After drinking tea, Gan Ning slowly and carefully explained the situation at Lingshikou, especially Tian Jing's ingenious plan that defeated Zhang Yan's plan, and the achievements of Mu Gong and Cheng Peng.
Zhang Xiu had already known about the death of Mu Gong and Cheng Peng in battle, but now that it was brought up again, he couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart. He stared at the clean ground with a faint gaze and remained silent for a long time.
Following him from the beginning until now, he has lost three veterans in this battle, and the decisive battle with Cao Cao has not yet begun. I don't know how much price he will have to pay to defeat Cao Cao. Thinking of this, Zhang Xiu glanced at the several generals in the room and sighed deeply: "I heard that the spirit of military generals is: they only die for the country on the battlefield, why return wrapped in horse leather. But you are all my beloved generals, You are my support. I don’t need you to be wrapped in horse leather. I want you to kill the enemy and serve the country, honor your family, and enjoy the blessings of unifying the country!" As he spoke, Zhang Xiu couldn't help but choked up his voice.
He was still heartbroken over the deaths of Zhang Qian and Hu Jun, and he didn't know how to explain it to Hu Jun's wife Li Xiuju.
"emperor!"
The generals were so moved that they knelt down and knelt down one after another, their eyes red.
"Come on, come on! Get up!" Zhang Xiu motioned for them to get up, "I am saying this to tell you to cherish your lives, bring more personal guards with you when you go into battle, and don't act recklessly, otherwise, you will regret it too late! "
"Here!"
All the generals shouted in unison.
"Xingba!" Zhang Xiu said, "Mu Gong and Cheng Peng defended Lingshikou and gave Chang'an enough time to react. They have contributed a lot. After this battle is over, they will be rewarded heavily. Send the pension to the family first. . Also, the Ding Liu and He Zhu you mentioned just now have meritorious service in the battle at Lingshikou. I will make them generals of a hundred men and serve them under your command."
"Here!" Gan Ning responded, and then continued: "Your Majesty, when I came, I also brought Cao Cao's son Cao Zhang. Do you want to meet him?"
Zhang Xiu snorted coldly: "What's there to see? He's just a dying man. Go! Hang him on the tower and let Cao Cao see him."
Fazheng and Pang Tong looked at each other.
Everyone knew that Zhang Xiu was determined to retaliate, but he didn't expect that he would retaliate so harshly. No matter how you say it, Cao Zhang is a prince of a country and has a distinguished status. It is somewhat excessive to be hung on the city gate like this.
At this moment, Zhang Xiu was devastated by the loss of his beloved general. No one dared to touch this bad luck, so they bowed their heads and agreed.
Not long after, Cao Zhang was hung from the top of Duyang City, his hands and feet tied, and his head hung downward.
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Jizhou, Yejing.
When the news of Jingxingkou being breached reached the ears of the Crown Prince Cao Pi, it happened to be after dinner in the evening. As the saying goes: When you are full and warm, you will think of lust, but when you are hungry and cold, you will have the heart to steal. After Cao Pi had eaten a full meal, he wanted to exercise. He was just about to carry Zhen Ji to the ground, but he didn't expect the bad news that shook him.
When he learned that the Jing army had broken through Jingxingkou and was heading towards Ye Jing, Cao Pi was so frightened that he almost cried. Zhen Ji in his arms felt sick, so he hurriedly called Xun Yu and Cao Ren to discuss countermeasures.
When the Wei army went south, in order to allow all the soldiers and horses who deceived Zhang Xiu to go south, Jizhou left almost no soldiers. They hid a reserve of 100,000 troops in Youzhou, ready to go south. As long as the Jing army attacked the pass of Taihang Mountain, Youzhou soldiers and horses He quickly rushed south for reinforcements, but no one could have imagined that the guard at Jingxingkou of Tangtang Qiguan was still the Wei general Xia Houyuan. He only guarded it for more than an hour before being breached. The news here had not reached Youzhou yet. Jing Jing The soldiers and horses of the army have already rushed towards Ye Jing.
