When the news reached Luoyang, there was an immediate uproar in the imperial court.

Cao Shuang was very depressed, he had just appointed Wang Ling as the general of Zhengdong and the governor of Yangzhou, and he was expecting him to resist the offensive of the Wu army for himself, but he did not expect to lose the first battle, and was forced to Shouchun City by the Wu army.

Shouchun is not only the state of Yangzhou, but also an important town in the Huainan defense line, once lost, Wu's Jianghuai defense line will have to collapse, such an important moment, Cao Shuang has to consider the issue of sending reinforcements.

But who will lead the army, Cao Shuang is a little worried, he raised a cadre of cronies and henchmen, most of them are flashy party back then, He Yan, Li Sheng, Ding Mi and other people, although they are all talkative, but when it comes to marching and fighting, I am afraid they are all laymen, Cao Shuang really can't count on it.

The only thing Cao Shuang trusts is Xiahou Xuan, the middle protector, Xiahou Xuan is the son of Xiahou Shang, the general of the expedition to the south, and in terms of leading the army to fight, he finally has some genetics.

The most important thing is that Xiahou Xuan is Cao Shuang's descendant, and only when Xiahou Xuan leads the army to the expedition, Cao Shuang is more at ease.

Soon Xiahou Xuan was appointed as the general of Zhengnan, and the soldiers and horses of the various battalions of the Chinese army were transferred to form the Zhengnan Corps and went to Shouchun to rescue.

Wei's war machine has always been known for its efficiency and speed, when Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition, Wei was defenseless in Longyou, lost three counties in a row, the government and the opposition were shaken, and the critical moment was still Wei's Chinese army to give force, Cao Rong immediately sent Zhang He to lead the Chinese army to ride 50,000 horses from Luoyang to aid Longyou, and fought a beautiful key battle in the street pavilion, so that Zhuge Liang returned in vain.

In this expedition to the south, all the battalions of the Chinese army will each send out a part of their men and horses, and the Xiaocai battalion is no exception, Cao Yan as the general of the Xiaocai cannot leave, but he appointed Wen Qin, Xianhong and Liu Jing to lead 3,000 cavalry to join the southern expeditionary corps.

The other battalions of the Chinese army also had their own soldiers and horses to join, and Xiahou Xuan was already preparing to order troops on the school field in three days and set out immediately.

Cao Liang's Yulin Army was not included in the requisition this time, after all, even if the war was urgent, the Yulin Army was also guarding the palace and could not leave their posts without permission.

But Cao Liang was moved, although it was said that it was risky to go to the battlefield, but what could he do if he nested in the palace for the rest of his life, and if he didn't go to the real battlefield to experience it, he couldn't really be called a general.

Now fighting with Sima Jia, playing a dark war and business war, but in the future, it will be a face-to-face duel on the battlefield, Sima Yi is a veteran of the battlefield, half a life of fighting horses, if he has no battlefield experience at all, he is afraid that he will be defeated as soon as the war starts.

This battle of Wu is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for Cao Liang to see what the battlefield of cold weapons is, so as to learn things that are not in those military books.

Cao Liang is still looking forward to this military trip.

There was no quota on the side of the Yulin Army, so Cao Liang simply went directly to Xiahou Xuan and asked to transfer himself to the Southern Expeditionary Corps.

Xiahou Xuan was very surprised, most of the soldiers in the battalions of the Chinese army were the children of the big families, after the list of recruits came down, many of the children who "won the lottery" went through the back door one after another, and tried every means to escape the expedition.

"Ziming, the battlefield is very dangerous, maybe when there will be a danger of life, others are afraid of it, you are good, you can't take the initiative to join in the fun if it's not your turn."

Cao Liang smiled indifferently and said, "Brother Tai Chu, don't you still want to pick this big beam?" There are many generals in the DPRK and China who are accustomed to fighting, why did they choose you to fight? ”

Xiahou Xuan sighed and said: "People are in the court, and they can't help themselves, do you think I am really willing to lead the army to the battle, it's just that the situation is forced to do it." If this southern expedition is victorious, it will be returned, and if it is defeated, I am afraid it will ......"

Cao Liang also knew that in fact, Xiahou Xuan was also under a lot of pressure when he led the troops to the battle. Although he is the son of Xiahou Shang, the general of the expedition to the south, like most of the children of the family, he is very good at talking about soldiers on paper, but he has never fought on the battlefield.

If Xiahou Xuan wins this time, his prestige will definitely rise, and it will be okay to be promoted to the rank of official, but if he loses, not only him, but even Cao Shuang will be questioned by people, and his position as a protector will be difficult to keep.

But Cao Shuang really has no one around him, and if Xiahou Xuan cowers at this time, maybe the military power will fall into the hands of Sima Yi again.

Therefore, Xiahou Xuan had to come forward, even if it was to oppose the Sima family, he had to take on this responsibility.

Cao Liang said solemnly: "The country is in trouble, how can my generation turn a blind eye, the first brother of Tai is willing to come forward, how can he stand by and watch, this time he will go to war with the army, and I hope that the first brother of Tai can be gracious." ”

Xiahou Xuan still owes Cao Liang a favor after all, he thought about it, nodded and agreed: "Okay, I am short of a few to join the army, if you want to come, just join the army." ”

Joining the army is the general's subordinate, and his full name is General Counselor, who is the general's staff officer and helper, and also handles general chores for the general. The rank of joining the army is uncertain, and it changes with the change of the rank of the general, such as the generals and the governors of the festival are mostly the seventh rank, the third and fourth generals are joining the army, and most of them are the eighth rank, and the fifth rank generals are mostly the ninth rank.

Cao Liang is the period of the seventh product of the door governor, and the army transferred to the general of Zhengnan is also the seventh product, which belongs to the flat transfer, but this army is a line to join the army, and the line is the official vacancy that has not been filled, and other officials will take the line.

Cao Liang was full of joy when he saw that Xiahou Xuan agreed, and now when he went on the expedition, Xiahou Xuan's power was still quite large, and he could transfer officials below the fifth grade at will.

After saying goodbye and leaving Xiahou Mansion, Cao Liang went straight back to Gaoling Marquis Mansion, and no matter what Cao Liang said about the front line, he had to talk to his parents and ask for their opinions.

said that it was a solicitation, but in fact, it was a notice, he had already made it clear to Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Xuan had already sent someone to handle the formalities for him, if it went well, he could report to the Zhengnan military camp tomorrow.

Cao Yan happened to be at home today, and as soon as Cao Liang entered the door, he bowed, and told his parents about the preparations to go to the Southern Army.

After Liu Ying heard this, her face changed greatly, and she stood up and said categorically: "No, this matter will never be done!" ”