In fact, Xiapi should have received the news much earlier. Unfortunately, the main route connecting southern Xuzhou had always been the Sishui River, which ultimately flowed into the Huai River. Now that Gan Ning had seized the entire Huai River, not a single sail could head north. It would have been strange if Xiapi had received the news that quickly!
Xiapi City was in complete chaos at this moment, with everyone feeling endangered. The most serious situation was that of the Chen family. Ever since Chen Deng learned that the Han Army was heading north along the Huai River, he had been as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, all because communication with his family home in Guangling had been completely cut off.
Still, even if one thought about it with one's toes, it was obvious that since the Han Army had deployed its navy to divide the north and south, the several major cities on the northern bank of the Yangtze, including Guangling City, would be in serious trouble.
Back then, when Cao Cao was welcomed into Xuzhou, the Chen family had contributed only slightly less than the Cao family. But Cao Bao was dead, and the Chen family had gained the most. Chen Deng had already risen to become Inspector of Xuzhou, yet the foundation of the Chen family remained in Donghai Commandery: its property, fields, relatives, friends, his father...
How could he not be anxious? Chen Deng, Chen Yuanlong, had exhausted himself for the sake of his family's prosperity. If his family was gone, what use was there in holding office?
This way of thinking was the absolute mainstream in this era, and even among most people in later generations: family, state, and world, with family coming first. Cultivate oneself, regulate one's family, govern the