My Ji Han Dynasty was prosperous in martial arts, but I have always convinced people with virtue

Chapter 87
Luoyang.

In the hall of generals, Cao Cao looked at the two kneeling on the ground with an inexplicable expression on his face.

Sima Yi and Yang Xiu!

After Hedong's defeat, Zhang Fei went crazy.

Zhang Fei personally led [-] cavalry into Shangdang, captured counties and counties, and seized the treasury.Zhang He led the main trilogy, and could only defend Tunliu and Huguan.It was not until Cao Zhang led ten thousand tigers and leopards that Zhang Fei retreated.

Since Guandu, the seven states in the Central Plains have become Cao Cao's basic base, and there have been no wars for more than ten years.

Chibi was defeated, but it was Jingzhou that suffered the greatest impact, and the basic situation in Cao Cao's hands was still stable.

But now, the situation is different.

His fundamentals were affected.

What made Cao Cao even more frightening was that the people in the counties and counties of Shangdang who had been affected by the military disaster, after the arrival of Cao Jun, not only did they have no food to welcome the king's army, but many of them fled.

He fled to Hedong, Liu Bei's place.

The reason is that Boss Cao's demolition methods are too famous.

After the Battle of Chibi, in order to deal with Sun Quan, Cao Cao wanted to dismantle the entire Huainan into white land.As a result, as soon as the news of his demolition was released, 10,000+ households in Huainan fled to Soochow.

Cao Cao was terrified at the time, and had no choice but to focus on managing Hefei.

But this time, the people fled before he said he would demolish the house.

Cao Cao felt a little bitter in his heart.

Has his reputation gotten so bad?
What worries Cao Cao even more is that it is not the situation in Hedong.

The defeat in Hedong caused Cao Cao to suffer a lot.But these losses are not enough to shake the overall situation.

The war in the north is the key.

The Southern Huns have surrendered!
Of the two Xianbei forces in the west, Budugen was defeated, Ke Bineng surrendered, and the ten Xianbei tribes were placed in Shuofang and Jiuyuan, under the control of the Shu army.

The Kingdom of Shu set up Xianbei's vassal territory, placed the meritorious Xianbei tribe in it, and transferred Ke Bineng away, stationed in Hexi, and took away all the elites of Xianbei and gave them to him.

All of a sudden, the threat of Shu in the north disappeared.

Not only that, but the Kingdom of Shu also had two more foreign armies, the Southern Huns and the Western Xianbei, which could be requisitioned, and there were tens of thousands of grassland cavalry.

For Cao Weibei, the pressure increased greatly.

The two factions of Xianbei attacked each other, and both sides suffered heavy losses, but it was the Kingdom of Shu that gained the most.

Liu Bei held a prisoner offering ceremony in Chang'an. After the ceremony, he rewarded tens of thousands of Xianbei captives and hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep to the soldiers under his command.

What made Cao Cao most dissatisfied was that Liu Bei also asked Xianbei Shanyu Budugen to dance for him during the banquet.

Cao Cao has never done this before!

Damn big-eared thief!

Cao Cao was thinking, while Sima Yi and Yang Xiu below were expressionless, but their minds were different.

Although the situation in the north of Cao Wei is uncertain, it has nothing to do with Yang Xiu.After all, his mission was to contact the Xianbei ministries and attack Shu.He finished it, and what happened to the war after that has nothing to do with him.

But Sima Yi was different. The disastrous defeat in the Hedong battle was largely related to Sima Yi's strategy, and he was the first person responsible.

"Release Sima Yi to a commoner!"

Cao Cao finally gave the answer Yang Xiu wanted.

Sima Yi didn't say anything, and thanked him for his guilt.

Then, Cao Cao looked at Yang Xiu.

"Xianbei is in decline now. You go to contact Dongxianbei and express Gu's will. As long as they are willing to surrender, Shiwei land will be theirs."

"promise!"

Yang Xiu was overjoyed, and after receiving the order, he retreated first.

Cao Cao saw the generals, and the defeat in Hedong had a great impact on the morale of the army.

If you can't win Hedong, then you must attack Tongguan if you want to attack Guanzhong.

This is very unfavorable to Cao Jun.

