"Mr. Zhongda, you should think of a way." A famous civil servant in the Literature Museum said to Sima Yi. Sima Yi lowered his head and remained speechless.
Sima Yi did not expect that the Sichuan Army would undergo such a big change in this year. If it were still the Sichuan Army a year ago, Sima Yi would still be racking his brains to think of ways to deal with it and hold on to it.
But now? The number of soldiers and the combat power of the soldiers are several levels lower than others. The enemy also has more food than others. They cannot afford to fight, defend, consume, or drag. Even if all the ancient military strategists gathered in Yecheng, who would be able to do it? What can be done?
Sima Yi, the best counselor in history, was really at his wits end at this time.
"I hate being born in a noble family." Sima Yi said in his heart. Sima Yi had never had this idea before, not because he valued the strength of the Sima family more, but because Sima Yi was a person who just followed the crowd.
Sima Yi¡¯s principle of action is to follow the general trend and never deliberately go against it. He is confident that as long as he grasps the right luck, he will definitely achieve success.
Sima Yi has always done this.
But now, Sima Yi found that he could not keep up with the general trend. Because of his identity, just because of his identity, because he was from a noble family, he had to be buried with the noble family.
At this time of desperation, Sima Yi saw the direction of the general trend, but could not move with the trend. You can imagine the frustration in his heart.
"Let Hao Zhao of Huguan lead his troops back to Yecheng, and abandon the entire Yellow River defense." Sima Yi said. After the Huguan clan sent a large number of cronies to organize the army, Cao Zhang was sidelined and was now completely replaced by Sima Yi's cronies, general Hao Zhao.
Sima Yi¡¯s vision is indeed accurate. Hao Zhao is young but he is good at defending the city. The soldiers at Huguan are very mixed. Most of them had evil intentions. Under such circumstances, Hao Zhao resisted the Sichuan army's attack and his defense line did not loosen at all.
It is because of Hao Zhao that the officials in Yecheng can sleep well.
"What? Yecheng and Huanghe abandoned their defenses?"
After hearing Sima Yi¡¯s words, a large group of civil servants exploded.
"How can this be done? There are 300,000 troops of the Sichuan Army Zhang Ren in the Heluo land south of the Yellow River, and hundreds of thousands of troops outside Huguan. If they are all brought in, wouldn't it be inviting wolves into the house?"
"If the Sichuan army in Youzhou goes south, what can we do in Yecheng to resist it? Moreover, there are civil unrest everywhere in Jizhou now. If it gets worse, I'm afraid it will be impossible for us to withdraw and defend the city." Sima Yi said loudly.
"What can those untouchables do when they rebel against a common man's anger? As for the Youzhou Sichuan Army, haven't they gone south yet? If we withdraw our defenses in advance, doesn't this allow the Sichuan Army to launch a general offensive in advance?"
"It's unreasonable to linger on for a while." Sima Yi got angry for the first time in front of everyone, shook his sleeves fiercely, and strode out of the palace gate.
"You, you" No one expected that Sima Yi, who had always been lifeless, would get angry. The scolded official was so angry that he couldn't say a word with trembling lips.
When Sima Yi returned to the mansion, Sima Fu immediately greeted him: "How is it? Second brother, have you thought of a way to deal with it?"
¡°I can¡¯t even think of a way, can those idiots think of a way?¡±
"ah."
Sima Fu immediately sat down: "Then we are finished?"
Sima Yi said in a deep voice: "Now Youzhou has been captured. More than 400,000 Sichuan troops are on display, and the Sichuan army's new cavalry is extremely fierce. I can't find an army to match my brother, so our army will definitely be defeated."
Now that the Sichuan Army has not attacked, any fool should know that they are waiting for the civil uprising to start. Looking at the locations where the civil uprising is advancing, it is obvious that the Sichuan Army is instigating it carefully. Most of them are in the middle area from Huguan to Yecheng, and from the Yellow River to Yecheng.
Liu Zhang¡¯s intention is obvious. He wants to use a civil uprising to block our reinforcements and use their extremely fast and fierce cavalry to attack Yecheng in one fell swoop.
It is impossible for the mob to rebel, but it is more than enough to cooperate with the Sichuan army. It is ridiculous that those stupid pigs still look down on the rebel army formed by the mob. These people are so arrogant that they are hopeless.
They are all the same as that old guy Sima Hui. If this continues, we will be implicated by them sooner or later. "
"Then what should we do?" Sima Fu asked anxiously.
"What else can we do? When the disaster comes, we all fly away. Damn it, if I were not from the world, I would have found a way to surrender."
Sima Yi actually cursed, and Sima Fu stopped him on the spot. Sima Yi was indeed very dissatisfied. He didn't realize it before, but now he really hates the arrogance of a Confucian scholar like Sima Hui.
"Third brother." Sima Yi called over Sima Fu and whispered a few instructions into his ear. Sima Fu's eyes widened even more, and Sima Yi warned: "This matter must be kept top secret. No one, including Sima Fu, should know about it."Everyone in the Ma family, including father, otherwise we will be buried with those idiots. "
"Yes, I listen to the second brother, but." Sima Fu frowned and said, "Will the second brother inform the people in the clan when the time comes?"
Sima Yi looked at the pleading Sima Fu, knowing that Sima Fu still relied heavily on his family. Sima Yi thought for a while and said impatiently: "We'll see when the time comes."
