Huang Zu shook his head. He had no choice. There were many people in his branch who followed him. If Cao Cao couldn't satisfy him, he would rather join others than join Cao Cao.
"If I don't attack you, you will have to surrender to someone else."
Cao Cao helped Huang Zu up and looked at this descendant of the Huang family, his eyes gleaming.
"Lord, these are troubled times. There is no such thing as benevolence, justice and morality. It is impossible to gain a foothold in these troubled times without a ruthless heart. If you don't make trouble today and let me leave, then I may take you with you tomorrow.
Jiang Xia went to join Yuan Shao or Yuan Shu."
Huang Zu's eyes were full of helplessness, this was a troubled time, this was the way of the world, and he had nothing to say.
"Haha, I, Cao Cao, will put my words here today. As long as I, Cao Cao, will never abandon the Huang family of Yuanyang."
"Thank you for your love, my lord."
Huang Zu once again cupped his fists and saluted Cao Cao.
"Okay, let's not talk so much. Drink, drink. We won't go home until we are drunk today."
Cao Cao would be really happy now. Huang Zu could serve him, which opened the way for him to enter the Jingzhou clan circle. If one day he can capture Jingzhou, these clans will only become his help and not an obstacle.
"drink wine."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Cao Cao was very happy this time. He had never been so happy since he met Yuan Shu. Huang Zu surrendered to him, which was a scene of three gains. He got the land of Jiangxia County, Huang Zu's elite soldiers, and...
Gained Huang Zu’s connections.
Huang Zu surrendered to Cao Cao, and Jiangxia County changed hands instantly. However, instead of chasing Cai Hao, he wanted to seize the time to rectify Jiangxia County. He wanted to take Jiangxia into his hands as quickly as possible so that Jiangxia County can exert its greatest capabilities.
Help yourself.
Without Cao Cao's pursuit, Cai Mao finally retreated safely to Dangyang, and at the same time his scouts entered Xiangyang immediately.
"My lord, Degui is reporting urgently."
Kuai Yue took the battle report he had just received, but his heart fell to the bottom. Now that Cai Hao sent people over at this time, it must be a sign of mourning rather than joy, and he was afraid something would happen.
"Urgent report from Degui?
Could it be that Cao Cao retreated to fight Huang Zu?"
When he heard the battle report from Cai Mao, Liu Biao's face was filled with joy.
"Lord, you have to be prepared, it may not be a good thing."
Kuai Yue looked at Liu Biao, and his heart sank to the bottom of his heart.
"Yeah?"
After looking at Kuai Yue, Liu Biao slowly took the battle report handed over to him in his hand, and then slowly tore it open.
"Waste, waste, Wenpin is a waste."
After reading it, Liu Mian's expression changed drastically and he threw the battle report on the ground.
"What happened to my lord?"
Seeing the furious Liu Biao, although Kuai Yue was mentally prepared, he was still shocked.
"See for yourself."
When he heard Kuai Yue asking Liu Biao, he directly asked him to check it himself. Kuai Yue picked up Liu Biao's battle report that was still on the ground and picked it up.
"How can this be?
This is impossible. Isn't Cao Cao in Xiajun?
How could he rush to Shaxian to ambush Wenpin?"
To be honest, when looking at the battle report, the first thing that Kuai Yue thought was that it was a fake military report, but the reality really made him understand the situation, and it was all true.
"you ask me?
I don’t know either. Could it be that the Cao army in Xiajun was fake?
Or can Cao Cao's army fly and arrive at dawn and dusk?
Who can tell me."
Liu Biao was now angry and a little depressed. He couldn't figure out why Cao Cao's army suddenly appeared.
"Lord, we have been fooled, we have been fooled."
After hearing Liu Biao's words, Kuai Yue immediately understood that he had been fooled, and everyone had been fooled by Cao Cao.
"What?
What did you say?
What have we been fooled into?"
Looking at Kuai Yue, Liu Biao looked at his most important adviser with red eyes.
"Lord, we have been fooled by Cao Cao. His target was not Changsha County at all, but Wenpin's 50,000-strong army that he had targeted from the beginning.
The soldiers and horses in Xiajun are just a cover-up to confuse us.
Then Huang Zu sent troops to stabilize the road for further actions. As long as Huang Zu delayed Cai Mao, then Cai Mao could only send Sha Xian's Wenpin southward.
Then Cao Cao led his army to march day and night to ambush in the Kunyu Mountains outside Shaxian. He would just wait for Wenpin to arrive and kill the enemy. Such a carefully designed killing move would be difficult for Wenpin to guard against no matter how powerful he was."
Kuai Yue directly understood the things inside. From Cao Cao's deception in Xiajun, to Huang Zu's sending troops to entangle Cai Mao, and to the ambush in Kunyu Mountain, he understood everything.
"It's useless to say that now. What I want to know is what should I do next?"
Hearing Kuai Yue's words, Liu Biao felt agitated. What he wanted to know now was not the process, but the countermeasures. Cao Cao had killed Wenpin's 50,000-strong army, and now he joined forces with Huang Zu to drive Cai Mao back to Dangyang. He
Find out what to do yourself.
"My lord, don't worry now. Cao Cao is a tycoon. His ambition cannot be curbed by Huang Zu. Now he lacks soldiers and major generals who have territorial training. As long as Huang Zu doesn't want to succumb to Cao Cao, there must be something between them.
war,
When they start a war, it will be our chance. Even if Cao Cao can defeat Huang Zu, he will lose his troops. If we send troops at this time, we will definitely defeat Cao Cao."
Kuai Yue thought about the current situation and directly gave Liu Biao this suggestion.
"We can't wait. What if Huang Zu knows that he is defeated by Cao Cao and directly surrenders to him? He must always think of a plan for his lord."
After hearing what Kuai Yue said, Liu Biao was still dissatisfied and shook his head and spoke directly to him.
"If we take the initiative, we have only two options now. One is to contact Yuan Shao in Nanyang and ask him to send troops to merge with us and go south together to attack Cao Cao in Jiangxia."
After Kuai Yue said this, he paused and looked at Liu Biao in front of him.
"Contact Yuan Shao?
Will he send troops with us?
Now he is eager for us to fight Cao Cao."
Facing Kuai Yue's words, Liu Biao shook his head. He didn't think Yuan Shao would come to help him.
"If we give Jiangxia County to Yuan Shao, do you think he will be tempted?"
Kuai Yue glanced at Liu Biao and said something to him guiltily.
"Xiandu, are you confused?
How is it possible to give Jiangxia County to Yuan Shao?
His Nanyang County is already prosperous enough, but if Jiangxia County is given to him, we still don’t know who will have the final say in Jingzhou in the future."
Liu Biao looked at Kuai Yue with a hint of anger in his eyes and offered Jiangxia County to Yuan Shu, but that didn't work.
"My lord, in fact, Jiangxia no longer belongs to us. Use an enclave to allow Yuan Shao to send troops to fight Cao Cao. This will not only consume Yuan Shao's strength, but also consume Cao Cao's troops. When they really fight, both sides will lose, and our army
Once it is released, Jiangxia County is likely to return to our hands again."
