Mi Han

Chapter 432
When Guo Huai heard Yang Fu's condition, his first reaction was to agree to Yang Fu's request.

Even though Yang Fu hasn't specified what his request is yet.

The reason why Guo Huai had such a reaction was that Yang Fu's conditions were too tempting for him.

The road from Hanzhong to Guanzhong is rough and difficult. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for a [-] army to attack Hanzhong all the way.

When Cao Cao led an army of [-] to attack Hanzhong, he also adopted a multi-pronged strategy.

Since there is such an excellent precedent, it is impossible for Cao Zhen, as the military successor trained by Cao Cao, to attack Hanzhong without dividing his troops.

Once the troops are divided, except for the main force of the Wei army led by Cao Zhen, the selection of the leaders of the other routes is very important.

And for those other generals who were selected, this is also the best opportunity for them to make contributions.

Take Cao Xiu, one of the two military giants of the Cao Wei clan today, as an example. 23 years ago in Jian'an, although Cao Xiu was the second generation of the clan that Cao Cao valued, his reputation was not outstanding.

But since that year, Cao Xiu's position has been promoted like a rocket. Today, Cao Xiu is Cao Wei's Yangzhou governor, responsible for guarding Cao Wei's east line of defense.

And such a big change is not only because Cao Xiu has the identity of the clan, otherwise Cao Wei has so many clans, why is he able to reach the current high position.

The key to this drastic change is that in the 23rd year of Jian'an, Cao Xiu, as the chief general of the other army appointed by Cao Cao when he conquered Hanzhong in the south, defeated the two famous generals Zhang Fei and Ma Chao in Xiabian.

This brought great prestige to Cao Xiu, and this prestige was transformed into political capital for Cao Xiu to ascend to the sky in one step.

The power of role models is infinite. With a role model like Cao Xiu, which ambitious general in Cao Wei would not want the opportunity to serve as the leader of another army?
Guo Huai's background, Guo Huai's talent, destined him to be a person with great ambitions.

Although Cao Zhen had promised before that he would be responsible for leading the army to attack Wudu County, it is incomparable to lead the army to attack and directly become the leader of the other army.

So after hearing the conditions proposed by Yang Fu, Guo Huai was naturally tempted.

Guo Huai said sternly to Yang Fu: "If there is trouble in Yishan, you can speak up, and what Huai can do must be obligatory."

Yang Fu saw that Guo Huai agreed without asking, and the smile on his face became deeper.

Of course, Yang Fu would not make any excessive demands, otherwise he would not have come to befriend Guo Huai today, but to befriend Guo Huai.

Yang Fu said to Guo Huai: "I have an old son named Jiang Wei, who is known as "Youlin" in Liangzhou.

Although he is talented, but he is still young and has not made meritorious service, so he has not been reused by the general.

What I think is that when Boji goes out to fight in the sun, I can take this son with me to train him, so that I can live up to the entrustment of my old friend. "

When Yang Fu said his request, Guo Huai couldn't help laughing.

It turned out to be such a thing.

Although what Yang Fu said was to ask Guo Huai to train Jiang Wei well, it is not difficult for Guo Huai to guess Yang Fu's real intention based on the first half of Yang Fu's sentence - he wanted to bring Jiang Wei by his side and serve Jiang Wei well. Wei accumulates experience and military exploits.

For a child of a family like Guo Huai, it is very common to conduct private political transactions with people of the same status, or to promote each other's old stories.

And this is not difficult to do with his current power.

Since it is simple and beneficial to him, Guo Huai has absolutely no reason to refuse Yang Fu's request.

Guo Huai agreed to Yang Fu: "Don't worry about Yishan, since he is an outstanding talent in Liangzhou, he should naturally be supported vigorously."

Guo Huai's answer let Yang Fu know, Guo Huai already understood what he meant, which made Yang Fu feel relieved.

The reason why Yang Fu specifically asked Guo Huai to seek benefits for Jiang Wei today was not only that Jiang Wei had a good relationship with him, but also because he knew that Jiang Wei was actually the one who proposed the strategy of the Southern Expedition.

Recently, the strategy of the Southern Expedition has brought Yang Fu a lot of prestige, and the aristocratic family pays attention to reciprocating the peaches and rewards, so Yang Fu wanted to find a great future for Jiang Wei.

Perhaps in Guo Huai's view, his request was not equivalent to the conditions he put forward, but Yang Fu himself knew that Cao Zhen had long planned to let Guo Huai be the leader of the other army.

Otherwise, why would he be so anxiously waiting for Guo Huai's arrival.

In Yang Fu's heart, he just took out something that should belong to Guo Huai in advance in exchange for Guo Huai's help to him.

Anyway, in any case, this transaction is a mutually beneficial transaction in the eyes of the two of them at this time. As for whether the two of them will think so in the future, that is another matter.

