Although Cao Cao is in his hands, there are only 30,000 soldiers and horses who can move now.

But he still aimed at Qingzhou.

Even if there were only 30,000 people, Cao Cao still had to bite a piece of meat from Qingzhou.

Although the strength is not there now, Yanzhou is more stable than before after this purge.

The strength has become weaker, but Cao Cao has fewer scruples in his heart when he goes on the expedition now.

Yanzhou has stabilized, and he has also taken the opportunity to clean up a group of families who have opinions about him.

Cao Cao's power in Yanzhou has surpassed before.

Although it can't be said that Cao Cao is in Yanzhou, it is just a promise.

But now Cao Cao, after every order is issued, at least no one dares to disobey it.

There are even fewer people who oppose it, at most they can persuade him, and when he sees that Cao Cao is unhappy, he will immediately shut his mouth obediently.

The current Cao Cao, although he has fewer troops in his hands.

But he was even more difficult to mess with.

The current Cao Cao is a hungry tiger who wants to choose people to eat.

He's even more terrible than ever.

After the most serious betrayal in his life, Cao Cao's heart has completely changed.

His murderous intent is greater than ever.

Everyone was facing Cao Cao now, and they were a little chilled in their hearts.

Especially those families, now they are all carrying their tails between their legs.

They may still not have completely surrendered to Cao Cao.

But in a short period of time, absolutely no one dared to have other thoughts.

Especially Cao Cao, after the news of pulling out a sword and killing people in a dream came out.

No one could guess what Cao Cao was thinking now.

Last time, Cao Cao wanted to fight Xuzhou, and Cao Cao at that time was strong and strong, occupying an absolute advantage, but there were still many people in Yanzhou who opposed it.

And this time, Cao Cao wanted to fight Qingzhou, he had few soldiers and generals, but no one in Yanzhou stood up against Cao Cao's choice.

The biggest opponents of the original, those families, are now neck-shrinking, and no one wants to stand up.

However, those strategists under Cao Cao's account still analyzed the situation for Cao Cao, and asked Cao Cao to think calmly and not make impulsive decisions.

Cao Cao now has only 30,000 people in his hands.

It was impossible for Cao Cao to take all 30,000 people to Qingzhou.

Yanzhou must still have to leave some troops.

Although Lu Bu has withdrawn from Yanzhou, he is now in Xuzhou and may fight back at any time.

Cao Cao had to be on guard.

Not only Lu Bu, but also Liu Bei.

The only thing that reassures Cao Cao is that Tao Qian is not dead now.

Tao Qian is old and no longer has the ambition he had at the beginning.

With him suppressing Liu Bei and Lu Bu, the possibility of Liu Bei and Lu Bu sneaking up on Yanzhou is very low.

Zhao Hui didn't know what year Tao Qian died.

But now, Xuzhou is already a triumvirate.

Although Tao Qian is a pastor of Xuzhou, his current power is not as good as Liu Bei.

Lu Bu had just fled to Xuzhou some time ago, although his ambitions were not extinguished. But for the time being, he can only keep a low profile.

Lu Bu is really low-key now, he didn't keep recruiting troops when Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao were in the territory like before.

Now Lu Bu is shrinking in Peicheng every day, and he hasn't done anything.

In the past few months, Lu Bu has been reflecting on why he failed.

Although Cao Cao was supported by Yuan Shao.

But Lu Bu did not put the reason for the failure on Zhao Hui.

Although Zhao Hui did not directly assist him, he also exerted a lot of pressure on Yuan Shao.

It was Lu Bu himself who made a mistake in judgment in many battles and fell for Cao Cao's tricks.

In the battle of Puyang, people from a family in the city first colluded with Cao Cao.

Lu Bu didn't know in advance.

The defeat of Puyang was because there were people who collaborated with the enemy, which was barely understandable.

But when Jiyin County, Cao Cao attacked Wu Zi, and Lü Bu led an army to the rescue, but was defeated by Cao Cao on the way.

Lu Bu retreated to Shanyang County again, first killed Li Tong, the head of the Li family, and lost the hearts of the people.

Then Cao Cao attacked Juye, and Lu Bu rescued again, but Juye broke first, and when Lu Bu's army arrived, he was ambushed by Cao Cao again.

In the war with Cao Cao, in several key battles, Lu Bu made major decision-making mistakes.

As long as he could stabilize at that time, even if Cao Cao and Yuan Shao joined forces, Lu Bu would not be defeated so quickly.

It is very likely that it will be dragged to the bridge where Zhao Hui's troops enter the border, forcing Yuan Shao to withdraw his troops and retreat to Jizhou.

This was the first time in Lu Bu's life that he had an advantage, but he was defeated and lost.

In the past, he was the god of war, and when he faced the Huns, he was invincible and invincible.

followed Ding Yuan to fight Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo sent someone to persuade him to surrender.

Following Dong Zhuo, he fought Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and other princes in front of the Tiger Prison Pass.

Although after killing Dong Zhuo, he was defeated by Li Dao and Guo Yan, but Lu Bu was in a weak position at that time.

He didn't have many soldiers and horses in his hands, and in the face of Li Dao Guo Yan's hundreds of thousands of Xiliang troops, Lu Bu couldn't hold Chang'an City, so he could only evacuate.

The war with Cao Cao, Lu Bu considered it his first defeat.

also suppressed the arrogance in Lu Bu's heart.

Although Lu Bu came from an ordinary background, his family background is not as good as Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

However, Lu Bu has never taken Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu into account.

thought that as long as he relied on the Chinese Heavenly Painting Halberd in his hand, he would be able to sweep away the princes of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

This defeat made Lu Bu realize that he was not invincible.

Even if he has an absolute advantage, it is a wrong decision, and all advantages can be lost.

Lu Bu, who came to Xuzhou, was very honest.

It's just that in his heart, Yanzhou must be taken back.

And Xuzhou must also plan and become its own territory.

Although Tao Qian is old, his ambition is not there.

But how could he not see Liu Bei's thoughts.

It's just that he is powerless to stop Liu Bei.

Lu Bu's arrival made Tao Qian see hope.

Although my body is no longer good, I have to lie in bed for most of the day.

But Tao Qian's mind has always been on Xuzhou.

If he could, how could he be willing to let Xuzhou fall into the hands of Liu Bei and Lu Bu.

The first choice is naturally to pass on Xuzhou to his son.

When Lu Bu didn't come, Tao Qian was sick himself.

He did have the idea of ceding Xuzhou to Liu Bei.

Although he was unwilling, he also wanted to save his son's life.

His two sons are definitely not Liu Bei's opponents.

If he passes on Xuzhou's pastor to his son, let's not say whether those families will agree.

His two sons are estimated to die at the hands of Liu Bei.

In order to resist Cao Cao's fierce tiger, Tao Qian had no choice but to lure Liu Bei, the wolf, back.

It is easy to please God, but it is difficult to send God.

When Liu Bei came, Tao Qian had no way to send him away.

But now he sees hope again.

If you can use Lu Bu and let him compete with Liu Bei for power, both will lose.

Then Tao Qian himself was cleaning up a batch of disobedient people.

His son may really be able to succeed him and become the pastor of Xuzhou.

(End of chapter)