Chapter 715 (1/2)

Cao Cao ordered to dig trenches around Shuxian county and Jiangdong army stronghold outside the city to prevent the two Jiangdong armies from exchanging goods.

Forty thousand Cao troops dug out deep trenches during the day. At night, Jiangdong army rushed out like a night mouse, and filled the trench with force. When he got up the next day, Cao Jun saw that the trench had been filled up and leveled by the Jiangdong army. One by one, he was furious, and then continued to excavate. The Jiangdong army, however, was quite resilient and undaunted.

Because the Cao army did not attack the city, and the Jiangdong army did not have to defend the city, so digging or filling the trench became the only battle between the two armies, and the two armies fought openly and secretly around the trench.

As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. Cao's army and Jiangdong army dug trenches one after another, and everyone became good at digging. Some even competed with each other. The war in Shuxian was quite harmonious.

At this time, Luoyang City.

Liu Ye, dressed in a heavy colored Royal uniform, stepped down from the steps of Chongde hall step by step. Guan Hai and dozens of guards followed Liu Ye with full arms. Although he was in the Imperial Palace, Guan Hai was extremely alert. He looked around and saw all kinds of activities.

It was not Guan Hai who was suspicious, but because an assassination case broke out a few days ago.

Two days ago, Liu Ye was walking in the palace when a small eunuch came up and stabbed him with a dagger in his hand. However, the little eunuch was careless in exercising, so Liu Ye pinched his wrist and threw it out.

But after the inspection, the dagger was quenched with toxin. Fortunately, there was no bleeding. Otherwise, I was afraid of life. Jia Xu immediately arranged for people to torture the little eunuch, and finally came to the conclusion that the eunuch was the loyal loyalty of Liu Bian, the king of the northern land. When Liu Bian fled to the East, he did not take him with him.

Later, Liu Bian fled to Pengcheng and was ordered to be deposed by Liu Ye. The little eunuch harbored a grudge, so he waited for an opportunity to assassinate Liu Ye.

Fortunately, there is no danger, but Jia Xu proposed to take this opportunity to carry out a thorough clean-up to kill the forces dissatisfied with Liu Ye. Liu Ye did not allow it, but ordered a thorough investigation of eunuchs and palace people who had been close to Liu Bian and exiled out of the palace. At the same time, many Huben guards were sent as sentries. People in Luoyang City cursed these eunuchs and praised Liu Ye's benevolence.

Step on it!

A guard suddenly stepped forward a few steps and reported: ”the great general, Shizhong, shangshuling and Changshi have been waiting in the general's mansion.”

”Well, I'll go.”

Liu Ye walked out of the palace, immediately got into the carriage, and all the way back to the general's house, walked into it.

”I've seen the general.”

Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Xun you and others all stand up to salute Liu Ye.

”Sit down.”

Liu Ye sits on the cushion and waves his hand at will. After Xun you sits down, he opens his mouth.

”It's said that Cao mengde launched an attack on Lujiang, and is now at war with Zhou Yu?” Liu Ye asks Guo Jiaxun.

”General Hui, that's exactly what happened.”

Guo Jia arched his hand and said, ”it is said that Cao Cao sent 100000 troops to the south of Lujiang River to sweep the north of the river in one fell swoop.”

”100000?” Liu Ye laughs: ”Cao mengde's total number of troops may be no more than 100000. There are 30000 people in Jizhou and Yanzhou alone. Where does he come from?”

”Naturally, the 100000 people were falsely claimed. According to the estimation, Cao Cao led the army by 40000 to 60000.” Guo Jia replied.

”That's not a small number...”