"By the way...... Cao Cao walked a few steps after leaving the big tent, looked at Xu Chu and said, "How many people have come into contact with these routs?" ”

"There are quite a few." Xu Chu thought about it, as soon as these people came back, they shouted that Liyang was broken, and now I am afraid that it has spread.

"Tsk~sigh~, let's settle these people well." Cao Cao sighed, it seemed that the news couldn't be stopped.

"Whoa!" Xu Chu nodded, turned around to arrange those routs, Cao Cao took Cheng Yu back to the tent, only to feel that his head was swollen for a while, and the pain was worse.

"How much grain and grass is left in the army?" Cao Cao covered his head, looked at Cheng Yu and asked.

"Back to the lord." Cheng Yu thought for a while and said: "The grain and grass in the army can last for five days at most, and if the supply is reduced for each meal, it can be maintained for two more days." ”

"No, it can't be reduced." Cao Cao shook his head: "Now is the time for a decisive battle with the Guanzhong army, if the food of the soldiers is reduced, the morale will fall." ”

Even if the commander of this battle is not Chen Mo, it is not so easy to fight, not to mention that now that Liyang has been broken, Chen Mo may have a backhand, and at this time he will go to hit the morale of the soldiers, which is the way to die.

"You can ask Xu Ziyuan, can you still raise a batch of grain and grass?" Guo Jia said suddenly.

"Even if they are willing, these three armies will need a lot of food and grass, and they will not be able to raise it for a while." Cao Cao shook his head, although the final result of Liyang's matter had not yet come out, he had to plan for the worst.

When Cheng Yu heard this, a ruthless color flashed in his eyes: "Lord, this matter will be handled by Yu, please ask the lord to give me five thousand soldiers and horses." ”

Cao Cao looked at Cheng Yu and nodded silently: "Be careful." ”

"Whoa!" Cheng Yu nodded, and after saluting Cao Cao, he took the order and turned to leave.

"Fengxiao ......" only Cao Cao and Guo Jia were left in the account, Cao Cao's head was still faintly painful, Guo Jia drank wine without a sip, Cao Cao hesitated, looked at Guo Jia and said: "Is there a good plan?" ”

Guo Jia swallowed the wine in his mouth, looked at Cao Cao, sighed and shook his head, and said, "Do you remember what the lord said when I deceived that Xu Yu back then?" ”

Cao Cao nodded.

"Now it seems that it is time to act accordingly." Guo Jia sighed, on this battlefield, the most ruthless thing is the strategy of robbing grain, Chen Mo's hand is to cut off Cao Cao's back road, Guo Jia is very curious, how did Chen Mo know that Liyang is the place where Cao Jun hoarded grain and grass? Even if there is Chen Mo in the army, with the current state of the two sides, it is impossible for the news to be sent in, just like when they get Chen Mo's news, most of them are deliberately released by Chen Mo, in fact, what is the situation inside Yecheng is impossible to find out now.

It's just that now, there is no need to dwell on these anymore, this battle can't go on, if Liyang's grain and grass are really gone, no matter how much food Cheng Yu can get, it's just a drop in the bucket, and it's better to think about retreating early.

"No other plan?" Cao Cao was a little unwilling, he had come here, and admitting defeat at this time really made him unwilling.

Guo Jia shook his head and didn't say anything more, at this time, unless Chen Mo died violently, they could defeat the Guanzhong Army within three days and occupy Yecheng, otherwise there was no hope, but even if Chen Mo really died violently, with the current situation in Yecheng, capturing Yecheng in three days was simply a joke, and Yuan Shang was still watching from the side.

"Plains, Dongjun, Qinghe and Bohai, our army must all be in our hands, if nothing can be done, the lord should make plans as soon as possible." Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao's hesitant expression and said seriously.

"Hmm." Cao Cao nodded, looked at Guo Jia and said, "Feng Xiao and go to rest." ”

"Jia retires!" Guo Jia got up, bowed to Cao Cao, and turned to leave.

Cao Cao closed his eyes, unwillingness, loss and some annoyance churned in his heart, he used to fight with Chen Mo, and there were winners and losers, but this Jizhou dispute was related to the fortune of the world, but Chen Mo robbed the grain, alas~

The night wind blew, and the cold between heaven and earth was much heavier, and most of the soldiers had already slept, but only Cao Cao tossed and turned in the tent and did not sleep all night.

Early the next morning, Cao Ren and Xiahoudun came back to restore their lives.

"How!?" Cao Cao was a little surprised, these two people came back too quickly, and he had a bad premonition in his heart, but he still couldn't help but ask with a little expectation.

