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

Seeing that the two of them had come down, Cao Ren quickly signaled the guards beside him to go up and support them.

When Cao Cao saw Cao Zhang and Xia Houyuan were helped down from the carriage and came to Cao Cao, they cupped their hands together and said to Cao Cao:

"My lord, father, the last general is given to the lord this time, my father is ashamed."

After Cao Zhang said this, he didn't say anything, but Xia Houyuan continued to say:

"My lord~! The last general miscalculated when attacking Jinan this time. I didn't expect that Zhang Yun would sneak up from Pingyuan County and attack the army, causing tens of thousands of brothers to die in battle, and the last general would die."

When Cao Cao heard what the two said, he looked at them with a smile, and then heard Xia Houyuan coming to plead guilty to him again, so he took a step forward, took Xia Houyuan's hand and said:

"Alas~! This matter cannot be entirely blamed on Miaocai. Who would have thought that Yuan Shao would dare to oppose our army, and that Zhang Yun was even more daring, ignoring our army. He will definitely capture this person in the future~!"

In fact, Cao Cao now has begun to have a good impression of Zhang He. Zhang He was able to defeat his [-] army with only [-] soldiers and horses, and even injured Xia Houyuan.

Thinking about it in Cao Cao's mind, that Zhang Yun's force and resourcefulness are good, he is a rare talent, and he will definitely capture Zhang Yun alive in the future, and let Zhang Yun serve him.

When Xia Houyuan heard that Cao Cao didn't mean to blame himself, the guilt in his heart deepened, and he secretly vowed in his heart that he must return all the humiliation this time to Zhang Yun.

Cao Cao looked at the bandaged wounds on the two men, and said:

"This expedition to Qingzhou is really hard for you. This time I decided to take a good rest and recuperate. I will prepare my troops and wait for the right time to wipe out Yuan Shao and Kong Rong in one fell swoop."

Everyone nodded after hearing this, agreeing with Cao Cao's statement, they were all suffocating in their hearts.

What Cao Cao wanted was this kind of effect, so that they would be burdened with a defeat, and when they fought Yuan Shao decisively, they would definitely be able to exert unimaginable strength.

So Cao Cao took everyone back to the city and Cao Cao's mansion. Cao Cao also specially hosted a banquet to clean up the dust for several people.

Not long after the banquet started, a spy sent by Cao Cao returned.

The spy didn't care that his master was having dinner with the general, he just broke in, came to the hall, knelt down on one knee, and said hastily:

"Report~! My lord, something big has happened~!"

Cao Cao saw that the spies broke in without being notified. He knew that these spies were cultivated by his cronies. It was impossible for them to be so unruly.

Hearing what the spies said, Cao Cao frowned and asked:

"What's the matter, so disrespectful, rushing in?"

When the spy heard Cao Cao's words, he hurriedly said:

"My lord, according to the reports from the spies who went to Jizhou and Qingzhou, this time Kong Rong did not ally with Yuan Shao, but Kong Rong joined Yuan Shao~!"

Cao Cao, who was about to put the wine glass in his hand into his mouth, was stunned for a moment, looking at the news that the spies reported in disbelief.

Cao Cao asked in disbelief:

"Is it true?"

The spy hurriedly said:

"My lord, this matter is absolutely true~!"

Cao Cao dropped the wine glass in his hand to the ground, and cursed angrily:

"Kong Rong~! Shameless man~! He even took refuge in that Yuan Benchu, I really can't wait to court death~!"

Seeing that their lord was angry, everyone hurriedly said:

"My lord, don't get angry, let's listen first before talking~!"

Cao Cao knew that now was not the time for him to lose his temper, so he directly asked the trembling spy who was frightened:

"If there's any other news, let me tell you one by one~!"

The spy heard his lord's questioning, and hurriedly continued:

"Return to my lord~! According to the report from the spies, not only did Kong Rong join Yuan Shao, but also many aristocratic families from Xuzhou and Jingzhou came to join Yuan Shao. At this time, Yuan Shao's strength has greatly increased~!"

When Cao Cao heard the news, it was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue. Cao Cao immediately felt a splitting headache. He couldn't help covering his head with his hands, and then said:

"Why did the aristocratic families from Xuzhou and Jingzhou all go to Yuan Shao in Jizhou? Have you checked it out?"

The spy went on to say:

"Return to my lord, it has been found out~! According to the information learned by the spies, those aristocratic families who went from Xuzhou and Jingzhou to Jizhou seem to have been driven out by the Liaodong prefect Liu Xuan."

The spy paused for a moment when he said this, then raised his head to look at Cao Cao who was sitting on it, and saw that Cao Cao had recovered his calm state, so he continued:

"The reason why those aristocratic families want to seek refuge in Jizhou should be the reason why Yuan Shao put a lot of value on the aristocratic families, so they all go to Jizhou."

Cao Cao understood now that his spies were only concerned about his own face, so he didn't say why those aristocratic families didn't come to Yanzhou to take refuge in him.

Cao Cao nodded after hearing this. He thought of Liu Xuan from Liaodong. He had some friendship with Liu Xuan, and that person was really friendly and loyal. Since the people he drove out would also be concerned about his relationship with Liu Xuan That's why I didn't dare to come to Yanzhou to take refuge in myself.

He understood that he also looked down on those aristocratic families, and often relied on the power of his own family to disregard anyone and bully men and women.

Those aristocratic families go to Yuan Shao, if Liu Xuan knows that the aristocratic families he kicked out are going to join Yuan Shao and will be enemies with him in the future, he will definitely not let Yuan Shao go easily.

Cao Cao thought for a while, then said:

"Hmm~! Alright, I know these things, you go out first, order the spies to monitor the situation in Qingzhou and Jizhou at all times."

The spy heard his lord's words, so he saluted quickly and retreated.

After the spies retreated, Cao Cao looked at the people in the hall and asked:

"Everyone, you all heard the spies' report just now. Now that Yuan Shao is powerful, Kong Rong, and Xuzhou and Jingzhou's aristocratic families have all taken refuge in Yuan Shao. What should we do next?"

After hearing his lord's question, everyone started discussing. Only Xun Yu stood up and said to Cao Cao:

"Returning to my lord, according to my subordinates, Yuan Shao is very powerful now. We can avoid his edge first and not fight with him. Yuan Shao is arrogant and arrogant, and he will hesitate to do anything. As long as we can provoke As for the battle between Yuan Shao and Liu Xuan, it is estimated that Yuan Shao will be wiped out by Liu Xuan soon."