In Runan, in the county magistrate's office, Cao Cao summoned a group of generals and advisers who followed the army to fight Runan to discuss the matter.

"Donalds! Xun Wenruo just now, he heard a good news from Xu Du Xun Wenruo, saying that five days ago, Yuan Rang and Zhongde had led a large army to attack Yecheng. Before the city was broken, Yuan Benchu ​​was angry and vomited blood and died. Yuan's army was headed by Yuan Tan and fled to Nanpi. Now all the counties and counties near Yecheng are looking for the wind to surrender. Now Yuan Rang is rushing to attack Guangping and Qinghe line." Cao Cao said loudly with joy.

As soon as Cao Cao said this, except for Guo Jia, who had already prophets about this news, everyone else was very excited, and the hall was in an uproar.

"Prime Minister, Yuan Shao was killed, and Yuan Tan and others were no longer the enemy of General Xiahou. Moreover, the Yuan family has been in Hebei in recent years and has not cared about the people. The people's hearts have been lost! With Ye's opinion, Jizhou will be fully under the Prime Minister's command within a month!" Liu Ye stood up and stepped out of the line, bowed his hands and said loudly.

"Mr. Ziyang's words are the same as what I think. Now the Yuan family in Hebei is hard to achieve success, and the day of defeat is not far away; and Runan is also captured by the Prime Minister. If General Zhang Liao attacks Shouchun again, even if the Liu Bei brothers can escape from the sky, it will be difficult to achieve within a year and a half. This time, our army defeats Yuan and Liu, and the Prime Minister will not take long to support Yu, Yan, Qing, You, Sili, Yong Qizhou, and Yangzhou to pacify the world and achieve great achievements!" Xun You expressed his voice and agreed.

"Hahahaha..." Cao Cao gently stroked his long beard under his chin and laughed in a long voice: "Chenggongda and Zi Yangji have spoken! It takes many masters to work hard to help me with all their efforts!"

"I hope to be the prime minister to do my best!" Everyone in the hall responded in unison.

"Okay!" Cao Cao waved his hand to signal everyone to calm down, and then said, "Now the government affairs of Runan have been properly managed by the Public Security Bureau, and our army has been resting here for more than seven days, and the combat power has been restored. I was just waiting for Wenyuan and Shouchun to come, so I led my army back to Xudu, and then crossed the Yellow River, joining Yuan Rang to kill the Yuan family and pacify Hebei. As for Liu Bei's remnants, let me hand it over to Wenyuan and Wenhe to clean up!" Cao Cao never thought that Zhang Liao and Jia Xu would fail to attack Shouchun. In his opinion, with the ability of Zhang Liao and Jia Xu, it should be easy to capture a Shouchun city without Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

"Prime Minister, don't worry about moving the army!" Guo Jia, who had been sitting quietly, suddenly spoke out.

"Why is this for filial piety?" Cao Cao asked in surprise.

"Prime Minister, don't you think it's a little strange? By time, if everything goes well, General Wenyuan and Mr. Wenhe should be able to capture Shouchun four or five days ago. Even if it's time to pursue the remnants of the army and conquering the counties in the county, this battle report should be passed back to Runan! But why, until this time, there is still no news..." Guo Jia replied with a frown.

"Does Fengxiao think..." Although Liu Ye guessed what Guo Jia meant, he felt a little unbelievable.

"Not bad! In Jia's opinion, I'm afraid General Wenyuan and Mr. Wenhe's attack will not go so smoothly, and it may even be possible to defeat Shouchun!" Guo Jia nodded and said in a deep voice.

"What?" Everyone in the hall, including Cao Cao, exclaimed in surprise, with a look of disbelief.

"Wenxiao, why do you think that Wenyuan and the war in Shouchun may be unfavorable? The only ones in Liu Bei's army are Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and the rest of the people are insignificant. However, these three people were not in Shouchun at that time. With Wenyuan's ability to command the army and Wenhe's strategy, how could they not attack Shouchun?" Cao Cao quickly replied from his surprise and asked anxiously.

