"Why should the lord be like this, although Cao Cao's loss of troops is around 5,000, but I'm afraid this is the biggest loss since he attacked Xuzhou, and I'm afraid that only the lord can do it today."

Xun You also smiled and said, Wei Tao's words did mean that he was a little cheap and obedient, but soon Xun You's expression was right.

"However, Cao Cao is tenacious and will not be moved by others, although he has suffered a lot of losses now, I am afraid that he will not give up easily, and he will definitely seek to capture Pi again."

Hearing Xun You's words, Wei Tao immediately nodded, I'm afraid no one knows Cao Cao better than himself.

It is said that Liu Bei can be defeated and fought repeatedly, but Cao Cao is not like this, even if it is a big defeat in Chibi in history, Cao Cao is also able to stabilize the situation, and his character is perseverance so far, Cao Cao will never give up because of a temporary failure.

But at this time, after Wei Tao frowned, he still asked.

"Mr. Gongda still has something to say? If you have something to say, you might as well say it, am I the kind of person who doesn't listen to advice? ”

"Dare to ask the lord, the lord came thousands of miles to rescue Xuzhou, what did he do?"

What Wei Tao didn't expect was that Xun Yu asked Wei Tao as soon as he arched his hand.

"Mr. asked knowingly, firstly, to promote my prestige, to strengthen the army, and to attract the heroes of the world; The second is to rescue the people of Xuzhou, which is the vitality of our Han family after all. ”

Although Wei Tao was a little strange, he still replied seriously, but after a slight pause when he said the most, he smiled again.

"Maybe there is a third point, that Taishi Ziyi can be a famous general in the world. I can't bear to be so dusty, and I hope I can accept it. ”

Hearing what Wei Tao said, Xun You nodded, and then asked again.

"In this case, is the general going to fight to the death with Cao Mengde? In today's battle, although most of the casualties were Xuzhou soldiers, our army was also injured, and although this battle made Xuzhou's morale not fall, it also made Xuzhou's soldiers angry, and if they confronted Cao Jun head-on, they would inevitably be defeated. In vain it hurt me and the soldiers. Among them, it is unprofitable, why is it so? ”

Listening to Xun You's words, Wei Tao was suddenly silent, but Xun You kept talking. Again, he continued.

"Don't forget, lord. I am not in the state and adjacent to Jizhou. If Yuan Benchu was to unify Jizhou, how would he allow the lord to sleep peacefully on the couch? And the Black Mountain Army, even if there is a borrowed general, isn't it difficult for one mountain to accommodate two tigers? In fact, Gong Jin did it. also thinks that the lord has the possibility of annexing it in the future, will he really do his best for the king of Montenegro? The Montenegrin army may not be guarding against us, I'm afraid that the real elite is Bingkou Youzhou. ”

What is a strategist, this is a strategist, he can only see the present, Xun You and Zhou Yu have already seen the future.

"Gongjin and Gongda are bothered!"

Even Wei Tao couldn't help but sigh.

"This is the duty of the ministers and others, but now the matter should be decided early."

Xun You said very seriously.

"Xuzhou is not the foundation of the lord, the lord does not need to fight with Cao Mengde here, now that Cao Cao has been damaged, how about persuading each other again?"

The implication was for Wei Tao to persuade Cao Cao to withdraw again.

Judging from the current situation, Cao Cao has already lost a lot, if it is really a desperate fight, Cao Cao's loss is much greater than Wei Tao, if it is persuaded at this time, it must have a miraculous effect.

But just as the two were talking, Zhang Liao, who had just retreated, hurriedly came in.

"Wenyuan, what's wrong?"

Zhang Liao came in a hurry, there must be something, so Wei Tao immediately asked.

"Lord, something is wrong."

Zhang Liao's face was obviously bitter, and he said with a little depression.

"I just heard that the lord and Cao Cao returned victorious in a big battle, and the people of the whole city were overjoyed, even Tao Envoy Jun also put on a feast."

Wei Tao nodded, this is not a strange thing, but Wei Tao still has to discuss affairs with Xun You, so he is an excuse to shirk it.

"So what?"

At the banquet, the people of the whole city boasted about the general's might, and praised the general if he was the lord of Xuzhou. Although Tao Yuanjun didn't say anything at that time, many people have already found that Tao Yuanjun's face has become solemn, and I am afraid that they are very unhappy in their hearts. ”

Zhang Liao paused slightly when he said this, then took a light breath and then said.

"If that's the case, it's nothing, but then I don't know what happened to the road, and the Tao envoy made a decision to attack Cao Ying at night!"

"What! Night attack on Cao Ying?

Hearing Zhang Liao's words, Wei Tao and Xun You were suddenly shocked, and they didn't know how to tell Lu Dao for an instant.

With Cao Cao's ability, it would be good if he didn't attack others at night, how many people in the world could attack Cao Cao at night?

"The soldiers in Xuzhou are very tired, where are the soldiers dispatched?"

Wei Tao frowned slightly and asked again.

"Without tens of thousands of people, it is absolutely impossible to act like this with Tao Qian's temperament!"

