On the tenth day of April, Cao Cao led an army of 150,000 men, with Li Dian as the vanguard, and arrived at Huishui Village.

At that time, the news in the Han Dynasty newspapers and magazines about Cao Cao leading an army of 500,000 troops to go on an expedition had spread to all parts of the Han Dynasty.

After the princes from all walks of life heard the news, their situations varied.

In Yecheng at that time.

When Yuan Shao saw the news that Cao Cao was leading an army of 500,000 troops, he couldn't help but feel a trace of displeasure on his face.

An army of five hundred thousand!

This Cao Ah Man is really good at it. Unknowingly, even Yuan Shao himself was a little frightened!

At present, he only occupies three continents. Although he has an army of 500,000, Yuan Shao can recruit him at will.

However, Yuan Shao never regarded Cao Cao as an opponent comparable to him.

Nowadays, there are business transactions between Yecheng and Xuchang.

Inside the Yecheng Yamen Office, although Yuan Shao had some displeasure on his face, he still did not make any statement.

"My lord, Cao Cao is now on the rise. We will prepare early!"

Seeing Yuan Shao's gloomy face.

Jushou, who was sitting below, immediately followed up with an admonishment.

As soon as these words were spoken, Guo Tu, who usually stood up to refute immediately, did not stand up this time.

Things have priorities!

Then it was said that Yuan Shao's counselors were targeting each other.

However, Guo Tu is not a fool.

Today the situation in the world is becoming more and more clear.

In the Han Dynasty, those who dominate the north now are Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

Although the two are allies on the surface, the relationship between the two is also fragile and pitiful.

Everyone in the world knows it.

There must be a battle between Yuan and Cao.

Whoever wins will be the one who decides the entire northern territory of this big man.

And occupying the entire northern territory of the Han Dynasty is equivalent to occupying half of the world of the Han Dynasty.

At that time, it is still unclear who will dominate the Central Plains!

Perhaps, a change of dynasty will not be far away.

"My lord, this time Cao Cao went west to conquer, but he never asked the lord, so he didn't take the lord seriously at all!"

Guo Tu said something.

Today's Yuan Shao is still a great general of the Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao is just Sikong!

According to common sense, even if it is necessary to help the court to fight against rebellion, it is the general who should lead the army to fight against it.

When will it be Sikong’s turn to lead his troops into battle?

"Humph, Cao A went too far to deceive me!"

Yuan Shao shouted angrily!

He immediately decided to let Yan Liang lead his troops to make Cao Cao suffer.

"My lord, no!"

"This time my lord better conquer the entire Bingzhou first. When the four states are in his hands, it won't be too late to deal with Cao Cao!"

At this moment, Tian Feng suddenly stood up and made a speech.

Yuan Shao couldn't stand Cao Cao's flamboyant behavior, but Tian Feng saw it clearly.

Cao Cao's expedition this time was in the name of the Han Dynasty.

If Yuan Shao attacks Cao Cao rashly, it will be detrimental to the justice of the world.

As Tian Feng spoke in detail, Yuan Shao hesitated.

In Yecheng, there was no immediate discussion on whether to take advantage of Cao Cao's westward march to teach him a lesson.

Hanoi on the other side.

Inside Zhang Yang’s mansion at this moment.

Lu Bu and Zhang Yang were sitting opposite each other, drinking wine. There was also a Chinese newspaper from Xuchang on the table.

"Brother, this time Cao Mengde is marching westward with an army of 500,000, and I feel a little bit scared!"

Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi, was a little frightened!

Cao Cao is currently advancing westward, although he has no motivation to march to Hanoi.

But for this, his mood is really not very good.

Originally, he just wanted to refuse to defend Hanoi and remain a small prince in peace.

But the current situation in the world no longer allows him to think like this.

After all, the territory of Hanoi is between Yuan and Cao.

Before Lu Bu fled to Bingzhou, he had been helping him from the beginning. This allowed Lu Bu to operate safely in Bingzhou after returning to Bingzhou.

Now, the emperor has officially merged the state with Yuan Shao to rule it.

This time Lu Bu was in Bingzhou, and he often had conflicts with Yuan Shao.

In addition, he has been helping us, so we are still relatively stable.

But, Cao Cao moved westward!

Once the entire Sili area in Guanzhong is really occupied.

