At the same time that the Yongliang War ended, the news of Zhong Yao's defeat also spread slowly.

The entry of a large number of defeated troops in Hedong also directly led to chaos in Hedong County. This series of reactions caused the entire north to begin to be turbulent.

At this time, the turmoil in the north also triggered the calculations of some people in Xudu, and the shady gatherings and calculations finally came to light.

The Bafu and the school government, which have lost their prestige, have revealed huge problems, and they have gradually lost control of the world's situation.

Cao Mengde's head hurt more and more.

And now, in addition to these things, Zhou Yu, who had been suppressed by Cao Ren for a long time, finally began to explode.

After several unsuccessful attacks on Shouchun, Zhou Yu directly led the army to attack the city wall. He even did not hesitate to imitate Sun Ce and lead his troops to attack directly.

However, Zhou Yu did not have the skills of Sun Ce. Cao Ren immediately found the opportunity when he was under the stone. He immediately summoned the crossbowmen and fired indiscriminately in the direction of Zhou Yu.

Fortunately, Zhao Yun rushed forward immediately after realizing that something was wrong, and at the critical moment he deflected the arrow that shot towards Cao Ren's heart.

Finally, Zhou Yu was dragged back from the gate of hell.

However, this still cannot change the fact that Zhou Yu was shot and injured, and Zhou Yu also took advantage of this to the extreme.

The news that he was seriously injured and on the verge of death spread directly, and the army immediately evacuated.

After Cao Ren received such news, he immediately couldn't resist his impulse and led his troops to rush over to achieve another feat.

After all, Zang Ba of Xuzhou beat Sun Quan to the point where he could hardly hold his head up, and Cao Ren also wanted to prove himself.

As a result, such a move allowed Zhou Yu to directly ambush Cao Ren, defeating him and escaping.

Not only was he injured, Zhao Yun also took advantage of the situation and took a detour directly to the rear of Shouchun, and once again began to penetrate alone.

After this battle, although Cao Ren, Lu Chang and others fought tooth and nail to save Shouchun City, it also allowed Zhou Yu to regain the initiative.

With the cooperation of Zhao Yun and Zhou Yu, Shouchun also fell into crisis.

After all, he was not Liu Bei. He had stored a large amount of food and grass in advance and entered the city. After Zhao Yun bypassed him and cut off his escape route and food route.

However, within just a few months, Shouchun experienced a crisis of food shortages.

In desperation, Cao Ren had no choice but to send Lu Chang out of Shouchun to fight Zhao Yun, and at the same time asked Man Chong to find a way to mobilize food and grass nearby.

But this calculation also failed.

Lu Chang was completely unable to compete with Zhao Yun, especially in the areas that Zhao Yun was better at. Zhao Yun walked him like a dog in the Huaisi area for more than half a month.

As for Man Chong, Zhou Yu was very familiar with him. He directly sent his scouts to sneak into the rear, blocked Man Chong's path in the street, and denounced the greed and illegal activities of the Huaisi officials.

In this way, the strong-willed Man Chong naturally cannot turn a blind eye, let alone allow these people to directly disturb the hearts of the people.

Therefore, while allocating grain and fodder, he simply raised his butcher's knife high, collecting grain and doing inspections in one go.

But this also allowed Zhou Yu to seize the opportunity to provoke the resistance of the officials. Manchong raised a lot of food and grass for a while, but the chaos in Huaisi became more serious.

Under such internal and external troubles, Cao Ren finally had no choice but to take the overall situation into consideration and slowly evacuate...

Cao Ren evacuated Shouchun and chose to cross the river to defend Xia Cai, Si County and other places, while Zhou Yu directly moved a large number of Huai Si people to the interior of Jiangdong.

Not only that, he also directly promised that the relocated people would not need to continue to perform farming tasks...

At this time, the people were grateful for their kindness, and many people actually asked to follow him. This cleared up a large area of ​​open space, and Cao Ren could only sigh across the river.

Cao Ren's withdrawal finally allowed Jiang Dong to save his last face, and made Sun Quan feel even more entangled and awkward.

However, this incident also made Cao Mengde more determined to evacuate.

Nanyang County, in the camp of Cao Jun.

Cao Mengde had been silent for a long time while watching the battle reports coming from various places during this period, and at this time, everyone else in the camp was also silent...

"Gongda, Wenhe...Zhongde, you stay, others should leave first!"

After being silent for a long time, Cao Mengde finally spoke, and he only chose to keep the three people he relied on most.

Everyone looked at each other, but could not say anything more. After bowing and saying goodbye, only Xun You and the other three were left.

After everyone dispersed, Cao Mengde couldn't help but sigh.

"What do you think of the current war?"

"What we are fighting for is the world, not Jingzhou."

Just when Jia Xu and Cheng Yu were still hesitating, Xun You had already stood up, and his words made Cao Cao feel even lower.

"What is the world and what is Jingzhou?"

Seeing Cao Mengde's frown, Xun You did not say any more, but took a slight step back and returned to his position.

Seeing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but think of the dead man again.

"You lazy man, who will do your best for me after you leave?"

Cao Cao's wry smile and helplessness seemed to make Cheng Yu a little uncomfortable, so he took a deep breath and stood up.

[To be honest, I have been using Yeguoyuedu to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds. yeguoyuedu is available for Android and Apple.]

"Prime Minister, now that Yuan Chang and Wen Ruo have sent letters, they hope that we can retreat temporarily and stabilize the rear.

Why don't I wait... and listen!"

"..." Cao Mengde remained silent, then turned his attention to Jia Xu, "What do Wen He think?"

At this moment, Jia Xu's face couldn't help but twitch.

It's just that the movement on his face was minimal. At the same time, he glanced at Cao Mengde without any trace while taking steps, and then glanced at Cheng Yu and Xun You who had returned to their positions.

Finally, after a period of inner struggle, I chose to take a deep breath and say my words.

"Xu heard that... Xu is not stable."

One sentence finally made Cao Mengde's expression change. He could accept the great changes in Yongliang. After all, Tongguan and other places were still in his hands.

At worst, we can just fight again in the future.

He can also accept Jiangdong's army from Xuzhou to capture Shouchun. After all, the Xuzhou Plain is not a place where Jiangdong's guys can dominate.

Even he doesn't particularly care about Hedong. Although Hedong is one of his granaries, he doesn't only have Hedong in his heart.

Moreover, there were Zhong Yao, Du Ji, and Jia Kui and others who had just been conquered. They were just defeated.

It’s not a big deal.

But Xu Du... Although he gradually replaced the prestige of the Han Dynasty, the imperial court is still his most important thing.

This is not only about the name, but also about his future....
Chapter completed!