"Liang greets the prince."

Slowly walking into the big tent, Ma Liang looked at Guan Yu and bowed.

"Ji Chang, you came here, but what happened to the northern defense line? Cao Jun went south? ”

"Junhou, Xu Huang's headquarters in the north has not moved for the time being, but there is indeed one thing, but it is more serious than the attack of the Cao army."

Hearing this, Ma Liang explained slowly, and quickly took out the paper and stepped forward to put it on the desk.

"Prince, please see."

Seeing this, Guan Yu Danfeng's eyes stared slightly, his face was slightly puzzled, and he couldn't help but pick up the paper and look at it.

After a while, Guan Yu looked at it, and Ma Liang explained: "Junhou, this is what Yu Liang stayed in more than a month ago, when the young general led the people to attack Xudu. ”

"At the beginning, he specifically told Liang not to open it immediately, so I have been until the major general sent the sergeant back, and Liang opened it to see it, and came to tell the prince Yu Yu."

"Where is the shaft now?"

Hearing this, Guan Yu's flushed face had a gloomy expression, and a trace of anger was lingering.

At this moment, don't blame him for being angry, those five thousand elite soldiers are the elite of the Jingzhou army, and the land combat strength is extremely strong, as the main force to capture Fancheng.

Guan Yu thought to himself, I'm afraid that Fancheng has already been captured by now.

It's a pity, but because Guan Ping is good at making claims, he led 3,000 people to the north, and the remaining 2,000 soldiers were also led by Zhou Cang to garrison Xiangyang City.

This couldn't help but overturn Guan Yu's decision, and it also made him extremely angry.

"Junhou, according to the report of the returning sergeant, the major general has gone south from Huaishui and detoured Jiangxia to defend Jingzhou."

"After all, judging from the tips left by the major general, he has long speculated that the great enemy of our army is Jiangdong, and our army is now stationed in strategic places such as Jiangling and Gong'an with no more than 3,000 troops, once the Wu army attacks against the river, it will definitely be like a bamboo!"

"From this point of view, it is not surprising that the major general will return to the defense first."

After a pause, Ma Liang stared at Guan Yu tightly, and only after half a sound did he say solemnly: "Junhou, the returning sergeant sent by the major general met a Cao army in Jiangxia when he returned. ”

"The banner of this Cao army is the Zhang Liao Department of the Tun Army in Hefei."

"Liang once again admonished the prince and the marquis, and please quickly lead the army to evacuate Fancheng, cross the river and garrison Xiangyang to stabilize the situation, and then lead the army back to the rear to prevent accidents!"

When the words fell, Wang Fu on the side couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly said: "Ji Chang, do you also think that the Wu army will sneak attack?" ”

Although Wang Fu was still arguing with Zhao Lei and leading the army to retreat, it was not because Jiangdong was going to sneak attack, he just didn't want his own military strength to be too bad!

Hearing this, Ma Liang turned his head to look back and said slowly, "Yes." ”

"Two months ago, the major general said that Jiangdong would betray the alliance and attack our army, at the beginning, Liang was also skeptical, but after the returning sergeant explained to me the news that Zhang Liao led the crowd to come to the aid of Fancheng."

"I'm afraid, Cao Sun has already been allied."

"Cao Jun Alliance?"

As soon as these words came out, the generals in the tent suddenly gasped, and they were speechless, feeling a trace of disbelief.

After being silent for a while, Zhao Lei couldn't help but take the lead and said: "No, before our army's Northern Expedition, Sun Quan Xiaoer led the crowd to attack the front line of Hefei, how long has it been that Cao Sun, who is a mortal enemy of each other, can abandon his previous suspicions?" ”

Hearing this, Ma Liang's face remained unchanged and explained: "Driven by interests, nothing is impossible, Liang once sent an envoy to Jiangdong and met with Sun Quan. ”

"In the good cognition, this person is a mercenary, as long as there is interest, he can do anything."

"At present, Zhang Liao has been stationed in Hefei all the year round, and has repeatedly thwarted the Sun family's attacks, but now he suddenly led the army westward and came to the aid of Cao Ren, do you think this matter is not suspicious?"

"If Cao Sun didn't reach any consensus, would Cao Thief dare to order Zhang Liao to lead the people to abandon Hefei and support Fancheng instead?"

As soon as the words fell, Wang Fu on the side nodded frequently and seconded the proposal.

