After thinking about it, Liu Biao finally decided to go to Jiangxia. Ancestor Huang fought with Sun Jian, and he was already a lost soldier, if he didn't care about it, he was afraid that he would not be Cao's opponent.

Then he ordered his eldest son Liu Qi to lead 10,000 troops along the Han River to save Huang Zu.

Cao's army entered Jiangxia, and several counties in the north of Jiangxia chose to surrender after a little resistance in the face of the strong force of Chen Gong and others. After solving the crisis behind it, Chen Gong set his sights on Jiangxia County Zhixiling.

After the Xiling City garrison learned the news of Cao's invasion of the south, he quickly reported it to Huang Zu. Huang Zu sneered: "When I am so deceitful? Then he reorganized his men and prepared to meet Cao's army.

Huang Zu did not have an army in Xiling, he was repeatedly harassed by Yangzhou, so he built a fort in Xiakou, and built a moon city in the upper reaches of Xiakou. After breaking Sun Jian, he originally thought that he could have a period of time to recuperate, but it turned out that the front foot had just driven away the wolf, and the tiger and leopard on the back foot came again.

However, he was not afraid to deal with Cao Jun. In Jiangxia, where the rivers are dense, as long as he holds the defense line of the big river, he can sit back and relax. In fact, this is also true. The northern counties of Jiangxia had to surrender to Cao's army because Huang Zu could not rescue him. But when it comes to Xiling, the situation is different.

Xiling is the county governance, the city wall is tall and strong, and it has been operated by Huang Zu for many years, and all kinds of materials are complete. Therefore, he was surrounded by Cao's army and attacked on all sides, but he also guarded it in an orderly manner and did not mess up at all.

After attacking Xiling for a few days, Cao Xiu said to Chen Gong: "Gongtai, Xiling is difficult to conquer, it is better to attack Anlu." ”

Chen Gong frowned and said, "But it's not appropriate." Anlu is connected to the Han River, Jingzhou Sailors come and go conveniently, if you encircle Anlu, it will come to help, we are not good at water war, how to stop it? ”

Cao Xiu said: "I have traveled to Wudi, deep water, if the Jingzhou sailor comes, I will break it." ”

Cao Xiu's grandfather, Cao Ding, was the Taishou of Wu County, and after his father's funeral, he took his mother to Yangzhou to avoid the chaos and lived there for a long time. Cao Cao raised troops, and he traveled thousands of miles to vote, so he was called this thousand-mile horse by Cao Cao.

Chen Gong couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he saw Cao Xiu's decisive words, but it was not easy to persuade him again. And so he followed. So he withdrew from Xilingwei and turned around and went to Anlu.

When they arrived at Anlu, Chen Gong, Cao Xiu, and Le Jin worked together to attack Anlu City, and Anlu suddenly crumbled. The guards gritted their teeth and held on with all their might. I just want to hold on until Huang Zu comes to help.

In the midst of a fierce battle, suddenly a soldier came from the rear. The person who came was none other than Liu Qi and Iraq. Liu Qi is the first heir in Jingzhou, because he is not liked by Mrs. Cai, and has repeatedly made proverbs, so he has been idle by Liu Biao for a long time. Fortunately, this time Jingzhou was in an unprecedented crisis, Liu Biao felt that Cai's was unreliable, and his own son was reliable, so he used Liu Qi.

Yi Zijibo, Liu Biao's little fellow, followed Liu Biao when he was very young. can also be regarded as Liu Biao's ironcore. So they sent them together. The historical Yi is also a die-hard Han party, Cao Cao broke Jingzhou, and when everyone surrendered to Cao, he chose to defect to Liu Bei.

Cao Xiu saw that there were soldiers coming, but he said that Huang Zu was coming. Then he said to Chen Gong and Le Jin: "Gongtai and Wenqian attack the city by themselves, and I deserve it." "This is what the three of them discussed before, and if there are reinforcements coming, they will be handed over to Cao Xiu.

