Cao Cao slapped the table and became furious, and the people below immediately took action.
As time passed day by day, information from various places gradually gathered in Wancheng. Lantian's name kept appearing in Cao Cao's ears, especially the detailed information sent by Wen Hui from Huainan, which was provided by the 'friendly army' Jiangdong Fang.
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Sun Quan had never hated being defeated by Zhang Liao in the Battle of Hefei, because judging from the loss of troops and generals alone, Zhang Liao's losses to Jiangdong were far less than those suffered in several battles with Lantian.
Sun Quan regarded Lan Tian as his enemy. He wrote Lan Tian's message in his own hand. Finally, he wrote a few pages in a eloquent manner and instructed Zhou Tai, the governor of Ruxu, to forward it to Wen Hui.
Cao Cao was shocked when he read Sun Quan's letter, because the writing style can tell the writer's mood, and he knew that Sun Quan must have been in a bad mood at that time.
"King Wei, is it really that Lantian?" Yang Xiu asked tentatively.
Cao Cao snorted coldly: "What a loyal elder Liu Xuande, what a mysterious owl Lan Ziyu lurking in the dark. Who said there are only four masterminds under Liu Bei's account? This person's status in Liu Bei's heart is still higher than that of Zhuge Liang, and his level of insidiousness is also
Better than Zhuge Liang."
Sima Yi was very moved after hearing this. He asked in shock: "Information about Lantian has been circulated by Xu Du. It is rumored that he was a hermit from Xiaopei. He fled to Jingzhou due to the war in Xuzhou at that time. By chance, he became Liu Qi's disciple. After Liu Qi's death
He transferred the four counties of Jingnan to Liu Bei, so he was deeply trusted by Liu Bei. Now he is appointed by Liu Bei as Jiaozhou Mu and later general. I have not heard that this person has any strategies..."
"How can we trust all the rumors? Take a look at Sun Zhongmou's autograph letter. This person is far from as simple as you think." Cao Cao threw out the letter with his hand.
After Lan Tian was promoted to Jiaozhou Mu, he would make a formal presentation to the emperor, so his personal information was packaged by Song Chen and had been publicized on a small scale in the streets of Xudu. The packaged information was what Lan Tian wanted everyone to know.
Sima Yi stepped forward to take the letter. Except for the old minister Cheng Yu who seemed to be sleeping, Jiang Ji, Dong Zhao, Huan Jie, and Yang Xiu all surrounded him. Who could resist a secret being revealed?
"Lantian is actually Liu Bei's brother-in-law..."
"He was also the one who attacked Jiangling after the battle in Chibi..."
"Lu Lingqi, who disappeared in Xiapi, actually went to Jingzhou to marry Lantian and gave birth to two boys and a girl..."
"Gao Shun is still alive...the trapped camp has expanded to ten thousand people..."
"Sun Quan made two sneak attacks on Jingzhou, but both were defeated at the hands of this man..."
"Zhang Fei, Fazheng is also in Jingzhou..."
...
"Your Majesty..." Sima Yi and everyone read it excitedly, then folded the letter and handed it back to Cao Cao, who had a heavy face.
Cao Cao stared blankly at everyone: "Have you felt anything after reading Biyan'er's letter?"
Sima Yi swallowed his saliva, "If everything stated in the letter is true, then Mr. Xuan Owl is indeed very powerful. At least Di Xiangyang has a direct relationship with him."
"Why do you see it?" Cao Cao asked with a frown.
"Because it is exactly the same as when he lost Jiangling. In addition, the letter mentioned that Gao Shun and ten thousand people were trapped in the army. This man is actually a powerful general under Lu Bu. Your Majesty, you must be on guard." Sima Yi reminded.
Cao Cao nodded lightly, "I thought it was Fazheng or Xu Shu's conspiracy. Zhongda's reminder suddenly made me realize, but being trapped in the camp is a thing of the past. Biyan'er can't defeat it because they are weak, and our soldiers are fighting in battle formations."
He has rich experience. As for Gao Shun, I have almost forgotten about him. Now there is also a general Zhang Wenyuan, who was also a strong general of Lu Bu, so why should we be afraid of his falling into the camp?"
