"Your Majesty, something bad happened. Huaipu and Huaiyin are lost." The judge strode into the hall, his expression full of anxiety.
Cao Cao's hand holding the brush froze slightly, and a large ink drop appeared on the white paper.
Putting down his pen, Cao Cao slowly raised his head, looked directly at Shen Pei, and said in a low voice, with no hint of emotion or anger: "Say."
"No." Shen Pei's expression straightened and he told Gan Ning how he led the navy to suddenly go north to raid Huaipu and Huaiyin, and then continued to lead the navy all the way up the river.
"When did it happen?"
"Eight days ago." He couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth when he said this. This made him involuntarily think back to what happened when he was under Yuan Shao many years ago. The same Gan Ning, using the same method, managed to conquer a county in seven days, and in ten
On the fourth day, communication between Jizhou and Youzhou was cut off.
Obviously, Cao Cao had thought about it, and after a moment of thought, he continued to ask: "In your opinion, where will Gan Ning fight now?"
"I don't know either, but..." Shen Pei hesitated for a moment and then continued: "However, I guess that in seven or eight days, with the advantage of boats and traveling day and night, I am afraid that we have already reached Jiujiang County.
It’s just that we have to wait for further information on the specific situation.”
Cao Cao stretched out his hand to hold his left temple and kept rubbing it. He had a migraine, which was an old problem. Today, he was struck by this incident and fell ill again.
Holding back his headache, he turned his head and looked at the map hanging on the wall, his eyes slowly moving on the Huaihe River. Those were three generals who were capable of releasing their Gangqi to the outside world!
Not to mention that Jiujiang County does not have many troops. Even if it has strong troops, without generals and special arrangements, it will only be defeated against three powerful generals.
Now it seems that how corrupt things are depends on how big an appetite Gan Ning has, and Gan Ning's appetite...
Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but shake his head. That guy's appetite had spread throughout the world.
Now that the matter has come to this, what can be done?
Because Chen Qun sent Sun Ce as envoy, the pressure on the southern border was greatly reduced, which gave him the opportunity to mobilize Cao Zhenshuai's army to support Jingzhou. Now Gan Ning stabbed him hard in the waist. This knife was too painful.
If left alone, the entire south would be in complete chaos. Just look at what happened when Gan Ning sat down in Shu. With his extraordinary strength, he even led a small number of elites to burn down the family's granaries. What a dignified king he was.
What should Hou do?
You are the majestic Marquis of Zhenhai!
What is the difference between this kind of behavior and thieves and bandits? Is it a shame?
But Gan Ning just did it, and he did it confidently and without caring. He was really afraid that Gan Ning would do this to him.
What's more, once the Huaihe River Basin is broken, the entire south will be completely undefendable, and the threat is too great.
Before coming to the map, his fingers lightly slid across the map. Suddenly, Cao Cao frowned and looked heavier than ever before. He took a few steps back and looked at the map intently.
This is a huge map that covers the entire wall. The map is divided into three types: earthy yellow, red, and white, which represent the three forces respectively.
The north and west have all been painted khaki, which represents Liu Bei's Han Dynasty. The Central Plains area under Cao Cao's own rule, except for the two counties of Qingzhou and Langxie Donghai, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, most of Xuzhou, and Yangzhou
In the south, Jingzhou is painted entirely in red, while south of the Yangtze River is painted in white instead.
Speaking of which, the south of the Yangtze River now is no different than it was a few hundred years ago. Although it is no longer the barren land it once was, in the eyes of the Central Plains people, it is still a barbaric area, full of poisonous insects and miasma, and there are also everywhere
They are barbarians who drink hair and blood. Regardless of how the Soochow family is, in fact, the Central Plains family still looks down on them.
Of course, the Soochow family definitely doesn't think so. At least, there have been famines everywhere in the world in recent years, and food shortage has become a theme. In Soochow, food shortage does not exist at all, although the developed areas are only
It occupies a very small part of Jiangnan, but starting with two crops a year is no joke!
Of course, the real development of the south of the Yangtze River began with the migration of Yiguan to the south during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and did not reach its peak until the Southern Song Dynasty.
Therefore, in the eyes of Cao Cao and even the Central Plains family, the world at this moment is divided into two, and Liu Bei is the hero, occupying the north and the west. However, the essence of the world, the sacred land of the Central Plains, has always been firmly controlled by Cao Cao and the Central Plains.
In the hands of aristocratic families.
This is the real confidence that Cao Cao and even the family have to fight Liu Bei.
But now...
…
Cao Cao suddenly discovered something on the map and took a few steps back to let the huge map come into view.
When Jingzhou and the south of the Huaihe River all turned khaki in Cao Cao's eyes, Cao Cao was horrified to find that he had been completely surrounded by Liu Bei.
If Gan Ning is completely connected to Jingzhou through the Huaihe River, then... the consequences will not be unimaginable, but will be catastrophic!
Could it be that this is Wang Xuan's plan?
"Damn Wang Xuan, he is so cunning and treacherous!" Cao Cao's already dark face looked like a non-chief at this moment.
Wang Xuan:???
Suddenly there was a scream of "ah", Cao Cao covered his head with his hands, and his body was shaking. The frightened Shen Pei quickly stepped forward and supported the shaky Cao Cao. The guards on the side also reacted at this moment, and they were all at a loss.
He rushed up and helped Cao Cao sit back on the chair.
Cao Cao's screams naturally caused chaos in the hall. This was the King of Wei. This chaos naturally alarmed many people. Within a moment, Xun Yu, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Zhong Yao, Sima Lang, Xu You and others arrived one after another.
Looking at Cao Cao, who was holding his forehead with his hand, his face was pale, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat, everyone couldn't help but become nervous.
After a while, Cao Cao slowly exhaled. He leaned on his seat with a tired look on his face. He picked up the silk on the table and wiped the sweat from his head. He looked at the group of people below who were nervous and nervous.
He put on an ugly smile and said, "I'm fine, it's just an old problem."
"Your Majesty, you still have to put your health first and don't overwork yourself." Xun Yu saluted Cao Cao solemnly.
"What I know is..." Cao Cao sighed as if he put down the map.
A group of people looked at each other in confusion, and finally looked at Shen Pei, who had been in the room, but Shen Pei also looked confused and had no idea what was wrong with Cao Cao. He suddenly cursed Wang Xuan and then he became like this.
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"I wonder what's going on, Your Majesty." Xun Yu, the leader of civil servants, stood up and asked.
"Zhengnan, tell me." Cao Cao was still a little weak, so he pointed at Shen Pei.
The judge could only repeat the information he had received to everyone, which naturally caused a group of people to change their expressions and exclaim again and again.
Everyone knows about Gan Ning's bravery. Now that Gan Ning has led 20,000 naval troops to attack his own rear, the situation is indeed serious.