Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 812 The Second Northern Expedition
After leaving Xiangyang for less than a month, Xiangfan was lost!Xia Houshang's crime is unforgivable!Wenpin is old, his adopted son is rebellious, and the opponent is General Gan Ning. The Han army is twice as large as his own. It is understandable to lose Jiang Xia. You Xiahou is still strong. Why did the veteran general on the battlefield lose to a boy like Zhou Xin?
Cao Pi was furious.But when he saw Xia Houshang's confession of guilt, he couldn't help being extremely shocked.The new siege equipment of the Han army, called the flying ladder, looks like a car, but an auxiliary ladder is added to the car, making climbing the city like flying... A sketch of the flying ladder is also reported together with the crime list.Cao Pi remained silent for a long time, perhaps Xia Houshang was not entirely to blame.

The loss of Xiangfan made Cao Pi furious, and the flying ladder shocked Cao Pi even more. The problem is that Xia Houshang didn't have a good coping strategy.Could it be that Zhou Cang is so powerful?Cao Pi ordered Du Ji, Man Chong, and Jiang Ji to summon craftsmen to try to imitate the flying ladder, and to study the countermeasures. At the same time, he gave this method to Cao Ren and Sima Yi. .

The 12th year of the Han Dynasty was a sad year for Cao Pi. Both the Eastern Expedition and the Southern Expedition failed. The loss of troops was as high as [-], and there were nearly ten members. He lost seven counties including Jibei and lost his face.This year is destined to be difficult, even the big banquet ended hastily.

The Cao clan who came from Qiaojun to celebrate the New Year saw Cao Pi with snot and tears, and accused Sima Yi and Lu Qian of the atrocities. "Your Majesty, how can we not know that the state is urgent, and we all donate money and effort, even if we donate all our family wealth, we are willing to do so. Naluqian is really a cruel official. He doesn't care about indiscriminate extortion, and pulls all the servants and tenants in my mansion to serve as young men. , completely disregarding the clan. It’s easy for me to wait, but the poor people are full of complaints, which hurts His Majesty’s sage.”

These people are very smart, and there are no eggs in a broken nest. They will not say that Sima Yi is wrong to pull a strong man, but that Lu Qian's arrogant attitude caused public resentment.

Cao Pi was already full of anger, and the clan's complaint made him even more furious. Lu Qian, you should recruit soldiers carefully, save some face for the clan, and save some face for me. At least don't let these people come to me to hinder me.In order to appease the clansmen and give them an explanation, Cao Pi also wanted to deal with Lu Qian. Cao Pi sent an edict to Qiao County, and Lu Qian, the prefect of Qiao County, acted improperly and became a commoner.

Lu Qian took the blame for Sima Yi, Cao Pi felt more at ease, and Sima Yi recruited at least [-] to [-] troops, which could alleviate the crisis on the Eastern Front to some extent.

On the [-]th day of the first month of [-], Cao Zhen on the western front sent an urgent report, and Zhuge Liang, who had been silent for nearly half a year, invaded Guanzhong again!
Cao Pi felt what it was like to have teeth clogged after drinking cold water.There must be a sense of proportion in taking advantage of the fire, does Zhuge Liang really think that there is no one in my Great Wei?Cao Pi, who was furious, felt a little powerless again. He really didn't have any extra troops to reinforce Cao Zhen. Not only were the troops insufficient, but even food and grass had problems. Last year's campaign consumed nearly half of the national treasury.

Hua Xin, Liu Ye, etc. were worried about this, and their financial resources were drying up day by day. They even thought of donating and losing, but no one dared to bring it up.Cao Pi can only lead by example, reduce palace expenses, increase taxes in various places, and continue to recruit troops.He had a premonition that Zhou Cang would launch another round of offensive soon.

Sili Xiaowei Du Ji wrote that the Han army was sweeping the Xianbei tribes in the northern part of the Great Wall.Cao Pi took it seriously, so he reluctantly collected a group of gold and silver treasures and sent people to the Tuoba tribe.

Zhuge Liang was accumulating grass, stockpiling food and training soldiers in Hanzhong, paying attention to the movements of the Han and Wei dynasties all the time.Cao Pi's southern expedition failed, and the news that Xia Houshang lost Xiangfan and retreated to Wancheng made him feel extremely crisis.

