Xi Zhicai turned around and left. Although he encountered a wall with Liu Biao, it was extremely smooth with Huang Zu, which opened the way for Cao Cao to enter Jingzhou.
Yuan Shu's army marched all the way south and finally arrived at Shu County, the seat of Lujiang County. Chen Qi, the prefect of Lujiang, committed suicide and thanked his country. Shu County was defeated without a fight.
When faced with Chen Qi's suicide, Yuan Shu did not say a word, but arranged for her body to be buried with dignity. All her family members moved to Jizhou. At this point, the biggest obstacle to capturing Lujiang County had been removed.
"My lord, news came from Lujiang County that Yuan Shu's troops came to Shu County, and the prefect Chen Qi committed suicide. Shu County fell without a fight. I'm afraid his next step will be to go south to Yuzhang. We need to prepare early."
Xun Yu came directly to Cao Cao with the news he had just received, his eyes full of solemnity.
"I wonder what happened when Zhicai went to Jingzhou. If Liu Jingsheng is really unwilling, we will have no choice but to join forces with Huang Zu."
Cao Cao glanced at the sky, his eyes full of worry. Liu Biao and Huang Zu had to explain themselves. Otherwise, although he could attack Jingzhou by force, he would probably face a two-sided attack by Liu Biao and Yuan Shu.
It was really besieged on all sides.
"Lord, don't worry. With your talent, you can definitely open the passage for us."
Now Xun Yu had nothing to say, so he could only comfort Cao Cao like this.
"Well, Yuan Shu will definitely go south immediately after integrating Lujiang County, pack up his entire army and go to Chaisang to meet Zixiao, and be ready to march to Jingzhou at any time."
Cao Cao nodded, he believed that Xi Zhicai would never let him down.
"promise."
Cao Cao gave the military order, and all the remaining troops and horses went north to meet Cao Ren at Chaisang.
Xi Zhicai came directly to Chaisang after returning from Jiangxia.
"Sir, are you back?"
When Xi Zhicai came back, Cao Ren immediately greeted him.
"Zixiao, I have already negotiated cooperation matters with Huang Zu. You immediately arrange the troops and wait for the lord to arrive before sending troops to Jiangxia."
Xi Zhicai glanced at Cao Ren and directly told him about joining forces with Huang Zu.
"Sir, I have already prepared here and can send troops at any time."
Cao Ren nodded to Xi Zhicai. After entering Chaisang, he did not slack off at all, because Yuan Shu might go south at any time.
"Okay, I'll return to Nanchang right away."
Since Cao Ren is fully prepared here, there is no need for him to stay here. It is only right to seize the time to find Cao Cao and let him lead his troops northward into Jiangxia.
"Congratulations, sir."
Cao Ren got up and sent Xi Zhi out of the city. Then Chai Sang began to organize his troops, waiting for Cao Cao to arrive and send troops to Jiangxia.
Xi Zhicai went all the way south and finally met Cao Cao who was going north at Haihun.
"Lord."
When Xi Zhicai saw Cao Cao, his eyes were full of surprise. Cao Cao had already arrived before he went back to reply.
"Zhicai, are you back?
Did Liu Jingsheng agree?"
Cao Cao also had joy in his eyes when he saw Xi Zhicai.
"My lord, Liu Jingsheng wants us to march into Jiangxia and promises to exchange Changsha County for us after we capture Jiangxia."
Xi Zhicai directly told Cao Cao Liu Biao's reply.
"This Liu Jingsheng has bad intentions."
Cao Cao immediately frowned when he heard Xi Zhicai's words. He dared to propose such an obvious strategy to drive away tigers and devour wolves. Did he think that everyone else was a fool?
"Well, so I transferred to Jiangxia. Huang Zu has agreed to join forces with us to fight against Liu Biao. As long as we can repel Liu Biao's troops, he will divide his troops to help us take Changsha County."
Xi Zhicai nodded to Cao Cao, and then told him what he had discussed with Huang Zu.
"Hey, that's all we can do now."
To be honest, joining forces with Huang Zu is not as safe as joining forces with Liu Biao. After all, he is just the governor of a county and is not orthodox. But in the current situation, I have no choice. I can only join forces with Huang Zu first to gain a foothold in Jingzhou.
Say it again.
"Well, I came back from Chaisang. General Cao Ren is already ready. He will march directly into Jiangxia when the lord arrives."
Xi Zhicai clasped his fists at Cao Cao and told Cao Cao about Chai Sang's situation.
"The whole army is rushing to Chaisang. We must drive out all Liu Biao's troops in Jiangxia before Yuan Shu goes south to Yuzhang. Otherwise, I'm afraid that Liu Jingsheng will join forces with Yuan Shu to attack us from both sides."
Cao Cao thought for a while, now is not the time to rest. Although he has reached an alliance with Huang Zu, he still has to be on guard against Liu Biao jumping over the wall and joining forces with Yuan Shu. Then it will be difficult.
But even if he wants to join forces with Yuan Shu, as long as he can defeat Liu Biao's troops in Jiangxia with lightning speed, Yuan Shu will not rush to send troops into Jingzhou.
"promise."
With Cao Cao's order, the speed of the army increased again, and they marched directly to Chaisang along the official road.
After several days of marching, Cao Cao finally led his troops to Chaisang.
"Lord, the city has made arrangements. Let's go into the city and rest."
Cao Ren went out of the city to greet him and came directly to the front of Cao Cao's army.
"No need, now is not the time to be wordy, lead the army into Jiangxia immediately."
But Cao Cao didn't talk nonsense and had no idea of entering the city. He was in a hurry now and had no time to rest.
"Understood, "
Hearing Cao Cao's words, Cao Ren also nodded. He also knew that time was running out now.
Soon the army left the city and joined forces with Cao Cao. With nearly 100,000 troops, they rushed towards Jiangxia.
"General, Cao Mengde has sent troops."
When Cao Cao sent troops, the first person to get the news was Wenpin, who was stationed in E County.
"Cao Cao sent out troops and immediately sent people to report to General Cai Mao. At the same time, the entire army was on alert to prevent Cao Cao from sneak attack."
After hearing the news, Wenpin directly ordered his scouts to pass the news to Cai Mao, and also ordered the army to be on alert.
"promise."
E County was in a state of panic for a while and entered a tense state of readiness for war.
"My Lord, Liu Biao's troops in Jiangxia are now divided into two units. One is the Wenpin Department with 50,000 troops in Tun and E County, while General Cai Mao is stationed in Anlu with 70,000 troops.
I suggest that we divide our forces and join forces. Now we are openly joining forces with Liu Biao to attack Jiangxia. If we pretend to march into E County and join forces with Wenpin, and then make a surprise attack, we are very likely to directly eat his troops."
Xi Zhicai glanced at Kanyu and then expressed his thoughts.
"Zhicai, sometimes don't underestimate others. Although Liu Jingsheng said that he would join us in attacking Jiangxia, his intention was to have us and Huang Zu compete with each other. He would reap the benefits of being a fisherman and we would enter.
The news about Jiang Xia must have been known to Wenpin now, so he will definitely transfer Wenpin away from E County to see us fighting Huang Zu, this move will not work."
Cao Cao shook his head. The situation was obvious now. It was simply impossible to steal the chicken.
"My lord, if we can't steal the chicken, how will Liu Biao and Cai Mao react if we send a troop directly south to Changsha?"