After negotiating this deal, Yang Fu and Guo Huai both closed their eyes and meditated in tacit understanding.

Then it was time for Cao Zhen to discuss the specific strategy of dividing the troops. In such an important meeting, the minds of the two of them would definitely not be low for a while.

Yang Fu and Guo Huai didn't close their eyes and rest for a long time. Driven by the chariot, they arrived outside the General's Mansion in Chencang City.

The moment the chariot stopped, both Yang Fu and Guo Huai subconsciously opened their eyes and looked up at the General's Mansion, which would affect their fate for the rest of their lives.

After a brief silence, Yang Fu and Guo Huai supported each other and got out of the carriage, striding towards the General's Mansion.

As Cao Zhen's trusted minister, Yang Fu, his residence, is naturally very familiar.

Under the leadership of Yang Fu, Guo Huai walked around many corridors, and finally came to a magnificent meeting hall.

After Guo Huai untied the saber from his waist, Yang Fu continued to lead Guo Huai towards the main hall.

The moment Guo Huai stood outside the gate of the main hall, the scene in front of him made his breathing a little short.

I saw that at this moment, the seats in the spacious hall were already full.

The people on the seat were either dressed in elegant robes or armor, but although everyone was dressed differently, Guo Huai knew that the people who could gather in this hall today were all the people with real power in the three states of Guanzhong.

The summoning of so many officials in important positions in Guanzhong shows that Cao Zhen attaches great importance to this Southern Expedition.

Just when Guo Huai was slightly surprised, Cao Zhen, who was sitting high on the main seat of the main hall, had already seen Guo Huai's figure.

Just now he learned the news of Guo Huai's arrival from the report of Yang Fu's subordinate officials.

Otherwise, he would not have convened such a large council in time.

But the moment Cao Zhen saw Guo Huai, a smile still appeared on his face involuntarily.

In order to show his respectful and virtuous corporal side, Cao Zhen stood up from his seat, then quickly went outside the hall to hold Guo Huai's hand, and led Guo Huai into the hall.

Cao Zhen's performance showed how much he valued Guo Huai, and it also made many Wei officials in the hall re-examine Guo Huai.

Guo Huai has not achieved all the good achievements in the war against the Han in history, his reputation is only more limited among the foreign races, so in the past, the officials in the palace did not have a deep understanding of Guo Huai.

Guo Huai was taken into the hall by Cao Zhen himself, which undoubtedly made him feel flattered.

Even though Guo Huai is now the governor of Yongzhou, the status gap between him and Cao Zhen is still very large.

When Guo Huai reacted, he had already been ushered to his seat by Cao Zhen, and his seat was very close to Cao Zhen.

After letting Guo Huai sit down, Cao Zhen saw that Yang Fu had also taken his seat, so he strode back to his main seat, and then scanned the people in the hall with a pair of tiger eyes.

A moment later, Cao Zhen's powerful voice sounded in the hall:
"With His Majesty's trust, I will go to the south soon."

When Cao Zhen's words echoed in the hall, many Wei officials in the hall showed a little shock on their faces.

Most of the people in the main hall before had speculated about Cao Zhen's intention of constantly mobilizing troops and food to Chencang.

But guesses are always guesses, and when the guesses were confirmed, many Wei Chen were still shocked.

Nanzheng means that they are about to fight against Mi Yang, the shadow of a famous tree, and Mi Yang's prestige is worthy of the attention of everyone present.

Even Cao Zhen, who holds [-] soldiers, is no exception.

So after saying this, Cao Zhen showed a heavy look on his face, and he continued:

"Hanzhong is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the thieves are quite good at fighting. Therefore, our army's southern expedition must not be careless. I have convened all of you today to discuss the strategy of the southern expedition."

After Cao Zhen's words fell, if it was said that the faces of many Wei Chen just changed, but now they have become whispers.

Moments later, the entire hall was surrounded by noisy discussions.

Everyone in the hall knew that although Cao Zhen said that he was going to launch the Southern Expedition, he dispatched an army of [-]. Such a large number of troops is enough to prove that Cao Zhen's ambition is not only to win Hanzhong.

Cao Zhen probably thought that if the capture of Hanzhong went smoothly, he would take advantage of the great victory to further capture Yizhou.

What Cao Zhen wants to fight is actually a war to destroy the country!
Since it is a battle to destroy the country, the strategy of the Southern Expedition must not be sloppy, otherwise let alone whether Mi Yang can be successfully defeated at that time, if something unexpected happens, there will be a big turmoil in Guanzhong.

Cao Zhen just sat on the main seat, looking at the many Wei officials below who were discussing in whispers.

While observing the progress of Wei Chen below, Cao Zhen often looked at the two closest to him sitting below him.

