As soon as the Dragon Army's cannon came out, the whole world was shocked. The news of Hulao Pass spread all over the country within three days. When Sun Quan, who was far away in Jianye, heard about it, he was on pins and needles. He immediately called everyone to discuss it. In order not to bring trouble to himself.
In trouble, Sun Quan ignored the opposition of everyone and immediately withdrew Xu Sheng, Ding Feng and others who were attacking Xuzhou. At the same time, he sent Yu Fan to Xiangyang to show his goodwill to the Tianlong Empire.
Compared to Sun Quan, Cao Cao was even more worried and couldn't sleep. The headache that he hadn't had for a long time came unexpectedly again, and it hurt so much that he wanted to cut off his head. Cheng Yu, Dong Zhao, Cao Pi and other close ministers were guarding him.
Outside the door, he was waiting for Cao Cao to summon him at any time.
Among the three people standing outside the door, Dong Zhao has always advocated retreating to Hebei, Cao Pi is a tough fighter, and Cheng Yu is silent and neutral. These three people represent Cao Wei's three current attitudes towards the Dragon Army's attack. In the past, Dong Zhao
Zhao was regarded as an outlier. After the Hulao Pass bombardment incident, the voice of the main war faction suddenly weakened. No one dared to mention the war anymore. Since Long Fei had such powerful weapons, the land of Henan
It is absolutely impossible to hold on. At present, we can only pray that Long Fei will not cross the river.
"Sir, what do you think about the ban and Jiang Ji jointly recommending Sima Yi as the governor?" In order to ease the atmosphere, Cao Pi first asked Dong Zhao.
Dong Zhao shook his head: "Sima Yi is a vicious person, and he hates Long Fei deeply. If he becomes the governor, he will drag our country of Wei into the flames of war!"
"But some people say that Sima Yi is very talented and wise. If he becomes the governor, it will be the only way out for our country of Wei. Only he can stop Long Fei." Cao Pi seemed to admire Sima Yi very much.
Dong Zhao glanced at Cao Pi: "Has the prince already received Sima Yi's promise? I would like to advise the prince to stay as far away from this Sima Yi as possible. This person is ominous!"
"Hahaha!" Cao Pi waved his hand quickly: "Sir, you misunderstood. As a courtier, it is taboo to make friends with foreign officials. I still know this. I only heard about it."
"Whether you heard it or not, Sima Yi detaining General Yu and others privately is actually a rebellion!" Dong Zhao said seriously: "He also coerced His Majesty into entrusting him with important tasks. Such a person who even the emperor dares to coerce must not be used, at least he cannot be given military power!
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"Ha!" Cheng Yu laughed for the first time, and even laughed out loud: "I'm afraid we can't help it now. Sima Yi is far away in Hulao, and he has tens of thousands of soldiers under his command. He also has the commander-in-chief of the governor Yu Jin, who can be dispatched at any time.
The soldiers and horses have already raised a tiger, as long as it doesn't eat people, no one of us can control it now!"
The three of them were talking about Sima Yi when the chamberlain came out of the door and said, "Prince, sirs, Your Majesty is awake. Please come in and talk."
Cao Cao was lying on his side on the couch. He was completely thin, his face was sallow, and he was suffering from a headache. Several maids and chamberlains were waiting beside them, and the three of them bowed to Cao Cao. Cao Cao waved his hand, and the chamberlains and maids quickly got up and left.
, Cao Pi sat down behind Cao Cao in time and helped Cao Cao up. Cao Cao glanced at Cao Pi and was quite pleased.
When Cao Cao first became emperor, he was hesitant to establish the crown prince. Among the positions, the eldest Cao Ang died, the third Cao Zhi was quite talented, the fourth Cao Zhang was brave and martial, and the youngest Cao Chong was the smartest. Cao Cao originally wanted to establish Cao Chong, but he still
Without an announcement, Cao Chong died inexplicably. He wanted to appoint Cao Zhi again and asked all his advisers. No one else dared to say anything. Only Dong Zhao said something, asking Cao Cao to see Yuan Shao's fate.
One sentence reminds Cao Cao that Cao Pi is the father who knows best, is cruel and ruthless, and the city is extremely deep. If Cao Pi is not established, it is inevitable that Xiao Qiang will be in trouble. It can be said that Cao Pi's position as crown prince is due to Dong Zhao. Cao Pi fell
He knew how to get things done. After becoming the prince, he worked conscientiously and treated Cao Cao with benevolence and filial piety. He had a very harmonious relationship with his younger brothers, which made Cao Cao feel at ease.
Cao Cao took a deep breath: "Long Fei's weapons are too sharp. I'm worried that no one in the world can rival Long Fei. Now Long Fei is pursuing us because of Sima Yi's assassination. I don't know if Hulao Pass can still hold on."
How long! Zhongde, how is the withdrawal of troops from Henan?"
Cheng Yu hurriedly said: "Most of the troops have been withdrawn, but some of the troops have not been withdrawn. It will take another month!"
Cao Cao put a hand on his forehead: "Jiang Ji has been detained in Hulao Prison, and Liu Ye has no news at all. I don't know if we can hold on for another month."
"Don't worry, father. No matter what my sister said, she is from our Cao family. Liu Ye is also loyal to his father. He should be able to persuade his sister to dissuade Long Fei." Cao Pi hurriedly beat Cao Cao's legs and rubbed his back.
Dong Zhaodao: "Your Majesty, how do you think your Majesty should handle Sima Yi's matter?"
Cao Cao shook his head: "If Sima Yi can stop Long Fei for a month, it doesn't matter if the governor lets him do it. Sima Yi can be considered a talent, but he is just a little more ruthless. If he can make good use of it, he can be considered a talent in our hands.
