Cao Cao took the information about the Xiliang Army, and looked at it over and over again, Jia Rong has always been Cao Cao's biggest enemy, since he fled from Luoyang, this idea has never disappeared, as a common person, step by step to the present, Jia Rong's body has too many mysteries, like such uncertain factors, Cao Cao's idea is naturally to completely strangle it in the bud state, but the princes of the Eighteenth Road have not broken through the weak Xiliang Army, and more than 300,000 coalition troops still have not broken through the Xiliang Army, Cao Cao knows, It is already difficult to wipe out the Xiliang army, and if you can't be an enemy, you will be friends first, and then you will fight it off when you arrive.

Thinking about this, Cao Cao's heart relaxed a little, the most important thing back then was to step up the pace of Cao's invasion and expand the territory.

Cao Cao targeted Liu Bei in Xuzhou, before the attack on Xuzhou, the soldiers were frustrated in Pengcheng, Xuzhou became a pimple in Cao Cao's heart, and when the coalition army attacked Hangu Pass, Zhang Fei once shot at Cao's army, which also became the reason for Cao Cao's troops.

"My lord, Xuzhou is guarded by Liu Beijun, and the soldiers are strong and the people are attached, and it is not easy to get." Xun Yu said.

Cao Cao nodded slightly: "It is imperative to take Xuzhou for a battle, for the counties that take refuge, do not kill, take the initiative to open the city gate, the original position remains unchanged, those who have merit will be rewarded, and those who have faults will be punished." ”

Hearing this, Xun Yu's face softened, he thought that Cao Cao still did not let go of the hatred in his heart, and wanted to avenge the dead family, leaving aside the hatred, Xuzhou is indeed an important state and county of the Han Dynasty, with abundant grain and grass, and after occupying Xuzhou, it will be of great benefit to Cao Jun's big move in the future.

"Liu Bei of Xuzhou, is not trivial, said to the outside world that he is a royal clan, governing the place, benevolence and righteousness are incomparable, and his deeds are quite some of the demeanor of the ancestors, and his generals Zhang Fei and Guan Yu also have the courage of ten thousand people, the three of them are righteous brothers, since Liu Bei started the army, he has repeatedly made contributions to it." Xi Zhicai analyzed.

"Zhicai's words are yes, I don't know what is the best strategy for the army to attack Xuzhou?" Cao Cao glanced at the strategists in the house, this level of meeting does not require the participation of military generals, compared to the system of the Xiliang Army, Cao Cao believes in the ability of strategists more.

Mao Jue said: "It is not difficult to conquer Xuzhou, our army is strong, the Xuzhou army rarely experiences wars, how can it be an enemy, only need to give benefits to the defenders in the city, and place the people in the city properly. And Zhang Fei is mostly reckless, and he can be captured in a battle. ”

Cao Cao's face was unhappy when he heard this, and Mao Jue's words implied some dissatisfaction with Cao Cao's previous style in Xuzhou, but Mao Jue's words were also decent: "Okay, just take your words, and the army will start to attack Xuzhou!" ”

The Han Emperor died, and the officials in the court were idle, but they were not idle, calling friends and discussing matters, in short, they almost never stopped, "The country cannot be without a king for a day!" "The officials are trying their best to plan for a new emperor to ascend the throne and rule the world, in the hearts of ordinary ministers, this Han is still the Liu family, in order to defend the country, even if he dies, Cao Cao and other princes should elect a new emperor to make the world stable.

After the death of Emperor Han, Cao Cao indulged a lot of officials in the city, regardless of it, and let these ministers fight there, but their every move could not escape the eyeline, and he didn't want to repeat the last scene when the army attacked Xuzhou.

After Liu Biao Liu Yan, Sun Ce ascended to the throne as the king of Wu, the great feudal ministers, at this time Jiangdong under the management of Sun Ce, the soldiers with their lives, the generals with their hearts, the recruitment of celebrities, the strategists and generals are as many as cattle hair, Zhou Yu Lu Su Cheng Pu and others shine in the army, quite reused, especially recently Sun Ce got a naval general, named Jiang Qin, superb martial arts on the water, the rules and regulations of the army, deeply reused, and shine when the Jingzhou naval army clashed.

Sun Ce's title to the king stimulated the princes of the Central Plains to a certain extent, especially Yuan Shao of Jizhou and Cao Cao of Yanzhou, these two men are in the hands of the soldiers, but they lack a great righteousness, Cao Cao is the previous hussar general, and he also belongs to a high position in the Han Dynasty, if he is called the king, it will definitely cause disgust among some of the strategists, although the Han Emperor died, but the Han family still has a great influence in the hearts of the people, such as Xun Yu Xun You, the two are a little dissatisfied with some of Cao Cao's policies, and Liu Biao and Liu Yan's kingship has not touched the bottom line, After all, they are relatives of the Han family.

Cao Cao ordered 50,000 soldiers and horses to conquer Xuzhou, nominally to report that Zhang Fei attacked the camp when he was in Hangu Pass, and after the counties and counties along the way were broken, he did not raise the butcher's knife, but went out to calm the people and restore the normal life of the people.

Liu Bei learned that Cao Cao led the army to attack Xuzhou again, and was shocked, and hurriedly convened his Wenchen generals to discuss countermeasures.

