In early April, Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao reached an agreement. Yuan Shao personally led a large army of 50,000 to cross the Yellow River and advance into Yanzhou. Yuan Shu led his troops northward to threaten Cao Cao's rear, preparing to assist Yuan Shao in forcing Cao Cao to surrender, or give up Yanzhou, and connect the territory of the two Yuans into one.

Faced with the powerful forces of the two Yuans, Cao Cao had no room to lie. After discussing with his civil and military personnel, he finally announced his breakup with Yuan Shao and officially surrendered to the court. At the same time, he retreated to Suiyang and stood firm in waiting for assistance.

After receiving the memorial of Cao Cao's surrender, Huangfu Song, the Grand Tutor who stayed in Luoyang, immediately responded and ordered General Xu Huang, the general of Guard, to lead an army of 10,000 out of Chenliu, to support each other with General Zhang Yan, Zhennan, to guard the west side of Cao Cao, and to order Xuzhou governor Tao Qian to guard Pengcheng, and Qingzhou Yellow Turban General Guan Hai to guard the area of ​​Mount Tai, and to protect Cao Cao's east side.

Upon receiving this news, Cao Cao was crying without tears. This was obviously to push him into the fire pit. The weakest front from east to west was Suiyang, which was guarded by Cao Cao, and the one with the greatest pressure was Suiyang. As long as Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were not bad at brains, he would definitely go all out to attack Suiyang, striving to open up the connection in the shortest time.

But Cao Cao could not refuse, who had asked him to rebel? This was the opportunity for Huangfu Song to make meritorious contributions. Only by winning this battle and defending Suiyang could he be punished by his merits. Otherwise, the Cao family would wait to destroy the clan.

Should I be buried with the Yuan family or be reborn from the ashes? Cao Cao had no choice but to bite the bullet and ordered to defend Suiyang to the death.

￠↘Long￠↘Win￠↘Wen￠↘Wen￠↘Wuh△←￠et got the news. Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu did not hesitate much and immediately advanced into Suiyang. The 80,000 troops surrounded Suiyang and attacked fiercely day and night. Cao Cao personally took the battle and defended the city. From time to time, he sent his dragon to attack Yuan's army who dared to approach the city wall. Suiyang was adjacent to Sui River and had a wide moat, which was a good battlefield for Long Da to show his strength.

Although the dragon did not kill many people, its strong combat power made Yuan army soldiers afraid. For a moment, forcing the moat to cross the moat became a task that everyone feared. Yuan Shao was extremely upset about this. He always regarded Cao Cao as his younger brother, but he was slapped in the face in the end. Cao Cao had a dragon, but he never hatched the phoenix bird. In the end, even the phoenix egg was snatched away by Xi Zhicai. It was really embarrassing to throw away his home.

Yuan Shao was furious and practiced the formation overnight, relying on the power of the formation to confront Cao Cao's dragon.

Outside Suiyang City, on the north bank of Sui River, there was a shout of practicing formations. The energy of heaven and earth, which spans dozens of miles, was stirred up, and people were panicked and all beasts were uneasy.

Cao Cao was wearing a helmet and armor. He stood at the top of the city, squinted his eyes, and looked at the Yuan army in the distance, feeling worried.

"What can you do if you are filial to me?"

Guo Jia smiled disapprovingly: "Is there a way out for the general?"

Cao Cao smacked his lips, his face full of bitterness. If he had a way out, why would he force himself to this desperate situation?

"Does the general think that the court hopes that the two Yuans will meet in Suiyang?"

"I can't say it well. Whether they are in harmony or not doesn't matter to the emperor, it's just a little more effort. But it's different for me. If Suiyang City is broken, my head level will definitely be cut down by Yuan Shao to make a wine vessel."

Guo Jia smiled. "General, don't worry. No matter how powerful Yuan Shao's formation is, he will not be able to break the Suiyang City. Maybe he will give the general a chance to break the territory. He will die and be born. The emperor is in front of him, and if the general's realm cannot be broken, it is impossible for the emperor to value the general with just one dragon."

Cao Cao turned his head to look at Guo Jia, his eyes rolled, thinking.

...

Cheng Yu rushed forward and caught up with Liu Bian in Dangyang.

He suffered a lot along the way. He felt that he had already walked very fast, but he didn't expect that he was still not as fast as Liu Bian. When he arrived in Luoyang, Liu Bian had just left Luoyang. When he got the news and hurriedly chased him, Liu Bian had already arrived in Xiangyang. By the time he arrived in Xiangyang, Liu Bian had been away from Xiangyang for two days. If it weren't for the slowdown of the speed with infantry, Cheng Yu would probably have been able to meet Liu Bian with Jiangling.

Cheng Yu finally had a personal experience of Liu Bian's marching speed. When he thought about this, Cheng Yu was a little scared. Soldiers are the most important, which is a truth that everyone who uses troops knows. However, the Central Plains army, dominated by infantry, cannot compete with the northern legion dominated by cavalry, and cannot compete with Liu Bian, who is all cavalry. If Cao Cao had a difference in his thoughts and decided to fight the court to the end, he would have to face Liu Bian's attack that was as fast as lightning. How long could it last?

Maybe a battle can determine the outcome.

After the notice, Cheng Yu was brought to Liu Bian.

Unlike the last time I met on the boat on the Kunming Chi Tower, Liu Bian was wearing armor and the royal wealth was gone, but the murderous aura came to his face, which made Cheng Yu feel a little scared and instinctively more careful.

