Three Kingdoms: The identity of the financial master behind the scenes was exposed by Cao Cao

"Brother, foolish brother is wrong!"

"I was bewitched by my mother and did it as a last resort, not my original intention."

"I was so scared at the beginning that I fled to the Qin State, and that was why I was forced by Ma Teng and his son to follow Yan Liang to invade our great Wei Dynasty."

"Now that I have come to my senses, I want to lead my army to capture Shaanxi City and cut off Yan Liang's escape route, so that I can make meritorious deeds!"

"Brother, please take me to see my father, so that I can apologize to him.~~"

Cao Pi knelt on the ground and humbly begged Cao Yuan for mercy. He also excused himself and put all the blame on others.

Cao Yuan looked at his clown performance with an expression on his face indifferently.

The officers and soldiers of the Wei army on the left and right looked at him begging for mercy and being so shameless, all with contempt in their eyes.

"Are you finished?"

Cao Yuan listened patiently to his plea for mercy, and then asked coldly.

Cao Pi had a look of fear, a little embarrassed, and nodded.

"brush!"

The sword was unsheathed.

He was about to take action.

Cao Pi changed his face in shock, only to realize that all his excuses were in vain. Cao Yuan still had to kill him.

"Brother, please spare my life. Please spare my life for the sake of our brothers and sisters. I really know that I was wrong.~~"

Cao Pi lay on the ground, kowtowed vigorously and begged for mercy, feeling extremely humble.

Cao Yuan's eyes were full of contempt, and he said coldly:"It's understandable that you want to compete for the position. Even if you lose to me, if you have some backbone of the descendants of the Cao family, I will respect you three points, but it's a pity that you are too shameless. , I have brought great embarrassment to my father, and you are not worthy to be a descendant of my Cao family!"

Cao Pi was scolded until his face turned red and he was extremely ashamed, but he could only kowtow and beg for mercy.

"My father has a decree. He doesn’t want to see you, so he ordered me to execute you directly."

"Cao Pi, go with your mother on the way to Huangquan!"

Long sword, cut it down vigorously

"No——"

Cao Pi let out a desperate cry

"Click!"

A bloody human head rolled to the ground.

Cao Pi executed him

"Your Highness, do you want to take this man's body back to the emperor? Xu

Chu asked.

Cao Yuan sheathed his blood sword and said coldly:"Such a shameless person doesn't deserve to see his father even after he dies. Just throw his body directly into the Yellow River.""

Xu Chu happily accepted the order.

Cao Pi's body was thrown into the rolling Yellow River.

Cao Yuan took the victory of intercepting and killing 5,000 Qin troops and walked away to the Xin'an camp.

……

Xin'an City Head.

Yan Liang stood on the tower, looking far to the west, his face livid and his teeth gritted.

The soldiers who had returned from the rout had informed Yan Liang that Cao Pi's entire army had been wiped out and his body was missing.

"Cao Pi, you idiot, you died in vain and lost five thousand of my soldiers. You really deserve it.~~"

Yan Liang hit the battlements with his fists, filled with anger.

After the anger, pride reignited on his face

"Even if he dies, the remaining fifteen thousand people can only listen to my orders."

"I have 25,000 men and horses, sufficient food and grass, and I don’t have to worry about civil strife. I can also defend Xin’an City until it is impregnable! Yan

Liang looked at the Wei camp outside the city and sneered:"Cao Yuan, I also want to thank you for your trick, which helped me get rid of a hidden danger, hahaha."——"

Sarcastic laughter rang out.

Just then.

A scout on horseback galloped into the city from the north

"Reporting to General Yan, more than a hundred Wei army dragon boats appeared on the Yellow River to the north, and were now heading upstream from Tongfang."

Yan Liang's wild laughter stopped abruptly.

Wei Jun's dragon boat appeared in the Yellow River!

Yan Liang was really surprised. He never expected that Cao Cao actually transferred the navy from the Yangtze River to the Yellow River.

"Cao Cao and his son were afraid that they would not be able to capture Xin'an City, but they wanted to cross Xin'an and take the Yellow River waterway to attack Shaanxi City and cut off my retreat!"

"Damn it, this must be Cao Yuan’s trick again!"

Yan Liang couldn't help but shudder when he understood the mystery.

Shaanxi City can not only cross the Yellow River to the north and attack the east of Hedong, but also is the hub connecting Xin'an to the back of Guanzhong.

Yan Liang has the courage to defend Xin'an City because Shaanxi City is behind him and he is not afraid The Wei army besieged the city on all sides.

Once Shaanxi City was lost, his Xin'an City would lose contact with the rear area and would be besieged into an isolated city!

"Shaanxi City must not lose anything! Yan

Liang didn't have time to think too much and shouted hurriedly:"Send a messenger to Shaanxi City immediately to warn Wu Yi to be more vigilant and never allow the Wei army to land from the Yellow River!""

A messenger was immediately dispatched and headed straight to Shaanxi City in the west.

……

Outside Xin'an City, the Wei army has begun to set up camps on the north, south and east sides.

Cao Cao and Cao Yuan, with a group of advisers and generals, climbed to a high hill and continued to inspect the terrain of Xin'an.

Hongnong County is located between Chang'an and Luoyang, with a narrow terrain. It has been an important place between the two capitals since ancient times.

To the north of this county is the Yellow River, across from Hedong County. To the south is the mountainous Funiu Mountains, a remnant of the Qinling Mountains.

This Xin'an City is located at the east end of Hongnong, at the narrow entrance.

Ma Teng was heavily guarded by 20,000 troops in Xin'an Tun, and Wu Yi was stationed in Shaanxi City in the middle.

In this way, Ma Teng can block the main force of the Wei Dynasty at the front line of Xin'an City, and he can calmly send troops to cross the Yellow River from Shaanxi City to the north, and then join the main force of the Qin army at Puban Pass to attack the defenders of Hedong County.

I have to admit that Ma Teng's strategic layout is quite clever.

"Your Majesty, although Cao Pi executed him and lost 5,000 troops, the remaining 15,000 troops all fell into the hands of Yan Liang."

"With more than 20,000 Qin troops and Yan Liang's generals, it will not be easy for us to storm Xin'an City in a short time."

Pang Tong was still worried.

Cao Cao frowned.

Cao Ren, who was standing aside, couldn't help but said with shame:"Your Majesty, it was my dereliction of duty and the loss of Hongnong County, which made our army passive. Please punish me!"

"Ma Teng had Jia Xu Fa Zheng and Zhang Song plotting against him. Even I and the prince did not expect that they dared to strike first. It was expected that you would lose Hongnong County. I forgive you."

Cao Cao waved his hand magnanimously.

Cao Ren breathed a sigh of relief.

All the ministers had a headache, and they started talking and racking their brains on how to break through Xin'an City quickly.

Cao Cao and Cao Yuan looked at each other secretly, but they understood With a smile,

Cao Cao smiled and said:"You don't need to worry, the prince's clever plan to destroy the city is already being implemented, and I believe there will be results soon."

Everyone's spirits were lifted, and a look of surprise suddenly appeared on their faces.