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Cao Ang nodded. Ju Su was right. The importance of Xuzhou was self-evident. Dong Zhuo's attack on Xuzhou was inevitable.

"After Dong Zhuo captures Xuzhou, he will definitely march south to attack Jingzhou. This is a problem.

Jingzhou is vast and sparsely populated, and it is difficult to transport food and supplies. If our army wants to reinforce Jingzhou, it will need to deploy troops, which will delay the attack on Jiangling.

This is a huge loss for the lord." Jia Xu reminded Cao Ang.

Cao Ang thought of the importance of Jingzhou and asked: "Fengxiao, what do you think we should do?"

"My lord, Jingzhou is across the sea from our army, and Jingzhou is densely networked with waterways. If we want reinforcements, we have to go through Yangzhou or Yuzhou.

However, I suggest that you do not take a detour. If you do, Jingzhou will fall into chaos. "Ju Su reminded.

"Well, I understand." Cao Ang had a plan in mind: "Then we will go straight to Huanglong, destroy Dong Zhuo, and take back Jingzhou. Gentlemen, what good plans do you have?"

Everyone lowered their heads and no one expressed any opinion.

When Liu Xie heard that no one objected, he knew that they also agreed to attack Huanglong and capture Dong Zhuo. Liu Xie said excitedly: "Father, I am willing to go!"

Cao Ang touched Liu Xie's head and said, "My son, you should stay in the capital.

I will personally lead the army to attack Dong Zhuo. You are the crown prince, and you are not suitable to participate in this kind of war."

Although Liu Xie wanted to attack Dong Zhuo, he was most concerned about Cao Ang's safety, so he had to give up.

Cao Ang turned his gaze to Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Tian Feng and Ju Su and asked.

"Yuan Hao, Meng Yan, Gong Da, Feng Xiao, do you have any good ideas?"

Jia Xu stepped forward and said, "My lord, after Dong Zhuo captured Xu County, he will not be able to spare the strength to attack Jingzhou in the short term.

Dong Zhuo's current military strength is about 20,000 people.

This number is within the range of our military strength. As long as you can take Xuzhou, you can tie down half of Dong Zhuo's forces."

"What Yuan Hao said is absolutely right. My lord, Dong Zhuo has many soldiers and generals. If you can take Xu County.

Dong Zhuo will only have troops in the northern border. He will surely be defeated by then." Ju Su said.

“Dong Zhuo’s troops in the northern border, plus Sun Ce in Jiangdong, have a total of at least 30,000 troops.

Our army is not as strong as Dong Zhuo's." Tian Feng frowned and said.

"Zhongzhi, Dong Zhuo was repelled by Zhang Xiu not long ago, and his troops were greatly reduced. Sun Ce in Jiangdong has sufficient troops and is no match for us.

Dong Zhuo will not fight with Jiangdong. So Dong Zhuo's northern border troops should not exceed 20,000. "Jia Xu said with a smile.

Jia Xu's words were agreed by everyone, as they all knew Dong Zhuo's military strength in the northern border.

Cao Ang nodded and said, "Since Yuan Hao said that Dong Zhuo's northern border forces do not exceed 20,000, then our army can win in one battle."

Liu Xie said: "Father, should we attack Yuzhou as soon as possible?"

“Yuzhou has a special geographical environment. If our army wants to take Yuzhou, we must first attack Shouchun from Yuzhou before we have a chance to enter the city.

I have decided to lead 5,000 troops in person and set off tomorrow. Yuan Hao, you will be responsible for allocating food, weapons and warships." Cao Ang made his own decision.

Liu Xie and Cao Ang were not familiar with each other and did not know how to dissuade them, so he simply kept silent.

"Yes." Jia Xu and Ju Su said respectfully.

The next day, Cao Ang took Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and others to Yuzhou.

In Yuzhou, Sun Ce received Dong Zhuo's message for help and was shocked.

Sun Ce knew Dong Zhuo's interests and also knew that the terrain of Xuzhou was very unfavorable to Xuzhou.

But Xuzhou is located in a remote area and there is no food at all.

If Dong Zhuo fails to attack Xuzhou, Dong Zhuo's strength will be greatly reduced. At that time, Sun Ce can take advantage of the situation and annex the entire Cao Wei.

