Tian Yu is also very nervous now.
Since Guandu, Cao's army has basically not been defeated. They have fought all the way to the south of Youzhou, and they have been invincible and invincible. Now that Cao's army is approaching, he is responsible for leading the resistance. He feels a lot of pressure, but he has to do so.
After experiencing several consecutive defeats, Youzhou was almost completely hollowed out.
What can be gathered now are the last bits of Youzhou’s heritage. If even this batch of bits of heritage is consumed, even if this battle can be won, the lives of the people in Youzhou will not be very good in the second half of this year. As for winter, there will still be They had no clothes to keep out the cold, and it was still unknown whether they had food to fill their stomachs.
Now Yuan Xi issued an order to recruit troops within Youzhou on a large scale and forcibly, and continued to squeeze the people of Youzhou. Tian Yu looked at it, and his frown never relaxed.
They wanted to dissuade Yuan Xi from doing this, but they were dissuaded. What did they use to resist Cao Cao?
Facing Cao Cao's army who had not yet attacked outside, Tian Yu had no confidence at all, but according to his understanding of Cao Cao, he had not launched an attack, fearing that he was planning some big move again, so he had to be very cautious and vigilant.
"General!"
At this time, a soldier came in and said: "There is a man outside who claims to be Cao Cao's counselor and wants to see him."
Cao Cao's counselor?
After Tian Yu heard this, he was very puzzled. What did Cao Cao's advisers come to see him for?
Could it be that Cao Cao's conspiracy is about to unfold?
"Bring him in!"
Tian Yu hesitated until the end and nodded.
Regardless of whether there is any conspiracy or conspiracy in the arrival of this counselor, but now that he is here, don't even think about going back.
After a while, Cheng Yu was brought to Tian Yu. He bowed and saluted lightly: "Cheng Yu, whose courtesy name is Zhongde, has met the general. I am here this time to solve the general's problem."
Tian Yu's cold gaze fell on Cheng Yu, his hand still pressed on the handle of the knife, as if he could stab Cheng Yu at any time, and asked: "What problems can I have?"
"The general's problem is Youzhou!"
Faced with this look and the action of pressing the knife, Cheng Yu was completely unmoved and unfazed, and continued: "Now that Yuan Xi has fled back to Youzhou, he will definitely have made a lot of preparations to resist Prime Minister Cao. After being defeated several times, Youzhou has been squeezed out by Yuan Xi to a great extent. Now if it continues to be squeezed, what will happen?"
He predicted Tian Yu's current worries.
In fact, it is not difficult to predict. Before coming, Cheng Yu had already thought of the reason for persuasion, which was to use the situation in Youzhou to persuade Tian Yu.
Because Tian Yu is from Youzhou.
Hearing this, Tian Yu frowned and said nothing.
"The general can definitely guess what will happen if we continue to squeeze you in Youzhou. It is better for you to surrender to us directly, lead us to Jixian, and help us recruit other soldiers. This is the way to minimize the losses."
"Besides, Yuan is gone."
"The general knows better than anyone about the abilities of Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang."
"I'm afraid that in the second half of the year, or in the cold winter, Yuan Xi won't even be able to provide food for the people, let alone raise troops."
"In the grasslands to the north, there are also foreign tribes such as Wuhuan and Xianbei, who are watching eagerly."
"General, is it worth following them?"
Cheng Yu continued to persuade.
The people still stationed at the border now only have Zhao Zhao, and Tian Yu was mobilized to go south to resist Cao Cao.
The current Yuan family is even more precarious than the Han Dynasty.
Tian Yu continued to be silent and thought deeply, feeling his scalp numb.
"Surrender to Prime Minister Cao, firstly, you can surrender to the imperial court, and secondly, the people of Youzhou will suffer less. This is the best choice for the general. Please consider it carefully, general!"
Cheng Yu's words contained a certain degree of temptation.
Tian Yu was originally dissatisfied with Yuan Xi's behavior, but now after listening to Cheng Yu's words, his mind began to waver, and this wavering was still out of control.
There is no future for Yuan Xi.
But Cao Cao's future can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye.
It is obviously much better to follow Cao Cao than to follow Yuan Xi. Surrender seems to be the best choice.
"General, have you considered it?"
Cheng Yu's voice echoed in his ears again.
Tian Yu thought about it for a long time and said: "If you want me to surrender, of course there is no problem! But I have conditions. Prime Minister Cao cannot kill our soldiers arbitrarily, nor can he kill the people of Bingzhou. I can lead you into Jixian."
After all, Cao Cao had a history of slaughtering Xuzhou.
"No more killing, it's natural!"
Cheng Yu affirmed: "Prime Minister Cao raised the army mainly to pacify the world. Since we want to pacify the world, there will be no more killings. Don't worry about this!"
"Okay, I surrender. Please go back and tell Prime Minister Cao, Mr. Cheng, that I will obey his arrangements!"
Tian Yu said loudly.
"good!"
Cheng Yu smiled.
As long as Tian Yu is willing to surrender, there will be no problem.
Cheng Yu completed the task and immediately went back to tell Cao Cao.
"Agree to surrender?"
After hearing this, Cao Cao was overjoyed and said: "Du Zhi's plan to instigate rebellion really works, haha..."
Tian Yu would have surrendered. Chen Zhou was very confident in his prediction and explained: "The Yuan family has reached this point and can no longer maintain internal unity. The generals under the Yuan family can do nothing but surrender. For For them, surrender is the best option!"
"That's right!"
Jia Xu said, and then added: "But for the sake of safety, the Lord cannot go directly to the enemy camp. He must arrange a team of vanguards to control Tian Yu's military camp."
"Right!"
Cao Cao nodded and said, "Who can control Tian Yu first?"
"I come!"
Zhang Xiu came out of the queue first and said with a bow: "I can complete this task!"
Today, Zhang Xiu has truly become Cao Cao's subordinate. He did not kill Cao Ang or Dian Wei, so naturally he will not die for no reason. He is also eager to make some contributions and establish a legacy under the Cao family. status.
"Okay, leave it to Youwei."
Cao Cao said loudly: "I believe Youwei will not let me down!"
Zhang Xiu received the order and led 10,000 troops to Tian Yu's military camp.
Tian Yu was indeed very cooperative. When he saw Zhang Xiu coming, he understood that Cao Cao still had concerns, so he had to hand over his military power and lead all the soldiers to surrender. The camp was quickly controlled.
After ensuring safety, Cao Cao and the others arrived at the camp.
"Meet Prime Minister Cao!"
Tian Yu came to Cao Cao and bowed deeply.
Cao Cao said: "General Tian is too polite. Next, we have to rely on General Tian to capture Jixian. The general surrendered in time and returned to Xudu. I will ask for credit for the general in front of His Majesty!"
Tian Yu said loudly: "Thank you so much, Prime Minister Cao!"
Taking control of the entire military camp, Cao Cao blocked the news and prevented Tian Yu's surrender from spreading back to Jixian. Then, he asked Tian Yu to lead the way back to Jixian.
Using Tian Yu to brush his face, he successfully passed all the strongholds from the south of Youzhou to Jixian, and captured those strongholds, and finally reached the southern city gate of Jixian.
Looking up, Cao Cao felt that Youzhou was within reach!
"Open the city gate!"
Tian Yu glanced at the top of the city wall and said loudly: "I have something urgent, please report it to the two young masters!"