"Prime Minister, Jia originally thought that General Wen Yuan and his team were not a problem to attack Shouchun, but the war report was not heard for a long time, which made Jia a little worried. The Prime Minister and the Duke should have noticed that Zhang Fei returned to Runan this time, and the troops used were less than 4,000. On that day, Zhang Fei led 7,000 troops to capture Shouchun, with less than 1,500 casualties. In addition, the troops who surrendered after taking Shouchun and recruited new soldiers. In Jia's opinion, Zhang Fei's military strength in the entire Shouchun county may be less than 1,500.

0 people. Remove 4,000 people, and the remaining troops must be more than 11,000, so Shouchun's defense is not empty. Moreover, when I was entrusted by Zhang Fei that day, I had a conversation with him. When I tried to disrupt his mind with the war in Shouchun, he seemed quite calm and calm, as if he had some support. From this point of view, there may be people in Shouchun City who can reassure Zhang Fei to entrust his defense." Guo Jia did not care about the fact that he had been captured as a qualifier, and analyzed without any hesitation.

"Can the person who can make Zhang Fei feel at ease??!!!!" After hearing Guo Jia's analysis, Cao Cao's expression gradually became cold and fell into deep thought. In recent times, Cao's army has fought against Liu Bei's army many times in a row, and almost all fell into Zhang Fei's hands. He defeated Zhang Xiu, Cai Yang, Li Tong (Cao Cao thought Li Tong had been killed) and suffered a great loss in his hands. In the previous few battles, it can be said that he was taken by Zhang Fei because his generals underestimated the enemy without preparation. However, this time, Cao Cao personally fought with Liu Bei in a decisive battle. Under Guo Jia's plan, he successfully forced Liu Bei into a desperate situation and set up an ambush only for Zhang Fei to fall into the trap. However, he never thought that Zhang Fei not only saw through the plan to attack and aid the ambush, but also took the most dangerous troops, in an unpredictable way.

Successfully rescued Liu Bei and Guan Yu. Even if it weren't for Guo Jia's timely reminding and Xu Chu, Xiahou Yuan and Cao Hong, Cao Cao would have almost been captured. When Cao Cao thought of the critical situation at that time, Cao Cao was still a little scared. After this battle, Cao Cao could not be inferior to Liu Bei. Liu Bei's danger lies in his "benevolence", kindness, and great hope for the people, but this is still a relatively "indirect" threat; and Zhang Fei's danger lies on the battlefield, his extraordinary courage, rigorous military governance, and unexpected strategies made him a nightmare for the Cao army several times. If Shouchun really had someone who could "relief Zhang Fei to entrust defense with confidence", then this person's ability would definitely be extraordinary. In this way, whether Zhang Liao and Jia Xu could successfully conquer Shouchun is indeed a big question!

"Then Fengxiao thought - what should our army do next?" Cao Cao asked anxiously after pondering for a moment.

"Prime Minister, in his opinion, the army cannot withdraw from Xudu for the time being. What should be done now - on the one hand, send people to the vicinity of Shouchun to inquire about the situation. It would be best if General Zhang Liao captured Shouchun. If the war is not smooth, the Prime Minister would also respond early; on the other hand, we should actively prepare food, pay and armies in Runan to prepare for both hands. If Shouchun is defeated, the Prime Minister can be used as an army to enter Hebei. If it is not defeated, the Prime Minister can quickly lead the army to conquer Shouchun again. With the ability of the Liu Bei brothers, if Shouchun is maintained as the foundation, it will eventually cause great harm. Only by taking all the land and making it a rootless duckweed will it not threaten the Prime Minister's great cause." Guo Jia said calmly.

"Yeah~~ Fengxiao's words are very suitable for me!" Cao Cao thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Just as Fengxiao said..."

Before Cao Cao's words could be finished, he was interrupted by the report from the soldiers outside the hall.

"Report to the Prime Minister, Lord Jia Xu is asking for a meeting!"

Jia Xu???Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Xun You and others suddenly felt cold and a very bad feeling appeared in their hearts - Jia Xu suddenly appeared in Runan at this time, and it would definitely not be a good thing! If you were to win, you would not need someone like Jia Xu to come back in person! It seems that eight out of ten of the battles in Shouchun were defeated, but what was the situation?

