Chapter 282 The strong wind has risen. Liu Jia sighs.
Although he was furious, Cao Pi did not directly order Zhang Liao to lead his army to attack.
Because although Zhang Liao now has 30,000 powerful Cao Wei Central Army in his hands, compared to the 60,000 Han army outside Fancheng, there is still a huge disparity in numbers.
Cao Pi wanted Zhang Liao to take the initiative to attack because he wanted Zhang Liao to avenge his defeat of the Han army, not to give the enemy a great victory in vain.
No matter how ignorant Cao Pi was in military strategy, he knew that if he wanted to defeat his opponent head-on in a field battle, his own troops must at least not be weaker than the enemy's.
So in order to achieve the goal in his heart, the first edict issued by Cao Pi was to summon Cao Wei's tiger generals from all over the country.
Cao Pi's second edict was to let Zhu Shuo, the central commander, lead 30,000 foreign troops gathered from various places to quickly go south.
During Cao Pi's previous expedition, he brought an army of 80,000 from Luoyang, which was known as 200,000.
Although not all of the 80,000 troops were Cao Wei's central army, only about 50,000 of them were.
But later, under the constant urging of Emperor Cao Pi's edicts, the Wei army gathered inside and outside Wancheng had already exceeded hundreds of thousands.
Among the hundreds of thousands of troops, the number of regular soldiers alone was close to one hundred thousand.
This is the strength of Cao Wei that dominates the world.
This is also Cao Pi's biggest capital to fight this battle as he pleases.
Originally, there were 50,000 Chinese soldiers in Wancheng. Of those 50,000 Cao Wei's Chinese soldiers, 30,000 were taken away by Zhang Liao under Cao Pi's order and went south. Therefore, there are currently only 20,000 Cao Wei's Chinese soldiers in Wancheng.
In terms of combat effectiveness, the combat effectiveness of Cao Wei's central army is the highest among the northern armies.
Therefore, according to common sense, Cao Pi should let Zhu Shuo lead the other 20,000 Cao Wei Central Army to go south.
It's just that Cao Wei's Central Army is the greatest confidence left by Cao Cao to Cao Pi to intimidate the place and protect the Cao family.
No matter how stupid and angry Cao Pi was, he could not send out all the Chinese troops around him and find himself among a group of local troops.
As for the 30,000 foreign troops led by Zhu Shuo who went south, their predecessors were the Chinese troops that Cao Cao left behind during his lifetime, so the combat effectiveness of these 30,000 foreign troops was not bad.
For a head-on confrontation, it would be enough to use them against the Han army outside Fancheng.
What's more, even if the battle is unfavorable, Wancheng still has tens of thousands of Wei troops to back it up.
When Zhu Shuo led his army to leave Wancheng, time had quietly entered the first month of the second year of Emperor Zhangwu of the Han Dynasty.
Originally, New Year's Day was the most important festival for the Chinese nation, especially for Cao Pi, the emperor. On this day, he would hold a banquet for his officials and hold a court meeting.
This kind of etiquette was something that Cao Pi attached great importance to in the past.
But after that incident, Cao Pi obviously lost his mood to celebrate.
Cao Pi didn't want to celebrate, and his ministers didn't even dare to mention New Year's Day.
During this period of time, even if the ministers in Wancheng did not want the Wei army to fight, they could only rack their brains to think of strategies for Cao Pi to defeat the Han army.
Bao Xun's blood is still in the meeting hall and has not been washed away.
Wancheng, which should have been filled with joy and laughter because of the first month of the year, was very depressed during this period.
Even during this period of time, the weather over Wancheng has been cloudy, and the heavy black clouds have made the people in the city almost suffocated.
Now the officials of Cao and Wei in Wancheng are all envious of Zhu Shuo who led the army south. At least he doesn't have to worry in a frightening environment.
Under Cao Pi's high-pressure urging, many edicts were issued from Wancheng and quickly sent to all directions. These edicts were issued to Cao Wei's military generals who had been famous for many years.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are both equal to ten thousand enemies, but their quality is not enough, so they must make up for their numbers. This is what Cao Pi has in mind right now.
