Le Jin was so angry that he was almost pissed off by Zhao Yan.

His spies fled back and reported the battle situation in detail. Le Jin was shocked and wished he could send troops to help immediately.

But Zhao Yan always felt that it was inappropriate and wanted to inquire about the news. A day later, Guan Ping sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that he had occupied Shiyang, repelled Guan Yu, and surrounded Xiakou - this was basically consistent with what the spies said.

But Zhao Yan thought for a long time and refused the request to send troops.

He even believed that Yunshan was cheating, and not only did he not allow Le Jin and Xu Huang to reinforce, but he also had to immediately detain Ma Liang and Huang Zhong's family and then send someone to inquire about the news.

Xu Huang couldn't help it now. Just like who has a good temper, you are really bullying you as a guard.

"Okay, why don't you say that Yunshan is Guan Yu's son? If you don't send troops, I will beat you to death!"

Xu Huang got angry and wanted to beat Zhao Yan without saying a word, but Zhao Yan gritted his teeth and would never send troops unless Xu Huang beat him to death.

"Gongming, Wen Qian, this child joined forces with Ma Liang to deceive us from the beginning. Can't you see that? Liu Bei occupied Xiakou, and Shiyang had become a horn. Yunshan had few soldiers. Whether attacking Shiyang or Xiakou, the rear would be attacked. The Jiangdong navy could also calmly rush to support. At that time, Cao Zixiao was defeated.

This little bandit soldier without bloodshed to capture Shi Yang, and now he repelled Guan Yu and besieged Xiakou. How could such a strange man be in the world? If we send troops, we are afraid that we will be attacked by two groups as soon as we enter Xiakou. The two generals think twice."

Le Jin and Xu Huang were so angry that they couldn't speak. Le Jin had to send troops without saying a word, but he had a total of ten thousand people under his command, so he couldn't even want Xiangyang City. There were barbarians around Xiangyang that had rebelled against corvee before. He would definitely be stolen immediately when he went out to do so. The same was true for Xu Huang. He was originally a bandit in Fancheng and guaranteed the food route. It would be a great sin for anyone to leave.

When Ma Liang heard that Le Jin and others did not send troops, he couldn't help but burst into tears:

"If the general doesn't believe in us from Jingzhou, we are willing to give up our official position and return to our hometown to farm. But my son is fighting hard now. If the general doesn't send a single army, wouldn't it be a cold heart for the people of the world? Who dares to join the Prime Minister again in the future?

Tanzhi was recruited by Chen Changwen, a military officer when he was in Jiangling. At that time, Changwen said that he received great kindness from General Le and should not go without hesitation. This expedition was also to repay General Le's kindness. Our army suffered heavy losses in attacking Shi Yang. Tanzhi led the way and was seriously injured, but he firmly believed that the general must rescue him.

If I can't bring back the reinforcements, I'm afraid the entire army will collapse immediately. If you are the relatives and the enemy are happy, please think twice."

Ma Liang was so anxious that his eyes turned red.

As long as Cao's army was willing to send troops to attack Xiakou, Guan Ping could enter Shiyang to rest in the name of asking everyone to rest. At that time, all the warships were sunk, all the food was burned and the generals of Cao's army were trapped in Shiyang. Even if they had three heads and six arms, they could not turn the tables.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yan was so timid and refused to send troops no matter what he said. Ma Liang's anxious expression was so sincere and sincere. Le Jin and Xu Huang, who dared to rush forward bravely in the formation like this, lowered their heads in shame.

"General Le." Ma Liang gritted his teeth and said, "If there are no soldiers, we have to give us some food, right? Our soldiers are short of food and salt, and we have no medicine when we are injured, and we don't even have the cloth to wrap. The blood flows dry and will die. If the people's hearts are dispersed and there will be a national disaster in the future, who will dare to fight for the Han Dynasty?

OK, I know the general is in a dilemma, I know the general looks down on us and the people of Jingzhou. My Ma family still has more than a thousand old and weak people, and there are a few lonely boats and a few tanks of grain stored.”

"Stop talking!" Le Jin was already crying in a daze, "I said before that even if my subordinates and I starved to death, we would not treat Tanzhi unfairly.

Ji Chang, I will allocate you 10,000 stones of grain and 1,000 stones of salt. You can take other dried meat and vegetables by yourself. You can also take some swords, arrows, and silk cloth."

Xu Huang also nodded and said:

"We are in a hurry to save ourselves, and we are in the rear, so we must let the frontline men have enough food and clothing."

