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"General Gao, please wait!" When Xun You walked down the stairs, he turned around and cupped his hands and bowed to Gao Gang.

"Take care, Mr. Gong Da!" Gao Gang, who was standing inside, quickly cupped his fists in return, his attitude extremely respectful.

This was a courtyard in Gao Gan's residence. When Gao Qian left the Henei County, he gave this courtyard to Gao Gang and repeatedly instructed him to do his best to help Cao Cao Cao so that he could lead his troops to the Qinghe County to rescue him. It was a pity that not long after Cao Cao Cao had entered the city, the city had been besieged by Gongsun Xu's army. Even though Gao Gang's heart was burning with anxiety, he could do nothing about it, he could only do his best to help Cao Cao Cao. He hoped that Cao Cao would be able to repel Gongsun Xu quickly and head to the Qinghe County to help Yuan Shao. However, looking at the situation, Gao Gang's hope was slim. It was already very good that Cao Cao was able to defend the city, unless Gongsun Xu made a huge and foolish mistake, Cao Cao Cao would not be able to push Gongsun Xu back.

Gao Gang returned to the study room with a heavy heart and prepared to read the document Xun You sent over carefully. This document was sent by Cao Cao, who had asked Xun You to send it over, in order to ask for more money and grains. Cao Cao Cao claimed that he had suffered a heavy loss under the fierce assault of Gongsun Xu's army yesterday, his morale was slightly low, so he had to use a large amount of money to reward his soldiers and raise his morale.

After snatching the Jizhou, Yuan Shao used the Henei County and the Qinghe County City as a base to stock up on money and rations. As a result, Gao Gang did not care about the money and grains, as there were enough grains in the city for a hundred thousand soldiers to use for a year. The thing that Gao Gang was worried about was that the large amount of food and money that he had given had no obvious effects, Cao Cao Cao's self-defense would be an issue, how could he have the ability to save Yuan Shijun who was at Qing He's side? The only thing that made Gao Gang relieved was that as long as Cao Cao could defend the city, he could hold Gongsun Xu's huge army of tens of thousands back. So when Xun You came over to talk about the money and food, Gao Gang agreed to it all. To him, money and food was just a small matter.

"Strange …" Gao Gang looked at the numbers on the document, suddenly frowned and muttered to himself in a low voice, "I remember the last time Envoy Cao came to ask for food, he only took twenty percent of the money and eighty percent of the food. Why did he suddenly take seventy percent of the money this time? Is it because we gave too much food last time? "

"Brother, you're wrong!" At this time, Gao Tie's voice suddenly came from outside the door, after which Gao Tie pushed opened the door and walked in, cupped his fists and greeted Gao Gang, "This little brother greets brother."

"Sit!" Gao Gang pointed to the round stool opposite of the desk. After Gao Tie sat down, he immediately asked: "Brother, you said it was your fault just now. Where is your fault?"

Gao Tie coldly said: "Brother, you were deceived by Cao Mengde!"

"Oh?" Gao Gang was shocked and hurriedly asked, "What exactly does Second Brother mean? You and I, your own brothers, if you have something to say, just say it! "

Gao Gang's mind was simple, there were no twists or turns, he only knew how to listen to orders and work loyally. This was one of the reasons why Gao Qian gave him the Henei County.

Gao Tie did not answer. He walked to the door and looked outside, and after he closed the door and sat back down, he said softly: "Cao Mengde wants to sneak back to Yanzhou!"

"What?" Gao Tie was shocked and angry at the same time, he slapped the desk and bellowed: "This has already done everything in my power to help Cao Mengde, even if he wants money, he has to request for food! Oh right, where did second brother learn about this? "

Gao Tie said coldly: "Ignoring the fact that I have to find out from this news, I want to ask brother, when Cao Mengde first came to Henei County, the thing I urgently wanted the most was food. I remembered that he said that Yanzhou was short on money and even more so of food, so most of the food that he needed was food. It had only been a few days, yet Cao Mengde had asked for a lot of copper coins. Could it be that Yanzhou suddenly did not lack food? Absolutely impossible! This was because Cao Mengde was already prepared to secretly evacuate Henei County, and copper coins were much easier to carry than food! Brother, this news was obtained from Sima Zhongda's mouth, although he has already pledged his services to Cao Mengde, he is still a local of the Henei County, he is worried that after Cao Mengde withdraws, I will not have the ability to protect the city, and the moment Gongsun Xu enters the city, he will be done for by looting and massacre, thus Sima Zhongda is willing to take such risks to quietly inform his brother about this! "

"Sima Zhongda told you? No wonder "Gao Gang smacked his own forehead and gnashed his teeth:" No wonder Xun Er's attitude was very friendly and he anxiously requested for the money and grains to be delivered to the Cao Army's camp today. I was still a little curious at that time, why did that guy change his attitude all of a sudden? He also said that Cao Mengde would falsely agree to Gongsun Xu's request in order to let the soldiers catch their breaths.

"Does brother think that Xun You is a good person?" Gao Tie coldly snorted: "Then that Xun You has thought himself to be a disciple of a famous sect, when did he ever think highly of my brother? Sima Zhongda also said that he was prepared to agree to Gongsun Xu's request by dusk. As long as Gongsun Xu withdraws by fifteen kilometers, he will secretly leave with Yanzhou Army tomorrow morning in the early morning. "

Gao Gang smashed his fist on the desk fiercely, and bellowed: "I am sincere to you, what I want, I will give it to you, to show my benevolence to you, today you are facing a strong enemy, yet you want to secretly retreat, you truly are a group of ungrateful bastards!"

