Great Wei Nengchen

The second is to make suggestions to Cao Pi: Don't abolish national affairs because of one person's death, and hope to continue to use troops against Bashu to defeat the Liu Bei Group in one fell swoop!

And solemnly stated: If it is not convenient for Master Sima to take command in the southwest, he is willing to command the army and go south to fight Liu Bei.

Xia Houyuan wrote more than ten times in a row, but they were all like mud cows falling into the sea, and there was no reply. This is not surprising, Guanzhong and Hanzhong are all under Xiao Yi's control, and most of the soldiers and horses are his direct descendants. Don't even think about attacking Bashu!

But Xiao Yi didn't want to fight any more, except for leaving some troops to defend the three plank roads of Jinniu, Miicang, and Yangba, the rest of the troops concentrated to Nanzheng City, and gradually withdrew to the Guanzhong area. Let's recuperate and adjust the internal contradictions of the Caoying Group!

Unexpectedly, when Xia Houyuan was disheartened and was about to lead his troops to withdraw northward, he suddenly received a secret order:

"Immediately take over all the soldiers and horses in Hanzhong and Guanzhong, and when things are done, you will be granted the titles of General and False Festival Yue, Bo Quan will be the order of Chang'an, and Zhong Quan will be the prefect of Hanzhong!" '

The secret order is Cao Pi's own handwriting, stamped with the treasure of the king of Wei, the golden seal of the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, and various secret paintings, there will be absolutely no mistakes!

But after reading the secret order, the envoy took it back, tore it into pieces several times, swallowed it directly, and then left overnight without any delay in the camp!

This shows that although Cao Pi instigated Xiahou and his son to seize military power, he was unwilling to take any responsibility. The reason is very simple, the risk of this matter is too great.

Now the generals commanding troops in Guanzhong and Hanzhong, Ma Liu, Daniu, Gao Shun, Jiang Qi, Huang Zhong... are all Xiao Yi's confidantes, and they obey him. I can't command these titans either!

If it is incorporated by force, the two sides will probably meet swordsmen. Xia Houyuan's troops are newly defeated, and their morale is very low. Against hundreds of thousands of tigers and wolves, there is almost no chance of winning, and they will be torn to pieces in an instant. up.

Then again, with such a "big piece of fat" on his lips, he would feel itchy if he didn't eat it, so Xia Houyuan found two sons and more than a dozen confidant generals to discuss ways to seize military power!

But after seven or eight days of deliberation, it was still too late to make a decision, and there was no safe way. The anxious Xia Houyuan couldn't sleep or eat, his eyes were red, and he drank seven or eight bowls of fire-reducing decoction a day, and his mouth was still full of anger!

"My lord general, Nanzheng City has issued another urgent order, telling us to withdraw our troops quickly and return to Guanzhong from Ziwu Valley!"

"You bastard, a mere prefect of Hanzhong dares to order this general?"

"Prefect Ma also said that if the general does not withdraw his troops, he will stop supplying food and grass!"

"What, you're bullying me too much. The old man is the general of the country. Can An Neng suffer this humiliation?"

"There are also two generals, Xu Huang and Yu Jin, who have already led the two troops on the left and right to march towards Ziwu Valley first!"

"Traitors, two traitors - get out!"

During the discussion, a soldier sent a military order. After Xia Houyuan saw it, he was furious, and he tore it to pieces in a few strokes, and kicked the soldier out again.

I am the younger brother of the former king, the uncle of the current great king, and one of the eight ministers of Gu Ming, even if he is a minister of military affairs in the court, he must give himself three points!

Ma Liu is just a little prefect, and he dared to point fingers at him, didn't he rely on Xiao Yi's influence? This also proves an old saying: a small man must not be without money for a day, and a man must not be without power for a day, otherwise he will be punished. People look down on it!

Under the strong stimulation, Xia Houyuan finally made up his mind to risk his life to fight, capture hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Guanzhong and Hanzhong, sit in the position of general, let those who despise him obediently submit to their feet, But how to seize power?

"Father really wants to sit in the southwest and control hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, but my son has a plan that may facilitate this!"

"What's my son's trick, tell me quickly and listen!"

The eldest son Xia Houheng is brave and resolute, and is a good fighter in the front line, while the second son Xia Houba is witty and cunning, often comes up with some 'bad ideas', and has always acted as a think tank!

Hearing that the second son had a plan to seize power, Xia Houyuan hurriedly asked, and at the same time asked his own soldiers to guard the door of the big tent to prevent the news from leaking out, which would lead to death!

