Cao Hong, who resisted Liu's army, was dead, and there was no Cao army in Xiaopei who was willing to resist.

The master had ordered surrender before he died in battle. Whether he was obeying the order or saving his life, they chose to surrender.

Although Cao Hong defended Xiaopei to death, causing heavy losses to Liu Jun, Guan Yu and the chief general of Liu Jun did not disrespect Cao Hong's body. This enemy general who would rather die than surrender deserves their respect. After all, they didn't know whether they would die in the battlefield one day, and they also hoped that if they died in battle, they would be respected by others.

The general died in a hundred battles, no matter how hatred he hated before his death, he would be a passing cloud after his death.

Cao Hong's body was restrained by Liu Jun, and he also prepared a coffin with a good man.

Zhao Yun took the initiative to ask some Cao army to escort Cao Hong's body back to Shouchun. This move was agreed by everyone. Many Cao army soldiers who were unwilling to surrender to Liu's army at the beginning were willing to join Liu's army, which Zhao Yun did not expect.

Guan Yu and Zhao Yun expressed their gratitude to Lu Bu for his arrival. They believed that if Lu Bu had not had a thousand-mile raid, Xiao Pei would probably not know when or when he would have captured it.

Lu Bu did not take all the credits on him, so he pushed Pang Tong out and said, "Two, it is all Mr. Pang's credit for being able to capture Xiao Pei this time. Don't underestimate Mr. Pang. He is the military staff appointed by His Majesty himself to me, and he is the title of the No. 1 Scholar in Nanzhou."

Guan Yu and Zhao Yun were both stunned. The plan this time was actually designed by a literati with such an ugly appearance and such a thin figure?

Guan Yu and Zhao Yun were filled with emotion. They really shouldn't behave like a person. They looked at Guo Tu at the same time, and the meaning was very obvious. Guo Tu's appearance was much better than the other party, but his wisdom was much worse.

It seems that this wisdom is not proportional to appearance.

Guo Tu was also puzzled. His nephew was the result of his failure when he bet against Pang Tong. Now it was his turn to lose to Pang Tong, which was not pleasant.

"I have seen two generals and Lord Guo, and I have heard about the names of two generals for a long time. I am so honored to meet today." Pang Tongyi's face was dull, as if the person who was extremely excited before was not him.

Just as he said himself, Xiao Pei is really not up to him.

"Have you met Mr. Pang!" Zhao Yun and Guan Yu also saluted Pang Tong.

The few people started chatting happily in Xiaopei City, and their relationship deepened a lot. Even Guo Tu, who had had a relationship with Pang Tong before, had a lot of harmony with Pang Tong. Pang Tong used his talents to convince them.

After this battle, Pang Tong was quickly recognized by Lu Bu, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun and became one of the top strategists in their hearts.

After a brief rest, Lu Bu and Pang Tong took the Bingzhou wolf cavalry to leave Xiaopei.

Now that Xiaopei captured, Pang Tong felt that the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry should continue to exert their mobility, go to other places to assist friendly forces, or destroy the support of other Cao troops. This decision was recognized by Lu Bu and others.

So Lu Bu and Pang Tong took the Bingzhou wolf cavalry to leave Xiaopei, but did not tell anyone where they would go next.

The news that Xiaopei was captured by the Shenwu court soon spread.

This was deliberately spread by Pang Tong, in order to let the whole world know that Liu Yu's general trend of unifying the Central Plains was irreversible.

When the battle reports of Guan Yu and Zhao Yun were reported back to Luoyang, Lu Bu and Pang Tong led the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry to make trouble everywhere in Yanzhou. With Pang Tong as the staff officer of the army, Lu Bu and Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry to fight easier, almost reducing the losses to the lowest level.

Liu Yu was so happy to receive such a battle report. He said to Dian Wei and Li Gui: "Shi Yuan is really a talent, he is truly born for the battlefield."

"It's all your Majesty who knows talents with keen eyes!" Dian Wei and Li Gui flattered Liu Yu at the same time.

Although they caught Pang Tong, they had never thought that Pang Tong, an ugly monster, could have such great ability.

Liu Yu immediately posted Xiaopei’s battle report to the world, so that everyone in the world knew that Yanzhou had almost fallen into his mouth.

The subjects under Liu Yu were greatly encouraged. They knew that His Majesty had taken another big step in unifying the world, and they all came out to congratulate each other.

When Taishi Ci, the commander of Jiangdong Army in Guangling County, Xuzhou, heard the news, he knew that he had missed the opportunity to fight and ordered his troops to strengthen their defense against Guangling so that they would not be attacked by Liu Jun taking advantage of the victory. Taishi Ci immediately arranged his subordinates to convey the news to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, hoping that they could give him some instructions.

