Since Cao Ren stationed troops in Fancheng, he looked at Jingxiang, and visited Liu Biao's reality and reality nearby. He attached great importance to Liu Bei in Xinye, and always wanted to take Xinye over and clear obstacles for Cao Cao's southern expedition.

Liu Bei was entrusted by Liu Biao to guard Xinye, so he naturally did not dare to slack off. Both sides were tense and were about to break out.

Cao Ren sent his hands to descend the generals Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang to take turns to investigate the movements of Liu Bei's army every day for several months.

Er Lu's performance is remarkable. Every piece of information must be verified personally. They have made it clear and confirmed that Liu Bei has only thousands of soldiers under him.

Seeing Liu Bei's few troops guarding the small land of Xinye County, it was not too difficult to capture Xinye before Liu Biao's reinforcements reached.

The brothers had the idea of ​​making contributions in their hearts. After discussion, they decided to ask for a fight from the main general and strive to win the first merit.

Since they surrendered to Cao Cao, they have not made any achievements except the hundreds of remaining soldiers they brought with them at the beginning. Because of their military power, they are not outstanding among the many generals under Cao Cao's army, and their positions are only one level higher than that of Sima, the marching.

Their status is far from that in the Yuan Shao period. After joining Cao Cao this time, their status was far below Zhang He and Gao Lan, which made their brothers feel a little embarrassed.

This time they volunteered to follow Cao Ren to Fancheng, just to make some contributions and improve their positions.

After discussing the two brothers, they were not reckless. After a few days of inquiry and confirming that the information was true, they reported to Cao Ren:

"Liu Bei stationed troops in Xinye, recruited troops to buy horses, accumulated grass and stored grain, and had a great ambition! The Prime Minister would pacify Jiangnan sooner or later. Liu Bei's current strength is insufficient, and only thousands of troops can fight. It is an opportunity to station in Xinye's small land. Once Liu Biao increases his troops or trains his newly recruited troops, he will be a roadblock. The general must take it early."

Liu Bei is very famous. Although Cao Ren also wanted to make contributions, he was quite afraid of his generals Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun and never dared to attack easily.

This time, Cao Ren has been stationed in Fancheng for a long time. Seeing that the Lu brothers were diligent in their work, he took the initiative to go out to inquire about information and check the terrain. He was very satisfied with the Lu brothers!

This time their brothers came to report the information. Cao Ren felt that the information they provided should be very accurate, so he beat the drum and gathered the generals to discuss the attack on Xinye.

After the military discussion began, as usual, Cao Ren still solicited the opinions of Deputy General Li Dian first:

"Mancheng, Liu Bei has not yet become a climate. I want to attack Xinye. Do you have any good plans?"

As Cao Ren's deputy general, Li Dian was far above the Erlu brothers and other subordinates, so he naturally had the right to speak. He thought about it and said:

"Although Liu Bei has few soldiers to fight, he has been in Xinye for several years, and the city is as solid as a god. His subordinates are all incompetent, and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun are all inappropriate. It is no problem to defend the city for several days. If our entire army attacks and cannot capture the city in a short time, Liu Biao's reinforcements will arrive in a blink of an eye. At that time, we will be attacked by the enemy on the back and forth, and we will inevitably lose our troops and generals! Moreover, the Prime Minister asked us to go first, to come and explore the truth and prepare for future attacks, and did not allow us to provoke a war. I think it's better not to act rashly!"

Since Cao Ren led his family's private soldiers to follow Cao Cao, although he has led his army alone, he always followed Cao Cao to fight and made great contributions under Cao Cao's command!

This time, he led 30,000 troops alone to confront Liu Biao, which was the first time. Cao Ren also wanted to make contributions and prove his abilities.

Although Cao Ren made many contributions on the battlefield in the past, as Cao Cao's clan brother, every time he went to fight, he was suspected of taking credit. It is inevitable that someone would say some gossip, which made him feel very uncomfortable!

This time, Cao Ren, as the main general, coordinated the war in Jingzhou. He first beat the drum and gathered generals to discuss military information. His original intention was to send troops to attack Liu Bei.

He said everything to this point and expressed his meaning clearly, just to attack Xinye and ask General Li Dian to come up with an attack method.

Who knew that Li Dian didn't buy it and directly raised objections!

In fact, this cannot be blamed for being unreasonable in the world. He was also involuntarily. If possible, he would not want to offend Cao Cao's confidant general?

After receiving the transfer order from Deputy General Cao Ren, Li Dian originally thought that as long as he did his job seriously and acted as the assistant of the main general!

Who knew that before leaving, Prime Minister Cao specially talked to Li Dian, asking him not to agree with the opinions of the chief general Cao Ren, and to express his own objections, so that he can reduce mistakes!

In fact, Cao Cao still recognized Cao Ren's ability. He was afraid that the deputy general was afraid of Cao Ren's identity and did not dare to make bold suggestions. After a long time, he would have a man of power in the army and prone to problems. Only then did he send Li Dian, who dared to speak out, to Cao Ren as his deputy general!

Besides, even if you are your own clan brother, if the commander and deputy general are in the same mind, it will not be a good thing for the superiors!

The face of the commander Cao Ren was a little unrestrained. He was thinking about how to refute Li Dian, and then decided to send troops strongly.

Before Cao Ren could speak, the two brothers Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang in the hall could not sit still. After looking at each other, they stood up at the same time tacitly. Lu Kuang said:

"Report to General Cao, General Li makes sense! But in Xinye small town, Liu Bei has few soldiers and horses. I don't think it's necessary for General Cao. General Li and the other two personally take action. We can divide the troops into three places: leave 5,000 troops for General Li to guard Fancheng. General Cao, you can lead 20,000 troops to cut off the origin of Liu Biao's reinforcements. Not only can you prevent Liu Biao's rescue, but you can also fight an ambush! My brothers are not talented. Since surrendering to the Prime Minister, they have not made any achievements. I would like to ask for five thousand elite soldiers to attack Xinye and take the head of Liu Bei's head to offer to the Prime Minister."

The Lu brothers are not outstanding in martial arts and strategy, but they are in Yuan Shao's army and have a good time. Their status in the army is comparable to that of Zhang He and Gao Lan. It seems that they have their own unique skills!

Their brothers' words came to Cao Ren's heart. Not only did they save Cao Ren's face, but they also put themselves in the shoes of Li Dian and found a job that was left behind. They were all good at both sides!

When Cao Ren was overjoyed, he was too lazy to ask for Li Dian's advice. He directly took out an arrow and gave two Lu five thousand elite soldiers, asking them to lead their troops to fight in Xinye. He led his own army of 20,000, setting up an ambush on the main road between Xinye and Xiangyang, preparing to stop Liu Biao.

Cao Ren rectified his troops and stopped his horse. He ambushed in the woods next to the road for two days. Even Liu Biao's reinforcements were not seen, but the spy heard that Er Ji was killed in front of the formation and almost all five thousand elite soldiers were wiped out!

Cao Ren's face turned pale. He was the first time he was commanding the army alone. He had not made any contributions. Not only did he lose 5,000 elite soldiers, but also lost two generals. It was really hard to explain to his clan brother Cao Cao!

Cao Ren thought about it again and found that there was only one way now, which was to conquer Xinye. As long as he had military achievements and lost these troops and two surrendered generals, it was still a thing of the past!

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