Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 424 Sima Yi Saves the Lord

However, after Zhuge Liang left with 30,000 troops, Xing Daorong became more cautious in dealing with Sima Yi's eastern army.

fortunately
It seems that Sima Yi is quite cautious after becoming the commander-in-chief.

The soldiers showed no intention of moving and acted peacefully towards Jiangdong.

Since Xing Daorong had lost so many soldiers and horses, he naturally dared not move.

So the main focus of both sides was peace.

The focus of both parties is not on themselves, but on the land of Jingzhou.
Xing Daorong must think that there will be no problem with Zhuge Liang!
Therefore, all he has to do in Jiangdong is to stabilize Jiangdong's basic base.

Come to think of it, if I had helped Liu Bei to reach this point in the situation, and Zhuge Liang was still unable to deal with a mere Cao Pi, then I would have to wonder if it was God who was trying to restore order and reverse the situation.

otherwise.
What could go wrong!

Xing Daorong was very confident about this matter and had no worries at all.

Two months after Zhuge Liang arrived, one day he received a report saying that in Shouchun, where Sima Yi was, the troops seemed to have been mobilized.

This incident made Xing Daorong nervous for a while, but later he found out that Sima Yi mobilized troops not to attack Jiangdong, but to rescue Cao Pi!
Zhuge Liang led 30,000 troops from Jiangdong and headed straight to Jiujiang County to intercept the retreat of Wancheng!

Because when he came, he was alone with several generals, so it was beyond Cao Pi's expectation that Zhuge Liang would kill him right in front of him.

When the enemy really arrived, everyone in Cao's army was stunned.

After Wancheng was captured by Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong, the army in Fancheng was surrounded.

If there is no reinforcement to rescue them, the Cao family will be finished in Fancheng!
Now Cao Pi was really anxious!

Fortunately, Cao Hong led his troops to charge out for help, which allowed Sima Yi to mobilize his troops, but not to attack Jiangdong, but to rescue Cao Pi.

Xing Daorong really didn't know the situation. If he had known this, he would have rushed over long ago.

By the time I got the news, it was already too late.

He could only sigh it was a pity. However, if Xing Daorong were to be asked to do it again, he would never dare to risk the fate of the entire Jiangdong region, and would have to keep his troops in place.

However... although Cao Pi was rescued by Sima Yi, the result of this battle can be said to be a great victory for Liu Bei!
First, Cao Pi moved the capital to fight and mobilized the entire territory, which consumed a huge amount of food, fodder, and money.

If we win, it's fine. If we don't win, we'll lose Wancheng...

It can be said that the money was exhausted and another city was lost. The momentum of Cao's army that made them invincible when Cao Cao was alive was completely lost.

Besides, the importance of Wancheng is comparable to Stalingrad during World War II.

It is an important forward station for entering Xuchang. Once Wancheng is lost, Xuchang will be exposed to the enemy. If we lose again... then even the Cao family’s base camp will be lost.

So although Cao Pi escaped death, the entire camp had collapsed...

How could Cao Pi not know that the situation was shaky...

...

"Zhongda... I have inherited my father's throne for only half a year, and now I have been defeated by Zhuge Liang. I don't know how many people have ulterior motives!"

"Gongsun Kang of Liaodong! He is called the King of Liaodong in Daifang County!"

"Traitor! Taking advantage of our weakness!"

In the Xuchang Hall, Cao Pi was angry and talked to Sima Yi about his frustrations.

This Gongsun Kang was the eldest son of Gongsun Du, the former governor of Liaodong.

After his father's death, he succeeded as the governor of Liaodong. In the 12th year of Jian'an, he captured and killed the brothers Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi who were plotting against the government, and presented their heads to Cao Cao. He was appointed as the left general and was granted the title of Marquis of Xiangping. In the 14th year of Jian'an, Gongsun Kang defeated Goguryeo, captured its capital, and attacked Han Ye, setting up Daifang Commandery.

Although this guy doesn't appear in many books about the Three Kingdoms, he is indeed a ruthless character.

Today, I am crowned king in Daifang County, not to show it to the outside world, but just to "feel good" inside.

However, for Cao Pi who learned the news, this matter was absolutely intolerable.

Sima Yi's expression changed slightly when he heard this. Seeing that Cao Pi was still in anger and didn't care about his expression, he calmed down and said, "King of Wei... this matter... in the final analysis, it's because of the emperor!"

Cao Pi was stunned when he heard this.

He didn't realize that he was talking about the rebellion in Liaodong, but ended up talking about Liu Xie.

Having said that, ever since the Cui family defected many years ago, Liu Xie has been completely alone.

He has no old ministers to trust at home, and no strong supporters to rely on outside, and he is only the emperor in name only.

After Cao Pi inherited the throne of Wei, he ignored Liu Xie even more.

I would only occasionally greet him and see him, and was somewhat disappointed to see that he was still alive and well...

When Sima Yi mentioned this today, he couldn't help but ask, "What does this have to do with Liu Xie?"

Sima Yi slowly explained: "The King of Wei...in the past, he obtained the emperor, and he used the emperor to control the princes and put an end to the chaos in the world."

"All matters of the princes, big or small, must be reported to the court, and we can also observe the princes' movements."

"Now... all the princes in the world are at peace, and the situation has become north-south. However, the righteousness is still here, but it is no longer useful."

"What's more... the world has been in chaos for decades, and some people are tired of it. Some people must be thinking, if the people in the south are surnamed Liu and the people in the north are also surnamed Liu, can they still fight?"

hiss…

Sima Yi's words gave Cao Pi a reminder.

People are in a state of unrest right now, and it is indeed because of his defeat. However, his father was not invincible in all the battles back then, but he has never seen anyone dare to challenge his father in secret!
Today's situation is by no means entirely due to my defeat, it is also due to the Emperor!
Cao Pi's character is still not as good as Cao Cao's.

It can be seen from the fact that he tried to put the blame on Yu Jin in the beginning that this guy is a person who likes to shift the blame to others to exonerate himself.

He found a reason and picked it up naturally.

But he said coldly: "I also know that Liu Xie is useless, but I can't kill him!"

When Sima Yi heard this, he immediately knew that the King of Wei, who had taken over for half a year, had already been planning to kill Liu Xie.

Sima Yi narrowed his eyes and leaned forward and said, "You can't kill him, but you can ask the emperor to abdicate to the King of Wei."

demise!

This is to declare oneself emperor!
As soon as Sima Yi said this, Cao Pi put aside all his previous resentment.

The whole person seemed to be full of energy, his hands tightly clasped the table in front of him, veins on his hands bulged, showing how excited he was.

After a long while, he calmed down and said, "Don't be impatient about this matter. We need to think long-term."

Sima Yi said: "If the King of Wei trusts me, you can ask me to do this."

"I will make the people of the world ask the King of Wei to replace the Han Dynasty and not be criticized by others."

Cao Pi was very excited when he heard this, but he said, "Zhongda saved me from a difficult situation, so I naturally trust you. This matter... I will leave it to Zhongda to take full responsibility!"

(End of this chapter)