Indeed, the new and old hatreds between Li Li and Cao Cao have been around for a long time, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the hatred is deep and the sea is like the sea.

So far, Cao Cao's favorite generals Li Dian and Yu Jin have successively turned against each other and joined Li Li's command. His beloved son Cao Ang, nephew Cao Anmin, brothers of the same clan, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan and others died at the hands of Li Li one after another.

What's more, in the battle of Feiyundu, Cao Cao's 60,000 troops were wiped out, and even he almost died.

If Cao Cao could even let go of these hatreds, then Li Li really had to re-estimate this hero in troubled times. Because if he and Cao Cao exchanged positions, he would not be able to be so heartless, and he would not be able to let go of his previous deep hatred.

Therefore, Li Li raised the question in person. He wanted to know how Cao Cao viewed the hatred between them in the past and how he would answer it. Cao Cao's answer represents his sincerity in this alliance and whether he was as sincere as he said just now.

Perhaps he had expected Li Li to have this question for a long time. Cao Cao's expression changed slightly after hearing this. He frowned and thought for a moment, and then said calmly: "As the general said, Cao did not forget the rift between you and me. After all, they are all my brothers, Cao Cao, and they are connected together. How easy is it to forget?

However, these are all personal affairs and cannot be confused with what you and I are planning. On that day, you and I are in a hostile force, and fighting on the battlefield will inevitably be damaged. If you and I are in a different place, Cao will not show mercy. In other words, today, not only are you and me deeply resentful, but who among the princes has no hatred? But once and forth, the dead are gone. The living people have to continue to move on and live well. Therefore, Cao is willing to let go of his past grudges with the general, unite with sincerity and resist rebellion together. I wonder what the general wants?”

Li Li stared at Cao Cao with a fiery look, but Cao Cao did not retreat, and looked at Li Li with bright eyes. After a while, the two laughed loudly: "Hahaha."

Amid the laughter, Li Li saw compromise and struggle in Cao Cao's eyes, while Cao Cao saw doubt and understanding in Li Li's eyes. It goes without saying that it is indeed not easy for Cao Cao to speak to this level. Although this may not be what he said in his heart, it shows his sincerity in the alliance. The so-called murder is just a matter of pointing out the ground. Although Li Li is the leader of the alliance, he cannot force Cao Cao repeatedly. If a rabbit is anxious, he will bite people, let alone people?

After the laughter, Li Li changed the topic and said: "At present, Yuan Shao usurped the throne, and his command had nearly 200,000 troops. He had many soldiers and broad generals and had a stable foundation. In addition, after he became emperor, he also won over the princes in various towns, trying every means to win over the hearts of the people, so as to strengthen his momentum and consolidate his throne. He really had good intentions and ulterior motives.

Therefore, the situation facing our Allied Army is not optimistic. Although it has twice the strength of the Yuan army, it does not receive the support and support of the people of Jizhou. Moreover, the Yuan army has the advantage of the city, so it is easy to wait for work. This is the situation. I wonder if Brother Meng De has a good plan to defeat the enemy?"

Cao Cao shook his head gently, stroked his beautiful beard and beard that was more than a foot long under his jaw, and contemplated. After a while, he thought, "I will not hide it from the general. On the way to Liyang, Cao led his army to think about the strategy of breaking the enemy. He is still helpless and has no choice but to do anything. However, as the general said just now, our allied troops are twice as big as Yuan Shao, and it is not difficult to break Yecheng. Therefore, Cao has a strategy, but I don't know if it is feasible?"

Li Li was shocked and nodded, "Brother Meng De might as well speak out without any scruples."

Cao Cao nodded happily and said bluntly: "Now our allies have surrounded Jizhou from all sides, and Yuan Shao has become a trapped beast. However, instead of attacking cities and camps from all directions, it is better to concentrate troops to attack Yecheng together. After all, Yecheng is Yuan Shao's old nest and is also the capital of the pseudo-imperial capital. If Yecheng is captured, its remaining forces can be determined. Therefore, Cao suggested that the general mobilize a large army to besiege Yecheng, and launch attacks on all sides at the same time, day and night, taking turns to attack the city; if this is long, one month or ten days, you can capture Yecheng and capture Yuan Shao and his son. Once Yecheng is broken, other counties in Jizhou will definitely surrender and succeed in one battle!" When he finished speaking, Cao Cao seemed confident, with a flying eyebrows and a thrilling expression, as if he could break Yecheng in a blink of an eye, which was extremely contagious.

After hearing this, Li Li pondered and looked at Cao Cao's expression from time to time, thinking to himself: "This is really a difficult strategy. It sounds exciting, but it is not the case at all. To put it bluntly, the strategy Cao Cao offered is to concentrate troops to attack Yecheng. Is this strategy still useful? Who can't lead troops to attack the city? But the price of attacking Yecheng is undoubtedly extremely heavy. Jizhou is the largest state in the Central Plains. As Yuan Shao's long-running lair, Yecheng is no less solid than the Luoyang imperial capital in that year, and is even better than Shouchun City. Faced with such a strong city, the consequences of forcing the city can be imagined. This is to exchange the lives of countless soldiers for this city!"

Li Li has always been disdainful to attack the city without regard to casualties. It is really not worth the loss to save the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers for a city, and it is not worth the loss, and the wise do not.

But wasn’t Cao Cao a wise man? Wouldn’t he know the huge casualties of forcibly siegeing the city? Since he knew this, why did he still openly offer advice? What exactly did he mean?

