Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

"Yuanzhi will be here soon. Generals, please go down and have some rest. I will watch Yuanzhi's performance at the court tomorrow morning." Sun Jian said excitedly.

All the generals under Sun Jian's command retreated, leaving only Lu Su behind.

Lu Su cupped his hands and said, "General, I think Xu Yuanzhi's coming here at this time is not just for the sake of helping. And the troops Xu Yuanzhi brought with him seem to be not simple."

Lu Su had a good vision. There were seven or eight cavalrymen following Xu Shu, and each of them was an excellent rider.

Xu Shu also brought dozens of guards with him. These guards were dressed in uniform, with swords on their waists, and looked murderous.

These guards’ martial arts skills are not weak and are not inferior to Sun Ce’s guards at all.

Lu Su suspected that these guards were the elite of the Jiangdong Army, or the followers of generals such as Huang Zhong and Dian Wei.

Lu Su believed that these people should have been sent by generals such as Huang Zhong and Dian Wei to Xu Shu for protection.

Although Lu Su didn't know whether Sun Ce had taken precautions against these guards, he reminded Sun Jian.

Sun Jian's expression changed for a while, and finally he gritted his teeth and said, "I don't care what conspiracy he has, I will chop him into pieces with one sword!"

Lu Su sighed, it seemed that Xu Shu was destined to become history.

But since Sun Jian insisted on doing so, he didn't say anything. Anyway, he didn't have a very good impression of Xu Shu.

On the other side, Cao Ang received Xu Shu's report.

After reading the report, Cao Ang snorted coldly: "Sun Ce, that bastard, actually dared to set his sights on Jiangdong."

"My lord, Xu Shu's actions this time were extremely swift. I'm afraid Sun Ce was not prepared for it." Jia Xu said.

Cao Ang nodded. Xu Shu's actions this time were indeed very swift, even beyond Cao Ang's expectations.

Cao Ang turned his gaze to Guo Jia and asked, "Feng Xiao, what do you think?"

Guo Jia smiled slightly: "If my guess is correct, Xu Yuanzhi's trip should be to seize Yuzhou."

"Well, that's good. Go on." Cao Ang nodded and motioned Guo Jia to continue.

Guo Jia continued, "My Lord, if I am correct, then Xu Shu has only one goal, Yuzhou."

"My Yuzhou?" Cao Ang was stunned.

"Yes, my lord, Yuzhou is Sun Ce's weak spot. As long as Yuzhou is taken, Sun Ce will surely be defeated.

By then, the world will be divided into three parts, and the Han Dynasty will be more prosperous. "Guo Jia said with a smile.

Cao Ang suddenly realized that he had always thought that Yuzhou was his foundation, but he did not expect that Sun Ce had also set his sights on Yuzhou.

"Xu Yuanzhi is truly a hero at a young age." Cao Ang exclaimed.

"My lord, although Xu Shu is very powerful, Sun Ce is no ordinary person either. He is able to stand firm in Jiangdong, so he is definitely not a mediocre person."

Guo Jia shook his head and said.

"Do you mean that Sun Ce can stop Xu Shu?" Cao Ang frowned.

"No, what I mean is that Xu Shu and Sun Ce will definitely fight, and it is unknown who will win in the end." Guo Jia said with a smile.

Cao Ang pondered for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter: "Feng Xiao, you really are a genius."

"Thank you for the compliment, my lord." Guo Jia said modestly.

In fact, everything Guo Jia did was based on Xu Shu's failure.

Xu Shu did not come here to help Sun Jian.

Because Yuzhou was Cao Ang's territory, it was quite difficult for Xu Shu to intervene.

The real purpose of Xu Shu's coming was to target the noble families in Yuzhou. The noble families in Yuzhou were very close to Yuan Shao, and they did not want Sun Jian to be the emperor.

Therefore, Xu Shu needs the support of these aristocratic families in order to gain more benefits.

This time, Xu Shu personally led his troops here in order to win over these aristocratic families.

Although Sun Ce's army was strong, the noble families in Yuzhou were more numerous. If he could win over these noble families, Sun Ce would surely be defeated.

Xu Shu could not tell Sun Ce about these things. What he needed to do was to take down these aristocratic families as soon as possible.

In Sun Ce’s military camp.

"Brother Meng De, what should we do?" Zhou Yu asked.

"Brother Wentai, what do you think?" Sun Ce looked at Pang Tong.

Pang Tong smiled bitterly. He had heard of Xu Shu's name. He was a man of both wisdom and courage.

"Yuanzhi's target is Yuzhou, but our current situation is not optimistic." Pang Tong sighed.

"If we resist, morale will be affected, and if we surrender, morale will hit rock bottom.

We will be in danger then.”

Zhou Yu cursed in his heart that the person was a piece of trash, but he couldn't even say such words out loud.

However, Sun Ce smiled and said, "Brother Gongjin, Yuan Zhi's target is Yuzhou, so he will definitely capture Yuzhou first. Then it will not be too late for us to surrender."

Zhou Yu's eyes lit up: "Brother Meng De, your opinion is brilliant. Yuan Zhi's troops are too few. Even if he occupies Xu County, he can't do anything to us when facing tens of thousands of our troops.

After Yuan Zhi enters Xu County, we can turn our guns around and fight him to the death.

As long as we win, we can boost our morale."

"That's right. Yuanzhi wants to defeat us, but unless he has reinforcements, he will definitely fail." Sun Ce agreed with Zhou Yu.

Sun Ce's idea was great, but unfortunately Xu Shu did not disappoint them. He captured Xu County as soon as he arrived.

Xu Shu led the army to capture Xu County in one fell swoop. Sun Ce quickly organized troops to rescue Xu County and tried to stop Xu Shu from attacking the city.

Unfortunately, Xu Shu did not give Sun Ce any chance. He ordered his army to attack fiercely and captured Xu County in a short time.

Sun Ce had no choice but to lead his troops to withdraw from Xu County, and at the same time asked Sun Quan to send troops south to help him guard Yuzhou.

After Xu Shu captured Xu County, he immediately began to deploy troops to prepare for the attack on Xiangyang.

Xiangyang City, Sun Ce’s residence.

Sun Ce hurriedly found Xun You and said, "Gongda, Xu Shu has taken Xu County. What should we do?"

Xun You also felt the situation was difficult. He had just received news that Xu Shu had conquered Xu County and was now gathering troops to attack Xiangyang.

"Bofu, now we have no choice but to fight." Xun You said gritting his teeth.

"What? Fight!" Sun Ce said in surprise. This is Xiangyang. If he fights, he will suffer heavy losses.

"That's right. Now we have no choice but to fight. If we don't, our situation will become even worse."

Xun You said solemnly: "Now that Xu Shu has taken Xu County, we have lost the initiative and he will definitely send a large army to besiege us.

He is also good at commanding troops. We must ensure the safety of Xiangyang, otherwise our retreat will be cut off."

"Then what should we do?" Sun Ce frowned. Xu Shu was a smart man, and his deployment must be very targeted. Sun Ce did not dare to act rashly.

Xun You said: "We can only ask for reinforcements now. I hope Yuan Shu can send troops to help us." (End of this chapter)