A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 444: Once defeated, everyone loses, Xiaolong dies and a new king succeeds to the throne

At Mao hour, the sun was rising, and the ground for dozens of miles around Weinanjin was a bright red. Corpses were everywhere, and blood flowed along the gap in the river bank, like a river of blood, and merged into the Wei River.

And because of the urgency of the Wei River, the water surface of the Wei River flowing down from Weinan is red in the south and white in the north. The red and white are distinct.

Zhao Jun's cavalry from the north, a total of thousands of people, escorted tens of thousands of Cao Jun's surrender troops, heading towards Zheng County, where there was a temporary prisoner of war camp that could temporarily detain these surrender troops.

However, due to continuous fighting, from time to time Cao's troops fell down on the road from exhaustion and could never get up again.

As for why it was the cavalry guarding the prisoners and not the tens of thousands of Zhao troops, it was because they were on the bloody battlefield at this time. They found a random place and fell asleep until they had enough rest before they could do anything.

September 7
Liu Beigao was sitting in a temporary military tent outside Zheng County, listening to the generals reporting the results of the battle.

According to statistics, Zhao Jun suffered more than 30,000 casualties, and there are still more than 40,000 people left, and everyone is injured.

Nearly 20,000 Korean soldiers were beheaded and more than 30,000 prisoners were taken prisoner, all of whom are now in prisoner-of-war camps.

Cao's general Han Hao was killed by Zhang Bao. When Zhang Bao saw the chaos among the Korean troops, he immediately rode towards Tongguan on his own, intending to intercept the fleeing Han Hao. He caught up with Han Hao fifteen miles west of Tongguan and shot an arrow. He penetrated directly into Han Hao's heart and avenged Zhang Fei.

The rebel generals Fan Jiang and Zhang Da were abandoned by Cao Zhen when the White Communists seized Tongguan. They ordered them to serve as Cao Cao's queen or be killed on the spot. The two had no choice but to stay, and were finally killed by the White Communists at the east gate of Tongguan.

Cao Cao, on the other hand, was led out of Tongguan by Cao Zhen and headed all the way to the new capital of Guandong. The White Communist Party was about to pursue, but was blocked by Xu Chu's troops and missed again.

Finally, when the Tongguan gate was occupied by the defeated Korean army and unable to close the gate, the White Communist Party led more than a hundred elite cavalry to seize it, and they have since seized this gate in Guanzhong.

The rest of Cao's generals died or left, such as Cao Zhang, Xu Huang and others. Cao Zhang was the first to run back to Guandong when the Bai Communists captured Tongguan.

Xu Huang did the opposite, facing the direction of the Zhao army's attack, and fled westward through the gap between the rebellious troops, bypassing Chang'an, and fled back to Hanzhong. According to statistics, Cao General who was above the rank of General Pi was beheaded by Zhao Guozhen. , as many as twenty, and captured more than ten generals Cao who surrendered.

After this battle, Cao Cao's luck was lost and he was unable to recover.

I remember that when Cao Cao attacked Yizhou at the beginning of the year, he had an army of nearly 100,000, vigorous and high-spirited. Now he fled back to Xindu alone, with only a few dozen riders left, and he was in such a state of desolation. Once you lose a battle, you lose everything. It can be said that things are unpredictable.

September 25
After Liu Bei's army rested for a few days, he divided his forces and captured various counties in Yongzhou. In the end, most of the counties were decided by summons. Only the defenders of Chencang, Xixian and Qixian refused to surrender, and were forcefully defeated by Lu Bu's army. At this point, the entire Yongzhou was conquered. All fell into the hands of Liu Bei.

However, now that the weather has turned colder, the military rations have been exhausted, and the soldiers have become exhausted, so it is time to stop the army, and Liangzhou can only get more next year.

Since Yongzhou is very critical, he can directly capture Liangzhou to the west, capture Yizhou to the south, and attack Sizhou from Tongguan to the east. Therefore, Liu Bei needs to carefully consider who will stay in Yongzhou.

In the end, it was decided to appoint Xu Shu as the governor of Yongzhou and military advisor general, lead 20,000 troops to garrison Chang'an, restore the civil affairs of Guanzhong, and look for opportunities to invade Hanzhong County at any time.

