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Just as Liu Jing received the report from Ganning and the War, Cao Pi also received a quick report from the Linzi defenders. The Wan Han army suddenly appeared in Qingzhou, and it was unstoppable and had swept most of Qingzhou. Now it is under Linzi City. The situation in Linzi City is critical and I beg Cao Pi to send troops to provide emergency assistance.

When Cao Pi received this news, it was when he was having lunch. The critical situation in Qingzhou shocked Cao Pi. The wine bottle in his hand fell to the ground, and his face turned pale in an instant. He trembled with a voice and urgently ordered the guards to summon Cheng Yu to see him.

Cao Pi was also unwilling to eat, and his heart was burned. If Qingzhou was lost, it would threaten the safety of Hebei. What should he do? The biggest problem now is that he lacks troops.

Among the 150,000 troops that Cao's army invested in the Central Plains War, Cao Ren led the main force of 80,000 troops, Qiao County had 10,000 troops, and Yu Jin's troops were annihilated by the Han army, so there were only 20,000 troops left in Pengcheng. In addition, Cao Pi brought 10,000 Hu Ben Guard Cavalry, and Pengcheng had only 10,000 troops. Not only did he protect Cao Pi's safety, but he also had to defend Pengcheng. Where could there be an army to assist Qingzhou?

After thinking about it, only Zhang Liao's army could use it, but Cao Pi was unable to make up for the moment, so he needed to listen to Cheng Yu's suggestions.

During this period, Cheng Yu was in poor health and felt a little sick. This was also because he was old. He was nearly 80 years old and followed Cao Pi to Xuzhou for a long distance. He was not used to the water and soil of Xuzhou for a while and fell ill. It was not until the two days that he got better.

Cheng Yu came to the inner hall with a cane. Cao Pi hurriedly ordered the guards to help him sit down and asked with concern: "Is the military advisor better?"

"It's better, I can get up and walk around these two days."

Cao Pi sighed, "The military advisor is nearly 80 years old and he still follows me to the south. Cao Pi is ashamed!"

"Your Highness does not need to blame yourself. Since Duke Wei entrusts His Highness to the old minister, the old minister should do his best to assist you. I wonder what urgent matters does your highness have?"

Cheng Yu knew Cao Pi very well. Cao Pi was stubborn and didn't like to listen to the advice of his subordinates. After coming to Xuzhou, he was all Cao Pi's decision. He basically didn't ask about himself. Today, when he sent someone to find him, something must have happened.

Cao Pi is not attentive to care about Cheng Yu's health now. He just asked casually. He immediately said: "I just received an urgent report from Linzi. Tens of thousands of Han troops suddenly appeared in Qingzhou and have captured most of Qingzhou. We only have 5,000 troops from Linzi, and Qingzhou is in danger."

Cheng Yu was also secretly surprised. How could the Han army suddenly go to Qingzhou? But just a moment of change of thought, he realized that this must be the Han army warships heading north from the sea, and the sneak attack in Jiaozhou appeared again.

He sighed slightly and said, "This is also what the old ministers are worried about. After the Han army conquered Jiaozhou, both Wei Gong and the old ministers were worried that the Han army would use their plans and sent naval troops to attack Hebei or Qingzhou. However, in this battle of the Central Plains, the Han army mainly attacked Xuchang, which seemed to have nothing to do with the naval troops, so the old ministers did not pay attention to the naval troops. Unexpectedly, the naval troops were still dispatched. Liu Jing made a careful layout and was completely impressed, which was really admirable."

Cao Pi's face became gloomy. It turned out that his father and Cheng Yu had noticed the movements of the Han navy for a long time, but did not tell him what the use of saying regrets is. Especially Cheng Yu praised Liu Jing for his careful layout, which was undoubtedly a slap in the face and implying that he was not considering it well, which made Cao Pi feel very uncomfortable.

He suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart and said to Cheng Yu: "I want Zhang Liao's army to go north to rescue Qingzhou. I wonder if the military advisor thinks it is feasible?"

