Chapter 233 The loyal minister Cao Zhen of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 233 The loyal minister Cao Zhen of the Han Dynasty

The news of Ma Di's arrival in Chang'an quickly spread throughout Chang'an. The soldiers guarding the outer city were all terrified, fearing that Ma Su would suddenly fly up and slaughter them all.

After all, Pao Ze, who escaped from Ziwu Valley, described Ma Di as a devil with infinite strength, flying and cannibalism. They were walking on the narrow mountain road when Ma Su suddenly fell from the sky, rushed into their team and performed a wave of tearing apart soldiers with his hands.

Not only did he eat several people on the spot, but he also blocked the intersection and killed thousands of people...

Basically, the rumors about Ma Su in Guanzhong are no longer outrageous. Even if Pu Songling came, he would have to say that his Liaozhai writing was too conservative.

At this moment, Cao Zhen, who was in the General's Mansion, was recovering from his illness. Because his condition improved slightly, he began to handle government affairs again.

There was not much good news on Cao Zhen's desk at the moment. Bad news from the west was bombarding him, and Cao Zhen felt his uncle's pain.

"Zhuge Liang's troops marched out of Baoxie Road, Ma Su defeated Chen Tai, and the Qiang and Hu in Guanzhong rebelled..." Cao Zhen looked at the entire northwest battlefield filled with smoke and felt a little helpless for a moment.

Of course, apart from the headache, Cao Zhen's biggest emotion was self-blame.

If he, Cao Zhen, had not rashly launched an army of 200,000 to attack Shu in order to make some great achievements, regardless of the difficulties and dangers of Shu, the situation would not have been so difficult.

Sima Yi was already very capable, and he was thrown into such a remote Liangzhou to raise an army of 50,000. Relying on the containment of Liangzhou and the assistance of more than 100,000 troops in Guanzhong, it is theoretically very difficult for Zhuge Liang to think about the Northern Expedition.

As a result, he suddenly lost all the advantages he had accumulated for several years in this battle. Not only that, he also allowed the Shu army to take advantage of the victory and fight out of Ziwu Valley, burning the war into Guanzhong.

All these mistakes are all because of him!

Every time he thought of this, Cao Zhen felt blocked in his heart, and his self-blame was hard to suppress. Even the doctor advised him to relax, as being constantly agitated can easily lead to a worsening of the condition.

Just when Cao Zhen was melancholy, the soldiers below suddenly rushed in and reported to Cao Zhen.

"General! Ma Su, the Butcher of Western Shu, appears outside the city with his troops! He is making noise outside Chang'an City right now!"

"What! Has Ma Di'er already hit you here?" This sentence scared Cao Zhen so much that he almost fell down.

"How many Shu troops are outside the city? Twenty thousand or thirty thousand?"

"Uh...neither."

"Does that mean there are more than 30,000? So the main force of Shu Han has been exhausted?" Cao Zhen's face was extremely ugly. In just a moment, he thought of the most pessimistic thought.

I am afraid that Chen Tai has been defeated, Guo Huai has been blocked, and the Shu army has reached Chang'an!

"Uh... there are only five or six hundred people in the Shu army, and it seems that most of them are barbarians..." The soldier below who was delivering the order hesitated, and finally said cautiously.

"Five or six hundred people?" Cao Zhen suddenly frowned, and his first reaction was that it was impossible.

But soon recalling the battle report from Nanyang, Guanqiu Jian's disastrous defeat... Cao Zhen inexplicably believed it again.

However, Cao Zhen was a little unsure about Ma Su's purpose. What did Ma Su want to do with these five or six hundred people?

Did he expect that five or six hundred cavalry would be able to break through Chang'an?

Or maybe Ma Di was just the vanguard for reconnaissance, and the bulk of the Shu army was still behind? Or was he just a bait, trying to lure the Wei army out of the city to encircle and annihilate him?

Due to physical reasons, Cao Zhen did not know enough about the situation on the front line in detail. When suddenly the famous Shu Han general Ma Di suddenly appeared outside the city, Cao Zhen was unsure of his decision for a moment.

In a moment of doubt, Cao Zhen made the worst decision in his life.

He planned to go to Chang'an to see it in person and have a few words with Ma Di in person.

Tsk... He should think about what happened to Hao Zhao...

"Here, help me up, and I'll go and see for myself what Ma Su wants to do!"

Soon, Cao Zhen, who did not believe in evil, walked tremblingly to the top of Chang'an City with the support of his own soldiers. Climbing to the top of Chang'an City, we saw Ma Di showing off his power under the city surrounded by hundreds of cavalry from a distance.

"Where is my loyal minister Cao Zidan! There are guests coming from far away, why don't you come out and see them!" Ma Su, still arrogant, shouted with a loudspeaker in the city.

Unfortunately, he only had five or six hundred men in total, and there were tens of thousands of Chang'an garrison troops, but no one dared to go out of the city to fight. They were sitting in a fortified city, but they watched helplessly as Ma Di rode on their faces and shit.

If this happened in the past, the city guard would be so angry that his lungs would explode. But now, just seeing the big flag of "Han Fu Kingdom General Horse" outside the city is enough to make anyone's eyes clear.

"Ma Youchang! You are really arrogant! You dare to come to Chang'an with just these people!" Cao Zhen looked at it several times, and after finally confirming that Ma Di could not have an ambush, he stood at the top of the city and said angrily.

"Are you bullying me, Dawei Wuwuhu?"

"Huh? General Cao Zidan! You are finally willing to come out." Ma Su was stunned for a moment. After looking carefully for a while, he recognized Cao Zhen and was overjoyed.

"You are finally out! Now that you are out, I can finally give an explanation to Your Majesty!"

"An explanation?? Give an explanation to Shu Lord Liu Chan?"

On the top of the city, Wei Jun and Cao Zhen all had a big question mark on their heads.

"That's right, I, Ma Su, came to Chang'an this time to issue an edict for General Zidan." Ma Su nodded matter-of-factly, pretending to pull the edict from his arms.

"Originally, our Northern Expedition was in a difficult period, and the Prime Minister often worried about the progress of the Northern Expedition. But after that, General Zidan used his talents to contribute greatly to the victory of our Han Dynasty in Ziwu Valley!"

"From Ziwu Valley to Baoxie Road, under General Zidan's desperate efforts while in Cao's camp and in the heart of the Han Dynasty, our Han Heavenly Army's Northern Expedition went smoothly. Now our army has gained a lot, its morale is high, and the prospects for the Northern Expedition are bright."

"This is all because of my loyal minister Cao Zidan!"

"So I, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, issued an edict, making Cao Zhen a general who helped the Han Dynasty, and received a holiday ax! He was rewarded with several kilograms of gold, silk, and more than twenty horses to reward him for his contribution to the Han Dynasty!"

"so……"

"Shut up! How dare Ma Su insult me!!" Before Ma Su could finish speaking, Cao Zhen had already broken through. There was endless anger in his eyes, and his hands were already clasped into the wall.

"If you have the ability, Ma Su, come and attack Chang'an! What kind of hero do you think you are if you show off your words here?"

"Ahem... I, Ma Su, can't compare to a small general in Jingzhou, and my gains are only a few thousand. How dare I compare with General Cao, who has killed tens of thousands for the Han Dynasty and has made great contributions to the world?" Ma Su suddenly put on a look of sincerity and fear. , I wanted to say it extremely sincerely.

"Moreover, General Cao has misunderstood Su. Is there any lie in what I, Ma Su, said?"

Before he finished speaking, Cao Zhen was so angry that he suddenly felt a sweetness in his throat and fainted at the top of the city.

"General!!"