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However, Cao Ang was willing to contain Liu Bei, which would relieve Ma Chao's pressure a lot.

After all, he cannot fight against Liu Bei alone, he still needs a group of strong allies.

Cao Ang's strength ranks at the bottom of Cao Cao's command, but compared with Liu Bei, he seems a bit incompetent.

"In that case, please leave it to the Prime Minister." Ma Chao thanked him.

The two reached a consensus and then went their separate ways, preparing to join forces to deal with Liu Biao.

At the same time, Donglai Prefecture.

"My lord!" Pang Tong ran in nervously and said excitedly, "Cao Cao led a large army to attack Donglai. I just received news that the city gate has been lost!"

"What?" Guo Jia's face changed drastically, and he said in shock: "Donglai is well-defended, and it was actually captured by Cao Cao?"

Pang Tong shook his head bitterly: "Yes, I personally checked it. The enemy is well-equipped and has strong fighting power. The defenders are simply unable to parry it."

"Cao Cao is indeed a man of both intelligence and resourcefulness. He captured Yanzhou in just one month!" Liu Ye praised.

Everyone was silent.

Although they had already expected that Cao Cao would not be able to hold back.

But Cao Cao's movements were too fast, catching them off guard.

"What should we do now?" Guo Jia asked anxiously: "Are we going to return to Nanyang?"

Pang Tong shook his head: "No, our army has captured Xu County, and its morale is strong. If we withdraw now, wouldn't it give Cao Cao the opportunity to defeat them one by one?"

Liu Yu also understood that Cao Cao's morale was high now that he had conquered Donglai.

If he chooses to retreat at this time, Cao Cao will definitely take advantage of the situation to pursue him, and Donglai will be in danger by then.

"What should we do?"

After Guo Jia pondered for a moment, he said: "Let's stay away from the edge for the time being. After Xu Shu and Huang Zhong stabilize Donglai, we will wait for an opportunity to recapture Donglai!"

Liu Yu nodded: "Well, just follow what Fengxiao said."

No one else retorted because they had no other choice now.

"In that case, what should we do now?" Pang Tong asked.

"What we have to do now is to continue the Northern Expedition against Yuan Shao." Liu Yu reminded: "But we must strengthen our vigilance."

Cao Cao suffered a defeat in Donglai and would definitely be angry with Yuan Shao.

"We need to strengthen the city and strengthen the training of soldiers." Liu Yu continued: "In addition, we need to send more sentries to monitor Dongjun."

Pang Tong and others nodded in agreement.

Inside Cao Jun's camp.

Cao Ang looked at the fire outside the tent and murmured: "Ma Chao, you are Gu's opponent after all!"

He was full of confidence, as if he had gained an absolute advantage and could win.

"Report!" At this moment, a herald broke in from outside.

"My lord, the scouts have discovered the strength of Donglai's defenders. They only have three thousand defenders left. Their combat power is weak and there is nothing to fear!"

"Okay! Pass the order and attack tomorrow! We must annihilate all the Donglai defenders!"

Cao Ang made his decision immediately and had no worries that Liu Biao would support the Donglai defenders.

Liu Biao was entangled by Sun Ce at the moment, so how could he have time to pay attention to Donglai?

Cao Ang's goal is very clear, directed at Jiangxia County in Liu Biao's hinterland!

Jiangxia County was the most important granary in the Han Dynasty and the foundation of Liu Biao.

Liu Biao's main forces were concentrated in Dongjun, Jingzhou, and Yuzhou, and Jiangxia County was relatively weak.

If Jiangxia County can be captured, Liu Biao's logistics supply line will inevitably be cut off, and Jiangxia County may even fall!

Cao Ang was well aware of the stakes, so he immediately mobilized his army to prepare to attack Jiangxia. Early the next morning, Cao Cao led an army of 40,000 to attack Jiangxia County.

Liu Yu also received the news that Donglai was captured by Cao Jun. His brows were furrowed into a Sichuan shape and his face was extremely ugly.

Donglai is his hometown and his support.

Now it was captured by Cao Cao and his home was destroyed. This was a huge blow to him.

"Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates will capture Jiangxia as soon as possible and ensure that Donglai is safe and sound." Jushu said.

"I hope so." Liu Yu smiled bitterly: "Can Brother Meng De really win Jiangxia County?"

Jushou whispered: "My lord, with the current situation, I am afraid that Cao Cao has already conquered Donglai and occupied the entire Donglai."

Liu Yu's expression suddenly changed, and what he was most worried about happened.

"Send the order and order all ministries to prepare for battle. If Donglai is lost, our retreat will also be blocked."

Liu Yu gritted her teeth and said, "Who will we give our back to?"

"Don't worry, my lord, Master Chen Gong is in Jiangdong. He will definitely lead troops to rescue us." Jushou quickly comforted us.

"I hope so!" Liu Yu still held hope in her heart.

He hoped that Chen Gong would not break his promise.

Jiangxia County, Donglai Prefecture.

Wang Canzheng, the governor of Donglai, held a meeting of the Political Affairs Hall.

Originally, Wang Can defected to Yuan Shu under the threat of Cao Cao. But now Cao Cao's troops are approaching Donglai County, and Donglai County is leaderless. He must stand up and take charge of the overall situation.

"Now Cao Cao's troops are surrounding Donglai County, we must defend the city, otherwise we will count as holding the city wall.

The people in the city have nowhere to stay. "Wang Can said sadly.

Many civil servants and generals gathered in the Donglai Prefecture. After hearing this, they all felt panicked.

Wang Can is right. If Donglai County is lost, the people will have nowhere to live and will have to live on the streets.

"What we have to consider now is how to defend Donglai, not how to evacuate Donglai!" Chen Gui snorted coldly.

Chen Gui is not young, but has a bad temper and always likes to choke people when he speaks.

Wang Can said angrily when he heard Chen Gui's attitude.

"I also know that we need to consider defending the city, but I have no choice now. The only way is to hold on to Donglai."

"Our Donglai is a place where aristocratic families gather. If we abandon Donglai, I am afraid that these aristocratic families will rebel.

By then Donglai will be occupied by Yuan Shao or Cao Cao. "Chen Gui said slowly.

Wang Can was immediately speechless. Only then did he remember that there were a group of wealthy families in Donglai Prefecture.

"Then according to the instructions of our ancestors, how should we deal with Donglai?" Wang Can changed the subject, hoping to use his identity as the governor of Donglai to suppress Chen Gui.

“Although the Donglai family is greedy, it is not completely hopeless.

If we can save the Donglai family, they will definitely be grateful and join us. "Chen Gui said lightly.

"This is the worst way." Many civil servants sighed. They knew that the noble family was the most stubborn.

The reason why aristocratic families have been able to stand for thousands of years, in addition to the hereditary system, is due to their selfish character.

If the Donglai family can put aside their past feud and unite as one.

Then the Donglai Prefecture can control the entire Donglai, which will impress all the princes in the world, but it is obviously impossible for aristocratic families.

"The ancestors once said that the Donglai family and I, Donglai, will live and die together. This sentence is still valid." Chen Gui suddenly said meaningfully.

These words made Wang Can and other aristocratic families' eyes light up. They did not want the family business they had worked so hard to build to be destroyed in one day. (End of chapter)