Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 683

Cao Cao sat upright, slightly closed his eyes but couldn't hide the murderous look on his body.All the generals came one after another and saw that Yang Xiu was bound. Except for Cao Zhi, they didn't know what happened.

Pa~ Cao Cao slapped the desk. "Yang Xiu spread rumors and disturbed the morale of our army, he should be punished!"

Yang Xiu shouted: "Your Majesty's use of chicken ribs as a password already means to retreat..."

"How dare you talk nonsense! Drag it out and behead it for public display!"

The generals finally understood what was going on.Alas, Yang Xiu, Yang Xiu, why are you so unrestrained, this is in front of the two armies, how can you allow you to guess the king's intentions.

Cao Zhi came out of the class and said: "Father, although Dezu made mistakes, but thinking about his past achievements, it is more for Yang Taifu's sake, please forgive him this time."

To disturb the morale of the army is to be executed according to the military law, but Yang Xiu didn't actually spread it, he just ordered the people around him to prepare, so there is room for accommodation.Why did Cao Cao kill Yang Xiu?

Is it because Cao Cao can't tolerate Yang Xiu always showing off his cleverness and guessing Cao Cao's mind?How could Cao Cao not have this measure.

Is it because Yang Xiu participated in the competition between Cao Zhi and Cao Pi?There are factors in this aspect, but Yang Xiu is not the only one involved. Although Yang Xiu reported Wu Zhi, saying that Wu Zhi hid in a basket full of silk and satin, he entered and exited Cao Pi's mansion. Cao Cao failed to catch him when he went to arrest him, but Cao Cao believed that Yang Xiu It's not about lying to yourself.Besides, it is normal for a son to have his own henchmen.

The problem is that Yang Xiu is Yang Biao's son.Yang Biao has been in the top three for decades, and his father, Yang Xiu's grandfather, Yang Ci, is also in the top three. This means that the influence of the Yang family is no less than that of Yuan, who is the fourth generation and three princes, but the Yang family has always been Very restrained, unlike Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.The Hongnong Yang family, a noble family in Guanzhong, played a pivotal role in Guanzhong. Cao Cao retreated and Hanzhong fell into Liu Bei's hands. Then the Guanzhong area will become the frontier against Liu Bei. Cao Cao needs to firmly control Guanzhong in his own hands.As a die-hard royalist, Yang Biao had conflicts with Cao Cao. Cao Cao had long wanted to bring down the Yang family, but he had no excuses. Now he finally had an excuse to attack Yang Xiu. How could Cao Cao be soft-hearted; Uncle prides himself on raising the banner of resisting Cao Xinghan, and the royalists are the unstable factors lurking around Cao Cao, and he needs to kill the chicken to show the monkey.

Since Cao Pi is the eldest son, he is Cao Cao's designated successor. Unless Cao Pi dies or Cao Pi makes a big mistake, such as wanting to replace Cao Cao, Cao Cao will definitely protect Cao Pi. How many years will Cao Cao, 62, live?Seeing that it is impossible to pacify the world in his lifetime, Cao Cao will clear the obstacles for Cao Pi.Based on Yang Xiu's actions, Cao Pi will definitely kill Yang Xiu after he comes to power, but Yang's reputation is prominent, and Cao Pi's killing of Yang Xiu will definitely affect Cao Pi's reputation, so it is not as good as Cao Cao.If Yang Xiu is a heinous treacherous person or a corrupt person, Cao Cao will definitely leave Yang Xiu to Cao Pi to kill, so as to enhance Cao Pi's reputation.

"Military law is ruthless, Zi Jianxiu speaks too much. If there is any persuasion, he will be guilty of the same crime as Yang Xiu!" Cao Cao shouted. "Drag out, chop!"

Yang Xiu stood at the gate and smiled wryly. "Although I have never eaten chicken, it is ridiculous to die of chicken ribs!"

The knife and ax hand swung the big knife, and Yang Xiu's head fell to the ground.Until his death, Yang Xiu didn't figure it out, did he have a grudge against the chicken?

