Xiaoguangong

Chapter 74
Le Jin was almost pissed off by Zhao Yan.

The spies under him fled back and reported the situation of the battle in detail. Le Jin was shocked and wished to send troops to help immediately.

But Zhao Yan always felt that something was wrong, and wanted to inquire again. A day later, Guan Ping sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that Shiyang had been occupied, Guan Yu had been repelled, and Xiakou had been surrounded—this was basically the same as what those spies said.

But Zhao Yan thought for a long time, and rejected the request to send troops.

He even thought that Yunshan was deceitful, so instead of allowing Le Jin and Xu Huang to reinforce him, he wanted to take Ma Liang and Huang Zhong's family into custody immediately, and then send people to inquire about the news.

Now Xu Huang couldn't bear it anymore.Just like who the hell has a good temper, you are too deceitful to ask you to be a guard.

"Okay, why don't you say that Yunshan is Guan Yu's son? If you don't send troops, I will kill you!"

Xu Huang's temper came up, and he wanted to beat Zhao Yan without saying a word, but Zhao Yan gritted his teeth and would never send troops unless Xu Huang beat him to death.

"Gongming, Wenqian, this kid has joined forces with Ma Liang to deceive us from the very beginning, can't you see it? Liu Bei occupies Xiakou, Shiyang has become a corner, Yunshan has few soldiers, no matter whether you attack Shiyang or Xiakou , the rear will be attacked, and the Jiangdong navy can calmly rush to help, as Cao Zixiao was defeated at that time.

This little thief broke through Shi Yang without bloodshed and captured the head of the thief, and now he repelled Guan Yu and besieged Xiakou, how can there be such a strange person in the world?If I wait to send troops, I am afraid that I will be flanked by two forces just after entering Xiakou. The two generals think twice. "

Le Jin and Xu Huang were told by Zhao Yan's logic that they couldn't talk anymore, and Le Jin had to send troops by himself, but he had a total of [-] people, and he couldn't get rid of Xiangyang City.There were barbarians rebelling against the corvee around Xiangyang before, and he would definitely be robbed immediately if he went out with all his strength. The same is true for Xu Huang. He was originally in Fancheng to suppress bandits and ensure food supply.

When Ma Liang heard that Le Jin and others would not send troops, he couldn't help but burst into tears:

"If the general doesn't believe us Jingzhou people, I'm willing to give up my official position and go back to my hometown to farm. But my brother and I are fighting hard now. If the general doesn't send a single soldier, wouldn't the hearts of the world be chilled? Who would dare to go to the prime minister in the future?
When Tanzhi was in Jiangling, he was recruited by Chen Changwen, who joined the army. At that time, Changwen said that he was greatly favored by General Le and that he should not go without permission. He was seriously injured, but firmly believed that the general must rescue him.

If I can't bring back reinforcements, I'm afraid that the whole army will collapse immediately. Please think twice about such things as relatives and enemies. "

Ma Liang's eyes were red from anxiety.

As long as Cao Jun is willing to send troops to attack Xiakou, Guan Ping can enter Shiyang to rest in the name of asking everyone to rest. At that time, all the warships will be scuttled, all the food will be burned, and Cao Jun's generals will be trapped in Shiyang. Even with three heads and six arms, they can't come back.

I didn't expect Zhao Yan to be so timid, and he refused to send troops even if he said nothing. Ma Liang's anxious expression was so sincere and sincere, it made Le Jin and Xu Huang, who dared to charge forward in the face of thousands of troops, feel ashamed lowered his head.

"General Le." Ma Liang gritted his teeth, "There are no generals, so we must give us some food, right? Our soldiers are short of food and salt, and there is no medicine for wounds, and there is no cloth to wrap the wounds. If the blood dries up, you will die. If people's hearts are scattered, and there will be national disasters in the future, who would dare to fight for the big man?

Okay, I know the general is in a difficult situation, I know the general looks down on me and other Jingzhou people, my Ma family has more than a thousand old and weak, a few lonely boats, and several tanks of food."

"Stop it!" Le Jin was already shedding tears in a daze, "I said before that even if my subordinate Erlang and I starved to death, we would not treat Tanzhi badly.

Ji Chang, I'll give you [-] stones of grain and [-] stones of salt. You can take other dried meat and vegetables yourself, as well as swords, arrows, and silk cloth. "

Xu Huang also nodded and said:

"I'm saving money, and I'm in the rear after all. We must let the frontline boys have enough food and clothing."

He cast his eyes on Zhao Yan, and said with a sneer, "Presumably, when I donate food, Governor Zhao won't watch Xu starve to death, right?"

