Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 509 Cao Rui is critically ill and joins forces in Hanoi

When Chen Qun and others came to the back garden of the palace, Cao Rui was not there.

His arrow pierced through his chest. Fortunately, he avoided the heart and lungs, as well as the aorta. It was a blessing in misfortune.

It's just that this kind of injury can't be healed in a day or two, so I rest in the bedroom every day and seldom come out to walk around.

Recently, the city of Ye was turbulent, and every household was in turmoil. There were rumors that Cao Rui was dead. For this reason, he was forced to support his body a few days ago and held a court meeting to quell the rumors.

But he was relatively weak, and died early in history. In addition, the arrow wound had not healed, and the nearly two-hour court meeting exhausted his energy, so that he did not leave the palace for several days.

In the backyard of the West Palace, passing through the quiet garden and water pavilion, near the northwest corner of the palace is Cao Rui’s residence—it is a tall and majestic palace with three floors inside and three floors outside. Protected by the guards.

Chen Qun, Wei Zhen and the others arrived outside the bedroom after passing the report. Before entering the palace, they could already smell the tangy smell of herbs. In addition to wound dressings, Cao Rui also needed to drink other traditional Chinese medicines to take care of his body.

Even though he didn't hurt his lungs, he didn't get medical treatment immediately after being injured. Instead, he went ashore from Baima Ferry and traveled for two and a half days before returning to Yecheng, which caused a lot of damage to his body.

Cao Rui learned that Chen Qun and others were present, and knew that something important might happen, so he still supported his body and got down to the hall outside the bedroom with the help of his servants.

When the people below saw him going to the hall, they cupped their hands and saluted: "See Your Majesty!"

"okay."

Cao Rui waved his hands and slowly sat down on the table, then looked around the crowd and said, "Sit down first, what happened?"

Chen Qun raised his head and saw that Cao Rui's pale face was almost bloodless, he hesitated for a while.

Wei Zhen didn't dare to speak either.

The two of them remained silent, and the rest became even more silent.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became a little weird. Cao Rui asked them to sit, but they didn't dare to sit, and asked them what happened, but they didn't answer.

Seeing this situation, Cao Rui knew that something was wrong no matter how stupid he was, his face suddenly became serious, and he said, "What happened, did the southern army have already crossed the river?"

"His Majesty."

Chen Qun hesitated, not daring to speak directly.

"Say! Cough cough cough cough."

Cao Rui stared, his eyes gradually turned red, and then coughed violently due to anger.

Chen Qun had no choice but to say: "General Che Qi reported to the watch, saying that he has just arrived at Tianjing Pass, and Zhong Gong has already arrived before reaching the capital."

"Just what?"

Cao Rui almost instinctively sensed something was wrong, and opened his eyes wide.

Chen Qun gritted his teeth and said: "Zhong Gong has already been defeated, and now the entire Bingzhou has been captured by Shen Chen, General Cheqi retreats to the north of Qishui, please send someone to Fukouxing immediately to prevent the Han army from entering Shexian County. Attack."

"Zhong Gong lost?"

Even though Cao Rui had vaguely guessed it, when the news really came, he was still shocked, and his eyes were full of disbelief.

The Bingzhou plan is a strategy he has high hopes for. Guan Qiujian not only brought 3 Wei troops, but also more than 3 Huns as internal support. Still can't break the Han army?
And the key point is that even if the plan fails, Guanqiu Jian should have no problem defending the city. Where does Shen Chen have the ability to capture Gaodu so quickly?Even if it is to manufacture siege equipment and bombard it indiscriminately, it will take a year and a half!

Thinking of this, Cao Rui was a little hard to understand. After coughing violently, he asked with difficulty: "Is the news confirmed? How did Sima Yi know about this?"

Chen Qun said: "It is said in the official document that after General Cheqi arrived at Tianjingguan, a large number of Han troops came to the pass. And Zhuge Liang's cavalry disappeared. He suspected that Zhuge Liang sent all the cavalry from Nanyang to Bingzhou by detour through the east of Guanzhong. "

"Is he sure that Zhong Gong has lost?"

Cao Rui followed up and asked.

Chen Qun shook his head and said: "That's not true, it's just the General Cheqi's own judgment. Otherwise, if Shen Chen was besieging the city, he would not have been able to send a large number of troops to Tianjing Pass to intercept the General Cheqi."

"boom!"

"Bastard!"

Cao Rui was furious and said, "Sima Yi is really a traitor to the country. He still dares to report the unconfirmed news? Isn't I upset enough?"

"His Majesty."

Chen Qun persuaded: "After reading the official documents, General Cheqi's words are still very reasonable. If Shen Chen is bluffing, then he is looking for his own death by dividing up his troops to the south. General Cheqi only needs to send someone to investigate. After a while, his plot will be seen through, and the chariot general will be able to lead his army to the north to destroy him. I also thought that he would not be so clumsy."

