Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 134 The Curtain Opens
In 228 A.D., the second year of Wei Emperor Cao Rui Taihe, the sixth year of Han Emperor Liu Chan Jianxing, the seventh year of Wu Wang Sun Quan Huangwu, the first month.

Sima Yi pacified the Mengda rebellion in Shangyong County; Shu Han sent Wang Ping east along the Han River to surrender Shen Yi, captured Xicheng County, and moved more than a thousand households from Xi County to Xunkou County.

Sima Yi re-established Xunguan, one of the five passes of the former Han Dynasty, and Wang Ping, a general of the Han Dynasty, abolished Xixian County and set up Xiguan to defend against the enemies of Jingzhou.

Deng Ai set off from the East Wolf Valley, crossed the Sizhong Mountain, and took advantage of the snowy night to attack Shangyu; Huang Quan led the suspicious troops out of the Bao ramp and attacked Meicheng; Zhuge Liang led his army westward along the Western Han River and captured Longyou; Went to Hanzhong to supervise the battle.

Cao Zhen received the news that "Zhuge Liang" had gone out of Baoxie Road for the Northern Expedition, so he personally led the Guanzhong army to stop the enemy in Meicheng.

The news of Huang Quan's Northern Expedition did not cause much disturbance, it only slightly increased the grain price in Guanzhong; while the news of Cao Xiu's defeat at Shiting shocked Luoyang.

But at this time, the personable emperor of Wei Guo, who heard the news of Cao Xiu's defeat, could no longer control his inner emotions.

Cao Rui held the Shiting battle report scarf tightly in his hand, blushed, smashed the ceramics in the study in a rage, and said through gritted teeth: "Cao Xiu, return my army, go deep alone, rely on the number of soldiers, and humiliate Jia Kui. You are the Cao family." Children and grandchildren!"

Gong'e and eunuchs kneeling on the ground outside the house trembled when they heard the roar of the Great Wei Emperor, not daring to make a sound, for fear of disturbing the Wei Emperor inside the house, venting his anger and killing himself.

After a cup of tea, the movement in the house faded away, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but they still didn't dare to act rashly, waiting for Cao Rui's order.

Cao Rui's face was calm, no longer angry, and he called calmly: "Clean the house."

Hearing this, the maids and eunuchs outside the house got up and filed into the house to clean and tidy up the study.

"You must not tell what happened today, or you will be executed." Cao Rui spoke frightening words in a calm tone.

After finishing speaking, Cao Rui lowered his head and continued to check the detailed battle report of the Battle of Shiting.
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In December last year, Cao Xiu marched to Lujiang County and found himself deceived by Zhou Bream. He felt deeply humiliated, but in order to save face, he relied on his strength and confronted Lu Xun in Shiting area of ​​Lujiang County.

The area around Lujiang County is bordered by the Dabie Mountains on the right, the Yangtze River on the left, and Chaohu Lake in the east. The terrain is dangerous and easy to set up an ambush.

Lu Xun chose this place to fight because he hoped to defeat Cao Xiu's army with the few.

At this time, Sun Huan also proposed to Sun Quan and Lu Xun according to the terrain, "Cao Xiu's high position is due to his status as a relative of Cao Wei's clan. Set up an ambush in the Jiashi area, and when Cao Xiu's army is defeated, they can destroy Cao Xiu in one fell swoop, take advantage of the victory and pursue, capture Shouchun, and separate Huainan."

After Lu Xun thought about it again and again, with Cao Xiu's army in front, Sun Huannai's army was indispensable, and he ordered other generals to lead 2000 people to set up an ambush at Jiashi.

On the same day, Cao Xiu arrived near the city of Wan and formed a formation to fight Dong Wu; Lu Xun led the Chinese army to attack from the front, and Zhu Huan and Quan Zong, the left and right governors, attacked from the left and right wings respectively.Wu Jun waited for work with ease, Cao Jun was defeated and retreated to Shiting Zhazhai.

After a day of fierce fighting, although Cao's army lost, the casualties were not large, but in the middle of the night, Lu Xun led an army to attack the camp. There was a roar in the camp, and Cao Xiu's army was in chaos instantly.

