"General! A man who calls himself the Cai family in Xiangyang asks to see the general. He says that his master is an old friend of the overlord!"
On the seventh day after the Xiangyang meeting, the envoys sent by the Cai family brothers and sisters to the Chu Kingdom for help arrived at Chaisang City.
As for why not go to the states and counties along the way to ask for help?
You must know that now that Liu Biaoxin has died, Jingzhou is in the midst of a competition between various forces.
Want reinforcements? Yes, just wait.
You should know that the generals and commanders of various states and counties all belong to different clans.
Once this dispute arises, it will take ten days and a half to come up with an outcome.
When the result finally came out, due to the army reorganization, logistics coordination, and delays on the road, the time it took to get to Xiangyang was probably even two months.
This is why the Cai family brothers and sisters are so anxious.
Other clans have their own historical scope in various parts of Jingzhou, so he does not care about the loss of Xiangyang.
So what if we change the emperor?
Liu Zong becoming emperor, Liu Qi becoming emperor, and even Liu Bei becoming emperor would have little impact on them.
The most important thing is to protect your own interests.
And sending troops to rescue Xiangyang? In that case, it will be the loss of one's own interests.
On the other hand, things are different for the Cai brothers and sisters.
You know, their roots are in Xiangyang, their power, and all the heritage of their family is in Xiangyang.
The other clans in Xiangyang didn't care if they lost it, but the Cai clan would be doomed.
What's more, is the current emperor still Mrs. Cai's biological son Liu Zong?
This prompted the Cai family to do everything possible to protect Xiangyang.
Now, the hope of the Cai family, and its envoy Cai Hexing, traveled through the night and finally arrived at the base of the Chu State.
Yes, it is Cai He, Cai Mao's third brother.
You must know that this request for help involves the Jade Seal of the State. Naturally, such a big matter cannot be left to outsiders. Otherwise, if word spreads, the Cai family will be torn apart by the Jingzhou clan before Chu State reinforcements arrive.
Now the guard at Chaisang was Xu Sheng, who had made great achievements before. After receiving the report from his subordinates, Xu Sheng did not dare to be careless and quickly invited people from Jingzhou into the mansion.
If others don’t know, how can Xu Sheng know?
The overlord of my family is really related to the Cai family!
On the night they stayed at the palace, although Xu Sheng, Zhao Yun and others were separated from each other with the same status, Xu Sheng was not blind because of the back and forth between Mrs. Cai and the overlord.
What's more, Bawang's face was glowing the next day after staying overnight. As a person who has experienced this, Xu Sheng would have been called a wise general for nothing if he couldn't guess the hidden meaning.
Of course, if Overlord didn't talk about this kind of thing, everything would be his own guess, so Xu Sheng naturally didn't dare to mention it to others easily.
After all, do you talk behind your back or chew on the overlord’s tongue? Do you think you will live longer?
"I am Xu Sheng, the general of Chaisang. I don't know who the messenger is?"
Seeing Cai He with a wretched look on his face, Xu Sheng instinctively felt disgusted.
However, he is an envoy from Jingzhou, and even more so from the Cai family.
Due to the unclear speculation in his heart about the relationship between Overlord and Mrs. Cai, Xu Sheng did not dare to neglect him in any case.
"General Xu Sheng, I am Cai Mao. Cai He, the younger brother of General Cai, came here in the name of the Queen Mother to ask for help from the Chu State and the Overlord!"
Seeing Xu Sheng, Cai He's heart that had been hanging around finally fell to the ground.
This person's name can be considered to be resounding throughout Jingzhou, and he can be regarded as a general in Chu State. Now that he has been found, the matter is basically completed.
When he heard that Cai He came in the name of Mrs. Cai, Xu Sheng did not dare to neglect him even more.
"I wonder why the envoy came here this time? Why do you ask for help? 0"
Seeing Xu Sheng's face, Cai He felt even more confident.
"General! I came here this time because the traitor Liu Qi colluded with Liu Bei of Xichuan to plot against me in Jingzhou!
Now, the traitor has led Guan Yu from Xichuan and his 150,000 troops to surround Xiangyang.
Even a certain family used the secret channel of our Cai family to get out of the city to ask for help!"
You know, the Cai family is the number one clan in Xiangyang.
As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three points.
As the number one clan in Xiangyang, how could the Cai family not prepare a way out for themselves?
And this secret passage is the escape route prepared by the Cai family for themselves.
Now, it is precisely because of the existence of this secret passage that Cai Hefang was able to leave Xiangyang safely with Yuxi.
Otherwise, like Zhang Yun did, sending a large number of troops to break out and ask for help, at most only one or two out of ten would be able to survive.
As a member of the Cai clan, how could Cai He take personal risks?
Xu Sheng was shocked when he heard Cai He's introduction.
Unexpectedly, Jingzhou has become so weak in a short period of time?
Moreover, this Liu Bei had just become the Lord of Xichuan, what kind of bullshit was he the Emperor of Shu Han, and he reached out to Jingzhou?
An army of 150,000? This must have been premeditated, right?
"Mr. Cai He, this matter is no small matter. Xu Sheng can't make the decision. He can only make a decision by reporting it to the overlord of my family!"
Send troops to aid Jingzhou and confront Xichuan's 150,000 troops head-on. Xu Sheng cannot take such a powerful position.
You must know that at this time, Yangzhou's total military strength was only 130,000, of which 50,000 were naval troops.
Of course, there are currently only 10,000 naval troops in Yangzhou, and the rest have already gone overseas.
Naturally, Xu Sheng would not mention this to Cai He.
Today, the Chaisang troops guarded by Xu Sheng only have 40,000 troops, and there are another 40,000 troops stationed in Lujiang under the command of the Forbidden City.
If Yangzhou's troops march out in full force, they can indeed compete with Xichuan's troops, but Xu Sheng can't defeat Chai Sang, a mere defender, so how can he take the lead?
"No! No! Reinforcement is like putting out fire! Wait until you report to the Overlord. I'm afraid Xiangyang will be lost every time!"
After hearing Xu Sheng's words, Cai He could also understand.
It's understandable, but the current situation doesn't allow him much time to report.
This is why Cai He did not go directly to Pengcheng, but came to the nearby Chaisang.
"General! My lord, the Queen Mother, once told me that as long as the Chu State is willing to send troops to help immediately, and when the siege of Xiangyang City is resolved, I will present the imperial seal to you!
Moreover, the Empress Dowager also said that because of the close relationship between the Overlord and the Empress, she also requested the General to help!"
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Hearing Cai He's words, Xu Sheng stood stunned as if he had been struck by lightning.
The national jade seal!?
Xu Sheng knew that this was something that the Overlord had always longed for. Now he could get it as long as he sent troops to help?
With such a great achievement in front of him, Xu Sheng really couldn't refuse.
What's more, the latter sentence is even more lethal.
Others might not understand, so why didn’t Xu Sheng, who had already guessed in his mind, not understand?
This Madam Cai, who is now the Empress Dowager of Jingzhou, was obviously taken advantage of by her own overlord!