And just when the entire Wancheng and outside began to get busy because of Cao Pi's anger, an old man in brocade clothes slowly climbed to the top of Wancheng.
This old man was Liu Ye and Liu Ziyang, who were the ministers of the Wei Dynasty at that time.
Liu Ye looked down at the various messengers running out of the city gate. There was a hint of worry in his eyes that seemed to be able to see through the world.
Finally, Liu Ye sighed helplessly and looked at the dark clouds in the sky that seemed to be pressing down on the city beneath his feet.
The sky was overcast and there was no sunlight at all.
At this time, a breeze blew from the city wall, picking up the hair on Liu Ye's back. Liu Ye, who felt his hair flying in the wind, stretched out his hand to feel the cold wind that suddenly rose between heaven and earth.
As time goes by, the cold wind between heaven and earth in Wancheng is becoming more and more rapid.
"The wind has risen in this world."
"How long can the dark clouds in the sky cover the sun?"
Liu Ye, who noticed this scene, expressed his inference as if muttering to himself.
Cao Wei had the most talented people. After many talented people passed away one after another, the world now recognizes that the wisest person in Cao Wei is Jia Xu.
But what the world doesn't know is that Jia Xu, who is recognized as the most wise man in Cao Wei, admires a person in his heart, and this person is Liu Ye.
"The design of the curtains and curtains can illuminate thousands of miles, and it is also the Yangtze River in Huainan."
After Liu Ye finished his inference, he laughed at himself again.
Since Huan Ling, when has the wind in the world stopped?
Originally, Liu Ye thought that with the passing of many heroes and talents, the world would be stable for a while.
But now that I think about it, as long as there are people in the world, the bloody cold wind will never stop.
After thinking about this, Liu Ye sighed heavily.
He raised his troops out of anger, and he did this!
...
As Cao Pi's best friend and confidant, Zhu Shuo certainly knew how angry Cao Pi was feeling.
So after Cao Pi's edict was issued, he led the assembled 30,000 Wei troops and quickly headed towards Yancheng.
When Zhang Liao led the 30,000 Cao Wei army southward, it took nearly twenty days.
However, under the leadership of Zhu Shuo, 30,000 Wei troops made a double journey and reached the outside of Yancheng in less than ten days.
Because Zhu Shuo suddenly led his army southward, Zhang Liao only learned the news from the scouts when Zhu Shuo arrived not far outside Yan City.
After learning the news, Zhang Liao and Du Xi looked at each other with worry.
What had already caused a stir in Nanyang County, the two of them were not far from Fancheng, how could they not know about it?
After they learned about Mi Yang's plot, they were very worried that Cao Pi would be angry and launch an army.
However, they still had some hope in their hearts. They hoped that the ministers in Wancheng could dissuade Cao Pi.
But unfortunately, with the arrival of 30,000 Wei troops led by Zhu Shuo, the glimmer of hope in their hearts had quietly been shattered.
After Zhu Shuo led his army to the outside of Yancheng, he ordered his army to set up camp next to Zhang Liao's army camp. Then he went straight to Zhang Liao's camp to read out Cao Pi's imperial edict.
In the imperial edict brought by Zhu Shuo, Cao Pi still appointed Zhang Liao as the commander-in-chief of the 60,000 Wei army, but he changed Zhang Liao's combat mission from guarding Fancheng to defeating the Han army outside Fancheng.
Well, it's a defeat, not a repulse.
After Zhu Shuo read the contents of the imperial edict, Zhu Shuo asked Zhang Liao to accept the order, but there was some hesitation on Zhang Liao's face.
He did not stand up immediately to receive the order.
But just when Zhang Liao hesitated, Du Xi, who was behind Zhang Liao, pushed Zhang Liao and signaled him to quickly accept the order.
After being pushed away by Du Xi, Zhang Liao recovered from his hesitation. Finally, he secretly gritted his teeth and stepped forward to take over Cao Pi's imperial edict from Zhu Shuo.
