Soldiers come to the world

In the few months since the end of the Central Plains War, the two factions in Yedu have formed an extremely delicate balance, and neither side dares to act rashly. This balance also includes the balance of power in Qingzhou and the offensive balance of the Han army.

But once this balance is broken, it will definitely lead to shocking changes, and the Han army wiped out [-] Youzhou troops in the Yellow River, which broke the balance of Yedu and suffered heavy losses. At the same time, Cao Pi named Cao Xiu the Taiwei and the Governor of the Great Commander, and ordered him to lead his army into King Qin of Yedu.

The situation seemed to change suddenly overnight, from Cao Pi's extreme disadvantage to Cao Zhi's disadvantage, and the situation became tense.

At night, a carriage, escorted by [-] cavalry, slowly approached Guanyun Mansion. Guanyun Mansion is located in the south of the city and is now Xiahou Dun's temporary residence.

The carriage stopped, and Cao Zhi, who was wearing a black cloak and a golden crown on his head, came out of the carriage. There were guards standing in front of the gate of the mansion. Xiahou Dun's confidant, Guo Huai, had been waiting for a long time. Seeing Cao Zhi's arrival, he hurried forward to salute. "The general is already waiting for the young master in the inner hall, please come with me!"

Cao Zhi nodded, and followed Guo Huai quickly into the mansion. The inner hall was brightly lit, several braziers were lit, and the burning charcoal was crackling in the basin.

Xiahou Dun stood by the wall with his hands behind his back and stared at a map on the wall for a long time. The power is declining day by day, not only when will it be the end?

Xiahou Dun sighed softly, this chaotic situation could not continue any longer.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps coming from the hall, Xiahou Dun turned his head and saw Cao Zhi, led by Guo Huai, walking quickly into the inner hall, Xiahou Dun withdrew his thoughts and turned around slowly.

Cao Zhi quickly stepped forward and saluted, "See Second Uncle!"

"I asked you to come so late because something important happened."

Cao Zhi was taken aback, "Second Uncle, what happened?"

Xiahou Dun picked up a letter scroll on the table and handed it to Cao Zhi, "Look for yourself!"

Cao Zhi hurriedly took the letter and opened it. After reading it quickly, Cao Zhi's expression changed drastically. It was actually a handwritten letter from his elder brother Cao Pi to Cao Xiu. He temporarily abandoned Qingzhou, and immediately led the Qingzhou army to Yedu.

Cao Zhi asked nervously, "Where did Second Uncle get this?"

"The scouts I sent intercepted Cao Pi's envoys to Qingzhou, but unfortunately, Cao Pi sent a total of three envoys, and I only intercepted one of them, and the other two should have arrived in Qingzhou."

It took Cao Zhi a long time to ask in a low voice: "What should we do now?"

Xiahoudun thought for a while, and then asked, "What is your second brother's attitude?"

Cao Zhi shook his head, "I have persuaded him again and again, but he insists on returning to Youzhou and staying for at most two days."

Cao Zhi was really frustrated with the attitude of his second brother Cao Zhang. He actively supported him from the beginning, but now he began to change his mind. On the one hand, it was because the [-] Youzhou Army was wiped out in the Yellow River, but more importantly, Cao Zhang was no longer optimistic about himself. He wanted to leave a way out, so he began to tend to remain neutral.

Once Cao Zhang withdrew his troops back to Youzhou, and Cao Xiu led an army of [-], the balance of power between him and his elder brother Cao Pi would become [-] to [-]. They would be at a disadvantage, and the situation was very unfavorable to them.

Cao Zhi doesn't know what they should do now?Although he kept calling on the officials to put pressure on Cao Pi to bear the responsibility for the defeat of the Central Plains, so far, Cao Pi has remained silent and ignored the pressure from the officials, which made Cao Zhi helpless.

Cao Zhi looked at Xiahou Dun anxiously. He hoped that Xiahou Dun could make up his mind. The reason why Xiahou Dun called Cao Zhi was to break the game. He was not a weak scholar, but a general who commanded thousands of troops. He had enough determination strength and courage.

The reason why he didn't do anything before was because he was afraid of affecting Duke Wei's condition, but judging from the information from Tongque Palace in the past two days, Duke Wei has already fallen into a deep coma and time is running out.

Xiahoudun originally wanted to attack Cao Pi after the death of Duke Wei, but judging from the current situation, they had run out of time, and if they dragged on, the situation would be completely reversed.

Xiahou Dun took a few steps with his hands behind his back, and said coldly: "Once Cao Xiu arrives, all of us will die. The situation is very urgent now, and we cannot delay any longer. We must act immediately!"

"But……"

Cao Zhi couldn't help but said: "Brother has 2 Tigers and Ben army guards, we only have [-] horses, and now the second brother refuses to send troops to help us, I am worried. We are not strong enough."

Xiahou Dun shook his head, "There is no need to fight head-on with the Huben Army, the key is to be quick and defeat the enemy with one shot. As long as Cao Pi is under control, the Huben Guard will be nothing to worry about. In fact, I am ready to invite the young master here , I just hope that the young master can wait here with peace of mind, and there should be a result at dawn tomorrow."

Cao Zhi was stunned. He didn't even know about it beforehand. The second uncle was ready. What are you ready for?

"Second Uncle"

Without waiting for Cao Zhi to continue, Xia Houdun interrupted him with a wave of his hand, and said in an indistinguishable tone: "I don't want to explain this matter any more, time is running out, please rest assured, my lord, I will arrange it myself." All right."

