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He suffers from gout and is in great pain at this moment.

Liu Ye asked: "My lord, what should we do next? We need to make a big decision!"

Cao Cao rubbed his temples and asked, "Zi Yang, what do you think I should do? How can I escape this calamity!"

Cao Cao didn't have any good ideas at this time.

You shouldn't be too stiff with Xu Ding.

If Xu Ding didn't fight back, he wouldn't be afraid of Lv Bu at all. Lv Bu could kill Lv Bu with just that little force.

Lu Bu is very strong. I have more than a dozen generals. If I can't beat one, I can always kill him in a team battle.

Liu Ye also thought about this issue when Cao Cao fainted, so he blurted out: "My lord, it is impossible to keep Yanzhou intact. We can only choose one thing. Divide Yanzhou into two, either keep the east side, or Protect the west side, no matter which side you want to protect, you must do your best to win."

Cao Cao knew this would be the result.

All the western part of Yanzhou rebelled and turned against Lu Bu.

Xu Ding in the east is attacking fiercely, and it is also precarious, and the outcome is uncertain.

Cao Cao asked, "Zi Yang, which one do you think we should protect?"

Apparently Cao Cao admitted this fact by the scriptures, and must cut the flesh.

The decision must be decisive, and there is no time to hesitate now.

If you stop, you will suffer.

Chapter 614 Cao Cao's Choice

Liu Ye said: "My lord wants me to choose. I choose the west side. The Marquis of Weihai is too strong. If we fight him to death, the whole army may be wiped out in the end. If we give up the east side, the Marquis of Weihai may not be advancing westward. Youzhou has not yet fallen, and Jizhou has not been leveled." , the Yuan family is still alive, he will not force the Lord too much."

Yanzhou was sandwiched between the two Yuans, and Xu Ding would surely go to war with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu as long as he swallowed all of Yanzhou.

In this way, he will have to rely on the back when he swallows Youzhou, which is very undesirable.

And he pushed too hard. When he went to the west, he not only had to fight Cao Cao, but also fought Lu Bu at the same time.

At that time, it will instead lead to the Cao Lu alliance.

With such a strategy as Xu Ding, it is unlikely that he would do such a stupid thing.

Therefore, giving up the east side can be used as a bargaining chip for negotiating peace with Xu Ding.

"Okay! Then protect the west side and contact Bokang as soon as possible. I want to get his definite answer, and the four counties of Jibei Kingdom will be handed over to him." Cao Cao said heartbroken.

Liu Ye immediately went down to arrange people to talk to Xu Ding about the rebellion.

But when the envoys came to Xu Huang and Guan Yu, the reply from Xu Huang and others was: "Sorry, we only care about fighting, and negotiating is the work of civil servants. Why don't you go to Qingzhou, my lord is not here."

Also go to Qingzhou.

This is a lot of delay, the messenger returned immediately.

Liu Ye reported the results to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao said, "Bokang is a smart man. First, he is afraid of being cheated by me. Second, his appetite is not limited to this. No matter what it is, we must first show sincerity."

Liu Ye didn't respond, basically agreeing with what Cao Cao said.

Then Cao Cao said: "Forget it, I believe that Bokang will not kill them all, and there is no need for any agreement, just withdraw, we will retreat to Dong'a first, and let Bokang's people enter Jibei Kingdom."

Linyi is stuck on the main road to the north of Jibei.

Cao Cao wanted to talk to Xu Ding on this condition.

But Xu Ding already knew what happened in Yanzhou, so naturally he would not meet Cao Cao, nor would he make any promises.

Whether to eat up Yanzhou in one go depends on the development of the situation, so he will not negotiate with Cao Cao.

Because he now has this strength and advantage.

Cao Cao had no choice but to lead his army to retreat westward, and none of his soldiers went south to Jibei Kingdom.

As soon as Cao Jun left, Xu Huang and others took over Linyi, and Guan Yu's fifth school Weijun immediately went south to Jibei Kingdom.

Xu Ding did not pursue Cao Cao when he arrived in Linyi, but first sent people to occupy the counties of Dongjun in the northern part of the Yellow River.

Especially the two cities of Boping and Dongwuyang.

One city pinched Yuan Shao's right rear wing, and the other city half encircled Cao Cao's East A, which meant to continue to force Cao Cao to go west.

Cao Cao had no choice but to continue to return west with his army, and quickly withdrew to Fan County. After learning that Lu Bu had captured Juancheng, he did not advance eastward, but turned south to develop and control the counties and counties. Cao Cao was relieved.

For this reason, Cao Cao immediately sent a general to Shouyun City, and the two cities formed a horn to cope with Lu Bu's change.

At the same time, they actively sent people to Dongping State, Lu State, and Rencheng State to mobilize troops and horses to assemble in Shanyang County.

Che Zhou, who had been struggling in Dongping, received a letter from Cao Cao and news of the change in Yanzhou, so he led his troops to withdraw from Dongping.

Zhao Yun pursued, and Che Zhou was defeated and left behind a group of prisoners. He was chased to Ren Chengguo and met Cao Chun and others who had returned from Xuzhou. Only then were they able to save their lives.

However, Lu Zhao and Cai Yang who stayed in Sheqiu and Gang County were unable to withdraw, and were besieged by the second school Weijun and the sixth school Weiqi, and finally lost.

Cao Chun, Cao Xiu, and Cao Zhende were also very saddened to know the great changes in Yanzhou.

In order to avoid fighting with the sixth school lieutenant army and save the seeds of the tiger and leopard cavalry, they immediately withdrew from Renchengguo to Shanyang County after joining the chariots.

After Cao's army withdrew, the Fifth School Wei's army soon occupied Rencheng State and Lu State.

So far, Xu Ding's department has taken over the four counties of Yanzhou and half of the East County, and at the same time received Xu Ding's order to suspend the pursuit.

Xu Ding was no longer advancing westward, which also allowed Cao Cao to breathe.

Cao Cao reorganized his army and horses, and immediately mobilized all his troops to attack Lv Bu on three fronts, launching a counterattack to regain Yanzhou.

The reason why Cao Cao launched the attack so quickly was that the lack of food and grass forced him to go to war immediately.

The second is that Lv Bu's first foothold in Yanzhou was not stable and people's hearts were not attached.

Cao Cao's three-way attack was divided into the main force from Fan County to Juancheng, and Yuncheng's flanks to cover and contain.

And the Naoshima Huanglong recovery battle from Shanyang Kingdom to Dingtao, the prefecture of Jiyin County.

Let’s talk about Shanyang first. The prefect of Shanyang County is Yuan Yi of the Yuan family. Although Shanyang is in the territory of Yanzhou, Yuan Yi’s heart is for Yuan Shao.

At this time, Yuan Cao was in the alliance, so naturally Yuan Yi did not follow Chen Gong to welcome Lu Bu.

So I naturally supported Cao Cao to take back Yanzhou, not only paying money but also food, helping Che Zhou regain the morale of the army.