Cao Zhen's face was haggard and his body was broken. On the couch, he saw Cao Zhi walking in quickly, but his face was filled with unbelievable ecstasy.

"Zijian, I didn't expect you to come."

"I didn't expect it." Cao Zhi waved his hand, took the edict from the guard behind him, and handed it to Cao Zhen. Cao Zhen took it, but didn't read it. He put it on the case and gasped: "Uncle Zhao, help me up."

Cao Shuang looked at Cao Zhen in surprise: "Father..."

"Quickly, help me up, put on my armor, and beat the drum to gather the generals." Although Cao Zhen's breath was disordered, his power was not reduced. Cao Shuang did not dare to disobey, and quickly stepped forward to help Cao Zhen up. There were guards beside him who took away his battle

A, help him get dressed neatly. Cao Zhen has been ill for several months and has become as thin as a handful of bones. As soon as he puts on this heavy armor, he feels a little unsteady. But he gritted his teeth and held on tightly.

Cao Shuang's arms refused to let him fall. It was not until he finished dressing that he slowly sat down on the edge of the couch, panting heavily, and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, soaking his shirt.

Cao Zhi stood aside and watched without saying a word, his eyes as calm as an ancient well.

Following a rush of footsteps, the generals arrived one after another, and Wen Qin, the personal guard general, came in and reported: "General, it's time to raise the account."

"Okay, Zijian, please wait here."

"Okay." Cao Zhi responded calmly.

Cao Zhen stood up, and just as Cao Shuang was about to step forward to help him, Cao Zhen snorted, pushed Cao Shuang away, and walked out. Suddenly, he became energetic again, and every step he took was so solid and steady. When he

When he appeared in the front tent, he stopped and coughed.

"Hmm!"

This sound was like a muffled thunder, and the generals who were whispering to each other suddenly fell silent, and all looked at Cao Zhen. They saw Cao Zhen, who had been lying in bed with his helmet on his head, his sword on his back, his eyes bright, and they couldn't help but feel surprised and happy. In a short time,

After a moment of silence, all the generals shouted in unison: "Congratulations on your recovery, general, and please raise your account!"

Cao Zhen nodded and walked forward slowly, but did not take a seat at the general's table. Instead, he walked to the seat and scanned everyone's face with his majestic eyes. He said word by word: "Today, there is a major event to be reported.

Everyone."

"Please give me your orders, general!" The generals held their breath and stared at Cao Zhen's face, for fear of missing a word. The war has reached a stalemate now. After the weather gets warmer, whether to continue the attack or how to arrange it, everyone

They all hope that Cao Zhen can give a clear instruction and end these days of confusion.

"Please, King Chen——" Cao Zhen got full of energy and shouted loudly: "Raise the account!"

The generals were stunned and looked at each other. They could see the surprise in each other's eyes.

Xiahou Ba was full of suspicion. King Chen? Why did he come to the front line and want to be promoted to the generals? Isn't General Cao at odds with King Chen? Why did he put up such a big battle today? Could it be that he wanted to give King Chen a blow?

Chen Tai frowned slightly. He knew that King Chen had entered the court. But he didn't know that King Chen had come to Tongguan. Cao Zhen was in poor health and could no longer go to the front line to command in person. The war in Tongguan was tense, which was also very detrimental to his recovery.

The emperor wanted to send someone to replace him as soon as possible. But sending King Chen to replace Cao Zhen was something he had never thought of.

King Chen is the one that His Majesty and his son are on guard against. Although King Chen failed in his bid for the throne because of his dissolute behavior, Chen Tai, of course, knows that there are many hidden secrets, and it is far from just his dissolute behavior. In the final analysis, it is just a cover to hide the public.

That's all. The real inside story is only known to a few people. His father Chen Qun, as one of Cao Pi's four friends, knew the real reason.

It was precisely because of this that Chen Taicai was extremely surprised.

While everyone was guessing, Cao Zhi slowly walked out from behind the tent. As soon as he appeared at the entrance of the tent, Cao Zhen bowed and saluted and said loudly: "Please raise the tent to King Chen!"

The generals did not dare to neglect and shouted in unison: "Please raise the account to King Chen!"

Cao Zhi stepped into the seat and sat down on the general's table, holding his thighs with both hands. Two tiger warriors, one holding the flag of command and the other holding the Emperor's Sword, stood behind him, looking straight and majestic.

"The Emperor heard that General Cao was seriously ill, so he sympathized with the ministers and issued an edict to allow the General to return to Luoyang to recuperate." Cao Zhi said unhurriedly: "I am not talented, and I was ordered to do so at a critical moment. I hope you will take state affairs as the priority and provide more support.

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The generals looked at each other and turned their attention to Cao Zhen. Cao Zhen lowered his face and shouted: "With His Majesty's edict and the emperor's sword here, if anyone disobeys King Chen's order, military law will be dealt with."

After hearing this, all the generals shouted in unison: "I will obey King Chen's order."

Cao Zhi nodded with satisfaction: "My first general order is, General Cao Zhen..."

Without thinking, Cao Zhen agreed loudly: "The general will be here!"

"I order you to guard the camp and not to act rashly. Everything is as usual."

Cao Zhen hesitated for a moment and responded loudly.

"Pingxi General Xiahou Ba."

Xiahou Ba came out and loudly agreed: "The general will be here at the end."

"Taking prisoners of General Niu Jin."

Niu Jin came out of the queue and loudly agreed: "The general will be here in the end!"

