In mid-September, in Dingtao City, Jiyin County, Yanzhou.

Cao Cao sat in the first place with a somewhat gloomy face, and his whole person exuded an aura of depression and despair. Since he led the army back to Yanzhou, he immediately began to counterattack the rebels, but after receiving reinforcements from Chen State, the rebels led by Zhang Miao and Chen Gong became more and more powerful, causing countless people from all over Yanzhou to defect. Not to mention that it was calmed down in a short time, and even the hope of defeating them seemed to be getting slimmer and slimmer.

Especially not long after he rushed back to Yanzhou, Zhang Chao, the guard of Guangling County, led an army of 30,000 troops from Guangling to Peiguo, and with the cooperation of Luo Jun, the prime minister of Chen, he captured Peiguo in one fell swoop. In addition, Dongjun, Jibei and other counties that have been co-opted or captured by Zhang Miao and Chen Gong have made the territory in Cao Cao's hands in a short period of time only Jiyin, Shanyang, Rencheng and Dongping.

You must know that not long ago, Cao Cao fantasized about capturing Xuzhou, and became one of the strongest forces in the world with a strong posture of owning most of the counties of Yanzhou, Xuzhou and Yuzhou, but now, ......

Moreover, after returning to Yanzhou, Cao Cao also found a very troublesome thing, that is, most of Yanzhou appeared in drought.

Regarding the fact that it has not rained in Yanzhou for several months, it is naturally impossible for Cao Cao not to know. Cao Cao, who was just taking revenge or seizing Xuzhou's heart, didn't pay too much attention to it. And in his opinion, as long as Xuzhou is taken, even if there is a drought in Yanzhou, he can cope with it.

But now, Xuzhou has not been taken, and most of Yanzhou has fallen into the hands of the rebels. In this way, how can the rebellion in Yanzhou be quelled only by relying on the land of the four counties of Jiyin? Or let alone countering the rebellion, how to support it, Cao Cao was also a little at a loss. After all, a drought of this magnitude is enough for him to have a headache even in normal times, let alone the current situation.

Under such successive blows, Rao is Cao Cao experienced countless dangers in his life, but he couldn't help but feel disheartened and gradually lost his confidence.

At this moment, he thought of the time when he followed Li Yi and Huangfu Song to pacify the Yellow Turban, and when he gave advice to Yuan Shao to annihilate the eunuchs...... At those times, as the deputy of the two, how high-spirited Cao Cao was, but after he went it alone?

When he was crusading against Dong Zhuo, he pursued alone because he was unwilling to retreat, but if it wasn't for Zhang Miao and others to help, he Cao Cao might have died there.

When he was regarded as the lord of Yanzhou by Chen Gong and others, he tried to ambush the main force of the Yellow Turban in Shouzhang, but because of the carelessness of the enemy, he broke his friend and his right-hand man Bao Xin, and he almost died on the spot.

And now, when attacking Xuzhou, he has been fighting for many years but has not achieved any results at all, but has lost most of the territory of Yanzhou and Yuzhou.

"Perhaps, I am not suitable to be the commander of an army, but should stand next to someone and serve as a military advisor, right?" Cao Cao thought with mixed feelings in his heart.

Cao Cao sat in the first place and said nothing, while Xun You, Xiahoudun and others were also silent sitting in their respective positions, they didn't know what to say, and they didn't know what to say. For a moment, the entire hall fell into an eerie silence.

I don't know how long it has been, maybe I think it's not a way to go on like this, Xun Yue said, "Lord, there's news from Xuzhou." ”

"Oh? So what did Liu Bei say? Cao Cao replied casually when he heard this, as if he had no interest in Liu Bei's reply at all.

"Back to the lord, Xuzhou replied that Zhang Chao, the commander of Guangling County, took advantage of the handover of Xuzhou Mu to mobilize troops to leave Guangling, and the time was about the same as the time when our army returned to Yanzhou, so they couldn't stop it at all. And when he left, a large amount of money, food, and soldiers in the county were taken away, and it seemed that he didn't plan to come back at all......" Xun Yue didn't seem to see Cao Cao's indifferent appearance, but just reported respectfully, "However, Liu Yuanjun said that he had reappointed the county guard of Guangling, and at the same time guaranteed that he would definitely not participate in the affairs of Yanzhou." ”

"Hmm...... What about Yuan Shu? Cao Cao nodded when he heard this, with a noncommittal attitude. In fact, he didn't know what expressions he should make, or what expressions he could make. Because with the current situation, no matter how Liu Bei replied, what could he Cao Cao do? As long as he doesn't take the opportunity to send troops to Yanzhou...... Perhaps with Cao Cao's mentality at this time, even if Liu Bei came to get involved, Cao Cao might not feel anything.