Shouchun was in the opposite situation to Luoyang. Cao Cao heard that Xiaopei was defeated and Cao Hong died in battle, so he almost couldn't bear it.

In particular, Zhao Yun arranged for Xiaopei Cao's army to send Cao Hong's body back and brought Cao Hong's last words to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao cried for it and said, "Zi Lian, why are you doing this?"

The Cao army was all in pain, and Cao Ren even cried bitterly. Cao Hong and Cao Ren had the best relationship. Cao Ren was the saddest one in Cao Hong's death.

Cao Ren said: "Lord, Zi Lian died so miserably. The last general is willing to lead the army to retake Xiaopei and avenge Zi Lian!"

"General Zixiao, I understand your thoughts. But now our army does not have much force to retake Xiaopei." Xun Yu didn't want Cao Ren to be too excited, so as not to fall into the enemy's plan.

"What did you say!" Cao Ren was excited on the spot, walked to Xun Yu and shouted, "Is Zilian going to die in vain? Didn't Xiaopei take it over?"

Cao Ren's saliva sprayed Xun Yu's face.

Xun Yu was very calm in the face of Cao Ren's anger and said lightly: "General Zixiao, please calm down!"

"Calm down? How do you tell me to be calm! Zi Lian is dead, my good brother is dead! Don't you know?! It's not your brother who died!" Cao Ren was even more excited, forgetting Xun Yu's identity, and grabbed Xun Yu's collar, and was about to beat Xun Yu...

"General Zixiao, no!" The others hurried over and grabbed Cao Ren.

Everyone was tugging and tangling, and the scene was almost out of control.

"Enough!" Cao Cao, who was sitting in the upper seat, looked at his messy subordinates and angrily slapped the table.

This voice made everyone stop moving, and they all return to their positions and bow their heads without saying a word. Cao Ren let go of Xun Yu's collar and then kneels on the ground.

"Zi Lian died in battle, Gu was very heartbroken. Zi Lian's revenge is to be avenged, and Xiao Pei is to take it back! It's so true to be a quarrel here, and do you still take Orphan seriously?" Cao Cao scolded angrily.

Cao Ren knelt down and kowtowed and said, "I am guilty of my crime, please punish me!"

"Go down and get fifty military sticks!" Cao Cao was not kind to Cao Ren at all. Cao Ren's actions just now had violated Cao Cao's bottom line. Cao Cao would not allow his subordinates to have conflicts.

"Yes!" Cao Ren turned around and walked out to receive the punishment. If he did something wrong, he should accept Cao Cao's punishment.

Soon the sound of Cao Ren being beaten by a military stick came, and no sound of Cao Ren was heard in the middle.

Everyone wanted to ask for love, but when they saw Cao Cao's expression, they all closed their mouths.

After the fifty army beaten the sticks, Cao Ren returned to Cao Cao. Cao Cao waved his hand and asked him to return to his position.

Cao Ren, who had received fifty military sticks, walked back to his position without changing his face.

If it weren't for the blood behind Cao Ren, others would have thought Cao Ren would not have been punished at all. Everyone secretly admired Cao Ren's toughness and deserved to be a powerful general.

Cao Ren cast apologetic eyes at Xun Yu. He really lost his composure just now, and now I feel a little sorry for Xun Yu.

Xun Yu is a noble person. He smiled at Cao Ren with a sorry look. He had already forgiven Cao Ren. It is normal for Cao Hong to be excited when Cao Hong died.

"Send Zi Lian back to his home, and the former military marquis was buried with a generous gift!" Cao Cao first arranged the funeral after Cao Hong.

"Lord is wise!" Everyone nodded and said.

"Now that Xiaopei has been captured, the east gate of Yanzhou has been opened. Everyone, what should I do next?" Cao Cao restored his posture as a hero.

"Lord, Xiaopei must take it back! Otherwise, Yanzhou will not belong to our army." Cheng Yu said.

Cao Cao knew this and asked, "So who leads the army and how many troops are needed?"

Cao Ren, who had just been beaten with fifty military sticks, came out and said, "Lord, I am willing to lead the army to recover Xiaopei!"

Cao Cao nodded straight. Cao Ren was a rare general among the Cao family. He should be able to regain his lost land if he takes action. Cao Cao thought, let Cao Ren go.

"Lord, this matter must not be done!" Guo Jia stopped Cao Cao's decision.

"Why?" Cao Cao was a little puzzled.