Sima Fu was overjoyed. Knowing that Sima Yi said this, he did not abandon the family, so he hurried out.
In the palace of the King of Wei, Cao Pi was drinking to drown his sorrows. Zhen Mi was pouring wine for him. Cao Pi's face turned red, and his tongue became knotted after a glass of wine.
"Youzhou has also been captured. The Sichuan Army has more than 400,000 troops stationed in Youzhou, Jizhou, and Jizhou. Liu Zhang can defeat them with just a snap of his fingers. I am finished, all is finished."
With a "ding" sound, the wine glass fell to the ground, and the remaining liquid spread to the floor. Zhen Mi quickly took out another glass and was about to pour wine for Cao Pi, but suddenly her wrist was grabbed by Cao Pi.
Cao Pi stared at Zhen Mi with his drunken eyes: "Mi'er, do you think I'm worth it? Do you think I'm worth it? For you, my fourth brother and I turned against each other. For you, I betrayed my father. For you, I Collaborating with a bunch of gangsters, Mi'er, do you think I'm worth it? Am I worth it?"
"ah."
Cao Pi almost yelled his last words. Zhen Mibai's wrists were so painful from being grabbed by Cao Pi. Her beautiful and flawless face looked at Cao Pi weakly and sadly, with tears flashing in her eyes.
"You have tears too? You have tears too? Hahahaha."
Cao Pi suddenly let go of Zhen Mi's hand and laughed loudly. He patted the table and said to himself: "I know that when I entered Yuan Xi's mansion, you walked out on purpose. You were originally staying in the backyard of Shenzhai. Why? Will you let me see you? And dress up like a vixen?
I know this is all a plot of your Zhen family. Yuan Shao collapsed, so the Zhen family asked you to abandon Yuan Xi and seduce me so that your Zhen family can continue to maintain the first family in Hebei. It's all a conspiracy. It's all a conspiracy. Hahaha, I'm so smart, I know everything. "
Cao Pi smiled proudly a few times, but was instantly replaced by pain. He slammed the table and Zhen Mi trembled with fright. Cao Pi said to Zhen Mi bitterly:
"It's a pity that I knew this was your conspiracy, but I still willingly fell into your trap, turned against my fourth brother, and betrayed my father. Is there anyone in the world who is more stupid than me, Cao Pi?
" Even though I knew it was a conspiracy, I still did something treasonous, unscrupulous and insulting to my ancestors for you. Now that I have fallen to this end, my head, Cao Pi, will be hung on the banner of the Sichuan Army. "
"This is all your fault." Cao Pi's eyes suddenly became fierce and he pinched Zhen Mi's neck. Zhen Mi's tender white face was blood red after being pinched by Cao Pi. She had difficulty breathing, but she didn't say a word. , just tears streaming down, dripping on the back of Cao Pi's hands.
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In Cao Cao's room, the music of the piano was melodious. The fifty-three-year-old Cao Cao, who already had white hair on his temples, was lying leisurely on the recliner listening to Ling Ju playing the piano.
When he was imprisoned, Cao Cao was no longer as anxious about governing the country as before. He gave up his great cause and spent every day with Ling Ju. However, Cao Cao felt very comfortable, as if he was taking care of himself. He never thought that he would have such a relaxing moment.
In this year, I have never had a headache.
Listening to the music of Lingju, Cao Cao said slowly: "Liu Zhang came in later than I expected, but more ferociously than I expected. An army of more than 400,000 people crossed the Great Wall in a few days and annihilated more than 100,000 foreigners." The army controls the entire territory of Youzhou.
With such military strength, even if I, Cao Cao, lead Hebei, I am no match for Liu Zhang. It seems that Liu Zhang's domination of the world is basically destined. "
"So, the Sichuan army is about to enter Hebei." A year ago, the sound of Lingju's piano was always filled with a touch of sadness, but now, Cao Cao could no longer feel that sadness, it was just like a rural pastoral song. It sounds extremely reassuring.
Lingju fiddled with the strings and said, "Your foundation is about to be destroyed. Do you have any regrets?"
"It's a pity." Cao Cao said, Lingju waited quietly for his next words. Cao Cao knew that he couldn't stand in front of Lingju, who knew him best, so he turned over and looked at Lingju, smiling:
"When the Sichuan army comes in, no one will die, but I, Cao Cao, will definitely die. Living alone with you like this for only a short year, how can I, Cao Cao, not regret it."
"Lingju has no regrets." Lingju said slowly.
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Handan, the residence of Cao Zhang. Since being replaced by Hao Zhao, Cao Zhang has been idle and lives in Handan City under the close supervision of the family.
The maid brought a bowl of rice and aPut the vegetables on the table and leave. Cao Zhang looked at the food on the table. If it were before, Cao Zhang would have knocked it to the ground when he saw such food and asked for wine and meat.
But now, Cao Zhang picked up his rice bowl and chewed it without disgust. It was not that he was hungry, but that Cao Zhang knew that only if he was alive could he find a way to save his father and family. Even if this hope became increasingly slim, Cao Zhang would not give up.
While eating, Cao Zhang suddenly felt something wrong, as if he had eaten some foreign object. Cao Zhang looked around to see if there was no one, and carefully pulled it out. It was a small piece of cloth with writing on it. Cao Zhang quickly wiped the rice grains on it, revealing the clear writing. .