Then in the next step, he will really become the person sandwiched between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

The situation when the time comes.

No matter how much Zhang Yang thought, he could not imagine any other way out.

"Hmph! Cao Mengde, nothing more!"

Lu Bu in front of him snorted coldly, but Cao Cao was not taken seriously by him.

When he first attacked Yanzhou, if he hadn't met that guy, Cao Cao would be where he is now.

Perhaps, he should be the one who occupies the land of the two states.

Lu Bu was angry and took another sip from the wine cup in his hand.

Seeing Lu Bu like this, Zhang Yang raised his head and glanced at him.

He stretched out his hand to stop Lu Bu from pouring wine into his mouth.

"Brother, I have noticed that my brother looks quite haggard in recent days. Why is he looking like this?"

"Brother, now, I am no longer the world-famous Wen Hou I remembered in my memory!"

Seeing Lu Bu looking so decadent right now, Zhang Yang felt somewhat helpless.

When Lu Bu first stayed in Hanoi, he was wary of him.

But when Lu Bu fled to Bingzhou, he had to help him.

Now the two support each other, but the state of Lu Bu in front of him makes Zhang Yang feel helpless.

Since Yanzhou fled to Bingzhou, Lu Bu no longer seems to be the warm prince who once shocked the princes of Guanzhong.

Seeing Zhang Yang holding his arm, Lu Bu ignored it and raised his arm to drink.

I used some force with my hands, but the situation I imagined did not appear.

Zhang Yang seemed a little surprised, but his eyes soon understood.

Although the Lu Bu in front of me is still the same person.

However, the body and spirit are withered, and all the energy and energy in the body have long since dispersed.

"Me!"

"What's wrong with me?"

Lu Bu was a little shocked. He exerted all his strength and Zhang Yang pressed his arm, but subconsciously he couldn't lift it up.

After regaining his composure, he secretly used strength to push Zhang Yang away.

"Brother!"

Zhang Yang shouted and invited Lu Bu over this time, intending to discuss how to deal with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao together.

Who would have thought that after Lu Bu came over, he just kept drinking without any comments.

Perhaps, he shouldn't place his hopes on the other party.

"Is there a mirror?"

After being stunned for a while, Lu Bu came to his senses and suddenly asked Zhang Yang.

The latter paused and called for someone to bring a bronze mirror.

Lu Bu raised his eyes and looked into the mirror.

The figure reflected in front of him was a bit strange, as if he didn't recognize it at all.

The sunken eye sockets were a little black, and there was no trace of the past on his body.

Lu Bu was a little shocked!

Who is this?

Is it me?

How could I feel so haggard!

Subconsciously, Lu Bu instinctively wanted to pick up the wine cup and take a sip into his mouth.

It was just that Zhang Yang sighed beside him.

Hearing the sound, Lu Bu paused.

He looked at the wine cup in his hand again.

"Ah, wine!"

"Damn it, how could I become like this!"

"Brother!" Zhang Yang shook his head.

You should know how you became like this!

Yuan Shao was busy ruling the Three Continents, and the pressure on Lu Bu in the past two years was not too strong after all.

Even later, Yuan Shao only made progress slowly.

Lu Bu also seemed to have given up, and the land of Bingzhou began to gradually shrink from then on.

Now, half of it has fallen into Yuan Shao's hands.

But Lu Bu seemed to be used to it.

"Brother, do you still remember your old ambitions?"

Zhang Yang asked.

Lu Bu responded in his mind, he seemed to have said it to someone.

Nowadays, we are living in troubled times. As a man, how can we not have great ambitions?

To be a prince, you must be the strongest prince, just like the overlord of Western Chu in the late Qin Dynasty.

After regaining consciousness, Lu Bu paused and glanced at the wine cup in his hand.

About a while.

The wine cup in his hand was suddenly smashed to the ground by Lu Bu.

Zhang Yang next to him was a little surprised!

At this moment, Lu Bu stood up again.

"It's just a defeat, but I still miss you as a brother!"

"In the past two years, I have been indulging in drinking and sex all day long. I never thought that I would be so hurt by drinking and sex!"

"Starting today, I will stop drinking for my brother!"

These words were spoken with force and force, and Zhang Yang showed a hint of joy.

