In the hall, several civil servants and generals in Chang'an City had arrived. Cao Zhen did not talk much and went straight to the point: "Everyone, Yang Qing is now stationed in the suburbs of Chang'an, poisoning the city and bewitching the people's hearts. In just a few days, five or six thousand people followed the thief.

Although these people can only be regarded as mobs and are far from being the opponent of the King's Army, if Yang Qing continues to deceive the crowd, the foundation of our Great Wei in Guanzhong may not be protected!"

"What the general said is that half of the military farmer in the surrounding counties have been bewitched by the Shu people in the past few days. They either take the opportunity to escape or join the bandit army. Although the other half has not yet caused trouble, they are also in a different mind and are ready to move.

Although the Diannong Commander, Sima, Gongcao and other assistants under the officials were still trying their best to suppress them, if they could not support them for a long time, they would probably not last long."

The person who spoke was Zhou Zhuo, the general of the Diannong Zhonglang who was set up in Guanzhong in Cao Wei. As the person in charge of all military farming affairs in Guanzhong, he was very anxious about the chaos among military farming people these days, so he was quite inclined to take the initiative.

"Wen Yue, I heard that the Shu army was spreading some slogans of dividing land and re-planting themselves. Is this true?" Cao Zhen asked Zhou Zhuo.

Zhou Zhuo's face became even more sad and wanted to cry without tears: "Return to the general, the Shu army is indeed spreading such ruthless words to the military farmers. If they do not stop them, they will probably be bewitched by them and rebel against the imperial court."

"Hmph, Yang Qing is so sinister and vicious!" Cao Zhen also understood the relationship and shouted angrily.

Yan Fei bowed and said, "General, Yang Qing's evil spirit is more than this. This guy also publicized the merits of the former Han Dynasty and slandered our Great Wei Dynasty.

According to officials and civilians who escaped back to Chang'an by chance, this villain also spread rumors and slandered our Emperor Taizu Wu and Emperor Gaozu Wen, and many foolish people were bewitched by them. If they were allowed to develop, the country's face and the prestige of the court would inevitably be damaged."

"The King of Yan's family is to ask the king's army to leave the city to fight the enemy?" Cao Zhen asked.

He has not made a decision on whether to attack or not. The reason why he summoned everyone to discuss today was to listen to everyone's opinions. Zhou Zhuo had previously expressed his intention to fight in the city. If Yan Fei, a senior official, had the same intention, then he could basically convince himself to take the initiative.

Although Yan Fei knew the serious consequences of allowing the Han army to rage outside the city, as the prefect of Jingzhao, he attached more importance to the safety of Chang'an. Moreover, he was not good at military affairs and was not good at sending troops, which was related to major decisions such as sending troops.

Therefore, Yan Fei was stunned when he heard this and replied stammeringly: "The officials... the officials are not familiar with military strategies. If they send troops, they will ask the general and the lord to decide. No matter what decision is, they will definitely support them."

“Well.”

Although Cao Zhen cursed the old slip in his heart, it was not easy to force him to express his opinion. He then asked the others loudly: "Do you think our army should continue to hold on or go out to fight against the Sichuan thieves?"

"General, the last general thought that we should take the initiative to attack. Although the Shu army is crowded with people, aside from the four or five thousand cavalry, the others are just a group of vulnerable mobs, and our army doesn't have to care at all.

Moreover, our Great Wei is a great country in the Celestial Kingdom, and the army is also a dignified king's army. If we dare not go out of the city to fight against the Shu army, wouldn't it be ridiculed by the people of the world?

In the past few days, the last generals have also heard a lot of rumors in the army. The soldiers are quite resentful of the Shu army showing off their power outside the city, and are deeply ashamed of not being able to leave the city to fight with them. If our army does not move, the morale of the army may be unstable." The side general Deng En responded with his fist.

Cao Zhen nodded when he heard this, and agreed with Deng En's words in his heart, but he still did not speak out, and only looked at others and planned to listen.

The magistrate of Chang'an County, Wang, stood up and said, "General, the officials thought it was not time to send troops at this time. The Shu army has been conquering cities and territories these days, and it is a time when morale is strong. Although our army has strong combat power, there are few soldiers after all. If we cannot win when we go out of the city, Chang'an will be in danger!

If Chang'an falls, the overall situation in Guanzhong will inevitably collapse. How should I explain to the emperor at that time?"

"When Wang Mingting wants to do it, which day will it be the time to send troops?" Before Cao Zhen could speak, Deng En couldn't help but stand up and asked in a bad tone.

Wang Duan seemed to have not seen the anger on Deng En's face, and said calmly: "The General has already sent a quick horse to Fengyi to instruct General Yan and the others to return to help quickly. General Yan's hands are no less than 10,000 troops. When he leads his troops back, he will be able to defeat the Shu army."

"Hmph, they have already been suspicious of being led to Hongnong's side. When they come back, I'm afraid that Yang Qing will have gathered tens of thousands of people."

Without waiting for Wang Duan to respond, Deng En continued to sneer: "Wang Mingting does not agree with sending troops, because he is worried that if Chang'an loses his position, his official position will not be preserved, right?"

Even though Wang Duan had always been very well-educated, he couldn't help but be furious when he heard his heart-killing words. He sneered and looked at Deng En squintedly: "Even if Wang is not a greedy person, he is definitely not a person who wants fame and fortune. What he said is for the emperor and for the sake of the country. General Deng's words are probably to judge others by himself, right?"

As a general with a rank of 2,000 stones, Deng En was a general with a higher official position than Wang Duan, but Wang Duan was born in the Taiyuan Wang family, so he was not afraid of retorting him at all.

"you......"

After hearing this, Deng En became even more angry. He pointed his hand and was about to refute it, but suddenly he heard a loud shout from the top: "Enough, let me sit down!" However, Cao Zhen couldn't bear it and said he would stop him.

"Zixu, discussing matters is discussing matters. How is it appropriate to argue in public?" As Wang Duan's immediate boss, Yan Fei also rebuked.

Wang Duan bowed and apologized, "Yes, the official knew he was wrong." Deng En also sat back on his original position obediently, lowered his head, and did not dare to make another sound.

"It is probably too late to send troops when Yan and they get rid of the entanglement of the Shu army in the north. They must find a way to curb the thief. If they delay, they may cause greater chaos." Cao Zhen said.

Although he did not explain this, everyone understood that this had denied Wang Duan's suggestion to stand firm and had already revealed his tendency to send troops to everyone.

Therefore, in the following speeches, more than half of the generals and schoolmen proposed to fight. Cao Zhen decisively adopted the opinions of most people and made up his mind to lead troops out of the city to fight Yang Qing.

"I wonder how many soldiers and horses the general will lead to fight? How many soldiers and horses will be left to defend the city?" Seeing that sending troops was a foregone conclusion, Yan Fei cared about Chang'an's defense.

Cao Zhen did not respond head-on, but instead asked the generals: "What do you think?"

"General, Chang'an is the foundation of our Guanzhong. We must not lose anything. We must keep a considerable force to defend the city, otherwise we will be taken advantage of by the enemy." Zhou Zhuo replied.

Cao Zhen said: "I have a clear understanding of the safety of Chang'an. Is it because I ask you how many soldiers you should take to attack the Shu army?"

Thinking of the reputation of the Han army commander Yang Qing, the generals felt that the more troops they brought, the better. However, Chang'an had to leave some troops. Not to mention half of them, they would have to leave at least one-third. In this way, only four or five thousand troops were brought to fight tens of thousands of Han troops, the generals did not have much confidence.
Chapter completed!