Pei Qing was not wrong about what he expected. Just as Lu Su returned to Yuzhou, Yuan Shao had ordered people to issue a manifesto to attack Cao Cao, and ordered the generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou to lead 30,000 troops to attack the Baima in Dongjun and Gaotang in Pingyuan Kingdom respectively. The world was shocked for a while.

The news of Yuan Shao's entry was soon spread to Xuzhou. Cao Cao was very shocked when he heard the news. He was writing a letter to Xun Yu at that time. After hearing the news, he was shocked and his pen fell to the ground.

"I really didn't expect that Yuan Benchu ​​would send troops at this time. It was obvious that Pei Qing reached an agreement for him. If they entered into an alliance and attacked each other, how could our army win?

Cao Cao looked bitter and sighed deeply. Then he waved his hand powerlessly and ordered the top advisers Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Sima Yi and others to come to the meeting to discuss solutions.

After a while, the strategists came to the tent and were silent after hearing Cao Cao's news of Yuan Shao's dispatch of troops. The current situation is serious. Even if they are top wise men, they still need time to think about solutions.

The adviser Dong Zhao first spoke: "Lord, there is no need to hesitate now. There is only one way, that is, to quickly increase troops. Otherwise, once our territory is invaded, the first thing is that production will be destroyed, and the people's hearts will be turbulent. This will have a continuous and fundamental impact on us."

Cao Cao nodded when he heard this, and then asked, "What do you think?"

But Sima Yi said, "The officials think this is inappropriate. Now that Yuan Shao's two armies are attacking, the edge is in full swing. Even if we send troops to help, the other party only needs to wait for work to win. At the same time, Liu Yan, the prefect of Dongjun, is good at defending. Although Yan Liang is brave, he is brave but not smart. Therefore, he only needs to strengthen his confidence and let him stick to it for a while. Yan Liang's attack was frustrated and his morale declined. This is the best time for us to counterattack. As for Gaotang, it is nothing to be occupied by Wen Chou. We need to use the strategy of arrogance to make Wen Chou proud first, and then slowly plan to do so."

Cheng Yu shook his head and said, "I don't agree with Zhongda's words. Dongjun is the fundamental important place of our army. How can Yuan Shao be involved in it? Once Dongjun is lost, our army will not only lose the county but also the morale and support of the people, and the prestige of the lord. Therefore, I agree with Dong Gongren's opinion and immediately send troops to reinforce."

Cheng Yu is from Dong'a, Dongjun, so he is naturally very concerned about the safety of his hometown. Now, when he hears that his hometown is invaded by foreign enemies, he is naturally anxious and concerned about it, so he comes up with such an idea.

Since Cao Cao was a treacherous hero of a generation, he could naturally calm down. After calm analysis, he immediately determined that Cheng Yu's proposal was very subjective, but he couldn't explain it, so he asked Guo Jia next to him: "I don't know what he thinks of filial piety?"

Guo Jia said slowly: "Jia agrees with Zhongda's view, but we really cannot allow Yuan Shao to attack us. Now the lord's reputation in the court is at its peak, but once it is violated fundamentally, the lord's reputation will definitely decline, and some people in the court who are disrespectful to the lord will be ready to move. In this way, our situation will definitely be turbulent. Therefore, in Jia's view, we must also stabilize the situation as soon as possible and not allow Yuan Shao to invade too deeply.

On the other hand, we cannot send too many troops, because once Xuzhou is empty, Pei Qing will definitely attack with all his might. In this way, Xuzhou, which we have tried our best to seize, will fall into the opponent. With Pei Qing's current strength, once Xuzhou falls into his hands, we will never be able to get it again. Once he is allowed to occupy Xuzhou, we will not only have no room for development to the south, but also fall into Pei Qing's three sides from now on. I'm afraid there is no need to elaborate on the dangers in this?"

Cheng Yu is also a smart person. He just thought for a moment and immediately saw the problem. He said, "But once we send troops to rescue him, Xuzhou will definitely be empty, but Pei Qing is eyeing him and will definitely find a way to attack our Xuzhou. At that time, we will be attacked by Yuan Shao and Pei Qing. I wonder what tricks Fengxiao can solve this problem?"

"This is actually not difficult. Everyone knows Yuan Shao, who only wants to know the subordinates of Duke Zhou, but he has no idea of ​​the opportunity to employ people, and he is not good at planning and has no decisions. The reason why he sent troops must be bewitched by Pei Qing. We only need to go to Yecheng to negotiate peace when his attack was frustrated. Of course, the lord also needs to give him some sweetness, such as being appointed as the Third Duke, allowing him to record the affairs of the Secretariat, and agreeing to cut him some of the land in Qingzhou to him, so he can naturally stop his troops. As for Pei Qing, although he seems to be trying to attack Xuzhou on the surface, his recent actions may be based on his main purpose to attack Yuan Shu, and he will not fight with us until Yuan Shu is defeated. This period is enough for us to negotiate peace with Yuan Shao and consolidate Xuzhou."

"What? Fengxiao, you said that Pei Qing's purpose was not us but Yuan Shu? But this means we have to make some concessions to Yuan Shao, but Pei Qing has obtained Yuan Shu's territory and army for nothing? In this way, Yuan Shu took advantage of it?" Dong Zhao was not a stupid person. Once Guo Jia reminded him, he immediately knew Pei Qing's intention, but he was still unwilling to accept it, because in this way, Pei Qing's power would take the opportunity to grow, but his own power would be weakened.

Guo Jia had no choice but to think about this. He thought for a long time, and finally could only smile bitterly and sigh: "In this case, we can only try our best to make up for the situation. If we want to completely gain an advantage, it will not be that easy. However, once Pei Qing takes Huainan, the conflict between Sun Ce and Jiangdong will inevitably intensify. If he gets the jade seal hidden by Yuan Shu and does not return it to the court, we can still make a fuss about it and unite the heroes of the world to fight it together. As for now, it is good that we can only protect the existing interests we have now. Blind greed may not be a good thing for us."

Although Guo Jia's words sound a little bad, they make sense. This immediately made everyone in the tent silent. Although they were unwilling to accept it, they had to admit that Guo Jia's solution was the best way at present. For the current plan, I can only take one step at a time. I hope Pei Qing will not hand it over to the emperor after obtaining the jade seal. In fact, even a hero like Sun Jian will remain after seeing the jade seal? Although Pei Qing is smart, how can he withstand the temptation of the supreme position? In fact, even Cao Cao may not make up his mind to give up in front of the jade seal.
Chapter completed!