The food crisis for the Cao Army was lifted, but there was still no solution for the manpower issue. Xun Yu had originally sent people to negotiate with Lub Su about how to redeem their captured soldiers. However, Lub Su said he would rather feed those soldiers than let Cao Cao redeem them, leaving them with no options. Nevertheless, because of this, Xun Yu could at least explain the situation to the families of the Yanzhou soldiers, asserting that it wasn't that they were unwilling to redeem the men, but rather that Liu Bei didn't give them the opportunity.
"Let's hear your thoughts", Xun Yu sighed, "what should we do now? Speak freely. We are in grave danger at this time."
Xun Yu's own plans were not very certain, mainly because he no longer had enough time to devise detailed strategies. It was too late. If they couldn't recover faster than Lyu Bu, there might soon be no more Cao Clan.
