"Hey, Yan Liang is known as the most powerful general in Jizhou, but he didn't expect that he would watch Guan Yu chop off his own head! This Liu Bei really has many powerful generals in his hands!"

While Cao Cao sneered at Yan Liang, he was extremely envious of Liu Bei.

"I thought I was the only one who was good at making use of strange troops, but I didn't expect that Yuan Benchu ​​would also use them! Although Gongsun Zan was defeated this time and fled back to Yi Jing, he is no different from the dead now, and his demise is only a matter of time. Benchu ​​raised his troops to go south, although Liu Bei

Retreat to Gaotang, but I predict he will not be able to hold it."

"Gongsun has been defeated, and there is nothing to worry about in the north. Even if Liu Bei retreats to Donglai, I am afraid that Yuan Benchu ​​will continue to pursue him. Do you think I should go and rescue Liu Bei?"

After Cao Cao finished speaking, he inspected everyone.

Sitting on the side seats were Guo Jiaxun, Yu Xunyou and others.

Guo Jia glanced at Xun's uncle and nephew. The two of them didn't say anything, and then said: "Yan Liang was beheaded, which is really unexpected. Guan Yu's bravery is indeed true to his name. Liu Bei has such a fierce general, and Zhang Fei

Zhao Yuntai, Shi Ci and others assisted him, and Zhou Xing gave him advice. This is already a serious problem for Ming Gong. Why did Ming Gong want to save him?"

"We must save him!" As soon as Guo Jia finished speaking, Xun Yu suddenly said urgently, "Yuan Shao occupied the land of the four states, and now Gongsun has been destroyed, and Youzhou has no worries. He is the great danger to the court, and the land occupied by Liu Xuande

It is less than one state, and although it is in danger, it is very small. If Liu Xuande is not rescued, Liu Xuande will be destroyed by Yuan Shao, or used by Yuan Shao, which will be very detrimental to the court and the Ming Dynasty!"

"Wen Ruo, I don't mean to kill Liu Bei, let alone to surrender to Yuan Shao."

Guo Jia hurriedly explained to Xun Yu, then turned to Cao Cao and said: "Ming Gong, you don't have to save Liu Bei, but you can't let him perish or surrender to Yuan Shao. Now that Yuan Shao is leading his troops in Qingzhou, we are the one who quickly sent troops to attack Ye.

It's a good time to attack the city. If Yuan Shao returns his troops to rescue him at this time, Liu Bei can follow and delay him, making it difficult for him to move. If Ye city is destroyed and Jizhou is in hand, both Yuan Shao and Liu Bei will have nothing to worry about!"

Cao Cao understood what they meant.

It is not in Liu Bei's own interests to be destroyed at this time.

Originally, Yuan Shao was already very powerful, but before, Gongsun Zan was restraining him in Youzhou, and now Liu Bei is restraining him in Qingzhou. For himself, this is a favorable thing.

Gongsun Zan is finished. If Liu Bei is destroyed again, then Yuan Shao will truly gain the land of You and the four states of Hebei and Qing. In this way, he will become even more powerful.

Also, if Liu Bei cannot defeat Yuan Shao and eventually surrenders to Yuan Shao, except for Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhou Xing and others will be used by Yuan Shao, which will be his biggest disaster.

Cao Cao obviously didn't want to see this happen.

Liu Bei must be saved!

Jizhou must also be captured!

Cao Cao thought for a while and nodded: "Well, Liu Bei can't be used by me, let alone Yuan Shao, and we can't let him be destroyed like this!"

"It's just..." Cao Cao hesitated again, "If we let him win Qingzhou, I'm afraid it will be even harder to control him in the future!"

At this time, Cao Cao loved and hated Liu Bei.

Liu Bei and Yuan Shao were enemies, which he was happy to see. At least it would make Yuan Shao unable to rest assured and go south to attack Xudu and plunder the emperor.

But Liu Bei has always had great ambitions, and now he has so many fierce generals under his command, as well as counselors like Zhou Xing. Letting him take Qingzhou will be like giving food to the tiger!

Thinking of this, Cao Cao secretly shook his head. He had no way to deal with Liu Bei now. None of the methods he had used before worked. It seemed that he could only wait until Yuan Shao was destroyed before he could deal with Liu Bei with all his strength.

Fortunately, Liu Bei was not from a noble family. Although he had a group of strong generals, he did not get the support of a noble family.

