Cao Cao shouted: "At that time, our coalition forces fought against Dong and met with the Sour Zao Alliance. This place is located at the junction of Sili and Yanzhou. The four fields are empty and can be collected at a glance. Bei Zhi took His Majesty to station in this city. He agreed that in fifteen days, the general would come to welcome His Majesty back to the palace. How about it?"

"Soth jujube?"

Liu He thought about it and found that although this place belongs to Yanzhou, it is not far from Luoyang and Jizhou. If things change, he can also arrive quickly if he sends troops from both places.

"Okay, it's just the sour jujube. But there are too many days of fifteen. Although your army is mostly infantry and unmoving, it can be stationed in the sour jujube place for up to seven or eight days. In just ten days, this general brings people to welcome the emperor. If you are a little negligent within these ten days, my army will approach you and tell you that you will not leave any chickens and dogs in Yanzhou!"

"Ten days are ten days, and I will follow the commands of the General."

Cao Cao acted very obediently.

"However, I have a reluctant request, and I hope the general will agree."

Liu He sneered: "Do you want to go back to Cao Hong?"

Seeing that he guessed it, Cao Cao also followed the trend and said: "Yes, Cao Hong and Hu are of the same clan, and they have been familiar with each other since childhood. The friendship is extraordinary. I beg the general to be kind to the law."

"Oh? Is that right?" Liu He waved his hand and shouted, "Soldiers, please step back."

The army received the military order, quickly got rid of the enemy and retreated behind Liu He.

Cao Cao was happy: "Thank you for your accomplishment."

"Hey, thank you, I haven't finished speaking yet. It's not difficult to release Cao Hong, but you have committed a heinous crime after all. It would be too easy to let me release the general by just a few empty words."

Liu He's words made Cao Cao's heart tense.

He was not sure what request Liu He was going to make to exchange. But on the one hand, he and Cao Hong were indeed in extraordinary relationships, and on the other hand, all the soldiers were watching here. If he gave up Cao Hong, he would inevitably lose the hearts of the soldiers. Thirdly, he was defeated in this battle and lost the initiative. Now the situation is unstoppable.

He pretended to be a smile and said, "I wonder how the general is willing to release him?"

Liu He stretched out a palm: "Now the imperial court is short of food, and there are many wars in various places, and new cities are built. The gap is huge. In the prosperous land of the Central Plains, you took out 500,000 stones of grain, 500,000 stones of grass, and 500,000 coins. Then you handed over the emperor to redeem this crime. This general protects you, at least you can avoid the death penalty of all of you, and Cao Hong can naturally return it safely."

"you……"

Cao Cao was completely shocked by his lion's mouth.

Yanzhou is said to be the hinterland of the Central Plains, connected to Jizhou, Xuzhou in the east, Sili in the west, and Yuzhou in the south. However, when it comes to prosperity, it is difficult to compare with these states. Yanzhou has only a population of more than three million, with 500,000 shi of grain and grass, plus 500,000 million yuan. Even if it does not empty its own treasury, there will be no more left.

"General, can you..."

He wanted to plead for a few words, but Liu He sneered: "It seems that General Cao just said swearing, which is just a saying of deceiving the world and stealing fame. He has no intention of giving up all the money and food. Since that's the case, there is no need to say more, rely on his strength to speak."

He was about to order the entire army to attack again. The tens of thousands of troops were already red in their eyes. He was forced to truce the battle just now, and he felt that he was not satisfied. When he saw Liu He's posture, all the soldiers were eager to try.

Seeing this, Cao Cao hurriedly shouted: "Slowly, General, please do it slowly. I agree, everything depends on what the General said."

A sneering smile appeared on Liu He's lips: "Okay, Meng De is indeed loyal and sincere. So please ask Meng De to go back early and prepare enough money and food. Ten days later, we will see you and I have a goodbye."

Although Cao Cao had already gritted his teeth in his heart, he still had to look grateful on his face.

"I am very grateful to the general for his forgiveness, so I will leave you here."

"It's easy to leave Meng De. I'm not far away to send it. Remember to come to Luoyang if you have time. I'll invite you to drink."

Listening to Liu He's words of "invitation", Cao Cao almost fell off the horse's back.

After he turned around, his face turned dark instantly.

"Liu He, I will return the hatred of humiliation today ten times sooner or later."

Liu He looked at his back as he was leaving, then looked at the bodies of the soldiers who died in battle all over the ground, and he was relieved.

Among these corpses, they are not mostly from the enemy as before. Now in this battle, they have already gained the advantage of sneak attacks. Among the corpses all over the ground, the ratio of their own soldiers to Cao's soldiers is almost at around 300% of the 70% of the corpses, which is already very amazing.

"It's worthy of being Cao Cao. His ability to train and command troops is far beyond the reach of those old people. He has 60,000 troops and horses, and more than 10,000 more than me. If it's a head-on battle, even I will not be sure to win."

Today's battle can be said to be a surprise for both sides. Liu He blackmailed Cao Cao a group and was in a good mood.

"Let's go, I cleaned up the remains of my brothers and returned to the city. Today I retake Luoyang, and the soldiers made an indelible contribution. I will have extra meals tonight, haha!"

"Okay, the general is mighty!"

He was very happy, but none of Cao Cao and his group could laugh.

"Oh, cowardly, since we have been with Meng De for many years, we have never had such cowardly today in dozens of battles."

Yu Jin lowered his head and sighed softly.

Generals such as Le Jin also looked a little depressed.

Cao Cao asked Cheng Yu: "How much money and grain does my Yanzhou treasury have now?"

Cheng Yu thought for a while and said, "The grain was about 800,000 stones, the forage was only more than 300,000 stones, the money was less than 400 million yuan, and other gold and silver, it could probably be raised 200 million yuan. But no matter what, if you want to collect enough supplies for Liu He, you must completely drain our Yanzhou Prefecture Treasury."

Cao Cao's brows were tightly clamped. Such a sum of money and food was really a huge amount for him. However, if he lost the battle, he would not be able to plot against the other party. Instead, he would be tricked by the other party and lose his right to speak, so he would not have the qualification to bargain.

After a long time, he suddenly said loudly: "The entire army accelerated the marching speed and rushed back to Yanzhou for six days. Then the troops were divided into two groups. Yu Jin led another 20,000 troops to assist in the capture of Yuzhou. If we cannot seize the treasury of Yuzhou, it will not take long before our army will starve to death."

"Here!"

Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao with a dark face and said, "Victory and defeat are common among military strategists. The lord doesn't have to be upset. As long as you successfully take over Yuzhou, with the wealth of Yuzhou, you can not only make up for this loss, but in less than a year, our army will be able to hold less than 300,000 troops. This is the foundation of all our army's strategies. As for Luoyang and Liu He's life, it's best if there is, and it doesn't matter if there is no. As long as you control the two states of Yan and Yu, the lord still has the capital to compete with Liu He and avenge his shame, which is not a false statement."

"Yes, the lord needs to cheer up a lot. After this defeat, the morale of the soldiers has been greatly damaged. If the lord cannot be cheered up, I am afraid that the end of our army will be soon."

Cheng Yu's voice was sonorous and powerful, and his tone always had the intention of educating his younger generation. Originally, Cao Cao was very dissatisfied with this, but he was unwilling to say it clearly, but now listening to this, Cao Cao was very helpful, as if he was like the sound of nature.

"Well said, Fengxiao and Zhongde woke up the dreamer with one word. So what if I fail for a moment? I will come back sooner or later in Luoyang!"
Chapter completed!