The war situation in Luoyang once again fell into a period of calm.
With the arrival of winter, both sides gradually stopped their troops in a tacit agreement. Sima Yi left Wang Ling and 10,000 soldiers to garrison Gong County, while he led the remaining 27,000 men to retreat to Hulao Pass.
In fact, according to Sima Yi, there was no need for Wang Ling to garrison Gong County. After all, Gong County's geographical location was not important, and it was too close to Luoyang, so the defensive risk was very high.
But, because Sima Yi did not capture Xiangcheng and complete his goal of completely recovering Yingchuan, the current situation in Yingchuan has only returned to the state before the war. For the Wei Dynasty, this Gong County was this counterattack. The only gain from the Battle of Luoyang.
For the sake of the face of Emperor Wei, Gong County must be defended now.
As for the Sima brothers in Mengjindu and Cao Zhen in Shaanxi County, they have now withdrawn their troops, one to Hanoi and the other to Hedong.
This means that Cao Wei's counterattack against Heluo is completely over here.
Judging from the results of the battle, although the Han Dynasty lost Gong County, it defended Luoyang. It can be said that the Han Dynasty won this battle.
Judging from the extent of military losses, the Han Dynasty lost more than 47,000 men, and Cao Wei lost 33,000 men. In terms of battle losses, Cao Wei won.
Among them, Sima Yi went south to relieve the siege of Yingchuan. He won a hearty victory and almost annihilated Wu Yi's 40,000 soldiers. This not only allowed Cao Wei to regain face in this counterattack, but also made Sima Yi famous.
No way, Sima Yi fought this battle so beautifully. In one surprise battle and one ambush battle, he completely defeated Wu Yi's troops and severely damaged the Wudang Fei Army and the Han Nan Army. The casualties he suffered were only two. More than a thousand people.
If Zhuge Liang had not launched a timely counterattack outside Luoyang City and possibly captured Hulao Pass, forcing Sima Yi to return to defend him, it would have been possible for him to directly capture Xiangcheng.
Officials of Cao Wei finally regained the face they lost in Luoyang in Yingchuan. They could follow Chen Qun's advice and withdraw their troops to end the war with dignity.
And Sima Yi, after being suppressed by Zhuge Liang for a long time, finally showed his true ability to Wu Yi and regained the recognition of the Wei Dynasty.
There was only one person who looked a little unhappy. General Cao Zhen.
It wasn't that Cao Zhen was jealous of Sima Yi, but that Cao Zhen felt that he had done really poorly in the counterattack against Luoyang. After returning to Hedong County, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was so depressed that he could not go out all day long, and finally fell ill. .
When Cao Zhen himself went to Hedong to lead the army on the expedition, he was only recovering from a serious illness. After six months of hard work and expedition, he achieved this kind of virtue.
It is normal to fall ill again when you are depressed.
But Cao Rui couldn't just ignore Cao Zhen's illness. Cao Zhen, the only useful general among the clan generals, would really have no one to use if something happened to him again.
For this reason, Cao Rui issued an edict to take Cao Zhen back to Yecheng to recuperate, and the defense of Hedong County was handed over to Qin Lang.
At the same time, Cao Rui also recalled Sima Yi, Xiahou Ba, and Sima Zhao back to Yecheng.
Sima Yi and Xiahou Ba returned to Yecheng entirely on official business.
The counterattack on Luoyang failed this time. Although they regained some face in Yingchuan County, a loss was a loss. Cao Rui would not be fooled by a little face project.
It is also time to recall Sima Yi and Xiahou Ba, conduct a summary and accountability, and see where the problem lies. Of course, the rewards they deserve will not be less, and political showmanship is also necessary.
As for Sima Zhao, he actually returned to Yecheng with a mission.
"Invite" Liu Xie, Duke of Shanyang of the Great Wei Dynasty, to come to Yecheng to meet the king.
There is no way, Shanyang County, Luoyang, which is just outside Hanoi County, is not too far away.
The current Liu Xie, to be honest, is a bit of a hot potato for both Ji Han and Da Wei, and it is really not easy to deal with.
When news of Cao Pi's usurpation of the Han Dynasty reached Hanzhong, there were also rumors of Liu Xie's murder.
In these days, the transmission of news is really not very good, and it is not convenient to verify. Moreover, the news of the murder of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty probably came from Cao Wei. Who would doubt this?
Moreover, in Liu Bei's mind at that time, Cao Pi's usurpation of the Han Dynasty and Liu Xie's murder were very logical things. Liu Bei did not think that Liu Xie, as the emperor of the Han Dynasty, would willingly cooperate with Cao Pi in any abdication ceremony.
Because from Liu Bei's point of view, it is really hard to understand that the Emperor of Han does not even have the courage to live and die with the country, the country, and the country? !
Regardless of whether Cao Pi killed Liu Xie or Liu Xie committed suicide to fulfill his duties as a king, Liu Xie was most likely really dead in Liu Bei's heart.
Therefore, Liu Bei gave Liu Xie the posthumous title of "Emperor Xiaomin" and even held a funeral for him.
At that time, no one among the emperors and ministers of Shu, from Liu Bei to the civil and military officials, believed that Liu Xie could survive.
