Chapter 554: The New Era, Sima Yi Comes Out of the Mountain
"May the ancestors appear and bless the Emperor Qin and Wang Yishi to defeat the Cao thief and save me from water and fire. I will kill the Cao thief with my own hands. I will cut the Cao thief into pieces with a thousand swords. The Cao family, regardless of gender, will be demoted to a lowly status and will be slaves for generations. They will never be able to stand up again.
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Liu Xie lay on the ground crying bitterly. Suddenly a group of Cao's troops rushed in. Liu Xie thought that his words were heard by Cao's troops, and he was so frightened that he trembled.
"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has ordered us to evacuate to Xudu immediately."
"Why..."
When Liu Xie saw the eyes of General Cao Jun, he swallowed the words that followed. He took one last look at the ancestral tablet and followed Cao Jun.
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The carriage creaked and creaked, the speed was too fast and the whole carriage was jolting violently.
Cao Cao woke up faintly, and a beautiful white figure in front of him changed from hazy to clear.
Cao Cao has long been used to this scene when he wakes up and sees the person in front of him for the first time.
Cao Cao took out a letter from his arms, which was already wrinkled. The person who wrote this letter had refused Cao Cao's recruitment twice, once after the battle of Guandu, and once before sending troops to Guanzhong.
But before sending troops to Guanzhong, this man wrote a letter to Cao Cao to the effect that he did not recommend that Cao Cao send troops to fight Liu Zhang at this time. It was better to occupy Hangu Pass and give Guanzhong to Liu Zhang.
Cao Cao's population is four times that of Liu Zhang's, and he has wider public support. In a few years, he will definitely be able to defeat Liu Zhang and dominate the world.
However, Cao's army's strategy at that time was to seize Guanzhong and engage in a decisive battle with the Sichuan army that had just captured Yongliang. Cao's army who occupied Guanzhong had a great chance of victory, and the consequences of Guanzhong being in the hands of the Sichuan army would be too serious.
The entire Cao camp, including Guo Jiaxunyu, suggested sending troops immediately.
Cao Cao read this letter, but he didn't think it made much sense. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future? He has a larger population and wider public support.
But just to see that Liu Zhang was able to recover and surpass the previous economic situation in such a short period of time after massacring the entire Jingyi family. How terrifying is this internal affairs ability?
Who can guarantee that in a few years, Cao Ying, who has a large population, will definitely defeat Sichuan Ying, which has occupied the homeland of the Three Qin Dynasties, the land of fish and rice in Jingzhou, the land of abundance in Yizhou, and has the strongest army in the world?
At that time, Cao Cao felt that the content of this letter was a bit taken for granted, but now that Cao Cao's army was defeated, it felt completely different when he read it.
The letter predicted that Cao's army would be defeated. In the eyes of Cao Cao, Guo Jia and others, it really didn't make sense, but Cao's army was really defeated.
The letter gave several strategies after the defeat of Cao's army. One of them was to confer Sun Quan as King of Wu and fight against the Sichuan army. It was specially noted that this article should be implemented as soon as possible. If the Sichuan army completely defeated Cao's army, it would not be so easy for Jiangdong to make a sneak attack.
Got it.
Cao Cao always remembered the content of the letter, so after his defeat in the wilderness battle, he forced Liu Xie to issue a royal edict as soon as he returned to Chang'an, and rushed it 800 miles to Jiangdong. It should have been in the hands of Sun Quan by now. Jiangdong was even ready to send troops.
Alright.
"Sima Yi." Cao Cao read out three words and crumpled the letter into a ball.
He let out a long sigh and said: "With an army of 500,000, only 40,000 to 50,000 are left. All the elites have been wiped out. Even the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and my personal guards were all killed. It is truly an unprecedented defeat, even worse than that of Yuan Shao in Guandu."
Not as good as."
"Lingju, do you think I will become the next Yuan Shao?" Cao Cao suddenly asked the woman in front of him.
"No." Lingju moved lightly on the strings. As cold as frost, Cao Cao was used to this kind of environment full of clear music.
