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

Yuan Shu was stationed in Xuzhou. When he heard that Cao Ang's army was advancing towards Xuzhou, he was shocked.

Yuan Shu had no idea why Cao Ang suddenly launched an attack on Xuzhou. This was like a bolt from the blue for him.

Once Cao Ang entered Xuzhou, Yuan Shu would be finished.

"Cao Ang is going too far, do you really think I'm a sick cat?

I will stop Cao Ang's army even if it costs me my life." Yuan Shu said with gritted teeth.

Yuan Shu's generals tried to persuade him to give up resistance, but in a rage, Yuan Shu killed all of them.

Yuan Shu had a certain number of troops under his command, all of whom were elite troops accumulated through his battles on the battlefield.

Yuan Shu incorporated all his soldiers into the legion and formed a new Youzhou Iron Cavalry.

Yuan Shu's Youzhou cavalry was well-equipped and powerful.

Unfortunately, the Youzhou cavalry had not experienced the test of war and were far inferior to the Yellow Turban Army.

The strength of the Youzhou Iron Cavalry was quite good, but unfortunately they encountered the most powerful legion under Cao Ang - the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were the most powerful cavalry under Cao Ang. Their existence made Cao Ang's cavalry invincible.

After the two sides encountered each other, Yuan Shu's Youzhou cavalry was beaten to pieces.

Yuan Shu's Youzhou Iron Cavalry was no match for the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and was defeated in just half a day.

The cavalry of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry attacked Yuan Shu's camp, and Yuan Shu was beheaded before he even had a chance to escape.

Cao Ang's army marched straight in and soon arrived near Yecheng and began to besiege it.

Yuan Shu had been operating in Jizhou for many years. Except for some trusted generals, all other officials in Jizhou surrendered to Cao Ang.

Cao Ang took over a quarter of Jizhou's land and greatly increased his strength.

Cao Ang planned to use Yuan Shu's food and grass to completely annex Jizhou.

"My Lord, Yuan Shu has abundant food reserves. I think it would be better to burn down his granaries first to deprive him of his food supply."

Jia Xu suggested.

Cao Ang's eyes lit up and said, "Wenhe is right. I will order the burning of Yuan Shu's granary.

Pass the order down, and start burning the grain and grass at 3:00 pm tomorrow."

Jia Xu left with a smile. After all, Cao Ang could not change his habit of burning food and grass, which was a huge flaw.

After Cao Ang gave the order, he immediately summoned all his advisers and generals and told them that Yuan Shu's food and grass had been burned.

Xun You and other counselors expressed their support, and they also wanted to see what methods Cao Ang would use.

When Yuan Shu learned that his granary had been burned, he flew into a rage and cursed, "What a vicious uncle Liu. He wants to kill us all."

Yuan Shao consoled him, "My Lord, do not be pessimistic. Cao Ang burned your granary, causing heavy losses. We can take this opportunity to counterattack and destroy Cao Ang in one fell swoop."

Yuan Shu was silent for a moment: "Yuan Tu, what do you think is the chance of winning if we fight alone?"

"My lord, Cao Ang has many powerful generals under his command, and he also controls the alliance of the princes in Guandong.

The current situation is very unfavorable to my lord.

But my lord, don't worry. Cao Ang's attack this time is mainly to seize Yanzhou. He dare not do anything to you for the time being.

The only advantage the lord has now is that Cao Ang’s food supply line is short.

As long as you delay for a few days, when Cao Ang runs out of food and grass, you will have enough time to destroy Cao Ang." Yuan Shao encouraged Yuan Shu.

What Yuan Shao said made sense, but Yuan Shu still couldn't make up his mind.

Seeing this, Yuan Shao continued to encourage him: "My lord, you are a hero, how can you be afraid of Cao Ang?"

"That's right, my lord, you are destined to be king. How can you be afraid of Cao Ang?"

Guo Tu, Feng Ji and others came out to support.

Yuan Shu was touched: "Okay, I will sacrifice my life to accompany you. It's just a cost of money, I can afford it."

