Xiangyang.

The scout, whose face was covered with sweat and mud, retreated, but threw the problem to Cao Ren.

Cao Ren was silent and didn't move for a long time.

Cao Zhen, who was watching from the side, asked tentatively, "But has something changed in Jingnan?"

Cao Ren glanced at Cao Zhen, then shook his head and said, "It's not about Jingnan, it's about Wancheng."

"Did Wancheng send troops?" Cao Zhen asked, "Did they go to Hanzhong?"

Cao Ren nodded silently.

"This..." Cao Zhen didn't know what to say for a moment.

The war south of Jingzhou gave Cao Ren a headache.

Cao's army was not good at water warfare, and even if Jingzhou's navy was added, Zhou Yu would not gain much benefit.

Cao Ren knew why this happened.

It's not that the navy in Jingzhou is inherently inferior to the navy in Jiangdong, but the checks and balances of power make it impossible for the navy in Jingzhou to compete with the navy in Jiangdong.

Cao Cao started with the army. The focus of the entire base camp is Jizhou and Yuzhou. There is no need for naval forces in these two places. Even if there are some ships, they are used to cross the river and are basically not used in combat sequences. Therefore, for

It is natural to imagine the importance that the navy attaches to it.

And here in Jingzhou, with Jiangdong to the south, the role of the navy is obviously greater. But the problem is that not everyone can enter "show me the money" and automatically get the crystal mines and gas fed by the fools.

Most of the time, you still need fifty-fifty cents to get money, especially when you have to reimburse the army. Naturally, the Jingzhou navy can't talk about any development, and even its recovery has been somewhat stagnant.

Cai Mao was also helpless. With no soldiers, no ships, and no backup, he could only act as a bait, trying to attract Zhou Yu to the shore. After all, as long as Zhou Yu brought Jiangdong soldiers ashore, then there would be nothing wrong with Cai Mao, who belonged to the army.

of work.

Cao Ren's original plan was indeed like this, so Cao Ren stayed in Xiangyang and did not shift his focus to Jiangling. The purpose was to make Zhou Yu feel that Jingnan's defense was weak and he could invade...

In fact, Jiangling is basically an empty shell, and it even relies on Xiangyang's supply to some extent. If Zhou Yu is really greedy for a moment and cannot control it, and moves from the ship to land, Cao Ren will immediately return

The army went south, outflanking the rear, suppressing Zhou Yu, and then trapped Zhou Yu to death in Jiangling City!

The plan was beautiful, but Zhou Lang didn't jump at it.

I don't know if Zhou Yu saw through Cao Ren's arrangement, or if he had no plan to invade Jiangling in the first place, so Zhou Yu was always in the Yangtze River, on the ships, and led the navy to come and go, fighting.

Taking advantage of the ship's excellent maneuverability on the water, Cao Ren was caught, and the Jingzhou navy was also caught.

If Zhou Yu was not fooled, Cao Ren would have no way to move. He could only hope that Zhou Yu would run out of military supplies and retreat on his own. As for the Jingzhou navy being invaded bit by bit during the naval battle, he could only pretend not to know.

Or on the surface, they don't care. In fact, they are heartbroken by the information that will be reported every once in a while, just like when a middle-aged person has to say goodbye to the hair on the pillow every morning, he is sad and helpless.

Cao Ren was 50% or 60% sure that Zhou Yu was feinting here to contain the power of Cao Ren and others, but the problem was that no one dared to say for sure whether Zhou Yu would change from feinting if Cao Ren moved his troops away.

Becoming a strong fighter is something that no one dares to bet on. After all, the opponent is Zhou Yu. Even if he does not have the reputation of the Battle of Chibi, his battle experience from the time of Sun Ce is enough to crush most generals.

Already.

The war in Jingnan was stalemate, and it was impossible for Cao Ren to spare his hand to support Hanzhong...

The so-called union that was created for nothing has naturally become the moon in the water and the flower in the mirror, just for show.

Cao Ren pondered for a long time, and finally sighed.

Let’s deal with Jingnan first. As for Hanzhong or Wancheng, we really have more than enough ambition but not enough power.

……m9(`Д)m9……

In Xiangyang City, the gentry children who were troubled by the continuous wars and even had difficulties in life sat in a place with sad faces, looking at the bleak early winter scenery, looking at the withered grass and withered leaves, and then

I drank a glass of light wine sadly and sang loudly...

"When the wild geese are flying, their feathers must be kept in check. Their sons are on war expeditions, and they are working hard in the fields. The love and affection of the people are mourning for this widower."

"The wild geese are flying and gathering in Zhongze. The sons are building hundreds of blocks on the wall. Although they are working hard, how can they live in peace?"

"The wild geese are flying, whining and wailing. The wise man who defends me calls me hard work. The fool who defends me calls me arrogant!"

