Cao Cao was immediately excited when he heard Ai Lang's words. He wanted to make him angry, but he didn't expect that Ai Lang turned his horse and led his men away after saying that. Cao Cao was angry and had nowhere to vent his anger. He couldn't help but murmur, "This hateful old boy! Ying'er has returned home, but he is still in a state of gloom!" Then he shouted to the soldiers holding the bag with anger, "Have it all taken! If you fall, be careful of your dog's head!" The soldiers were in a panic and quickly grabbed the bag in their hands, as if they were afraid that the bag would fall to the ground.

Cao Cao retreated back to Xuchang, but asked Le Jin to lead an army of 200,000 to station from Xiaopei to Dangshan to prevent Lu Bu's army; at the same time, he ordered Cao Pi to lead Cao Pi to work together, and the responsibility of guarding Qingzhou was handed over to Yu Jin, who also led an army of 200,000.

As the war ended, all walks of life quickly returned to normal. However, Cao Cao left 200,000 troops on the north and west sides, which also made Ailang and the others feel pressured. Although all walks of life have returned to normal, all armies are still in combat readiness and ready to fight at any time. At the same time, the conscription orders were sent to various places to quickly start. In this battle, although Lu Bu's army finally withstood the offensive of Cao's army, the army suffered a lot of losses in addition to the army guarding Huainan and urgently needed to be supplemented. The official road from Xuzhou to Huainan is now bustling and lively.

When Cao Cao returned to Xuchang, he first came to the backyard to visit his precious daughter Cao Ying. Seeing Cao Ying greeting him with a smile on his face, he couldn't help but feel angry and said unhappy: "I know that my father was defeated by that old boy Lu Bu, how happy he was? Look, in your heart, there is only that old boy Lu Bu, and he has no father at all!"

Cao Ying hurriedly stepped forward to keep her father's arm and smiled and said, "In my daughter's heart, daddy is also very important?"

Cao Cao felt very good and said angrily: "'It's just important too'!" Cao Ying looked at her father and looked a little worried.

Cao Cao suddenly smiled, sighed, and said with emotion: "My daughter is already married after all! She only has her own man in her heart!" Then he shouted to the outside, "Put everything in me!" Seven or eight personal soldiers immediately took seven or eight big bags in, put them in the hall, and then retreated immediately.

Cao Ying and his mother Zhao were both surprised. Cao Ying pointed to the bags and asked with a smile: "Are these gifts from my father to me and my mother?"

Cao Cao said angrily: "It's all for you! But it was not my gift. It was the old boy Lu Bu who came to me when our army retreated and asked me to hand it over to you!" Cao Ying's eyes lit up, and she looked extremely surprised. Seeing that his baby daughter was so happy, Cao Cao immediately regretted it and felt that he should have thrown all these messy things into the river halfway!

Cao Ying took apart a package, but it was the winter clothes prepared for her sisters. Each piece was sewn by her elder sister and the others. Cao Ying was very moved. Then she opened another smaller bag, and a pair of white silk fell down immediately. Cao Ying was curious and picked it up. She saw two lines of large characters written on the silk. The handwriting was far from beautiful but very strong. Cao Ying recognized that it was written by her elder brother as her handwriting! She couldn't help but get excited. She looked at the two lines and murmured: "I wish to be a bird in the sky, and I wish to be a branch on the ground!" Cao Ying felt a huge shock in her chest, and tears instantly shone in her eyes, and a heart was touched so much!

Cao Cao was unhappy and muttered to himself: "This hateful old boy really can please women! I wish to be a bird in the sky and a branch on the ground! I didn't expect that the rumors were true. This old boy actually had such literary talent!" At this point, Yan felt very angry for no reason.

Cao Cao returned to the hall. Guo Jia and others bowed together and said, "Prime Minister!"

Cao Cao calmed down, looked at everyone, smiled, and said with a self-deprecating look: "I didn't expect it! We raised more than 800,000 troops, and the fierce attack that lasted more than a month was over, and it ended like this!"

Guo Jia laughed and said, "Our army successfully occupied Qingzhou in this battle, which can be regarded as a big victory!" Cao Cao laughed and asked angrily: "Fengxiao, are you here to give me a step too?"

"No! I'm telling the truth! Although Lu Bu's army was unexpectedly tenacious and the authentic system made us feel a headache, occupying Qingzhou is indeed a big victory for us! Qingzhou is a rich place, rich in resources and a large population. Lu Bu's loss of Qingzhou is a major loss for them! And when we get Qingzhou, our strength has been greatly enhanced! Why bother to destroy the other side in one fell swoop? As long as the enemy's strength can be weakened and our own strength is a big victory! So, in this battle, our army did win a big victory!"

Cao Cao was so happy when he heard Guo Jia's words, nodded and smiled, "Fengxiao said it well!" He paused and asked, "So Fengxiao thinks, what should we do next? Are you going to continue attacking Xuzhou?"

