Luoyang, located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, was one of the former capitals of the Han Dynasty.
When Cao Pi accepted Zen and replaced the Han Dynasty, he also considered setting the capital in Luoyang to demonstrate the legitimacy of his Zen acceptance. The historical capital of Cao Wei was indeed in Luoyang.
But the situation in this time and space is very different from the history that Zhang Xi knew.
The history that Zhang Xi knows is that during the battle at Xiangfan, the second master was stabbed in the back by Lu Meng. Not only did he lose his rear base, he was also defeated and died when he was about to be defeated.
Later, in order to avenge Guan Yu and regain Jingzhou, Liu Bei launched the Battle of Yiling, which almost completely destroyed Ji Han's foundation.
Since then, Ji Han has no hope of retaking Jingzhou.
And the unlucky Sun Quan, after stabbing the second master in the back, although he once occupied Xiangyang, Cao Wei immediately turned against him and took Xiangyang back. Since then, Soochow has never had the opportunity to set foot in Xiangyang. place.
So it's not that Luo Guanzhong looked down on Sun Quan, it was actually that Sun Quan was really not that good. He clearly had such a good opportunity to go deep into the Central Plains, but he couldn't grasp it.
It doesn't matter if Hefei can't be conquered. After all, Huainan is always under the control of Cao Wei. But Sun Quan has already controlled Xiangyang. With the defense system of Xiangfan, Cao Wei, who has no navy, can easily take it back. How much? Just a little too incompetent.
Without further ado, let’s go back to Xiangyang.
In history, Cao Wei dared to make Luoyang its capital because Luoyang was located in the hinterland of the Central Plains. The biggest threat was Jingzhou. But at that time, Soochow could only barely control the Jiangling area of Nanjun. Xiangfan, an important defense system, was still in Cao Wei's own hands. , don’t worry at all.
But in this time and space, because Zhang Xi, a little butterfly, flapped his wings everywhere, Guan Yu won a complete victory in the Battle of Xiangfan. He not only occupied the land of Xiangfan, but also repelled Lu Meng's sneak attack from Jiangdong, forcing Jiangdong to swallow Jiangxia County who went down also vomited it out.
As Guan Yu entered Xiangfan, with Jiangling as his backup and Jiangxia protecting his flanks, and occupying the most elite area of Jingzhou, he could launch an attack on the Central Plains at any time.
The only ones standing in front of Guan Yu were Nanyang County and Yingchuan County.
Once Guan Yu conquers either of these two places, the Jingxiang Army can go north and directly into the Central Plains and advance to Luoyang.
Under such circumstances, Cao Pi really didn't have the courage to put the Wei capital in Luoyang.
In addition, starting from Cao Cao, in order to weaken the prestige of the Han Dynasty, he established the capital of his Wei King's fiefdom in Yecheng, where he established an administrative team. After more than ten years of management, it can be said that it is deeply rooted. Cao Pi is logical. So he designated Yecheng as the capital of the Wei Dynasty.
Of course, for Luoyang, whether it was to demonstrate the legitimacy of the regime or to appease the families in the hinterland of the Central Plains, especially in Hedong and Sili areas, Cao Pi still positioned Luoyang as Xijing.
Just like Chang'an's status to Luoyang during the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Today, Cao Pi, who is leading his army on the eastern expedition, also uses Luoyang as his base camp to control the battle situation remotely.
But let's talk about this Eastern Expedition. Cao Pi really had a lot of grievances to say and to complain.
What's going on in this world? !
For this Eastern Expedition, he clearly issued an edict first and announced it to the world. He had prepared for a full year after counting the attempts of the rats from the east of the Yangtze River to usurp and proclaim themselves emperors. He also went on the expedition himself, intending to use the power of Mount Tai to recapture the two states of Qingxu and Xuzhou. Huainan is the right place.
But it was Sun Quan who made the first move? !
With a set of combos, Zhou Yu jumped out of the encirclement of Cao Xiu and Jia Kui, and cooperated with Zhuge Jin and Lu Xun in the northeast of Xuzhou, forcing Zang Ba to retreat to Pengcheng Kingdom.
Well, even so, it's not a big deal.
With Yanzhou as its backing, the Wei Dynasty could not threaten Luoyang for a while, and the Xuzhou area was flat and very suitable for cavalry operations. As long as the support was in place, it was not difficult to counterattack and recapture the entire Xuzhou, let alone defend Pengcheng.
It happened that at this time, Liu Bei, who was not worried, actually swore his loyalty to Hanzhong and went out of the Baoxian Road to enter the enemy's pass.
Just like the first Yongliang War, the Wei Dynasty once again faced the dilemma of fighting on two fronts.
Cao Pi really didn't understand - that old boy Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor so shamelessly, and you, Liu Bei, who pretended to inherit the Han Dynasty, actually pretended that you didn't see anything? !
Even cooperate with him to send troops? !
Now that it's better, Cao Pi had to send out his Central Forbidden Army in batches again to share the pressure of the two-front battle.
There is no need to worry too much on the eastern front. After being supported by two batches of reinforcements from Xu Huang and Jiang Ji, the Pengcheng defense line has finally stabilized temporarily. The siege ability of Jiangdong soldiers is still so bad. It can be established by a set of sneak attacks and combos. The advantage still cannot hold back the excitement of Jiangdong soldiers.
Xu Huang even took advantage of Jiang Ji's superior field capabilities of the Central Forbidden Army to launch a surprise attack on the Jiangdong Army outside the city, and achieved considerable gains.
