Han counter current

In desperation, in order to win and gain more initiative, Cao Cao had to deploy [-] troops from the rear. In this way, the stalemate for more than a year gradually expanded.

For Cao Cao, he could not afford to lose this battle. In order to defeat Chen Feng, he had bet on nearly two years of grain storage in the Central Plains. If he lost this time, Cao Cao would not be able to go north to fight again within three years.

For Chen Feng, he must win this battle.In order to prevent Cao Cao from recovering his vitality, he almost mobilized all the troops and food in Youzhou, Bingzhou, Qingzhou, Jizhou and other places.

If Cao Cao couldn't be defeated under such an advantage, he wouldn't need to go south again within five years. After all, it would be a huge blow to the rear itself to consume so much luggage and use so many people. damage.

Fortunately, Chen Feng knew what he should do when he started this stalemate, and he knew what goals he should achieve at each stage.

For now, the two sides can only be said to be evenly matched militarily, and no one can do anything to the other.For such a situation, Chen Feng seemed to have expected it.

"Report, report, Xuchang urgent report,,,,,,"

On the road, a messenger soldier galloped in a hurry. A few miles behind him, there seemed to be dust and smoke floating up. It seemed that someone was trying to stop him.

"Hurry up and send the urgent report to Chenliu, the great changes in Xuchang,,,,,,"

When the messenger soldier arrived at the Yanzhou border, he was rescued by patrol soldiers, but he was already seriously injured. Before he died, he could only pass on the urgent report to others. It's pretty safe.

Four days later, in Chenliu territory, in Cao Cao's temporary residence, Guo Jia, who had just recovered for less than half a month, was shocked by this urgent report. Who could have imagined that Xuchang would undergo such a change when Cao Cao went north to fight.

Sima Yi was rescued from the prison by the dead soldiers of the Sima family. At the same time, those spies who were secretly bought by the Sima family and placed in the army by the Sima family launched a mutiny and took control of Xuchang in one fell swoop.

At the same time, the Sima family's forces deployed in Heluo, Sili and other places over the years began to wave their flags, responding to Sima Yi, and even Sima Yi sent envoys to Jingzhou, Jiangdong and other places to seek support.

Cao Cao's other clansmen who stayed in Xuchang are currently being arrested. Even Cao Pi, who is in prison, is now being held hostage by Sima Yi. In the name of Cao Pi, Sima Yi even recruited [-] soldiers and horses near Xuchang.

The Sima family was originally a well-known family. Hundreds of years of business operations have spread the Sima family's network all over the world. Because of Chen Feng, the Sima family did suffer a lot.

But those secret relationships have always existed. In particular, Sima Yi, Sima Lang and others are good at management, and they integrated the forces left by the Sima family in the shortest possible time.

Since Mu Fu found out about Sima Lang's hiding place, the forces controlled by Sima Lang escaped from Chang'an, and then gathered in Xuchang through their own channels, waiting for Sima Yi's call.

For more than a year, Sima Yi has been imprisoned. Due to the long time, many people have forgotten that Sima Yi exists.It was in this situation that the Sima family's dead soldiers and retainers launched a mutiny to rescue Sima Yi and control Xuchang at the same time.

"Impossible, impossible, how could the Sima family still have such great energy, this is impossible."

Guo Jia was shocked after reading the emergency report.In fact, the reason why he persuaded Cao Cao to imprison Sima Yi instead of beheading him was because he was concerned about the Sima family behind Sima Yi.

Originally, in his plan, as long as Sima Yi continued to be imprisoned, and after Cao Cao swept across the north in one fell swoop and unified the north of the Yangtze River, the remnants of the Sima family just wanted to make trouble, so there was no chance.

As long as Sima Yi remains imprisoned, the remnants of the Sima family will not dare to mess around, let alone join the enemy.However, Guo Jia never expected that the Sima family would make such a big fuss at this juncture.

"There must be someone behind the Sima family, it must be like this, who is it..."

Under the sudden turn of the situation, Guo Jia's face that had just regained some of his complexion soon turned flushed. Cao Cao left him to recuperate in the rear because he was afraid that he would continue to work hard, but at this juncture, he had no reason to continue to recuperate.

"Come here, send an order to go down immediately, recruit soldiers and horses, and escort the family members of the lord to the north to join the lord."

Cao Cao has always had the habit of bringing his family and heirs to fight with the army. After all, the world is impermanent, and Cao Cao is also worried that his family will be taken over by his opponents.

For example, in the early years, Cao Cao asked his eldest son Cao Ang to serve in the army. Firstly, it was to cultivate Cao Ang's ability, and secondly, to ensure the safety of the Cao family's blood.

Last year, Cao Pi was suspected of rebellion. After Cao Cao came back strong, he brought several of his older sons, such as Cao Zhi, to Chenliu.

Cao Zhang has been fighting with the army, while Cao Pi and other descendants stayed in Xuchang. Such a scattered arrangement can guarantee the safety of the Cao family to a certain extent.

