It has to be said that what Li Ru said was very level, and it could be said that it was to the point, which would neither make Sun Ce feel fake nor reveal his true purpose.

After hearing what Li Ru said, Sun Ce didn't say much. He immediately changed the subject and began to discuss with Li Ru how to attack Cao's army.

In fact, just as Li Ru thought, Sun Ce's heart had been shaken at this time.

Sun Ce is not a fool. He naturally understands that the general trend of the world is to return to Liu.

He has no chance to realize his ideal of ruling the roost, and can only be a Han minister with peace of mind.

It turns out that the reason Sun Ce couldn't figure this out was because he cared too much about being captured by Liu Qi. That was the biggest stain and pain in his life.

If it had been anyone else, he might have stopped taking this matter seriously, but Sun Ce was extremely ambitious and arrogant. It might be harder to make him forget this matter than to kill him.

But when Sun Ce was sent to Liangzhou, his mentality gradually changed.

He went to Liangzhou as a general in response to Yuan Tan's strategy and went to Liangzhou to make new achievements. Then he was reused by Liu Qi and took control of the military. Then in the future battle between Yuan and Liu, he could take him by surprise and attack him unprepared.

Now, Sun Ce has basically achieved this goal. He has led his troops back to the Central Plains. He is still qualified to lead the troops on his own and can help Yuan's army to rebel against Liu Qi's army at any time.

But now, Sun Ce's desire to rebel against Liu Qi is not as strong as before.

After his experience in Liangzhou, Sun Ce's horizons actually gradually broadened.

Liu Qi used Jia Xu as his sharp sword and opened up a world in various countries in the Western Regions.

The caravans of the Han Dynasty were well accessible, and the imperial court had begun to seek interests in various countries in the Western Regions.

As time goes by, the Han's prestige in the outside world will inevitably become higher.

Compared with fighting in the north and south of the Han Dynasty, with his own people fighting his own people, Liu Qi's colonial policy of opening up the territory gave Sun Ce a chance to see the sunshine.

In comparison, his pattern is really a bit too shallow.

Despite this, Sun Ce's heart was still haunted by his capture alive.

He is in a dilemma now.

…

Two days later, Liu Qi and Cao Cao began a head-on confrontation.

Liu Qi took Sun Ce as the vanguard and began a massive attack on Cao Cao.

The iron cavalry brought by Sun Ce from Liangzhou gave Liu Qi's army a boost of strength.

The fighting power of the Xiliang cavalry is astonishing. When they attack Cao Cao's army on the frontal battlefield, it can be said that they are in an uninhabited territory.

Although Sun Ce was of southern descent, he was extremely talented in commanding cavalry. Under his command, three thousand cavalry were like sharp swords, cutting Cao's army into several sections.

Even Le Jin, who was famous for his bravery, had almost no power to fight back when facing Sun Ce's cavalry. He could only watch helplessly as the opponent tore his army formation apart.

As soon as Cao Jun's formation was in chaos, Liu Bei's army took advantage of the opportunity and cut straight into Cao Jun from the left and right wings, constantly harvesting the lives of Cao Jun soldiers.

The fear of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry does not lie in their combat power. An army alone cannot win victory on the battlefield, but they can make the most accurate cuts and then provide their own soldiers with a chance of victory.

After one or two fierce battles, Cao Cao's army was completely defeated on the front line and continued to shrink back.

Sun Ce was a brave man. When he saw Cao Cao retreating, he did not stop and continued to advance towards the north.

In three days, Sun Ce conquered thirteen counties in Yuzhou. The speed of his advance was staggering. If Liu Bei hadn't sent someone to notify Sun Ce to slow down his advance, it would have given the troops in the rear some time to conquer the occupied counties.

Cao Jun completely retracted his front line, and the main force of his troops completely entered the Huaiyang area.

At this time, reinforcements from the north finally arrived at Cao Cao's camp.

Yuan Tan accepted Yuan Shao's order and led his troops to Yuzhou with Wuhuanqiao King Su Yanpu to support Cao Cao.

After meeting Yuan Tan, Cao Cao immediately asked Yuan Tan about Yuan Shao's situation.

"Well, to be honest with my uncle, Huang Zhong, Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Gan Ning, Xu Rong and others are attacking in a hurry, and Xun You, Xu Shu, Liu Ye, Man Chong and others are planning, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Pang De, Ma Chao and others are planning the attack.

He led the Xiliang army into Bingzhou, and both Hedong and Hanoi were lost. That army was powerful, and we had lost the geographical advantage. My father was seriously ill, and the fighting situation in various places was not good. Even Yan Liang and Wen Chou were defeated repeatedly. Only Xu Huang

He and Zhang He can still hold on, but the morale of all the ministries is low and the situation is extremely bad."

When Cao Cao heard this, he immediately fell silent.

He never expected that Liu Qi, who once broke out and put all his power on him, would have such deep foundation and powerful power.

The Jingzhou Army's reinforcements are flowing in continuously, and it seems that they can't finish them no matter how hard they fight. The food and ordnance are also getting more and more. The enemy in front of them will not use any strategies to deal with them at all, but will use all their foundation and strength to deal with them.

Our own side carried out crazy crushing.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao's head began to hurt unconsciously.

He rubbed his brows with his hands and slowly sat down on his seat.

"In this case, you shouldn't be here. You should be supporting your father in Hebei."

Yuan Tan cupped his hands and said: "Uncle, I took the initiative to invite my father to come here this time. After all, if there is a loss in the south and Liu Qi's army goes north to join forces with Huang Zhong, the situation in Hebei will become even more dangerous... I made a special trip here today because I have a way.

Help uncle defeat the enemy!"

"How to defeat the enemy?"

"To be honest with my uncle, when Yuan left Luoyang, he planted several secrets in Liu Qi's army, and Sun Ce was one of them!"

Cao Cao raised his head in surprise.

Yuan Tan smiled yinly and said: "Sun Ce has a deep resentment towards Liu Qi. This happened when he and Sun Ce got along in Luoyang. Judging from his words, there is absolutely no lie. The reason why Sun Ce was able to join the Liu army was to drive him away."

Chi, actually it’s because of my advice.”

Upon hearing what Yuan Tan said, Cao Cao seemed to be somewhat energetic: "My nephew, please tell me in detail."

At that moment, Yuan Tan roughly described to Cao Cao his experience of meeting his brother Shi and Sun Ce in Luoyang City, as well as his usual attitude towards the court.

Because it is indeed what happened, what Yuan Tan said is reasonable and convincing.

This also ignited the fighting spirit in Cao Cao's heart.

"If Sun Ce can defect in the face of battle, let alone defeat Liu Qi, even if he wants to kill him, it may not be difficult."

Yuan Tan was surprised and said: "I'm afraid this is not appropriate. Sun Ce can only defect before the battle and help us defeat Liu Qi. But if he wants to kill him, I'm afraid it will not be that easy. Even Sun Ce can't do it."

Not wanting to, Cao Cao shook his head.

"Although Sun Ce can't do it, there are people on Cao's side who are hiding in Liu Qi's army. If they can cooperate with Sun Ce, they can definitely succeed."

"I wonder who my uncle is talking about?"
Chapter completed!