Chapter 345

Liu Cong proposed a three-year peace period, and Cao Cao thought about it in his heart. What can Liu Cong do in three years, and what can he do. Now that the two powers are facing each other, the other princes have the best life. But if Cao Cao and Liu Cong conclude a three-year peace pact, I am afraid that by then, only Cao Cao and Liu Cong will be left in Huaxia.

Relatively speaking, Cao Cao's strength is stronger. If he is given three years, the first thing he thinks about is to sweep away Xiliang, and he will have no worries from now on!

"Yuan Zhi, how can you be so sure that Liu Cong will win?" Cao Cao's tone took a step back.

Xu Shu just smiled, this time he was not surprised, no matter how strong Cao Cao's heart was, he couldn't keep it like this. Moreover, Liu Cong's proposal for reconciliation is not a bad thing for Cao Cao. can be a prince, face is far less important than territory.

Feeling Xu Shu's kindness, Cao Cao straightened up again: "That's it, you live first today." Take the old man to discuss with a few strategists. Liu Cong's side, I will send someone to deliver the letter......"

"Cao Gong is wise!" Cao Cao was able to say this to Xu Shu, which means that he has finally begun to loosen. The possibility of reconciliation has increased dramatically! Xu Shu couldn't insist anymore, so he had to let Cao Cao's arrangement go first.

After Xu Shu retreated, Cao Cao immediately convened all the civil and military forces to discuss.

"Lord, Guan Yu attacked Wancheng, Zihe will definitely not be able to resist. Even if Zixiao goes to the rescue, it may not be able to ensure the safety of Wancheng...... "Xiahoudun is an anxious son, if Xu Shu hadn't been there before, he would have broken in a long time ago."

"Yuan let Mo anxious, everyone, Liu Cong sent someone to negotiate peace, what do you think?" Cao Cao's gaze wandered around the faces of Liu Ye, Cheng Yu and others, and then asked. Everyone quickly lowered their heads when they came into contact with Cao Cao's gaze.

This group of literati is usually good at giving advice, but there have been too many things recently. Jia Xu was assassinated inexplicably, and now Xun Yu is missing. Before the war, Liu Ye miscalculated, and Sima Yi refused to send troops...... There are all kinds of them, and they feel a lot of pressure!

"Zhongde, tell me about it." Seeing that everyone was silent, Cao Cao had no choice but to order the general and first send the problem to Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu raised his eyes and glanced at Cao Cao, and then looked at Liu Ye not far away beside him, feeling a little uneasy in his heart. To be honest, he doesn't know much about this Liu Cong. And everyone knows what Sima Yi did before the war.

But now that Cao Cao has ordered the general, he can't help but say it......

Seeing Cheng Yu's embarrassed look, Cao Cao put on a smile and comforted: "But it's okay to say!" ”

"Lord, be careful that Liu Cong paralyzes our army in the name of peace talks, and then takes the opportunity to attack the camp. Judging from the current situation, Wancheng must be saved! But our army must also be on guard. No matter who is sent to rescue Wancheng, it will definitely cause a reduction in the strength of our army's battalion. At this time, if Liu Cong abandoned Huyang, and then ordered Guan Yu and Xuan to attack our army from the east and west, and then Wei Yan attacked from the middle...... Our army can now maintain its superiority, completely because it was able to suppress Wei Yan in terms of numbers before, and now that Zhang Jaw has been captured, the right flank has been damaged, and the morale of the army will definitely be affected. ”

What Zhong De said is extremely true, from today onwards, the whole army must strengthen its vigilance. Scouts must move forward as far as possible! Seeing that he finally spoke, Cao Cao relayed Xu Shu's words to everyone, and then went on to say to Cheng Yu: "Zhongde, you go on to say that what if Liu Cong does not plan to attack our army but sincerely talks for peace?" ”

"Lord, if Liu Cong is sincere, Yu thinks he can agree to him for the time being. The war started because of him, and our army was passive in the current situation due to its hasty response to the battle and lack of preparation. As Zhongda said, we do not have an advantage in terms of time, place, and people. Moreover, our army is far away from Xuchang, the supply line is too long, and Sun Quan in Jiangdong is also an unstable factor. Xiliang Ma Chao has also been eyeing Guanzhong!

Liu Cong's proposal for a three-year cessation of war, I think it is still credible. If the lord plans to negotiate peace, he doesn't have to worry about Liu Cong's dishonesty. After all, now that he has newly acquired Yizhou and has established the Son of Heaven, the eyes of the world are staring at him. Naturally, he did not dare to break the peace treaty. Besides, our army has the advantage in numbers, if we send a good general to garrison Nanyang, I believe that it will be difficult for Liu Cong to sneak attack Xuchang like this time!

In three years, the lord can choose to sweep Xiliang or Jiangdong. No matter which one is eliminated, the strength of the lord will definitely increase greatly, and at the same time, it will also oppress Liu Cong. At that time, the lord will occupy two-thirds of the world, and Liu Cong and his Han Tianzi will be a little unworthy of the name. The lord only needs to appoint a new person from the Han family!

On the other hand, Liu Cong is now unable to develop in the east because of an alliance with Sun Quan. In the northwest direction, it is necessary to cross the lofty mountains and mountains, and if the west conquers Ma Chao, the infantry will definitely suffer. So in the past three years, the lord's deeds should be far greater than Liu Cong's. From this point of view, it is not impossible to negotiate peace! And now that this battle has reached the point where it is now, although our army has a chance to win, it is no longer possible to take Xiangyang directly, and even Xinye cannot be broken. Therefore, if the two armies remain deadlocked, it will only make the other princes ready to move! ”

What Cheng Yu said was actually similar to what Cao Cao thought before and what Xu Shu said. Obviously, Cheng Yu also advocates peace. Cao Cao listened to the emails again and again

"Ziyang, what do you think?"

