The first thousand three hundred and seventy-four chapters slip through the net
Chapter 1,374 The fish that slipped through the net
Believe in Yi Xiaotian. No matter how worried Jiang Wan is about the war in Wancheng, all he can do now is believe in Yi Xiaotian.
After finally feeling a little embarrassed being surrounded by a group of women, Jiang Wan coughed twice, quietly pulled away, and stopped in front of the courtyard gate.
"It's not too early...I'm going to inform Commander Ichibanma and ask him to pick you up - there will be a caravan leaving the city in front of the city gate later. You can just go with them before entering Sichuan. Hanzhong is
The roads on the side are rugged and there are many mountains and forests. If there is no one who is familiar with the road conditions to guide you, it is easy to get lost... In short-"
Jiang Wan breathed a long sigh of relief and turned around... Everyone was already looking at him, and everyone's serious and serious eyes no longer needed any explanation.
"Everyone...take care!"
"Take care of yourself!"
Accompanied by the steady sound of horse hooves outside the mansion, carriages drove out of the mansion and headed towards the main road in the city.
At the end of the avenue, they met up with a group of convoys dressed as businessmen. Finally, at late noon, they drove out of the city gate together and headed towards Yangping Pass in the west.
Xu Chu finally stayed in Hanzhong, obeyed Yi Xiaotian's instructions, and was always on standby, ready to support everyone in critical moments——
The journey for everyone in Youjian Villa was long and might even involve unexpected dangers, but...even so, they still did it without hesitation.
Just like Guo Jia, Yi Xiaotian and others who are performing their duties all over the world at the moment - Youjian Villa has always been a whole, no matter where it ends.
——
However, it may be difficult for Jiang Wan and Cai Zhaoji to imagine... what kind of danger Guo Jia, who had sent them supplies and letters not long ago, was experiencing at the moment.
And the source of this danger is the second mission he mentioned in the letter...
Cao Pi.
To be precise, it was a group of people headed by Cao Pi and assisted by Sima Yi.
The day after Huang Cheng left Cao Pi's army, Sima Yi also left the army.
Everyone parted ways just before entering Northern Jingzhou at the border of Youyang.
Cao Pi led most of the soldiers and horses, and according to the order conveyed by Huang Cheng, went to Shiyang to support Cao Ren and others who were recuperating at the moment.
At this time, Northern Jingzhou was facing an unimaginable crisis. The news of Cao Ren's defeat and the annihilation of the entire army had spread... and the news of Cao Ang's disappearance was spread by Guan Yu's people.
It didn't take long for the news to spread back to Xiangyang City, and naturally to Lu Chang who stayed behind in Xiangyang.
In Xiangyang City, inside the government office, everyone gathered around Lu Chang's case.
On the table is a letter that has just been sent back from Shiyang. The person who wrote the letter is Jiang Ji. He has already sent many letters to Xiangyang, and because the road is closer to Xiangyang, it is time-consuming.
Look, it was the first one I received.
In the past few days, the city of Xiangyang has been in a state of turmoil due to the news of "Cao Ang's death in battle." Someone uneasy and well-intentioned pointed the finger at Lu Chang, who was acting as the governor of Xiangyang. This also caused people to come to the government office these days
Everyone felt extremely depressed.
As soldiers and officials, they will naturally not believe this kind of news easily - everything must be confirmed by official notifications before they can judge...
But even if you really tell ordinary people about this kind of thing, you can't shut their mouths.
From this, we can actually see that although Cao Ang's performance in various previous assessment projects is not perfect, at least there is a certain gap compared to Cao Pi who was assisted by Sima Yi. But whether it is Fancheng or Xiangyang, when people hear that Cao Ang
After he died in battle, everyone seemed to be going crazy. Many people spontaneously walked to the street and began to cry and mourn for Cao Ang... The scene was very chaotic, but everyone's mood was actually the same.
And just when everyone was at their wits' end, Jiang Ji's letter arrived.
After Lu Chang was the first to read the letter, he circulated the letter to everyone.
After reading the above content, of course everyone has not let go - Jiang Ji and others confirmed the news that Cao Ren's army was annihilated, and also confirmed the news that Cao Ang was missing, and resolutely denied the rumors of Guan Yujun... But the implication is also
Obviously, it is not sure whether Cao Ang died in the battle. At present, there is no evidence to prove it.
The reason why everyone has not let go is because of this.
There is no conclusive evidence that he died in battle, but what if... what if they just didn't find Cao Ang's body?
Although this letter can tell Lu Chang and others the next response plan, it cannot alleviate the pressure of public opinion in the city at this moment.
At this time of being unable to do anything, Lu Chang should be under the greatest pressure.
He silently leaned in front of the case, seeming to be thinking about something.
Everyone held their breath and did not dare to say more... There are rumors that Lu Chang stayed up all night the night after this letter arrived.
People who know Lu Chang well and know the inside story have told everyone the truth of the matter - Lu Chang blames himself very much, because Lu Chang feels that if he had not asked Cao Ang to rescue Cao Ren, things would not have happened to this point.
.
all in all…
All Xiangyang can do now is to strengthen the city defense as soon as possible... After all, even they have received the news. It is not difficult to imagine that Huang Zhong, who had been eyeing Dangyang nearby, will soon start to tentatively attack Xiangyang...
The Battle of Chibi failed to dismantle Xiangyang's city defenses, but today, a few years later, Xiangyang fell into the most critical predicament due to defeats elsewhere.
But this time, they don't have Yi Xiaotian's help. If they can't hold on desperately... let alone this battle, Cao Cao's advantage in Jingzhou in the past ten years may be completely ruined because of this battle.
——
It's just that these...are not in Sima Yi's consideration at all.
He taught Cao Pi to go to Shiyang to assist Jiang Ji firstly to reduce their suspicions, and secondly to stabilize Jiang Ji and others - they needed this defeat to build momentum for themselves.
Although they cannot become the savior, as long as they can help Jingzhou when it is in crisis, it will be enough to enhance Cao Pi's prestige in the army.
As for Cao Ang’s disappearance…
Sima Yi spent a whole day and finally figured out the matter.
At first he was afraid.
Unprepared to receive the news of Cao Ang's disappearance, he even thought that this was Yi Xiaotian's plan.
But when Huang Cheng appeared and brought Guo Jia's threatening words, Sima Yi realized... It's normal to be afraid... But besides being afraid, he should be thankful that this was a great opportunity for them to truly rise.
if only…
As long as Guo Jia can be killed.
This is the only fish that slipped through the net.
Everything will be completely beneficial to Cao Pi's succession.
Thinking about it this way, the guilt and uneasiness in Sima Yi's heart were swept away.
Yes, he is such a person who can quickly accept his situation and respond extremely quickly.
Not giving up until the goal is achieved is perhaps the most useful thing he learned from Yi Xiaotian.