After hearing Chen Deng's words, Lü Bu summoned Han Yin, Yuan Shu's envoy who had been waiting for a long time, on the same day to persuade and comfort him, and asked Han Yin to convey Lü Bu's good wishes.
Lu Bu's decision quickly reached Chen Gong's ears. But considering that Lu Bu wanted to go to war with Cao Cao, Chen Gong did not stop him - Chen Gong originally wanted to go to war with Cao Cao, and what he was worried about was that Lu Bu would be implicated by Yuan Shu.
If there was a way to gain benefits by attacking Cao Cao alone without being implicated, or to take advantage of the situation and attack Cao Cao's weak link, why wouldn't Chen Gong do it?
Chen Gong even felt a trace of shame in his heart, and said to himself, "Why didn't I think of such a subtle reason as 'It was a coincidence that Yuan Shu and I raised armies at the same time, but our army was to remonstrate and eliminate cruel officials'? It seems that Chen Yuanlong is seeking the name of righteousness." Are you superior to me in all aspects of intelligence?"
In fact, how could Chen Gong know that Chen Deng would not be able to come up with these reasons if he relied on himself alone. Chen Deng was just a translator of the final organizational language, and his first-hand thoughts actually came from Lu Su.
Han Yin, on the other hand, was of course overjoyed at Lu Bu's sudden change of heart.
In fact, he had been sent to Lu Bu several times by Yuan Shu. The first time was to deliver food to Lu Bu to steal Liu Bei, and he came twice more after Yuan Shu became emperor. The first time was fruitless. After returning, Yuan Shu forced him to raise the price and asked him to persuade Lu Bu to fight Liu Bei.
This time, because he had given a death order, Han Yin did not dare to go back even if he could not complete the task. He just stayed in Xiapi for more than half a month, asking for help in various ways to find connections.
Unfortunately, after Han Yin was actually received, he realized that there was still a slight discrepancy between the conditions Lu Bu had agreed to and what Yuan Shu had asked for: Lu Bu still refused to let go and help Yuan Shu fight Liu Bei, but said that if he wanted to fight Cao Cao, then We must abide by the previous alliance and let Yuan Shu take care of it himself.
Han Yin was helpless, but he saw Lu Bu break an arrow and swear in person, and now the reputation of this behavior of swearing has not been too bad. Han Yin felt that he had an explanation to His Majesty, so he received the letter. Return to longevity.
After Yuan Shu made up his mind, he immediately went on the defensive in the southeast and two directions.
And Han Xian had been killed by Xu Huang long before this, which became Xu Huang's promotion achievement-Yang Feng was Xu Huang's old master, Han Xian was not counted, Han Xian was only tied with Yang Feng within the Baibo Army Another group of people. Xu Huang killed Han Xian, so he didn't have to worry about the notoriety of killing his deceased master.
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He brought the emperor to Xu County, it would be better for Dong Zhuo to bring the emperor back to Chang'an! After all, Chang'an can be regarded as one of the two capitals of the Han Dynasty. It was the former capital of the Han Dynasty. What the hell is Xu County! You are a bastard who is greedy for wealth. He even took refuge in this insidious thief who is worse than Dong Zhuo. I was really blind at the beginning! "
After another two or three days, we finally found out that Xia Houyuan had withdrawn safely, but he had lost thousands of soldiers under Lu Bu and Zhang Liao, and all the field supplies were lost.
In this way, he could only move three or four moves. In addition, Yang Feng had been fighting for a long time in person and was not physically strong enough. He was finally killed by Xu Chu with a single blow.
Therefore, Yu Jin now has a fierce reputation among the Qingzhou soldiers and is able to control the situation.
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After all, Chen County is the frontier area that Yuan Shu has just occupied. No one knows whether it can be secured. If Chen County is defeated by Cao Cao after rashly transferring the family members, then Qiao Rui's two daughters will be captured by Cao Cao for free. Captured.
"Lü Bu is a kid! He is capricious! Why couldn't Chen Deng hold back Lu Bu! Last year, I made Lu Bu the governor of Xiapi and asked Chen Deng to instigate Lu Bu to continue to hate Liu Bei. Why didn't it work! When Lu Bu attacked, why didn't Chen Deng attack our army in advance? Warning! You will not be deceived by Chen Deng’s two-faced bitch!"