Cao Zhi called out the names of a dozen generals in one breath. They were all the most skilled generals under Cao Zhen. Their total strength was about 20,000, which was 80% of Cao Zhen's current military strength. When they all came out together, Cao Zhi stood up.

He said calmly: "Please make preparations for the expedition, bring enough food and grass for a month, and set off in three days."

"Here." Xiahou Ba and others responded suddenly.

"The remaining people are still stationed in the camp with the general. After we set off, everything in the camp will be as usual and no changes are allowed."

The generals responded. Cao Zhen already understood what Cao Zhi meant and followed suit. Cao Zhi immediately announced the adjournment of the meeting and the generals dispersed. Cao Zhen walked up to Cao Zhi, knelt on the ground with one leg and raised his hands above his head.

"Your Highness, the general is incompetent, so I leave this important task to you."

"Zidan, there is no need to say these polite words anymore. The national situation is difficult, and you and I can join hands and hope that we can relieve His Majesty's worries."

"When King Chen went out to battle, he was sure to succeed immediately." Cao Zhen sighed: "If King Chen had led the expedition, how could we, the Wei Dynasty, have been forced to this point by the Shu Han..."

"Let the past be bygones." Cao Zhi stood up, helped Cao Zhen up, and patted his shoulder: "Zidan, you can't die yet. For the sake of Wei, hold on for a while."

Cao Zhen smiled, feeling a little relaxed in his exhaustion, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off him. "Zijian, don't worry, even though I am incompetent, I can still be a suspicious soldier. I will wait for your good news. If necessary, I will definitely help you."

I will take the lead and lead your horse into the stirrups."

Cao Zhi smiled slightly, patted Cao Zhen on the shoulder, and said nothing.

Three days later, Cao Zhi led Xia Houba, Niu Jin and others, a total of more than 18,000 people, and quietly left the Tongguan camp with a month's worth of food and grass. He went all the way north, crossed the Fen River, and came to Huanglong Mountain.

Beilu. This is more than three hundred miles away from the Tongguan battlefield. Going further west, you will enter the land where the barbarians infested. They also left the dangerous Longmen on the Yellow River behind.

"Cross the river from here, pass through Huanglong Mountain, and enter Guanzhong." Cao Zhi pointed with his riding whip: "Zhao Yun is a cautious person and will not be uneasy and repulsive. However, they don't have much cavalry, so it will be difficult to stop us. This time,

There is no need for any cunning tactics, use the fast to defeat the slow, use the strong to defeat the weak. From the moment we start to engage the enemy, we must go all out, leave no room for hindsight, and give them a defeat of clumsiness. Xiahou Ba, Niu Jin

, you are the vanguard, I will hand over all the cavalry to you, after entering Guanzhong, don’t worry about where the main force is, attack at will, you are a sharp knife, you will stab Guanzhong to death."

Xiahou Ba and Niu Jin looked at each other, surprised and happy. What was surprising was that this trick was simply unbelievable. It was completely a gangster's style of fighting, putting people to death and then surviving. What was happy was that among the eighteen thousand people,

There are 3,000 cavalry, which are Cao Wei's only organized cavalry besides the cavalry led by Zhang He. Among them, more than 1,000 are Yulin cavalry brought by Cao Zhi from Wancheng. Their combat effectiveness is undoubtedly the strongest. Cao Zhi

If you hand over these 3,000 people to them without setting any goals for them and let them do whatever they want, then no one in Guanzhong can stop them. Maybe they will eventually be defeated due to lack of food, but in a month

It was enough for them to beat Guanzhong to pieces.

If Cao Zhi's tactics can succeed, there is no doubt that they will be the first to regain Guanzhong.

"Here." Xiahou Ba and Niu Jin were very excited and responded loudly.

"Before that, you must recharge your batteries and conserve your physical strength as much as possible." Cao Zhi handed a map to Xiahou Ba: "You should study this map carefully. I made it when I was with Emperor Wu to ask for horses.

There are also Emperor Wu's comments on the homework, please read it together."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Xiahou Ba and Niu Jin bowed to the ground.

…

Zhao Yun's face was ashen, his hand holding the horse's rein rattled, and his snow-white beard moved without any wind.

He had just received news yesterday that traces of the Wei army had been found three hundred miles away, and he immediately led his army to rush over. However, he was still a step too late. A Wei army cavalry of about 3,000 people broke through the guard post he arranged at Huanglong Mountain a day ago.

They entered Feng Yi County and moved forward along the west bank of the Yellow River.

It's so fast that it's unimaginable and impossible to stop.

He had no cavalry, and the few hundred personal bodyguard cavalry he had were given to Prime Minister Zhuge by Ma Su. Now he only had more than ten cavalry around him. These people alone could not catch up with those vicious Wei army cavalry. And he could also see that,

The purpose of these Wei cavalry was not to attack the city at all, but to harass them. They did not even have a definite combat target.

These are all outlaws, and outlaws are unconventional and the most difficult to deal with.

Zhao Yun has fought all his life and has rich battlefield experience and keen senses. He smelled danger from these only clues. He knew that he might have to face a very difficult opponent. Although he did not know who this person was yet.

Zhao Yun did not dare to neglect, and sent out the only knights around him as quickly as possible, notifying Wei Yan in Tongguan, Ma Su in Chang'an, and Zhuge Liang, who was stationed in Qian County, that the Wei army had entered Feng Yi.
Chapter completed!