Lu Bu, the general who conquered the west, was appointed as the external guard, leading 20,000 troops to garrison Chencang, ready to capture Liangzhou. He also promoted Zhang Bao as a partial general and the governor of Qixian County, leading 10,000 troops to garrison Qixian, ready to capture Anding County in Liangzhou. , intending to form a pincer attack with Lu Bu.

It is also said that since Cao Cao's defeat, the highest guard in Liangzhou will be Wuwei Prefect and Army Protector Hu Zun, leading more than 10,000 troops. Relying on the complex terrain in southern Liangzhou, he will garrison in Ji County, Long County, Linjing and other important places. On the ground, guard the Liang Passage and resist Lu Bu and Zhang Bao.

The highest commander of South Korea in Hanzhong was Xia Houyuan, the general who suppressed the west, who was stationed in Nanzheng to control Cao Hong, Xu Huang and other generals who were defeated and retreated to Hanzhong, as well as Li Dian's troops stationed in Nanjiang and Xutu Yizhou in Yizhou.

October
After five months of fighting, Liu Bei led his exhausted Su Wei army back to Yedu. Before leaving, he rewarded the three armies in Chang'an. After returning to Yedu, Liu Bei began to deal with the official documents that had accumulated in the past few months. These Let’s not talk about it.

South Korea, Xindu, Hanwang Palace

Cao Cao slowly woke up in his dormitory. He looked weakly at the dark roof of the palace, shining with candlelight. The corners of his mouth were very chapped, and he asked for water.

"Water, bring warm water quickly!"

A warm current flowed from his mouth to his intestines and stomach. Cao Cao felt much better. After gaining strength, he began to look around carefully. It turned out that it was already night, no wonder it was so dark.

The person who spoke just now was the Crown Prince Cao Pi. These days, after hearing that Cao Cao was defeated, almost dead in Weinan, and seriously ill, he rushed from Xudu to Xindu day and night. He never left his bed and took care of Cao Cao wholeheartedly for more than ten days.

"Zihuan, why are you the only one, and where is Zijian?"

When Cao Pi saw that Cao Cao's first words after waking up were not him but Cao Zhi, he couldn't help but feel unhappy, but he didn't show it on his face at all.

"I heard that my father was seriously ill. Zijian came to see him a few days ago. After staying for a day or two, he saw that his father was still awake and his body was a little weak, so he suggested that the child should continue to be on duty and he should go back to the house first."

Cao Cao remained silent and did not reply for a long time.

"What was the outcome of the war in Yongzhou, and how did this king come back?"

"It was General Cao Zhen who carried my father all the way back to the capital from the Weinan battlefield. As for the Yongzhou battlefield..."

Seeing Cao Pi's hesitation, he was afraid that Cao Cao would die after hearing the news.

"Say!" Cao Cao asked Cao Pi very forcefully to tell him.

Cao Pi had no choice but to tell Cao Cao the results: "The King of Zhao captured Yongzhou, but fortunately General Xiahou Yuan defended Hanzhong in time, preventing the Zhao army from taking advantage of the victory to invade Hanzhong.

General Yu Jin led heavy troops to garrison in Gucheng and resisted the Zhao cavalry coming from Guanzhong. Zhao cavalry saw that there was nothing they could do and retreated to Tongguan.

As for the situation in Liangzhou, Hu Zun, the governor of Wuwei, led troops to establish defense lines in the three counties of Hanyang, Wudu, and Anding.

Fortunately, winter is about to enter, the weather is getting colder, Zhao Jun is out of food and grass, and his followers are weak, so he has now stopped his troops.

Also, when Guan Yu in the east heard that Zhang Fei was seriously injured by our army, he was very angry and raised a large army to attack Dingtao.

The domestic troops are tight and cannot support him. General Shi Huan has been defeated and retreated to Suiyang. Jiyin County and Liang State are both occupied by Guan Yu.

Fortunately, Guan Yu was also in short supply and was showing signs of fatigue. Now he stopped marching and retreated to the Dingtao garrison, where he fought against General Shi Huan's Suiyang force. "

Cao Cao let out a long sigh, showing his tiredness and old age, as if his ambition and hegemony had disappeared in this sigh.

