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Hanoi was Huaxia's name for the northern part of the Yellow River.

The war period of the Henei County was the territory of the Wei Kingdom, but after that, the founder of the dynasty, Liu Bang, changed his name to Yin Country at the beginning of his reign, and then to Henei County not long after, and has been in use ever since.

Inside a makeshift tent that was three miles east of the city, Gongsun Xu was drinking tea with Guo Jia, who had just arrived.

After finishing the cup of tea, Guo Jia heaved a long sigh of relief, and strongly rubbed his legs which were aching from the long journey on the horse. This long journey really costs one's life! "

Gongsun Xu ridiculed: "Feng Xiao, you're the one with no power to tie a chicken! When we return to Jizhou, I need to train harder. "

Guo Jia rolled his eyes and said as he brought a cup of tea to his mouth, "It's not like I'm going to kill the enemy, my body is good enough!"

"Not go up to kill the enemy? As long as it was passable? Hehe, "Gongsun Xu stared at Guo Jia, and suddenly revealed a strange smile.

"Cough cough" Guo Jia suddenly coughed, and a mouthful of tea flew out.

Although no one could tell what Gongsun Xu's smile meant, Guo Jia was well aware of it and was unable to say it aloud. Two months ago, on a certain day, when Guo Jia relapsed and secretly went to a brothel to drink and have fun, he was caught by Gongsun Rui, and after that, Gongsun Rui gave a 'painstaking speech' advice. Guo Jia was taught a lesson but he did not even have the strength to resist, and coincidentally was seen by Gongsun Xu.

Guo Jia didn't have much resistance towards beauties, she wanted to secretly play whenever there was a chance, but Gongsun Xu disapproved of her sister's' strict watch 'over Guo Jia. At the beginning, she even exhorted him a few times, but when she realized that Guo Jia was not angry at all, she actually seemed to enjoy it a little, as if she had treated this as a game with Gongsun Rui.

Even though Guo Jia had already become his brother-in-law, Gongsun Xu's attitude towards him had not changed much. He had always viewed him as a trustworthy friend. Actually, other than Guo Jia, Gongsun Xu didn't have any other true friends., who was more obedient, could only be considered as half a friend. Thus, Gongsun Xu valued even more the friendship between him and Guo Jia.

In order to prevent Guo Jia from being overly embarrassed, Gongsun Xu quickly changed the topic: "Will Cao Cao defend the city?"

"Absolutely not!" Guo Jia's face quickly returned to normal as he laughed in disdain, "Just like you said when you said that Cao Cao had already gotten what he wanted, what you said is completely correct! The reason why Cao Cao brought his army to rescue Yuan Shao was secondary. More importantly, he wanted to gain a good reputation so that he could attract the support of the rich and powerful families! When Cao Cao Cao was sending his troops, he might have even thought of killing his way to the Qinghe County to save Yuan Shao, but he never thought that the strongest army in his hands would disappear so quickly, he must be thinking about how he could take back some losses and withdraw back to the Yanzhou! "

Gongsun Xu had already thought about it, he then asked: "What will Cao Cao do?"

Guo Jia thought for a moment, then said: "I think he will definitely borrow the power of the county soldier and the citizens in the city to protect the city, and from then on preserve his own strength! Looking at the current situation, as long as Cao Cao Cao stays in the city for 10 days or half a month, then he will be severely injured and be taken back to the Yanzhou. Whether it is Yuan Shao or those aristocratic families that support him, they will not be able to blame him. "

Gongsun Xu nodded: "What should we do?"

"That depends on what kind of result you want!" Guo Jia put down the teacup and glanced at Gongsun Xu, "If you want to exterminate Cao Cao too, then ask Father-in-law to mobilize another twenty to thirty thousand people to attack us from all sides. Cao Cao Cao's small army will definitely not be able to withstand it!"

"Heh heh." Gongsun Xu laughed lightly, "You said the word 'if', and you think that now isn't the best time to destroy Cao Cao as well?"

"This really isn't the best time!" Guo Jia sighed: "What a pity! Without any big accidents, it is impossible for our army to take over the city in a short period of time, and in that way, we will have to spend a lot of time and money. Even if our Youzhou is extremely rich, we will not be able to replenish all of our resources in a short period of time! After Yuan Shao is dead, I will need to organize the Army of Heishan, pacify the various parts of the Jizhou, and clear out the remnants of Yuan Shao's forces.

"Also, if we were to go all out to eliminate Cao Cao, it would definitely attract the attention and hatred of the other nobles. Without Cao Cao to act as a buffer, it is very possible that we would face their joint attack and Xuzhou Liu Bei would also very likely step in. Furthermore, Lv Bu is watching us from the side, even if we kill Cao Cao Cao here, it will be very difficult to control Yanzhou! Taking a step back, even if Lv Bu didn't take advantage of the situation and attack Yanzhou, how could we have so many people and troops to control the Yanzhou? So, after we take care of Yuan Shao, the most important thing for us to do is to stabilize the territory as soon as possible and recover the huge number of casualties.

