Yuan Shao was suspicious and indecisive. Lack of courage to cut through the mess quickly, although Cao Cao said is reasonable, but he is still hesitant, no matter what, Yuan Shao lacks the courage to be decisive and crisp, and some people in later generations commented that he suffered from selective phobia, which can be described as hitting the nail on the head.

"Meng De, the stakes are very high, let me think about it, you go back first."

"Then you have to hurry up, the opportunity is fleeting, once you miss the opportunity, you and I will regret it." Cao Cao sighed helplessly and turned to leave.

As soon as he left, Yuan Shao gathered the strategists around him, Feng Ji, Guo Tu, Judge, and Xin Ping were all there, Yuan Shao swept over everyone's faces one by one, and sighed first, "Everyone, Cao Cao asked me to drop Cui Juye back and continue to cross the river, what do you think?" ”

Guo Tu snorted softly, "Lord, Cao Cao is standing and talking without back pain, now there is a problem in our rear, not only lost the city, but also faced the danger of being attacked by the enemy on the back of the abdomen, if you don't send troops to deal with Lu Bu Chen Palace, let them continue to make trouble, the lord will lose the hearts of the people in Jizhou, maybe, Jizhou will also face the price of changing hands, the stakes are very high, how can you take it lightly." ”

The trial also agreed, "What the public rule said is that Cao Cao's territory has not been affected at all, and a city and a place have not been lost, so he will naturally not be nervous, but we are different, Jizhou is the foundation of the lord, if Lu Bu Chen Palace is left alone, the consequences are unimaginable, not to mention, Cao Cao said well, but how much of a role can his strange soldiers play, if Xiahou Yuan's army is unfavorable, what should it be?" Do you want us to be buried with him? ”

The judge's home is in Wei County, he is an authentic Jizhou person, and now his family has been robbed, Lu Bu Chen Palace is unimpeded and wantonly attacking the city, it is strange that the trial is not worried, he is now concerned about whether there will be problems in Jizhou.

Guo Tu saw that the judge was standing with him, and he was more confident, and sneered, "Lord, Cao Cao has always been cunning and wise, don't you listen to his words, what he said is good, he sent a surprise soldier, whether the matter is true or false, who can prove it?" I think he left a way out for himself, deliberately let us charge for him, if he wins, Cao Cao takes the opportunity to take advantage, if he loses, his loss is much smaller than ours. ”

Yuan Shao's brows became tighter and tighter, and after a while, he found that Feng Ji had been silent, and Yuan Shao hurriedly asked, "Yuan Tu, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Feng Ji is also very anxious about the current war situation, frankly speaking, he agrees with Cao Cao's method, "Lord, the war has been fought so far, our losses are not small, Cao Cao's casualties are not small, first attacked in the Tiger Prison Pass for several days, no less than 20,000 casualties, this kind of courage and determination is admirable, in my opinion, the lord should not doubt him, the two families form an alliance, they should work together, don't be suspicious of each other, so that Zhao Yun can only see our jokes, Cao Cao asked the lord to drop Cui Juye back, I also agree, lord you think about it, Lu Bu has Chen Gong by his side, Cui Juye has so many more people than Lu Bu, what reason does Chen Gong have to fight him head-on, if Cui Juye can't play his due role, we will become very passive in this battle. ”

"So you agree with continuing to cross the river, but our casualties are too great." Losing troops one after another, there is no hope at all, and Yuan Shao no longer has much confidence.

Feng Ji saw that he had the idea of retreating, and hurriedly persuaded, "Lord, in fact, Chen Gong went to Yanmen Pass, for us, it seems to be a bad thing, but in fact, it is also good, Zhao Yun's strength is not as good as ours, he has now divided 40,000 people to Chen Gong and Lu Bu, the strength of the south bank of the Yellow River is now only tens of thousands, as long as we and Cao Cao continue to attack together, even if Cao Cao's strange army can not be effective, we also have a great hope of defeating Zhao Yun, once it is there, Lu Bu will not be worried, not to mention that Lu Bu is so far away, Once Zhao Yun can't stop us, Lu Bu won't have time to rescue us at all. ”

Feng Ji hoped that Yuan Shao would show the courage to break the cauldron and concentrate a little bit to fight Zhao Yun.

But Guo Tu had opposing opinions with him, and the disputes came and went, which upset Yuan Shao's quarrel, and he was stunned that he didn't make up his mind.

Cao Cao returned to the camp with a stomach full of anger, and as soon as he returned to the tent, Guo Jia followed and walked in, "Lord, I just got the news that Your Majesty has been greatly dissatisfied recently because of the reduction in supplies in the palace, and has dismissed several of his close attendants on this ground. ”

Cao Cao's face sank, and he said in a deep voice: "It will really add to the chaos." ”

Since the last rebellion in Xudu, Cao Cao deliberately drastically reduced the supply of the Han Emperor, and Liu Xie's food and clothing are now very tight, and it is not much better than the small households that are thrifty in food and clothing, and it is very difficult to eat some seasonal fruits at ordinary times.

Cao Cao thought for a while, then his eyes lit up, he had an idea in his heart, walked to the handsome case, and wrote eight words: "Born in sorrow, died in peace." ”

"Fengxiao, send someone to send this back to Xudu."

Guo Jia glanced at it and smiled, "The lord is smart, I believe that Your Majesty will be able to appreciate the good intentions of the lord." ”

These eight words are concise and concise, but they have great meaning, as long as the Han Emperor is honest, his life can be stable, if he insists on continuing to make trouble, if he has to increase the supply, it will be very dangerous.

Of course, Cao Cao wouldn't really kill Liu Xie, but just scared him with words.

He is now busy fighting, so as to warn Liu Xie not to make trouble, otherwise he will be careful of his life.

Guo Jia asked again: "How is Yuan Shao over there?" ”

Cao Cao glanced at him, "You guessed it, Yuan Shao is too disappointing, if I were Chen Gong, don't say that he sent Cui Juye, even if I transferred all the people and horses, I can make them tired and return in vain, a great opportunity is right in front of me, but Yuan Shao is hesitant to enter, it's really nerve-wracking." ”

Not afraid of god-like opponents, afraid of pig-like teammates, Cao Cao took out the courage and courage to die with Zhao Yun, in the past few days, first in the Tiger Prison Pass, and then transferred to the Yellow River to cross the river fierce battle, he did not have the slightest reservation, the army was desperate, at the expense of paying the painful price, Zhao Yun since the division of troops, the pressure has increased day by day, as long as it lasts for a few more days, Xiahou Yuan will definitely be able to bring good news to Cao Cao, but at this time, Yuan Shao will not fight.

The next day, there was still no movement on Yuan Shao's side, and Cao Cao went again, wearing out his mouth, trying his best to persuade Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao didn't fight, but Cao Cao couldn't stop, if he also stopped fighting, even if Xiahou Yuan took Taigu Pass, Zhao Yun could calmly send troops and divide troops to intercept Xiahou Yuan.

Cao Cao gritted his teeth and continued to order the onslaught, and he himself was not idle, going to see Yuan Shao again and again, hoping that he would change his mind.

Yuan Shao had been waiting for news from Cui Juye, but after waiting for three days, Cui Juye was led to the mountains by Chen Gong, was ambushed on his own territory, ordered a battle, and lost five or six thousand men and horses.