Cao Cao's army besieged Yecheng.

On the city wall, Shen Pei looked at the Cao army camp in the distance, his face very serious.

"Shen Gong." A lieutenant ran over from the side and said to Shen Pei: "The stones and arrows are almost used up, and the oil has already reached the bottom."

He glanced at the captain and asked, "Is there any other wood rolling?"

"It's gone long ago." said the captain: "The soldiers even demolished some houses in the city, but they still couldn't get the necessary needs to defend the city."

He slowly closed his eyes, Shen Pei was silent for a moment, and said to the captain: "You go down first."

The captain bowed and left, Shen Pei's face became even more ugly.

When Yuan Shang wanted to lead his troops to attack Yuan Tan, he knew that once Cao's army came to Yecheng, the soldiers guarding the city would not be able to hold on for too long.

However, Yuan Shang went...

Until now, Nanpi has not been defeated, but Yecheng is about to be lost.

The Cao army camp that besieged Yecheng.

Cao Cao stood in front of the array with his hips, looking at the towering city walls.

A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Guo Jia, who was standing beside him, said: "Duke Cao, our army can suspend the attack."

"No more fight?" Cao Cao said, "It's about to break the city..."

"If Yecheng is broken, how could Yuan Shang come to help?" Guo Jia said: "If he leads his troops north and meets with senior officials in Bingzhou and Yuan Xi from Youzhou, it will be very troublesome."

"Do you think Yuan Tan can..." Cao Cao asked when he looked at Guo Jia.

Guo Jia smiled slightly and asked him back: "Don't Cao think he can?"

Cao Cao also smiled: "If Yuan Tan really rebels, it would be a good deal for Zi Rong."

He then asked Guo Jia: "Is there any news on Zirong?"

"Not yet." Guo Jia said: "It is said that the young master sent someone to Taihang."

"Send someone to Taihang?" Cao Cao asked in surprise: "If he doesn't dispatch the army to Qingzhou, what should he do to Taihang?"

"The Huns are planning to submit to the emperor. He should be asking people to discuss with the Huns how to submit to the emperor." Guo Jia replied: "It will probably take some time for the young master to transfer the army to Qingzhou. After all, Yuan Tan has not rebelled yet. Once his army arrives, he sees the Cao family soldiers everywhere, even if he has the will of rebellion, he will have to restrain himself."

"Feng Xiao is right, it seems that Zirong is thinking so." Cao Cao said: "Otherwise, how could he have not made any movement yet?"

"Young master has always been aware of things." Guo Jia said: "How could he not see these clues?"

"I also specially asked Jia Wenhe to go to Shouchun, which seemed to be in vain." Cao Cao said: "According to Fengxiao's statement, even if he doesn't go, as long as Yuan Tan sent troops to rebel, Zirong would immediately send troops to seize Qingzhou."

"What Cao Gong said is." Guo Jia said: "The young master ordered Xu Yuanzhi to be in charge of Qingzhou and Sima Zhongda to be in charge of Xuzhou, with the purpose of seizing the entire Qingzhou sooner or later. Cao Gong sent Jia Wenhe to the scene, but he just sold his favor to the young master."

"Sell his favor?" Cao Cao said with a smile: "Where is a father in the world who sells favors to his son?"

He then said, "I asked Zihuan to stay in Shouchun earlier, and planned to ask Zirong to teach him more ways to lead troops and govern the local area, but he learned nothing from Shouchun. What surprised me was that Zirong actually mentioned taking Cao Zhang to Shouchun, and I don't know what I could learn from there."

"Actually, there is something I don't know if I should say." Guo Jia smiled slightly and suddenly said something came out.

"Fengxiao is not an outsider, so what can I say?" Cao Cao said: "Just say it."

"Actually, it's Cao Gong's family matter, and I shouldn't be talking too much." Guo Jia said: "It's better not to say it!"

"My family affairs?" Cao Cao asked in surprise: "Fengxiao never participates in everything in my family. What's wrong with today?"

"Actually, it's nothing important." Guo Jia waved his hand and said, "I won't say anything, but when will I capture Yecheng..."

"I feel strange if I don't say anything about Fengxiao." Cao Cao urged, "What the hell is it?"

"Since Mr. Cao asks me, I have to say it." Guo Jia asked Cao Cao: "Who is the eldest son or the second son, Cao Gong thinks is more talented?"

Cao Cao said without thinking: "Of course it's Zirong, he has made a lot of contributions in recent years."

"Actually, the second young master is quite talented." Guo Jia said: "And Mr. Cao didn't realize that the second young master's yearning for power is even stronger than the eldest son?"

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment: "Fengxiao means... Zirong deliberately did not teach Zihuan?"

"I taught the second young master to compete with him in the future. Cao Gong thinks that the eldest son is that stupid?" Guo Jia smiled and said, "Actually, he did this because he did not want to fight with his brothers in the future. You must know that once the second young master is full, he will definitely challenge the eldest son's status. If he did not help him to enrich his wings from the beginning, the eldest son will have less trouble in the future."

"Is Zihuan so ambitious?" Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and looked at Guo Jia and said, "I didn't see it at all."

"It's not a bad thing to have ambition." Guo Jia replied: "The eldest son should also hope that the second son has ambition, but he will try his best to suppress his ambitions. The brothers' struggle is nothing more than even power. If the second son's power is far inferior to the eldest son, how could there be a struggle?"

While stroking his beard, Cao Cao nodded thoughtfully, and then said, "I didn't pay attention to Fengxiao if I don't say it. In this way, Zirong didn't teach him the ability, and he did it on purpose just to prevent Zihuan from achieving too much."

"It should be like this." Guo Jia replied: "I'm just speculating. I just said that, and Cao Gong just heard that, but don't take it to heart."

He told Cao Cao not to take it to heart, but how could Cao Cao not think about it?

After a while, he asked Guo Jia: "Since Zirong is unwilling to teach Zihuan's skills, how could he bring Cao Zhang to Shouchun?"

"Young Master Zhang is kind and has never had any ambitions." Guo Jia asked Cao Cao: "Do you still remember asking him what he wanted to do and how did he answer?"

"I remember he told me that he wanted to be a general who commanded thousands of troops." Cao Cao said: "At that time, I praised him for his promisingness..."

"For the eldest son and the second son, his thoughts are too insignificant." Guo Jia said with a smile: "No matter how powerful the general's military power is, he will be at the mercy of others in the court. The eldest son and the second son are both people with the world in mind."

"Fengxiao's words really made me understand." Cao Cao said: "In this way, I really can't let Zihuan lead too many troops. As long as one of the Cao family can inherit the family business, there is no need for two people like Zirong to appear."

?  ?ps: I was going to get a breakout today, but some things were not handled properly. I will update two breakouts first. The breakout will continue on National Day.

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