"It depends!"

Cao Cao looked at the few words in his hand and smiled slightly sarcastically, "It is indeed Yuan Benchu!"

He raised another piece of cloth that came with him and asked him to learn martial arts, "Qu Yi has already opened up Jingxing, and Yuan Benchu ​​also plans to continue to send more troops to Taiyuan. He actually asked me to decide according to the situation?"

"Oh, also, when Zhang Liao saw that Zi Xiao had sent in trebuchets, he had already abandoned the camp outside Chaoge City and retreated to Ji County. After winning the honor, Zi Xiao's soldiers and horses entered Hanoi. People in Hanoi were unstable, and the gentry in Jizhou were very powerful.

It will soon light fires everywhere, and even with all his strength, Lu Bu can't stop the building from falling."

He looked at everyone with a bit of fun, "It depends on the situation? This is clearly telling me, don't worry about Yuan Shang's life or death, just go all out!"

Cao Cao stood up and said, "I will be the villain. After all, he has asked himself for instructions. He can't blame me!"

All the civil and military officials stood up, and Xi Zhicai raised his hands and asked, "Are we going to attack the city today?"

Cao Cao raised his head and looked at the sun that had just risen outside. "That guy Yuan Jiujiu has been having trouble with me. He will definitely go to Yanzhou to take advantage of the situation again this time. Finish the fight here as soon as possible and I will go back to deal with him early and break the barrier!"

Cao Cao's camp was set up at the foot of the pass. The catapult was pushed out that day and never came back. The 30,000-strong army was quickly assembled.

On the top of the city of Sishui Pass, a large pot was steaming. Yuan Shang was held by a soldier in his hand. He was kicking his hands and feet wildly and crying in fear. Compared with that day, he really cried today and was frightened.

The beautiful woman told him not to be afraid and that she would not cook him, but Fazheng, who brought him to the pass, also said that if your father doesn't care about your life or death and insists on letting your Uncle Meng De attack the city, he will have no choice but to cook you.

Yuan Shang looked at the dense crowd of soldiers under the city, broke down and cried, "Dad, dad, do you really don't care about me? Don't you like me the most? Dad, please save me, I don't want to die, I don't want to be cooked..."

At the top of the city, the personal entourage sent by Yuan Shao looked at Yuan Shang who was screaming in fear from a distance. He couldn't help but wipe his tears quietly. The lord asked him to go back and report to him what he saw today. What would he do in such a situation?

Can you tell the Lord? How can the Lord bear it? Such a cute and well-behaved young master is going to be cooked alive and die!

Cao Cao glanced at Yuan Shang one last time, hiding a hint of distress and unbearability in his eyes, and finally slowly lowered his raised right hand.

As the first stone was thrown, he saw the soldier turn his back and throw Yuan Shang down. The loud sound of the stone hitting the city wall covered the child's screams, but he saw the splash in the pot.

The water splashed up, and the heat seemed to be magical, burning his eyes even from a long distance away.

This siege battle did not last long. Song Xian could not withstand the repeated bombardment by catapults, and led his troops to abandon the pass before noon.

The city gate of Sishui Pass opened wide, and Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's personal entourage rushed to the top of the city. They saw that the big pot had been smashed, and under the wall, among the rubble, was a boiled headless corpse.

Lying there quietly, its small curled body seemed to accuse them of their sins. What was wrong with him?

…………

At the ferry of the Yellow River, Yuan Shang sat glumly on the edge of the pier. His mouth shrank for a while like a toothless old lady, and then bulged like a frog blowing his gills. He was obviously very unhappy.

"Isn't it sad?"

Fazheng walked over and picked him up, but Yuan Shang slipped off him, raised his head and glared at him angrily, "You scared me to death, I thought you were really going to cook me."

Fazheng pinched his angry little face and said with a smile, "Sister said you can't cook, but you really can't. Are you angry about this?"

Yuan Shang rolled his eyes at him, "What else? I was really frightened when I saw that hot pot!"

"Aren't you sad that your father doesn't care whether you live or die?" Fazheng asked strangely.

"What's so sad? I've even forgotten what my father looks like. He probably doesn't love me anymore. I just miss my mother, Tian Zhan, Ju Hu and Xu Ziyuan. They must be very upset when they see me lost.

I'm anxious and sad, I want to go back to the village..." Yuan Shang's mouth narrowed, and his eyes instantly filled with tears.

Fazheng bent down and picked him up again, and said, "When you repay your kindness, I will find a way to send you back to the village."

"Really?" Yuan Shang wiped his eyes with his little hand and stretched out his little finger, "Let's do Gou Gou. A man must keep his word."

Fazheng looked at the serious-faced little guy in front of him but hesitated. He sent him back to Yuan Shao so that he would not be able to return to the village. He just said that because he wanted to use him.

"Hey, are you a man?" Seeing him in a daze, Yuan Shang shouted loudly.