This was the then world-famous Wenhou Lu Bu.

As long as Lu Bu can regain his confidence and has Lu Bu's help, it might not be impossible to have a game with Cao Cao.

……

Huainan, Shouchun.

"Cut!"

"That boy Cao A'hao is quite impressive!"

"Who does he think he is when he attacks Buchen?"

Yuan Shu just glanced at the news in the Han Dynasty newspapers and casually put it aside.

Today, Yuan Shu has Sun Ce under his command and has been fighting abroad.

Except for Jingzhou, most of the entire south has been controlled by him.

A quarter of the world has fallen into his hands, Yuan Shu. If that concubine's territory is included, the Yuan family will own most of the Han world.

Since this year, some people under Yuan Shu have warned that the destiny of the great Han Dynasty has become weak.

The prophecies made back then have tended to be somewhat verified.

Some people say that the destiny of the Han Dynasty has been tilted towards the Yuan family.

Yuan Shu was extremely excited when he heard this.

If it falls on the Yuan family, it must come true on him.

As for Shuzi in the north, Yuan Shu didn't take him into consideration at all.

Now Yuan Shu is planning in his heart when to replace this big man in the world.

So what if Cao Cao goes westward?

Yuan Shu doesn’t care!

He believed that once he ascended to that supreme position, the entire world would surely surrender before his Yuan family.

Even Cao Cao will kneel down in front of him someday.

……

Yuan Shu had sweet dreams and secretly planned to replace the Han Dynasty.

Next to Jingzhou Liu Biao on the other side.

At this time, I have already received a letter from Wancheng.

The news of Cao Cao's westward march is now known to everyone, and Liu Biao naturally knows it too.

In the name of the emperor.

It was just a way for Cao Cao to coerce the emperor and control the princes. What is the difference between him and the original Dong Zhuo?

Nowadays, the princes of the world have not raised troops to attack each other. It is simply that the situation in the world today is completely different from that of the past!

At that time, the eighteen princes were only in nominal positions as governors of a county, and some of them were not even governors.

But now, among the princes in the world, which one is not a prince who affects a continent?

Interests have changed!

After receiving the news from Zhang Xiu, Liu Biao intends to raise troops to help Zhang Xiu. After all, Jingzhou and Zhang Xiu are still one.

He regards the other party as a barrier to the north, so he cannot ignore it.

It's just that this matter in Jingzhou is not something he can decide alone.

Due to the constraints of the aristocratic family below, this matter was delayed for several days.

Liu Biao was so angry that his teeth itched, but there was nothing he could do.

After all, these aristocratic families only have their own interests in mind.

After all, Wancheng is Wancheng, and Jingzhou is Jingzhou. Cao Cao is only moving westward this time, and he did not explicitly say that he will attack Jingzhou.

Since it will not harm their interests.

These aristocratic families have no intention of helping Zhang Xiu.

After all, wars in this era are fought with real swords and guns. Those who fight are all members of the family, and those who lose are all members of the family.

Even if he wins, how much can he hurt Cao Cao?

I also want to be at odds with Cao Cao!

This is of no benefit to the aristocratic family.

As for losing, Wancheng will also lose, even if Cao Cao is eyeing Jingzhou.

At that time, families like them still had choices.

……

When Cao Cao camped by the Feishui River, most of the princes in the world did not react much.

"Ming Gong, I see that Wancheng's armaments are lax!"

"In this battle, the enemy seems to have no intention of fighting!"

Inside the camp, Xun You smiled at Cao Cao.

Setting up camp today, Xun You raised his eyes and looked towards Wancheng, only to see that the city gate was closed, and there were no business travelers coming or going around the city.

And there were only slightly lax soldiers on the city wall.

Looking at this posture, he knew that Zhang Xiu might have already wanted to surrender.

However, the other party is still making a decision in his mind on how to surrender.

After Xun You finished speaking, Cheng Yu beside him also nodded.

Today's situation is not complicated. As long as you look at it with a clear eye, it will be clear.

Of course Cao Cao also understands.

Therefore, he was not in a hurry. He had already sent an envoy to inform Zhang Xiu that Kaicheng should surrender.

What the Art of War says.

Subduing the enemy's troops without fighting is the best strategy!

Being able to win without fighting is naturally the best thing.

