The spring sun is shining, dispelling the chill on people's bodies.

As for the endless wilderness, Zhang Xiuzheng led the army to retreat slowly, and his leading army covered until noon, but seeing that Cao's army was scattered and fled, it was difficult to gain anything, so he led the army to withdraw.

After all, there are still more than 20,000 Cao troops in Yecheng, if Guo Jia reacts and fights against the ambush, it will not be fun, and it can be regarded as accepting it when it is good.

"My lord, our army has won a complete victory in this battle, and it is gratifying to congratulate us on killing thousands of enemy heads." Huang Zhong was full of joy, "But my lord, why did you let Cai Yang go alone at dawn before?" ”

Zhang Xiu shook his head and chuckled: "Cai Yang is cautious by nature, even if our army pursues and kills him, it will be difficult to kill him." It's better to let it go in front of Cao Jun, so he will definitely die. ”

"The lord wants to ...... Borrowing a knife to kill? ”

Huang Zhong narrowed the corners of his eyes and said in a deep voice.

Zhang Xiu smiled and said nothing, Cai Yang is Cai Fan's brother, others may have no choice, but as long as he lets this person go back, Cai Yang will definitely die if he wants to come.

Three days later, outside Ye City.

Groups of Cao Jun gradually returned, all gray-headed and haggard. After several days of running wildly, they were already hungry and cold.

There were no people around, and they didn't even have the courage to be deserters.

At this time, Cao Ren led the army.

He had been gathering his rout when he was defeated, and more than a thousand people had gathered behind him. I saw that his face was cold, and he said urgently: "Has the lord ever returned?" ”

"Back to the general, the lord is already in the city."

Cao Ren breathed a sigh of relief, explained a few words to the general, and then strode towards the general's mansion.

approaching, the government is depressed.

The generals bowed their heads and were speechless, Cao Cao had been black-faced for the past few days, and his mood was extremely bad, because Cao Chun was dead, Cao Xiu was also dead, if Dian Wei was not brave and rushed out, he would probably die.

Many of the other generals have not been heard from so far.

This battle can be said to be a big defeat and a rout.

Even if he defeated Xu Rong when he chased Dong Zhuo and defeated Lu Bu outside Puyang, he was by no means so embarrassed as he is today. In this battle, he lost his troops and lost his generals, which was painful!

"My lord, General Cao Ren is back!"

As he spoke, everyone looked out of the house.

Looking at the grizzled Cao Ren, Cao Cao's hanging heart was also a lot calmer, everyone else could die, but Cao Ren couldn't. Because Cao Ren wants to control the world's soldiers and horses for him.

"I'm back, let's go down and rest first."

Although Cao Cao had no expression, he was a little concerned.

"The end will be fine." Cao Ren replied with his fists clenched, and then he opened his eyes and glanced at Cai Yang, and immediately snorted coldly: "General Cai, shouldn't you explain something?" ”

As he spoke, everyone frowned and looked at Cai Yang in confusion.

"What do you mean by that, General?" Cai Yang was stunned.

"Hmph, what did you do You know in your heart, at dawn yesterday, Zhang Xiu led the army to chase and kill us, but when he saw your Cai Yang's general flag, he didn't move, dare to ask if it was okay?"

Cao Ren's voice was cold, and his expression was gloomy.

Earlier, Cai Yang was the first to persuade him to retreat, and on the way to retreat, Zhang Xiu only chased and killed the rest of the generals, but not Cai Yang, which made him even more suspicious.

Along the way, Cao Ren remembered that they had passed through the scheme, and I am afraid that it was the Cai family brothers who collaborated with the enemy.

Cai Yang's pupils shrank suddenly, when he said this at this time, he was really panicked, and said urgently: "General Cao, why didn't Zhang Xiu chase and kill me, how do I know?" ”

"Hmph, you still want to quibble, our army was defeated in this battle, that is, it fell into the treacherous tricks of your Cai family brothers, and actually said that Zhang Xiu had no food, and lured our army to pursue, so that the army was defeated like a mountain, hateful." Cao Ren snorted coldly.

Cai Yang is stupid!

This woman gives birth to a child, and her mouth spews blood!