Cao Xiu led his cronies and entourages to flee to Jiashi. The army of Soochow took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, killing and capturing tens of thousands of people. All the supplies in the army were robbed.

Although Jia Kui received Cao Rui's edict to join forces, Jia Kui had lost contact with Cao Xiu at this time.

Jia Kui served as governor of Yuzhou and knew the topography of the Jianghuai River very well. During his tenure, he dredged more than [-] miles of canals and repaired armored soldiers to occupy Eastern Wu. Therefore, he immediately judged that Sun Wu must set up an ambush in Wancheng.

So he immediately decided to advance on light cavalry, walked for more than two hundred miles without sleep, and ordered Zhu Ling to set up more banners and military drums in front of him as suspicious soldiers. Wu Jun returned immediately.

Cao Xiu took his face into consideration and became angry on the spot. He reprimanded Jia Kui for moving too slowly, causing the army to be defeated, and ordered him to pick up the discarded support.

Jia Kui immediately responded to Cao Xiu, and immediately led his army back to Yuzhou. After the war, the two went to each other to impeach each other.
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Cao Rui looked at the memorial of the two impeaching each other and felt helpless. He didn't know that Jia Kui was an upright person. If the person he impeached was not Cao Xiu, he would definitely agree. , and apart from him and Cao Zhen, the clan has no generals.

Cao Rui pondered for a long time, made up mud, and concluded that neither of them was at fault.

Not long after Cao Rui dealt with Jianghuai, he picked up Sima Yi's memorial and checked it.

Compared with the unpleasant news of Jianghuai, Sima Yi's news is relatively pleasing. Since the surrender of the three eastern counties, Cao Wei has been under the jurisdiction of him. Mengda rebelled, and the third eastern counties can be officially brought under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou.

After seeing Xicheng County captured by the Shu Han, Cao Rui looked a little displeased, but he was not angry. After all, Xicheng County was called a county, but it governed only two counties, with a population of only [-]. big impact.

But Sima Yi's last words made Cao Rui alert, saying that the Shu army stationed in Hanzhong for nearly a year may launch a northern expedition, and this time the east and west city is just a sign of its northern expedition.Moreover, although the Shu army occupies the west city, it does not mean that it will send troops from Ziwu Valley. I hope Cao Rui pays attention to other routes.

Cao Rui admired Sima Yi's words very much, and specially drew a pen to circle them, waiting for the court discussion tomorrow.

Then Cao Rui put down Sima Yi's memorial, and reached out for General Cao Zhen's news about the Guanzhong Military News.

After Cao Rui read it in detail, he immediately laughed. Sure enough, as Sima Yi, Chen Zi and others expected, "Zhuge Liang" led the army to march northward on the Baoxie Road.Cao Zhen led the army to set off from Chang'an, stationed in Meicheng, and blocked the "Zhuge Liang" Northern Expedition Army in Baoxie Road.

Cao Rui tapped on the table and said with a sneer: "Shu occupies a state, and Guan Yu is the only famous general. Now that Guan Yu is defeated, Shu'an has a chance to come back? People say that Zhuge has the talent for governing the country. From what I see now, Zhuge has no plans. And short-sighted."

So he ignored the Northern Expedition of the Shu Han Dynasty.In Cao Rui's heart, only Soochow is the enemy.

After half a month, Cao Rui hurriedly ordered Zhang Yun to enter Luoyang in fear.

At this point, the battle of Shiting with more than [-] people between Wei and Wu ended, and Cao Wei was seriously injured in Jianghuai. Soon after, Jia Kui, Zhu Ling, and Cao Xiu died of illness.The strategic offensive against Sun Wu was transformed into a flexible offensive.

The war between the Han and Wei Dynasties has just begun.
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① "Sun Tzu's Art of War" "Those who enter are narrow, those who return are detours, and those who are few enough to attack our crowd are encircled." The place where we can attack our army is called the enclave)

②Cao Xiu is a son of Cao Cao and a nephew of Cao Hong.

(End of this chapter)