"This military order states that father should lead the troops from the Ziwu Valley back to Guanzhong, and then return eastward to Xuchang City, and no stay in the Guanzhong area is allowed!

The military order is like a mountain, and there is no way to bear it by force. Why don't you come along and agree to withdraw the troops first, so that Ma Liu, Huang Zhong and others can relax their vigilance!

Then he made an excuse to say: There are too many vehicles in Zizhong in the army, and the Ziwu Valley is rough and difficult to navigate, so he asked to change to the Bao ramp, so that it would be justifiable, and led the troops to march westward, all the way to the city of Nanzheng!

Father pretended to be sick and unable to lead the army forward. Ma Liu, Gao Shun and others must come to visit the camp because of their sympathy, so they took advantage of the situation to detain them, and then showed the previous king's warrant to forcibly take over Hanzhong Soldiers from all walks of life!

All the soldiers and horses have no leader, so they will obey orders obediently, so the military and political power in Hanzhong County should be in the hands of my father, and then lead the army north to the Bao ramp, heading straight for Chang'an City!

Grand Sima Yuan was fighting the rebellion in Hebei, only Xiao Xuan was in charge of Chang'an City, Huang Kou, a child, without major events, how can he be his father's opponent, as long as he is frightened, he will obediently sacrifice the city!

In this way, the two lands in Guanzhong and Hanzhong, as well as hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, are all under the control of my father. With such a strong capital, why should Xiahou's family worry about being rich? "

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"Haha, my son is resourceful and resourceful. He is not inferior to Guo's 'ghost'. With such a clever plan, why should he worry about the failure of his father?"

After hearing the second son's plan, Xia Houyuan was overjoyed, praised him fiercely, and then personally wrote to Nanzheng City, promising to withdraw troops quickly and change to the favor ramp!

At the same time, he planned in detail, how to deceive Ma Liu, Gao Shun and others into the camp, how to control them, and how to take over the affairs of Guanzhong soldiers and horses!

He also took out a blank edict, imitating Cao Cao's tone, and appointed Xia Houyuan as the governor of the Southern Conquest, to control all the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong and Hanzhong, with the power to seize life and death!

He also appointed Xia Houheng as the order of Chang'an and concurrently as the prefect of Fufeng County!

Xia Houba is the order of Nanzheng and concurrently the prefect of Hanzhong County!

In this way, the military and political power in the southwest will all fall into the hands of Xiahou, father and son!

But the old saying is good: the praying mantis catches the cicada, the oriole is behind, just when Xiahou and his son are preparing to seize the military power, someone is already eyeing their heads!

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Thirty miles southeast of Xixiang City - Anyuan City!

Huang Zhong and Huang Xu's father and son commanded [-] elite soldiers and stationed here, nominally guarding against Liu Bei's counterattack, but actually monitoring every move of Xiahou and his son!

"Father, Xiahou and his son agreed to retreat, but instead of going to Ziwu Valley, they want to go to Baoxie Valley instead. The movement of soldiers and horses in the camp is abnormal. I'm afraid they will do something bad!"

"Hehe, as expected by Master Sima, the father and son have malicious intentions and want to seize the military power in Hanzhong and Guanzhong. It's wishful thinking!"

"In this case, how do we deal with it?"

"Follow the plan, kill without mercy!"

"promise!"

Chapter 1619 Dingjun Mountain!

Jian'an 16th year - summer, the second day of April!

Xiahou and his son led [-] horses and infantry, set up camp from Xixiang City, and went upstream along the Han River. They were hungry and thirsty along the way, and stayed overnight at dawn. After eight days of rapid marching, they successfully arrived at the foot of Dingjun Mountain. !

Dingjun Mountain belongs to the remaining range of Daba Mountain. It stretches for more than a hundred miles from east to west, with ups and downs and steep terrain. It blocks Micang Road to the south and Nanzheng City to the north.

In the previous Southwest War, Gao Shun led the camp and was stationed on Dingjun Mountain. He confronted Zhang Fei's troops for more than two months. The two sides confronted each other more than ten times. Arrow clusters are still scattered all over the mountains and fields, and some of the land is dark red, which shows that the battle was fierce at that time.

Now that the war is over, Liu Beijun controls the southern part of Micang Road, and often sends some rangers over to harass near Dingjun Mountain, and investigate the situation in Hanzhong County by the way, worrying that Cao Jun will go south again in a big way!

"Order all ministries to stop advancing, and camp at the foot of the mountain today!"

"Send some more rangers to scout the surrounding situation. All soldiers will not remove their armor, and their horses will never leave their saddles. They will be ready for battle at any time!"

"promise!"