Before Liu Bei led his troops to Xudu, he heard that Cao Cao had returned to Xudu city. Xia Houyuan gathered thousands of remaining soldiers outside and headed north, not knowing where he was going.
Now I heard that Cao Cao wanted to move the emperor to Yecheng and asked his son Cao Ang to go to Yecheng as a hostage. Cao Cao actually asked the soldiers and horses from the three states surrounding the city to camp fifteen miles away from the city.
It's all too sudden.
"Sir, this..."
Liu Bei didn't know what to say for a moment.
Zhou Ping was also stunned.
I never expected that Cao Cao would act so quickly. As soon as he returned to Xudu, he proposed to move the emperor to Yecheng.
It seems that Cao Cao saw clearly and knew that he couldn't bear it, so he simply retreated in order to advance. If Yuan Shao wanted the emperor, then give him the emperor, and give him a proton to make him feel more confident about him. As long as he retains Yanzhou
In the land, 40,000 troops and horses were retained, and Cao Cao was still a prince.
If you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood. Cao Cao understands this very well!
Zhou Ping originally thought that under the siege of the city by strong troops, Dong Cheng and others would take the opportunity to rebel against Cao Cao, respond from within, and destroy Cao Cao.
But now it seems that it is no longer possible.
"Brother, we can't let Cao Cao escape anymore, let's attack the city." Zhang Fei shouted.
Liu Bei shook his head: "The emperor is in the city, how can we attack by force! Besides, this matter depends on Yuan Jizhou's wishes. If Yuan Jizhou agrees to Cao Cao's request and we attack Cao Cao again, I'm afraid we will become the enemy of Jizhou.
Nothing must happen.”
"Then...are we going to let Cao Cao escape like this?" Zhang Fei was unwilling to do so.
He is not the only one who is unwilling.
"Cao Cao wantonly slaughtered my people in Xuzhou. His crime is extremely heinous. If he cannot be eliminated, it will be really hateful!"
Li Jia was from Pengcheng, Xuzhou. Cao Cao massacred the people of Xuzhou several times, and he hated Cao Cao.
"Brother, sir, can you stop Cao Cao from moving the emperor to Yecheng?" Guan Yu asked, stroking his beard.
"Difficult!" Zhou Ping finally spoke, "Yuan Benchu sent troops this time to get the emperor. Now that Cao Cao has his wish, he and Cao Cao are not sworn enemies. He cherishes the old friendship and has obtained what he wants, so he will definitely let him go.
Cao Cao. Moreover, Cao Cao also asked his son to go to Yecheng as a hostage. It is impossible to prevent Cao Cao from moving the emperor to Yecheng."
Zang Ba said: "Then we will gain nothing this time!"
Zhou Ping smiled and said: "It's not without gain. We defeated Cao Cao and became famous far and wide. Even Yuan Jizhou will not dare to look down on us from now on. It will be much easier to conquer Yuan Shu in the future. The emperor moved to Yecheng, Cao Cao can't
If we continue to hold the emperor hostage, we will not be as strong as before, and it will be more difficult to recruit talents. Besides..."
"Lord, we can advise Yuan Benchu to let Cao Cao abandon all his troops and return to the fields. If this can be done, even if Cao Cao secretly recruits soldiers, it will take several years to form an army." Zhou Ping thought of a way to destroy Cao Cao's Qingshan.
Li Jia was overjoyed and said: "What you have said is very good. Cao Cao cannot be destroyed, so let him disperse all his followers. This is no different from destroying him. It is best not to let him serve as the shepherd of Yanzhou again."
Zhang Fei also laughed and said: "Yes, let Cao Cao be a state pastor without soldiers. If we want to destroy him in the future, we only need a thousand people, hahaha..."
Others echoed in agreement.
If Cao Cao cannot be killed, letting him disperse his troops is the best result.
It would be better if Cao Cao could no longer be the Mu of Yanzhou, but since Cao Cao gave up the position of Mu of Yanzhou as the Emperor, Yuan Shao should let him keep it.
Liu Bei's face was slightly happy, but also a little worried: "It's not easy to get Cao Cao to stop all his troops. Sir, you go see Guo Gongze and Chunyu Zhongjian tomorrow and ask them to repay Yuan Jizhou and tell them this condition.
Let’s see how Yuan Jizhou handles it.”
In fact, Zhou Ping also knew that if Cao Cao was asked to dispatch all his troops, he would definitely not agree and would rather fight to the end than do so.
As Zhang Fei said, without soldiers and horses, perhaps a thousand people could kill him. Cao Cao was not that stupid.
But it's one thing if he doesn't agree, it's another thing to put forward conditions. Based on these conditions,
Force Cao Cao to accept other conditions.
For example...the position of governor of Yuzhou.
