When Zhang Fei and Ma Chao were galloping to Bingzhou, Guan Yu led the main force of the Han army to fight Cao Hong in Liyang. Although Cao Hong tried his best to resist, compared with the total number of troops and the quality of individual soldiers, the Wei army at this time was already in decline.
With the horses from the Qilian Mountain Racecourse and the stirrups deployed in the cavalry of the entire army, Cao Hong's reorganized Tiger and Leopard Cavalry could not stop them.
Under the suppression of absolute power, all tactics, tactics and conspiracies are useless. The Wei army is now facing a situation where even if Cao Cao is resurrected, there is no chance.
Guan Yu and Gan Ning troops landed in Hebei, and the Wei army under Cao Hong held on for less than half a month. The important town of Liyang was captured by the Han army. Cao Hong later led the remaining troops to flee to Yecheng.
Pingyuan County in the east of Jizhou was besieged by the coalition forces of Zhao Yun and Lu Xun during the battle between Cao Hong and Guan Yu.
Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, Lan Yuan, and Lu Xun were all well-known, and they were beyond what the guard Qin Lang could handle. When the Han army was crossing the Yellow River, he flew to Cao Rui in Yecheng for help.
Most of the main force of the Wei State was under the command of Cao Hong, and Yecheng had no soldiers or generals to reinforce it.
After Sima Zhao finished reading Qin Lang's letter asking for help, Cao Rui leaned on the dragon chair with a sad face and remained silent.
After a while, Cao Rui said to himself: "Everywhere is looking for soldiers from the court, and soldiers are not grown in the ground. Where can I find soldiers? Who can stop Zhao Yun? The country left by the late emperor is in ruins Kong, it’s so hard for me.”
"Your Majesty." Sima Zhao stopped talking.
"Does Marquis Wu have a plan?" Cao Rui asked suspiciously.
"Wei actually still has soldiers. Why don't your majesty make good friends with the barbarians in the north? This will not only bring back the soldiers guarding the border, but also bring in a foreign army from the grassland. As for the generals with high martial arts skills, the slaves and maids also have some candidates." Sima Zhaogu is making a fuss.
Cao Rui's face was solemn, and he asked with empty eyes: "You want me to lead the barbarians to chaos in the Central Plains? Even if they really repelled the Han army, how could the foreigners easily leave the rich land? Do you want me to be ashamed of Emperor Taizu?" If you have someone else to choose, please tell me quickly, I'm not in the mood to speculate with you."
"Even if you are ashamed of Emperor Taizu, it is better than being the overthrown king of Wei, right? Liu Bei now has two-thirds of the world, and Wei's military generals are all gone. Your Majesty's most important thing is to keep the Wei ancestral temple alive. At this time, Don't worry about your reputation so much, the one I want to recommend is General Xu." Sima Zhao replied solemnly.
"General Xu?" Cao Rui was shocked when he heard this. Xu Chu was very skilled in martial arts, but he was only the commander of Su Wei, so he might not be qualified to lead troops in battle.
Sima Zhao nodded and added: "General Xu once fought a battle with Ma Chao to no avail. I think there is no one in Ye City who is more suitable than him."
"This is the only way to treat a dead horse as a living doctor." Although Cao Rui was reluctant, his body was very honest and he quickly called Xu Chu into the hall.
Relying on the power in his hands, Sima Zhao deduced the two biggest suspects during his secret investigation in Yecheng, namely Xia Houchong and Tiger Marquis Xu Chu.
During Gan Ning's attack on Qiaocheng, Xia Houchong died of a sudden illness, and Sima Zhao only suspected Xu Chu.
In line with the idea that he would rather betray others, Sima Zhao followed the flattery strategy. He suggested to Cao Rui that Xu Chu be transferred to the front line to stage a good show of driving away tigers and devouring wolves.
Although Xu Chu was extremely brave, as Cao Rui worried, Xu Chu unfortunately encountered the trapped troops in the plains. In the end, he was surrounded by the trapped troops like iron barrels. In the end, he committed suicide due to exhaustion and died for his country.
Cao Rui followed Sima Zhao's suggestion and sent envoys out to the grasslands to find reinforcements. As a result, before the foreign tribes from the north arrived in Jizhou, Guan Yu's army set off for Yecheng.
In the past, Cao Cao was unable to attack Ye City for a long time. Water and fire attacks were ineffective. In the end, Cao Cao ordered people to dig a channel to facilitate the transportation of grain and grass from the Central Plains. This artificial canal dug by Li Dian turned into Guan Yu's way to capture Ye City. The grain road, all these causes and effects seem to be destined.
