"Lord, Lu Bu is still on the border of Yanzhou, this person has wolf ambitions, and he must be guarded against."

Cao Cao sat in the military tent, and Xi Zhicai came to report.

Cao Cao guarded against Lü Bu before, and when Lü Bu went south from Youzhou, he still had a certain number of troops in Yanzhou.

Having already occupied half of Xuzhou, Cao Cao did not want to give up easily.

If you fail to win Xuzhou this time, it will be even more difficult to win Xuzhou next time.

But as Xi Zhicai said, Lu Bu is now stationed on the border of Yanzhou, and Cao Cao has to guard against it.

But now Cao Cao has transferred ninety percent of Yanzhou's troops to the Xuzhou battlefield.

But now, Yanzhou's troops are empty.

If Lu Bu really moved, it would be difficult for Yanzhou to hold on.

"Yuan Rang, you lead five thousand people back to Yanzhou first."

Cao Cao thought about it for a while, but he was still unwilling to give up Xuzhou.

Lu Bu only had seven or eight thousand people in his hands. Cao Cao asked Xiahoudun to lead 5,000 people back, which under normal circumstances was enough to deal with Lü Bu.

Xiahoudun only needed to hold Yanzhou, and he didn't need to face Lu Bu head-on.

It was only when Xiahoudun took 5,000 people and was about to return to Yanzhou.

Zhang Miao Chen Gong had already contacted most of the families and sent someone to send a secret letter to Lu Bu.

After Lu Bu received the secret letter, he immediately returned to Yanzhou with his soldiers and horses.

In less than five days, Lu Bu's banner was floating above the various cities in Yanzhou.

Lu Bu almost did not move a single soldier, and occupied the entire Yanzhou.

Cao Cao suppressed the family in Yanzhou and introduced a meritocracy order, especially Cao Cao killed the famous scholar Bian Rang, which made Chen Gong and other people in the family very dissatisfied.

Bian Rang despised and belittled Cao Cao many times, which made Cao Cao dissatisfied.

After someone framed Bian Rang, Cao Cao did not verify it, and directly asked Bian Rang to be killed.

Chen Gong and other people from the family were speculating in their hearts whether Cao Cao instructed someone to frame Bian Rang and kill Bian Rang.

Even though Chen Gong originally supported Cao Cao as the pastor of Yanzhou, after Bian Rang was killed, Chen Gong regretted it, thinking that Cao Cao was not a person worthy of his followers.

In addition to the news that Lu Bu told them, Zhang Miao Chen Gong made up his mind to meet Lu Bu and give up Cao Cao.

Even if Zhang Miao had a very good relationship with Cao Cao before.

But the relationship between Bao Xin and Cao Cao is also not bad.

Zhang Miao didn't know when Cao Cao's sword would pierce into his body.

Lu Bu's movements were fast, but Xiahoudun's speed was also very fast.

After returning to Yanzhou, he first occupied Puyang.

But looking at more and more families, falling to Lu Bu, Xiahoudun was powerless to return to the sky, so he could only stay in Puyang.

The only thing that can comfort himself is that Cao Cao has drained Yanzhou's troops, and now even if Chen Gong and these families fall to Lu Bu, they still don't have too many troops in their hands.

After Lu Bu incorporated the soldiers and horses in the hands of Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and others, the total number of troops now is less than 30,000. And most of them are scattered all over the place, and Lu Bu can only use more than 10,000 or nearly 20,000 soldiers.

With 5,000 elite soldiers, Xiahoudun was still able to hold Puyang and wait for Cao Cao to return from Xuzhou.

Cao Cao still has an army of 100,000 in his hands.

As long as Cao Cao comes back, Cao Cao still has an absolute advantage.

With this amount of strength in his hands, Lu Bu couldn't hold Xuzhou at all.

The cities that were now taken by Lu Bu would soon fall back into Cao Cao's hands.

Cao Cao, who was attacking Xuzhou, immediately abandoned the half of Xuzhou that he had already captured and chose to retreat and return to Yanzhou after receiving the news.

