Xiahoudun lay on the ground and wept bitterly, and the surrounding civil and military generals and officials were also sad when they heard it, and those who saw it shed tears.

"Hey, General Xiahou!" Sima Yi helped Xiahoudun up and said: "General Cao's body has been placed here for more than a month, so let's mourn it first, and put it in the ground on a selected day, otherwise how can I be worthy of General Cao's spirit in the sky." ”

"It's good!" Xiahou Yuan nodded and said, "General, you are proficient in Zhou etiquette, these things will be handed over to you, and I will accompany Zixiao here!" ”

Sima Yi bowed slightly: "Well, don't worry, general." ”

Then Sima Yi and Zhao Yan left to mourn Cao Ren.

While the two were busy, a soldier walked in.

Sima Yi stopped what he was doing and asked the soldier, "But you can find out clearly, why did Guan Yu withdraw from the army?" ”

The soldier looked at the others in the hall and said, "General, something is wrong!" ”

"You go down first!" Sima Yi said to the other officials.

Everyone retreated, and only Sima Yi and Zhao Yan were in the hall.

The soldier then said: "General, the big thing is not good, Jiangdong Lu Meng led his troops to attack Jingzhou without success, but the whole army was wiped out, and now Guan Yu led his troops back to Jingzhou, I am afraid that he is going to fight Jiangxia!" ”

"Annihilation?" Sima Yi Gujing's face couldn't help but flash a trace of emotion: "How is this possible, Lu Meng is also a good general, with 50,000 soldiers and horses under his command, even if he can't take Jiangling, he won't be wiped out?"

There are also General Wen Ping and Lu Xun should also lead their troops out of Lankouju, it is not that Jingzhou is in danger, Guan Yu wants to return to the army to rescue, but he is afraid that our army will pursue, and deliberately release the news to confuse our army. ”

The soldier shook his head and said: "It's true, this is the news that General Wen Ping just sent someone, he and Lu Xun joined forces to attack Lankouju, the fleet just landed, and was raided by 10,000 cavalry of Lankouju, and lost more than 1,000 soldiers and horses, and lost all the food and grass, so he led his troops back on the same day."

We were blocked by Guan Yu and couldn't find out the situation in Jingzhou, and General Wenpin had already found out the situation in Jingzhou.

He sent people to say that the defeat of Lü Meng was because of Liu Chan, Liu Chan came from Yizhou, brought more than 10,000 Xiliang iron cavalry, Shamoke rebelled, Liu Chan led his troops to suppress, from Wuling to Yiyang, public security, defeated Shamoke, Lu Su, Zhu Ran along the way, and finally succeeded in regaining control of the Yangtze River of Gong'an, cutting off Lü Meng's retreat.

The public security was blocked, and Lü Meng had to retreat by land due to lack of food and grass, but was caught up by the cavalry of Lankouju, and finally the whole army was annihilated, and none of the 50,000 soldiers and horses in Jiangdong escaped. ”

"Tear, this Liu Chan ......" Sima Yi's face suddenly became very solemn.

The plan he and Jia Xu had been planning for more than a year fell through.

Jiangdong's raid on Jingzhou not only failed, but also the entire army was annihilated, and now he no longer has the ability to attack Jingzhou.

In this way, Cao Cao on the Guanzhong side must repel Liu Bei's offensive.

"This matter still needs to be reported to King Wei." Zhao Yan said with a tangled face: "But the situation in my Nanyang is also ...... If King Wei knew, he was afraid that he would hurt his nerves again. ”

Sima Yi shook his head and smiled bitterly, not to mention the sadness, Cao Cao and Cao Ren are brothers and sisters, if he knew the news of Cao Ren's death, he was afraid that his life would be possible.

Sima Yi muttered: "For the sake of King Wei's body, the situation in my Nanyang has only been concealed temporarily, but the plan to attack Jingzhou has failed, and King Wei must be let know." ”

Zhao Yan nodded and said, "I know, I'll send someone to inform King Wei." ”

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Jiangdong, Jianye.

