Before dawn, the fleet landed on the north shore of the river, fifty miles away from Xiangyang City.

After towing the boat ashore and hiding in the forest, a group of 300 people shuttled between Xiangyang, Fancheng and Xinye under the guidance of Guan Xing......

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The first report of the attack was sent to the desk of Cao Ren, the general of the southern expedition who was sitting in Fancheng, in the afternoon of the same day.

Cao Ren obviously didn't pay attention to this.

When Guan Yu went on the Northern Expedition a month ago, there were countless wealthy families who responded to it, and it has been a disaster to this day. After Guan Yu retreated, he finally freed his hands and sent troops to exterminate these rebellions one by one, but there were still a few fish left to slip through the net.

He could imagine that after Guan Yu was destroyed, these fish that slipped through the net were cornered and began to pretend to be the army of Eastern Wu.

This was so funny to him that he threw it away and took matters into his own hands.

However, in the next two days, similar requests for help were delivered like snowflakes.

As the saying goes: three people become tigers. If a thing is said too much, even if it is false, it becomes true.

Forget it once or twice, but by the evening of the second day, the documents on his desk had accumulated to more than a dozen, all of which were without exception, pointing directly at the Soochow army.

Cao Ren had been in Fancheng for a long time, and he was both wise and brave, and he immediately noticed that there was something strange about this matter.

Wei and Wu had just stopped fighting and forming an alliance, which was related to the relationship between the two countries and the great plan of the king of Wei, so he did not dare to make his own opinion, so he had to send cavalry to search everywhere, and at the same time said that these documents and files were compiled into a detailed table, which was sent to Cao Cao, the king of Wei, who was sitting in Xudu, overnight.

This piece was sent to Xu Du Cao Cao's desk early in the morning of the third day.

Cao Cao sat on the couch, and on his desk was a topographical map of Jingxiang.

Under the case, Sima Yi and Jiang Ji knelt on the ground. At this time, Jiang Ji was making a detailed report:

"It is reported that a cavalry team dressed as Wu Jun appeared between Xiangyang, Fancheng, and Xinye. There are not many people in this unit, about hundreds of horsemen, their whereabouts are strange, and they burn and loot everywhere. General Cao could not yet determine whether this department was invaded by the Wu army, and did not dare to dispose of it without authorization, so he specially reported it to the king of Wei. ”

Cao Cao's eyes only swept back and forth on the map, ignoring the book at all, and seemed to ask casually, "Zitong, what do you think?" ”

Jiang Ji Ning said:

"Back to the King of Wei, in the opinion of the ministers, there are many doubts in this matter, and it is very strange. The Wu army is now bent on encircling and suppressing Guan Yu, and it is too late to tie up with our country, how can he go deep into our mirror and provoke our army for no reason?

This group of Wu troops went out day and night, picking on the weak points of the garrison. But after succeeding, they didn't kill much, but retreated with great fanfare and showed off their might, and when they retreated, they would leave banners and uniforms, for fear that we would not know that they were the army of Eastern Wu.

In addition, a few days ago, our navy detected that the Wu army's water village was full of fires. The next day, they quietly approached, but saw that the Wu army camp was completely destroyed, and the river was covered with the wreckage of warships, which was obviously taken by someone and burned the warships. Naturally, this could not have been done by Wu Jun himself.

Therefore, the minister was worried that this was Guan Yu's plan to blame Jiangdong, but he did it too roughly, and there were flaws everywhere. ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he suddenly laughed:

"Guan Yunchang? Guan Yunchang has been upright all his life, and he can't come up with such a plan. ”

Sima Yi's heart on the side moved, and he bowed down and said: "The minister received a secret letter from Shenyi in Xicheng, saying that a few days ago, a Shu general named Jiang Wei went to Shangyong to seize Liu Feng's military power, and then led the army south to aid Guan Yu. Shen Yiyan Jiang Wei is decisive in killing and good at taking advantage of the situation. Therefore, the minister thought that the plan to blame Jiangdong this time may have come from this person's hand, and he may want to borrow the hand of the King of Wei to contain Eastern Wu and enable Guan Yu to return to the west smoothly. ”

Cao Cao frowned and said, "Jiang Wei? Lone and Liu Bei fought in Hanzhong, and they have heard of the generals under their accounts, why is this name so ear-catching? ”

Jiang Ji hurriedly said: "The minister will go and check." ”

Cao Cao slowly bowed his head, he tapped the map on the case, and added: "But Lone is not asking what you think of this Wu army, Lone is asking what you think of Nanjun." ”

"Nanjun?" Jiang Ji's heart sank: "Why did you suddenly talk about Nanjun?" Could it be that the king of Wei wants to raise troops to the south? ”

He couldn't guess Cao Cao's mind for a while, so he had to look sideways at Sima Yi, but saw Sima Yi lying on the ground respectfully, looking like he didn't care about himself.