Yuan Shu finally adopted Yuan Shao's advice and persisted for five days without surrendering to Cao Ang.

Seeing that Yuan Shu was still stubborn, Cao Ang's face darkened and he ordered Zhao Yun to continue the attack. He also mobilized all the cavalry to prepare to annihilate Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu saw Cao Ang coming again, his face turned pale. Yuan Shu knew that Cao Ang was coming and he had no way out.

"Liu Xuande, you came so quickly!" Yuan Cheng's tone was full of sarcasm.

Cao Ang smiled contemptuously: "Yuan Shu, don't you want to fight me to the death? I am following the emperor's order to attack Cao, how can I not be happy!"

"In that case, I will let you taste the power of my Youzhou cavalry!" Yuan Shu drew the sword from his waist and commanded the cavalry to attack Cao Ang.

Yuan Shu's Youzhou cavalry are the elite among the elite and have the best equipment.

It was the ace division in Cao Ang's army, but unfortunately, there was still a huge gap when facing Cao Ang's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry under Cao Ang were elite troops selected from the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Each member of them was equipped with the best armor and weapons and had outstanding combat effectiveness.

The two sides fought for less than an incense stick of time before Yuan Shu's Youzhou cavalry was defeated, and only 3,000 men were left under Yuan Shu's command.

After witnessing the horror of Cao Ang's army, Yuan Shu hurriedly retreated to Yecheng.

But soon after Yuan Shu ran out, he heard shouts of killing from behind. Yuan Shu knew that he was surrounded from behind.

Yuan Shu turned around and saw that, just as he had expected, Cao Ang led the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to catch up with them.

"Liu Xuande, please stop being so arrogant.

Although my Youzhou cavalry was defeated by you, your army also suffered heavy losses. It is still unknown who will win today." Yuan Shu said angrily.

Cao Ang laughed and said, "Yuan Shu, have you forgotten that my Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are the most elite cavalry?

Your Youzhou cavalry is vulnerable to a single blow!"

"Humph! I don't believe there's anything great about your cavalry." Yuan Shu said stubbornly.

"You can try it." Cao Ang looked at Yuan Shu coldly, with an expression that showed he had him in his grasp.

When Yuan Shu saw that Cao Ang was confident, he immediately lost his temper, stopped talking nonsense, and rushed towards Yecheng in a hurry.

Yuan Shu's cavalry was not as fast as Cao Ang's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and could only barely follow Cao Ang.

Cao Ang deliberately asked Yuan Shu to follow him so that Yuan Shu would be unable to sleep or eat and would not be able to calm down.

Yuan Shu was very depressed. He was originally the one with the upper hand, but was suddenly attacked by Cao Ang.

This resulted in serious damage to his own troops and the loss of Yecheng.

Now Yuan Shu can only hope that Yuan Tan will send reinforcements to rescue him, otherwise he will surely lose.

Of course, Yuan Shu felt that he would not lose.

After all, Yuan Tan is now attacking Xuzhou. He needs time to solve the problem of Xuzhou and it is impossible for him to send too many troops south.

Cao Ang led his troops to pursue Yuan Shu, harassing him constantly and hindering his progress.

The distance between the two armies was getting farther and farther, and Yuan Shu knew that this was definitely not a solution. Yuan Shu decided to abandon Yecheng, return to Yecheng, and defend it.

Cao Ang noticed Yuan Shu's unusual behavior and thought to himself that it was not good, Yuan Shu was about to leave.

So Cao Ang ordered Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei to lead the army to intensify the pursuit and make sure to keep Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu led the remaining troops and ran towards Yecheng. He knew that Yecheng was his foundation, and if he lost it, he would be doomed.

Although Yuan Shu was very fast, Cao Ang's cavalry was even faster.

Cao Ang and Yuan Shu both pulled their cavalry to the highest level, and the two torrents charged forward madly as if the end of the world was coming.

The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, and Cao Ang could even hear Yuan Shu's panicked breathing.

Yuan Shu was so frightened that he shouted, "Quick! Speed ​​up! Escape!" (End of this chapter)