Xun Yu nodded, "Since Lu Bu is very powerful, how can the eldest son of Jizhou Yuan Tan not lose his troops after he comes to Yanzhou?"
At this point, Xun Yu's tone paused, but then, without waiting for others to answer his words, he continued.
"If Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, suffered serious military losses, would he still stay in Yanzhou?"
After Xun Yu finished speaking, everyone present was stunned on the spot.
After a long time, Xiahou Dun suddenly realized, "Mr. Wen Ruo, do you mean that?"
He hadn't finished speaking, but everyone had fully understood what he was thinking, and turned to look at Xun Yu, wanting to hear his answer.
Xun Yu waved his hand, "I didn't say anything. I just want to say that Lu Bu is very powerful. Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, was defeated and lost his troops, and finally had no choice but to withdraw from Yanzhou."
Xiahou Dun laughed suddenly, "Mr. Wen Ruo, you are right. The eldest son of Jizhou, Yuan Tan, was beaten by Lu Bu and lost his army. He quit Yanzhou on his own. It has nothing to do with us, haha!"
After saying these words, Xiahou Dun felt relieved.
Cao Mengde couldn't help but smile as he listened to the laughter of the crowd. Looking at Xun Yu who was standing quietly, he couldn't help but praise secretly in his heart.
Xun Yu is indeed the person I value most, and he did not disappoint me!
If this strategy is adopted this time, not only can Lu Bu be successfully defeated, but Lu Bu can also be used to weaken Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, so that he can automatically withdraw from Yanzhou.
Even, Cao Mengde had a vague idea in his heart!
The weakening of Jizhou's eldest son Yuan Tan's strength is tantamount to weakening the strength of Jizhou!
If Jizhou's strength can be continuously weakened, will he have a chance?
Just when Cao Mengde was thinking in his mind, Xiahou Dun had already raised his hands and said with a smile, "My lord, I think Mr. Wen Ruo is right. This time we must ask Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, to come and help in the fight to eliminate Lu Bu's son. "
Hearing this, Cao Mengde nodded, "Wen Ruo, you are right. Now that the matter has come to this, we can only invite Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou."
After saying these words, Cao Mengde's face became solemn and he spoke slowly.
"Immediately send someone to Qingzhou to deliver a message to Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, asking him to come and help."
Following Cao Mengde's order, after a cup of tea, several war horses had already rushed out of the military camp and rushed towards Qingzhou.
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Qingzhou.
Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, sat on the main seat with an indifferent expression, looked at everyone in the room, and asked slowly.
"Where has this old man Tian Kai from Qingzhou gone?"
Wang Zhao, the general under Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, hurriedly stepped forward and handed over his hand, "My eldest son, Qingzhou Tian Kai has led the remaining defeated soldiers to the southeast. It seems that he wants to regroup and fight with our army again."
Hearing this, Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, sneered disdainfully, "Qingzhou Tian Kai, he has defeated generals, so there is nothing to worry about."
Xin Ping, the counselor who was standing aside, said hurriedly, "My eldest son, although Qingzhou Tian Kai is already a defeated general, it would be best if he could be eliminated earlier, and it would also save future troubles."
Although Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, has now occupied Qingzhou, it is only most of it.
Qingzhou Tian Kai is indeed very tenacious. Although he was defeated by Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, he refused to retreat. He kept wandering around Qingzhou, looking for opportunities to sneak attack Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou.
However, they were really beaten badly this time. They retreated to Donglai with only more than 1,000 people. It was not easy to regain their strength!
Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, snorted coldly, "In that case, General Wang Zhao, you immediately lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to Donglai. This time, you must completely eliminate this old man Tian Kai of Qingzhou."
This was an opportunity to take credit for nothing. Wang Zhao hurriedly handed it over and said, "I will obey your orders."
Wang Zhao was about to leave when suddenly there were rapid footsteps outside the door. Soon, a soldier hurried in. When he saw Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, he hurriedly bowed his hands and saluted.
"My eldest son, Duke Cao of Yanzhou sent someone to deliver a message."
"Mr. Cao?"
Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, frowned and said, "Send the letter over."
The soldier responded hurriedly and carefully placed a letter on the table.
Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, picked up the letter, opened it casually, and looked at the contents.
After reading it, Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, sneered with disdain.
"Mr. Zhongzhi (Xin Ping), guess what the content of this letter is?"
Xin Ping was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I don't know. Logically speaking, if Duke Cao has something to do, he should send a letter to the lord, so why would he send someone here?"
Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, snorted coldly and threw the letter in his hand on the table, "Mr. Zhongzhi, let me tell you, Mr. Cao sent this letter because he was defeated by Lu Bu and could no longer fight back. So I want to ask this young master to go to the rescue."
"What?"
When Xin Ping heard this, he was shocked and exclaimed, "How is this possible?"
Speaking of this, Xin calmed down, "Not long ago, Cao Gong had defeated Lu Bu and drove him to Xuzhou. I just heard that Lu Bu had returned to Yanzhou recently, but I never thought that he actually defeated Cao Gong. It's really surprising. Unexpected."
According to his thinking, even if Lu Bu returns to Yanzhou, the final result will definitely be defeated by Cao Mengde, and there will never be a second possibility.
But what is the content of this letter?
Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, patted the letter on the table and curled his lips, "I never expected that a reckless and ignorant man like Lu Bu would have Duke Cao defeated at his hands."
Having said this, the eldest son of Jizhou, Yuan Tan, turned his head to look at Xin Ping and asked with a smile.
"Mr. Zhongzhi, do you think Lu Bu is too strong or Cao Gong is too weak?"
Although Yuan Shao has always highly praised Cao Mengde and believed that he was a rare talent.
However, Yuan Tan, the young and energetic eldest son of Jizhou, had never taken Cao Mengde seriously, thinking that he was just a person with a false reputation.
The reason why his father said he was talented was just because they were friends since childhood, definitely not because he really had the ability.
This is what Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, has always thought.
Hum!
My master's guess is indeed correct. Cao Mengde is a man with a false reputation. Over the years, if he had not relied on his father's reputation, he would have been beaten to death long ago.
How interesting!
He couldn't even defeat the reckless and ignorant Lu Bu, and now he still had the nerve to ask for help. It was really ridiculous!
"Mr. Zhongzhi, in your opinion, Duke Cao has come to ask for help. Should we go to help a bunch of Duke Cao?"