Gao Tie advised: "Brother, please calm your anger, what's the use of sulking on your own? Cao Mengde's way of doing this was indeed unbefitting for him, but it was the best choice for him, if it was me, then it was very likely that he would choose. Nine would also do the same! Gongsun Xu's forces are strong, Cao Cao Cao's men are hard to fight against, furthermore, Gongsun Xu has a big killing weapon that he has yet to use!

"What big killing weapon?" Gao Gang was startled, and asked in shock.

Gao Tie leaned forward and said softly, "When Gongsun Zan had someone cut off the moat of the Qinghe County, he accidentally discovered one of the nine prefectural cauldrons, the Jizhou Cauldron! This news had already spread throughout Qinghe County City, and it was said that there was a commotion in the city last night, Yuan Shijun had no choice but to let our Young Master (Pointing to the higher ups) lead troops to suppress and kill a lot of people! It was because Cao Cao knew the news that he desperately prepared to return to Yanzhou! "

Gao Gang asked blankly: "One of the Nine Region Cauldron? What is that? Is it important? "

Gao Tie was startled, then he realised that his brother only knew the words, he did not know anything about the ancient records, he immediately became patient and explained in detail about the importance and influence of the Jizhou Cauldron.

When Gao Gang heard this, he was extremely shocked. He swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva with much difficulty and asked softly, "Are you saying that the Jizhou Cauldron is actually not that much different from the Imperial Jade Seal?"

Gao Tie nodded his head with a stern expression. When he found out about this news, his expression was not much better than the current Gao Gang.

Gao Gang said with a trembling voice: "I heard that the Imperial Jade Seal could only be obtained by people with heavenly destiny. The Son of Heaven today does not have a Imperial Jade Seal, so he is treated like a puppet! Could it be that Gongsun Zan was the next person to receive his fate? If that's really the case, how can we win against them? "

Gao Tie sighed: "Brother, you should understand, even without the Jizhou Cauldron, we won't be able to win! Gongsun Zanfuzi is rich in food, his subordinates are strong and strong, his soldiers are well-equipped and unafraid of death! The troops that we have are already at a disadvantage, the morale of their troops is far from being enough, the only thing they rely on is the sturdy city! Although he was suppressed by our young master in time, who can guarantee that he wouldn't cause a bigger disturbance in the Qinghe County City? Once Gongsun Zan's army took advantage of the chaos to rush into the city, Yuan Shijun was afraid that they would not be able to stop them! Our side is in grave danger. Once Cao Mengde withdraws his troops, the city will be destroyed by Gongsun Xu! "

After hearing these words, Gao Gang asked with extreme anxiety. "Second brother, do you mean that Yuan Shijun will lose without a doubt? Wouldn't it be dangerous for our young master to do that? "

Gao Tie unhappily sighed: "Brother, ah, our young master is from the Chen Liu Prominent Class. Even if Yuan Shijun loses, Gongsun Zan would not make things too difficult for him. On the other hand, us brothers are from lowly backgrounds, and only rely on Young Noble's promotion to wield power, once Gongsun Xu's army attacks into the city, our families and we will all die! We still need to make preparations in advance, brother! "

Gao Gang was obviously displeased upon hearing these words, and said in a heavy voice, "What little brother said is wrong.

Before Gao Gang could finish speaking, a clear and crisp child's voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Father, may I come in!?"

Hearing this voice, Gao Gang and Gao Tie's taut faces revealed a smile.

Gao Tie walked over to open the door, hugged the little boy outside and raised him up high a few times.

The little boy was not scared either, laughing and calling out, "Second Uncle, you're here too! I haven't seen you for a few days. I miss you and aunt very much! "

This little boy was Gao Gang's only son, Gao Yu. Gao Gang's wife had given birth to three daughters consecutively, and the fourth child had only given birth to this boy. Gao Tie was extremely fond of his nephew, even thinking of him if there was anything good to eat.

"Haha, Uncle also misses Little Yu'er!" Gao Tie laughed as he placed Gao Yu on the ground, rubbed his head and said: "Go to uncle's house later, there's something fun for you."

Gao Gang looked at his jade like son and thought of what Gao Tie had said just now. His heart was suddenly depressed as he asked with furrowed brows, "Little Yu'er, why are you here instead of playing with your sisters?"

Gao Yu timidly said, "Mother said that father seems to be unhappy and told me to come over and talk to father! Father, don't be unhappy, I promise that I will not be naughty in the future! "

Even though Gao Gang's heart was filled with worry, he couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. He walked over and gently caressed Gao Yu's little face and said softly, "Little Yu'er, you don't have to worry.

When Gao Yu heard this, he seemed to understand a little. He turned his head to look at Gao Tie, hoping to receive encouragement from him.

Gao Tie smiled and said: "Your father is right. With Second Uncle here, there is nothing to be afraid of! "Little Yu'er, go play with your sisters. Uncle and your father still have things to say!"

Gao Yu nodded, looked at Gao Gang and smiled: "Father, be happy, your son is leaving."

"Go, go!" Gao Gang waved his hand, his grave face full of tender emotions.

When Gao Yu went out, he very obediently closed the door. Just as the door was about to close, he made a face at Gao Tie.

Gao Tie laughed, waiting for Gao Yu's footsteps to go far away. His expression became serious as he stared at Gao Gang and asked: "Brother, do you really want Little Yu'er and the others to follow you to the road of no return?"

Gao Gang heaved a long sigh, his expression was unsettled, and he rubbed his forehead while thinking.