"Liu Bei invited soldiers from Jizhou and Jingzhou to surround the city. Duke Ming had no choice but to do this. You are willing to go to Yuan Benchu."
Xun You had no better strategy to retreat from the enemy.
If you want to retreat from the enemy, you must either fight or negotiate.
You can't fight. If you want to talk, you can only comply with Yuan Shao's wishes, and you can only talk to Yuan Shao.
There was no way to talk to Liu Bei, because Liu Bei wanted Cao Cao dead more than the emperor.
It is even more impossible to talk to Liu Biao, because Liu Biao has nothing to ask for. He and Zhang Xiu are just here to join in the fun.
Xun You knew that Cao Cao came to him now because he wanted him to become a lobbyist.
Cao Cao said happily: "This is exactly what I mean. If Gongda is willing to go, then everything will be done."
In the afternoon of that day, after Cao Cao explained some things, Xun You led two soldiers out of Beicheng, and first asked the soldiers to go to the Jizhou camp to report that Xun You was visiting.
Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong were both from Yingchuan and from the same county as Xun You. Although they didn't know the reason for Xun You's visit, they did not dare to neglect and hurried out of camp to greet him.
Although Xun You is one generation younger than Xun, he is older than Xun and has more seniority than Xun.
When Xun and Guo Tu were still officials in Yingchuan County, Xun You was already the Huangmen Minister of the imperial court.
"What's the matter with Gongda here?"
Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong welcomed Xun You into the tent and asked after the polite remarks.
"You are here to persuade you to retreat." Xun You replied with a smile.
"We, the two of us, were ordered by General Yuan to lead the troops here. How can we retreat if things don't work out as expected? If Gongda wants to be a lobbyist, please go back. We can't make the decision on this matter, and we can't retreat just like that."
Guo Tu thought that Xun You was just here to act as a lobbyist. He rarely had the opportunity to lead an army. How could he retreat without achieving his goal?
Xun You asked with a smile: "Haha, Gongze, Zhongjian, you two led the troops here, what are you doing?"
"Cao Cao held the Emperor hostage, issued orders from his heart, conquested wantonly, and brought chaos to the world. The two of us were ordered by General Yuan to lead the troops here, naturally to save the Emperor and stabilize the world." Guo Tu said with great righteousness.
Xun You said: "Actually, General Yuan listened to the false accusations made by the traitor. Duke Cao did not threaten the emperor, and it was impossible for him to bring trouble to the world. However, the small palace in Xu County was too narrow to be the capital, and Luoyang was in ruins. Duke Cao wanted to control it
The emperor has temporarily moved to Yecheng. The road to Yecheng is wide and the city is vast, and there is General Yuan there who can serve as a guard. It is for this reason that you came today."
After listening to Xun You's words, Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong looked at each other.
Both of them were stunned, never expecting that Cao Cao would take the initiative to hand over the emperor.
They originally thought they would have a fierce battle with Cao Cao, but they had just heard from Tan Ma that Cao Cao was defeated by Liu Bei. Almost all of his 30,000 soldiers and horses were destroyed, and only three or four hundred of them fled back to Xudu.
Unexpectedly, after just a short while, when the two of them were still rejoicing over Cao Cao's defeat, Cao Cao asked Xun You to propose moving the emperor to Yecheng.
The call was sent out too quickly, making it hard for people to pick it up.
Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong looked at each other again, wanting to confirm that what he heard was the truth, and asked: "Is it fair to say that Cao Cao is willing to move the emperor to Yecheng?"
Xun You replied: "That's right. Cao Gong also said that his eldest son Cao Angnian has lost his crown and can follow the emperor to Yecheng to become a prince and serve the court."
This made Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong dumbfounded again.
What did Cao Cao want to do? Not only was he willing to hand over the emperor, he actually offered to let his son be used as a hostage.
"Is this true?" Guo Tu asked again, he really couldn't believe it.
Xun You said seriously: "Are you a person who lies?"
"What does Meng De want?" Chunyu Qiong asked immediately.
Chunyu Qiong, together with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, were once the eighth captain of Xiyuan, and they also had some friendship with Cao Cao.
"Cao Gong hopes that you will retreat thirty miles from the city to camp, and the troops from Jingzhou and Xuzhou will also retreat thirty miles from the city. You first send people back to Yecheng to report to General Yuan, and then you set off for
Meeting with General Yuan in Yecheng."
Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong cannot make the decision on this kind of matter, they must talk to Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao is in Yecheng, and it will take some time to reach an agreement with him.
