Emperor Wei Cao Rui was lying on the hospital bed, his cheeks were deep and his cheekbones were bulging.
Queen Guo sat upright, holding her breath and calmed down.
Cao Rui just killed someone, a witch. But he seemed to have been killed. He didn't open his eyes for a long time and said a word. If it weren't for the occasional short and harsh breath, Queen Guo wouldn't know if he was
Still alive.
The witch was from Shouchun, the wife of a farmer, who claimed to have been the decree of the gods and descended to earth to protect the imperial family. She could use talisman water to treat people, and could also use talisman water to wash sores, which cured many people. After Cao Rui heard that
, so she summoned her to the harem and set up a museum for her, giving her great preferential treatment. Before that, Cao Rui was unhealthy several times, and after drinking the talisman water, it seemed to have some effect. This time, Wei Ba went on a war again, Cao
Rui was overworked and fell ill again. The acupuncture was ineffective and the medicine was difficult to get in. He could only drink talisman water, but this time drinking talisman water had no effect at all.
In anger, Cao Rui killed the witch and extinguished his last glimmer of hope.
There was a sound of footsteps outside the hall and it stopped abruptly at the door.
Cao Rui opened his eyes with difficulty, and Queen Guo quickly leaned over to listen.
"Xuan!" Cao Rui's voice was as thin as a gossip, only Queen Guo could hear it. Queen Guo hesitated for a moment, but nodded and let the eunuchs outside come in. She knew that it would definitely not be good news, since Wei Ba
I went on a war again and I never received good news.
Sure enough, it was another bad news.
News came from the governor of Jizhou Pei Hui that Wei Ba led tens of thousands of naval troops to inspect the Bohai Sea. Jizhou was shocked. The Wei army had no navy to fight against it and could only follow on the shore. It was in an absolutely passive situation.
This is the follow-up to the news sent by the Qingzhou Governor Wang Ling. Wei Ba set out from the East China Sea and deliberately patrolled the Bohai Sea along the last route. This was a demonstration. He only brought eight thousand people last time just to declare his existence.
This time he brought tens of thousands of people, but it showed his strength.
The Battle of Pengcheng failed to kill him, and now he is back, and his strength is even stronger.
When Cao Rui thought of this, he hated Sima Yi and his son to the core.
But he couldn't show it.
He knew that he had no time and urgently needed to choose the successor lord. He urgently needed to select several auxiliary ministers who were able to maintain the government for the successor lord. King Cao Yu of Lu was undoubtedly a suitable candidate, but he just ignored it.
, His ability and strength are not enough. Xiahou Ba is another one. He commanded the most powerful Bingzhou Legion and had enough prestige among the imperial guards to control the army.
Now, he still needs someone who can represent the aristocratic family. After thinking about it, this person must be Sima Yi.
There was originally a more suitable candidate: Chen Qun. Chen Qun was one of the four ministers left by Emperor Wen. He was a representative of the aristocratic family who could compete with Sima Yi. Chen Qun's son Chen Tai was also capable and loyal. However, Chen Qun
He just died last year.
There was also Jiang Ji in the court. Jiang Ji was a representative of the Jianghuai forces, with a deep qualification and no fear of loyalty. Unfortunately, he had no military achievements and lacked strength. Moreover, as of now, the Jianghuai forces were seriously damaged, so he could not represent the aristocratic family.
If he is allowed to be the minister of life, it is probably difficult to take on important tasks.
Sima Yi was from Hanoi and an important official during the late emperor. He was the one who could convince the public with military achievements.
The key is whether Cao Yu and Xiahou Ba can check and balance Sima Yi and prevent him from becoming a big shot.
Cao Rui had no confidence.
The more Cao Rui thought about it, the more he felt the hope was slim. He remembered that he had received a secret letter from Xiahou Xuan not long ago. Wei Ba agreed to the negotiations and retained the position of King Wei, but refused to give it to him in Jizhou, and was only willing to let him be in Qiao.
Choose one of the counties or Wei counties. Cao Rui refused to accept this condition. When Emperor Wu was alive, the Cao family already had Wei counties, which were larger than the current Wei counties. If only Wei counties were retained, then their father and son would be the same.
Didn’t the struggle of 2019 be gone? After the soul returned to the underworld, how did he face the questions of Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen?
He wanted to fight for it again, but his body could not hold on.
With thousands of thoughts, like countless flies circling in Cao Rui's mind, he fainted again.
Empress Guo immediately arranged for the imperial physician to first aid, and a group of people were busy in the hall. At this moment, an eunuch came to report, and her uncle Guo Li asked for a meeting.
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In early April, Wei Ba came to Huaihua Island again, and the locust flowers on the island have not yet bloomed.
Zhuge Wen went to the beach to greet him.
When Wei Ba was dormant in Jiaozhou, Zhuge Wen led 4,000 navy troops to control the Bohai Sea. Relying on his personal means and the strength of the navy, he comforted the doubtful pirates and kept controlling the Bohai Sea in his hands without giving up.
The Wei army was involved. During this period, Wang Ling once sent Qingxu Shui Army into the sea to fight for control of the Bohai Sea, but was hit by him and beaten back.
Qingxu Shui Army was severely damaged, and Wang Ling lost confidence in the water battle with the Shu Han army from then on.
Huaihua Island is the northernmost resident of the Shu Han Navy. Zhuge Wen is here personally, ensuring that during the period of Wei Ba's dying and worrying, the previous results were basically not suffered substantial losses. This is all Zhuge Wen's credit. Wei Ba's
He was very satisfied with his grades.
