Although I didn't get anything substantial from my meeting with Cao Shuang this time, I also got a feel for his temper.

As long as you follow him and flatter him, it's not difficult to get along with him.

Yang Zheng remembered that after the defeat of Shu, power was still in Cao Shuang's hands.

Sima Yi was expelled from the court.

If Cao Shuang had been more cautious, Sima Yi might not have had a chance, and Sima Yi didn't have many years left in his life.

It seems that the current emperor Cao Fang was not a coward and had the courage to draw his sword.

There is a famous saying in history: Sima Zhao’s heart is known to everyone on the road.

It came right out of his mouth.

Yang Zheng has already boarded the ship. This troubled world is like a torrent. If you don't move forward, you will perish.

Which person who was squeezed off the boat did not die?

Three generations have been part of the Cao family, how can it be so easy to get off the boat?

Only by mastering more power can you have the ability to control your own destiny.

If we can slightly change the course of history, we will be of great benefit to China and we will not be in vain for our arrival in this era.

Thinking of the Eight Kings Rebellion, the Yongjia Rebellion, and the Wuhu Rebellion decades later, when the land of China fell into darkness, Yang Zheng felt depressed.

It's a pity that I am weak, powerless and unable to do much.

After resting in martial arts for several days, Cao Shuang was about to break camp and return to Luoyang, but unexpectedly Fei Yi gathered a large number of troops in Shenling.

On the green hills to the south, flags were waving and people were silhouetted.

From time to time, small groups of Shu troops would descend from the mountains and enter the interior to plunder.

People, food, and goods, everything that could be moved were moved away, and everything that couldn't be moved was burned, and even the fields were trampled.

Many places in Jingzhao and Fufeng were plundered, and people fled to Chang'an with their young and old.

Cao Shuang was in shock and was bewitched by Deng Yang, so he fled to Chang'an.

Guo Huai repeatedly warned Fei Yi that he was just bluffing and was unable to attack Guanzhong.

But at this time, Cao Shuang was already frightened and wanted to flee north.

Moreover, the small town of Wugong was not as prosperous as Chang'an and could not support his great general.

Only the beauties and wine of Chang'an can soothe his "injured" soul.

Yang Zheng originally thought that Cao Shuang would take him away, but he didn't expect that Cao Shuang left with two thousand troops without saying a word.

Even my old cousin Xia Houxuan left him alone.

Yang Zheng was speechless for a while, secretly thinking that it was Deng Yang who was causing the problem.

How could Cao Shuang end up well if he hangs out with people like this all day long?

The Shu army's movements were getting bigger and bigger. There were often scouts roaming outside Wugong City, and thousands of troops were often showing off their power under the city.

When the sky falls, a tall person will hold it up.

It was not Yang Zheng's turn to worry about military and national affairs.

There is no need to curry favor with Cao Shuang, Yang Zheng is happy. Under Chun Niang's care and with his strong body, Yang Zheng recovered from his injuries very quickly.

Every day he competed with Linghu Sheng, Zhang Te, Zhou Yu and others in martial arts, discussed the art of war, and drank and had fun.

Cao Wei upheld the tradition of the heroic Han Dynasty, had great martial arts, and was generally positive.

Especially those at the bottom have the ambition to make contributions.

Among the four, Yang Zheng was the worst in swordsmanship, but when it came to discussing the art of war, he was very clear-cut.

In his previous life, Yang Zheng was a well-known keyboard strategist on the Internet. When he encountered different opinions, he would spit on the opponent's face along the Internet cable. If the other party refused to accept it, he would even leave each other's phone numbers and find a place to have a fight.

Of course, most of the time, the phone number is fake and so is the address.

After all, with eighteen hundred years of experience, I can talk about any classic battle in history or abroad for three days and three nights.

Linghu Sheng was also knowledgeable in the art of war, but he was dogmatic and would do anything about it at every turn. There was something in between, which left Zhang Te and Zhou Yu, who came from a humble background, at a loss.