Cao Cao was afraid that during this period, Liu Bei would take the opportunity to respond to those who wanted to rebel in the city and lead his troops into the city to harm himself.
Therefore, I want to make the besieging soldiers retreat thirty miles first. In this way, the people in the city will not feel too much pressure. The pressure is not great. The besieging soldiers are far away from the city, so no one will dare to rebel.
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Guo Tu said nothing and looked at Chunyu Qiong. He knew that Chunyu Qiong knew Cao Cao better.
"Mengde doesn't know how to joke. Now that Gongda is here again, I think it must be the truth. Gongzhi, why don't we retreat another ten miles and set up camp fifteen miles away from the city, and then send people back to report to General Yuan and wait for the general's orders
." Chunyu Qiong said to Guo Tu.
Cao Cao's request was to withdraw his troops and set up camp thirty miles away from the city. However, if it was thirty miles away from the city, the distance would be too far and it would not be effective in besieging the city and forcing him.
Moreover, he couldn't completely follow Cao Cao's request. Chunyu Qiong felt that fifteen miles away from the city was just right, not too far or too close.
Guo Tu nodded and said, "Okay, we will camp fifteen miles away from the city."
Their soldiers and horses are now camped five miles away from the city. As long as they break camp and retreat, Cao Cao's goal will be achieved.
The main thing Cao Cao wanted to do was to let the people in the city see that the enemies besieging the city had retreated, that is to say, they would not attack the city, so that the people in the city could feel at ease and not have any thoughts of betrayal.
After talking for a while, Xun You returned to the city to resume his duties.
Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong first sent people to rush back to Yecheng to report to Yuan Shao. They also asked Yan Liang to order the troops and horses to prepare and retreat fifteen miles from the city tomorrow to set up camp.
At the same time, he sent someone to report to Liu Pan and Zhang Xiu who were surrounding the west of Xudu. He told them that Cao Cao wanted to move the emperor to Ye, and asked them to lead their troops back and camp fifteen miles away from the city.
"My Healing Game"
He also sent people to inform Liu Bei who was about to arrive in Xudu, and also asked Liu Bei to camp fifteen miles away from the city and wait for Yuan Shao's order.
Liu Pan and Zhang Xiu received the notice and gathered in the tent to discuss with Huang Zhong, Jia Xu and others.
"Are we going to fall back and camp?"
Liu Pan was Liu Biao's disciple and he was quite brave.uuReading www.uukanshu.com
This time Liu Biao made him a general and came with 10,000 troops, but Zhang Xiu also brought 15,000 troops. If he wanted to retreat, not only his Jingzhou troops would have to retreat, but also Zhang Xiu's troops.
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Zhang Xiu didn't answer immediately and looked at Jia Xu.
He would rather hear Jia Xu's opinion on this matter.
"Why don't we retreat? Can we not retreat?"
Jia Xu just asked indifferently.
Liu Pan and Zhang Xiu looked at each other, thinking in their hearts, but they couldn't find a reason not to retreat.
Jia Xu smiled slightly again and gently stroked his long beard: "Cao Gong is really a heroic person. He can stretch and bend. He does not seek temporary fame, but seeks the benefit of the whole life. Although he was defeated by Liu Xuande this time, and there are powerful enemies approaching the city,
However, Duke Cao was able to surrender his son to the emperor. He was able to resolve the crisis invisible while retaining his strength. Such intelligence and magnanimity are truly admirable!"
Liu Pan seemed to understand and said, "In that case, let's retreat another ten miles and set up camp."
In short, they don't want to offend Yuan Shao or Liu Bei now, and they don't want to antagonize Cao Cao too much.
Moreover, their contribution to the emperor's move to Yecheng this time was also due to them, and Yuan Shao would give them some benefits.
Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu returned to their camp.
"Jia Gong seems to be more optimistic about Cao Gong." Zhang Xiu asked after the two entered the tent.
Jia Xu smiled: "In terms of intelligence, Mr. Cao is better than Liu Xuande. Moreover, Mr. Cao has the overall situation in mind. If he can tolerate big plans for a while, he will soon become powerful again. Liu Xuande is very good at employing people and is kind and righteous.
To win the hearts and minds of the people. With the help of Zhou Wen'an and the support of fierce generals such as Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, it is inevitable to defeat Yuan Jiujiu and seize Yangzhou. When Cao and Liu are fighting, it is still unclear who is the winner in the world!
The general should not rush to the right direction at the moment, he still has to wait and see before deciding."
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