The fatigue of a hundred battles is mourned, and it is difficult to return from a defeat in the Central Plains. Although the children of Jiangdong are here now, are they willing to make a comeback with the king?

In the early hours of the morning, it was almost midnight, and in the camp more than 20 miles away from Yiyang City, Cao Cao had been frowning.

He didn't know how Ji Ling arrived in Yiyang just right, he didn't know why Ji Ling colluded with Liu Bei, and he didn't know if his brothers and soldiers would be willing to follow him if he insisted on staying in the Central Plains after this battle?

"Lord, you haven't rested yet?" Xiahou Yuan lifted the big tent of the Chinese army, the evening breeze blew in from the door, the lights swayed on the lampstand, and Cao Cao couldn't help but shudder.

Cao Cao tightened the corners of his clothes, and saw Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Xuan, Cao Hong, Cheng Yu and Liu Ye walking in from outside the tent, hurriedly picked up the wick, and asked, "It's almost now, why don't you come to my tent to rest?" But what new reinforcements came from Yiyang? ”

"Liu Xuande has occupied Yiyang County for only a year, and there are less than 350,000 soldiers, so he will not be able to pass Zhang Chen, where can he get reinforcements? The subordinates of Ji Ling have already found out clearly, can the lord know why Ji Ling came here? Cheng Yu shook his head and sat down close to Cao Cao.

"Cao didn't know it before, but now he has completely figured it out." Cao Cao shook his head, and then nodded again, "Wang Deyu made an extraordinary move, and he made a move to defeat the enemy on Tiantai Mountain, and the original defeat fell into his hands, and the road was frustrated and died.

Shuangyuan's general trend has gone, Jizhou is about to fall into the hands of Wang Deyu, although Ji Fuyi is far away in Xuzhou, he also has to think about his future. I knew with my toes that the big-eared thief and Ji Fuyi must have reached some kind of agreement, which would make the emperor of Xuzhou abandon the city.

It's all because I was so confused by a moment of hatred that I forgot to win over the Xuzhou army in advance, otherwise how could we be in such a situation today? ”

Cao Cao slapped a few times on the desk in annoyance, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Yuan and Cao Hong hurriedly knelt on the ground and looked at Cao Cao earnestly: "The last general should be damned, it is our incompetence that caused the main army to defeat Yiyang, and please punish the lord!" ”

Zhong Xuan and Man Chong also hurriedly bowed, but Cheng Yu laughed loudly: "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, the eldest husband stands between heaven and earth, can bend and stretch, how can he complain because of a temporary defeat?" Otherwise, when a huge territory is laid down in the future, how should the lord let the historian record today's events? ”

"Zhongde is right!" Liu Ye also stood up and hugged his fist to Cao Cao and said, "The lord can figure out the ins and outs of the matter in just half an hour, which shows that the lord has come out of the defeat, so why should the lord be exhaustive about the past?" At the moment, shouldn't the lord be thinking about the future trend of the world? ”

Cao Cao Huo Ran raised his head, his eyes were like torches, staring at Liu Ye and Cheng Yu and said sincerely: "Cao is indeed a little persistent, and I ask the two gentlemen to give advice, where should our military horses go now?" Do you continue to attack Yiyang, return to your teacher to praise you, or simply jump out of the troubled waters of Yuzhou and start anew? ”

That's to the point!

Liu Ye and Cheng Yu glanced at each other, and nodded at the same time: "Since the lord already has this thought, it shows that the lord has a mind, and I don't have to worry about it." Please also ask the lord to give an order as soon as possible, so as not to miss the overall situation because of a momentary hesitation! ”

"Please also ask the lord to give an order as soon as possible, don't miss the overall situation because of a momentary hesitation!" Zhong Xuan and Man Chong had instantly understood, and unceremoniously abandoned the few "kneeling friends" who had just been in equal misfortune, and responded with a word of harmony, leaving Xiahou Yuan and them alone.

Looking at the expressions of Xiahou Yuan and the other military generals, Cao Cao was in a good mood, changed the beginning of the decadent Tang Dynasty, and waved his hand at them to signal them to sit down.

"One person's wisdom is short, and the others are long, and everyone gathers firewood and the flame is high. Since the four gentlemen have also thought of this section, let's discuss it together and see which path should be the most suitable for our army at present! ”

Xiahou Yuan has been in the war for half his life, although he is also a rare handsome talent in command, but his sensitivity to the overall situation of the world is far less than that of the four in front of him.

