"Ma Teng, Han Sui, joined forces with Qiang soldiers and raised 100,000 troops to attack Chang'an!"

Cao Cao's words were like throwing a stone on the calm water surface, which quickly caused waves of restlessness in the conference hall, and all the civil and military officials changed their colors.

"Prime Minister, what happened a few days ago? What is the battle in Chang'an now?" Guo Jia was the most calm and quickly replied from the shock, frowned and asked.

"Six days ago! The situation of the war is still unclear. When Ma Teng's army arrived at the city of Chang'an that day, Zhong Yao saw that the situation was great and did not dare to hesitate, so he sent a quick horse to Xudu for help, so the letter did not mention the situation of the war. However, when Wen Ruo sent this document of help to Runan, he had sent a meticulous scholar to inquire about military information." Cao Cao handed the silk book to Guo Jia, and said in a deep voice.

Guo Jia took the silk book and browsed it quickly. The text on the silk book was not much, and it was not written by one person. Most of the text in the first part, with ancient and simple fonts, was written by Zhong Yao. The main content was to inform military information and ask Cao Cao to send troops to rescue as soon as possible; the last short paragraph of text, with the words light and elegant, but it was from Xun Yu, which was told by Xun Yu that Cao Cao. He had sent a detailed work to go to Chang'an to investigate the situation of the war. After reading it, Guo Jia passed the silk book to Xun You again, but he lowered his head and thought intently.

After a while, Guo Jia sorted out his thoughts and looked up to Cao Cao and said, "Prime Minister, I'm afraid the battle of Shouchun is probably enough to give up! At this time, the war in Chang'an is even more related to our army's lifeline - Ma Teng's army is coming with aggressive force, with four times the military strength than Zhong Yao's defenders, and the Western Liang army and Qiang soldiers are brave and good at fighting. Even with the Chang'an city, it is really worrying how long it can be held! Moreover, once Chang'an is broken, there will be no defenders in Tongguan, Hangu Pass, and Hongnong City in the next. If Ma Teng advances eastward, he can attack Luoyang and approach Xudu."

"The words of filial piety are extremely true! Prime Minister, with the current momentum, rushing to Chang'an at a rapid speed and repelling Ma Teng's side is the top priority of our army! If Ma Teng is allowed, it is very likely to shake the foundation of our army! Please do not hesitate, and return to Xudu as soon as possible to recruit troops and horses to lift the siege of Chang'an!" Xun You said immediately.

Shouchun, Chang'an, Liu Bei, Ma Teng, and Cao Cao's expressions kept changing. After hesitation, he still couldn't make up his mind. After a while, his eyes were inspecting the conference hall, and he fell on Jia Xu, who was standing under the hall, and asked in a deep voice: "What should Wenhe think Wenhe should do?"

Jia Xu had already prepared Cao Cao for inquiries. When he saw Cao Cao ask, he hurried and respectfully replied: "Prime Minister! Liu Bei and Ma Teng are both major troubles for our army. If we look at it in the long run, Liu Bei's threat is even more powerful; but in front of us, Ma Teng's threat is far more than Liu Bei. Liu Bei's failure to Runan was lost, and most of the troops and food were lost. Even if he entrenched in Shouchun County, his vitality may not be restored in the short term, and there may be more defense, and there will be no attack. But Ma Teng is not the case. With his military strength to attack Chang'an this time, Lord Zhong Yao may not be able to continue for a long time. If Chang'an is lost, it will be as directed as Mr. Fengxiao and Mr. Gongda said, and it will inevitably directly threaten the root of our army."

Seeing Guo Jia, Xun You and Jia Xu both insisted on a slow attack on Liu Bei and urgently supported Chang'an. Cao Cao also knew that what they said was reasonable, but his grief about Zhang Liao's death in battle and the resulting anger were still difficult to calm down.

"Oh..." Cao Cao sighed sadly, and after thinking about it for a few minutes, he finally made up his mind.

