An army of 300,000 troops marched southward in mighty force.
It is now the time of autumn harvest, so when marching troops, they must detour wherever they encounter wheat fields.
The army marched south, but at this moment Yuan Shu was still drunk and drunk, unaware.
Outside Shouchun City.
Zhou Sheng arrived early but did not go in.
A formation was set up outside the city so he could see it.
This is a formation specifically targeted at the tomb defenders. Anyone who steps into the tomb defender will be trapped by the formation and attacked by the soldiers on the wall.
No matter how powerful the tomb guards are, they will still be frightened when facing thousands of soldiers.
Especially if you are trapped, there is no way to escape.
"This is a bright card." Zhou Sheng said in a low voice.
Ge Xuan deliberately exposed the formation, making it clear that he did not want the tomb guards to enter.
And in Shouchun Palace, Tianzun must exist.
"Why don't you let me go? Tianzun probably doesn't know about me." Liuli was eager to give it a try.
"The Heavenly Lord doesn't know you, so how could he give you a curse?" Zhou Sheng said angrily.
"The people from Tianzun Association sealed me with Tianzun's essence and blood, and drew the sealing talisman on my body with their hands." Liuli replied.
"Why should we seal you instead of suppressing you?" Zhou Sheng suddenly thought of this question.
When the Six Meridians Tomb Keepers sealed one of Tianzun's hands with death, Liuli also participated in that action. Why was she the only one who was sealed?
"Because I was the only one who ran away." Liuli made an excuse.
"This is not the right reason. If you run away, will you still be cursed? You were cursed before you ran away." Zhou Sheng looked at Liuli and wanted to know the reason.
Liuli looked at Zhou Sheng, hesitated, and said: "Actually, they wanted me to serve Tianzun, but I didn't want to, so they turned me into a cat, hoping that I would stay with Tianzun as a cat."
Liuli's beauty is famous for her attractiveness.
It belongs to that kind of exquisite and lovely beauty, and it is difficult to find another one throughout history.
Anyone who sees it will be moved.
"You can't even go. You will be discovered by Tianzun if you go." Zhou Sheng said forcefully.
"Okay." Liuli lowered his head and followed Zhou Sheng.
"Then if we don't go in, how can we protect the imperial seal?" Liuli asked puzzledly.
"Yuan Shu will run out on his own." Zhou Sheng said calmly.
When Cao Cao comes and Yuan Shu cannot resist, he will abandon Shouchun Palace and leave.
When he walked out of Shouchun Palace, his luck had dissipated.
All he needs to do is take away the Imperial Seal the moment he goes out.
Now that Cao Cao has moved his army south, it will be a matter of time before he attacks Shouchun Palace.
Zhou Sheng is not in a hurry to go in, Yuan Shu will come out on his own.
North.
Cao Cao led his troops southward and conquered all the lands he passed.
Yuan Shu now gathered his soldiers in several major cities near Shouchun Palace. The soldiers in other territories were very weak, with only one or two thousand.
Facing the menacing Cao Cao, he couldn't resist it at all.
Some cities did not resist, and when Cao Cao arrived, they opened their doors and surrendered.
Attacking Yuan Shu is easier than attacking Dong Zhuo.
Yuan Shu didn't know how to use troops, not even how to defend.
Although his territory is large, most of it is unguarded.
And because the taxes he levied were too high and the people were deprived of their wealth, many people were unwilling to come to his land to farm and survive.
If the population is not prosperous, it will be difficult to recruit troops.
In Cao Cao's camp.
Cao Cao, who had captured sixteen cities in a row, was overjoyed and said: "I thought Yuan Shu knew something about soldiers, but I didn't expect him to be a fool, guarding the inside but not the outside, and just sitting back and enjoying the success."
"Perhaps Yuan Jiujiu is too arrogant. He considers himself the emperor and is not afraid of anyone attacking him." Xun Yu stood up and said.
"Yuan Gongdao is someone who doesn't want to conspire with each other." Liu Bei then said.
"By the way, what did Jiangdong say?" Cao Cao couldn't help but ask.
