As Cao Cao's confidant and favorite general, once Xu Chu looks sideways at Cao Zhang or Cao Zhi, the situation becomes delicate.
Even if Cao Pi succeeds to the throne, how can he not have any grudges in his heart?
Ignorance is inevitable. Who made him not fall in love with him before?
As for the degree of neglect, there is no unified standard.
If you are open-minded, you might be able to laugh it off.
If you are narrow-minded, you may be able to kill him ruthlessly.
In short, whether this matter is big or small, it is definitely not small.
It's something that can affect lives.
"General Wang, I understand. I can only express my regret for what happened to you."
"After all... no one expected that Governor Gongsun Du would die suddenly..."
Wang Lie sighed repeatedly, with unspeakable bitterness.
"What Mr. Cao said is absolutely true!"
"I heard that the relationship between Grand Administrator Gongsun Du and the King of Wei is irreconcilable. If Grand Administrator Gongsun Du is still here, then..."
"Hey... don't mention it."
Although Wang Lie's words were confusing, Cao Pi completely understood.
If Gongsun Du was still here, why would he be like this?
"General Wang, I don't understand something, can you give me some advice?"
"Young Master Cao, there is no need to be polite. There are no outsiders here, so you can speak frankly!"
Cao Pi was so moved that he didn't expect Wang Lie to be so temperamental.
"General Wang, as a general, shouldn't be on duty at the city gate no matter what, right? What on earth is going on?"
"If nothing else, it's just a battle in the capital of Goguryeo. Shouldn't we be rewarded heavily?"
Wang Lie kept tightening his grip on the wine glass, his face full of dissatisfaction.
"Master Cao is still sensible. This is where I feel aggrieved!"
"When Governor Gongsun attacked the capital of Goguryeo, he was actually opposed by everyone. Soldiers, horses, money, food, weather and other factors were not conducive to fighting, especially in a remote place."
"The capital of Goguryeo is more than a thousand miles away from Xiangping City? It is extremely difficult. Going directly to the capital is almost an impossible task."
"Moreover, the Goguryeo people were cunning. They learned from our Han Dynasty's city construction and built the capital into a shape like an iron barrel! Without powerful siege equipment, it is impossible to capture the city!"
"Just like this, in the cold weather, the food and grass are extremely depleted, and there is no way to do it. But even so, Grand Administrator Gongsun still refuses to withdraw his troops, and even makes bold words that he will not give up until he breaks his oath!"
Cao Pi kept clicking his tongue on the sidelines, sighing at the difficulty.
To be so stubborn under such circumstances is a situation where the whole army will be annihilated!
Waiting until the food and grass are close before retreating, doesn't that give the enemy a chance?
"General Wang, if the Goguryeo people hold on to the city and don't leave the city no matter what, they can win without a fight."
"If the Goguryeo people were smarter and suddenly attacked when the Liaodong army ran out of supplies and retreated, the situation would be dangerous!"
Wang Lie slapped his thigh, raised the wine glass high and smashed it onto the table.
"It's exactly what Mr. Cao said!"
"Prefect Gongsun didn't listen to good advice. Not only did he waste the lives of his soldiers, not to mention countless money and food, he was almost ambushed by the Goguryeo army during the retreat and the entire army was annihilated!"
"Even Grand Administrator Gongsun himself almost died in the rebellion!"
Cao Pi frowned, extremely confused.
"But I heard that the first battle in the capital of Goguryeo was a great victory for Governor Gongsun? Of course, this is inseparable from the contribution of General Wang."
"It's more than that!"
Wang Lie sighed with emotion, hesitated for a while and finally made up his mind.
"Master Cao is not an outsider, so I won't hide him."
"In fact, it was already a huge defeat. There is almost no possibility of reversing the situation."
"The Goguryeo army suddenly launched an attack. Our army was caught off guard and was instantly dispersed. Even the next ones...were also threatened and bumped into each other."
"The situation was originally impossible to reverse, but it was also a battle in which Liaodong suffered heavy losses and was even destroyed!"
Cao Pi nodded repeatedly to express his approval.
From reading between the lines, he could feel the crisis of the situation.
The reality is probably even worse than what Wang Lie said.
Liaodong coveted Goguryeo, and Goguryeo also coveted Liaodong. The two were related to each other.
It can be said that if Gongsun Kang fails to attack Goguryeo, he will be attacked by Goguryeo in turn.
However, the difficulties faced by both are the same, which is why no one can win over the other for so many years.
However, it would be different if the Liaodong Army was completely wiped out.
It is equivalent to Liaodong having no resistance, and the situation is extremely critical!
"General Wang, if Gu's prediction is correct, you suddenly broke out in this battle and reversed this impossible defeat, right?"
Being affirmed and praised by Cao Pi made Wang Lie blush, but he still nodded heavily to admit it.
indeed so!
"To be honest, I'm... I'm also lucky."
"Being threatened by the rebel army, I and my soldiers have lost their way for a long time. Who would have thought that in the chaos, we would end up in front of the King of Goguryeo!"
"What!"
Cao Pi and the three of them exclaimed at the same time, shocked by this luck.
It's simply outrageous.
Just like the Battle of Guandu, Yuan's army retreated wildly and reached the point where the entire army was annihilated.
As a result, the soldiers and horses suddenly came to Cao Cao, and he was still like Cao Cao who had almost no defense!
This kind of luck can reverse almost any defeat!
"General Wang beheaded the King of Goguryeo?"
Wang Lie nodded slightly, with serious disbelief in his eyes.
"Yes, but everyone was blinded at the time."
"The King of Goguryeo has sent out all his troops to hunt down our army, and there are only dozens of people around him. And there are more than twenty people around me?"
"Without any hesitation, I immediately jumped up and killed him. I killed the King of Goguryeo with one blow!"
"The king was beheaded, and the Goguryeo army was instantly in chaos. The general and his soldiers rushed left and right. As if they were in an uninhabited country, they immediately restored the situation."
"Not only that, they also pursued the enemy and entered Goguryeo City, occupying their capital in one fell swoop!"
