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736. Continuous persuasion made Cao Cao moved.

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    "We still don't have enough troops!"

    Cao Cao still had this reason. He had too few troops. If he had hundreds of thousands of troops, he would attack immediately without Mao Jie's suggestion.

    Cao Cao couldn't help but feel bitter in his mouth, why is our life so miserable? The territory seems not small, but there are not many troops to take it. It's really a miserable life.

    "Look at Liu Zhe, he can bring out hundreds of thousands of people at every turn. He doesn't defeat anyone in a fight.

    Cao Cao regretted it. He would have known better not to adopt Cheng Yu's plan. Now he pretended to provoke Liu Zhe, but he actually provoked Liu Zhe.

    "well!"

    Cao Cao sighed. In fact, this was not Cheng Yu¡¯s fault. If he was to blame, it was because he was too impatient and wanted to eliminate Gongsun Zan as soon as possible. He was too eager for quick success.

    When Cheng Yu proposed the strategy, Cao Cao didn't think it through carefully at the time. He just wanted to create a fait accompli before Liu Zhe could react. He thought that as long as he captured Linjin City and blocked Urabajin, he could confront Liu Zhe across the river.

    However, Cao Cao did not expect that Liu Zhe's reaction would be so fast and strong. Without saying a word, he directly mobilized an army of 200,000 to come, and then directly gave Cao Cao a blow and captured Tongguan.

    Since Liu Zhe set out with an army of 200,000 men, things have changed and moved in a direction that Cao Cao could not predict.

    Now Cao Cao has no idea. He stays here, not knowing whether to move forward or retreat.

    "Lord."

    Man Chong spoke up. He saw the hesitation on Cao Cao's face and a hint of fear at the same time. He understood Cao Cao's current mood.  After all, the blow from Tongguan hurt Cao Cao so much that Cao Cao felt fear in his heart.

    Man Chong asked Cao Cao: "My lord, do you think Liu Zhe will stop here even if we don't attack Liu Zhe now?"

    Cao Cao was stunned for a moment and then understood.

    Man Chong is right. Even if Cao Cao gives in now, Liu Zhe will not give up. Tongguan is already in Liu Zhe's hands. Once the army crosses Pubanjin and enters Fengyi County, Yongzhou and Liangzhou will fall into Liu Zhe's hands.

    If Man Chong¡¯s words before made Cao Cao cheer up, then what he said now made Cao Cao¡¯s eyes firm.

    But even if Cao Cao's vision becomes firmer, his military strength will not increase.

    Cao Cao raised this issue again.

    Mao Jie smiled and said, "My lord, have you forgotten General Cao Ren?"

    Cao Ren was stationed in Yongzhou and garrisoned in Chang'an, with nearly 100,000 troops.

    Mao Jie suggested: "My lord, you can contact General Cao Ren and attack Tongguan together. In this way, Liu Zhe in Tongguan will definitely be tired of dealing with it, and he can attack in one go."

    Mao Jie's strategy was to attack from both sides. Liu Zhe only had 20,000 people in Tongguan. As long as he strengthened his attack, he would definitely be able to capture Tongguan.

    "But Zixiao (Cao Ren's courtesy name) also has insufficient troops." Cao Cao hesitated.

    Attacking Tongguan from both sides, there is indeed a great chance to capture it, but Cao Ren's troops are actually insufficient.  Even though Cao Ren had nearly 100,000 troops in his hands, there were too many places to defend, so it was not enough.

    There must be at least tens of thousands of troops stationed in Chang'an and cannot be moved, and the soldiers and horses defending Feng Yi County cannot be moved, so Cao Ren can only use tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

    "What's more, Zixiao is attacking Linjin City and cannot be distracted." Cao Cao added, he also had a headache at this time.

    Capturing Linjin and sealing off Pubanjin was the first method discussed. Only in this way can Liu Zhe's army be blocked on the other side of the Yellow River. Otherwise, once the army is allowed to cross the river, Yongzhou will be in danger.

    Man Chong spoke up again and suggested: "My lord, you might as well ask General Cao Ren to withdraw all his troops!"

    "Withdraw?" Cao Cao was startled. He didn't expect Man Chong to be so bold.

    "That's right!" Man Chong nodded, and then asked Cao Cao: "My lord, can General Cao Ren capture Linjin now?"

    "It should, but it can't." Cao Cao hesitated and replied.

    He has given up hope that Cao Ren can capture Linjin, and Liu Zhe has captured Tongguan. Once Liu Zhe sends troops from Tongguan, he will definitely retreat quickly.

    "In that case, let's just withdraw."

    Man Chong¡¯s eyes flashed with crazy light, and he said: ¡°Not only that, except Chang¡¯an, abandon all places, gather our forces, and attack Tongguan together.¡±

    "Abandon all places except Chang'an?"

    When Cao Cao heard this, he was immediately shocked. Even Mao Jiye was shocked. The whole audience was shocked. They?I didn¡¯t expect Man Chong¡¯s idea to be so crazy.

    Everyone stared at Man Chong and lost their voice for a moment, because Man Chong's proposal was so crazy.

    After Dong Zhuo's death, because he was tricked by Liu Zhe, when Cao Cao sent troops into Yongzhou, Yongzhou was already in chaos. Cao Ren spent a lot of effort, a lot of manpower and material resources, and suffered countless casualties before he occupied part of Yongzhou.  , stabilize the defense line.

    If you give up everything now, it means that all the previous expenses have been wasted.  This is an astronomical amount of supplies, and it would be heartbreaking to give it up.  At least many of the people present had expressions on their faces that they couldn't bear to give up.

    Man Chong looked at Cao Cao and continued: "My lord, we cannot attack Linjin. Liu Zhe's army enters Feng Yi County. Can General Cao Ren resist it?"

    "No." Cao Cao replied honestly. When he said this, his face looked very ugly.

    Man Chong continued to ask: "Tongguan is controlled by Liu Zhe. We cannot support General Cao Ren. I wonder how long General Cao Ren can resist?"

    This time Cao Cao didn't answer. To be precise, he didn't know how to answer because he didn't know how long Cao Ren could hold out.

    But one thing is certain, Cao Ren will not be able to resist for long without support, and will be captured sooner or later.

    Man Chong stared into Cao Cao's eyes and said leisurely: "Instead of being defeated by Liu Zhe one by one, we might as well abandon other places, concentrate our forces, and attack Tongguan together."

    "As long as we capture Tongguan and capture Liu Zhe, we will win this battle."

    "As long as we can capture Liu Zhe, what if the entire Yongzhou is beaten to pieces? If we capture Liu Zhe, those lost places will eventually return to the lord's hands" (remember this website address: www.hlnovel.  com
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