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Chapter 114: Cao Cao withdraws his troops

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    "Ha" Cao Cao laughed after reading a piece of information.

    "My lord, why are you laughing?" Xun You asked.

    Since Liu Cong sent troops to Nanyang, Cao Cao has hardly been happy.

    "Good news!" Cao Cao put down the information, "News came from Xudu that Liu Cong was shot to death by Zixiao!"

    "Is it true?" Xun You asked in surprise when he heard this.

    If this is true, that¡¯s great news!

    "There are rumors in Xudu, Jingzhou, and even Jiangdong. We are too far away here and haven't heard it yet." Cao Cao thought for a while and looked up at Jia Xu, "Wenhe, has there been any news about the ghost soldier Liu Cong?  ?¡±

    "Replying to my lord, there are some rumors, but there is no definite information yet, so I have not presented it to my lord."

    "There is no storm without fire. Even if Liu Cong is not dead, he must be injured, and seriously injured! Liu Cong is the one Jingzhou relies on. Now Liu Cong is injured, and his life or death is uncertain. Jingzhou will definitely be in chaos!"

    "My lord, do you want to take advantage of the situation to capture Jingzhou?" Xun You asked Cao Cao.

    "What do you think, Gongda?"

    "If Liu Cong is really injured, we can go south from Nanyang to Jingzhou!"  March into the army and attack Jiangdong. But there is no definite news yet, so my subordinates think that we need to wait a little longer, and at the same time contain Jiangdong's army here!"

    "Then we'll have to wait a little longer, but I think the news about Zixiao should have arrived."

    "Report¡ª¡ª" At this moment, a scout rushed into the commander's tent. He was covered in dust and his voice was hoarse. "Report to the Prime Minister, Nanyang urgent battle report!"

    "Look, as soon as we talked about Zi Xiao, the information about Zi Xiao came!" Cao Cao smiled happily, "Hurry and submit it!"

    "No!" The scout handed the letter to Cao Cao and then exited the commander's tent.

    Cao Cao opened the letter and read it carefully. Suddenly his face changed drastically and his whole body trembled, "Zi Xiao Zi Xiao" A stream of blood spurted out of his mouth and he collapsed to the ground.

    "My lord" Xun You and Jia Xu were shocked and rushed over to help Cao Cao.

    "Quick, call for a military doctor!"

    The military doctor soon came to the commander's tent and hurriedly performed some treatment. Cao Cao woke up slowly.

    "You are so filial" As soon as he opened his eyes, he let out a sad voice again.

    "My lord, you have to take care of yourself and don't be too sad" Xun You urged.

    "My lord, victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers. We"

    "Gongda, Wenhe, you have all seen it"

    "I saw it"

    "I'm confused. You two should discuss and decide on matters in the army!"

    "No!"

    After Cao Cao learned that Nanyang had been lost and that Cao Ren and Man Chong were killed in battle, he became ill.

    After discussion, Xun You and Jia Xu decided to appoint Zhang He as the chief general, Mao Jie as the deputy general, and Dong Zhao as the military advisor. They led an army of 20,000 to garrison in Guangling, while the rest of the troops slowly withdrew to Xudu.

    The battle between Sun Quan and Cao Cao lasted for three months. Cao Cao occupied Guangling. Sun Quan lost generals Chen Wu, Dong Xi, etc., as well as 20,000 troops.  However, Liu Cong suddenly sent troops and captured Nanyang, forcing Cao Cao to withdraw his troops under a good situation.

    Jiangxia, in Xiling City.

    Zhao Yun has never felt so helpless since he led the army to fight.  Whether he faced Yuan Shao's army siege under Gongsun Zan or faced Cao Cao's army chasing him under Liu Bei, he was full of confidence.

    But this time, he felt that his strength was useless.  There was less and less food and grass in the city, and Huang Zhong outside the city surrounded but refused to attack. His purpose was very clear.