Cheng Yu pondered for a moment and asked, "Is there any other solution?"

Cao Pi shook his head, "Otherwise, I can only send the army of Yedu, but the army of Yedu is less than 50,000, and the number of troops sent out will affect the security of Yedu. So after thinking about it, I can only send Zhang Liao to the north. Apart from that, there is no other army to call."

Cheng Yu nodded, "Since Shi has made a decision, the old minister has no suggestions, so just send troops according to Shi's decision!"

"But how to fight the Battle of Central Plains? Does the military advisor have no suggestions?" Cao Pi couldn't help but say.

Cheng Yu sighed, "The only suggestion of the old minister is to return to Yedu as soon as possible. We must find a way to recruit soldiers. Insufficient troops are our biggest weakness. I hope it will be too late!"

Of course, Cao Pi understood what Cheng Yu meant, that was to not interfere with Cao Ren's command. He could understand this. He had let Cao Ren command the battle with all his power, but Cheng Yu had another meaning, which was that it implied that the passiveness of the Central Plains Battle was caused by him, Cao Pi, which made Cao Pi feel harsh.

Cao Pi could no longer bear it, so he stood up and said to the guards: "The military advisor is in poor health, so it is not advisable to sit for a long time. Help the military advisor to go back to rest. Send a doctor to take good care of the military advisor, and do not neglect it!"

Cheng Yu understood in his heart and smiled and said, "The old minister is indeed old and stupid, so he has to go back."

He stood up with difficulty and helped the guard to leave slowly. Cao Pi kept watching Cheng Yu's back and finally couldn't help but throw a square of inkstone to the ground and cursed: "What is this called a military advisor? If you don't say anything useful, you will have a lot of nonsense. It's better not to use such an old and stupid person!"

Cao Pi walked a few steps in dismay, but the situation was critical and he could not think about it any longer. He immediately ordered: "Transfer my order and order Zhang Liao to lead his troops to Qingzhou quickly to rescue Linzi City!"

Cao Pi issued an order to send troops. At this moment, a guard rushed to the hall and bowed and said, "I have reported to you that the minister of Hua has an urgent letter."

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Cheng Yu came out of Cao Pi's temporary palace, and Cheng Ke, who was waiting outside the palace, hurriedly came up to him, supported his grandfather and said, "Grandfather, be careful of the steps!"

Cheng Yu nodded, "Let's go back first!"

Cheng Ke helped his grandfather get onto the carriage and ordered the coachman to start back home. In the carriage, Cheng Yu kept silent. Cheng Ke looked back at the guards and cavalry. Seeing that they were not in front of the car window, he whispered his grandfather: "I just received my father's letter, Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi visited his father one after another."

Cheng Ke’s father was Cheng Yu’s Chang Cheng Wu. This news made Cheng Yu stunned. He asked, “Where is the letter?”

"The letter is in the mansion, and my grandson is not brought out."

After a moment of silence, Cheng Yu asked again: "What else was said in the letter?"

"And Xiahou Dun left without saying goodbye, and it is said that he went to Yuan."

Cheng Yu closed his eyes, and for a while, he sneered: "Go back and pack your luggage! Today or tomorrow, we will return to Yedu."

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The situation changed rapidly. Just when the Wanshui Army attacked Qingzhou, the situation in Yedu also changed subtly. After 50,000 Youzhou troops were taken away by Zhang Liao, Cao Zhang took decisive measures and moved into the northern military camp of Yedu overnight, holding the remaining 20,000 Youzhou troops firmly in his own hands.

At the same time, Cao Zhi visited Xiahou Dun at night. The next morning, Xiahou Dun left Yedu without authorization and rushed to the Yuan Dynasty. Bingzhou was the sphere of influence of the Xiahou clan, and Xiahou Shang, the nephew of Xiahou Dun, led his army to guard it.