The fact that these two people were seated ahead of Yang Fu and Guo Huai meant that their identities were different.

Among these two people, one is Liu Ye, the servant of the Great Wei, who was specially sent by Cao Pi to the front line not long ago to assist Cao Zhen.

Cao Pi also knew that Liu Ye's military strategy was extraordinary, and the reason why he didn't reuse Liu Ye in the past was nothing more than fear of Liu Ye's background.

However, if Liu Ye was to take the role of a staff officer, it would undoubtedly be very suitable.

With Liu Ye's strategy and Cao Zhen's good fighting skills, the chances of winning the Wei army's southern expedition this time have inadvertently increased by a few points.

As for the identity of the other person, it was even more extraordinary.

He is Cao Hong, the hussar general of the Great Wei Dynasty today.

Cao Hong is Cao Cao's younger brother. He has been with Cao Cao when Cao Cao launched an army against Dong Zhuo in the first year of Chuping.

It can be said that Cao Hong's qualifications in the Wei army are very profound, not to mention that Cao Hong once saved Cao Cao's life.

Of course, Cao Hong was able to become the Great Weiwei General, not only because of his relationship with Cao Cao, but also because even among the earliest Cao Wei Yuanxun, Cao Hong's achievements were quite dazzling.

Conquering Xuzhou, flattening Lu Bu, and beating Liu Biao, Cao Hong performed very well in this battle that changed the situation of the world.

What really made Cao Hong famous was his brilliant performance during the Battle of Guandu.

During the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao accepted Xu You's strategy and led an elite army to attack Wuchao, leaving Cao Hong and Xun You to guard the camp.

After Yuan Shao learned that Guandu was in trouble, he sent Zhang Yun and Gao Lan to lead the main force of Yuan's army to storm Cao's camp.

Zhang He and Gao Lan are both famous generals, and Yuan Jun's combat effectiveness is also very powerful, not to mention that Yuan Jun's number was several times that of Cao Jun at that time.

However, under the unfavorable situation in many aspects, Cao Hong was stunned to defend Cao Ying as if it was impenetrable, so that Zhang He could not feel a glimmer of hope after repeated onslaughts, so he thought of surrendering.

It can be said that Cao Hong's contribution to Cao Cao's final victory in the Battle of Guandu was definitely not low. From this incident, it can also be seen that Cao Hong is a veteran general with military strategy.

Because of Cao Hong's meritorious service in previous years, after Cao Pi became emperor in the first year of Huangchu, he immediately worshiped Cao Hong as General Wei, and later became General Hussars.

Under the Wei Chenghan system, General Hussars is a military position that is only below the rank of General, so it can be said to be a high position and weight.

But it is a pity that because Cao Hong had a feud with Cao Pi in previous years, after Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, he always treated Cao Hong in cold storage.

If this were not the case, in last year's Xiangfan battle, the main general of the Wei army would not have been Zhang Liao.

Cao Hong can appear here today because Cao Zhen strongly recommended Cao Hong to Cao Pi. Otherwise, with Cao Pi's character, he would definitely not give Cao Hong the chance to regain military power.

Cao Zhen paused for a while longer when he saw Cao Hong.

In fact, not only the relationship between Cao Pi and Cao Hong is not good, but even the relationship between Cao Zhen and Cao Hong is quite tense.

But Cao Cao can really be valued by Cao Cao and considered by Cao Cao to be the pillar of Cao Wei in the future, then his mind is not narrow-minded.

In Cao Zhen's view, how can personal grievances involve national affairs?

Now among the Cao family members, Cao Xiu, who is as famous as him, is guarding against Jiangdong in the east, and there is no way to help him.

And the famous general of the Cao family of the older generation is almost dead. Under such circumstances, it is something Cao Zhen thinks is necessary to re-appoint Cao Hong.

It is better to keep the military power of the Great Wei in the hands of the clan as much as possible.

After staring at Cao Hong for a while, Cao Zhen turned his gaze away to look at Yang Fu.

After Cao Zhen cast his gaze, Yang Fu immediately understood, he stood up in the noisy hall and went into the main hall.

His behavior proved that he had something to say to Cao Zhen.

And when Yang Fu walked into the hall, the discussions in the hall quickly subsided.

Everyone knows that Yang Fu is Cao Zhen's confidant, and it is likely that Cao Zhen ordered him to speak up now.

After the hall was quiet again, Yang Fu looked at Cao Zhen who was sitting at the head, and said the strategy of the Southern Expedition that he had already prepared in his heart:

"I believe that our army will be divided into three groups, and Hanzhong will be divided into three sections with unparalleled military strength, and they will be defeated one by one."

After Yang Fu said these words, Liu Ye touched his nose unconsciously.

This is a plan he came up with.

(End of this chapter)