The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 529 Time is running out
Cao Cao fell ill, and the Cao Cao Group suddenly had no leader. Cao Cao's sons have been guarding Cao Cao's side. No one dares to intervene in military and political affairs, even Cao Pi, the current first heir, dare not surpass in the slightest.

"Zhicai, how should I reply to General Yuan Rang." Hua Yun asked Xi Zhicai, now that Cao Ying has no one in charge, and no one dared to mobilize a single soldier before Cao Cao spoke.

"Hey." Xi Zhicai shook his head, and said helplessly, "Although General Xiahou occupies the land of Yinan, he has Liu Bei on top and Sun Quan on his bottom, and more than half of his troops and horses have been lost. If there is no reinforcements, it will not be easy to stay for a long time, but there is no military order from the lord... ..."

Faced with this situation, Xi Zhicai had no choice. He never interfered with the military power. This is why Cao Cao valued him very much, but the disadvantages were also serious. Now that Cao Cao fell ill, there was no one to mobilize the army, and no one dared to mobilize it. .

For Cao Cao to become the overlord of one party, he must know the importance of military power. Without military power, everything is empty.

"Gentlemen, my lord welcomes you."

Just when the two were extremely worried, an angelic voice came, and the two hurriedly got up and went to Cao Cao's residence.

Cao Cao was still lying on the bed, his complexion improved a lot, but he still closed his eyes and pretended to sleep. When Xi Zhicai and Hua Yun arrived, Cao Cao squinted slightly when he heard the voice, and then waved his hands to let the people who served him leave.

"Pi'er stay here." When Cao Cao's many sons were about to leave, Cao Cao suddenly asked Cao Pi to stay, which shocked everyone, but dared not say anything.

"How is the battle in Yizhou?" Cao Cao still did not open his eyes. Although his face was calm, the powerlessness in his voice could not be concealed.

"My lord." Hua Yun said softly: "General Yuan Rang was ambushed by Zhang Ren and Sun Quan, and suffered heavy losses. However, because Zhang Ren suddenly led his army back to Chengdu, Sun Quan was unable to support him. He was defeated by General Yuan Rang and has withdrawn from Yizhou. , Lujin Pass has been occupied by General Yuan Rang."

Cao Cao still listened quietly, and Hua Yun continued: "The three counties in the south of Yizhou are all in the hands of General Yuan Rang, but Jialing and other important places are occupied by Zhao Yun. General Yuan Rang asked General Cao Xiu to lead [-] troops to guard Lujin Pass. Lead the rest of the troops to gather around Zhuti to prevent Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong from going south."

"How many soldiers and horses did Liu Bei send into Yizhou, and why did he attack Chengdu so quickly?" After waiting for a while, Cao Cao asked with a hint of unwillingness and doubts.

Hua Yun lowered her head and said softly: "Huang Zhong led [-] troops and left Hanzhong. Zhao Yun led [-] troops and left Liangzhou. At the same time, they invaded Yizhou. They went through several passes in half a month and forced Chengdu."

"Yizhou's dangerous pass, how to break it?" This is what puzzled Cao Cao the most. Yizhou's natural danger is a headache for everyone. If it weren't for those dangerous passes, Liu Zhang would have been wiped out by him long ago. There are still Liu Bei and Sun Quan. What's up.

"In the northwest of Yizhou, the Di tribe suddenly raised troops. Liu Zhang evacuated all the defenders at the checkpoints, and Yizhou General Meng Da secretly joined Liu Bei, attacking from inside and outside, so that the Yizhou checkpoints were destroyed by themselves." The war has passed for more than a month. , Hua Yun had already sent someone to investigate the situation clearly.

"As for Chengdu." Hua Yun buried her head and said, "On the second day after Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun's army surrounded Chengdu, Liu Zhang opened the city and surrendered. As soon as the soldiers die, they will occupy the northern part of Yizhou."

When Hua Yun said this, she hurriedly raised her head and looked at Cao Cao. Seeing that Cao Cao still had her eyes closed, she was not angry at all because of the news, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The room was suddenly quiet, and now they were afraid that they would irritate Cao Cao by talking too much.

After a while, Cao Cao said flatly: "Order Yuan Rang to take charge of Yizhou's defense, and Dong Zhao to assist him. Order Miaocai, Wenpin, Zhongde and others to return to Luoyang."

"Order Li Dian to closely monitor Jiangdong. If Sun Quan attacks Lujin Pass, Li Dian will cross the Yangtze River and attack Jiangdong."

"Order Cao Chun to lead [-] troops to the area around Baidi City."

"promise!"

Hua Yun buried her head in obedience and breathed a sigh of relief. According to Cao Cao's arrangement, she is not planning to increase troops in Yizhou. That is to say, Yizhou is now divided into two by Cao Cao and Liu Bei. The land was divided between Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

After everything was arranged, everyone left, leaving only Xi Zhicai and Cao Pi behind.

"Zhicai, Liu Bei is very powerful, and now I'm trapped, there is a way to break the situation." Cao Cao asked suddenly, making Xi Zhicai frown slightly, Cao Cao's current situation is really not optimistic.

"I heard that Liu Bei is reforming the system, implementing new policies, internal instability, and Liu Bei's army has been fighting all year round, and the soldiers and horses have long been exhausted. If Sun Quan hadn't suddenly invaded Yizhou, Liu Bei would not have merged into Yizhou."

"Now that the overall situation in Yizhou has been decided, if there is no accident, Liu Bei will also choose a truce like the lord. Not only will he not increase the number of troops in Yizhou, but he will also reduce the number of troops in Yizhou, so as to ease the heart of the lord."

"For at least one year, Liu Bei will not openly fight the lord."

Cao Cao frowned slightly after hearing this, but soon calmed down again, and said calmly, "That is to say, I only have one year?"

"At least one year before Liu Bei can prepare for a full-scale war." Xi Zhicai is very confident in his own judgment, and one year is the most basic time. According to Xi Zhicai's calculation, one year is too tight , but it should not exceed three years.

Cao Pi on the side was terrified. According to Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai, one year later, perhaps Cao Cao and Liu Bei will have a final decisive battle. At that time, life and death will be decided.

"How to break it?" Cao Cao asked.

"Cultivate military affairs internally, and contact Sun Quan externally." Xi Zhicai has no good way, but let Cao Cao step up preparations, and at the same time unite with Sun Quan, maybe he can fight Liu Bei to the death.

"Go..." Finally, Cao Cao waved his hand feebly, letting Xi Zhicai and Cao Pi leave. From the beginning to the end, Cao Cao didn't say a word to Cao Pi. He kept Cao Pi, but to express to everyone Personally, Cao Pi is his chosen heir.

"Hey..." Squinting his eyes and looking at Cao Pi who left, Cao Cao was very disappointed. If Cao Pi stood up in this crisis, whether it was to increase troops in Yizhou or let Yuan Rang withdraw his troops, Cao Cao would not blame Cao Pi , or secretly supported him with all his strength, but it was a pity that Cao Pi didn't have the courage and was still afraid of his might.

At the same time, Cao Cao was also worried. As Xi Zhicai said, Cao Cao's time is running out, and the decisive battle with Liu Bei has been put on the agenda, and Liu Bei has already made a plan to dominate the world.

Now the great Han, the era of feudal hegemony ended with the defeat of Liu Zhang, and finally the three major princes Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Quan were left, and the three had completely divided the great Han.

Liu Bei did a great job, even clearing up all the foreigners around the Han Dynasty, without leaving any worries, and then it was Cao Cao and Sun Quan's turn.

(End of this chapter)