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As well as 1,500 Xiliang cavalrymen and various supplies." Guo Jia summarized the current situation.

“Well, this time we have more troops, and they are the main force.

We are now strong enough to fight Yuan Shao. The only thing we need to do now is to take Yanzhou as soon as possible." Cao Ang nodded.

"My lord, it may not be easy to rule Yanzhou with Lu Bu in charge." Guo Jia said cautiously.

Lu Bu's reputation was too great, and Guo Jia was well aware of his influence in Yanzhou.

"Don't worry, I have already thought of a countermeasure." Cao Ang said with a smile.

"What countermeasures?" Guo Jia asked puzzledly.

"Pass the order down and order the army to march south to Yanzhou immediately." Cao Ang gave the order.

Cao Cao had already begun planning for the attack, but Cao Ang led his army south and headed straight for Yanzhou.

In Yanzhou, Chen Gong stood in the hall, looking at the letter sent to him by Cao Ang, and fell into deep thought. He was shocked that Cao Ang was so bold to go south.

Chen Gong didn't know where Cao Ang got the confidence from. You have to know that Cao Ang's current military force is not strong, even weaker than Yuan Shao.

"Yuan Hao, what do you think?" Chen Gong handed the letter to Xun You and asked.

Xun You carefully examined the letter, and then his face became serious: "My Lord, this move is quite meaningful."

"I'd like to hear the details!" Chen Gong said with a bow.

“First of all, it is inevitable for the lord to go south to Yanzhou, and he also chose to march at night, so the lord must have something to rely on, or he must be sure of victory.

Since the Lord is sure, then it is worth our attention. I suggest sending someone to investigate the Lord's movements and confirm his intentions. "Xun You analyzed.

"Gongda's words make sense. What do you think, Yuanhao?" Chen Gong asked.

Chen Gong and Xun You had a good relationship, so Chen Gong would naturally accept Xun You's opinions.

Xun You said: "Yuan Hao, my lord is the supreme ruler, how can you easily expose your strength?

There are so many experts around the lord that it is too difficult to get information from them. And the lord went south to Yanzhou, maybe just to confuse us."

Chen Gong nodded, thinking that Xun You's analysis was very reasonable.

"So Gongtai, how do you think we should prevent it?" Chen Gong asked.

"My lord, you must have come prepared when you went south this time, and your actions were swift and decisive. We can't stop you at all.

We might as well slow down the pace of the attack to avoid wasting manpower, and at the same time step up our defense," Xun You said.

"Okay, then we will do it according to what you said, Gongtai." Chen Gong nodded in agreement.

Xuzhou, the residence of Yuan Shao.

"Reporting to the lord, Cao Ang raided Jiangxia and occupied it. Now the army is heading north towards Yanzhou." A scout knelt on the ground and reported.

"What a quick movement!" Yuan Shao was surprised.

"My lord, Cao Ang must have planned what he did," Ju Su analyzed.

"Do you mean that Cao Ang's target is our Xuzhou?" Yuan Shao frowned.

Ju Shou shook his head: "Given Cao Ang's character, he will not let us in Xuzhou be alone.

Now that Cao Ang has occupied Jiangxia and defeated Liu Biao, his power has expanded a lot, which poses a huge threat to us in Xuzhou.

Because Yanzhou, Jiangxia, and Xuzhou are adjacent to each other, if Cao Ang swallows up all of Yanzhou, we in Xuzhou will have no room to survive."

"Cao Ang has just recovered Xuzhou, and he does not have enough troops. He may not be able to move south in a short period of time. We should be able to resist him." Cheng Yu said.

Ju Su smiled slightly and said, "Zhongzhi is wrong. Although our army is good at defending the city, Cao Ang has elite troops. Once he sends out the Tiger Corps and the Flying Bear Corps, our army will be vulnerable."

Ju Su's words expressed everyone's concerns. Now the number of Xuzhou troops far exceeds Cao Ang. It can be said that except for the Flying Bear Corps and the Tiger Corps, Cao Ang has no powerful army that can compete with the Xuzhou army. Even if the Tiger Corps and the Flying Bear Corps are combined, they may not be the opponent of the Xuzhou army.

Ju Su continued, "And after Cao Ang occupied Jiangxia, he was close to our Xuzhou. As long as he led his troops south, Xuzhou would surely be captured."

Ju Su expressed his concerns. Compared with Cao Ang, the Xuzhou army was completely different. There was no comparison between the two sides.

After Ju Shou put forward these ideas, the others lowered their heads one after another. They did not see things as clearly as Ju Shou.

Yuan Shao snorted coldly: "Gongze, I have also considered your opinion. No matter how Cao Ang attacks Xuzhou, I have a way to deal with it."

"Please give me your instructions, my lord." Ju Su asked respectfully.

Yuan Shao pointed to a map on the table and said, "Gong Ze, I have had someone draw the topography of the entire Yangzhou.

Including Xuzhou, all of them are within Yangzhou, and they also include Yuzhou and Jingzhou."

"My lord, do you intend to use Yangzhou and Yuzhou to attack Cao Ang from both sides?" Ju Su's eyes lit up and he guessed Yuan Shao's plan in an instant.

"That's right!" Yuan Shao nodded with satisfaction.

After hearing Yuan Shao's explanation, the other generals exclaimed: "Great!"

Ju Su smiled bitterly and said, "My Lord, you wish for the best. Xuzhou borders Yangzhou, Jingzhou and Yuzhou.

Once Cao Ang launched an attack, he had to capture Xuzhou before he could attack the other three countries.

Otherwise, the opportunity to attack would be lost. No matter how strong Cao Ang is, it would be difficult for him to capture Xuzhou in a short period of time. Not to mention the other three kingdoms. "

Yuan Shao looked unhappy and said unhappily, "What do you think we should do? Are we just going to watch Cao Ang being so arrogant?"

"My lord, Cao Ang is indeed very powerful now.

However, our army also has a lot of troops in Yanzhou, and we can gather troops to counterattack Cao Ang.

As long as we can contain Cao Ang and keep him from taking care of other things, we can develop safely." Ju Su analyzed.

"You are absolutely right. What our army lacks most now is time.

As long as we delay, Cao Ang will surely be defeated." Yuan Shao nodded in agreement, but he had a question: "Then how can we contain Cao Ang?"

"I have an idea that may be able to restrain Cao Ang," said Ju Su.

"Oh?" Yuan Shao said excitedly, "Gong Ze, tell me about it."

“I have heard that when Emperor Liu was the governor of Jingzhou, he led the army and noble families of Jingzhou. Emperor Liu had a very high prestige in Jingzhou.

Uncle Liu's influence in Jingzhou was enormous.

I heard that Emperor Liu had promised personally that Jingzhou would be peaceful and prosperous in the future."

Ju Su said with deep emotion: "Now that Liu Huangshu died on the battlefield, Cao Ang has occupied Jingzhou, and the nobles of Jingzhou hate Cao Ang to the core.

I'm afraid he would like Cao Ang to die immediately. Cao Ang's situation is not optimistic.

What Cao Ang needs now is an excuse. An excuse that can convince all the major families in Jingzhou."

"Then Gongze, who do you think we should ask for help?" Yuan Shao asked.

“I believe that there are conflicts between the Jingzhou noble families and the imperial court.

The aristocratic families in Jingzhou hoped to restore the glory left by their ancestors, but the imperial court did not like this reform.

Therefore, what Cao Ang needed was the support of the Jingzhou families.

As long as we can convince the noble families of Jingzhou, we may succeed." Ju Shou said.

Yuan Shao stroked his chin and asked: "Will the noble families of Jingzhou agree?" (End of this chapter)