Guo Jia said: "Lord, Xiaopei's enemy gathered three powerful generals, Lu Bu, Zhao Yun and Guan Yu. Although General Zixiao is extremely brave, he can't beat four hands with two fists. I got the news that the capture of Xiaopei this time was mainly a strategy made by a counselor named Pang Shiyuan. The enemy's army has the joint efforts of the wise generals, but Xiaopei cannot take it back."

Guo Jia’s meaning is very clear, that is, Cao Ren is very brave, but the other party is more brave than him, not to mention that the other party has a wise man to help, so the chance of winning is even lower.

Guo Jiaxiang's words were very important, and no one under Cao Cao's command opposed his opinion. Guo Jia was also telling the truth.

"Then what do you mean by offering filial piety?" Cao Cao wanted to know what would happen to the wisest man under his command.

"There is no hope for our army to retake Xiaopei now. There is no point in investing troops in Yanzhou. So since we can't get it, we can't let Liu Yu get a complete Yanzhou!" Guo Jia showed a fierce look on his face, and his suggestions were really a bit cruel.

Cheng Yu, Xun Yu, Xun You and other wise men were scared by Guo Jia. This was not Guo Jia's style. Xun You and Xun Yu turned to look at Cheng Yu, thinking to themselves that this guy asked Guo Jia to say it?

Cheng Yu knew what they meant, but he didn't want to explain too much. It would be useless to say too much. It was all because of the cruel tricks he had made in the past. No wonder they thought so.

"Can't let Liu Yu get a complete Yanzhou? Guo Fengxiao, I didn't expect you to be so cruel! I told you that I can't do it!" Cao Cao was very dissatisfied with Guo Jia's proposal. This was the first time he rejected Guo Jia's suggestion.

Guo Jia knelt directly in front of Cao Cao and begged: "My lord, I'm not ruthless. But if Liu Yu is allowed to seize Yanzhou, then our Yuzhou will not have any strength to resist Liu Yu in the future. Don't you know how Yuan Shu was defeated back then? Now, why don't you take advantage of our certain strength to withdraw all the military forces of Yanzhou, destroy Yanzhou, leave a mess for Liu Yu, and then guard all the checkpoints in Yuzhou. Only in this way can you stop Liu Yu. Please think twice!"

Everyone else knew that Guo Jia's proposal was correct, and it was impossible to regain Xiaopei now. Yanzhou has lost its defensive value, so it would be better to take back all its military strength. As for destroying Yanzhou, they agreed in their hearts. But they couldn't say this. After all, this matter was too cruel and hurt the world.

Now they depend on what Cao Cao means, and only Cao Cao can accept this proposal.

Cao Cao stood up and shouted, "Although Gu is cruel and ruthless, Gu cannot do this in this matter!"

"My lord think twice!" Guo Jia was anxious.

Cheng Yu also stood up and said, "Lord, what Fengxiao said is the best choice for our army now. Only those who are so loyal in Fengxiao can speak. I would like to applaud what Fengxiao said. Please think twice!"

"I can't do it!" Cao Cao refused again.

Xun Yu and Xun You looked at each other and nodded to each other.

"I'd like to obey the words of filial piety!" Xun Yu said politely.

Xun You said: "Please think twice!"

Cao Cao did not expect Xun Yu and Xun You to say this, and said in horror: "Wenruo, Gongda, you... how could you do this too?"

"Lord, I think that filial piety is the best choice. Although this move is very unkind, it is the best choice for our army!" Xun You said his reason.

Xun Yu said nothing else, simply: "Lord, please think twice."

The other civil officials and military generals knelt down under the leadership of these four people and said in unison: "Please think twice!"

This is the first time that so many people persuade Cao Cao.

Who is Cao Cao? He is a tyrant who is unparalleled. Faced with this situation, he will not retreat at all.

Cao Cao scolded with a domineering attitude: "Do you want to rebel?!"

Everyone was stunned by Cao Cao's domineering aura and could not speak again.

Cao Cao looked coldly and scolded: "I am benevolent in the world and the people of Yanzhou are the people of Han. No matter how cruel the people are, they cannot do that. I am not that kind of person, and I still have a conscience! Did your conscience be eaten by dogs? If Yanzhou is destroyed, what will descendants say that I will say that I am thousands of years later? Do you want me to become a sinner for the ages?!"

Everyone lowered their heads.

After Cao Cao vented his anger, his mood improved a lot. At this time, a small eunuch came over and said, "Report to the Prime Minister, Your Majesty, please invite the Prime Minister! Please enter the palace quickly."
Chapter completed!