"I agree with what Chung Tak said." Because of the previous miscalculation, Liu Cong sent troops to occupy Huyang, and the soldiers arranged a triangular formation to wait for work. made Cao Jun lose his advanced, and Liu Ye often blamed himself. At this time, he was not in a position to say much.

Agreeing with what Zhong De said, it is equivalent to not saying that the most listened to in the deliberations of the ancient monarchy may be the minister's secondment! Often, as long as the party that has the advantage in the court sends a representative to explain its position to the emperor, the others rush to the top and the ministers second, and the matter is basically settled.

Now among the Cao army, Xun You has long been silent, and Sima Yi has also been driven back to Xuchang by Cao Cao, and the rest of the wisdom is much worse than Cheng Yu and Liu Ye. They couldn't think of any reason to object to what the two men said. And with the life of high-ranking officials, they are also tired of this kind of military life. Looking forward to returning to Xuchang as soon as possible.

So the next few people Cao Cao asked agreed with what Zhong De said, or what Zhong De said was extremely ...... The Xiahou on the side was angry enough.

"You, you ......"

"Yuan Rang, don't be impatient, what do you think?"

"Lord, Liu Cong sneaked up on my Xuchang and robbed the Son of Heaven, if this matter is settled. Our army is menacing, but in the end, it will definitely become a joke of the world! Don't listen to slander, these people are as timid as rats......"

"General Xiahou, do you remember the Battle of Fancheng back then?" Cheng Yu is much older than Xiahoudun, Xiahoudun was a little quick-tempered before, Cheng Yu didn't care about it, but the words that came out later tasted a little scolding, and Cheng Yu was naturally the first to stand up and frustrate Xiahoudun's scars.

"This time and that time......" mentioned the battle of Fancheng that year, Xiahoudun also blushed, you must know that he got the news sent by Liu Cong and went to pursue Liu Bei. As a result, Liu Cong picked up the cheap. 5,000 elite tiger and leopard riders were lost. And then Cao Ren did not regain face for himself, and then a plague caused Cao Cao to obediently withdraw his army.

"That's right, this time and that time! At the time of the Battle of Fancheng, our army was fully prepared, and the lord attacked, and it was still like this. Does General Xiahou think that the combat effectiveness of our army will definitely be comparable to that of that year? Or is General Xiahou several times better than General Xu Gongming and General Zhang Junyi? Cheng Yu saw that Xiahoudun still had to insist on his opinion, so he shook out all the words he hadn't said before.

As soon as these words came out, the hall was silent! The first thing that everyone thought of was Sima Yi, no wonder this kid ran away. Cheng Yu is right, this is originally an uncertain battle. And now Cao Pi is defeated, Zhang Jaw is captured, and Xu Huang can't attack Huyang for a long time! If there are still people in the Cao army who can defeat Xu Huang, Sima Yi and Zhang Jaw and others, then only the lord Cao Cao and the dead Guo Jia will be the only ones. Maybe Zhang Liao, who is far away in Hefei, can be counted as one.

In the battle of Fancheng that year, how much advantage did Cao's army have, and what was the result? Now there are only 40,000 or 50,000 more troops than Liu Cong. And the casualties are already three times as many as the enemy! Even if you continue to mobilize troops and horses from the Central Plains and Hebei from afar, you may lose both sides in the end!

"Think twice! As the saying goes, the green mountains left behind are not afraid of no firewood. Today's Han Tianzi is just a tiger skin, I am fortunate to get it, and it doesn't hurt to lose it! Liu Ye saw Cao Cao's brows tightened, and he seemed to hesitate a little, so he reminded.

Liu Ye's words are indeed reasonable, Cao Cao has long had the intention of usurping, and a Han Tianzi may be a kind of shackle for him! There is no need to lose both for the sake of an empty Han Tianzi and Liu Cong.

"Yuan Rang, you quickly lead five thousand elite soldiers to rescue Wancheng. Tell Zi and Zixiao that you must hold on! “

"No!"

"Ziyang, you are responsible for negotiating with Xu Shu. Our army can retreat, but Liu Cong must withdraw the whole army to Xinye as soon as possible, and at the same time give up the occupied city of our army. Including Huyang! ”

Cao Cao decided, and the others had nothing to say, so they went down to prepare.

It was Cheng Yu who finally breathed a sigh of relief. Originally, his own opinions were only for Cao Cao's reference. In normal times, right and wrong don't matter. But after Xiahoudun made such a fuss. Cheng Yu was worried that Cao Cao would not negotiate peace.

If Cao Cao insists on fighting in the end. If defeated, Cheng Yu will be useless. If he wins, he will definitely be ridiculed by Xiahoudun and others, and he will be alienated by Cao Cao. Liu Ye also breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled at Cheng Yu, but he was thinking in his heart that it was becoming more and more difficult for this lord to serve. He is now a little envious of Xun Yu and Sima Yi.

One is in Xiangyang, next to the emperor. One is in Xuchang, next to the prince Cao Pi. Not to mention the leisurely days, Cao Cao still can't care about the two of them.

Cao Cao made the decision of what to talk about, and at the same time, he did not forget Cheng Yu's reminder and strengthened the defense of the whole army. In order to rescue Wancheng, Cao Ren had already taken away 10,000 infantry, and now Xiahoudun took another 5,000. According to the scout's report, Liu Cong's camp has increased a lot of people......