"Your Majesty, I wonder if Lantian is in Xiangyang. With Guan Yu having this person to help him, I'm afraid General Zixiao may be in danger..." Jiang Ji hesitated.
"It is said that soldiers are valuable and quick. If I were Lan Tian, ​​should I stick to Xiangyang or take the initiative to attack?" Cao Cao frowned and knocked on the table and muttered to himself, and then suddenly told Sima Yi: "Zhongda, quickly urge the rear to seize the uniforms. Although
It is unlikely that Guan Yu will attack in winter, but it is hard to say if there is an extra Lantian."
"Wei." Sima Yi cupped his hands and stepped aside.
Cao Cao then read the letter in detail word for word, and everyone in the palace discussed it in pairs in low voices. Lan Tian planted a dark cloud in their hearts that could not dissipate for a long time.
At almost noon, Cao Zhang hurriedly led his armor into the palace and reported with clasped fists: "Father, Guan Yu sent troops yesterday to surround Deng County. Unfortunately, Xu Shang was killed by Guan Ping's formation. General Lu Jian is still holding on to the city, but he probably won't be able to hold on.
how long."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Cao Cao even jumped up and pointed at Cao Zhang and shouted: "What did you say? Guan Yu is surrounding Deng County? What is Zixiao doing? Why don't you report to me?"
Cao Zhang explained: "Guan Yu has warships to transport troops. They sail around Danshui at night, so they can appear in Deng County without anyone noticing..."
"Dezu, get the map quickly." Cao Cao urged.
"Wei." Yang Xiu trotted out.
After a while, Cao Cao called everyone to analyze the situation in front of the case. No one knew Guan Yu's true intention, because Deng County was only dozens of miles away from Fancheng. Why did he go around Cao Ren's defense zone? Wasn't he afraid of being attacked from both front and rear?
"Your Majesty, do you think there is a possibility that Guan Yu deliberately attacked Deng County from behind in order to lure General Zixiao to rescue him? Because Fancheng's water and land are blocked, the current Fancheng has become the previous Xiangyang..."
Sima Yi put forward a hypothesis.
Cao Cao opened his eyes wide and kept tapping the map. After a long time, he said: "Zhongda's words are reasonable. Guan Yu relied on Jingzhou's naval superiority. Even if he went around, he would not worry about having no way out. He ordered the three armies to immediately send troops to rescue Deng County."
"Your Majesty, we haven't prepared all the winter clothes yet. It would be disadvantageous to send troops hastily..." Sima Yi advised.
Cao Cao snorted coldly: "I don't want to send troops in a hurry, but Guan Yunchang didn't wait for you, and Ziwen (Cao Zhang) didn't go to deliver the order?"
"Wei." Cao Zhang clasped his fists.
During this period, 20,000 winter coats were transported from the rear, but for Cao Cao's 100,000 troops, there was still a huge gap. Only officers and soldiers who were close to the general had the opportunity to receive them, while the rest of the soldiers had to rely on single clothes to keep out the cold.
There were walls in the city to protect them from the wind, and they could light fires in the camp to keep warm. However, the cold wind in the wild was like a knife cutting flesh, and many of Cao's soldiers suffered frostbite during the march.
Because the navy in Jingzhou was a problem, Cao Cao did not dare to supply grain and grass by water. He asked Cao Zhang to supervise the transportation of grain and grass by land, and ordered Zhang Liao to lead his army to cross the river from Xinye to the west to find a way to relieve Deng County from the danger of being trapped.
In late December of the 24th year of Jian'an, Li Yi's fleet transported winter clothes from Guangzhou to Xiangyang. Tens of thousands of troops took the boat overnight to bypass Danshui and advance northward. On the way to surround Deng County, Guanping's troops encountered Xu merchants and fought.
It only took one strike to kill him off his horse.
The next morning, dozens of cavalry of unknown origin arrived at the north gate of Fan City. They threatened at the gate that they were giving gifts to Cao Ren, then threw down three wooden boxes and walked away.
After the cavalry had gone far away, the city defenders brought the wooden box into the city.
Cao Ren felt something bad when he saw the wooden box. When he opened it, he found three bloody heads.
Chapter completed!