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Xun Yu also said: "My lord, what is Cao Ang's intention in doing this? I don't understand."

"Humph, this bastard is just stalling for time." Cheng Yu sneered, "Cao Ang's intention is to let Lu Bu and Zhang Fei guard the granary with all their strength, at any cost.

Cao Ang’s granary is in Beihai County, Beihai Prefecture, not far from here. If the granary catches fire, he will be finished.”

Cao Cao frowned and looked at Xun You.

Xun You smiled bitterly and said, "My lord, we are not familiar with water, so it is not wise to cross the river rashly. If we are attacked by the enemy, we will be doomed."

Cheng Yu and Xun Yu's faces suddenly darkened. They had forgotten about this matter.

Chen Gong said, "My lord, although we are not familiar with water, we have boats.

If my lord is willing, I am willing to take the risk and go to Nanyang County, and then go directly to Beihai County from Nanyang County."

Cao Cao's eyes lit up. He remembered that Chen Gong's boatmen were all good swimmers. If he led the boatmen there himself, he wouldn't have to worry about being attacked by Cao Ang's navy.

Xun Yu and Cheng Yu hurriedly stopped Chen Gong's suggestion, saying, "No! If anything happens to the Lord, how can we take responsibility?"

"This..." Chen Gong hesitated. He couldn't think of a better way.

Cao Cao was silent for a while, then said, "Since this plan is not appropriate, let's change it."

Chen Gong asked hurriedly: "Please let the Lord know!"

"How confident do you think this bastard Cao Ang is in destroying us?" Cao Cao asked in return.

Chen Gong and others thought about it carefully and said: "Cao Ang is a relative of the Han Dynasty and the emperor appointed by Emperor Jing of Han. He has a huge force in his hands.

If Cao Ang is willing to mobilize the whole country to attack Yanzhou, I am afraid our army will not be able to resist. "

"Not only that, Cao Ang also has the city of Xudu as a barrier. The garrison of Xudu has 3,500 people, plus the garrisons of other places, the total number reaches 4,700 to 4,800 people.

If Cao Ang's own army is included, there are a total of 6,500 people.

Moreover, these people are Cao Ang's elite troops with amazing combat effectiveness.

Even if our army wins, we will probably suffer heavy losses.

Moreover, Cao Ang has the Emperor's Sword in his hand and can summon other princes at any time. Our situation has become very bad. "Cao Cao said.

"What should we do then?" Chen Gong asked anxiously.

Cao Cao said: "The simplest way now is for us to abandon Yanzhou and withdraw to Yuzhou east of Yanzhou."

Chen Gong, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and others all shook their heads and refused.

Yanzhou is a piece of fat meat. If they give it up, they will not be able to face anyone.

Cao Cao sighed and said, "Since you don't agree, we have no choice but to find another way."

Cao Cao's head hurt.

"My lord, why don't we send an assassin to kill Cao Ang to prevent future troubles!" Chen Gong suddenly suggested.

Cao Cao shook his head and denied it, saying, "There are countless experts around Cao Ang, and I once sent people to lurk around him, but they were discovered before they even got close to Cao Ang's residence.

Cao Ang's martial arts have surpassed the ordinary, even this governor may not be able to catch him."

"What should we do then?" Chen Gong was dumbfounded.

"The only plan now is to capture Xuchang and Luoyang as soon as possible!" Cao Cao said firmly.

"My lord is wise. Xuchang is the capital of the Han Dynasty. It is impossible for Cao Ang to abandon this capital." Xun Yu said admiringly.

Cheng Yu also nodded in agreement. As long as Luoyang was occupied, Cao Ang would no longer be able to threaten Cao Cao.

Cao Cao could take advantage of Cao Ang's lack of time to march south to recapture Yanzhou, then march north to attack Jingzhou and finally pacify the world. Only Chen Gong disagreed, because Cao Ang still had a territory, which was Youzhou.

Cao Ang stationed 30,000 cavalry there, with strong strength. If Cao Cao led his troops south, he would easily suffer losses.

"My lord, I don't think it's appropriate to fight to the death with Cao Ang. If Cao Ang sends his troops south regardless of everything, the morale of our army will be crushed, which will be disastrous." Chen Gong advised.

"Cao Ang has many civil and military officials under his command, and Liu Bei is very capable. If we cooperate with him, it may be disadvantageous to our army." Cao Cao felt very annoyed when he thought of this.

Chen Gong said: "Although Liu Bei is powerful, Cao Ang also has many tricks. If the two of them join forces, they may be able to defeat Liu Bei."

"Cao Ang has too many powerful generals under his command. It is not easy to defeat Cao Ang.

Furthermore, Liu Bei has powerful generals like Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, and Zhao Yun under his command. If Liu Bei and Cao Ang join forces, I am afraid our side will suffer huge casualties.

Liu Bei and Cao Ang have a close relationship. If our army attacks Liu Bei first, I am afraid we will be retaliated by Liu Bei." Cao Cao kept analyzing the situation.

"My lord, you are right. Liu Bei is indeed a difficult person." Xun Yu agreed with Cao Cao's analysis.

Chen Gong said: "My Lord, you don't know that Liu Bei has already formed an alliance with Cao Ang."

"This is impossible! What kind of person is Cao Ang? How could he easily form an alliance with Liu Bei?" Cao Cao couldn't believe it.

Chen Gong explained: "My Lord, this is absolutely true. Liu Bei officially announced his allegiance to Cao Ang and offered Liu Xuande's head.

This time, when Liu Bei formed an alliance with Cao Ang, in addition to his own strength, he also relied on Liu Xuande's letters.

With Liu Xuande's letter, Liu Bei can legitimately command the Liu clan members."

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, and Liu Bei really surrendered to Cao Ang.

Seeing Cao Cao's expression, Chen Gong continued, "Liu Bei is very ambitious, and Liu Xuande's head may inspire him.

But Cao Ang could have found someone else to forge Liu Xuande's head."

Cao Cao slowly regained his senses.

Chen Gong said: "When we attacked Xu County, Liu Bei asked Cao Ang for help.

Now that Cao Ang has captured Xuzhou, he will definitely ask Liu Bei to help him govern Xuzhou. With Liu Bei's ability, Cao Ang will definitely not be satisfied. "

Cao Cao frowned, he knew what Chen Gong meant.

After Liu Bei surrendered to Cao Ang, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao had to guard against Liu Bei.

Cao Cao could believe that Liu Bei would obey Cao Ang's orders, but the old fox Yuan Shao might not believe it, and an internal conflict might break out between the two sides.

Chen Gong said: "What we need to do now is to stabilize the situation in Yanzhou and wait for the right opportunity. Once you attack Xuzhou, neither Liu Bei nor Cao Ang will be able to hold on."

Chen Gong was right. Cao Cao was thinking this way. As long as he entered Xuzhou, the crisis in Yanzhou would be resolved.

"In that case, let's just keep our troops in place for the time being," Cao Cao said calmly.

Chen Gong, Cheng Yu and others breathed a sigh of relief. They almost couldn't help but persuade Cao Cao just now.

Next, Cao Cao began to discuss what to do next.

……

Cao Ang received the news that Cao Cao and Sun Ce had reached a truce, and he felt a little depressed.

Cao Ang originally thought that Cao Cao would choose to fight to the death, but who knew that he actually stopped fighting. Cao Ang also prepared a back-up plan, but he had no chance to use it.

"My lord, this Cao Mengde is too cunning." (End of this chapter)