"What can happen to Shuzhou?" Wang Jingluo was shocked, and his voice trembled involuntarily. He could not help but worry or be afraid. Like the Cao family, most of the people with the largest clan were transferred to Shuzhou. If something went wrong with Shuzhou, then the Cao and Wang families would be considered to be finished.

Cao Yi lowered his head in pain, "We missed it. Lou Xiang must have known that there was a big problem in Shuzhou and it was not enough to complete our plan, so he chose to betray us. Otherwise, how could such a guy with no stance at both ends of the head and rat make such a choice without any stance when the prospect seems unclear?"

"Is Lou Xiang's choice to surrender to Qin Rouniang at this time?" Wang Jingluo shook his head, "It's everyone who knows that Shangjing has already hidden in a desperate situation, and Dayue is about to be finished."

"He did not surrender to Qin Rounniang, he surrendered to the Zhengbei Army. Don't forget Tu Wenzhuang, who hid in Lou Xiang's army for ten years. It was not until Anling that he proved that this person was a nail buried by Yun Zhao in Lou Xiang's army. From this bridge, Lou Xiang was able to build a bridge with the Zhengbei Army again. It was because of the specific situation in Shuzhou from the Zhengbei Army that Lou Xiang chose to betray us."

"What exactly is wrong with Shuzhou that makes Lou Xiang so decisive?" Wang Jingluo asked in despair. He knew that Cao Yi had always been far-sighted. Since he said so, he was afraid that the facts would be inseparable.

"Xie Zhao, we forgot that Xie Zhao was in the hands of the Northern Army. If what I was thinking was right, Yun Zhao must have released him, and even sent someone to return to Shuzhou with him to help him regain control of the overall situation of Shuzhou. Xie Zhao was the young master of Shuzhou, and his foundation in Shuzhou was not comparable to Xie An. Even among them, maybe there was the help of Xie Shilin entrenched in Bazhou. Xie An must be no match for it. In other words, at this time, Shuzhou was already in the hands of the Northern Army. Our people in Shuzhou were all wealthy." Cao Yi held his head in both hands, and the blue veins on his forehead were exposed. He almost fainted.

The chess was a big move, and he tied his hands and feet. What he never expected was that Yun Zhao had such courage and mind, and dared to release Xie Zhao and let him return to Shuzhou. It was this small negligence that made him lose all his life.

Wang Jingrui's face turned pale, "I understand. Lou Xiang defected to the Zhengbei Army, so he sent back our last group of retreating people and things to Qin Rounniang, and asked her to attack us to cause chaos in the Shangjing City and lay the groundwork for the Zhengbei Army to easily scooped down Shangjing."

"It's basically that. Now, haven't they reached their goal? Qin Rouniang imprisoned us." Cao Yi said with a wry smile.

"Qin Rouniang is cruel and ruthless, so she will definitely not let us go. Then let him be confused, the more chaotic the better. If I want to go to hell, I will let Qin Rouniang accompany me." A grim smile appeared on Wang Jingrui's face.

Cao Yi looked out the window of Heigu Longdong thoughtfully, not knowing what he was thinking.

A series of muffled groans suddenly sounded outside the hall. After all, Wang Jingluo was from a general and was very alert. He jumped up suddenly. He had no advantageous weapons in his hand. He picked up a shelf with clothes hanging by the wall and stared out the door alertly.

With a quad, the door was pushed open, and a man wearing a tight night appeared at the door.

"Sir, Master Wang Shangshu!" The visitor shouted softly.

"Cao Xiang, I'm worried about you, you're here!" Cao Yi sighed and shook his head, "What are you running here for? Are you going to fall into the trap?"

"Don't worry, Lord Chief, I have been the commander in the palace for more than a year, and the terrain is extremely familiar. This time, the brothers I brought are all elites. After we rescued the two masters, we immediately walked away from the West Gate and everything was arranged." Cao Xiang whispered: "Although there are many guards in the palace, we did not take the rest seriously except Qin Niang beside Qin Rounniang."

