"Lord Qi, Yuan Shao sent Xu Yu to ask to see!"

At this moment, Qin Wei Kuo stepped inside and arched his hand.

"Xu Yu?" Cao Cao raised an eyebrow.

"Hehe, lord, it seems that Yuan Shao sent Xu Yu over to discuss the alliance." Xun or chuckled, and explained with a beard.

"Go, let him in!" Cao Cao waved his hand.

The three-legged stand, now that Chu Feng is dominant, he naturally wants to form an alliance with Yuan Shao, but this thing can't be said to be directly agreed, more or less he has to fight for something.

After a while, Xu Youkuo stepped inside.

"Xu You has seen Cao Gong!" Xu You glanced at the old acquaintance, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Speaking of which, he and Cao Cao are one of the old friends, and in the early years he conspired with some people to find Cao Cao, but Cao Cao did not agree.

"Ziyuan doesn't need to be polite!" Cao Cao raised his hand.

"I don't know what Ziyuan is talking about so far?"

"Cao Gong really doesn't know?" Xu Youhu glanced at Cao Cao suspiciously.

"Naturally!" Cao Cao pretended to be puzzled.

"My lord was defeated by Chu Feng, and now I am returning to Yedu, and the purpose of sending me here this time is to form an alliance with Cao Gong to fight against Chu." Xu Yu said loudly.

"Oh, the original defeat?"

Cao Cao pretended to be surprised, pretending to be like that.

Xu You glanced at Cao Cao strangely, it stands to reason that Cao Cao couldn't have known, but it didn't look like Cao Cao was pretending, so he had to explain: "Exactly!" ”

"The original soldiers were strong and strong, and they gathered hundreds of thousands of elites in Xuzhou, how long has it been? How could it be such a defeat? Cao Cao smiled and said in disbelief.

"What a defeat!" Xu Yu said exactly.

Cao Cao hesitated, then asked, "What about the casualties?" ”

"More than 20,000 people!" Xu Yu replied.

"More than 20,000 people?" Cao Cao's eyes rolled around, and all the civil and military officers in the hall also looked weird, obviously Xu You, this kid didn't hold back his fart, and deliberately said less.

It is estimated that eighty percent of them are said in order to be dominant.

"At the beginning, there were 130,000 or 40,000 elite soldiers, but only 20,000 were lost, how could it be possible to abandon the entire Central Plains Prefecture and retreat to Yedu? I'm afraid it's more than that, right? ”

"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"

Cao Cao looked at Xu You suspiciously.

"Cao Gong laughed, but these 20,000 people were declared by my lord, in fact, our army lost 30,000 people, as for the withdrawal, the main reason is that the military food is not enough!"

Xu You is still sloppy.

"Hehe, Ziyuan, you and I have been friends for many years, but there is no need to hide the battle damage, right?" Cao Cao was slightly dissatisfied, there were quite a lot of Xu You's eyes.

"Haha," Xu Youlang smiled, embarrassed.

"Meng De laughed, the loss of 30,000 people was my lord asked me to say this to Meng De, in fact, our army lost 40,000 or 50,000 people in this battle, and most of them were the main force, so we avoided its edge."

Cao Cao nodded, and continued: "I thought that I could defeat Chu Feng at the beginning, but I didn't expect it to be folded in his hands, but let's talk about the alliance later!" ”

"Why is that?" Xu Yu asked in surprise.

"Ziyuan, I am in danger of living in the fourth pass, and Chu Feng can't enter at all, so I don't worry about Chu Feng at all, at the beginning, the Yellow River defense line is useless in the eyes of Chu Feng's boat division."

"At the end of this battle, it is estimated that in three years at most, Chu Feng will inevitably raise troops to the north and set foot in Yedu." Cao Cao shrugged, feeling that it was none of his business.

"Mengde, this is a bad statement!"

"Now the three-legged stand, although you have a foothold in the pass, but the Qinling Mountain Pass is not impermeable, once my lord is defeated, you will definitely be unable to support it alone!"

Xu You hurriedly said.

His trip was to persuade those to form an alliance, but he could not return in vain. What's more, he still has to have a good relationship with Cao Cao, and it is convenient to defect.

"Huh~, Ziyuan's words are serious."

"I am in this land of four passes, and then I will occupy Yizhou in the country of abundance, sitting on mountains and rivers, he Chu Feng is his son of heaven, I Cao Cao is my prince, the well water does not interfere with the river water, isn't it beautiful?"

"What's more, Chu Feng's strength should not be underestimated, and the outcome of the battle is unpredictable. Even if you win, is it the original Son of Heaven or my Cao Cao? ”

"When the time comes, there will inevitably be a fight, rather than this, it is better to divide one side, happy and leisurely!" Cao Cao waved his hand, obviously not thinking of forming an alliance.

"Mengde, be prepared for danger in times of peace!"

"That Chu Feng is definitely not a thing in the pool, if he really wants to wait for him to annex my lord, he will definitely destroy Meng De together, how can he indulge?" Xu You hurriedly said.

But as soon as the words fell, he vaguely saw Cao Cao's eyes flash, and for a while, he hesitated, so Cao Cao seemed to be deliberate, did he want him to take the lead in putting down the bottom line?

What is his purpose?

Could it be that he wants his lord to cut meat again? But now Yuan Shao has nothing to cut.

However, Xu You is sure that Cao Cao definitely has a plan, you must know that his Cao clan was cut down more by Chu Feng, and it stands to reason that he Cao Cao hates Chu Feng more.