Cao Cao's eyes flashed coldly, and his voice was cold: "Cai Yang, I treated you well in vain, but you colluded with Zhang Xiu and caused me tens of thousands of soldiers to die tragically, which is really not a pity." ”

Cai Yang was frightened, and hurriedly knelt down and shouted: "Wronged, lord, this must be Zhang Xiu's trick, the lord can't believe it!" ”

"Come on, drag it out and cut it down!"

Cao Cao waved his hand, and Cai Yang couldn't defend himself at all.

I only heard the guards step forward and fork Cai Yang out, and his voice of injustice resounded inside and outside the general's mansion.

In the next breath, the sound stopped abruptly.

Listening to the silence of the air, Cao Cao's brows furrowed involuntarily, he regained his strength, closed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Recently, everyone has also been tired, and retreat." ”

Everyone looked at each other and left with their fists clenched.

At this point,

Only Guo Jia is left in the general's mansion.

Guo Jia saw Cao Cao close his eyes and think bitterly, and couldn't help but say: "Cai Yang is not guilty, the lord was wrongly beheaded." ”

"Fengxiao, do you know why you don't dissuade me?" Cao Cao had a painful look on his face, Cai Yang had followed him for many years, and he could be regarded as loyal, just because he was angry, he killed him for no reason.

Guo Jia raised his head, looked at Cao Cao with his eyes like a torch, and immediately said sonorously: "Because Cai Yang should be beheaded, only by beheading Cai Yang can the army's heart be calmed." ”

Guo Jia knew that Cao Jun had such a big defeat, someone must take the blame, if Cao Cao took the blame, it would inevitably make the morale of the three armies plummet, and the only way to exchange Cai Yang's head for military security was to exchange it.

"Well said, he will die, only when he dies, can I feel at ease, and the generals of the three armies can raise morale." Cao Cao's eyes widened, and his voice was treacherous.

Guo Jia is accustomed to it, because Cao Cao is sometimes innocent and cute, sometimes ruthless, and his true colors are undoubtedly revealed.

"Someone, go tell Cao Ren and ask him to cut Cai Fan for me. In addition, let him tell Cai Fan that he will take good care of his parents, wife and children after his death. ”

Cao Cao's expression was gloomy and he snorted coldly.

"Lord, after cutting off the heads of the two, you can send someone to summon the three armies, just say that the Cai family brothers betrayed the lord to seek glory, and secretly colluded with Zhang Xiu to cause a crushing defeat for our army, and now they are beheaded to show the public to set an example."

Guo Jia clenched his fists and suggested.

"What Feng Xiao said is very true, and he gives orders according to what the military advisor says." Cao Cao didn't refute, and said to the guards on one side, the fault of this battle will definitely be borne by the two of them.

Typical contradiction shift!

The front foot of the guard just left, and a scout on the back foot came quickly, this scout is Xuchang's flying feather guard, and it will never be called if it is a major event.

"My lord, I want you to hurry."

Cao Cao stepped forward in three or two steps, took the bamboo raft, opened it and looked at the brocade cloth in it.

After a long time, he smiled.

"Lord, what does Wen Ruo say in his letter? But Xuzhou Lu Bu has a change? Or is it Shouchun's Yuan Shu? Guo Jia raised his eyebrows and asked.

Cao Cao sneered and handed the brocade cloth to Guo Jia.

"Hehe, this Yuan Shu, I thought he was a hero, but I never thought that he would be so stupid and stupid, he was called the emperor, he was really stupid and cute." Cao Cao said sarcastically.

Slowly closing the brocade cloth, Guo Jia frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Lord, although Yuan Shu is stupid, he has tens of thousands of troops, so he must be guarded against." ”

"What's more, Yuan Shu is the emperor, and the most unfavorable one is the lord. The lord worships the Son of Heaven to please the ministers, but if there are two Sons of Heaven in the Han Dynasty, who should the world listen to? ”

"Jia thinks that the lord should summon all the princes, raise troops to attack Yuan, and destroy the pseudo-capital Shouchun of Yuan Shu as soon as possible, so that the Son of Heaven can be useful in the hands of the lord."

"On the contrary, if the lord sits idly by, it is equivalent to recognizing the Zhong Son of Heaven, so that there will be the Li family, the Wang family, and so on in the world, all of whom are the Son of Heaven but become a burden."

Guo Jia spoke broadly, and his voice was sonorous and powerful. He even guessed that Yuan Shu would kill himself, but he didn't expect it to be so fast.

"Fengxiao, when do you want to use soldiers."