Jianye is currently the seat of Jiangdong, and among the cities in the world, the scale and prosperity of Jianye City are enough to rank among the top ten.

Wuhou Mansion.

There was Xu Sheng standing in the main hall, Sun Quan walked into the main hall with an excited face, came to Xu Sheng, and asked: "Wen Xiang, how is it, you came back suddenly, has Jingzhou been taken?" ”

Xu Sheng saw that Sun Quan was so excited, he couldn't bear to tell Sun Quan the news, and Xu Sheng, who was silent, fell to his knees.

Sun Quan looked at Xu Sheng's face, and a bad thought suddenly rose in his heart, and he quickly pulled Xu Sheng up and asked, "Wen Xiang, what are you doing here?" Tell me, what's going on on the front? ”

Xu Sheng gritted his teeth and said, "My lord, General Lu Meng has been wiped out. ”

"What did you say?" Sun Quan's face changed greatly when he heard this, and then he said with a smile: "Xiangwen, don't joke with me. ”

Xu Sheng said with a sad face: "Lord, Liu Bei's son Liu Chan came to Jingzhou, and he also brought 10,000 Xiliang iron cavalry, and when General Lu Meng entered the army, Liu Chan went to pacify Shamoke.

After pacifying Shamoke, he went to Wuling to defeat Lu Dudu, and then went north from Dongting Hubei to defeat General Zhu Ran, who was stationed under the Gong'an City, and successfully regained control of the Yangtze River.

On the Lankouju side, Liu Chan sent another 10,000 cavalry to garrison, and Lu Dudu was ambushed as soon as he arrived with his troops, and the grain and grass were heavily destroyed, and he could no longer march into the army.

And General Lu's grain road was cut off, and he was afraid that the Lankou cavalry would be killed, so he had no choice but to retreat from Huarong Road, but Liu Chan had already set up an ambush in Huarong Road, and Lu Dudu was blocked by soldiers and horses, and Liu Chan led his cavalry to catch up, and attacked back and forth, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of our army were not in Jingzhou.

Governor Lü, General Gan, General Chen, and General Dong were all killed in battle, Governor Lu and General Zhu were captured, and General Ling Tong was trapped in Yiling alone, and he could only lead his troops to surrender in order to protect the soldiers. ”

"This can't be, this can't ......" Sun Quan muttered to himself, looking dejected, his body kept retreating, and suddenly his heels stumbled up the steps, and he sat on the ground.

"Lord!" Xu Sheng hurriedly stepped forward to help Sun Quan.

"Quickly pass Zhuge Jin, Zhang Zibu come over!" Sun Quan grabbed Xu Sheng's arm and ordered.

After a while, Zhuge Jin and Zhang Zhao came to the main hall.

"Lord, why are you doing this?" Zhang Zhao couldn't help but be shocked when he saw Sun Quan sitting on the ground with his hair scattered, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Sun Quan up.

Sun Quan waved his hand and looked at Xu Sheng.

Xu Sheng hurriedly told Zhuge Jin and Zhang Zhao what he had told Sun Quan before.

"This ......"

After listening to Xu Sheng's words, Zhang Zhao and Zhuge Liang glanced at each other, and their faces were full of consternation.

There are only 100,000 soldiers in Jiangdong who can fight, and now they have lost 50,000 people, which is not just a number, but also countless things involved.

First of all, of course, is the weakening of Jiangdong's strength.

This is the most immediate result.

Secondly, it is related to the people's heart!

In history, the strength of Shu Han was about the same as that of Jiangdong now, and the number of troops was only around 100,000. Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, even if it lost two or three thousand people, it was a big defeat, and even every household in Chengdu had to wear linen and filial piety because of this.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang sought stability step by step, and the Northern Expedition did not dare to have a trace of risky behavior. 8)