Mi Han

Chapter 717: Fighting Mi Yang Again
Yuzhou, Xuchang.

In the Grand Marshal's Mansion in Xuchang City, Cao Xiu, the newly appointed Grand Marshal of Cao Wei, was playing chess with Wang Ji.

As Cao Rui's confidant, Wang Ji should have been by Cao Rui's side offering advice and suggestions.

But in order to broaden his horizons, Wang Ji took the initiative to ask Cao Rui to transfer him to Yuzhou.

Cao Rui finally agreed to Wang Ji's request.

So when Cao Xiu left Yecheng, Wang Ji followed the army south with the military post of General Pingnan.

Cao Xiu knew that Wang Ji was Cao Rui's confidant. Most importantly, Cao Xiu learned from Cao Rui the real reason why Wang Ji invited himself to Yuzhou.

When Mi Yang was still in Chang'an, most of the ministers in the Cao Wei court and the country believed that Mi Yang would not leave Chang'an easily.

At that time, only Wang Ji and a few others believed that Mi Yang would definitely come to Jingzhou in person in the future.

Before Mi Yang came to Jingzhou, the ideas of Wang Ji and others might have been considered quite absurd.

But when the news of Mi Yang's arrival in Jingzhou reached Yuzhou, everyone would admire Wang Ji's foresight.

Cao Xiu was no exception in this regard.

Because he valued Wang Ji's talents, Cao Xiu always kept Wang Ji by his side and used him as his think tank since arriving in Xuchang.

The chess game was already halfway started. Cao Xiu glanced at Wang Ji in front of him, and then turned his gaze to a young man who was watching the chess game next to him.

"Shizhi, who do you think will win today's game between me and Bo Yu?"

Cao Xiu asked this question with a gentle expression.

The young man whom Cao Xiu questioned was named Wang Jun, with the courtesy name Shizhi.

Wang Jun was from Hongnong County. He came from a famous aristocratic family in Hongnong County.

Wang Jun was well-read and had an extraordinary appearance when he was young, but he did not learn etiquette when he was young, so he was not well-known in the village.

It was only after he became an adult that Wang Jun changed his ambitions and became cheerful, generous, magnanimous and resourceful.

A few years ago, Wang Jun, who had just reached adulthood, was recruited by the governor of the prefecture to serve as an official in Hedong. Because Wang Jun was a stern and upright person, some officials who had a guilty conscience left on their own accord when they heard that he had taken office.

After Xu Miao, the governor of Youzhou, heard of Wang Jun's reputation, he took the opportunity of a banquet for young heroes to let his daughter secretly propose Wang Jun as her husband.

Because he valued Wang Jun, he made him his son-in-law. Therefore, after his daughter married Wang Jun, Xu Miao used his influence to help Wang Jun's career.

It happened that after Cao Xiu became the Grand Marshal, he felt that Mi Yang's threat was growing, so he learned from Cao Cao's behavior of seeking talents. In his capacity as the Grand Marshal, he summoned young talents from Cao Wei to Xuchang.

It was thanks to this opportunity that Wang Jun had the good fortune to become Cao Xiu's subject.

By chance, Cao Xiu realized that Wang Jun was a talented person. In addition, Xu Miao and Cao Xiu had a past relationship, so Cao Xiu became closer and closer to Wang Jun.

In Cao Xiu's heart, Wang Jun's talent is not inferior to Wang Ji's.

After hearing Cao Xiu's question, if it were an ordinary person, he would definitely flatter him in order to please Cao Xiu.

But Wang Jun is different from ordinary people.

After taking a serious look at the chessboard, Wang Jun said solemnly: "General Pingnan should win in the end."

Wang Jun came from a prominent family and had been proficient in chess since childhood. He believed that his judgment would not be wrong.

After hearing Wang Jun's answer, Cao Xiu showed a look of being at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"You, you! You are too serious. No wonder you have always had a bad reputation."

Cao Xiu's words seemed to be blaming Wang Jun, but it was not difficult to hear from his tone that he liked Wang Jun's character of not being pretentious and flattering.

After "criticizing" Wang Jun, Cao Xiu turned his gaze to Wang Ji.

Cao Xiu asked Wang Ji, "Bo Yu, do you think I should send troops?"

What Cao Xiu was asking about was something that had been bothering him recently.

Xu Sheng had arrived in Xuchang a few days ago.

Just as Lu Xun had instructed, as soon as Xu Sheng saw Cao Xiu, he eagerly asked him for help and asked him to send troops to Yi Yang immediately.

But Cao Xiu did not immediately agree to Xu Sheng's request.

Cao Xiu understood what Xu Sheng said.

There were just two places that made Cao Xiu quite hesitant.

The first point is: Since Xu Sheng came to seek help for the State of Wu, then according to common sense, Xu Sheng must have at least one formal official document in his hand.

Unfortunately Xu Sheng didn't.

This made Cao Xiu feel that there was something untrue in Xu Sheng's words.

