"Xiao Pei, urgent report!"
"Lu Fengxian attacked Liu Bei first and has been besieging the city for three days!”
Xun Yu reported word by word.
Cao Cao's expression darkened.
The Central Plains that he ruled over was a land of war.
Zhong Yao and Xiahou Yuan had joined forces to suppress the vassals in Guanzhong, and there was no war on the western front!
Zhang Xiu surrendered, and the south was pacified.
Only Yuan Shao in the north and Lu Bu in the east remained.
Along the way, Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Xun You, and Cheng Yu were discussing their strategy!
Guo Jia and Jia Xu advocated a punitive expedition against Lu Bu to stabilize Xuzhou in the east.
Xun You and Cheng Yu were the complete opposite. They followed Cao Cao's wishes and decided to go north!
Yuan Shao was powerful.
Normally, Cao Cao would not dare to offend him.
Not long ago, a scout from the north came to report.
Yuan Shao raised his army and attacked Gongsun Zan!
Jizhou is empty.
How could Cao Cao sit back and watch Yuan Shao grow?
If Yuan Shao pacified Gongsun Zan, then the four prefectures would fall into Yuan Shao's hands.
That was the land of four prefectures!
Yuan Shao's strength was several times stronger than Cao Cao's army!
Therefore, this sneak attack on Jizhou was extremely important!
It would set the world's structure!
At this time, Lu Bu came out and attacked Xiao Pei.
How could Cao Cao be happy?
Moreover, a shocking case had broken out in the north!
Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi, had always been on good terms with Lu Bu. Both of them were born in Bingzhou.
When Lu Bu occupied Puyang in Yanzhou, Zhang Yang had sent troops to support Cao Cao.
Cao Cao would always remember this grudge.
After pacifying Yanzhou, Cao Cao, under Guo Jia's guidance, welcomed Emperor Xian to Xudu step by step.
His prestige soared!
Zhang Yang's subordinate, Yang Chou, had been dissatisfied with Zhang Yang for a long time.
And so, he did something shocking!
Assassinate Zhang Yang!
He even succeeded.
Yang Chou occupied Hanoi County and surrendered to Cao Cao.
As for Hanoi Prefecture, it was located north of the Yellow River, just a step away from Jizhou!
It was Luoyang's northern gate!
If Cao Cao obtained Hanoi Prefecture, the success rate of his sneak attack on Ye City in Jizhou would double.
However, the good times did not last long.
Yang Chou was arrogant, but in the end, he was killed by his subordinate Sui Gu!
Sui Gu was originally a black bandit, and Zhang Yan did not get along, so he went down the mountain to Zhang Yang.
He had become the winner of this show!
After Sui Gu killed Yang Chou, he found the secret letter between Yang Chou and Cao Cao.
He was terrified.
So he mobilized Zhang Yang's old subordinates, stationed troops to shoot dogs, ready to defect to Yuan Shao.
How could Cao Cao tolerate this?
However, the army was attacking Zhang Xiu at that time, so they had no time to deal with him.
Cao Cao only sent Cao Ren and Shi Huan to attack Sui Gu.
He didn't expect Cao Ren and Shi Huan to be so powerful to kill Sui Gu in Dog City.
Zhang Yang's old subordinates all surrendered.
Cao Cao's army had expanded to He Ni County.
At this time, Yuan Shao was anxious. Unfortunately, he was attacking Gongsun Zan and had no time to deal with him.
The problem was that a feud had been formed.
If Cao Cao didn't take this opportunity to touch Yuan Shao's buttocks, it would be very difficult for him to have such an opportunity in the future.
Ye City in Jizhou was Yuan Shao's base camp. It would only take two to three days to reach it from Hanoi County.
Therefore, on the road to victory, Cao Cao was thinking about how to get rid of Yuan Shao and dominate the world.
At this critical moment, Lu Bu jumped out and said," Thief Cao! Come and hit me! You're a coward if you don't hit me!
How could Cao Cao not be angry!
He even guessed.
Lü Bu suddenly attacked Xiaopei. Yuan Shao must have been behind it.
Their goal was to restrain Cao Cao!
It was supposed to be a good triumphant return ceremony, but the officials of the imperial court all came out to welcome Cao Cao.
It ended in a hurry.
Cao Cao returned to Sikong Manor and flew into a rage!
Everyone was silent out of fear of being angered.
At this moment, Xu Chu stood up and said in a loud voice,
"I am willing to lend you fifty thousand elite soldiers to behead Lu Bu and offer him to the Prime Minister!”
At this moment, Cao Cao was only Sikong, one of the three dukes.
Xu Chu addressed him as Prime Minister.
Can you say that he's stupid?
The moment this idiot opened his mouth, Cao Cao was instantly overjoyed.
He was not afraid of flattery from eloquent scholars.
He was afraid that honest people would follow suit.
"Hahaha!"
Cao Cao suddenly laughed and glared at Xu Chu."You? You're not even fit to carry Yuan Ba's shoes. Leave quickly!”
His tone was harsh.
But he hid his love.
Xu Chu rubbed the back of his head and retreated to his position.
"My lord, Lu Bu is just a villain. We just need to send more troops to guard Xiao Pei.”Xun You said.
He had not given up on the surprise attack on Ye City!
Cheng Yu, who was originally Xun You's ally, fell silent.
Because he knew that Liu Bei was unreliable.
If Liu Bei colluded with Lu Bu…
Yanzhou is in danger!
"My lord, after pacifying Lu Bu, you will have Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Si Li. How can you fear Yuan Shao's power?”Guo Jia persuaded.
Cao Cao hesitated and only sent Xiahou Dun, the prefect of Jiyin, to support Liu Bei.
This delay gave Lu Bujun a chance.
Lu Bu's generals Zhang Liao and Gao Shun attacked Xiaopei with all their might.
Liu Bei couldn't resist and fled to Yanzhou. His entire family was captured by Lu Bu's army.
Xiahou Dun sent troops to reinforce them, but he was also defeated by Gao Shun and the others.
The situation was critical!
Cao Cao scolded Liu Bei for his incompetence, claiming that Liu Bei had lost to Lu Bu on purpose.
He also scolded Xiahou Dun for not doing his job well and not even providing support.
At this time, Cao Cao had no choice but to crusade.
Hence, he asked Guo Jia for advice on how to defeat the enemy!
Guo Jia's words calmed Cao Cao's heart!
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