Chapter 1142: Restless Ma Chao

The chaos in Chang'an is no longer a matter of a day or two.

Cao Cao, who was in Luoyang, also received the news.

Some staff members suggested that he immediately send troops to guard Chang'an, which was the last place they retreated.

Cao Cao is already seriously ill, but at this time the state is in critical condition, and his son is in danger in Wancheng.

Cao Cao called several of his staff.

"Everyone, what do you think of the current state affairs?"

Cheng Yu, Jia Xu, Xu You, Man Pang, and several other staff members fell into deep thought.

Man Pang stood up and said, "Your Majesty, you should send troops to guard Chang'an. Now that Chang'an is unstable, it will affect the morale of the soldiers in front."

This is a very serious problem, and Cao Cao has thought about it several times.

He didn't agree right away, the expression on his face changed a few times.

"Cough cough cough~" Cao Cao coughed a few times, and then said, "Everyone, what else do you think?"

The others were silent.

"Forget it." Cao Cao sighed, understanding everyone's thoughts.

"Chang'an, just let it develop, and these aristocratic families dare not rebel."

It's not that Cao Cao didn't understand that chaos in Chang'an would affect morale.

It's just that they can't transfer troops to Chang'an now.

The frontline soldiers and horses are not enough. If Luoyang falls, what is the use of keeping Chang'an.

If Hulao Pass is broken, Luoyang is broken, or Wancheng is broken, then the Cao Cao Group may collapse in an instant.

Even if their soldiers and horses retreated to Chang'an, they were just lingering on their last legs.

Even before he can breathe for a long time, Zhang Yu will inevitably lead an army to attack Chang'an immediately.

Therefore, Cao Cao could not send troops to guard Chang'an, he had to let Chang'an be uneasy.

Of course, Cao Cao would not completely ignore Chang'an, but he would not send many troops to manage it.

he intends,

Just sent 20,000 people to station, and it was still a second-line army.

It turned out that there were more than 10,000 troops in Chang'an City, so Cao Cao sent some more people there.

There is no way, Zhang Yu has already besieged on three sides, and he doesn't have many troops in his hands.

"In this battle, we have no escape route. Chang'an is not our escape route. Once we retreat to Chang'an, we will die within three months." Cao Cao said to everyone.

This is not pessimism, but fact.

When they retreated to Chang'an, the morale of the army and the people would collapse in an instant. They didn't even need Zhang Yu to send out a large army to attack, and they became chaotic on their own.

At this time, not only Chang'an, but also Luoyang was not at peace.

I don't know how many people have other ideas.

This is very normal.

It is too obvious now, the general trend is like this, and it is difficult for Cao Cao to hold on for long.

Cao Cao's counselors went back after discussing the matter.

"Well, the old man was at Yuan Benchu's place first, and then Cao Cao's here. They both made great contributions, but both of them are bad guys and short-lived ghosts. My life is miserable." On the way back, Xu You thought.

This Xu You is greedy for money and spares his life, and works for his own benefit.

But now the people he is attached to are about to fall, which makes him very upset.

Xu You is very smart. Before Cao Cao could separate himself from one side, he could accept it, so he actively offered advice and suggestions for Cao Cao.

Xu You is very smart and comes up with good ideas.

But now, he sees clearly that it is only a matter of time before Zhang Yu defeats Cao Cao.

The difference in national strength is several times, and it is no longer a level at all.

"What should I do? With my friendship with Zhang Yu, I still can't get him to forgive me." Xu Youyou said self-knowledge.

When he came to seek refuge with Cao Cao, he also came with a letter of honor.

Now, without a nomination certificate, how could he make Zhang Yu an exception to him?

At this moment, he doesn't have any certificates to use.

Xu You was extremely irritable, and locked herself in the room alone after returning.

"God is going to kill me."

In fact, Xu You couldn't let go of his huge family property. He made a lot of money in Yuan Shaona and had a lot of property, but after Zhang Yu called, he had to throw away a lot of it.

A large amount of real estate and land properties were directly confiscated by Zhang Yu.

Now he still has a lot of family property, some of which were brought out at the beginning, and later he made a lot of money with his skills.

Nowadays, although many of them have been exchanged for bank notes, most of them are land and real estate.

At the beginning, Luoyang was stable, and Xu You bought a lot of family property, but now it is almost gone.

He was very unwilling.

Not only him, many families also have this idea.

Many aristocratic families have been relocated several times. The big aristocratic families at the beginning have not kept one tenth of their property. If Zhang Yu calls, they will continue to lose 70%, which makes them too uncomfortable.

Uncomfortable is uncomfortable, but what can be done.

"If you persuade Meng De to invite Ma Teng and Liu Bei to help in the battle, maybe there is still a chance, or let Ma Teng attack Meng De secretly and vote for Zhang Yu?" Xu You suddenly had a crazy idea.

It is not difficult to persuade Ma Teng to fight Cao Cao.

However, this may not be of any benefit to him.

Both Zhang Yu and Cao Cao are smart people, and he failed to control all this.

Xu You hesitated.

This thing is too difficult.

Let him go to Zhang Yu, if he can do it, he will do it now, but he has no chance at all.

"This matter is difficult. In a few months, this Zhang Yu will come over." Xu You thought.

It is actually very simple that Ma Teng and Cao Cao have been able to live in peace, all because of Zhang Yu.

Ma Teng is not as strong as Cao Cao, so he naturally dare not take the initiative to attack.

And Cao Cao didn't dare to attack Ma Teng. If Ma Teng couldn't be wiped out at once, when Zhang Yu came over, Ma Teng would definitely attack his rear, so Cao Cao didn't move him.

Now, the balance between the two sides is about to break.

Xu You couldn't think of a way in the end, and stayed in the study until midnight in vain.

It wasn't just Xu You who couldn't sleep, Cao Cao couldn't sleep either.

Cao Cao can be described as internal and external troubles.

And the internal worries are very serious.

Internal worries, not only Chang'an is unstable, but even the aristocratic families in Luoyang are very scared and want to escape.

Outside Hulao Pass, Gao Shun was already preparing.

Zhou Yu has already led the fleet on the Yellow River, approaching Luoyang.

In Jizhou, Shangdang and other places, the army is also ready.

The three sides are not easy to deal with.

Cao Cao knew that the situation was very bad, and he might not be able to defend this time.

The difference in national strength is too far, this time if you hold it, Zhang Yu can kill it quickly.

He has sent someone to find Liu Bei and ask Liu Bei for support.

But there is a lesson from the past. His 100,000 troops went to support Xiangyang, but they were swallowed directly, so Cao Cao had no confidence in whether Liu Bei could support him.

What Cao Cao didn't know was that inside Ma Teng, two voices were fighting.

"Father, give the child 30,000 troops, and the child will be able to take Chang'an."

"We used to be afraid of Cao Cao, but now that Cao Cao is under siege, there is nothing to be afraid of."

Ma Chao went to Ma Teng and asked to attack Chang'an.

In fact, Ma Teng has been coveting Chang'an for a long time, but he didn't dare to fight before. He has two or three times as many troops as him, and if he fights, he will cause big trouble.

Now, Cao Cao is very dangerous and may be shot down at any time.

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