Cao Cao heard the words and thought deeply for a while to understand Cheng Yu's intentions, although Xuzhou temporarily belonged to him, but it was an undercurrent, Huaxiong had tens of thousands of troops in his hands, such characters in Xuzhou were unstable factors, only let Huaxiong Xuzhou's military strength continue to weaken, in order to be more conducive to his rule over Xuzhou.

"In Zhongde's words, he ordered Huaxiong Chen Deng to lead the troops to pacify the East China Sea and Langxi, and after receiving the order, Keri Xing's troops went to the East China Sea, and there must be no mistake." Cao Cao said.

"Whoa." Cheng Yu and Xun You said in unison.

The pacification of Xuzhou, in the eyes of the two is a good start, for the court of Jingzhou, they do not have much sense of belonging, the main reason is that when Cao Cao Xing attacked Xuzhou, Jingzhou came from behind, almost made tens of thousands of Yanzhou troops homeless, from the perspective of Liu Biao's demeanor, it is not like a Ming lord who can revitalize the Han family, Cao Cao is an ambitious person, which can be seen by his advisers, but it is undeniable that Cao Cao's respect for the Han family.

If it weren't for Liu Yu's death at the hands of Gongsun Zhan, Liu Yu would be the new emperor of the Han Dynasty, and if Cao Cao could do his best to support his son Liu He as emperor, it would also be a blessing for the Han family.

Jingzhou is easy to attack and difficult to defend, although it is rich, it is difficult to make great achievements, as Cao Cao's strategists, they not only have to think about how to make Cao Cao's rule more powerful, but also consider the things behind him, once Cao Cao can succeed in supporting Liu He as the emperor, they are the ministers of the dragon.

Judging from the news from the military Jingzhou, Liu Biao has been dying of old age, and soon died, Liu Biao's eldest son Liu Qi did not have much interest, and the youngest son Liu Cong was still young, not enough to bear the entire Jingzhou, and Liu Biao had the idea of setting up Liu Cong as the prince, and at that time it was after the turmoil in Jingzhou, since ancient times, it was the rule of the Han Dynasty that had been inherited for hundreds of years, and anyone who dared to provoke this system would attract criticism from others, and then it would be the time for Yanzhou to attack Jingzhou in a big way.

Hua Xiong did not dare to slack off after receiving Cao Cao's order, at this time, he would not think of provoking Cao Cao's authority, and for him, even under the rule of Cao Jun, there was nothing wrong with it, as long as he had military power in his hands, he could also live very well, which was much better than Liu Bei going to Jingzhou to Yangren.

The defenders of Langxie and the East China Sea, Hua Xiong didn't pay attention to it at all, these people were his Hua Xiong's opportunity to emerge in the Cao army, no matter what, he was the first fierce general of the Xiliang Army, and it was not easy to deal with the defenders of the two places.

Chen Deng and Huaxiong's soldiers were united, a total of 30,000, and they went to the East China Sea in a mighty way, and all counties along the way took refuge, which fueled Huaxiong's arrogance.

"Chen Taishou, the East China Sea Taishou does not know the height of the sky, he actually refused to surrender, and after the army arrives in the East China Sea, he will break through the city, and he will let Na Zhu Shu die without a place to be buried." Hua Xiong said loudly.

Chen Deng said with a smile: "General Hua is brave, and he has broken through the three cities one after another, and this matter will definitely be presented to the Marquis of Shanyang." ”

Hua Xiong did not have such respect for Chen Deng, he was a military general, and he had an inexplicable rejection of the literati, when Dong Zhuo was in Luoyang, he did not suffer the loss of the literati, "When does Chen Taishou plan to attack the East China Sea?" ”

"General Hua's command is all brave and good at fighting, 2,000 cavalry, all of them are elite, if General Hua can't hold back, how about leading the troops and horses to attack the East China Sea first? Maybe Na Zhu Shu saw the arrival of General Hua's army and directly opened the city gate to surrender. Chen Deng said.

