"Prime Minister, there is not much left before the days Liu Zhe asked for." Yang Xiu did not refute Cheng Yu's words, but said this lightly.

There was a hint of loneliness in his tone. He felt that he was too awesome and that no one was his opponent.

Because Liu Zhe wrote to Cao Cao to give an answer within the prescribed time, if he missed this time, he would also offend Liu Zhe.

Moreover, there is another meaning in Yang Xiu's words, that is, no one could come up with a solution in so much time before, so can anyone find a solution in the remaining time?

Cao Cao understood what Yang Xiu meant. He looked at his subordinates and asked again in a deep voice: "What else do you have?"

Seeing his subordinates silent, Cao Cao felt depressed and annoyed, and it was a waste of time to take care of these people.

"Zhongda, what are you going to do?" Cao Cao called again.

This time, Sima Yi was lit up, who was pretending to be dead.

Cao Cao actually cared a little about Sima Yi. On the one hand, Sima Yi's face made him worried. He looked at it and knew that this person was cautious and suspicious at first glance, and it could even be said that he was ill-behaved.

Moreover, Sima Yi's intelligence is no worse than any of his subordinates. Cao Cao was worried that if his heir could control Sima Yi after he died.

On the other hand, Sima Yi's talent made him unable to give up on him. After all, there are still few smart people. He needs Sima Yi's intelligence to serve him.

Liu Zhe had too many talents under his command. Whether it was a military general or a strategist, he could crush Cao Cao, and his number and ability could be a disaster. Therefore, even though he felt that it was possible to raise a tiger with a heavy burden to reuse Sima Yi, Cao Cao had no choice.

"Prime Minister!" After being named by Cao Cao, Sima Yi had to speak out. He didn't want to speak out.

"I think it's better to let me think about a day or two more." Sima Yi said this. He leaned towards Cheng Yu's statement, after all, Cheng Yu's statement is steady.

Moreover, Sima Yi also has his own little thoughts and agrees with Cheng Yu's opinion and can establish a good relationship with Cheng Yu. As Cao Cao's confidant, Cheng Yu's words have a great influence on Cao Cao.

As for Yang Xiu, Sima Yi has long been unhappy with Yang Xiu, the arrogant guy.

"Anyway, there are a few days left before the day Liu Zhe asked for, and just reply to him on the last day. Anyway, his people are still in Xudu." Sima Yi said.

The person sent by Liu Zhe to deliver the letter was still waiting for Cao Cao's reply.

Yang Xiu was unhappy, but he didn't say anything this time because Cao Cao had nodded, which meant that he felt that Sima Yi's method was good.

If he objected, Cao Cao would be unhappy. Yang Xiu, who was very good at observing words and expressions, would naturally not do such stupid things.

Because Cheng Yu and Sima Yi both tend to continue to think of ways and not adopt Yang Xiu's method so quickly, Cao Cao did not rush to do it, but waited for a few more days, hoping that his subordinates could think of a better solution.

However, when Liu Zhe was still requested, an urgent piece of information was sent back to Xu Du, which made Cao Cao unable to calm down.

Wait for you to paralyze.

Cao Cao cursed and quickly asked someone to start the implementation according to Yang Xiu's method.

The expedited information was Cao Chun. Cao Chun sent someone back to ask for help, asking Cao Cao to send reinforcements to reinforcements quickly.

After Gongsun Zan successfully attacked Xia Pi, Cao Chun hurriedly took his men back to Pengcheng and reorganized his troops to take Xia Pi back with him.

Because he was worried that when attacking Xia Pi, Pengcheng would be empty and attacked by someone. So Cao Chun left heavy troops to defend in Pengcheng, so that there would be few troops available in his hands.

Cao Chun had no way to regain Xia Pi after attacking many times. Instead, he let Gongsun Zan take the opportunity to attack several times, causing heavy losses.

Cao Chun had few troops available in his hands. After being attacked several times, Cao Chun almost became a bachelor commander, so anxious that he wanted to go into battle bare-chess in person.

Instead, Gongsun Zan became more and more brave as he fought. He used the materials obtained from the sneak attack on Xia Pi to arm his subordinates and continue to recruit soldiers. In just a short time, he recruited more than 10,000 soldiers. These soldiers may not have enough combat effectiveness, but they are more than enough to defend the city.

It can be said that Gongsun Zan is getting stronger and stronger as the more he fights, while Cao Chun is limited to most of his troops in Pengcheng and cannot be used, so the more he fights, the fewer he fights.

Originally, his strength was far superior to Gongsun Zan, but he tied himself up, making his strength unable to be exerted. In the end, Gongsun Zan took advantage of it, resulting in a huge change in the strength of both parties.

Cao Chun could not continue to persevere, and Cao Cao's reinforcements were not seen for a long time, so Cao Chun had to send people to Xudu for help.

After receiving Cao Chun's request for help, Cao Cao could not calm down. Losing Xuzhou had a great influence on Cao Cao. With Xuzhou, he could be said to be threatened by Liu Zhe in the north, but without Xuzhou, he would be threatened by both sides.

Xuzhou's strategic location is too important for Cao Cao. Even if he cannot control the entire territory of Xuzhou, he cannot let Xuzhou fall. At least he must control a place.

Xia Pi City is gone, Donghai Kingdom is gone, Langya County is gone, Guangling County is in the hands of Gongsun Zan, and Cao Cao only has Pengcheng, so Pengcheng must be defended to the death.
Chapter completed!