According to Xun Yu's extremely firm words, as long as he masters the counties of Xuzhou, his own advantages will be unparalleled.

First of all, it is naturally a great expansion of territory.

The Xu Si counties northward are the ancient Qi area. If they can be occupied, they can continue the troops to the Qingzhou counties northward.

To the south, you can also connect the major canals between the prefectures and counties of the Central Plains by relying on the large tributary of Sishui, a smooth tributary in the territory.

Not only that, controlling Si Shui can also take advantage of the situation to merge with Huai River and Ru River.

If we want to conquer the Jiang, Ru and Huai areas in the future, we can use the advantages of waterways to transport grain and grass to reduce grain consumption, or it can also be used as a surprise attack to directly attack Shouchun City, an important town in Huainan.

The most important thing is that if you can take Xuzhou directly, the danger to the east can be solved in an instant.

By then, Cao's army will be able to completely reduce the defensive pressure in the east.

In this way, more mobile main legions can be gathered to conquer various places to gain the initiative.

When Xun Yu's analysis was resolved and the advantages of Xuzhou were revealed one by one, Cao Cao and his staff made a quick decision and made a decision after a brief discussion.

He wanted to launch a large-scale expedition to Xuzhou and destroy Tao Qian's power.

...

At this time, Cao Ren was somewhat affected by hatred and lost some reason, but Cao Cao's comforting words were both eager to speak but stopped.

He originally wanted to propose that Cao Ren must put the overall situation first, but now that he has made all preparations before the Eastern Expedition and sacrificed his personal grievances for the general trend.

But when I talk to my mouth, I can't speak out no matter what.

After all, it was the Cao Ren clan’s brother who died on the battlefield, and he was also the same clan of the Cao clan, so Cao Cao could not speak out directly.

From the side of the sect, Zhicai, the eyes were bright and bright, as if he had already understood Cao Cao’s inner thoughts. Then he smiled and seriously shared his worries, and said in front of Cao Ren:

"General Zixiao, the lord is the same clan as you, and he is also unhappy in his heart. If there is a chance to capture Huainan now, I believe the lord will definitely not hesitate at all and will personally take the main army to attack."

"But the enemy is still strong now. It is better to take Xuzhou first than to fight against Huainan and expand the strategic depth of our army first. After the strength is strong, it will not be difficult to take revenge even if you want to take revenge."

"It's just that Zhong hopes that the general can put the overall situation first and temporarily suppress his inner anger, can he?"

Xi Zhicai realized that Cao Cao, as his elder brother, was inconvenient to say this, so he went to attack Cao Ren's confidence. Therefore, after realizing his intentions, he took the initiative to persuade him.

"Zi Xiao, what the sir said is very true. For the current plan, we cannot act voluntarily!"

As Xi Zhicai spoke first and advised him, Cao Cao agreed with sad expressions, and then calmed Cao Ren's anger down and restored his rational state.

Cao Ren naturally knew that under the current rational state, even if he attacked Jiang and Huai, he would be very likely to return in a defeat.

But human nature is inherently diverse and extremely complex.

Everything has both rational and emotional side. Cao Ren lost his mind because of the death of his brother, and was unable to see the situation clearly.

But after being persuaded, gradually... my persistence was temporarily relieved.

Seeing Cao Ren gradually let go of his hatred, Cao Cao looked at Xi Zhicai and showed joy in his heart, and then he stood back on the main position, but his short figure was filled with endless power.

"good!"

"I will announce that Cao Ren will be the vanguard of the front, leading 7,000 soldiers to march eastward, and conquering Xuzhou counties along the way, and opening the way for the army."

"I wonder if there is any objection?"

With a command, Cao Ren regained his former aura and bowed his hands and said loudly.

"Ren will surely fulfill his mission!"

Immediately, he received the order again.

After ordering the general to go to war, Cao Cao showed a serious and extremely trusting expression on his face. Looking at Xiahou Dun, who had only one eye and a gloomy face, said in a deep voice:

"Yuan Rang, this time my brother wants to go east, but after thinking about it, I can't rest assured that Wenruo stays alone in the rear of the prefecture and county coordination."

"Yuan gives you extraordinary courage and courage. I want to keep you in Puyang to take charge of the rear with Wenruo."

The order was passed down.

Seeing Cao Cao's face showing trust and kind words, Xiahou Dun suddenly felt a trace of warm current inexplicably, and then responded solemnly:

"Please rest assured that Meng De, with Dun here, he will protect Yanzhou."

Xiahou Dun also bowed his hands and said with fists.

...

Two days later.

Cao's general Cao Ren led the front to advance eastward, and within ten days he attacked from Taishan County into Langya County.

Along the way, Cao Ren conquered Fei, Hua, Jimo, and the county seat Kaiyang and other cities.

For a moment, Cao's army was in power in Qingxu.

After the subsequent Yanzhou Governor Cao Cao personally sent his main force to join him, he would advance along the way, conquering more than ten cities in a row.

In just a short period of time, most of Xuzhou's territory was trapped by Cao's army.

During this crisis, Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou who was living in Tancheng, Donghai County, heard the news and quickly assembled his troops to rectify his military equipment. He hurriedly organized more than 20,000 soldiers to go north to fight against Cao.

The two sides fought near Jiqiu in Mushui area.

It's a pity.

With the elite soldiers of the Cao army coming out and attacking fiercely, the Xuzhou army was killed as if corpses were everywhere and they were defeated.

Defeated in one battle!

The field battle cannot be won.

Tao Qian was very anxious, but he had to quickly shrink his military strength and retreat south, defending the capital of Donghai County, Tancheng, intending to rely on the city to fight for consumption with it.

When Qiu Dasheng succeeded, Cao Cao naturally would not let the Xuzhou army have a chance to breathe, so he immediately rushed to the bottom of Tancheng.

Then, the hostile forces around Tancheng began to begin in the early Qing Dynasty. After clearing all the guards, they set up a large camp and ordered the generals to station under Tancheng to intimidate the city.

After repeated persuasion of surrender failed, Cao Cao chose to launch a strong attack.

But Tancheng is so strong that it is extraordinary!

Even though Cao's army had extremely strong combat power, it still did not break through the city defense.

Even though the Xuzhou army was not as good as the Cao army in terms of combat power, they were not afraid of relying on the strong city to defend themselves.

The two sides had no choice but to confront the city under Tancheng.

As the wars in Xuzhou were stalemate, the situation in the Han Dynasty also changed drastically, and wars began to occur frequently between the states and counties.

...

In Jizhou, Youzhou and Qingzhou, there are even more wars.

Gongsun Zan, the overlord of Youyan, brought the power of Liu Yu, the governor of the destruction of Youzhou, and tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry to invade Jizhou again, conquering the counties of Jizhou, intending to avenge the Jieqiao last year.

Yuan, Gongsun, Yanhejian, Zhongshan and other counties held a battle and launched a confrontation in Panhe.

Both sides set up camps and organized attacks on both sides of the Pan River.

Not only that, Gongsun Zan also appointed Tian Kai as the governor of Qingzhou, and his classmate Liu Bei as the ruling of Pingyuan, and marched into Qingzhou together.

On the one hand, he intends to attack Jizhou from the flanks.
Chapter completed!