Chapter 387

Therefore.

To hold onto Yanzhou, the only option left was to have Cao Cao withdraw his troops from the Xuzhou front line.

As for seeking help from Yuan Shao...

Not to mention whether Yuan Shao, who had lost 70,000 troops and his eldest son Yuan Tan, would still be willing to send troops to help Cao Cao.

Even if he were willing, mobilizing troops and generals would still take time.

I fear that before the army he sent could even arrive in Yanzhou, Gu Yi's army would already be at the city gates.

After hearing what Seeing Xun Yu said, Xia Hou Dun also fell into silence.

He understood that everything Seeing Xun Yu said was the most correct analysis of the current situation.

The impact brought by the news of the front-line rout and Xia Houyuan's surrender was truly too severe.

So severe that Yanzhou, which was originally safe and sound, would be in a precarious state at all times.