It turned out that as early as last night, when Cao Ang sneaked out of Xiangyang quietly, he had been discovered by Lu Chang.
Therefore, whether it was Cao Ang who sent people to stay in Xiangyang City to refuse various requests for visits, or whether he secretly prepared all troops and horses in Fan City, Lu Shang knew everything about it.
He knew that for a person with a true temper like Cao Ang, even though he stopped his somewhat reckless rescue decision, after calming down, Cao Ang would definitely look for other opportunities - to go without affecting other people.
Rescue.
"That's what Mr. Lu said in his letter. Of course, the original words cannot be shown to you, the eldest son, because according to Mr. Lu Chang's request, after reading the letter, I burned it... without leaving a trace."
Chen Jiao said extremely seriously, which made Cao Ang not doubt the authenticity of this matter.
And... after hearing that Lu Chang had discovered his plan early but did not reveal it clearly, Cao Ang felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to describe it.
Or maybe even though he is thirty years old, he is still an ignorant child in the army. Compared with people like Lu Chang, Cao Ang has much less qualifications and experience.
Of course...this is also why the content of Yi Xiaotian's last assessment is set to be a local military and political inspection that spans half a year, not only to find out which one is better between Cao Ang and Cao Pi in this aspect, but also to help
The purpose of the two people is to find their own flaws.
However, Cao Ang still has some doubts, because if Lu Chang had known about his behavior for a long time and finally asked Chen Jiao to come to help him, then why bother to be secretive in front of him... It would be enough to find a time to ask someone to tell him directly.
——
Chen Jiao had long known that Cao Ang would have such questions, so he patiently answered:
"These are the two reasons I want to say——"
"One of them is of course to calm you down, Mr. Lu... Don't forget that when Mr. Lu went to the meeting hall, he not only stopped our impromptu rescue operation, but also told us a very important message. That
Even Master Jiang Ji will be included in this rescue plan, and if nothing unexpected happens, Master Jiang Ji should have been on the way to support yesterday with troops from Shouchun."
"Because the general in Xiangyang has taken away more than half of the defenders, the internal defense is temporarily empty. Our remaining soldiers are naturally no match for the Yangzhou soldiers and horses who have been building up their strength for many years. Let General Jiang Ji take the vanguard.
There will be no harm at all, so Mr. Lu’s considerations will naturally not cause any problems.”
"Well...that's true..."
Cao Ang is not stupid, and if Chen is more careful, he will understand Lu Chang's good intentions.
"As for the second reason..."
Having said this, Chen Jiao suddenly closed the distance between him and Cao Ang, lowered his voice and said:
"My eldest son...the reason why we came to meet you so late at night is because Master Lu Chang said...there may be a spy in the city."
"What?
spy?"
Cao Ang didn't react for a moment, and it took him a long time to realize that such considerations should be made during war.
Chen Jiao nodded solemnly:
"That day in the hall, the reason why Mr. Lu had such a tough attitude was to calm you down, and of course to act for others to watch."
"Your Excellency did not deliberately prevent the spread of the matter in the meeting hall. On that day, rumors of discord between you and Your Excellency spread on the streets - and this is Mr. Lu's purpose."
"He has no evidence to prove that the enemy really has spies who have broken into the city, but if there is, if we don't do this scene, even if we don't go to rescue at that time, if there is any action later, the opponent will be alert -
—”
"In case...if something happens accidentally, we only leave a small number of soldiers to garrison the city, and the enemy learns about this matter. Then it will not only be the general and the others who are in danger - once Xiangyang is lost, everyone will be in danger."
All bets are lost.”
Chen Jiao explained this, and Cao Ang realized how stupid his previous behavior was.
Seeing Cao Ang's annoyed expression, Chen Jiao smiled and comforted:
"However, eldest son, you don't have to blame yourself...except for Mr. Lu Chang, all of us were actually kept in the dark, and Mr. Lu Chang is the agent appointed by the general, so he is aware of such things.
One of the reasons why Mr. Lu is qualified for this position."
"Besides..."
"Even if you were really hit and unable to recover, I'm afraid Mr. Lu would have looked for another opportunity for us to come to your aid. On this point, you and your Excellency have the same idea, and Mr. Lu is probably quite gratified.
.”
"Hey... Mr. Changshi, please don't come to comfort me. This matter was caused by my poor consideration before and caused you trouble... When I return from this battle, I will definitely want to express my gratitude to Mr. Lu.
——I won’t say any more unnecessary words. Since it is Mr. Lu’s permission, then…”
Cao Ang shook his head helplessly, indicating that he did not need any comfort.
On the contrary... after Chen Jiao explained it, Cao Ang also understood the gap between himself and others.
Not only did this not discourage him, but it gave him more ideas to improve himself.
But now is not the time to discuss this -
After hearing Cao Ang's words and seeing Cao Ang's re-energized eyes, Chen Jiao already knew what to do.
He solemnly handed the tiger talisman to Cao Ang's hand. After Cao Ang took the tiger talisman, he just silently held it in his hand and then raised it high in the air.
Everything is done without saying anything.
At this moment, nearly 20,000 soldiers inside and outside the city wall were all looking at Cao Ang.
Their eyes were burning with a fire called determination, and their goal was no surprise. Naturally, they were all to save the general they respected most, Cao Ren...
"lets go…"
Cao Ang said softly.
"As you command!"
Chen Jiao responded calmly. Their voices could be said to have no sense of existence under the silent night sky.
But... these two short sentences seemed to contain indescribable energy, spurring such a huge army to run straight into the night without hesitation.
But... what they didn't know was that although Jiang Ji, who was also mentioned in the letter asking for help, had already set off from Shouchun, he did not bring enough troops because of the presence of Cao Pi and Sima Yi.
It seemed like a bright future, but because the two people only pursued their own interests, they planted inevitable disasters.
It was not until then that all conflicts broke out, eventually triggering changes in the world situation for who knows how many years.
And it was not until a long time later, through careful investigation, that the truth of this matter came to light.
