Author: milk sugar sugar sugar

Hanzhong is on the official road leading to Shangyong.

The horn sounded loudly, the military flag fluttered, there were two flags in the middle, and four big words on the right side - We are ordered to punish thieves.

On the left is a letter written by the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty and the Duke of Wei, Cao Cao.

Cao Wei's soldiers were already in formation and in high spirits.

Cao Cao, who was already sixty years old, was sitting on the Wuyu carriage, his eyes were like lightning and his face was gloomy.

Next to him, Xu Chu was riding a horse. His huge figure looked like he could overwhelm the horse.

Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, and Cao Zhen led their personal guards to escort them to the left and right.

It was obvious that they were not in a good mood.

That's right... In Shuzhong, the fight suddenly stopped and changed its route to help Xiangfan. The cooked duck flew away. Who would be in a better mood?

Xia Houyuan, Zhang He, and Xu Huang who stayed in Hanzhong were all wearing armor, and they were walking beside Cao Cao.

"Brother, go slowly. It's a long journey here, and the opponent is Guan Yu. There's no need to rush."

It is hard to imagine that the person who advised Cao Cao to march slowly was Xia Houyuan, who was famous for his marching speed of "five hundred in three days and one thousand in six days."

"You are so talented, please don't try to persuade me."

Cao Cao waved his hand gently. "But you, after my brother leaves, you must be very careful when stationed in Hanzhong. Guan Yangping Pass is surrounded by mountains and rivers. The terrain is extremely dangerous, and it is located at the intersection of the Hao River and the Han River, with both west and south sides. Surrounded by rivers and backed by dangerous mountains, it can be called the most powerful pass in Hanzhong."

"Keep this place safe. No matter how cunning the big-eared thief is, or how clever Zhuge villagers are, Hanzhong will be safe! When Xiangfan is captured, I will come back to help you."

As he spoke, Cao Cao did not forget to stretch out his arm and pat Xia Houyuan heavily on the shoulder.

Xia Houyuan handed over his hand. "I will obey the Prime Minister's words. Yuan will guard Yangping Pass."

Xia Houyuan expressed his stance, but Zhang He and Xu Huang seemed to be in a depressed mood. They looked at each other and both let out long sighs.

Their mood was the same as that of Cao Hong, Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen, not so happy.

After preparing to go south for so long, I have become proficient in mountain warfare. Now it is better not to attack but to defend.

Isn’t this just allowing the big-eared thief to grow bigger?

nature…

Cao Cao had a clear view of the moods of these lieutenants. He raised his hand and repeated that sentence loudly.

"People are not satisfied with the suffering. Now that we have captured Long, we will look back at Shu! All the officers and men will follow me south to Jingxiang. Once Jingxiang is defeated, Bashu will be isolated and helpless, and the big-eared thief will not be able to get along with the Zhuge villagers!"

After finishing his words, Cao Cao waved his hand, solemn and exciting military music sounded, and the army continued to move forward.

After a while, the army disappeared on the official road, and Xia Houyuan led the troops away first.

Xu Huang rode up to Zhang He. He winked at Zhang He, and the two men moved aside.

Xu Huang just said with emotion: "General Zhang, you are indeed right."

Zhang He sighed "Alas" and was about to express the frustration in his chest.

Suddenly, someone called them from behind.

"General Xu, General Zhang..."

Xu Huang and Zhang He turned around and saw a familiar face, one of Cao Cao's tiger and leopard mounted guards.

The two of them were slightly surprised.

But the tiger and leopard riding guard said: "I have been ordered by the Prime Minister to bring a message to you two. Tonight... outside Yangping Pass, the Prime Minister specially left something to give to the two generals. Please go alone!"

Well…

After saying this, the atmosphere suddenly became mysterious.

Of course, Zhang He and Xu Huang did not doubt the identity of this tiger and leopard rider.

In fact, this is not the first time that Su Wei has summoned Cao Cao.

Just...this time.

It was clear that the prime minister had left, but he still invited the two of them to go outside Yangping Pass, saying that he would leave something behind.

What's left?

"I don't know, what did the Prime Minister leave behind? It must be late at night to see people?"

