Three Kingdoms: The opening incorporates Li Cunxiao

Chapter 286 Outside Puyang City, Cao Cao tricked Yuan Shao
  Han Sui fled, and Ma Teng withdrew his troops.

As soon as the news came out, it swept across the northern land like a plague.

Cao Cao met with Ma Teng in Runan, but he did not accept his full surrender. He only made him a general of chariots and cavalry, Marquis of Huaili, and the governor of Xiliang, and then sent him away.

Zhang Wu's worries are not unreasonable. Now that he has accepted Ma Teng, he is taking over the mess in Guanzhong and even Xiliang by default. Xuchang will be responsible for all military expenses, and Cao Cao really can't afford it.

He just needs a stable northwest, and Ma Teng is obviously the best candidate.

With the section of surrender, after Yuan Shao is destroyed in the future, Ma Teng will naturally surrender completely.

At the beginning of November, Cao Cao returned to Xuchang, repaired his troops and moved to Puyang.

The offensive and defensive operations in Runan were entirely left to Jia Xu.

Puyang.

Cao Cao had just arrived, so he set up a table in the middle of the two armies' formations to entertain Yuan Shao.

When the two old friends met again, it was a completely different scene.

At this time, they were enemies who wanted each other to die suddenly, and they were rivals competing for the northern hegemony. Whoever took a step back would face an abyss behind them.

The autumn wind is rustling, and winter is about to begin.

This year's war may come to an end.

Yuan Shao was guarded by Wen Chou and Gao Lan.

Chu was the only one left behind by Cao Cao.

"Meng De is in a leisurely mood and invites me to drink. Why don't you see Chen Liu and Zhang Wu accompanying you?"

"Brother Benchu ​​misses that barbarian? Hahahaha, I think that if Zhang Wu is here, brother Benchu ​​will not have the guts to accept the invitation, so he will stay in the city."

"." Yuan Shao frowned and did not dwell on this issue.

In fact, Cao Cao's guess was all right. If Zhang Wu were here, even if Yuan Shao had the courage to do so, he would not come forward to accept the invitation.

The two families here are at war, and their faces are torn. If Lao Cao is not careful and lets Zhang Wu kidnap him, it will be great fun. Then just give it a slap and just surrender.

"Tell me, what do you want me to do when you invite me over?"

"Brother Benchu, retreat. Now that I'm back, you are no match for me. Besides, brother Benchu ​​has just arrived in Youzhou and is busy with political affairs, so why bother doing useless work in Yanzhou."

"Cao A'ao! Think of good things! My 300,000-strong army is here. How can we come when we say we're here and retreat when we say we're here?"

"An army of three hundred thousand? Hahaha, Brother Benchu ​​is really good at bragging." Cao Cao gestured with his left hand and his right hand: "One hundred and fifty thousand, Jizhou's troops cannot exceed this number."

Yuan Shao's face darkened.

He said calmly: "Don't forget that Han Sui surrendered to me, but he brought 30,000 troops with him. If Mengde is really capable, he will compete with me on the battlefield, otherwise"

"What else?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.

"Ceding the three counties of Yanzhou, I will naturally stop my troops."

"It is impossible to cut off the territory. How about I ask the Emperor to make Brother Benchu ​​a general and take charge of the world's troops?"

"really?"

Yuan Shao was moved. The general he appointed himself was completely different from the general appointed by the emperor.

At least the latter still holds great righteousness.

After Ma Teng betrayed him, Yuan Shao really didn't want to fight anymore when he saw that Jizhou was surrounded by enemies on all sides.

It was only a matter of time before Cao Cao's side Xuzhou was pacified.

The soldiers of the three Liu coalitions were not united, so they were still trapped in Huainan, unable to advance even an inch, and they could not do much to help. If Xuzhou is pacified next year and the alliance of the Three Lius collapses, Yuan Shao will be the only one left to face Cao Cao. At that time, there will be no way out.

Now that Cao Cao has surrendered, Yuan Shao really wants to give up his troops, so he might as well stay in a corner.

If the emperor personally made him a general, I don't think Cao Cao would start another war in vain.

Go back and hang out for a while?
  Wait until the soldiers are well fed and then compete with Cao Mengde?
  "I'll go back and think about it and give you an answer within three days."

Cao Cao stood up and bowed, smiling very proudly: "I will wait for the good news of Brother Benchu ​​in Puyang City."

After Yuan Shao left,

"My lord, we clearly have the upper hand at this moment, why should we give him the title of general, Yuan Shao, old boy? Is he worthy?"

Cao Cao glared at Xu Chu.

"You idiot, what do you know? When it comes to military strategy, you must use reality to make up for the illusion, and use the illusion to make the reality. After Ma Teng defected, this guy already had the intention to retreat. However, Zi Qian has taken the road to enter Wei County, and Yuan Benchu ​​has returned to the army now. How can he Didn't Zi Qian make dumplings?"

"My lord doesn't want Yuan Shao to retreat, so why do you still grant him the position of general? I think that old boy is very excited!"

Cao Cao's eyes flickered: "Don't worry, he won't retreat, at least not before winter. It depends on whether Zi Qian is fast enough."

Even Cao Cao himself can't see clearly sometimes, let alone Yuan Benchu?

After Yuan Shao returned to camp, he immediately recruited counselors to accompany the army.

Mention the exchange conditions proposed by Cao Cao and ask everyone to come up with a charter.

Tian Feng shook his head repeatedly: "My lord, you must not listen to Cao Mengde's words. The arrow has to be fired when it is on the string. You must not retreat at this time."

Shen Pei said nonchalantly: "It's almost late autumn, and the cold winter is coming in a blink of an eye. It's time to retreat. Why not come back next year? You can still earn the rank of general for free."

"Jian Pei! What nonsense are you talking about? Cao Cao is a traitor! The general he appointed is a traitor. Not to mention that once the lord retreats, the Huainan princes will not be able to block Cao's army. Foreign aid will be lost in the coming year. Wouldn't it be wrong to fight Cao Cao again? Harder?"

Yuan Shao rubbed his temples: "Mr. Yu, what do you think?"

"There is no good intention, I just feel strange."

"Oh? Why?"

"Han Sui surrendered to his lord, Ma Teng withdrew his troops, and Ma Chao dominated Hangu Pass. It stands to reason that the stability of the northwest is a foregone conclusion. The chaos in Huainan did not harm Cao Cao's roots. The war in Xuzhou has stabilized. Cao Cao has no reason to fight with his lord at this time. Let’s negotiate peace.”

Yuan Shao was stunned.

He just thought it was strange before, but he didn't think about what was strange.

Now that Jushou mentioned it, Yuan Shao suddenly realized.

He had been fighting on the Puyang battlefield for more than a month before Cao Cao came. He wanted to negotiate peace as soon as he came. There was no reason at all?

No matter how arrogant Yuan Shao is, he will not think that Cao Cao's hundreds of battles are no match for Jizhou soldiers.

The battle in the North must have a beginning and an end. After cleaning up the little miscellaneous fish behind him, it stands to reason that Cao Cao's target must be himself. Why did he want to negotiate a peace?

The situation of the war is clear to Cao Cao. Cao A doesn't know why that guy has any reason to negotiate peace with him!
  Perhaps Xuchang’s food supply is insufficient? Perhaps there is another hidden story behind the Huainan war?

There is a conspiracy.

They cannot retreat, at least not until they understand why Cao Cao avoided fighting.

But Yuan Shao didn't know that what Cao Cao wanted him to see was just what he wanted him to see.

And what he thought was only what he thought.

(End of this chapter)