In this case, if he still forcibly attacked Xuzhou, it would be easy to be hit by the abdomen and back, and in the end, Yanzhou could only be lost, and Xuzhou could not be defeated.

Cao Cao's decisiveness has always been strong, and he never delays or hesitates.

If it weren't for Chen Gong Zhang Miao and the people of the family to rebel against the water, Cao Cao asked Xiahoudun to bring back 5,000 elite soldiers, which would be enough to suppress the situation.

Zhang Miao Chen Gong, the betrayal of these two Cao Cao's most trusted people, was something that Cao Cao never expected.

If it was clear that these two people had different intentions, how could Cao Cao let the two stay in Yanzhou.

When Cao Cao received the news, two-thirds of Yanzhou's territory had become Lu Bu's territory.

The people who were originally on the sidelines also quickly fell to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu is in Yanzhou, and it has become a prairie fire.

Xiahoudun could only be trapped in Puyang.

Youzhou!

Zhao Hui and Guo Jia Xu Shu are also talking about Yanzhou.

After disposing of the Zhang family, Zhao Hui's power in Youzhou became even greater.

Whether it is the Chen family, the Li family, or other families, they are all very low-key now.

The news of Lu Bu's occupation of Yanzhou has reached Youzhou.

Zhao Hui had long known that this would be the result, and he was not surprised.

"You say I want to give Lu Bu a little support." Zhao Hui asked.

Although it seems that Lu Bu's situation is very good now, Zhao Hui knows that if he doesn't make a move, Lu Bu is estimated to have to flee to Xuzhou in defeat and compete with Liu Bei for Xuzhou. Then let Cao Cao pick up the cheap.

Xu Shu said: "Now that Lu Bu has the upper hand, I think it's better to take a look at it." ”

Zhao Hui knew the result, but Xu Shu didn't know that if he wanted to support Lu Bu, it was best to wait for Lu Bu to be in a weak position. And not now.

Guo Jia said: "I am more optimistic about Cao Cao. Although Lü Bu now has the upper hand, this is only temporary, and when Cao Cao retreats from Xuzhou, Lü Bu will still be on the weaker side. ”

"Lu Bu's advantage now is not how much territory he occupies, but that those families in Yanzhou choose to support him."

"But these are not the point, the most important thing is Yuan Shao of Jizhou, he will definitely not let Lu Bu occupy Yanzhou, when necessary, Yuan Shao will definitely send troops to help Cao Cao."

Regarding the current situation in Yanzhou, Guo Jia sees it very clearly.

"The lord wants to help Lu Bu?" Guo Jiadao.

Zhao Hui nodded.

If he chose an enemy, Zhao Hui would choose Lü Bu instead of Cao Cao.

Although Lu Bu is brave, he is still a little easier to deal with than Cao Cao after all.

And now, the relationship between him and Lu Bu is also a little better than Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was supported by Yuan Shao, and if Zhao Hui dealt with Yuan Shao, when Yuan Shao fell into disadvantage, Cao Cao had a great chance and would send troops to help Yuan Shao.

In contrast, Zhao Hui preferred to see Lü Bu occupy Yanzhou rather than Cao Cao.

But it is impossible for Zhao Hui to help Lu Bu unconditionally.

If all the resources are consumed on Lu Bu, and he does not gain benefits.

Then Zhao Hui's strength weakened, Lu Bu became stronger, and Yuan Shao's strength remained the same, which is not what Zhao Hui wants to see.

As Zhao Hui's strength became stronger and stronger, every time he made a decision, the impact became greater and greater.

Maybe he thinks it's a small decision, but it affects the people of a state and the pattern of the world.

Now Yuan Shu is considered to be Zhao Hui's official ally, and Lu Bu is considered to be half an ally.

Zhao Hui's first enemy was Yuan Shao, and his potential enemy was Cao Cao.

In the north, Zhao Hui and Yuan Shao are now evenly matched, while in the south, Yuan Shu's family is already dominant, and Liu Biao can only be trapped.

Liu Yan in the southwest has no intention of competing for hegemony in the Central Plains, and Li Dao and Guo Yan in the west have turned against him.