Cao Rui was courageous and resolute, knew people well and had the demeanor of a wise king. In less than two years, he took back the power from the auxiliary ministers to personally conquer the country. He succeeded the emperor when the Wei State was in crisis. He originally wanted to work hard to govern and turn the tide, but Fate did not leave him much time.
Cao Hong was defeated, Pingyuan was lost, Bingzhou fell, and Yecheng was besieged. Cao Rui found that everything he did was in vain, and there was no possibility of the Wei State coming back to life. Cao Rui began to break the pot.
In the spring of the fourth year of Yanyao's reign, Guan Yu had besieged Yecheng for a month, and the people in Yecheng guarded by Zhu Shuo were in panic.
Seeing that Ye City was about to be destroyed, Cao Rui gathered all Cao Pi's concubines in Ye City in the Tongque Terrace. He then put on bright clothes, sat in the place where Cao Pi had once been, and ordered people to pile firewood around the Tongque Terrace. , Tung oil, he did not want to be a subjugated king who lived quietly, and planned to kill himself like King Zhou, Emperor Xin, and Gongsun Zan. The ones buried with him would be Cao Pi's women.
After the raging fire burned, screams could be heard in the Tongque Tower. Cao Rui remembered that day five years ago, when he watched his biological mother, Mrs. Zhen, being sentenced to death. The seeds of hatred were planted at that time.
When the Wei Kingdom was in ruins, Cao Rui had no time to care about Cao Pi's brothers. He didn't care whether they died or surrendered, but Cao Pi's women must die.
Cao Rui looked at Cao Cao's mausoleum through the firelight, looked up to the sky and laughed and said: "Hahaha, Emperor Taizu, the Wei Dynasty is over, your favorite Bronze Bird Tower, my grandson even burned himself to you."
Cao Rui burned himself on Tongque Terrace and died for the country. The entire Wei state was in chaos. Except for Cao Hong who drank poisoned wine and committed suicide in the Sima Mansion, and some members of the Cao family's clan who died for the country, some officials and people in the city were thinking of fleeing, while others were thinking of surrendering. , Sima Zhao, the regular servant, took advantage of the chaos to steal the imperial seal, disguised himself and sneaked out of the city and went straight to Youzhou.
Because there was news from Liaodong, Sima Shi may be hiding in Liaodong. Sima Zhao has basically completed his revenge in the past few years. At this time, he has no interest in surrendering to Guan Yu. In the end, he only has the eunuch path.
It was Sima Zhao's last wish to find his brother Sima Shi and take refuge with him to spend the rest of his life.
Sima Zhao arrived in Youbeiping after traveling for several months. Unfortunately, he was attacked and killed by "bandits" shortly after leaving Lulong Village. Finally, those "bandits" took the imperial seal to Liaodong.
Before Xu Chu left Yecheng, he had a premonition that his attack in the plains would be unlucky. He left a few tiger guards to monitor Sima Zhao. As long as there were any major changes in the Wei State, these tiger guards would deal with the Sima brothers for Xu Chu.
While Sima Zhao was investigating Xu Chu, Xu Chu was also collecting information about Sima Zhao. He also knew that Sima Division was hiding in Liaodong. Xu Chu ordered the tiger soldiers who stayed in Yecheng to kill Sima Zhao first when a major change occurred in the Wei State. Rush to Liaodong secretly.
At the end of the fourth year of Yanyao, the Han army completely recaptured Bingzhou, Youzhou, and Jizhou. Of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, only Liaodong remained unsubordinated.
Liaodong had a cold climate and long distances, so sufficient logistical preparations were required before he could send troops. Therefore, Guan Yu stationed troops in Youbeiping after destroying Wei, waiting for the imperial court's order to march to Liaodong.
The Hu cavalry of the Xiongnu and Wuhuan took advantage of the chaos and crossed the Great Wall to go south, intending to take advantage of the war between Han and Wei. However, they did not expect that the Wei state would perish too quickly.
The Hu cavalry who entered the pass encountered the Han army stationed there, and were quickly beaten to the point where they abandoned their armor and fled outside the fortress.
In the summer of the fifth year of Yanyao, all the countries in the Western Regions came to Chang'an to pay tribute and pay homage to the emperor.
In the autumn of the fifth year of Yanyao, Liaodong Gongsun Yuan sent an envoy to Chang'an to present the newly acquired jade seal passed down to Liu Bei as a sign of goodwill.
The world is unified, the barbarians come to the dynasty, the jade seal passed down from the country returns, and Liu Bei reshapes the mountains and rivers of the Han Dynasty.
Later, it was proposed by Grand Secretary Nong Lantian, and hundreds of officials from Chang'an, including Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, seconded the proposal and asked Liu Bei to go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.
(End of chapter)
