Su Zhe laughed, got up, helped Li Dian up, stroked his shoulder and said: "Li Mancheng is really a handsome man who knows current affairs, in today's battle, I really want to thank Cao Cao for giving me such a general as you." ”

Although Li Dian is not a peerless general, he is not as famous as Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and others, but the biggest advantage of this person is that he is calm, and such a general is the most suitable for defending the city.

Li Dian was grateful to Su Zhe for his attention, and immediately arched his hand and said: "Thanks to the lord's attention, the last general finally met the master today, and the last general must do his best to fight for the great cause of the lord." ”

"Okay, okay, it's enough to have your words." Su Zhe was overjoyed, raised his glass and said, "Come, let's continue drinking!" ”

In the lobby, the crowd drank again.

And Cao Ren's head was packed by Zang Ba and went north overnight to give it to Cao Cao.

……

A few days later, a hundred miles away, Qingzhou Zhizhi, Duchang City.

The city gate was wide open, and Cao Cao and his defeated army walked into the city gate gloomily.

Xun Yu had already waited outside the door, looking at it from afar, looking forward to Cao Cao's figure.

Finally, under the reflection of the remnant sun, he saw Cao Cao's gloomy figure, coming slowly with his head lowered, his face no longer seeing the confidence and vigor he once had, only endless loneliness.

Xun Yu hurriedly greeted him and arched his hand: "Fortunately, the lord is fine, Yu can finally breathe a sigh of relief." ”

Cao Cao smiled bitterly: "Wen Ruo, I've disappointed you, not only did I fail to take Xuzhou, but now it seems that even Qingzhou can't hold it." ”

Xun Yu also sighed: "I really didn't expect that Su Zhe's wisdom and luck would be so strong, it seems that with our strength, we can no longer compete with him." ”

"It seems that even Wen Ruo feels that the general trend has gone, and he has no power to return to the sky?" Cao Cao's expression was even more gloomy.

Xun Yu forced a smile: "The lord misunderstood, Yu just said that with our own strength, we can no longer compete with that Su Zhe, but it doesn't mean that we can't return to the sky." ”

A hint of hope flashed in Cao Cao's eyes, and he hurriedly said, "Does Wen Ruo have any other way to return to heaven?" Let's hear about it. ”

Xun Yu said: "At present, Yuan Shao has unified Hebei, and it is a foregone conclusion that he will move south, for today's plan, we only need to concentrate all our forces and hold Duchang to the death, as long as Yuan Shao's army goes south, the crisis in my Qingzhou will naturally be resolved." ”

"Yuan Shao......" Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and he suddenly realized something.

Xun Yu continued: "Yuan Shao's army is going south, and the target must be Xudu, so Su Zhe can only lead the main force back to the division and meet Yuan Shao head-on. At that time, not only will our crisis be lifted, but Xuzhou will also be empty of troops, and we can make a comeback and take Xuzhou in one fell swoop. ”

"At that time, no matter who wins or loses the battle of Su Yuan, the two of them must be both defeated, but we are based on the land of the two states, sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, if Su Zhe wins, then we will take advantage of the situation to encroach on Yuan Shao's territory, and if Yuan Shao wins, we can take the opportunity to take Su Zhe's territory."

"When it comes to the time, whether it is Su Zhe or Yuan Shao, they will find that the two of them fought to the death, and in the end, it was the lord who benefited the most."

"As for the second time, that's another story."

Cao Cao listened to Xun Yu's analysis, and it was like seeing the sun through the clouds, and the haze that had shrouded his heart for days was also dissipated at this moment.

The sparkle in his eyes rekindled the color of hope, as if he had seen light again in despair.

After pondering for a long time, Cao Cao laughed: "If Wen Ruo's words are reasonable, even if we lose the entire Qingzhou, as long as we have the last city left, we will still have hope of returning to heaven when Yuan Shao's army goes south!" ”

Xun Yu breathed a sigh of relief, nodded with satisfaction, and praised him: "This is the one Yu knows, the indomitable Cao Mengde." ”

Cao Cao smiled, turned back to the generals and said: "Have you heard Xun Wenruo's words, we still have hope, cheer me up, the only thing we can do now is to unite sincerely and defend Duchang City!" ”

"Defend Duchang—"

"Defend Duchang—"

The fighting spirit of the generals behind him was rekindled, and the sound shook for nine days, and one by one they regained their morale.

A sneer rose at the corner of Cao Cao's mouth, looked back in the direction of the south, and muttered: "Su Zhe, even if I, Cao Cao, fight with you even if I take my last breath, and it is not yet known who will kill the deer." ”

When he was secretly swearing, a horse came rushing behind him, it was Cao Hong, and he was carrying a bloody burden in his hand.

Cao Hong reined in front of the horse, rolled the saddle and dismounted, threw himself in front of Cao Cao, and cried: "Lord, you must avenge Brother Zixiao~~"

Cao Cao's face changed, he felt a bad premonition, and said hurriedly: "Zilian, what are you crying about, what happened to Zixiao?" ”

Cao Hong wiped his tears, choked and sobbed, and with trembling hands, he slowly opened the bloody burden in his hands.

A bloody human head crashed into Cao Cao's eyes.

Cao Cao's heart was shocked, his body shook for a while, he had already guessed something, but he secretly gritted his teeth, and he still couldn't believe it.

Finally, he took a deep breath, looked carefully at the head, and finally recognized the familiar face.

Cao Ren!

That head turned out to be Cao Ren's head!

"Zixiao~~" Cao Cao screamed in sorrow, turned over and jumped off the horse, and pounced on the man's head in a few steps.

Looking at the bloody face, Cao Cao was in pain and cried loudly.

After a long while, he came to his senses, hated and said angrily: "Zilian, who did this, who did it?" ”

Cao Hong sobbed and said: "This is what Su Zhe sent just now, it was Brother Zixiao who was captured by Su thieves, and he would rather die than give in, and was killed by Su Zhe." ”

A heavy hammer hit Cao Cao's chest hard, instantly hitting him angrily.

"Ahh

Xun Yu and the others on the left and right were shocked, and they hurriedly pounced on Cao Cao and held the crumbling Cao Cao.

At this moment, Cao Cao was already full of hatred and anger, and the whole person was so sad and angry that he almost fainted.

That's Cao Ren, the first general of the Cao clan, and a cousin who grew up with Cao Cao.

Such a relative, a pillar general, was killed by Su Zhe like this, how could he not be so angry that he vomited blood.

He knew better that this was Su Zhe using Cao Ren's head, openly releasing an ultimatum, telling you Cao Cao that if you continue to resist, Cao Ren will be your end.

At this time, Cao Hong gritted his teeth and said: "Lord, not only was Brother Zixiao killed, but even that Li Dian surrendered to the Su thief." ”

Another blow to the hammer, Cao Cao's chest hurt, and he almost spurted out another mouthful of blood.

Li Dian, the general who followed him in his early years, has never given up under many crises, and now, in order to save his life, he surrendered to that Su thief and dog thief.

Cao Cao was not only angry, but also heartbroken.

"Su thief, I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you~~"

Cao Cao, who was extremely sad and angry, roared and roared, and the blood rushed to his brain, and the whole person shook, and immediately fainted to the ground.