Guo Jia said: "After this war, we can see the strength of the Lu Bu army thoroughly and clearly! Prime Minister, I am forgiving that the strength of the Lu Bu army is far stronger than we had expected before, and it is a great luck to capture Qingzhou! Now the Lu Bu army's army has not been severely damaged, and the army has contracted because of the loss of Qingzhou, and instead can form a stronger defense circle! Fighting again at this time, I am afraid that it will be a protracted and bloody battle! I am afraid that it will not be able to take down Lu Bu in the end, and instead consume the strength and money of our army in vain!" Cao Cao frowned and nodded, and smiled and said: "It seems that Fengxiao, are you against using troops against Lu Bu now?"

Guo Jia clasped his fists and said, "There is really no need to fight Lu Bu to the death now!" Then he smiled and said, "Actually, the Prime Minister thought so, so he left Le Jinyuban to guard Xiaopei and Qingzhou while he was in the process of training! The Prime Minister must have decided to change his plan and be ready to take action against Jingzhou?"

Cao Cao laughed and praised: "Those who know me are filial piety!"

Guo Jia said: "Now there are 400,000 troops watching Lu Bu from the north and west. There is no need to worry about Lu Bu's threat. You can concentrate on seizing Jingzhou now. The Prime Minister may not know that just when the Prime Minister was in charge, Jingzhou had undergone another major change. Liu Qi was murdered by Sun Jian's people, and now Liu Bei has completely controlled Jingzhou!..."

Cao Cao was stunned, "Sun Jian plotted to murder Liu Qi? Why did Sun Jian do to murder Liu Qi? This is not good for him at all! If you want to murder Liu Qi, Liu Bei may be a little more!"

Guo Jia smiled and said, "On the surface, Sun Jian plotted to murder Liu Qi, but according to my judgment, Sun Jian should have wanted to send someone to provoke the relationship between Liu Qi and Liu Bei. Jingzhou was previously a situation where strong dragons defeated the local snake, so it is feasible for Sun Jian to provoke Liu Qi to deal with Liu Bei. However, Liu Bei is likely to notice this and use the trick. Not only did he kill Liu Qi, he also took the blame for this matter on Sun Jian. It can be said that he kills two birds with one stone!"

Cao Cao nodded and smiled, "Liu Bei is a man who looks like a kind and righteous gentleman, but in fact he is cruel and ruthless, so he can definitely do such things!" He smiled, "Since Liu Bei's big-eared thief covers up the truth, we must let all the officials, people and the people of Jingzhou know the truth! This is a great opportunity, so we will take this opportunity to go south to Jingzhou!" Then he thought, "Our army has just experienced a great war and still needs rest. So we will send people to Jingzhou to reveal the truth first, so we will disturb the peace of Jingzhou. Then when the spring of next year, our army will go south to capture Jingzhou!" Guo Jia clasped his fists and said, "The Prime Minister is wise!"

His eyes returned to Xuzhou. The war was over. Ailang slept for almost a day and a night before finally woke up. He got off the bed and stretched his waist, feeling full of energy and full of energy! He walked to the window and looked out the window. He saw the sunny scenery and beautiful scenery. He was in a good mood and couldn't help but take a deep breath! Laughing came from a distance. Ailang looked in the sound and saw Xiaolingqi taking her sister Xiaolingluo on the grass by the lake. The two little guys were happy like two pandas. Suddenly, Ailang showed a very stunning look. It turned out that he saw his wives sitting in the water pavilion and looking here, as if a beautiful photo, and his face was picturesque and beautiful.

At this moment, a maid ran up and bowed to report the report; "Report to the King, Lord Chen Gong has something to report and is waiting in the hall."

Ailang laughed and said, "He came so well!" Then he turned around and went downstairs, left the backyard and came to the front hall. When he saw Chen Gong, he smiled and said, "Old Chen!" Chen Gong hurriedly said, "General!"

Ailang walked to the top, sat down, and asked, "Old Chen, did you bring me good or bad news today?" Chen Gong smiled and clasped his fists and said, "There is good and bad news. I wonder which general wants to listen to first?"

Ailang felt very depressed and said angrily: "Can't it be all good news? Let's say it first."

"Yes. I just received a report from the officials under Xuzhou, and the people of Xuzhou enthusiastically joined the army. In just one day, the soldiers recruited in Xuzhou had been summoned!"

Ailang was very surprised and laughed, "Okay! Very good!" Then he frowned and asked angrily: "Is this good news?"

"Yes."

Ailang rolled his eyes and said angrily: "This is expected! What is good news?" He paused, "What is that bad news?"

"Reported to the general, my subordinates waited for statistics. This time our army suffered a lot of losses, and the pension alone would have to pay almost half of the food and salary in our warehouse."

Ailang was startled and shouted, "So many?"

Chen Gong nodded, "In addition to the losses in other aspects and the money and grain needed to be used, this time we may have to spend 60% of the money and grain in stock. In addition, the arrows consume a huge amount of money and need to be replenished as soon as possible, which is another considerable expense!..."

Ailang waved his hand and said angrily: "Don't settle the details with me! Just tell me how much money we need to take out this time!" "About 90%!" Ailang almost fainted when he heard this.
Chapter completed!