Cao Rui was very displeased when he heard this sentence, his chest felt dull, as if he wanted to vomit something, he held back forcefully, his anger towards Sima Yi reached its peak, and he scolded: "Changwen, don't you Do you know the truth that hearing is believing and seeing is believing? He even sent people to investigate, how could he make a false report?"

"This"

Chen Qun could only smile wryly. He and Sima Yi made this judgment because they believed that Shen Chen would not make such a low-level mistake.

But Cao Rui obviously still has great expectations for Guan Qiujian, hoping that the opponent can win.

In fact, Chen Qun also hoped so. After all, this was already the only chance for Cao Wei to come back. Only by winning the Battle of Bingzhou would Da Wei have a chance.

However, the situation on the battlefield is turbulent and turbulent. From the perspective of God, it will be clearer. Sima Yi also pushed through the clouds and made his own judgment.

Although Cao Rui was a bystander, he was actually caught in the middle of the situation, or he didn't want to believe that Guanqiu Jian might fail, so he gritted his teeth and refused to listen to Sima Yi's judgment. If the Great Wei failed, it might be due to Shen Chen's plan, he actually retreated to the north bank of Qishui, I want to kill him, come here!"

"His Majesty."

The guards outside the door came in and bowed their hands.

Cao Rui coughed twice, and then said angrily: "I have ordered Xia Houru to be the governor of Qingzhou to take over the Qingzhou soldiers and horses of the general. The general rushed to the north bank of Qishui to take over Sima Yi's army. Order Xin Pi to cut After Sima Yi, before the arrival of the generals, Zhennan General Wang Ling, Jianwu General Jia Kui, and Jianwei General Guo Huai were in charge of the army. Finally, General Yang Lie Wang Chang ordered his troops to help Bingzhou!"

"Your Majesty can't."

Chen Qun hastily persuaded: "The commander is the courage of the three armies. At this time, Zhuge Liang's army is on the northern expedition and is about to cross the river. It is a big taboo in the army to kill the commander. Even if you don't kill the commander, it is dangerous to change the general. Didn't Your Majesty hear about the old Chang Ping Zhao Kuo?"

"Cough, cough, cough."

Cao Rui coughed violently, and now he only felt that there was nowhere to release his anger.

Sima Yi immediately reported to him without knowing the situation, and left without going to help Guan Qiujian, which made him very angry.

In the case of serious injuries and physical weakness, he was still furious, which naturally made his body even more unbearable.

It's just that at that moment Cao Rui really wanted to kill Sima Yi, in his heart the other party was already a national thief!
"Your Majesty, you still have to think twice."

Wang Si also persuaded.

"Please think twice, Your Majesty."

Everyone also stepped forward and clapped their hands to persuade.

It's not that Sima Yi is very popular, he and Chen Qun are indeed inseparable, but the rest may not be. For example, in history, Liu Fang and Sun Zi supported Cao Shuang instead of Sima Yi.

It's just that what Chen Qun said in this situation makes sense, killing the commander in battle, how weak is the morale of the three armies?
Even Xia Houyuan may not be able to provoke the leader at this time.

After all, Xia Houyuan is too old, he is almost 70 years old, and he may die if he makes a mistake.The second is that when he goes into battle temporarily, the soldiers don't know the generals and the soldiers, so the command must not be so smooth.

Therefore, reasonable people should know that the coach must not be changed at this time.

"Humph!"

Cao Rui snorted coldly, but did not vent his anger.

But at this time, a Zhongshu servant rushed in from outside in a hurry and reported to him: "Report, Your Majesty, General Cheqi has sent official documents, and the people he sent to investigate Gaodu County have returned. The Huns Rebellion again, combined with the cavalry sent by Zhuge Liang, defeated General Wuqiu, and the general was also beheaded!"

"what!"

When Cao Rui heard the news suddenly, he felt the suffocation that had accumulated in his chest suddenly vented out, his throat was sweet, and a streak of blood ran across his pale face, and then he vomited suddenly: "Puff!"

Blood splashed out, and the wound on his chest was still bandaged, but it was still a little bright red at the moment, and then his eyes went dark, and he fell down towards the table in front of him.

"boom!"

Cao Rui slammed his head on the table.

The courtiers below were panic-stricken and hurried up to help: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

The crowd and the servants helped Cao Rui up, but Cao Rui seemed to have passed out, with no strength in his body, and he couldn't even stand up.

Everyone could only carry him back to the back palace first, and then summon the imperial physician, as well as the queen, Cao Zhi and other royal families.

