Cao Mengde walked into the hall and looked at the eldest son of Jizhou, Yuan Tan, who was sitting in the main seat with a proud look on his face, and felt a little unhappy.
"My eldest son, I don't know if I have anything to say to you."
Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, looked at Cao Mengde with a blank expression and almost burst into anger.
I came to Yanzhou to help him, but he secretly plotted against me, which is really hateful.
However, it was agreed just now that Cao Mengde would not be held accountable for the time being, so Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, could only endure it.
"Meng Degong, I have come to see you this time because I have a major matter to discuss."
Cao Mengde nodded, "Eldest Young Master, I wonder what the matter is?"
Guo Tu stepped forward and said, "Meng Degong, when you invited the eldest son to Yanzhou, you wanted to drive away Lu Bu.
When Lu Bu heard that the eldest son was coming, he was so frightened that he ran away. This should be regarded as fulfilling Meng Degong's wish. "
Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, nodded, "Now that Lu Bu has retreated, I am also preparing to retreat. Meng Degong, what do you think?"
"retreat?"
Hearing this, Cao Mengde was startled and waved his hands hurriedly, "Master, how can you retreat?"
Yuan Tandan, the eldest son of Jizhou, said, "Mr. Meng De, Lu Bu has been scared away and is unable to fight anymore. If I continue to stay here, some people may suspect that I have ulterior motives.
Therefore, I decided to retreat. "
Cao Mengde complained secretly in his heart and hurriedly spoke out to stop him.
"Eldest Young Master, although Lu Bu has withdrawn his troops, it is only temporary. If the Eldest Young Master also withdraws his troops, what will happen if Lu Bu comes back again?"
Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, shook his head, "Meng Degong, if I continue to stay, I'm afraid there will be some inconvenience!"
Guo Tu nodded, "Meng Degong, the eldest son of Jizhou Yuan Tan came here and brought many soldiers and horses, and these soldiers and horses also need to eat. This place is too far from Qingzhou and consumes too much food, so the eldest son is preparing to retreat. .”
"this?"
When Cao Mengde heard Guo Tu talking about food, he couldn't help but be stunned, and his face suddenly became ugly.
He knew what Guo Tu meant by what he said. It was actually very simple, just two words.
food!
However, after a long period of fighting in Yanzhou, the food had already been exhausted. What could be used to support the army of Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou?
Cao Mengde smiled bitterly and cupped his hands, "I accept the eldest son's kindness, but Yanzhou is currently short of food, even if you have the intention, you can't do it!"
Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, waved his hand, "In this case, there is no other way. We can only withdraw our troops, otherwise the food problem cannot be solved and the soldiers will be dissatisfied."
Cao Mengde hurriedly handed over his hand, "Young Master, you absolutely must not!"
Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, cannot leave now. Otherwise, after he leaves, Lu Bu comes back to kill him. What will he do to resist?
Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Jizhou, shook his head, "Meng Degong, I don't want to leave either, but without food, I'm afraid I have no choice but to retreat."
Guo Tu suddenly said, "Meng Degong, I have a solution. As long as you agree, the eldest son will not retreat."
Cao Mengde was stunned and asked doubtfully, "Mr. Gongze, I don't know what the solution is. Can we discuss it after telling it?"
Guo Tu nodded and said slowly, "Meng Degong, there is no food in the army, and things will change sooner or later, so we must solve it.
There are two ways to solve the problem of food. One is to return to Qingzhou for escort, but the journey is really far. "