The second point is: after several years of attacks by Mi Yang, the military strength of the Wei army was no longer comparable to that of the past.

In addition, the Battle of Guanzhong ended less than a year ago, and the Wei army still felt uncontrollable fear in their hearts whenever Mi Yang was mentioned.

Military strength is declining and morale is unstable.

Faced with such an unfavorable situation, Cao Xiu did not have many cards to play.

Cao Xiu also knew that for the sake of the Great Wei, he could not act recklessly like Cao Ren and Cao Zhen before him.

If there is another disastrous defeat like the Battle of Guanzhong, I am afraid that the Central Plains will fall into Mi Yang's hands.

When he thought of these two things, even Cao Xiu, who was always tough, couldn't help but hesitate.

Wang Ji did not fail to notice Cao Xiu's hesitant look.

But his answer seemed very firm.

"should!"

After answering Cao Xiu, Wang Ji continued to express his views.

"Sun Quan is known for his ability to judge people. If Lu Xun could be entrusted with such an important task by him, then he must be no mediocre person.

Although Lu Xun did not send a formal letter requesting help to the Grand Marshal, if the matter was not urgent, Lu Xun would not have rashly contacted the Grand Marshal.

Although the Grand Marshal's concerns are not without reason, if he does not make a decisive decision, he will suffer the consequences. I hope the Grand Marshal will think about it. "

After hearing Wang Ji's answer, Cao Xiu held the chess piece in his hand for a long time and couldn't put it down.

He was thinking over and over again about Wang Ji's words.

Just when Cao Xiu was undecided, someone came in from outside and reported:

"Grand Marshal, General Xu Sheng of Wu is outside asking for an audience."

When Cao Xiu heard that Xu Sheng was coming again, he frowned.

However, due to the alliance between the two countries, Cao Xiu still had Xu Sheng brought in.

Xu Sheng, with an anxious look on his face, was quickly brought in front of Cao Xiu.

After seeing Cao Xiu, Xu Sheng could not hide his anxiety and bowed to Cao Xiu and said:
“Sheng has just received the official letter from the general.

Han Zong rebelled and now occupies Yongan!"

"Grand Marshal Cao, please do not forget the alliance between our two countries and send troops to help us as soon as possible!"

At this point, Xu Sheng handed over the document in his hand with tears in his eyes.

Being loyal to the emperor and patriotic, he wished he could return to Lu Xun immediately and do his part for the Great Wu.

Xu Sheng's words made Cao Xiu's face change drastically.

He suddenly stood up, took the document from Xu Sheng, and began to read it carefully.

After seeing the above content, which was exactly the same as what Xu Sheng said, Cao Xiu's face became even uglier.

It's only been a few days, and the thieves are moving so fast!

Just after Cao Xiu finished reading the contents of the document, Wang Ji, who was sitting on the couch, pushed the chessboard on the table away.

As the sound of chess pieces falling to the ground rang out, Wang Ji came to Cao Xiu and said to him sternly:
"Indecisiveness leads to disaster.

Da Sima! "

After Wang Ji advised, Wang Jun also bowed to Cao Xiu and advised:
"We won't fight now. When the bandits are done, we can all surrender!"

Wang Jun's words still sound so harsh.

But it was Wang Jun's harsh advice that woke Cao Xiu up.

Cao Xiu slowly raised his hands and said:
"My hands have captured wild horses and subdued fierce tigers in the past.

But now, why do you dare to stay in a room, hesitate, and act like a woman? "

A self-deprecating laugh came out of Cao Xiu's mouth.

After the self-deprecating laughter gradually died down, Cao Xiu tightly grasped the chess piece that had not yet been moved.

He turned around and saw the chessboard that had been pushed apart by Wang Ji. At this time, many chess pieces were scattered on the board, and they seemed to form the shape of a elk.

In a trance, Cao Xiu felt that the elk on the chessboard seemed to come alive and whispered in his ear:
"Do you dare to come?"

Unbridled ridicule!
Yet he was qualified enough to mock.

Is it just that I don’t dare?

"You are the best talent of my Cao family!"

Thinking of this, Cao Xiu took a deep breath. He took a few steps back to the chessboard, raised the chess piece in his hand high, and smashed it hard towards the heart of the elk on the chessboard.

At the same time, a decisive order came from Cao Xiu's mouth:
"Gather an army and fight the bandits again!"

I will come.

Looking at the rain curtain that connected the sky and the earth, Han Zong's expression was much more relaxed than in the previous few days.

Walking on the muddy ground made Han Zong feel even safer.

But Han Zong was not in a hurry to express his inner pride to his subordinates. Now he was standing at the city gate, waiting for someone to arrive.

The person who could make Han Zong go out in the heavy rain to greet him personally must be of extraordinary status.

That person was none other than Shi Bao.

After Mi Yang learned that Han Zong had taken over Yong'an, he sent Han Zong a handwritten letter the next day.

