The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 403 Jia Xu's New Plan ([-])

After Liu Chan crossed Xiangshui, he entered Xiangyang City overnight and came to the residence that had been specially prepared for him.

At this time, Mr. Ma Liang had already returned to Xiangyang to do all the big and small affairs.To the north of Xiangshui, the enemy army has just been killed by himself, and if they want to press the border to the north bank of Xiangshui, it will take a few days to regroup the army and clean up the low morale of the army.

Therefore, Liu Chan is not pretending to be calm now.In his heart, he really wasn't flustered at all because Cao Weijun would call suddenly.

As for Nanjun, since Liu Chan had asked Mi Fang to hand over the military power to Yu Jin, and let Yu Jin implement the strategy of sticking to it, it was because of his trust and confidence in Jin, it shouldn't be a problem to persist for a month.

What's more, I don't have too many troops to relieve the siege of Jiangling City.In their Northern Expedition this time, the army actually fought more and more.

Why?Because every time after winning a battle, Liu Chan recruited Cao Weijun wantonly.Their hasty retreat now meant that the Northern Expedition was aborted.

Those soldiers of Cao Wei originally hoped that Liu Chan and Guan Yu would lead them to fight back to their hometown. After all, although Cao Wei managed the country well, the difference in who will be the emperor in the future is actually not that big.The political achievements of peace in the world are nothing more than publicity and momentum, and the most important thing is to see it with your own eyes.

Under such thinking, the thinking of those newly joined soldiers will inevitably fluctuate greatly.At that time, deserters will inevitably increase. Liu Chan now needs time to re-stabilize the morale of the army, otherwise everything will be out of the question.

Liu Chan has already figured out their thoughts, the first measure to be used is of course to prevent deserters from appearing.Therefore, Liu Chan has long asked Du Fu and Ma Liang's assassins to lead people to patrol the riverside and the surrounding areas of Xiangyang City all day and all night.Once there are deserters, they will be escorted back immediately.

Therefore, although the current situation is unfavorable to the Jingzhou Army, Liu Chan feels very stable in his heart.Even in the eyes of outsiders, it is a kind of demeanor of a capable person who is not surprised.

Therefore, as soon as Liu Chan entered his residence in Xiangyang City, he immediately sent an order to go down, no one would receive him, and he climbed up on the bed to meet Duke Zhou.Really wide-eyed.

The generals under Liu Chan were all confused about the current situation, and some even felt very worried. Why did they suddenly withdraw in such a hasty way after the Northern Expedition went well?The morale of the army will inevitably become floating.

But when they saw that Liu Chan was so calm and composed, they suddenly found support in their hearts, and felt that the matter seemed not as serious as they imagined, right?Otherwise, with Shizi's meticulous mind, how could he fall asleep with his head covered at this time?
So, everyone also imitated Shizi's appearance, and everyone went back to rest first before talking.

All night.

The news of Zhang Liao's defeat was sent out as quickly as possible, and it was sent back to Wancheng in the middle of the night, and then the news that all Jingzhou troops had withdrawn safely also arrived.

As for Zhang Liao himself, he was still scurrying around along the escape path at this time, but he got lost halfway along the way and lost contact with the rear.As a result, they have fled for most of the day and have not yet contacted the rear.

As usual, these battle reports were first sent to Jia Xu, the military adviser Jijiu.Jia Xu's face turned cold, and he slammed the battle report on the table, sighing: "Even a general like Zhang Liao can't defeat the enemy, there is no way to continue this battle!"

Moreover, Jia Xu knew that after such a big incident, he would never be able to hide the truth from Cao Pi like last time.Now he had no choice but to go to see Cao Pi in person immediately and report the matter to him.It seems that Cao Pi will suffer from insomnia again tonight...

Jia Xu called an accompanying family member over and asked him to help him wash and tidy up. Then he walked out of the place where he lived and took a car to the place where Cao Pi lived.

It was Mao time, definitely late at night.Fortunately, there was no more snow tonight, making the weather a little warmer.Cao Pi now lives in the government office in Wancheng, and indeed only here can accommodate Cao Pi's large entourage.

The cold wind blew across the street, swept a little snow on the street to both sides of the road, and also shook Jia Xu's gray beard.Jia Xu couldn't help shrinking his neck, but there was no expression on his face, only a pair of sinister eyes showed that he was extraordinary.

Seeing that Jia Xu was still going out in such a late night at such an advanced age, the guard at the gate quickly went up to a small school to support Jia Xu, and asked, "My lord, it's so late now, and the weather is so cold, how can you help me?" How did you come out?"

Jia Xu hummed, and said as he walked, "I have urgent matters to see the lord, so I have to come here late at night. Where is your General Xu?"

The little principal smiled wryly, Xu Chu was of course already asleep in such a cold weather, and asked, "Should we send someone to invite General Xu to see the boss immediately?"

Jia Xu said: "No need, General Xu must be very tired after listening to the lord all day long. Which general is on duty tonight?"

The junior helped Jia Xu up the steps, and said, "It's Shi Jing, the general in the palace."

Jia Xu nodded, oh, and said, "It turned out to be him."

When the two walked into the gate, they saw the general Shi Jing rushing to meet Jia Xu.

Shi Jing is the son of Liehou Shi Huan.When Cao Cao started to make a fortune, Shi Huan followed Cao Cao as a retainer and served as a lieutenant in the Chinese Army.Since then, Shi Huan has been following Cao Cao's conquests and made many military exploits.When Cao Cao was prime minister, he assigned the post of leader, which was held by Shi Huan, who was later renamed Zhongleader.Shi Huan's status was about the same as Han Hao's. Both of them were close followers of Cao Cao. They were famous for their loyalty and bravery.

Therefore, Shi Jing can be regarded as inheriting his father's career now, and will serve as the Central Guard in the future.He is 45-[-] years old, he is tall and tall, and looks very similar to his father, so he was valued by Cao Cao before.

Shi Jing was also a well-behaved person, she helped Jia Xu from the small school, and said with a smile, "Boss, why are you here at this hour."

Jia Xu knew that Shi Jing was Cao Pi's confidant, and he was around Cao Pi all day long. He would immediately know about such a major event as Zhang Liao's defeat.Therefore, Jia Xu didn't hide from him, waved his hands and said in a low voice, "General Zhang Liao's side has a big incident, I have to come to see the Lord overnight."

Shi Jing nodded as she walked.He is by Cao Pi's side all day and knows Cao Pi's situation best.Cao Pi has not been in a good spirit recently, and he always heard him sometimes sighing softly, presumably because he was quite worried about the war with the Jingzhou army ahead.

Shi Jing thought about it and asked, "Could it be that even General Zhang Liao..."

Jia Xu nodded.

As a general in command of Cao Pi's Imperial Guard, Shi Jing asked instinctively, "Then Guan Yu will attack Laiwan City again, right? Isn't the Lord's safety a matter of opinion?"

Jia Xu smiled, this Shi Jing is indeed loyal, but he is not very good at fighting!He then said: "No, they have retreated to Xiangyang. By the way, where is my lord sleeping now?"

Shi Jing hesitated and said, "My lord is going to sleep with Mrs. Zhu. My lord has been in a bit of a state of mind recently, and I can't sleep well all night because of many things. I finally fell asleep today. Are you always coming back tomorrow morning?"

(End of this chapter)