Qichun.
Under the Cao Army's all-out attack, they fell in just a day.
However, Cao Cao wasn't in a hurry to continue. After all, there were still many counties in Qichun County that he hadn't conquered.
"Zhuiyu, how do you think we should deal with Liu Bei?”
In the prefect's manor, Boss Cao looked at the map and frowned.
He had just received news that Liu Bei had taken Luling County in the chaos.
After hearing the news, he was also quite angry. After all, he was the one who defeated the Jiangdong Army. He did not expect Liu Bei to take the initiative.
"May I know how far the Prime Minister intends to go this time?”
Guo Jia didn't directly answer Cao Cao's question, but asked a question instead.
Hearing this, Cao Cao calmed down and began to think about the pros and cons.
"I'm afraid it'll be difficult to take down the entire Yangzhou in a short period of time!”
After a long time, Cao Cao finally sighed.
Although they had won the Battle of Red Cliff, they had also suffered casualties.
He had led an army of 350,000 at the start, but now, he only had 270,000 to 280,000 left.
On the other hand, Sun Quan seemed to have no strength left to fight, but this didn't mean that he didn't have the slightest strength to resist.
After all, the Sun family had been in control of River East for a long time and had a solid foundation. Moreover, the basic defense forces of each county had not been mobilized to the Battle of Red Cliff.
If Boss Cao gave it his all, he might be able to take down the entire Yangzhou.
However, the final result would be that the remaining army would be mostly wiped out.
In this chaotic world, only an army that could be mobilized flexibly could have the right to speak!
Moreover, at the critical moment, Ma Teng of Western Liang and Liu Zhang of Yizhou would probably have some thoughts!
"Prime Minister is wise, so if we have the chance, we can negotiate with Sun Quan.”
"If we can obtain enough benefits without any effort, we might as well retreat.”
"Moreover, when Sun Quan recovers, he will definitely seek an explanation from Liu Bei. We can use this opportunity to consider how to take down Western Liang!”
Guo Jia finished his sentence in one breath.
In fact, he had never thought of taking down River East directly from the beginning.
However, he was also calculative about the places that he had to take down.
"Since Zhuiyu has already planned it out, I don't need to worry about it anymore. I'll have to trouble you with the matters of River East!”
Cao Cao sighed.
"Report! My lord, the envoy from Jiangdong requests an audience!"
"Oh? Just as he mentioned the other party, the other party came. Who was it?”
Cao Cao raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Reporting to my lord, it's Zhang Zhao and an unknown girl.”
"Alright, invite them in."
He didn't think too much about it and directly gave the order. Guo Jia stood up and prepared to leave.
"Zhuiyu, what are you doing?"
"Prime minister, I have some friendship with Zibu, so in order to avoid suspicion, it's better for me to avoid him first.”
Boss Cao's expression changed, but his voice immediately sank.
"Zhuiyu, don't learn from Wen Ruo and the others. Since I've said that I'll leave the matter of River East to you, I won't think too much about it. You'll be fully responsible for this negotiation!”
Cao Cao stood up and pushed Guo Jia back to his seat.
Guo Jia could only smile bitterly when he saw this, but he was still grateful in his heart.
Although he knew that this was probably just a show of trust from Cao Cao, he was still touched by Cao Cao's actions.
Not long after, Zhang Zhao and the young girl arrived at the meeting hall.
Guo Jia also looked at the other party.
Zhang Zhao naturally did not need to say much. He could be considered to have a small friendship with the other party.
As for the other girl, she was fully dressed and had a heroic spirit between her brows, giving people a valiant feeling.
From time to time, he would curiously size up Guo Jia and Cao Cao, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Guo Jia had a vague guess in his heart when he saw this.
However, this didn't seem to be Boss Cao's cup of tea.
"Zhang Zhao greets Prime Minister Cao and Military Advisor Guo!”
Zhang Zhao took the lead to greet the two of them, but the young girl beside him did not have any reaction.
Boss Cao frowned.
One had to know that everyone knew the purpose of their visit this time. It was nothing more than to come and sue for peace. They actually dared to make such a gesture?
"Prime Minister, please forgive me. This is my lord's sister, Sun Shangxiang.”
Cao Cao didn't say anything, only nodding slightly.
"If you have anything to say, you can talk to Zhuiyu directly. I've already given the authorization. Zhuiyu can represent me fully!”
Cao Cao said casually. Then, he closed his eyes and dozed off on the chair.
"Zibu, please forgive me, the Prime Minister has been busy recently and hasn't had a good rest.”
Guo Jia shook his head helplessly.
Looking at the other party's posture, it seemed that he did not intend to interrupt at all, so he could only open his mouth to explain.
"Zibu, Miss Sun, please take a seat!”
After the two of them sat down, Guo Jia spoke again,"I wonder why Zibu has come this time?”
Although he already knew it in his heart, he still had to say what he should.
Moreover, he was not the one who was anxious now.
"Fengxiao, don't ask the obvious. I'm also entrusted by my lord to see how the prime minister is willing to retreat.”
Guo Jia heard the other party still call him "Feng Xiao", but his heart did not waver at all.
Now that things had come to this, he was somewhat used to it.
"Since Zibu said so, I won't hide it from you. As long as General Sun cedes the four places of Qichun, Danyang, Lujiang, and Wujun, my Cao army will naturally retreat.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Zhao's expression instantly became extremely ugly.
Although these four counties only occupied less than one-third of Yangzhou's area, they were almost the most prosperous four counties in Yangzhou!
"Fengxiao, you're making things difficult for me!”
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