"Our troops are still not enough!"

Cao Cao still had this reason. He had too few troops in his hands. If he had hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, he would attack immediately without Mao Jie's advice.

Cao Cao couldn't help but feel bitter in his mouth. Why is our life so miserable? The territory does not seem small, but it just doesn't have much military strength to take off. It's really miserable.

Look at Liu Zhe, he always took out hundreds of thousands of people, and he had never felt guilty about fighting.

Cao Cao regretted it. He would have known that he would not have adopted Cheng Yu's plan. Now he has pretended to provoke Liu Zhe, but he has really provoked Liu Zhe.

"well!"

Cao Cao sighed. Actually, it’s not a big deal for Cheng Yu. If you want to blame him, he blames him for being too anxious and trying to eliminate Gongsun Zan as soon as possible. He is too eager for quick success and instant benefits.

When Cheng Yu proposed the plan, Cao Cao did not think carefully at that time. He just wanted to create a fait-made fact before Liu Zhe reacted, thinking that as long as he captured Linjincheng and blocked Urasakatsu, he would be able to confront Liu Zhe across the river.

However, Cao Cao did not expect that Liu Zhe's reaction would be so fast and so strong. Without saying a word, he directly launched an army of 200,000, and then directly gave Cao Cao a blow and captured Tongguan.

Since Liu Zhe led an army of 200,000, things have changed, heading towards a direction that Cao Cao could not predict.

Now Cao Cao had no idea. He stayed here, not knowing whether to move forward or backward.

"Master."

Man Chong spoke out. He saw Cao Cao's face hesitation and a hint of fear at the same time. He understood Cao Cao's current mood. After all, this stick in Tongguan made Cao Cao feel so painful that Cao Cao felt fear in his heart.

Man Chong asked Cao Cao: "Lord, do you think that even if we don't attack Liu Zhe now, will Liu Zhe stop there?"

Cao Cao was stunned and then understood.

Man Chong said it right. Even if Cao Cao retreated now, Liu Zhe would not give up. Tongguan was already in control by Liu Zhe. Once the army crossed the river, Urasakajin and entered Fengyi County, Yongzhou and Liangzhou would fall into Liu Zhe's hands.

If Man Chong's previous words cheered up Cao Cao, then what he said now made Cao Cao's eyes firm.

However, even if Cao Cao's eyes became firm, his troops would not increase as much as possible.

Cao Cao raised this question again.

Mao Jie smiled and said, "Lord, have you forgotten General Cao Ren?"

Cao Ren was stationed in Yongzhou and stationed in Chang'an, with nearly 100,000 troops.

Mao Jie suggested: "Lord, you can contact General Cao Ren and attack Tongguan together. In this way, Liu Zhe from Tongguan will be exhausted and can go down in one go."

Mao Jie's plan was to attack from both sides, and Liu Zhe had only 20,000 people in Tongguan. As long as he strengthened the attack, he would definitely be able to capture Tongguan.

"But Zixiao (Cao Ren's name) is also insufficient in military strength." Cao Cao hesitated.

There is indeed a great chance to attack Tongguan on both sides, but Cao Ren's troops are actually insufficient. Although Cao Ren has nearly 100,000 troops in his hands, there are too many places to defend, so there are not enough.

Chang'an must have at least tens of thousands of garrisons that cannot be moved, and the soldiers and horses that defend Fengyi County cannot be moved, so Cao Ren can only use tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

"What's more, Zixiao is attacking Linjin City and cannot be separated." Cao Cao said again, he was also very troubled at this time.

Capturing Linjin and blocking Urasakatsu is the first to discuss. Only in this way can Liu Zhe's army be blocked on the other side of the Yellow River. Otherwise, once the army crosses the river, Yongzhou will be in danger.

Man Chong spoke again, and he suggested: "Lord, why not let General Cao Ren withdraw all his troops!"

"Retreat?" Cao Cao was startled. He could not have imagined that Man Chong was so bold.

"That's right!" Man Chong nodded, and then asked Cao Cao: "Lord, can General Cao Ren conquer Lin Jin now?"

"It should be, it cannot." Cao Cao hesitated for a moment and replied.

He had no hope of Cao Ren's capture of Linjin, and Liu Zhe captured Tongguan. Once Liu Zhe sent troops from Tongguan, he would definitely retreat and defeat quickly.

"Since that's the case, then just withdraw."

Man Chong's eyes were thundering with a crazy light and said, "Not only that, except Chang'an, give up all places, concentrate his troops, and attack Tongguan together."

"Give up everything except Chang'an?"

When Cao Cao heard this, he was shocked, even Mao Jieye was shocked, and everyone in the room was shocked. They did not expect that Man Chong's idea would be so crazy.

Everyone stared at Man Chong and lost their voice for a moment, because Man Chong's proposal was so crazy.

After Dong Zhuo's death, because Liu Zhe was attacked, when Cao Cao sent troops into Yongzhou, Yongzhou was in chaos. Cao Ren spent a lot of manpower and material resources, and after countless casualties, he occupied part of Yongzhou and stabilized the defense line.

If you give up all of it now, it means that all the previous expenses have been wasted. These are astronomical materials, and giving up will make people feel heartbroken. At least many people here showed an expression of unbearable abandonment after hearing this.

Man Chong looked at Cao Cao and continued, "Lord, I can't conquer Lin Jin. Liu Zhe's army enters Fengyi County. Can General Cao Ren resist it?"

"No." Cao Cao answered honestly. When he said this, his face looked very bad.

Man Chong continued to ask: "Tongguan is controlled by Liu Zhe, and we cannot support General Cao Ren. I wonder how long General Cao Ren can resist?"

Cao Cao did not answer this time. To be precise, he didn't know how to answer, because he didn't know how to answer, and he didn't know how long Cao Ren could last.

However, one thing that is certain is that Cao Ren, who has no support, will not resist for long, and will be captured sooner or later.

Man Chong stared at Cao Cao's eyes and said leisurely: "Instead of being defeated by Liu Zhe, we might as well give up other places, concentrate our troops, and attack Tongguan together."

"As long as we capture Tongguan and capture Liu Zhe, we will definitely win this battle."
Chapter completed!