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Sun Ce also deployed most of his troops into the battle.

Although Cao Pi hated Sun Ce very much, the current situation was not optimistic.

Cao Ang was not there, so he had to obey Sun Ce's orders and hand over the army to Sun Ce's command.

Cao Ang's army had not yet arrived, so Sun Ce's troops were relatively weak.

"Mengqi, our army has limited manpower now. Can you let General Zilian's Xiliang Cavalry help in the battle?" Cao Pi asked.

Sun Ce shook his head: "Bo Fu, this is a secret and cannot be told to others."

Cao Pi didn't dare to ask any more questions after hearing this. Cao Ang was a little surprised. He didn't understand why Sun Ce wanted to hide it from his father.

Sun Ce seemed to know what Cao Ang was thinking: "Bofu, you also know that all the princes are watching us now.

If our army mobilizes troops at this critical juncture, it will definitely arouse their suspicion.

You have to know that we are now facing 450,000 enemy troops.

If we act rashly, we will definitely be caught by others. Then we will be in trouble."

Cao Ang suddenly realized: "So that's how it is."

Cao Ang stopped asking questions, and Sun Ce continued to reorganize the army and wait for news from Cao Ang.

After receiving Xun Yu's report, Cao Ang asked: "Feng Xiao, what do you think?"

Guo Jia stroked his chin and thought for a long time: "My lord, I think our army should take advantage of the situation and attack Yanzhou now.

If our army can gain an advantage in Yanzhou, Liu Xuande will be afraid of our army. Then the lord can attack Xuzhou smoothly. "

Cao Ang frowned and said, "But we don't have enough troops."

"Don't panic, my lord. I think our army only needs to attack Yuzhou." Guo Jia smiled slightly.

"My lord, have you forgotten Xu Shu? Xu Shu has been lurking in Yuzhou for many years, so he must have a lot of information.

If the lord can win over Xu Shu, then the situation in Yuzhou will be easier to handle. By then, it won’t be as simple as just conquering Yanzhou.”

Cao Ang's eyes lit up. Why didn't he think of this?

Cao Ang had noticed Xu Shu a long time ago, but he just couldn't find an opportunity. If he could win over Xu Shu, it would be a great thing.

Cao Ang made the decision and said, "What Fengxiao said is very true. Let's follow Fengxiao's plan.

Send a message to Xu Yuanzhi, asking him to bring officials from the Yuzhou Governor's Office to see me immediately."

"Yes!" Guo Jia immediately went down to make arrangements.

Half a day later, Xu Shu hurried to Puyang.

Because Yanzhou Mu Liu Dai asked him to go to Puyang, Xu Shu also guessed that Liu Dai might want to negotiate with him.

No matter what, since Liu Dai invited him, Xu Shu naturally would not refuse.

After Xu Shu arrived in Puyang, Cao Ang immediately met with him.

"Xu Yuanzhi, I heard that you are from Yingchuan, your hometown." Cao Ang said with a smile looking at Xu Shu.

Cao Ang's attitude was very gentle, which made Xu Shu feel puzzled.

However, Xu Shu did not show it on the surface, but said respectfully: "That's right!"

"Haha, I called Yuanzhi here today just because I wanted to chat with him about some interesting things happening all over the world." Cao Ang said with a smile.

Xu Shu was complaining in his heart, what's so interesting? However, Cao Ang's status was there, Xu Shu did not dare to be presumptuous, and could only chat with Cao Ang.

I have to say that Cao Ang's communication skills are really strong. He brought the two closer together with just a few words.

After chatting for a while, Cao Ang suddenly sighed: "Xu Yuanzhi, I heard that you once followed Chen Gui to visit Chen Gong. I wonder who Mr. Chen Gong is?" Cao Ang had an impression of Chen Gong because he had heard of Chen Gong. However, Chen Gong's reputation was not as loud as it was in history.

Xu Shu was alert and didn't know why Cao Ang asked about Chen Gong.

Xu Shu pondered for a moment and said slowly: "My lord, Mr. Chen Gong is from Yingchuan, a great scholar with great knowledge."

"Oh? Then he is the same type of person as me." Cao Ang said.

Xu Shu said: "Mr. Chen Gong and my lord are of the same kind of people, both are talented in governing the world."

"Haha, we are like-minded." Cao Ang was delighted: "Yuanzhi, do you know why Mr. Chen Gong lived in seclusion in Yingchuan?"

Xu Shu was suspicious. Could it be that Cao Ang wanted to recruit Chen Gong?

"My lord, I don't know!" Xu Shu replied in a low voice.

"Alas, Mr. Chen has great ambitions. Brother Benchu ​​sent someone to invite Mr. Chen to Xuchang some time ago.

Unfortunately, Mr. Chen refused. Mr. Chen's goal was not only Xudu, but the whole world.

It's a pity that Brother Benchu ​​was unwilling to give up this piece of fat meat, and finally things got bad. "Cao Ang sighed, as if he was helpless.

Xu Shu was shocked. It was surprising that Chen Gong had such ambitions. But think about it, only such a person is qualified to be called a great sage.

"I wonder how Brother Benchu ​​is doing now?" Cao Ang asked with concern.

Xu Shu cursed inwardly, this guy is really an old fox, always testing him. But Xu Shu still said: "My master has passed away due to illness."

"Ah? How could this happen?" Cao Ang cried out sadly.

Xu Shu said calmly: "My master was old and could not resist the erosion of time. He died of illness."

Cao Ang thought, so that's how it is. It seems that Chen Gong is also about to reach the end of his life.

"Yuanzhi, you and my master are close friends, so you might as well do your bit of help on his behalf in Xuchang," said Cao Ang.

"My lord, you are so kind to me. I am overwhelmed!" Xu Shu declined.

Cao Ang was very satisfied with Xu Shu's reaction: "Yuanzhi, do you know the situation in Yanzhou? You are from Yingchuan, do you know what kind of person Liu Yu is?"

Xu Shu was silent. He did not expect Cao Ang to ask him such a question.

He was from Yingchuan and could be said to be an old subordinate under Liu Yu. Naturally, he knew Liu Yu's character well.

Although Liu Yu was not a wise and brave man, he was still a powerful person. Moreover, Liu Yu's ability to govern the country was very superb, much better than that of Emperor Xian of Han.

As for why Xu Shu knew what kind of person Liu Yu was, it was because Xu Shu served as a civil servant under Liu Yu's rule.

"My lord, although I am an old friend of Mr. Chen Gong, we are not close friends. So I don't know much about Uncle Liu." Xu Shu said.

Cao Ang nodded and said, "That's great. Yuanzhi, you are from Yingchuan and a great scholar.

His analysis of the general situation in the world is naturally more accurate than others. Now Liu Bei and Yuan Shu are in alliance, and Lu Bu is a die-hard fan of Liu Bei.

Liu Huangshu is very powerful, and it is not easy to defeat him."

"My lord, what you said makes sense." Xu Shu nodded.

"I wonder if Yuanzhi has any way to deal with Liu Yu?" Cao Ang asked again.

Xu Shu sneered in his heart, this guy finally exposed his intentions. Xu Shu said.

"Uncle Liu is a relative of the Han Dynasty. If we act rashly, I'm afraid it will anger Your Majesty. At that time, it may lead to civil unrest."

Cao Ang's face changed. He had forgotten that Liu Yu was also a relative of the Han Dynasty. (End of this chapter)