Xiahoudun, who had broken out of the encirclement, was afraid of the pursuit of Ma Chao's army and fled desperately. When he felt safe, Xiahoudun ordered the soldiers to rest, and then worried that Ma Chao would take advantage of his absence to attack Chen Liu, so he immediately ordered all the soldiers and horses to go back to Chen Liu's town to guard.

After Xiahoudun returned to Chen Liu, he found that the flag had been changed on the city wall, and he knew that Chen Liu had been taken by Ma Chao.

"How is this possible!" Xiahoudun was furious.

But before he could continue to attack, Ma Chao and the others found Xiahoudun, opened the city gate, and a large number of people and horses under the leadership of Ma Chao came to kill him.

Xiahoudun didn't dare to stay in Chenliu, so he left here with his troops and moved in the direction of Puyang. After arriving in Puyang, Xiahoudun sent a battle report to Cao Cao, writing down the whole story in detail.

After Cao Cao read the entire battle report sadly, he had the idea of cutting Xiahoudun in his heart, and scolded: "Yuan Rang is too uncompetitive, how can the enemy be so careless at present." Chen Liu was taken away, and the door of my Yanzhou was opened, and Liu Yu, a hungry wolf, would definitely do something wrong. ”

"Lord, Yuan Rang is certainly at fault, but Chen Liu's seizure is not his responsibility alone, the main thing is that Liu Yu is too cunning and actually secretly divides the troops. The current situation is not in my favor, so it is better to send troops to rescue Yanzhou as soon as possible. Otherwise, Yuan Rang's newly defeated army may be difficult to resist Liu Yu's army. Xiahoudun was Xiahou Yuan's brother, and Xiahou Yuan immediately defended to Cao Cao and explained the importance of rescue.

Cao Cao's own family is also the bloodline of the Xiahou family, and the Xiahou family supports Cao Cao the most, no matter what, he will not treat Xiahou Tang as anything.

"General Miaocai, what if our army rescues Yanzhou, Liu Yu gives up Yanzhou and comes to Xuchang again? Our army will be exhausted by then, hasn't it fallen for Liu Yu's conspiracy? Xun Yu immediately said the reality.

"Could it be that just watching Liu Yu take Yanzhou, what should Yuan Rang do? What should the military and civilians in Yanzhou do? Xiahou Yuan was also excited and scolded Xun Yu loudly.

Xun Yu knew Xiahou Yuan's mood, and said softly: "General, the current foundation of our army is Xuchang, and only by sticking to Xuchang can the situation be stabilized. ”

Xiahou Yuan was frightened by Xun Yu, yes, as long as Cao Cao ordered Xiahou Yuan to transfer, wouldn't there be nothing.

Cao Cao was also helpless, Liu Yu's strategy hit him directly on his seven inches, making him unable to choose.

At this time, Guo Jia said with a smile: "Actually, Liu Yu's capture of Chen Liu is good news for our army. ”

Everyone was stunned, how could such a big bad news be said by Guo Jia as good news, and everyone felt that Guo Jia's thinking was not on the same line.

Cao Cao also scolded: "Don't joke about filial piety, now that the enemy is now, you can't make mistakes." ”

Guo Jia said solemnly: "Lord, it's not a joke. ”

When everyone saw Guo Jia so serious, they knew that Guo Jia already had a way, and everyone was full of hope.

Seeing that everyone else was looking forward to it so much, Guo Jia no longer pretended to be forced, and said with a smile on his face: "Lord, although Chen Liujun is very important to our army, for another person, Liu Yu's occupation of Chen Liu is simply worse. ”

"You mean Yuan Benchu?!" What a character Cao Cao is, he suddenly thought of the person Guo Jia said.

"The Lord is wise. Yuan Shao attacked Liu Yu before, but due to the lack of detailed planning, Liu Yu counterattacked into the territory, and now that Huang Zhong and his son-in-law Lu Bu are entrenched in Youzhou, it is only a matter of time before Yuan Shao loses Youzhou. Moreover, Dian Wei threatened Yuan Shao in Huguan, and at the same time the thief group that disturbed Yuan Shao's territory seemed to be operating behind the scenes, Yuan Shao relied on his previous accumulation, barely maintaining the confrontation, if Liu Yu occupied Yanzhou, not to mention the impact on our army, Yuan Shao would first fall into a situation of encirclement on three sides. Once Liu Yu occupied Yanzhou, he confronted Yuan Shao across the river, and he could cross the Yellow River at any time, and Yuan Shao would be in danger at that time. Guo Jia analyzed himself.

Everyone nodded straight at Guo Jia's words.

Cao Cao understood what Guo Jia meant and said. "Then according to Fengxiao's meaning, Lone is going to join forces with Yuan Benchu."

Guo Jia nodded and said, "That's right, but it's not just a team, it's a team-up." ”

"So? All-round cooperation!? There's no need for that. "Everyone was amazed.

"I think it's necessary. In the current situation, the princes of the world are already Liu Yu's dominance. The princes who can influence and restrict Liu Yu are also the lord and Yuan Shao. The lord and Yuan Shao are now in a weak position, and cooperation will benefit both sides. If they are not united or incomplete, I am afraid that they will be broken by Liu Yu one by one. Guo Jia said affirmatively.

Cao Cao fell into deep thought, and the others didn't dare to make a sound to disturb him.

"Since this is the case, Lone and Benchu will unite together to deal with their good brother Liu Yu." Cao Cao gave the order and made the final decision.

Cao Cao sent an envoy to Yuan Shao's side. When Yuan Shao received the news of Cao Cao's union, he was so happy that he almost jumped. Cao Cao's move was simply a send-off for Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao did not hesitate too much and directly agreed to Cao Cao's joint proposal.

Yuan Shao's subordinates are all happy to see Yuan Shao and Cao Cao unite, with only one exception, that is, Liu Bei, who has just joined Yuan Shao's camp.

Liu Bei's intention to join Yuan Shao was mainly to borrow troops from Yuan Shao so that he could recapture Xuzhou, which was taken by Cao Cao. Yuan Shao agreed at first, but he didn't have so many troops to lend Liu Bei for a while, and if he borrowed less, Liu Bei couldn't take back Xuzhou. Now that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are united, it means that Yuan Shao is going to break his promise and gain weight.

Yuan Shao saw that Liu Bei was a little unhappy, and said apologetically: "Xuande, this alliance with Cao Cao is only temporary, and what this official said will definitely come true." However, for the time being, I will first grieve Xuande, as long as the situation is favorable to our side, this official will definitely lend tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to Xuande to help Xuande recapture Xuzhou. ”

Liu Bei secretly scolded that his belly black kung fu was not enough, how could he be detected by Yuan Shao so easily. And after Yuan Shao finished speaking, his subordinates all looked at him with unkind faces, and he couldn't help but express his position.

Liu Bei said: "Brother Benchu said that he laughed, and he was prepared to come here, but fortunately he was accepted by his brother and gave him a place to live." I don't dare to ask for anything else, I just hope that I can repay the great kindness of my first brother in this life. ”

Liu Bei's words made Yuan Shao very comfortable, and his subordinates also looked much better, thinking in their hearts that you Liu Bei knew each other.

Liu Bei sighed secretly in his heart, his life is really bitter.

As a result, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao reached a joint agreement, and the two sides jointly targeted Liu Yu's threat.

The two former good brothers are united again, but I don't know if the two of them can be united for a long time.