Among Cao Cao's sons, although each has his own abilities, there are only three people who can most appreciate Cao Cao during his lifetime. One is Cao Zhi, the head of the Cao family, the other is Cao Chong, the smartest Cao Pi.

At this critical moment, Cao Pi actually came to Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu, which naturally had a meaning that was indescribable.

Seeing Cao Pi come to the tent and see the two of us, Cao Zhen couldn't help but be stunned at first, then smiled helplessly, and said, "Zihuan, it's midnight, you are not in Jianzhang Cavalry Camp, what are you doing here?"

Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu both belonged to the Cao clan, and there were not so many words to say about Cao Pi.

Cao Pi smiled and said, "Uncle Zilian is dead. I believe the most uncomfortable thing in your heart is that you two. As brothers of the same clan, I will take a look at you. Shouldn't that be?"

When Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu heard this, they looked at each other and then sighed together.

Cao Pi sat down helplessly, then threw his sleeves and said with a smile: "Oh, it's Uncle Zilian who is leaving today. When the day comes, I don't know who will leave. It's you two and me? Haha, I'm afraid no one can tell."

"Haha!" Cao Zhen laughed and said, "Although I am the adopted son of the Cao family, I also know how to abide by the law of loyalty and filial piety. If the Cao family is destroyed, then I will die with the Cao family. What a pity?"

"Is that?" When he said this, Cao Pi's face darkened and he said, "It's great that you want to be a loyal minister of the Cao family! But I tell you, I'm afraid the result may not be as you wish... If I expected it, in the end, the end of the Cao family may be the subjugation captive, trapped in Yecheng by Yuan Shang for the rest of his life, unable to live out of heaven or die in the earth."

"What!" Cao Xiu was shocked when he heard this and said, "Zihuan, what do you mean?"

Cao Pi snorted coldly and said, "You guys say, what is the current situation of our Cao family?"

Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu looked at each other, both bowing their heads and silently.

What is the situation? What else can it be? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Cao family is now powerless to make a comeback. It is impossible to defeat Yuan Shang and regain the defeat! It is only one day before and one day to be eliminated by Yuan's army.

Seeing that the two of them didn't say anything, Cao Pi continued, "It's only a matter of time before we were completely defeated by Yuan Shang in this situation. If there really is one day, what do you two want?"

Cao Zhen glared and said, "Of course I followed the lord to the ground!"

Cao Pi smiled and said, "Follow the underground? I'm afraid it's not that easy? According to the relationship between Cao Zhi and Yuan Shang, as I expected, the final outcome of the Cao family was just to surrender to the clan and become a prisoner of the Yuan family, a slave dog!"

Cao Xiu was shocked when he heard this and said, "Zihuan, don't talk nonsense!"

Cao Pi said lightly: "I'm talking nonsense? What's my words are not true? How many mistakes have he made since he attacked Cao Zhi and became the prime minister? And you don't know how weak he is to Yuan Shang! First, he lost the emperor and then Xuzhou. In addition to passively let Yuan Shang keep suppressing, has he ever taken the initiative to attack after he took the lead? Has he ever fought with Yuan Shang for the Cao family? Not only has he never been hostile to Yuan Shang, but he is always in love with each other, which has led to Yuan Shang gradually eroding Henan, leading to this situation today!"

Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu were shocked when they heard this.

Cao Pi took a deep breath and said, "First it was Yu Jin, Cao Chun, and Xu Chu, and Guo Jia. Now even Zi Lian's uncle has gone! Because of Cao Zhi's incompetence and weakness, such loyal ministers and generals have died. After so many people died, the end of our Cao family is to surrender to Yuan Shang and be a lackey for Yuan? No matter what you think, as Cao Cao's son, I, Cao Pi, would rather die than surrender!"

When Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu heard this, they were both shocked. You know, Cao Pi's words were very rebellious. With this sentence alone, they could capture him and hand him over to Cao Zhi.

But after thinking about it, they felt that Cao Pi was not unreasonable. Cao Zhi did make many mistakes in decision-making and personality. Cao Zhi's decline was not unrelated to his character.

Thinking of this, Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu lowered their heads, didn't speak for a long time, and were speechless.

Things have reached this point, what's the point of saying this?

Cao Pi pondered for a moment and said, "I decided to join forces with the Cao clan who was determined to fight against Yuan Shang to the end, leave the Central Plains, leave Cao Zhi's control, and go to another side to develop a new foundation. If Cao Zhi wants to surrender to Yuan Shang, let him be Yuan Shang's dog by himself! I, Cao Pi, would rather die than fight Yuan Shang to the end!"

"What?" Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu never thought that Cao Pi would say such words. They almost choked by their saliva. They were stunned for a while before saying in surprise: "Zihuan, what were you saying?"

"Leave Cao Zhi! Leave Central Plains! Start a new party! Fight with Yuan Shang!"

