Chapter 47 Cao Yuan's soldiers crossed the South Pass and work together to pass the five levels (13

Xun Xun saw that Xin Jing shook his head and refused, so he carefully said all the plots. Xin Ping was overjoyed and immediately invited Yuan Shu to come to the banquet.

Yuan Shu knew that Yuan Shao was dead, and Liu Bei and Xun Qian had to be reused, so he was waiting for Xin to comment on himself. In Yuan Shu's view, the opportunity for him to ascend the throne again has come, and this time he can take charge of the four states, which is more majestic than before. After receiving the Xin Ping banquet, Yuan Shu ignored Yang Hong's persuasion and went to the banquet happily.

Xin Ping couldn't help sneering when he saw Yuan Shu coming. He kept persuading him to drink during the dinner and said all the good words, as if the safety of Ye City was in Yuan Shu alone. Yuan Shu couldn't help but be happy when he heard the words. He kept raising his glass and was soon drunk. Xin Ping greeted the knife and axe hand that had already been ambushed and beheaded Yuan Shu, and then took Yuan Shu's head to Yang Hong and Zhang Xun to persuade them to work for Yuan Mai.

Yang Hong and Zhang Xun both knew in their hearts that Yuan Shu was not the master, or they would not pretend to be emperor and lost to Yuan Shao. It's just that the job-hopping of the ancients is not as simple as modern times, and it's even easier to turn to others as officials. There is a saying that loyal ministers do not have nothing to do with the two masters, and they will not only not be trusted by the new master but also despised. Therefore, although they were in a bleak situation and difficult to pay for their ambition, they did not leave Yuan Shu.

At this time, Yuan Shu had already died, and Xin Ping promised to reuse the two. Yang Hong and Zhang Xun decided to work for Yuan Mai and promised Xin Ping to defend the city together. In this way, there are Xun Zhen, Yang Hong, Liu Bei and Zhang Xun in Yecheng. Although there are no fierce generals who can defeat Cao, it is more than enough to lead troops to defend the city. What's more, the starved camel is bigger than the horse. Even if Yuan Shao buried hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Guandu, the defenders in Ye City are still close to 100,000 people, and the grain storage is enough for a year, which can't be captured by Cao Cao for a while.

Cao Cao learned that Yecheng was well-prepared and had no hope of a strong attack, so he called Wen Wu to discuss it. Xiahou Dun followed Cao to fight against the enemy, so he said, "Yuan Mai is a child. Yang Hong, Zhang Xun and Liu Bei are all defeated by the lord. As long as we besiege the city and attack fiercely, how can we not take it?"

Xun You said, "There are many soldiers in Yecheng, which is not advisable at the moment. If you attack strongly, you will lose the soldiers and generals. I have a plan to take this city without a single soldier.

Cao Cao likes to use tricks and hurriedly asks for advice. Xun You continued: "The main soldiers besieged Ye City, and the generals in the city were forced to join hands because of the situation. If the lord withdraws his troops for the time being, the people in the city will inevitably be in civil strife. Not to mention others, Liu Bei is not a person who has lived for a long time. The lord can wait for the chaos and attack again.

Cao Ren said, "What if it's not messy?"

Xun You laughed and said, "If you don't mess up, you will be divided!" The lord can divide his troops to take Bingzhou, Qingzhou and Youzhou. If Yuan Mai defends Ye City in Jizhou, all three states will be lost. Wouldn't it be good for the lord to break through each other?"

Cao Cao asked and said with great joy: "Gongda is really a wonderful plan! Yecheng can't be pulled out in a hurry. We will take over the army for the time being. Now that the crops are in the field, I'm afraid that the people's business will be ruined. It's not too late to pick them up after the autumn harvest. After saying that, he ordered each battalion to return to Xuchang.

Nan Ye and Guan Yu arrived in Xuchang before Cao. Xun Yu, who guarded Xuchang for Cao, did not dare to neglect them after receiving them. They were delicious, delicious and well treated. However, one thing is that they are not allowed to leave Xuchang and ask them to wait until Cao Cao comes back for the reward.