This is the only place where Cao Cao can feel comforted.

Unlike Yuan Shao, Liu Bei's background was not outstanding. People from those aristocratic families did not take Liu Bei seriously, nor did they think of seeking help.

What Cao Cao fears most now is that Liu Bei will win the hearts of the great families in the world.

Xun You agreed with Cao Cao to send troops northward. If Yuan Shao did not return his troops to rescue him, he could attack Yecheng directly.

If Yuan Shao returns his troops, Liu Bei can continue to attack Pingyuan City, but he must make Yuan Shao abandon Qingzhou to weaken his strength.

Just when Yuan Shao's troops arrived in the plain and were about to attack Gaotang, Cao Cao personally led 50,000 troops and left Xudu and headed north.

In Pingyuan City, Yuan Shao was furious when he received the news that Cao Cao was sending troops north.

"Cao Ah Man really bullied me too much!" Yuan Shao slammed the table and said angrily, "While I was leading the troops to go far away, you want to seize my city of Ye, huh, think about how I treated him back then, and how he treats me now!

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"When he was defeated miserably in Xingyang and almost perished, it was I who took him in and made him the governor of Dongjun, and then let him take over Yanzhou. When Lu Bu attacked Yanzhou, it was I who sent troops to help him and helped him defeat

Lu Bu. He hijacked the emperor, killed ministers indiscriminately, faked edicts, and insulted me many times. Now he is confronting me with military force. He wants to seize my Jizhou. What is unbearable!"

Tian Feng and others could see that Yuan Shao was really angry.

It was obvious that it was the same thing, but Tian Feng didn't care whether you were really angry or not, he immediately said: "Cao Cao is a tiger today, but it was raised by Duke Ming! In the past, I persuaded Duke Ming to welcome the emperor to Yecheng, but unfortunately Duke Ming

If you don’t follow my will, you will end up in trouble today!”

"However, although Cao Cao led his troops to the north, there are 20,000 soldiers and horses garrisoned in Yecheng. Cao Cao will control the troops to enter the city and cannot easily break the city. Ming Gong, the most urgent thing now is to quickly march into Gaotang and destroy Liu Bei, so that we can

Use all your strength to deal with Cao Cao, otherwise, if you keep Liu Bei, Ming Gong will raise another tiger!"

Tian Feng completely ignored Yuan Shao's face and directly exposed Yuan Shao's sore spots.

It is indeed Yuan Shao who raised Cao Cao to be where he is today.

From Dongjun to Yanzhou, Cao Cao would not have been able to get it without Yuan Shao's nod.

Yuan Shao had a gloomy face and stared at Tian Feng very dissatisfied without saying a word.

He had nothing to say at the moment. He originally wanted to scold Tian Feng, but he knew that this was a master who was not afraid of being scolded.

Guo Tu sneered and said: "Tian Biejia, do you mean to say that the general is at fault? In the past, Cao Cao relied on the general, and the general made him the governor of Dongjun and the governor of Yanzhou. You were already

For the sake of excuses, why didn’t you dissuade the general? By saying this now, I want to put all the responsibility on the general.”

Yuan Shao waved his hand and said: "Okay, there is no need to mention this matter again. Please tell me, how should we respond when Cao Cao leads his troops north?"

He doesn't want to mention these things anymore, talking about these things is like opening his own scars.

"Father, Liu Bei is openly our enemy, we must not let him go! No matter what, we must kill him, and then return to rescue Yecheng."

Yuan Tan does not want to lose Qingzhou. If Yuan Shao brings his troops back, he will definitely not be able to defend Pingyuan City or Qingzhou with his own strength.

And if Cao Cao captures Ye City, even if Yuan Shang survives, he will lose his father's favor, and he will be the heir in the future.

"Yes, we can destroy Liu Bei first, and then concentrate our forces back to destroy Cao Cao." Guo Tu quickly agreed.

"Humph!"

Tian Feng looked at Guo Tu with disdain and snorted.

Yuan Shao was a little hesitant and looked at Feng Ji and Xu You. These two were not from Yingchuan or Jizhou, and they would not oppose just for the sake of opposition.

Many times, they can often express more objective opinions, and Yuan Shao knows this very well.

Feng Ji and Xu You looked at each other, and the other nodded slightly, still twirling his short beard with a smile on his face.
Chapter completed!