Because Zhang Fei successfully cut off the road between Jiangxia and Jiangling, Cao Cao's strategy of attacking Guan Yu with Cao Ren, Man Chong, Le Jin, and Wen Pin failed.
Guan Yu jumped out of the siege from the mouth of Hanjin by boat, and Cao Jun only burned some of the boats that had not had time to leave.
Within a month, Guan Yu took a detour and attacked Man Chong, Le Jin, and Xu Huang from the side and back. From then on, Jiangling's supply line was messed up by Guan Yu, and Jiangling became an isolated city.
Man Chong and the other three people have been running exhausted, but they have never been able to catch up with Guan Yu's main force. Although Cao's army was large in number, Guan Yu was like a ghost and could not be found at all. Every time Cao Jun attacked, Guan Yu seemed to know it in advance and beat Cao Jun into a panic.
Wei Tong and Cao Chun tied themselves up to see Cao Cao because of their defeat.
Cao Chun lowered his head and said with a depressed look: "Prime Minister, this time I fell into Zhang Fei's plan, which led to General Wen's defeat, General Wang Yu's death, and the Jiangling grain road was cut off. Please Prime Minister behead me."
"Prime Minister, General Zihe came back to rescue us because he was worried that our troops would be attacked by Zhang Fei. If Wei Tong hadn't made a mistake in his judgment and killed most of the people, leaving him with no ability to protect himself, General Cao would not have returned to the army to rescue him. Please Prime Minister Pardon the sins of the son and the general. This battle was caused by me, Wei Tong, who led the army at a disadvantage. Please ask the Prime Minister to punish them." Wei Tong said.
Cao Cao was reading a pile of battle reports that had just been delivered to him on the table. He raised his head and glanced at the two of them. He actually got up and came down personally, helped Wei Tong and Cao Chun loosen their bonds, and said: "Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. There is another reason for this failure. No wonder the two generals."
Hearing what Cao Cao said, both Wei and Cao were puzzled.
Cao Cao said: "This time the military information was leaked, it should be someone among the enemy's troops lurking in our army. You two don't have to blame yourself."
He wanted to lure Zhang Fei out first, and then attack from both sides. Zhang Fei was defeated first, and then the four-pronged army trapped Guan Yu to death in Hanjin. Unexpectedly, the intelligence leaked, and Zhang Fei's adaptability deceived Cao Chun with a trick of deceiving soldiers, successfully defeated Wenpin's ambush, and won a big victory. win.
Cao Cao asked his advisers: "Now that the grain and grass supplies in Jiangling and Xiangyang are being harassed by Guan Yu, I'm afraid Zixiao won't be able to resist for much longer. Gentlemen, if you have any other strategies, please tell me."
Cao Cao sounded tired, his plan failed and he lost his troops. The two generals Guan and Zhang were just as described by Cheng Yu, they were generals who could defeat ten thousand enemies. Why was such a talented person acquired by Liu Bei?
"Prime Minister, it is no longer safe in Xiangyang. When General Zixiao cannot hold it, he can be ordered to withdraw to Fancheng and defend it." Hua Xin said.
"Well, what Ziyu said makes sense. Zixiao has fewer soldiers in Jiangling and more soldiers in Zhou Yu. Moreover, I heard that Liu Bei has gone south to capture the four counties in Jingnan."
"Prime Minister," Wang Can stood up and said: "At this time, Liu Bei only controls the four counties of Jingnan. We still control the four counties of Nanyang, Nanjun, Jiangxia North, and Xiangyang. Sun Quan currently only controls the south of Jiangxia. This time Sun and Liu join forces. , Sun Quan contributed the most and suffered the most losses, but he gained the least. I thought, why not use a trick to make Sun Quan anger Liu Bei?"
"This matter is difficult to determine. I'm afraid Sun Quan is also worried that Liu Bei will suddenly rebel and join forces with me to attack his land." Xun You said.