A sharp weapon! Tomorrow Pi'er can go to Hulao Pass to express condolences to Sima Yi, and at the same time ask Sima Yi to release Yu Jin and the others. The troops in Henan need someone to reorganize them when they return to Hebei. Your uncle Xiahou brothers and Cao Hong can no longer use them."
"No! I'll remember it!" Cao Pi quickly agreed.
Cheng Yu and Dong Zhao didn't say anything. They knew that this was Cao Cao's attempt to establish his son's prestige and to let Cao Pi win over Sima Yi, paving the way for Cao Pi's future succession. After discussing for a long time, they still pinned their hopes on Cao Jie and Sima Yi.
When leaving Cao Cao's palace, Dong Zhao asked Cheng Yu: "Master Situ, is our country Wei about to perish?"
Cheng Yu smiled faintly: "Death is inevitable. Don't you think Mr. Dong has not seen brothers Sima Lang and Sima Fu in the past few days?"
Dong Zhao was stunned, looked at Cheng Yu, and took a breath: "Your Majesty really wants to..." Before Dong Zhao could finish speaking, Cheng Yu nodded heavily: "We don't have the strength to deal with Long Fei, so we will just treat him
This is a good idea, I hope it will be useful."
"Confused, Your Majesty is confused!" Dong Zhao turned around and was about to go back to the palace: "I'm going to find your Majesty right now. This plan is definitely not feasible. Not only will it not be able to stop Long Fei, it will completely destroy the Wei State!"
Cheng Yu grabbed him, shook his head and said, "It's too late. I heard that Sima Lang and Sima Fu have been setting out for many days. I'm afraid they have already arrived. If there are no accidents, things should have already started."
For three consecutive days at Hulao Pass, Long Fei was testing his cannons. Fortunately, no explosions occurred again. Various cannonballs were conceived in Hulao Pass. The city wall of Hulao Pass could withstand such torment.
, a large area has collapsed. However, the Dragon Army did not make a surprise attack from here, and was still bombarding them with cannons. No more soldiers dared to stand on the city wall. Sima Yi ordered all the soldiers to get into the houses in the city. As soon as the sound of cannons stopped.
Fight immediately.
Sima Zhao felt frustrated. In terms of resourcefulness and the method of defending the city, he could guarantee that he would never lose to anyone, not even Long Fei. But this disparity in force could not be made up by intelligence.
Seeing the city walls being blown down by others and their own soldiers being killed by others, there was nothing they could do. Of course, they also tried many methods, such as shields and mud bags. They were vulnerable to the bombardment of the shells and no protection was needed.
None of them work.
"Father, the Hulao Pass can no longer be defended. Should we return to Hebei?" Sima Zhao said in frustration.
Sima Yi shook his head: "It's not the time yet, just wait for two more days."
Of course Sima Zhao knew what Sima Yi was waiting for, and he would wait for news from Yecheng. If Cao Cao acquiesced to him as the governor, there would be nothing wrong with retreating to Hebei. If Cao Cao blamed himself, retreating to Hebei would be tantamount to surrendering. After three days of hard work, Sima Zhao
One day, the sound of artillery fire outside the city finally stopped. The soldiers of the Wei army who had been hiding for a long time returned to the city wall cautiously under the command of the general.
Looking at the huge cannon barrels under the city, everyone was afraid and unwilling to put themselves directly in front of the cannons. So a strange phenomenon appeared on the city wall. Some places were overcrowded, and some places were completely empty. No matter what,
No matter how the captain, captain, or captain drove them away, the soldiers just didn't want to stand directly in front of the cannon.
Long Fei was playing a game of cat and mouse. Hulao Pass was already a delicacy on his lips, so just eat it slowly. Suppressing the generals' urge to rush in, Long Fei began to modify his cannon.
He was not in a hurry to attack. He wanted to use the deterrence of cannons to make the entire Wei State and even the entire world feel fear.
When Cao Pi came to Hulao Pass, it happened to be the day when the artillery battle ended. Under the leadership of Sima Yi and his son, Cao Pi went up to the city tower wearing soldiers' clothes and looked at the huge buildings under the city. He was very curious: "Zhongda said
Is it just to take things? Is it really that powerful?"
Sima Zhao smiled: "The prince came a little late. A day earlier would have known how powerful that thing is! Do you want Long Fei to show it to the prince?"
Cao Pi waved his hands repeatedly. From the situation in the city, he had already seen the sharpness of Long Fei's weapons. He did not want to get into trouble and said: "I am here to convey the order, not to observe. My father hopes that Governor Sima will hold on at Hulao Pass for one month."
, and at the same time, I hope that the Grand Governor Yu Jin and others will be transferred back to Hebei. The land of Hebei needs generals. Several of my uncles have been tortured by Long Fei, so I can only rely on Yu Jin and others."
"Grand Governor?" Sima Zhao looked happy: "The prince means that your Majesty has approved my father's appointment as Grand Governor?"
Cao Pi nodded, took out the imperial edict from his arms, and handed it to Sima Yi without reading it out: "This is the imperial edict. The fuse of the Grand Governor is already in your hands. Let's get rid of these red tapes. From today on, Mr. Sima will be our Wei Kingdom."
The Grand Governor will lead the three armies to fight against Long Fei."
Cao Pi said a lot of words of encouragement and comfort before leaving Hulao Pass and taking everyone detained by Sima Yi back to Yecheng. Looking at the backs of the group, Sima Zhao said: "Father, do we really want to serve as a shield for Cao Wei?
Hulao Pass can no longer be defended, Long Fei can attack at any time!"
Sima Yi looked at Sima Zhao: "My father told you that we were waiting. Now that we have waited, why stay here? Immediately send an order to all soldiers and horses to sneak out of the city tonight. Let's return to Hebei."