When Cao Pi saw this, he couldn't help but comfort him and said:

"Father, there is no need to worry. Now Liangzhou and Hanzhong are still in our hands, and we also occupy Yuzhou and Jingbei. We also control the Nanjiang River in Yizhou. The door to the middle of Shu is open, and we can enter Shu at any time and capture Yizhou. This land of abundance.

Liu Bei launched two major wars in succession, completely ignoring the burden of the people. The country must be exhausted, and it will be impossible to raise troops within a few years. We will have enough time to attack Yizhou.

As long as we win Yizhou, we will still have the strength to fight again. Moreover, with Sun Quan as a foreign aid, Liu Bei would not be able to conquer the world so easily.

In this world, it is still unclear who will win and who will lose. "

Cao Cao took a look. Just like himself back then, Cao Pi was young and ambitious. He didn't know whether to laugh or sigh.

"Now that Gu is lying in bed, it is obvious that we can no longer handle the military affairs. As the crown prince, you will supervise the country for Gu. Gu is already very tired. Please withdraw first and leave Gu alone. On."

When Cao Pi heard that he was asked to supervise the country, he was very happy, but on the surface he still agreed calmly, and then said "Father, take care of yourself" and then retreated.

When he heard that Cao Pi had exited the palace and that the whole hall was empty except for himself, Cao Cao let out another long sigh that echoed in the palace for a long time:
"Liu Xuande, you have such a good life. The world has been lost to people like you who weave mats and sell shoes. Is it true that the fate of Han Dynasty has no end?"

Outside, Cao Pi left the palace, and an eunuch came forward and whispered to Cao Pi: "Prince Zijian is outside the palace and has not left for many days. Please come to the palace to visit the king."

Cao Pi sneered and said: "No, go and tell him that the king has closed the door and sees no one. He has ordered me to supervise the country. I ordered him to go back to the house and pray for the king, and not to leave the house."

The eunuch looked happy. He first congratulated him, and then went out to bring this message to Cao Zhi.

"Cao Zihuan, you are so cruel that you don't allow me to see my father, my father! Wow!"

Seeing that Cao Pi still refused to let him see Cao Cao and gained the power to supervise the country, Cao Zhi couldn't help but burst into tears and kept telling Cao Pi's cruelty.

Cao Pi stood in a corner of the palace gate tower, looked at Cao Zhi's behavior with cold eyes, and said to a scribe behind him: "Since Yang Xiu left, Zijian's behavior has become more and more unorganized. He can no longer compete with Gu. Is the move too ruthless?

Now that Cao Zihuan is behaving like this in front of the palace, if it spreads to his father or the common people, it will be extremely detrimental to the orphan. "

The scribe was about thirty years old and about the same age as Cao Pi: "What the prince said is wrong. Who is the king? Master Zi Huan behaves like a woman, which will only strengthen the king's determination to let the prince oversee the country.

Besides, as long as you have power in your hands, there is no need to worry about rumors. If you think too much about every step you take, how did the king create such a foundation, how did the prince become the crown prince, and how did he reach the top again. "

Speaking of climbing to the top, Cao Pi became interested and asked the scribe: "Is this feasible? I am still worried that there will be too many obstacles.

Now that Zhao is powerful, it is obvious that he wants to seize the world. If he rashly does such an outrageous thing, will it lead to Yuan Shu's old troubles? "

"The prince is too worried. The reason why Yuan Shu was executed by the whole world was because there were too many princes in the world at that time, but now there are only three kingdoms of Zhao, Han and Wu in the world.

Zhao State is still seriously injured, and Wu State has been defeated by Han and Zhao one after another. They pray day and night that if the two countries do not attack, it will be too late, so how can they raise troops to attack Han. "

Cao Pi was very excited and said gratefully to the scribe: "I have been relying on Zhongda Duoyi for these years. Please help me more in the future. I will never be stingy in repaying you."

Sima Yi responded humbly: "I don't dare the prince to be so polite. This is my duty."

Sima Yi, a descendant of the Sima family in Hedong, is the current prince Sheren. He is Cao Pi's most important adviser and confidant.

Previously, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi were competing for the position of the eldest son of Han Gong and the crown prince of Han. Sima Yi made many unexpected plans. He first designed Cao Cao to kill Yang Xiu, Cao Zhi's most trusted adviser, and then helped Cao Pi win the title of crown prince of Han.