Wang Can said: "How about we send people to spread rumors, saying that Sun Quan's troops are all on the Jiangling and Fei lines, leaving an empty rear, and that Liu Bei and our army are conspiring to unite to capture Jiangnan?"
Xun You shook his head, "I'm afraid it won't be that easy. What I'm worried about is that Sun Liu will make some moves to consolidate the alliance. Although Sun Quan is young, he has far-reaching plans and can see the situation clearly."
Xun You then said to Cao Cao: "Prime Minister, this plan failed because someone must have leaked the news."
At this point, Cao Chun knelt down and said, "Speaking of leaking the news, we did catch a spy!"
Then he explained the whole story in detail. Cao Cao took the letters and maps found from the spies and thought for a while.
Wei Xuan stood up without losing the opportunity, "Prime Minister, if the plan is leaked this time, there must be spies lurking in the army. I suggest that the soldiers who go on this expedition should also be interrogated."
Wei Tong saw Wei Xuan jumping out again, glared at him and asked, "Master Wei, you who came up with this idea, do you want to be interrogated as well?"
Wei Xuan's face darkened and he said, "Wei Tong, what do you mean by this? I'm not on an expedition, why are you questioning me?"
Wei Tong said: "Master Wei, what do you think I mean? It was you who came up with the idea. I only found out about this plan after meeting General Cao. Why do you want to interrogate my subordinates?"
Wei Xuandao: "Although you don't know, there is no guarantee that there are no enemy spies among your subordinates."
"Oh? Mr. Wei is so sure? Does Mr. Wei know something? Tell him and listen?"
Wei Xuanqi's old face flushed, and he bowed to Cao Cao and said: "Prime Minister, Wei Tong's defeat was actually caused by his improper command. However, he wants to put the blame on me. I ask Prime Minister to be more careful."
Cao Cao glanced at him angrily, feeling that Wei Xuan was getting more and more confused as he got older, and said, "Ziming didn't say you were guilty. Why are you saying so much? Why don't you back down!"
Wei Xuan shuddered and retreated submissively, lowering his head and staring at Wei Tong angrily.
Cao Cao said with a gloomy face, "Ziyu, leave this matter to the Dian School Office. We must find out the spies in the city."
"Hua Xin takes the order!"
In the next few days, Xiangyang City suddenly became heavily guarded. Many people who participated in the plan were called for questioning. Even Zhang Hu and Zhou Zhong were called for questioning, but Song Xin seemed to be ignored. .
In her spare time, Xiaoyu heard that there was such a magical world, so she often pestered Song Xin to tell her stories before he traveled to this world.
Song Xin always told her a short story to make her laugh. He also knew how dependent this little ghost was on him now.
"Song Xin, if we can return to your world in the future, I will definitely help you beat up that Zhai Qianqian! I will help you vent your anger."
Song Xin laughed and said, "Xiaoyu, no need. I can't go back anyway. It's not good for myself to keep this kind of hatred in my heart."
Joking aside, Song Xin couldn't tell how much he still hated that woman. After coming to this world, I have experienced so many things. When I look back at that woman, I don't have much hatred left, only the strangeness and indifference towards her. As for what Xiaoyu said about going back, just treat it as a joke.
What worries Song Xin even more now are his relatives and friends here.
At this time, two strange soldiers found Song Xin and said that they were called by the school office to inquire. Song Xin said that he could not avoid this trouble after all.
He was taken to a run-down courtyard. Song Xin was still wondering whether this was the school's office. It was too run-down.
At this time, a voice came from the dark room in front of him: "Bring him in."
Song Xin walked into the house and found two school officials sitting inside. One of them is leaning on the desk, and the other is arranging paper and pen, preparing to record.
The school affairs department is responsible for supervising the hidden affairs of the military and civilians. Although the official position is small, the power is not small. Anyone who encountered him would have his legs trembling, but when the two school officials saw Song Xin's calm expression, they were surprised at first, but then they asked with a sullen face:
"Name? How old are you?"
