() Time flew by and it was already two hours.

Cao Cao seemed stunned and sat slumped on the ground.

Cheng Yu, who was waiting outside the door, finally couldn't help but reached out and pushed open the door. He was puzzled when he saw Xi Zhicai, whose face was pale and silent, and Cao Cao, who was sitting slumped on the ground.

, turned into a long sigh:

"My lord, the deceased has passed away, my condolences!"

Hearing this, a trace of sadness finally appeared on Cao Cao's dull face. He stood up on the bed. Because he had been sitting on the ground for a long time, his feet were numb. He almost staggered. He held on to the wall and looked at Xi Zhi.

Cai’s remains:

"Zhongde, order people to cremate Zhicai's body and bring his ashes back to Yingchuan in the future!"

Cheng Yu naturally understood why Xi Zhicai wanted to cremate the body without even leaving a whole body for himself. Waves of sadness surged in his heart, his eyes turned red, and he lowered his hands:

"My subordinate understands!"

.......

Xiapi, inside the hall of the county magistrate's residence.

Cao Cao's subordinates and generals were sitting on both sides. The atmosphere in the venue was deathly silent, and the expressions on everyone's faces were almost as low as water.

Cao Cao held the chair with his hands, and the sadness on his face did not fade away. He let out a long sigh and said, "Today, I have gathered you all to discuss Zhicai's last words with you!"

"Zhicai's last words were that Rang Gu should not offend Wu Zhaohou, and at least try to be on good terms with him before he became powerful! What do you think?"

Cao Cao's tone was full of hesitation and his speed was very slow, as if he was speaking word by word.

After the words fell, Cheng Yu was the first to stand up and waved his sleeves: "I think that Zhicai's last words are the best policy! After all, if Marquis Wu Zhao is angered in advance, Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shaona and other figures will not be able to resist it. I

Although the army is brave, they are all new soldiers. It will be difficult to deal with Wu Zhaohou!"

Cheng Yu was good at judging the situation, so it was natural that he didn't know what a terrifying behemoth Wu Zhaohou was to Cao Cao's forces! How could he not know that when he learned that Wu Zhaohou was traveling incognito, Cao Cao had the idea to send people to attack him?

Thoughts of killing!

But the word "difficult" directly made it clear Cheng Yu's attitude. He would never support turning against Wu Zhaohou in a short period of time!

After hearing this, Cao Cao pondered for a moment and looked at Mao Jie who was sitting at the end with his hands down. Apparently he still felt a little unwilling to do so. After all, the temptation to kill Wu Zhaohou was too great:

"What do you think, Xiaoxian?"

Mao Jie was always honest and did not like to agree. When Cao Cao asked, he said directly: "My subordinates feel that what Zhongde said is absolutely true. Regardless of the failure to kill Wu Zhaohou, even if he succeeded, but among the forces under his command,

, there is no one who can turn the tide and lead the overall situation!

For example, Zhou Yu, the governor of Xuantu, Yan Rou, the general of the army, Gu Yong, the governor of Wuzhaohou, Bingzhou Zhi, Tian Yu, the prefect of Jinyang, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and others are all talented people. If Wuzhaohou is attacked

Kill these people to stabilize the situation immediately. With the current power of the Lord, I am determined not to be able to withstand the madness of these people!"

Cao Cao sat in the first place and said nothing.

The other generals, such as Xiahou Dun, all nodded their heads. Although they themselves were equally confident that they were not inferior to anyone else, the battlefield did not just require the generals to be powerful. To face Wu Zhaohou, they had to encounter those elite men and horses.

Thinking of this, all the generals had a look of fear on their faces. They had never seen many new soldiers with their blood. Against Wu Zhaohou's elite who had fought many battles, no one would dare to say that they had a 100% chance of winning, or even a 50% chance.

The odds of winning are extremely difficult!

"This general does not approve of having a friendly relationship with Marquis Wu Zhao."

Before he finished speaking, Li Dian, who was wearing a Confucian shirt and looked like a scribe, had already stood up.

"What do you mean by Mancheng's words?" Cao Cao's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Zhongde chose not to offend Wu Zhaohou, and the general will not object... From the current point of view, our army is no match for Wu Zhaohou in any aspect!

However, if you want to be on good terms with Wu Zhaohou, I will never approve of it!

I wonder if you have ever thought that we want to use Wu Zhaohou’s fame to develop our power, but Wu Zhaohou is not a fool either. How can we allow a cub to grow next to his bed?

If we make good friends now, we will definitely offend more than half of the princes in the world. The best result in the future, besides being used as a spearman, is to be strangled in the cradle by Wu Zhaohou!

Therefore, I think that I won’t offend Wu Zhaohou, but I can’t befriend Wu Zhaohou either, lest I get stuck in the mud and it’s hard to escape!”

Li Dian looked very convincing because of his Confucian appearance. At this moment, he spoke a series of words that immediately made everyone in the room, except Cheng Yu and Mao Jie, fall into deep thought.

"I wonder if Mancheng has ever thought about it. Since ancient times, if you want to have the best of both worlds, you often end up with the most miserable consequences?"

Cheng Yu did not give in, stood up and said loudly: "If we want to remain neutral, we will have few good allies in the future, and we will still face the attack of Marquis Wu Zhao. Instead of doing this, it is better to stand up again and make our position clear directly. At least,

Marquis Wu Zhao will not be the first to attack our army!"

"this……"

When Li Dian heard this, his mind moved and he seemed to hesitate. Indeed, he didn't think much about it just now. He just stood up after thinking about it. Now he thought about it deeply. It seemed that it was indeed what Cheng Yu said, and he whispered softly:

"It is equally dangerous to seek skin from a tiger, so you must be careful!"

"I think Zhicai has already been prepared for this matter!" Cheng Yu looked at Cao Cao solemnly: "Perhaps the lord is already prepared?"

"Ready?" Cao Cao's mind was quite confused at the moment. He raised his head with a confused look on his face. After thinking for a moment, his eyes lit up. He suddenly touched his palms and said in a deep voice: "Zhicai is really a great talent!"

"It seems that Zhicai really left behind a plan!" Cheng Yu's eyes lit up. It was just a guess at first, but looking at Cao Cao's expression, he didn't expect that there really was something left behind!

"Where is Xiahou Dun?"

Cao Cao's expression shuddered, and he looked to the right of a young man with a bare upper body, green veins on his arms, and a ferocious look.

"The end is here!"

When Xiahou Dun heard this, he stood up suddenly and clasped his fists in agreement with a bang, his voice sounding like muffled thunder.

"I order you to lead a thousand troops to Yingchuan tomorrow. The flag is to protect Wu Zhaohou. Remember, the bigger the momentum, the better!"

"What?! To protect Wu Zhaohou, the louder the better..."

"Go ahead if you let me!"

When Cao Cao saw Xiahou Dun was stunned and wanted to ask questions, Cao Cao showed a trace of impatience on his face and waved his hand.

Xiahou Dun was at a loss, but he didn't dare to refute Cao Cao's words. He could only endure the doubts in his heart, clasped his fists and said: "The last general takes orders!"
Chapter completed!