Now that our navy is weak and it is difficult to make progress in the Jianghuai River, and hundreds of thousands of troops are wasting food and grass, it is better to turn to the north and develop. What do you think? "
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Didn't you notice that our army's detailed reports from Guangling and other places said that the local princes in Guangling and Yuzhang were building shipyards in Guangzhou and building warships at a huge expense, just to defend the Jianghuai defense line? How much is the investment in shipbuilding? How slow is the effect? It can be seen that Liu Bei and Zhuge Jin are determined to defend this time!
This kind of battle between trapped beasts really caused a lot of casualties to Cao's army. The number of people killed and seriously injured in the middle of Cao's army also reached thousands.
"How could it be lost? Could it be Lu Bu's sneak attack? But didn't Sikong tell you and General Xia Houyuan to be careful? Even though there are not many troops, how could Lu Bu succeed so quickly?"
On the eastern front, Yuan Shu transferred back all the troops that were added to Ji Ling in the next two groups, and also transferred General Li Feng away, asking Ji Ling to retreat to Huailing and stop fighting with Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun.
Han Yin went from Xiapi to Xiaxiang, then from Suiling and Fuli along the Sui River to Qiaojun under Yuan Shu's rule, and then back to Shouchun. It was already mid-August when he arrived.
After Cao Jun destroyed a large number of Yuan Shu's effective forces, he continued to besiege Chen and Ku counties, thinking that they would be a protracted attack. I vowed to completely destroy these two groups, take back the entire territory of Chen County, and open up the Ruying Waterway.
After hearing Yuan Shu's praise, Yang Hong felt proud and said to himself that it would be great if such a good thing happened again next time.
During the stalemate period, Cao Jun had prepared a lot of heavy siege equipment, and the offensive was very fierce for a while. The troops at Chengtou Bridge also attacked with stone and stone, resisting to the death.
Cao Cao finally accepted the facts that Xiahou Dun was seriously injured, became more disabled, and Suiyang was captured. He soon began to worry about another issue, which was whether Xiahou Yuan could retreat safely.
On the southern front, Yuan Shu relocated Qiao Rui who had been strengthened to Liu Xun, and asked Qiao Rui to rush from Lujiang County to Chen County to participate in the decisive battle against Cao. However, because the dispatch was urgent, Qiao Rui did not send his family members. Take it together.
"Yuan Rang?! You are not in Suiyang, why are you here? Why are you injured so seriously?" Cao Cao was shocked when he saw that the person coming was actually Xiahou Dun.
Cao Cao has all the elite troops and generals on his side, but Yuan Shu's generals on the opposite side are inferior.
Xiahou Dun's condition is indeed very miserable. He originally had one eye, and his left arm is still wrapped in a thick bandage. It seems that the angle of the bandage and support is not right, so he is probably disabled.
Cao Cao used all his elite and good generals in this battle. He had brothers Cao Hong and Cao Ren on the left and right wings respectively.
On the left, Cao Hong was in charge of the troops and horses brought by Chen Liu on the northern front, and the Qingzhou troops were also handed over to Cao Hong. In addition, he was under the jurisdiction of Jin as the vanguard. Because Yu Jin was good at training and maintaining military discipline, he was able to suppress the Qingzhou soldiers with corrupt discipline——
Regardless of his serious injury, Xiahou Dun knelt down and cried bitterly: "I'm sorry brother, Suiyang is lost!"
Gao Shun had the ability to break through the city guarded by Liu Guan and Zhang before Xiahou Dun arrived. Nowadays, he naturally has the ability to defeat Xiahou Dun's under-manned city in seconds before Xiahou Yuan returns for reinforcements. It's just that the map was changed from Xiaopei to Suiyang.
Therefore, the military vehicles and supplies must have been captured by Lu Bu. It is not known how many soldiers can escape.
At the same time, Lu Bu's message against thieves has also spread in Chenliu, Chenjun and other places. If not stopped, it will soon reach Xudu.
Gao Shun's attack on the city was as fast and fierce as a ghost! Suiyang City was under his immediate fierce attack. Although there were 4,000 soldiers defending the city, it only lasted three days before it was breached.
He just knew that he was hopeless today, and he wanted to have a good time before he died.
