Cao Cao was shocked, "The Yuan Xi who single-handedly conquered Liaodong and destroyed Zhang Jiao?"
"That's right!"
Cao Cao sighed, "Yuan Shao is so useless, how could he have such a son? If I had such a son, I wouldn't hate him! "
After sighing, Cao Cao had totally calmed down.
Suddenly, someone reported that the fourth young master Cao Xiong had led troops to Guandu to help.
Cao Cao gave the order to summon him and immediately asked, "Why did you come here instead of guarding the city?"
Cao Xiong, who was Richard, knelt on the ground and reported, "After I defeated Liu Biao, I chased the enemy all the way to Qiao Prefecture before returning. Since Liu Biao has been defeated, you don't have to worry about your base anymore. Thus, I led three hundred men to help you. "
Cao Cao raged, "Kid! Do you know that while you were away from the city, Yuan Xi had already taken over Xu Du City?
Cao Xiong's eyes were filled with shock, "How is that possible? Yuan Xi is really far away from Xudu … "
"If Xudu had a strong general defending, the city would not have been broken so quickly. Send orders! Cao Xiong did not follow orders and led troops on his own. Behead him in public and punish him by military law! "Cao Cao raged.
Cao Xiong hurriedly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
Cao Cao pointed at Cao Xiong and said, "Place your head on your neck. If you dare to do this again, you will be beheaded!"
Cao Xiong lowered his head and accepted the order. He then reported, "Father, please allow me to redeem myself."
Cao Cao impatiently waved his hand to let Cao Xiong back down.
Maybe because he vented his anger on Cao Xiong, Cao Cao's anger dissipated after a few rounds in the tent. He stroked his beard and laughed.
Someone asked, "Xudu has been robbed and our army is in danger. Prime minister, why are you laughing? "
Cao Cao smiled, "I was careless and was taken advantage of by the younger generation. However, when Yuan Xi led his troops to attack Xudu, he was digging his own grave. What do I have to fear? "
Cao Cao was the backbone of the Cao Family Organization. He calmed down and acted relaxed. Naturally, the generals under him calmed down.
Immediately, a strategist said, "Xudu is a fundamental place and cannot be lost. Since we have run out of grain, Prime Minister can temporarily withdraw your troops to solve Xu Du's problem. "
Guo Jia vetoed, "No. Guandu was the gateway to Henan; if it was abandoned and not defended, Yuan Shao's troops could go down south and attack Yuzhou's Qiao County, Yingchuan and other vital places! This is the path to death. "
Cao Cao asked, "What do you think we should do?"
Guo Jia said,
"Yuan Xi only has twenty thousand soldiers, and their foundation is completely dependent on Yuan Shao. If Yuan Shao was defeated, then Yuan Xi would be like water without a source, a tree without roots, a lone army trapped in the city, how could he last long? Therefore, the key to breaking the current situation was Yuan Shao.
"My lord, you can adopt Xu Ziyuan's plan and send your elite troops to burn the grain at Wu's Nest. Yuan Shao's provisions have been burned, he will definitely panic and send people to save Wu Chao. At that time, Lord only needs to lay an ambush at a place that Yuan Shao must pass through, and you will definitely be able to defeat Yuan Shao. "
Cao Cao sighed and said, "Feng Xiao's view coincides with mine."
He turned to look at the strategists and generals and said,
"I know that all of your families are in Xudu, and so am I. Xudu was robbed, so it is unavoidable for all of you to panic.
"However, today, retreating without fighting is the path to death! Only by taking a risk and defeating Yuan Shao can we break out of this situation!
"I hope that all of you will work together with me to fight to the death!"
The generals all knelt down and replied loudly.
Cao Xiong stepped out, two streams of tears flowed out from his eyes as he knelt down and begged, "Father, I am willing to be the vanguard to head to Wu's Nest and burn Yuan Shao's provisions!"
Cao Cao looked at Cao Xiong and frowned.
From the side, Liu Ye advised, "Fourth Young Master once used Xu Du's 5,000 old and weak troops to defeat Liu Biao's 50,000 strong army. He is also a brave and intelligent general. In my opinion, he is not below Yuan Xi. Why don't we give this responsibility to fourth young master? He will definitely succeed. "
Cao Cao sighed and nodded, "That's fine! I will give you three thousand elite troops to bring fire oil and herbs to head to Wu's Nest to burn the grain. If you think about your mother and brothers who are trapped in Xudu, you should fight with all your might. "
Cao Xiong knelt down and kowtowed, "I dare not to fight to the death!"
Cao Cao made all sorts of plans and did not mention it anymore.
…
Yuan Shao received the news of the Youzhou army's movement before Cao Ying did.
After all, the twenty thousand Youzhou army took a route that was Yuan Shao's own territory.
After Yuan Shao received the news, he wanted to stop them. However, information was inconvenient and by the time he received the news, the Youzhou army had already left Jizhou and entered Sizhou.
Yuan Shao had no choice but to curse Yuan Xi for being an unfilial son. Additionally, Guo Tufengji fanned the flames, making Yuan Shao even angrier. He felt that Youzhou Province was no longer under his control (of course, that was the truth).
If not, how could he not know about the movement of the Youzhou army?
If not for Ju Shou's persuasion, who knows what Yuan Shao would have done.
Even with Jushou's words, Yuan Shao still planned to replace all the officials in Youzhou after defeating Cao. Then, he would order Yuan Xi to go back to Ye City to take care of his mother. From then on, he would not give this unfilial son the chance to be independent.
However, two days later, an urgent report came.
"Reporting to the general! An envoy has arrived at the camp with the emperor's edict! "
Yuan Shao said impatiently, "It's another fake edict from Traitor Cao. I won't accept it!"
Ju Shou advised, "Even if we know that Traitor Cao is faking the emperor's name, the emperor's edict represents the Han Dynasty and needs to be treated with caution."
Yuan Shao was helpless and could only get up and raise the tent to welcome the envoy.
Unexpectedly, when the envoy saw Yuan Shao, her first reaction was to kneel down on one knee.
Yuan Shao was surprised. You are an angel, why are you kneeling down?
Tian Yu suddenly said, "This person seems to be a deputy general under the second young master."
On the other side, Li Shuyi bowed again, "Greetings, milord!"
"Forget it! You said you have the emperor's edict on you? What is going on? "Yuan Shao let out a sigh of relief and walked back to the tiger skin chair in the middle tent.
"Reporting to the general, the second young master has attacked Xudu and saved the emperor! The emperor's edict was sent from Xudu by the second young master! " Li Shuyi said crisply, "I also brought a letter from the second young master. Please take a look!"
Putong.
Yuan Shao plopped down on the tiger-skinned chair. Luckily, he was planning to sit down, so the fall was not obvious.
Yuan Shao did not have time to adjust his sitting position. He leaned on the table and asked, "Wait! What did you say? Say it again! "
Li Shuyi looked down on him and could only repeat it.
Yuan Shao was stunned.
The strategists and generals in the tent were like clay statues, unable to speak.
Ju Shou was speechless, but he still reacted and said softly, "Milord, why don't you take a look at the contents of the edict before making a decision?"
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