"Why?"
"Cao Cao was not defeated as easily as Yuan Shao."
Cao Cao smiled. If Yuan Shao hadn't died of illness due to anger, it would have taken a lot of effort for Cao Cao's army to regain Hebei.
"If I hadn't been playing the piano with you every time I got sick, even if I, Cao Cao, hadn't died of illness, I would have been as angry as Yuan Shao about this defeat."
Lingju was silent.
"Lingju, your father died in my hands, do you hate me?"
"When hatred becomes a habit, you won't hate it anymore."
"Do you love me?"
"Don't love."
"age?"
"The Prime Minister has always been proud but not arrogant. You should know that."
Cao Cao had nothing to say. Although Lingju answered all his questions, Cao Cao couldn't continue to talk to Lingju every time he couldn't say a few words.
"Report." A cavalryman galloped over and said urgently: "My lord, it's not good. There is a lot of dust and smoke in the rear, and the Sichuan cavalry is catching up."
"What?" Cao Cao opened the curtain and took a look. Ma Chao led the Xiliang cavalry to charge over, and they were already engaged with the rear team. None of Cao Cao's army was an enemy. Just like scissors cutting through rags, the Xiliang cavalry rushed forward.
Cao Cao's chariot.
"Prime Minister, mount the horse." Cao Ren shouted.
"Lingju, mount your horse quickly."
"Whoever kills Cao Cao will be rewarded with ten thousand gold, and will be granted the title of Marquis of ten thousand households. Kill him."
At this moment, a group of cavalry rushed over from the front, raising a banner with the word Cao.
"Father, don't panic, Cao Zhang is here."
I saw the first general of Cao Cao's cavalry. He had a young face, he was sixteen or seventeen years old, but he had a strong back and a strong waist. His light beard was all yellow. He was Cao Cao's third son, Cao Zhang, the young tiger general of Cao Cao.
"Huang Xu'er is here, I have nothing to worry about."
Cao Cao was overjoyed, so he mounted his horse and fled eastward with Lingju. Cao Cao's cavalry met the Xiliang cavalry, and Cao Zhang brandished his machete to kill Ma Chao.
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Cao Cao's army was defeated again. The Tiger Guard and Tiger Leopard Cavalry were wiped out. Xu Chu and Cao Chun were killed in battle. Cao Cao led his army to escape back to Hangu Pass in embarrassment, and then returned to Xuchang. General Cao Ren deployed defense at Tongguan.
The Sichuan army entered Chang'an City, and the two-hundred-year-old capital of the Han Dynasty fell into the hands of the Sichuan army. This also marked that the entire Guanzhong, except Hangu Pass, fell into the hands of the Sichuan army.
The news of the Sichuan army's victory over Cao's army reached the north of Saibei, where the war smoke was thick at this time.
Zhe Lanying led an army of 30,000 Di people, coerced a large number of grassland nomadic troops, and marched directly to the Hetao area of Wangting in West Xianbei.
In order to avenge Beigongzhi, Zhe Lanying had to solve the food problem as soon as possible. Based on the grassland, a surprise attack on the Western Xianbei Royal Court became the only option.
However, even if Xie Gui Ni's Xi Xianbei suffered heavy losses in the north, the Hetao Royal Court still had a large number of troops, and it was the home base of Xi Xianbei, which was difficult to break. Zhe Lanying launched the Hetao War with a three-point chance of victory and a seven-point chance of annihilating the entire army.
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But I don't know why. Xie Gui Ni, who was very smart at first, suddenly became as stupid as a pig. He abandoned the royal court and handed over the royal court to the Di people before returning to the army to kill him.
In a head-on battle, the Western Xianbei people were no match for Zhe Lanying, not to mention that Zhe Lanying occupied the advantageous location and defeated Xie Guini. Xie Guini took the remaining defeated soldiers and went to join Su Li, another Xianbei leader.
When Zhe Lanying was confused about the victory, a man came to help and solved all the doubts. It was Zhuge Liang who was taken to the Hetao by the Xianbei people.
