At this moment, the lobby of the General's Mansion was full of people, and the cronies and ministers of Cao Shuang's family were all there, and when they heard the rapid sound of horses' hooves outside, everyone couldn't help but wonder a little, who was so bold that he dared to rampage in the General's Mansion?

Cao Shuang's face is a little stretched, galloping in someone else's mansion is a very impolite behavior in itself, now that he is in a high position, anyone who sees him is a submissive look, dare to rampage so recklessly, it is simply no one in sight!

Just as Cao Shuang was about to order the people below to go out to see who was so arrogant and presumptuous, Xiahou Xuan had already strode in.

Cao Shuang suddenly stopped, laughed dryly, and said, "Who is so-and-so, it turned out to be Taichu, sit down and talk." ”

Xiahou Xuan didn't have time to change his military uniform, he looked around at Cao Shuang's strategists around him, and said in a deep voice: "General, the last general has been ordered to suspend the expedition, when will he be able to go on the expedition, please show the general." ”

Cao Shuang didn't speak, but Ding Mi said: "Wu puppet emperor Sun Quan sent 200,000 troops to invade Huainan Jingzhou, presumably General Xiahou already knew about it, in view of this, the general thinks that General Xiahou should not send troops for the time being, as for when to send troops, it is debatable." ”

Xiahou Xuan turned his head to look at Ding Mi and said: "This matter is already known, but since the military situation on the front line is so urgent, it is necessary to send reinforcements quickly. ”

Ding Mi's expression was a little unnatural, and he said: "This is natural, Wu Guo has poured the country's troops into our border this time, and the puppet emperor Sun Quan is even more personally conscripted to fight, if it is only General Xiahou's 30,000 soldiers and horses to go to reinforcements, it is just a drop in the bucket, and it is difficult to solve the urgent need, so ......"

Xiahou Xuan is so smart, from Ding Mi's expression, he can smell a trace of unusual taste, look at the frame of Cao Shuang's cronies, it is clear that they have been discussing here for a long time, and they can't come up with a set of effective plans for such a long time, isn't that nonsense?

In other words, they already have a plan, but this plan may not be very friendly to them, so Ding Mi didn't say anything, Xiahou Xuan had already seen some concerns, and he said in a deep voice: "Ding Shangshu obviously has something to say, please say everything." ”

Ding Mi coughed lightly, glanced at Cao Shuang from the corner of his eye, and seemed to ask Cao Shuang for help, thinking that a few words would be enough to send away Xiahou Xuan, but he didn't expect Xiahou Xuan to be so aggressive, which made Ding Mi very passive.

Cao Shuang also saw it, and he hurriedly said: "Tai Chu, this time Wu Guo raised troops and horses and attacked on a large scale, which is obviously planned for a long time, so we must deal with it cautiously, and we must not take it lightly." ”

"The general thinks that what is a cautious response, the battle ahead is tense, and reinforcements should be rushed forward, our side has discussed and discussed, and we can't come up with an effective plan, I'm afraid that the front has already lost the city and lost heavy losses. Therefore, the general thought that this was the top priority, and it was necessary to come up with a plan as soon as possible and send troops as soon as possible. ”

"The plan, how can it not be, everyone has discussed and discussed, and a consensus has been reached, and it is ready to be put into practice."

Xiahou Xuan was stunned, as the chief general of the Southern Army, he didn't even have the right to discuss the affairs of the Southern Army, which was simply unbelievable.

This undoubtedly proves that Cao Shuang is already ready to change the main general.

Although Xiahou Xuan had a certain amount of psychological preparation, when things were really in front of him, he was still psychologically lost and empty.

"The last general knows, and asks the general to send someone to settle the affairs as soon as possible, the military situation on the front line is like fire, and it is indeed impossible to delay." Xiahou Xuan's voice was astringent, with a loveless expression.

Indeed, this expedition to the south is a top priority for Xiahou Xuan, he is now in an obvious official position, but he has not made an inch, this is undoubtedly difficult to convince the public, this battle of the south, if Xiahou Xuan can repel the army of Wu, it must be full of merit, and his prestige and qualifications can also reach the peak.

But it backfired, and Xiahou Xuan's side of the seal was about to be replaced by someone else before he had time to cover the heat, which made Xiahou Xuan very uncomfortable.

Cao Shuang also felt a little sorry for Xiahou Xuan, and persuaded: "Tai Chu, this is the first time you have led an army to go on an expedition, if it is just a part of Wu Guoquancong's troops, it doesn't matter, with your talent, it is enough to deal with it." But this time the situation is different, Wu puppet emperor Sun Quan personally led troops to attack, and the generals under his command are like clouds, and Sun Quan himself is also scheming, so it is really helpless to remove you. ”

In fact, Cao Shuang arranged Xiahou Xuan's expedition this time, completely to let Xiahou Xuan brush up his prestige and merits, although Xiahou Xuan led the troops for the first time, but in terms of ability and ability, he should not lose to Quan Cong, the general of Eastern Wu.

But now the situation has changed abruptly, Wu Guo is not only divided into four ways and invades in a big way, but Sun Quan personally drives the expedition in person, if Xiahou Xuan is forced at this time, Cao Shuang feels that it is difficult to have any chance of winning.

After all, Sun Quan is not a good stubble, he has been fighting for many years, he is experienced, and with Xiahou Xuan's ability, it is difficult to match, rather than being defeated and humiliated, it is better to make plans now, and change the experienced general to lead the troops to the battle, which is the best policy.

It is important to make meritorious deeds, but compared with life, it is insignificant, Cao Shuang doesn't want anything to happen to Xiahou Xuan.

Xiahou Xuan gritted his teeth, although he was very unwilling, but at the same time, he also understood that with his qualifications, it was indeed not a level to fight against Sun Quan, the lord of Wu, Cao Shuang, as a general, had to coordinate the overall situation, and Wei could not afford to lose this battle, so Xiahou Xuan had to accept this result even if he was uncomfortable.

However, what makes Xiahou Xuan more puzzled is that among Cao Shuang's cronies, there is no general who can recruit the accustomed to war, otherwise he would not have let himself be in command at the beginning, so the question is, who can replace him?

Xiahou Xuan moved left and right, and he really couldn't think of who was the right person, because the handsome talent that could match Sun Quan, Cao Shuang was really unavailable, even if it was the general Cao Shuang himself, it was not enough to resist at all.

Xiahou Xuan is very aware of Cao Shuang's ability, although he was born after a famous general, but like himself, he has never fought at all, so he quickly denied the possibility of Cao Shuang's personal expedition.

"Dare to ask the general, who are you going to let take your place?" Xiahou Xuan asked.