"You are confused!" Cao Yi sighed: "You forgot what Qin Rouniang was from, how could you expect you to break in? He did not imprison us in Zhao Prison, but imprisoned here just for yin* you to come here. This time, old man Qin Sheng did not catch you, you jumped out and sent it to Qin Rouniang's hands."

"Sir, I have not noticed anything unusual all the way. The city is very chaotic now. Maybe Qin Rouni didn't expect that I would have such a courage to dare to break into her nest. I won't say much, sir, let's go quickly!" Cao Xiang said tightly.

Cao Yi sat there, not moving at all. "If you really want what you said, Qin Rouniang is not Qin Rouniang."

Before Cao Yi finished speaking, a bright light suddenly shone outside Jingren Palace. I don’t know how many torches suddenly lit up. A large number of net spies poured out from the houses around Jingren Palace, surrounding Jingren Palace.

The door was opened with a bang, and Qin Rouniang appeared at the gate accompanied by Qin Niang.

Wang Jing sat down with a wry smile.

"Go out and tell your brother not to resist, so as not to die in vain, throw down your weapons and surrender to the other party." Cao Yi said heavily.

"Prince!"

"Do what I said." Cao Yi shouted angrily.

Cao Xiang stomped his feet hard, walked to the door, and opened the door with a loud bang. In the yard outside Jingren Palace, more than a dozen men in black were surrounded by a group of people, and around them were hundreds of powerful crossbows.

"Drop the weapon and we surrender!" Cao Xiang gritted his teeth and was unwilling to throw the sword in his hand to the ground.

"General Cao is indeed a smart person." Qin Rouniang smiled and said, "It's not in vain that I'll wait for you here for half a night."

Cao Yi appeared behind Cao Xiang and looked at Qin Rouniang, "Doing these conspiracies and tricks, Qin Rouniang, you are indeed an expert, but when it comes to governing the country and pacifying the world, your situation is still too small."

Qin Rouni looked at him with a sneer, "Shoujiao Cao, who has a big structure, is now my prisoner."

Cao Yi smiled slightly, "We will be no different soon. You, me, and the emperor will become prisoners of the man under the city."

Qin Rouniang's face changed, "It's unknown who will win to death."

Cao Yi shook his head and said, "It's useless to be harsh and weak on the inside. Queen Mother, since he is here, you might as well come in and sit and chat."

Qin Niang waved her hand, and the spy rushed up, putting all the men in black to the ground, and tied up the five horses with their hooves, even Cao Xiang was no exception. Cao Xiang did not resist, and looked down on his own, looking as if he was left to fate.

Qin Rouni walked into Jingren Palace gently, "Last year, I was imprisoned here for several months. It was the late winter of the ninth century. I suffered a lot. Master, the world is reincarnation, you didn't expect you would be imprisoned here today."

"It's useless to not talk about these things, Qin Rouniang, you know I'm not the kind of person who likes nonsense. I said I want to talk to you, so of course I have something to say to you." Cao Yi said.

"I don't know what else you can do," Qin Rouniang sneered.

Cao Yi walked back to the table and sat down, "I thought about it for a long time and finally figured out something. Qin Rounao, you are not a stupid person. Haven't you ever thought about why a fickle villain like Lou Xiang gave up the sunny avenue I set for him and insisted on stepping on your big ship that was about to sink?"

Qin Rouniang's face darkened. It was not that she had thought about it, but she had not figured it out. She could only regard it as Lou Xiang's conscience discovery, or that he was greedy for his promise to be granted the title of the prince.

"My arrangements in Shuzhou have become moon in the water, flowers in the mirror, and people must have been arrested in Shuzhou. Like the tribesmen in Shangjing, they have been put into prison and property, and have also been cheaper Xie Zhao. No, no, it is cheaper Yun Zhao. This is the family business that my Xie family has accumulated over hundreds of years. Qin Rounniang, my retreat has been cut off. Now, we have finally been tied to a boat again." Cao Yi stared at Qin Rounniang and said slowly.

"What do you mean by saying that?" Qin Rouniang's face changed drastically.