    It¡¯s not that he hasn¡¯t thought about breaking out, but where can he go if he breaks out?  Jiangling, Nanjun, Xiakou, and even the entire Jingzhou belonged to Liu Cong, and there was no place for him at all.

    Are you just waiting to die?  It has always been his long-cherished wish to gallop on the battlefield, make great achievements, eliminate evildoers, and revive the Han Dynasty. However, he was unwilling to die like this!

    "General, Mr. Yi Ji, as well as Generals Liao Hua and Zhou Cang want to see you!" When he was upset, a soldier came in to report.

    "Let them in!"

    "No!"

    Soon, Yi Ji, Liao Hua, and Zhou Cang came to the main hall of the prefect's mansion.

    "General, the food and grass in the city can last for up to ten days!" Yi Ji spoke first.  However, he only stated this fact and then stood aside.

    "General, you have to think of a way!  Zhou Cang became anxious after hearing this, "Are we going to starve to death?"  "

    Liao Hua looked at Zhao Yun without saying anything.

    "Although the Han army did not surround the city on all sides, where can we go after we leave the city?" Zhao Yun said helplessly.

    "The worst case scenario is that if we fight with them, are we waiting here to die?" Zhou Cang seemed very angry. "If that's the case, we'll have no choice but to send troops to grab food!"

    Zhou Cang and Liao Hua were both born in the Yellow Turbans, and grabbing grain was no stranger to them.

    "No!" Zhao Yun categorically objected, "Even if we cannot benefit the people, we can never harm anyone. Otherwise, what is the difference between us and bandits and foreign invaders?"

    "If we don't have food, we can't stay in the city forever!" Zhou Cang said somewhat unconvinced.

    "Mr. Ji Bo, what can you do?" Zhao Yun really had no choice, so he asked Yi Ji.

    "Xiling is a dead city. When Uncle Liu left, he was already prepared to cut off the soldiers' wrists. Even if Sun Wu was reincarnated, there would be nothing he could do, let alone me?" Yi Ji shook his head helplessly.

    Zhao Yun keenly noticed that Yiji did not call Liu Bei "lord" this time, but "uncle". He was very angry. Isn't this an obvious intention to betray his lord?  Zhao Yun originally wanted to reprimand him, but then he thought about it. In this situation, a weak-minded person would inevitably have the idea of ??betrayal, not to mention that Yi Ji was an old minister in Jingzhou.  So he looked at Yi Ji with disdain and waved his hand.

    "You go back first, pay attention to stabilize the morale of the army, and let me think of a solution!"

    "No!"

    Recently, Liu Cong has been living a very comfortable life. He only regrets that the spring nights are so short that he sleeps until midnight every day.

    Then he took his two wives, accompanied by a large number of guards and maids, to play in and out of the city.

    In the end, it¡¯s just where you swim and where you stay at night, which is quite a bit of a fool¡¯s errand.

    The only flaw he felt was that he did not have a naval force, otherwise he could take a boat trip along the Xiangjiang River.  There were quite a few warships, but there were no navy generals.  Liu Cong was unwilling to let people who didn't understand water warfare train, because the soldiers trained in this way would definitely not be able to fight in tough battles.

    In addition to conquering Jiangdong in the future, Liu Cong has further goals for the navy, so he must not give in.

    But the good times did not last long. Pang Tong came back from Nanyang and went all the way outside the city to find Liu Cong.

    "Shiyuan, has the new city been repaired?"

    "Replying to my lord, the repairs have been completed. Six thousand soldiers have been sent down to remove the old and weak. There are still three thousand left to be handed over to Xiang Chong so that they can escort grain and grass to Nanyang."

    "Okay! There are only 30,000 troops stationed in Nanyang now, and the consumption of food and grass will be huge!"

    "My lord, it's time for us to solve Jiangxia's problem!" (Remember this site's website address: www.hlnovel.com
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