In the letter, Mi Yang stated that he had a premonition that the Wei army in the north would take some illegal actions, so he would arrive in Yong'an City later.

But in order to reassure Han Zong, Mi Yang explained to Han Zong that he would let Shi Bao come to Yong'an City.

Shi Bao, Han Zong had heard of his reputation.

Of course, this was not because of Shi Bao’s identity. After all, Shi Bao’s identity at the time was not outstanding in the Han army.

This is because Shi Bao traveled thousands of miles to find a wise leader.

Han Zong, who knew about this feat, naturally saw through Mi Yang's thoughts.

"The Grand Marshal is really generous. He is afraid that I will be uneasy, so he wants to put his trust in my hands!"

After reading the letter, Han Zong sincerely expressed these feelings to his subordinates.

Han Zong, who can understand Mi Yang's intention, will definitely attach great importance to Shi Bao's arrival.

Early this morning, Han Zong was waiting outside the city gate, letting the heavy rain hit his clothes.

When it was noon, Han Zong finally saw a group of people vaguely in the rain.

After the team came up to him and exchanged secret codes with Han Zong's subordinates to confirm their identities, Han Zong immediately went to meet them.

Han Zong looked at Shi Bao, who was soaked all over. With an apologetic look on his face, he personally helped Shi Bao off the horse.

Afterwards, Han Zong took out an umbrella and used it to shield Shi Bao himself.

Shi Bao was somewhat uncomfortable with Han Zong's enthusiasm and humility.

According to the information he had received before, Han Zong's behavior was quite crazy.

How could he do this in front of me?

But Shi Bao would not ask such questions in person.

As they walked towards the city side by side with Han Zong, Shi Bao was the first to speak to Han Zong:

"Before coming here, the Grand Marshal had told Bao to apologize to the general."

Shi Bao's words instantly made Han Zong flattered.

Of course he knew why Mi Yang apologized to him.

If Shi Bao had not come, given his personality, he would have been extremely angry and even insulted Mi Yang.

But now Shi Bao is here!

As long as Shi Bao is in Yong'an, Han Zong is willing to believe everything Mi Yang says.

After hearing Shi Bao's words, Han Zong quickly bowed to the west and said:
"Da Sima is embarrassing you!"

The Grand Marshal was able to see the big picture from the small details and detect the unusual movements in the Northern Wei Dynasty in advance, which just shows the Grand Marshal's wisdom.

With such a wise master, Zong is so happy that he has no time to think about anything else. "

What Han Zong said was actually what he really thought.

But Han Zong's words made Shi Bao feel a little chilly.

Before coming, Shi Bao had read all the information about Korean variety shows.

The Han Zong in the intelligence and the Han Zong he saw with his own eyes seemed like a completely different person.

But Shi Bao knew that this just proved that Han Zong was an extremely dangerous person.

After deepening his understanding of Han Zong, he came to Shibao in front of the city gate and soon discovered something wrong.

I saw that many of the chevaux de frise in front of the city gate were damaged.

Shi Bao knew that this was because of the heavy rains in recent days.

But Shi Bao was puzzled as to why Han Zong didn't speed up the repairs?

Shi Bao asked the doubts in his mind.

"With a great war imminent, why don't you repair the city's defenses, General?"

Shi Bao's words made Han Zong laugh out loud:
"Don't worry too much, I have devoted myself to the rebellion against Wu, and I know the disadvantages of the rebellion against Wu.

“The journey from Xiakou to Yong’an is not far, but Sun Quan has always been wary of his subordinates acting on their own.

Perhaps Lu Xun had already received the news of my uprising.

But given Lu Xun's anti-Wu system, the first thing he should do after learning the news is to submit a memorial to Sun Quan.

After receiving the news, Sun Quan also issued an edict to Lu Xun.

This process can be repeated for a few days or as long as half a month.

In addition, there were continuous thunderstorms and the roads were muddy. The Wu army had enjoyed peace for several years and had lost its former courage.

Lu Xun would not lead his troops until the rain stopped and the scorching sun dried the road.

This will take at least another half a month.

All together, it might take the Wu army a month to get here.

In a month, when can't the city defense of Yong'an be repaired? When can't the soldiers' weapons be sharpened?
There is no need to rush.

I will take you into the city first so you can have a good rest, and then I will host a banquet tonight to invite all the famous people in the city to welcome you."

After saying this, Han Zong was about to pull Shi Bao towards the city.

But surprisingly, Shi Bao did not follow Han Zong directly into the city.

As for the Korean variety show, it sounds logically self-consistent and there is no problem.

Under normal circumstances, Shi Bao wouldn't have found anything unusual.

But before Shi Bao came, Mi Yang had told him to be extra careful with Lu Xun.

"Lu Xun's ability is not inferior to mine."

Thinking of this sentence, Shi Bao's face became more and more solemn.

Since I received Mi Yang's order, I came here in the heavy rain.

So will Wu Jun be the same?
(End of this chapter)