Cao Cao also knew the general situation of the matter.

Knowing that the main fault is not with the three of them, even if the main fault is with them. But these three people are their own family and their important henchmen, so they can't really be punished heavily.

Cao Cao gestured with a look.

Xun Yu and Cheng Yu immediately came out and said, "The subordinate officials don't know anyone, and they have the trust of the general, please punish them!"

Xiahou Yuan and the others also hurriedly stood up and bowed their hands to Cao Cao and said, "The last general is guilty of negligence, please punish the general!"

Seeing that all his subordinates were guilty of pleading, Cao Cao laughed heartily.

"Hahaha, this defeat is because Cao Mou is too big, which will lead to the defeat. It's not you're at fault. Hurry up, please!"

Cao Cao hurriedly stood up, helped Xun Yu and the others, and then enriched Cao Ren and the others.

After rewarding more than a dozen generals for their meritorious service in battle, Cao Cao returned to his seat, his expression became cold, and he said in a deep voice, "Although the enemy army has been repulsed, the crisis of our army has not been resolved. As you all know, Lu Bu took advantage of our army's unpreparedness to attack Yanzhou, and now the people, money and grain have been plundered and suffered heavy losses. Today, all the public councils will be convened to discuss the matter of revenge. It is necessary to study how to overcome the difficulties of the moment."

Xu Zhu angrily came out of the queue and asked the general for his order. "General, Lu Bu, a dog thief, has invaded my Yanzhou, if you don't kill them all, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in your heart. Please give the last general a good army, and the last general will dedicate the head of Tilub to the lord!"

Losing to Lu Bu a few days ago made Xu Zhu angry. He wanted to challenge Lu Bu again and fight to the death.

Cao Hong was also very angry about being defrauded by Lu Bu to take Puyang. "General, the last general is willing to lead his troops and horses to attack Hongnong County and open the way for the whole army."

Cao Cao is not a fool, he knows very well that Lu Bu's pass is protected by three passes, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

He had just suffered a big defeat, and he really didn't have the ability to attack Lu Bu.

He was thinking about appeasing his subordinates, and then discussing countermeasures with Xun Yu and a few strategists.

"Newspaper~!"

A voice outside the chamber interrupted.

"Come in!" With a slight look of uncertainty on his face, Cao Cao said in a deep voice.

The lieutenant in charge of reporting the military situation hurriedly walked into the conference hall, came to ten steps in front of Cao Cao's seat, knelt on one knee, and reported loudly, "General Qiyu, Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian died of illness, and Liu Xuande led Xuzhou Mu!"

"What?" Cao Cao hurriedly shouted, "Submit it quickly!"

Xu Zhu took a bamboo tube from the hand of the lieutenant and hurriedly stepped forward to present it to Cao Cao.

After inspecting the ink clay, he took out the silk book about three feet long and two feet wide and spread it on the table in front of him, and Cao Cao quickly browsed it.

After a while, before he finished reading the contents of the silk book, Cao Cao's expression on his face had become extremely gloomy.

The further down he looked, the more angry Cao Cao became, and in the end, he finally grabbed the silk book and threw it on the table with all his might.

"Liu Bei, the old thief, deceives people too much! I haven't avenged it, you don't spend half an arrow, you can sit in Xuzhou! I will kill Liu Bei first, and then kill Qian's corpse, with the resentment of Xue Xianjun!" Cao Cao roared in a frenzied rage.

If it weren't for Liu Bei, he would have occupied Xuzhou.

Even if Lu Bu attacked Yanzhou, with the report of Xuzhou, Cao Cao could still accept it in his heart.

Now Xuzhou didn't get it, but let Liu Bei's gang easily occupy it.

He was attacked by Lu Bu and suffered heavy losses.

simply accompanied the lady and broke the soldiers. This makes Cao Cao how not to be angry, how not to resent Liu Bei.

It's all Liu Bei's fault.

Right. It's all Liu Bei's fault.

If it weren't for him, he wouldn't have fallen into such a bad position today.

If you don't kill this person, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in your heart!

All the civil and military forces in the hall looked at the angry Cao Cao in shock, not knowing how to persuade him.

Xun Yu, who was at the top of the civil official column on the left, stepped forward slowly, picked up the silk book, patted the dust on it, and put it back on the desk.

Cao Cao saw it, taking a deep breath, adjusting his mood.

After a while, he regained his old demeanor. "Forgive me, Cao Mou lost his temper for a while!"

Seeing that Cao Cao was quick to come to his senses, Xun Yu nodded with relief and said in a harmonious voice: "General, you have a heavy responsibility on your shoulders, and you must be more cautious in your actions, and you must not act rashly!"

"Cao wrote it down!" Cao Cao inspected the crowd of his subordinates present and said, "Bear with me for the time being, and Cao will recover this account with Lu Bu and Liu Bei in the future!" Now that there is a shortage of warehouses, it is not a good idea for me to sit here and wait here."

Xun Yu pondered and said, "General, it's better to go east and make the army eat Runan and Yingchuan. The Yellow Turban Yu Party He Yi, Huang Shao, etc., plundered the states and counties, and there were many thieves such as gold silk, grain, and so on, which were easy to break; It is a matter of heaven to take their grain to feed the three armies, and the court will be happy and the people will be happy."

Cao Jun suffered major defeats one after another, morale was low, food and clothing were all problems, and attacking the Yellow Turban Thieves was the best choice at present.

"Wen Ruo's plan is great!"

Cao Cao stayed in Xiahou and Cao Ren to guard Juancheng and other places, and led troops to Chendi first, and then Ru and Ying.

In the fourth year of the first peace, Lü Bu led the troops back to Chang'an.

This sneak attack on Yanzhou took more than three months.

Although Yanzhou was not captured, the goal was achieved.

Nearly 60,000 young people were plundered from Yanzhou, which were important productive forces and would have a significant impact on Cao Cao's future development.

The other is that the money and grain plundered from Yanzhou just offset the expenses for the resettlement of these young and strong.

In his capacity as the general of Zhenxi, Lü Bu appointed Xu Huang as the captain of Zhichong and Dian Wei as the captain of Dianjun. Zhang Xiu is the general of Zhenwei Zhonglang.

After the reward and punishment, Lu Bu inspected the subordinates present, his expression was solemn, and he said in a deep voice.

"For today's group of heroes stand side by side, all of them covet the world, and among them, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are even more prominent, with many minions under their command, strong power, and great ambition. As the saying goes, there are clouds, and people have no long-term worries, and they must have near-term worries. In the future, how should our army forge ahead, and I would like to ask you for your guidance?"

As the birthplace of Xiliang, Jia Xu came out of the queue without giving in, and after bowing to Lu Bu, he said calmly.

"Fang Jin's situation is just like what the general said, the world is in chaos, and the heroes stand side by side. As far as our army is concerned, the top priority is to plot against Xiliang and completely solve the troubles."

Lu Bu also knew that the Xiliang problem was his biggest problem at present, and he asked, "Xiliang is overpopulated, Han and Hu live together, and the land is vast and sparsely populated, it may not be easy for our army to enter Xiliang!"

"That's true, although it is not easy for our army to capture Xiliang, it is not impossible!" Jia Xu arched his hand and said confidently, "As long as Ma Teng and Han Sui can be solved, Xiliang can basically be pacified. Ma Teng and Han Sui seem to cooperate seamlessly, but in fact, they have long been dissatisfied with each other, as long as they can provoke their infighting and let them kill each other, Xiliang will have it at his fingertips."

Lu Bu was interested and said, "Presumably, Mr. Wenhe already has a plan. Dare I ask what the plan is?"