Indeed, the new and old hatred between Li Li and Cao Cao has been around for a long time, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the hatred is as deep as the sea.

So far, Cao Cao's generals Li Dian and Yu Ban have defected one after another and served under Li Li; His beloved son Cao Ang, nephew Cao Anmin, and brothers of the same clan, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, died in the hands of Li Li one after another.

What's more, in the battle of Feiyundu, Cao Cao's 60,000 troops were all wiped out, and even he himself was almost killed.

If Cao Cao can even let go of these grudges, then Li Li really has to reevaluate this troubled hero. Because, if he and Cao Cao swapped places, he would not be able to be so ruthless, let alone let go of his previous deep hatred.

It was Li Li who raised the question face to face, and he wanted to know how Cao Cao thought of the old hatred between them and how he would answer. And Cao Cao's answer represents how sincere he is in this meeting, and whether it is as sincere as he just said.

Perhaps he had long expected that Li Li would inevitably have this question, Cao Cao's expression changed slightly after hearing this, he frowned and thought for a moment, and then said calmly: "As the general said, Cao has not forgotten the old rift between you and me. After all, they are all my Cao Cao's flesh and blood brothers, and they are connected in the same vein, so how easy is it to forget?

However, these are private matters and should not be confused with what you and I are planning at the moment. On that day, you and I were in hostile forces, and it was inevitable that there would be some damage in the battlefield fighting; If you and I change places, Cao will also not show mercy. In other words, not only do you and I have deep grievances, but who has no grudges between the princes? But at this time and at that time, the deceased has passed away. Those who are alive have to go on and live well. Therefore, Cao is willing to release his past suspicions with the general this time and unite sincerely. Fight against the rebel thief together. I wonder what the general thinks? ”

Li Li looked at Cao Cao with fiery eyes, and Cao Cao did not flinch, his eyes were blazing at Li Li. After looking at each other for a long time, the two laughed loudly: "Hahaha??????"

In the laughter, Li Li saw compromise and struggle in Cao Cao's eyes, and Cao Cao saw doubt and understanding in Li Li's eyes. It goes without saying that it is indeed not easy for Cao Cao to be able to talk about this kind of Cheng dù. Although this may not be his heart's words, it shows the sincerity of his alliance. The so-called killing is not a nod to the ground, although Li Li is the leader of the alliance. But he couldn't persecute Cao Cao repeatedly. Rabbits bite when they're in a hurry, let alone humans?

After the laughter, Li Li changed the topic and said: "Right now, Yuan Shao is usurping the throne, and he has nearly 200,000 troops under his command. There are many soldiers and generals. Solid foundations. In addition, after he became emperor, he wantonly wooed the princes of various towns and tried every means to win the hearts of the people, so as to strengthen his momentum and stabilize his throne.

It is because the current situation of our allied army is not optimistic, although it has twice the strength of Yuan's army, it cannot get the support and support of the people of Jizhou. And Yuan Jun has the advantage of the city, so he waits for work. This is the case. I don't know if Brother Meng De has a good way to break the enemy? ”

Cao Cao shook his head slightly, stroked his long beard that was more than a foot under his chin, and stared in contemplation. After a while, he pondered and said: "Don't hide it from the general, on the way to Liyang with Cao's army, he has been thinking about the strategy of breaking the enemy, but he is still at a loss and has nothing to do. However, as the general said, our allied army has twice as many soldiers and horses as Yuan Shao, and it is not difficult to break through Yecheng. Is it because Cao has a strategy, I don't know if it's feasible? ”

Li Li's expression was shocked, and he bowed his head and said: "Brother Meng De might as well speak out, there is no need to scruple." ”

Cao Cao nodded happily and said bluntly: "Right now, our allies have besieged Jizhou on all sides, and Yuan Shao has become a trapped beast. However, instead of attacking the city from all walks of life, it is better to concentrate forces to attack Yecheng. After all, Yecheng is Yuan Shao's lair, and it is also the puppet imperial capital, if Yecheng is breached, its remnants can be determined. It was a general who built a yì with Cao, mobilized a large army to besiege Yecheng, and launched attacks on all sides at the same time, day and night, taking turns to attack the city; In such a long period of one month and as short as ten days, he will be able to capture Yecheng and capture Yuan Shao's father and son. As soon as Yecheng is broken, other counties and counties in Jizhou will definitely surrender when they hear the wind and succeed in the first battle! When he finished speaking, Cao Cao looked full of confidence, his eyebrows fluttered, and his expression was quite excited, as if he could break through Yecheng with a snap of his fingers, which was very infectious.

Li Li was silent after hearing this, looked at Cao Cao's expression from time to time, and secretly said in his heart: "This is really a strategy." It may sound exciting, but it's not like that at all. Cao Cao's strategy, to put it bluntly, was to concentrate troops and horses to storm Yecheng. Is this kind of strategy still used, who wouldn't lead the troops to attack the city? However, the price of storming Yecheng was undoubtedly extremely heavy. Jizhou is the largest state in the Central Plains, and Yecheng, as the nest of Yuan Shao's business for many years, is not inferior to the Luoyang Imperial Capital of the year, and is better than Shouchun City. In the face of such a fortified city, the consequences of forcibly attacking the city can be imagined, this is to exchange the lives of countless soldiers for this city! ”

It seems that such a storming of the city regardless of casualties, Li Li has always disdained it. Risking the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers for the sake of a city is really worth the loss, and the wise man does not do it.

But wasn't Cao Cao a wise man? Could it be that he would not have known the huge casualties of the forced siege? If he knew this, why did he blatantly offer advice? What did he want?

