Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 434: Mutual Testing of the Large Army
If Cao Cao is the old thief, then Cao Pi is the young thief.

Ma Chao then continued, "The leader of this army is Sima Yi. Zi Yu, you must have fought him many times before. Is he easy to deal with?"

Xing Daorong said: "Sima Yi is a man with a sharp mind, and he is very difficult to deal with when he is in opposition to the Prime Minister."

Ma Chao nodded slightly after listening to this, thinking that although Cao Cao is dead now, the Cao family still has some foundation.

Today’s battle in Chang’an is so important, so the people who come must be powerful!
Xing Daorong looked at it and said, "Since there is no camp outside the city, we can set up camp with peace of mind. As long as we keep an eye on the city, we will know whether Cao's army has sent out troops. We don't have to worry about being intercepted by Cao's army."

cautious!

Facing Cao's army's attack, Xing Daorong also advocated caution!
The first thing to think about is to prepare one's own troops and then think about how to break the city.

Ma Chao nodded slightly when he heard this, but then he said, "Although the camp can be defended, I'm afraid Chang'an City will be difficult to attack."

Xing Daorong nodded and said, "We have elite soldiers and generals, but Cao's is not bad either. It's okay. We can give it a try first."

Ma Chao asked, "How should we test it?"

Xing Daorong did not respond directly, but turned around and said, "Let's go back to the tent and talk to His Majesty about the situation first."

Ma Chao did not ask any further questions. After hearing what Xing Daorong said, he returned to the tent with Xing Daorong.

In the big tent, Liu Bei was sitting in the middle.

Under his command are Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan!
With such a strong military force, the Han Dynasty was at its peak.

Xing Daorong bowed to Liu Bei and said, "Your Majesty, I went to the city and saw clearly that Sima Yi was guarding Chang'an alone. If we want to attack, we should test him first."

Liu Bei said, "There is news from the north that Cao's generals are coming to Chang'an. Zhang He, Xu Huang, Yu Jin and others are all experienced generals. Chang'an is indeed difficult to attack."

Seeing that Liu Bei was a little worried, Xing Daorong said, "In the past, the Qin people fought for the remaining strength of the six generations, wielded the long strategy to control the world, swallowed up the two Zhous and destroyed the princes, stepped on the supreme power to control the world, held the whip and whipped the world, and the power spread to the four seas."

"In a hundred years, we have accumulated strength, and in ten years, we have swept through the six nations."

"So many difficulties and obstacles are swept away!"

"Your Majesty! Today we are only dealing with a small city, Chang'an. Why should you be discouraged?"

Liu Bei was criticized, but he was not angry at all. He just nodded slightly and said, "Zi Yu is right, but I was a little impatient."

Liu Bei's anxiety is understandable.

Anyone who comes to this place and sees the Wei flag on the Chang'an city will become anxious.

However, today's battle in Chang'an really requires preparation for a tough and long-lasting war. Xing Daorong then said, "Qin and Zhao fought a large-scale war over Shangdang. It took three years from the time Qin sent troops to make Han cede Shangdang to the time Qin won."

"I don't know how long the battle of Chang'an will last, but the fight for this place will probably take more than a short time."

Liu Bei naturally knew about the Battle of Changping.

Although the Battle of Changping only lasted five months, the preliminary preparations by Qin and Zhao took more than five months.

Liu Bei knew what Xing Daorong meant, and he had already made preparations for leading the army into battle.

He then said, "I understand what Zi Yu said. Today I will follow Zi Yu's advice and make a test attack first."

After saying this, he immediately selected the troops, ordered Zhao Yun to guard the camp, and led the other generals, prepared siege weapons, and headed for Chang'an City.

But Liu Bei personally led his troops and attacked to the city of Chang'an.

In Chang'an City, Sima Yi had received the news early, but it was not easy for him to lead the troops this time.

Generals such as Zhang He actually listened to Sima Yi, but the same was not true for the relatives of the Cao and Xiahou families.

The Cao family members were a little unhappy to see Cao Zhen being appointed by Cao Pi at such a young age, but Cao Zhen was still a member of the Cao family after all. Now that Sima Yi was in charge of the army, the Cao family members didn't say it on the surface, but they were somewhat dissatisfied in their hearts.

However, Cao Hong and Cao Xiu also knew that Sima Yi held a very important position in Cao Pi's heart, and that he had made great efforts in Cao Pi's enthronement. Therefore, even if they were not happy about it, they could not say it directly.

Besides
Sima Yi did rescue Cao Pi in Jingzhou, and one has to admit that he was quite capable.

Therefore, no matter from which perspective, we can only listen to what he says for now.

"Everyone, today Liu Bei is here to personally attack Chang'an. Although he has brought a small number of troops, since he is personally leading the expedition, he is determined to capture Chang'an!"

"Besides, I think you all know how important Chang'an is to Liu Bei."

Sima Yi spoke neither hurriedly nor slowly, and his words were full of confidence.

Cao Hong looked around and saw Zhang He and others listening attentively, not daring to make a sound. He knew that these people were following Sima Yi's lead.

After thinking about it, I had some things I wanted to say, but I kept them in my heart and never said them out loud.

Just listen to what Sima Yi has to say.

Sima Yi said, "Liu Bei is showing his might today, so we should avoid him. If Liu Bei really wants to attack the city, we can shoot him back with bows and crossbows."

"If Liu Bei attacks forcefully, we will definitely cause Liu Bei to lose many soldiers and generals if we go out again!"

Cao Hong felt somewhat disdainful when he heard this.

What Sima Yi said sounded so nice and seemed to make sense, but in the final analysis, he was just a coward!
In Cao Hong's mind, Liu Bei's raising of such a large army and even leading the army in person was a good opportunity for Cao Hong to seize Liu Bei's opportunity!

As the saying goes, to catch a thief, you must first catch the king. If Liu Bei had been captured, there wouldn't be so much trouble.

As long as Liu Bei is captured, his army will retreat.

It is also an opportunity to launch a full-scale attack on the fake Han people!
Yes, now the Cao family calls Liu Bei’s regime the Pseudo-Han.

This is understandable. After all, they were the ones who accepted the orthodoxy of the emperor's abdication, so they naturally believed that Liu Bei's was a pseudo-Han regime.

However, although Cao Hong thought this in his heart, he remained silent and just waited to see what Sima Yi would do.

Cao Hong had some objections, but it seemed that no one else had any objections.

Everyone remained silent, but nodded very seriously.

Cao Hong saw this and thought to himself, Sima Yi's power in the army is very great now, and these people are obviously all Sima's men!

If this happened to someone else, such as Liu Bei, it would actually not be a big deal.

But for the Cao family, they relied on their relatives before, and relatives were put first. The outsiders in the army were also to support the Cao family's relatives.

now
Apparently this format is going away.

As a relative of the Cao family, Cao Hong felt it very clearly.

"Everyone! If you do this, you can definitely kill Liu Bei!"

"If you have any opinions, feel free to speak up!"

After saying this, Sima Yi turned around and looked at everyone.

Seeing that no one was saying anything, Sima Yi suddenly stood up and said, "Since you have no opinion, let's proceed according to today's plan. If anyone causes trouble, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

(End of this chapter)