ps: Chapter Anti-theft, correct it later...

Getting up at dawn is a habit that Cao Liang has developed in the army for many years. As long as he hears the sound of roosters crowing, no matter how deep he sleeps, he will wake up.

Cao Liang did not disturb Sima Ru. The wind and rain were storms all night, and Sima Ru was still sleeping in her exhausted place, but her jade arm like a snow lotus fell outside the quilt. Cao Liang gently covered the quilt horn for her and left the house.

The sky outside was already bright, but the spring was cold and the frost was still on the branches. Cao Liang practiced the sword for a while, but he didn't feel cold anymore.

Before he finished practicing the sword, Fang Bu had already stood aside. He rushed back from Chang'an overnight, but there was no trace of fatigue in Fang Bu's eyes.

He stood respectfully not far away. This position was very familiar to him. For many years, whenever Cao Liangchen got up to practice swords, he stood here to accompany him throughout the journey. Although he no longer served as Cao Liang's personal guard, the habit he developed for many years still made him stand like this.

However, after Cao Liang saw Fang Bu, he did not continue practicing swords as usual. Instead, he put away his sword and came to Fang Bu's side, because what he was waiting for was the latest news brought by Fang Bu.

However, this news was obviously not what Cao Liang wanted to hear. When Fang Bu arrived in Chang'an, Xiahou Xuan had already resigned and went to Luoyang with his army of 10,000.

Fang Bu originally told Cao Liang in detail what he saw and heard during this trip to Chang'an and the news he found, and even some inconspicuous details, Fang Bu did not hide it.

Cao Liang frowned. It seemed that Sima Yi was still much faster than him. However, this incident also reflected from one side that Xiahou Xuan's position in Guanzhong was far worse than he imagined. The power of the entire Guanzhong was completely in the hands of Guo Huai. Xiahou Xuangui was the governor of Yongliang to fight against the West. In fact, there was no power at all. He was completely the target of slaughter. Cao Liang had certain fantasies about him before, which seemed to be futile.

Although Sima Yi took control of the Luoyang court and received support from many aristocratic families, it did not mean that he could do nothing and dominate the world. After all, many of the current chief officials may not be united with Sima Yi. For example, Wang Ling from Huainan, Xiahou Xuan from Guanzhong, Linghu Yu from Yanzhou, and Qiu Jian from Youzhou were all figures with different opinions from Sima's family affairs, and were the basis for Cao Liang's struggle to establish an anti-Sima alliance.

The one who is most familiar with this is naturally Xiahou Xuan. Although Cao Liang also knew that Xiahou Xuan's position in Chang'an was rather awkward, after all, Xiahou Xuan has been in Guanzhong for five years. If he could control some of the forces, he would still have the opportunity to form a horn with Bingzhou.

This is the main reason why Cao Liang sent Fangbu to Guanzhong. Cao Liang hoped that Xiahou Xuan from Guanzhong would join him in carrying the banner of fighting against the Sima family.

But unfortunately, when Cao Liang saw this, how could the scheming Sima Yi not see it? So he quickly sent someone to Guanzhong, transferred Xiahou Xuan back to Beijing, and pushed his confidant Guo Huai to the position of top leader Yongliang.

Fang Bu was finally one step late. When he arrived in Chang'an, Xiahou Xuan had already left Chang'an and went to Luoyang under the escort of the army. It was more like an escort than an escort. At this time, Xiahou Xuan's status was no different from that of a prisoner.

If the small group of troops escorted Xiahou Xuan back to Beijing, it would not be too difficult to rescue Xiahou Xuan with Fang Bu's force, but it would be impossible to think about it. The so-called courage of ten thousand men without stopping is just an adjective. In the era of cold weapons, it is impossible for ten thousand enemies to appear.

According to Cao Liang's original idea, if Xiahou Xuan really couldn't gain a foothold in Guanzhong, he might as well take him to Bingzhou. After all, Cao Liang had a close relationship with him, and Cao Liang did not want such a friend to die at the hands of the Sima family.

But unfortunately, Xiahou Xuan was unable to be saved. He returned to Luoyang and embarked on the road of no return that belonged to him.

There is another person who was concerned about by Cao Liang, that is Yang Hu's father-in-law Xiahou Ba. However, when Fang Bu arrived in Chang'an, Xiahou Ba had already escaped and defected to Shu Kingdom, which was no different from Xiahou Ba in history.

At this point, Xiahou Ba is obviously more smarter than Xiahou Xuan. Returning to Luoyang is obviously a dead end. Although it is difficult to defect to Shu Kingdom, at least you can still see hope.

So Xiahou Ba Mingzhe protected himself and chose to defect. This was not good news for Yang Hu, but it was definitely not bad news. If you live, you will have hope. Even if you are in a foreign country, you will still have the chance to meet.

In fact, what made Cao Liang most alert was the 10,000 people who escorted Xiahou Xuan. No matter how dangerous a person was, it would not mobilize a 10,000 army. Sima Yi's move must have other profound meanings.

Now the Sima army is stationed in Henoi and does not take the initiative to attack Bingzhou. However, Cao Liang did not think that Sima Yi would stop from then on, but instead would sharpen his sword and launch an attack at any time.

The main reason why Sima Yi was not moving at the moment was that he was not prepared enough. Cao Liang knew that Sima Yi was a cautious and steadfast man who did not fight unprepared wars. With the current Hanoi army, both in terms of quantity and logistics, it was obviously not available for expeditions to Bingzhou.

This time, 10,000 Yongzhou troops were mobilized from Guanzhong to Luoyang, which obviously had no connection with escorting Xiahou Xuan. This army was undoubtedly preparing to attack Bingzhou. Sima Yi was mobilizing troops from all walks of life to accumulate strength and prepare to launch a fatal blow to Bingzhou.

Moreover, the 10,000 Yongzhou Army is far more than the full force mobilized this time. Sima Yi will definitely mobilize troops from other aspects. If his army cannot gain an overwhelming advantage, Sima Yi will not send troops easily.

Judging from Sima Yi's mobilization of the Yongzhou army this time, Sima Yi was playing a puzzle game. Cao Liang is unknown whether the Yongzhou army was the last piece of the puzzle or one of them.

However, Sima Yi's actions made Cao Liang more alert. It seems that Sima Yi attaches great importance to this attack on Bingzhou. He mobilizes troops from all over the world to prepare for a large-scale attack. The scale will be unprecedented. Cao Liang must be prepared to deal with it.

The current defense deployment is based on the number of troops in the Sima army at that time, Luoyang and Hanoi. Cao Liang must make corresponding adjustments to the arrival of the Yongzhou army.
Chapter completed!