Can I get to the other side?

Jingzhou, Jiangxia.

After the defeat of Xiangyang City, the morale of the Han army was like a rainbow. They advanced all the way in Jingzhou and regained the two major counties of Xiangyang and Nanyang one after another. The war went extremely smoothly.

Cao's army, on the other hand, was retreating steadily. Under the powerful offensive of the Han army, it was forced to close its front and retreat to defend, temporarily avoiding the edge.

Although Liu Xie did not interfere in military affairs during this period, he still played the role of a mascot, which is to appease the people and boost morale.

He traveled with the army, and every time he conquered a city, he would personally enter the city to appease the people. At the same time, he would also visit the soldiers in the military camp and so on.

Although these are very simple methods to win people's hearts, they are still quite effective when used by the emperor.

In a sense, his actions accelerated the progress of the war and made it easier to capture the city.

Of course, it is just tiring.

Liu Xie strode into the military tent, untied his armor and handed it to Zhao Yun who was standing by. The clothes inside were already soaked with sweat.

"Jiangxia...Wuhan in later generations, was it already so hot during the Three Kingdoms period?"

Liu Xie wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.

As an emperor, you should maintain the demeanor of a good emperor, so you must wear armor even when inspecting the army.

However, walking around in the military camp wearing heavy armor on this hot day was undoubtedly a kind of torture, and he had to pay attention to his appearance at all times.

This gave him the illusion that he had gone back to the time when he was learning the emperor's etiquette from Ju Shou and practicing in heavy court clothes.

But time has passed and the man has passed away.

He is no longer the puppet he once was.

Just as Liu Xie was sitting on the horse, looking at the tea bowl in his hand, there was a sound of footsteps, so he looked up.

I saw Zhuge Liang walking into the military tent, bowing to him and saluting: "See your majesty."

Liu Xie came back to his senses, put down the tea bowl in his hand, and said with a smile: "Kong Ming doesn't need to be polite, what's the matter?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Your Majesty, I have a letter from Yushi Guo, saying that Jiangdong has been difficult to conquer for a long time, so he wants to change his strategy of attacking by force and instead recruit surrender."

Zhuge Liang said and presented a memorial.

Liu Xie was surprised when he heard this: "It's just Jiangdong, but it can't even be captured by General Feng Xiao and Huang Lao?"

He is well aware of Guo Jia's arrogance. Generally speaking, if you can solve the problem yourself, you will not ask him for help. It is indeed difficult to write a letter to explain the situation there.

Thinking of this, Liu Xie felt a little curious, so he reached out to take the memorial, opened it and read it, and soon a look of surprise appeared on his face.

In the memorial, Guo Jia said that the Jiangdong family had communicated privately, saying that they were forced to help Cao Cao. In fact, they all wanted to be with the imperial court. As long as the emperor was willing to forgive their sins, they would turn against each other and assist the imperial army to break through the troops stationed in Jiangdong. Cao Jun.

However, Guo Jia had no right to decide whether to surrender to these aristocratic families who openly opposed the imperial court, so he submitted a petition for instructions.

Guo Jia also said in the letter that his idea was to recruit surrender, which would not only add a boost, but also capture Jiangdong without any blood.

"A pardon..."

Liu Xie closed the memorial, thought for a while, looked at Zhuge Liang, and asked, "Kong Ming, do you think I should issue a decree to pardon them?"

He was also a little undecided. Although pardoning these wealthy families could indeed reduce losses and speed up the end of the war, it would be too easy to just spare them.

Zhuge Liang had already read this memorial and had a plan in mind. Hearing the words, he directly said: "Your Majesty, Jiangdong is guarded by the Yangtze River. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack."

"If we attack Jiangdong by force, it will take a lot of time. We have to wait until the army captures Jiangxia City before sending the navy down the Yangtze River."

"But this will definitely delay the progress of the war greatly, and the plan of encircling Cao's thieves from three sides will probably fail."

"Although the Jiangdong family is evil, for the sake of the overall situation, Your Majesty might as well pardon their sins first, and then slowly deal with it after the Cao thieves are dealt with."

"And once the Jiangdong family surrenders, other major families that support the Cao thief will definitely be shaken."

Zhuge Liang is not some pure white lotus.

There should be more than a little bit of sinisterness.

Considering that the Jiangdong family first supported Sun Quan against the imperial court, and then supported Cao Cao against the imperial court, it would not be an exaggeration to kill them all.

But there are many ways to liquidate, and there is no rush. You can wait until the overall situation stabilizes before liquidating those aristocratic families through other methods.