It turned out that Zhuge Liang suggested planting charcoal and sulfur in the royal court of Xianbei, waiting for the Di people to attack and light a fire. The Di people were in chaos, and if Xi Xianbei took advantage of the situation to attack again, he would be able to completely defeat the Di people and avenge the North.
The shrewd Xie Guini did not find any flaw in this strategy, and felt that Zhuge Liang was indeed a genius. If he fought hard against the Xianbei people, he would not know how many people would die. Then the strength of Xi Xianbei, which had suffered heavy losses from the north, would be further damaged. How could he face it?
Future grassland hegemony?
But God seemed to be playing a trick on him, and played a big joke on him. It was the day of the all-out attack. It rained heavily in the Hetao area in the middle of winter, and the fire could not be ignited.
As a result, the tragic Western Xianbei Army was completely defeated by the Di People's Army, a large number of cavalry tribesmen were incorporated, and Zhelanying occupied the complete Hetao. All Xianbei herdsmen became herdsmen of the Di People's Army.
Xie Guini was furious and wanted to settle the score with Zhuge Liang. But this demon Zhuge had already disappeared.
"What? You said you invited that rain?" Zhe Lanying looked at the well-dressed man in front of her in disbelief.
"That's nature. People can reach the sky, understand geography, and know everything in the world. They can use the power of heaven and earth to know the future misfortunes. If I help you, the leader will definitely dominate the grassland and become the most shining star in the history of the Di people.
The female leader." Zhuge Liang shook his goose feather fan and talked eloquently.
"Tch, then if you help Liu Bei, why will Liu Bei lose?"
"That's because Liu Bei didn't listen to me. If he withdrew his troops from Guanzhong and led Cao's army into the pass, he sent his troops south to Jingzhou. During the battle between Cao's army and the Sichuan army, he and Sun Quan from Jiangdong took over Western Shu. How could Liu Zhang be alive?
Liu Bei didn't listen to me and brought disaster upon himself, who's to blame?"
After listening to Zhuge Liang's words, Zhe Lanying really felt that it made sense. What's more, what she just said was just to make things difficult. Although Zhuge Liang was defeated in Liangzhou, he was very capable in allowing Liu Bei to rise in Yongliang in more than a year.
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Zhe Lanying was full of hatred for Liu Zhang, but she was still quite wary of Liu Zhang's subordinates Wu, Huang Yueying, Fazheng, Zhang Ren, Wei Yan, Zhao Huangma, etc. With the help of Zhuge Liang, she was undoubtedly much more sure of seeking revenge against Liu Zhang.
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Zhuge Liang's first suggestion to Zhe Lanying was to let Zhe Lanying claim the throne for himself. Zhe Lanying trusted Zhuge Liang and accepted him. As soon as the title of king was over and the Hetao was stable, Zhe Lanying led his army south to attack with Cao Jun.
Sichuan Army.
At the king-conferring ceremony, Zhuge Liang attended as a military advisor, smiling and thinking: "This Beisai grassland is too quiet. Just Su Li, Xie Gui Ni, Bu Dugen, Ke than a few people can fight around."
It's not interesting, so it would be better to bring in Zhe Lanying's army of Di people to make it more lively.
With the Di people joining the Beisai Grassland War and participating in the war as a nationality other than Xianbei, the war on the grassland will definitely intensify."
This is why Zhuge Liang betrayed Xie Gui Ni in anticipation of the rainy day, and why did he let Zhe Lanying be crowned king?
After Zhe Lanying was crowned king, he would know that there was no way to go south to Han District. It would be better not to be crowned king. If he was crowned king, occupied the Hetao, and was still the leader of the Di tribe, it would not cause Ke Bineng, Bu Dugen, Su
Are the Xianbei leaders afraid of Li?
When the time comes, the major forces in Xianbei, Ke Bineng, Bu Dugen, and Su Li will definitely unite to attack Zhe Lanying. Whether they can hold the Loop depends on God's will. Do you still want to go south? Childish.
