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Xun Yu replied, "My lord, Lü Bu and Sun Ce formed an alliance with the goal of seizing Jingzhou.

Jingzhou is a land of abundance, extremely rich, and located at the border with Jiangdong, so there is sufficient food and grass.

If we take Jingzhou, Sun Ce can march straight into Yuzhou."

"Yes, that's true." Cao Ang nodded and said, "But I'm worried that Sun Ce doesn't just want to seize Jingzhou."

Cao Ang did not believe that Sun Ce would be willing to be suppressed by Cao Cao in Jingzhou. As a hero, how could Sun Ce be willing to be under Cao Cao?
"I think Sun Ce's appetite is not just Jingzhou, it should be Jizhou as well," said Xun Yu.

"Oh? How did you judge that?" Cao Ang asked in surprise.

"My lord, Yuan Shu died of illness at the end of the Battle of Xuzhou.

Based on my understanding of Yuan Shu, he would never die so easily.

Yuan Shu was dissatisfied with Yuan Tan when he was alive. Now that Yuan Shao was dead, Yuan Shu had no son to inherit the title.

Given Yuan Shu's character, he would definitely overthrow Yuan Tan." Xun Yu spoke eloquently and made a very logical analysis.

Xun Yu has been studying politics with Cao Ang for many years, and his IQ is naturally high, so he has now completely surpassed Cao Ang.

After listening to Xun Yu's words, Cao Ang said: "Wen Ruo's analysis is very logical, I agree.

But Fengxian is leading the troops outside, so I still need to arrange for a capable person to stay in the rear."

"My lord, Chen Gong is a man of both civil and military talents. I think Chen Gong should be responsible for this matter." Xun Yu suggested.

Cao Ang thought of Chen Gong and nodded, saying, "Okay, then Chen Gong will be in charge."

"My lord, I believe that the troops sent to Shouchun must be elite." Guo Jia suddenly spoke.

"What Fengxiao said is very true. I wonder which army Fengxiao thinks is more appropriate to send?" Cao Ang asked.

Guo Jia smiled and said, "My lord, Zhang Lu, the governor of Yanzhou, has 50,000 strong men under his command. My lord, you can transfer them to Shouchun to assist Lu Bu."

Zhang Lu's troops were a powerful force in Yanzhou. Now that Lu Bu was leading his troops to attack Shouchun, it was impossible for Zhang Lu in Yanzhou to sit idly by.

Zhang Lu will definitely send troops to help Lu Bu.

Moreover, this time Zhang Lu's army is stationed near Shouchun. Even if Lu Bu fails to take Shouchun, he will be able to withdraw.

Cao Ang's eyes lit up: "Fengxiao, this is a good idea."

"My lord is wise!" Guo Jia said respectfully.

Cao Ang immediately wrote a letter to Zhang Lu, asking him to take his troops to Shouchun to provide reinforcements.

After Zhang Lu received Cao Ang's order, he was completely confused. Why did Cao Ang rush him to Shouchun? What big thing had happened?
Zhang Lu didn't know what had happened, but he didn't dare to delay and immediately organized his troops to march towards Shouchun.

On the other side, Lu Bu's attack came to a standstill.

Originally he thought that Lu Bu's attack on Shouchun was a natural thing.

However, they did not expect that the defenders of Shouchun were so tenacious. After fighting for several months, they were unable to capture Shouchun. This was embarrassing.

What Lu Bu didn't know was that the defenders of Shouchun were on high alert during this period, and fresh blood was delivered to Shouchun every few days.

Lu Bu didn't want to waste time, so he ordered an attack on Shouchun.

The defending soldiers of Shouchun also knew that Lu Bu wanted to destroy Shouchun with a fierce attack, so they resisted desperately.

Seeing that he had been unable to take the city for a long time, Lu Bu became a little angry and shouted, "You bastards! I will make sure you die without a burial place today."

As Lu Bu roared, his generals began to charge, trying to use their numerical advantage to break into Shouchun.

