Shuhan

Chapter 510: Cao Zihuan vomited blood three times in a row!

Chen Qun stepped forward, hesitating on his face, but still said: "Your Majesty, our army was ambushed by the Han army and suffered heavy losses. Now we have to defend the camp."

Hearing this, Cao Pi's face instantly turned as pale as paper. He was lying on the bed, his body trembling involuntarily, and his eyes were bloodshot.

"What? The Wei army was ambushed? Did they suffer heavy losses?" Cao Pi's voice was sharp and trembling, as if it was squeezed out from between his teeth.

Chen Qun lowered his head, not daring to look directly into Cao Pi's eyes. He hesitated and said: "Yes...yes, Your Majesty. The Han army made a surprise attack at night. Our army was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses."

When Cao Pi heard this, he was furious. He sat up suddenly, clenched his hands into fists, and dug his nails deeply into his palms. His eyes were even wider, as if they were about to spit out fire.

"Those damn Han troops, how dare they be so arrogant! How dare they make a sneak attack? Hasn't Liu Gongsi already returned to Chang'an? Where did they get the strength?" Cao Pi said through gritted teeth, each word revealing endless emotions. anger.

At this moment, another general hurried over and reported in a panic: "Your Majesty, it's not good! The Han cavalry who burned Hebei City retreated completely!"

The news hit Cao Pi like a bolt from the blue.

He felt a surge of energy and blood, and a mouthful of blood suddenly spurted out from his mouth, staining the dragon case in front of him red.

"Poof!" Cao Pi's body was shaky, but he endured the pain and held on to the armrest of the bed tightly.

The surrounding generals and attendants saw this and came forward to apologize.

"Your Majesty, cherish the dragon body!"

"I am so incompetent that Your Majesty Long Yan is furious!"

"I hope your Majesty will not be angry."

But Cao Pi waved his hand and pushed away Li Guiren who came to help him, and said in a hoarse voice: "I'm fine! You all get out of here!"

After taking a breath, Cao Pi looked at Sima Yi, Chen Qun, Xia Houshang and a few others, and said: "Servant, Sili Xiaowei, Shangshu Ling, Supervisor of the Army. Stay, and the rest will go out and obey orders!"

"promise!"

The rest of the people knew that Cao Pi was going to discuss a major military matter, so they all came out one after another.

After the idle people leave.

Cao Pi steeled himself and glanced firmly at Sima Yi, Chen Qun, Jia Xu, Xia Houshang and others.

Although his face was still a little pale, he seemed to be in good spirits.

"Everyone," Cao Pi spoke slowly, with a hint of hoarseness in his voice, "the situation is now unfavorable and our army has suffered setbacks one after another. Can we still attack Guanzhong? Where should the Wei army go? I want to hear your opinions."

Sima Yi stood up first. He looked calm and looked deeply: "Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, our army has low morale and insufficient food and grass. It is not suitable to forcefully attack Guanzhong. I suggest that you temporarily withdraw to Hongnong and wait for reinforcements, and at the same time mobilize Food and grass for emergencies.”

Chen Qun also nodded in agreement and said: "What Sima Zhongda said is absolutely true. What our army needs now is to recuperate, not to attack blindly. With retreat to Hongnong, we can rely on the fortified city to hold on and wait for the opportunity to make further advances."

After hearing the two people's answers, Cao Pi frowned and felt a little dissatisfied.

Jia Xu frowned slightly, thought for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, I believe that although our army has suffered setbacks, it has not damaged its roots. Guanzhong is the foundation of our Wei Dynasty, and we must not give up easily. And the general of the army is like this Involving the Han army in Guanxi, I proposed to force the people to collect food and grass to meet their urgent needs, and at the same time reorganize the army and fight again in Guanzhong."

Not enough food and grass?

You can collect food nearby.

Hedong County is a large county, and Hongnong is also a large county. If grain and grass are forcibly collected, it may not be possible for the army to collect more than a month's grain and grass.

of course
If this is done, the people of Hedong and Hongnong may rebel, and several noble families in Hedong and Hongnong will also have opinions.

The so-called common people.

More of it is actually the food and grass in the Shizu Wubao.

Requisitioning food?

This seems to be the solution.