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At the end of July in the first year of Han Jianxing, when Cao Rui was seriously ill with hematemesis, Shen Chen had already passed the Tianjing Pass and went south to Heyang County.

Sima Yi guessed right, he didn't send Zhao Yun to Tianjing Pass to stop Sima Yi, but he wanted to stop Sima Yi at Tianjing Pass first, and then the main force rushed to cooperate with Zhuge Liang to block Sima Yi at Taihangxing.

Although Sima Yi sent people to stop Zhuge Liang's troops along the Yellow River, don't forget that Jiguan was still in Shen Chen's hands. He sent Ma Chao to lead the cavalry immediately, bypassing Duanshi and heading south from Wangwu Mountain, so that Zhuge Liang was in the south of the Yellow River. He flanked Sima Yi's army from the north and the west at the same time.

It turned out that Sima Yi's marching speed was quite fast, and he occupied Tianjing Pass one step ahead of Zhao Yun, so Zhao Yun had to camp outside the pass. Before Shen Chen's main force and Ma Chao's cavalry arrived, Sima Yi was like a rabbit. Ran.

Kind of a pity.

At this moment, he let Deng Ai and Jiang Wei station in Gaodu County, and let Pang De go north to cooperate with the 5000 people he sent from Jiexiu to recover Taiyuan County and Yanmen County, and finally ordered Gan Ning to pass through Huguan to take Lu County, threatened She County.

Shen Chen himself traveled south from Tianjing Pass into Hanoi County on Qingqi, and then arrived at Heyang County north of the Yellow River, which is less than ten miles away from Mengjin and Pingjin Ferry.

The Mid-Autumn Festival in August is approaching, the sky is high and the air is crisp, but the temperature has dropped a little recently. In May and June, the daytime temperature may have been above [-] degrees during the day. Now the north is starting to blow wind. It is fine during the day, but the temperature drops at night. I can feel a bit of coolness.

The magnificent Yellow River can be seen far south of Heyang County. At the Heyang Ferry on the north bank of the Yellow River, countless ships are sailing back and forth. Not to the head.

"Prime Minister, General Hussars is here."

At this time, Zhuge Liang was directing the dispatch of troops on the shore.

His failure to catch up with Sima Yi had something to do with the fact that the cavalry was not around, but the main reason was that his troops were too bloated.

Sima Yi prepared for the northward retreat for a long time, sent people to intercept Shen Chen, and collected ships on the bank of the Yellow River. After everything was ready, he reluctantly withdrew back to Hanoi County.

And Zhuge Liang's army is 15, plus auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands, the total number is more than 20 close to 30. Not to mention the slow march of the army, he still has to build a boat when he reaches the Yellow River. Even if he knows magic, he can quickly build the boat. Then you have to cross the river.

So it took nearly a month for Zhuge Liang's main force to officially cross the river, and it was time to cross the river now.

Hearing that Ma Liang beside him said that Shen Chen was coming, Zhuge Liang hurriedly turned his head to look.

I saw a group of more than a hundred light cavalry slowly coming from the far field. They did not gallop, but walked slowly. The team carried a banner with a big "Shen" on it.

"Xiaoqing is here."

Zhuge Liang was very happy, so he asked someone to push the four-wheeled cart up a small hill on the right in front.

The small hill was actually only three or four meters high, and it was still a big gentle slope. After waiting for a while, Shen Chen approached, and then he got off the four-wheeler and walked over.

Shen Chen also quickly arrived at the foot of the hill, and the moment he got off his horse, Zhuge Liang had already approached. The two looked at each other, and then they hugged each other suddenly, with bright smiles on their faces.

"Xiaoqing!"

"Brother!"

After the two people let go, they were looking at each other up and down.

In fact, the last time we met was not too long ago, also in July last year, when Liu Bei died of illness, and Shen Chen returned from Chang'an to be entrusted by Liu Bei.

After Liu Bei's death, Zhuge Liang went north to Yingchuan, and took the main force on the center line back to Nanyang to rest.

Shen Chen immediately returned to Chang'an, and began to prepare for the crusade against Hedong in the spring of this February.

It's been almost a year since they separated.

It's just that compared to the last time they met in Xiangyang, the two of them now have many different emotions.

When Liu Bei died in Xiangyang, the country was in turmoil. There were rebellions from aristocratic families, and the remnants of Sun Quan colluded with Cao Wei to create rebellion in Jiangdong. The soldiers of Yingchuan in the north heard the news of Liu Bei's death and their morale was low. It can be said that it was a relatively difficult period.

Although some setbacks encountered at that time have been overcome, and Sun Quan's remnant forces have been wiped out, and the situation in the rear has been stabilized, but compared to this meeting, the last meeting was more sad and less joyful.

(End of this chapter)