Suddenly, Li Li's mind was full of questions and puzzled. When he had no idea, he turned his head to look at Guo Jia, but saw Guo Jia also frowning and contemplative, with many doubts in his eyes. Not only Guo Jia, but even Zhou Yu, who was sitting next to him, was the same. Then the two of them narrowed their eyes and looked at Cao Cao who was drinking tea, as if they wanted to see through Cao Cao's thoughts and see why he had made such a bad move.

Seeing this, Li Li asked bluntly: "Brother Meng De's plan is indeed a last resort. I wonder if Meng De had ever thought about the cost of casualties in the siege?" He couldn't figure it out and asked directly. This is Li Li's right as the leader of the alliance. There is no need to pretend to understand and make full use of the leader's rights. He should do the right thing.

Cao Cao was not surprised to hear this, and said calmly: "What the general said is the most. Military strategy says: 'Attack the heart is the best, attack the city is the lower; if ten, surround it, attack it, five, attack it, fight it, if the enemy can divide it, if the enemy can escape it, if the less, you can avoid it.' Nowadays, our allied forces are twice as big as the enemy's army. You can attack it. However, Jizhou is vast and there are many cities. It is not advisable to attack and capture it one by one in one city, but only gather and annihilate it is the best strategy. In addition, the allied forces have a large amount of troops and horses, and the money and food consumed is very large, which is not conducive to long-term battles, so we should fight and decide quickly. In view of this, Cao had no choice but to make this inferior strategy. Whether it is feasible depends on the general's words. Cao had no objection." After the words, Cao Cao picked up the teacup again and blew the hot air, and savored the tea slowly.

Li Li pondered and seemed to be hesitating. At this time, Guo Jia spoke out: "This strategy of Cao Gong is the most appropriate way to defeat the enemy at the moment. Guo Jia admires it very much. However, Cao Gong should know that my lord has led the army to fight continuously recently, and the soldiers under his command have been exhausted and need to rest for a while before he can fight again. In this way, Cao Gong led the soldiers under his tent to be the vanguard of our Allied Army. I wonder what Cao Gong wanted?" Guo Jia's implication was that you made the idea, so Cao Cao would lead the army to fight the vanguard, and wait until all the soldiers under your tent were exhausted. Our army would go to support him.

This is a living attack on his own shield with his own spear. If Cao Cao refuses, it will be teasing the generals of Xiliang and despising the leader of the alliance Li Li. Therefore, Guo Jia's words are equivalent to forcing Cao Cao to the corner and having no way out, so he can only bite the bullet and push forward.

"I wonder what the general is so respectful?" Cao Cao changed his expression when he heard the sound. He looked up at Li Li and asked respectfully. In fact, he just wanted to ask if what Guo Jia said represents your meaning?

Li Li nodded gently and smiled silently. After seeing this, Cao Cao took a deep breath, as if he had forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart. Then he nodded slightly with a serious expression and said, "Since that's the case, Cao is willing to be the vanguard of the front army. However, Cao still has some difficulties, so he asks the general to help." Although Cao Cao gritted his teeth and agreed, he had the conditions to compromise.

Li Li said disrespectfully: "Brother Meng De is okay, as long as Li can do, he will not disappoint Brother Meng De."

If you want a horse to run, you have to let it eat first, so that it can work hard! Li Li has always been unscathing. This was the case with Lu Bu in Xuzhou and Sun Ce in Jiangdong before. He should provide enough food and supplies and appropriately replenish some troops, so that they can realize their maximum potential.

This time, Cao Cao led his army to the alliance, Li Li did not intend to use the same trick again. After all, Cao Cao was a scheming old fox, completely different from Lu Bu in Xuzhou and Sun Ce in Jiangdong, and cannot be compared.

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao's strategy was to attack Yecheng. Although this was the only way to quickly fight and decide, this strategy was spoken by Cao Cao, which forced Li Li to suspect that he was sinister and tried to weaken the strength of the Western Liang army through the siege. Guo Jia interrupted at the right time, so he let Cao Cao lead his army to attack the vanguard. So, before he knew it, Li Li used the same trick again again, allowing Cao Cao to follow in the footsteps of Lu Bu and Sun Ce, and became a pawn under the head of the Alliance Against Yuan.

Seeing Li Li nodding, Cao Cao thought and said, "First, Cao's soldiers were almost all infantrymen, lacking the ability to raid quickly, and the fighter's opportunity was fleeting in the fight. I hope the general can help Cao's five thousand combat cavalry. If he is not good, he will ask the general to allocate 5,000 war horses to Cao.

Second, Cao's soldiers fought for years and were short of food and supplies, so he begged the general to help. Third, Cao's generals were limited. If the general could draw a few generals who could fight well to support him, Cao would be grateful. Fourth, uh, haha! That's all for the time being." Cao Cao originally wanted to make the fourth request, but he saw that Guo Jia, Zhou Yu, Huan Fei, Xu Chu and others looked so gloomy, and Li Li seemed a little unhappy, so he immediately smiled embarrassedly and his words stopped abruptly.

Looking at Cao Cao's hypocritical smile, Li Li realized for the first time that Cao Cao was not young, but he was a very dark-bellied man. He was very cunning and did not show his emotions, making people unable to understand his thoughts at all. In addition, this guy is indeed very good at finding opportunities to reach out, and the lion spoke loudly, with 5,000 war horses and the food and supplies of 50,000 troops, and openly asked the generals of Xiliang to come to his tent to listen.

"War horses and food are not problems, so we arrived later. As for other difficulties, Li was helpless. Please forgive me, Brother Meng De."

Cao Cao was quite disappointed when he heard this: "It's fine, thank you general! After the army rested for three days, Cao led his troops to fight!"
Chapter completed!