Suddenly, Li Li's mind was full of questions, and he was very puzzled. When he had no clue, he turned his head to look at Guo Jia, but saw that Guo Jia was also contemplative, and his eyes were full of many doubts. Not only Guo Jia was like this, but even Zhou Yu, who was sitting next to him, and then the two of them squinted slightly and looked at Cao Cao, who was drinking tea, as if they wanted to see through Cao Cao's mind and see why he made such a decision.

Seeing this, Li Li asked bluntly: "Brother Meng De's strategy is indeed a last resort, I wonder if Meng De has ever thought about the casualties of the siege?" If you can't figure it out, you can ask directly, this is Li Li's right as the leader of the alliance, there is no need to pretend to understand, making full use of the rights of the leader of the alliance is the right thing he should do.

Cao Cao was not surprised when he heard this, and said calmly: "What the general said is extremely true. The art of war says: 'Attack the heart is the top, and the siege is the bottom; Ten will surround it, five will attack it, and if it is doubled, it will be fought, and the enemy will be able to divide it, and if it is less, it can be escaped, and if it is not, it can be avoided'. Now our allies are twice as large as the enemy. then you can attack it. However, Jizhou has a vast area and many cities. It is not advisable to attack one city and one place one by one, and only by gathering and annihilating them is the best policy. In addition, the Allied forces had a large number of troops and horses, and the cost of money and food was very large, which was not conducive to a protracted war, and it was necessary to fight a quick battle. In light of this. Cao had no choice but to make this decision, and whether it was feasible or not was decided by the general's words, and Cao had no objection. "Anyway. Cao Cao picked up the teacup again and blew the hot air, sipping the tea slowly and carefully.

Li Li was silent and seemed to be hesitating, when Guo Jia spoke up: "Cao Gong's strategy is the most appropriate way to break the enemy at the moment. Guo Jia admired it very much. Correct. Cao Gong should know that my lord has been leading the army to fight continuously recently, and the soldiers under his command have long been exhausted, and they still need to rest for some time before they can fight again. In this way, Lao Cao Gong led the soldiers under his account to be the vanguard of our Allied Army, I don't know what Cao Gong wants? "Guo Jia's implication is that the idea is yours, then you Cao Cao will lead the army to fight the vanguard, and wait for your soldiers to run out. Our army will go to support again.

This is a living shield against oneself with one's own spear. If Cao Cao refused, it would be to tease the Xiliang generals. Defying the alliance leader Li Li. It was Guo Jia's words that were equivalent to forcing Cao Cao to a corner, and there was no way back, so he could only go up hard.

"This ?????? I don't know what the general's intentions are? Cao Cao's voice changed, looked up at Li Li, and asked respectfully. In fact, he just wanted to ask Guo Jia if what he said could represent what you meant?

Li Li bowed his head lightly and smiled silently. Seeing this, Cao Cao took a deep breath, as if he was forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, and nodded slightly with a solemn expression, and said, "In this case, Cao is willing to be the vanguard of the former army." However, Cao still has some difficulties, and he asked the general to help. Although Cao Cao gritted his teeth and agreed, it was a conditional compromise.

Li Li said disapprerovingly: "Brother Meng De, but it doesn't matter, as long as Li does his best, he will not let Brother Meng De down." ”

If you want the horse to run, you have to let it eat first, so that it can work well! At this point, Li Li has always been stingy, and he treated Xuzhou Lu Bu and Jiangdong Sun Ce like this before, and the grain and grass that should be given are fully supplied, and then they can properly replenish a little troops, so that they can give full play to their potential.

This time Cao Cao led the army to join the alliance, Li Li did not plan to repeat the old tricks, after all, Cao Cao is a scheming old fox, completely different from Xuzhou Lu Bu and Jiangdong Sun Ce, and cannot be compared.

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao's strategy was to storm Yecheng, although this is also the only way to achieve a quick solution at present, but this strategy came out of Cao Cao's mouth, but Li Li had to suspect that he had sinister intentions, trying to weaken the strength of the Xiliang army through siege warfare. And Guo Jia interjected at the right time, and let Li Li push the boat down the river, and simply let Cao Cao lead the army to fight the vanguard. So unconsciously, Li Li repeated his old tricks again, and let Cao Cao follow in the footsteps of Lu Bu and Sun Ce, and became a pawn under the seat of the leader of the Yuan Alliance.

Seeing Li Li nodding, Cao Cao thought about it and said: "First, Cao's soldiers are almost all foot soldiers, lacking the ability to quickly raid, and the fighters are fleeting in the battle.

Second, Cao's soldiers fought for many years, and there was a shortage of grain and grass, so he begged the general to help. Third, Cao's generals are limited, and if the general can send a few generals who can fight well to support, Cao is grateful. Fourth?????? Uh, hehehe! That's all for now. Cao Cao originally wanted to make a fourth request, but he saw that Guo Jia, Zhou Yu, Huan Fei, Xu Chu and others had gloomy and frightening faces, and Li Li seemed to be a little unhappy on his face, so he immediately smiled, and his voice stopped abruptly.

Looking at Cao Cao's fake smile that did not change his face and his heart did not beat, Li Li realized for the first time that Cao Cao was not young, but he was a completely black-bellied person, the city was very deep, and his joy and anger were invisible, so that people couldn't figure out his thoughts at all. In addition, this guy is really good at finding opportunities to stretch out his hand, and the lion opened his mouth, and the grain and grass of 5,000 horses and 50,000 troops were heavy, and he openly asked the general Xiliang to go to his tent to listen to it.

"War horses and grain and grass are not a problem, and then they will come. As for other difficulties, Li couldn't help, and asked Brother Meng De to forgive me. ”

Cao Cao was quite disappointed when he heard this: "That's it?????? Thank you, General! After the army rested for three days, Cao led the troops to battle! ”

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