The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 437 Siege of Yangping Pass

It is said that after Cao Cao led his troops back to Xudu, his body had just recovered, and he received the military report that Cao Hong led his troops back to aid Nanzheng when he was ambushed, and [-] soldiers lost [-].Cao Cao immediately took the lead again, because he knew that there would not be many soldiers and horses in the whole Hanzhong, and the situation would be even worse.

Cao Cao spat out a mouthful of old blood in excitement, and the people around him panicked for a while, Dong Zhao quickly called a doctor to treat Cao Cao.In fact, Cao Cao didn't have much problem, but he was very angry, and he was too old to withstand the stimulation, but the headache was even worse.

In fact, Cao Cao knew what kind of path he was on since the "Yidai Zhao" incident. This was a path that he could not turn back and could only go all the way to the end, because turning back would mean the destruction of the nine tribes.However, this road is not easy to walk, and many people who have taken this road have ended badly, such as Huo Guang, Dou Xian, and Dong Zhuo. He is not sure what he will encounter and whether he can get out of it. It's a bright road, so I was cautious at the beginning, walking on thin ice.

Long-term use of the brain is stressful, and at the same time he likes to be suspicious, so it causes cerebral vasospasm, which leads to headaches. Every time Cao Cao thinks too much, the condition will aggravate.

It is recorded in "Three Kingdoms" that Cao Cao often had headaches when he sent troops to quell Yuan Shao, because he couldn't beat Yuan Shao at that time, so he was in a hurry.But when Cao Cao's headache started to get serious, it was after Yuan Shao was eliminated and the emperor was held hostage. He had to deal with a lot of military and state affairs, and he had to be on guard against someone trying to harm him all the time.

There is another reason that makes the condition worse, that is, Cao Cao is worried about outsiders, and every time he goes out to fight, he has to lead his troops in person, and the battle of the army often lasts for several months or even a year or two.During this period, diet and daily life were irregular, and sometimes he would discuss the war with his advisers until late at night, and Cao Cao was more lustful, and then he fought a battle with beautiful women, what health could bear it?

Once, when Cao Cao was sleeping, a servant came in to cover him with a quilt, but Cao Cao killed him as an assassin. It can be seen that Cao Cao was very nervous when he was sleeping, and he was always on guard, and then he said that he killed people in his dreams. This is a sign of an aggravated condition.

When Cao Cao learned that Cao Hong was ambushed, he immediately thought of the situation in Hanzhong and judged that Nanzheng was in danger.If Nanzheng is lost, Hanzhong will be completely lost. If Hanzhong is lost, Liangzhou will be hard to protect. If Liangzhou is lost, Guanzhong will be in danger!This is a chain reaction, one link after another, one wrong step will lead to another wrong step.

Sometimes the two factions are at loggerheads at the beginning, and they have confronted each other for more than ten years, but perhaps because of the loss of a certain important place, the whole faction quickly collapsed.

For example, the court of the Southern Song Dynasty and the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty held a stalemate in Xiangyang for six years, and the Mongolian army of 20 was blocked. However, once Xiangyang fell, the Southern Song Dynasty soon perished.

Seeing Cao Cao gradually stabilized, Sima Yi quickly said: "Wei Wang, judging from the time of this military report, we have to prepare for the worst. Now we should send troops immediately to stabilize Guanzhong first. If Zhang Yun can hold Yangping Pass, Then we still have a chance to take back Hanzhong slowly, if Yangping pass is lost, we need heavy troops to guard Chang'an and Wudu."

Cao Cao also knew that what Sima Yi said was reasonable, and this was the best way to deal with it at this time. Even if Zhang Wu took Hanzhong, as long as Liangzhou and Guanzhong were well guarded, Zhang Wu would still be trapped in the mountains.

Although Zhang Wu is already strong and strong, he has a fatal shortcoming, that is, he has no cavalry.In the south, Zhang Wu can rely on the navy to dominate, but after crossing the Qinling and Huaihe Rivers to the north, he will be dominated by cavalry.As long as he firmly controls the horse-producing land and prevents Zhang Wu from building up a cavalry force, he will still have an advantage in the coming war.

Cao Cao decided to follow Sima Yi's advice and sent [-] troops to garrison Chang'an to stabilize the situation on the western front.But now that the clan generals have been sent out, who should lead the troops?
After thinking for a while, Cao Cao ordered Yu Jin to lead [-] troops to Chang'an immediately, because he was very relieved about Jin, and it should be safe for the [-] troops to be temporarily handed over to him.Cao Cao already knew that Xiahoudun had driven from Wancheng to Hanzhong, which meant that he could hand over the army to Xiahoudun after he arrived in Chang'an.

At the same time, Cao Cao felt that the western front lacked a military advisor who was capable enough to contend with the opponent, so he ordered Sima Yi and Yu Jin to set off together to serve as Xiahou Dun's military advisor.After Xun You died, Sima Yi's performance was remarkable.

While Sima Yi was surprised, he was also secretly happy. Staying by Cao Cao's side not only required all his energy to deal with this suspicious boss, but also had no chance to seize power.Once he is separated from Cao Cao, although he is also Xiahou Dun's military adviser, the opportunity will be different from now. Xiahou Dun is much easier to deal with than Cao Cao.

In history, Sima Yi gradually gained military power on the western front of Wei State, and gathered the hearts of a group of generals and soldiers.

After Yu Jin led the troops to leave, Cao Cao felt that the number of troops in his hand was a bit small. Once Zhang Wu wanted to cross the Huaihe River to do something, it would be difficult to deal with it, so he recalled his second son Cao Zhang who was stationed in the north, and ordered him to lead [-] elite soldiers. The army returned to Yecheng.

On the side of Yangping Pass, Xu Shu and Pang Tong also knew that time was running out. Maybe the next wave of reinforcements from Cao Jun would arrive soon. They must take Yangping Pass as soon as possible to ensure the safety of Hanzhong.

In order to capture Nanzheng, Xu Shu had already used up kerosene bombs and gunpowder. Although there were still some stocks in Xiangyang, the water in the distance could not quench his thirst. When the supplies arrived, Cao Cao might have arrived.

There is no way, now I can only attack by force, and take human life to pay for it. There are always things in this world that even if they know it is difficult, they have to do it.

Of course Xiahoudun and Zhang Yun also knew the importance of Yangping Pass, which was their only hope to regain Hanzhong, so they would definitely resist desperately.

At this time, Xu Shu had about [-] soldiers under his command, while there were originally [-] soldiers of Zhang Yun in Yangping Pass. Later, Xiahou Dun led [-] cavalry.

Although there is a large difference in the strength of the two sides, Cao's army is on the side defending the city, and Yangping Pass is in a difficult terrain. It is not easy to defeat it in a short time.

How did Liu Bei win the Yangping Pass in the original book?It's also very simple. After Cao Cao lost to Liu Bei in the Battle of Nanzheng, he was a little unwilling, so he personally led his army out of the pass to fight Liu Bei, but was defeated in an ambush and returned.Liu Bei led his troops to surround Yangping Pass, but Boss Cao was scared away!
That's right, you are so afraid that you abandon the pass and leave.

Then Cao Cao began to hesitate again, wanting to fight but also to retreat. As a result, a "chicken rib" incident occurred. Yang Xiu was killed by Cao Cao for the crime of confusing the army, and Cao Cao was shot twice by Wei Yan in the next battle. Only one front tooth had to be withdrawn.

(End of this chapter)