"Yu Jin obeys the order!"

"The last one is here!" Yu Jin stood up and stepped out of the line, bowed and clasped his fists and replied loudly.

"I order you to be the prefect of Runan and leave your army to garrison for 10,000 horses. You must be careful of the Liu Bei army's attack again and guard this county with me!"

"Don't worry, Prime Minister, Yu Jin will not have to bear the burden. If the city is there, the city is destroyed and the people will die!" Yu Jin responded with a sigh.

"Okay!" Cao Cao nodded slightly in praise, then turned to Liu Ye and said, "Ziyang, you will stay in Runan for the time being. One is to manage government affairs, and the other is to be a literary officer and a military strategy."

"The emperor accepts the order!" Liu Ye responded loudly.

"Gongda, you and Zi Yang quickly prepare the army's 7-day military food. This matter must be completed within three hours!"

"Yes, Prime Minister!" Xun You and Liu Ye took the order and left together.

"Gongming, go and order all the cavalrymen quickly, and get dry food for one day, and rush to Tongguan on a starry night. The remaining food and grass will be supplied by the counties along the way. After arriving in Tongguan, you only need to lead the troops to guard the checkpoints. No matter what the war in Chang'an is, you don't need to pay attention to it! I will lead the army to do it when retreating to the enemy!"

"The last general will take the order! Xu Huang will leave first!" Xu Huang bowed to Cao Cao and turned around and strode away.

"The other generals will return to the camp to purify the army and horses. At the third update tonight, we will set off our troops and return to Xudu. After recruiting the army and horses, we will fight to the decisive battle with Ma Teng!" Cao Cao shouted with a loud voice.

Soon, the crowd in the conference hall had almost dispersed, leaving only Cao Cao, Guo Jia and Jia Xu.

Liu Bei, Zhang Fei... Yun Chang..., let's distinguish you from you later! Cao Cao stood up and said to Guo and Jia, "Wenhe, go and wash, and then go to the study. You, I will discuss with Fengxiao how to rescue Chang'an and defeat the Xiliang army! Fengxiao, come with me!"

"Yes, Prime Minister!" After bent down and sent Cao Cao and Guo Jia away, Jia Xu breathed a sigh of relief. Guo Jia's rescue, the sudden Chang'an war, and of course, Cao Cao's love for talent, made Jia Xu successfully escape the possible prosecution and punishment that Shouchun's defeat in the war.

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On the sixth day of the second month of the sixth year of Jian'an, at dusk.

Three miles south of Shouchun City, hundreds of people, including Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Jian Yong, Xu Shu, Gong Du, etc., all looked south and were waiting for something.

Suddenly, Guan Yufeng's eyes suddenly widened, and a hint of joy appeared on his face. He smiled and said to Liu Bei, "Brother, the third brother is coming!"

"That's great!" The crowd was energetic and looked forward quickly, but within the field of vision, there was still no sign of military horses. Jian Yong and others turned their eyes to Guan Yu in confusion, but Liu Bei still looked at him.

A very familiar aura, the third brother is indeed coming soon!

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At the same time, my body shook violently and I couldn't help but look up to stare north.

It’s a very friendly and familiar feeling - it’s the eldest brother and the second brother! They are not far ahead!

"Zilong, continue to lead the army on my behalf. I will go to the front first!" I said to Zhao Yun sideways.

"Yes, General!" Zhao Yun nodded and responded with a smile.

After gently tapping the horse's belly, the black horse galloped forward like an arrow from a string. In a blink of an eye, it had been more than 3 miles, and a team of people could be vaguely seen in front of it.

"Old guy! Run faster!" I patted the horse's back, and the black horse was as close as I could to my heart. I let go of my four hooves like a black whirlwind, galloping at a terrifying speed.

"Third brother!" "Third brother!" Two cavalry opposite us came up and shouted 3,400 steps apart.