As for Cao Xiu who went to attack Shouchun without authorization. Really, now Cao Pi doesn't even want to think of such a number one person.
If Cao Xiu really captured Shouchun and occupied Huainan, then Cao Pi would have to give Cao Xiu an edict and praise him. But this guy, facing Shouchun City defended by Sun Shao with only a few thousand people, was stunned. There was no way at all, and Sun Shao and others were forced to bring reinforcements led by Sun Quan himself.
Although Sun Shiwan is indeed very rubbish in his military use, as long as he doesn't waste this kind of city defense, even if he kills Cao Xiu, he won't be able to capture Shouchun City.
And the fact is indeed the case. Now Cao Xiu is unable to attack and has to lead his army to retreat to Huainan.
Really, if it weren't for the fact that now was not the right time, Cao Pi would have wanted to relinquish Cao Xiu's military power on the spot! ! !
But anyway, the war situation on the eastern front has temporarily fallen into a stalemate. Jiangdong is unlikely to conquer Pengcheng State, and the Wei army is unlikely to repel Jiangdong's army or even counterattack Xiapi.
But Cao Pi became more and more worried about the war situation on the Western Front.
After all, Xia Houmao did not dare to stay in Chang'an for long, and had already trotted all the way back to Luoyang. When he arrived in Luoyang, he must first visit Cao Pi.
No matter what, Xia Houmao returned after defeat. Even if he wanted to hide back to Yecheng to enjoy the blessings, if he passed by Luoyang but didn't go to see Cao Pi, then he really didn't want to live.
To be honest, Cao Pi really wanted to kill this uncle with a knife. Unfortunately, he couldn't.
The foundation of Cao Wei's country, in addition to the country built by Cao Cao, is also inseparable from the help of the Xiahou Cao. Therefore, no matter how much Cao Pi hates Cao Hong, no matter how much Xiahou Mao makes mistakes, he cannot cut it off with one blow.
Behind this group of people is not one or two people, but a large number of interest-related groups, called the Wuxun Group. To a certain extent, it is no easier to deal with than those wealthy families.
Therefore, Cao Pi could only tactfully persuade Xia Houmao, and then throw Xia Houmao into prison for a few days.
Killing is definitely not allowed, but punishment cannot be ignored. In this regard, Cao Pi is at least much stronger than his son, and at least he knows how to distinguish rewards and punishments.
But as Xia Houmao ran to Luoyang, he also brought a piece of news that was not very good - Man Chong was "reverse" in Chang'an and forcibly requisitioned civilian ships for military use.
After all, Cao Pi was not an incompetent person. Although he was indeed not as brave as Cao Cao, his brain was pretty good. There is no need to investigate whether Man Chong was "reverse", but Man Chong's practice of conscripting civilian ships for military use made Cao Pi I felt something strange.
If it weren't for the tight fighting situation on the front line, would Man Chong have to use forced conquest, so that even Xia Houmao thought it was "reverse"? !
Recalling that I had chosen to take risks before and agreed to Cao Zhen and Guo Huai's plan to counterattack Meixian, it now seems that the plan must have failed.
Once this plan fails, nearly 50,000 troops will be trapped by the Weishui River. If Man Chong does not use forced conscription to collect ships to support the retreat of these soldiers, Chang'an will not have any troops to garrison.
But even if Man Chong could really lead a large number of ships to arrive in time with the ability of the Shu thieves, Cao Pi himself had no idea how many soldiers could safely withdraw to Chang'an.
Therefore, Cao Pi must make a decision in advance and cannot wait until the Shu thieves arrive in Chang'an before thinking of a solution.
After much thought, Cao Pi had to give Zhang Liao, who was guarding Wancheng, an order to repel Guan Yu who was coming north from Xiangfan as soon as possible, and then lead his troops to support Chang'an.
This time, it was no longer a private message, but a tactful hope that Zhang Liao could repel Guan Yu on the premise of saving Wancheng. This time, the edict was issued directly in the form of an edict.
Although Cao Pi also knew that Guan Yu was not that easy to fight, there was nothing he could do now!
The imperial troops brought by Cao Pi himself have all been dispatched. There is a stalemate on the eastern front. Zhou Yu, Lu Xun, and Zhuge Jin are besieging Pengcheng on three sides. There is really no troops available from that place. The life and death of the Wei army on the western front is still unknown. Only you, Zhang Liao, are in Wan. The city is standing still.
If you don’t deploy your troops, who will? !
Is it possible that Cao Pi should directly recruit new soldiers in the Sili area, and then let these new soldiers guard Chang'an? !
Furthermore, Cao Pi was actually slightly dissatisfied with Zhang Liao.
Yes, last time I used a private message to urge you to send troops to attack Guan Yu, and the prerequisite was to ensure the safety of Wancheng. It was not a formal order, but you can't really take it seriously and continue to stand still like this, right? !
After all, I am also the Son of Heaven, the Emperor. Do you know what Jun Wu Xiyan means? !
Because you are a veteran of two dynasties and a world-famous general with outstanding achievements, I saved you face before. You can't really not take what I say seriously, can you? !
Well, since you don’t want this face, then I won’t give you this face.
Directly issue an edict urging you Zhang Liao to go to fight Guan Yu. You must ask Zhang Liao to immediately lead his troops westward to support Chang'an after defeating Guan Yu.
And Zhang Liao received such an edict, Zhang Liao was really numb! ! !
(End of chapter)
