Small Landlords of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 156 191. Cao Zhi's Cup

Cao Zhi led an army but was blocked by Cao Hong outside Qingzhou. Although he was very angry, he dared not speak out. Cao Zhi and Cao Pi were competing for the throne and needed the support of civil and military officials.

In the Cao Wei camp, there are no more than three people who can really influence Cao Cao's decision, and Cao Hong is one of these three people.

The tiger and leopard cavalry under Cao Cao's command are Cao Hong's direct soldiers and horses. Cao Hong, who holds a heavy army, has become the first target of Cao Zhi's wooing.

The Sima family has already leaned towards Cao Pi. If Cao Zhi cannot win over Cao Hong, his chances of competing for the throne will not even reach two levels.

Cao Zhi: "Commander, please come and read this. This is a letter written by Uncle Cao, asking us to go directly to Qi State for a banquet."

After Cao Zhi received Cao Hong's letter, he happily walked into Sima Yi's tent. Originally, Cao Zhi wanted to take out Cao Cao's letter and force Cao Hong to help him. Who would have thought that Cao Hong's letter was to invite him to a banquet. In Cao Zhi's view, Cao Hong It’s a show of kindness.

"My lord, Mr. Sima feels cold today, so it's not suitable to see guests..."

The two guards Cao Zhi stopped outside the tent. Cao Zhi heard that Sima Yi had caught a cold, so he turned and left Sima Yi's tent. When Sima Yi inside heard that Cao Zhi had left, he took out the letter and asked the guards to send it away. He lay on the bed and pretended to be ill. .

Cao Zhi was invited by Cao Hong to go to the state of Qi. He got drunk that night and found himself in a different place when he woke up. He wanted to get out of the compound but was blocked by soldiers.

"Bold, do you know who I am? Go and report to your general and ask him to come see me."

"I am the second son of King Wei, please call Cao Hong to see me."

"Cao Hong, you traitor who committed treason, how dare you imprison me and treat me..."

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Cao Zhi was imprisoned in the compound by Cao Hong. He had no worries about food and drink but no freedom. Gradually, Cao Zhi began to go crazy. He had lost contact with the outside world for more than ten days.

On the second day after Cao Zhi was imprisoned by Cao Hong, the news of Huang Zu's capture of Beihai County came.

Cao Hong asked his two sons to lead the tiger and leopard riders to Beihai County to suppress Huang Zu's troops.

On the third day, Cao Fu, Cao Hong's eldest son, was beheaded by Huang Zu outside Beihai County. Cao Zhen fled back to Qi State in a panic, but was attacked by Zhang Liao of Penglai County on the way.

On the fourth day, Cao Hong moved all three armies eastward to Penglai, and when the Xuzhou battle was urgently reported, Sun Quan was besieged by the three armies of Zhao Yun, Gao Shun, and Wei Yan.

Sun Quan, who was stationed in Xiaopei, was in a hurry. If Cao Hong didn't deliver the food, I'm afraid Sun Quan would be captured by Wang Hao before Cao Hong expelled Zhang Liao from Penglai County.

On the seventh day, Guangling County in Xuzhou was captured by the trapped camp. Veteran Chen Pu was captured alive by Gao Shun, Sun Jian's old subordinate Zhou Tai was captured by Ling Chi, Han Dang was beheaded, and Huang Gai and Chen Pu were captured alive.

Jiangdong Four Heroes, Zhou Yu and Lu Su are still under Sun Quan's command, Ling Tong is imprisoned in Juxian Villa, Lu Xun has joined Wang Hao's command, Sun Quan has been driven to the end of the road.

On the eighth day, Zhao Yun entered Pengcheng together, and Lu Qiling attacked the south gate of Pengcheng at night. Zhuge Jin who accompanied the army was captured alive, and Pengcheng was also captured by Zhao Yun and his wife.

On the ninth day, Pang Ju escorted grain and grass from Guangling County to Langye County to support Wei Yan. Cao Hong knew that the war in Xuzhou was urgent, so he forged Cao Zhi's letter and asked Sima Yi's troops to escort grain and grass to Xuzhou to support Sun Quan.

No. On the 13th, after Sima Yi entered Xuzhou, he was imprisoned in the barracks by Sun Quan, and once again sent a messenger to Qi for help.

At this time, Cao Hong had already set off to Beihai County, and the battle with Huang Zu also entered a stalemate. Sun Quan learned that Cao Hong was not in Qi, so he gave up Xuzhou and went north to Qingzhou.