"It's just that Fu is very puzzled, Cao Sun also has frequent wars, and diplomatic relations are also extremely bad, why can they reach a consensus on dealing with our army?"

When these words fell, everyone was also extremely puzzled.

It stands to reason that Cao Wei is strong, Jiangdong and Jingzhou can only unite with each other to resist the Cao army's troops, this is the way to win, Sun Quan betrays the alliance, he has the strength to resist the Cao army alone?

At this moment, the generals thought about this in their hearts.

After a long groan, Ma Liang's face was solemn, and he muttered: "Maybe it was Cao Thief who promised to cut off the land south of the Yangtze River and Sun Quan." ”

"After all, although Cao Thief is a traitor, he controls the Son of Heaven, and he ceded all the lands south of the Yangtze River to Sun Quan with the will of the Son of Heaven, which is equivalent to giving Jiangdong a legitimate reason to invade our army."

"As for Sun Quan, he has long coveted the nine counties of Jingxiang, and he doesn't want to seize Jingzhou all the time, all according to the Yangtze River, Cao thief lures him with profit, so he has such a legitimate reason to seize Jingzhou, I'm afraid he won't give up."

"Then, Sun Quan's betrayal of the alliance will be inevitable!"

After the words fell, Ma Liang continued to look at Guan Yu and arched his hand: "Junhou, now our army has captured Fancheng for more than two months, but Cao Ren is a good general, although the city has been crumbling, our army still has not been able to attack the city. ”

"Judging from the current situation, the Sun family's intention to betray the alliance has become extremely obvious, and our army must return to the defense as soon as possible, sit in Jiangling, deter the Wu army, and force them not to act rashly!"

The words fell, but Guan Yu did not refuse, and kept thinking about it, unaware.

At this moment, after two months of siege, Fancheng was only one step away from being able to capture, although Guan Yu knew that the situation in the rear was not optimistic, but he was even more unwilling, and the results of the battle for several months were abandoned.

"Now Cao Ren's department is at the end of the crossbow, as long as it is attacked for two days, Fancheng will be broken."

"If this army is withdrawn, it will be a failure, will there be such a chance in the future?"

At this moment, Guan Yu groaned secretly, thinking.

After all, Guan Yu's Northern Expedition was able to achieve such a major victory, not only because of its strong military strength, but also because of many factors.

First, it was due to the rebellion of Wancheng Hou Yin and Wei Kai, which led to the instability of the rear of Cao's army.

Second, during the autumn rainstorm, Guan Yu seized the opportunity to break the ban and Pang De's department and achieve a great victory.

Third, Sun Quan led the crowd to invade Hefei and contained the strength of Cao's army.

Guan Yu believes that it will be impossible to have such a God-given opportunity next time.

Therefore, at this time, he has been weighing unconsciously, not only worried about the situation in the rear, but also unwilling to give up the results of the front.

After pondering for a long time, Guan Yu suddenly stood up, his face was serious, and he said in a loud voice: "I will continue to besiege Fancheng by resolution, and after attacking the city and killing Cao Ren, I will return to Jingzhou to defend Jingzhou." ”

With a lofty word, Guan Yu has made up his mind.

The generals under his command echoed one after another, and Zhao Lei even said in a loud voice: "Prince, the last general will definitely take Fancheng within two days." ”

"Don't let Wu thieves have any hope of peeping into my Jingzhou."

As soon as these words came out, the rest of the generals also had solemn faces and secretly made up their minds.

At this moment, the morale of the crowd rose by a few points!

Seeing this, Ma Liang's face was sad, so he didn't persuade him, so he had to sigh helplessly.

"Junhou, the grain and grass in our army have run out, and I am afraid it is not conducive to continuing to besiege Fancheng."

"Jiangling also sent back news that this year's harvest is not good, and the grain stocks in previous years can no longer be supplied, and I hope that the prince will lead the army back to defense."

The next moment, Wang Fu suddenly stood up and bowed his hand.

"Insufficient military rations?"

When the words fell, Guan Yu's eyes moved slightly, thinking slowly.

After thinking for a while, he muttered: "That being the case, Ben Shuai ordered Mi Fang to take Xiangguan rice to aid our army." ”

"Take Xiangguan rice?"

As soon as these words fell, Wang Fu and Ma Liang's faces changed dramatically.