Hearing what Zhuge Liang said, Liu Xie no longer hesitated and ordered: "Reply to Fengxiao for me. I will give him the right to surrender and let him do what he wants. I only want Jiangdong."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhuge Liang bowed in agreement.

Liu Xie added: "Now that the Cao army that invaded Yizhou has been defeated, it won't take long for Jiangdong to be conquered. I wonder how long it will take for us to conquer Jiangxia City?"

Jiangxia is a very important city.

It is the hub of the Yangtze River.

After seizing the important land of Jiangxia, it will be easy for the army to cross the Yangtze River. By then, they can go directly to Jiangdong to the east and to Changsha to the south.

However, Cao Jun obviously also knew the importance of Jiangxia, so he deployed heavy troops in Jiangxia County. It was not easy to capture Jiangxia.

However, under the fierce offensive of the Han army, Cao's army retreated again and again, and now the remaining Cao army is defending the city of Jiangxia.

Zhuge Liang said: "Cao's army is now trapped in Jiangxia City. We have cut off their food and grass. We will be able to break the city in less than two months at most."

Liu Xie was very satisfied with this answer.

Zhuge Liang's military ability is really impressive. He appointed Zhuge Liang as his military advisor during this expedition, and it was a smooth journey.

Coupled with Lu Bu and Zhao Yun, two brave and ten thousand enemies, we have the great situation we have now.

"It seems we can defeat Cao Cao before winter comes."

"The world is unified..."

A fiery look flashed in Liu Xie's eyes. The unified man was not far away from him, and he was still so young. He had enough time to create a prosperous world of great unity!

After suppressing the excitement in his heart, Liu Xie said to Zhuge Liang: "The weather has been hot in recent days and the soldiers have worked hard. I have informed the logistics to prepare a batch of grain and grass to reward the soldiers of the three armies. In addition..."

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty——!"

A sudden shout interrupted Liu Xie's words.

I saw Yang Xiu running into the tent in a hurry, his face full of anxiety and panic, and even one of his shoes was missing.

But he had no time to care about these minutiae. After arriving at the tent, he knelt down on the ground and said eagerly: "Your Majesty, something serious has happened!"

"News came from Chang'an. Ma Chao gathered his remaining troops, united with the Qiang people, and launched an army of hundreds of thousands to attack Chang'an City!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the room was shocked.

Liu Xie, Zhuge Liang, Lu Bu, Chen Gong and others were all shocked by the news.

"impossible!"

After Lu Bu came to his senses, he shook his head and said categorically: "That traitor Ma Chao can't possibly have so many troops!"

"Where did you hear the rumor?!"

He personally led the troops to drive Ma Chao into the Qiang land. Ma Chao's remnant army only had more than 10,000 troops, not even 20,000, which was completely useless.

And the Qiang people were even more depleted after Zhang He's massacre. How could they possibly gather an army of 100,000?

Liu Xie was the calmest, frowning, and asked in a deep voice: "Dezu, tell me slowly, what is going on?"

"Who brought this news back?"

Like Lu Bu, he didn't believe that the news was true. Where did Ma Chao find so many soldiers and horses?

Yang Xiu's face turned pale and he said, "Your Majesty, this news came from Zhongshu Ling."

"Ma Chao gathered various Qiang tribes and recruited slaves from each tribe into the army. The total number was more than 100,000. Together with the remaining elites from each tribe, we jointly attacked Chang'an!"

"Chang'an...is in danger!"

When he learned the news, he felt his eyes go dark. He couldn't imagine what crazy things Ma Chao and the Qiang would do if they captured Chang'an!

His father and relatives are all in Chang'an City now!

After Yang Xiu finished speaking, everyone present realized that the news was not false, but true!

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"Ma Chao——!!!"

Lu Buhu opened his eyes angrily, smashed the table in front of him to pieces with one palm, stood up angrily, and asked Liu Xie for orders: "Your Majesty, please issue an order! I will lead the troops to the reinforcements of Chang'an and kill this thief with my own hands!"

"If it doesn't work out, I'd like to raise my head to see you!"

Lu Bu's words seemed to pop out from between his teeth.

He hated himself for not killing this scourge during the Battle of Chang'an, so that he could have a chance to come back!

"Fengxian, calm down!"

Chen Gong held Lu Bu aside.

However, Lu Bu threw his arm away and said angrily: "Calm down? How can I calm down! My daughter and granddaughter are both in Chang'an now!"

Chen Gong was speechless for a moment.

Yang Xiu said: "Mr. Wen, before Ma Chao's army arrived, Zhongshu Ling had already sent people to send the eldest princess out of Chang'an City, and she is now heading to the Xiangyang station."

"But Mr. Lu did not accompany him."

