Soon after, Xun You spoke!
"The benefits of marrying Yuan Xi will be for both my lord and Yuan Xi in the future.”
"Whether it is for the sake of the lord's daughter or the friendship between the two families, if the lord wins, Yuan Xi and the lord's daughter will definitely survive if they have children!”
"If Yuan Xi wins, and if the lord's daughter has a good relationship with Yuan Xi, she can also leave behind some of the Cao family's bloodline!”
After Xun You said this, Cao Cao's expression changed!
That's right, doing this meant that he had double insurance. Cao Cao might really ask Yuan Shao for it!
Yuan Shao would also agree!
Whether it was Cao Cao or Yuan Shao who seized the world, they would at least be able to retain a trace of the other party's bloodline!
This was enough for a duke!
However, at this moment, Cao Cao felt that Xun You had a hidden meaning in his words. He was definitely not that simple!
"Then, what are the drawbacks?"
When Cao Cao said this, Xun You also took a deep breath and said!
"The disadvantage is that it will affect the morale of the army. In the hearts of some generals, if the lord really wants to marry his daughter to Yuan Xi as a concubine or a wife, he will be in a weaker position!”
"If it was his first wife, then it would be fine. The two families would be equal, but Yuan Xi already has his first wife, Zhen Mi!”
"My lord's actions will probably be said to be afraid of Yuan Shao and want to use his daughter to sue for peace and ensure his safety!”
After Xun You said this, everyone's expression changed!
Xun Yu immediately jumped out and said to Cao Cao!
" My lord, Gongda didn't mean that. He just…"
However, before Xun You could finish speaking, Cao Cao was furious. He kicked the table in front of him and shouted angrily!
"Xun Gongda, if it wasn't for your hard work, I would have killed your entire family!”
"If you don't want to marry your daughter, then don't marry her. Do you have to insult me with the word 'marriage?”
Xun You helplessly sighed when he saw Cao Cao's anger. He lowered his head and said!
"I dare not!"
Seeing this scene, Cao Cao was so angry that he flicked his sleeves and left. He had originally wanted to marry his daughter to Yuan Xi!
However, Xun You's words made it seem like Cao Cao was marrying off his daughter to the Western Han Dynasty. Naturally, he immediately gave up on this idea!
However, Xun You's words weren't wrong. It was just that if he said it too clearly, it would naturally cause Cao Cao's dissatisfaction!
After Cao Cao left, Xun Yu could not help but complain about Xun You!
"Why do you have to be like this? The lord is just on a whim. Isn't he just looking for an excuse to take Pengcheng and Donghai counties under his command?”
"If Yuan Shao agrees to the marriage, these two counties will naturally return to the lord's hands. In the future, when you have the land of the four provinces, you might be able to compete with Yuan Shao!”
"Now that you've said this, the lord will definitely not do this again. Similarly, we have no good way to help the lord take down the two counties. This is our incompetence!”
Xun You shook his head when he heard his uncle's words!
"I know all these things, but that Yuan Xi is abnormally cunning. He won't act until he sees the rabbit.”
"But if my lord doesn't have the heart to resist Yuan Shao, then won't the Cao army be afraid of Yuan Shao's army like a tiger, let alone fight for hegemony!”
"Once they really become in-laws, the lord will definitely lose, so you have to stop it. Moreover, without these two counties, it's not impossible to resist Yuan Shao!”
If Yuan Xi knew that Cao Cao married his daughter just to return to the two counties and leave a path of retreat for his Cao Family bloodline!
He could probably understand!
After all, in the original history, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were at an absolute disadvantage in the war. Basically, no one was optimistic about Cao Cao!
Even Cao Cao himself felt that he would lose. If it wasn't for Guo Jia and Xun Yu cheering him on, he would have given up!
Not to mention now, Yuan Shao's side had the terrifying Yuan Xi, and Cao Cao only had a province and a half of land!
It was normal for him to do such a thing!
……
A few days later, a military report came from the front line, saying that the four prefectures of Xu Prefecture had all been seized!
Zhang He was stationed in Langya, Jiang Yiqu in Donghai, Xiahou Dun and Le Jin in Guangling and Pengcheng respectively!
When Yuan Xi and Cao Cao met up again, they also brought Liu Bei and his two brothers and set off for Xiapi!
This was the last prefecture of Xu Prefecture. As long as they took Xiapi, Xu Prefecture would be settled and Lu Bu would perish!
As for Zhang Liao, in order to prevent him from becoming enemies with his old master, Yuan Xi had him temporarily head to Donghai to assist Jiang Yiqu in guarding the city!
After all, Dong Hai County had already agreed that it would belong to Yuan Xi!
Speaking of which, Yuan Xi really didn't intend to take Xuzhou's land!
Instead, he was prepared to use Xu Prefecture to exchange for Diao Chan, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and the others. Then, he would plunder some commoners and move them to Hebei!
But now, Cao Cao couldn't bring out anything good to exchange for Langya County and Donghai County, so Yuan Xi could only accept it reluctantly!
Who asked Guo Jia to insist on asking Yuan Xi if he knew about Cao Cao's arrangements for Xuzhou and even lose the bet!
Therefore, Yuan Xi couldn't be blamed for this. He naturally had to send troops to guard Donghai and Langya!
When the army arrived at Xiapi City, more than 100,000 soldiers surrounded the city!
Because they had agreed that Xiapi would belong to Cao Cao, Yuan Xi had brought 30,000 soldiers and was only responsible for the eastern gate!
The other three sides were left to Cao Cao!
As for Liu Bei and his brothers, they were helping Cao Cao defend the south gate. After all, Cao Cao wanted to rely on his valiant generals to defeat Lu Bu!
That was a little difficult!
If it wasn't for the help of Liu Bei and his brothers, Lu Bu might have been able to escape!
At this moment, in the city, Lu Bu had lost Diao Chan and his family because of Chen Gui and Chen Deng's betrayal. Ever since he returned to Xiapi, he had been spending his days drinking!
He no longer had any ambition!
Although Chen Gong was furious, he still tried to persuade her every day!
As for Song Xian, Hou Cheng, and the other generals, they had lost their will to fight. They felt that after the city fell, it would be their death!
On this day, when the 100,000 strong army outside the city began to attack, Gao Shun was in charge of guarding the south gate, Hou Cheng was in charge of guarding the north gate, and Chen Gong was in charge of guarding the west gate!
The east gate that Yuan Xi was attacking was Song Xian's defense!
After the war drums sounded, Yan Liang and Wen Chou took the lead. Relying on their martial arts that far surpassed ordinary people, they raised their shields and spears and charged to the city gate!
Even the archers on the city wall could not stop the two of them from advancing!
Upon seeing this, Song Xian immediately gritted his teeth as if he had made up his mind. Then, he said to the generals!
" Brothers, the allied forces of Yuan and Cao are strong. If the city falls, we will be buried with Lu Bu. Why don't you follow me and surrender to Young Master Yuan Xi…"
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