After Yang Ling was appointed as the official General of the Southern Conquest, Cao Ren's position became General Annan, responsible for assisting Yang Ling.
This time Yang Ling was attacking the city in the front, and Cao Ren was in Nanyang County in the rear, transporting grain and grass for him.
Something big must have happened, otherwise Cao Ren wouldn't have come without warning!
Thinking of this, Yang Ling put down the wine glass in his hand and was just about to get up to greet Cao Ren when he saw him striding in.
"General Zixiao."
As soon as Yang Ling said hello, he saw Cao Ren with a solemn expression on his face,
"The general has something important to report, and I hope the general will step aside!"
Seeing that he was in a hurry, Yang Ling did not dare to neglect and immediately asked Xu Shu, Gao Rou, Zhao Yun and others to leave.
When only Yang Ling and Cao Ren were left in the tent, Cao Ren stepped forward and said in a low voice,
"The King of Wei was seriously ill a few days ago, and we urgently announced that the general will return to Xudu!"
Although his voice was soft, to Yang Ling's ears, it was no less than a thunder!
When he set off from Xudu, Cao Cao was still in good health. Why did he suddenly become seriously ill?
"what's going on?"
Yang Ling came back to her senses and asked in a deep voice.
Cao Ren grabbed the wine bottle on the table, drank it all in one gulp, wiped his mouth, shook his head and smiled bitterly,
"I don't know the details. I just know that after the defeat of Wancheng, King Wei's health has not been very good..."
Only then did Yang Ling suddenly realize.
In the Battle of Wancheng, Cao Cao's army suffered heavy casualties, and Cao Cao became seriously ill as a result, but he did not expect that the impact would be so profound!
He took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, nodded and said,
"I will set off to go back now. I will leave this place to General Zixiao for the time being."
Cao Cao is the king of Wei, so his illness is not a trivial matter.
Therefore, Yang Ling did not dare to neglect, and immediately ordered Zhou Cang to pack his luggage, and then handed over all matters in the camp to Cao Ren.
When everything was ready, he left Cao Ying on horseback and rushed to Xu Du overnight!
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Dangyang Changban Slope.
I saw several cavalrymen running wildly from a distance.
The riders on the horses are all dusty and have tired faces!
It was Yang Ling and his party.
"General, we have Changban Slope ahead! We have been traveling all night, so we might as well take a rest!"
Gan Ning said loudly.
Since leaving the camp, the group of people had not rested. They traveled from night to dawn. At this time, they were short of people and horses.
Yang Ling glanced at everyone, nodded and said,
"Okay, let's take a rest!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, quickly stopped their horses, found an open space, and rested for the time being.
Returning to Xudu this time, Yang Ling did not bring many people with him, only Zhou Cang, Gan Ning, Zhao Yun, Xu Shu, Gao Rou, and seven or eight soldiers.
Originally, Yang Ling wanted to take Zhang Xingcai back, but considering the urgency of the trip, he asked Pei Yuanshao to take the rest of his soldiers to escort Zhang Xingcai back slowly.
Taking advantage of the break, Gan Ning came up and lowered his voice and said,
"Brother Ziyi, what is going on that makes us want to return to Xudu in such a hurry?"
Seeing a few soldiers patrolling not far away and no outsiders around, Yang Ling did not intend to hide it from them and told the news that Cao Cao was seriously ill.
After everyone heard this, they were all stunned, and then they understood why Yang Ling rushed back to Xudu overnight!
"If King Wei really gives up and goes west, what will the general think?"
Gao Rou asked in a low voice.
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed and they all looked at Yang Ling.
Yang Ling naturally understood what everyone meant.
Once Boss Cao succumbs to serious illness, Cao Pi must succeed him.
But Yang Ling and Cao Pi have always been at odds with each other and have a lot of grudges.
With Cao Pi's character, he would probably take revenge on Yang Ling after he takes over the power.
People like Gan Ning and Zhao Yun all worked under Yang Ling's account and could be counted as Yang Ling's faction.
When Yang Ling is suppressed, of course they will not be able to escape alone!
"I understand your worries. But don't worry, I, Yang Ling, am not the kind of person who just sits back and waits for death."
Yang Ling's tone was full of confidence.
Everyone was also infected by him and temporarily put aside their worries.
After the group rested for half an hour, they hurried on again.
For the rest of the trip, Yang Ling and the others could rest without rest unless both the man and the horse were too tired to stand it.
After arriving at Xiangyang City, the group had a good night's rest.
Yang Ling didn't bother to be intimate with Cai Yu, so she hurriedly changed into her war horse and set off on her journey again!
When they rushed back to Xudu from Jiangling, they were all unshaven and looked haggard.
Yang Ling lost a lot of weight!
But others can rest, but Yang Ling cannot.
Before he entered the city, Dian Wei received the news and was ordered to come to meet him.
"How is the situation with King Wei?"
Yang Ling asked as he hurried towards Prince Wei's Mansion.
"Not very optimistic. I was in a coma for a whole day yesterday and only woke up for a while in the evening."
Dianwei paused and whispered again,
"Mr. Zhongjing has already come to visit and said that it is only for a few days..."
When Yang Ling heard this, his steps froze.
He was stunned for a moment, but said nothing and continued to rush towards Prince Wei's Mansion.
At this time, the three floors inside and outside the Prince Wei's Mansion were all filled with soldiers wearing strong armor, and the security was quite tight.
"Brother, you are back!"
Xu Chu, who was guarding the door, was a little excited when he saw Yang Ling.
Yang Ling nodded and walked towards the mansion without bothering to chat with him.
In the lobby, Cao Cao's first wife, Cao Ang, and Cao Qing's adoptive mother, Mrs. Ding, were sitting in the hall, surrounded by Cao Zhi, Cao Jun, Cao Xiong and other Cao Cao's sons.
In addition to the Cao family, Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Cao Hong, Zhang Ji and others were all present.
Seeing Yang Ling return, everyone also greeted him one after another.
After Yang Ling responded one by one, he saluted Mrs. Ding and said respectfully,
"Queen, I wonder how King Wei is doing?"
Mrs. Ding's eyes turned red and she said sadly,
"Still unconscious..."
Yang Ling sighed and comforted,
"The king of Wei is a good person and a good person. Nothing will happen to him."
After everyone chatted for a while, Yang Ling approached Zhang Ji and asked in a low voice,
"Mr. Zhongjing, King Wei is really..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Zhang Ji shaking his head with a heavy expression.
Seeing this situation, Yang Ling felt quite complicated.
Death is inevitable.
In total, Boss Cao is almost sixty years old. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, when the average life expectancy was only twenty-two years old, this was already considered a long life!
Yang Ling stayed in the lobby with everyone, chatting in low voices from time to time.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Mrs. Ding advised everyone to go back first.
Yang Ling was also exhausted after hurrying back.
So he left Prince Wei's Mansion and returned to his own mansion first.
As soon as Yang Ling entered the door, he saw Cao Qing rushing to greet her.
"Father, how is my father?"