"Song Xin, sixteen years old."
"Where are you from? What career did you have?"
"Song family in Juancheng, Yanzhou, white body, farming."
The school official snorted inadvertently, nodded and continued to ask: "The Song family in Juancheng, Yanzhou? But the Song family who belongs to the Wei family?"
"yes."
The two school officials glanced at each other, and the person asking the question looked at the letters in his hand, as if he was looking for something.
After a while, he suddenly raised his head, glared at Song Xin and said sternly: "Are you a death row prisoner!?"
Song Xin was stunned, hesitated for a while, and then finally nodded.
"You are a prisoner who was executed in the 11th year of Jian'an. Why are you here? Tell the truth!"
Song Xin looked at him in confusion. How could there be information about a prisoner in Yanzhou and a school official in Jingzhou? Then he immediately understood that this must have been arranged by someone in advance. As for who it is, there is no need to ask.
However, it is not difficult to guess who gave it to him. It must be related to the old man Wei Xuan and Song Chou.
"Well, my father disappeared two years ago and was thought to have surrendered to the enemy, so..."
"This school official is asking you, why is a dead person like you here? Who asked your father!" The school official interrupted Song Xin's words.
"I was bought by the Wei family to be a surgeon..."
"Selling a living? Huh, do you know that this is strictly prohibited by national law? The Wei family is a local wealthy family, and Lord Wei Xuan is a high-ranking person. How can he know the law and break it?!"
Song Xin really had no way to prove his words.
Seeing that Song Xin didn't speak, the school steward straightened up, raised his head, looked at Song Xin with a proud look and said, "I think you bribed the jailer, escaped privately, and went to the Wei family under your own name to work as a slave. You also want to frame the court officials!"
Song Xin asked: "You said I framed you, do you have any evidence?!"
"You thief, do you still dare to question the affairs of this school!? Let me ask you, you are a death row prisoner, why didn't you have a tattoo when you were imprisoned!?"
"Tattoo?" Song Xin was startled. He didn't know that death row prisoners wanted tattoos, which meant tattooing on their faces.
Seeing Song Xin in a daze, the school official sneered, "Hey, you must have bribed the jailer to get him exempted, right?"
Song Xin said calmly: "This villain is from a poor family, where can he get money to bribe?"
"Bah! How brave!" Xiaoshi slammed the table.
"A little senior dares to speak to the affairs of this school in such a tone! I will slap him twenty times and teach him the rules."
Immediately afterwards, the houses opened with a crash, and two sturdy soldiers walked in. They picked up Song Xin and dragged him to the yard.
"Sir, Huang Pi took care of them on your behalf!"
"No need, they were ordered by others, let them hit first, I'm not afraid of these boards."
He didn't resist, and resisting now was just playing into the opponent's hands. Song Xin has become more cautious since he went crazy killing people on the battlefield and reduced his luck.
The two school officials in the darkness looked at each other with faces on their faces. Their expressions were within Song Xin's consciousness.
And the strong man who carried out the execution seemed to have been ordered to fight particularly hard. Halfway through the beating, a wooden stick as thick as an arm broke with a snap, and he had to replace it with another one before the beating was completed. But what stunned him was that Song Xin stood up on her own after being beaten, smiled at him, and patted the dust on her body.
The two of them thought they were dreaming. Usually, whoever gets such a beating would be unable to get out of bed for a few days at least. Seeing that Song Xin was not only fine, but actually smiling. The two were secretly surprised and looked at each other not knowing what to say.
"This boy has such a strong bone..."
"Thank you both for showing mercy." Song Xin deliberately said loudly so that the two school officials could hear.
The two strong men didn't understand what was going on. They looked at the school officials in the room and saw that their faces were frosty. Apparently they thought they were being merciful on purpose. The two people suddenly sweated on their foreheads and lowered their heads in horror.
Song Xin looked at the two school officials and said calmly:
"The little man has learned the rules of the adults. If there is anything else, please continue to ask."