This time Sima Yi launched a rebellion, successfully occupied Xuchang, captured the Cao clan, and at the same time controlled the Xuchang court. It can be said that Sima Yi's move successfully pinched Cao Cao's lifeline.

"Lead the troops to the north, support the lord, and defeat Chen Feng in one fell swoop. Only in this way can the immediate siege be relieved, otherwise, our army will always be trapped in a two-front battle.

Sima Yi only controlled Xuchang temporarily. If he hadn't held the young master Cao Pi hostage, how could the soldiers and horses near Xuchang obey him.

As long as the lord can return victorious from the north, no one in Xuchang's aristocratic family would dare to resist.Come here, raise food and supplies for me, and make sure to ensure the needs of the frontline war. "

Just when everyone wanted to lead troops south to defeat Sima Yi, Guo Jia ordered the army to go north.Compared to Chen Feng, Sima Yi is now a lunatic, and what he did was nothing but desperate.

He has members of the Cao clan in his hands, so he dares to be so presumptuous. If he is pushed into a hurry, it is very likely that he will attack the Cao clan. This is not what Guo Jia wants to see.

And if the main force of Cao's army goes north to fight against Chen Feng, Sima Yi will definitely relax temporarily. In this way, at least the safety of the Cao and Xiahou clans in Xuchang can be guaranteed.

After all, the family members of many generals in the army are also in Xuchang. It is unwise to besiege or attack Xuchang at this moment, and it will even affect the morale of the army.At that time, if Chen Feng goes south strongly, who else in the Central Plains can resist.

It was precisely because Sima Yi took a fancy to this point that he dared to make such a big commotion at this juncture.In fact, he is calmer than anyone else. The future of the Sima family can only depend on himself.

Chapter 712 Bad luck 1

After Cao Cao received the urgent report from the rear, Chen Feng also got the news almost at the same time.The rebellion in Xuchang shocked Cao Cao, but surprised Chen Feng.

"Sima Yi, he really did it, and he succeeded, hahaha, okay, okay, Cao Mengde, I'm afraid you wouldn't even think of it yourself, God help me."

The joy in Chen Feng's heart was beyond words. There was no way, Cao Cao's military ability was too strong, and his prestige in the Central Plains was too high. It would be quite difficult to defeat him by military means.

Furthermore, the influence of the Cao clan in the Central Plains is quite large, and it is basically impossible to shake its foundation through one or two battles.

Therefore, from the beginning of the stalemate to the present, Chen Feng was just fighting with the opponent for logistics.Of course, among the soldiers under Chen Feng's command, there are also many elites, not inferior to the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and even a small part of them are even more powerful than the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

But when facing Cao Cao, Chen Feng still knew that his talents were limited, at least in such a cold weapon battle, he knew how much he had.

Now, Sima Yi rebelled in Xuchang, hijacked the entire court, occupied Xuchang, and at the same time instigated rebellion in the Sili area, and sent envoys to Jingzhou to seek help.

If he was allowed to operate well, he might be able to take away half of Cao Cao's territory in a short period of time. After all, the prestige of the Sima family is not small, and the hidden strength is not weak.

"Come here, send an order immediately, and order Zhang Hebu and Zhang Xiubu to attack and expand the war."

After being ecstatic, Chen Feng immediately issued an order. He seemed to have envisioned this scene many times, so he never hesitated before making a decision.

In Cao Cao's camp, most of the generals gathered here. These people are Cao Cao's trusted subordinates, and they are also Cao Cao's most loyal followers.

Just now, Cao Cao told everyone about the situation in Xuchang. Most of the family members of the generals present were in Xuchang. It can be said that Sima Yi now holds their lifeline.

However, as long as Cao Cao is still there, no one will be in chaos. Even though they know that Xuchang is in a critical situation, all the generals still believe that as long as their lord is still alive, things will not be too bad.

"All of you have followed me for many years, and lived and died for me. Meng De remembers in his heart that what happened today was caused by the remnants of the Sima family, and has nothing to do with your family members.

Meng De felt ashamed in his heart. Today, if anyone wants to leave, no one in the army can stop him.I believe that as long as you return to Xuchang safely, the remnants of the Sima family will not harm your family. "

Cao Cao's eyes swept across the faces of the crowd, those pupils seemed to be able to see through the hearts of others, and many generals did not even dare to look at Cao Cao.

"I will swear to the death to follow the lord,,,,,,"

Not surprisingly, all the generals in the tent knelt down and swore that even though Cao Cao had said that they would not be held accountable for their crimes, none of them wanted to leave.The deterrent power of the three words Cao Mengde is too great.

"Okay, I, Cao Mengde, did not misunderstand the person, please come up,,,,,,"

At a critical juncture, Cao Cao naturally knew the importance of appeasement of the army, but at the same time, he also knew that if the generals in the army could not firmly believe, it would be better to let them leave as soon as possible.

Fortunately, the accident in Xuchang had just happened, and Sima Yi didn't say anything about the families of the generals, so the morale of the generals was not shaken.