Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

An express report has been sent to Hefei, the military fortress of Huainan.

Originally, all the civil and military personnel here were still discussing Chen Bing's Jiangdong warships, troops and horses in Jianghuai.

For them, this is the most important and urgent matter at the moment.

At this time, Xue Ti, the second most important person besides Zhang Liao, the warden of the Central Guard, was anxious and restless.

——This is... like a stuck in the throat!

Even though they knew that Guan Lin had left Jiangdong, these Jiangdong soldiers were suddenly ready to move and marched across the river...

If you say, they should be more direct...

The army is pressing down and attacking Hefei. With General Zhang Wenyuan's martial prowess and the small deterrent to the Jiangdong group, he may not be incapable of fighting.

But...but, these Jiangdong rats were just marching by the river, but they didn't show the slightest sign of attacking. This was a bit...not letting people sleep well.

Xue Ti can be said to be... like a lump in the throat, like a light on the back, like sitting on pins and needles——

Looking at it, General Zhang Liao seems to be slacking off!

Of course, it doesn't matter...

What does that mean?

Contrary to Xue Ti who was nervous and panicked about Jiangdong Army's display of troops, Zhang Liao just said.

"Luoyang City is gone? Then...then Huainan? Can it still be defended?"

But... when this urgent report from Luoyang City came, all the random thoughts came to an end.

Xue Ti is one of the few subordinates that Cao Cao can completely trust!

This marks that the Western Front battlefield has completely disintegrated and collapsed...

——Zhang Liao and Li Dian went to battle, while Le Jin and Xue Ti defended the city!

On the contrary, Zhang Liao...after hearing that Guan Lin left Jiangdong, he suddenly relaxed a lot.

Immediately... he quickly took out the map. This was a strategic map drawn by Cao Wei after the Battle of Chibi. A curve divided the entire world into two, with Jiangling and Nanjun in the west, and Anlu County in Jiangxia in the middle. Further east is Macheng, Shangcheng, Lujiang, Lu'an, and even the easternmost point is Hefei.

"Luoyang City is lost... then... does this strategic line of defense still... still exist?"

A hole was opened on the Jiangling side, and they drove straight in. The entire Xiangyang, Xinye, and Xuchang fell into the hands of the enemy. The "hook"-like curve in the original strategic map disappeared and was replaced by a terrifying underline.

When he went to Hanzhong, he was specially transferred to Hefei to participate in the battle of Xiaoyaojin. It can be said that he was entrusted with an important task and full of trust.

But now...

because:

Of course, this is not the point. The point is...Cao Cao specially arranged for Xue Ti to be the "supervisor"...

Can…

Zhang, Le, and Li knew that the three of you didn't get along, so Cao Cao made it clear that Xue Ti was the commander of the army.

There is only one reason - trust.

Speaking of which, this Xue Ti... But once, when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou and Lu Bu stole Yanzhou... he almost ruined the foundation of the Wei Dynasty. He, Xun Yu and Cheng Yu jointly defended Juancheng County, Fan County, and Dong'a County. This gave Cao Cao a chance to make a comeback!

Something big happened!
This is...this is going to change!
Xue Ti hurriedly held the urgent report, which was so heavy that it was almost enough to crush him, and immediately headed to Zhang Liao's residence.

At that time, in response to Sun Quan's invasion of Jiangdong with all his troops, Cao Cao's top instructions were:

While galloping... I kept sighing.

After pacifying the north, Cao Cao appointed him as the chief historian, the central leader, and the prefect of Mount Tai...

Xue Ti could only try different tricks to remind Zhang Liao not to be careless, let alone follow in the footsteps of Jiangdong's fall.

As for why Cao Cao selected Xue Ti as the "warlord" instead of famous generals like Li Dian, Le Jin, and Zhang Liao!

For a moment... my back was dripping with cold sweat.

Speaking of this...Xue Ti couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

How to persuade?

If there is another mistake in Hefei on the Eastern Front, then... then...

How to persuade?

Therefore... Xue Ti can be said to be very alert all day long, for fear that... if someone sits at home, disaster will come from the sky!

This…

Do you want to prepare?

——"A bunch of rats!" Without Guan Lin, let them make trouble? What tricks can be made? 』

If anyone makes a stumbling block secretly, then... after Xue Ti reports, there will be few people who will be settled by the Queen.

Having said that, Xue Ti, the warden of the Central Guard Army, was also a major contributor to Xiaoyaojin's success back then.