Jiang Ji had to reply respectfully: "The minister doesn't know what King Wei is referring to. ”

Cao Cao closed the map and said slowly:

"Sun Quan's son is a good student. On the surface, he surrendered to Gu and instigated Gu to fight with Guan Yu, but he enjoyed the benefits of the fisherman. At present, Guan Yu's army is defeated, and Dongwu has taken the land of Nanjun. I'm afraid that in some time, the counties of Wuling and Lingling south of the Yangtze River will also be owned by Sun Quan. ”

"What does King Wei mean?"

"What do you mean?"

Cao Cao held up the book that he had never opened and read, and laughed: "What does Lone mean is that no matter who sets up this game, he has the heart to give gifts, will Lone not have the courage to accept it?" ”

Jiang Ji suddenly understood Cao Cao's thoughts.

"It turns out that King Wei wants to use this as an excuse to raise troops to the south!" He thought about it carefully: "At present, the Wu army's water village has been destroyed, and there is no obstacle for our army to cross the river in a big way, and there is no danger of facing the enemy in Xiangyang...... In this way, it is indeed a good time to go south to get a piece of the pie! ”

He suddenly thought of something again, and hesitated: "It's just that our army has just formed an alliance with Dongwu after all......"

When Cao Cao heard this, he burst out laughing: "Zitong, it's true that you are good at judging the military, but you are too stubborn." Whether you believe Sun Quan's covenant or not, Gu does not believe it. What's more, Lone is not a person who will be bound by a letter of alliance. ”

As soon as Jiang Ji thought of Guan Yu's fate, he understood the meaning of Cao Cao's words, so he said respectfully: "Please show the King of Wei, and the minister will draft the document immediately." ”

Cao Cao stared left and right, shining brightly.

"The order, Man Chong led the army and horses of the headquarters to take over the defense of Xiangyang City, and Xu Huang immediately led the army south. Tell him that this Nanjun is at least half lonely! ”

"Command!"

With Jiang Ji's order, Cao Cao's mind turned sharply, and his heart said, even though Xu Huang was heroic, but Lu Meng was not trivial, in order to ensure that nothing went wrong, it was better to send him some helpers.

As a result, his scrutinizing gaze shifted to Sima Yi, who was extremely respectful.

Cao Cao didn't want him to be contaminated with military power, but after changing his mind, Cao Ren and Man Chong still had to clean up the mess after Guan Yu's Northern Expedition, and they couldn't be idle for a while, but the Nanjun fighters were fleeting and couldn't be delayed, and there was a shortage of manpower right now.

After thinking about it for a while, he made a decision in his heart, and then said slowly: "Zhongda, you have always been reliable, and you went to gather the Tuntian soldiers in Nanyang, Runan and other places, and then rushed to Nanjun to help Ling Ming. ”

"Your Ministers obey." Sima Yi replied respectfully: "It's just that this team of 'Wu Army' ......"

Cao Cao waved his hand and said indifferently: "Such a trivial matter is left to Zixiao (Cao Renzi) to deal with by himself." ”

After all, he was old, and he felt a little dizzy after sitting for a long time. Seeing that everything was properly assigned, he got up and walked slowly to the front of the temple.

Sima Yi in the palace could vaguely perceive that the King of Wei at this time was no longer the old man with a headache and declining energy a few days ago, but suddenly he was the Han Prime Minister who planned and planned to coerce the Son of Heaven to make the princes come again.

From his point of view, although King Wei's body was a little staggered and his steps were a little staggering, he could cover half of the sky outside the hall as he walked.

Cao Cao stood in front of the hall in the wind, and when he entered the eye, the wind and clouds were flying outside the hall.

"Back then, I dated Sun Zhongmou to hunt Dongwu, but unfortunately there was a fire in Chibi, and this wish did not come true...... I heard that he was coming to Jiangxi, and the ten-year period was over, so it was time to renew the covenant with him......

Oh, and Liu Xuande. If he goes south, Guan Yunchang should be able to escape. If Liu Xuande didn't take advantage of the situation to lead his troops to the east and grow such a vicious aura for Guan Yun, he would not be a hero in the world in his lonely eyes......

Hahaha, this time, it's really interesting, and I can't wait......"