Soon after, all of Cao Ren's generals, including Niu Jin, arrived at Cao Ren's study. When the last general arrived.
Cao Ren said: "Lu Su led his troops to capture Xinye and Fancheng."
"Boom."[
Cao Ren's words immediately shocked the generals under Cao Ren's tent, as if there was a loud bang in their heads, and they were stunned.
"Lu Su, with his little power, actually provokes Liu Biao. Doesn't he want to live anymore?"
"Yes, Liu Biao has an army of hundreds of thousands. Can he hold it?"
The generals laughed at Lu Su's overestimation of his capabilities.
At this moment, Cao Ren said: "Okay, now is not the time to talk about whether Lu Su overestimates his own capabilities, but it is time to consider how we should make decisions in this war."
"Now that Duke Ming is fighting Yuan Shao in the north, he cannot respond quickly. Our decision may be related to the situation in the south," Cao Ren said.
Although Cao Ren was surprised by Lu Su's sudden rise, he also realized that Lu Su's rise might lead to a series of changes.
It can even affect the general trend of the world.
"General, are you planning to take the opportunity to attack Xinye and Fancheng? Or are you helping Lu Su and stabilizing Liu Biao?" Niu Jin, the first general under Cao Ren, asked.
Niu Jin was a fierce general with courage that no man could match. In history, he finally became an important general of the Cao family. In the end, he was jealous of Sima Yi and was killed because of his hard work and merit.
If you can be feared by Sima Yi, you can imagine his ability.
"Yes, Xinye Fan City is coveted. As long as we hold these two cities, we can build a naval army in Xiangjiang River, and finally become stronger and attack Jingchu. But if we hold these two cities, we can also
It may lead to Liu Biao's dissatisfaction and provoke a war. It will be detrimental to the Guandu War in the north. And if it supports the war between Lu Su and Liu Biao, let's not talk about whether Lu Su's army of more than 10,000 can stabilize Liu Biao. Let's talk about Lu Su.
If you win, you might as well take advantage of the opportunity."
Cao Ren said.
Originally, Cao Ren believed that Lu Su was a man without ambition, but Lu Su killed Feike and captured Xinye and Fancheng. Cao Ren had to doubt Lu Su's intentions.
Although there is only a hint of suspicion, one must be on guard.
"Even if Lu Su becomes powerful, we will not lose anything. The only loss will be Liu Biao." Niu Jin pondered for a moment and said.
"This is a fact. If Lu Su becomes powerful and cannibalizes part of Jingchu. Even if he is ambitious, it will divide Liu Biao's power in Jingchu into two parts. It will be beneficial to Ming Gong.
of."
Cao Ren's eyes lit up and he thought thoughtfully.
"Raise 20,000 arrows and we will support Lu Su in fighting this war." Finally, Cao Ren ordered.[
"Promise." Seeing that Cao Ren had made a decision, Niu Jin agreed and walked down with the generals.
"Lu Su, Lu Su, don't let me down, try to eat some of Liu Biao's meat." After the generals left, Cao Ren said expectantly.
South, Fancheng.
The seven-pronged army, commanded by Zhang Yun, with Wen Pin and Wang Wei as generals, a huge army of 42,000 people, gathered and crossed the river by boat.
Finally arrived at the north bank of Xiangjiang River.
About two miles ahead is Fancheng.
Zhang Yun rode his horse at the front of the team. He was wearing armor, with a strong horse under his crotch. He held a riding whip and pointed straight ahead. He shouted: "The front is our Fancheng, and it is also where our merits lie. The time for our soldiers to make meritorious deeds is about to come."
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"Ouch, ouch, ouch."
The soldiers let out a wolf howl at this, very excited.
With an army of 42,000, wouldn't it be easy to deal with a small Lu Su?