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Chapter 424 Changes in Cangqiu
The moonlight hangs above and the branches sway gently.

A gust of wind blew, and the chill became deeper.In the Governor's Mansion, Chang Yu was sitting in the study. He was suddenly disturbed and looked out the window.

"This is a good year!"

It was clearly something worthy of celebration, but Chang Yu said it was somewhat inexplicable.

"My lord, you."

"Ah! Did Liu Shoujie's head be delivered to Cai Tong?"

Liu Shoujie was the city guard of Wancheng, and he was also a nail buried in Nanyang by Cai Tong.The Zhou army invaded Yongzhou. Qin Feng's [-] cavalry general Xu Jin's [-] troops were unable to protect the guards. At the slowest time, they could only march thirty miles a day.

The three armies of Changce Army, Zhechong Army, and Heiyu Army all launched together, and it took only two days to break through all Meng Qing's defense lines outside Cangqiu City, breaking through 26 large and small camps, and meeting under Cangqiu City.

Most of the [-] Liang troops in the outer defense line retreated into Cangqiu City.Zhou Jun pulled out all the Liang Jun defense lines on the periphery, and now there was only an isolated city standing in front of Yang Xian.

People's hearts are fluctuating, not only in Yongzhou, but also in the whole world.Liu Shoujie surrendered to Cai Tong as support for the Chu army's future march north.At this time, Chang Yu must do something to stabilize the situation in Yongzhou and at the same time deter Cai Tong.

"Cai Tong has received it."

"This old fox should be able to live in peace for a while."

Chang Yu couldn't say he had much respect for this prince who had guarded the Chu region for more than ten years and was a powerful figure. His tone was as if he was dealing with a somewhat annoying pet.

Chang Yu touched his beard. Without the support of Liu Shoujie, Cai Tong did not dare to go north easily.

Although Cai Tong was stable, the troubles in Yongzhou were not resolved.Meng Qing did not complete his due task and tried his best to hold off the Zhou army. This year is a good year, which means that the war between Liang and Zhou can drag on for a long time.

The productive areas of the three counties in central Liangzhou and the thousands-mile wilderness of Yizhou are now in Yang Xian's hands.According to detective reports, the grain fields near Xiancheng were ripe, and shiploads of grain were fully loaded and transported to the front line.

The Shu army opened up two grain roads, and the grain from Yizhou and Liangzhou could be sent to Cangqiu, which greatly supported the Zhou army's attack time.It is not a good choice for Liang Jun to spend hard now.

But for Chang Yu, the governor of Yongzhou and in charge of Haojing, this is not necessarily a bad thing.

For Liang Jun, what is unfavorable to Huan Qing may not be unfavorable to Chang Yu.

"What a pity! Huan Qing is much more cautious than I thought!"

For Chang Yu, if he could attract all the [-] Northern troops who were the pillars of the Huan clan in the capital city, and fight the Zhou army with both sides injured, it would be the best outcome for him.

It is a pity that Huan Qing does not have Huan Wu's military ability, nor his courage.Huan Qing did not trust anyone, not even Huan Zhong and Huan Gong, the two generals of the Huan clan. He always kept the [-]-strong army that was the pillar of the Huan clan in his hands.

Although Huan Qing's caution led to military mistakes and the Zhou army took advantage of it, he also firmly held power.

"Lord, the latest news is that Ying Yang's army has arrived at Shangguan."

Yongzhou has nearly 30 troops, and Nanyang also has [-] troops, but now they are divided into two halves, unable to support each other.

Yang Xian's move did not exceed Chang Yu's expectations.He thought that Yang Xian might send troops to capture Shang Pass, but what he didn't expect was that Yang Xian would send Ying Yang's army north after capturing Shang Pass.

With the Yingyang Army stationed at Shangguan, Yang Xian had a little more power at his disposal.

In this battle, the Zhou army had the upper hand, not only in the strength of the infantry, but also in the [-] Xiliang iron cavalry.

With this force, the Zhou army could travel freely on the Qianli Plain in Guanzhong, and split the Liang army as a whole without any scruples.

The terrain in Guanzhong is very suitable for the cavalry to spread out, but Liang Jun has no advantage in this regard, but is at an absolute disadvantage.

The Xiliang cavalry can move across the north and south in one day, destroying Liang Jun's logistics base and grain and grass camps.In fact, under the command of Qin Feng, the Xiliang Cavalry was putting heavy pressure on Liang Jun.Xu Jin's [-] troops cannot bear the disturbance and have not yet reached Cangqiu. "Grand Governor, report from the front."

There was a noise outside the room. Chang Yu nodded to the person in front of the desk, and the other person's figure flashed and disappeared into the room.

Soon, the owner of the voice ran in. It was Chang Yu, a general under the Grand Governor.

"what's going on?"

"I just got the news that the Shu army has dispatched [-] troops, broke away from the encirclement of Cangqiu, and headed east."

Any general who knew the news knew what Yang Xian wanted to do?
The combat power of Cangqiu defenders was far inferior to Xu Jin's [-] troops, but compared to Cangqiu who captured the city wall, Yang Xian chose to destroy Xu Jin's reinforcements first.

"Does General Xu Jin know?"

"The news about Xunying should reach General Xu Jin first, and he should be prepared at this time."

Chang Yu touched his beard and sighed slightly.

"Even if he is prepared, it is still very difficult to deal with these [-] Shu troops and [-] Xiliang cavalry!" Chang Yu stood up and said, "Inform General Chu Lian and let him lead the elite attack. Even if Shang Pass cannot be captured, Ying Yang's army must be pinned down at Shang Pass. In addition, I will send a letter to Your Majesty to report the situation in Yongzhou."

"The last will obey!"

However, not long after this order was given, there was another noise outside the house.

"what happened?"

Chang Yu still has some ability in running the army, but today the performance of these generals is far below his expectations.

This time was different from before. The general who walked in was like a mourning concubine. He came to Chang Yu and knelt down with a plop.

"Grand Governor, Cangqiu City is lost!"

"What did you say?"

Chang Yu asked urgently, his face full of anger.

"Meng Qing, the governor of Zhongdi County, defected to the Shu army. With the help of internal and external cooperation, Cangqiu was lost an hour ago."

"Impossible. Even if Meng Qing rebels, there are still [-] Southern troops in Cangqiu City. They will definitely not rebel with Meng Qing."

"The Shu army attacked Cangqiu for several days, and they were exhausted. Meng Qing used a trick to capture all the generals of the southern army, then opened the city gate and led the Shu army into the city."

Chang Yu sat down and took off the crown from his head in front of the general.

"I understand. From now on, I will step down from the post of Grand Governor and wait for His Majesty's disposal. The affairs of Yongzhou will be handed over to the Deputy Governor for the time being."

"Great Governor!"

The general wanted to say something, but what was waiting for him was Chang Yu's expressionless face. He sighed and finally retreated.

The study became empty again. After an unknown period of time, a smile appeared on Chang Yu's face.

"As expected of my Chang Yu's son, your actions are clean and neat. You really sold this Cangqiu City to Yang Xian for a good price."

(End of this chapter)