"You're lions opening their mouths." He was so angry that he could barely suppress the anger in his heart.

Chen Gong was surprisingly calm, "Don't worry, anyway, we have time to talk about it." ”

While he was busy replying to Yuan Shao, telling him about the interview with Zhao Yun here, he actively mediated and bargained with Zhao Yun.

Who knows, in less than half a day's effort, he wanted to see Zhao Yun again, but was stopped by Chen Gong, Chen Gong smiled and said, "Brother Zhengping, from now on, I will be responsible for receiving you, when will it be negotiated, when will we withdraw from the army, as for my lord, he is busy with official business, and he has left Yanmen Pass yesterday." ”

A trace of disappointment suddenly flashed in his eyes, if Zhao Yun was here, it would be easier to speak, but Chen Gong was thoughtful, he didn't eat oil and salt, he didn't talk about it at all, and he set the asking price of five million, but he didn't let go, even if he tried his best to talk and wear out his mouth, it was useless.

The negotiations reached an impasse, but two days later, he received even more terrible news - Chaoge had lost.

Zhao Yun was really moved, but he was frightened, and he hurriedly came to see Chen Gong, but Chen Gong was already smiling, looking light and light.

"Gongtai, what's going on with you? Why did you send troops to capture Chaoge? ”

Frustrated with a gloomy face, as soon as they met, he opened his mouth to question, Chen Gong smiled, "Brother Zhengping, you should know, I am only responsible for negotiating with you about the compensation now, and I have no right to ask about other matters, let alone interfere, but I advise you, you had better agree to our conditions as soon as possible, otherwise, things will deteriorate further." ”

"You're threatening me?"

Chen Gong shook his head, "How can this be a threat, I can't help myself, the lord has now returned to Luoyang, and he is fully responsible for dispatching the officers and soldiers of the three armies, if you continue to delay, you have to think clearly about the consequences." ”

If Zhao Yun is in Yanmen Pass, he is very confident that he will move with affection and reason, and persuade Zhao Yun not to act excessively, and the request of five million can also be appropriately lowered, but now that Zhao Yun is not there, Chen Gong has repeatedly stated that "he is not in charge, he is just a messenger." ”

Frustrated, he had to go to see Yuan Shao in person, Yuan Shao will also be in a hurry, Chaoge is lost, this is not a joke, if Zhao Yun's army continues to use troops, it is likely to threaten the safety of Yecheng, Yecheng is the capital of Jizhou, is the foundation of Yuan Shao, once something happens to Yecheng, Yuan Shao will suffer heavy losses.

After some discussion, Yuan Shao sighed helplessly, "It seems that we can only agree to Zhao Yun's conditions, in this way, I will ask you to go back and tell Chen Gong that five million is too much, and we can only give them four million grains." ”

"No." Fu Zhu also knew that this was the only solution, and if they did not agree to their conditions, they could only resort to force, but if they really fought, it would not be a joke.

Frustrated and hurriedly returned to Yanmen Pass, and after seeing Chen Gong, he conveyed Yuan Shao's meaning, Chen Gong shook his head, "It's so dangerous, if you come one step later, maybe Xu Huang's army has already reached the foot of Yecheng." ”

Frustrated snort, "We have agreed to the conditions, now you can withdraw from the army." ”

"That's nature." Chen Gong replied with a smile.

Next, Chen Gong personally wrote a letter and ordered someone to expedite it for 800 miles and send it to Luoyang, the divine capital.

On the side of Yanmen Pass, Chen Gong also ordered everyone to hurry up and prepare to withdraw the troops.

Frustrated with some unease, continued to stay in Yanmen Pass to monitor, turned the day, Chen Gong led people to withdraw from Yanmen Pass, not a single soldier left, and after half a day, Yecheng came to the news, the Han army that captured Chaoge has also retreated, everything has returned to its original appearance, and the stone in Frustration's heart is this land has fallen.

The situation in Jizhou also affected Cao Cao's mind, and as soon as Zhao Yun withdrew his troops, Guo Jia came to report to Cao Cao.

"Expected." Cao Cao nodded, his brows furrowed, and his mood was a little depressed.

Guo Jia observed his words and smiled, "The lord seems to be a little disappointed? ”

Cao Cao smiled bitterly, "Of course, doesn't Fengxiao want Zhao Yun and Yuan Shao to fight?" ”

Guo Jia shook his head, "My lord, if the two of them really fight, it will only be more unfavorable to us." ”

"Oh? How can we see it, can't we sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and sit back to reap the benefits? ”

Guo Jia analyzed, "Don't forget, the lord of Yanzhou is the land of the four wars, Xuzhou in the east, the lord has just taken it back, and it is not stable there. The two, Zang Ba, Wu Dun, Yin Li, Sun Guan, Sun Guan, these people have been divided into one side and disobey the constraints of the imperial court, especially that Chang Xuan, several times and three times with us as enemies, surrendered and rebelled, rebelled and surrendered, once Zhao Yun and Yuan Shao fought, if the lord did not send troops, no matter who of the two of them won, it would pose a threat to us, if the lord sent troops, then Xuzhou is very likely to be out of the control of the lord, in addition, Sun Ce has now occupied Jiangxia, is using troops in the Shouchun area, and Xuzhou is also a threat. In addition to Xuzhou, Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Guo Gong of Yanzhou are also the henchmen of the lord, so they must be prevented, can they let us enter Jizhou with their eyes? ”

To put it bluntly, Cao Cao's side is not stable, even if Zhao Yun and Yuan Shao fight, if he wants to profit from it, it will be difficult to let go of his hands and feet.

Cao Cao sighed, "However, once Zhao Yun withdraws his troops and doesn't fight with Yuan Shao, then the next step, we will still be very passive, now it's Zhao Yun's turn to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, Yuan Shao and I will inevitably have a big battle sooner or later, if the two of us fight, Zhao Yun suddenly intervenes, then how should we deal with it?" ”

Cao Cao's analysis of the situation, and Guo Jia thought of it, Guo Jia nodded, "This problem, I have also thought about it, this is inevitable, Zhao Yun's territory is in Guannei, as expected, the next step, he will send troops to deal with Ma Teng and Han Sui, in the future, Guanzhong, Guanxi, as well as Liangzhou and Biansai, will all belong to Zhao Yun, this point, we can't stop it at all, I have a way, but unfortunately, although the method is good, it is difficult to achieve." ”

"Oh? Let's hear it. ”

"The lord and Yuan Shao put aside their previous suspicions, and the two joined forces to deal with Zhao Yun, this is the only countermeasure that can limit Zhao Yun from further sitting, and then we will contact Hanzhong Zhang Lu, Xiliang Ma Teng and Han Sui, as long as we work together, we will definitely be able to hit Zhao Yun hard, even if it is not impossible to destroy him."

Cao Cao nodded, and then sighed again, although the method is good, it is not easy to achieve, will Yuan Shao join forces with him to deal with Zhao Yun?

Don't talk about Yuan Shao, Cao Cao didn't want to do it in his heart, because both of them knew in their hearts that one mountain could not accommodate two tigers, and the two would fight sooner or later.