It's time to come, but it's still coming after all.

Just a day ago, Cao Cao received an invitation from the Four Sages to go to the countryside with him.

After learning the news, almost all the civil and military generals expressed their attitude - absolutely not to go.

However, Cao Cao still agreed, and he would go to the appointment on time in three days.

And things in the world are often like this, and it is difficult for good things to come together, and bad things often follow one another.

On the same day, the army from the west reported for duty.

With the assistance of Jia Xu and Shen Rong, Zhang Xiu was like a bamboo, captured Wuyin, Nanyang and other places, and the army continued to advance eastward.

And even if Cao Hong and Cao Xiu are good at the art of war, the gap in numbers cannot be bridged.

The most irritating thing is Liu Biao's repentance again, he ignored the holy decree and once again sent troops to aid Zhang Xiu.

Now there are unstable factors inside and outside, even if there is no need for Cao Cao's report, Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty knows how grim it is.

But it was at this time that I saw the calmness of a generation of emperors. Liu Xie simply said to Cao Cao: "Aiqing is bothered." ”

This is not to hide from leisure, but out of trust in Cao Cao.

He knew Cao Cao's ability to control the overall situation, and he didn't need to say any more nonsense to add to his pressure, the more he should show a relaxed attitude at this time.

With a calm emperor behind him, Cao Cao can let go and do it.

And Cao Cao did not disappoint Liu Xie.

Even though he knew that the imperial city was full of murderous machines at this time, Cao Cao still decisively transferred 30,000 Qingzhou soldiers from the interior and rushed to support under the leadership of Zhou Heng.

Not only that, in order to prevent some extreme incidents from happening, Cao Cao deployed all his personal guards and tiger leopard cavalry around the palace, leaving only 300 cavalry led by Cao Zhen to follow him.

This is an external plan, and as for the internal, the civil and military are still holding their own opinions.

The group led by Cheng Yu believed that since they couldn't figure out the strategy of the four sages and others, it was better to take the initiative and directly put them under house arrest or simply take them down.

According to Xun You, if it is like what Cheng Yu said, it may be possible to solve the current crisis, but it also gives people the truth.

The key is that Cao Cao has already agreed to the four sages and agreed on a date, and now it is urgent.

"Gongda! You say you can't put them under house arrest, but what's the clever strategy? Do you want to let the lord go to the danger in person? When Cheng Yu spoke, he was already a little excited.

"Zhongde, I didn't say that, don't worry. I mean, since the lord has made an appointment with them, if they change it again, they will be shocked, and I am afraid that they will not succeed in their plans and make another plan, and I will not be able to prevent it. ”

"Lord, you are really, why do you have to agree." Dong Zhao had also become a member of Cao Cao's staff at this time, and his tone was naturally casual.

"Hehe, as Gongda said. If I don't, I'm afraid they'll do it in this imperial city. Now that Your Majesty has just settled down, I really don't want to change things again. ”

"But now we don't know what they're going to do, or even what they're going to have." What Cheng Yu said was the "tooth" that was reported back last time.

"Zhongde, you still haven't figured out, what is that 'tooth'?" Dong Zhao was also a little anxious.

"Your Majesty has an order before, outsiders are not allowed to enter the Orion Camp of the Ministry of Works, even if they have planted a fine work, it is unknown. I'm not in a hurry! Cheng Yu was also very annoyed.

I don't even know what the other party is using, I'm afraid this is the most confused battle everyone has ever experienced.

"Ladies and gentlemen, that's the trap created by the Orion Battalion according to the Heavenly Atlas - Hunger Teeth."

A man's voice suddenly came from outside, and everyone immediately looked in the direction, and even Cao Cao was slightly moved.

Duan Xuan! There are also Guo Jia and Xun Yu!

Day and night, they finally arrived in time.

Looking at this former military advisor who he hadn't seen for a long time, Cao Cao showed a relieved smile: "You're finally here." ”

Duan Xuan walked closer, knelt down on one knee, and replied, "Lord, Xuan is back." ”

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Different from the warmth of the reunion here, far away on the battlefield to the west, there were differences in Zhang Xiu's camp.

The two sides of the contradiction turned out to be Jia Xu and Shen Rong.

Last time Zou Li was in danger, Xu Yuan gave Jia Xu enough face outside, but when she returned to her mansion, she almost pounced on Jia Xu and bit Jia Xu.

Angry, extremely angry.

Xu Yuan, who has always been inseparable from Zou Li, has no worse feelings for her than her own sister.

Now that she has become close to Jia Xu, she naturally has no need to see outside, for the first time, she clearly stated her attitude in front of Jia Xu.

She now disapproves of Shen Rong's approach more and more, and even doesn't understand it a little.

In fact, she didn't need to be mad, Jia Xu was also a little annoyed.

Shen Rong's actions are indeed too extreme, and now Jia Xu even suspects that Shen Rong's practice of blindly wanting Cao Cao to die is not the original intention of the Southeast General Hall.

This is still secondary, and the most important thing is that now Zhang Xiu can't turn back.

Cao Cao's parents and beloved generals all died in Wancheng, and this beam could not be untied.

And now although Zhang Xiu has taken the initiative and won consecutive battles, once he goes in the wrong direction and is counterattacked by Cao Cao, he will definitely die without a place to be buried.

What Zhang Xiu owes to the Southeast Hall and Shen Rong has already been paid off, and there is no need to be used like this.

Therefore, at a military meeting, Jia Xu put forward a proposal for a truce and recuperation in front of everyone.

Of course, this is not true, because Jia Xu is now more anxious than Shen Rong, and must defeat Cao Cao while Cao Cao is still respite and his alliance with Liu Biao is still solid.

The reason why he said this was just to test Shen Rong.

Sure enough, Shen Rong was extremely opposed to such a suggestion.

It is precisely for this reason that the two sides finally put their differences on the surface.

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Cao Hong and Cao Xiu, who were tired of defense, certainly did not know that the current enemy army was also facing the danger of collapse.