The team quickly arrived outside the tent. After the personal soldiers received the news, they were also frightened. They hurried into the tent and said to Cao Cao who was smiling: "Lord. News came from Qingzhou. Liang Zhuan Xiu personally attacked Qingzhou and has now crossed the river in Le'an."

"What did you say?!" Xiahou Dun widened his eyes, stood up suddenly, stepped forward and grabbed the neck of the personal soldier, and said angrily and a little panic.

Even an ordinary general knows the principle of guarding the Yellow River, let alone him?

The reason why the four states in the Central Plains were able to confront the Liang army was because of the Yellow River defense line. Sun Jian shared the pressure.

Now the Liang army crosses the river from Le'an. If it attacks Qingzhou, it will go south to Xuzhou.

Then Qing and Xu Erzhou are finished.

"The villain dares not say nonsense. It was said by someone sent by Liu Gong of Jinan County." The personal soldiers were very afraid of Xiahou Dun and swallowed.

"How could this happen?" Xiahou Dun's expression became dull. After letting go of his personal soldiers, he returned to his seat and sat down, muttering to himself.

Not to mention him, even Cao Cao and Cheng Yu were not much better.

This news was really explosive. Before this, the Cao army believed that Zhang Xiu was leading 300,000 troops to attack the north bank, and ordered General Anliang Zhang Yong to be the general, commanding Yan Liang, Zhang He and others to attack Qingzhou.

Cao Cao led his own army to fight against Zhang Xiu, while Zang Ba fought against Zhang Yong.

Moreover, during this period, Cao Cao fought with the Liang army in the north with great success. He all believed that he was fighting against Zhang Xiu.

Liang advocated Zhang Xiu, and even handed over the 300,000 troops to a general commander. Moreover, this general dared to dispatch troops and acted as if he was fighting with all his might.

How great is this ability?

How much trust?

Is it Pang De? Or Xu Huang?

But there are always people who cherish each other among the heroes. Cao Cao looked up at Xiahou Dun and said in his heart: "If it is me, I will use Yuan Rang as the commander and the commander of the army."

But this is a slight difference.

Pang De or Xu Huang are not Zhang Xiu's close friends.

He and Xiahou Dun grew up together, and the Cao family Xiahou family was a family friend.

Cao Cao's idea quickly returned to the present, with his fists clenched, and his neatly constructed nails, deeply pressed against the palm of his palm.

His teeth were clenched, and veins bulged on his forehead.

"Huh Huh Huh Huh." Cao Cao took a deep breath. After a long time, his face slightly returned to normal, but his fists were still clenched.

After a bitter smile, Cao Cao looked up and said to Cheng Yu, "Zhongde and Zhang Xiu were indeed unexpected. Now that he crossed the river from Le'an, he would lead hundreds of thousands of troops to Qingzhou. Zang Ba is in danger. I plan to use Yuanzhang to lead 50,000 troops to rescue him. What do you think?"

"What the lord said is very much." Cheng Yu sighed and said.

Since Zhang Xiu was deliberately crossing the river from Qingzhou, he would definitely arrange defenses to prevent the rescuers from going to Linzi. In Cheng Yu's opinion, Zang Ba is probably finished.

But what if there is a chance of one in ten thousand?

Moreover, saving people is also a gesture. You cannot have the risk of being completely wiped out, but you don’t move.

The last person who did this was Gongsun Zan.

Gongsun Zan finally betrayed his relatives and died of burning.

"Yuan Rang. Go and save it immediately." Cao Cao nodded and looked up at Xiahou Dun and said.

"No." Xiahou Dun knew that the matter was urgent, so he stood up and left with a loud voice.

"Oh." Cao Cao looked at the huge tent and couldn't help but sigh.

Just now, they were still talking and laughing, and were complacent about successfully resisting the Liang army's attack, but unexpectedly, Zhang Xiu slapped it.

There was a "bang".

There is nothing wrong with Guandu, the matter is in Qingzhou.

"The situation is so difficult. I am afraid that Yanzhou will not be protected." Cao Cao hesitated for a moment, looked up and said to Cheng Yu.

"If Qingzhou and Xuzhou are lost, then Yanzhou and Yuzhou are most likely unprotected." Cheng Yu also sighed and nodded.

It was not them who increased the prestige of Liang's army but destroyed their morale.

The Central Plains is a vast plain, very suitable for cavalry. Last time, Hu Cheer led his troops to enter Dongjun without any defense, and left with his power.

This is how powerful the cavalry is.

Protect the Yellow River, guard the west and confront the Liang army at Hulao Pass.

This is the best strategy.

If Qingzhou and Xuzhou are not protected, the Liang army will march straight into the city.

Moreover, the population, land and production of Qingzhou and Xuzhou will increase the strength of Liangzhu. This will increase one by one and the other, and it will be difficult to maintain the Central Plains.

