Chapter 421 Cao Pi's Change
Wulin is still in the south of Xudu, further away from Yecheng. It takes a certain amount of time for the news to be transmitted from Yecheng to here.
During this period, Youzhou was completely lost, and the northern part of Qingzhou and Jizhou were all reduced to other people's territory.
Xiahou Yuan really could only do it, following Chen Yang's previous instructions, he stood firm in the southern part of Jizhou and Qingzhou, and prevented the enemy from continuing to move south.
Ma Teng's troops attacked Anding, Tianshui and other places, and headed straight for Chang'an, with an unstoppable momentum.
Guo Jia, Xun Yu and others from Xu Du first received the news. After discussion, they decided to send soldiers guarding Xu Du to go north to help Xiahou Yuan defend the enemy, and to recruit troops on a large scale. In addition, the power of artillery can temporarily curb their progress in the south.
However, it is still the army that is facing the brink of the enemy.
All civil and military officials and generals in Xudu were worried about this.
Even Liu Xie, the puppet emperor, was worried.
If the Huns attacked, even if he was the emperor, he would not be spared. The Huns would not take into account his identity and let him go.
Chen Yang and others who were still in Wulin had no idea what was going on in the north.
After discussing with Sun Quan, Chen Yang returned to his residence and told Sun Shangxiang about the matter.
"Do I really want to go back first?" Sun Shangxiang said reluctantly.
"That's right, you go home first, and then I'll take you back. Everything is legitimate. Don't wait for a long time. Is it okay to be obedient?" Chen Yang rubbed her little head and said gently.
Sun Shangxiang nodded obediently, then threw herself into Chen Yang's arms and said, "Will you bring Lingqi back?"
Their eyes fell on Lu Lingqi, and her cheeks turned slightly red, as if she was shy.
Similarly, Lu Lingqi is also looking forward to Chen Yang's answer.
"Of course, I will take it back together. It's too late for you to refuse now." Chen Yang nodded.
"Lingqi, don't worry anymore." Sun Shangxiang smiled.
Lu Lingqi's ears turned red and she murmured: "I'm not worried, hum!"
After they were together, they kept warm for another night. The next day, Chen Yang personally sent Sun Shangxiang and Lu Lingqi to the other side of the Yangtze River, and then Sun's troops retreated first and returned to Wujun to prepare for the marriage.
The Battle of Red Cliff was successfully concluded under Chen Yang's arrangement and Jiangdong was successfully taken down.
But if we want to end the journey, we are still far away.
The places south of Yangzhou and Jingzhou, as well as Yizhou and other places have not yet been pacified, and even the places in Guanzhong and Liaodong have not been completely recovered.
Cao Ang won't leave those places alone.
Chen Yang is now eager to go back to Xudu, so he calculated the time, Mi Zhen's child has been born.
Perhaps the journey is long and I haven't received their letters yet. I don't know if it's a brat or a little girl.
Thinking of the warmth at home, Chen Yang always had a faint smile on his face.
"Zi'an, we can retreat, right?" Cao Ang asked.
"Retreat, there is nothing else here." Chen Yang nodded.
With the victory of the Battle of Chibi, places like Changsha have already been included in the territory of the Cao family, and there is no need to mobilize troops in the south for the time being.
After retreating from Wulin, they walked back to Xiangyang for several days.
However, shortly after arriving in Xiangyang, Cai Mao panicked and said, "Lord, I just received the news from Xudu, something is wrong!"
Behind Cai Mao, there was a soldier who was so tired that he was about to lie down.
The soldier was sweating profusely and sent a letter from Xu Du, and fell down exhausted.
Seeing the messenger like this, it was urgent intelligence.
Cao Ang opened the letter and saw that he suddenly stood up, then his whole body was shocked, and an unprecedented sense of fear surged into his heart.
"Huns, how dare they!"
Cao Ang was anxious and said, "He must have a way to find Zi to come up!"
When things go wrong, the first person he can think of is Chen Yang.
Chen Yang was invited back by Huang Rong and was talking to Huang Yueying.
However, when he saw Xu Du's letter, he frowned and felt that this time it was really troublesome.
Chen Yang once was also worried about the Huns, and was more worried about the events of the Five Barbarians Invasion of China at that time. He wanted to rewrite the history of the Five Barbarians Invasion of China in advance.
Before he could rewrite it, the Huns united Ma Teng, Gongsun Kang and others to go south to attack the Han Dynasty. Could it be that the invasion of China would have to happen in advance?
"Zi'an, what should I do now?" Cao Ang said anxiously.
Because the Huns and others were trying to attack the Han Dynasty on the surface, but in fact they were dealing with the Cao family, and the entire north was basically their territory.
"General Xiahou and his team were almost unable to support us. We first went back to Xudu, and then divided the troops into two groups. Some went north to fight against the Xiongnu and Gongsun Kang, and the other part went to deal with Ma Teng and Han Sui."
Chen Yang said: "Don't worry, with our artillery here, we can temporarily suppress their pace of going south. As long as we curb the speed of their attack, we can defeat them one by one."
Cao Ang could only listen to Chen Yang's words and did not dare to wait. He left some people to defend Jingzhou and set off back to Xudu immediately.
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Just when Chen Yang and the others were about to go back to Xudu, an uninvited guest came to Xudu's Cao Mansion.
"Dezu, why is it her!"
Cao Pi pointed to a woman following Yang Xiu, frowned and asked.
The woman is nothing but that Xiaoqiu.
Xiao Qiu, who poisoned Cao Cao.
After Liu Bei died that day, Xiaoqiu disappeared, and Chen Yang did not expect her to appear in Cao's mansion.
In addition, Mrs. Zhao was missing, and Chen Yang only knew that Zhou Cang was protecting Zhuge Liang and ran away.
Yang Xiu actually had a connection with Xiao Qiu, and this relationship was very meaningful.
"The second young master doesn't have to be afraid. Xiaoqiu used to poison the prime minister, but he had no choice but to deal with Chen Yang. Now we have to deal with Xiaoqiu's assistance can only be foolproof, otherwise the consequences will be very troublesome."
Yang Xiu said: "Don't the second young master plan to seize power? If so, we will leave immediately."
"Of course not, but...how can I use her?"
Cao Pi struggled in his heart and said, "She is my enemy, I can't do this! If others see it, I will die."
Yang Xiu smiled slightly: "If it weren't for Xiaoqiu, the Prime Minister wouldn't be unconscious, and you wouldn't have this opportunity for the second young master. Second young master, there are some things that you have to learn to adapt and make choices. If you keep it unchanged and stubbornly stick to your beliefs, you will only fail in the end."
"So, is it really okay?" Cao Pi asked in his heart.
"I can guarantee that there is no problem." Yang Xiu nodded.
Cao Pi thought for a long time and said, "Okay, I agree to do this, but let her contact Guo Huan first, and then find a way to get to know Xiahou Lian."
“Everything will be done as planned.”
Yang Xiu waved his hand and asked Xiaoqiu to go down, and said, "Don't worry, if there is an accident, I will take care of all this for you."
Cao Pi nodded solemnly. Things have developed to this extent and are no longer able to recover, and it is too late for him to stop.
"Young Master, the letter from the Huns National Master is here!"
At this time, a soldier walked in and said.
The Huns National Master?
Is Cao Pi also connected with the Huns?
Chapter completed!