In Sikong Mansion, a young scribe was kneeling in front of Cao Cao.
This man tremblingly bowed to the ground, his whole body full of fear and uneasiness.
It was Cao Er, the Xianbei military advisor who had escaped from Guanzhong.
Cao Cao's eyes showed deep disappointment, and he secretly sighed that he had made a mistake this time.
What it means to be famous is hard to live up to. This time I experienced it for myself!
Especially seeing this submissive look, Cao Cao became even more angry.
"You...get up."
After thinking for a long time, Cao Cao still had no words to rebuke.
There is no way, why was he forcibly appointed this person!
"Thank you Sikong!"
Guo Jia hurriedly stepped forward, showing an anxious look on his face.
"Zhongda, what's going on?"
This Cao Er is undoubtedly a pseudonym, but his true identity is Sima Yi, the son of Jingzhao Yin Sima Fang.
Sima Yi, courtesy name Zhongda, was the second son of the Sima family in Hanoi.
A few months ago, Cao Cao wanted to appoint Zhong Yao as an envoy to Guanzhong to plan, but Zhong Yao was good at political strategy and alliance, and was not very good at military strategy.
Zhong Yao's trip to Guanzhong can at best stabilize the internal stability of the Xianbei people, but it is absolutely difficult for him to defeat Liu Zhang.
But without Zhong Yao, Cao Cao didn't know who to send there for a while.
Of course Guo Jia couldn't do it, so he had to go with him to fight against Yuan Shao.
Neither can Cheng Yu. This man has an upright character and can easily conflict with the Xianbei people.
At this time, Yang Jun, then a subordinate of Sikong Mansion, recommended Sima Yi to Cao Cao.
Yang Jun was a disciple of the great Confucian scholar Bian Rang. He was a virtuous man and very talented.
Although Cao Cao killed Bian Rang, Yang Jun still spared no effort to benefit the people.
Cao Cao admired Yang Jun's personality and talent very much.
Therefore, Cao Cao made special efforts to investigate Yang Jun's recommendation.
Sima Yi's father Sima Fang and eldest brother Sima Lang both served in the court.
After many inquiries, everyone spoke highly of Sima Yi.
Cao Cao suffered from the fact that he had no one to turn to, so he wanted to recruit Sima Yi to ask him personally.
But no one expected that Sima Yi would reject Cao Cao without hesitation and excuse himself because of his illness.
In the end, it was Guo Jia who personally visited Hanoi and persuaded Sima Yi to go to Guanzhong.
Therefore, it was even more difficult for Guo Jia to accept such a huge defeat than Cao Cao. He knew Sima Yi's abilities very well.
Guo Jia vaguely remembered that after returning from Hanoi, he swore to Cao Cao that he could definitely create a lot of trouble for Liu Zhang!
This is great, a slap in the face.
Faced with Guo Jia's doubts and confusion, Sima Yi did not answer, and still maintained a trembling look, expressing the fear in his heart.
"Okay, stop pretending!"
Guo Jia was immediately furious. He had already seen through Sima Yi and knew exactly why he behaved like this.
Sima Yi was embarrassed by the yelling and immediately stopped performing.
He originally thought that Guo Jia would stay in Hebei to take charge of affairs, but he didn't expect that Guo Jia would also come back.
"Military advisor, it's all my fault! But I told you a long time ago that I'm not qualified for this task."
"Okay, okay!"
Guo Jia waved his hand impatiently, directly interrupting Sima Yi's excuse.
At this moment, Guo Jia was not in the mood to listen to Sima Yi laughing at himself, nor was he in the mood to find out who was responsible.
"Tell me carefully, what is going on?"
"Is it possible that Ke Bineng and Fu Luohan didn't act according to your plan?"
Sima Yi's strategy for the Xianbei people to fight against the enemy Yizhou Army was not a spur-of-the-moment decision made by him, but was decided jointly after discussions with Guo Jia.
The defeat of the Xianbei people this time not only meant that Cao Cao did not know how to judge people, but also meant that Guo Jia was also defeated at the hands of Liu Zhang.
Sima Yi shook his head helplessly. He also had the ambition to become famous in one battle.
As a result, things went against his wishes. Not only did Liu Zhang not suffer any trouble, but he almost died in Guanzhong!
"Military advisor, there is nothing wrong with the Xianbei people. They are acting completely in accordance with my arrangements."
"It's a pity that we missed one move and lost the whole game!"
Guo Jia was even more puzzled. The two of them had been deducing for a long time. What exactly was the wrong move?
"Say it quickly!"
Sima Yi sighed softly, and then slowly uttered three words.
"Ziwu Valley!"
As soon as Sima Yi finished speaking, before Guo Jia could ask, he heard Cao Cao's firm questioning.
"Impossible! Ziwu Road cannot pass the army at all!"
Guo Jia looked horrified and nodded in agreement.
"The Ziwu Road is rugged and difficult to navigate. If you are not careful, your entire army will be wiped out!"
"Moreover, June is the rainy season. As long as it rains one day, the Ziwu Valley will be completely cut off!"
Guo Jia had thought about the issue of whether Ziwu Road could lead directly to Chang'an, but after considering the actual situation, he immediately rejected the feasibility of this method.
First of all, you need to march from Hanzhong, and secondly, the difficulty of passing is like climbing to the sky!
When Sima Yi went to Guanzhong, it was in May and June, which was also the rainy season in Guanzhong.
As long as it rains slightly, the plank road in Ziwu Valley will be completely cut off.
Moreover, even if Liu Zhang wanted to win by smuggling across the Ziwu Road, he would not have enough time.
Liu Zhang's troops were insufficient, so Sima Yi completely explored Liu Zhang's true and false intentions in Qixian.
Furthermore, after the Xianbei cavalry besieged Qixian, Liu Zhang's contact with Liangzhou and Yizhou was completely severed, and he was unable to send any soldiers at all.
"Cao Sikong, Military Advisor Guo and I thought the same way at the beginning. But who would have thought that Liu Zhang didn't come to Qixian with his barbarian troops!"
Sima Yi couldn't accept it at first, and this was only confirmed later.
"This mission that is impossible for us is completely possible for Liu Zhang's barbarian soldiers!"
Guo Jia clenched his fists and his face became ferocious with anger.
"Liu Zhang is really lucky. If it rains in Guanzhong, he will be buried in Qixian County!"
Liu Zhang deployed his barbarian troops in Liangzhou, which did not go beyond Guo Jia's expectations.
After all, Liangzhou has just been pacified and will definitely need strength to defend it.
He just lamented that God was helping Liu Zhang!
Even if it rains, Liu Zhang will be trapped alive in Qixian County!
I originally wanted to use the Xianbei people to severely beat Liu Zhang, but now it's better, they all made wedding clothes for him!
From now on, Liu Zhang's reputation will definitely increase to several heights!
Even Cao Cao could only look up to him.
After hearing the whole story, Cao Cao stopped shouting that it was impossible, but he still had many doubts in his heart.
"Sima Yi, hurry up and tell me the detailed situation. How did Liu Zhang trick and kill 100,000 Xianbei people!"