Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

In early September of the seventh year of Zhangwu, Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the great Han Dynasty, went north and urged the withdrawal of troops back to Nanyang.

Xia Houyuan, the chief general of Cao Wei, believed that Zhuge Liang had no experience in commanding troops and that his withdrawal was disorderly, so he underestimated the enemy and rushed forward. He was ambushed near Ziyun Mountain and suffered heavy casualties.

In this battle, the left general Zhang Yun of Cao Wei was killed, the partial general Xia Houba was captured alive, and many other generals, large and small, also suffered losses. If it weren't for the tenacious command of General Xia Houshang who conquered the South, he desperately resisted the attack of the Han army and retreated back. I am afraid that Cao's army would have the whole army overwhelmed.

The Han army was very tired after fighting all night.After chasing Cao Jun for more than [-] miles to Xiangcheng, he dragged his tired body until the afternoon and left. From yesterday to now, the Han Army has not slept for almost two days and two nights.

Victory belongs to victory, but they also have a lot of losses.If they continued to attack, Xia Houyuan's reinforcements would be exhausted and they would be hit hard by the enemy's counterattack.

So Zhuge Liang accepted it as soon as he saw it, and ordered the three armies to temporarily station in the south of Xiangcheng, and take turns to rest. After the soldiers rectified a little the next day, they withdrew from Yingchuan. On the way back, they passed Ziyun Mountain and cleaned it by the way. On the battlefield, they packed up the corpses and supplies of the enemy and our soldiers, and then walked away.

Xia Houyuan, who heard the news, almost died of cerebral hemorrhage on the spot, and hurriedly led the army to rescue him. When he arrived, Zhuge Liang had already retreated. Xuchang and Yanling area.

At this moment, Luoyang Palace.

Cao Pi just came out of the harem in a listless state.

Since Liu Bei died of illness in July, his tense pressure was suddenly relaxed.

He returned to Luoyang last month. Although he felt a little unwell, it did not prevent him from returning to the harem to work and vent the energy he had accumulated during this period.

The emperor lived in the West Palace, and Cao Pi had nothing to do today, so he wandered out of the bedroom and arrived at the Deyang Palace, wanting to ask about the situation on the front line.

After he arrived in the hall, he sent someone to summon Chen Qun, Dong Zhao, Liu Ye, Jiang Ji and others.

These people are his relatively important staff officers. Now that Sima Yi, the main staff member, is not around, he can only rely on these relatively minor staff officers for help.

The people were summoned and came to the palace. After paying respects to Cao Pi, Cao Pi looked around and said, "I went back to Luoyang and exchanged envoys with Zhuge Liang to retreat. Raid, I wonder if there is any battle report back now?"

Chen Qun said: "Your Majesty, the latest battle report has been delivered. I just arrived at Shangshutai, and I have already read it. General Hussars said that Zhuge Liang's troops were far inferior to Shen Chen's. The retreat was not orderly. He even ordered the two wings to cover the retreat. After the main force is broken."

"After the main force is broken?"

Dong Zhao was surprised and said: "Is Zhuge Liang hysterical? The formation of more than [-] troops is spread out, and the Chinese army is facing each other. Even if the troops are withdrawn, it should be the main force on the two wings. How can there be a main force supporting the two wings? Then the main force will be isolated by then. Helpless?"

Chen Qun nodded and said: "Yes, that's why General Hussars decided to attack, but Zhong Da suspected that this was Zhuge Liang's plan, so he persuaded General Hussars not to pursue."

"Conspiracy?"

Everyone thought about it.

What kind of plot could this be?

The main force of the Chinese army is isolated and helpless. Once they are chased by their main force, can the left and right wings provide timely support?

More importantly, does the Han army have such a command ability to stabilize the situation?
"Could it be a trick to lure the enemy?"

Liu Ye couldn't help but said, "But General Hussars should not be so impulsive. He should just send troops to chase after him. Instead, he will make sure that their two wings have left before pursuing."

Chen Qun said: "Well, General Hussars waited for more than ten days, and did not send troops until he was sure that the enemy's two wings had withdrawn to the Kunyang area."

Hearing this, Cao Pi looked around and asked, "If we can be sure that their two wings have retreated and our main force catches up, can we win?"

"Your Majesty, the possibility of victory in this situation is very high."

Jiang Ji also followed Cao Cao to fight everywhere in his later years, and he still has a say in this situation. He said: "The retreat of soldiers and horses must be orderly and well-founded. When the first emperor withdrew his troops, the three armies were often majestic and orderly, which made the enemy uneasy. Dare to offend."

Cao Pi thought for a while and said, "But I remember that my father once asked the rear of the Chinese army to withdraw first, and he led the main force to cut off the rear."

"That's because the late emperor had an extremely powerful command ability."

Liu Ye explained: "The first emperor used troops. Tens of thousands of troops were like the arms of the body and the fingers of the arms. But even the first emperor could only command tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and command more than [-] troops at one time. It is difficult. It's still too big. There are still very few people like Han Xin in this world. I think that even Shen Chen in the south may not be able to do this."

"good."