"Back to the lord, Yuan Shu of Jiujiang did not mean to send troops to Yanzhou, but instead sent troops to attack Lujiang. According to the drought situation in various places, maybe Yuan Shu is also short of food now, right? Xun Yue said respectfully when he heard this.

"Hmm......" Cao Cao nodded again when he heard this, and then fell into silence again. Seeing this, everyone didn't know what Cao Cao meant, so they had to sit in silence.

After another half of the ring, Cao Cao suddenly looked at everyone and said lightly, "Everyone, do you remember the letter sent by Ben Chu and Zikang a few days ago?" ”

Hearing this, everyone looked at Cao Cao suspiciously, but they didn't know why he suddenly mentioned this matter. Just when Cao Cao arrived in Yanzhou and began to counterattack the rebels, Yuan Shao and Li Yi sent letters one after another, but Cao Cao put the letter away after reading it twice, and did not mention it to everyone at all. In this regard, everyone didn't ask much, but now Cao Cao brought up the matter again......

Cao Cao didn't let everyone wonder for too long, only to see him look at everyone and laugh loudly, "Everyone, in the letter from Ben Chu and Zikang before, they both advised me to bring my subordinates to join them!" ”

"What?!" One stone startled a thousand waves, and Cao Cao's words immediately shocked everyone in the hall.

"My lord! This...... This...... Huh! Xiahoudun looked at Cao Cao and wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know how to say it. In the end, he lowered his head in indignation, and at the same time slammed his fist on the table in front of him.

This behavior can be described as quite rude, but Cao Cao did not have the slightest sense of blame for this, and the others were obviously not in the mood to pay attention to this matter.

"I don't know why the lord didn't mention it before, but now he mentions it again?" Xun You looked at Cao Cao and asked meaningfully, his face was calm, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking. And these words also made the people in the hall who were at a loss quiet again, and they looked at Cao Cao quietly, waiting for his explanation.

"Hehe, everyone, now Chen Gongtai, Zhang Mengzhuo and others in Yanzhou have occupied the four counties of Dongjun, Chenliu, Jibei and Taishan, and Zhang Chao of Guangling also cooperated with Chen Wangzhong to take away all the territories of our army in Yuzhou. According to preliminary estimates, the enemy's troops will reach more than 200,000 troops! Cao Cao looked at everyone and said lightly.

"Even under normal circumstances, it is not easy for our army to quell the rebellion, not to mention the current drought in Yanzhou, where there is no grain and grass to harvest. Although there is still some grain in Jiyin and other counties, how long can it support our army? Besides, among the people, I am afraid that most of them are waiting for the autumn harvest of grain and grass for the winter, and if it goes on like this, I am afraid that it will ......" In the end, Cao Cao's expression was still very flat, and his tone was even more emotionless. It was as if he was just stating something that had nothing to do with him.

Hearing Cao Cao's words, an indescribable atmosphere suddenly filled the hall, and Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren Brothers and others were like Xiahou Yuan, with their heads down and clenching their fists. His expression was hideous, and his eyes were red. If Chen Gong and the others appeared in front of them at this time, I am afraid that they would be directly eaten alive, right? And Xun You and the other Wenchen also didn't say a word, sitting in their seats with a pensive look, their eyes flashing, but they didn't know what they were thinking.

It's just that at this moment, a voice broke the silence in the hall, "The lord is afraid?" ”

In a word, it immediately attracted everyone's attention, and when they looked over, it was Cheng Yu! I saw that he looked at Cao Cao with an indifferent expression, as if he didn't feel that his words might cause Cao Cao's anger.

In this regard, Cao Cao did not have any angry reaction, but directly looked at Cheng Yu over there. "I ......" He muttered something after a long while, but Cheng Yu didn't give Cao Cao a chance to defend at all.

"Now the lord is only left with Jiyin and other four counties, and there is a drought, which makes it difficult for the grain and grass to maintain the offensive, so the lord is afraid, so that he has the idea of fleeing to Sili or Jizhou, hiding under General Yuan or Li Wushuang to seek protection...... Is it? Cheng Yu stood up and looked directly at Cao Cao, and his tone was even more aggressive.

