Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 595

Cao Cao was furious when he slapped the table, and the people below started to act immediately.

As time passed day by day, the news from all over the place gathered in Wancheng one after another, Lantian's name kept appearing in Cao Cao's ears, especially the detailed information sent by Wen Hui from Huainan, which was provided by the "friendly army" Jiangdong .

He was defeated by Zhang Liao in the Battle of Hefei, and Sun Quan never hated him so much now, because in terms of the loss of soldiers and future alone, Zhang Liao's losses to Jiangdong were far less than the losses he caused in several fights with Lantian.

Sun Quan regards Lantian as an enemy, so he writes Lantian's message in handwriting, and finally writes a few pages, and instructs Ruxudu Zhou Tai to hand it over to Wen Hui.

Cao Cao was stunned when he read Sun Quan's letter, because the writer's mood can be seen from the way he writes, and he knew that Sun Quan must be in a bad mood at that time.

"King Wei, is it really that Lantian?" Yang Xiu asked tentatively.

Cao Cao snorted coldly: "What a loyal elder Liu Xuande, what a mysterious owl Lan Ziyu lurking in the dark, who said that there are only four masterminds under Liu Bei's account? This person is still above Zhuge Liang in Liu Bei's heart, and his degree of insidiousness is also great. Better than Zhuge Liang."

After hearing this, Sima Yi was very moved, and he asked in shock: "Information about Lantian has been circulated in many places. It is rumored that he is Xiaopei's hermit. He fled to Jingzhou because of the war in Xuzhou at that time. By chance, he became Liu Qi's disciple. After Liu Qi passed away, The four counties in the south of Jing turned to Liu Bei, so he was deeply trusted by Liu Bei, and now Liu Beibiao is Jiaozhou Shepherd and General, I have never heard of this person's strategy."

"How can you trust all the rumors? Look at Sun Zhongmou's personal letter. This person is far from as simple as you think." Cao Cao threw out the letter with a wave of his hand.

After Lantian was promoted to the post of Jiaozhou pastor, he would submit a formal report to the emperor, so his personal information was packaged by Song Chen, and it had been publicized on a small scale in Xudu's market. The packaged information was what Lantian wanted everyone to know.

Sima Yi stepped forward to take the letter in small steps. Except for the old minister Cheng Yu who seemed to be asleep, the rest Jiang Ji, Dong Zhao, Huan Jie, and Yang Xiu all surrounded him. Who could resist a secret being revealed?
"Lan Tian is actually Liu Bei's brother-in-law."

"He was the one who attacked Jiangling after the Chibi War."

"Lv Lingqi, who was missing from Xiapi, went to Jingzhou to marry Lantian, and gave birth to two boys and a girl for her."

"Gao Shun is still alive, trapped in the camp and expanded to ten thousand people"

"Sun Quan attacked Jingzhou twice, all of which were broken in the hands of this person"

"Zhang Fei and Fazheng are also in Jingzhou."

"Your Majesty." Sima Yi and the others read it excitedly, then folded the letter and handed it back to Cao Cao with a heavy face.

Cao Cao squinted at everyone: "After reading Bi Yan'er's letter, do you feel touched?"

Sima Yi swallowed, "If everything in the letter is true, then this Mr. Xuan Xiao is indeed very powerful. At least Diu Xiangyang has a direct relationship with him."

"How do you know?" Cao Cao asked with a frown.

"Because it's exactly the same as throwing Jiangling back then. In addition, the letter mentioned Gao Shun and the army of ten thousand soldiers. This person was originally a mighty general under Lv Bu. You must guard against him, Your Majesty." Sima Yi reminded.

Cao Cao nodded lightly, "Gu thought it was Fazheng or Xu Shu's scheme. Zhong Da reminded Gu, but being trapped in the camp is a thing of the past. Bi Yan'er is no match for them because they are weak, and our soldiers fight in battle. I have rich experience, as for Gao Shun, I almost forgot about it, now I also have general Zhang Wenyuan, who was also a fierce general of Lu Bu, so why should I be afraid of him falling into the camp?"