Fazheng hugged him with one hand, stretched out his other hand to hook his little hand, and said with a smile, "I keep my word!"

The two boarded the ferry, and the big boat slowly left the river bank. The bow pierced the yellow waves and separated a waterway to the other side.

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After the Sishui Pass was broken, Cao's army crossed the Yindu River in Henan and headed north. Anti-Lü forces in Hanoi emerged one after another. Many counties took the initiative to open the city and surrender. Some clans even expressed their loyalty by sending troops to deal with Zhang Liao's army with Cao's army.

"Where to fight now?"

Seven days later, in the lobby of the Wen County government office, Cao Cao looked at the intelligence sent by all parties and asked.

After Song Xian retreated from Sishui Pass, he went to defend Ji Pass leading to Hedong County. Zhang Liao's eight thousand soldiers were still in Jixian County and Huojia County. The two thousand troops Zhang Liao had previously reserved also gave up and retreated to Huai County.

He went to Gong County and Ji County and won the honor of being a powerful force in the triangle.

Xiahou Dun said, "Jiguan must be the last one to attack. We must clean up the Bingzhou troops in Hanoi first so that we won't have any worries. Then we can go to Taihangxing to enter Shangdang and attack Lu Bu with Duke Benchu."

"Oh, by the way, the 20,000 soldiers and horses prepared by Duke Benchu ​​in Changshan Kingdom have gone to Taiyuan to join Quyi. This time Lu Bu has no chance of escaping."

After breaking through the Sishui Pass, the situation has become very clear. Cao Cao now has 50,000 troops gathered in Hanoi County. It is not too difficult to capture Zhang Liao's 10,000 troops.

However, Cao Cao set his sights on Taihangxing and said, "What if we ignore Zhang Liao and directly kill Shangdang?"

He continued to explain, "Lü Bu is in a stalemate with Yuan Benchu ​​at this time. Bingzhou is short of troops and there is almost no garrison at Taihang County. If our army goes directly to Shangdang and sends 10,000 troops to guard Taihang County to prevent Zhang Liao, then Cao and Yuan will combine 80,000 troops to attack Lu Bu.

Eight thousand, ten times the enemy's strength, no matter how brave Lu Bu is, he will still be unable to resist."

Xiahou Dun nodded, "This seems pretty good."

Xi Zhicai shook his head, "That's inappropriate!"

"What's wrong?" Cao Cao asked.

"Our army's strategic goals this time are Hanoi and Hedong. My lord, please don't forget that there is Gao Shun in Hedong. Although he does not have many troops at present, he is good at fighting. Back then, he was able to defeat Guo Tai with just a few thousand men.

Tens of thousands of thieves, this bone is not easy to chew. Besides, no matter how weak Lu Bu is, he is still Lu Bu. It is unlikely that eight thousand will lose against eight thousand, but the loss of men and horses will not be small, so why should we get involved?"

Cao Cao said, "That's the truth, but I'm afraid I won't be able to defeat Lu Bu at first."

"Don't worry, my lord, there are not many defenders in Jinyang at this time. General Qu will surely capture Jinyang soon. At that time, he will lead his troops south to join Duke Benchu. Let's clean up Hanoi first. Then we will only have to send troops to Taihangxing.

There is no need to take action, the encirclement of tens of thousands of troops can scare Lu Bu's few soldiers out of their courage, and then Humphrey will definitely be the first to jump out and surrender."

Hearing what Xi Zhicai said, Cao Cao could only nod reluctantly, "Just follow what Zhicai said!"

In fact, Cao Cao also knew that it was unwise to join the party. Although he and Yuan Shao are currently allies, with the demise of Lu Bu and Gongsun Zan, the former allies will soon become enemies. For Cao Cao, before Lu Bu's occupation

The most appropriate and perfect strategy is to protect Hanoi and Ha Dong while preserving your own strength.

After setting his next goal, Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "This is the end of today's discussion. Let's break up!"

Everyone stood up and bowed their hands to leave. Cao Cao stopped Xiahou Dun again, "Yuan Rang stays!"

After everyone else had gone out, Cao Cao said to Xiahou Dun, "Send a reliable person to Jinyang to look for Qu Yi, and tell him to capture Lu Bu's wife after breaking the city. I will be very grateful afterwards!"

Xiahou Dun curled his lips, "My lord, you are still thinking about the daughter of the Wang family? That woman has been married and had children, what's so rare about her? She just looks pretty. There are so many beautiful women in the world, why do you have to have her?"

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "What do you know? Amo's beauty is secondary. As long as she can be willing to follow me, it's worth exchanging Hedong County."

"Master, do you want to imitate King Zhou of Shang or King You of Zhou?"

Cao Cao rewarded him and said, "Go if you are told. Why are you talking so much nonsense? Remember, you must catch her alive and you can't hurt her."
Chapter completed!