The news of Anding's loss reached Xuchang, which shocked the ministers who followed him.

There was also news from Guanzhong that Cao Zhen was leading his army in the Ziwu Valley. Due to continuous heavy rains, the plank road was damaged and the army had to dig a road.

It's been almost a month now, but we've only just reached the halfway point.

Yang Fu, the Shaofu, has always been upright and upright. When he learned about the war in Guanzhong, he was so anxious that he wrote a letter overnight:

"Today, Wu and Shu are not in peace, but the weather has repeatedly changed. When the armies begin to advance, there will be dangers of rain. The danger of Jilu Mountain has been accumulated for many days. The labor of transportation and the suffering of burdens have already cost a lot. If there is any

If it continues, it will violate this plan."

"Now Grand Sima has trapped the six armies in the valley. There is no way to advance and no way to retreat. This is not the way of a king's army!"

Cao Rui responded to the edict: "The Grand Sima, who is in charge of all matters in Guanxi, must have his own ideas. Moreover, the military situation in front of the battle is constantly changing. How can we, thousands of miles away, mess up our position?"

Wang Lang had just died in the sixth year of Jianxing. His son Wang Su was appointed as the regular attendant of Sanqi. He followed Yang Fu and wrote to persuade Cao Rui:

"When marching on a plain road, there are thousands of miles to feed food, the soldiers are hungry, and the firewood and Su Hou Cuan, the army is not full. What's more, the great commander goes deep into danger, encounters heavy rain, and the mountains are steep and slippery."

"A large army cannot march in deep mountains and canyons, and food and grass are a hundred times more difficult to maintain than on plain roads. This is really a taboo for marchers!"

"Today, there is another fierce bandit named Feng Thief, who invades Anding from the north and disrupts Guanzhong. The army is trapped in the deep mountains and canyons. If they are disturbed by the Ge thieves who cut the trails and cannot return to Guanzhong in time, Feng Thieves will have no one to control them, and Guanzhong will be in danger!"

Cao Rui replied: "This is an exaggeration! How can Feng Zeian be so arrogant? I heard that this person is known as a clever talker in Shu. I think he is just a villain who takes advantage of the situation to achieve success!"

Unexpectedly, when Yang Fu heard this, he became furious and shouted loudly:

"Thief Feng is cunning and good at using soldiers. How can An Neng look down on him? May I ask your majesty, how many people in the Wei army can compare with General Zhang He?"

Cao Rui was speechless.

Yang Fu was wise and refused to let others go: "I have been in Guanyou for a long time, and I have always known that the Qiang and Hu are unruly. Feng Thief has only been in Longyou for three years, and he has won the hearts of the Qiang and Hu."

"If it is allowed to be stabilized, it can interact with the barbarians in the north of Beidi County, and the Qiang and barbarians in Longyou will be reincarnated, and Guanzhong will no longer be owned by the Wei Dynasty!"

The so-called Qiang and Hu incident in Longyou refers to the second year of Taihe, when the Shu captives took advantage of Wei's unpreparedness and attacked Longyou. The Qiang and Hu rebelled against Wei and became traitors after hearing the name of Feng thief.

Zhang He and Feng Thief fought in a street pavilion and were locked in a stalemate. In the end, they were attacked from behind by the Qiang and Hu, and they were defeated.

Beidi County is located directly north of Chang'an and is one of the most important barriers in Guanzhong.

"If the Hu people in the north of Beidi County also follow the Qiang Hu incident in Longyou, then there will be Feng thieves in the northwest and rebel Hu people in the north."

"Coupled with Zhao Yun in Longyou and Ge Zei in Hanzhong, Chang'an is surrounded by enemies on three sides, so how can we defend it? The Wei Dynasty has no other choice but to withdraw from Guanzhong."

Cao Rui had no choice but to respond: "In that case, I will send an edict to Da Sima and ask him to withdraw his troops."

"That's exactly what it should be."

After receiving the emperor's promise to withdraw his troops, the ministers breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, after Cao Rui finished discussing the political affairs and returned to the harem, his expression changed on the spot. He glanced at the cases and heard a "ding zero and Kuang Rang" sound.

"What a bastard! Xiahou Ba is really incompetent! Anding has 20,000 elite soldiers, how can it not be able to defend it for ten days?"

His face was full of twisted anger, and he cursed through gritted teeth:

"Thief Feng is trying to ruin something important for me. It is my great hatred! If I can capture him in the future, I will eat his flesh and blood!"

Thinking of Xia Houxuan (son of Xia Houshang) who despised him and disdained the queen's younger brother;

Xiahou Mao (son of Xiahou Dun) also sold military supplies, which made the Guanzhong army unable to regain Longyou;

Now Xia Houba (son of Xia Houyuan) did this again, and Cao Rui was so angry that he punched the table again, making a "thud" sound:

"The three Xiahou families are all relatives of the royal family. Now it is of no benefit to the Cao family. What's the use of dragging down the royal family!"

What he said was originally an angry remark, but it was unexpectedly heard by his close servant Lian Zhao and kept in mind.

Lian Zhaonai is Cao Rui's new close minister. He is quite talkative and likes to remember the ministers' minor faults in order to repay the emperor and gain the emperor's trust.

Some time ago, Liu Ye made greedy remarks in front of Cao Rui, saying that Chen Jiao had an autocratic attitude as the Minister of Finance.

Chen Jiao was afraid, but also met Lian Zhao who wanted to overthrow Liu Ye in order to gain the emperor's exclusive favor.

Lian Zhao took the opportunity to join forces with Chen Jiao and exposed Liu Ye's good at figuring out his intentions to Cao Rui.

Cao Rui didn't believe it at first, but later tried it with the opposite intention in his heart. It turned out that it was true as Lian Zhao said, so he alienated Liu Ye.

Liu Ye first heard that Cao Rui said he wanted to go west to Chang'an, but later he saw that the emperor went to Xuchang instead. He was already worried.

Later, Lian Zhao thought of a way to let him know that the emperor was testing him, and Liu Ye finally collapsed and went crazy.

Seeing this, Cao Rui hated Liu Ye even more, so he gave up his position as a servant and became Dahonglu.
Chapter completed!