Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 537: Urgent, Urgent
In Yongning County, Cao Pi's arrangement can be said to be perfect.

In the county, all kinds of traps and ditches are set up neatly.

Outside the county, Zhang He and Xu Huang set up two levels of ambushes!
If Ma Chao attacked, let alone whether he could get out of Yongning County, even if he could, he would be blocked by Zhang He and Xu Huang. Even if a god came, he would not be able to escape.

Cao Pi was full of confidence and was just waiting for Ma Chao to come and die.

As a result, no matter how long I waited, no one came!

Cao Pi was naturally unwilling to accept this, but he received news that Ma Chao had been severely punished by Xing Daorong.

There are probably two conclusions to draw from this news.

Firstly, the last time Ma Chao came, he indeed came alone, and he came purely out of a rage for revenge, otherwise he would not have been punished like this by Xing Daorong.

Secondly, after being punished this time, Ma Chao should be well behaved for a while and not send troops to attack again.

The arrangements made on my end can basically be said to be in vain.

Of course, the reason why Ma Chao didn't come might be that he realized that his army was ambushed, so he didn't come.

No matter which situation it is, it is obvious that it would be difficult for Ma Chao to come to Yongning County under such circumstances.

In this way, not only would his efforts be wasted, but it would also be difficult to get rid of the hatred in his heart, which made Cao Pi very unhappy.

There's nothing I can do except feel unhappy.

We can't force Ma Chao to come!
So at that moment in Yongning County, Cao Pi had a dark face and looked depressed.

"Everyone... we got news today that Ma Chao was punished. I'm afraid he won't attack again."

"It seems we have been waiting here in vain."

Of course everyone could see that Cao Pi was unhappy, but since the enemy general was not coming, there was really nothing they could do.

Gao Tanglong said, "Your Majesty, this result is also expected. Xing Daorong knows that Ma Chao is good at mobilizing troops, so how can he let him go easily?"

"Now that he has been severely punished, it is reasonable to prevent Ma Chao from moving around and doing anything wrong."

"It's a pity that we have made such an arrangement!"

Gao Tanglong said, shaking his head, "Ma Chao is lucky. If he comes this time, he will definitely die!"

Cao Pi was not in a very good mood to begin with, and after hearing Gao Tanglong's regret, his mood became even worse!
But he couldn't help it, he slammed the table in front of him, and said angrily: "Now is not the time to regret, my dear minister, you should share your worries and think of ways to lure the enemy here."

This…

Although Gao Tanglong could become Cao Rui's teacher in the future, it was not because he had many wise strategies in mind, but because he came from a family of Confucian classics and was suitable to be a teacher.

Asking him to come up with a way to lure the enemy is really too difficult!
He was stunned for a moment, then slowly said: "Ma Chao has been restrained by Xing Daorong. I am stupid and there is nothing I can do."

As for this person...either never give him hope, or just destroy his hope after he has it, that's the cruelest thing!
This is what Cao Pi is doing now. Before coming, he never thought of killing the Han general Ma Chao. He just wanted to repel Xing Daorong's troops.

Now, on the contrary, he is fully focused on killing Ma Chao.

"Hey!"

"There really is no one around me who can be used. If there were a great general around me, I would have found a way to deal with this situation long ago!"

"How come today, when the opportunity is clearly right in front of us, we are helpless!"

Thinking this in his mind, Cao Pi really couldn't let go of the idea of ​​killing Ma Chao.

Then he said, "Everyone... I think there are always variables, so we can't just give up."

"Think about it again, and there will definitely be a plan."

When everyone heard this, they thought that His Majesty was still unwilling to give up and was forcing themselves to find a solution!

But these people are far inferior to Guo Jia and Xun You, and even Liu Ye is far inferior to them. How can they come up with a solution? But you can't ignore what your majesty says. You can't say that you can't come up with a solution no matter how you think about it!

So everyone could only ponder and think of countermeasures.

Don't say...

After thinking about it, I actually got some inspiration!
Gao Tanglong hesitated for a while, but still stepped forward and said, "After listening to your Majesty's words, I have thought about it and I do have an idea."

When Cao Pi heard Gao Tanglong say this, he felt hopeless.

Just think about it, if Mr. Guo Fengxiao were still alive, he would definitely laugh out loud at this moment, as he would have already come up with a plan!
I'm not so confident right now...

It sounds ridiculous, so don't even think about doing it.

But since you said you have the idea, it's okay to give it a listen.

Cao Pi then asked Gao Tanglong, "What is your idea? Tell me now."

Gao Tanglong said, "If one plan fails, try another. Now that Ma Chao is restrained by Xing Daorong and cannot attack, it doesn't mean he has given up the idea of ​​killing Your Majesty."

"On the contrary, if he holds back this energy, once he gets the slightest chance, he will definitely act impulsively!"

kindness.
This analysis does make some sense.

After his thoughts were straightened and his expression improved a little, he said, "My dear, what you said is right, but how can we give him a chance and make him more powerful?"

Gao Tanglong said, "Since Ma Chao won't come out now, we can take the initiative to attack. Your Majesty, all you have to do is pretend to be defeated and lure Ma Chao to chase you all the way!"

When Cao Pi heard this, he thought it was a good idea!
Since Ma Chao isn’t coming, then I’ll just go by myself!

He immediately shouted, "Good! If we attack, Ma Chao will certainly send out his troops."

"Seeing that I am defeated and retreating, I will definitely pursue you!"

Gao Tanglong originally suggested ambushing the troops in Yongning County. If the plan succeeded, it would naturally be a great achievement.

The person who was most unhappy because Ma Chao didn't come was Cao Pi, and the second most unhappy person was actually him.

So when Cao Pi asked everyone to think of a strategy, he was the most active one.

Seeing that Cao Pi was also somewhat tempted, he hurried forward and said, "Your Majesty is right! If we kill him, it will actually free Ma Chao from Xing Daorong's restraint."

"Ma Chao has a violent temper. Without restraint, he will just charge forward and kill!"

"In fact, it's not just Ma Chao. Even Xing Daorong would get angry when he sees His Majesty fleeing!"

"It's not a big deal to lure Ma Chao to his death. If we can kill Xing Daorong, it will be beneficial to the fate of our Wei Kingdom!"

Cao Pi didn't expect to be able to lure Xing Daorong to his death directly, but he was already quite satisfied with just killing Ma Chao.

Of course, if there is a chance to lure Xing Daorong to his death, although the chance is slim, it is worth a try.

Just as he was about to respond, he heard Xu Huang beside him finally unable to bear it anymore and shouted, "Your Majesty! This is too risky!"

"Xing Daorong will definitely not fall for this kind of trick. If we go to attack, we will probably be ambushed!"

"Given the situation today, as long as Your Majesty stabilizes Luoyang, we can look for opportunities."

Xu Huang spoke very sincerely, but Cao Pi felt really uncomfortable listening to it!

As long as we defend Luoyang?
If we can't defend Luoyang, the Wei Kingdom will be gone!

Besides, he had more soldiers and horses, which was an advantage. He was leading the army in person and all his elite soldiers were dispatched. Why should he be afraid of Xing Daorong, who was like a tiger?

(End of this chapter)