On Cao Cao's side, the casualties throughout the day reached more than 10,000, and many others fled and disappeared. In addition to the losses suffered by the vanguard during the previous contact war, as well as the losses caused by the posture of storming Chen County, the total cumulative losses of Cao's army exceeded 20,000.
However, at the critical moment, Yang Hong, who had just been gifted a large amount of gold and silver jewelry by Lu Su, cheered up and showed off: "Yan Lingjun, you have always been known for being cautious and meticulous, but why are you unclear about things now?
Yan Xiang was mature and solemn and advised: "Your Majesty! What if our army fights Cao Cao again and Liu Bei goes up the Yangtze River and Huaihe River and attacks Lujiang River? Our army and Liu Bei cannot negotiate a truce after all. It will be a disaster after all!"
So Yuan Shu summoned the main advisers in Shouchun, held a brief discussion, and asked Yang Hong, Yan Xiang and others:
He fell from the city wall and relied on one hand to support his life, resulting in a comminuted fracture, which was basically untreatable in ancient times. Moreover, Xiahou Dun's internal organs were probably injured from the fall, but most of the impact force was absorbed by the broken arm, so the internal injuries to the internal organs were not serious.
In the end, Xu Huang, who was still eager to express his feelings, personally led the troops to kill the Chinese army of his old masters Yang Feng and Han Xian, and defeated the elite Baibo old thief beside Yang Feng.
With the death of Yang Feng and Han Siam in battle, the entire army was wiped out, and Zhang Xun was defeated and collapsed. Naturally, Li Feng on the east road of Yuan Jun could not hold on, and lost many troops, so he retreated to Ku County to guard it.
A few days after the victory in Chen County turned into a protracted war, urgent bad news arrived from the east, catching Cao Cao off guard.
However, Cao Cao deeply hated Yang Feng and Han Siam for once blocking him from moving the capital to hijack the emperor. He insisted on putting these two "predecessors who hijacked the emperor" to death, and completely ignored the casualties and surrounded and attacked.
Unexpectedly, Lu Bu had another branch, led by Gao Shun, who crossed Mangdang Mountain from Xiaopei and attacked Suiyang by surprise. I held the city tightly and sent an emergency messenger before the siege to ask Miao Cai to return to the army.
When Qiao Rui saw the reinforcements arriving, he felt a little more courageous and led troops from Chen County to fight alongside Zhang Xun and Li Feng.
Xu Huang scolded: "It is useless to talk about the past. Anyway, you have committed a new crime now and have taken refuge in the rebel Yuan Shu! You are now a rebel!"
Although Cao Cao suffered many casualties, he achieved his strategic goal and allowed Zhang Xun and Li Feng to leave their respective defense areas and move closer to Chen County, the county seat.
The two armies of Yuan and Cao gathered crazily in Chen County. Yuan Shu's troops soon exceeded 100,000. Cao Cao also gathered at least 50,000 to 60,000 troops, and was frantically pulling the relatively low-quality Qingzhou soldiers to the front to fill them up. Wire.
Yang Feng looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, shouting at the top of his lungs: "Hahaha - I robbed the emperor? The emperor lived well in Luoyang, but he was short of food. He was obviously a thief who robbed the emperor! I am the escort!
Although the total number of Cao's troops participating in the battle was only 60% of Yuan's troops. However, Cao Cao personally visited the front line to supervise and command the battle, which greatly boosted the morale of Cao's army.
Xu Huang's face was slightly ashamed, but he recovered quickly, and he did not let go at all: "The general prevented Cao Sikong from moving the capital, and also tried to use force to rob the emperor. He committed such a serious crime. How can I be complicit with you!"
And Gao Shun's attack ability was absolutely top-notch at the time. Historically, Liu Bei was stolen from Xuzhou, returned to Lu Bu, and was placed in Xiaopei. Later, Liu Bei joined forces with Cao Cao and angered Lu Bu again. Lu Bu attacked Xiaopei with Gao Shun, and Cao Cao also sent Xiahou Dun to rescue him.
However, Cao Cao obviously overestimated his external environment.
Not only can I collect gold, silver and jewelry, but I can also show off to His Majesty that I observe things more carefully and comprehensively than Yan Xiang, and that I can do things efficiently. It's really the best of both worlds! There are still people in this world who give us money and ask us to perform meritorious deeds! Fantastic!
