My husband Zhuge Kongming

Jizhou, Liyang,

It was an important military town on the Yellow River south of Ye City. It was controlled by Yuan Shao during the Battle of Cao Yuan, but now it is controlled by Cao Cao.

In just one day, Cao Cao's army went straight from outside Yecheng to Liyang and began preparations for crossing the river.

More than 200,000 people want to cross the river. With all the boats Cao Cao has now, it will take three or four days.

Opposite Liyang is Baima Town.

At the ferry crossing of Baima Town, countless civilians were under the jurisdiction of Cao Jun, carrying food, ordnance, and helping to set up military tents. It was a hectic scene.

At dusk, Cao Cao took the lead in crossing the river with his core civil and military forces. Looking at the White Horse Ferry, he felt a lot of emotion. When he fought against Yuan Shao in the past, he did not have such strength.

"We will definitely win this battle."

"What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true." Cheng Yu agreed with a smile.

As a counselor who had followed Cao Cao in raising troops in the early days, Cheng Yu knew very well that Cao Cao had developed along the way, and every step was not easy.

Nowadays, the number of new soldiers among Cao Cao's troops is not large, which does not affect the original combat effectiveness of Cao Cao's army.

In terms of the number of soldiers alone, they have an absolute advantage, but according to intelligence, Liu Bei's troops and horses have all been redressed, and their armor advantage is far better than that of Cao Cao.

If the main battlefield is set near Xuchang, Cao Cao will have a huge disadvantage. Without him, to deal with Liu Bei's army, in addition to fire attacks, water attacks are also needed.

There is no such use in Xuchang.

"It depends on whether Zhongda can take advantage first."

Cao Cao looked to the northwest and pinned his hopes on Sima Yi, but regardless of whether Sima Yi could gain the advantage, he still had to cross the river.

Today, according to Dr. Liang, although the emperor's illness has improved, it is still not cured. This is due to the emperor's excessive worries.

Therefore, when Jia Xu made arrangements, he arranged for the emperor's carriage and the more than 30,000 accompanying guards to cross the river last. In terms of time, it would have to wait until at least the third or fourth day.

Cao Cao didn't mind either. It didn't take much time to get from Yecheng to Chenliu and Xuchang.

Moreover, he did not intend to confront Liu Bei head-on from the beginning.

The most important thing is that it will be safer for the emperor to stay behind.

No matter whether he wins or loses this battle, the emperor must not lose it, otherwise, he will not even have the chance to rise again.

Hanoi, Wen County, Simajia.

The young Sima Yi knelt in front of the gray-haired Sima Fang and remained silent.

Sima Fang sat in the main seat and looked at his grown-up son, feeling a little complicated for a moment.

Even though he had made his decision, even though he knew that his eldest son and second son both had their own choices, he still couldn't bear it.

After a long while, Sima Fang said, "You don't have to worry about Yecheng."

"My son knows." Sima Yi nodded, "My son thanks my father for the arrangement."

"My father is asking you, what will you do if you lose?"

"Resign and go home to express my love for the mountains and rivers."

Sima Fang frowned and sighed after a long time.

Today's Sima Yi, in any case, has received the kindness of Cao Cao. If Cao Cao is defeated and Sima Yi switches to Liu Bei, his reputation will be damaged.

Therefore, even if Sima Yi felt that Cao Cao might be defeated, he would remain loyal to Cao Cao until he was defeated.

"Heming Gong is not Cao Mengde." Sima Fang just said this.

Sima Yimo, of course he knew.

Compared with Cao Cao, Liu Bei was more upright and more loved by the nobles, but the more he was like this, the less he could give up on Cao Cao at this time.

"My son knows that when he comes back now, he wants to ask his father, but have arrangements been made for Yingchuan and Hedong?"

Sima Fang pointed at Sima Yi, "Yes, how are you doing?"

"My son knows it." Sima Yi kowtowed to Sima Fang, "Now that he is gone, the son and his father will be in different positions, and the father's arrangements may not work." Sima Fang's eyes widened, "Are you really going to put Hedong, Are all Hanoi families involved? Do you want to do this for Cao Mengde?"

"My son did not do this for the prime minister, but did it for himself."

"You!" Sima Fang pointed at his son and stood up angrily, not knowing what to say.

He hoped that Hedong, Hanoi and other nearby places could be peacefully and smoothly transferred to Liu Bei's hands. After all, the family had suffered too much exploitation from Cao Cao.

The world has been in chaos for too long, and he wants to bring order to the world as soon as possible.

But unexpectedly, his son chose another path, even destroying the arrangements he had made.

"Have you really thought about it?"

"Yes." Sima Yi nodded seriously, "My son will definitely do his best in this battle. Therefore, I ask my father to forgive my son for being unfilial."

Sima Fang sat back in his seat and waved his hand helplessly, "Go ahead."

"My child, farewell to father."

Seeing Sima Yi's leaving figure, Sima Fang felt bitter.

He has so many sons, but among all the sons, only the second son is the most talented.

He knows soldiers and knows people's hearts.

Cao Cao handed over all the troops and horses in Hanoi and Hedong to his son, which shows that Cao Cao knows how to make good use of people.

But at this time, he also knew that it was not the time to praise Cao Cao.

Sima Yi would generously return to Sima's house to ask him about his arrangements as a father. Naturally, he knew what arrangements he could make and informed him in advance that he would have backup plans.

He needs to inform Xu Shu in time about this matter.

Not long after, a young boy walked out of the gate of Sima's house, but before he had gone far, he was taken to a small courtyard by two big men.

"Second Young Master!" The young man knew Sima Yi.

"Bring me father's letter." Sima Yi nodded slightly and spoke.

The boy blinked and saw the soldiers beside Sima Yi, so he handed over the letter anyway.

"Where do you want to send it?" Sima Yi took the letter and asked as he opened it.

"Xu's bookstore in the east of the city." The boy didn't dare to hide anything.

Sima Yi opened the letter, read it at a glance, sighed slightly, turned around and gave orders to the soldiers beside him.

Not long after, a group of soldiers headed east of the city.

"Second Young Master, I can't explain to the master of the house when I go back." Seeing this, the young man was helpless.

Sima Yi waved his hand, "Father won't blame you, but you can't go home for an hour."

The boy could only remain silent.

He really couldn't participate in the fight between the family head and his son.

"Let's go and rest first." Sima Yi asked someone to take the boy down.

In the east of the city, Xu's bookstore.

Xu Shu had already received the news that the 150,000 soldiers and horses in Hanoi and Hedong were all controlled by Sima Yi.

When Sima Yi first entered Wen County, he knew about it.

Earlier, Sima Fang asked the merchants to protect the families of his two sons in Yecheng, so he felt that Sima Yi was someone he could win over.

After all, the Han Dynasty governed the country with filial piety.

He was sitting by the window on the second floor of the bookstore. He was slightly surprised when he saw the soldiers running towards the bookstore in the distance. He quickly realized, was this sent by Sima Yi?

As the title.