Although Cao Pi's imperial edict was written in fine silk script, when the edict fell into Zhang Liao's hands, he only felt a heavy feeling in his hands.
What is chaos?
This is it.
Just before receiving the imperial edict, Zhang Liao had thought of writing a letter to Cao Pi to remonstrate.
But when he thought that so many ministers in Wancheng were unable to dissuade Cao Pi, and he himself, a general with a sensitive status, although he was very favored on the surface, how could he actually dissuade Cao Pi?
After all, Cao Pi was not Cao Cao.
Cao Cao would not trust him too much, but he was far-sighted and could clearly distinguish whether his advice was good or bad.
As for today, it can be seen from today's performance that he does not have this quality.
In this case, perhaps when he remonstrated, Cao Pi would be further angered and change his generals on the spot.
Since Cao Pi had decided to send troops to fight the Han army, as ministers, no matter how reluctant they were, they could only do it in the end.
In the large tent lined with generals, Zhang Liao held Cao Pi's imperial edict tightly in his hands with a complicated look on his face.
Seeing that Zhang Liao had already accepted Cao Pi's imperial edict, Zhu Shuo came to Zhang Liao's place and stood at his head. From the moment Zhang Liao accepted Cao Pi's new order, he also became one of Zhang Liao's subordinates.
"Pass the order, the whole army will step up their training and will go out to battle soon."
The new order issued by Cao Pi to Zhang Liao was to defeat the Han army outside Fancheng.
However, Cao Pi also stated in the imperial edict that he was rushing to mobilize a group of generals to help.
Therefore, what Zhang Liao has to do in a short period of time is to intensify the training of his 60,000 troops so that they can return to wartime status as soon as possible.
When Zhang Liao's order spread throughout the big tent, all the generals in the big tent bowed to Zhang Liao one after another:
"only!"
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At this moment, in the distant Luoyang Palace City, Cao Rui, who had just been named Duke of Qi by Cao Pi, was listening to the teachings of an old man opposite him in his dormitory.
This old man was Jia Xu, who had just been appointed as the Duke of Qi by Cao Pi.
Jia Xu looked at Cao Rui, who was sitting opposite and listening attentively. The admiration in his eyes was not concealed at all.
This kind of admiring look was never given to Cao Pi by Jia Xu in the past.
Among Cao Pi's current disciples alive, only Cao Rui has passed the ten-year-old threshold.
In addition, Cao Rui was Cao Pi's eldest son, so everyone knew the meaning of Cao Pi naming Cao Rui Duke of Qi.
His name is Qi Gong, and he is actually the prince.
Before teaching Cao Rui, Jia Xu knew through daily observation that Cao Rui was an extraordinary person.
If we want to make an analogy, Cao Rui can be compared with Cao Cao in terms of foresight.
But after he actually started teaching Cao Rui, Jia Xu discovered that Cao Rui's surprise for him was far more than that.
Perhaps because of his talent, or perhaps because he was taught by Cao Cao since childhood, Cao Rui is very similar to Emperor Wu Cao Cao in terms of knowledge and style.
Even though due to age and experience, Cao Rui cannot yet reach the heights he achieved when Emperor Wu was alive, this shows how accomplished Cao Rui is.
Jia Xu believed that he was a famous teacher. As a famous teacher, he was very happy to teach a master disciple.
Jia Xu looked at Cao Rui and asked: "There have been many incidents in Nanyang recently. Some people think that Fancheng is close to the Han River, making it difficult to defend but easy for the enemy to attack.
So they suggested that Your Majesty abandon Fancheng and shrink the defense line and hold on to it. How does Qi Gong view this matter?"
Jia Xu knew that Cao Pi asked him to be Cao Rui's master, not to teach Cao Rui classics. There were too many such masters Cao Rui. Cao Pi asked him to teach Cao Rui the way of wisdom.
Therefore, Jia Xu's teaching has always been to test Cao Rui through current affairs inquiries and teach him through this.
After listening to Jia Xu's words, Cao Rui bowed to Jia Xu and respectfully replied: "No."