Is Zhou Cang so powerful?How long can Cao Pi last?Without Cao Pi's cover, how can Yizhou stop the Han army?Before Cao Pi fell, he had to strengthen his own strength. First of all, he had to expand his territory and occupy favorable terrain. The most favorable was undoubtedly Guanzhong, where the land was fertile and dangerous, not to mention that there were nearly a million people.The Northern Expedition is imperative!
Not only did Zhuge Liang think so, Wei Yan also suggested to Zhuge Liang that Guanzhong should be captured quickly and Chang'an should be captured. Due to timing and seasonal reasons, Wei Yan did not mention marching from Ziwu Valley again.

The sudden arrival of the two brothers Zhao Tong and Zhao Guang disrupted Zhuge Liang's plan. The two brothers reported the funeral to Zhuge Liang. His father Zhao Yun died a few days ago!

Zhuge Liang mourned the loss of a general before sending troops.Urgently adjusted the deployment, Wu Yi returned to Chengdu to garrison, and General Longxiang Guan Xing and Huyi General Zhang Bao were transferred to Hanzhong.

Immediately afterwards, someone came forward to report that Ma Di was found in the mountains, and Zhuge Liang had no choice but to send Wu Ban to search the mountain to capture Ma Di.Seeing the Shu army entering the mountain, Ma Su knew that his deeds had been exposed, so he drew his sword and killed himself.Poor Ma Su and Ma Youchang, who thought that one day he would be able to avenge his shame, but he never thought that he would eventually be sent to hell with his infamy.

Wang Ping was very sad when he heard about it, and sent his confidants to find out who was the leader, but there was no trace, it seemed that the person had never appeared.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month in the [-]th year of the Han Dynasty, Zhuge Liang took Wei Yan as the general, Guan Xing and Zhang Bao as the vanguard and commanded [-] troops to return to the north, and Wu Ban and Zhang Ni stayed in Hanzhong.This time in the Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang did not choose Qishan, but ordered Zhang Yi and Chen Shi to lead the army to bluff on Baoxie Road, threatening to attack Meicheng from Baoxie Road, but in fact they attacked eastward and westward, and went straight to Chencangguan through Sanguan Pass.

Cao Zhen had to report to Cao Pi, saying that the Shu army came from afar, and the supply of food and grass must be difficult. As long as the defense is strictly enforced, it will not take long, and the Shu army will retreat when there is no chance.Cao Zhen left Xia Houmao to guard Chang'an, and led the army across the Weishui River with his generals Xu Zhi and Le Wei, and formed a camp with the water on his back.

Guan Xing and Zhang Bao led ten thousand people to suddenly appear on Chencang Road. Sanguan City is small, with less than a thousand people. As soon as the Shu army arrived, they immediately abandoned the pass and left.Fei Yao, guard of Chencang, was alarmed and hurriedly reported to Cao Zhen, and asked for help from Jiang Wei, who was stationed at the Qishan camp.

There are four major passes in Guanzhong: Tongguan in the east, connecting the Central Plains; Wuguan in the south, connecting Shangyong; Xiaoguan in the north, connecting the Great Wall; and Chencang in the west connecting Hanzhong.Since Han Xinming repaired the plank road to cover Chencang secretly, Chencangguan has become a strategic location, and the defense has been continuously strengthened. The city walls have been built higher and higher, and the walls have been built thicker and thicker. Fei Yao has only 3000 people, but Zhuge Liang's progress is blocked.

Guan Xing and Zhang Bao attacked the city for three consecutive days and were repelled by Fei Yao. The two were anxious, and Wei Yan led the army to arrive.

Facing Jiancheng, Wei Yan was the first to dispatch the chariot. Wei Jun suffered countless hardships under the hands of the Han army. Ten rush cars were destroyed.

Wei Yan's plan failed and he made another plan. He ordered tunnels to be dug. After Fei Yao's excavation, he ordered tunnels to be dug horizontally in the city and threw fire into the tunnels. Wei Yan's plan failed again.

(End of this chapter)