Accompanied by Zhuge Wen, Wei Ba inspected the city defense of Huaihua Island. Although this place is not as exaggerated as Mi Island, it is also a fortress that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Zhuge Wen not only built fortifications along the island, but also followed the terrain.
, divide Huaihua Island into two defense zones, big and small, and each one works independently, supporting each other, and continuing to hold on after one defense zone is breached.
Seeing these two defense areas, Wei Ba knew that Zhuge Wen had been very nervous in the past two years and had a serious lack of security.
"This island is too small to accommodate you, the creeping tiger." Wei Ba said: "Many scouts came ashore to inquire about the news and prepare to take Changli."
"Here." Zhuge Wen was overjoyed and replied loudly. He knew that the word "Crouching Tiger" represented Wei Ba's recognition of him and his hard work over the past two years. His persistence finally received the reward he deserved.
.
"After General Chen Tai arrived in Youzhou, he moved the governor's mansion to western Liaoning just to get closer to Liaodong. However, Liaodong and western Liaoning are still thousands of miles apart. He wants to support Liaodong, but he is afraid he is willing but not capable."
"But we still have to be careful." Wei Ba smiled and said, "Chen Tai is very strategic, maybe even smarter than Wuqiu Jian. Since he took such a short time to regain the heart of the Hu people.
You can see that this person is extraordinary. His abilities are far above his father Chen Qun."
Zhuge Wen nodded. Wei Ba had a high opinion of Chen Tai, but as a general who faced Chen Tai, he knew that Wei Ba was telling the truth. Chen Tai was indeed capable. Although he had not been able to enter the sea to conquer Huaihua Island in recent years
, but he did not let him step into the western part of Liaoning.
Wei Ba was preparing to take Changli, so he naturally had to cut off Chen Tai's support to Liaodong first and prepare for taking Liaodong. From Liaoxi to Changli, the journey from nearly a thousand miles was nearly a thousand miles, and most of them were deserted hills. It was difficult to replenish supplies, so marching was not easy.
After passing Changli, until Xiangping, Liaodong, it was a flat horse, and it was relatively easier to march. Choose this point as the blocking point, just like a point of acupuncture, and choose Chen Tai’s most uncomfortable position. Occupying Changli,
It means that it hits the key points between Liaodong and western Liaoning.
Wei Ba made such a choice based on military common sense calculations, rather than from a forward understanding of history. If he was more familiar with the history of war in later generations, he would find that the Changli-li military city of Jinzhou, which he chose was very important.
Nearby. However, Jinzhou is still called Tuhe, an inconspicuous small county town. In the late Han Dynasty, Tuhe was abandoned and no one lived in it. It was deserted and had no important status in later generations. Changli County is located in Changli County.
It was Yixian in later generations and was also a place that military strategists must fight for.
Wei Ba immediately made arrangements and ordered Xiahou Xuan to lead 5,000 troops to take charge of Huaihua Island as a supporter. He personally led 20,000 troops to go up the Yu River and headed straight to Changli County. Zhuge Wen led 5,000 troops as the vanguard and took the guest first.
County. At the same time, Zhou Yin and Chen Biao led two thousand navy troops and one giant ship to enter the Xiaoling River in the west of Bintu, which is the Xiaoling River in later generations, as the first line of defense to block Chen Tai.
The front line has just been set off and the attack has not yet begun. Wei Ba received the good news from Deng Ai. Deng Ai and Wuqiu Jian surrendered the Goguryeo army, defeated the Beiyan army and captured Daxian. They beheaded nearly 10,000, only twenty.
In a few days, the task of conquering Da County was completed.
Wei Ba was very satisfied. He spread the battle report to the generals and inspired them to fight hard and to hunt down Deng Ai and Wuqiu Jian as soon as possible.
The soldiers were in high spirits, and Zhuge Wen commanded the army and launched an attack on the guests.
The public is just a small county town with less than 3,000 household registration. When he heard that the Shu Han army came to attack, half of them ran away first, and the rest had nowhere to escape, so there was no will to fight. Zhuge Wen set up his formation and just shot
After a few rounds of arrows, the chief of the guest ordered the city to surrender.
After capturing the public, Wei Ba's troops entered Changli City and sent people to the city to persuade the surrender. After seeing Wei Ba's military power, Changli's guards rationally gave up resistance.
After only ten days of dispatch of troops, there was basically no major war, and Changli County fell into the hands of Wei Ba.
At this time, Chen Tai led the army to the west bank of Xiaolingshui and was about to enter the ancient city of Tuhe, but was stopped by Zhou Yin and Chen Biao in the west of Xiaolingshui and could not move forward. After receiving the news of the surrender of Changli County, Chen
Tae sighed.
"The human heart has been lost, and Liaodong cannot be obtained."
After sighing, Chen Tai decisively ordered the withdrawal of his troops and the entire army retreated to western Liaoning. Changli surrendered without fighting, and Wei Ba easily occupied Changli County and had cut off his route to reinforce Liaodong. But Gongsun Yuan had not agreed to the Wei army so far
When entering Yan State to reinforce, the decision-making level of both sides is determined immediately. In this case, there is no chance of winning another reinforcement to Liaodong. It is better to preserve your strength and defend western Liaoning to prevent Wei Ba from advancing west after conquering Liaodong.
Zhuge Wen and others admired the news that Chen Tai withdraws his troops. Without competing for the gains and losses of a city and a place, Chen Tai is indeed a strong enemy who knows how to advance and retreat. Although there is no confrontation this time, he will take the entire Youzhou west in the future. If Chen is with him
There will inevitably be a fierce battle in Thailand.