Three Kingdoms, I open a tavern in Xudu

In the entire state of Wei, the only person who wanted to win over Ma Chao was Cao Pi, who was also the only person he could use.

He re-planned his plan before going to Cao Pi. Some things must be implemented as soon as possible, and he also knew that the people in Yecheng must be waiting anxiously.

"Meng Qi, you came to see me suddenly, what's the matter?"

Cao Pi asked unexpectedly, this is also the first time Ma Chao took the initiative to find him after he surrendered.

"There is one thing that I want to analyze with the Second Young Master."

Ma Chao thought about it and said, "Our current situation and situation in Xiangyang is very wrong!"

Cao Pi asked, "Why do you say that?"

Ma Chao analyzed: "First of all, many civil servants and military generals in the state of Jin prefer the eldest son, not the second son. Secondly, the second son seems to be much better than the first son at present, but the power in his hands is not high. , the prestige is also far from enough. I have received the kindness of the second son, so I am naturally on your side, but in this situation, I am the only one who thinks so, and others will only resist the second son."

Not to mention that he came with a mission to do this, even if he didn't have any mission, he still couldn't bear it, and the person he would rely on would be someone like Cao Pi.

These are all facts, even if Cao Pi wanted to deny it, he didn't have the confidence to deny it, so he could only nod slightly.

"Meng Qi, what do you want to do?" Cao Pi asked.

"The reason why we are so despised, I think the reason is that the Second Young Master has not done anything."

Ma Chao continued: "The eldest son once defeated the coalition forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei in Chibi, and also regained Guanzhong and captured Luoyang. What do you have, second son?"

Cao Pi felt his cheeks burn, because he had nothing but to stir up wind and rain in Xiangyang. It cannot be denied that Ma Chao's analysis was accurate.

In the previous fight with Cao Ang, he also joined forces with Sima Yi. With such a bad record, how can others obey him?

The previous Northern Expeditions and various expeditions have nothing to do with Cao Pi. The only thing he has done in recent times that is not offensive is to manage Nanzhong from Yizhou. This is Chen Yang's arrangement and it is not his initiative. Do.

Ma Chao thought for a while, and then said: "If the second son wants to save the situation, he must have credit, and everyone in Xiangyang has to admire the credit."

Cao Pi nodded in agreement, but then asked, "What should I do to get credit?"

"Of course it's the Northern Expedition!"

Ma Chao said without even thinking about it: "Young Master can regain Guanzhong and capture Luoyang. Now Chen Yang is in Guanzhong. It is unrealistic for us to attack in, but Luoyang is still our place. We can use it. We should attack from Luoyang. It's not difficult."

After being reminded by him, Cao Pi felt that it was necessary, and quickly said: "I will arrange for people to go to Luoyang!"

"Wait!"

Ma Chao continued to analyze for him: "How many soldiers and horses can the Second Young Master mobilize?"

"Less than five thousand!"

Cao Pi was very embarrassed when he said that, because such a small group of people still wanted to go to the Northern Expedition, even if it was to give away the head, the enemies were still too few.

When it comes to the battlefield, it is not enough for the Jin army to fight with them.

"Is Second Young Master capable of conscription?"

Ma Chao asked.

"Of course. Are you saying that we should recruit a large number of troops and then gather our troops to go north?"

Cao Pi quickly guessed what he was thinking.

Ma Chan nodded and said: "That's right. Now His Majesty has arranged all the soldiers and horses from the south to go north, which means that the south is relatively empty. We are recruiting troops now. First, we can stabilize the south, and second, we can also prepare for the Northern Expedition. would leave us with nothing."

Cao Pi thought about it for a long time, nodded in agreement and said, "You are right, I should do this, and I have to build my own strength."

Ma Chao added: "It will take a while for the new recruits to get used to training. I am confident that I can help the second son to train them thoroughly and become elites who only obey your orders."

Thinking of Ma Chao's ability, Cao Pi was overjoyed and immediately trusted him, saying quickly, "Okay, I'll make arrangements and make preparations!"

Leaving Cao Pi's house, Ma Chao thought to himself that the first step of the plan could almost be realized.

What to do in the second step depends on when Cao Pi requisitions enough soldiers and horses.

It's just that Ma Chao just returned to his residence, and received a secret report from Yecheng, telling him to do it as soon as possible, and he can't delay it any longer.

"I'm already working on it as soon as possible. This task will be completed soon."

Ma Chao thought to himself, Sima Yi is too impatient now.

Sima Yi also had to be impatient. Chen Yang's momentum was like a broken bamboo. Two days ago, he received the news that Chen Yang was approaching Sheng Le. If this continued, the four northern states would be lost as Wang Ji said.

If there were no four northern states, then Sima Yi would probably be like this.

Not only did it take a lot of time to win Xiangyang, but even the new artillery had to be produced in a hurry, so in less than five days, Yang Xiu had someone tell him that the artillery was ready.

Sima Yi immediately became excited when he heard this, and immediately arranged all the soldiers and horses to go out of the city, to see and test the power of the artillery with his own eyes.

Just at the edge of a forest outside the city, Sima Yi finally saw the new-style cannon that had just been made.

Seeing the artillery for the first time, Sima Yi felt that it would definitely succeed, and their advantage came back.

"Dezu, you are doing well!"

Sima Yi said excitedly: "Can I have a try now?"

Yang Xiu quickly said: "Of course, I can, I'm all ready."

Sima Yi said loudly: "Give me a try right away!"

He couldn't wait to see how powerful this new artillery was.

Following Sima Yi's order, the soldiers around him moved quickly, adjusted the muzzle, aimed at the nearby mountain, and stuffed the shells with bullets into the barrel.

"Your Majesty, this is the first test of the cannon. We don't know whether it will be successful or not. We don't know if it is dangerous. Your Majesty, please stay away to prevent accidents." Yang Xiu reminded.

Sima Yi felt that it was necessary, after all, the explosion of the cannon was terrifying.

When they retreated to a certain distance, Yang Xiu ordered the soldiers to light the fuses again.

Those soldiers, who were in charge of the previous artillery, did everything very skillfully. As the fuse was ignited, the fire quickly entered the barrel.

boom!

A loud noise suddenly appeared from the field. It was deafening and earth-shattering. Even the ground shook, causing smoke and dust all over the sky, and then flesh and blood flew everywhere, which was very terrifying.

The artillery that was so hard to manufacture exploded directly, and all the soldiers standing near the artillery were blown away and torn into pieces of wreckage.

All the surrounding trees were broken.

The place was a mess.