"Your Majesty, I don't know if that Lantian is in Xiangyang. Guan Yu has this person helping him like a tiger with wings, and General Zixiao's side may be in danger." Jiang Ji stammered.

"The so-called soldiers are precious and fast. If I were Lantian, should I stick to Xiangyang or take the initiative to attack?" Cao Cao frowned and knocked on the table, talking to himself, and then suddenly told Sima Yi: "Zhongda, quickly urge the rear to get the quilt, although Guan Yu is unlikely to attack in winter, but it is hard to say if there is an extra Lantian."

"Wei." Sima Yi cupped his hands and stepped aside.

Cao Cao then read the letter in detail, and everyone in the hall discussed in groups of two in low voices. Lan Tian planted a dark cloud in their chests, which would not dissipate for a long time.

At noon, Cao Zhang hurriedly led his armor into the palace, and clasped his fists to report: "Father, Guan Yu sent troops to surround Deng County yesterday. Unfortunately, Xu Shang was beheaded by Guan Ping. General Lu Jian is still holding on to the city, but he probably won't be able to hold on." how long."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and Cao Cao jumped up against the case, pointing at Cao Zhang and yelling, "What are you talking about? Guan Yu is besieging Deng County? What is Zixiao doing? Why didn't he report to me?"

Cao Zhang explained: "Guan Yu has warships for transporting troops. They sail around Danshui at night, so they can appear in Deng County without anyone noticing."

"Dezu, get the map quickly." Cao Cao urged.

"Wei." Yang Xiu trotted back out.

After a while, Cao Cao called everyone to analyze the battle situation before the case. No one knew Guan Yu's real intentions, because Deng County was only tens of miles away from Fancheng, so why did he go around Cao Ren's defense area?Aren't you afraid of pinching back and forth?

"Your Majesty, do you think there is a possibility that Guan Yu deliberately went around and attacked Deng County, in order to lure General Zixiao to rescue him, because Fancheng's water and land are blocked, and now Fancheng has become the former Xiangyang." Sima Yi proposed made an assumption.

Cao Cao opened his eyes wide and kept tapping on the map. It took a long time before he said: "Zhong Da's words are reasonable. Guan Yu relies on Jingzhou's naval superiority.

"Your Majesty, the winter clothes are not yet ready, and it is not good for the army to send troops hastily," Sima Yi advised.

Cao Cao snorted coldly: "I don't want to send troops in a hurry, but Guan Yunchang doesn't wait for you at all, Ziwen (Cao Zhang), why don't you pass the order?"

"Wei." Cao Zhang cupped his fists.

During this period, [-] winter clothes were brought in from the rear, but for the [-] Cao troops, there was still a big gap, and only officers and soldiers who were close to the general had the opportunity to receive them, and the rest of the soldiers could only rely on single clothes to keep out the cold.

There are walls in the city to shelter from the wind, and you can light a fire in the camp to keep warm, but the cold wind in the field is like a knife cutting through flesh, and Cao soldiers often suffered from frostbite during the march.

Because the Jingzhou navy was a problem, Cao Cao did not dare to use the water to supply food and grass. He asked Cao Zhang to supervise the transportation of food and grass by land, and ordered Zhang Liao to lead the army to cross the river from Xinye to the west, trying to find a way to relieve the danger of being trapped in Deng County.

In late December of the 24th year of Jian'an, Li Yi's fleet transported winter clothes from Guangzhou to Xiangyang. Tens of thousands of troops took a boat detour to Danshui overnight and marched northward. He cut it off the horse.

In the morning of the next day, dozens of cavalrymen of unknown origin arrived at the north gate of Fancheng. They threatened at the gate that they were presenting Cao Ren, and then they left three wooden boxes and walked away.

After the cavalry left, the city guards brought the wooden box into the city.

Cao Ren felt bad when he saw the wooden box, and when he opened it, there were three bloody heads.

In addition to the Wei general Xu Shang who was beheaded by Guan Pingzhen, these three people were taken advantage of, and there were also Lu Meng and Lu Chang who were used to sacrifice the flag.

(End of this chapter)