Chapter 429

"No!"

Cao Cao raised his hand and denied it decisively: "Agree to him!"

"This... why? Is this Guan Yu really that important? Important enough to make you compromise like this, my lord?"

Xiahou Lord Yuan said unconvinced.

Cao Cao glanced at Xiahou Lord Yuan and thought: "You kid don't understand at all! The real empty-handed white wolf is your big brother me!"

"Whatever Liu Bei's children are, it's all nonsense. Even if they are pregnant, they will only be my Cao Cao's children!"

"I have been fooling Guan Yu from beginning to end."

Therefore, these conditions of Guan Yu seem very excessive, but in Cao Cao's view, that's just it.

Can it be more excessive than him?

Of course, he wouldn't tell Xiahou Lord Yuan these words.

The fewer people who know the secret of this matter, the better, so as not to leak it.

Currently, the only ones who really know are Zhong Yao, Chen Qun, and a few dead soldiers.

Of course, on the surface, he still has to try his best to appease Xiahou Lord Yuan and others, so Cao Cao explained immediately: "Actually, I don't want to be like this either! But who made me lack peerless fierce generals and divine generals of the Celestial Realm who have powerful strength and can make the final decision and determine the outcome of field battles under my command?"

"If any of you can meet this requirement, why would I need to be humble and cater to Guan Yu?"

"That Guan Yu is now a powerhouse at the half-step Celestial Realm, and he might break through to the Celestial Realm at any time. He is exactly the battle general we cannot do without. Therefore, even if his conditions are harsh, I must agree;"

"I must get him, do you understand?"

Seeing Cao Cao so serious, and his words revealing grievance and unwillingness, Xiahou Lord Yuan was also infected and felt a bit guilty: "My lord! It is the incompetence of the last general and others that disappointed you and made you difficult!"

"Please rest assured, I will practice harder in the future and improve my strength to the peak of the Gang Realm or even the Celestial Realm as soon as possible!"

"By then, you won't have to be so difficult and compromise, my lord!"

Xiahou Lord Yuan had never hated himself for not working hard enough in the past as much as he did now.

"Alright!"

Cao Cao saw that Xiahou Lord Yuan had been fooled by him and was moved to tears. His goal had been achieved, so he patted his shoulder with a smile to appease and encourage him: "A big man, what's the point of having a crying face? Big brother believes in you!"

"Alright! Go and pass the word to Guan Yu! Don't keep people waiting for too long!"

"I'm still waiting to subdue him!"

"Besides! Those conditions of his are just his current thoughts!"

"Once he joins my command, I will constantly bestow favors upon him. Am I afraid he won't be convinced and pledge loyalty to me?"

"Go quickly!"

Cao Cao was still full of confidence in this.

He felt that even a stone could be warmed by him.

He is very confident in his means of winning people's hearts.

"Yes!"

Xiahou Lord Yuan cupped his hands immediately, turned on his horse again, spent a few minutes returning to Guan Yu, and cupped his hands: "Brother Yunchang! My lord asked me to bring you a message: he agrees to all three of your conditions!"

"So, come with me! Go and see my lord first, and at the same time, settle your two sisters-in-law. After all, they have been traveling hard. Even though my lord lowered the speed as much as possible to take care of the children in their wombs, it is still inevitable that they are exhausted. They must be settled as soon as possible, what do you think?"

"Okay!"

Guan Yu nodded immediately, his heart also relieved, and he became a bit happy.

He didn't care about his own life, but he didn't want his two sisters-in-law and big brother's two children to suffer.

Immediately, Guan Yu asked his two sisters-in-law for instructions, and after getting their consent, he took them to Cao Cao.

On the way,

Tao and Chen in the carriage had very complicated and uneasy moods.

Both were praying in their hearts: "I hope this matter won't be exposed! Otherwise, this Guan Yu will probably kill us himself!"

"I just hope the King can really keep his promise, keep us in his heart, and protect our safety."

Fortunately, because in Cao Cao's plan, they will definitely be pregnant with Cao Cao's children in the future.

With children, they can also be more guaranteed.

I believe that with Cao Cao's children, no matter what, Cao Cao cannot treat them badly.

This is also one of the reasons why they are willing to take the risk to cooperate with Cao Cao.

On the Jizhou side,

Not long after Cao Cao took Xuzhou, Lord Yuan Shao finally took the whole territory of Youzhou and most of Qingzhou...

If it weren't for dealing with Jia Wu in Bingzhou, which tied up a lot of troops, he would have taken the whole territory of Qingzhou long ago.

"Damn it! Cao Cao actually took Xuzhou so quickly?"

"Is it because Liu Bei and Lu Bu are too poor, or is Cao Mengde too powerful? How long has it been?"

Lord Yuan Shao was shocked and unhappy after receiving the news that Cao Cao had taken the whole of Xuzhou.

He regretted very much that he didn't listen to Ju Shou at the beginning, temporarily put down the Bingzhou matter, and turned to fully capture Qingzhou and even Yanzhou.

But it was too late to regret now.

Xuzhou had fallen into Cao Cao's hands, and even now Cao Cao had begun to withdraw his troops and return to the court, transferring most of his main army back to Yanzhou for defense!

The best opportunity had been lost.

"My lord! It can only be said that Cao Cao is too good at calculating, while Lu Bu and Liu Bei are both people with courage but no strategy. It's not strange at all that they were defeated by Cao Cao so quickly!"

"The most urgent task is to take the whole territory of Qingzhou as soon as possible, and then concentrate troops to fight a decisive battle with Cao Cao, defeat Cao Cao in one battle, and take the three provinces of the Central Plains, which is the most important!"

"Otherwise, once Cao Cao sits firmly in Xuzhou and has the support of Xuzhou's money and food, his military strength will inevitably expand rapidly, which is not good news for us!"

Xu You advised.

Clearly, he was helping Cao Cao fight a quick battle to force a quick decision.

Taking advantage of the fact that he hadn't digested the results and benefits of Xuzhou, he caught Cao Cao off guard.

"My lord! Absolutely not!"

However, this time, before Guo Tu could speak to refute, Ju Shou refuted first: "We have just taken most of Youzhou and Qingzhou. Years of fighting have almost emptied Jizhou and even Youzhou;"

"At this time, not only are the soldiers exhausted and need rest, but our army also lacks food and grass!"

"Therefore, I think the most urgent task is not to rush to attack Cao Cao, but to recuperate for a year, digest Youzhou and Qingzhou well, and accumulate some food, grass, and military equipment;"

"At the same time, let the soldiers get full rest. After that, it will be the best time to attack Cao Cao! Please think twice, my lord!"

— Author's Notes —

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