S-level auxiliary system: All the heroes of the ages are for my own use

After several days of busy work, Zhang Liao stabilized all of Xuzhou. According to the original lord's appointment, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun were to guard Xuzhou.

As for Cao Bao, Zhang Kai had other generals. These generals who had lived in Xuzhou for many years were selected by Zhang Liao, and two of them remained.

What Zhang Liao meant was that there were generals who were familiar with Xuzhou, and it was easier to understand Xuzhou, which was beneficial to their work.

The rest of the generals will follow Lu Bu to Liaodong, and the lord will rearrange them.

Lu Bu and others stayed in Xuzhou for seven days before they were ready to leave. Lu Bu led a hundred thousand soldiers and horses, together with those generals from Xuzhou, and headed towards Liaodong.

On Yuan Shao's side at this time, Yuan Shao has been observing the situation in Xuzhou. Although he is unwilling to send troops to support him, he is still very concerned about whether Xuzhou will fall into Cao Cao's hands.

Seeing that Cao Cao's army was about to attack the city of Xuzhou, what Yuan Shao never expected was that Liaodong sent troops to ask for help in Xuzhou. This made Yuan Shao feel that Liu Xuan should have seen Cao Cao's intentions.

But what made Yuan Shao even more unexpected was that Liu Xuan actually asked Lu Bu to kill Tao Qian and his son, and Xuzhou fell into Liu Xuan's hands, which made Yuan Shao very nervous.

In the past, Liu Xuan didn't participate in the affairs of Guanzhong at all. Although he killed Yuan Shu and took Runan, it was all because of Yuan Shu's arrogance and self-proclaimed emperor.

However, what happened in Xuzhou this time made Yuan Shao understand that Liu Xuan had already started to attack the princes in Guanzhong. This was to seize the city under the guise of rescue.

This made Yuan Shao start to panic. If Liu Xuan really wanted to attack the princes, his current strength was not enough to fight against Liu Xuan. If he could wait another five years, Yuan Shao would not be afraid of Liu Xuan.

Yuan Shao quickly asked all the advisers and the generals he trusted to come to the hall to prepare for dealing with Liaodong.

After everyone arrived, Yuan Shao explained the situation to everyone. When everyone heard that Xuzhou was occupied by Liu Xuan, the generals thought it was inconceivable, but some counselors thought it was nothing.

After all, some counselors also know that Xuzhou is the only way for Liaodong to enter Guanzhong. If it is in the hands of Cao Cao and Tao Qian, conflicts will definitely arise after a long time, and Xuzhou is in Liu Xuan's own hands, then it can be solved. It is very good to avoid such a thing from happening.

After everyone's discussion, Yuan Shao also set his target on Gongsun Zan of Youzhou under Xu You's suggestion.

Youzhou Gongsun Zan is not far from Jizhou, and Gongsun Zan's White Horse Yi Cong is also famous for his combat skills. If he can be subdued, Yuan Shao's strength will be greatly increased.

Yuan Shao didn't know that this time he and Cao Cao thought of being together at the same time. In fact, Bingzhou is very close to Jizhou, and Yuan Shao should win Bingzhou first.

However, Bingzhou does not have a governor, but Zhang Yang is guarding it, and Bingzhou borders Jizhou. It is only a matter of time before Bingzhou is taken down, but it is not so easy for other princes to take Bingzhou.

After Yuan Shao decided to attack Youzhou, he did not send troops immediately, but sent a counselor to try to persuade Gongsun Zan to see if he could surrender without fighting.

Yuan Shao still sent Xu You to go there, but Xu You came up with this idea, and Xu You is quite eloquent.

On Cao Cao's side, Cao Ren led the remaining 5 troops and returned to Yanzhou. Cao Ren knew that he had led the army to defeat and lost the lives of more than [-] soldiers. This made Cao Ren feel very guilty towards Cao Cao. Some can't face Cao Cao.

So Cao Ren stripped off his shirt, carrying thorns all over his body, accompanied by Cao Hong, Xiahoudun, and Xiahouyuan, and came out of the hall.

After being notified by the guards that Cao Ren had returned and was waiting outside the door, Cao Cao quickly ordered the four of them to come in.

The guard took the order and went out without saying a word.

Not long after the guards left, Cao Cao saw Cao Ren, who was wearing thorns, walking in the front, followed by the other three.

When the four of them approached, they bowed down to Cao Cao, while Cao Ren knelt on the ground, lowered his head, and said to Cao Cao:

"Brother, Cao Ren has let the lord and the military adviser down, and also lost 10,000+ brothers, please punish the lord severely! I won't have any complaints!"

After Cao Ren finished speaking, he stopped talking, just lowered his head, and the three people behind him said at the same time:

"My lord, you can't blame Zixiao for this matter, you can only blame Liu Xuan, the prefect of Liaodong, and the god-damned Lu Bu! If the lord insists on punishing Zixiao, I will be punished, please give me an order."

After listening to the words of several people, Cao Cao looked at Cao Ren's back full of thorns, so he said to Cao Ren who was kneeling down:

"Zixiao, get up. I don't mean to blame you. Judging from the early stage of this battle, you fought very well, and you advanced and retreated well. It's just that no one expected that Lu Bu would lead the army to kill you. This also makes me and the military division have the same doubts."

After Cao Cao said this, the three people behind him were all overjoyed, they seemed to be all right, but Cao Ren still kept his head down, kneeling and unwilling to get up.

Cao Cao also saw that Cao Ren didn't get up, so he continued to say:

"This defeat is not only your responsibility. If there is a penalty, will the military advisor and I have to be punished? Get up!"

Cao Ren stood up after hearing what his lord said, and when he got up, tears were on his face, tears of guilt.

Cao Ren stood up, wiped the tears from his face, and said:

"Thank you, my lord, for your forgiveness."

Cao Cao nodded and said:

"Let you lead the army back this time because there is another thing for you to do."

When the four of them heard this, they suddenly came to the spirit and asked:

"What do you want, my lord? Just tell me!"

Especially these four people feel very guilty now because of Xuzhou's defeat. Although their lord is not pursuing their faults, everyone feels a little bit sorry.

Cao Cao looked at the eagerness of the four people, and said with a smile:

"It was something I thought about before the attack on Xuzhou. I thought you would lead your army to attack Youzhou after you captured Xuzhou. As a result, Xuzhou was rescued by Lu Bu's army. Now is not the time to attack Xuzhou. Wait. Let’s talk again when we have a chance.”

Having said that, Cao Cao looked at the military advisor Xun Yu who was standing beside him, and continued to say:

"This time, the four of you are ordered to lead another 20 troops to Youzhou. You must take Youzhou when you go to Youzhou this time. Only by taking Youzhou can we not fall behind Liaodong and Jizhou. If we can't take it Youzhou, not only will we gain nothing this time, but we will also suffer heavy losses!"