However, Shouchun had more defenders, and wave after wave of defensive soldiers blocked the attacks of Lu Bu's army.

When Lu Bu saw this situation, he was so angry that he was fuming.

"Soldiers, follow me and charge!" Lu Bu drew his sword and commanded the army to charge.

"Charge!" Lü Bu personally led the cavalry to charge, and the rest of the infantry followed closely behind. For a moment, Lü Bu's cavalry and infantry were mixed together, and the scene was extremely intense.

Lu Bu's troops were cavalry, which had a huge advantage in speed, but they lacked bows and arrows.

During the charge, Lu Bu's army encountered obstacles, resulting in heavy casualties.

When the guard on the Shouchun city wall saw that Lu Bu's cavalry suffered casualties, his face became solemn.

"Go and inform General Dian Wei quickly." The guarding general ordered hurriedly.

The defending general just noticed that Dian Wei and the others seemed eager to take part in the battle.

After receiving the news, Dian Wei immediately jumped off the city gate and prepared to command the battle.

As soon as Dian Wei walked out of the city gate, Lu Bu's army rushed in. Dian Wei was shocked, as he did not expect that Lu Bu's cavalry could break through the city wall.

"Kill!" The cavalry of Lu Bu's army shouted excitedly when they saw Dian Wei and others.

Lu Bu's cavalry wanted to get closer to Dian Wei and his men. Dian Wei calmed down and said to the generals around him: "Brothers, kill all the enemies for me and protect the lord."

Dian Wei led a hundred elite soldiers to fight against Lu Bu's cavalry.

When the cavalry of Lu Bu's army saw Dian Wei's elite troops, they were shocked. They did not expect that Cao Ang actually had such a powerful team hidden.

"Kill him for me!" Lu Bu saw the opportunity and immediately gave the order.

The two elite troops collided with each other, and the sound of fighting resounded throughout the street.

Although Lu Bu's cavalry is powerful, the one hundred elite soldiers led by Dian Wei are also extraordinary.

The two sides were unable to determine the winner for a while, and Dian Wei took advantage of this opportunity to quickly penetrate the flank of Lu Bu's army, waiting for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack on Lu Bu's army.

When Lu Bu saw Dian Wei's whereabouts, his heart sank. Dian Wei was so insidious and cunning that he actually didn't see it.

"Pass the order down to encircle and suppress Dian Wei." Lu Bu gave the order immediately.

Lu Bu's order was executed, and countless Cao cavalry surrounded Dian Wei and his men.

Dian Wei had only a hundred elite troops, and they were surrounded by a large number of Cao Cao's cavalry and were in an extremely dangerous situation.

"Retreat!" Dian Wei decisively chose to leave the battlefield.

The Cao cavalry pursued them relentlessly until they were sure that Dian Wei and his men had escaped, and then they gave up.

After Dian Wei and his men escaped from Cao's army's sight, they quickly returned to Shouchun City.

As soon as Dian Wei entered the city, he found Cao Ang's residence and reported to him: "My lord, I have fulfilled my mission."

"Haha, Fengxiao did a great job." Cao Ang praised.

Dian Wei smiled. He liked being praised the most.

But Chen Gong on the side sighed.

Dian Wei asked suspiciously, "Zifang, what's wrong with you?"

"General Yuan Rang, you underestimate Cao Ang," Chen Gong reminded.

"What do you mean?" Dian Wei asked.

"We captured Shouchun so easily. Didn't Cao Ang know? I'm afraid there had been an ambush long ago." Chen Gong said.

"Ambush? How is that possible? There are so many of us." Dian Wei said in disbelief.

Chen Gong shook his head and said, "Don't forget. Cao Ang has 4,000 cavalry.

We have so few men now, if they set an ambush, we will be in trouble."

"Yes, Yuan Rang, Zifang's worries are justified." Cao Ang also felt that Dian Wei was a bit too reckless. "(End of this chapter)