"Ziyuan, I don't have to worry about this matter, I also have some friendship with that Chu Feng, these things are also..."

Without waiting for Cao Cao to finish speaking, Xu You directly interrupted: "Meng De, you and I have also been friends for many years, what do you have to say?" Why bend around the bush? ”

"Anyone in this world can reconcile with Chu Feng, but you Cao Cao can't? Your son, your woman, including the blood stained in Chu Feng's hands, is enough to explain everything! ”

Cao Cao was speechless, and his face was cloudy.

Because Xu Yu didn't give him face too much, but when he thought that his woman was still in Hefei, and he was often bullied by Chu Feng's brute, he was angry.

Of course, alliances must be formed.

But Cao Cao knew that if he wanted to win Chu Feng, he couldn't be in a hurry, and as for the initiative of the alliance, he needed to fight for it, otherwise he would expect Yuan Shao to be a fool,

He can only follow behind the funeral!

Seeing Cao Cao's uncertainties, Xu You chuckled and said, "Meng De, do you have any concerns or conditions, you tell me, I have been a friend for many years, and you still can't trust me?" ”

"Haha, you can trust it!" Cao Cao got up, stepped forward and dusted off his body for Xu You, with an extremely serious expression.

"Ziyuan, to tell you the truth, I have a common enmity with Chu Feng, and I will repay it in this life, so the alliance is naturally better!"

Cao Cao said solemnly.

"And then?" Xu You asked.

"But then again, the purpose of the alliance is to win against Chu Feng. It's not that I don't trust the original strength, it's really that Chu Feng is deceitful and changeable, and it can't be guarded against, so it's not easy to deal with. ”

Cao Cao's words have meanings!

"Are you worried that I'm primarily the leader of the alliance?" Xu Youtong narrowed slightly, as if he had caught Cao Cao's worry, and couldn't help asking.

Cao Cao patted him on the shoulder, gave him a tacit look, and then explained: "Ziyuan, you also know that although I, Cao Mengde, am also the third prince, I am much worse than the original Yuan family. ”

"The third prince of the fourth world of Benchu has a prominent identity, so he naturally looks down on my identity, so the position of the leader of the alliance will be given to him just like when he asked for Dong."

Xu Yu brushed his beard, he understood what kind of medicine Cao Cao sold in the gourd.

He was worried that Yuan Shao would be above him, resulting in not being able to win against Chu Feng, no wonder he was going around in a big circle just now, but it was really what Cao Cao said.

After all, what Yuan Shao cares about most is face,

If the two of them gather an alliance, it is obviously impossible for Yuan Shao not to serve as the leader of the alliance.

"Ziyuan, I also treat you as a close friend so I told you this, after I go back, you will tell Yuan Shao that I have no intention of forming an alliance for the time being, and I will talk about it in the future!"

Cao Cao shirked, this time he said that he would not agree to anything.

What he needed to do was to make his position clear, let Xu You know what he thought, and at the same time put Yuan Shao aside to cool down, and it might be better to talk about it when Chu Feng really wanted to fight.

Anyway, he is invincible in Guanzhong, and Chu Feng's first choice must be Yuan Shao's Hebei.

Xu You shook his head helplessly, he really couldn't make a decision on behalf of Yuan Shao, so he had to say bitterly: "Since Meng De has his own plans, I won't persuade much." ”

"But you and I are close friends, and you haven't seen me for many years and won't leave me for a few drinks?"

"Haha, Cao Ren, take the belt and go down to rest." Cao Cao laughed heartily, and then said with a smile: "Ziyuan, you later, I won't get drunk tonight after I finish handling government affairs!" ”

"Accompany you to the end!" Xu You clenched his fists and retreated.

He already knew that there was no drama on this trip, and he could only want to have a relationship with Cao Cao;

Looking at Xu You's retreating back, Cao Cao's smile disappeared, and all the Wenchen also smiled bitterly, Xu You didn't agree, but this matter is not in a hurry.

"My lord, Yuan Shao is in such a hurry to form an alliance, it seems that this battle has caused him a lot of losses." Guo Jia added.

"Lord, no matter what, first draw Xiliang, as for Yuan Shao, when Chu Feng goes north, he will naturally be honest, and everything will be easy to talk about when the time comes!" Cheng Yu also added.

"Hehe, lord, that Xu is greedy for money and is sleek, and this time he took the initiative to stay, I'm afraid he wants to have a good relationship with the lord." Xun Or chuckled.

Cao Cao nodded, and he could see it too.

"Lord, Xu Yu is talented, but he is arrogant, but he is only under Yuan Shao for the time being, so he can be co-opted, and he may be able to use it in the future!"

Xun You added.

"Well, I know it in my heart." Cao Cao nodded, Xu You's greed for money is the biggest problem, but now it's just Yuan Shao's person, and he can win it over himself.

For a while, everyone said a word to me.

In addition to the problems on Yuan Shao's side, the main thing is to talk about people's livelihood, strategy, and military.

After talking about this, Cao Cao was ready to go to the appointment.

As for the strategic direction, that is, to rectify Xiliang, train soldiers and horses, stabilize the place, and at the same time wait for the opportunity to spy on Yizhou, and only after completing these two aspects of the layout can he have a chance of winning.

In short, Cao Cao at this moment is trying his best to strengthen himself, just to have another decisive battle with Chu Feng!