Chapter 1290 : Chapter 642 The storm is coming (2)
"Exactly, following Cao Cao was the biggest mistake in his life.\%_%Original_Creation%_%\" Guo Tu smiled slightly when he heard this.
The ministers also nodded one after another.
"However, what makes Gu even more happy is that Cao Pifu is finally bowing to Gu. But now whether to fight or not is in Gu's hands. What can Cao Pifu do to Gu?"
Yuan Shao said happily, but he was a little drunk and spoke very wildly.
"Hahaha." The ministers laughed.[
Immediately, Yuan Shao ordered: "Let Cheng Yu come in."
"promise."
The clerk made a promise, turned around and left.
Immediately, Yuan Shao removed the banquet and waited for Cheng Yu to enter.
Soon after, Cheng Yu came in proudly, bowed down and said, "The foreign minister has met the general."
"Excuse me." Yuan Shao smiled slightly when he heard this and said. But he immediately joked: "Now that the two armies are fighting, it is very dangerous for you, sir, to come here."
"The two armies are fighting without killing the envoy. The foreign minister believes in the moral character of the general." Cheng Yu's expression did not change when he heard this, but he said cleverly.
"Haha." Yuan Shao laughed, but after laughing, he immediately became cold and said: "Sir, if you have any business here, just tell me. But if you want to make peace, then don't talk about it. Just follow Cao Cao.
Fight to the end."
"Haha." The ministers all smiled slightly and looked at Cheng Yu as if they were watching a show.
"Please rest assured, General. The foreign minister is not asking for mercy from the General. He just wants to ask the General a few questions." Cheng Yu said calmly.
"Say." The strange color in Yuan Shao's eyes flashed away, and then he waved his hand.
"May I ask the general if he knows the population of the seven counties of Xinye, Nanxiang, Xiangyang, Shangyong, Hanzhong, Shouchun and Wancheng in the south?"
Cheng Yu asked.
"This." Embarrassment flashed across Yuan Shao's eyes when he heard this. He had never taken anyone in the world seriously in his life, and Cao Cao was the only opponent he took seriously.
Although he hated Liu Feng from the south, he really didn't know what was going on.
The ministers under his command did not have much information about their heads.
Yuan Shao only knew that the population was probably one million.
"The five counties have a population of more than three million." Cheng Yu uttered these words that shocked Yuan Shao. Immediately, Cheng Yu became even more unsympathetic and said, "General, please think about it. If we resort to force, what will happen?"
How many soldiers and horses can a population of three million support? At least three hundred thousand. Moreover, Xiangyang has been run by Liu Biao for many years, and there is no telling how much food and grass there is. If Liu Feng is cruel, this number may skyrocket again."
"It only takes a few months, it only takes a few months to train so many soldiers and horses. But now, Duke Cao is dragged by the general in Hebei and has no way to return to the Central Plains. If the Central Plains, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou are completely
If it is defeated by Liu Feng, then Hebei will be the only one left."[
Cheng Yu said alarmingly.
Immediately afterwards, he said: "That is Liu Feng, the crown prince of the Han Dynasty. He will settle accounts in the future. I am afraid that all the princes in the world will have a hard time."
With a population of more than three million, the whole of Hebei is about the same. Liu Feng actually has the same power as him.
Yuan Shao was shocked at first, but then an idea flashed through his mind and he sneered: "After all, you just want Gu Fang to let Cao Cao go."
"That's right, both sides will benefit from cooperation, and two sides will suffer from division. Let's just think that the general lets our Ming Gong go back and fight with Liu Feng, both of us will lose." Cheng Yu said proudly without denying what he said.
This last sentence made Yuan Shao's heart move.
Cheng Yu's alarmist talk was listened to by Yuan Shao. Then Liu Feng suddenly became much stronger. If Cao Cao was let go and returned, both sides would suffer losses.
With his heart beating for a while, Yuan Shao couldn't help but look around and asked: "What do you think?"
The ministers were silent for a while after hearing this, thinking about the gains and losses in their hearts. In the end, they made a decisive decision and saluted Yuan Shao: "Yes."
The other ministers did not object.
Yuan Shao suddenly lost his previous determination and said loudly: "Okay, let's make peace. However, I want to return the lost Guandu captives."
"One hundred thousand people."
Cheng Yu said in one breath: It is impossible for the 200,000 people captured in Guandu to be returned to Yuan Shao all at once.
"make a deal."
When Yuan Shao heard this, he felt that it was almost done and nodded fiercely.
"The general is wise." Cheng Yu bowed down.
Cheng Yu took action, costing Cao Cao 100,000 prisoners, and asked Yuan Shao to let Cao's army go south. Liu Feng had been preparing, and the storm he was worried about finally came.