After hearing Yan Xiang's thoughts, Sun Jian was helpless. Originally, he was going to completely erode Chen and Pei, but now he could only put it aside and support Liu Biao in his fight against Nanyang.
"Huang Gai, Cheng Pu,"
"The end will be here."
"The end will be here."
The two of them came out of the queue with fists clasped.
"We must protect Mr. Yan Xiang, do you understand?"
"Lord, don't worry."
"As commanded."
The two of them clasped their fists at Sun Jian again.
"Then I wish the general a successful trip and a triumphant return,"
To be honest, Yan Xiang has been working with Sun Jian during this time, and he can be regarded as a mutual acquaintance. Sun Jian is brave, resourceful, benevolent, righteous, virtuous and filial. He can definitely be regarded as a Ming Lord. If he hadn't surrendered to Yuan Shao long ago, he might have really
So he defected to Sun Jian.
"Well, thank you sir, Ce'er, Han Dang."
"exist."
"exist."
Sun Ce and Han Dang clasped their fists together.
"Get your troops in order and follow me back to Nanyang."
"promise."
"promise."
Sun Jian left with 50,000 elite troops and marched slowly on the road to Nanyang.
"Father, why did you obey Yuan Shao's order and go to Nanyang?"
On the way, Sun Ce looked at his father with doubts in his eyes.
"Cer, although we have conquered a huge territory in Yuzhou now, these troops and horses are all provided by Yuan Shao and are not counted as our strength. Moreover, your mother and younger siblings are all in Nanyang. We cannot disobey his orders yet.
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Sun Jian looked at his son and frowned involuntarily.
Sun Ce is the same as him in terms of force and bravery, but he lacks a little wisdom and forbearance. If he can combine Sun Quan with him, he will not worry about the Sun family not being prosperous.
"Cer understands."
After hearing Sun Jian's words, Sun Ce reacted. He had hostages in Yuan Shao's hands, and now this army was all Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses, not counting his own strength. Now resisting Yuan Shao would be equivalent to pushing his mother and younger brothers and sisters into a pit of fire.
, and these soldiers may not obey their orders, so what they have to do now is to be patient.
"Well, it's good that you understand. If this battle can really help Yuan Shao win Liu Biao, Yuan Shao will be less wary of us. I will ask for my family by then, and I believe he will not refuse."
Sun Jian nodded to Sun Ce, hoping that his son really understood.
"Cer has learned a lesson."
Sun Ce cupped his fists at Sun Jian and nodded firmly at the same time.
"Let's go, drive."
"drive."
"drive."
The army suddenly accelerated and headed towards Nanyang.
"Lord, Zhicai's messenger is here."
The scouts who rushed from Li Dian finally arrived at Nanxin where Cao Cao was.
"Oh, I'm back so soon. I hope it's good news."
Hearing that Xi Zhicai's people were back, Cao Cao also became interested. He came back a bit quickly.
"Lord."
The messenger was led through the door and knelt down directly to Cao Cao.
"No gift, what did Zhicai say?"
Cao Cao smiled at the scout on the ground.
"Mr. Zhicai said that the negotiations have been settled with Yuan Shao, and the Lord can start taking action here."
The messenger reported Xi Zhicai's words to Cao Cao intact.
"It's rare that Yuan Gongli didn't hesitate this time."
Cao Cao chuckled when he heard what the messenger said.
"My lord's move is tantamount to giving away Nanjun and Xiangyang, the richest places in Jingzhou. If Yuan Shao really doesn't dare to accept it, he won't be able to stay in Nanyang for so long."
Xun Yu on the side also smiled slightly when he heard Cao Cao's words. Even a fool would know how to seize such an opportunity. If Yuan Shao really didn't fall for it, he would have taken the wrong medicine.
"Well, let's see if we can defeat Liu Biao. Otherwise, once Liu Biao throws Jiangxia County to Yuan Shao, he will turn his guns against us."
Cao Cao nodded, and it was time to perform by himself.
"Then when are we going to start?"
Xun Yu glanced at Cao Cao, and a glint flashed in his eyes.
"Don't be hasty, everything should be done step by step. Being too impatient will make Cai Mao suspicious, so he ordered Huang Zu to create a few conflicts, and when the time comes, he will make a big show. Besides, Yuan Shao really wanted to attack Xiangyang and had to mobilize troops from Yuzhou.