"You're crazy! No one will go with you!"

Cao Pi smiled and said, "Who said he could not? The Cao family had fought with Yuan for so long, and many people were irreconcilable with Yuan Shang. Bo Ren had already agreed to me just now. As well as many generals of the Cao family's relatives, they would definitely not be willing to surrender to Yuan Shang!"

Speaking of this, Cao Pi stared at them tightly and said, "Do you two want to inherit my father's will and leave with me, and look for an opportunity to avenge the next day, or should you follow Cao Zhi and surrender to Yuan Shang together and be a dog for him? Make a decision!"

Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu were immediately confused when they heard this.

After a long silence, Cao Xiu suddenly heard: "Surrender to Yuan Shang and become the eagle of Yuan's family for the rest of his life, I am unwilling to accept it!"

Cao Zhen turned his head in surprise and said, "You are crazy, do you know what you are talking about?"

Cao Pi shook his head, looked at Cao Zhen, and said, "Wenlie is not crazy, Zidan, think about it carefully, even if you follow Cao Zhi to surrender to Yuan Shang, with his cunning nature, will you really let your life go? You don't know who Yuan Shang is. Do you think that after he eliminates the enemy the next day, he will not eliminate the orphan of Cao's family? There is blood feud between Yuan and Cao!"

Cao Zhen looked at Cao Pi blankly when he heard this, and said, "But, but, where can we go?"

Cao Pi took a deep breath and said, "Go to Dongwu!"

"Dongwu? Will you surrender to Sun Quan? But, what can we do after we go to Dongwu?"

Cao Pi smiled and shook his head, saying, "After we get there, we will make plans again. However, in this case, we will definitely not be able to stay in Henan anymore!

After a brief silence, Cao Pi asked, "Are you going with me?"

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Two days later, Yuan's army rectified its troops and began to attack Guandu under the design of Yuan Shang's command, Hetian Feng.

First, they attacked the north and south sides, and then set up ambushes on both sides of the east and west sides. After waiting for the troops from the north and south sides to be unable to support them, the Cao army from the east and west sides to rescue them, and then attacked the city in one fell swoop.

The east attacks the west and then attacks the west. This is the plan set by Tian Feng for Yuan Shang.

Seeing his generals constantly attacking Guandu Tucheng, and constantly recalling the plan set by Tian Feng for him, Yuan Shang couldn't help but sigh and secretly praised Tian Feng for being cunning.

"He thought of this old man Tian, ​​such a shameless plan, was actually thought of by him. I really don't know what brand of military strategy he read!"

It was a bit uncomfortable to hear Yuan Shang's side, but it was rare that he did not say anything to harm Tian Feng. Since Yuan Shang ascended the throne, the large-scale personal attacks of the Hebei clan factions are indeed much less than that of Yuan Shao's era.

"Lord, the elite troops on both sides of the north and south were attacked by our army very quickly. I don't think it will take long to take the soldiers on both sides of the Cao army to be transferred back! The lord can notify the generals on both sides of the east and west, and you can almost prepare to take action."

Yuan Shang smiled slightly and shook his head and said, "It's not yet time. Although the generals of Cao's army withered seriously, their military power is not as good as before, but after all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, so you should not be treated casually."

When Zhang Ji heard this, he was stunned and said, "Camel?"

Yuan Shang turned his head and said, "Camel, don't you know? The Qiang people on the Western Regions often raise them in captivity, more frequently than those of horse envoys."

Zheng Ji lowered his head embarrassedly and blushed, "Although he knows such a thing, he has never seen it before, so he is ashamed."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shang sighed helplessly and said, "Forget it, let me change to a metaphor that I can understand. Tian Feng from Hebei is stubborn! Do you understand?"

Zhang Ji made a sudden realization: "So that's it, I understand it!"

Yuan Shang smiled and turned his head, saying, "After so many years of fighting, everyone knows who has a lot of urination. Now Cao's army is not good, and can last at least one more hour in the face of our offensive. So there is no need to urge the other side of the world to urge them. Instead, it is better to let them keep their energy well, so that they can be more effective in a while..."

At this moment, a scout came hurriedly and bowed to Yuan Shang, "Lord, the situation on both sides of Guandu Tucheng has changed!"

Yuan Shang was surprised when he heard this and said, "What has changed?"

The scout bowed and said, "On the east and west sides, many Cao troops came out of the Tucheng City, and then turned around and ran south. Judging from the number, it was about a few thousand!"

"Ah?" After hearing this, not to mention Pang Ji and others, even Yuan Shang could not help but be stunned.

Behind Yuan Shang, General Wang Shuang snorted and said, "Cao Jun is so arrogant. We didn't go to hit their faces, but they actually came out on their own initiative! Isn't this an obvious provocation?"
Chapter completed!