Should we let the officers and soldiers of the three armies stand ready?
A series of questions appeared in Xue Ti's mind, and he couldn't help but get entangled.

The important thing is that there are not so many famous generals in Hefei now. The only ones who can name them are Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan!
At the same time, Soochow was overthrown by Jingzhou, and at the same time...the person who holds the right to speak here is Guan Lin, a man who is full of scheming and cunning.

This is... the strategic prevention plan set by Cao Cao, but it is also the bottom line in Cao Cao's mind.

...

Zhengdong General Mansion.

Zhang Liao had a rare cold expression, his eyes were gloomy, and he didn't say a word.

Luoyang has fallen, and the news that King Wei has escaped from Guanzhong has spread... All the lieutenants and advisers from the entire Hefei City gathered in the general's mansion. Everyone's face was ashen, but no one dared to make a sound.

When Xue Ti saw that everyone was here, he couldn't help but said with difficulty: "Luoyang is where the Dragon Vein is and where intelligence from all sides gathers... But now with this defeat, the situation of the entire Wei Dynasty in the Central Plains has completely collapsed. ! After all...the loyal ministers still took action, the Guan family father and son, both civil and military...such a plan and such a rush to help can be said to be just right..."

"In addition, the flying ball army that the entire Wei Dynasty had finally copied and trained was burned to death overnight... In this way, from today on, in the Central Plains... my actions in the Great Wei Dynasty will all be exposed to the Guan family and his son. Under my nose, this...this..."

Saying that, Xue Ti sighed... and continued in a whisper: "This defeat... the Wei Dynasty was completely defeated..."

Zhang Liao's eyes suddenly widened, and his sharp eyes scanned everyone's face. The next moment, his hands clenched into fists, and he slammed the table and said sternly: "Such a combination of inside and outside must be Guan Si's conspiracy." After all, it was him. He was the one who destroyed Soochow, and he was the one who destroyed Luoyang. Damn it... Damn it——"

"Now is not the time to complain..." Xue Ti frowned.

"This is true..." Zhang Liao's eyes were condensed, and he said bitterly, "The top priority is that Luoyang has fallen, the emperor has fallen into the hands of Guan Yu, and the king has escaped from the pass. With his temper, he will never swallow this breath. The people of the Central Plains A war is unavoidable, and the lost Luoyang, the Wei Dynasty, is bound to attack back. Now...we in Huainan can't just sit idly by..."

"Reason? How?" Xue Ti frowned, "Not to mention, soon the news of the change of ownership of Luoyang City will spread to the three armies. What will be the morale of the three armies then? What will be the fighting spirit of the officers and men of the three armies? Just...then...then Jiangdong's naval warships are lying across the river? Are we rushing to rescue the Central Plains? If Huainan is lost, then...then the entire Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou will be exposed to the attack of the Guan family!"

This…

This was the first time that Xue Ti silenced Zhang Liao. At this moment... Zhang Liao's mouth was huge, but... but, he had so many words in his stomach that he didn't know what to say at this moment.

What Xue Ti said is true...the issue of morale and fighting spirit, the issue of Chen Jiang's troops and horses on the Jiangdong side...

Zhang Liao was speechless at all these!
"not good--"

At this moment, Xue Ti suddenly realized something.

"What?" Zhang Liao asked quickly.

Xue Ti suddenly became more nervous. He clenched his teeth, as if...he thought of a bad thing, a very bad thing.

He was about to speak.

"Report..." I saw a messenger hurriedly broke into the main hall of the general's mansion, "General Zhang, what's wrong...just now, Jiangdong...all the warships in Jiangdong moved together, and their troops were divided into three groups. All the way from Jianye City, all the way from Lujiang River, all the way up the river from Ruxukou, the troops are heading straight...directly towards Huainan!"

goo-dong-

Xue Ti swallowed his saliva subconsciously, and sure enough... sure enough...

What he originally thought was...he thought that the reason why those Jiangdong warships were crossing the river was that they were waiting for...the news of the fall of Luoyang City to come back, waiting for the morale of the Wei army to collapse, and they were waiting for this moment!

——Bad intelligence You are really bad!

"Oops..." Xue Ti clapped his hands and stamped his feet in frustration.

Zhang Liao's eyes were condensed. He did not speak, but walked out of the main hall and walked into the courtyard. "General? What are you..." a deputy general asked Zhang Liao.