Although the situation in Yedu was still very calm and unremitting, Cao Pi saw the undercurrents under the calm situation. He was anxious. On the night when he received Hua Xin's urgent letter, he handed over the military power to guard Xuzhou to Cao Xiu, and ordered people to send the tiger talisman to Cao Ren, and ordered him to be fully responsible for the Battle of the Central Plains.

After arranging the battle, Cao Pi set off overnight and rushed back to Yedu under the escort of ten thousand Hu Ben Guards. He knew very well that if he did not return to Yedu to take charge, Yedu would change the world.

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In early June, Zhang Liao's ten thousand troops crossed the Yellow River and rushed towards Qingzhou. Cao Pi's troops also entered Dongjun and were about to cross the river to the north. At this moment, the Han army, which had been confronting Cao's army for nearly twenty days, finally launched an attack from Qiao County.

Since the Yizhou Army led by Zhang Ren and the Hanzhong Army led by Meng Da had arrived in Qiao County, the total force in the Han army camp reached 200,000, and the Wan Han army who intercepted Cao Ren's retreat in Xiang County, the Han army had already occupied an absolute advantage in military strength.

Liu Jing immediately led an army of 200,000 to surround Qiao County, attacking the city day and night. The situation in Qiao County was critical, and Niu Jin asked Cao Ren for help.

Although Cao Pi had handed over the command power to Cao Ren, Cao Ren's army missed the opportunity to return to Xuzhou. The Wan Han army in Xiang County intercepted him, and Pang De's cavalry were eyeing him on one side.

The main force of Cao's army could no longer retreat to Xuzhou. Cao Ren knew that the Han army was forcing him to rescue Qiao County, but he had no choice but to lead 80,000 Cao's army to advance to Qiao County. Apart from fighting to the death with the Han army, Cao Ren had no way to leave.

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Outside Qiaojun City, a giant catapult brought from Xuchang stood high, and a huge rock was thrown out, making a harsh whistling sound, hitting the city head. The soldiers on the city head shouted, and bowed down together. The battlements hit by the huge rock suddenly splashed. Together with the broken battlements bricks, the huge rock continued to roll and hit the last catapult on the city head. The wooden seat was broken, and the tall catapult shook a few times and squeaked down the city.

This time, the Han army did not use turbulent oil or used the army to attack the city. Instead, they used the catapult to fight against the Cao army, more to put pressure on Qiao County and force the main force of the Cao army to come for assistance.

In the two consecutive days of stone-capping battle, the Han army's stone-capping aircraft defeated the Cao army's stone-capping aircraft with a longer range, almost destroying all the stone-capping aircraft on the top of the city. The Cao army suffered more than 2,000 casualties, and the Han army also paid the price of the destruction of fifteen stone-capping aircraft, and several casualties of Han soldiers.

The continuous attacks of two days and nights left the Qiao County walls covered with scars. Although there was no collapse of the city wall, there were shocking cracks everywhere on the city walls. Most of the battlements were broken, and only thousands of people were left on the top of the city to guard them. The rest of the soldiers retreated to the city to hide.

At this time, a dangerous situation occurred in the West City. A section of the city wall finally could not withstand the continuous attacks of the Han army by the huge rocks. It collapsed in a bang, and a gap nearly ten feet wide appeared. The mud and sand filled in the city wall also poured down.

"General!"

A soldier rushed to Niu Jin and reported: "A section of the city wall in Xicheng collapsed, the Han army's offensive was intensive, and the brothers could not repair it."

The thing Niu Jin was most worried about finally happened. Once the gap in the city wall was opened, the Han army would attack the city. Qiao County could not defend it at all. He was so anxious that he stamped his feet, "Why didn't the governor come yet? He was going to be anxious to death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a horn suddenly came from a distance, one after another, and the soldiers on the top of the city cheered, and some soldiers shouted: "We are reinforcements, reinforcements are coming!"

Two days after the Han army besieged Qiao County, Cao Ren's main force finally arrived.
Chapter completed!