Chapter 358 Evacuation from Shangyong

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"What? How could this happen?"

In Shangyong City, looking at the content on the bamboo slips, Cao Chun looked stunned. Shangyong is a stick planted in Jingzhou, which should be extremely important to Cao Cao. Why did Cao Cao order them to withdraw from Shangyong?

Is it that they have no confidence in keeping the upper mediocrity? Cao Chun looked puzzled and looked at Cao Ren for a long time without saying a word.

Looking at Cao Chun, who was puzzled, Cao Ren looked helpless. He could understand Cao Chun's mood at this time. Just now, several people were still discussing how to defeat the soldiers and horses of Liangzhou, but this bamboo slip was equivalent to making all their previous efforts in the end.

"Changwen, do you think?" Cao Ren frowned and turned his head to look at Chen Qun. What Cao Cao meant was that he really not able to understand. In his opinion, this mediocrity was far from what Cao Cao said.

Chen Qun also frowned at this time. At the first moment when he saw the bamboo slip, he even thought that this bamboo slip was imitated by Ma Chao. Didn't Jingzhou imitate Zhou Yu's bamboo slip last time, which made Jiangdong General Huang Gai suffer a big loss?

However, after careful examination, Chen Qun confirmed that this bamboo slip was not imitated by others, and even this bamboo slip was written by Guo Jia alone. That is to say, the order of this bamboo slip was issued by Cao Cao himself and drafted by Guo Jia himself.

At this time, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are fighting fiercely. At the most critical time, even if Jingzhou captures Han, it is impossible for Cao Cao and Guo Jia and others to deal with mediocre matters in person. Compared with Yuan Shao, other things must be put aside.

Cao Cao and Guo Jia's attitude has been extremely clear, that is, to order Cao Ren to withdraw from Shangyong in the shortest time and not to stay at all. Such an urgent order makes Chen Qun feel that he will be captured by Jingzhou in an instant.

This feeling made Chen Qun's heart shudged. What kind of situation can make Cao Cao and others who are thousands of miles away so eager.

Seeing Cao Ren's inquiring eyes, Chen Qun smiled bitterly and said, "General, don't worry, this is indeed the master's order, and it was drafted by Feng Xiao himself. There is absolutely nothing wrong."

Cao Ren was shocked at first, and then said with difficulty, "Does Changwen know the master's intention?"

Chen Qun shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I don't know. Maybe the master knows something we don't know. He will definitely order the general to withdraw from Shangyong thousands of miles apart."

This sentence is not subject to the order of the foreign emperor. Although this sentence makes all emperors very taboo, all monarchs will definitely follow this sentence and directly order the retreat so far away. This is the first time that Cao Cao has done so. If Cao Cao is not good, he may not know the key.

"Big brother, now that the soldiers and horses in Liangzhou are on the verge of Shangyong, and we have not yet started the war. We will withdraw from Shangyong. Don't the people in the world want to say that I'm afraid of Liangzhou?" Cao Chun blushed and said that there was no pretentiousness this time. The anger in his eyes did not hide, but he was really angry.

Although Liangzhou soldiers and horses have been in Shangyong for a few days, since the last time Cao Ren took the initiative to fight, Ma Chao avoided fighting, the two sides have not fought. If Cao Cao's soldiers and horses suddenly withdraw, it will not only affect the stability of Cao Cao's rear, but also affect his prestige and Cao Ren.

"General, don't be impatient. Although I don't know why the master did this, I definitely don't doubt the talents of the two generals. Now the mediocre situation is far from insoluble. If the master no longer trusts the two generals, he can transfer another general to replace the two. A general. But now the lord doesn't have it, which proves that the lord's order for the two generals to withdraw from Shangyong is not a distrust of the talents of the two generals, but for another reason. Although I don't know what happened to this, the order that can be drafted by Feng Xiao himself must be the most important order, and Feng Xiao dares not waste time on it.

Chen Qun's face was condensed, and his voice was not loud but powerful.

Hearing Chen Qun's words, Cao Chun's face was a little slow. Although he was a little worried about damaging his brother's prestige just now, he was more worried about whether the incident in Hanzhong would make Cao Cao unhappy and implicated the two of them. That's why he was also angry. Although Cao Ren said at that time that he would take on the responsibility of Hanzhong, Cao Ren did so to prevent the rise of Jingzhou. Although he has not succeeded now, it has also caused a lot of trouble to Jingzhou. Without credit and hard work, he did not understand for a moment that he was so angry.

Cao Ren beside him also nodded slightly. Although there was no clear evidence of what Chen Qun said, Cao Cao would never be angry with the two people because of the incident in Hanzhong and let the army withdraw from the middle.

"What Changwen said is reasonable. No matter what the reason is, since the lord has ordered it, withdrawing from Shangyong is the most urgent task. Tonight, the army abandoned all the heavy duty and left the city overnight and left Shangyong." Cao Ren pondered for a moment.

