Dong Zhao analyzed the current situation to Cao Pi. Wei's future was slim, but they had to make a last-ditch effort. There were less than 500 people around Cao Pi, and they were all exhausted. They had no plan for the next step. Going south was definitely not possible.
To the east is the sea, to the west are mountains, and only the north may still have a glimmer of hope. Liu Ye suggested that they disguise themselves and move forward lightly, so as not to let Long Jun know their news. Cao Pi agreed.
However, this place is in the wilderness and you didn’t bring anything with you when you came out. How can you disguise yourself? There are no two villages or towns nearby, so it is difficult to find clothes for ordinary people. Just as everyone was dressing up indiscriminately, soldiers and horses came from outside the woods.
The sound of people moving around scared everyone and hurriedly extinguished their torches and crouched down, not daring to make a sound.
I heard someone outside say: "General, Yecheng is just ahead. Do you want to send someone to explore the situation first?"
A voice said: "No need, Lu Xun only has 10,000 soldiers and horses, and thousands of surrendered soldiers. As soon as our army arrives, they will scatter like birds and beasts, and we can take back Yecheng in an instant!"
Liu Ye's ears were very good, and he seemed to find something familiar. He lowered his voice and said, "It seems to be Sima Zhao? Is Sima Yi returning with his troops?"
Cao Pi and Dong Zhao looked at each other and were about to send someone out to ask. Suddenly, they heard a soldier shouting: "Who is it? Come out! Arrows will definitely be fired!" Then there was the sound of the soldiers' armor and weapons rubbing together, and
The sound of a bow string being pulled.
Liu Ye quickly said: "Is this General Sima Linwai? I am Sikong Dong Zhao, Your Majesty is here!"
After a long time outside the woods, a man said: "Come out! Let the general take a look!"
Liu Ye slowly stood up and walked out of the woods. Sure enough, it was Sima Zhao's soldiers and horses. Looking at the winding team of soldiers and horses, Liu Ye felt relieved. Sima Zhao quickly dismounted: "Where is your majesty?"
Dong Zhao protected Cao Pi and came out of the woods. After a night at the headquarters, he was tired and hungry, and he had been struggling for a while to disguise himself. Cao Pi's hair was fluffy, and his clothes were almost full of dust and holes. But those eyes
Proving that he is indeed Cao Pi. Sima Zhao saluted Cao Pi: "It's good that His Highness the Crown Prince is not injured. Where is Your Majesty?"
Dong Zhaodao: "His Majesty has passed away, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has just ascended the throne. The one in front of you is His Majesty, why don't you give me a big courtesy?"
Sima Zhao did not move, looked Cao Pi up and down, and said: "Ye City was captured, His Highness the Prince escaped, but His Majesty was left with the Dragon Army. Since His Highness the Prince has now become His Majesty, I dare to ask, is His Majesty the Prince?
Imperial jade seal?"
Liu Ye said: "Things happened in a hurry. The dragon army suddenly attacked the city. There was no time to bring those things out! Now the general is here, lead his troops to recapture Yecheng, and hold a new enthronement ceremony for His Majesty!"
Sima Zhao said coldly: "It's not certain whether Your Majesty will allow His Highness the Crown Prince to succeed to the throne. How can someone who is not wanted by the country be the Crown Prince of Wei?"
"You bastard!" Dong Zhao said angrily: "As a minister, you actually talk to your majesty like this!"
Cao Pi waved his hand: "Sima Aiqing, it doesn't matter whether I am your majesty or not. What is important is to recapture Yecheng. I wonder how many troops General Sima has brought? Is the general's army behind?"
Sima Zhao said: "I have 20,000 soldiers and horses here. My father will lead the army and will arrive shortly. With Lu Xun's ragtag team, we can capture Yecheng before my father comes!"
Seeing that Sima Zhao was so arrogant, the three of them had already guessed that he would suffer a loss, but no one warned him. Sima Zhao had someone pull a car and let Cao Pi ride in it. Liu Ye, Dong Zhao and the other people who came out with Cao Pi only just
Able to walk. Under the leadership of Sima Zhao, this group of people who had just escaped from Yecheng came towards Yecheng again.
Lu Xun occupied Yecheng. He didn't bother to rest or celebrate, and immediately ordered the four gates to be closed. On the one hand, he sent Du Yu to continue to fight for the captured soldiers in Yecheng, and on the other hand, he asked Huang Xu to strengthen the defense. He had already sensed the approaching danger, and Sima Yi's army
It is just a hundred miles away, and the cavalry can arrive in less than half a day. If the defense of Yecheng cannot be arranged before dawn, it will be too late by the time the enemy arrives.
"Report...! General, the Wei army has been found thirty miles outside the city! There are many of them, no less than 20,000!" Tan Ma quickly rushed to Lu Xun's side.
Upon hearing this, Huang Xu said: "It came so fast!"
Du Yu said: "Ye City is strong. We should not be bringing siege equipment with us if we come so quickly. We already have 15,000 troops. If we only have this few people, we can still cope with it. Join Sima Yi's army behind us.
We would be in danger."
"What are you afraid of? I don't believe that Your Majesty will leave us alone. As long as we defend Yecheng, we will be the victors!" Huang Xu didn't care at all.
Lu Xun said: "Now that we have reached this point, we can only take one step at a time. I hope your majesty has received my letter and sent reinforcements. At present, all we can do is wait and defend Yecheng and wait for rescue! You two, please do it.
If this battle fails, everyone should prepare!"
Sima Zhao stopped his army and looked at the dragon army's battle flag flying high on Ye City. The disgust in his heart immediately surged up. He ordered the archer to shoot down the flag. However, for some reason, the archer shot down the flag.