Zhuge Liang accurately grasped the "naive" characteristic of Zhe Lanying's politics.
However, changes always come faster than planned. News of Cao's army's defeat at the hands of the Sichuan army soon spread to the north of the Great Wall. Even Zhuge Liang was shocked. The Sichuan army defeated Cao's army so quickly. Are they really invincible?
In my heart, I was silently happy for Huang Yueying, and I also speculated on the overall trend of the Central Plains in the future.
Zhe Lanying was 10,000 times more shocked than Zhuge Liang. She had been thinking about taking over the Xianbei Royal Court as soon as possible, solving the food and grass crisis, and temporarily eliminating external threats to the grassland, and then sending her troops south to attack the Sichuan army's rear.
Unexpectedly, just after he defeated Xie Guini, the Sichuan army also defeated Cao's army.
Hearing that Cao Cao's remaining 100,000 defeated soldiers fled back to Chang'an, Cao Cao fell into a coma, and the Sichuan army expanded to 700,000 troops and came to the city of Chang'an, Zhe Lanying was thinking not only that her chance of revenge was ruined, but Zhe Lanying was even more worried.
Father's safety.
Seven hundred thousand versus one hundred thousand. With the lessons of Liu Biao and Liu Bei, all the princes who had resisted Liu Zhang to the end were dead. Zhe Lanying was worried that Cao Cao would make the same mistake again and was extremely anxious.
"Commander Zhuge, I'll leave this all to you. Zhe Lanying is going to the Central Plains. If, if Zhelan has any shortcomings, Zhuge will lead the King of Di Ren. Please remember my purpose of conquering the people. The Sichuan Army will help me."
A mortal enemy, I swear to kill Liu Zhang."
Zhe Lanying explained her funeral affairs to Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang did not know Zhe Lanying's true identity and was stunned for a long time without realizing it. He didn't understand why this girl wanted to go to the Central Plains at this juncture.
What if I become greedy and take the Di people's army as my own?
Zhuge Liang knew that Zhe Lanying was politically immature, but he did not expect that he would be so immature.
"Well, okay, don't worry, Your Majesty."
Zhuge Liang agreed, and Zhe Lanying took two followers with high martial arts skills and drove directly to the Central Plains.
Of course Zhuge Liang would not take the opportunity to annex the Di people. Now Zhuge Liang still wants to use the Di people to disrupt the grassland. What's more, even if he annexes, how can he, a newly arrived Han military advisor, annex these Di people?
"However." Zhuge Liang thought in his heart: "If there is something wrong with you, Your Majesty, I am afraid Zhuge Liang will have no choice but to feel sorry for you and not be able to follow your wishes and become the enemy of the Sichuan army."
"Report." A Di soldier came to report: "Report to Zhuge's military advisor that Cao's army was defeated by the Sichuan army in Guanzhong. King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu took the opportunity to start an uprising and requested to join forces with us to attack Pingyang. I asked Zhuge's military advisor to make a decision."
"Immediately send troops to the Xiongnu garrison, and while the Xiongnu King Zuoxian is attacking Pingyang, attack the rear."
"Ah? Military advisor, I'm afraid this is inappropriate?" Ako and others questioned.
"We must gather enough strength as soon as possible to face the attack of Dong Xianbei. Cao's army is strong and the Huns are weak. Of course, we will attack the weaker side."
In Zhuge Liang's heart, the Di people are also foreigners. He just wants to use the Di people's army to make the grassland more and more chaotic. He does not want to get involved in the disputes in the Central Plains. If he wants to fight, he can wait until the Central Plains is unified.
"Yueying, we will meet on the battlefield again."
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Just when the Sichuan army captured Chang'an and Cao's army retreated to the Central Plains, countless wealthy northern families quietly sent their children to Hanoi. The Zhen family, Sima family, Pang family, Zhuge family and other large families from the southeast and northwest gathered together.
"Now that Cao's army is defeated, the Sichuan army is at its peak, and Sima Zhongda is a genius in the world, who can compete with the Sichuan army's military advisor Huang Yueying. Isn't it time to go out?"