Guan Yu's confidence comes from the Huainan battlefield.

During the Jingzhou truce, the situation in Huainan became increasingly tense. From spring to autumn, Lu Xun frequently attacked Hefei to help Gan Ning successfully capture Lujiang.

With the excellent intelligence capabilities of the reconnaissance battalion, Lan Yuan controlled the mobilization of Xiahou Shang's troops in real time, and accurately transmitted to the front-line battlefield in a timely manner.

Xiahou Shang was distracted and wanted to send heavy troops to rescue Lujiang, but he was worried that Lu Xun's troops would cut off his rear. A small number of rescues were ineffective, and the ending was "Cauliba saved his grandfather."

Ganning moved to various places for half a year, cleared out the Wei army in all counties of Lujiang, and became the veritable prefect of Lujiang.

As a reserve force, the army of the army had been conducting daily combat training in Ruxuwu before Xiahou Shang's main force came out. In addition to sending Chu Qing's reconnaissance battalion to inquire about intelligence, most of the time was Ding Feng and Luo Tong going out to perform missions.

The army led by Lan Yuan could not fight in water. Before the war, the two generals Ding Feng and Luo Tong were borrowed from Lu Xun. The two usually passed docking information on the waterway, and occasionally landed on warships. They unexpectedly raided the rear of the reinforcements in Lujiang, and put substantial pressure on the Wei army who rescued Lujiang by harassing the Wei army's supply and food supply routes.

After Xiahou Shang arrived in Huainan, he was tortured by Gan Ning, Lu Xun and Lan Yuan tribes in turn. He was in a high level of tension every day, and the huge pressure made him unable to sleep all night.

In summer, the rivers surged, and the low-lying areas around Chaohu were flooded. Lu Xun's warships had a larger range of activities. The Wei army's situation in the south was even more difficult. In the six-year passive rescue, the Wei army suffered nearly 20,000 casualties.

Seeing that the situation in Lujiang was about to go, Jiang Ji proposed to cut off his tail and survive, completely giving up Lujiang and sticking to Hefei.

After hearing this, Xiahou Shang deeply agreed, so he transferred Xiahou Ru to Hefei to defend Lu Xun. He led the main force in Huainan to enter Xincheng west of Hefei, and wrote a letter to the governor of Yuzhou Jia Kui, asking him to lead the Yuzhou garrison south to Shouchun, and also used three troops of the Wei army to fight against the three units of the Han army.

In addition, Xiahou Shang sent Jiang Ji back to Luoyang to present Cao Pi with the deteriorating situation in Huainan, hoping that the court could increase support for Huainan.

When Jiang Ji returned to Luoyang, the news of Zhang Liao's death was returned, and Cao Pi was in a state of sadness. Compared with the situation in Nanyang and Huainan, it seemed that the situation in Nanyang was not inferior. Jiang Ji had no chance to speak when facing the saint several times. Instead, he was pestered by Sima Zhao and asked about Sima Yi's affairs before him. The main question was about Cao Cao's death.

Jiang Ji and Sima Yi had a close personal relationship. Seeing that the child was still pursuing the cause of his father's death, he felt that the other party was already an official and did not forget his family's enemies. Out of touch, he told him what he knew.

Sima Zhao had no way to check it out, but he remembered that Yu Xiu had said something, and then he had a firm direction.

People in the world cannot get up early without profit. The destruction of the Sima family's mafia is definitely the ultimate winner of the interests. The Sima family collapsed, and the vacant rights and wealth were all occupied. These people are being secretly liquidated by Sima Zhao.

The Wei State suffered repeated military failures, and the domestic interest groups were panicked. The rumors and evidence of collusion with enemies and treasons were endless. Cao Pi's authorization to Sima Zhao was also not taken back.

In addition to the power and wealth encroachers, Sima Zhao also listed the Cao family as the target of suspicion. Cao Cao said in his early years that Sima Yi "look at the eagle and looked at the wolf". If it weren't for Cao Pi's efforts to protect him at that time, Sima Yi would probably not have survived Cao Cao.