And then, as time went by, the news that Liu Xie did not die, but became Duke Yang of Weishan gradually began to spread to Shu. This made Liu Bei, who was still alive at the time, a little embarrassed.
What should I do? At that time, Liu Bei had already proclaimed himself emperor. Liu Bei could do whatever he wanted to do, but if he didn't want to, his subordinates wouldn't agree.
Therefore, Ji Han has always adopted a vague attitude towards the issue of whether Liu Xie is still alive since his establishment, neither verifying nor admitting it.
The amazing thing is that Cao Wei also chose to treat Liu Xie coldly and reduce Liu Xie's presence as much as possible. Even if it might legitimize Ji Han's regime, he would never take Liu Xie back. The question of living comes to attack Ji Han.
In fact, the reason is also very simple. Cao Wei's political power came from Liu Xie's abdication, or in other words, it was the abdication of the Han Dynasty. If Liu Xie was allowed to come out to brush up his presence, with the four hundred years of prestige of the Han Dynasty, Cao Pi would be the abdication of the Han Dynasty. What’s the meaning of Zen replacing Han Dynasty? !
It would be better to be the king of the Han Dynasty and Wei Dynasty and control the affairs of the state.
Of course, these are the previous patterns. Ji Han lived in Shu and Wei dominated the world. It was actually harmless to treat Liu Xie so coldly.
But now, the situation has changed. Ji Handu fought back to Luoyang and held on during this counterattack.
Under such circumstances, it was impossible for Cao Rui to let Liu Xie stay in Shanyang County any longer.
It's not that Cao Rui wants to do anything to Liu Xie, Cao Rui is just worried about what the Shu thieves will use Liu Xie to do.
Luoyang and Hanoi County are separated by the Yellow River, and Liu Xie is just one person.
If the Shu thieves really sent people to accommodate Liu Xie's return, and Liu Xie came forward to announce that Cao Pi had forced him to abdicate, then the political and legal system of the Wei Dynasty would be completely destroyed.
Although everyone in the world knows that Liu Xie's resignation is definitely not voluntary, but sometimes as long as things are not revealed, everyone will turn a blind eye and assume that Cao Wei is still the orthodoxy in the world. Once the truth is revealed, no matter how much you approve of Wei's rule in your heart, you still have to stand up and say "Cao Wei won the country unfairly."
These are the values of this era. If you want to survive in this era, you must abide by this set of rules.
The influence of this matter was too great, so Cao Rui definitely could not let Liu Xie stay in Shanyang County. He just took the opportunity to recall Sima Zhao and ask about the war in Hanoi, so he asked Sima Zhao to go to Shanyang County and bring Liu Xie " Please come to Yecheng.
Well, it's safer to keep it under your nose and watch it.
As for Ji Han, Zhuge Liang's current attitude towards Liu Xie is quite subtle.
Having stayed in Luoyang for more than two years, how could Zhuge Liang not know that "Emperor Xiaomin" was staying in Shanyang County.
But in Jihan, Liu Xie was the "Emperor Xiaomin" and a dead man.
And even if he is alive, he shouldn't be living as Duke Yang of the Great Wei Mountain. Does he still want the face of the big man? !
Zhuge Liang was loyal to the Han Dynasty, but for a thing like Liu Xie, you really can't show how much loyalty you need.
Zhuge Liang could devote himself to Ji Han and die because he "repayed the special treatment given to the late emperor to repay His Majesty." This late emperor was talking about Liu Bei, not Liu Xie.
No matter how he thought about it, Zhuge Liang felt that welcoming Liu Xie back would do more harm than good.
Now that we have returned, how should we treat this "last emperor" of the Later Han Dynasty? !
Let today's emperor Liu Chan give way? !
Which civil and military officials from the Ji, Han and Manchu dynasties would be willing to agree? !
Become the Supreme Emperor? !
This is also unethical! ! !
The only advantage is probably that it can deny Cao Wei's founding foundation in terms of legal system. But the problem is that in the Han Dynasty, Cao Wei has always been a puppet government that usurped the Han and established itself. The advantage of doing so is only to have some effect on the aristocratic families in the Central Plains and even Hebei. That’s all.
This effect is even limited. How could Zhuge Liang not know the virtues of those aristocratic families? !
What they really care about is profit. Even if they deny Cao Wei's legal authority, they will only get some verbal support from those wealthy families.
To put it bluntly, the Han Dynasty has now fought back to Luoyang. If he conquers the Central Plains and Hebei in the future, even without Liu Xie's endorsement, won't the Han Dynasty be able to revive the country three times? !
Therefore, in fact, Zhuge Liang has always been secretly paying attention to Liu Xie, but on the surface, he pretended not to know his existence.
But now that Cao Rui "invited" Liu Xie back to Yecheng, Zhuge Liang breathed a sigh of relief.
At least, in the short term, there is no need to worry about this troublesome problem.
But now, the war in Luoyang has subsided and Jiangling has gradually stabilized. Zhuge Liang began to consider his next plan.
As for the next step, Zhuge Liang plans to return to Chengdu.
(End of chapter)
