Chapter 423 Planning

Five thousand soldiers and horses were quickly defeated under the crushing of tigers and leopards, but half an hour was enough for Yuan Tan and others to escape. By the time Cao Ren led the tiger and leopard to rush out of Ye City, Yuan Tan and others were gone.

At the same time, Cao Cao led his army to attack more than a dozen cities, including Ye City, overnight. In the next few days, Cao Bing kept conquering Jizhou, Bingzhou and Qingzhou cities one after another.

Most of the cities in Jizhou, Qingzhou and Bingzhou fell into the hands of Cao Cao. At this time, Yuan Tan and several people organized an effective attack. Command the remaining soldiers and horses to defend the city.

The three people joined hands to mobilise almost all the soldiers and horses in Youzhou, Bingzhou, Qingzhou, Jizhou and other places to stop Cao Cao's offensive. Cao also seemed to understand that it was not easy to destroy Yuan Tan at once. After learning that the three people were working together, they also slowed down the offensive and stepped up the integration of the city.

Half a month later, after leaving Zhang Liao and tens of thousands of troops, Cao Cao led the rest of the soldiers back to Xuchang.

And it was not until Cao Cao returned to Xuchang that he knew that Xuchang's situation was far more difficult than he thought. Before Cao Cao ordered the withdrawal of troops, the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou were fully mobilized. Wancheng, Liangzhou and other places hoarded heavy troops and stared at Xu Chenghu.

Not long ago, it was reported that the news that Jingzhou and Jiangdong were allied to prepare for the Northern Expedition made the situation in Xuchang City extremely tense.

If Xun Wenruo hadn't returned to Xuchang first to stabilize Xuchang's situation, Xu Chang would have been in chaos before the war.

Cao Cao's tens of thousands of troops returned to Xuchang, which suddenly stabilized Xu Chang's chaotic situation, and the tense atmosphere before the previous war seemed to dissipate with Cao Cao's return to Xuchang.

Neither Cao Cao Cao nor the group of generals under Cao Cao mentioned the campaign against Jingzhou.

Xu Chang, in Cao Cao's mansion.

Cao Cao was looking at a letter on his desk, and his face was getting darker and darker. Every letter seemed to be unfavorable to Cao Cao. How could he not make Cao angry?

"Master, Liu Qi has been prepared for a long time. It is not surprising that Liangzhou and Jingzhou are heavily guarded. Instead, Jiangdong seems to react strangely and actually joined forces with Jingzhou to fight against the lord."

Looking at Cao Cao's gloomy face, Xun Wenruo sighed. Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao's forces in one fell swoop and boosted morale. At this time, although Yuan Tan and others were not killed, they were no longer in trouble.

Unexpectedly, when I returned to Xuchang, the alliance between Jingzhou and Jiangdong gave me a power. Not to mention Cao Cao, even they were a little helpless.

"Although Jiangdong's reaction was a little unexpected, it was reasonable. Nowadays, the world has shown a three-point trend, but Jiangdong's power is the weakest, and there is still a big gap between Jingzhou and the lord. Although Liu Qi in Jingzhou has developed very fast, his background is relatively weak. Only when Jiangdong unites with Jingzhou can he stop the lord from going south, and his lips are cold. This Jiangdong Sun Ce is the way to survive.

Guo Jia shook his head. He has never looked at Jiangdong. Jiangdong's terrain is dangerous, and there are many generals, and there are people like Sun Ce. How can he underestimate it? Moreover, Sun's father and son have been operating in Jiangdong for more than ten years, and their power has long been deeply rooted and difficult to overcome.

Looking up at Cao Cao Cao, Guo Jia continued, "Lord, now the army is poor, it is difficult to supply grain and materials, and the hearts of the people in Jizhou and other places are not stable, so we can't start the war again. Moreover, in the south of the Yangtze River, the sailors are vertical and horizontal, and the army under the command of the master is not good at water warfare. They rush to the south, and the consequences are unpredictable. If you don't rest for a while, it's not too late to go south.

At this time, what Guo Jia was most afraid of was that Cao Cao's brain was hot and fought against Jingzhou. That was definitely a disaster for Xu Chang. It was not a wise move to easily launch a war of losing more and winning less.

"Feng Xiao is right. The army really needs to be cultivated for a period of time, and the situation in Jiangdong, Jingzhou is not clear, and the generals and horses stationed in various places are also blurred. At this time, the war with Jingzhou is a little sudden." Cheng Yu nodded and did not approve of attacking Jingzhou at this time.

"Lord, now the lord's power has been completed, and you only need to take a little precautions. Jiangdong and Jingzhou can only be trapped in the south of the Yangtze River. After a long time, the two sides will naturally have a gap. At that time, if you go south again, you will get twice the result with half the effort." Seeing Cao Cao's hesitation, Guo Jia said again.

Cao Cao nodded. Although he wanted to go south to Jingzhou, Guo Jia and others did not agree. He also knew that attacking Jingzhou at this time would probably be useless. If any more variables happened, it would be extremely unfavorable to him.

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Jingzhou, contrary to Guo Jia and others, Liu Qi hoped that Cao Cao could lead his troops south at this time.

What Jingzhou needs most at this time is time. Although the power of Jingzhou is not as good as Cao Cao at this time, if Cao Cao leads the army south, Liu Qi is confident to teach Cao Cao a painful lesson.

At that time, Cao Cao will definitely lose his troops, and Jingzhou will have more time to win. If Cao Cao endured at this time, when Cao Cao made up his mind to attack Jingzhou, it would definitely be like thunder. Even if Liu Qi was prepared at this time, the victory or defeat was still unpredictable.

"Lord, Cao Cao ordered all places to be on alert, and at the same time, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were stationed in all directions. It seems that he did not intend to fight openly with the Lord at this time." Xu Shu said with a little regret that his mind is the same as Liu Qi. If he can buy more time, he will never miss it.

Now that Cao Cao is forbearable, the next time Cao Cao decides to attack Jingzhou, it may be the time for the two sides to fight.

"Well, there is not much time, so you have to prepare well. Can Liu Bei be at ease these days? Liu Qi suddenly thought of Liu Bei.

Since he came to Jingzhou, this uncle of the same clan has been under his surveillance, and some of the few soldiers and horses under his command have been deprived by him. Zhang Fei, Guan Yu and other generals have also been scattered by him for different reasons, but he is not worried about what Liu Bei can play.

"Liu Bei has always been relatively calm, but he has a few letters with Guan Yu these days. As for the content of the letters, even Jin Yiwei can't find out the secrets of several secrets he has made."

Xu Shu shook his head and had no sympathy for Liu Bei. He knew exactly what Liu Bei had in mind when he came to Jingzhou, and he also knew that Liu Qi would never tolerate Liu Bei's chance.

"Well, no matter what the content of the letter is, you just need to pay close attention to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Even if Liu Bei is a means, he can't make a big wave." Liu Qi didn't care. Liu Bei didn't move. He had no excuse to deal with Liu Bei. He waited for Liu Bei to make mistakes first.

There must be a time bomb hidden in Jingzhou, which makes Liu Qi a little worried.