Cao Pi's eyes lit up, but after a moment, he hesitated again.

If food and grass are forcibly collected, a quick war will begin.

In a month, or even less, can he defeat Liu Gongsi and take back Guanzhong?
And once this effect cannot be achieved, or even fails again, it will not be a question of Guanzhong being unable to protect it, but it may be that even Hedong and Hongnong cannot be protected.

Once Hongnong is not protected, Luoyang will be like a beautiful woman without clothes. Wouldn't it be possible for the Han army to besiege Luoyang every time it sends troops?
The mighty Wei Kingdom has a battle to defend Luoyang every year?

Isn't this ridiculous?

Cao Pi hesitated.

at this time. Xia Houshang, a member of the Cao Wei clan, also stood up, with a hint of stubbornness and unwillingness on his face: "Your Majesty, I agree with Duke Jia. Our soldiers are brave and good at fighting. How can we shrink from a temporary defeat? I am willing to lead the army. Fight in Guanzhong again and fight to the death to regain the lost territory!”

It was such a waste to lose tonight.

When he arrived in Guanzhong and Tongguan, his life was too useless since the battle with the Han army.

Defeat, defeat, defeat!
An inexplicable defeat.

When had Xia Houshang been so cowardly?
"If we withdraw our troops, won't we hand over Guanzhong to the Han State, or even hand over Liangzhou and the Western Regions to the Han State? With the capabilities of the Han State's merchant alliance, how will we, the Wei Dynasty, compete with it then?"

Cao Pi frowned.

yes!
If he withdraws now, Han's strength will continue to strengthen. After that, will he be able to defeat Han?
And the Han Dynasty's slogan of "reviving the Han Dynasty" was too loud. He occupied Guanzhong and could not stop.

Next is Luoyang.

After that, there is the whole world.

Fighting hard now still has advantages.

In the future, Wei's national power may be at a disadvantage.

Sima Yi saw Cao Pi's struggle and immediately said: "Perhaps, our army can leave 20,000 elites here, and 10,000 elites occupy Pubanjin, making a posture of attacking Guanzhong at any time, attracting the Han Dynasty's defense, and reducing the burden on the general. Under pressure from the western front, the rest of the troops retreated to Hongnong, and it would not be too late to start the attack again after the supplies of food and grass were delivered from the rear. "

Sima Yi's method is undoubtedly a compromise method.

But with only tens of thousands of people left, how many Han troops could really be involved?
Treating the symptoms but not the root cause!

Moreover, the Wei army was reduced in number and stationed separately. If the Han army came to attack and attacked them separately, what would happen?
There are not many elites in Wei State anymore, and they really can't withstand such consumption.

"Report~"

When Cao Pi was struggling with how to make a decision, the voice of the messenger came from outside the camp.

"Your Majesty, the Han army made a surprise attack on Pubanjin. The state soldiers were defeated and the casualties were not counted. The Han army has already occupied Pubanjin and captured Puban City."

"what?"

Pubanjin is just a ferry and a camp is built, with limited defense.

However, after occupying Puban Castle and guarding the Austrian aid with Pubanjin, it would be even more difficult to attack again.

Gollum~
Cao Pi swallowed secretly. Until now, he had forgotten to be angry.

By now, he has figured it out.

Liu Gongsi definitely did not return to Chang'an, and he definitely did not withdraw the elite troops from Tongguan to Chang'an.

in contrast
They may even have sent troops from Chang'an to support them.

In this way, the death of Liu Xuande may also be false news.

Wei Guo was deceived, deceived miserably.

Damn Liu Chan.

He plays with my woman, takes over my land, and plays with me again and again!

Ah!
Why does heaven treat me, Cao Zihuan, like this?

Thinking of this, Cao Pi felt another itchy feeling in his throat.

puff~
A mouthful of old blood spurted out on his face that was the color of pig liver.

And a moment later, two mouthfuls of blood spurted out from Cao Pi's throat.

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

Sima Yi and others panicked and hurried forward.

Li Guiren was so frightened that his face turned pale.

In front of him, Zhuge Kongming was angry with Zhou Yu and angered Zhou Gongjin to death.

Could it be that Liu Gongsi was angry with the Wei Emperor today and made Cao Zihuan angry to death?
(End of this chapter)