"In the past, Guangwu of the Han Dynasty sent troops to occupy Lueyang County, and finally defeated Weixiao. The late emperor established Hefei in the east, Fancheng in the south, and Qishan Mountain in the west. When thieves come, they will fight for these three cities first, and they will fight for the land.
Even if Yu leads a large army to attack Fan City, there is no need to worry about it. If the generals are ordered to hold on, the thieves will retreat after a long time."
One thing that Cao Rui is very similar to Cao Cao is that he never judges a person by his reputation.
He even dislikes people who have no reputation, but rather likes ministers like Jia Xu who have a bad reputation but are infinitely resourceful.
This is due to Cao Cao's teachings to him when he was still alive, and also because of the origin of his biological mother Zhen.
In addition, Zhen had not died tragically yet, and Cao Rui's temperament had not yet reached the extreme point, so his respect for Jia Xu was sincere.
After listening to Cao Rui's answer, Jia Xu nodded and then asked more difficultly: "Thieves and bandits are gathering outside Fancheng today. Many of the discussants want to send a large army to destroy them. What does Qi Gong think?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After Cao Rui listened to Jia Xuxin’s question, he answered almost without thinking:
"In the past, Emperor Wu was a sage in the use of troops. He watched the Liu bandits roosting in the mountains and rocks, and saw the Wu captives scurrying in the rivers and lakes. They all tried to avoid them. He did not blame the soldiers for their strength, and did not fight for the anger of the day. He was true to the saying: fight when you see victory, and know the difficulties. And retreat.
Now if we send out a large army to march to Fancheng to attack the pass, the road is dangerous and difficult, so we plan to use elite soldiers to guard the four southern states to contain the water thieves. If we use 150,000 to 60,000 people, we will definitely be able to make more progress.
The world is in turmoil and the effort is vast, so it is appropriate to think deeply about it.
The strength of the husband's defense is doubled, and the force of the battle is doubled. Therefore, the best plan is to divide the generals to occupy the key points. The power will be enough to scare the strong invaders, calm the frontier, and the generals will sleep like tigers, and the people will be fine.
In a few years, China will become more prosperous, and the two barbarians in the south will surely give up their power. From then on, who in the world will be my rival in the great Wei Dynasty?"
After hearing Cao Rui's answer, Jia Xu couldn't help stroking his beard and smiling.
If this son succeeds to the throne in the future, the Wei Dynasty will be able to prosper for at least several decades, and the Jia family will be able to prosper for at least several decades if they are attached to the wings of the Wei Dynasty.
Just when Jia Xu was very satisfied with Cao Rui's performance, a eunuch suddenly came in and reported something to Jia Xu and Cao Rui.
What this incident is about is that an imperial edict came just now to urgently summon Xu Chu, the military guard general, to Wancheng.
And from the eunuch's mouth, Jia Xu and Cao Rui learned the reason why Cao Pi did what he did.
After hearing the news, Cao Rui's face showed shame, anger and worry, and he immediately stood up to stop it.
No matter how smart Cao Rui is, he is still a young man and his temperament is not calm enough.
But his impetuous move was blocked by Jia Xu.
When he heard the news, Jia Xu couldn't help but pull off a few strands of his beard angrily.
Before he left, he gave many warnings and instructions, but why did Cao Pi refuse to listen to him?
But now that the matter has come to this, Jia Xu, who knows Cao Pi's character well, knows that no one can persuade Cao Pi now.
So Jia Xu hurriedly stopped Cao Rui and whispered to him: "Qi Gong should study hard and not interfere in His Majesty's decision-making too early."
"Qi Gong wants to set his sights on the future. Don't offend Your Majesty at this time. A mother is more valuable than her son!"
Although Jia Xu didn't speak clearly, the clever Cao Rui understood the meaning of Jia Xu's words.
Thinking of Zhen Mi, he immediately gave up the idea of discouraging her.
Seeing that he successfully dissuaded Cao Rui, Jia Xu finally closed his eyes helplessly.
The hope of the Wei Dynasty can only be placed on Cao Rui.