No. On the 14th, Cao Hong was wounded by Zhang Liao, who had killed halfway, and was defeated by Qi Bei. Sun Quan received news of Cao Hong's defeat before he arrived in Qi.

Under Sima Yi's persuasion, Sun Quan led the remaining troops and fled to Pyongyang overnight.

In just half a month, Xuzhou Dongguan County, Langya County, Pengcheng County, Donghai County, Xiabi County, Guangling County and other places all fell into Wang Hao's hands.

Gao Shun's Second Army Corps moved north gradually, passing through cities and villages along the way. The people heard that Wang Hao's army was going north, and Sun Quan had been driven out of Xuzhou.

Many people went out of the city to welcome Gao Shun and Zhao Yun's army. Every time they passed through a city, some people asked their children and grandchildren to enroll in the army, willing to serve Wang Hao in the battlefield.

Huang Zu: "My lord can only have this scene if the people in the world return to their hearts."

Gao Shun: "That's right. After Taozhou Mu, there is no prince in Xuzhou who is really willing to think about the people."

Zhao Yun: "Yes, more than ten years have passed in a blink of an eye. On the one hand, Cao's bandits flooded the Pi, and Xuzhou slaughtered the city for three days.

Da Sima had no official position at that time, but he traveled thousands of miles to Xuzhou to help the people. "

Gao Shun: "Great Sima's benevolence and righteousness are well known in the world, and the people naturally know who is the hero. Unfortunately, the new order of the lord stipulates that all soldiers must be selected from the imperial examination. Otherwise, according to the current situation, it is not difficult to recruit more than [-] soldiers!"

Looking back at the time when Wang Hao went to Xuzhou for relief, the thirteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty were chaotic by the Yellow Turban Army, and only Wang Hao stepped forward to do his meager strength for the people of the world.

Deliberately planting flowers and flowers will not bloom, but unintentionally planting willows and willows to make shade. When the people heard that it was Wang Hao's army from the south who drove away Sun Quan this time, from the wealthy in the city to the villagers in the mountains, surprisingly, no one objected.

"Damn Wang Hao, why is this happening?"

After Sun Quan fled Xuzhou, he found that he had only [-] remnants left, most of whom were separated, and some of them died in the hands of the common people.

In some small towns, before the remnants of the Eastern Wu could escape, they were blocked by the local people. Thousands of people surrounded dozens of soldiers.

Zhao Yun and Gao Shun would not kill the Eastern Wu soldiers who chose to surrender. Those stubborn rebels had already been beaten to death by the people before they were sent to Gao Shun's camp.

"Wang Hao is very good at buying people's hearts. The people of Xuzhou have been bewitched by Wang Hao many times. Such a situation is also expected."

Sima Yi was also shocked. He didn't know how Sun Quan lived in Xuzhou for so long.
Sima Yi will never forget this escape. Sun Quan stayed in the army and didn't see the expressions of the people along the way, just like a hungry wolf seeing Mianyang.

He stared at Sima Yanqu's troops with devouring eyes. If it were not for the protection of the three armies, Sima Yi would have been afraid of being eaten alive by the people, so he escaped from Xuzhou in fear all the way.

"Sigh... I think the people of Xuzhou are really crazy. How dare they..."

Zhang Shao and his group of scribes were the worst offenders. They had no strength and few soldiers accompanying them. They did not dare to enter the larger towns they encountered along the way for fear of being recognized by the people and they would be arrested and beaten with sticks. die.

Sun Quan was not the worst. He cheated Cao Hong of a batch of grain and grass, and swept away all the grain, grass and military equipment in Xuzhou along the way.

However, Cao Hong lost to Zhang Liao and Huang Zu, and Sun Quan cheated him of food, grass and military equipment. He was ready to give up Qingzhou and return to PY.

The most miserable person is Cao Zhi. After Cao Hong imprisoned him, Sima Yi was sent away by Cao Hong, and he was still a puppet in Sun Quan's hands. He never thought that Qi would save him.

After Cao Hong was defeated and Huang Zu returned to Zhang Liao, the navy fleet brought in another batch of grain and grass, and Pang Ju also brought a batch of siege equipment to the north.

He led the army straight to Qi State, Lu Bu was hanged to death by Cao Cao in the battle at the gate tower, and Cang Ba was also killed by Cao Hong, so Zhang Liao hated Cao Hong and Cao's camp to the bone.

Zhang Liao and Gao Shun were very active during the Northern Expedition. They took the lead in every charge. Seeing the generals of the Cao camp was like suffering from pink eye disease.

(End of this chapter)