Before the soldiers and horses that Miaocai withdrew from Dang County had time to arrive, I had to abandon the city and escape from the south because Gao Shun had captured the enemy camp first. During the fierce battle, I was entangled by the enemy's advance guard and fell down the city. The moment I landed, I used my left arm to hold on, so I didn't fall to death. However, the muscles and bones of this arm were shattered, and the medical staff could not connect them. I was afraid that I would be completely disabled. . "
Xu Chu was convinced by the scolding, and then he roared, picked up the heavy sword, jumped on his horse and rushed towards Yang Fengzhong's army.
Cao Cao was in a daze for a moment. Xu Chu quickly supported him, while Guo Jia stood aside and asked on his behalf:
Just half a year ago, in the Battle of Wancheng in the early spring of this year, Cao Cao was defeated and Cao Angdianwei died in the battle. Qingzhou soldiers made a rebellion on the battlefield of Wancheng once, and then were suppressed by Yu Jin with iron-blooded hands, and some violators were killed. A proud soldier of military law.
When Cao Cao saw Xiahou Dun's serious injury, he was furious. He was not worried about the temporary gains and losses of the counties in Liang County, but Xiahou Dun's injury again had already touched his inverse scale.
And just when he was in a trance, Xu Chu from behind had already arrived with tiger and leopard cavalry. Yang Feng subconsciously raised his gun to fight. After just one move, Xu Chu's heavy blade made his arm sore and numb. His subsequent moves immediately became Become dull.
After a five-day battle, Cao Cao felt that it was not easy to open up the situation with constant confrontation, so he adopted Guo Jia's strategy and instead deliberately abandoned Zhang Xun in the northwest and used himself as a bait to allow the main force of the Chinese army to break through to the outside of Chen County and attack by force. Qiao Rui.
As the strength of Yuan's army on the two southeastern routes dropped sharply, the total strength of Liu Xun and Ji Ling no longer had a numerical advantage over Liu Bei and Zhuge Jin.
Then an extremely embarrassed one-eyed general was escorted in and pulled in.
In addition, Cao Cao himself also brought with him several surrendered generals that he had just conquered when he moved the capital to Xuchang last year, such as Xu Huang, etc., who were also at his disposal in front of Cao Cao's own army.
The middle road was stationed in Chen County with Qiao Rui, and with the surrendered generals Yang Feng and Han Xian, they directly carried Cao Cao himself and Xu Huang.
However, this kind of thing is ultimately a big deal and involves fighting on two fronts at the same time.
Lu Bu was encouraged by Chen Deng to express his stance, which could be regarded as giving Yuan Shu another shot in the arm before he took the final step.
In the end, Yuan Shu received a positive answer from the intelligence channel, and then he breathed a sigh of relief and rolled his eyes at Yan Xiang: "Yan Xiang, you are usually cautious and meticulous, but this time you are so crude! You even ignored such important information! Why? Not as precise as Yang Hong! In that case, I have made up my mind! Send troops immediately, go to Chen County to assemble first, and fight to the death with Cao Cao!"
Zhang Xun's troops were chased by Le Jin, and they were defeated for seventy or eighty miles. They retreated directly past Yingchuan and into Runan County. In the end, the cumulative loss of soldiers exceeded 70%, and the 30,000-strong army lost more than 20,000 casualties.
Xu Chu hesitated at first, saying that the battlefield situation was so chaotic and that Sikong personally risked his life to supervise the battle, so he could not let go of his duty to protect Sikong.
After hearing that Xia Houyuan was not dead, Cao Cao was relieved, and then began to discuss with his advisers how to counterattack Lu Bu.
However, after Yang Feng and Han Xian were expelled by Cao Cao, they took refuge in Yuan Shu. This time, Yuan Shu also sent Chen Jun to confront Cao Cao. Cao Cao was afraid that Xu Huang would face his old master directly on the battlefield and his military morale would be unstable, so he did not dare to let him lead an army alone. He only asked him to serve as a fighting general in front of the tent and lead a few cavalry to charge and kill.
It was a rainy night in early September. Cao Cao was reading at night and handling government affairs in the military tent of the camp in Chen County. Guo Jia and Mao Jie, who were accompanying the army, were waiting on him.
