However, it was said that Liu Biao had just left on the front foot, and Cao Cao led the army to occupy Nanyang on the back foot, and sent Cao Xiu to lead the tiger and leopard to ride all the way to Xiangyang. Sun Ce was caught off guard for a while because he was concerned about the four counties of Jingnan, but he was taken by Cao Cao and captured Nanyang and Xiangyang in succession. When Sun Ce heard the letter, he couldn't help but be annoyed and angry.

He has hit Yicheng and is almost under Xiangyang City. Such an empty city, but he was being fought by Cao's army, how could he endure it, so he raised a large army and sent straight to Xiangyang.

The soldiers were in Xiangyang, Sun Ce showed off his martial arts under the city, and was seen by Cao Xiu in the city. Cao Xiunai said: "I have heard the name of Sun Ce for a long time, and I will try it myself." Then he led his troops out of the city.

At this time, Jingzhou has become a borderless land, and if Cao Cao and Sun Jian want to get Jingzhou, it depends on who is powerful. Sun Ce had Jiangxia and rebelled against the four counties of Jingnan, but he didn't give up, thinking that Xiangyang was originally in his pocket. When he saw Cao Xiu, his eyes were extremely red, and he didn't answer, shouting, and led the army to attack.

Cao Xiu shook his spirits and also raised his gun to fight Sun Ce. The two armies fought a big battle under the city, and Sun Ce rushed left and right, invincible, so not majestic. Cao Xiu was not Sun Ce's enemy, so he had to lead the army back to the city.

Sun Ce won a game and said with a smile: "Only with this little ability, dare to rob my Xiangyang?" ”

Cao Xiu returned to the city and said: "Sun Ce is brave, I am not his enemy, Xiangyang is an important land, there is no room for mistakes, and it should be reported to the lord." Cao Cao had just finished cooking all the things in Wancheng, and was on the way to and from Xiangyang.

When he arrived in Xiangyang, he didn't care about Cao Xiu, but he went to find Cai Mao first, and when he arrived at Cai Mao's house, Cai Mao greeted him. Cao Cao then entered Cai Mao's private room with him, called his wife and children, and said Cai Mao: "De Qi, so I remember that I saw Liang Menghuang (Liang Hu) in the past, and when Emperor Meng didn't see anyone?" Hearing that this is here, the face of that is seeing you! ”

Liang Hu, the word Menghuang, Liangzhou Anding people. Less good books, by the law of the teacher Yi official, to the teacher of the official law, to the good eight points of the book is famous, filial piety for the lang, after the calligraphy is well written, into the Hongdu Gate, the official to Liangzhou Thorn History. When the world was in turmoil, he abandoned his official position and ran to Liu Biao. Cao Cao and Cai Mao once visited him together, but Liang Hu belittled Cai Mao as worthless in calligraphy.

When Cai Mao heard this, he smiled bitterly: "Mengde, Liang Menghuang, and Uncle Handan all went north with Jingsheng." "Uncle Handan is Handan Chun, and he is also a famous calligrapher.

When Cao Cao heard this, he couldn't help but be silent, and then sighed: "Xuande is blessed. ”

Putting aside these unpleasantness, Cao Cao cleaned up his emotions, and said to Cai Mao with a smile: "Deju, I am here today, where is Jingzhou Yancai?" ”

Cai Mao led Cao Cao into the city, and later summoned Kuai, Zhang Yun, Han Song, Deng Xi and others to meet him. Cao Cao treated him politely and appeased them one by one.

There are also Zhao Yan, Fanqin, Du Xian, etc., who heard Cao Cao's arrival, and they came out of the mountain one after another to face Cao Cao. These three are all Yingchuan celebrities. Cao Cao couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw these three people coming to vote, and clapped his hands and said: "The world is not limited to Liu Xuande." ”

There are too many people who went north with Liu Biao, Cao Cao is depressed, who would have thought that someone would stay behind to burn his cold stove, how could he not like it?

won Nanyang, and occupied Xiangyang, the southern county of Chong. Cao Cao was very happy. Next, it is time to strike while the iron is hot and go south in one go.

