Ruyin, Cao Cao's camp.

Seeing the letter of surrender sent by Yuan Shu, Cao Cao didn't say much. He just asked Yang Hong to go down and rest while they had to discuss something.

In fact, Yuan Shu and Cao Cao don't want to destroy him. At least with him here, Nan Bian can stop Sun Ce and Cao Cao doesn't have to worry too much. But now Yuan Shu commits suicide and proclaims himself emperor. Cao Cao has just established a new emperor. It is the time to establish prestige. Yuan Shu is in the right time.

If he sticks his head out at this time, he will definitely be beaten. If he doesn't, then it's time for Chen Mo and Yuan Shao to join forces and fight. When the time comes, will Chen Mo and Yuan Shao borrow the way, or not?

If he borrows the road, he can use it to find out more about Dao Fa Guo, but if he doesn't borrow it, the two of them may directly use it as a reason to send troops against him.

But if we can defeat the enemy without fighting and take Yuan Shu away, the result seems to be good.

"What do you think?" Cao Cao looked at the counselors in the tent and asked with a smile.

"It's naturally a good thing that Yuan Shu wants to surrender, but it's not possible for him to stay in Jiujiang." Guo Jia thought: "It's not whether the lord allows it, but whether Yuan Shao and Chen Mo can accept it."

Although Yuan Shu's current strength is only a little, if he can take over peacefully, it will save the people of Jianghuai and Huaihe from military disasters, which can be regarded as a meritorious deed. Cao Cao has not washed away the name of regicide on his head. If he can peacefully resolve Jiujiang's

The question is the best. As for Yuan Shu, the title of emperor must not be forgotten. Guo Jia's intention is to first trick Yuan Shu into surrendering, and then not kill Yuan Shu, but send Yuan Shu to Yecheng to see how Yuan Shao will deal with it.

Anyway, this is the matter of his Yuan family. If Yuan Shao kills Yuan Shu, it will be nothing. But if Yuan Shao does not kill, it can also become an excuse for Cao Cao and Chen Mo to join forces to attack Yuan Shao in the future...reason.

After all, usurping the throne and proclaiming himself emperor is no small matter. If you don't kill him, you will inevitably get people's attention.

Cao Cao nodded and smiled when he heard this: "The words of filial piety have won my heart."

Of course, this was the decision, but it was a different story when told to Yang Hong. Cao Cao agreed to Yuan Shu's request, but in order to prevent Yuan Shu from changing his mind, he had to let them enter Shouchun. In addition, he could also help Yuan Shu deal with Sun Ce.

"This..." Yang Hong's expression changed when he heard this, and he looked at Cao Cao and said, "Mr. Cao... Isn't this inappropriate?"

"Oh?" Cao Cao smiled and said, "What's wrong?"

What's wrong? You've already sent your army to our capital. What do you think is wrong? Yang Hong gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Cao, although my lord is willing to surrender, he still needs to retain it..."

"Mr. Yang." Guo Jia on the side interrupted Yang Hong, looked at him with a half-smile and said: "Since ancient times, what will happen to those who arrogantly declare themselves emperors? Mr. Yang has learned from ancient times to the present, and he will not know that this is not resignation.

The imperial throne will exempt you from punishment. Our Lord is willing to save Mr. Yuan's life because he is thinking of his old friendship. Now Mr. Yuan still wants to stay in Shouchun, and he is unwilling to let go of his military power. How can such a good thing be possible? He is arrogantly proclaiming himself emperor.

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Yang Hong was so choked up that he couldn't say what he said next. What Yuan Shu did was indeed intolerable. Now that he was unable to defeat him, he just resigned from the throne and retained military power and political power. This was indeed overthinking.

"But my lord is willing to take the initiative to surrender, and he is not unwilling to let go of his military power. He is just waiting for the traitors to be eliminated and Sun Ce to be defeated..."

"Mr. Yang, you and I are not stupid people, so why should we say such childish words?" Guo Jia shook his head and said with a smile: "If the rebellion is eliminated and Sun Ce is defeated, what will happen if Duke Yuan suddenly regrets it?

At that time, Mr. Yuan may be fine, but my lord will break his trust in the world, and even have to stand with Mr. Yuan. Mr. Yang is smart, but it will not be of any benefit to my lord."

"This..." Yang Hong didn't know how to answer when he heard this. He really hadn't thought that far. Now that he thought about it, Guo Jia's plan was actually a trick, but now that it was spoken by the other party, what was left for Yang Hong was just bitterness.

Already.

"Go tell the highway." Cao Cao smiled and shook his head: "As long as he agrees to surrender, I can guarantee that, at least under my rule, I will kill him. But if he doesn't agree, then prepare for war."

When it came to this point, Yang Hong had no choice but to say goodbye, so he bowed to Cao Cao, said goodbye, and went back to resume his duties.

"Lord, could this be Yuan Shu's plan to slow down his troops?" A counselor looked at Cao Cao and asked.

"What's the use of delaying the troops?" Cheng Yu shook his head. Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor at this time. It can be said that he dug his own grave. The major princes had just proclaimed themselves emperor, and Yuan Shu suddenly proclaimed himself emperor. Who would help him?

"Just wait." Cao Cao leaned back slightly and said with a smile: "Given the way he is, he may not be willing to agree to such humiliating conditions. Send my military order and tell Le Jin to continue fighting and break it first.

Ji Ling, these days, anyone dares to call himself a general!"

Ji Ling was Yuan Shu's general. Cao Cao didn't know whether to be funny or angry when he thought of this. Today, the only people who claim to be generals are Yuan Shao and Sun Ce. Yuan Shao was the fourth and third prince in Hebei. When Liu Xie was alive, he was the general.

