Guo Bang nodded, "They defeated us, but they didn't come to chase us. It seems like that is indeed the case."

Li Jue gritted his teeth and groaned, "Hateful."

Li Li tentatively said, "Uncle, why don't we retreat to Luoyang for the time being? If Lu Bu's army withdraws, we will rush to Xudu immediately to bring the emperor back."

Guo Si shook his head, "What if Lu Bujun doesn't leave?"

Li Li sighed, "If Lu Bu's army still refuses to withdraw after a while, then we have no other choice but to retreat to Chang'an."

Hearing these words, Li Jue was almost furious, but he had no choice but to grit his teeth and roar, "What a shame, send the order and retreat to Luoyang."

……

Xu Du.

When Liu Xie learned about the news that Li Jue and Guo Si had retreated to Luoyang, he felt relieved and immediately sent for Yang Biao and Zhu Jun.

"Dear dear friends, I am ready to return to Luoyang."

When Yang Biao and Zhu Jun heard the emperor's words, they were stunned for a moment. After reacting, they were shocked and hurriedly stopped him.

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely necessary that the two thieves Li Jue and Guo Si retreat to Luoyang and are already stationed there. It is not too late to wait until they retreat before going back."

Yang Biao cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, although Xudu is not as good as Luoyang, it is more important to be safe. It is better to stay for a while. It will not be too late to go back after the situation is stable."

Zhu Jun also hurriedly handed over his hand, "Your Majesty, although the current residence is a bit crude, Lu Fengxian has sent people to build a palace in the city. I believe that it will not be long before everything will improve."

Liu Xie shook his head, "Two dear friends, no matter what happens to Xu Du, we cannot stay, otherwise!"

Having said this, Liu Xie sighed, "My dear friends, if this continues, the court will inevitably be controlled by Lu Fengxian. Therefore, in order to avoid this happening, I must leave Xudu."

Zhu Jun cupped his hands and said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty, even so, it is much better than falling with Li Jue and Guo Si."

Liu Xie felt a little irritable and waved his hand, "Send someone to Luoyang to inquire. If the two thieves Li Jue and Guo Si leave, we will return to Luoyang immediately."

……

Just when Liu Xie wanted to return to Luoyang, something happened in Xuzhou that shocked Lu Bu.

Xiaopei.

There were bursts of laughter in the living room of Cheng Mansion.

"Haha."

Cheng Yu's face was full of smiles, but when he looked at Lu You sitting opposite, his heart was full of doubts.

Lu You is a general in Xuzhou. I wonder why he suddenly came to Xiaopei?

"Mr. Cao, being able to come to Xuzhou is really a blessing to the people!"

When Cheng Yu heard Cao Bao's compliments, he hurriedly handed over his hand and said, "General Lu, you're too polite."

Lu You shook his head, "These are not polite words, they are clearly the truth. It is really rare to think that when millions of Yellow Turbans went to Yanzhou, they were easily defeated by Cao Gong."

Cheng Yu asked tentatively, "General Lu, do you have anything important to do when you come to Xiaopei?"

Lu You waved his hand, "Mr. Cheng, I really want to discuss something with you when I come here this time."

Cheng Yu nodded, "General Lu, what's the matter?"

Lu You smiled and said, "Of course it's a good thing."

At this point, Lu You paused, and without waiting for Cheng Yu to speak, he continued, "Mr. Cheng, Prime Minister Cao has a daughter who is not only beautiful, but also gentle and virtuous. I heard that the eldest son of Duke Cao is a brave man.

, and he is extremely humble, so I want to delay him and make peace with him."

Cao Cao's eldest son is named Cao Ang, also known as Zixiu. He is from Qiao County, Pei State, and was born to the Liu family.

Cao Ang was smart and courageous and modest. When he was twenty years old, he promoted filial piety and honesty, which can be said to be the most beloved.

When Cheng Yu heard these words, he was stunned for a moment, and then a smile appeared in his eyes, "General Lu, does Cao Xiang really have this plan?"

Lu You cupped his hands and said with a smile, "If not, how could I let you come?"

Cheng Yu couldn't help but burst out laughing, "General Lu, please stay in the mansion later, and then go and report this to the lord, and then I'll give you a reply. What do you think?"

Seeing Cheng Yu's eagerness, Lu You nodded with satisfaction, "Mr. Cheng, if you please, I'll wait for good news."

After Cheng Yu settled Lu You, he didn't have time to change clothes, so he immediately hurried over to meet Cao Cao.

"Lord, I'm so happy!"

Cao Cao looked at Cheng Yu, who was full of joy, and couldn't help being stunned, and asked doubtfully, "Zhongde, where does the joy come from?"

Cheng Yu cupped his hands and said with a smile, "My lord, Cao Bao sent Lu You here to explain that he has a daughter who wants to marry the eldest son, and he came here to ask for your opinion."

After hearing this, the smile on Cao Cao's face suddenly froze, and his eyes were full of disbelief.

