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Liu Jing took a deep look at Fazheng, and smiled meaningfully: "Cao Pi is not Cao Cao. Cao Cao doesn't have to worry about military power control, but Cao Pi is different. Although he is a man, his status is not firm. As long as he does not ascend the throne for a day , Cao Zhi still poses a huge threat to him.

So controlling the military power is far more important to Cao Pi than the Hefei War. It’s just that the Hefei Battle was a confrontation. The military pressure prevented him from thinking too much, so I want to withdraw the army to relieve him. Can we not take the opportunity to control the deployment of military power? "

Fazheng nodded silently. This kind of political scheming was indeed his shortcoming. Of course, he didn't feel ashamed. You must know that Liu Jing is the king of Han. Of course, thinking about political tactics is far more profound than oneself.

"Your Highness, can you continue to enlighten us?" The veteran Huang Zhong next to him couldn't help asking.

Liu Jing looked back at the generals, and said with a slight smile, "Since the old general has spoken, how dare I refuse."

Huang Zhong kept saying he didn't dare, so Liu Jing calmly said: "After decades of integration, the Cao army now has three main factions. One is the Cao faction, led by Cao Ren, and the second is the Xiahou faction, led by Xiahou Dun. Then there are the descendants, such as Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhang Yun, etc., are all descendants of Cao Cao, so you can see the distribution of Cao Jun's forces, Xiahou Dun is in Yuzhou, Xiahou is still in Bingzhou, Cao Ren is in Xuzhou, Cao Xiu is in Qingzhou, but Hefei's chief general It's Zhang Liao and Xu Huang, you guys think it's interesting!"

The surrounding generals all laughed, "If Your Highness didn't say it, we really didn't notice this power distribution."

Liu Jing said again: "After Xiahou Yuan's death, the Xiahou faction suffered a heavy setback, but this time Cao Hong was killed in Nanyang, and the Cao faction also suffered a lot. The two sides are evenly balanced."

"Your Highness, you mean that there are conflicts between the two factions?" Fazheng asked with some surprise.

"Actually, there are no conflicts. It's just a competition for interests. It's just that Cao Cao will grasp the balance, and generally can't make any waves. But this time, Cao Pi is in Hefei. I'm afraid things will not be so simple. Xiahou Dun guards Xuchang. I heard that he has a lot of contacts with Cao Zhi who is in Xuchang, although I don't know whether Xiahou Dun supports Cao Zhi, but I believe Cao Pi will be very nervous."

Seeing that everyone was listening intently, Liu Jing couldn't help but smiled and continued: "I can tell you a detail, that is, this time Cao Pi's grain adjustment, from Xuchang to Shouchun and from Xuzhou to Shouchun, the distance between the two sides is actually the same. It is almost the same, and Xuzhou can go by water, so the consumption of grain adjustment will be less. As far as I know, both Xuchang and Xuzhou have 30 shi of grain. In the end, Cao Pi actually transferred 20 shi of grain from Xuchang, but only transferred [-] shi from Xuzhou Shi Grain, this is obviously protecting the interests of Xuzhou, Xuzhou is governed by Cao Ren, and Xuchang is governed by Xiahou Dun, do you understand Cao Pi's thoughts?"

Everyone suddenly realized, and Fazheng sighed: "If His Highness didn't say it, none of us would have imagined that the internal struggle in Cao's army would be so fierce."

Liu Jing continued: "On the surface, it is calm, but in fact it is undercurrents. Of course, Cao Cao knows it, but his condition is serious. He is very worried that his life will not last long, so in order to hand over power smoothly, he even transferred the military power to Hefei. Handed it over to Cao Pi. I understand Cao Cao's painstaking efforts. In fact, he acquiesced in Cao Pi's use of the Hefei War to control the military power and created opportunities for him to take charge of the army. Yu assists Cao Pi, but it is difficult to have both in everything, how can there be a reason to win the battle and hand over power smoothly?"

Fazheng is also a very wise person. Only Liu Jing gave a little hint, and he immediately understood. Now that he understood the whole story, Fazheng pondered for a while and said, "Perhaps Cao Cao has felt that the national power is difficult to compete with us, so he has given up on Hefei. That's why he left Hefei and returned to Yedu."

"The French army division is right. This fattening battle is a battle of national strength. The two sides are fighting for supplies and food consumption. Although we are running out of food, we still have millions of cattle and sheep as our backing. We can definitely hold on for a while longer." Years, but Cao Jun couldn't hold on even this winter. The battle couldn't go on. In the end, he could only negotiate and give up Hefei to retreat to the north. Cao Cao knew the result very well, so he left Hefei and let Cao Pi fight for the first time. Really lead the army."

Huang Zhong asked again: "What does Your Highness think Cao Pi will do next?"

"I can't guess exactly what method he will use, but the context is very clear. Cao Pi will definitely try his best to win over Cao Ren and give Cao Ren great power. As for Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhang Yun and others, Cao Pi will of course show his favor. If It’s fine if Zhang Liao appreciates it, if he doesn’t appreciate it, I’m afraid Cao Pi will have an idea.”

Just as he was talking, the big ship in the distance rang the bell, and Liu Jing said with a smile to everyone: "It's time for us to set off, leave the stage to Cao Pi, we just watch the show."

He urged his horse to gallop down the hill, and the crowd followed closely behind, galloping toward a big boat of five thousand stone.