Hua Xiong was furious when he heard this, how could he not hear the sarcasm in Chen Deng's tone, this time Hua Xiong led six thousand soldiers and horses to come, breaking three cities in a row, so that Hua Xiong's confidence was high, as long as he could capture the East China Sea in one fell swoop, then his status in the Cao army would definitely be promoted, unexpectedly, Hua Xiong led two thousand cavalry to arrive in Yan County, but it was for Zhu Shu to categorically refuse, only two thousand cavalry in his hands, in the face of the soldiers and horses waiting in Yan County, Hua Xiong had to lead the troops back, but in his heart he remembered Zhu Shu.

"Chen Taishou is so cowardly, isn't he afraid that the Marquis of Shanyang will be blamed when he finds out?" Hua Xiong did not have the impulse to lead a large army to attack Yan County, Yan County is the county of Donghai County, the city is high and deep, if there is a lack of sufficient siege means, with 6,000 soldiers and horses to capture Yan County, it is simply impossible.

Chen Deng said: "The Marquis of Shanyang ordered you and me to lead the troops to attack the East China Sea and Lang Evil, and when we work together, we can break through the two places, although Zhu Shu has some means, but it is not enough to worry, so that the official is afraid of Lang Evil's Zang Ba, Zang Ba is quite brave, well-trained, and Lang Evil has an army of 15,000. ”

When Hua Xiong heard Chen Deng's words, his attitude also became better, "Chen Taishou, Fang is making a gaffe." ”

"General Hua doesn't need to be so polite, the top priority is to break through the East China Sea, as expected, there is a connection between Zhu Shu and Lang Zangba, otherwise, with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Zhu Shu's hands, he will definitely not dare to go against the Marquis of Shanyang." Chen Dengdao.

Hua Xiong said disappreciatively: "What did Zang Ba and Zhu Shuneng do, Chen Taishou, I don't know that this attack on the East China Sea, Shanyang Hou Ke supported the Thunderbolt?" ”

Chen Deng shook his head, he naturally understood Cao Cao's intentions, using Xuzhou's soldiers and horses to attack the East China Sea and Langxie, even if it could not be attacked, there was no loss to Cao's army, but it could weaken Xuzhou's strength, even if it was captured, it would be difficult to do much, for Cao Cao's approach, Chen Deng did not object, after all, he was Xuzhou pastor, and he was ordered to take charge of Xuzhou, and Jingzhou's appointment would be delivered soon.

"If that's the case, how can we capture the East China Sea?" Hua Xiong's eyes widened, it was one thing to have merit, and it was another thing to let him lose his troops.

"General Hua doesn't need to worry, this official has already sent someone to Shanyang Hou for help, and it is expected that the thunderbolt will be delivered soon, and then General Hua is still worried that he will not be able to capture Donghai County and Langxie?"

"So good, so good." Hua Xiong smirked and said that the thunderbolt had left an indelible impression on him, and it would be a good feeling to be able to attack the enemy with this kind of thing.

The reason why Cao Cao was able to capture Xuzhou so quickly was not only because of Chen Deng's secret strategy, which had a great deal to do with Cao's thunderbolt car, the existence of which directly suppressed the defenders in the city, leaving the defenders empty of strength, and helpless in the face of the besieging Cao army.

"General Hua is brave and fierce, and the cavalry under his command is elite, so he can lead his troops to fight outside the city to weaken the morale of the enemy." Chen Deng suggested.

Hua Xiong immediately agreed, how could he be without him Hua Xiong, looking at the world, the person who can make him jealous is not in Xuzhou.

Although there are 10,000 defenders in the city, there are 30,000 soldiers and horses outside the city, and he doesn't want to hand over the power in his hands, so Zang Ba sent people to form an alliance, which gave Zhu Shu the courage to resist Cao's army.

(End of chapter)