented!" Cao Ang nodded, "If his father hadn't been too firm, I would have taken him under my command!"

"Let's not say anything!"

Jia Xu said softly: "Yang Xiu is of great status, he is the son of Da Situ Yang Biao, the assassination of him has had a great impact, the son was furious at the time, he once said that if such things happen again, immediately send troops into the city and put everyone on alert. city!"

"That's just my son's angry words!" Cao Ang frowned and looked at Jia Xu.

"What if someone else gets stabbed?"

Jia Xu asked back.

"What do you mean?"

"We can't grasp the handle of the emperor. It is because the emperor is meticulous in his actions, but the emperor will definitely not let it go, and we have to be wary of the emperor. In this case, why not create a reason so that the army can take advantage of the situation? Let's stabilize the situation first. Stand in an invincible place, not under a dangerous wall!"

Jia Xu said in a low voice.

Cao Ang understood what he said, and his eyes lit up, but he hesitated a little: "Ordinary people don't have this weight, who is suitable?"

"Sir!"

Jia Xu looked at him firmly.

"You don't want to take the opportunity to kill this son, and then join the family of the second brother?" Cao Ang narrowed his eyes and glanced at Jia Xu, trusting or not, it was just a thin line, so he had to be suspicious.

"I forgot to tell the son, the king was defeated, and countless generals were killed and captured. One of them was the second son!"

"Second brother?" Although Cao Ang said fiercely just now, he cared about brotherhood very much. He stood up suddenly, waited for Jia Xu, and said, "Dead or captured?"

"Captured!"

"Damn!"

Only at this moment did Cao Ang feel the defeat in the Battle of Nanyang and how much it had dealt a blow to the Wei army, and he could even feel the danger that his father almost never came back.

Even his second brother Cao Pi was captured. It is conceivable how far this battle has gone.

"Why not save?" Cao Ang asked Jia Xu.

"no way!"

Jia Xu said: "Yelou is not capable of rescuing prisoners of war in the hands of the Ming army. At most, they are sent to die!"

(End of this chapter)