After finishing speaking, Xiahou Dun turned around and left. Cao Zhi suddenly remembered that he still had the most important thing to say, which was how to arrange Cao Pi. After all, he was his brother, and he didn't want to kill brothers.

"Second uncle!"

Cao Zhi chased after him, but Xiahou Dun had already gone far away. Two guards blocked his way and said respectfully: "For the safety of your son, please wait here with peace of mind."

At this moment, Cao Zhi suddenly felt that he had become a puppet. The real heir of Cao Wei was Xiahoudun, not him. However, Cao Zhi really couldn't figure it out. The elder brother Cao Pi had ten thousand tigers in his hands. Where is Xiahoudun's chance?

. . . . . . . . .

In the past two days, Cao Pi has finally come out of the turmoil of the past few months. His second brother Cao Zhang stated the day before yesterday that he will remain neutral and will no longer participate in the dispute between the sons. No matter what reason Cao Zhang agreed to be neutral, at least The pressure you face will be greatly reduced.

At the same time, Cao Xiu also promised to lead the army to Yedu. Once Cao Xiu arrives, he will turn over completely. This gives Cao Pi a glimmer of hope, and he is extremely looking forward to the early arrival of Cao Xiu's army.

At two o'clock, Cao Pi had already fallen asleep, and suddenly a low cry woke him up from his sleep, "My son! My son!"

"What's the matter?" Cao Pi was sleepy, and he was really unhappy.

"Physician Wang is here, and I need to find your son urgently."

Cao Pi's drowsiness disappeared without a trace. Doctor Wang was the doctor who took care of his father. He thought that the arrival must be important news. Cao Pi got up and ordered: "Bring him to see me!"

Cao Pi put on an outer robe and walked towards the outer room. At this moment, Royal Physician Wang was ushered in by the guards. He saluted Cao Pi and said anxiously, "My lord, Duke Wei has woken up."

"How is my father now?" Cao Pi asked quickly.

"Duke Wei suddenly woke up just now, his mind is very clear, he is anxious to see the prince."

Speaking of this, Royal Physician Wang took another step forward, and whispered to Cao Pi: "The humble official suspects that Duke Wei is returning to the past, and I am afraid that Duke Wei is already dead."

Cao Pi was startled, and he repeatedly ordered: "Prepare the carriage immediately and go to Tongque Palace!"

Cao Pi was very anxious. He knew what Wang Yuyi said was right. His father suddenly woke up and was anxious to see him. Please ask the imperial doctor to inform my second and third younger brothers to come to Tongque Palace immediately, and also go to Zhong Yao again and ask him to notify all officials to go to Tongque Palace."

Doctor Wang agreed and left in a hurry. Cao Pi had no time to change his clothes, so he put on a thick leather robe and went out to board the carriage. Under the strict protection of three hundred tiger and cardinal cavalry guards, the carriage drove towards the north gate of the city. go.

Inside the carriage, Cao Pi secretly prayed that his father would persist for a while, and that he could directly appoint himself Duke Wei in front of the three brothers and all the officials. Cao Pi was very upset, he felt that he had too much to do, But I don't have a clue.

The north city gate has been controlled by the tiger guards, and the city gate slowly opened. Three hundred cavalry escorted Cao Pi's carriage and rushed out of the city gate, towards the Tongque Palace one mile away. There was originally a lively market outside the city gate, but It was only three o'clock now, and there were no vendors in the market. The black snow that had been trampled to pieces on the open space was frozen, and the cold wind was howling, piercing the bones, making Cao Pi in the carriage shiver.

"Hurry up, speed up!"

Cao Pi urged the coachman to speed up the car. He had a bad feeling in his heart. He was going too hastily. He should wait a little longer and let thousands of Tiger Guard soldiers accompany him. It would be too dangerous to go out of the city like this.

At this point, Cao Pi suddenly heard screams from all around him, and before he could react, an arrow shot through the car window, brushed past Cao Pi's forehead, and nailed to the car wall.

Cao Pi suddenly heard the neighing of the horses, and he felt his body tilted suddenly, and his head hit the wall of the car heavily. At this moment, a wolf-toothed arrow shot through the window and hit Cao Pi's neck. Cao Pi screamed. With a sound, he fell heavily into the carriage.

Cao Pi's convoy was ambushed by [-] soldiers. In the dense arrows, all [-] tiger and cardinal guard cavalry were shot to death, four horses were shot to death by random arrows, and the carriage overturned on the side of the road.

After a while, Guo Huai led thousands of soldiers to surround them from all sides. Dozens of soldiers climbed into the carriage and opened the door to look for it. At this time, Xiahou Dun also urged his horse to come. He seemed a little nervous. He had already bribed Royal Doctor Wang , Passed false news to Cao Pi, whether he can succeed depends on this.

"Did you find it?" Xiahou Dun asked.

Guo Huai hurriedly saluted, "Report to the General, I am looking for it!"

"General, we found it!"

Several soldiers shouted excitedly and pulled Cao Pi, who was seriously injured, out of the carriage. Cao Pi was covered in blood, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead. , Xiahou Dun waved excitedly, "Evacuate immediately!"

Thousands of soldiers quickly evacuated to the northwest. Not long after, the north city gate opened, and the general Xu Chu led thousands of tiger and cardinal cavalry to rush out. He got the news that Cao Pi had left the city to go to the Tongque Palace. He led three thousand cavalry in pursuit.

But Xu Chu was still a step too late, and after less than a mile of chasing, they saw corpses all over the ground and an overturned carriage. Xu Chu was stunned for a long time, and couldn't help but sighed.

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