There are only 60 counties in the eight counties of Yanzhou, and there are 36 counties in Nanyang County. Jingzhou was originally a good place in the world, coupled with the wars in Yanzhou, and Jingzhou was stable and accommodated countless people who went south. All kinds of factors made Cao Cao attach great importance to Jingzhou. So Cao Cao decided to do whatever it took to get Jingzhou.

With the stabilization of Nanyang, the generals of the Cao army went all the way south, and soon, Xiangyang became a military base. Sun Ce's situation is also in a dilemma.

Hit it, he estimated, maybe he couldn't beat it. It's a pity not to fight. Sun Ce is proud, but he never looks down on the heroes of the world. In the face of those who are really capable, he still admires them very much. Cao Cao in Xiangyang City in front of him is undoubtedly a capable person.

Sun Ce actually wanted to retire. After all, Jing Nan was already talking. And Jiang Xia is also in his own hands. It seems that Jingzhou still has its own advantage. But he felt that he couldn't retreat. A thought in his heart always reminded him that if he couldn't keep the battle line in the Nanjun area, Cao Cao would soon send troops to attack. Then whether Cao Jun entered Jiangxia or Jingnan, he couldn't bear it.

In the end, Sun Ce still chose to retreat to Yicheng, and then wrote to his father Sun Jian for instructions. After Sun Jian got the letter, he sighed in his heart after reading it, Bo Fu Yong was brave, but his vision was still a little worse. At this time, what to fight Xiangyang and what to ask for the four counties of Jingnan. Just occupy Gangneung. As soon as Jiangling falls into his own hands, he can immediately advance and retreat, attack and defend. Bo Fu can't see it, why is Demou confused?

Jiangling, Nanjun County, Jingzhou in later generations. How important is Gangneung? "Reading the Minutes of History and Public Opinion" said: Huguang's shape wins, and it is called in Wuchang? Calling in Xiangyang? Suppress Jingzhou Huh? Said: In the words of the world, the emphasis is on Xiangyang; In the southeast, it is important to focus on Wuchang; In terms of Huguang, the emphasis is on Jingzhou.

In "The Convenience of Southeast Defense", it is said: If you don't defend Jiangling, you can't recover Xiangyang, if you don't defend Jiangling, you can't Tubashu, if you don't defend Jiangling, you can't protect Wuchang, and if you don't defend Jiangling, you can't consolidate Changsha.

Zhuge Liang in history said in "Longzhong Pair": Jingzhou is based on the Han Dynasty in the north, the South China Sea is exhausted, Wuhui is connected to the east, and Bashu is connected to the west.

Kuai Yue said to Liu Biao when he first came to Jingzhou: Jiangling in the south, Xiangyang in the north, and the eight counties of Jingzhou can be passed on.

Such a place occupies Xiangyang, which can threaten the north. Retreat can cut off the connection between the four counties of Jingnan and the north. If you go west, you can Tubashu, and if you go south, you can attack Yangzhou.

In history, Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou, in fact, he exchanged half of Jiangxia in his hands for half of Nanjun in Sun Quan's hands. Because at that time, Zhou Yu besieged Jiangling for a year and beat Cao Ren away. At that time, Liu Beibing was stationed in Xiaoling, and when he saw that his allies had won Jiangling, he went to Sun Quan to borrow land. At that time, Sun Quan and Lu Su thought that borrowing Nanjun could allow Liu Bei to bear a little more pressure from Xiangyang Cao Jun. So I agreed. With this agreement, Guan Yu later raised troops in Jiangling to attack Xiangyang, flooded the Seventh Army, beheaded Pang De, and captured a series of things that could be sung and wept......

Sun Jianqiang supported his sick body and wrote a letter to Sun Ce. It probably means that there is still a great enemy in the north, and it is not appropriate to clash with Cao Cao head-on at present. If you can't fight, you won't fight, and it's better to sit down and talk. Since Xiangyang is lost, then don't think about it, the top priority at the moment is not Xiangyang, but to quickly send troops to occupy Jiangling.