Summary of the previous chapter: Ma Xiaoquan used the name of Sun Quan to send Liu Bei two months of food and grass for Liu Bei to attack Hanzhong. All of this was just for the sake of the course of history...Liu Bei was also very helpful in Dingjun.
Shan Yi destroyed Cao Jun's general Xia Houyuan...
Although the fall of Dingjun Mountain was expected by Cao Cao, Xia Houyuan's death in battle brought a big surprise to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao cried bitterly and ordered people to find Xia Houyuan's body overnight. No matter what, Xia Houyuan was his cousin. He had the right and obligation to retrieve his cousin's body and bury it.
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In the battle of Dingjun Mountain, Xia Houyuan died in battle. Liu Bei originally thought that Cao's army would fall into chaos after losing their generals, but... after the governor Du Xi and Guo Huai discussed it, they unanimously recommended Zhang Jia as commander, and everyone recommended him
The result was quickly reported to Cao Cao.
When Cao Cao received the report, he immediately opened his jaw and admitted the recommendation results of Du Xi and Guo Huai.
After Zhang Jaw unified the army, he immediately launched a rapid reorganization of the army. At the same time, Liu Bei promoted Huang Zhong to General of the Western Conquest and took the opportunity to sneak attack on Zhang Jaw.
Facing Liu Bei's tens of thousands of troops, Zhang Jia not only did not panic, but instead set up camp in an orderly manner.
Liu Bei was a little surprised when he saw that Liu Bei was confronting him instead of running away. After careful consideration, Liu Bei ordered to stop crossing the river. In this way, the two sides fell into a stalemate again.
At this moment, Zhang Jia received a letter, with the words "Commander-in-Chief" written on the envelope, and a clear date, but... the date was half a month ago.
Opening his jaw, he took the letter from the sender and asked with a suspicious look on his face: "Who is your master?"
The person who sent the message said: "To tell you what the general said, the young one is a servant of the Ma Family Courtyard in Yecheng!"
"Yecheng? Ma Family Courtyard?" Zhang Jia stood up and exclaimed, "Master Shangxian?"
The messenger nodded: "Yes, General!"
He opened his jaw and asked, "When the Master gave you this letter, did he tell you who to give it to?"
The messenger shook his head: "To tell you what the general said, I am just delivering a letter. As for who I am sending it to, the owner did not say, but the owner once said that the letter belongs to whoever receives it."
"What?" He opened his jaw and widened his eyes, "Did the Supreme Immortal say this?"
"Yes, General! I don't dare to lie to the General in the slightest."
Zhang Jia nodded, waved to the messenger, and signaled him to step back, and then... Zhang Jia turned the letter over, looked at the words "Commander Received" on the envelope, and said helplessly: "This letter
, it should be for General Xiahou, but...General Xiahou...hey"
Zhang Jaw was hesitant, but with the letter in his hand, he was very curious about what was written in it. Now Zhang Jaw felt as if he had eaten twenty-five rats.
Beside Zhang Jia, Guo Huai couldn't help it anymore: "General, why don't you just take it apart and take a look?"
He opened his jaw and made a sound, nodded, and tore open the envelope with shaking hands.
He took the letter out of the envelope, opened his jaw, swallowed hard, and then carefully unfolded the letter bit by bit.
"This..." Zhang Jia read it once and was stunned by the content inside.
"General, what's wrong?" Guo Huai couldn't help but asked curiously when he saw Zhang Jia's eyes widened and his mouth open.
He opened his jaw and smiled bitterly, shook his head and handed the letter to Guo Huai.
Guo Huai took the letter and read it over. He was not so surprised that he opened his jaw, but the content stated in the letter... was too accurate, right? And... and... At the beginning of the letter, it turns out...it turns out to be...the words Junyi opened his jaw.
Guo Huai had never met Ma Xiaoquan, and he was not familiar with Ma Xiaoquan. Although he was surprised, he was not as dumbfounded as he opened his jaw.
"General? General..." He shouted several times in a row, but there was no reaction when he opened his jaw. Guo Huailing acted quickly and shouted: "Liu Bei is calling."
This time Zhang Jia's reaction was quick: "The call is coming, please send my order..." Zhang Jia was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly saw Guo Huai smiling, and then he realized that Guo Huai had told a lie.
Zhang Jaw understood Guo Huai's intention, and said with a wry smile: "Hey, you don't know, Master Shangxian's predictions are always miraculously accurate... This letter was written half a month ago, that is, He said that as early as half a month ago, Master Shangxian had anticipated the outcome of the battle at Dingjun Mountain..."
Guo Huai asked in confusion: "General, since this Lord Shangxian has long anticipated the outcome of the battle at Dingjun Mountain, why didn't he tell us earlier?"
Zhang Jia shook his head: "It will take at least ten days to deliver the message from Yecheng to here. This is during the non-war period. The war is tight right now, so it is good to be able to arrive in half a month... General Xiahou is dead, and we are grieving. I have also been grieved and angry... Just as Master Shangxian said in this letter, we cannot give up... and..."
Guo Huai answered: "And we must do what the Lord Shangxian said in his letter? Is that right, General?"
He opened his jaw and nodded: "I believe in the Immortal!"
The coach said he believed it. Even if Guo Huai had doubts again, he had no right to refute.
Seeing that Guo Huai didn't speak, he opened his jaw and nodded, patting Guo Huai's shoulder: "When this war is over, I will introduce you to the Supreme Immortal."
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In February of the 24th year of Jian'an (219 AD), Cao Cao returned to Chang'an from Hanzhong to garrison. At the same time, Cao Cao finally received good news.
Cao Ren successfully suppressed Hou Yin, and peace returned to Wancheng.
Cao Cao immediately left Chang'an and rushed to the front line.
If we go to the front line at this time, even if Ma Xiaoquan comes, it will be impossible to reverse the situation.
At this time, all the chokepoints in Hanzhong were firmly controlled by Liu Bei. Even if Cao Cao was possessed by Ma Xiaoquan, he would never be able to defeat Liu Bei again.
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When Liu Bei learned that Cao Cao had personally led troops to fight, he changed his attack to a frontal defense and refused to fight with Cao Cao. At the same time, he privately sent Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun and other generals to constantly harass Cao Cao's supply lines.
Cao Cao was annoyed by Liu Bei's unique fighting style, but he had no way to stop it. In early March, Cao Cao couldn't help but attack Liu Bei, and the two armies met in Hanzhong.
Facing Cao Cao was Shu army general Zhao Yun.
Cao Cao admired Zhao Yun as early as when they were in Changbanpo. When they met at this time, it was inevitable to exchange a few words.
Zhao Yun was polite, but the camps were different. Even if Cao Cao talked about lotus flowers, Zhao Yun would not be moved.
After saying a few words, the two armies immediately started fighting.
Zhao Yun actually did not have many troops, so he adopted roundabout tactics, instead of confronting Cao Cao head-on, and beat gongs and drums not far away to confuse the enemy.
The drumbeats of the Shu army were very distinctive, sometimes tight and sometimes loose, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, as if Liu Bei's main force was stationed not far away.
At this time, a strong wind blew. As the saying goes, when the wind blows and the clouds rise, everything becomes an enemy. Although Cao Cao used his troops cunningly, he was old and his reaction was not as good as before.
Cao Cao was so slow that Cao Jun's rhythm immediately slowed down. Coupled with Zhao Yun's aggressiveness, Cao Jun's soldiers began to lose control. At this time...Shu Jun suddenly accelerated the drum beat, and Cao Jun heard that
The people were so frightened that they fled in panic and fled in all directions.