Facing Xun Yu's problem, Cao Cao was not worried at all. If Liu Biao really didn't know how to promote, then it would not be impossible for him to join forces with Huang Zu and directly knock Liu Biao off the throne of Zhou Mu.
"My lord, you really see things clearly. Since that's the case, I have no objection."
Hearing that Cao Cao even thought of the follow-up, Xun Yu had nothing else to say.
"Well, where are Xi Zhicai and the others now?"
Having solved the general direction problem, the next step is to see when Xi Zhicai will arrive.
"I guess they will be able to arrive in Jurong to join us within two days."
Xun Yu thought for a moment, and according to Xi Zhicai's footsteps, he should be there soon.
"Don't let him come to Jurong. We will leave immediately and directly order him to go south. We will return in Danyang."
Just do it. Jurong is at the forefront of Danyang County's countermeasures and is not a good place, so he doesn't want to stay here.
"promise."
After a short rest, Cao Cao led his army directly from Jurong and headed south to Danyang. A war horse led a scout to look for Xi Zhicai again.
Xi Zhicai's army marched very fast. After Cao Cao defeated Dantu, they traveled day and night just to reach their lord as early as possible.
"Commander, the lord's scouts have arrived."
Hearing Cao Ren's words, Xi Zhicai couldn't help but feel a little dazed. Why did the scout who just arrived some time ago come again now?
"Bring him here."
Even so, Xi Zhicai could not say no, so he directly asked Cao Ren to lead the scouts to him.
"Military advisor, my lord has issued an urgent order, ordering you to postpone going to Jurong and instead lead your army south to Danyang to return to my lord."
When they heard the military order brought by the scouts, Xi Zhicai and Cao Ren were confused. What did it mean?
Instead of going to Jurong, you want to go south to Danyang?
"What does military advisor mean?"
As expected, Cao Ren spoke directly and asked the doubts in his heart.
"My lord may give up on Yangzhou."
Cao Ren couldn't guess what Cao Cao was thinking, but Xi Zhicai changed his mind and probably understood Cao Cao's intention.
"Abandon Yangzhou?
No way."
Hearing Xi Zhicai's words, Cao Ren couldn't help but look like he had seen a ghost. The battle has been fought like this, and now he wants to give up?
"Now that the lord is moving to Danyang, it is obvious that he does not want to fight anymore. Otherwise, the most important thing he should do now is to join forces with us, stick to the Jurong defense line, and buy time for Chen Wen in the rear.
The worst-case scenario is to go to Jiujiang County and join forces with Chen Wen to garrison Jiujiang County.
But now they want us to go to Danyang. The lord has seen that Jiujiang County is just a prison in the end, so he doesn't want to fight anymore and is going to Yuzhang."
Xi Zhicai had already figured out everything in Cao Cao's thoughts with just a few words.
"Military advisor, if you make peace, you will gain two things, but if you separate, you will suffer two harms. My lord must understand this. If we part ways with Chen Wen now, the most likely result is that Chen Wen will be defeated, and we will have difficulty resisting Yuan Shu."
Although Xi Zhicai made it very clear, it was still difficult for Cao Ren to understand the purpose of Cao Cao's move to lead his troops south.
"Didn't I say that my lord has made up his mind to abandon Yangzhou. Now that the army is heading to Yuzhang, Yuan Shu's goal will definitely be to attack Jiujiang County first. After all, the Han Emperor is still there. When he takes Jiujiang County, he can attack us in the south.
, the lord will definitely lead his troops westward and enter Jingzhou, and then use Jingzhou’s strength to fight against Yuan Shu’s troops.”
Xi Zhicai calmly analyzed Cao Cao's possible military actions next.
"Heading to Jingzhou?
Liu Jingsheng is not Chen Wen, will he let us go?"
Not to mention what Cao Cao thought, Cao Ren found it very difficult to go to Jingzhou just as Xi Zhicai said. When they rushed to Yangzhou with the whole army, it was because Chen Wen was not strong enough and was afraid of fighting with him, so he had to let himself go.
But Liu Biao was different. He had strong soldiers and horses. If Cao Cao wanted to go over, he had to get permission from others. Otherwise, he might face a double blow from Yuan Shu and Liu Biao.
"Zixiao, it is true that Liu Jingsheng has a strong army, but we still have more than 50,000 troops. This is a force that cannot be ignored. Moreover, he is currently encircling Jiangxia. If Liu Biao is really irrational, I believe that the lord will definitely unite with Huang Zu.
Overthrow his position in Jingzhou, believe me."
Facing Cao Ren's questions, Xi Zhicai was confident. Entering Jingzhou would be easy.
"Cao Ren has been taught a lesson, shall we rush to Danyang now?"
After hearing Xi Zhicai's explanation, Cao Ren suddenly realized that Jingzhou is different from the past. If Liu Biao really doesn't know how to praise, then just wait and see.
"Let's go south to Danyang."
"promise."
Cao Ren and his army immediately stopped their eastward march, and the army turned south and headed for Danyang to meet Cao Cao.
After Cao Cao left, Wen Chou and Gao Shun also came to the outside of Jurong City with their troops. Looking at the city wall that had been reinforced by Lu Bu, Wen Chou couldn't help but frown.
"Gao Shun, this sentence is no weaker than Dan Tu's. It's not easy to win."
After hearing Wen Chou's words, Gao Shun smiled slightly.
"General Wen Chou, I say that a city can be destroyed in a moment. Do you believe it?"
Wen Chou looked at the confident Gao Shun, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes. He only had 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and horses, and it was simply impossible to attack Jurong in an instant. He didn't understand what Gao Shun was thinking.
"Just watch."
After saying this, Gao Shun rode forward directly and came under the city wall.
"who?"
The soldiers on the city cocked their bows and arrows and looked nervously at Gao Shun below the city.
"I am Gao Shun, the general under the command of Jizhou Mu. My lord has come here with great righteousness to defeat Chen Wen and rescue His Majesty the Emperor of Han Dynasty. Now Cao Cao's Dan disciples have been defeated. The hundreds of thousands of troops are nothing but chickens and dogs. You guys know what you are doing.
Open the city quickly and surrender. I will give you half an hour to think about it. If you still resist stubbornly, there will be no chickens or dogs left when the city is broken."
After Gao Shun finished speaking, he turned around and returned to the army without stopping, leaving the soldiers on top of the city in a mess in the wind.
"Is it done?"
Seeing Gao Shun riding back, Wen Chou was immediately confused. Can the enemy surrender with just a few words?
"Just wait. Within half an hour, Jurong will be dedicated to the city."
Gao Shun was full of confidence. The situation was like this. Dantu was defeated and Cao Cao was defeated directly. Now the gap in Yangzhou has been opened, and Chen Wen's army is still in Jiujiang County. How many soldiers and horses can Danyang County have?
Facing such a situation, if these people could still insist on defending the city, Gao Shun would respect these people as men.
"what to do?"
The team leader glanced at the soldiers around him, his eyes full of confusion.
"Team leader, I think it's better to report to the county master as soon as possible."
The soldier looked at the troops, his eyes full of horror. There were at least 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and horses outside the city, and they were the Jizhou Army with the best soldiers and horsemen in the world. It was simply nonsense to rely on oneself to resist.
"Well, you guys stay here and I'll report to the county boss right away."
After hearing what the people around him said, the team leader didn't dare to delay, so he flew down the city wall and ran towards the county magistrate.
"Sir, Yuan Shu's army appeared outside the city. They asked us to surrender the city within half an hour, otherwise the army will attack Jurong and leave no chickens or dogs behind."
The team leader reported the news directly to the county magistrate.