Therefore, Sun Ce decided to send troops to help Dong Zhuo.

So Sun Ce asked Xu Shu and Xiahou Yuan to lead 600 soldiers to Xuzhou to support Dong Zhuo.

Xiahou Yuan is a rough man who doesn't like to use his brain and only likes to solve problems with his fists, he said to Sun Ce.

"My lord, I am willing to lead the troops to Xuzhou to relieve your worries." "Shuye, you don't understand government affairs. This battle still depends on Wenhe's guidance." Sun Ce patted Xiahou Yuan on the shoulder and said.

Xiahou Yuan scratched his head and said, "Well, my lord, I will stay here for a while."

Sun Ce knew that Xiahou Yuan had a low IQ.

He knew that if he forced his order on Xiahou Yuan, even if Xiahou Yuan was convinced, he would probably give up.

So Sun Ce could only let his adviser Xu Shu go, after all, Xu Shu's mind was quick.

When Xu Shu heard that he had to take Xiahou Yuan with him, he felt helpless, but he couldn't find any other excuse to refuse.

I could only bite the bullet and say, "My lord, I am willing to take General Xiahou with me to join us in this great event."

Sun Ce's eyes lit up. This was Xu Shu. He knew Xu Shu's talent and courage when he was in Jizhou.

"Thank you for your hard work, Wenhe." Sun Ce said politely.

"This is my duty." Xu Shu said respectfully.

"Haha, Wenhe is worthy of being my right-hand man." Sun Ce laughed.

Xu Shu became embarrassed. His family knew his own business, and Sun Ce praised him only for Cao Ang's sake.

Xu Shu took Xiahou Yuan away.

Before leaving, Xiahou Yuan glared at Xu Shu fiercely, as if Xu Shu had deceived him.

Xu Shu smiled bitterly in his heart, I'm doing this for your own good.

Cao Ang was preparing to send Lu Meng to lead the army to attack Jiangling and capture the city.

Jiangling is the gateway to Jingzhou. Once Jiangling is captured, Jingzhou will basically fall into Cao Ang's control.

Cao Ang had already thought about how to distribute Xuzhou after capturing Jiangling.

Xuzhou is an important place in Jingzhou, and Cao Ang is bound to occupy all the land in Jingzhou.

Liu Bei and Dong Zhuo occupied Yuzhou and Yanzhou, and it would be very inhumane for Cao Ang not to give some compensation.

As for Jiangxia County, Cao Ang gave it up. Jiangxia County was too barren, and even if he defended it, it would not be of much use.

Lu Bu led his troops south, conquered Nanyang County, and then advanced to Runan County and Wancheng County in Nanyang County.

In this way, Jingzhou was completely surrounded by Jiangxia County. Cao Ang believed that Liu Biao and Liu Zhang would definitely not sit still.

Cao Ang was planning the details of the attack on Jingzhou, while on the other side, Xu Shu was heading to Yuzhou according to the original plan.

As soon as Xu Shu arrived near Shouchun, he was discovered by a scout near Shouchun, who rushed back to the city to report.

"Xuzhou army?!" Xu Huang shouted in surprise.

Xu Shu's arrival made Xu Huang feel like a storm was about to come.

"Yuan Zhi has arrived, notify the general immediately." Xu Huang ordered hurriedly.

Soon, Sun Jian learned the news.

"Yuanzhi has finally arrived." Sun Jian smiled with relief.

"Bofu, you and Yuanzhi are close friends regardless of age. Now that Yuanzhi has come to help us, we will surely win."

Xu Shu's arrival gave Sun Jian hope.

Sun Jian also recognized Xu Shu's talent and said with a smile, "Of course. I have no doubt about Yuan Zhi's ability."

Afterwards, Sun Jian immediately called everyone together to discuss the matter.

"Pass on my order and send out scouts immediately to investigate and see where Xu Yuan is." Sun Jian gave the order.

"Yes, sir!" The generals obeyed the order.

Not long after, the spy brought news that Xu Shu was only half an hour away from Shouchun.

"Haha!" Sun Jian stood up happily. (End of this chapter)