were so amazed that they thought no more about oxen but went their way。 So they never troubled us again。〃
〃I have heard of your mighty exploits；〃 said Cao Cao。 〃Will you join my army？〃
〃That is my strongest desire；〃 said Xu Chu。
So Xu Chu called up his clan； some hundreds in all； and they formally submitted to Cao Cao。 Xu Chu received the rank of general and received ample rewards。 The two rebel leaders； He Yi and Huang Shao； were executed。 Runan and Yingchuan were now perfectly pacified。
Cao Cao withdrew his army and went back to Juancheng。 Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren came out to wele him； and they told him that spies had reported Yanzhou City to be left defenseless。 Lu Bu's generals； Xue Lan and Li Fang； had given up all its garrison to plundering the surrounding country。 They wanted him to go against it without loss of time。
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