Le Jin grinned and said:
"How can Dudu Zhao care about us? He is a big shot now, and now he is very arrogant. It is difficult to talk to him. I wrote to him before and refused to answer, and I didn't answer him when I asked for help. In the future, I will only see him when I see him. I can ask his servant for mercy.

Forget it, I will go to Jiangling to ask the prime minister to send troops, if the prime minister ignores it, I will throw myself into the river and swim there! "

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Cao Cao's face turned green after hearing Le Jin's narration.

He looked around, waiting for the opinions of his many advisers, and those advisers also looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what to say for a moment.

What is Zhao Yan doing?
He, who has always been good at dealing with people, turned his back on Le Jin and Xu Huang at the same time, why bother.

Xun You, who knew Zhao Yan well, thought for a moment and seemed to understand something.

Not good, it should be something wrong with Zhao Yan's Seventh Army.

If he forcibly did not send troops, Zhao Yan would still have a good reputation for being cautious, but if he forcibly sent troops, all the seven armies would be wiped out, that would be a big deal.

Cao Cao obviously didn't think of this section, Xun You was sweating profusely, and he didn't dare to remind him, so he could only watch his nose and mouth, accusing Zhao Yan of being incompetent with righteous indignation.

"Boran is really too careful this time."

When Cao Cao heard that Sun Quan was defeated and Liu Bei was besieged, he made a decision immediately.Dong Zhao, Chen Lin, and Chen Qun didn't have the imagination of Xun You. They only thought that Zhao Yan was sick and gave up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Chen Qun happily said: "Prime Minister, Sun Quan was defeated and Liu Bei was also trapped in Xiakou. Sun Liu must return to the teacher to rescue. I might as well wait..."

Dong Zhao quickly interrupted:

"But our army's ordnance..."

"I can't wait!" Cao Cao slapped hard on the table in front of him, "According to the order, we must send troops within three days. This time, we must fight Liu Bei to the death!"

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Cao Cao gave an order, and the whole army began to mobilize quickly.

Cao Ren was originally the best candidate to be responsible for defending the rear, but Cao Hong was beaten half to death, and his arrogant soldiers could not be left without command. Cao Cao had no choice but to let him stay in Jiangling and let Cao Ren follow him on the eastward expedition .

After the last battle, Cao Ren also knew how good he was in water warfare. This time, his enemy Cai Mao was still the main force. Cao Ren was even more worried, worried that this Eastern Expedition would be a waste of money.

"Giant Eagle, what do you think of this expedition?" He asked Chang Diao, his personal guard.

Chang Diao saved Cao Ren last time, but because Cao Ren was seized power, he didn't get any rewards, but he has a closer relationship with Cao Ren, and he is already a confidant of Cao Ren's cronies.

"Well..." Chang Diao pretended to think for a moment, "I think our army should bring Zhang Yun along!"

"What!" Cao Ren was furious, "Impossible, absolutely impossible! With me and without him!"

Before Cao Ren fled back and blamed Zhang Yun, but Zhang Yun told the whole process after he came back. Although everyone said they supported Cao Ren, they knew that Cao Ren must have directed blindly.Cao Ren was ashamed and thrown at his grandma's house. He wanted to chat with Zhang Yun's mother about his life. How could he continue to go out with Zhang Yun?
"General, everyone knows that the previous expedition was Zhang Yun's fault. If you take him with you on this trip, doesn't it just show that the general is open-minded."

"That won't work either! Zhang Yun cannot be trusted, who knows how he escaped from Guan Ping?

If he framed us, wouldn't it be a catastrophe? "

"General." Chang Diao persuaded, "This time our army's eastward expedition was originally led by Jingzhou people, and this person is not bad. If the battle is not good, the general can naturally push all the matter to this person. It’s wonderful that the general carried it down alone.”

"This..." Cao Ren made some sense after thinking about it.

Cai Mao can rely on sows to climb trees. Compared with Cai Mao who has almost turned against him, Zhang Yun is still a little more obedient.

"Well, it's up to you. When the time comes, look at Ning Yun, and don't let him cause trouble."

"Humble and obedient." Chang Diao secretly rejoiced.

Fortunately, the general was moved.

After the last battle, he had already admired Cao Ren's ability to command water battles, and said that he could no longer trust him.

With Zhang Yun around, if something goes wrong, he will run away immediately, which can finally increase the chance of escaping.

Well, the last time I didn't listen to Xu Shu, I was beaten like this. I begged him sincerely this time, so he wouldn't deliberately kill me.

(End of this chapter)