"You will know as soon as the two generals leave."

Xu Huang also wanted to ask. Su Wei had already turned around and rode away. The place where they were attacking... was Cao Cao's Tiger and Ben Army Corps.

For a moment, Zhang He and Xu Huang looked at each other.

More and more mystery swept through my body.

Over there.

After Cao Cao walked away, he waved his hand, and Xu Chu quickly rode to Cao Cao's carriage.

Cao Cao asked: "Have you sent someone to inform Gong Ming and Jun Yi?"

Xu Chu answered truthfully: "According to the prime minister's instructions, I have informed you."

Cao Cao nodded slightly, but asked again: "Is the stove ready at Miaocai?"

"Everything is ready..."

After hearing Xu Chu's affirmative answer, Cao Cao turned around and saw the thick smoke rising over Hanzhong City. He finally showed a cheerful smile.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

He was in a good mood.

People say that if Cao Cao smiles, life or death will be unpredictable!

But I don’t know, this time...who will live or die?

…

…

Chengdu, General Zuo's Mansion.

When Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang rushed back, Fazheng, Li Yan, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian, Jian Yong, Huang Zhong, Yan Yan and others were already guarding the door.

It seems that they also heard the news of Cao Cao's withdrawal.

There were also several messengers, and they did not dare to read out the latest "biography" without Liu Bei.

"Let's do something——"

Liu Bei sat on the main seat, Mi Zhu sat on the second seat on the left, Zhuge Liang sat next to Mi Zhu, Fazheng sat beside Zhuge Liang, and below them were Li Yan, Sun Qian, Jian Yong...

Just looking at this seat, it is very particular.

As Zhu Wenwu knelt down on both sides, the messenger began to report.

"I received the flying pigeon two hours ago. The Wei army is indeed withdrawing..."

"I received the flying pigeon an hour ago, and I can confirm that Cao Cao is in the withdrawal team, and Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, and Cao Zhen are all there..."

"We received flying pigeons half an hour ago, and the Wei army passed by Shangyong with more than 100,000 soldiers and horses."

Hearing this, Liu Bei said to himself with mixed emotions: "Finally... God has been kind to the Han Dynasty. It's good to retreat, and it's good to retreat."

I was still in Zhuge Mansion just now, and I planned to read Guan Lin's third answer sheet.

But when Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang heard that Cao Cao was retreating, they could not remain calm.

Hurry back to General Zuo's Mansion...

I was going to summon all the civil and military officials to discuss this matter, but I never thought that they would all be here already.

Huang Zhong suggested: "My lord, since Cao Cao is not here, the Wei army does not dare to go south. This is a good opportunity. Our army should go north to capture Hanzhong."

"No..." Fazheng quickly reminded: "Sooner or later, Hanzhong will be captured, but the time is not ripe yet. What the lord needs now is more time to develop, time to secure Yizhou."

"For three months, people in Shu have been in panic. No matter whether it is the soldiers of the three armies or the officials, no one can sleep peacefully. Everyone is under great pressure. At this time... the soldiers stationed at the pass should be relieved. Take precautions, take a rest, and let the officials and the people breathe a sigh of relief. The so-called relaxation is appropriate. When Cao Cao's thieves go south, they should be prepared with a tight formation, and when Cao's thieves retreat, they should also relax a bit."

When Fazheng said these words, his hand seemed to cover his chest inadvertently and scratched it a little, but this action was very subtle and was not noticed by anyone.

It seems that his body...is not easy to bear this pressure.

"I think so too."

Liu Bei spoke quickly, unable to hide his approval of his "good friend" Fazheng's proposal. "The soldiers on Jinniu Road, Micang Road, and Lychee Road have been in intensive formation for so many months. I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on any longer. Mo."

Speaking of them, even the preparations were under great pressure and could not sleep all night. Takanao said, "Relax in a certain way"... It is really time for the soldiers, officials, people, and myself... to take off their guard and take a rest, haha

…”

As he spoke, Liu Bei smiled slightly.

When he smiled, the whole court laughed.

This is a smile of relief under great pressure.
To be continued...