He turned his eyes on Zhao Yan and sneered: "I guess Governor Zhao won't see Xu starving to death, right?"

Le Jin smiled grimly:

"Governor Zhao doesn't care about our life or death? He is now a big shot, and now he is very arrogant. It's hard to talk to him. He didn't reply to his letter before, and ignored his request for help. In the future, when I want to see him, I can only ask his servants to be kind.

Forget it, I will go to Jiangling to invite the Prime Minister to send troops. If the Prime Minister ignores it, I will jump into the river and swim over by myself!"

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Cao Cao's face turned green after listening to Le Jin's story.

He looked around and waited for the opinions of his many advisers, who looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

What is Zhao Yan doing?

He has always been good at dealing with people and actually turned against Le Jin and Xu Huang at the same time. Why is that?

Xun You, who knew Zhao Yan, thought for a while, seemed to understand something.

Not good, it should be something wrong with Zhao Yan's seven armies.

If Zhao Yan forcibly did not send troops, he could still leave a good reputation for being cautious, but if he forced the troops to send troops and all seven armies were gone, it would be a huge matter.

Cao Cao obviously did not expect this section. Xun You was sweating heavily and did not dare to remind him. He could only look at his nose and nose, and accused Zhao Yan of being incompetent indignantly.

"Boran is really too careful this time."

When Cao Cao heard that Sun Quan was defeated and Liu Bei was besieged again, he immediately made a decision. Dong Zhao, Chen Lin, and Chen Qun did not have the imagination of Xun You. They only thought that Zhao Yan was sick and gave up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Chen Qun said happily: "Prime Minister, Sun Quan was defeated, and Liu Bei was also trapped in Xiakou. Sun and Liu must return to the army to rescue. We might as well..."

Dong Zhao quickly interrupted:

"But our army's ordnance..."

"Can't wait!" Cao Cao slapped a fierce slap on the table in front of him, "As long as you follow the order, you must send troops within three days. This time I will fight to the death with Liu Bei!"

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With Cao Cao's order, the entire army began to mobilize quickly.

Cao Ren was originally the best candidate to stick to the backbone, but Cao Hong was beaten half to death. The arrogant soldiers and generals under his command could not be without command. Cao Cao had no choice but to let him stay in Jiangling and let Cao Ren follow him to the east.

After the last battle, Cao Ren also knew how good it was to fight. This battle was dominated by his enemy Cai Mao. Cao Ren was even more worried, very worried that this Eastern Expedition would be for free.

"Giant Eagle, what should you do if you go to the war this time?" He asked his personal guard Chang Diao beside him.

Chang Diao saved Cao Ren last time, but because Cao Ren was seized, he did not receive any rewards. However, he had a closer relationship with Cao Ren and was already a confidant among Cao Ren's confidants.

"Well..." Chang Diao pretended to think for a moment, "I think our army should bring Zhang Yun with me!"

"What!" Cao Ren was furious, "Impossible, absolutely impossible! I don't have him!"

After Cao Ren escaped and threw the blame to Zhang Yun, but after Zhang Yun came back, he told a complete process. Although everyone said they supported Cao Ren, they knew that it must be Cao Ren's command. Cao Ren was embarrassed and wanted to talk to Zhang Yun's mother about life. How could he continue to go on a battle with Zhang Yun?

"General, everyone knows that the previous expedition was Zhang Yun's fault. If you took him with you in this trip, it would not just mean that the general was humble."

"That's not OK! Zhang Yun is not trustworthy. Who knows how he escaped from Guan Ping?

If he framed us, wouldn’t it cause a disaster?”

"General." Chang Diao advised, "This time our army's Eastern Expedition was originally the first to be the people of Jingzhou, and this person was not missing. If the battle was unfavorable, the general could naturally push all this matter to this person. It was better than the general to bear it alone."

"This..." Cao Ren thought about it and made some sense.

Cai Mao is reliable enough to climb a tree even if he is sows. Compared with Cai Mao, who has almost turned against him, Zhang Yun is a little more obedient.

"Okay, just as you say. Then look at Zhang Yun and don't let him cause trouble."

"See the order in a humble manner." Chang Diao was secretly happy.

Fortunately, I told the general.

After the last battle, he was already impressed by Cao Ren's ability to command water battles and was promising to the bottom of his mind. He said that he could not trust him any more.

With Zhang Yun here, if things are wrong, they will immediately get out of here, and finally increase their chances of running away.
Chapter completed!