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

After daybreak, Chen Gong directly led his troops to launch a general attack.

In Cao Cao's camp.

At this time, Cao Cao was inside the tent with his brows furrowed.

He already knew what happened last night.

So he is very irritable now.

Because the food and grass were burned, his army lacked food and could not hold on for too long.

According to the current situation, Cao Cao will be out of food due to depletion of food and grass in three days at most, and he will definitely collapse by then.

"Report, the military advisor wants to see you!"

Just when Cao Cao was irritable, a soldier ran in and reported.

"come in!"

Cao Cao took a deep breath and calmed down his mind.

Soon Chen Gong walked in and saluted: "I pay my respects to my lord!"

"There is no need to be polite, military advisor!"

Cao Cao stretched out his hand to help: "The military advisor came to see me so early, but what's the matter?"

"Let me tell you, my lord, I just got some good news." Chen Gong said excitedly.

Cao Cao's eyes lit up and he said hurriedly: "Say it quickly."

"Yes!"

Chen Gong nodded: "The scouts just came to report and found that there is a hill in Nanyang County, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

I estimate that Liu Xuande will definitely send troops to guard the hills to block our attack. "

Cao Cao's eyes showed surprise: "It's such a coincidence that there happens to be a hill that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Could it be that he deliberately arranged it?"

"maybe!"

Chen Gong touched his beard and said calmly: "No matter what, we need to guard against Liu Yu's sudden attack."

"Ok!"

Cao Cao nodded and said: "Since it is easy to defend but difficult to attack, let's give up the attack and retreat first."

"Lord, you must not do this!" Chen Gong quickly advised: "If we give up the attack now and wait until Liu Yu reacts and organizes defense again, then we will be in danger. Please think again, lord!"

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes slightly, stared at Chen Gong, and said in a deep voice: "Military advisor, what do you think the truth should be done?"

Chen Gong was not afraid to look at Cao Cao: "I believe that our army must attack, otherwise when Liu Yu reacts, it will be even more difficult to capture Xiangyang."

"Have you forgotten that we also have two generals Zhang Xiu and Xia Houyuan!" Cao Cao reminded.

Chen Gong was stunned when he heard this. Zhang Xiu and Xia Houyuan were indeed terrifying, but the problem was that now Xiangyang City was guarded by Lu Bu, Zhang Xiu and Xia Houyuan might not be able to successfully capture Xiangyang.

"But lord, our first priority now is to cross the Yellow River. As for the capture of Xiangyang, we can leave it to General Xiahou and General Zhang. If we can use this to eliminate Liu Yu's strength, that would be great."

Cao Cao hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Just follow the military advisor's advice."

Cao Cao was not stupid. He knew that Zhang Xiu and Xia Houyuan were both strong generals, but in terms of commanding and tactical abilities, they were much worse than Chen Gong.

"The general understands."

Chen Gong breathed a sigh of relief: "General Mo will prepare now."

After saying that, he turned around and left the tent.

Not long after Chen Gonggang left, Xiahou Dun walked in from the door.

"My lord, has Military Advisor Chen left?" Xiahou Dun asked.

Cao Cao nodded and said, "What do you think of what Military Master Chen said?"

Xiahou Dun frowned slightly: "My subordinates feel that although Military Master Chen's words are reasonable, they are a bit unfounded."

"What do you say?" Cao Cao asked.

"My lord, think about it, although Lu Bu in Xiangyang City is powerful, he can only defend the city. He doesn't have elite soldiers and generals under his command. What can he do even if he occupies a favorable terrain?" Xiahou Dun explained.

Xiahou Dun's words made sense, and Cao Cao nodded slightly. But immediately Xiahou Dun's expression changed and he said: "That's not right, my lord, since Military Advisor Chen said that, why didn't he lead a large force to retreat and instead choose to stay?"

"You mean?"

Cao Cao also reacted.

"Is it possible that he wanted to take the opportunity to attack Liu Bei's back?"

The more Cao Cao thought about it, the more possible it became.

Chen Gong is a wise man. He couldn't have thought of this, but he still chose to stay.

The only explanation is that he wanted to lead his cavalry in a sneak attack while Liu Bei was dividing his troops to guard Nanyang.

Cao Cao had to praise this kind of strategy, it was a good strategy.

"My lord, there are not many cavalry in Liu Bei's army right now. If we attack with all our strength now, we will definitely be able to wipe them out and capture Nanyang County at the same time!"

Xiahou Dun's eyes flashed.

"it is good!"

Cao Cao gritted his teeth and said: "Send the army to attack Nanyang County at full speed and capture Nanyang County. The truth is that there will be many rewards!"

"promise!"

Cao Cao then ordered the army to move at full speed and strive to reach Nanyang County as soon as possible.

On the other side, after receiving Cao Cao's order, Chen Gong immediately led his army towards Nanyang County.

At this time in Nanyang County, Liu Bei was convening the generals for discussion.

"Mr. Fengxiao, do you think we should continue to hold on to Nanyang County, or retreat to Xiangping City?" Liu Bei asked Kong Ming.

"Lord!"

Guo Jia on the other side stood up: "Lord, Cao Cao's army has now reached the hills in the north of Nanyang County.

If we let them gain a foothold at the front, I'm afraid we will be in real trouble. "

"So I suggest that your lord immediately mobilize the army, attack with all strength, capture Nanyang County City while Cao Cao is not paying attention, and then quickly retreat to Xiangping City!"

"inappropriate!"

Kong Ming shook his head and said: "If we take the initiative to attack, Cao Cao will definitely be on guard. I'm afraid we will suffer heavy losses by then."

Liu Bei heard Kong Ming's words and nodded: "The military advisor is very worried. Cao Cao will definitely be more vigilant. It may not be that simple to capture them!"

"My lord, there is no need to worry!"

Kong Ming said: "I heard that General Xiahou Dun met Lu Bu at Donglai Water Village. If Beizi's guess is correct, the scouts sent by Cao Cao have been killed, and there is no way to detect our truth."

"Oh? Is there still such a thing?" Liu Bei said in surprise.

"It's absolutely true!" Kong Ming laughed.

Liu Bei laughed loudly: "In this case, there will be no worries. Our army will attack with all our strength and directly capture Nanyang County. As for Cao Cao's threat, let's forget about it for now."

"Yes!" the two generals said, cupping their fists.

Liu Bei immediately ordered: "Order the army to attack across the board and capture Nanyang County and the entire Jingzhou in one fell swoop!"

"Yes!" Pang Tong and Liu Ye saluted respectfully.

"Report... to inform my lord, the Han army has launched a full-scale attack!"

After Cao Cao's order was issued, the scouts hurriedly came to report.

"Did the Han army finally take action?" Cao Cao sneered at the corner of his mouth: "Send the order, all soldiers are ready to meet the enemy. If any trace of the Han army is found, send a signal immediately."

"promise!"

.......
Soon Cao Cao also received news from the scouts.

The message the scouts told Cao Cao was very simple. Cao Cao's target was too big. As long as he encountered Cao Jun's scouts, he would kill them directly.

"(End of Chapter)