After the emperor moved to Yecheng, he could summon Chen Zheng, the current governor of Yuzhou, to Ye as a minister, and then let Guan Yu serve as the governor of Yuzhou.
Put forward these two conditions for Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to choose. No matter which one they choose, it will be extremely beneficial to Liu Bei.
"Lord, we can propose to Yuan Benchu that if Cao Cao is unwilling to stop his troops, then Guan Yunchang must be appointed as the governor of Yuzhou. If Yuzhou is in hand, even if Cao Cao is unwilling to stop his troops, we will have nothing to worry about." Zhou Ping said.
Although the current governor of Yuzhou, Chen, was recommended by Liu Bei back then, and Chen Deng is now considered Liu Bei's man, Chen is just a centrist and does not obviously favor anyone. Yuzhou does not have many troops now.
If Guan Yu is allowed to become the governor of Yuzhou, he can combine the efforts of the two states and quickly capture Yangzhou while Cao Cao is recovering from his initial defeat.
With Xu Yuyang's three states in hand, the situation has been achieved and the rest will be easy to handle.
When Zhou Ping proposed this condition, whether it was Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, or Zang Ba and Li Jia, their faces immediately showed joy.
This is a clever move. Cao Cao can either accept the withdrawal of troops or accept Guan Yu as the governor of Yuzhou. No matter what, it will be extremely beneficial to him.
Liu Bei finally laughed and said: "Hahaha... Sir, you are so considerate! That's right. If Yuan Benchu agrees to let Cao Cao not stop his troops, he must first recruit Chen Hanyu as a minister, and then worship Yunchang as the governor of Yuzhou. That should be the case.
,Hahaha……"
Guan Yu looked at Zhou Ping gratefully.
The current governor is very different from the former governors.
In the past, the governor's power was only 600 shi, and he only had the power of supervision. Now, the power of the governor is almost the same as that of the governor, but the name is different.
Zhang Fei was overjoyed and said: "Second brother, if you become the governor, then the governor of Jiujiang should also become the governor of Jiujiang!"
Liu Bei's face darkened: "Yide, if you read more books and know more about etiquette, how could I not let you do it?"
With the achievements Zhang Fei has made now, there will definitely be no objections to Zhang Fei becoming the governor.
"Hey, big brother, from now on I will ask my husband to teach me how to read and learn etiquette."
Zhang Fei said and asked Zhou Ping: "Sir, are you willing to teach me?"
Zhou Ping smiled and said: "If you are willing to learn, I will naturally teach you."
"Of course I'm willing to learn. I can also drink with my husband! Hahaha..."
"Do you want to study or drink?"
"Everyone wants to read and drink at the same time."
"..."
Liu Bei led his troops and camped ten miles away from Xudu City.
This was Liu Bei's decision. He felt that if he camped fifteen miles away from the city, Cao Cao would feel afraid of himself, and if he camped only five miles away from the city, it would make Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong, who commanded the Jizhou soldiers, lose their dignity.uuRead the book
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In the battle with Xia Houyuan and Cao Cao, Liu Bei lost a total of more than 6,000 people, but he surrendered nearly 3,000 prisoners. Now a total of 32,000 people have been brought outside Xudu.
Liu Bei asked Zhou Ping to go to Jizhou Camp to visit Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong first.
"Zhou Wen'an, why didn't you set up camp fifteen miles away from the city, but only ten miles away? Doesn't what we say work?"
Seeing Zhou Ping, Guo Tu was obviously dissatisfied and felt that his authority had been challenged.
"Haha, we were afraid that Cao Cao would take the opportunity to escape with the emperor, so we camped closer to keep an eye on Cao Cao. Originally we were planning to camp five miles away from the city, but because you had spoken in advance, we didn't go any further."
Zhou Ping doesn't want to offend them yet, so he can explain easily.
After hearing this, Guo Tu's expression softened slightly and he asked, "What brings you here?"
The tone was quite condescending.
Zhou Ping felt that Guo Tu might have thought that he was on the same level as Liu Bei and Cao Cao when he commanded troops.
Zhou Ping did not pay attention to these things at the moment, and told Liu Bei the conditions for Cao Cao to withdraw his troops and Guan Yu to serve as the governor of Yuzhou, and asked them to send people back to report to Yuan Shao.
"This military expedition has been successful. When the emperor arrives in Yecheng, you two will receive a big reward!"
Zhou Ping was a kind reminder that he had asked them to persuade Yuan Shao to send troops, which was why they achieved today's achievements.
Guo Tu recalled this incident with a slight smile on his face: "If I can get a reward, I should thank Wen'an for what he said that day."
Zhou Ping said goodbye and returned to the camp. Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong sent people to rush back to Yecheng to report Liu Bei's conditions to Yuan Shao.
In Sikong Mansion in Xudu City, Xun You was bidding farewell to Cao Cao, preparing to go to Yecheng to meet Yuan Shao.