"Zilian is loyal, brave and good at fighting, so he entrusted him with a heavy task and let him guard Wancheng, but unfortunately he is brave and unscrupulous, impatient and greedy, resulting in today's defeat, this is the old man's improper employment!"

In Yecheng-General's Mansion, Cao Cao was quite shocked when he heard the news of the defeat of the Xinye army, and after deeply remorseling himself, he immediately convened the civil and military ministers to discuss the countermeasures!

Wancheng is in danger, communicating with the north and the south, and the military value is extremely important, and now it has fallen into the hands of Liu Bei, it is like a tiger with wings, Xuchang and Luoyang are all threatened, making it difficult for people to sleep and eat!

What's worse is that after the Battle of Xinye, the southern princes were greatly encouraged, and they all stationed heavy troops on the border, once Jingzhou, Hanzhong, and Jiangdong formed a military alliance and jointly sent troops to the north, the general trend of the world was unpredictable!

"See the Prime Minister-Auxiliary Regent, the merit is towering!"

"You don't need to be polite, quickly sit on both sides, there is a military aircraft to discuss important matters today!

After a while, Xiao Yi, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahoudun, Xu Huang, Yu Ban, Li Dian, and Le Jin ...... A group of civil and military ministers came to the general's mansion and saluted the prime minister!

Cao Cao held his hands in a false manner, motioned for everyone to take their seats, and explained in detail the matter of 'Cao Hong's defeat and Wancheng', hoping to work together to deal with the current predicament!

Cao's army launched a large-scale northern expedition, hundreds of thousands of horses were in Yecheng, the rear was extremely empty, and the southern princes were ready to move, making people uneasy, and the current situation was only two choices:

First: the army retreated to the south of the Yellow River, and divided troops to garrison Xuchang, Luoyang, Shouchun, and Chang'an to ensure that the rear was safe and sound, and deter the princes of several towns in the south.

In this way, the Northern Expedition was abandoned halfway, Yuan Xuan occupied the area of Youzhou, and there were tens of thousands of horses under his command, if he colluded with Karasuma, Xianbei, and Liaodong, and waved his army south again, the city that Cao's army had just occupied would probably be difficult to preserve, and the strategic plan to unify the Central Plains would be delayed indefinitely!

The second is: resist all pressure, continue the northern expedition of the army, and strive to sweep away the remnants of the Yuan clan in the shortest possible time, and after unifying the Central Plains, return to the army to clean up the southern princes!

The problem is that in the bitter cold land of Youzhou and Liaodong, Karasuma and Xianbei are erratic, once the main force of Cao's army goes on a northern expedition, it will be difficult to win in the short term, and the southern princes will take advantage of the weakness to attack Xuchang, Luoyang, and Chang'an, and things will be troublesome!

At that time, there were remnants of the enemy in front of him, the old nest in the rear was lost, the Cao army was in a dilemma, the army's spirit was fluctuating, and even the whole army would be wiped out, it was too dangerous!

"Xuchang and Luoyang are empty, once they fall into the hands of the enemy, it will be difficult for our families to be saved, so let's return to the army as soon as possible!"

"Since the Northern Expedition of the army, the soldiers have suffered countless casualties, how can they give up halfway, or be ruthless and continue the Northern Expedition!"

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The ministers also discussed a lot, some advocated withdrawing the army, some suggested the Northern Expedition, each with its own reason, arguing with each other, but could not find a solution to both worlds!

"Liu Biao is flashy and unrealistic, although he sits on the nine counties of Jingxiang, but he is a dog guarding the household, and he has no ambition to go north, Liu Bei has great ambitions, but unfortunately his own strength is not enough, and he can't set off a big storm, so he is not enough to be afraid!

Sun Quan and Zhang Lu saw the wind and made the rudder, as long as Jingzhou did not send troops, they would not act rashly, the prime minister divided the troops and sent generals, and it was enough to hold the two cities of Shouchun and Chang'an, and the main force of our army did not have to return to help, and they could rest assured that they would continue the Northern Expedition! ”

Guo Jia has a unique eye, and analyzes the characters, abilities, and reactions of the princes quite thoroughly, some have no ambition, some have no guts, and some have no wisdom...... None of this will be a big deal!

Liu Bei is a hero in troubled times, but unfortunately he rose too late, there is no four or five years, and he can't become a climate at all, at that time, Cao Jun has already pacified the Central Plains, and then waved his army south!

"The Prime Minister is not at ease, you can lead the army back to Xuchang and personally sit in the imperial court, so as not to have a different heart, and the last general is willing to take the people of the headquarters and continue to advance into Youzhou and Liaodong, and he will not win a complete victory, and he will not return to the court!"

Xiao Yi also stood up and was willing to lead the Northern Expedition alone and unify the great cause of the Central Plains, and he must not give up halfway!

"Feng Xiao, no worries are reasonable, the old man is looking to unify the Central Plains, how can he withdraw halfway and make the world laugh, as for the princes of the southern towns, they will never have the courage to go north!"

Cao Cao's lifelong wish is to occupy the Central Plains first, and then dominate the world, and will never give up halfway, let alone hand over the banner to others, and his son-in-law will not succeed!

The decision has been made, and the next step is to discuss it carefully, who will continue the Northern Expedition, who will divide the troops to garrison, and no longer trust non-people, Cao Hong is a lesson from the past!

