Wancheng lost the first battle, and Yu Cao Cao's blow was not heavy.

Not to mention the annihilation of the 30,000-strong army, along with his son and nephew, as well as a confidant general, all died on the battlefield, which is not just as simple as breaking bones and bones.

It's like cutting off one of his arms!

Therefore, after escaping back to Xu County from Wancheng, Cao Cao rushed into the study and closed the door, no matter who he was.

This situation made Xun You and other henchmen feel worried.

"How can the lord go on like this?"

Xun You looked at the closed door of the study, his face was full of worry, but he couldn't think of a way to break the situation.

He knew in his heart that the defeat in the battle of Wancheng and the loss of soldiers and horses were still trivial, the most important thing was Cao Ang's death in battle, as well as the loss of Cao Cao's face.

You must know that Cao Ang is the eldest son, and he is the existence of Cao Cao's high hopes and regarded as a successor, but now he died so comically in Wancheng.

And the cause of all this is Cao Cao's occupation of the Zou family!

It is conceivable that after this matter spreads, Cao Cao will become the laughing stock of the world, and it will also become a stain on his body that cannot be washed away.

This is the real reason for Cao Cao's depression.

Xu Chu on the side was also anxious, and couldn't help but say, "Just let me break the door!" The lord has not eaten for three days, is it possible that we have to watch the lord starve to death in the study! ”

Dian Wei died, and he was also sad because they were good friends.

On weekdays, they often drink together and practice martial arts.

But sad is sad, he feels that Dian Wei died in order to protect the lord, and he died a well-deserved death, and it is not a pity.

And if he watched the lord die of thirst and starvation, it would be ridiculous!

"Xu Chu, no."

Xun Yu stopped Xu Chu's reckless behavior, then sighed faintly and said, "The pain of losing a child, how can it be so easy to come out." ”

"Let's wait."

Hearing this, Xu Chu had no choice but to suppress the depression in his heart.

While everyone was discussing, a woman came up, and when they saw it, they all got out of the way and saluted at the same time.

"I've seen Madame."

This woman is Cao Cao's wife, Mrs. Ding.

Mrs. Ding looked to be about thirty years old, with a beautiful appearance, but now she looked a little thin, her eyes were also red, and she was wearing a white plain dress.

She ignored the greetings of Xun Yu and the others, just looked at the study fixedly, and said expressionlessly: "Cao Mengde, you come out for me!" ”

There was still no movement in the study.

Mrs. Ding smiled coldly: "Do you think that locking yourself in your room without eating or drinking is to atone for your sins?" ”

"I tell you, even if you starve to death, you won't be able to atone for your sins!"

"Ziyu and An Min were killed by you!"

Mrs. Ding scolded at the study, leaving no trace of affection at all.

After a few moments, the door to the study creaked open.

Cao Cao, who hadn't gone out for three days, walked out of it.

After staying in the study for three days without eating or drinking, his whole body has lost a lot of weight, his eye sockets are deep-set, and he looks very haggard, but his eyes are very cloudy and sharp, so that people dare not force his eyes.

Cao Cao looked at Mrs. Ding and said calmly, "Did you come to me to scold me?" If so, then scold. ”

"I don't want to scold you!"

Mrs. Ding gritted her teeth, tears in her eyes, and her tone was full of resentment, "You selfish and shameless bastard! For the sake of a woman, let the son die in vain! Why wasn't it you who died! ”

"How did you have the face to come back alive!"

Cao Cao bowed his head and remained silent.

This scene made Xun Yu and the others standing around feel numb in their scalps, and they couldn't leave now, nor did they stay, they stood like pins and needles.

And after scolding for a long time, Mrs. Ding finally stopped, wiped her tears and said hatefully: "If you still have a little conscience, go and bring back the bones of Ziyu, I don't want my son to be exposed to the wilderness!" ”

After saying this, Mrs. Ding's tears could no longer be stopped, falling down like beads with broken threads.

She covered her face directly, turned around and ran out of the yard.

Cao Cao looked at her departing back and opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything, and closed his eyes a little tiredly.

"Lord ......"

Seeing this, Xun Yu wanted to open his mouth to comfort a few words.