In war, there will eventually be losses.

"This time the envoy has entered Wancheng, I will wait for Zhang Xiu to descend from the city!"

……

Cao Cao was not in a hurry, but Zhang Xiu, who was in Wancheng, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

He had already asked Jia Xu for his opinion in the previous episode.

The other party's intention is very clear. For now, the only way is to surrender.

There is no other better choice.

Zhang Xiu was a little hesitant and has been undecided since returning to his house.

However, it was not until Cao Cao came to the city with 150,000 troops that Zhang Xiu realized that he had no other choice now.

The letter for help to Liu Biao was already several days old.

As for Jingzhou, there has never been a clear trend of sending troops to help.

Zhang Xiu naturally understood this situation. Under such circumstances, Jingzhou seemed to have completely given up on him.

He had no other choice but to surrender.

Now that the envoy sent by Cao Cao has entered Wancheng, Zhang Xiu entertained him politely.

There is not much time left for him.

"Mr. Wenhe, I know that Wancheng has no other choice now!"

Zhang Xiu's face looked a little ugly, and he continued after a pause.

"But, if we surrender to Cao Cao like this, Cao Cao won't take us seriously at all in this situation!"

"The situation in the future is still unknown!"

After all, surrendering is okay, but what kind of treatment Cao Cao will give him after surrendering is what Zhang Xiu wants to know right now.

He surrendered the city like this, and he couldn't even imagine what kind of good treatment Cao Cao could give him.

I'm afraid that after he goes to Xuchang, he can be assigned a casual position, and that's it.

If this were the case, wouldn't it be frustrating?

In this case, it would be better to fight Cao Cao in Kaicheng. Even if he loses in the end and becomes a prisoner, he will still feel convinced.

Zhang Xiu felt a little unwilling after all.

After hearing his words, Jia Xu raised his eyes and glanced at Zhang Xiu.

The boy in front of him treated him like an elder, and he wanted to get some benefits for Zhang Xiumou.

Even if it is surrender, the difference is huge.

The treatment is naturally different between active and passive.

It’s different if you refuse to take risks and surrender.

Nowadays, there are no natural dangers in Wancheng, so we cannot say that we surrendered despite the danger.

Even when the opponent approaches the city, they seem to have only one option: passive surrender.

However, if you think about it in another direction, it is actually much simpler.

If you want to get good treatment, as long as Zhang Xiu shows his abilities, Cao Cao will naturally not ignore him.

If you surrender under such circumstances, the treatment given by Cao Cao will naturally not be bad.

Jia Xu looked at Zhang Xiu and then gave some advice.

"General, surrender is necessary, but you can also change it in another way!"

"The general only needs to show his abilities this time and let the people of the world see him. I think Cao Cao will not ignore the general. At that time, if the general surrenders again, Cao Cao will definitely give the general a heavy responsibility!"

Jia Xu gave casual instructions and his words were direct and clear.

Zhang Xiu was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that there was such a choice.

"Oh, please also ask Mr. Wen He to teach me!"

……

On that day, after Zhang Xiu invited Cao Cao's envoy to the main hall of Wancheng Yamen, he told the envoy bluntly.

Yan said that he had admired Duke Cao for a long time and had never been disobedient to the imperial court.

When Cao Gong arrived, he wanted to surrender with his troops and horses.

However, all the soldiers and horses under his command were uncle Zhang Ji's soldiers and horses before. Although he has the right to lead, he still has to give an explanation to these subordinates.

This time, we can surrender the entire city.

But he wanted to take this opportunity to fight with the generals under Cao Gong, which could be regarded as an explanation to his troops.

In the final analysis, if you want me, Zhang Xiu, to surrender, it's okay, but you, Cao Cao, should also give me some direct representation.

He even didn't mind showing off his abilities in front of Cao Cao.

On that day, the envoy brought back Zhang Xiu's original words.

The crowd in Cao’s army’s tent.

After Cao Cao heard Zhang Xiu's request, he was not too surprised.

It is normal for the other party to surrender and negotiate.

If he surrendered without asking for anything, Cao Cao would be a little worried.

After learning about Zhang Xiu's request, Cao Cao couldn't help but raise his eyes and glance at Xun You and Cheng Yu beside him.

"What do you gentlemen think?"

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