If he doesn't take other people's lives seriously, it doesn't mean he doesn't take his own lives seriously.

After Cheng Yu finished his salute, Liu Bian spoke before he could speak. "You don't need to say what you want, I understand."

Cheng Yu opened his mouth, swallowed the prepared words back, and said honestly: "Your Majesty is wise."

"Cao Cao wants to abandon the darkness and turn to the light and return to the court. Of course, I will not keep people from thousands of miles away. However, if you make a mistake, you must accept punishment. Otherwise, how can you distinguish between good and evil and loyalty and treacherous?"

Cheng Yu nodded repeatedly as he was sweating like rain. Kuai Yue, who was standing aside, watched coldly, smiled.

"Your Majesty, it is natural to reward merits and punishments. However, General Cao's soldiers were less than 100,000, and the generals were only ten. The Yuan brothers took the world's hope and had more than 100,000 soldiers. Since General Cao decided to lose his merits, he naturally did not fear life and death. But if the Yuan brothers met, they would be afraid of being unfavorable to Shandong."

Liu Bian's eyes were slightly cold: "Are you worried that Cao Cao would not take it?"

"Yes, I am worried that General Cao would be powerless and delay His Majesty's plan to quell the rebellion and would hurt His Majesty's reputation."

"Then... let Cao Cao come to my side, and I will send another general to guard Yanyu, how about it?"

Cheng Yu immediately closed his mouth and never dared to say a word again. He asked Cao Cao to leave Yanyu, go to Liu Bian to obey, and send someone else to take over Yanyu's defense. Then wouldn't Cao Cao be dead?

Liu Bian sneered and waved his hand: "Go back and ask Cao Cao if he has confidence. If he doesn't have confidence, I can send someone to replace him at any time."

"I will tell General Cao," Cheng Yu retreated nodded.

When Cheng Yu got into the car and left in panic, Kuai Yue couldn't help saying: "Your Majesty is really not worried that Cao Cao has any other intentions? He is not a person who sticks to loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness. If he joins forces with the Yuan brothers, he is afraid that Qing Xu will be poisoned."

Liu Bian laughed. "It is precisely because Cao Cao is a villain, he does not talk about loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, and interests, so he will not rebel again. Once a rebellion, there is a chance to turn back to the right. If you rebel again, will the Cao family still have a way out? Yes, Cao Cao is likely to have a desperate attempt, but what can he fight? His biggest reliance is that he has a dragon, but what does his dragon count in my eyes?"

Kuai Yue blinked his eyes and smiled relieved. Yes, although he had been with Liu Bian for a few days, he had never seen Liu Bian's dragon and unconsciously ignored this matter. Cao Cao had a dragon, but did Liu Bian have no dragon? Cao Cao's dragon is indeed very powerful for ordinary people, enough to give him the confidence to bargain when facing Yuan Shao. But when facing Liu Bian, this real dragon, Cao Cao did not have the courage to fight.

"Your Majesty, I am neglecting." Kuai Yue said with some desire: "I hope to see Your Majesty's dragon show its power as soon as possible, so that I can open my eyes and see the magic of the dragon."

"It's better not to see you." Liu Bian frowned slightly, and he was worried. He was busy with fighting and his practice was delayed again, but Long devoted himself to practicing in Xuanming Sea. Without the will of the sage, he would threaten it. His practice progress would be faster. Will it be overtaken by it, and finally lost control again. He was really not sure. Because of this, he hoped to complete the fight against rebellion in the shortest time, and to focus his energy on his own tasks again.

“Why?”

"Although the dragon is not a vicious person as the Confucian school said, it is not a kind person. It only talks about strength, can do good or evil, and it is not easy to control it." Liu Bian stood up and shook his big cloak. "The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, the greater the ambition. Xunzi said that human nature is evil, and whether one can control one's own evil thoughts and use his ability to do good is also a test. It is easy to defeat others, but difficult to defeat oneself, and sincerity is clear to the truth."

Kuai Yue thought about it and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has such concerns only when he reaches this level. For ordinary people like me, it is not easy to defeat others, so how can he consider defeating oneself? Before defeating others, seeking to defeat oneself is just deceiving oneself."

Liu Bian looked at Kuai Yue in surprise. "Yes, this is also very important. Different degrees, you are indeed a genius, not comparable to such a pedantic scholar."

"I am not a real Confucian scholar." Kuai Yue laughed disapprovingly. "Your Majesty, what I really inherited from the Kuai family is the art of linguistic and horizontal learning, and the one who has learned the most is the "Warring States Strategies" rather than the Confucian classics."

Liu Bian suddenly realized and couldn't help but smile. He understood Kuai Yue's intention. Kuai Yue didn't just want to echo him, but expressed in a tactful way that he was different from the Confucian school, hoping to keep a distance from the Confucian school and not to inexplicably become a victim of the Confucian school policy. This is the benefit of being a close minister of the emperor. If you have any words, you can just find an opportunity to say it at any time. You don't need to submit memorials seriously, and the effect is better than the serious memorials.

"The technique of simultaneousness is useless when the world is unified, but when the powers stand together, they have great powers." Liu Bian turned around and looked at Kuai Yue: "The Central Plains are too small for you. Different degrees, you should go to the Western Regions, where there is a vast sky."

Kuai Yue was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed to thank him. "Only what Your Majesty wants, I will follow everything." (To be continued...)
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