Liu Bei set his sights on Chen Deng, this Wen Tao is more than one step stronger than Sun Qian, and he is scheming, the city is quite deep, although Liu Bei does not like it very much, but at this time there are too few advisers under the account, so he has to trust Chen Deng, with the support of Xuzhou Mu, the Chen family's land in Xuzhou is rising for you, and there is a faint momentum that surpasses the Cao family.

"My lord, Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou, it is really unwise, when Cao Cao commanded 100,000 troops to attack Xuzhou, along the way of the counties, after breaking through the city, there are few alive, the village is looted, after these years of recovery, the people are a little more, but the heart of Cao Jun is afraid, especially the county order and county guards, Cao Cao's style back then is like in front of him, as long as the adult sends a letter, all say the benefits and harms, how can the officials not have to guard, my Xuzhou army also has 100,000 people, resist Cao Cao rubbing more than enough, adults do not need to worry." Chen Deng analyzed.

Liu Bei's face showed a hint of joy, when he came to Xuzhou, not only did the army increase in numbers, but the strategists also got Chen Deng, although Chen Deng always loved to take the test for the family, but this time the Cao army attacked the city, and the whole Xuzhou was in danger, and Liu Bei didn't believe that he didn't need to die.

"Okay, in the opinion of Lord Chen!" Liu Bei high-fived and said, after Mi Zhu, Chen Deng became the other driver of Xuzhou, and he had a prominent position in the city, even Sun Gan, who had followed Liu Bei for many years, was overwhelmed by him.

"Second brother, you lead 30,000 soldiers and horses to garrison Pengcheng, and when Cao's army arrives, he will definitely see the strength of my Xuzhou army." With soldiers and food in his hands, Liu Bei's ambition swelled and he wanted to fight Cao Cao on the battlefield.

Guan Yu's slightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and he clenched his fists and said, "No!" ”

"The rest are waiting to be sent!" Liu Bei said.

Seeing that Guan Yu had a battle to fight, and he could only stay in the city, Zhang Fei was a little unhappy, and said in a loud voice: "Big brother, how can the second brother lead the troops to fight, and I can only shrink in the city, I have not rushed to the battlefield for a long time, and my hands are itchy and tight." ”

Chen Deng couldn't help but smile slightly, Zhang Fei is very funny, but sometimes he is very unreasonable, there is a scoundrel nature in it, if Liu Bei's army does not count Zhang Fei, he will keep muttering, such a person is easy to socialize, straight, not like Guan Yu always has a straight face, never know what he is thinking in his heart.

"Okay, the third brother is also a general in the army, you lead 10,000 people to be stationed in Xiapi, and you are not allowed to go out of the city without an order." Liu Bei ordered.

Seeing that there was no need to stay in the boring city, Zhang Fei's face looked a little better, and he hugged his fists and said yes, as long as he stayed away from Liu Bei, why worry about having no battle to fight, it is said that the Cao army has cavalry, and it will definitely wander on the battlefield at that time, Zhang Fei hit the idea on these people, as for Liu Bei's order, he didn't take it to heart, and when he had the merits, he would blame himself for Liu Bei.

Since the first city was properly placed by Cao Cao, there was no bloodshed, the counties along the way have surrendered, Cao's army is strong, and Liu Bei did not send troops to come, it is clear that they are abandoned sons, surrendered, there is no pressure in his heart, Cao Cao led the army all the way to Pengcheng, seeing that the city is full of swords and guns, the army is quite majestic, and the moat that year has become wider, Cao Cao is not in a hurry.

Cao's army attacked Xuzhou, Yuan Shao was not happy, when the princes were allied, Liu Bei supported him wholeheartedly, not to mention that when Cao Cao captured Xuzhou, his strength would definitely soar, how could he let Cao Cao's family become bigger.

"Send 50,000 troops to Qingzhou, so that Cao's army will be overwhelmed." Yuan Shao said coldly.

"Lord, why do you need 50,000 people, only 10,000 people are needed, the last time the lord unexpectedly captured a county and a country in Qingzhou, Cao Cao must have been wary in his heart, before attacking Xuzhou, he must have arranged heavy troops in Qingzhou, this attack on Qingzhou is just to give Liu Bei a thought, our army only has the land of Jizhou, and nearly 200,000 soldiers, the people can't afford it, and I hope the lord will make a decision as soon as possible!" Tian Feng said.

Yuan Shao was wrong, he thought that Tian Feng was asking him to disarm, so he pulled his face down at the moment, and almost roared: "The army is the guarantee for the survival of the people of Jizhou, without the army, they would have been invaded by the Yellow Turbans of Montenegro and plundered by the Cao army. ”

Xu You took the opportunity to say: "Lord, since our army is strong, why not take the opportunity to expand the territory, so that not only the soldiers in the army have an explanation, but our army can also have more land." ”

The corners of Tian Feng's eyes twitched slightly, he was originally this idea, and was about to explain, but was blocked by Xu You, expecting that this matter also had a pimple in Yuan Shao's heart, although on the surface, Corporal Yuan Shao Lixian, after so many years of master and servant, Tian Feng and other strategists also have a clearer understanding, and they must have it, but Yuan Shao is so happy, he likes to listen to good words, but he doesn't like to listen to bad words, and he has to pretend to be very virtuous in everything.

Yuan Shao was overjoyed and said: "Lord Xu's words have won my heart, I don't know where to attack?" ”