Cao Xiu led his troops to fight Liu Qi, and Chen Gong said to Le Jin: "Wen Qian, Wen Lie is anxious, we can attack the city with all our might." Le Jin nodded, Cao Xiu is an anxious person, and sometimes his speech is not very good. But there is no way, who gave him the surname Cao. If he comes back and finds that An Lu has not yet been captured, he is afraid that he will be disrespectful again.

Cao Xiu led the army directly to Liu Qi, and saw that the enemy's general flag was not yellow, but fluttering with a big flag with Liu characters, and the first general was a young general, and he couldn't help but be stunned. So he rolled his eyes and shouted: "Come and get your name!" ”

When Liu Qi heard the sound, he pulled the war horse under his crotch, swung the big gun horizontally, and said loudly: "Liu Pan, the general of Jingzhou, is also, a thief, he violated my border for no reason, and he didn't retreat quickly!" My lord has played the court, and sooner or later you will have to look good! "Liu Qi is not stupid, his force value is not high, if he is called Liu Qi, the eldest son of Jingzhou Mu, maybe the fierce enemy general on the opposite side will have thoughts about him, so he borrowed the name of his brother Liu Pan. After all, Liu Pan is one of the best generals in Jingzhou, and he defeated the Yangzhou army here before, and his reputation is far away. It is used to scare the opposite Cao Jiang.

Liu Qi and the Iraqi are not very knowledgeable about fighting, and they have not had much opportunity to give them experience before. But I don't know, the two armies are facing each other, all by strength, unless your strength is too strong, you still have to rely on swords and guns to speak, how can you bluff the enemy just by playing lip service?

When Cao Xiu heard that Liu Pan was coming, he was not surprised or overjoyed, but he was eager to try. I have heard Liu Pan's ability for a long time, if I can break his army and capture him and return, wouldn't it be good? This time I should be famous!

At this time, under the command of Cao Cao, the generals who can coerce one side, in addition to the Xiahoudun brothers, are Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Zang Ba and others, as for Li Dian, Le Jin, etc., it has not yet reached this level, as for Cao Xiu and other junior generals of the Cao family, it is not to mention.

As soon as Cao Xiu made up his mind, he shouted: "Liu Pan, Cao Wenlie is here to take your head today!" So he slapped his horse and shook his gun and led the army to fight Liu Qi.

Liu Qi saw that the enemy general did not retreat but came excitedly, and couldn't help but be furious, so he led the army to line up to meet Cao's army. As soon as the battle was encountered, it was a battle.

People who are not high in force also have the advantage of being very afraid of death. Liu Qi and Yi were both mediocre in battle, so they also discussed many strategies along the way. Under the guiding spirit of thinking about defeat before winning, he has thoroughly studied the defense array.

If you say that you want him to fight bravely to fight for his life, I am afraid that it will be difficult. But to say that after encountering the enemy, let them set up a large array of layers of defense, but they are very active. Therefore, after Cao Xiu fought with Liu Qi, he found that the Jingzhou army actually set up a turtle formation, making it almost difficult for him to advance an inch. Cao Xiu can't knock it out, he can't pierce the turtle shell, he can't help but be anxious and angry, he can't lead the soldiers to kill it, what's the use of him and his own soldiers killing it, he will die in minutes. So he scolded: "Liu Pan'er, you are known as a famous general, dare to fight with me?" The soldiers behind him shouted and scolded in unison.

Liu Qi didn't care about him, anyway, it wasn't himself who was scolding. Jingzhou Jun was indifferent when he heard this, and even wanted to laugh in his heart. So Cao Xiu was tired of scolding and killing, but he still found that this Jingzhou army was here, you took a step forward, he took a step back; You take a step back, he takes a step forward. But whenever someone fell, someone immediately came in to make up for it, and according to the guidance of the drum, there was no hurry or confusion.

When Cao Xiu was so angry that he shouted, Huang Zu was almost in Anlu.

As soon as General An Lu discovered the traces of Cao Jun, he immediately flew to report to Huang Zu. An Lu was in the upper reaches of Xiakou and could not afford to be missed, so after Huang Zu received the letter, he ordered the army and came by land and water.