System Blessing: The Young Master of the Dong Family and Diao Chan's Fate

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Dong Yu, who was in Yecheng, immediately led his army to the Liyang front after the Luoyang side arrived in Yanzhou.

The only thing that stood between Dong Yu and the Central Plains was the mighty Yellow River.

"My lord, the Baima Ferry has been blocked by Cao's army. We are currently unable to cross the river."

Zhao Yun bowed and spoke to Dong Yu who was standing at the edge of the city wall and looking out.

"It's as expected."

"Although there are many ferry crossings along the Yellow River, it's not a particularly dangerous place that requires strict adherence."

"But what Cao Cao needs most now is time."

"He needs time to defeat Liu Bei from Xuzhou, and time to withdraw his troops from Xuzhou."

Dong Yu put his hands behind his back, not at all surprised by this.

Throughout history, there have been many regimes established by taking advantage of the Yangtze River as a natural barrier.

But I have never seen a natural barrier like the Yellow River.

It is because there are too many ferry crossings on the Yellow River, making it difficult to strictly guard against them.

The Yangtze River is different. Most of the waterways on both sides of the Yangtze River are cliffs, and there are far fewer ferry crossings than the Yellow River.

The reason why Cao's soldiers were guarding the two important ferry crossings of Baima and Yanjin was to delay time.

Dong Yu wants to cross the river?

Yes, either repel Cao's army at Bai Ma and Yanjin, or cross the river from other ferry crossings downstream.

But no matter which one, it seems like a lot of time will be wasted.

"What should we do now?"

Xu Chu scratched his head and asked with some confusion.

"Wait."

"Wait for Zhang Liao and the others to open up the situation."

Dong Yu remained calm and not at all troubled by the matter.

Swah——

At this moment, a figure came rushing over, making a slight sound of breaking wind as it ran.

"My lord, the battle in Xuzhou is over."

"Here's the detailed information."

Shi A held a piece of silk in both hands.

"So fast?"

"Brother Liu has never disappointed anyone when it comes to disappointing them."

"It's collapsing at the first touch, Brother Liu, can you hold it together?"

Dong Yu sighed speechlessly.

When the silk was opened, it recorded the entire process of the two sides since Cao Cao attacked Xiaopei.

After reading it, he handed the silk to Guo Jia and others beside him.

"In fact, after Guan Yu defeated Cao Cao's vanguard, Liu Bei was able to make the decision to attack as a defense and perhaps he could hold on a little longer."

Guo Jia stroked his short beard and said with a frown.

"Human nature."

"Compared to Cao Cao, Liu Bei was far inferior in terms of military strength and generals."

"When facing a strong enemy, it's hard for someone in the situation to have the resolve to take the initiative."

"According to what's written on the silk, Liu Bei probably intended to use delaying tactics to hold off Cao Cao until his food supplies ran low."

Jia Xu put his hands in his sleeves and spoke calmly.

"What a pity! If Liu Bei could have delayed for ten days, the conquest of Yanzhou would have been very smooth."

Guo Jia secretly thought it was a pity.

"Whether Liu Bei can delay or not, it won't have much impact on us."

"The battle with Cao Cao is inevitable."

Dong Yu shook his head and said indifferently.

Being able to delay the situation only slightly increases the chances of winning.

But just like when Cao Cao and Liu Bei were fighting, everyone was optimistic about Cao Cao.

With Dong Yu coming with such a powerful force, Cao Cao's chances of winning were extremely slim.

"Send the message. Have the troops take turns guarding the White Horse Ferry for the next few days. Make sure the boats are ready."

"If my prediction is correct, Zhang Liao and his men will attack Bai Ma in the next two days."

Dong Yu's expression changed and he immediately gave the order.

"The last general takes command!"

Zhao Yun, Xu Chu, Ma Chao, Pang De and other generals responded one after another.

...

Baima Ferry

Yanzhou is now at its most empty.

In order to win the battle quickly, Cao Cao took away most of his brave generals and elite soldiers.

Currently, there are only 3,000 elite troops led by Yu Jin and his deputy general Xia Zhao at this ferry.

The reason why there are so few is mostly because there is really no other way.

First of all, a ferry does not require so many people.

You can attack them when they are halfway across the river, just shoot arrows at the boats from the river bank.

Secondly, Cao's army did not have any extra troops to allocate to them.