Eight hundred and eighteenth chapters are in action
Chapter 818 They are all taking action
Cao Cao traveled all the way south, but directly ran into the messenger sent by Yuan Shao.
"What does Yuan Benchu want to do?
Let people come in and see you."
Upon hearing that it was Yuan Shao's envoy, Cao Cao directly asked him to come in and meet him.
"Su Hui pays homage to your lord."
Cao Cao now has no official position, so the messenger did not address his official position, but simply saluted with clasped fists.
"Well, why did Yuan Benchu ask you to come here?"
Looking at the envoy in front of him, Cao Cao directly asked him to express his intention.
"Sir, my lord has led the army to withdraw from Xiangyang and go to Suixian. At the same time, he has transferred 30,000 troops back from Yuzhou. He means to join forces with your lord to fight Yuan Shu in Jiangxia. I hope that your lord can lead the army back east to join my lord.
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The messenger glanced at Cao Cao and directly expressed Yuan Shao's intention.
"Oh, Yuan Benchu actually wants to have a decisive battle with Yuan Jiujiu?"
Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard what the messenger said. It seemed that he was not stupid. He saw Yuan Shu's threat and wanted to kick Yuan Shu out first. He also transferred troops and horses back from Yuzhou.
"Well, that's what my lord means. I hope you can return your troops as soon as possible."
The messenger nodded to Cao Cao.
"Well, I will snipe Yuan Shu in Xiling. You go back and report to your lord and ask him to lead his troops to Xiling and fight him there."
"promise."
After hearing Cao Cao's affirmative reply, the messenger immediately left with fists in his hands and returned to Nanyang.
"Zhicai, what do you think?"
Cao Cao glanced at Xi Zhicai beside him and asked his opinion.
"How else can I see it?
Yuan Shao wanted to keep the enemy away from Nanyang. After all, Jiangxia was not his place. If Yuan Shu led his troops north, he would have to fight Yuan Shu decisively in Nanyang. Nanyang was his foundation and must not be damaged, so he fought Zhenghe decisively in Jiangxia.
His will."
Xi Zhicai glanced at Cao Cao. Yuan Shao did this just to minimize possible losses. No matter how he fought in Jiangxia, it would be fine for Nanyang. Even if he lost, he would have to retreat to Nanyang to defend.
"Well, Li Dian, Cao Ren."
Cao Cao nodded, and then directly named Cao Ren and Li Dian.
"The end will be here."
"The end will be here."
Cao Ren and Li Dian walked out of the queue with fists clasped.
"You two will immediately lead an army of 30,000 troops on a rapid march to Xiling to help Xiahou Yuan consolidate the city's defenses. You must hold on until our army returns."
"promise."
"promise."
Cao Ren and Li Dian did not hesitate, directly ordered 30,000 troops and marched towards Xiling.
Cai Mao's messenger went all the way north and entered Xiangyang City directly.
"Lord, General Cai Mao's messenger is here."
Kuai Yue directly brought Cai Mao's messenger to Liu Biao.
"What does Degui want to say?"
Liu Biao looked at the messenger brought by Cai Mao and wondered what Cai Mao was sending people to do now. Could it be that Dangyang was killed by Cao Cao?
"My lord, Cao Cao has withdrawn his troops outside Dangyang. General Cai Mao sent me to ask my lord what his arrangements are."
The messenger directly told the situation outside Dangyang.
"Lord, it seems that what we were worried about has happened. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao will definitely take down Yuan Shu first. If this is the case, we will take action."
When Kuai Yue heard what the messenger said, he frowned and spoke directly to Liu Biao.
"Then what should we do?"
Hearing Kuai Yue's words, Liu Biao's heart sank to the bottom of his heart.
"Now order General Cai Mao to lead his army north, and let Jin Xuan lead his troops to garrison Dangyang. When Cai Mao's troops arrive, we will leave Xiangyang and attack Nanyang County. In this way, Yuan Shao will inevitably divide his troops to resist us, and he will not be able to fight Yuan Shu with all his strength.
It counts as supporting his battle from the side."
Kuai Yue thought for a while, and there was only so much he could do now. It was obviously unreasonable for Liu Zhan to send troops to Jiangxia with Yuan Shu to defeat the coalition forces of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, so now he could only say that he would cooperate with Jiangxia from the side.
