In short, Cao Ren was so frustrated he almost coughed up blood, but he had to admit, Lü Bu, ranked 36 on the military general ranking, truly wasn't overrated. Killing ten thousand single-handedly, it was honestly already impossible to play happily.
At this point, Cao Ren no longer held any intention of subduing Lü Bu; he only hoped to achieve his initial goal, which was to fully swallow the Western Xianbei.
But when he sent someone to Jiuyuan, the news he received nearly infuriated Cao Ren to death. It wasn't that people were unwilling to help; Chen Gong simply said that their forces were insufficient as they were focusing all efforts on reclaiming their homeland.
In the end, which is more important, homeland or annihilating the Xianbei? For people of this era, there's no need to think twice; land is far more important than destroying the enemy, especially when the victory is practically assured, all the land swallowed becomes one's own.