"Soldiers will block it, water will cover it, and Luoyang will be lost. That is the king's business, but this Huainan... I, Zhang Wenyuan, am stationed here. There can be no chaos here!"

As the sonorous voice fell, Zhang Liao stretched out his hand and said, "Come here, prepare your horses and bring me my crescent halberd..."

Having said this, he did not forget to shout an order to the lieutenants behind him, "In half an hour, all the ministries will assemble. Anyone who violates military discipline will be killed immediately!"

The loud words broke the tranquility of the night.

Once again, Hefei and Huainan were shrouded in bloody killings under a thick dark cloud!
...

...

"Failed? Really defeated -"

When Cao Zhen, who was in Chang'an, received the news of Cao Cao's defeat, his eyes burst out, and he could hardly believe that what he heard was true.

Speaking of which, he and Xia Houheng, the eldest son of Xia Houyuan, came here to recruit soldiers from Guanzhong and raise food and grass.

This was Xiahou Yuan's plan for a rainy day, to have a decisive battle with Liu Bei's main Shu army in Hanzhong.

But... as soon as I arrived here, I heard the war report from Luoyang City coming from the prefect here, Zhong Yao, the minister of Dali Temple in the Wei Dynasty.

"Qing Zhongsi... this..." Cao Zhen quickly asked Zhong Yao, "Is this serious? Luoyang City was just... lost like this? Then the Emperor of Han... was also lost like this?"

Even though he had read the words on the battle report again and again and stared at the words on the battle report word for word, Cao Zhenyou had an expression of disbelief.

Don’t believe it, he still doesn’t believe it…

Looking back at Zhong Yao, it is obvious that he has never believed in that stage, and he can understand Cao Zhen.

But... understanding is useful!

What was lost this time was not Xiangyang, Xuchang... but Luoyang. It was Luoyang in the world. It took the Wei Dynasty two years to rebuild Luoyang. It was the most prosperous capital city in the eyes of all people, and it was also the location of the Dragon Vein!
without any exaggeration…

The situation is irreversible, and the offensive and defensive momentum is different!

Of course, lamenting, complaining, and being angry are useless.

Zhong Yao could only calm down and responded to Cao Zhen calmly: "Your Majesty will soon arrive in Chang'an City? At this time, this kind of thing... Is it possible that I am joking? Is I still in the mood to make fun of you?"

Looking at Zhong Yao's serious expression...

Cao Zhen could feel his frustration and dejection, and he could also feel the danger and imminence of the situation.

"Then... what should we do?" Cao Zhen asked hurriedly, his tone a little urgent.

Xia Houheng was older and calmer. He asked Zhong Yao respectfully, "In the past, when Yuan Shao was in great power, Mr. Zhong went to Sili here to join forces with the princes in Guanzhong to block Yuan Shao's troops from Bingzhou... Ma Ding Sili, one person can determine the world... It is said that a family has a treasure, if there is an old man, what should I do at this time? I hope Mr. Zhong can give me advice!"

This... Listening to Xia Houheng's words, Zhong Yao's deep eyebrows loosened slightly. He sighed "Alas" and then said.

"The top priority is that the Xiliang soldiers you recruited in Wudu and Tianshui should not be sent to Hanzhong. You should also stay. In addition, send fast horses to secretly pass the battle report on Luoyang to Mr. Jia and General Xiahou. In addition, blockade ...Sili's official route to Hanzhong must not leak any information to Hanzhong!"

To remedy the situation before it is too late…

There is only so much Zhong Yao can do.

Different from Luoyang leading to Huainan...there are countless roads extending in all directions, there is only one road leading from Guanzhong to Hanzhong. The top priority...is not to let the news of Luoyang's defeat affect the Hanzhong battlefield.

"this…"

Cao Zhenba sighed, and then asked: "Mr. Zhong, you said that the official road to Hanzhong is blocked and that no information can be leaked to Hanzhong. I can understand this? But why do you want the newly recruited Xiliang troops to stand still? ? At this time, it is more important to send more troops to Hanzhong and draw fire from the bottom... As long as Liu Bei can be defeated, no matter how strong Guan Yu is, no matter how insidious Guan Lin is, he is nothing more than a rootless duckweed. What should I fear? "

call…

Zhong Yao exhaled and sighed in his heart...young people still think too simply.