After firing several arrows, Sima Zhao didn't even touch the corner of the battle flag. Sima Zhao was furious and killed the sharp archer immediately. He called in a few more people, but the result was the same. Sima Zhao became furious and immediately attacked the city.
Dong Zhao hurriedly said: "General, please don't be reckless. As far as I know, the leader of the Dragon Army is Lu Xun, and there are people like Huang Xu and Du Yu under his command. They must have been well prepared, but the general's soldiers and horses are tired from afar.
I didn't bring any siege equipment, so I thought I could surround Yecheng and wait for the arrival of the general's army."
"Hmph! This traitor Du Yu actually betrayed his homeland!" Sima Zhao dismissed it: "Why do my father need to come to a mere 10,000 people? What I lead is an elite, and there is no need for those idiots in the city!" Sima Zhao stopped arguing with Dong Zhao.
, turned around and said: "Send someone to fight. I want to see what these brave men in the Dragon Army look like!"
It was already dawn, and the people on the top of the city could see clearly. The one coming from the Wei army was a young general. Judging from the battle flag, he should be inextricably linked to Sima Yi. Du Yu had a good eye. When he saw it, he
The thin figure on the white horse said: "It should be Sima Zhao here! Sima Yi has two sons. The eldest son Sima Shi was trampled by General Dian Wei and his leg was broken and became a cripple. This is the second son Sima Zhao. This man is very paternal.
He is ruthless and cunning, so be careful."
"Another man is here to die. I'll go meet him!" Huang Xu turned around and walked down the city. Lu Xun hurriedly called out: "Brother Huang, no, our army is small and most of them are surrendered soldiers. As long as he doesn't attack, we will
Our goal is to defend Yecheng and wait for His Majesty's reinforcements."
The soldiers in the city were scolding louder and louder. They didn't know Lu Xun, so they could only scold Long Fei. Long Fei had almost scolded him since he was outside the wall. As noon came, the weather became more and more annoying, and he scolded Long Fei.
All morning long, the soldiers felt that their throats were beginning to smoke and they could not speak clearly. However, there was still no movement and silence in Yecheng.
In the meantime, Sima Zhao guessed that Lu Xun and others had run away long ago if they didn't listen to the news that he was leading an army. He took a group of soldiers and horses to test. As you can imagine, a burst of arrows shot most of them to death, and the rest fled in a hurry.
Back. Seeing that the scolding array had no effect at all, Sima Zhao ordered the entire army to dismount and rest under the city of Ye. They buried pots to make rice and deliberately lured Lu Xun to attack.
Huang Xu had long wanted to kill him, but Lu Xun and Du Yu held him down. Looking at Sima Zhao's actions, Lu Xun was even more convinced that Sima Zhao had no siege equipment and it seemed that he would not be able to attack the city today.
After struggling for a few days, Sima Zhao was exhausted. He happened to encounter a turtle with a shrunken head, which made him very angry. He had no place to vent his anger, so he had to find someone to vent to. Cao Pi happened to hit the muzzle of the gun. Cao Pi originally wanted to ask Sima Zhao.
When asked about the status of the battle in the Yellow River, Liu Ye said that it would be better to call him. However, Cao Pi was now living under someone else's roof, so he thought it would be better to go in person.
Before Cao Pi could speak, Sima Zhao first said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only has so many loyal ministers. Those dignitaries are not loyal. Why don't they follow His Highness the Crown Prince out today? Even if they don't come out, they should still create some trouble for Lu Xun in the city.
So that we can attack the city and all of them will become Long Fei's obedient people overnight. I don't know if the people of Wei are not good or not!"
"Sima Zhao, you!" Dong Zhao heard that Sima Zhao was humiliating Cao Pi and venting his anger on Cao Pi.
Cao Pi stopped Dong Zhao and said, "What the general said is true! My Cao family and his son have been running around for so many years, but they don't have a few central officials. From now on, the Wei Kingdom will only have General Sima and his son!"
Sima Zhao looked at Cao Pi and suddenly his eyes lit up: "It seems that your Cao family is not suitable to be emperor anymore, why not give it to my father?"
"Bastard! Sima Zhao, do you want to rebel?" Dong Zhao drew his sword. At the moment Dong Zhao drew his sword, the soldiers around Sima Zhao also drew their swords and pointed them at Cao Pi and others. It seems that as long as Sima Zhao gives the order, these
Everyone can do anything, no matter whether you are the emperor or the prince.
People have to bow their heads under the eaves. Cao Pi now finally understands what is the warmth and warmth of human relationships. He is very grateful to have Dong Zhao beside him, a man who dares to draw a sword for himself and the Cao family. Sincerity is seen in times of crisis, Liu Ye remained silent at this time
, quietly watching the movements of both sides, his eyes kept rolling in his eye sockets, and his body had unconsciously moved towards Sima Zhao.
Cao Pi pressed down Dong Zhao's sword: "Both of you are important ministers of the Wei State. If the Wei State can survive this crisis, I, Cao Pi, am willing to give up the throne. With my virtue, it is difficult for me, Cao Pi, to inherit the throne. I do not have the talent and strategy of my father."
, is not as powerful as Long Fei, why should he be the emperor!"
"Your Majesty!" Dong Zhao no longer knew what to say and fell to his knees on the ground, crying bitterly.
Sima Zhao chuckled and said, "Okay! One glance is enough! You can prove it with words!" Sima Zhao waved his hand, and some soldiers took pens, inks, paper and inkstones. Cao Pi looked up to the sky and sighed, for the sake of his family in the city, for the Cao clan, for
Cao Pi could only endure the humiliation of his father's body. Gritting his teeth, he wrote his conditional abdication edict in desperation.