"This unfilial son…"
Cao Cao cursed in his heart.
He even dared to lay his hands on the woman that his father had once taken a fancy to. He was truly audacious.
However, scolding was scolding, he could only swallow this loss in silence.
Who asked him to have bad luck? Before he could touch Madam Zou, Zhang Xiu launched a rebellion, causing him to end up in a situation where he lost both his wealth and life.
Now, he was seriously injured and could only fake his death. Madam Zou also benefited his son.
Forget it, it was not too bad that the fertile water did not flow into other people's fields.
"Shuo 'er killed Zhang Xiu and went to Wan City to avenge Ang' er. He has made a great contribution!”
"Then Madam Zou, take it as a reward for Shuo 'Er!”
Cao Cao pretended to be magnanimous and gave himself a dignified way out.
Guo Jia secretly heaved a sigh of relief and quickly complimented,"Sikong rewards and punishes clearly.”
"Alright, stop flattering me.”
Cao Cao waved his hand,
"Wan City is the gateway to Jingzhou. Now that our army has captured it, Liu Biao will not let it go.”
"I think that Liu Biao will underestimate Shuo 'er and send troops north to fight for Wan City.”
"Shuo 'Er does have peerless martial arts, but you can't rely on your individual bravery in battle. You have to be familiar with the art of war and military strategy. This is what Shuo' Er lacks the most and what I'm worried about.”
"Fengxiao, keep an eye on Shuo 'Er and report to me at any time.”
Cao Cao warned earnestly.
"Jia understands what to do."
Guo Jia accepted the order.
…
Jingzhou, Xiangyang.
Wancheng fell and Zhang Xiu was beheaded. The whole city was shocked.
In the main hall of the state capital.
"Zhang Xiu is known as the Spear King of the Northern Lands. His martial arts are peerless, but he was actually killed by that son of a thief in one move?”
Liu Biao looked at the battle report in his hand, his face full of shock and confusion.
"This son of Thief Cao is not simple.”
"I heard that this kid pretended to be a silkpants unfilial son under Cao Cao's eyes for more than ten years, but secretly raised a group of elite private soldiers. In one fell swoop, he rebelled and became the head of the Cao family!”
"After that, he used thunderous methods to suppress and kill Dong Cheng and more than a dozen other anti-Cao Hanchen, coercing the emperor, forcefully snatching the empress, and quickly took control of the situation in Xudu.”
"This Cao Shuo is shrewd and ruthless. He is definitely not inferior to his father, Cao Cao.”
Kuai Yue's face was filled with fear as he told him all the information the spy had gathered.
The Jing state strategists and generals in the hall were in an uproar.
"In that case, Zhang Xiu underestimated this Cao Shuo, which was why he was killed and lost Wan City?”
Liu Biao's brows were tightly locked, and a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.
Kuai Yue nodded.
"He's just a little scheming brat. Why does my lord need to be afraid?”
A conceited and disdainful voice sounded.
Cai Mao stood up and cupped his hands.
"Wan City is the gateway to our Jingzhou. We must not let it fall into the hands of the Cao family.”
"My lord, please lead the army to the north immediately and defeat that little Cao thief for my lord and recapture Wan City!”
Liu Biao glanced at Cai Mao and knew his motive for rushing to send troops.
Firstly, Wan City was indeed the gateway to Jingzhou and could not be lost.
Second, his younger brother Cai Zhong escorted food and grass to Zhang Xiu. After the fall of Wancheng, he could not retreat in time and was also captured by Cao Shuo.
Cai Mao was anxious to recover Wan City and save his younger brother.
"De Gui, even Zhang Xiu isn't Cao Shuo's match. We can't underestimate him.”
Liu Biao reminded.
"Cao Shuo's martial arts were indeed extraordinary, but Zhang Xiu died because he didn't know Cao Shuo's martial arts and fought alone.”
"If Zhang Xiu had held the city and not fought, how could he have been defeated so easily? How could Cao Shuo have taken down Wan City so easily?”
"He's just a young man. What military strategy can he have? Is my lord afraid that I'm not his match?”
Cai Mao said confidently.
His words caused Liu Biao's eyes to move as he suddenly understood.
"De Gui's words are reasonable. That Cao brat relied on his martial arts skills to take down Wan City, not his true abilities.”
"De Gui is experienced in the battlefield. That Cao Shuo shouldn't be a match for him, right?"
Liu Biao weighed the pros and cons for a long time. A murderous look appeared on his face as he shouted,"Cai Mao, listen up!"
"I'm here!"
"I'll give you thirty thousand soldiers. Immediately lead your army north and take back Wan City!”
Cai Mao was overjoyed." Don't worry, my lord," he said." I'll cut off Cao Shuo's head in half a month and present it to you!"”
Two days later.
Cai Mao led 30,000 Jingzhou troops across the river north and marched toward Wancheng.
…
Wancheng, the military headquarters.
The Jingzhou army had sent a secret report to Cao Shuo.
"The Jingzhou army is coming with great momentum, and they have more soldiers than our army. That Cai Mao is the host of the Jingzhou, so we can't underestimate him.”
"I think we should hold Wan City and wait for the enemy to get tired before attacking.”
"General Zixiao's words are reasonable. We really shouldn't attack rashly.”
The advisors and generals discussed animatedly and offered their own ideas.
The central idea was the same:
Defend!
It wasn't that they didn't have confidence. They were truly afraid of the Jing State Army and Cai Mao.
They were worried about Cao Shuo's ability to lead troops.
They were naturally convinced by Cao Shuo's martial arts.
However, he could not use the same method a second time. Cai Mao would not be as foolish as Zhang Xiu and fight Cao Shuo alone.
If he wanted to defeat Cai Mao, he could only rely on his talent in commanding troops.
Even someone as strong as Cao Cao had to go through many defeats to train his martial arts skills.
Cao Shuo had never led his troops into battle before, so the people of Cao Camp were not confident that he would be able to fight a truly fierce battle.
Since they had no confidence, the best choice was naturally to hold on and not fight.
The advisors and generals discussed.
Cao Shuo closed his eyes and stayed out of it.
"Ding…loading Wu Mu's Will."
Martial Saint Yue Fei's life experience in battle, countless exquisite military strategies, like the water of the Heavenly River, poured into his memories and engraved into his thoughts.
Cao Shuo let out a long breath and slowly opened his eyes.
His eyes were filled with confidence.
"A mere Cai Mao wants to defend the city without fighting, how can he compete with the heroes of the world!”
Cao Shuo slammed the table and stood up. He shouted sternly,
"Pass down the order, the army will immediately move south. I want to fight Cai Mao head-on!”
Everyone's expression changed.
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