After a few days of rest in Fangling, Shi Huan finally took Lu Jian and Wang Kang and others to say goodbye.

Shi Huanxin said that it was really not easy to take Lu Jian back at last. And in Lu Jian's mind, he thought so even more that he could finally go back. He was free and no longer worried or worried.

The two of them said goodbye to Wang Kang and the others, and took their soldiers all the way east to Xiangyang. However, when they were about to arrive in Xiangyang, they received a report from the horses and told about Xu Huang and Man Chong. As a result, the two of them led their troops south again to chase Xu Huang.

Not to mention, when they were about to reach Wuling, they really caught up with them. However, Xu Huang and Man Chong were really miserable, very miserable. This not only means that the remnants were embarrassed, but also that Xu Huang had already lacked food and grass before, and thought that after arriving in Xiangyang, there would be no problem, but the result...

So Xu Huang and Man Chong took their soldiers, and when they were about to reach the Wuling territory, the food and grass were gone. The soldiers of Yanzhou were digging wild vegetables and hunting all the way, so they could barely eat, and sometimes they would be hungry if they didn't get it.

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Therefore, when Shi Huan and Lu Jian saw Xu Huang and others, they realized that there were indeed some people who were worse than themselves. However, because it was Xu Huang and Man Chong, neither of them dared to laugh and even more dared to say anything. But they had to say that when did they get so far, I have to say that this is really a bit terrible.

After seeing Shi Huan and Lu Jian, the happiest person must be Xu Huang. After all, if Lu Jian’s affairs are not properly resolved, it will have the greatest impact on him. But now, it’s good that he was finally replaced by Shi Huan. To be honest, the Yanzhou army is now so depressed, but Xu Huang has never regretted it at all. Xu Huang thought it was worth it to exchange the food and grass for Lu Jian.

After seeing Lu Jian, Xu Huang hurriedly said, "General Lu, but he suffered!"

When Lu Jian heard this, he almost cried. Of course, he was not moved by Xu Huang, but when he heard this, he cursed in his heart, thinking that you, Xu Gongming, really don’t know how much suffering you suffered. How much suffering you suffered.

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But Lu Jian couldn't say this, so he had to say to Xu Huang, "Thanks to the general to rescue him, I have the chance to return to our army!"

As he said that, Lu Jian was about to cry, but this was for Xu Huang to show him. And he had to look moved, thanking Xu Huang very much for coming out.

Xu Huang waved his hand and said, "General Lu, don't be polite, this is what I should do!"

After that, Xu Huang introduced Man Chong and Lu Jian to each other. Then it was over. However, because Lu Jian came back, the big stone in Xu Huang's heart finally landed. After that, they accelerated their speed and rushed to Linyuan.

Xu Huang actually did not forget to praise Shi Huan. After all, he was escorting food and grass to Fangling to replace the people. Although he didn't catch up until now, he did a good job in this mission, so Xu Huang certainly would not be stingy with praise. He thought clearly that when he saw his lord, he would definitely tell him about Shi Huan's contribution.

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On this day, Xu Huang and Man Chong, who had retreated from Xiangyang, finally brought the remaining troops to the Yanzhou army camp outside Linyuan City, Wuling.

As for Cao Cao, who is the lord, of course, has received a report from his own side, so he brought everyone out of the camp to welcome Xu Huang and Man Chong back early. As for this matter, although the two of them did lose the city, one code was one code, and punishment was a matter of punishment. However, they had been guarding the city for so long, and it could be said that even if they had no credit, they still had hard work. So they knew that it was not easy for them to come back, so Cao Cao took everyone out of the camp to welcome Xu Huang and Man Chong.

And the most important point is that Cao Cao is for everyone to see, for his generals and his soldiers in Yanzhou. Let them all take a good look at it. He is the lord, but he will definitely not be punished. Those who have made mistakes will naturally have to be rewarded. In dealing with Xu Huang and Man Chong, he expressed his attitude.

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Just when Xu Huang and Man Chong were almost at their camp, they saw their lord riding horses with everyone.

Xu Huang and Man Chong, who had long seen this scene, had to feel a little embarrassed. After all, their lords came out to greet them. Those who didn't know thought they had won a big victory, but who didn't know what the situation was.

The two of them did not dare to neglect, so they quickly slapped forward and came to Cao Cao and others. Both sides stopped at this time. Xu Huang and Man Chong quickly dismounted and bowed to their lord, "My subordinate Xu Huang (Man Chong) has seen his lord!"

Cao Cao, who was sitting on the horse, nodded to the two of them, and then said: "Gongming and Boning firmly believe that they will follow me into the camp!"

The two of them said in unison: "No!"

But he smiled bitterly, thinking that although his lord hadn't said anything about him on the surface, he would suffer from a thunderstorm once he returned to the big tent.

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Cao Cao's goal had been achieved, so everyone returned to their camp again.

Although Cao Cao still had a smile on his face, he was still dissatisfied in his heart. After all, the only two cities were lost now. So it would be strange if he could be satisfied. But outside, of course, he would not say anything. Instead, he had to look very concerned about his subordinates, at least let his soldiers see that his lord was really good and would not forget the contributions of the people stationed in the city.