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When the Han army withdrew from Hefei, the Cao army at the head of Hefei city cheered. Many soldiers of Cao army rushed out of Hefei city and occupied the earth hill outside the northern city. They cheered and jumped on the earth hill to celebrate the victory.

Only Zhang Liao was preoccupied and stared at the south without saying a word. At this time, the deputy general Zang Ba stepped forward and said, "What are you worried about?"

Zhang Liao sighed, "I feel that Liu Jing didn't evacuate, he was actually playing tricks."

"Why do you think so?"

"It's very simple. Hefei has already stockpiled a lot of food and military resources. Even if there is no Chaisang supplies, the Han army can still survive the winter. Since there are enough food and supplies, why should Liu Jing panic and withdraw from Hefei in a hurry?"

"Yuan is right. The Han army has not lost power, so why retreat? You must know that such a retreat will have a great impact on the morale of the army."

"Yes!"

Zhang Liao sighed and said: "In the past few months, the Han army has not attacked the city at all. It is a battle of national strength. They have gained the upper hand, but they retreated because of Chaisang's fire. This is by no means Liu Jing's rules. He is so hasty. If you retreat in panic, there must be a conspiracy!"

"But...they are retreating by water, knowing that we won't catch up, so what is he planning?"

Zhang Liao shook his head, "I don't know, but I believe he must have a deep meaning in withdrawing troops."

At this moment, a soldier rushed over and handed a roll of pigeon letters to Zhang Liao, "Commander, urgent order!"

Zhang Liao opened the pigeon letter and looked at it, his face couldn't help but change. Zang Ba saw that Zhang Liao's expression was not right, so he asked nervously, "What did Shi say?"

"He asked the two of us to go to Shouchun immediately to discuss the military situation."

Zang Ba was stunned, and couldn't help but said anxiously: "What about Hefei? Who will guard it?"

This is really unreasonable. Generally, the chief general leaves and the deputy stays to defend the city, but Cao Pi ordered the chief general and the deputy to go to Shouchun together, and it is not yet known whether the Han army will come back suddenly. This is simply nonsense.

Zhang Liao pondered for a moment, then resolutely said: "Hefei City can't be careless, I'll go to Shouchun, you stay and guard Hefei."

"But over there..."

"Don't say any more, just make a decision like this, I'll explain it to the world, if it really makes him dissatisfied, I will take all the responsibilities, and I will never implicate Xuan Gao."

Zhang Liao immediately ordered: "Prepare the horse, I want to leave the city immediately!"

Zhang Liao explained a few more words to Zang Ba, then left Hefei City under the escort of hundreds of cavalry, and rushed towards Shouchun.

As soon as Zhang Liao left, the scouts of the Han army who were monitoring the city near Hefei immediately rushed to Ruxukou to report Zhang Liao's military situation northward to Han Wang Liu Jing.

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Cao Pi received a pigeon letter from Chaisang Tan in the first time, knowing that Chaisang was raided by the Jiangdong Army, and the warehouses were burned down, causing heavy losses.

This matter was explained before Cao Cao left. Sun Quan will soon send troops to Chaisang to deal with the logistics of the Han army. Cao Cao's plan has come true. This made Cao Pi overjoyed. The news of the withdrawal, this news made Cao Pi extremely excited, and the focus of his attention naturally began to change.

At night, the hall of the palace was brightly lit. Cao Pi was alone, pacing back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, thinking about the way to gain power. He came to Hefei to gain military power. Now that the opportunity came, how could he not make good use of it?

At this time, his confidant guard quickly stepped forward to salute, and reported in a low voice: "Mr. Yu has arrived."

Cao Pi was overjoyed that Hua Xin had finally arrived, and he quickly ordered, "Take him to the back hall and wait for me!"

Cao Pi also turned around and walked towards the back hall. Not long after, Hua Xin, who was wearing a bamboo hat and dressed in black, walked quickly into the back hall under the leadership of the guards.

Hua Xin was ordered by Cao Pi to come to Shouchun in secret with the grain transport team. He did not dare to show his face in public, lest he be discovered by Cao Zhi's people and secretly complained to Cao Cao, which would affect Cao Pi. You know, Cao Cao strictly forbids Cao Pi and him contacts.

"My humble minister is in the world!" Hua Xin stepped forward to salute Cao Pi.

Hua Xin was Cao Pi's most trusted person and his confidant. Although Hua Xin was demoted to Xuchang by Cao Cao, Cao Pi still secretly communicated with him.

Cao Pi asked him to sit down, and said with a gratified smile, "The fish came just in time."

"Wei Chen also heard that the Han army has withdrawn to the south, this is the world's chance!"

Cao Pi nodded, "Let's not talk about this matter, let's talk about that person. How is he in Xuchang?"

Cao Pi was referring to Cao Zhi, and Hua Xin secretly monitored Cao Zhi's every move for him. Hua Xin pondered for a moment and said: "On the surface, he looks very dissolute. He drinks and recites poems all day long, makes friends with prostitutes, and seems to be destroying his reputation. But he has done too much, which makes people suspicious."

Cao Pi sneered. His father was ill, but he ran faster than anyone else. He came to serve his father, trying to take over the military power in Hefei, and was dissolute, but he caught the opportunity right. It was obvious that someone was advising him.

"What's his relationship with Xiahou Dun?" Cao Pi asked coldly again.