Chen Qun also said: "I remember that Zhuge Liang was good at government affairs. Although he was able to pacify Nanzhong, the rebellion in Nanzhong was originally a mob. Tens of thousands of elites could easily pacify them without much command. Therefore, I thought that Zhuge Liang probably It is without Han Xin's ability."

"Hahahahahaha."

Cao Pi laughed, nodded his chin slightly and said, "Well, if that's the case, then General Hussars is right. It seems that Zhuge Liang violated the taboo of military strategists because of his false name."

Dong Zhao nodded slightly and said, "Unless Zhuge Liang has the ability of Han Xin, even if the late emperor used troops, he would be quite reluctant."

"Ah."

Cao Pi chuckled and said, "This statement is reasonable. I don't believe that Zhuge Liang is really capable of defending against my army of more than [-] with only the main force retreating. If this time we can hit the south hard and regain Huainan and Guanzhong, It's Yi Er, ha ha ha ha."

He was even happier as he spoke.

In the Battle of Wancheng, Cao Cao personally broke the rear and repelled Zhang Xiu.

In the Battle of Jingxing, Han Xin also broke the rear himself, and then fought and retreated, and finally defeated Zhao Jun in desperation.

This proves that it is not impossible for the main force to break.

However, the question is, what military capabilities does Cao Cao have?What kind of military capability is Han Xin?
They were able to do this because they themselves had extremely powerful commanding skills and could bring out the combat capabilities of the army.

Under normal circumstances, your two wings are missing, and the main force faces the opponent's main force and the outflanking of the two wings. Even a relatively powerful general can only collapse the army, and it is impossible to persist in resistance.

So Zhuge Liang dared to make such an arrangement, because he was more confident in his ability to command troops.

Xia Houyuan dared to attack because he did not believe that Zhuge Liang had this level.

Now the result of the discussion on Cao Pi's side is the same as that on Xia Houyuan's side. Even if there is fraud, could Zhuge Liang really be able to achieve such an exaggerated commanding ability?

Believe it or not, they don't believe it anyway.

Therefore, Cao Pi took a positive attitude towards Xia Houyuan's decision to send troops.

Seeing that there were no other new battle reports today, Cao Pi said: "Zhongda asked me to sing and dance more. If Zhuge Liang is defeated and the southern soldiers return in defeat, it is only natural for me to be happy. When the South hears the news, I am afraid that they will also relax. Be vigilant, why don't you all enjoy banquets, dances and music?"

"I'd better go back to Shangshutai first to see if there is any latest news."

Chen Qun said.

"Well, let's go to Changwen first, we will have a banquet, and then summon the rest of the ministers to come to the palace to enjoy the singing and dancing."

With a big wave of his hand, Cao Pi motioned for the eunuch to convey his order.

At that moment, the eunuch went out to call.

Soon Sangong Jiuqing and many important officials such as Shangshu, Shilang, and Shizhong were summoned to participate in the banquet.

After everyone was seated, the banquet was served, and the dancers and musicians came on stage.

The dancers in the hall dance gracefully, and the soft music resounds throughout the hall. The ministers on the left and right sides who were invited to enjoy narrow their eyes to enjoy. Cao Pi sits on the main seat above, leaning lazily on the pillars .

Although the results of Xia Houyuan's attack this time were not reported, many advisers believed that Zhuge Liang did not have such powerful military capabilities, so the possibility of victory was very high.

It doesn't matter if you don't have many big results, as long as you win.

Now that the South has withdrawn its troops, he has no pressure.The Jiangdong side also has similar contacts. Once Zhuge Liang withdraws troops, they can also send troops to Huainan to cooperate with the Jiangdong rebellion.

Although the national power of the north is damaged and the people eat chaff and vegetables, the situation in the south is not easy.Cao Pi believes that there should be no weapons for at least the next three years.

Therefore, in such a good situation, the recovery of Huainan and Guanzhong is just around the corner, and even if you are lucky, you can use the rebellion in Jiangdong to break through Yangzhou in one fell swoop, causing the Southern Han Dynasty to directly lose one-third of the country.

Therefore, Cao Pi is now actively doing actions to confuse the enemy. Every day is not singing and dancing banquets, or having fun in the West Garden.

of course.

He kept telling himself in his heart that he was only having fun on the surface, but in fact he was imitating King Zhuang of Chu, secretly keeping a low profile, and paralyzing the enemy in order to regain Guanzhong and Huainan.

So Cao Pi began to indulge in sensuality with peace of mind.

The dancer danced and danced, dancing in her long skirt like a fairy, with constant music in her ears, circling the beam for three days, making all the guests linger and forget to return.

"His Majesty!"

After about half an hour, Chen Qun slowly walked into the hall again.

"Well, Changwen, what's the matter?"

When Cao Pi saw him coming, he stretched out his hand and pressed down, signaling for the singing and dancing to stop.

Wu Jimen bowed and saluted, and retreated to the musicians on the left and right sides of the hall to wait for dispatch.

Chen Qun stepped forward and stood in the center of the hall, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, just now there is news that Gao Ai has been pacified by Tian Yu, Wang Ying has been appointed by the king, and the rebellion in Youzhou and Qingzhou has been eliminated."