As for other things, of course, I would say it if I went back to the camp and arrived in the tent. How could I punish Xu Huang and Man Chong at that time? Cao Cao would say it again, but now I won’t say anything.

So in this way, everyone followed their lord back to the camp and then entered their lord's central army tent. At this time, everyone thought that the lord was going to start punishing Xu Gongming and Man Boning. It was before, but now it is different.

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After everyone entered the tent, Cao Cao asked everyone to sit down. Before he could say anything, Xu Huang said, "Lord, I apologize!"

When Cao Cao heard this, he asked, "What is Gongming's crime?"

Xu Huang smiled bitterly in his heart, but he still said, "Lord, my subordinates are disappointed by the lord. Fang Ling is lost!"

Cao Cao frowned and sighed, then said: "Kong Ming carefully thought about what the reason is that Fang Ling eventually lost!"

Xu Huang did not hide it. He directly told his lord and everyone what happened to Fangling after Cao Cao left Fangling. He really had nothing to hide from Cao Cao and everyone. Even though Xu Huang was quite repulsive, he didn't want to say it, but when his lord asked about it, he couldn't help but say it. The city was lost. Even if he was embarrassed, what could it be?

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After hearing what Xu Huang said, Cao Cao and others had to admit in their hearts that Xu Huang actually had no mistakes. At least if someone else had changed to him, he might not have done better than Xu Huang.

Before, the Liangzhou army captured the city, but once the other side did not do so, after changing the strategy, the side had no advantage. What else could Xu Huang be able to do at that time? It must be admitted that Wang Kang and the others had indeed grasped their weaknesses, that is, food and grass. The Liangzhou army used their strengths to deal with their weaknesses, and of course, the one who suffered the losses was our side.

Moreover, many people also thought in their hearts about what they would do if they were Xu Huang. It has to be said that Xu Huang's final breakthrough was actually the best way at that time, otherwise what else could it do. So, if these people were in Xu Huang's position, they were really not better than Xu Huang.

So the city was lost and lost, but Xu Huang made no big mistakes.

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After hearing what Xu Huang said, Cao Cao nodded slightly. To be honest, how could he not know? No matter what, he can't take Fang Ling back.

But is this matter related to Xu Huang? It is obviously not Xu Huang's problem. To be honest, even if it is himself, it will probably not be as good as Xu Huangqiang in the end. And no matter how people say that they brought back a lot of soldiers, it would be good. In fact, Xu Huang made contributions to the Xiangyang incident later.

At this time, Man Chong also said, "Lord, I apologize!"

When Cao Cao heard this, he thought that there was indeed another one. He hadn't dealt with before, so another one came. But this was as expected. If they didn't respond, it would be unexpected.

But Cao Cao still asked, "I wonder why Boning is like this?"

Even though Cao Cao knew it clearly, he still had to ask Man Chong. These are all rules in the world.

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Man Chong, like Xu Huang, smiled bitterly in his heart, but he still told his lord and everyone about the war in Xiangyang, which was not much different from what Xu Huang said before. However, because Man Chong was the leader of the guardian Xiangyang, many of the things he said were not known to Xu Huang.

As for Cao Cao's knowledge, he knew clearly about the war in Fangling that Xu Huang had mentioned before, the war in Xiangyang that Man Chong had mentioned, and the later incident of Xu Huang asking Shi Huan to replace people with food and grass.

To be honest, it was still not someone else's mistake to Man Chong. At least Cao Cao knew it in his heart that it was not his. After all, there were only 5,000 troops in Xiangyang, and not everyone was Huo Jun and Huo Zhongmiao. Perhaps Huo Jun could use 5,000 troops to defend the city for a long time, but Man Chong, it was actually good that he could do this to such a level now.

Finally, Xu Huang and Man Chong almost said to their lord in unison, "Please punish the lord!"

When Cao Cao heard this, he thought that he could punish you severely, it was obviously impossible.

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At this time, Cao Cao saw Lu Jian and thought to himself that Xu Huang had lost Fang Ling. He told him that he finally asked him to punish him.

When Man Chong lost Xiangyang, he also asked himself to punish him, so he said this just now.

But what about you, Lu Jian, bringing reinforcements from Nanyang, and Xu Huang asked you to hold back the Liangzhou army, but in the end, he was held back. Fangling was lost, wouldn't you, Lu Jian, have no responsibility? But why did you, Lu Jian, have no words at this time? Cao Cao thought to himself.

So I heard him ask, "I wonder General Lu, what do you think about our company losing two cities?"

When Lu Jian heard his lord's words, he was almost not scared. He thought to himself, lord, you have not yet sent you to Xu Huang, Xu Gongming and Man Chong, Man Boning, why did you think of yourself? He didn't want to be defeated and captured alive, but the result was different from what he thought.

"Subordinate, subordinate..."

Lu Jian couldn't even speak at this time, he was hesitating. He didn't know whether he wanted to admit his mistake or what to do. But one thing he knew very well was that if Xu Huang and Man Chong were severely punished, then he wouldn't be able to escape.

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I will update today and try to make up for it tomorrow.
Chapter completed!