"We won! We won!"

"There's nothing special about these dog officials!"

"Next time we come again, we can still win!"

"Alas!"

"Alas!!!"

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Looking at the retreating Li Dianjun, the thieves on the city tower cheered loudly, hugging each other and celebrating the survivors.

"Boss, have I lived up to your expectations?" The sweaty henchman half-knelt beside Guan Cheng, waiting for his response.

Guan Cheng turned around and helped him up, laughing and saying: "Well done! It is indeed the right move to hand over the only thousand horses to your command. All of you have not let me down!"

"Thank you for the compliment, boss!" The confidant bowed his head in greeting and then hurriedly asked for orders: "Then I will go and repair the city with my brothers first."

"No, we don't want this city anymore, give it up."

"Ah?" The confidant couldn't believe his ears, and advised with doubtful eyes: "Boss, our brothers have put in a lot of hard work to grab this, we can't throw it away!"

"You don't understand..." Guan Cheng shook his head and explained to him with a stern look: "The army that came here this time is just a testing force. Cao Cao obviously did it because we were water thieves and did not show any real strength.

Strength, if he learns of the situation here, he will definitely bring everything over. The walls and gates of this city cannot be restored to their original state in a short time. When the main force comes, we will definitely block it

I can't live in it, so I have to give it up. This is also for the sake of the lives of my brothers."

"Eh..." After hearing the explanation, the confidant sighed helplessly, but he could only nod and obey the order. For no other reason than because Guan Cheng had more knowledge than him, so he unconditionally believed Guan Cheng's words.

"Notify brothers of this matter immediately, and bring all the money, grain, livestock, people, especially women in the city to Huang County, and then we can start transporting them to the island."

"Dele, let's do this humble job!" After receiving the order, the cronies immediately turned and left, calling the thousands of thieves who were still active, and went down the stairs, and then poured into the residential areas in the city...

On the other side, Le Jin returned to the camp and took a drink from the wine jar before taking off his armor. After finishing the last sip, he raised the wine jar and wanted to smash it to the ground, but reason finally prevailed over anger.

, returned the wine jar to the table.

"Hey!" Le Jin, who had just sat down, stretched out his hand and patted his thigh, and said in distress: "It's almost! If you give me two or three more times, the city gate will definitely be able to be knocked open!"

Everyone, please go and try it soon.]

"Okay Wen Qian, the battering ram will fall apart before you hit it three times." Li Dian curled his lips and patted his shoulder to comfort him. "On the contrary, we looked down on Guan Cheng. Originally

I thought that because I was just a thief, I had no fighting ability, so I was the one to blame for this defeat."

"No, if you ask me, it's because of the sudden appearance of the cavalry that neither my lord nor any of us could have imagined that Guan Cheng actually had war horses!"

After Le Jin's reminder, Li Dian responded with a heavy nod: "It is indeed true. Although the lord accepted Guan Cheng's surrender and appointed him as the prefect, he did not give him horses. However, he had a war horse in his private collection. It seems that he has a war horse.

He didn’t really surrender from the beginning.” “What do Mancheng think we should do next?”

"Our army is newly defeated. We must not take action without permission. Please ask me to write a letter and send it to the lord at night, telling him the situation and letting him make a decision."

"That makes sense!" Le Jin breathed a sigh of relief and stood up to explain: "You just write here while I go to the camp to check on the casualties."

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Li Dian and Le Jin suffered a loss first, and Cao Cao, who was firmly in the rear, also received a guest.

"Are you Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Yuan Shao?" Cao Cao was in the chief position, staring closely at the pretended Yuan Xi with a pair of eagle eyes. Although his tone was calm, it gave people a sense of oppression.

Yuan Xi, who saw Cao Cao for the first time, took three or two deep breaths nervously, and then responded with a determined look: "The general is guilty!"

"No, you are not. I met Yuan Tan by chance before. Even though I was watching from a distance, I could still tell something was wrong. Don't think you can deceive Cao."

Seeing Cao Cao smiling and shaking his head in denial, Yuan Xi was shocked and could only grit his teeth to prevent his expression from changing. "The guilty general doesn't remember meeting Cao Cao. I think it must be because of the long time and the long distance.

, which gave Duke Cao the illusion that the guilty general was indeed Yuan Tan. If Duke Cao doesn't believe it, he can immediately write a letter to my father and see what his answer is."

"..." Cao Cao's expression was obviously strange. When he accidentally met Yuan Tan, he was still a young man. Now, his appearance has changed a few years ago, so he doesn't know what Yuan Tan looks like now.

, what you said just now was just to deceive him. "I just think you are Yuan Tan. Do you know what mistake you made?"

"He led his army into Qingzhou under Cao Gong for no reason, but I need to explain that it was because Lu Bu made a surprise attack on Jizhou. Our army was helpless and could only flee towards Qingzhou. We had no intention of confronting Cao Gong."

"Lü Bu, hum..." Upon hearing this familiar name, Cao Cao could only sneer and say: "In the past, he was a minion of the Dong thieves, but today he has transformed into a general of the Han Dynasty..."

