"Let's wait until dawn and send orders to all battalions to strengthen their defenses," Wu Yi ordered.

"Wei." The scout answered with his fists clasped.

Because there are high mountains on both sides of the Chenghui Basin, the sky is covered with thick clouds in winter, and there is no chance to borrow moonlight at night.

Wu Yi suffered a loss because of the trap and ambush. Now he would not send people to pursue him at night. As long as the opponent did not increase his troops, it would be fine.

At dawn the next day, the scouts went outside Wu Yi's camp to report that the defenders of Hechi had indeed withdrawn to Guanzhong last night, leaving only an empty city in front of them.

Wu Yi immediately led his army into Hechi. The county officials had evacuated with Yang Fu overnight. The city was full of scattered items and people running in panic.

When Cao Cao massacred the city, Hechi had exhausted all the grain and grass. Several years later, there was still no grain left in the warehouse. Wu Yi was so angry that he stabbed the door panel with his sword. He lost his troops and not only did not leave Yang Fu behind, but he even took away a grain of grain.

If I don't go back, I don't know how to face Zhang Fei when I go back.

General Wu Lan came forward and asked: "After Cao Cao massacred the city in Hechi, there was no food left. It was a great achievement for the general to drive away Yang Fu. Do we still want to stay here?"

Wu Yi shook his head and said: "General Zhang asked us to take the river pond and wait until the grain and grass in the city are exhausted before returning. Now that there are no grains in the warehouse, what will we eat if we stay here?"

"But just go back..." Ren Kuixin said that he would be ridiculed if he went back.

Wu Yi frowned and looked at Lei Tong and asked: "After half a day's rest, we will set off back to Xiabian. Hechi now has no food left, so we can only rely on General Lei to return to the tribe to raise funds. Do you have any questions?"

"I will try my best in the end." Lei Tong did not finish his words.

Wu Yi's face was serious, "Trying our best is not enough. I offer my lord a plan to attack Wudu. The main thing is that the Lei tribe will surrender. If we can't raise food and grass, do we have the nerve to return to Yizhou?"

"I can't raise enough food and grass to raise my head to see you." Lei Tong also felt a trace of grandeur in his heart.

"That's what I want." Wu Yi nodded.

The Hechi city was damaged and it was difficult to defend. In addition, there was no food and refugees in the city, so Wu Yi had to return to the army to plead guilty to Zhang Fei.

After Wu Yi returned to Xiabian, Yi heard that Ma Chao had obtained grain in Shanglu. He hated himself for being so unlucky. If he had known that he would be a favor to Ma Chao, he would not be so embarrassed now.

Zhang Fei was not angry when he heard the outcome of the war, but comforted him: "Hechi County itself has no food, how can I blame Ziyuan? Don't be burdened, just defend the city with peace of mind..."

"If I had known that there was no food in Hechi, I wouldn't have had to mobilize troops. I lost a lot of troops and horses for this. Even if Yide didn't blame me, I would have apologized to the lord..." Wu Yi lowered his head in shame.

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Why should Ziyuan blame himself? The purpose of our coming to Wudu is to attract the attention of Cao Cao. If you don't go to Hechi for a visit, how can Cao Cao pay attention to me?"

"Can you still understand it this way?" Wu Yi scratched his head.

"Why not? It seems that you have to go to the martial arts school to attend several classes. Ziyu said this is called looking at problems from multiple angles..." Zhang Fei shook his head.

The words "Lantian" made Wu Yi's ears go numb. Apart from not paying much attention to the nobility, he was simply a perfect person.

Wu Yi knew that he was not as good as Lan Tian. Although he would not take the initiative to compare, he could not stop others from comparing him with Mi Fang and Lan Tian.

With such a huge mountain pressing down on his head, Wu Yi did not have high expectations for his future. If he had not agreed with the people in Yizhou this time, he would never have led his troops to fight. He was already very comfortable staying in Chengdu.

News of Zhang Fei's sneak attack on Wudu reached Yecheng. Cao Cao was paying attention to Xudu's rebellion at this time. After a brief shock, he summoned Jia Xu, Liu Ye, Sima Yi and others to discuss countermeasures.

Previously, Song Chen disguised himself as a businessman and spread rumors in Xudu. Cao Cao was briefly shocked when he passed by Xudu in order to retreat from the Huainan battlefield. However, the rumors revived after he left and returned to Yecheng.