"What does it mean, what else can it mean?" Wang Jingluo smiled and said with a slut: "The Prime Minister's meaning is that Lou Xiang is not you, but the Battle of the Northern Army. Because he knew that Shuzhou had fallen into the hands of Yun Zhao, the clear road we gave him was a dead end, so he sent our tribe back and gave it to you to cause internal struggles between you and me, and create conditions for the Battle of the Northern Army to attack the capital. He doesn't understand such a simple truth."

Qin Rouniang stared at the two of them, silent for a while, and then said, "So what if I didn't wrong you. The city of Shangjing is still calm now. The chaos they expected has not appeared. The old general Qin has already controlled the situation."

"You still don't understand what I mean. Their real purpose is not to go to the capital city, but Su Can's tiger guard. I believe your net has passed your order to the tiger guard in Linxiang. Su Can will definitely not have any suspicion about Lou Xiang. Once Lou Xiang scooped down Pukou, no, I can confirm now that Lou Xiang will definitely scooped down Pukou. Su Can will definitely be overjoyed and will lead his army to the capital from Pukou to the capital city. Now, you understand what I mean. Yun Zhao wants to wipe out Su Can's tiger guard. Su Can shrank in Linxiang and fought hard. Yun Zhao had no way to scooped him in a short time, but Su Can thought that with Lou Xiang's support, he would move. With the more than a hundred miles from Linxiang to Shangjing, he would become Su Can's last journey. I'm sure that on this road, Yun Zhao had prepared countless traps and was waiting for Su Can to step in."

"Su Can's entire army was destroyed, and Shangjing lost the last force that could be supported. There was no army outside to support, and there was no city inside that had to be defended. Shangjing would not last long!" Wang Jing said.

Qin Rouniang's face became paler and paler, and she suddenly shouted: "Qinniang!"

"What are the instructions of the Empress?" Qin Niang's face turned white at this moment.

"Send someone to Linxiang immediately and tell Su Can not move."

"Don't work hard. Now the passage from Shangjing to Linxiang must be covered with Yun Zhao's whistle cavalry. This place has been blocked. Not to mention your messenger, I'm afraid that even a mouse can't fly over." Cao Yi said.

Qin Niang hesitated for a moment, and finally walked out and arranged for people to report to Su Can.

Qin Rouniang sat there blankly, and the joy of capturing Cao Xiang had just disappeared.

"Let Cao Cao go!" Cao Yi looked at Qin Rouna, who was in a daze, "He is a good general who can help you defend the city. With him helping Old Man Qin, he may have a longer time to go to Beijing, and we can live a few more days."

"Let Cao Cao go" Qin Rouniang's eyebrows are raised, "Why should I believe him?"

"Let me lock me up here, let me Cao family, and the only remaining members of the Wang family are locked in Zhao Prison by you, Cao Xiang can only do his best to help you defend the city, because once the city is broken, you will be finished, and we will be done too." Cao Yi sighed. "As long as we are still in your hands, Cao Xiang will be your loyal guardian dog. You should also know that without Cao Xiang, even if Old Man Qin temporarily controls the situation in the capital, there will be chaos in the end."

Qin Rouniang was silent for a moment and stood up, "Come on, let Cao Xiang go!"

"Now, we are on a boat again. In order to survive, we can only work hard for you!" Cao Yi laughed.

Qin Rouniang's face was full of anger.

Cao Xiang rubbed his wrists and stood up from the ground.

"Cao Xiang, have you heard Cao Yi clearly? What will you do next? I don't have to teach you again," Qin Rouniang said coldly.

"Defend the capital to the death!" Cao Xiang said fiercely.

"Just you know!"

"Empress Dowager, don't mind saying a few words to Cao Xiang alone. I have something to remind him so that he can work wholeheartedly for you." Cao Yi smiled.

"You can't play any tricks," Qin Rouniang said a word, turned around and walked out of Jingren Palace.

The smile on Cao Yi's face slowly disappeared, and his breathing gradually became heavier.

"Sir, don't worry, I will definitely defend Shangjing City if I am here. One day, they will want to break Shangjing City!" Cao Xiang, who had just been tied up to the ground, could hear Qin Rouniang and Cao Yi's words clearly, "I am not serving Qin Rouniang, I am saving the last seed for the Cao family."