"Report! - General Zilian came to Yecheng and was kneeling under the lobby to plead guilty, and asked the Prime Minister to decide! ”

While discussing, a personal soldier came in to tell him that Cao Hong, the general of the defeated army, had returned, and the ministers were in an uproar, and they didn't know what the prime minister would do!

"Boom! -Boom! -Boom! ”

After a while, Cao Hong wore his hair and bare feet, tied his arms, knelt and entered the lobby, kowtowing three times in a row, without any words, just a look of disgrace!

Wancheng is not only a military town, but also the place where the eldest prince Cao Ang fell, which has a special significance, but was lost by himself, and killed two nephews and tens of thousands of horses.

Therefore, after Cao Hong woke up, he came to Yecheng day and night, let his own soldiers bind him, knelt down and went to the court to ask for guilt, as for whether to kill or kill, there was no complaint at all!

"Losing troops and losing generals, losing cities and losing land, resulting in the deterioration of the overall situation in the world, what face do you have to see the old man, the tiger and leopard elite soldiers obey the order, and push out the defeated army to behead it!"

Cao Cao enforced the law like a mountain, although he was reluctant in his heart, he still issued a beheading order, so as not to let anyone talk behind his back and say that he was bending the law for personal gain!

The 'Tiger and Leopard Rider' is a confidant and pro-army, and he obeys the orders of the Prime Minister, and immediately rushed out several gold-armored warriors, ready to push Cao Hong out and behead him, but was stopped by a group of civil and military ministers!

"Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and I hope that the prime minister will calm his anger and let General Zilian go!"

"Killing the general is not good for the army, please let Zilian make meritorious service and continue to serve the country!"

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Flesh and blood brothers, blood is thicker than water, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan and a group of clan generals, all knelt down to intercede for Cao Hong, and couldn't bear to see other people's heads fall to the ground!

Xiao Yi and Guo Jia are the sons-in-law of the Cao family, they can't sit idly by, and they also stepped forward to intercede together.

"As the general of the defeated army, he should have been beheaded to show the public, since a group of important ministers interceded for you, the old man would be extrajudicial once, and temporarily send the head, if there is another offense, he will be beheaded!"

Cao Cao didn't want to kill anyone, but when he saw the civil and military ministers pleading, he got off the donkey down the slope for two reasons:

One: When the pursuit of the Xiliang army failed, Cao Cao almost lost his life, but it was Cao Hong who sacrificed his life to save him and gave his mount to Cao Cao, so he escaped from the heavens, and the grace of saving his life is unforgettable!

Second: Xiao Yi's military achievements are outstanding, and his power is getting bigger and bigger, and he must support the generals surnamed Cao in order to compete with him, Cao Hong is one of the backbones of the clan, and he is loyal, killing him is not good for the overall situation!

However, the capital crime can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped, Cao Hong was scolded with fifty military sticks, his general Zhengnan was dismissed, demoted to an ordinary lieutenant, and then fined 10,000 taels of gold, and the families of the fallen soldiers were compensated!

"Smack! --Syllable! Syllable! ”

Several samurai dragged Cao Hong out, tied him to a bench, and slammed his back with his batons, causing the flesh to be blurred and miserable......

Fortunately, the soldier knows the severity of the matter, but only breaks its flesh and skin, and will not hurt the muscles and bones, after the execution, apply gold sore medicine, and then carefully wrap it with white silk, and it will recover in just one or two months!

Cao Hong is also a man, although the torture was painful, he stood up without saying a word, and then dragged his bloody body and crawled back to the lobby.

In the matter of dividing troops and sending generals, specific arrangements were also made, so that Li Dian could lead the army of 30,000 to Shouchun to assist Zhang Liao to resist Jiangdong and ensure that the land of Jianghuai was fine!

Let Lejin command 50,000 troops, stationed in the eastern capital-Luoyang City, and work with Cao Ren, the general of Xuchang, to ensure that the nest is safe and sound, especially to monitor the movements of the 'big-eared thief'!

Cao Cao personally repaired a book, sent a messenger to Hanzhong, and presented a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, hoping to maintain friendship with Zhang Lu, the two sides should not lightly raise the sword soldiers, and strictly ordered the defenders of Guanzhong to patrol day and night, not to be negligent, and to be fully prepared!

"The big-eared thief is a person who has been defeated repeatedly, why did he come to the land of Jingxiang and be reborn, he destroyed tens of thousands of my horses in a battle, and also took Wancheng over, there must be a master behind him to help!"

After the matter was disposed of, Cao Cao began to reflect, Cao Hong is a brave general after all, and he has been fighting horses for many years, and it is not easy to beat him!

"Lord Prime Minister Qiqi, Liu Bei has a new military advisor Xu Shu, this person is a last-ditch strategy and uses soldiers like a god, so our army is defeated!"

On the way to escape, Cao Hong also tried his best to probe, and it was not a shame to lose the war, at least he knew who he lost?

"Military advisor Xu Shu...... Yingchuan Wizards...... It's going to be bad now, this one is terrible, and the rest is even more terrible! ”

Hearing Xu Shu's name, Cao Cao and the other civil and military forces were quite puzzled, obviously not knowing at all, except for two people, one was the strategist Cheng Yu, with a look of surprise on his face; The other is Xiao Yi, with a look of fear rising in his heart, not afraid of Xu Shu, but worried about another person - Wolong!

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