, this general can be said to be justified. Even if Yuan Shao is now called Prime Minister, Cao Cao and Chen Mo only recognize the title of general Yuan Shao.

As for Sun Ce, he was also canonized by Liu Ji after he supported Liu Ji as emperor. Although Sun Ce was a bit overestimated in terms of his power, there was the Yangtze River natural chasm in the east of the river, and the princes could not do anything to him for a while;

Even under Cao Cao, Chen Mo didn't even promote him. A man as crazy as Lu Bu never saw him become a general. On the contrary, after Yuan Shu became emperor, he made Ji Ling a general. He really had the guts to accept it.

See what you are like.

"Here!"

Cao Cao was discussing with everyone how to deal with Yuan Shu next, when he saw Xu Chu come in and saluted Cao Cao: "My lord, there is news from Xuzhou that Liu Bei has led his army and wants to let the generals along the way pass."

"Liu Bei?" Cao Cao frowned when he heard this. He had a deep impression of Liu Bei. Xuzhou was not very powerful and was easily defeated by Cao Cao. But when they fought again in Qingzhou, Cao Cao realized that this man was not simple. Although Cao Cao said at that time

He did not use all his strength, but his powerful generals took turns to fight, but they were still blocked by Liu Bei and could not advance in the Dongping area.

Although they were not prepared to attack with all their strength, according to initial predictions, Chen Mo had attracted the greatest pressure from Yuan Shao. Even if Cao Cao did not defeat Yuan Shao, he should have captured Qingzhou. At least everything south of the Yellow River was Cao Cao's territory.

Moreover, Liu Bei also had strong generals and good ministers under his command. Originally, Chen Mo should have won Hedong and Cao Cao had Qingzhou. He should have taken advantage of it. However, because of Liu Bei's appearance, he only managed to win Jinan County and had to withdraw his troops. Although he also gained a small profit,

But it was too different from what was expected, and it even made Chen Mo angry, causing the current situation.

"How many soldiers and horses are there?" Cao Cao asked after a moment of silence.

"According to the news sent by Xuzhou soldiers, there are five thousand people." Xu Chu said solemnly.

Five thousand?

Cao Cao frowned, this was not a small number. If Liu Bei had any idea, he could take the opportunity to capture a county. You must know that most of Xuzhou's troops are stationed in Langya and Guangling on the border, and there are not many troops stationed in other places.

"Lord, you can let me go," Guo Jia said with a smile.

"Fengxiao thinks Liu Bei won't plot against Xuzhou?" Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia and asked curiously.

"This time Liu Bei must have come in response to the imperial edict. Previously, my lord called on the heroes of the world to kill Yuan Shu. Now Liu Bei has come in response to the imperial edict, but our army has turned him away. It is unreasonable." Guo Jia shook his head: "And Liu Bei also

If you are not an ignorant person, you could not defend the entire territory of Xuzhou in the past, but now you have to capture a county. After the Lord has determined Yuan Shu, relying on the territory of a county, there is no danger to defend, and you will only bring humiliation to yourself."

Cao Cao nodded, looked at Guo Jia and said with a smile: "Then why do Fengxiao think Liu Bei came here?"

"In my humble opinion, I must have come here for Jiujiang." Guo Jia said with a smile: "This man has always had great ambitions. Although he followed Yuan Tan before and was highly used by Yuan Tan, he quickly took back his military power after the war. It can be seen that Yuan Shao

Yuan Shu doesn't trust him, so he came with his troops this time, probably because he wants to break away from Yuan Shao and wait for an opportunity to seize Yuan Shu's land."

"With him?" Cao Cao sneered when he heard this. The 30,000 troops he brought this time were not vegetarians. How could Liu Bei seize the territory under his nose?

"Just lend him a hand." Guo Jia said with a smile: "Since Liu Bei has come, he must be eager to make contributions. He can be ordered to be the vanguard to defeat Yuan Shu. It is best to let Yuan Shu die in his hands. We don't have to be evil because of it."

If Yuan Shu, with his nature, hates us because of this, and hands over the territory to Liu Bei, we will just label him as a supporter of evil, smear his reputation, and then seize Jiujiang, then we will count him as running away again.

No matter how hard it is, there will be no place for it in this world."

Cao Cao was stunned when he heard this, nodded with a smile and said: "It's better to be filial and considerate, so I asked Liu Bei to come as soon as possible."

"Here!"

Cao Cao had already made all the plans here. The next day, Yuan Hong returned to Shouchun and informed Yuan Shu of Cao Cao's request. Yuan Shu was furious: "Cao A has gone too far to deceive others. In this case, tell Sun Ce and either we can make peace or I can

Then Jiujiang was handed over to Cao Cao!"

Yuan Shu has probably seen the situation clearly at this time. There are some broken pots. If you agree, we can still talk. If you don't agree, I will not only give Jiujiang to Cao Cao, but I will also send troops to attack before I die and bite a piece of you off.

Here comes the meat.

Sun Ce was quite speechless after receiving the news: "Is this the Fourth Generation and Three Dukes?"

"But we really can't do anything against him." Zhou Yu heard this and said with a smile: "If Yuan Shu attacks with all his strength, although we are not afraid, it will be equivalent to giving up Jiujiang to Cao Cao. Jiujiang's position is quite important.

If we let Cao Cao get it, we will lose the key point of advancing into the Central Plains, and the Lujiang River will not be peaceful. At least Hefei, our army will be in our hands."

Sun Ce looked at the map and nodded and said: "Promise him, we will hold off our troops until Yuan Shu and Cao Cao fight. Then we will send troops again. We ordered Chen Wu to lead the navy to patrol the river bank. Once we get the news, we will immediately land ashore and capture Hefei."

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Chapter completed!