Hearing Cao Ren's words, Cao Chun hesitated for a moment and finally didn't say anything, and Chen Qun beside him was also depressed.

That night, the army in Shangyong City quietly left Shangyong at night, and almost at the same time, the soldiers and horses in Fancheng also quietly left Fancheng.

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"You mean that Cao Bing in Shangyong City has moved?" In the big account, Ma Chao only wore a medium coat with a solemn face.

"Yes, Cao Bing came out of the Yongcheng just now, but he did not come to us, but all the way north." Pound frowned and said that although he had not fought with Cao Bing head-on, the competition between the two sides has never stopped these days. Therefore, Pound did not dare to be careless about the surveillance of Shangyongcheng.

"Oh, what is Cao Ren's goal?" Ma Chao said doubtfully.

"The last general doesn't know that if the last general is Cao Ren, he will either stick to the city or attack the army when the army is unprepared. In addition, the last general can't figure out what else Cao Ren has to do?" Pound arched his hand.

"To the north?" Ma Chao paced to the map, frowned and said no. His eyes kept turning around on the map, trying to find the purpose of Cao Bing heading north.

"Is it Cao Ren's trick to deliberately lure me to attack the city, and then turn back and kill me halfway to catch me off guard." Pound said doubtfully.

"Can Cao Bing's current place rush back to Shangyong before the army breaks through Shangyong City?" With a soft smile, Ma Chao said.

"Impossible." Pang De immediately shook his head and said, as far as he knew, Cao Bing had been heading north since he left Shangyong City. For the sake of caution, he sent more than ten waves of scouts to explore secretly. Cao Bing's soldiers and horses on this road did not decrease, which showed that Cao Bing did not secretly set up an ambush.

"It doesn't matter. Keep a close eye on Cao Bing's whereabouts. If Cao Bing doesn't show any sign of turning back within two hours, then directly attack Shangyongcheng." Ma Chao shook his head.

"No." Pound bowed.

Two hours later, a rapid horn suddenly sounded in the Liangzhou camp, and 5,000 Liangzhou soldiers and horses quickly gathered and rushed to Shangyong City. Cao Ren did not lead the army back. In two hours, the army was more than enough to break through Shangyong City. At that time, even if Cao Ren leads the soldiers and horses back, there is nothing he can do.

"Hmm?" Outside Shangyong City, Ma Chao looked at the city not far away. At this time, the tower was dark and there was no sound, but Ma Chao could feel a trace of loneliness, as if there were not many people here.

"Go and have a look." Ma Chao said to the soldier behind him.

"Drive!" "Drive!" Drive!"

More than a dozen soldiers rushed to Shangyongcheng and returned to Ma Chao in just a moment.

"General, there is no one on the tower. Several brothers have climbed the tower in advance to open the gate for the army."

Ma Chao nodded unexpectedly. There was no one here, that is to say, Cao Ren actually withdrew all the soldiers and horses in Shangyong City. Can your prestige really scare away the general under Cao Cao's command? He felt ridiculous in his heart. Originally, he thought about how to capture Shangyong, but now he can get the whole Shangyong at his fingertips, but why does he feel so unreal?

"Drive!" "Drive!" Driving"......

At this time, more than a dozen soldiers came over on a fast horse. Without waiting to get close to Ma Chao, they arched their hands and said, "General, the Cao soldiers in Fancheng have evacuated overnight, and no soldiers have left in Fancheng."

"Hmm?" Ma Chao was stunned. Not only the mediocre Cao Bing withdrew, but also the Cao Bing from Fancheng. What on earth does Cao Ren want to do? Is it possible that he is showing his goodwill to his father?

The rumble...

Just as Ma Chao was thinking, the gate of Shangyong City suddenly opened.

"General?" Pound looked at Ma Chao.

"To the city." Ma Chao waved his hand and went to the gate first. Pound behind him was tense and arranged soldiers to guard around, while closely following Ma Chao and secretly guarding Ma Chao.

"It's really an empty city." Entering the city, Ma Chao could even see the traces left by Cao Bing's withdrawal. The weight of armor scattered on the ground showed that Cao Bing's withdrawal was very awkward.

"General, there are no Cao soldiers in the city." After a while, Pound quickly stepped forward to Ma Chao.

"Well, look." Ma Chao pointed to a barracks not far away.

"Huh?" Pound looked at the barracks doubtfully. There was nothing surprising about the barracks except that it was built near the gate.

"You see, these food and fodder are all left by Cao Bing when he withdrew. From this alone, it can be seen that Cao Bing withdrew quickly. It seems that he has received some order and must be evacuated overnight." Ma Chao frowned and said.

Looking at the messy barracks, Pound nodded. Cao Bing was indeed in a hurry to evacuate. There was no soldier left in the whole Shangyong City, and even the weight of grain and grass was not taken away.