Seeing Cao Cao's attitude towards Lu Bu, Yuan Xi had a plan in mind and immediately said miserably: "Cao Gong Mingjian, this Lu Bu took advantage of my father's northward crusade against Gongsun Zan and personally led his cavalry to attack in a sneak attack. Jizhou's troops were too empty to withstand the attack, so he let him

We have taken away the prefectures and counties, so why not let me act as a middleman and contact my father and Duke Cao to send troops to attack Jizhou at the same time? There is no doubt that Lu Bu will never come back!"

Regarding Yuan Xi's suggestion, Cao Cao did not have any fluctuations in his heart. Instead, he asked: "As a great man, why didn't your father gather elites to go south to attack the puppet emperor Yuan Shu? Instead, he only sent Liu Bei with 50,000 people to help? Is it possible?

He said that in his eyes, Gongsun Zan, who has not yet shown his ambition, is more important than Yuan Shu, who founded the country and founded the Yuan Dynasty, and was rebellious and unethical? Huh?!"

"This...this..." After Cao Cao's questioning, Yuan Xi could no longer keep his expression straight. He was so panicked that he couldn't find a good reason after hesitating for a long time.

Seeing that Yuan Xi could not give an ideal answer, Cao Cao shook his hand and said impatiently: "That's it, let's get over this issue. I have known Yuan Shao since we were young. You are his son and can be considered my nephew."

, I will not treat you badly, I will find a secluded house in Fenggao City, and you can go and live there."

"Thank you, Mr. Cao. I just wonder if my nephew can send a letter to my father to say that he is safe?"

"You don't have to worry about this. I will write to him personally."

"Then...my nephew, I would like to thank Mr. Cao." Yuan Xi, who had never expected Cao Cao to agree from the beginning, did not request again and accepted all the arrangements very calmly.

After Yuan Xi was taken down by the soldiers to rest, Xun Yu on the side asked: "Did your lord believe his story and identity?"

"No, I don't care whether he is Yuan Tan or not." Cao Cao shook his head and objected, turned around and looked at the map behind him, and sighed deeply: "Compared to him, I care more about Lu Bu's movements.

After Dong Zhuo's defeat, I expected that Lu Bu might run back to Bingzhou. However, since Bingzhou is located on the border and has been invaded by barbarians all the year round, it is extremely desolate, so I just went with him.

I originally thought that I would take action against him after I captured Jizhou and Youzhou, but I never thought that he would take the advantage. The third surname of the boy is really hateful! In this crusade, our efforts are not proportional to the rewards...

"

Cao Cao closed his eyes and sighed, thinking that he had led 90% of his army out to fight in a bloody battle, but all he got was only one-third of the land in Yuzhou, and the most important thing was the two most important counties of Yingchuan and Runan.

Even if he didn't catch it, he still had to face Guan Cheng's rebellion when he came back. How could he not be angry? How could he not sigh...

"This time we admit defeat, but victory and defeat are common matters in military affairs. My lord, you can only sigh, but you must not be discouraged."

"Don't worry, Wen Ruo. I, Cao Cao, will not be defeated that easily." Cao Cao, who regained his energy, looked at Xun Yu with a smile and asked him: "Now that all parties have taken action, what should we do next?

"

"My lord, I'm here. Although Lu Bu is brave, he is just a reckless man. Today's successful raid on Jizhou must be under the guidance of an expert. Now the enemy is in the dark and we are in the open. If we don't find out the opponent's identity clearly, our army will

There will inevitably be hardships again in the future, so here are three suggestions: First, put down Guan Cheng’s rebellion as soon as possible, let the soldiers recuperate, and replenish their food, wages, and equipment; second, send spies to become merchants and farmers from all walks of life to go deep into Jizhou and Bingzhou to investigate

Clearly understand the identity of the master who advised Lu Bu; thirdly, I hope that the lord will send a team of troops to Xuzhou and send a letter to Liu Bei, expressing the lord's determination to join hands with him to help the Han Dynasty, and let him help us capture all of Yuzhou

and Jizhou.”

"Oh? How did Wenruo know that Liu Bei went to Xuzhou?" After hearing Xun Yu's plan, Cao Cao's attention was completely stolen by the third item. "Is it possible that he rescued the emperor?"

"I think so. My lord, I wonder why Liu Bei returned in a hurry without even asking for the territory when he was in Yuzhou? I guess he must have received the news of Lu Bu's attack on Jizhou and went back to support him. Now Lu Bu has captured Jizhou for a few days.

But whether alive or dead, we have not received any news about the emperor. In addition, Liu Bei's second and third brothers are all extremely brave generals. Although it is difficult to deal with Lu Bu, if we want to take advantage of the chaos to escort someone to escape,

If you go out, I think it is very possible. Another point is that Liu Dai took Bao Xin and Yu Jin to join Liu Bei."

After some beatings by Xun Yu, Cao Cao suddenly realized. "There is no war yet and the closest place is Xuzhou. If Liu Bei really succeeds, he will definitely go there!"

"My lord has made a clear decision!"

"Okay, Wen Ruo, tell me who is the most suitable person for me to send to deliver the letter?"

"I suggest that it would be best for Kong Rong, the Prime Minister of Beihai, to go. He is a descendant of Kong Sheng, and his reputation as a sage has spread far and wide. In addition, he is very sharp-tongued, so he is not afraid that Liu Bei will not agree."

Cao Cao, who was clearly arranged, nodded heavily, picked up his brush and began to write furiously...

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