Just that "Gongsun Xu paused here for a moment, and then continued after a moment of hesitation:" Cao Cao is a man who is ruthless, he only fears that it would be difficult for him to trap a tiger! If we let him return to the Yanzhou this time, then it will be very difficult to get such a good opportunity next time! "

"I really don't understand." Guo Jia stared at Gongsun Xu suspiciously, "Compared to Cao Cao, Yuan Shao has more soldiers and food, but you aren't afraid at all! "Why do you care so much about Cao Cao?"

Gongsun Xu was startled, and could only find an excuse: "Cao Cao's personality is tough and tenacious, and he can use people well, but Yuan Shao is far from that! Although Cao Cao's strength is still very weak, as long as he has enough time, I firmly believe that he will definitely rise up! "

"I don't agree with what you said!" Guo Jia decisively shook his head: "Cao Cao Cao may have occupied the Yanzhou, but he was unable to completely control the territory of the Yanzhou. There were bandits everywhere in the Yanzhou, and the local rich families all disregarded Cao Cao Cao's actions. If you were to let Cao Cao go back, then show goodwill to Lv Bu this time! "

Guo Jia became excited as he said this and clapped his hands: "We might as well follow what Marshal Zhang Yan has done. Father-in-law, please report this to us and request the imperial government to appoint Lv Bu as Yanzhou's overseer! Although this plan to expel the tiger and devour the wolf was a bit outdated, Lv Bu was a person with deep interests, if he had a legitimate reason, he would definitely attack Cao Cao! A chaotic Yanzhou is most beneficial to us. As long as we firmly grasp this Jizhou, no matter who wins or loses, won't they still have to act based on our eyes in the end? "

"Lv Bu!" When Gongsun Xu heard this name, his heart trembled. In this era, there were many people that he wanted to meet, but the person he wanted to meet the most was definitely Lv Bu, who was ranked at the top.

"You've met Lv Bu?" Seeing Gongsun Xu's strange expression, Guo Jia opened his eyes wide and asked.

Gongsun Xu shook his head: "It's like thunder piercing the ears, but we have never met! But will he listen to us and fight to the death with Cao Cao? "

Guo Jia laughed: "Lv Bu is irritable, easily angered, greedy of sex, and has long hated living under someone else's roof, he has always been eyeing Yanzhou covetously, as long as you buy him from the hands of the imperial government, he will disregard everything and attack Yanzhou!"

Last year, Cao Cao Cao returned from Xuzhou and defeated Lv Bu after a series of fierce battles, completely driving Lv Bu out of Yanzhou. Lv Bu didn't have a place to stay for the time being, and had no choice but to join the Xuzhou, which was already occupied by Liu Bei. It was just that although Liu Bei appeared to be very respectful to him on the surface, he had his guard up. Lv Bu was a proud and arrogant person, how could he allow the two people to mock him? As a result, he clashed with the two people Guan Zhang multiple times, if Liu Bei had not intervened, they would have already started fighting. Now that Lv Bu had placed him in an idle military camp outside of Xuzhou City, seemingly to avoid conflict with the two of them, he had actually treated Lv Bu like a gatekeeper dog. If not for the fact that he had nowhere to go and Chen Gong's painful advice to stop him, Lv Bu would have left the Xuzhou in a fit of rage.

Gongsun Xu had already been persuaded by Guo Jia, so he nodded and asked: "Do you want to send people to contact Lv Bu first?"

"Sure!" Guo Jia laughed: But it's best to avoid Chen Gong! This person cannot be underestimated! "

Gongsun Xu clapped his hands and laughed: "Alright! I will write a letter to report this matter to father later. If he agrees, I will immediately send someone to contact Lv Bu! "

Just as Guo Jia was about to speak, Gongsun Yi's low voice came from outside, "Master, General Zhao Yun is here!"

If it were not for Gongsun Xu's strict orders, he would have taken Cao Chun's life long ago. Cao Chun was currently imprisoned in the rear, together with the food, and there were a dozen or so people who specially guarded him.

"Bring him in!" Gongsun Xu shouted.

Zhao Yun opened the curtain, and after entering, cupped his fists and bowed to Gongsun Xu and Guo Jia.

"Zi Long, sit down and talk." Gongsun Xu waved for Zhao Yun to sit, poured a cup of tea and passed it over.

"Thank you, my lord." Zhao Yun took the tea in his hand and softly said: "Master, this general has already investigated the four directions of the land. The best attack position is to the east.

"There's no rush!" Gongsun Xu smiled as he shook his head and said, "Just now, Feng Xiao and I had a discussion about a few things. You listen to it first, and then, tell me your own opinion."