Guo Jia secretly said to Nan Ye, "Guan Yunchang is the general of Cao Mengde, and he is ordered not to leave Xuchang. The mage only sent troops to fight against Yuan, and he did not belong to Cao Mengde. Now that Yuan Shao has been destroyed, if Xun Wen still wants to stay here, I'm afraid it will be unfavorable to the mage. Please go early.

Nan Yeqi said, "I helped Meng De eradicate Yuan Shao and get the land of four states. Why is Xun Wenruo against me?"

Guo Jia smiled and said, "How can the mage be smart and confused for a while? If Xun Wen is not good for the mage, I'm afraid Cao Mengde is not good for the mage. The mage did not say to the subordinates and others: there are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only eternal interests."

Nan Ye said thoughtfully, "The meaning of filial piety is that the next target after Meng De defeats Yuan Shao is me?"

Guo Jia said, "That's exactly what it means! Cao Mengde has four prefectures of Sili, Xuzhou, Yanzhou and Yuzhou. If he gets the four prefectures of Ji, Qing, You and Bing, most of the world will be in his hands. Who else can compete with it besides the mage?

Nan Ye also thought that he would turn against Cao one day, but he didn't expect Cao Cao to do it so quickly. It is said that the two have just worked together to fight against Yuan Shao, and the relationship should still be in the honeymoon period. So he hesitated and said, "Is Feng Xiao sure that Meng De will kill me at this time?"

Guo Jia shook his head and nodded again, "Cao Mengde can't kill the mage, and he dares not kill the mage. But this is a great opportunity to deal with the mage. Xun Yu, Xun You, Cheng Yu and Li Ru are all wise people and will not easily let the mage go. This is what they don't know about the mage's ability. If they know the mage's ambition, they will take the opportunity to kill the mage in the name of being cursed by the world.

After listening to Guo Jia's words, Nan Ye couldn't help sighing. When he killed Yuan Shao's generals, he was already calculating Cao Cao. How could Cao Cao, who is known as the treacherous man in the world, not calculate himself? Perhaps when Yuan Shao, a common enemy, was there, Cao Cao had no idea, but as soon as Yuan Shao died, Cao Cao's next goal must be himself. This has nothing to do with friendship, but different positions. In terms of friendship, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are still iron buddies.

After thinking for a moment, Nan Ye said, "Since Meng De will not kill me in the name of benevolence and righteousness, if I don't say goodbye, won't I let Cao Mengde know my ambition? Does Feng Xiao have a plan to help me hide it from the world?"

Guo Jia thought for a moment and said, "Jiaguan Cao Mengde is particularly important to Guan Yunchang and is also a person who cherishes talent. I'm sure he won't kill the mage immediately. Most of them have to take the mage for their own use first. If the mage is not afraid of taking risks, he can be like this..."

After listening to Guo Jia's plan, Nan Ye nodded repeatedly and was not in a hurry to leave Xuchang. He should eat and drink, and waited for Cao Cao to come back. What Nan Ye didn't expect was that Cao Cao really didn't let him wait for a long time, and basically returned to Xu Chang. This made Nan Ye very puzzled. Could it be that Yuan Shao's death did not accelerate the process of Cao Cao's unification of the north?

Soon there was an answer to the questions in Nan Ye's heart. Yuan Mai succeeded to the throne and Yuan Shu's old position would be used, which Nan Ye did not expect. According to the original history, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are here, and it is not Yuan Mai's turn to succeed Yuan Shao. Yuan Shu died in front of Yuan Shao. However, at this time, Yuan Mai, Zhang Xun, Yang Hong and others replaced Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang and Gao Gan on the historical stage. It seems that although the process of the battle of Guandu was accelerated by Nan Ye, it will take some time for Cao Cao to unify the north.

After Cao returned to Xuchang, Cao naturally had a big banquet and the ministers were rewarded for their meritorious deeds and punishment. Not only did he have their own command, but even the ten generals and Guo Jia brought by Nan Ye had their own awards, but Nanye did not have the title of officialdom. Others only said that Nanye's official residence was the best and could not be sealed, but Cao Cao was still puzzled whether to make Nan Ye an official or kill him.