"Jiangdong has not replied yet, so he is probably still hesitating and waiting to see." Guo Jia stood up and said.
"In the final analysis, I still want to wait for me and Yuan Gongzhu to fight until both sides lose, and he is the fisherman who benefits." Cao Cao said disdainfully.
"Jiangdong Little Overlord, you think so well."
"No, the main reason is that he is afraid of Liu Biao, the herdsman of Jingzhou. Liu Biao controls Wujiang. Once Sun Bofu sends troops, Liu Biao will easily choke him." Guo Jia said.
"That fellow Liu Biao is too old and fatuous to achieve great things." Cao Cao shook his head.
If Liu Biao is not good enough, he will not be able to achieve great things.
His son is also very stretched and cannot support the pillars.
When Liu Bei heard Cao Cao's evaluation of Liu Biao, he raised his eyebrows, raised his hands and asked, "Liu Biao is from the royal family, so he may not be able to accomplish anything, right?"
Cao Cao shook his head and said: "Liu Biao may have been talented in his early years, but in his later years, he was addicted to singing and dancing, and did not use his talents. He only relied on his close confidants, and it was difficult to achieve great things."
"Otherwise, with all the talented people in Jingzhou, who can he keep?" Cao Cao said with a smile.
Jingzhou produced talented people, but how many Liu Biao had around him?
To put it bluntly, Liu Biao was not good at using talents, nor was he a wise master.
Living in a corner is okay, but in this troubled world, how long can he survive?
"Go down with the order, make food at the fourth watch, set off at the fifth watch, and arrive at Nanyang before nightfall." Cao Cao gave the order.
"Yes!" All the soldiers accepted the order with their hands raised.
Cao Cao clasped his hands behind his back and went back to rest.
…
Inside Xuzhou City.
While Lu Bu was admiring Diao Chan's supplies, Chen Gong sat next to him angrily.
"Chen Gong, who made you angry again? Are you so angry?" Someone asked jokingly.
"Lu Fengxian!" Chen Gong shouted, interrupting Diao Chan's dance.
Lu Bu crushed the wine glass and turned to look at Chen Gong.
"What's up?"
"Cao Ah secretly sent troops south. This was a clear opportunity to eat meat, but you actually indulged in singing, dancing, drinking and having no intention of making progress!" Chen Gong said angrily.
"Rotten wood cannot be carved, and mud cannot support the wall!" Chen Gong pointed directly at Lu Bu's nose and scolded him.
"Crack!"
Lu Bu smashed the table, stood up and cursed:
"Chen Gong, I will tolerate you again and again, don't think I dare not kill you!"
"I, Lu Feng, do things first, do I need you to teach me?"
Chen Gong couldn't suppress his anger anymore and stood up and said: "Lu Fengxian, Lu Fengxian, it's okay if you didn't listen to me last time, but you still won't listen this time. You, you can't achieve anything big!"
Lu Bu had a gloomy face and ordered: "Come here, arrest Chen Gong!"
Several soldiers came in and arrested Chen Gong.
"Chen Gong, I want you to take a good look at how I, Lu Fengxian, have achieved great achievements!" Lu Bu said, pointing to Chen Gong's nose.
"Lu Fengxian, you are just a common man, a common man!" Chen Gong cursed.
"take away!"
Lu Bu waved his hand, and several soldiers dragged Chen Gong down.
Lu Bu lost his mood to sing and dance and dismissed his men.
He sat on the main seat and covered his forehead.
Diao Chan was pouring wine for Lu Bu, not daring to disturb him with words.
"How long has it been since Cao A concealed his intention to send troops?" Lu Bu asked.
"It's been ten days."
When Lu Bu heard this, he smiled lightly and said, "Come here, send me my order and prepare for war!"
"Cao A has hidden it away. Xuzhou is mine, and Yanzhou is mine too!"
"Chen Gong, Chen Gong, you claim to be resourceful, but you don't know that if I send troops, Xuzhou will be captured by Yuan Shao. Why don't I take advantage of Lu Bu to attack Yuan Gonglu and steal his home?"