"Oh?"

Cao Pi said happily: "It's a great event, Shangshutai has drawn up a booklet of rewards, and I want to give King Tian Yu a reward."

"Yes."

Chen Qun went backwards.

Since Shen Chen flooded the Seventh Army in the last years of Jian'an and Megatron China began, the situation in the north has been unstable, with rebellions everywhere.

Later, when the South was annexing Jiangdong with great difficulty, the Quartet rebellion was quelled. At the same time, Cao Pi also seized the opportunity to usurp the throne and proclaim himself emperor, so the situation improved a little.

However, Liu Bei launched a vigorous Northern Expedition the year before last. Due to the poor living conditions of the people at the bottom of Cao Wei, countless uprising troops responded to Liu Bei's call, which dealt a heavy blow to Cao Wei's rear.

This is why it is clear that the Han Dynasty in the south traveled long distances and traveled thousands of miles to the north. Cao Wei was in a situation of waiting for work, and the national power was consumed. In the past two years, the two sides are almost equal.

Because Cao Wei was not only busy dealing with the Southern Han Dynasty, but also busy dealing with the rebellion in the rear.

Historically, there were very few rebellions by the Liu Bei Group. There were only a dozen rebel generals and rebels, and almost all of them were rebellions from ethnic minorities in Nanzhong. The Han people did not launch an uprising.

On Cao Wei's side, there are as many as one hundred rebel generals and rebels with surnames and surnames, covering the entire Cao Wei forces, which shows how serious the turmoil in Cao Wei's rear is.

Therefore, Cao Pi was very happy to hear that the rebellion in Youzhou and Qingzhou had been quelled this year.

After that, their plan to recapture Guanzhong and Huainan went more smoothly.

After Chen Qun withdrew, many courtiers below also congratulated Cao Pi.

Shang Shu Miao Xi said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, another major trouble has been eliminated."

Sima Fu, the attendant of the Huangmen, also said: "Since the north is at peace, and the south is on strike, Your Majesty should now take a good rest and prepare for another battle in the future."

Simpi, the attendant, said: "Your Majesty, although singing and dancing are good, you still have to devote yourself to state affairs."

"The troops in the south are retreating, and Liu Bei died at the beginning, so we shouldn't be too happy."

"Yes, Your Majesty, now that the South is retreating, shouldn't it take advantage of Liu Bei's death to take the initiative to attack, no matter how bad it is, we must take back Guanzhong and Huainan?"

"This statement is justified. His Majesty seems to have been neglecting state affairs recently."

All the ministers talked one after another.

They actually didn't know Sima Yi's plan for Cao Pi.

Because Cao Pi wants to "pretend" to be Liu Bei's death, he thinks he can enjoy peace and enjoyment, so he cultivates the harem every day and enjoys singing and dancing.

However, many Wei officials in Cao Pi's period were good at doing things. People like Sima Fu Xinpi and others had given a lot of pertinent opinions during his period.

Therefore, taking this opportunity, everyone wanted to persuade them.

It's just that Cao Pi was carrying out the plan to paralyze the enemy, so he naturally refused to accept their correct proposal, and said coldly: "I have exhausted Liu Bei, forced the south to retreat, and put down the rebellion in the north. The enemy is almost wiped out. Can't you enjoy it?"

"His Majesty."

Simpi wanted to say something more.

Cao Pi interrupted him and said: "Needless to say, if you want to continue listening to the singing and dancing, you can continue to sit here, if you don't want to listen, just go, come, continue to play music, continue to dance."

"Ugh."

Everyone sighed.

Sima Fu was puzzled, not because of Cao Pi's temperament.

He knew that Cao Pi was a sensual person, and such situations were not uncommon.

Sima Fu was puzzled because he saw Dong Zhao, Jiang Ji, Liu Ye and others were silent, so he was suspicious for a while, and asked Dong Zhao next to him in a low voice, "Why didn't Mr. Dong persuade Your Majesty?"

Dong Zhao gave him a white look, and said, "This is Brother Ling's suggestion to His Majesty, why do you want to persuade him?"

"My brother's advice?"

Sima Fu scratched his head, thought for a while, and didn't ask any more questions.

He knew that Sima Yi would not aim at nothing.

At the moment Cao Pi continued to enjoy singing and dancing, and when he was indulging, his lower abdomen was about to move again. He looked at the beautiful singer and thought about taking them back to the West Palace to have fun later.

When the banquet was already at its climax, Chen Qun hurried in, sweating profusely, and anxiously said to Cao Pi: "Your Majesty, you have caught the trick. Zhang Yun was beheaded, Xiahouba was captured, and we were defeated!"

Counted?
Our army was defeated?

Cao Pi's original smile froze in an instant, and his face suddenly changed from rosy to pale.

He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he felt so tight in his chest that he couldn't say anything.

The atmosphere on the field was tense.

Cao Pi supported the table with his left hand, trying to get up from the lying position, but he couldn't get up.

After a while, blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth...

"Pfft!"

Cao Pi was so angry that he spit out blood suddenly, and fainted on the table, unconscious!