Three Kingdoms: The ghost plotter taught Liu Bei to seize Jingzhou first

Hanzhong, Nanzheng.

Nearly 25,000 Wei troops have gathered in Nanzheng.

The whole city was in a state of panic.

At this time, Guan Yu's army had already captured Yangping Pass, and now they had marched out of the pass and were rushing towards Nanzheng.

Every time the Han army got closer to Nanzheng, the shadow of death became thicker.

The soldiers in the city were all talking about it, and they had almost no confidence in defending Nanzheng.

In the hall.

Cao Zhen was also pacing back and forth, with anxiety written on his face.

It has been seven days since the envoy went north to Tongguan to report to Cao Cao, but there has been no reply yet.

Cao Zhen's heart was always hanging.

What if Cao Cao did not allow him to abandon Guanzhong and retreat north?

At that time, 340 they can only defend Nanzheng and wait to be besieged by the Han army.

Then there is only one outcome for him.

The city will be destroyed and people will die!

"General Cao, don't be too anxious."

"Your Majesty is so brave and wise that you can naturally distinguish the priorities, not to mention that Jia Xu is by your side to give you advice."

"I believe that Your Majesty will see that if you save people and lose land, both people and land will be lost."

"Perhaps Your Majesty's edict to withdraw troops is on the way now."

Zhang He comforted him.

Cao Zhen's anxiety was slightly relieved at this time.

Just then.

The personal guard came in to report that the emperor's envoy had arrived and came to deliver the edict.

Cao Zhen was overjoyed and hurriedly asked the angel to come in.

After a while, the Wei envoy entered the palace and read Cao Cao's edict.

After hearing the edict, Cao breathed a sigh of relief.

Cao Cao issued an edict, ordering him to lead the Hanzhong Corps, immediately abandon Nanzheng, cross the Qinling Mountains to the north, and withdraw to Guanzhong.

At this moment, Cao Zhen held the imperial edict in his hand and breathed a sigh of relief, as if relieved of a heavy burden.

As Zhang He expected, Cao Cao was indeed wise and brave. He did not order him to defend Hanzhong to death, but ordered him to bring nearly 30,000 soldiers of the Hanzhong Corps back to Guanzhong safely.

This means.

He and his soldiers did not have to die in Hanzhong.

"Your Majesty is still wise." (To read the violent novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Cao Zhen held the edict in his hand and murmured in admiration.

Suddenly, a shadow was cast on his face that was originally relieved.

He was worried that although Cao Cao ordered him to withdraw his troops back to Guanzhong, he would not let him off for the crime of losing Yangping Pass.

Perhaps, after he withdrew to Guanzhong, Cao Cao would punish him.

What should he do then?

You know, he is Cao Pi's confidant. If he is punished, Cao Pi will lose a great help in his fight for the throne.

"Don't worry, General Cao. In my opinion, His Majesty will not punish you, but will still trust you."

Zhang He saw Cao Zhen's concerns and reminded and comforted him.

Cao Zhen was refreshed and said hurriedly: "Why do you say that, Brother Zhang?"

Zhang He said slowly:

"First, too many members of the Xiahou and Cao clans have been killed or injured. There are only a few members of the royal family that His Majesty can trust."

"Second, if His Majesty did not trust you, General Cao, how could he allow you to continue to command the Hanzhong Corps and set up defenses at various places in the northern valley of the Qinling Mountains to prevent the Han army from leaving the Qinling Mountains?"

"From this, it can be seen that you are still a pillar of His Majesty's trust. Not only will His Majesty not punish you, but he will still use you. ”

Zhang He said so comfortingly.

Cao Zhen was refreshed and hurriedly picked up the imperial edict to read it carefully again.[]

Sure enough.

As Zhang He said, Cao Cao did not blame him at all in the imperial edict.

On the contrary, he ordered him to block the valley entrances immediately after leaving Qinling Mountains to prevent the Han army from leaving Sichuan.

If Cao Cao wanted to punish him, why did he use him so highly?

After thinking about this, Cao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.