"The timing was really good..." Pang Tong stepped forward and took the silk book from the table, browsed it quickly, and then passed it to Sima Yi, sighing, "It can be seen that Cao Cao has put in a lot of effort, and he is a premonition for the future. Knowing that he will suffer a lot of defeats and lose his troops and territory, he will prepare for the future to contact Meng Huo to rescue him..."

After hearing Pang Tong's words, I couldn't help but grin.

The southern central and central plains are thousands of miles apart, and the terrain is dangerous. If Cao Cao really wanted to contact Meng Huo, he would definitely not be able to do it for a month without a single month.

From Wancheng's defeat to now, it's only about ten days, and there is not enough time, and Cao Cao would not have expected that he would suffer a lot...

Pang Tong said this obviously just to make a harmless little joke to relieve my dull mood...

"Lu Pingxi (General Lu Xun of Pingxi) was well prepared and his strategy was quite appropriate.

In Yi's opinion, the Southern Central Barbarians were actually not very considerate..." After Sima Yi read the book of Juan, he stepped forward and put it on the table respectfully, and said in contemplation, "To be honest, Xichuan is more worthy of attention.

As Lu Pingxi said, Zhang Ren's eagerness to defeat Liu Xu will inevitably reveal flaws, which gives the Cao army in Hanzhong a good opportunity to raid. Once Xichuan is controlled by Cao Cao, it will have an unreasonable impact on the overall situation of our army."

"However, I can only wait and see what's going on right now. I'll be anxious to intervene, which will only arouse Zhang Ren's vigilance..." I said with my knuckles to knock on the table.

During this period, the Shu people seemed particularly conservative because of their geographical location and were quite wary of foreign forces. If the eldest brother took the initiative to contact Zhang Ren and expressed his desire to provide assistance, most of them would be considered bad intentions.

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"Tait..." As I was talking, a burst of rapid footsteps suddenly came from outside the hall.

Taking steady and powerful steps, Zhu Huan hurriedly walked into the hall. He bowed and bowed to Pang Tong and me, "General, I just heard an urgent report, and there was a civil rebellion in Xinxi, Runan County and Ancheng County."

"Ministry Rebellion?" I raised my brow and asked in a deep voice, "What are the details?"

"I wrote a detailed letter here, please read it!" Zhu Huan took a few steps forward and respectfully handed over a silk book.

Pang Tong and Sima Yi were obviously also very concerned about this matter. When I was reading the silk book, I first asked Zhu Huan in a low voice.

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Cao's army suffered a heavy blow, and the news of the loss of Nanyang inevitably caused great shock in the nearby Runan County. The migration of countless gentry and wealthy families made even more panic. Although Li Dian, the prefect of Runan, tried his best to stabilize the situation, he had little effect.

Just amid panic, Shan Xin, a wealthy clan in Xinxi County (a guest starring Shan Xiongxin), and Jia Yun, a wealthy clan in Ancheng County (a guest starring Jia Yun), both killed the county chief, raised the flag to rebel, claiming to respond to the northern expedition of Jing and Yang.

Exorcist Cao Cao.

The situation in Runan was already quite complicated. From the fifth year of Jian'an to the sixth year of Jian'an, Runan County was under the command of his elder brother. During this period, because his elder brother offered generous benevolent policies and light taxes, he established a relatively deep foundation among the people of Runan.

But then in the battle for Runan, the eldest brother was defeated by Cao Cao and had no choice but to flee to Shouchun.

Perhaps it was because the good impression left by the elder brother on the people of Runan did not disappear with time. When Shan Xin and Jia Yun were in charge of rebellion against Cao, he was unexpectedly supported by the local people.

Its power expanded rapidly within just two or three days, and it also showed a trend of expanding outward...

Although Jia had already noticed it on the day of the incident, he was worried that the incident would be a flash in the pan, so he did not report it immediately. He did not report it urgently until it was truly on the scale.

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When Zhu Huan left, Pang Tong and Sima Yi had already read the contents of the silk book.

Instead of showing too much joy, the two of them thought deeply.

"General, this matter cannot be easily believed for the time being..." After a moment, Sima Yi looked up at me and said cautiously, "It cannot be ruled out that Cao Cao used the affairs of the powerful clan as bait to lure our army to attack.

Previously, he deliberately created emptiness and tempted our army to go north to attack Luoyang failed. He would definitely set up traps to lure our army again. The incident in Runan County in front of him is reasonable, but he must not be taken lightly!"

"Although what Zhongda said is reasonable, this matter is indeed a good opportunity..." Pang Tong said, holding his short beard, "You must be careful, but you must not miss it."

Rolling his eyes, Pang Tong continued, "In addition, I was wondering how many troops Cao Cao could gather in just over ten days to give him enough confidence to design our army in Runan.

Cao Hong's troops who suffered several defeats should be useless for the time being.