He pondered for a moment, and then analyzed the situation in detail to Cao Zhen and Xia Houheng, "Now, the game in the Central Plains... has ended with the complete defeat of the Wei Dynasty... It is true that if Hanzhong can win, it will be worse than the current Wei Dynasty. It's like injecting a powerful medicine, but Luoyang has been lost, but we can't let it go... If the king is in Guanzhong, is it possible that Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Xuzhou around Sili will be released? "

“Oh...I understand!” Even if Guan Yu captured Luoyang, he would not dare to divide his troops and act rashly due to the threat from our side... But if we transport all the troops to Hanzhong and Yangping Pass... then... Guan Yu can conquer all directions unscrupulously! In this way, the Wei Dynasty! It’s dangerous!”

Xia Houheng's words made Zhong Yao show his admiration like a child's teachable eyes.

Cao Zhen opened his mouth again, "Then... then Hanzhong's troops are not enough. General Xiahou only has more than 100,000 people, and Liu Bei dispatched more than 200,000 Shu troops..."

"That's right!" Zhong Yao, as an old Jianghu, naturally took this into consideration, "There is an old saying that one should choose the more powerful of two benefits, and the less powerful of two evils..."

Zhong Yao showed tired eyes, "Do as I say... This is the only compromise. The Hanzhong battlefield will be a calamity that the king must survive. This calamity... If Wei wins, I will I am sure that the Wei Dynasty can still be as bright and prosperous as in the past, but if the Wei Dynasty loses...then...I am afraid that the Wei Dynasty will..."

Zhong Yao originally wanted to say that the Wei Dynasty would follow in the footsteps of the Yuan family.

But these words are obviously not suitable to be spoken at this time.

Cao Zhen wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Xia Houheng, "Just do what Mr. Zhong ordered..."

Having said this, he raised his hands towards Zhong Yao and said, "Mr. Zhong, let's go down and make arrangements first..."

"it is good!"

Following Zhong Yao's words.

Cao Zhen and Xia Houheng walked out of the room, leaving only the deep and heavy "tapping" of footsteps outside the door.

Zhong Yao, on the other hand, after the two left...his eyes narrowed even more tightly, and he took out a letter from a secret cabinet in the room.

The writing on it...is Sima Zhongda's words!
He read the letter carefully and then murmured softly: "Sima Zhongda, you are betting that if Xiahou Yuan really dies, the military power of the Wei Dynasty will be handed over to us. It’s in the hands of the Yuzhou Alliance...you...you are taking a huge gamble!"

Yuzhou Alliance…

To be precise, it should be the Yuzhou Alliance headed by the Yingchuan clan!

The codename of this alliance is-Han Chan!
From the first day of its birth, this alliance was inevitably faced with competing for the military and political power of the Wei Dynasty with the Qiao Pei warriors headed by the Cao family and the Xiahou family!
These clans have developed so far that they are intricately intertwined... They understand very well the principle behind the death of a cunning rabbit and the defeat of a lackey!

They did not want Liu Bei to win, but they could never accept the Wei Dynasty relying on these warriors to unify so easily.

"Hehe...hehe..."

Zhong Yao couldn't help but smile, as if he was sighing, Sima Fang was so courageous, daring to hand "Han Cicada" into the hands of such a courageous and ambitious young man.

"hehe…"

Smiling again, Zhong Yao turned around and held the letter between his fingers. Because of the engraving, the weight of this letter was not light!

The round hole in the engraving revealed the last line of the letter.

——Only if Hanzhong is lost, the Cao family and the Xiahou family will have no generals available;

——At that time... our era will come!

This is Sima Yi's handiwork...

This is Gu Sima Yi's ambition!

...

...

Outside Yangping Pass, surrounded by mountains, Jia Xu stood on a solitary peak.

A black dove flew over and landed on his hand. He took the flying dove and took off the letterhead tied to its foot.

When the letter was unfolded, a line of shocking large characters appeared in front of Jia Xu's eyes, which made Jia Xu's expression extremely frightened and shocked.

"Dad? What's wrong?" His son Jia Mu saw something wrong with his father's expression and asked quickly...

"Quick, prepare the carriage, leave now, go to Chang'an——"

"Dad...it's almost dusk now. If we leave now, we'll be traveling at night..." Jia Mu scratched his head, "It's not like the sky is falling, so we shouldn't be in such a hurry!"

call…

With Jia Xu's heavy exhalation, he closed his eyes, as if waking up from despair, he took a deep breath, and then said, "You are really right -"

"The sky...has fallen. Luoyang is gone, and so is the Emperor..."

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…(End of chapter)