"Zhongde, what are you talking about? Cao Bao wants to betroth his daughter to Zixiu?"

Cheng Yu nodded, "My lord, Cao Bao is an important minister in Xuzhou and controls Xuzhou's troops."

Having said this, the smile on Cheng Yu's face grew wider, "Cao Bao's move is undoubtedly a gesture of goodwill to his lord, and maybe he also plans to give Xuzhou to his lord.

However, our army is temporarily staying in Xiaopei, which is only a county. It is indeed difficult to restore its power.

But now, if Cao Bao helps, it will not be difficult to capture Xuzhou."

Cold sweat gradually broke out on Cao Cao's forehead. He looked at Cheng Yu with burning eyes and asked with a wry smile, "Zhongde, do you even think that there should be a marriage?"

Cheng Yu was stunned and asked doubtfully, "Lord, this matter will benefit us without any harm. Is there anything to hesitate about?"

"This?"

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was doing!

Cheng Yu is right, if he can get help from Cao Bao, it will be easy to seize Xuzhou.

But the question is, can this really be done?

Cao Cao is also in the game. He also knows this history through the player and what will happen next?

According to the original history, after Lu Bu was defeated by himself, he led his troops to Xuzhou and, like himself, stationed in Xiaopei.

Next, this scene also happened. Cao Bao sent someone to propose marriage, so Lu Bu became Cao Bao’s son-in-law.

Then, Zhang Fei beat Cao Bao, and he used this as an inducement to attract Lu Bu, drive Zhang Fei away, and occupy Xuzhou.

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From then on, Liu Bei began to hate Lu Bu in his heart, and the incident at Baimen Tower also occurred.

If Lu Bu had not captured Xuzhou, maybe even if the incident at Baimen Tower had happened, Liu Bei might not have killed Lu Bu as long as he didn't say anything.

The problem now is that what happened to Lu Bu is happening to him bit by bit. This is what worries Cao Cao.

Cheng Yu looked at Cao Cao's hesitant expression and felt confused, so he couldn't help but ask, "Master, are we going to be stationed in Xiaopei for the rest of our lives?"

Cao Cao shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Of course not."

Cheng Yu hurriedly handed over his hand, "My lord, this is the best time. As long as it succeeds, we can get Cao Bao's full help. We have a little more confidence in seizing Xuzhou."

Having said this, Cheng Yu cupped his hands and said, "Lord, this opportunity is rare, don't miss it."

Of course Cao Cao knew that Cheng Yu was right. If he wanted to seize Xuzhou, Cao Bao was very important.

But, can I agree?

If he agrees, Cao Cao feels that he is walking along the path Lu Bu took, step by step. Perhaps, this road will eventually reach Baimen Tower.

This is what Cao Cao does not want to see, and it is also the last thing he wants to happen.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao gritted his teeth and said slowly, "Zhongde, I don't agree to this, so I'd better refuse."

Hearing this, Cheng Yu was stunned, "My lord, do you really not agree?"

Cao Cao sighed secretly in his heart, "Zhongde, it's not that I don't want to agree, but I really have a reason not to agree. I can't agree to this matter!"

How could Cheng Yu know what Cao Cao was thinking? He only knew that this matter was very beneficial to the situation at hand.

"Lord, have you ever thought that if you don't agree to this matter, things will not be that simple. Maybe we will have an additional enemy."

At this point, Cheng Yu sighed and continued without waiting for Cao Cao's answer, "Cao Bao originally had good intentions, but if he was rejected, he would definitely become angry and humiliated. By then, he would probably become the lord's mortal enemy.

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Cao Bao controls the Danyang soldiers in Xuzhou, but he is dissatisfied. If we want to capture Xuzhou, even if we succeed, we will suffer heavy losses and the gain will not be worth the loss.

When we first occupied Yanzhou and attacked Xuzhou, with the support of Yanzhou, we could quickly regain our strength even if the damage was serious.

But we now only occupy one county in Xiaopei. Once the damage is serious, it will not be easy to restore our strength."

When Cao Cao heard these words, he was immediately startled, and cold sweat gradually broke out on his forehead.

When we attacked Xuzhou in the past, it was because we had Yanzhou as our backing, so we had no worries. Both food and troops could be replenished quickly.

But now, there is only a small place like Xiaopei. Once we lose our troops, where can we replenish our troops?

And the most important thing is that it is probably impossible for a place like Xiaopei to produce enough food to supply an army.

Just when Cao Cao was sweating coldly, Cheng Yu suddenly said, "My lord, this is not the most important thing. Our army is withdrawing from Yanzhou now, and Lu Fengxian is busy taking care of trivial matters, so he did not come to pursue us.

If we forcefully attack Xuzhou and are frustrated and lose most of our troops, Lu Fengxian will definitely not miss this opportunity and send troops to attack. By then, our army will be attacked on both sides and may be difficult to resist."
To be continued...