"Is this a horse from Liaodong?"

Cao Pi walked up to a maroon war horse and praised him as he looked at the horse's body with a shoulder height of nearly seven feet. The horse was well cared for by the knight. The bridles, saddles, shiny hairs, and muscle lines full of strength were highlighted. When he was driving, he seemed to have the style of a dragon.

"It is. Ming Gong, this war horse was obtained by the army's pirate Guan Chengshi, and it also opened up the trade route to Liaodong by sea."

Speaking of this, Yu Jin was quite proud.

The Cao army, located in the Central Plains, had few channels to obtain a large number of war horses from the north. After Yan Xing annexed Yuan Shao, the original horse purchase channel was basically cut off. After Yu Jin was able to wipe out the pirate Guan Cheng, he also took the opportunity to open up the trade route between Qingxu and Qingxu to Liaodong, and timely purchased a batch of war horses from the Gongsun family in Liaodong with a large sum of money, which was a great achievement.

Some of the young lords who had not passed the battle formation could not deeply understand the importance of obtaining Liaodong war horses, so Yu Jin took this opportunity to explain carefully.

"One of the major reasons why the soldiers and horses in Guanxi can rush across the northern country is that they have the advantage of war horses. On the battlefield, the scouts and cavalry of the two armies are the eyes of the generals. Which side has a large number of scouts and skillful combat skills, then the side will have the opportunity to capture the fighter jets first and plan in advance, or seize highlands, water sources and other geographical advantages, or set up ambush behind the canyon mountain, or go deep into the enemy's territory to sweep......"

"When the two armies fight, the scout cavalry is the first to fight. The scouts on one side are at a disadvantage, so they must shorten the distance with the army and approach their infantry for support, while the scouts on the other side can penetrate deeper into the enemy's territory to spy on the enemy's situation. In this way, it is becoming increasingly difficult for one side to know the movements of the enemy's troops in advance, while the other side frequently knows the enemy's situation in advance, and even harasses the food routes behind and attacks the soldiers who are slaughtering woodcuts and water. The victory on the battlefield is obviously tilted towards the side with the advantage of cavalry."

"Even if the war horses on any side are more powerful, they can carry more armored knights on the battlefield and drive and charge faster. For example, the iron-armored cavalry in the Xiliang army, both men and horses are both armored, swords and swords are not broken, and the bows and crossbows are difficult to penetrate, and there are war horses to replace them. Once the two armies are fighting stalemate, they will often be invincible, killing our soldiers and reaching the battle situation in one fell swoop."

"The last general has been thinking about how to restrain the iron-armored cavalry of the Western Liang Army, and training an elite cavalry is undoubtedly the top priority in the army."

The iron-armored cavalry of the Western Liang Army has become a nightmare for many Cao army soldiers. They are both armored and advance like a wall. In addition, there is a replacement of war horses and the horses are full. Once they break through the formation and rush to kill, it seems to be in a rush of overwhelming force, killing the Cao army infantry and fleeing.

Although Cao Pi had never seen it with his own eyes, he had heard about the ferociousness of the Western Liang Iron Cavalry many times, and even heard that the invincible name of the Western Liang Iron Cavalry was privately spread in the army.

Today, I can see Yu Jin's army actively training cavalry and exploring the method of restraining the Western Liang Iron Cavalry. I feel deeply excited inside, and my eyes looking at Yu Jin gradually become friendly.

After inspecting the army, Cao Pi only asked Yu Jin to follow him into the tent.

After entering the military tent, Yu Jin thought that Cao Pi was going to give him a face-to-face message. Unexpectedly, as soon as he spoke, he was suddenly interrupted by Cao Pi. At the order of the young lord, a accompanying official and a servant waiting outside the tent brought a basket of official documents and bamboo booklets.

"General, you can take a look first!"

Cao Pi's face was cold, and there was no appreciation or respect in his eyes when he looked at Yu Jin.

Yu Jin's heart skipped a beat, and there was no time to react, so he bowed and answered his order to get the official documents in the basket.

He reached out and opened the bamboo book and found that it was a memorial to impeach him and intercept Guan Cheng and seize it, and to fill his personal bag. Although the signature was erased, the muscles on his face could not help but trembled twice. He wanted to speak up for his argument, but when Cao Pi looked at him coldly, he couldn't help but show his timidity in his heart, and he subconsciously went to search for other documents.

After a brief look, the official documents in the basket were all memorials of being impeached in Qingxu in the past two years. The sources are from all kinds of sources, including greed for military supplies, abuse of military laws, indulging soldiers, and invading counties. Some official documents have all the time, locations, and people, which are obviously deliberate attacks by other leading soldiers in the army.

At this point, Yu Jin no longer had the expression of talking during a military conductor. He hurriedly fell to the ground and explained.

"Ming Gong, the last time, he will fight against the thieves and the people, and he will work hard to serve the country. Such attacks are nothing—"

"General Yu, what you mean is that among the civil and military affairs, you are the only one who is loyal minister who is dedicated to the country, and the others are all evil ministers. Hasn't there nothing happened in these articles?"

Speaking of this, Cao Pi's words became more and more stern. Yu Jin seemed to feel the murderous intention of his lord. When he heard the sound of armor leaves on the body of the tent that had not yet retreated, his back felt cold and his whole body could not move for a moment.

After a moment, Cao Pi waved his hand again to let the soldiers in the armor retreat, and the atmosphere in the tent eased again.

The young lord stood up and left his seat, and helped Yu Jin, who was frightened in his heart with his own hands.

"The last general,—" Yu Jin, who was confused and confused, was no longer confident in his previous heart.