"Fang is in the general trend today, Wang Deyu is outstanding, Sun Jian is half of the south of the Yangtze River, and only the lord and the big-eared thief are left in the Central Plains to compete, and the rest of Zhang Lu, Liu Zhang, Liu Biao, Shixie and Gongsun Du are just mediocre ordinary people.

A few days ago, Wang Deyu just won the double Yuan, Jizhou is at his fingertips, prestige and power are incomparable for a while, for the world, but also for the dragon chair in the court, Wang Deyu will not let Yu Yan and the two states are still in the hands of the lord and the big-eared thief, and soon after, his iron hooves will go south to the Central Plains. ”

"That's right, how can someone snore on the side of the couch? Don't say Wang Deyu, even Cao can't stand it! Cao Cao nodded.

Cheng Yu paused, took a sip of water, and Liu Ye took over the topic.

"The lord and the big-eared thief have cold lips and teeth, originally you could coexist and come to an offensive and defensive alliance, but due to some complicated reasons, the lord and the big-eared thief are now incompatible, and it is difficult to repair the good fortune of Qin and Jin in the past to prevent Wang Deyu from going south.

Yuzhou is no longer yesterday's Yuzhou, and Wang Deyu is not yesterday's Wang Deyu. I believe that this time he will not return to the army if he does not take the Central Plains. Wang Deyu's troops are surging, overlooking the Central Plains, whether the lord fights Yiyang again or returns to his teacher to praise him, it is not a wise move. ”

Xiahou Yuan finally understood, frowned slightly, and asked Liu Ye: "So, should we give up the Central Plains and jump out of this rotten quagmire?" Then our entire deployment in Yuzhou and the territory we have worked so hard to fight for will be handed over? ”

"Ziyang is not asking us to give up the entire territory of Yuzhou, but hopes that the lord will move the base camp to another place!" Cheng Yu laughed, stood up and pointed to the map, "My lord, please see, my Yuzhou is close to Xuzhou and Qingzhou, and Xuzhou and Qingzhou border Yanzhou."

Ji Ling was ordered by Liu Xuande to leave Xuzhou, and Xuzhou no longer had any force that could stop the advance of our army, and Qingzhou was also just Kong Rong and his ilk. If we give up praise and Anfeng at this time, and go all out to teach Qingxu, why worry about Qingxu can't go down?

Once Qingxu falls into the hands of the lord, the territory in the hands of the lord will be enough to include the land of Qing, Xu, and Yanzhou, as well as the county of Yuzhou, and Wang Deyu will no longer be weak. Moreover, these three states and one county are connected as a whole, as long as the lord sits in Xuzhou and recuperates, he can once again have a bird's-eye view of the world and the Central Plains! ”

Cao Cao stroked his beard with his hands, his eyes half-closed: "After all, I still can't figure it out, this big-eared thief has made Cao suffer so many losses, and he hasn't changed it back once!" ”

"No, my lord, the soldiers have been defeated repeatedly in the Central Plains, and the army's heart has long been tired, and the defeat in the Central Plains is difficult to manage, and retreating at this moment is the real great wisdom and the real thinking!"

Cheng Yu retorted categorically, "What's more, although we have fought a few battles with the big-eared thieves, it seems that we haven't taken half of their advantage." But the wicked have their own wicked grinding, isn't Wang Deyu coming soon? Leave this wicked man to Wang Deyu to grind! ”

Cao Cao Huo Ran realized, took the case, kicked over the desk in front of him, and pointed at everyone with the green sword: "Wang Deyu said back then: One body turned to fight for three thousand miles, and one sword was once a million divisions. Now General Ben also learns from Wang Deyu's transfer to three thousand miles.

Order: The deputy general Niu Jin immediately led a thousand troops and horses to Baoxin, and ordered Xu Zhu, Dian Wei, Zhang Xiu and Zhu Ling to guard the generals to set off the next day to converge; The rest of the army used the meal to pull out the camp and return to Anfeng, just waiting for the arrival of the generals, and immediately went to Xuzhou to smash Pi! ”

"No!"

All the generals roared in unison, and the sound was like thunder, startling the newly awakened bird in the forest.