"Come in now!" Cao Cao stood up and said anxiously.

Not long after, Jia Xu, who was dressed in disheveled clothes and had a haggard face, walked into the conference hall and came to Cao Cao's seat five steps away. He thrust "thump" and knelt on his knees, then he bowed his whole body and leaned down on his forehead.

Cao Cao, who was already very surprised when he saw Jia Xu's unprecedented embarrassment, saw Jia Xu's "standard" behavior of apologizing for guilt again, couldn't help but say in horror: "Why is Wenhe like this? Get up quickly!"

"Jia Xu is incompetent, and he is defeated in the Battle of Shouchun! Please punish the Prime Minister!" Jia Xu did not get up and said sadly without getting up.

What? Great defeat?!!!Although he was prepared, Cao Cao still felt a sudden sank in his heart and asked anxiously: "How much has the loss of the army? Where is the people of Wenyuan?"

"The army went on a war, except for 2,000 infantrymen, all the rest were gone! General Zhang Liao... died in battle!"

When Cao Cao heard that there were only 2,000 infantry left in the 12,000 army that went to Shouchun, he was already trembling. Then another even worse news - Zhang Liao's death, which made Cao Cao finally unable to hold on and fell back to his seat.

"You mean, Wen Yuan... died in battle?" Cao Cao stared at Jia Xu in the hall and asked in a daze.

"Yes, Prime Minister..." Jia Xu replied extremely lowly.

After the news of Zhang Liao's death in battle was confirmed by Jia Xu again, the entire convention hall was silent, and almost everyone was stunned.

After a while, Cao Cao finally came to his senses, raised his hand weakly, and said slowly: "Gongming, help Wenhe up... and give him a seat..."

Jia Xu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and with the help of Xu Huang, he slowly stood up, but did not dare to sit down.

"Wenhe, let me tell you the details of your battle one by one!" Cao Cao asked in a deep voice.

"Yes, Prime Minister!" Jia Xu said carefully about the entire battle of Shouchun without hiding anything.

After most of the cup of tea, Jia Xu finally said everything he knew. After hearing this, Cao Cao closed his eyes and pondered for a while. After a long time, he opened his eyes and said to Guo Jia: "Wangxiao, what do you think?"

Guo Jia frowned deeply and said in a deep voice: "Prime Minister, there are indeed strange soldiers in Liu Bei's army. This person uses bold plans, meticulous plans, and very good strategies. Judging from the situation of Zhu Kang and others who have never mentioned this person, he should have recently defected to Liu Bei's army after Zhang Fei seized Shouchun. With this person, he can see through Fan Jiang, Zhang Da's plan to deceive the city is naturally no problem. In this way, the enemy is in the darkness of our army, and it is not surprising that he has the will to calculate that our army is not prepared, so it is not surprising that he will lose. The defeat in this battle is not all due to Mr. Wenhe!"

"Yeah~" Cao Cao nodded, sighed and said, "This person is indeed great. Even if I go in person, it is hard to guarantee that he will not fall into the trap! One of Zhang Fei is difficult enough. Now that he has this person, Liu Bei's army should not ignore it anymore!"

After a pause, Cao Cao looked stern and said sternly: "At this point, I can only conquer Shouchun again. Now that Liu Bei is newly defeated and his troops are damaged. If he does not take this opportunity to eliminate him, he will definitely be in a desperate situation in the future, and it will be even more difficult to eliminate him. All the generals and officials will return to the camp to scrub the army and horses. Gongda and Ziyang, you two will go to raise food and grass quickly. Tomorrow morning, the troops will be sent to Shouchun!"

The civil and military officials were about to leave when suddenly another soldier rushed to the outside of the conference hall, knelt on his knees, held a silk sealed document in his hands, and panted and reported loudly: "Report to the Prime Minister, Xu Du reported urgently!"

Xu Du reported again urgently?!!! Cao Cao was puzzled and said in a deep voice: "Come on!"

After taking out the cloth bag and taking out the silk book, Cao Cao quickly browsed the document. Before he finished reading it, his face had changed drastically.

"Prime Minister, what's the matter?" Guo Jia noticed Cao Cao's expression change and asked anxiously.
Chapter completed!