"Who is it?" Cao Cao raised his eyebrows, and his expression looked at Cao Ren and smiled a little.

Cao Ren did not dare to look directly at Cao Cao, so he had to bite the bullet and said, "General Fubo Xiahou Dun!"

Xiahou Dun?

The smile on Cao Cao's face was restrained, and there was neither angry nor agreeing.

"What do you think?" Cao Cao turned his eyes to the civil and military officials and generals on the ground, focusing especially on a group of advisers.

"This, this minister thinks General Xiahou Dun is extremely brave, but after all, he is defeated again, so he should choose someone else!"

Choose another person?

Cao Ren frowned and he was willing to do his best.

"Lord, although General Fu Bo is newly defeated, General Fu Bo is best at the Lightning Battle. Please recognize General Fu Bo as his vanguard!"

Da da da da da ~

Cao Cao's index finger hit the huge desk, making noises, but his eyes were staring at Cao Ren in a daze. This look included a lot of emotions, including appreciation, disappointment, and rebuke.

Suddenly, a brief silence in the lobby, and dense sweat began to rise on Cao Ren's forehead, and the sweat dripped together. His face seemed to have a small scabies bubble after another, which was divided into ugly.

"Appoint General Fu Bo as the vanguard~" Cao Cao repeated a sentence from Cao Ren and then said: "Does Zixiao believe me?"

Hearing Cao Cao's words, Cao Ren dared not continue to say it. He pressed his head to the ground honestly. At this moment, Cao Ren forgot the pain on his butt, only fear and unpalatable joy.

Cao Cao said "You don't believe me" and there are two meanings. One is that you, Cao Ren, have followed me, Cao Cao for so long, and I still don't know what I am, or do I not know what you are thinking? The other is that he is hinting to Cao Ren: Although Xiahou Dun made a big mistake, I will not really deal with him by military law.

Only after Cao Cao's answer was Cao Cao and Cao Ren put his heart back in his stomach.

Xiahou Dun is a relative and a robe on the battlefield for many years. How could he not talk to someone who drinks together during festivals?

Since Xiahou Dun is fine, he is embarrassed to continue talking. On the other hand, the reason why Cao Cao did not allow Xiahou Dun to fight was naturally because Xiahou Dun lost two consecutive games. He was so angry that he might do something extraordinary. In this case, Xiahou Dun asked him to be the vanguard, not for his good, but for harming him.

The second thing is naturally because of the morale of the army. Xiahou Dun lost consecutively. If he could still serve as a vanguard, what would those generals think?

The lord is not a wise man, so what is the difference between me, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao?

Therefore, this is the most direct reason why Cao Cao refused to let Xiahou Dun go to war.

"Everyone, who do you want to be a pioneer?"

Those who can stay in the lobby are basically generals of eighth rank or above. Whether they are miscellaneous generals or titled generals, they are all more than enough to be a powerful general and a pioneer.

As soon as Cao Cao said this, several generals wearing armor in the lobby looked at each other, and a huge figure immediately ran out.

"Lord, Xu Huang is willing to be the pioneer!"

Xu Huang, whose courtesy name was Gongming, was from Yang in Hedong (now southeast of Hongdong, Shanxi). He was a famous general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. He was originally a cavalry commander under Yang Feng's tent. After Yang Feng was defeated by Cao Cao, he turned to Cao Cao and made many contributions under Cao Cao, and participated in several major battles such as Guandu, Chibi, Guanzhong, and Hanzhong.

As soon as Xu Huang came out, the other person was not willing to get up. He was thin, but inside his thin body, it seemed to contain overwhelming power. If it weren't Li Dian, who would he be?

Cao Cao smiled on his face, stared at the eyes of the two of them carefully, and nodded in approval.

"Hahaha! I have thousands of powerful generals, why are you afraid of Sun and Liu?" Cao Cao stood up, walked up to the two of them in person, and pulled Li Dian and Xu Huang up.

"Since both generals are going to compete for the position of vanguard, why not go on a war together? Our army will have two vanguard troops, Xu Huang!"

"The last one will be here!"

"I'll lead you 20,000 troops to join the troops of the general who defeated the bandits and go to Jiangxia first!"

"Li Dian!"

"The last one will be here!"

"I will lead you to 30,000 troops from our headquarters, gather the troops from Xiahou Dun to Xiangyang, and take straight to Jiangling!"

"The last general will take the order!" Both of them knelt under Cao Cao.

"Okay, since the general strategy has been formulated, we will move our troops first!"

Move the army?

Xun You raised his eyebrows and asked, "Move the army in Fancheng?"

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Move the army in Xiangyang!"

Xiangyang is the key to Jingzhou. You can go north to the place of Yanliang Sili, and to the south are Jiaozhou and Yangzhou. During this southern expedition, Xiangyang's strategic key to use it first.

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The next morning.

Cao Cao's huge car had arrived outside Xiangyang City. Xiangyang City stood quietly like a sleeping giant, standing quietly in Jingchu land, on the city wall, and on the ground, telling us that the war was flying a few days ago.

Cao Cao frowned tightly and looked at Xiangyang City that was already in his eyes. He always breathed a sigh of relief when he had something to do!

Huh ~

This Liu Xuande, I don’t care about you!

Wancheng is not far from Xiangyang. It will take an hour or two to whip. But even though that is the case, Cao Cao walked on this road for a whole night.

It is hard for Cao Cao to sit on the car, let alone those who walk with two legs?

The most direct evidence is that the three white horses that Cao Cao pulled the cart turned into yellow horses at this moment, and the black armor of the soldiers turned into yellow at this moment.

One leg is deep in water, half leg is deep in mud!

Anyone who has been to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River knows that the soil in that place is very fertile,... and so is it sticky!

With one foot down, a pound of mud will stick to the soles of your shoes, like a maggot on the tarsal bone, which is difficult to peel off...

Cao Cao didn't want to recall the pain. Fortunately, Xiangyang arrived and the north gate opened, a group of people had been waiting here for a long time. Standing in front of everyone was a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy. He was dressed in brocade clothes, had white teeth, and looked good, so he was naturally Liu Cong.

Liu Cong held a copper plate in his hand, and above it was a seal that was not big or small.

State Governor’s Seal!

Cao Cao got out of the car with the help of Xu Zhu, walked straight to Liu Cong, looking at Liu Cong thoughtfully.

As soon as Cao Cao came, Cai Mao, who was standing behind Liu Cong, quickly touched Liu Cong. The latter suddenly realized and knelt under Cao Cao.

"Liu Cong, the governor of Jingzhou, comes to Xiancheng and the Prime Minister!"

Cao Cao took the seal with a smile, encouraged Liu Cong a few words, and actually picked up Liu Cong directly. This scene became a bit meaningful in the eyes of Cai Mao and Li Yue.

Cai Maoyi looked at each other more and saw the joy of the other person.

Isn’t the Prime Minister’s actions sending a signal to me and the surrendered generals?

I, Cao Cao, will treat Liu Cong well, and will treat you well!

How can this not make Cai Maoyao feel more and more happy?
Chapter completed!