Mi Han

Chapter 728: Seeking Help from All Sides, Darkness in Front of My Eyes

In the past, Xiahou Shang had imagined countless times the opportunity to fight Mi Yang again.

He asked himself, he was ready.

But unexpectedly, Mi Yang hasn't changed at all.

If he didn't take action, it would have been fine, but once he did, he dealt a heavy blow to Cao Wei.

Surprise, admiration, and even panic that Xiahou Shang didn't want to admit.

All kinds of emotions kept colliding in Xiahou Shang's heart, making it impossible for Xiahou Shang to stand up for a while.

After noticing something was wrong with Xiahou Shang, the servant beside him hurried forward and tried to help Xiahou Shang up from the ground.

But Xiahou Shang waved his hand to stop this behavior.

Helping him up alone is a small matter; the most important thing is how to help up the crumbling Nanshan Mountain in the Central Plains.

After calming down for a while, Xiahou Shang grabbed the hand of a servant beside him and said:
"Immediately send a messenger to Yecheng to inform His Majesty of the news."

This attendant was Xiahou Shang's study partner since childhood. Because of this relationship, the attendant did not have too many reservations in front of Xiahou Shang.

After listening to Xiahou Shang's instructions, the attendant asked in confusion:
"Shouldn't we send someone to inform the Grand Marshal of this news first?"

The attendant's words were based on common sense.

After all, anyone with a little bit of wisdom could see that Mi Yang's next target would be Xuchang after taking Bowang.

However, if they wanted to attack Xuchang without any scruples, they had to first eliminate Cao Xiu's tens of thousands of troops in Wancheng.

Therefore, the attendants believed that Xiahou Shang should inform Cao Xiu of the fall of Bowang in time so that he could return to provide assistance in time.

But the servant's words caused Xiahou Shang to shake his head repeatedly.

“You’re thinking wrong.

Given the current situation, if the Mi bandits want to capture Xuchang, they don’t have to capture Wancheng first.

Now, the Grand Marshal's food supply has been cut off by the enemy army.

But the bandits' arrangements must not stop there.

I expect that his next step will be to send troops to seize various important roads.

As a result, even if the Grand Marshal wanted to support Xuchang, he would encounter many obstacles.

I can't put all my hopes on Da Sima.

Moreover, all the important roads were blocked, and it was difficult to deliver my letter to the Grand Marshal.

Mi Yang sent people to seize the important roads, and sooner or later the Grand Marshal who was in Wancheng would learn the news.

The most important thing for Xuchang now is to let His Majesty know about our critical situation.

If there are reinforcements,

Xiahou Shang did not continue speaking.

He knew that the Wei Dynasty had just suffered a disastrous defeat in Guanzhong and it would be difficult to mobilize a large army in a short period of time.

In fact, due to the importance of Xuchang, there were tens of thousands of Wei troops guarding inside and outside Xuchang.

According to military strategy, it should not be difficult to guard the city of Xuchang with tens of thousands of elite soldiers.

But when he thought of Mi Yang, Xiahou Shang felt that it was not safe.

Therefore, even though he knew that Cao Rui might not be able to support him, he still had to ask for help.

After listening to Xiahou Shang's analysis, the attendant woke up as if from a dream.

He quickly jumped onto the horse beside him and ran towards Xuchang City.

Looking at the servant's departing back, Xiahou Shang's legs and feet regained some strength.

Although Xuchang and Yecheng are far apart, the transportation between the two cities is very developed.

Xiahou Shang believed that as long as there was no delay on the road, his letter for help would be delivered to Cao Rui in time.

After looking away, Xiahou Shang thought of someone he could ask for help.

Sima Yi!
Thinking of this, Xiahou Shang quickly summoned another attendant and gave him instructions.

Cao Shuang saw Xiahou Shang's anxious expression, and only then did he realize that he seemed to have done something extremely stupid.

But Cao Shuang did not feel much guilt.

Instead, it was Xiahou Shang's behavior that gave Cao Shuang a strange idea:

Originally, in order to guard Yuzhou, Cao Rui gave Cao Xiu tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

But now, these tens of thousands of elite soldiers who were supposed to guard Yuzhou were trapped in Wancheng by Mi Yang's surprise attack on Bowang, forcing Xiahou Shang to seek help everywhere.

Such things are ridiculous no matter how you think about it!

Cao Rui has been feeling very depressed lately.

The reason Cao Rui was depressed was that his first son had just died a few days ago.

Although Cao Rui firmly believed that at his age he would have more and more sons in the future, the death of his first child still made Cao Rui sad for a long time.

Being depressed, unless there was something important happening, Cao Rui would stay in the back garden of the palace to enjoy the scenery.

But after looking at so many flowers and plants, Cao Rui couldn't help feeling bored.

Then Cao Rui remembered something that Cao Xiu had reported to him some time ago.

That incident was about Cao Xiu's intention to attack Yiyang County.

Of course, between the emperor and his subjects, Cao Xiu made it very clear in his memorial that he was only going there for show.

Try not to engage in direct conflict with Mi Yang, and try to station the troops in Wancheng to observe how the situation develops.

Cao Rui was very impressed by Cao Xiu's rationality.

Originally, Cao Rui didn't pay much attention to this matter.

After all, his own Grand Marshal is leading tens of thousands of elite soldiers into his own city, so there is no risk in this matter no matter how you look at it.

However, many days had passed and there was still no latest news about Cao Xiu from Wancheng, which still made Cao Rui feel a little strange.

"Has there been any incident on the border recently?"

Cao Rui ordered his men to summon Sikong Chen Qun to his presence and asked this question.

Chen Qun was handling government affairs when he was suddenly called to his side by Cao Rui. In addition, the questions Cao Rui asked were a bit strange, which made Chen Qun confused.

But soon, Chen Qun answered truthfully:
"It is a great blessing for the country that the border is peaceful."

Chen Qun's report made Cao Rui nod with satisfaction.

Cao Rui then signaled Chen Qun that he could leave.

Previously, Cao Xiu communicated with Cao Rui through secret reports, so Chen Qun was not very clear about what Cao Xiu was doing now.

Since he didn't know, he would be puzzled by Cao Rui's performance.

Does the new emperor want anything to happen on his border?
Confused, Chen Qun slowly bowed and walked out of the hall.

Just as Chen Qun was walking towards the Secretariat, he suddenly discovered that there were more than a dozen officials walking towards him.

When those officials came closer, Chen Qun discovered that those dozen officials were all from his Shangshutai.

Seeing that more than a dozen officials under his jurisdiction were out during their duty hours, Chen Qun's face instantly turned grim.

But what Chen Qun didn't expect was that the dozen or so officials came just to find him.

When the dozen officials saw Chen Qun, they swarmed towards him as if they had seen a savior.

When they came to Chen Qun, they didn't say anything and directly handed the urgent document in their hands to Chen Qun.

Seeing this, Chen Qun's heart was filled with alarm.

Having served as the Minister of the Chancellery of Cao Wei for many years, he was no stranger to such situations.

Could it be?
Chen Qun seemed to have thought of something and quickly took the document and read it carefully.

After reading the contents of the document as quickly as possible, Chen Qun's eyes went dark and he almost choked.

His guess was correct, it was really him who caused the storm again.

And this time, the storm caused Bowang to fall!
What does this mean? How could Chen Qun not know?

Perhaps because of his age, or perhaps because of his inner fear, Chen Qun's hands began to tremble uncontrollably.

"What is Cao Xiu doing!
Where are the tens of thousands of elite soldiers? "

The next moment, Chen Qun's roar echoed in the deep palace walls.

(End of this chapter)