"My lord, with General Fan Chou's ability, this is already the limit. You don't have to ask for it. It's good to be able to do this. It's extremely beneficial to us to hold Cao Cao up for one more day."

Zhang Song smiled and comforted him, but this smile was a little unsatisfactory. At least Chen Dao, who was beside Liu Bei, thought so.

"Zi Qiao said that Fan Chou has tried his best, and now Jiangling is an lonely city, Fan Chou may not be able to protect himself!"

"It is natural to be loyal to the lord. There is no need to do this. It's just a matter of quitting for a while, losing some skills and level experience."

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, shook his head and smiled bitterly. It was not a little bit, but a lot, and he might even lose some skill completely.

"Sir, Jiangling is surrounded, Xinling may not be able to defend it. Next, Wuling's gate will be opened, and it is only a matter of time before it is captured by Cao Cao."

"This... I also know that we have prepared defense in Fuling and Badong."

Pang Yuan smiled and said, "Sir, I don't mean that. Even if Cao's army quickly headed south to Wuling, it would be unlikely to attack Badong and Fuling. In other words, we welcome him to attack. The battle in Yizhou is completely different from that in Jingzhou. If Cao's army can take the initiative to die, it would be a very wonderful thing."

"Fuqing said very well, but Cao Cao obviously would not be so stupid. Lord, by the same token, we actually welcome the Cao army to take the initiative to attack Xincheng and Nanxiang. The terrain here is also easy to defend and difficult to attack. Using all favorable factors to eliminate the vitality of Cao's army is the best choice for our army."

Liu Bei's brows stretched out, no longer struggling with the loss of Jiangling. He thought that if Cao Cao continued to hit the westward attack, it would definitely be a very pleasant thing!

Liu Bei had a little fantasy for a while, and suddenly remembered that Pang Yuan had nothing to say just now. Liu Bei put away the smile on his face and looked at Pang Yuan and said, "Fuqing, you didn't seem to have finished your words just now."

"Well, what I just wanted to say is that in addition to Wuling, Hengyang County will probably become Cao Cao's target."

"This is very natural. Speaking of which, Hengyang County is better developed than Wuling County. How could Cao Cao let Hengyang County go?"

"What the lord said is very true, but what Fuqing wants to say is probably not the problem."

Pang Yuan shook the brand new white feather fan, looked at Zhang Song, and nodded with a smile: "No. I have an idea. I don't know if the adults are willing to adopt it!"

"Oh, let's talk about it, come and listen."

"Sir, have you forgotten the origin of Hengyang County?"

"The origin of Hengyang County? This..."

"Lord, I understand. Fuqing means that Hengyang County was originally divided from Changsha County, so it is reasonable to return it to Changsha County now. Moreover, Changsha County is under Zhu Zhi's rule, and Zhu Zhi is Fang Zhi's lackey! In this way, Hengyang County will not fall into Cao Cao's hands. On the one hand, Cao Cao's strength can be weakened. On the other hand, it will also add a seed of unstableness to Cao Cao and Fang Zhiwen."

"This...but what if... one day we will regain Jingzhou...will you not be able to get this Hengyang County back!"

Pang Yuan and Zhang Song looked at each other, and they didn't expect that Liu Bei would be stupid too. The two smiled and Pang Yuan said, "Sir, let's talk about such a long-term matter. Now the important thing is to weaken Cao Cao first. Cao Cao will never be destroyed. Let alone Hengyang, we can't get Jingzhou back!"

"Uh! I'm saying that, I'm thinking a little bit, so I'll write a letter to Zhu Zhi and merge Hengyang County to Changsha County!"

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Fang Zhiwen received Zhu Zhi's urgent letter and was on the way to attack Steadily. When Fang Zhiwen saw Liu Bei's request, he couldn't help but feel a little funny. Liu Bei was really doing everything to Cao Cao, but it was good to restore Changsha's original old jurisdiction. Hengyang County had relatively good development, and at least it could accommodate three or four cities. Moreover, Hengyang County's geographical location was very important, it was the flank of Changsha County, and at the same time there was a big lake in the north, which happened to be a good place for Cai Mao's naval army to move. Basically, there was no need to add any defensive troops to effectively extend the rule.

Moreover, when Fang Zhiwen occupied Hengyang, Cao Cao had to make efforts to develop Wuling. Isn’t this what Fang Zhiwen liked? Therefore, after receiving Zhu Zhizhi’s letter, Fang Zhiwen immediately replied to Zhu Zhi, asking him to accept Liu Bei’s request, and at the same time ordered the General Staff to arrange for Zhexin to go west to Hengyang County, take over the defense of Hengyang County, and then arrange related matters of immigration as soon as possible.

When Zhexin received the order, he immediately set out from Changsha. He did not rush south to Hengyang, but went straight north to Yiyang. Taking over Yiyang was equivalent to jamming Cao Cao's road to the south. He just had to go over to Hengyang City and occupied a defense force to occupy it first. Anyway, the strange people in the south did not dare to come over and be arrogant, and there was no need for Liu Bei to go back on his word.

Zhe Xin led the heavy dragon cavalry to rush towards Yiyang. Similarly, Cao's cavalry rushed from Wuling to Yiyang under the leadership of Cao Ren. Wuling was occupied by Cao Ren yesterday. Yes, it was occupied, because the people and troops in Wuling City had already evacuated, and Cao Ren, who had rushed from Xinling, was wiped out.