However, what caused Cao Pi's collapse was not that Youzhou's troops could not go south, but that Yanzhou's troops had long been preparing to attack Chang'an. But the most fatal thing was that the Yellow River burst its banks and Zhang Xian's 50,000 troops blocked the Yellow River, leaving the 180,000 troops on the south bank of the Yellow River unable to move north.
Nowadays, the soldiers and horses of Youzhou cannot be quenched by the distant water, and the soldiers and horses of Yanzhou and Yuzhou are separated by the Yellow River and cannot come even if they want to. The entire Jizhou is actually isolated, and the dignified Wei capital has no reinforcements from King Qin.
Thinking about it carefully, Cao Pi's scalp was numb.
He finally had the opportunity to supervise the country, but he never expected that it would turn out like this. If the Jing army captured Ye Jing in his hands, then he would be a sinner of the Wei State. Even if he did not die, his life would be over.
What's even more hateful is that his younger brother Cao Zhi followed his father south. If he were defeated here, the throne of Wei would have nothing to do with him. Thinking about it, he felt panic and hurriedly called Xun Yu and Cao Ren.
Xun Yu and Cao Ren were shocked when they heard the news.
Breaking the level in one hour, such a terrifying speed is simply unprecedented!
"The sky-blasting cannon!"
Cao Pi stared at Xun Yu so anxiously that he almost roared and spat wildly: "It's the secret weapon of the Jing army, the sky-blasting cannon! That cannon was made of an unknown material. When it blasted out, the mountains and rocks cracked with a sound like thunder! General Xiahou Killed by a single blast from the Sky-Hunking Cannon!" Then he stared at the two of them with red eyes, "Your Majesty Prime Minister, Marquis of Chen (Cao Renjin named Chen Marquis), the Jing army has such powerful artillery, is it possible for Ye Jing to defend it?"
Xun Yu and Cao Ren were silent.
This situation is really difficult to predict, not to mention whether the reinforcements from the north and the south can come. Now that the Jing army is approaching, the power of their sky-blasting cannon has quickly broken through Jingxingkou. No one can predict the power of this thing. Under normal circumstances, there are 30,000 defenders in Yejing, and they are well-prepared. There is no problem in holding on until reinforcements arrive, but with the powerful weapon of the sky-blasting cannon, no one can guarantee it.
Seeing that Xun Yu and Cao Ren were silent, Cao Pi's mind buzzed, and his eyes became empty. The unbearable horrific consequences made him collapse, and he froze in place, motionless, with his mouth half open.
Xun Yu was afraid that Cao Pi would be surprised, so he hurriedly said: "Your Highness, don't worry, no matter how powerful the Jing Army's sky-blasting artillery is, there is only one of them. I have 30,000 troops defending the city. How can they not stop it?" , and quickly gave Cao Ren a look.
Cao Ren understood and said: "What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true. As long as we hold on for half a month, reinforcements from Youzhou will definitely arrive. When the time comes, we will attack from inside and outside, and the Jing army will definitely be defeated!"
Cao Pi's eyes moved and he stared directly at Cao Ren: "Can you really defend?"
Cao Ren felt his heart tremble at the gaze, and promised: "Your Highness, don't worry, if the Jing army comes to invade, I will come to the city in person and promise to hold on to the city and wait for reinforcements."
Cao Pi took a long breath, recovered from the panic, glanced at Cao Ren and Xun Yu, turned around and sat on the chair, and thought carefully, the best way now is to make all defensive preparations and stick to Ye Beijing, waiting for reinforcements, there is no other way to go.
"Since there is no way out, let's just give it a try!" Cao Pi looked at the top of the hall, "Marquis Chen, you are responsible for defending the city. You must be careful and prepare more things to defend the city."
"Here!" Cao Ren glanced at Cao Pi.