From the second son, Cao Pi competed with his mother and brother Cao Zhi, and gradually became the crown prince. Seeing that the position of King of Han was approaching, he relied heavily on Sima Zhongda.

December

Cao Cao was haggard due to overthinking. He died of a serious illness in the Han Palace in Xindu. His headache recurred and he passed away at the age of sixty-two. The Xudu court gave him a posthumous title, "Wu", which was King Wu of Han. .

After all, Cao Mengde, the overlord of the generation, did not finish the 21st year of Jian'an. With his unwillingness, his ambition and hegemony quietly passed away.

According to Cao Cao's will, he was buried in Gaoling, Chenliu County, the place where troops were raised, on Dingmao Day of the first month of the following year.

After Cao Cao's death, his crown prince Cao Pi went from Xindu to Xudu and accepted the title of Prime Minister and King of Han from the Han Dynasty. His rights were equal to those of Cao Cao, or even worse, and his reign title was changed to "Yanyan". Health".

After assuming the throne, Cao Pi immediately began to stabilize his rule. He knew very well the importance of consolidating his throne of power only by strengthening and consolidating his centralization.

So he started from the beginning with internal checks and balances of power and responded quickly.

Subsequently, Cao Pi continued to win over and support his own political forces, redistribute his share of the power cake, and at the same time continued to attack and eliminate dissident forces.

The 22nd year of Jian'an
March
Cao Pi appointed the prince's young master and the admonishment doctor Jia Xu as Taiwei, the prince's young master and Taichang Qing Hua Xin as the prime minister, and the prince Shaobao, Shizhong, and Li Cao Shangshu Wang Lang as the royal official.

The rest of the princes in Qiandi are officials, each with a title, and they are all in Jiuqing, with more than two thousand stones.

He also appointed Xiahou Dun, who was close to him, as the general, and quickly put down the rebellions in various places that thought they had an opportunity because of Cao Cao's death and South Korea's weak power.

April
The three counties of Wuwei, Jiuquan and Zhangye took advantage of the new defeat of Cao's army in Weinan and the Liangzhou army to confront Zhao's army in Hanyang. When the rear was empty of troops, they rebelled.

Cao Pi immediately appointed Su Ze to lead 10,000 elite troops from the central government, supervise the troops from various counties in Liangzhou, and put down the rebellion in the three counties.

In the same month, he recruited tens of thousands of bandits who had fallen into disgrace in Hanzhong, conferred the title of marquis on the bandit leaders Zheng Gan and Wang Zhao, and collected all their troops.

This move not only stabilized the local area, but also supplemented the manpower shortage in the Weinan War, allowing the Korean Central Guards to increase to 30,000 people.

July
The rebellion in the three counties was put down. Since the three counties were not far from the Western Regions, all the countries in the Western Regions knew about the battle. Tens of thousands of people from both sides fought in Zhangye. The strength of the troops greatly shocked the countries in the Western Regions and reminded them of that battle. The light of the sword at night.

Therefore, the kings of the Western Regions such as Yanqi and Khotan once again realized that the Han Dynasty still had some remaining power, and each sent their envoys to Xudu to pay tribute to jewelry, melons, fruits, beauties, etc.

In addition, Yang Pu, the Di king of Wudu County, was defeated in the battle with the Qiang people. He led the Di people to join in and moved to Hanyang County.

In the same month, Cao Pi led his army to station in Qiao, and entertained the Sixth Army and the elders of Qiao County with wine and food in the east of the city. This move not only shocked the Zhao army stationed in Pei County, but also demonstrated his domineering and lack of scruples.

Since Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, the entire South Korea seems to have changed and begun to show an upward trend, which has greatly boosted South Korea's military morale, people's morale, and official morale that were about to collapse due to the Battle of Weinan and the recent death of Cao Cao.

After this series of measures, South Korean civil and military ministers believed that Cao Pi was a clear leader, and South Korea might still have a chance, so they united tightly around Cao Pi.

However, Cao Pi still felt that these actions were not enough. With this little morale, he had more than enough to defend but not enough to attack. For South Korea, with Zhao Guo behind him, he was constantly flogging, and defending was equal to death.

(End of this chapter)