After killing Yang Xiu, Cao Cao let out a sigh of relief.The soldiers still have to retreat. Now that the generals have been summoned, let's discuss the matter of retreating.

Cao Hong believed that Liu Bei stole Dingjun Mountain just by luck, and his strength and military strength could not compete with Cao Jun at all.Guo Huai agrees with this very much. It is precisely because of this that Liu Bei dare not take the tactics of defensive and harassment. Cao Jun's life is difficult, and Liu Bei's life is also difficult. Persistence is victory. As long as you persist, Cao Jun will win.

Liu Ye has a more general view. Although what Cao Hong and Guo Huai said is correct, this is only limited to the Hanzhong war, and the overall situation is somewhat biased.Because of the change in Huainan, Cao Cao was able to move his troops to Hanzhong. What if Zhoucang had other plans?Even if Zhou Cang suffered heavy losses and was unable to attack again, Huainan is located at the junction of Zhou Cang and Sun Quan, and it is also the gateway to defend Chendu and Qiaojun. The geographical location is too important, so the recovery and reconstruction of Huainan area is urgent .

Cao Cao finally adopted Liu Ye's opinion, but he couldn't take advantage of the big-eared thief Liu Bei.He ordered Zhao Yan, the leader of the central army, to move [-] people from Hanzhong to Longyou, Tianshui and other places, and made Zhao Yan the prefect of Longyou; Huai continued to serve as Sima, Xia Houmao, Zhang Hu, and Le Wei were the lieutenants, and Longyou and Chang'an formed a defensive line, forming a corner.Cao Hong was also ordered to move [-] people to Yuzhou to enrich Huainan.Zhang, the prefect of Hanzhong, served as governor of Yongzhou, and Zhong Yao returned to Beijing to serve.

After the expedition to Zhang Lu, Cao Cao once again emigrated on a large scale. The difference is that this time, Cao Cao moved all the people in Hanzhong, except for refugees hiding in the mountains and old and sick people who could not walk in bed. There is no one left in the Hanzhong area!The unharvested crops were burned up, and the treasury was emptied.

In July of the 22nd year of Jian'an, the Battle of Hanzhong, which lasted nearly two years, ended with the death of Yang Xiu.The battle of Hanzhong has three stages: in the first stage, Xiahouyuan defeated Liu Bei in Xiabian and Ma Mingdao, and Liu Bei was at a disadvantage; in the second stage, Wei Yan offered a conspiracy of Micangshan, captured Micangshan and Dingjunshan, beheaded Xiahouyuan, and the two armies A confrontation was formed; in the third stage, Liu Bei used 7 people against Cao Cao's 13, relying on geographical advantages to turn defense into offense and finally forced Cao Cao to retreat.

Cao Cao lost Hanzhong and lost strategically important places, but moved 30 people, and the overall strength was not greatly damaged.One Xia Houyuan and one Yang Xiu died, both of them were wronged and deserved to die.However, Cao Cao discovered that Guo Huai was a talented person who could be explored and used. Unfortunately, his surname was not Cao, so he could only serve as Xia Houshang's Sima.

Hearing that Cao Cao was withdrawing, Liu Bei increased his quota with both hands. Fortunately, he finally pushed Cao Cao away.However, when he led the army into Nanzheng, his face was extremely ugly. Nanzheng, which was once prosperous in the past, was already an empty and abandoned city.What use do I want this empty city?
Fazheng persuaded: "Although Hanzhong is empty, its geography is important, and the land is fertile. Why worry about no one if there is land?"

Wei Yan also said: "Although Cao Cao moved the people away, many still escaped into the mountains and fields. The Lord's benevolence and righteousness are all over the world. As long as he sends someone to summon them and promises to exempt them from taxation with the land, they will return to their hometown. It will take a few years. It can be restored."

Liu Bei finally showed a smile, ordered to search for refugees everywhere, and called them back home, and the Hanzhong area was exempted from tax for three years.

"Brother, Hanzhong has been won, shouldn't we send troops to Jingzhou to avenge the second brother!" Zhang Fei didn't care what happened to Hanzhong, he only wanted to avenge Guan Yu.

(End of this chapter)