The last elite old thieves of the Baibo Army were completely destroyed in this battle. Except for a few who knelt down and surrendered, the rest were all killed.
Unfortunately, Xiahou Dun could not give a clear answer to this question. He only said that during the withdrawal, he heard that Xiahou Yuan in front also retreated, but he failed to retreat along the Suishui River. He gave up the food ships and baggage and retreated lightly.
After hearing this, Yuan Shu finally cheered up and immediately found the officials in charge of military intelligence to carefully confirm the detailed report and whether there were indeed Liu Beiguang shipyards and warships in Guangling and other places.
Then Cao Cao also knew that Xu Huang might not want to kill his old master personally, so he saved some face for him. At the last moment, he sent his confidant Xu Chu, with hundreds of elite tiger and leopard cavalry, to rush forward and kill Yang Feng.
Guo Jia, the military advisor accompanying the army, offered wine to Cao Cao and received a copy of Lu Bu's message. After reading it carefully, he decided to keep it and give advice to Cao Cao after he calmed down.
Yuan Shu was convinced. Although he was not very satisfied, he and Cao Cao were indeed at war with each other and had deployed heavy troops in Chen County. This battle would have to be fought sooner or later.
On the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, the two armies finally broke out in a large-scale battle in Chen County. A total of 178,000 troops from both sides fought in various counties of Chen County.
However, Cao Cao scolded him: "Zhongkang! Don't miss this opportunity to make meritorious deeds! End the battle as soon as possible so that I can be safer."
So much so that Xiahou Dun fought so poorly in this battle that Cao Cao had no intention of pursuing any further investigation——
Yang Feng and Han Xian also knew that they had a mortal enemy with Cao Cao and would definitely be killed if captured. Therefore, they did not dare to surrender. They just fought hard under the city with trapped beasts. They led the Hedong soldiers and the last old troops of the Baibo army to fight to the death with Cao Cao's army in an attempt to break out.
But Gao Shun fought head-on and attacked Xiaopei quickly, so Liu Bei went to Xudu after his defeat. And that time, after Xiahou Dun's reinforcements arrived, they were defeated by Gao Shun's exhausted soldiers who had just breached the city, taking advantage of the momentum of victory.
Yuan Jun's west route stationed Zhang Xun in Yangxia to deal with Cao Ren and Le Jin.
There is no butterfly effect here, because in the original history, when Qiao Rui was transferred to Chen County on the northern line, his family members also stayed in Lujiang. This is how Sun Ce and Zhou Yu captured Qiao Rui's family members when they conquered Lujiang. .
After Yuan Shu stole Chen County, Li Feng and his men took over all of Cao Cao's own fiefdom.
After the two armies came into contact, several small-scale vanguard battles broke out, each with casualties, and the losses ranged from more than a thousand to thousands. Cao's army had a slight advantage in the exchange ratio.
Li Feng, who was transferred back from the Ji Ling Department on the East Road, stationed in Wuping County to fight against Cao Hong and Yu Jin——
"Lu Bu is willing to help me fight against Cao Cao, but he wants me to send troops first. I decided to start our troops today. Anyway, sooner or later there will be a battle with Cao Cao.
Cao Cao decisively chose to encircle the point for reinforcements, and gathered his troops to fight Yuan Jun in a decisive field battle.
Cao's army once suffered heavy casualties in the attack. The Qingzhou soldiers who were used like cannon fodder suffered hundreds or even thousands of direct casualties every day. If there were not enough cannon fodder, new worthless Qingzhou soldiers would be recruited from the rear to fill the gap.
The main reason is that Cao Cao also has to watch out for the eastern border of his territory, and cannot completely ignore Lu Bu. Let Xiahou Yuan hoard Jiyin and Xiahou Dun hoard Liangjun to deal with the threats from Pengcheng, Xiaopei and Taishan counties respectively.
In Yang Fengzhong's army, Yang Feng himself was still personally supervising the battle. He led the most elite and trusted old thief Bai Bo to resist stubbornly, rushing left and right in an attempt to break out. However, he was clinging to Xu Huang, and the troops around him became less and less numerous as they fought.
In order to achieve this result, Cao's army suffered a lot of casualties. Cao Ren and Lejin killed at least several thousand people before Zhang Xun was eliminated.
