In order to prevent the pursuit of the Sima army, Cao Liang deliberately arranged for the Tun Cavalry Battalion and the Xiao Cavalry Battalion to break off, and let the Xiandeng Battalion, the Infantry Battalion, the Left Guard Battalion and the Right Guard Battalion evacuate first.

However, this worry is obviously superfluous, Sima Zhao's army is blocked on the south bank of the Yellow River, and Sima Zhao is only engaged in defensive operations on the south bank of the Yellow River this time, and he is not prepared to cross the river at all, and he will not be able to cross the Yellow River in a short time.

As for Chen Tai in Huai County, it seemed that he was frightened by the Bingzhou army, even if the Bingzhou army retreated at this moment, he didn't dare to go out of the city to pursue easily, for fear of falling into the trap of the Bingzhou army.

Therefore, during the entire retreat, there was no fighting, and the retreat of the state army was calm.

As the most elite cavalry units of the Bingzhou Army, the Tun Cavalry Battalion and the Xiao Cavalry Battalion went out this time, which was more like a trip to Hanoi.

Although for many people, it is a great pity to give up Hanoi County, which has been in hand, but Cao Liang does not think so, the war has never been based on one city and one place to judge success or failure, Hanoi County gains and losses, it seems that the Bingzhou army is doing useless work in this expedition, but it is through such a battle that the combat capability of the Bingzhou Army has been improved, the enemy has been annihilated by more than 10,000, and the morale of the Sima Army has been hit, and Chen Tai, who is known as one of the four tiger generals of the Sima Army, cannot shrink.

And Cao Liang's biggest gain is to add another fierce general-Ma Long, although Ma Long's flat box car formation is still somewhat lacking, but this new style of chariot method is still eye-catching, if you can overcome those shortcomings, the flat box car formation will definitely be able to shine on the battlefield in the future.

Of course, the only regret is that Sima Yi did not take the bait, Cao Liang's plan to save Zhao from Wei this time ended in failure, Wang Ling's defeat is already irreversible, I am afraid that the gods will not be able to save him.

After the defeat of Wang Ling, Cao Liang will inevitably bear greater pressure, the period of Sima Yi's expedition to Huainan is the most relaxed period of time for Cao Liang, and it is also the golden period of the development of the state army, Cao Liang not only expanded the state army by nearly double, but also made remarkable achievements in agriculture economically, and the situation in the state is developing in a thriving direction.

But with the end of the Huainan War and the end of the golden years of the Bingzhou Army, Sima Yi will inevitably target the spearhead of the attack on Bingzhou, and Bingzhou will fall into war again.

However, from the perspective of the Three Kingdoms and a game of chess, Wang Ling's defeat must not be a bad thing, Wang Ling did not hesitate to surrender to Eastern Wu in order to protect himself, and if Sima Yi's expedition failed, the entire Huainan land would also completely fall into the hands of the Wu people.

And Huainan is the most important link of the southeast defense line of Wei, once lost, not only Huainan will be lost, even the hinterland of the Central Plains will also suffer from it, and the power of Wu will be able to expand northward rapidly, which will definitely not be good news for Cao Liang, who is determined to revive the great cause of Cao Wei.

After Cao Liang led the Bingzhou army back to Bingzhou, Lu Zhao, who attacked Weize Pass, and Chen Qian, Hu Fen, who attacked Jiexiu, soon retreated.

In fact, they led the army to attack Bingzhou, all of which had a strong purpose, and if Cao Liang's main force had stayed in Hanoi, then Lu Zhao and Chen Qian might have spared no effort in their attack, taking advantage of the empty opportunity of Bingzhou to make some gains.

But after the main force of the Bingzhou army returned, they naturally didn't prepare to be bored, not to mention that the task had been completed, so there was no need to stay in Bingzhou, and it was naturally reasonable to retreat.

After retreating to Shangdang, Cao Liang did not stay too much in Shangdang, but went straight to Jinyang.

His father's coffin had been sent back to Jinyang in advance under the escort of Fang Bu, and Cao Liang also specially sent someone to send a letter to the family to get them ready.

Although Cao Yan has been dead for more than two years, but this time to transport his bones back to Bingzhou, Cao Liang plans to bury his father in a grand manner, after all, Cao Yan was also a marquis during his lifetime, and now with Cao Liang's status in Bingzhou, it is really unreasonable not to bury Cao Yan ceremoniously.

After Cao Liang returned to Jinyang, the Cao family had already made all the preparations for the funeral, and specially found a feng shui master to select a feng shui treasure land on the Longshan Mountain in the west of Jinyang as Cao Yan's burial place.

The specific funeral is naturally presided over by a special person, as a filial son of Cao Liang dressed in linen and filial piety, the funeral is not only decent, but also grand, Cao Liang welcomed his father's skeleton back to the state, and was also rumored to be beautiful in Jinyang.

Of course, Liu Ying couldn't be more satisfied, after Cao Yan died in Beibi Mountain, the body could not be recovered, so Liu Ying has always been haunted, and can only set up a well-dressed grave to mourn.

Now Cao Yan has managed to recapture Cao Yan's remains from Sima's hands, which can be regarded as a huge surprise for Liu Ying.

However, after Cao Liang came back this time, Liu Ying didn't see Wang Yuanji and Tao Fu again, which couldn't help but make Liu Ying suspicious, but Cao Liang had been busy with the funeral, and Liu Ying didn't bother to ask, so she could only wait until Cao Yan was buried, and after Cao Liang was free, Liu Ying deliberately called Cao Liang to him and asked about Wang Yuanji.

Cao Liang didn't hide this from his mother, so he told her bluntly: "My father's remains are to be exchanged for Wang Yuanji, otherwise how could the Sima family agree to return my father's remains." ”

Liu Ying was shocked, and said: "Wang Yuanji is a member of the Sima family, because it is understandable that you have always refused to accept her as a concubine, and it is okay to send her away, but after all, that child is your own flesh and blood, how can you ruthlessly abandon it?" ”

Cao Liang smiled dumbly and said, "Mother, you don't want to think about it, if this child is really my child, how can I not want him?" I have already told you before, nothing happened between me and Wang Yuanji, that child is not mine at all, and sending them away this time can be regarded as reuniting their family. ”

Cao Liang did deny it before, but at that time, Liu Ying thought that Cao Liang might be because of face and did not tell the truth, after all, that child and Cao Liang were indeed somewhat similar, so Liu Ying stubbornly thought that this child was Cao Liang's.

But this time, Cao Liang cut first and then sent Wang Yuanji's mother and son away, and Liu Ying realized that this child may not be Cao Liang's.