On the contrary, Sun Jian's side was able to control Jianghuai and Xiangyang, and could compete with Zhang Xiu.

"Lord. Now I hope General Sun, the general of Yangzhou, can quickly support Xuzhou. If Xuzhou can be preserved, there is still a chance of victory."

Cheng Yu was excited for a moment and bowed his hand to Cao Cao and said.

"Um."

Cao Cao nodded. Before the war, he had personnel exchanges with Sun Jian, and the generals who were guarding Yangzhou would definitely take action.

But Cao Cao quickly remembered something and sighed: "I remember that the governor of Xuzhou appointed by Zhang Xiu was Chen Deng. This person is brave and resourceful, and his ancestor Chen Qiu was the Grand Marshal, and he has a great influence in Xuzhou. Zhang Xiu also has a large Xuzhou merchant named Mi Zhu."

After saying this, Cao Cao and Cheng Yu looked at each other, and both of them felt their hearts trembled.

Zhang Xiu was indeed Zhang Xiu, and he considered everything. When he appointed Chen Deng as the governor of Xuzhou, he had already considered the matter in Xuzhou.

Moreover, during the war, Zhang Xiu specially asked Xuzhou Governor Chen Deng to subordinate the army of more than 100,000.

This is actually a sign that Zhang Xiu was about to invade Qingzhou.

But he didn't notice it.

When Cao Cao thought of this, he couldn't help but feel depressed.

But it's too late to say anything now.

Everything can only be done by God.

Why.

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Xuzhou.

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Xuzhou Governor Tao Qian did a good job. He took refuge in the country and protected the country and safeguarded the people. Xuzhou became the richest state in the Central Plains.

In history, Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, massacred the city and killed it, and blood flowed.

However, in this time and space, Cao Cao was not that crazy. He was relatively peaceful in the conquest of Xuzhou. The governor of Xuzhou Tao Qian surrendered and is still living in Dongjun.

Cao Cao and Sun Jian were enemies of the Liang Dynasty, and they were not in a row. Xuzhou belonged to the rear and was only responsible for transporting food, supplies, and not much military force.

Now Cao Cao is already in a state of military power and can't afford to support him no matter how many of them are.

According to the emperor's edict, Chen Deng led 10,000 troops to successfully conquer Beihai County in Qingzhou, and then went south to attack Zhuge Liang's hometown Langya County.

Langya County is the land of Xuzhou. Chen Deng also had old friends here. He hurriedly summoned old friends and selected some people, and then continued to go south to capture Xia Pi. According to Pengcheng, Xuzhou's governor Che Zhou, who was set up by Cao Cao, sent people to recruit all the gentry of Xuzhou, and soon unified the entire Xuzhou.

On the one hand, the Chen family has roots in Xuzhou, and Mi Zhu also sent people to exert their influence.

On the other hand, the scholars and civilians in Xuzhou saw that the Liang army had crossed the river and the news of the fall of Qingzhou was everywhere. Compared with Cao Cao, the Liang Dynasty was of course thicker than the Liang Dynasty.

The two factors combined together naturally lead to the fall of counties and counties. The elders and elders eat pots of slurry to welcome the king's army.

After Chen Deng occupied Pengcheng, he immediately recruited elite soldiers from Tao Qian's old subordinate Danyang, and sent people to send troops from various tribes to send family soldiers to live. After some selection.

Chen Deng had more than 30,000 people under his command, of which only 10,000 were elite soldiers, and the rest were not satisfactory.

There is insufficient exploration and more than enough defense of the city.

In addition, Chen Deng ordered Chen Jiao, a native of Guangling County, to be the governor of Guangling County, and asked Chen Jiao to recruit troops in Guangling, and obtained seven or eight thousand people to defend Guangling.

Guangling County is separated from the Yangtze River from the Jiangdong area of ​​Yangzhou.

Pengcheng.

Although Chen Deng has controlled Xuzhou, turmoil is inevitable.

At present, the inspection of passing vehicles at the city gate is very strict, and there are often soldiers wearing armor and spears in the city to patrol.

More soldiers and strong people transport various city guarding supplies and placed them on the city wall.

The clouds of war enveloped the entire Pengcheng.

In the study room of the governor's mansion in the city.

Chen Deng was full of enthusiasm and discussed with the chief secretary Liu Dong, whom he had recruited.

"The most urgent task now is Zhu Zhi, the general of Sun Jian. I suddenly attacked and seized Xuzhou. Zhu Zhi would definitely lead troops to fight, and the Jiangdong soldiers were fierce. We are all chaotic, so we cannot fight with them. We only defend the city and wait for the emperor to break through Qingzhou, and then we will send people to rescue them."

Chen Deng looked up and said to Liu Dong.

When he returned to Xuzhou, he was like a dragon entering the sea.

"Don't worry, sir. Our spies are all over the Jianghuai River. As long as Zhu Zhi sends troops, we will know immediately." Liu Dong nodded and said with a smile.
To be continued...