At that time, Guan Yu was recruiting troops and training soldiers in Jingzhou. In order to cooperate with Liu Bei's expedition to Hanzhong, he made a great noise in an attempt to confuse Cao Cao's attention and prevent him from saving Hanzhong.

Guan Yu's "posturing" made Xu Du's close officials misunderstood. Geng Ji, Wei Huang, Ji Ben, Ji Miao and others wanted to coerce the emperor to attack Wei, and falsely sent an imperial edict to Guan Yu to lead troops to serve the king.

In the first month of the twenty-third year of Jian'an, at the same time that Zhang Fei attacked Wudu, Ji Miao and others gathered more than a thousand party members to attack the governor Wang Bi. However, because the rebellion was too weak, Wang Bi led his troops to defeat him. Cao Cao immediately ordered to attack the capital in Xu.

They raided and executed thousands of rebel members and family members, and Xu Du suddenly fell into white terror.

Cao Cao put the intelligence of Xudu and Wudu in front of others. He kept tapping the case and said to himself: "The Xudu rebellion and Zhang Fei's appearance in Wudu coincide so coincidentally. What on earth does this big-eared thief want to do?"

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"Zhang Fei bypassed Yangping Pass and went deep alone. It was clear that he wanted to lure King Wei to go. Maybe Liu Bei was using it as bait for Guan Yu?" Liu Ye guessed.

Cao Cao nodded slightly, "It is rumored that those rebels had tried to persuade Guan Yu to raise troops. It seems that the east and west routes did not communicate well in terms of time. If they wait until Gu is encircling and suppressing Zhang Fei before revolting, perhaps everyone will be threatened."

"The hostility is unclear, so the King of Wei should not dismiss it lightly. Xu Du's rebellion may have been instigated by Guan Yu to coordinate Liu Bei's attack in the west. If he wants to leave Yizhou, he will inevitably capture Hanzhong. Zhang Fei is also suspected of luring away the Hanzhong defenders." Jia

Xu analyzed.

"Wen He's words are also quite thorough. Regardless of whether Liu Bei's goal is Xudu or Hanzhong, we cannot sit back and wait to be restrained by him. Do you have any countermeasures?" Cao Cao asked.

Sima Yi went out and said: "The east and west fronts are very long. The king of Wei needs to wait for the hostility to become clear before advancing. He can send a general to Wudu to conquer Zhang Fei. He also told General Miaocai not to move lightly, and Xu Ducheng must also pay close attention to the details.

Clean up, I believe Liu Bei will reveal his purpose soon."

"Zhongda's words are very safe, so I will send a general..." Halfway through Cao Cao's words, he found that he had no generals to send, and there were no reliable clan confidants. Xiahou Dun was guarding Sun Quan in the east, and Cao Ren was fighting against Xiangfan.

Guan Yu and Xia Houyuan guarded Hanzhong on the West Road.

"General Zilian is in Chang'an..." Liu Ye reminded.

Among the four generals of the clan, Cao Hong was the weakest. He was dissolute, lawless, and greedy for money. Cao Cao often took him with him and did not give him the opportunity to lead his troops independently.

"Zilian..." Cao Cao hesitated.

"General Zidan is in Luoyang..." Jia Xu reminded.

"Let Zi Lian and Zi Dan go meet Zhang Fei for a while." After Cao Cao gave the instructions, he suddenly remembered that Cao Xiu was in Yecheng, so he immediately called for Cao Xiu and smiled at several advisers: "I almost forgot about the Cao family.

A thousand-mile horse."

The officials responded in embarrassment, because it might be dangerous for Cao Cao to laugh.

Cao Cao immediately appointed Cao Xiu to join the army, and immediately rushed to Chang'an to join Cao Hong. Before leaving, he told him: Although you are joining the army, you are actually a commander.

When Cao Xiu left Yecheng, Cao Cao assigned three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry to accompany him, which shows how much he attached importance to him.

From this moment on, Cao Cao began to use the second generation of commanders.

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After working overtime for several days, not a drop of the manuscript is left, and I will continue to resume three updates tomorrow. In addition, I would like to inform readers in advance that the author will take his family on a trip during May Day, and the number will be reduced to two updates. In addition to spending time with his son during the holiday, I will organize it by the way.
Chapter completed!