"Cao Xiang, I know your loyalty, but this time the Cao family has indeed come to the end of the road. There are no dynasties that have ever been glorious, nor are there ever-prosperous families in the world. But hundreds of Cao families were destroyed in my hands. I think in my heart, I am really sorry for the ancestors and ancestors!" Cao Yi lowered his head heavily, and at this moment, he seemed to have been aged for dozens of years.

"Sir, we still have hope." Cao Xiang said loudly. "I will definitely be able to defend the capital."

Cao Yi raised his head and looked at Cao Xiang, "Cao Xiang, you must hear every word you say next clearly. It is engraved in your heart."

"Yes, Prime Minister."

"You can't defend the capital anymore. It's useless if you try your best. I want you to find a way to contact the Zhengbei Army after you return to the army and tell them that you surrender and when they attack the city, you will open the city gate and welcome them into the city."

"Duke Cao!"

"Sir, Master!"

Cao Xiang and Wang Jingluo both looked at Cao Yi in shock.

"Don't be surprised. In fact, the fate of Lord Wang and I have been destined long ago. If Qin Rouna really can defend Shangjing, we will definitely die. If she can't defend, she will kill us both before she dies to vent her anger. We can be said to be dead now, but the Cao family still needs to inherit the incense, and the Wang family is the same."

"You know that the third brother has an outdoor room outside."

Cao Xiang was stunned and nodded, "Yes, I know, the third young master didn't allow me to tell the prime minister before, but after I was busy, I forgot."

"The third woman is a firework woman. How could I, Cao, allow such people to enter the door? But now I didn't expect that it would become my Cao's last cigarette. The woman gave birth to a son. If you don't tell me, I won't know if you go back, find them, protect their mother and son, and surrender to the Northern Army to help them break the city. Yun Zhao will not touch you for a moment due to mercy, so you have time to arrange them. Remember, after the arrangement is done, you will cut off all contact with them. Do you understand that this is the last hope of my Cao family. There will be no more left in this catastrophe."

"I understand." Cao Xiang nodded.

"Old Wang, what else do you have to say to Cao Xiang?"

Wang Jinglei smiled at himself, "My little thing is always hidden from you, Cao Gong. Cao Xiang, there is a small courtyard in the alley of Zhenzhong Lane, where a woman and several family members live. This woman has a special identity. He was once a concubine of the late emperor Li Jia. The palace was in chaos. When I was on duty in the palace, I met this woman by chance. When I was in love, I secretly took her out of the palace and hid it there. Her identity is so special that I dare not tell anyone. Later, this woman gave birth to a son for me, and they are mother and son, so I ask you."

"Yes, Shangshu Wang, I have recorded it. I will definitely arrange them in a safe place to continue the fireworks for the Cao Wang family." Cao Xiang burst into tears.

"There's nothing to be sad!" Cao Yi stood up, "Go, do this, Lao Wang and I will die in peace."

"I will say goodbye at the end!" Cao Xiang stood up and glanced at the two of them deeply. He knew that this was the last glance.

Outside the door, a group of men in black who came with Cao Xiang had been untied from their ropes, but they were still under the close supervision of the guards. Cao Xiang walked out and shouted in a low voice: "Let's go!"

Pukou, Lou Xiang stared at the city where the flag of the Northern Army was flying, drew his sword and shouted angrily, "Attack!" The soldiers in Luzhou towns burst out with a shocking cry, and rushed towards Pukou City like a tide. The small Pukou City was obviously unable to resist the opponent's attack. After a little resistance, the Northern Army abandoned the city and fled.

Lou Xiang stood at the top of Pukou City, full of energy and said loudly: "Come here, send a message to General Su Can immediately. Lou Xiang has successfully captured Pukou. Please ask General Su to move towards Pukou immediately."

Tu Wenzhuang, who was standing on his side, also laughed loudly, "We welcome General Su in Pukou."

Linfeng, Su Can camp. Many generals gathered in Su Can's tent.
To be continued...