As the battle progressed, troops were sent to Nanyang to delay Yuan Shao's troops.
"Well, let's do it like this. Immediately order Cai Mao to lead his army north, and Jin Xuan will station in Dangyang to take over Cai Mao's defense. At the same time, he will order Liu Bei to prepare his troops and be ready to send troops to Deng County at any time."
After listening to Kuai Yue's words, Liu Biao also nodded. There is only so much he can do now. There is no other way. Who said he only has so much strength?
"promise."
Liu Biao's messenger left Xiangyang again and rushed towards Dangyang.
While Liu Biao was still mobilizing his troops, Cao Ren and Li Dian had already arrived at Xiling with an army of 30,000 people day and night. They were relieved to see that Xiling was safe.
Thirty thousand troops entered the city, coupled with Xiahou Yuan's 10,000 troops and the troops dropped in Anlu and Shaxian, Xiling's troops had reached 60,000, which was considered capable of a battle.
On the other hand, Yan Xiang of Yuzhou decisively abandoned Yingchuan after hearing the order, and took a large number of children of aristocratic families south to Runan. At the same time, he mobilized 40,000 troops to return to Nanyang. Yuan Shao's 60,000 troops passed through Caiyang, Zhang Ling advanced to Suixian, and Cao Cao passed by.
Yunshe, Nanxin advance towards Anlu.
Yuan Shu led his army to easily capture E County, and at the same time sent a partial army westward to Zhu County, while the army temporarily stopped.
"Gongtai, what do you think we should do next? Should we attack Xiling directly or divide our forces now to intercept Cao Cao?"
Yuan Shu glanced at the map of Kanyu in front of him, and a hint of thinking flashed in his eyes.
"My lord, where do you think Cao Cao is now?"
Chen Gong, on the other hand, directly asked where Cao Cao might appear.
"If we had been detected by Cao Cao as soon as we entered Jiangxia, Cao Cao must have withdrawn from Dangyang by now, and would probably have reached Nanxin by now, or even arrived at Anlu sooner."
Yuan Shu thought for a moment and directly expressed his guess.
"If he gets here, we must speed up our march north now and annihilate Cao Cao to the west of Xiling. Otherwise, I'm afraid that Yuan Shao will give up attacking Xiangyang and lead his troops south to Jiangxia to fight with Cao Cao against us."
Chen Gong thought for a while, although they entered Jiangxia, it was still useless if they could not defeat Cao Cao.
"Then do this and lead the army to kill Cao Cao immediately."
Since Chen Gong said this, there was nothing to hesitate about. Yuan Shu directly ordered to leave E County and go between Xiling and Anlu to snipe Cao Cao.
"Lord, Yuzhou telegram."
Just when they were preparing to take action, Tian Feng's telegram was sent.
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Send Tian Feng’s telegram up quickly.”
When he heard Tian Feng's telegram, Yuan Shu was stunned. He couldn't figure out what was going on when he sent the telegram.
"Yan Xiang moved the Yingchuan County nobles into Runan. What the hell is he doing?"
After reading the battle report, Yuan Shu was stunned. What on earth is Yuan Shao trying to do?
At this time, the Yingchuan gentry migrated to Runan?
"Lord, maybe the situation is a bit beyond our imagination."
Chen Gong was stunned when he heard Yuan Shu's words, but he immediately thought of a bad situation.
"You mean that Yuan Shao may give up Yingchuan County, shrink the battlefield and send troops south to Nanyang to have a decisive battle with us in Jingzhou?"
When Chen Gong said this, Yuan Shu immediately thought of what he might be talking about.
"Well, this is very likely to be the case. If Yuan Shao really wants to fight us in Jingzhou, we may not have enough troops."
Chen Gong nodded towards Yuan Shu, this was what he was worried about.
"Since Yuan Shao wants to fight, we cannot give them a chance. We must immediately rob and kill Cao Cao. We must defeat him first and then fight Yuan Shao decisively. At the same time, we order Tian Feng to ignore the rest of Yuzhou and join forces to attack Runan."
Since Yuan Shao wants to play big, he would be embarrassed not to accompany him.