"Brother, second brother!" I responded loudly while riding my horse.

Soon, the three horses were less than 10 steps apart. I grabbed the Wuzhi, turned over and jumped off the horse, and quickly walked towards my elder brother and second brother to meet him.

At this time, the eldest brother and the second brother had also dismounted and stepped forward.

"Third brother!"

"Big brother, second brother!"

With the extremely excited shouts, the six big hands were firmly folded together. Looking at the eldest and second brothers who were full of excitement and expressions of excitement and could not hide their concern in their eyes, a trace of tears appeared in my eyes.

"Hahahahahaha..." After a while, the three of us brothers laughed loudly at the same time, and the heroic and gratifying laughter echoed in the four fields.

"Brothers work together to cut off gold! Second and third brothers, as long as our brothers last forever, no matter how many difficulties and obstacles he has, it will not be difficult for us!" The eldest brother smiled with relief.

"Yeah!" My second brother and I nodded together and said, "Brothers work together to cut off gold!"

"Third brother, you seem to have any injuries on your body?" The second brother found that my breath was not peaceful and asked in doubt.

"Well! I was in Cao's camp that day with Xu Chu, Xiahou Yuan and Cao Hong, and it was fine. I would be fine after resting for a few days!" I didn't hide it from my elder brother, second brother.

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Soon, the group of people behind also rushed up.

"Lord!" Zhao Yun stopped the moving team and jumped off the horse with Sun Qian and others, walked to the eldest brother in a few steps, knelt down on his robe, shouted in unison.

The eldest brother stepped forward and helped the kneeling people up one by one with his own hands. He laughed excitedly: "Gongyou, Xiaoqi, Zizhong, Zifang, Zilong, Yuan Jian, Zichong, Zifeng, Wen'an... Everyone is back safely, it's so great... Hahaha!"

"Huh~!" Suddenly, the elder brother exclaimed in surprise, looked around and asked in confusion: "Where is Zicai? Why don't you see Zicai?"

"Uncle!" Guan Ping said sadly: "General Liu Pi led his army to cut off his rear and fought with Cao's army to death in order to cover us and to protect us!"

"Zicai..." The elder brother's face was filled with joy, his eyes closed slightly, he slowly shook his head, and sighed sadly.

"Lord, don't be sad! Brother Zicai can die loyalty for him, and it's worth dying! I think Zicai must have died with a smile." Gong Du said with a trembling voice. Gong is both Liu Pi's best friend and brother, and he knows him best.

"Bomin..." The eldest brother looked back and looked at Gong Du.

Gong Duqiang said with a smile: "The lord can be so good for his son, and he can also smile with a smile!"

"Ping'er, can you tell who I am killed in the battle?" Liu Bei asked Guan Ping in a deep voice.

"It seems that it is the general of Cao's army Zhang Liao..."

"Hahahaha..." Gong Du suddenly burst out laughing and walked to Xu Shu. He knelt on both knees with a "plop" sound, leaned down on the ground and gave a big gift.

"Thank you, Mr., for avenging your brother Zicai! Gong has thanked you!"

"General Gong doesn't have to do this!" Xu Shu hurriedly helped Gong Du up.

"Brother, why is General Gong like this? What did Yuan Zhi do?" I asked the eldest brother with some confusion.

"When the Japanese Yen directly designed to defeat Cao's army, Zhang Liao was killed in the battle in Shouchun City!" The elder brother said in harmony.

What? Zhang Liao was actually killed in battle? I only knew that Cao's army was repelled, but I didn't expect that there was another "shock". Unexpectedly, Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan, the leader of Cao Wei's "five good generals" in the original historical trajectory, who was terrified in Eastern Wu, killed in Yu Xiaoyaojin, was killed in Shouchun in such a battle!

What a Xu Shu!

The second brother beside him looked quite complicated, and he shook his head and sighed softly.
Chapter completed!