In normal times, if Cheng Yu dared to do this, not to mention what would happen to Cao Cao, the surrounding Xiahou Xuan, Xu Chu and others would be the first to draw their swords and jump out, just waiting for Cao Cao's order, and they would cut this rebel thief who dared to commit it into pulp. It's just that now, everyone just looked at Cheng Yu blankly, without any movement.

Hearing Cheng Yu's words, Cao Cao's face turned red, but before he could speak, Cheng Yu said again, "But my subordinates think that the reason why the lord is like this is just a temporary fear because of the successive bad news." Otherwise, how could there be such naïve thoughts? ”

Although General Yuan was nominally the pastor of Jizhou, Wei County was in the hands of Li Wushuang from the west of Yecheng, and Changshan and Zhongshan were even more harassed by Zhang Yan of Montenegro. In this case, its power is only slightly better than that of the current lord. And although his people have the heart to annex the world, it is difficult to achieve great things with more scheming and less decisions. Taking 10,000 steps back, if General Yuan is really a rare master, why didn't the lord ignore it when General Yuan recruited him in the past? Cheng Yu looked at Cao Cao and said loudly.

"Look at Li Wushuang again, he sits in the state, most of the Sili and the western part of Wei County, Jizhou, and the fierce generals under his command are like clouds and strategists like rain, and the world's great sages such as Zheng Gong and Sima Gong are even serving in the Avenue Academy under his command. In terms of strength, it should be the crown of the world! Cheng Yu said loudly, "It's just that his people pay too much attention to the people's livelihood in the territory and lack the heart to kill decisively, just like before, they have obviously come to Chang'an, but they chose to withdraw because they were afraid of the people." Such people may be the ministers who create a prosperous era when the world is peaceful, but when there is chaos today, they are not the masters! ”

Speaking of this, Cheng Yu glanced around at everyone, and then walked to the middle of the hall and said to Cao Zhang, "Although the Yanzhou rebels are strong now, but the drought in Yanzhou is like this in the lord's territory, and the same is true in the rebel territory!" The rebel army has tens of thousands of troops, but most of them are Chen Guo's soldiers, but Yanzhou is only tens of thousands! And the lord still has four counties now, and there are tens of thousands of soldiers available! With the general's divine strength and our assistance, why worry about not being able to quell the Yanzhou rebellion? Please think twice! ”

"Please think twice!" As soon as Cheng Yu's words fell, everyone said loudly.

Immediately, Xun You also spoke, "My lord, as Zhongde said, there is now a drought in the entire Yanzhou and even the surrounding areas, and I believe that it will not be long before there will be famine and locust plagues. As a result, although the rebels are strong, they are also more difficult to support. Especially Na Chen, in this case, he will definitely choose to stick to the territory and survive this disaster first. At that time, what the lord needs to face is still only the rebellion of Chen Gong and others. ”

"That's exactly the case, and Yuan Shu of Jiujiang has always hoped to recapture Yuzhou, although there is no action for the time being, but no one can guarantee when he will send troops to Yuzhou. In this case, I am afraid that King Chen will not dare to fully support the Yanzhou rebels. Lou Gui also spoke at this time.

Everyone said a word, and for a while, it seemed that quelling the Yanzhou rebellion was just an easy matter. This obviously can't be true, otherwise why would they have been so worried before? However, after listening to their words, the flame in Cao Cao's heart, which had gradually been extinguished, burned again.

"Everyone!" Cao Cao Mengde stood up and interrupted everyone's words, "At such a critical juncture, thank you for not giving up,, thank you very much!" Cao Cao looked around at the crowd and said respectfully to them.

After speaking, Cao Cao straightened up and looked at Cheng Yu who was still standing in the hall, and then, he saw him striding in front of Cheng Yu, looking directly at him and saying respectfully, "If it weren't for Zhongde's words, I'm afraid Cao has completely lost his ambition, please accept Zhongde!" As he spoke, he bowed down directly.

"The lord must not be like this......" Cheng Yu hurriedly hugged Cao Cao and said, but Xiahoudun and the others on the side did not say anything to stop him. Because in their hearts, they are also very grateful to Cheng Yu.

After a long while, everyone sat down again, but at this time, the spirit of the people was completely different from before, they kept talking about their thoughts and discussing counterinsurgency strategies. is the so-called endless road, unless he has given up, as Cheng Yu said, with Cao Cao's only remaining strength now, if Chen Guo's side does not support Yanzhou, it will not be much inferior to Chen Gong and other traitors.

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