"Alas! Alas! Alas!"

"Swan geese! Yu Fei! But we have nowhere to fly!"

"We have learned a lot and studied the scriptures for twelve years, but now we have nowhere to go and no place to stay! This is Jing Xiang, this is the Han Dynasty!"

"How has the sky ever opened its eyes? The world is in such a state of ruin! What's the point of talking more? Drink, drink!"

"The general is incompetent!"

"Uh...be careful with your words, be careful with your words..."

"Hey! I'm not here in Xu or Ye, otherwise I will definitely follow your example, take off my clothes, beat my drum, and scold him!"

"Here...you'd better put it on first, it's cold today..."

"Ah, I owe you!"

Then someone burst into laughter, and the guy who was planning to imitate Mi Heng hurriedly put on his clothes again...

Cao Cao attaches great importance to Jingzhou, but it does not mean how much Cao Cao will invest in Jingzhou. To a certain extent, Cao Cao just wants to let Jingzhou be responsible for all kinds of consumption in Yuzhou, and let Jingzhou carry Yuzhou forward. Such an arrangement is of course

This led to dissatisfaction among the Jingzhou gentry.

Before going to bed, she was called Xiao Tiantian, and after going to bed, she was called Mrs. Niu.

What's even more outrageous is that everyone in the Cao family seems to want to use ghost coins to pay the bill!

Empty promises were made, one big pie after another, no matter whether the people in Jingzhou could digest it or not.

After all, the people in Yuzhou and Jizhou are still scrambling for the leftover cold soup that accidentally leaked out of the hands of Xiahou, the Cao clan under Cao Cao. How can they serve hot soup and rice to the Jingzhou nobles?

Suddenly, not only were the Jingzhou gentry unable to squeeze into the central court they had longed for, they even lost most of their local official positions in Jingzhou!

"Everyone! Everyone!"

A man came outside the door. Before he could sit down, he couldn't help shouting loudly, "Everyone! I heard that Wancheng sent troops and marched directly to Hanzhong!"

"Oh! If you say that, doesn't it mean that Wancheng is empty?"

"If a certain commander is sure to take this opportunity to march into Wancheng! It's as easy as turning the palm of his hand to take it, wouldn't it be wonderful?!"

"That's right! Take Wancheng! It's like this!"

"Take Wancheng!"

"Oh oh oh! Take Wancheng!"

A group of Jingzhou disciples roared wildly, as if they had an sworn hatred against Wancheng.

Although both were born in Jingzhou, Xiangyang and Wancheng seem to be living in two different worlds at the moment.

Whether it is the living environment or political status, Wancheng is obviously much better than Xiangyang. The Jingxiang gentry who followed Huang and Pang in the early days had a lot of extra money even if they held a small position in Wancheng.

With their income, they could even criticize General Cao's army unceremoniously, but in Xiangyang, they could only entertain themselves and anesthetize themselves by hiding in a small courtyard like they are now.

So……

Why can you live a better life than me?

Just like in later companies, why does that person get a bigger bonus? He would be pestered with half-truths and half-false congratulations, coupled with threats and kidnappings to ask for a treat, otherwise there would be slander and ridicule intentionally or unintentionally, and it would be like just seeing a good person.

When a slight flaw was revealed, he excitedly predicted that he would turn into a heinous villain, and he became inexplicably excited.

Therefore, these children of the Jingxiang gentry are also inexplicably excited. This is the best opportunity to trample those guys in Wancheng under their feet! After all, Wancheng has such a large traffic, it must have made a lot of money, right?

If you don’t get it, destroy him!

attack!

Attack Wancheng!

For the sake of the court, for the Han, and for the general, attack Wancheng!

Anyone who dares to attack is a sinner of Jingxiang, a traitor of China, and a traitor of the Han Dynasty!

"Everyone, join us in conquering Wancheng!"

"Give us justice! Give heaven and earth clarity!"

……(^.^)YYa……

Cao Ren felt his head hurt.

"What are these silverfish doing?"

"General Qi... they, they said they wanted to attack Wancheng..."

"..." Cao Ren couldn't understand, "What? Say it again?"

The little official who came to report lowered his head deeply, "Report, inform the general, the people outside the mansion say that they want to ask the general to send troops quickly to attack Wancheng..."

"Oh? Ha! Oh ha ha ha..." Cao Ren stretched out a finger and pointed at himself, "Does this mean... they want someone to attack Wancheng?"

Cao Ren couldn't help but laugh, feeling that this thing was very ridiculous. "Let them go away! When you come back, tell them...please leave first. They don't need to worry about military affairs..."

Cao Ren originally thought that these Jingxiang disciples would retreat after saying this, but he did not expect that under the stimulation of alcohol and Mi Heng's deeds, these Jingxiang disciples continued to make noises and did not leave obediently.
To be continued...