Before Cao Ren could repair it properly, Cao Cao followed him to chase him. Cao Cao obtained information from Yi Ren. Liu Bei had already evacuated from Hengyang, and Zhu Zhi's troops were heading towards Hengyang. Cao Cao was immediately anxious. Hengyang was well developed. Moreover, Hengyang was facing Daze in the north, and the water system was very developed, and the development potential was still great. The Yi Ren around Cao Cao also advised Cao Cao to talk about the prosperity and prospects around the Daze. Therefore, Cao Cao ordered Cao Ren not to stay and did not have to worry about Wuling and Xinling. Just go south and strive to occupy Yiyang and even Hengyang!

Therefore, after receiving the letter, Cao Ren immediately led the front army to set off, asking the rear army to collect food and grass, and then chased after.

Cao Ren really did not stop, and even dared not stop at night. He was so tired that he could not get off. The soldiers could almost fall asleep when they walked on the road, and there were many people behind. However, Cao Ren didn't care about these things, and waited on the spot if he couldn't walk, waiting for the subsequent troops to arrive for shelter. Cao Ren himself rushed forward desperately with his people.

However, when Cao Ren fought to the death and arrived twenty miles northwest of Yiyang City, the scout brought the worst news. Yiyang had been occupied by a cavalry, and Zhu Zhi's banner was hung on the wall.

Cao Ren didn't know where this cavalry came from, and the scouts did not find out the number of cavalry and the main generals. Cao Ren was also a little uneasy and hesitant, not knowing whether he should seize Yiyang. When Cao Ren was stationed in Lujiang, he knew that Zhu Zhi's combat troops were good, but the attack was relatively poor. However, there were also Youzhou troops in the Youzhou Army, and the strongest ones were naturally Huang Xu and Zhe Xin.

Huang Xu has now returned to the Youzhou Army and fought in the Central Plains. He defeated Cao Ren once in Xia Pi. It is definitely impossible to come to Jingnan. The only one who can appear here is Zhe Xin. This Zhe Xin is very young, but he has made a huge name in Jiangdong. If this Yiyang City is Zhe Xin's army, Cao Ren is still quite guilty.

Before Cao Ren could send someone to investigate carefully, their whereabouts were discovered by Zhe Xin's cavalry. Zhe Xin had arrived in Yiyang half a day. Now there were strange people in Yiyang City who had received the task to transport supplies. Zhe Xin was not interested in guarding this empty city. As soon as he received the supplies, the troops had been repaired for a long time, Cao Ren came to his door.

Unlike Cao Ren's scout, the intelligence system of the Youzhou Army was much more rigorous and efficient. Zhe Xin had already determined the general situation of the enemy. He knew that the opponent was Cao Ren and that Cao Ren was a tired army. Zhe Xin immediately became interested. Although the lord only ordered him to take over Hengyang, he did not prohibit him from fighting with Cao's army. Now that he has invaded Hengyang's territory, he will fight resolutely and, by the way, write down a lot of points on his credit book.

Moreover, if Huang Xu can defeat Cao Ren, he cannot fall behind.

After making up his mind, Zhe Xin immediately set off and rushed towards Cao Ren. Now Cao Ren doesn’t have to think about whether to start a war, he should be fighting or running away!

Soon the scout sent back the situation of Zhe Xinjun. Zhe Xin was a complete army, and Cao Ren was only half-tired and was still half-tired. Cao Ren turned around and ran away without thinking. However, since the troops were half-tired, how could they run away?

Before running twenty miles, Cao Ren's war horses were exhausted and died. Zhe Xin's troops had already chased him within sight. Cao Ren had no choice but to turn around and set up the formation. The result was naturally conceivable. The number and physical strength were not as good as that of the war horses. Cao Ren was easily attacked by Zhe Xin and then divided and annihilated. Cao Ren himself was also pitifully warded again.

Zhe Xin easily destroyed Cao Ren's front team and headed towards Wuling with unsatisfactory. Fortunately, his staff officer was not confused and he grabbed Zhe Xin desperately. They knew that now was not the time to destroy Cao Cao, and it would be fine if their general could make military achievements. If Cao Cao was really destroyed, the lord would definitely not let Zhe Xin and his staff officers go to the side.

Zhe Xin had to return to Yiyang in a bad mood. Sure enough, the order from the General Staff of Yiyang arrived. The order was ordered by Zhe Xin to be able to guard Hengyang and not to cross the border to attack. Zhe Xin broke out in a cold sweat and almost turned the credit into a mistake!

When Cao Cao learned that Cao Ren was dead again, he was helpless. Cao Ren was even more unfair to defeat this time. Speaking of which, Cao Ren was harmed by Cao Cao both times, and Cao Cao was not sure of the enemy. As a result, Cao Ren delivered vegetables in vain. Cao Ren's strength was greatly reduced, and he fell from the edge of the first-class military general directly to the level of a third-rate general. Cao Cao had to comfort Cao Ren with kind words and told him to restore his strength as soon as possible and return to the battlefield without mentioning the responsibility for defeat.

Cao Cao's staff were very tactful and did not talk about this matter tacitly. Fortunately, Fang Zhiwen did not make any further moves. Losing 10,000 cavalry was just a trivial matter. Although he was unwilling to give up, Cao Cao could only occupy Wuling first according to the original plan. There was no way to lose Hengyang! (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!