Lu Bu was stunned when he heard this.

When Liu Xie heard this, he subconsciously asked: "Why was only the eldest princess sent out? Didn't all the civil and military officials and the people of Chang'an City evacuate?"

Ma Chao and the Qiang people raised troops from outside the customs, and it took a long time to attack Chang'an. During this time, the officials and people in Chang'an had time to evacuate.

Yang Xiu said with a complex expression: "The letter from Zhongshu stated that Chang'an is the capital of the Han Dynasty, and that His Majesty is currently fighting against Cao Cao, and His Majesty's back must not be exposed to thieves."

"He will lead the defenders and the officials and people to fight against the enemy and defend Chang'an until His Majesty's reinforcements arrive."

He didn't know whether to admire or curse Jia Xu's decision.

How could Chang'an be defended with so little troops?

After Liu Xie heard this, he fell into silence.

Jia Xu has always known how to protect himself wisely, but now facing an enemy force dozens of times larger than his own, he actually chose to defend Chang'an.

He didn't need to think about it to know how much pressure Jia Xu would face from officials in the DPRK and the Central Government and how much courage he would need to make this decision.

Not everyone wants to live or die with Chang'an.

In the camp, everyone's eyes were focused on Liu Xie. No one spoke, just waiting for his order.

They are currently attacking Cao's thieves. If they choose to withdraw their troops and return for reinforcements, it will definitely give Cao's army a chance to breathe.

So how to choose?

Just when there was silence, Zhuge Liang stood up again and said seriously: "Your Majesty, please rest assured and rush to Chang'an. The war in Jingzhou can be left to me."

"I will definitely be able to defeat Cao's army and capture Jiangxia City within two months!"

The war in Jingzhou cannot be relaxed, and Chang'an cannot be captured by the enemy. Neither side can let go!

So the best way is to send some troops back to support, so that the Jingzhou front will bear greater pressure, and this is also the only way.

Because this southern expedition took too much energy, and almost all the elite troops were mobilized. If we can't fight to the fullest, it will take a long time to march south again.

"Okay."

Liu Xie thought again and again, and finally chose Zhuge Liang's suggestion, and then said to Zhao Yun: "General Zilong, you go and select 30,000 elite soldiers to follow me to support Chang'an."

Hearing this, Lu Bu couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, why don't you let me lead the troops? Moreover, 30,000 troops are too few, Ma Chao has more than 100,000 troops!"

30,000 against 100,000, even he has to weigh it.

Although Zhao Yun's strength is not much inferior to his, he can't win a battle with such a big gap in strength, and Zhang Liao may not be able to do it.

Liu Xie shook his head and said, "The battle in Jingzhou is important. Fengxian, as a general, you must not act rashly. Let Zilong follow me to help Chang'an."

"Ma Chao's troops are mostly Qiang slaves, and there are few elite troops. Thirty thousand elite troops are enough to lift the siege of Chang'an."

Although Lu Bu was unwilling, he also knew the overall situation.

So he gritted his teeth and retreated.

Liu Xie looked at Zhuge Liang again and said in a deep voice: "Kong Ming, I will divide the troops and leave Jingzhou to you."

"I know this burden is heavy, but... I hope you can take it up."

Zhuge Liang said seriously: "Your Majesty, don't worry!"

Liu Xie stood up and patted him on the shoulder, then strode out of the tent with a firm step.

Zhao Yun followed closely, but Lu Bu suddenly stepped forward to stop him.

The world's best general, who was unparalleled in the battlefield, had red eyes at this time, and he held Zhao Yun's hand tightly, saying: "Brother Zilong, I leave it to you."

"You must kill that thief Ma Chao for me!"

He understood why only his granddaughter was sent out, and Lu Lingqi stayed in Chang'an. As a father, how could he not know his daughter's character?

It was Lu Lingqi who didn't want to leave and chose to stay in Chang'an City!

This move made him both happy and upset.

He was happy that this was his Lu Bu's daughter, and he was upset that he didn't know whether Chang'an could hold on until the army came to help.

If it weren't for the overall situation, he would definitely follow the emperor to help Chang'an, kill Ma Chao, and rescue his daughter!

Looking at Lu Bu's red eyes, Zhao Yun deeply felt the weight of this entrustment. He held Lu Bu's hand and said solemnly: "Don't worry, Lord Wen, I guarantee with my life that I will protect your majesty and kill Ma Chao with my own hands!"

After that, Zhao Yun turned and left the tent.

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On that day, Liu Xie assembled 30,000 troops, took Yang Xiu, Chen Gong, Zhao Yun, and Gao Shun, and rushed to Chang'an to provide assistance.