Pengcheng, Taishou Mansion.

Cao Cao described him as haggard, drinking tea slowly, and he couldn't see his joy or anger.

Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, Xun You and others frowned and were silent, while Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Shang, Cao Chun, Cao Zhang, Zhang He, Gao Lan and other generals were all depressed and in high spirits, and they were really not happy.

The atmosphere was a little dreary, and there was the sound of heavy, hurried footsteps outside.

After a while, Cao Hongzheng's clothes were unraveled, and he strode in.

"Lord!"

Cao Hong screamed, then took a few steps forward and fell to the ground.

"Zilian, hurry up!"

Cao Cao hurriedly got up, walked around the table and stepped forward, and helped Cao Hong up.

"Lord, Lord......"

Cao Hong looked at Cao Cao's haggard face, and the dignified eight-foot man was choked up and speechless.

Since Yuan Shao raised his troops to the south, Cao Cao has not eaten a good meal or slept well in the past few months, especially after defeating Yuan Shao, and then facing a large-scale attack by the Xiliang army, the pressure is too great.

If you lose Yanyu and Erzhou, you will lose the foundation of the Central Plains.

However, in just a few months, Cao Cao seemed to be ten years old, and he looked haggard and gone.

Cao Hong choked up, and the rest of the crowd also wiped the corners of their eyes, all a little distressed.

Cao Cao asked Cao Hong to sit down on the military general train on the right, and then asked, "Has Lu Bu found it?" ”

Xiahoudun replied: "I haven't found it, I haven't seen it since I broke through, and Zang Ba Cao Xing has never returned, Lu Bu's wolf ambition, according to a certain person, most of them have already taken advantage of the chaos to escape, so I don't know where I went." ”

Cao Cao said: "It's a pity that a tiger general! ”

Cao Chun said: "Lu Bu has always refused to belong, and it is a scourge to stay, and the last general feels that it is better to leave!" ”

Everyone nodded one after another, and they really didn't have a good impression of Lu Bu.

Instead of guarding against this biting wolf all the time, it's a good idea to get there early.

Cao Cao nodded and asked again, "How is Xuchang?" ”

Cheng Yu knew what Cao Cao wanted to ask, and hurriedly replied: "According to the news from the city, after Chen Gong dedicated the city, he had three chapters with Zhao Yun, one of which was to ensure that the lord's family was not lost, and the ladies and sons were still in Xuchang. ”

Cao Cao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and a big stone in his heart finally landed.

These days, I can't eat or sleep well, although I am worried about the situation, I am also worried about my family in Xuchang.

Don't look at Cao A's ambition, there are hundreds of women, and there are also a lot of sons, and there are even many sons born to concubines who can't even call him by name, and the dead sons will not take it to heart at all.

It's okay to die a few, but it's not okay to die all of them!

If all his sons were killed by Luo Zheng, he would really have to cut off his children and grandchildren.

Filial piety comes first, Cao manipulates Ran's ambition, but he doesn't want to be left behind.

Cao Cao paused, and then asked, "Where is Gao Shun's army now?" ”

Cheng Yu said: "Gao Shun's army has been stationed in Lu County, and there is no intention of going south for the time being. ”

Cao Cao was silent, and everyone was also heavy.

If Xuchang is Cao Cao's lair and the heart of Cao Cao's military group, then Yanzhou is the foundation of Cao Cao's beginnings and the most entrenched territory of Cao Cao's power, but now it is no longer surnamed Cao.

After a while, Cao Cao asked again, "How is Yuzhou?" ”

Cheng Yu said: "Luo Zheng has already personally mentioned that the army will go south to Runan, if nothing else, with more than 20,000 soldiers and horses in Sun Ce's district, it is not Luo Zheng's opponent at all, and it is only a matter of time before Huainan is defeated." At present, most of the six counties of Yuzhou, Yingchuan, Chen, Lu, Liang and Runan have been owned by the Western Liang Army, and only Peiguo has not been captured by the Western Liang Army. ”

Cao Hong interjected, "When the last general came, the officials of Peiguo had already fled with their families!" ”

Cao Cao was silent again, and the atmosphere in the hall had been extremely heavy.

After a long time, he asked, "How many soldiers and horses does our army still have?" ”

Cheng Yu said: "There are only 20,000 soldiers and horses brought by General Cao Hong, but there is no military food and baggage equipment, and because of the loss of the Central Plains, the soldiers of the three armies have no fighting spirit, and they are no longer able to use troops externally, so they can only defend Xuzhou!" ”

Everyone was silent again, and the situation was so bad that everyone felt like they were out of breath.

Cheng Yu looked at Cao Cao, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.

Cao Cao keenly noticed Cheng Yu's worries, and then cheered up, and said with a smile: "Okay, you don't have to take it to heart, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, as long as the princes are below, we still have a chance to rise." ”

Cheng Yu breathed a sigh of relief, he was most afraid that the lord would be discouraged, as long as the lord could cheer up, what could a few setbacks count, how could a person have no setbacks in this life, but there were big and small.

As long as you stay alive, there are countless opportunities to do it again.

Guo Jia has been killed in battle, and now Cao Cao's advisers are headed by Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu was not humble either, and immediately said: "Lord, although the Xuzhou Shi clan welcomes the lord, but in the past two years, the lord has been allowing the Xuzhou Shi clan to do it spontaneously. Yu thought that the main prince should go to Xiapi to appease the people of Xuzhou, stabilize the hearts of the people, and then plan later. ”

Xun You, Liu Ye and others also seconded the proposal, which is indeed a top priority.

Yan and Henan have been lost, at this time Xuzhou must not have any more trouble, we must do our best to appease those uncertain Xuzhou scholars, otherwise Cao Cao will really become a lonely ghost and homeless.

"What Zhongde said is very true, I will go to Xiapi tomorrow!"

Cao Cao nodded, and looked at Le Jin again, "Wen Qian stayed behind to guard Pengcheng!" ”

Le Jin hurriedly got up and responded, "The last general will obey the order!" ”

Cao Cao didn't say anything more, and led everyone to the barracks to personally inspect the situation of the army.

The reason why he stayed in Pengcheng was to wait for Cao Hong to lead the army.

Otherwise, without the deterrence of the army, Cao Cao would not dare to go to Xiapi alone, no matter how eloquent and strategic he was.

The situation in Xuzhou is similar to that of Xiliang, although the Xuzhou scholars have taken refuge in Cao Cao, but in a certain way, it is only a combination of politics and interests, unlike Yanyu Erzhou, which has been run by Cao Cao into a monolith.

After all, Cao Cao's time to take charge of Xuzhou was too fast, and there was simply not enough time to run Xuzhou.

Moreover, Xuzhou is not like Yanyu Erzhou, which has been in constant war, and the power of the Shi clan has not been damaged, and it takes a lot of time and energy to operate like Yanyu Erzhou, and Yuan Shao, who is eager to go south to the Central Plains, will not give Cao Cao time at all.

Now that Cao Cao has lost Yanyu and Erzhou, no one dares to guarantee that the Xuzhou Shi clan will change their minds.

There is no army in his hand, so he dares to go to Xiapi, if he is sold by the Xuzhou Shi clan, it will be doomed.

It's not that Cao Cao is careful, but this kind of thing is really careless.

Don't say that it is a peerless hero like Cao Cao, who changed anyone, and did not dare to bet his life on the loyalty of the Xuzhou scholars, the stakes are too big, and no one can afford to gamble, once the bet is lost, it will be doomed. R1152