Sima Zhao got useful information from Jiang Ji. Before Cao Cao died of illness, he summoned Jia Xu, Cao Hong, Xiahou Dun, Cao Xiu and others to entrust his orphans. If it was really a decree from Cao Cao, the one who eventually destroyed the Sima family would be included. Sima Zhao planned to investigate slowly through the exclusion method.

Jiang Ji waited in Luoyang for a few days, and Cao Pi promoted Cao Xiu to Grand Marshal and ordered him to rush to Wancheng to resist Guan Yu.

When Cao Xiu left the city, Jiang Ji intercepted the other party outside the Luoyang city gate and told Xiahou Shang about his difficulties. He hoped that Cao Xiu could provide some more help. After all, Lan Yuan's army of traps did not appear, and he was worried that the battle situation in Huainan would worsen.

Cao Xiu pondered for a moment, then called the young general Xiahou Ba to instruct, "Zhongquan, you can quickly hold my order and lead five thousand tiger and leopard cavalry to Hefei to assist Boren (Xiahou Shang) in defeating the enemy."

"Ve." Xiahou Ba clasped his fists and left.

"Thank you, Grand Sima, with the help of the fierce tiger and leopard cavalry, General Boren is confident enough." Jiang Ji bowed and thanked.

Cao Xiu nodded, "Zi Tong also wants to go back to Hefei early, Lu Xun, Gan Ning and Lan Yuan used Guan Yu's tactics last year. Without Lantian in charge, they could cooperate so well. It can be seen that these people are not ordinary people, and Bo Ren needs Mr. to give some advice."

"The Xiaguan is about to return to the palace. When he bid farewell to His Majesty, he went to Huainan. Guan Yun Chang is so powerful that you are not light. Please take care of Grand Marshal." Jiang Ji bowed to Cao Xiu.

"Zi Yang goes with peace of mind. If I am in Nanyang, I will be here. I will protect my country and the country of Wei." Cao Xiu spoke fiercely.

Jiang Ji nodded and rushed back to the city, while Cao Xiu continued to move forward with a complicated mood.

Zhang He looked back at the Luoyang city gate and asked in a low voice: "Sima, I heard that the tiger and leopard cavalry were seriously injured in the battle with Guan Yu last year. Now you only have more than 10,000 left under your command. Why do you still have to allocate half of General Xiahou? There are not many garrisons in Huainan."

Cao Xiu shook his head gently: "Yen Yi has been in Yongliang all year round, and it is normal for him to not know the power of the army. They are no less than the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry..."

"It's really so strong?" Zhang He looked puzzled.

"A few years ago, I followed the late emperor to the south and encountered a war in the north of Deng County. Their strength was astonishing. Except for the slightly less power, the military hedging was invincible. Only the tiger and leopard cavalry could fight. If there was really something wrong with Huainan, the southern warships could sail into the heart of the Central Plains, and Luoyang would face the enemy in the southeast, and the consequences would be unimaginable..." Cao Xiu replied seriously.

"The Grand Sima's concerns are very reasonable, but Nanyang's power has been weakened, and Guan Yu's deterrence is probably stronger..."

Although Zhang He agreed with Cao Xiu's point of view, the Wei State is now threatened in many places, and the snow in front of Nanyang Gate cannot be wiped out, so how can he care about the frost on Xiahou Shangtou?

"Guan Yu's energy was severely injured last year, so he should not come back so quickly. He just needs to defend and not take the initiative to attack. With the advantages of the Wei Dynasty's military strength, it will be no problem to defend Nanyang." Cao Xiu's eyes were very firm. He knew that the leader should maintain confidence, otherwise the soldiers under his command would be more likely to be discouraged.

"I know." Zhang He nodded on the surface, but he had his own thoughts in his heart.

Since Zhang He surrendered to Cao Cao in the Battle of Guandu, he has witnessed the Wei State from weak to strong, and now he has been completely suppressed by the Han army in military affairs. He knew that the human sea tactics were no longer effective, and it was verified many times in the Battle of Hanzhong, Yongliang battlefield, and Jingzhou.
Chapter completed!