The Little Hegemon Was Having the Time of His Life!

Runan, Pingyu.

The atmosphere in the main hall was oppressively tense. Yuan Shu's face was so gloomy it seemed soup might drip from it. Liu Biao had clearly been planning this for a long time. He had sent two armies out from Xiangyang. One had marched west, taken the three counties of Caiyang, Xiangxiang, and Fuyang, and directly cut off the route from Runan Commandery to Nanyang.

The other had marched north, occupying Chaoyang, Xinye, and Rang County, with its spearhead pointing straight at Wancheng.

"My lord, Liu Biao is a treacherous wolf. If this scourge is not eliminated, Yuzhou will never know peace. I ask that you recall General Ji Ling's forces to reinforce Nanyang." Yan Xiang stepped forward and bowed to Yuan Shu.

"My lord, we need not only mobilize General Ji Ling. We can also send troops directly from Pingyu into Jiangxia Commandery, drawing away part of Jingzhou's forces."

"Then what about Cao Cao?" Yuan Shu asked with a frown. "What are we to do if Cao Cao refuses to let our army go and keeps harassing us?"

"My lord, we can recall Zhang Xun's fifty thousand troops at the same time and station them in Liang State. They can cover General Ji Ling's retreat, ensuring Cao Cao cannot advance even an inch."

"Good. Then we'll let Cao Aman off for now and wipe out that old bastard Liu Biao first."

In the main hall, Handsome Zhou's eyes turned, and he immediately knew that his opportunity had arrived. That very night, he sought out Sun Ce to discuss the matter and had Sun Ce go see Yuan Shu the next day to request troops.

The reason was perfectly sound. Liu Biao had sent troops to attack Nanyang, so his rear must be weak. Sun Ce would request