Qingzhou and Yanzhou's troops must not be hidden from the detailed works of the scouts from Junhou; Hanzhong's troops must not be hidden from the detailed works of our scouts; on the one hand, the soldiers and horses from northern Hebei must be guarded against Gongsun Kang, and secondly, they cannot go south in such a short time..."

"There is one place that Yi thought he should never underestimate..." Sima Yi said.

"Is Zhongda talking about Xiliang?" Pang Tong waved his hand and said, "The key passes of Yong and Si are arranged to be carefully constructed by our army. If Han Sui went south, there should have been news."

Sima Yi nodded silently and did not continue to say anything, but I vaguely saw a trace of worry passing by on his face.

"General, please immediately order the scouts to increase the intensity of investigation. If this matter was not Cao Cao's conspiracy, it would be an extremely favorable opportunity for our army to seize Runan." Pang Tong said loudly.

"kindness……"

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Successive news soon came one after another——

The spread of this incident was astonishingly fast.

Li Dian, the prefect of Runan, used his main force to prevent the Jingzhou army stationed in Nanyang, and did not take this matter too seriously. He just thought it was an ordinary mob to make trouble, but his reaction was quite fast and quickly sent a troops of about 2,000 people to suppress the rebellion.

The leading generals may also have a mentality of underestimating the enemy and actually divided 2,000 people into two, and at the same time attacked Xinxi and Ancheng counties.

Underestimating the enemy eventually led to a disastrous defeat. Although the "rebels" were all ordinary people who were untrained, their number advantage of more than ten or twenty times still played a decisive role. The two thousand-man "rebels" were both defeated, and after more than half of the losses, they retreated in a hurry.

The failure of the "rebel army" greatly encouraged the morale of the peddlers, and the number of joiners increased, and the scope expanded rapidly from two counties to six counties. Nearly one-quarter of Runan County was involved.

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The accident swept too fast and had a great impact, which was already a little beyond the controllable range.

After experiencing the throne storm in the past year and the continuous natural disasters and man-made disasters, the people of the prefectures and counties under Cao Cao's rule were not very stable.

This year, the emergence of the food crisis, and the Northern Expedition Army and the strategy of Xuzhou to drive the people and block the enemy has pushed Cao Cao to the forefront. A giant barrel filled with gunpowder is already on the verge of explosion.

The Runan incident in front of you is likely to become the fuse for igniting gunpowder. No matter how brave Cao Cao is, he will never do such a thing.

Basically, Cao Cao's conspiracy design may have been ruled out.

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"General, you must not miss the opportunity, and you will never come back. Taking advantage of the opportunity in front of you will achieve twice the result with half the effort. If you can seize Runan in one fell swoop, it may even trigger a series of affairs in the prefectures and counties under Cao Cao's rule!" Pang Tong said excitedly.

Yesterday and today, Shan Xin and Jia Yun sent people to Wancheng to express their surrender. At the same time, the scout found that Li Dian was mobilizing troops to prepare to exterminate the "rebellion".

As Pang Tong said, an excellent fighter plane appeared in front of him almost instantly.

Now Nanyang has initially stabilized. The core of Nanyang County is also Wancheng, the offensive and defensive center, and its city defense system has also been roughly repaired.

Now we are moving eastward to Runan, there is no problem.

I looked up at the generals in the hall. Almost everyone from Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong showed a thirsty expression.

"Transfer the order, the three armies will prepare immediately and set off tonight." I stood up and ordered Hongsheng, "Han Sheng led 10,000 troops to the headquarters to be the right wing, Zilong led the Feng Cavalry to be the left wing, and I am the central army. The three routes advanced together to attack Runan."

"No!" Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong stepped out at the same time and bowed to take the order.

"Wancheng is the center of Nanyang, and it is more guarding the northern gateway. Its location is extremely important. I thought Cao Cao would not give up easily, and he needed to be a heavy general to guard..." Turning his head, I looked at Wen Pin, "Zhongye, are you willing to take on this important task?"

"There will never be abdicated by the general!" Wen Pin responded with excitement.

"Seeing Runan, our army is in Huaibei, Hanbei's followers will be more stable, and the distance to the Yangzhou army will be one step closer.

If I, Jing and Yang's army are connected together, who can compete in the world!" I slapped the table with my right hand and said sternly, "This battle will definitely be taken Runan."

"I will definitely take Runan!" Zhao Yun and Huang Zhongren raised their right hand and shouted in unison.

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Xu Chang

"Where has Han Sui's iron cavalry been?" Cao Cao said to Jia Xu expressionlessly.

"From the itinerary, I should have arrived in Wenxi. I guess I will arrive in Xingyang in two days..." Jia Xu replied quickly.

"Send additional personnel to strictly investigate the detailed work of the enemy troops from Hedong to Yingchuan, and do not let go of any noise. Otherwise, it would be meaningless to let Han Sui go around from Bingzhou!" Cao Cao's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he ordered in a deep voice.

"Xu understands!"

"Prime Minister, if the situation in Runan continues to deteriorate like this, there will probably be greater changes..." Zhong Yao said worriedly.
Chapter completed!