Cao Ren's main force left on the Chen County battlefield attacked Qiao Rui's flank in a roundabout way, and Qiao Rui's troops sent to the city and field to support them all collapsed.
But if our army does not seize this opportunity to seize more territory and population from Cao Cao, and wait until they have stabilized their foundation and built enough warships before freeing up their hands, I am afraid our army will not have this opportunity! "
Don't think that the result of this battle is too outrageous. Historically, Xiahou Dun was a guy who was not very good at fighting, and his level of acting was very different.
The right side of Cao's army was handed over to Governor Cao Ren, who led the guards of Yingchuan County, that is, around Xudu, with Le Jin as the vanguard.
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Xia Houdun was heartbroken: "Not long after the fierce battle between Yuan Shu and Sikong, Lu Bu was ready to make a move. Five days ago, he suddenly sent troops from Xiapi County and went up the Sui River. After Miao Cai and I made plans, Miao Cai personally sent troops to meet Lu Bu and fight with Lu Bu. Between Dang and Xiang, I am left to guard Suiyang.
At that time, Cao Cao was reading a letter from Xun Yu in the rear, reporting on the preparation of military supplies for the siege of Chen County, when he suddenly heard a noise outside the tent.
Because Yang Feng and Han Xian could not retreat in time, they minced meat with Cao's army. When they withdrew, Qiao Rui first retreated to Chen County City and immediately closed the city gate, not daring to let Yang Feng in again, lest Cao's army would follow Yang Feng. Chase into the city.
As an aside, in history, before Cao Cao was granted the title Duke of Wei by Liu Xie, his title had always been "Marquis of Wuping", and his fiefdom was in Wuping County.
After a whole day of decisive battle, more than 40,000 Yuan's troops were wiped out, leaving Qiao Rui and Li Feng each with more than 20,000 remnant troops to defend Chen County and Ku County Longcheng respectively.
Yang Feng angrily cursed: "Xu Huang is a thief! How could I have taken in a white-eyed wolf like you back then! A shameless villain, a despicable man who besieged his old master, how can he be any different from Lu Bu!"
This rapid and violent offensive really frightened the reinforcements, causing Qiao Rui to make a misjudgment. She felt that she was unable to defend for any longer, and had to frantically ask for help from both wings.
The two sides carried out a brutal mincing of meat in the north of Chen County. The bloody fighting lasted for a whole day, from early morning to dusk. Troops continued to collapse. Both sides suffered casualties and escaped, and the cumulative losses exceeded tens of thousands.
Xu Huang was Cao Cao who defected on the battlefield last year when Yang Feng and Han Xian tried to use force to prevent Cao Cao from moving the capital.
Cao Cao had no intention of paying attention to the countermeasures. He immediately ordered Cao Ren to divide his troops and go back to the eastern battlefield to stop losses, and at the same time inquire about Xiahou Yuan's situation.
In the end, Zhang Xun, who was on the west side of Yuan's army, could not hold on anymore and chose to be defeated and flee. Cao Ren asked Le Jin to pursue Zhang Xun fiercely, while he himself led the remaining Cao troops on the right to outflank Qiao Rui's flank.
However, as the war entered the siege and stalemate stage, the time required was gone, and the outcome could not be decided within a few months.
As for the Xiahou brothers, who were also deeply trusted by Cao Cao, they did not participate in the decisive battle against Yuan this time.
His Majesty! I have calculated that within this year, Liu Bei and Zhuge Jin will not cause any harm! They are unable to take the initiative to attack us! Each of them only has one county and no more than 10,000 soldiers. They only managed to separate themselves by fierce water warfare. How could they have any spare power to counterattack!
"When I took refuge with Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu had not yet proclaimed himself emperor. How did I know..." After Yang Feng scolded him, he suddenly couldn't continue scolding him. He was indeed a bit wounded and couldn't turn back. What else could he say? The battle can be fought.
As for the princes in other directions, there are currently no enemies with Cao Cao that need to be watched out for. Although Zhang Xiu had just defeated Cao Cao in a battle, Liu Biao and Ke Er would not join forces with a rebel like Yuan Shu, so there was no need to worry about being flanked.
The twists and turns are not enough for outsiders to understand. Gao Shun's aggressive attack in one go will cause a lot of casualties. In just three days, Gao Shun killed thousands of people before Suiyang was killed in seconds.
