Chapter 683

Xia Houyuan bowed his hands immediately, turned on his horse again, spent a few minutes returning to Especially Guan Yu Yu's side, and bowed: "Brother Yunchang! My lord asked me to bring you a message: he has agreed to all three of your conditions!"

"So, come with me quickly! Go and see my lord first, and at the same time, settle your two sisters-in-law; after all, they have been rushing all the way, and even though my lord lowered the speed as much as possible to take care of the children in their wombs, it is inevitable that they are exhausted; they need to be settled as soon as possible, don't you think?"

"Good!"

Especially Guan Yu Yu nodded and agreed immediately, his heart also relaxing, and he felt somewhat happy.

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

Immediately, Especially Guan Yu Yu asked his two sisters-in-law for instructions, and after getting their consent, he took them with him to rush towards Cao Cao's side.

On the way,

The Tao family and the Chen family in the carriage were both feeling very complicated and uneasy.

They both prayed in their hearts: "I hope this matter won't be exposed! Otherwise, I'm afraid Especially Guan Yu Yu will kill us himself!"

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

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

Having children would also provide more security.

Believing that with Cao Cao's children, no matter what, Cao Cao could not treat them badly.

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

On the Jizhou side,

Not long after Cao Cao took Xuzhou, Yuan Shao also finally took the entire Youzhou and most of Qingzhou...

If it weren't for dealing with Jia Wu of Bingzhou, which tied up a lot of his troops, he would have already taken the entire Qingzhou.

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

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

After Yuan Shao received the news that Cao Cao had taken the entire Xuzhou, he asked loudly with a shocked and unhappy face.

He regretted very much at this time that he had not listened to Seeing Ju Shou and temporarily put aside the Bingzhou matter, turning instead to fully attack Qingzhou and even Yanzhou.

But it was too late to regret now.

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

The best opportunity had been lost.

"My lord! I can only say that Cao Cao is too good at calculating, while Lu Bu and Liu Bei are both people with courage but no strategy; it is not surprising at all that they were defeated by Cao Cao so quickly!"

"The top priority is to take the entire Qingzhou as soon as possible, and then concentrate our forces to fight a decisive battle with Cao Cao, defeat Cao Cao in one battle, and take the three provinces of the Central Plains; that is the most important thing!"

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

Xu You advised.

Clearly, he supported a quick battle to force a quick decision against Cao Cao.

Taking advantage of the fact that he had not yet digested the fruits and benefits of Xuzhou, he wanted to catch Cao Cao off guard first.

"My lord! Absolutely not!"

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

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

"Therefore, I think the top priority is not to rush to attack Cao Cao, but to recuperate for a year, properly digest Youzhou and Qingzhou, and accumulate some grain, grass, and military equipment;"

"At the same time, let the soldiers get enough rest; after that, it will be the best time to attack Cao Cao! I ask the lord to think twice!"

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