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"Yuan Shu is unreliable." Sun Ce hesitated. Jizhou and Qingzhou were now at war, so how could Yuan Shu have the time to rescue them?

Xun You said: "Yuan Shu is unreliable, but Cao Cao is reliable.

Cao Cao is in Yanzhou, which is far away from Xu County. I don't think he will send troops to rescue us.

But if he sends out troops, he can contain Cao Cao."

Sun Ce and Xun You both knew that Cao Cao was unwilling to send troops, but since Cao Cao could not send troops now, Sun Ce and Xun You did not dare to say anything.

After all, Yanzhou is now at war with Yuan Shao. If Cao Cao withdraws troops, Yuan Shao will take the opportunity to invade, and Cao Cao cannot bear such responsibility.

"But will Cao Cao help us? He probably hopes that we will be in trouble." Sun Ce said a little doubtfully.

Xun You snorted coldly: "Even if Cao Cao doesn't want to rescue us, he won't give up Jingzhou and Yangzhou.

It will not benefit him if we lose Jingzhou and Yangzhou. Cao Cao is not stupid.

He will definitely not sit back and watch us fail.”

"So what are we going to do?"

Sun Ce is a little confused now. He feels that his luck seems to be a little bad. Every time he encounters a critical moment, all kinds of unexpected changes always occur.

Xun You pondered for a long time and said, "I think we should unite with Cao Cao, which will be safe.

Cao Cao was also an ambitious man and certainly did not want to be inferior to others. We now have a common enemy, Liu Biao.

We can both contribute to each other’s success.”

Sun Ce was immediately excited when he heard this. He had long wanted to join forces with Cao Cao, but he had never found an excuse. He had never expected that Xun You would bring it up now.

"Ziqiao, this is a very good idea. Let's do it this way." Sun Ce made the decision.

Sun Ce was very confident about his friendship with Cao Cao. After all, Sun Ce had helped Cao Cao several times.

Cao Cao also owed Sun Ce a favor, so the two of them could be considered allies.

"Bofu, go and discuss this with Cao Cao as soon as possible. The sooner the better." Xun You urged.

Sun Ce nodded, then hurried towards Cao Cao's mansion.

Sun Ce came to Cao Cao's mansion and told the manager at the door why he was there.

"Meng Yan is here. Please follow me in." The steward brought Sun Ce into the room.

After Sun Ce came in, Cao Cao also came forward and greeted him warmly, "Zhongmou, how come you have time to come here today?"

Sun Ce clasped his fists and bowed: "Uncle Zhi, I have something to discuss with you."

"Oh, Zhongmou, please speak." Cao Cao sat down.

"Today I received a victory report from Xu Shu, saying that Xu County had been captured and the city of Xu County had been taken.

All our food and supplies have been burned, and now Xu County has been captured.

So now we can only fight to the death with Cao Ang in Yanzhou. Our food and grass can only last for about half a year at most. "Sun Ce said solemnly.

A solemn look also appeared on Cao Cao's face. The fact that Xu Shu was able to capture Xu County in such a short time was enough to prove his strength.

If the original script had been followed, Cao Cao would definitely have rejected Sun Ce's request.

Because Cao Cao knew that doing so would not bring him any benefit. Not only would it not bring him any benefit, it would also bring trouble to himself, causing Cao Ang and Lu Bu to keep an eye on him.

But Cao Cao had no choice but to agree now, as Xu Shu had already captured Xu County and conquered Xiangyang.

Then Cao Ang would definitely send troops to encircle and suppress them. Instead of waiting to die, it is better to take the initiative to attack.

"In that case, Zhongmou, you go and have a rest first, and we will discuss it tomorrow," said Cao Cao.

"Shuzhi, why is this?" Sun Ce was a little confused.

Cao Cao looked at Xun You with a smile and asked, "Wenyuan, what do you think?" "My lord is wise." Xun You said respectfully.

"In that case, Zhongmou, you should go and have a rest first. We will discuss it tomorrow." Cao Cao said with a smile.

Sun Ce was depressed. He knew that Xun You must have some conspiracy, but he couldn't refute it. He could only leave Cao Cao's mansion in depression.

After Cao Cao sent Sun Ce away, he sighed to Xun You and said, "Gongda, are you sure you want to do this?"

Xun You smiled and said, "My lord, this is the best choice at the moment.

Cao Ang's troops had occupied a large area of ​​land in Hebei.

If Cao Ang and Lu Bu invade Yuzhou, we will inevitably face great danger.

Cao Ang had under his command wise counselors like Zhuge Liang, Chen Gong, Guo Jia, as well as military generals like Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun. Our army could not stop them at all.

Even if we form an alliance with Liu Biao, it will be difficult to resist them. Instead of passively defending, it is better to take the initiative to attack. "

"Oh, forget it. Then let's do as you say." Cao Cao said helplessly.

After Sun Ce left, he immediately sent someone to contact Cao Cao in Yanzhou.

Of course, Sun Ce was still very cautious. In addition to contacting Cao Cao, he also contacted Liu Biao and Sun Jian.

Sun Ce didn't want Liu Biao and Sun Jian to take advantage of his misfortune at this time, so he gave them some food and fodder as compensation.

After Liu Bei received the news, he was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Sun Ce would contact Cao Cao.

Cao Cao's power was enormous and he held military power. If Liu Bei formed an alliance with Cao Cao, he would feel tremendous pressure.

But Liu Bei thought about it and thought that this might be a good idea. Although Liu Bei and Cao Cao were allies, they were only allies in name only.

There has never been any sincere cooperation between the two, and both sides remain wary.

Sun Ce could alleviate this situation by contacting Cao Cao.

"My lord, Yide has sent a secret order." A spy came in to report.

Liu Bei signaled the spy to hand him the letter, opened it and read it carefully.

After reading the contents of the letter, Liu Bei sneered: "It is indeed Cao Aman. It seems that he also knows the relationship between us and Cao Ang."

The spy said, "My lord, Yide wants to unite with Cao Cao and attack Cao Ang together!"

Liu Bei's eyes flashed. This letter from Sun Ce was very timely. He needed Cao Cao's support now.

"Okay, order Yide and Mengqi to speed up and try to capture Xuzhou before the autumn harvest." Liu Bei said.

The spy took the order and retreated, then went to find Cao Cao.

Liu Bei fell into deep thought. He was not worried about Yuan Shao.

Because he was sure that Yuan Shao would stand on the same front with him, Liu Bei still had this confidence.

What Liu Bei was worried about was Cao Ang. Cao Cao contacted Yuan Shao, so would Cao Ang give up Jizhou?

Liu Bei felt that Cao Ang was an extremely greedy guy and was afraid that he would continue to attack Jizhou.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei became a little annoyed.

Liu Bei didn't know what to do now. His men were in disarray and there was not even anyone to discuss things with.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in Liu Bei's mind.

"Kong Ming!" Liu Bei murmured.

That’s right, Liu Bei suddenly discovered that he had a think tank under his command, a more reliable think tank.

This think tank is Jia Xu Jia Wenhe, who was also the prime minister of Cao Cao in history. (End of this chapter)