All the generals of the Wei State are all seasoned fighters, how could they not understand the truth?
Cao Cao knew this truth even more, so he understood that there was no hope in the direction of Tongguan.

Then there is only one direction left.

Cao Cao had an idea in his mind, but someone had to speak it out for him.

Cao Cao glanced at the people below, first looked at Jia Xu, the other party's old god was there, his mind was wandering, and he couldn't count on it at all.

Cao Cao looked at Cheng Yu again, and the other party understood what he meant.

"Zhongde, now that Liu Bei is hiding in Guanzhong, what should we do?"

Cheng Yu came out, even though he was old, he was still of high moral standing in Cao Ying.

"You can call Liu Bei out!"

"Oh, what should I do?"

"You can send a general to lead [-] troops to attack Nanyang. Once Liu Bei learns that our army is encircling Wancheng, he will go out from Wuguan."

"Zhongde's words are deeply in my heart." Cao Cao paused, and then said, "But Guan Yu is brave, and Jingzhou has [-] troops. I'm afraid our army is not enough to deal with it?"

"Although there are [-] troops in Jingzhou, [-] of them are deployed in the Jiangxia area to guard against Dong Wu and our Runan army. The rest of the army needs to be divided into four counties in Jingnan to guard against barbarians such as Shanyue. One county in Nanyang can be controlled by Guan Yu. Those directly used, no more than [-], were distributed in Wancheng, Xinye, Xiangfan and other places.

Our army can send envoys to Soochow to strengthen Sun Quan's heart.

As long as Soochow restrains the troops in Jingnan area to Jiangxia, our army arrives, Guan Yu's troops are insufficient, and there is a lack of cavalry under his command, Xiangfan must be the most important thing, and foreign aid is waiting. "

Guan Yu, a nightmare that hangs over the generals of Cao Wei.

Jingzhou has always been a place that the generals of Cao Ying did not want to touch.

Guan Yu, water battle!
These two key elements cast a shadow over Cao Ying's generals.

Now, after Cheng Yu's analysis, the mentality of Cao Ying's generals is much better.

The advantage of Cao Cao's side is that Cao Wei has a large number of cavalry, but most of Jingzhou's troops are infantry and navy.

Such an army has great advantages in the Jingzhou area, but in the Nanyang battlefield, it seems a bit stretched.

Cao Cao uses hegemony, he can tear down the battlefield into white ground.

Liu Bei can't do it, so he will definitely disperse his forces, garrison various important places, maintain the water channel from Xiangyang to Wancheng, and ensure this lifeline.

All the Wei generals in the hall wanted to understand the advantages and disadvantages, and their faces changed.

"Guan Ping, the son of Guan Yu, is guarding Wancheng. Our army can quickly go down to Luyang, occupy a dangerous position, and encircle Wancheng. When Liu Bei hears that our army has arrived, he will lead his army out of Wuguan and join forces with Guan Yu to solve the siege of Wancheng. Our army will then have a showdown with Liu Bei's army."

Cheng Yu's last sentence finally made the generals of Cao and Wei untie their knots, and they all called for a fight.

Cao Cao finally set his sights on Xiahou Dun.

"Xiahoudun, I order you to lead an army of [-] to attack Wan in the south."

"promise!"

All the generals retreated, and Cao Cao left Cheng Yu alone.

Back then, when Cao Cao made his fortune, Xun Yu and Cheng Yu were sitting in the rear.

Now that Xun Yu is gone, Cheng Yu is also old.

Cao Cao smiled wryly.

"Zhongde, is the situation today the same as when Yuan Shao attacked me?"

Cheng Yu shook his head.

When Yuan Shao went south, there were many warriors in the camp.

Facing Guan Yu today, the situation in Cao Ying was similar.

"My lord, after all, we have the land of seven states. Even if Liu Bei is in Guanzhong, he can't compare with us in a short time. Why should you be in a hurry, my lord?"

Faced with Cheng Yu's persuasion, Cao Cao revealed his heart.

"I'm afraid that if I don't take Guanzhong at this time, it will be difficult to take it later."

Cao Cao had a stern look and firm eyes.

"Liu Xuande, Liu Xuande, between you and me, there will be a winner!"

(End of this chapter)