Cao Pi smiled

"Those who are well-known are also slandering themselves. The general has made great achievements in military affairs, so he should understand this truth. He did not reply to the general's advice before, because the advice was of great importance and the time was not right. If he forced himself to act, he would be afraid that the general would be slandered by the public and would not be allowed to stay in the army."

"Ming Gong, I will be reckless-" Yu Jin was trembling with surprises for a short time and did not dare to say more. Cao Pi held his wrist and his expression became serious again.

"General Yu, you are the old subordinate of my father, and you are also the long-time general in the army and the pillar of the country. My father believes in you, and Pi believes in you, the Central Plains is in turmoil, the Han Dynasty is in danger, and the strong enemy is waiting. Pi not only wants you to form the Qingxu Xinjun, but also wants you to defeat the strong enemy and clear the customs of Luo. Can you do it?"

Yu Jin was trembling with excitement when he heard this. Under Cao Pi's gaze, he was frightened and bowed his head again.

"At the end, we will be deeply favored by Cao Gong and Sikong, and will be promoted to the army and entrusted with important tasks. We will definitely help Sikong achieve hegemony!"

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Jiameng Pass.

Outside the military tent, Liu Bei stood in front of a gray-haired old military doctor, frowned and silent.

"General, although Mr. Pang's injury has survived the winter, the poison of arrows has penetrated into his heart and spleen. It is difficult to cure it in a short period of time. He can only insist on treating the medicine every day, live and rest in peace, and must not exhaust his mind anymore, otherwise he will become sick due to overwork and fear-"

The old military doctor swallowed, chose to shut up at the right time, and raised his eyes nervously to look at the expression on Liu Bei's face in front of him.

But Liu Bei seemed to have not noticed the people around him. He frowned between his eyebrows. It took him a long time to start to speak again.

"I know, you can step down first."

"promise."

The old military doctor was as if he had been amnesty when he heard this, and quickly bowed and said he was leaving. Looking at the old military doctor's departure, Liu Bei finally couldn't help but sigh.

In the battle of Dingjunshan, the Hanzhong defenders raided the Shu army formation with dozens of dead soldiers, accidentally shot Pang Tong, and took the opportunity to disrupt the morale of the Shu army. Liu Xun, Zhang Ren and other Shu generals who were hostile to Liu Bei, left at the scene. They ignored the orders of the Zhongjun, led the army to retreat without authorization and rushed to the fortress of the Shu area, intending to stay in seclusion, cut off the rear troops and food, and kill people with a knife, so that Liu Bei and his subordinate Jingzhou soldiers would be destroyed in Hanzhong.

Liu Bei, who knew that great things were no longer possible, hurriedly led his army to retreat, and mixed into Jiameng Pass with his meticulous soldiers. He attacked and broke through the pass inside and outside, defeated Liu Xun, Zhang Ren and others, thus avoiding the danger of exposing the enemy territory and cutting off food and grass.

Then, both sides fell into the situation where they sent envoys to Chengdu to file a lawsuit.

Liu Xun and Zhang Ren claimed that Liu Bei fought repeatedly with defeats and intended to use a knife to kill people and plot against Yizhou.

Liu Bei claimed that the soldiers and generals in Shu were arrogant and domineering, and they failed, resulting in their own failure.

However, Liu Zhang was weak and indecisive, and was unable to make a resolution on the battle between the arrogant generals in Shu and Liu Bei's troops. Although Chengdu also sent envoys to the two armies to comfort the morale of the army, the cracks between Liu Bei and Zhang Ren and other Shu generals could not be bridged.

Seeing that the military rations that had previously been stockpiled in Jiameng Pass to guide Hanzhong were about to be sold out, Liu Bei was worried, and the situation suddenly changed and bad news followed one after another.

Zhang Song, who was the inner master of Yin, colluded with Guanxi, secretly informed Liu Bei's behavior to be exposed, and was sentenced to death by the shocked and angry Liu Zhang.

At this point, even if Liu Zhang was weak and incompetent, he would still turn against Liu Bei's army, who was trying to occupy the nest. He began to fully adopt the strategies of civil and military officials in Shu, mobilized the troops and food from Shu, and prepared to attack Liu Bei's army stationed in Jiameng Pass.

Although Pang Tong, who was seriously injured, survived the winter, his injury worsened after the beginning of spring and he still couldn't afford to sit still.

Liu Bei had no way to advance and retreat at this time. If he could not break the deadlock in time, he would enter a desperate situation with his troops.

He wandered outside the tent for a long time, and heard Pang Tong's cough sound in the tent, then he made up his mind, turned around and opened the tent, and walked into the tent filled with the smell of soup and medicine.

"General Zuo..." Pang Tong heard the familiar footsteps. Although he had not seen the person coming, he knew that it was Liu Bei who came.

When he barely supported his body and wanted to get up with his clothes, he was supported by Liu Bei, who had stepped to the front of the bed, and let him lie down again, and carefully tucked the quilt for him.

"Is there something difficult to decide in the general's mind?"

The pale-faced Pang Tong saw that Liu Bei was depressed and asked weakly.

Liu Bei hesitated for a moment, and finally confessed his thoughts to Pang Tong.

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"General!! Now it is a critical moment of life and death. How can you hesitate? You should reward the three armies, declare Liu Zhang's crimes, and swear to go south and attack Shu."

After hearing what happened recently, Pang Tong's eyes widened, and he was shocked and anxious. He quickly expressed his thoughts. Because he was too excited, he couldn't help but cough violently after he finished speaking.

"Cough cough cough--" A strange blood-red appeared on Pang Tong's face, who was holding back his cough, and he continued
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