"I'm afraid it's still the elite that Tao Qian hid, and I'm afraid it's not just that, I'm afraid Tao Qian still borrowed soldiers from the big families in the city, plus the people screened by Wen Yuan and others, it's not a problem to get together twenty or thirty thousand."

Xun You shook his head slightly, and said with a sigh.

"A general is incompetent and exhausts the three armies, this Tao Qian does this, everything the lord did before will be put into water, as for persuading Cao Cao or something, needless to say, it seems that the lord still has to find another plan."

Hearing Xun You's words, Wei Tao nodded approvingly.

"My lord, military advisor, isn't that the case? The Cao army is a miserable battle, the soldiers are tired, and the Xuzhou side has been suppressed before, so it must be negligent at night, so there is a certain possibility of success, right? ”

Zhang Liao: This is from a military point of view, but after hearing Zhang Liao's words, Wei Tao couldn't help but shake his head and said.

"Wen Yuan doesn't know, if someone else leads the troops, it may be so, but Cao Mengde leads the troops, then the more this time, the more prosperous its precautions are, if it is thrown into the Cao army camp, I am afraid that the trap will be established, and the night attackers will be attacked, plus the Xuzhou soldiers are originally afraid of the Cao army, this time the soldiers who go will probably not be one out of ten."

Although Wei Tao was not as expected as Xun You, what he said was not discounted at all, in fact, this time all the soldiers and generals sent by Tao Qian were destroyed, and even the leading general Cao Bao fell into the hands of Cao Jun.

However, Cao Bao was not killed, and after being captured by Cao Cao, he didn't know how to persuade Lu Dao, anyway, Cao Bao surrendered to Cao Cao.

Cao Bao was originally in charge of Xuzhou military affairs, and in the prestige of the Xuzhou army, I am afraid that he is comparable to Tao Qian himself, and as soon as he surrendered, most of the soldiers who were captured by Cao Cao also surrendered.

In terms of the number of troops alone, the Cao army at this time was more than a thousand people before that war.

After getting this news, Wei Tao was speechless, and sighed in a low voice helplessly.

"God-like opponents, pig-like opponents!"

"What did the lord say?"

Xun You was also immersed in intelligence and didn't hear Wei Tao's words clearly for a while.

"Nothing. Gongda, what do we need to do now? ”

Wei Tao usually doesn't speak too much, so as not to make people feel wrong, but now after being shocked, he subconsciously diverted from his words.

Fortunately, Xun You didn't pay attention to Wei Tao being the lord again, so it was naturally difficult to investigate.

"Then it depends on what the lord wants."

Xun You's tone changed slightly at this time, and he said quite seriously.

"Tao Qian was also quite famous in the past, but now it seems that he is just a person who sells his reputation and reputation, even if he has the ability to govern a state, he is not a person who can be assisted. In the past, he could ignore the lord, but now he is even more quiet, if the lord can really retreat from Cao Cao, then Tao Gongzu still has to wonder if the lord is trying to seize his Xuzhou! ”

Hearing Xun You's words, Wei Tao couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, this is indeed possible.

Maybe Tao Qian is still a good person, but just looking at the power he has made during this period of time, that is, he is not a person who gives up his rights easily, and he is afraid that anyone who may threaten his rule in Xuzhou will be subconsciously hostile.

"How do I want? Gongda, you have been following me for a while, so if you have anything to say, just say it. And even if I want to quit now, I'm afraid I won't be able to. In this way, I am afraid that the heroes of the world will think that I am afraid of Meng De. ”

Wei Tao shook his head, this is also where Wei Tao felt depressed, he was dragged down by Tao Qian.

"Although I don't have anything to worry about as Brother Mengde, since I am aiming to be in the north, if I can't gather talents, how can I compete with other races?"

Xun You nodded, not saying much.

"I already know the meaning of the lord, and I should be the lord and the lord!"

Good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.

The night attack failed, and even Cao Bao surrendered the news that Cao Jun was soon spread throughout Xiapi, and Wei Tao's morale that was finally inspired suddenly plummeted, and there were not many people who were optimistic that Xiapi would be able to retreat to Cao Cao.

What's more serious is that although Cao Bao surrendered to Cao Cao, Tao Qian did not dare to dispose of the Cao family at will.

Cao Bao has a very deep foundation in the Xuzhou army over the years, even if he surrenders, if he boldly starts his family, he may also provoke a mutiny.

What's more, there are many big families in Xiapi, and if they move their whole body, other big families will not watch the Cao family perish.

Under such circumstances, the officials in Xuzhou became more and more restless, and each feasted on their people, among which Wei Tao was naturally the focus, but where would Wei Tao pay attention to these families who were at a loss at this time?

The real Mi family and the Chen family are what Wei Tao pays attention to.

Wei Tao can push other people's banquets, but when Tao Qian personally sent someone to invite and discuss, Wei Tao naturally couldn't shirk anymore, and naturally led people to come.

(Thank you for the reward of the glorious charter, and thank you to other book friends who have been reading it, thank you!) I'll work harder to get this book done! (To be continued......)