We have to give him time, right?"
Cao Cao thought about it for a moment and then shook his head. What he had to do now was not to be messy. It would be easy to make mistakes if he was messy. Once Liu Biao found out the clues, this battle would be difficult.
"I understand, I'll make arrangements right away."
Xun Yu nodded, clasped his fists and went down to make arrangements.
The conflict between Huang Zu and Cao Cao in Jiangxia intensified. During this period, Xi Zhicai's convoy returned safely, and many conflicts occurred between the two armies. The strong smell of gunpowder has become palpable, and in the past few days, Sun Jian has also
After marching day and night with an army of 50,000, they finally returned to Nanyang County.
"Lord, I feel it's ready. Yuan Shao is almost ready after so many days."
Xi Zhicai looked at Cao Cao and hugged him directly.
"Then let's start a war."
Cao Cao nodded. Since the time has come, let's get started.
"promise."
Soon, he rode a fast horse directly to Anlu, where Huang Zu was located. Then Cao Cao sent troops directly without any reason, gathering the strength of the entire army and marching towards Anlu.
"General, Cao Cao has sent out troops, sent out troops."
The scout came directly to Cai Mao with the news he had just received.
"Yeah?
He has sent out troops, how many troops he has sent out."
Upon hearing the news, Cai Mao stood up directly and asked the scouts.
"There are at least 60,000 to 70,000 people, and their target is Anlu."
The scout nodded to Cai Mao.
"Okay, okay, pay close attention to the Anlu war."
After Cai Mao finished speaking, he looked at Kuai Liang beside him.
"Zirou, the time has come."
Seeing Cai Mao's hungry wolf-like eyes, Kuai Liang nodded.
"We can assemble the army and prepare for war. As long as they start the war, we can clean up the mess."
"Command to go down and prepare the entire army to attack at any time."
After hearing Kuai Liang's definite answer, Cai Mao also directly gave orders to the general in front of him.
"promise."
At that time, the entire Dangyang army was ready for war and could attack at any time.
Cao Cao led his army westward without any cover and finally arrived at the gates of Anlu City. Without any unnecessary nonsense, he directly began the siege drill.
"General, the fight has begun. Cao Cao led his army to storm Anlu and it has begun."
Soon the news of Cao Cao's fierce attack on Anlu reached Cai Mao again.
"Send my military order and the whole army will attack."
After receiving the news that Cao Cao and Huang Zu were fighting, Cai Mao did not hesitate and directly ordered the entire army to attack.
Suddenly the city gate of Dangyang opened, and Cai Mao led an army of 100,000 people out of Dangyang and ran towards Anlu.
Along the way, Cai Mao's army directly attacked Zhang Fang, and Nanxin also surrendered in Kaicheng when Cai Mao's army arrived.
"Lord, Cai Mao has sent 100,000 troops, and Nanxin has surrendered."
Soon Cai Mao sent troops, and the news of Nanxin's surrender reached Cao Cao's ears.
"Okay, what I'm afraid of is that he won't come, so I'll inform Huang Zu to come over to discuss matters at night."
When Cao Cao heard the news from the scouts, a light flashed in his eyes.
"promise."
As night fell, Huang Zu sneaked into Cao Cao's camp.
"Okay, everyone is here, let's start, Zhicai."
Seeing Huang Zu's arrival, Cao Cao directly ordered the discussion to begin.
"Everyone, now that Cai Mao has captured Nanxin, he is expected to come straight to Anlu next time, so we have to prepare.
First, General Cai Mao immediately led his troops to withdraw from Anlu, pretending to retreat to Nanling, and then hid in the Banpo Mountain south of Anlu.
General Li Dian led 20,000 troops and hid in the mountains and forests west of Anlu.
General Cao Ren led 10,000 troops and 5,000 cavalry to hide in the mountain col east of Anlu.
The lord then led an army of 40,000 to garrison Anlu City, waiting for Cai Mao's army to attack the city, and then he ordered the entire army to attack and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop."
Xi Zhicai immediately set up a killing trap surrounded by all sides, just waiting for Cai Mao to get into his pocket.