Far less vivid than Yang Zheng.

The army has always worshiped the strong. After breaking out of the Luo Valley and defeating the Yongliang army, Yang Zheng gained a certain reputation in the army.

Yang Zheng deliberately made friends and had good relationships with people in the middle and middle positions.

One day, Yang Zheng was practicing swordsmanship with others when he heard thunderous shouts outside the city.

I couldn't help but be curious, so I went up to the city wall to watch.

I saw thousands of Shu troops blocked in the south, their formations were irregular, and the Shu troops looked loose and stretched out their hips.

Not at all as aggressive as he was in Luo Valley.

"This must be a trick to lure the enemy." Linghu Sheng asserted.

This tactic of luring the enemy is quite obvious.

"Although it is a tactic to lure the enemy, if our army does not fight back, morale will be even more depressed." Yang Zheng thought.

Morale is a thing that waxes and wanes.

The Wei army is not weaker than the Shu army, and even has an inside advantage.

But if this continues for a long time, it is inevitable that the military will lose morale.

Suddenly the sound of war drums sounded from the tower.

Yang Zheng looked towards the south gate and saw an army marching out of the city.

The leader Huoran was Pang Hui.

But at this moment, his subordinates looked even worse than those on the opposite side. Everyone looked listless, their armors were in tatters and stained with blood, and many of the soldiers were wounded.

Even Pang Hui looked exhausted. He didn't even seem to be able to recover from his injuries.

Not at all as brave as he was a few days ago.

It's like being driven out of the city.

It seems that Pang Hui is not having a good time in the new camp and is being squeezed out.

But this is normal. Without a backer, it will be difficult to survive on any mountaintop.

It's not that simple to change the family.

Pang Hui's status is very similar to that of his father Pang De. He is famous and has a false position, but he has no real power and is excluded from the fringes of the court.

As soon as the two armies clashed, the Shu army fought and retreated.

Pang Hui was eager to make meritorious deeds and naturally led his troops to pursue him.

As soon as we reached the foot of the mountain, red armor poured out from the forest, like a mountain torrent.

In the blink of an eye, Pang Hui's two thousand people were surrounded.

Now that the ambush has appeared, this is the opportunity to attack.

But the strange thing is that there is no movement in the city, even the gate is closed, there is only the roar of war drums.

After about half an hour, Pang Hui, covered in blood, broke out and returned with more than a hundred remaining soldiers.

It was extremely embarrassing and miserable.

The Shu army cheered arrogantly below the city, attracted a hail of arrows, and retreated.

After a while, messengers went around summoning officers to discuss matters.

Linghu Sheng whispered: "Pang Hui will be severely punished!"

"Pang Hui is a lieutenant general and a prince in the country. Guo Huai dares to rebuke him?" Yang Zheng was a little unbelievable.

"It is precisely because of Pang Hui's great reputation that Guo Huai will take advantage of Pang Hui's reputation to suppress the Chinese army!"

Yang Zheng was silent for a while.

Although the imperial court was not guilty of the war against Shu, how could people not know it?

At that time, after the defeat of Jieting, Zhuge Wuhou was so famous and powerful in the Shu Kingdom that he even killed Ma Su in tears and demoted himself to the third level for taking the blame. However, Cao Shuang did not even have the courage to take the initiative and did not say a word, which was a huge disappointment.

General Zhengxi and Xiahou Xuan, the governor of Yongliang, also lost military morale.

The power naturally fell to Guo Huai, the former general and governor of Yongzhou.

I heard that a few days ago, envoys from the DPRK arrived. Not only did they not punish Guo Huai for leading his army to withdraw first, but they also rewarded him with gold, silver, money and silk, and gave him a holiday.

This means that Guo Huai has the power to kill middle and lower-level generals.

His status is only lower than that of Xia Houxuan.

But today, Xia Houxuan's reputation in Yongliang has fallen below that of Guo Huai.

"General, go quickly, military orders cannot be delayed." Linghu Sheng reminded.
Chapter completed!