But Cao Cao directly raised his hand to interrupt it, and then suddenly opened his eyes, with only cold killing intent and monstrous anger in his eyes.

"Pass my military orders!"

"Point general, go on the expedition!"

"Flat Wancheng!"

……

At this moment, Zhang Xiu, who was far away in Wancheng, was also worried.

Although he wiped out Cao Cao's 30,000 troops in a battle and preserved Wancheng, he was still not happy.

Because he knew in his heart that although the 30,000 army made Cao Cao suffer a great loss, the other party was in Yanzhou and Yuzhou, and there were more than 30,000 soldiers and horses under his command!

This time, he was defeated in Wancheng and his son and nephew died, and he will definitely gather a large army to attack again to avenge his hatred!

What should he do to resist then?

The more Zhang Xiu thought about it, the more worried she became, so she could only look up and ask Jia Xu on the side: "Sir, what can I do about it?" ”

Compared with Zhang Xiu's sad appearance, Jia Xu was much calmer, sitting upright on the Taishi chair at this time, drinking tea very leisurely.

"There are solutions, and it's simple."

Jia Xu took a sip of tea unhurriedly, and then said, "Leave Wancheng and run away with people." ”

"Run?"

Zhang Xiu was stunned, he thought that Jia Xu would come up with some strange ideas, but he didn't expect to suggest that he abandon the city and flee directly.

Jia Xu raised his eyes and said, "Could it be that the general still wants to have a head-on confrontation with Cao Cao?" He won't give the general another chance to surrender. ”

"Because Cao Cao not only wants to avenge his son, but also kills chickens and monkeys, so that everyone in the world knows the fate of resisting the edict of the Son of Heaven."

"If you continue to stay, you will be doomed."

Zhang Xiu was silent when he heard this, to be honest, he had enough of the life of a lost dog, and now let him abandon Wancheng and flee to another place, he really didn't want to.

But...... I had to flee again.

After some thought, Zhang Xiu continued to ask, "Where does Mr. think he can escape?" Is it possible to escape back to Liangzhou? ”

"No, no."

Jia Xu stretched out a finger and shook his head, then said with a smile: "There is a Son of Heaven in Xu County, is there no Son of Heaven in Jizhou?" ”

"If the general flees to Jizhou, Yuan Shao will inevitably accept the general, no matter how strong Cao Cao's power is, he can't compare with Yuan Shao."

"That's the way to go."

As soon as he heard that he was going to vote for Yuan Shao, Zhang Xiu couldn't help but hesitate and said: "But Jizhou is very far away from Wancheng, and I want to pass through Yuzhou and Yanzhou, how can I go there?" ”

"Besides, Yuan Shao has a lot of soldiers and generals, even if I go, I won't be reused, in this case, it's better to go to Yuan Shu."

Zhang Xiu still has a certain degree of vigilance against Yuan Shao.

But Yuan Shu is different, now not only self-established as emperor, but also besieged by princes from all walks of life, it is the time when it is necessary to employ people.

If he leads his soldiers over, he may not be able to fight his way; Moreover, Yangzhou is rich and very close to Wancheng.

After thinking about it carefully, Zhang Xiu made up his mind, raised his head and said to Jia Xu: "Sir, I have decided, I will go to Yuan Shu!" ”

"You ......"

Jia Xu was directly stunned, glanced at Zhang Xiu with the eyes of a fool, and put down the teacup in his hand.

"Since the general has made up his mind, then I won't say more."

"Don't leave it at that."

After Jia Xu finished speaking, he got up and saluted Zhang Xiu, and then strode out of the door without any nostalgia.

The suggestion was given by him, and whether he listened to it or not was Zhang Xiu's business.

It's hard to persuade damn ghosts with good words.

Now it's time for him to think about finding a way out for himself.

"The Son of Heaven in Yecheng ......"

Jia Xu walked on the way out of the mansion and narrowed his eyes slightly.

He actually doesn't like Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao's popularity is small, there is no room for people, and he is not the best place to go.

However, the Son of Heaven in Yuan Shao's hands can be visited.

All in all, with his Jia Wenhe's talent, the world is so big, and there are places he can't go?

The corners of Jia Xu's mouth curled slightly, and he strode out of Zhang's mansion.