"Liyang City has been broken, and the enemy army that attacked Liyang has already left by then." Cao Ren shook his head.

"Where's the grain and grass?" Cao Cao's voice was uncontrollably louder.

"Burned out, eight granaries, and by the time I arrived, there was only a piece of ash left." Xiahoudun was a little uncomfortable.

Puff tom ~

Cao Cao sat down on the straw mat, looked at the two in a daze, and did not speak for a long time.

"My lord?" Cao Ren and Xiahoudun were startled and looked at Cao Cao worriedly.

"Withdraw!" Cao Cao let out a long sigh after all, with endless depression, this battle is no longer necessary, Chen Mo has cut off his back road.

"Where to retreat?" Cao Ren frowned.

"Plains, Puyang, Zixiao, Yuanrang, you two guard the same place, let the army withdraw." Cao Cao had a smile on his face, but the bitterness and helplessness in that smile made people's hearts sour.

"Lord, why don't you fight hard?" Cao Ren said loudly.

"If you know that you will lose, why should you bring humiliation on yourself?" Cao Cao shook his head: "Give us a comeback in the future and leave some manpower." ”

"Whoa!" Seeing Cao Cao's expression, everyone didn't dare to say more, and hurriedly went back to prepare for the retreat.

After another night, Cao's army began to retreat, and Cao Cao stood on a high platform, looking at the Guanzhong army camp in the distance, and refused to leave for a long time.

"Lord, the army has withdrawn from the camp, and we should leave!" Xu Chu came to Cao Cao's side and bowed.

"Next time, but I don't know when?" Cao Cao looked at the direction of Yecheng, sighed faintly, got on the war horse, and left with Xu Chu with the army.

On the other side, the Guanzhong Army Battalion.

"Sir!" Gao Shun found Xun You, and after saluting, he said: "The scout has sent news that Cao Jun has withdrawn. ”

"Retirement?" Xun You was thinking about how to fight today's war, and was suddenly a little stunned when he heard the news, why did he suddenly withdraw from the army?

"Not bad." Gao Shun nodded and said: "I withdrew early in the morning, and I retreated very cleanly, did you pursue?" ”

"Not necessarily." Xun You didn't understand why Cao Cao suddenly retreated, but he knew that since Cao Cao chose to retreat, he would definitely guard against someone to pursue, and there would be ambushes along the way.

"It's a good thing that Cao Cao retreated, I'll solve the Yuan clan first, and now sweeping Jizhou is the most important thing." Xun You looked at Gao Shun and smiled.

"Whoa!" Gao Shun agreed, got up and prepared to leave.

"General, slow." Xun You stopped Gao Shun.

"What else is the matter, sir?" Gao Shun looked at Xun Yu suspiciously.

"The general led the camp into the city, and informing the lord of this news is also protecting the lord's safety." Xun You said solemnly, now that Cao Jun has retreated, he knows that the city gate of Yecheng has been open in the past two days, although he knows that this is Chen Mo deceiving Yuan Shang, but he still shocked Xun You into a cold sweat, just afraid that Chen Mo would make a mistake.

"Whoa!" Gao Shun nodded and turned to leave.

Why did Cao Jun suddenly retreat? After Gao Shun left, Xun You frowned and thought about this question, has there been a change in the rear? Or is Yuan Tan rebelling?

Although Cao Jun seized the opportunity when he entered Jizhou, there were also hidden dangers, Yuan Tan was an unstable factor after all, if Yuan Tan turned against the water at this time, Xun You was really not surprised at all

"What's going on in Gongda?" Just as he was thinking about it, the tent door suddenly opened, and Chen Mo's voice made Xun You subconsciously look up, and saw Chen Mo coming in with Gao Shun, who had just left.

"My lord?" Xun You hurriedly got up to greet him, welcomed Chen Mo into the main seat, and said with some curiosity: "The lord is not in Yecheng?" ”

"Well, I left three days ago." Chen Mo smiled.

"Lord......" Xun You saw Chen Mo's face fluttering, his heart moved, he looked at Chen Mo and said: "Cao Jun suddenly retreated, but it has something to do with the lord?" ”

"Hmm." Chen Mo took the water bowl handed by the guard, poured it fiercely and said with a smile: "Originally, I wanted to make a trick to trap Yuan Shang, and lead the army to make a detour to the enemy's rear, which made it difficult for Cao Cao to take care of it, but after breaking through Liyang, I found that Cao Jun had put grain and grass in Liyang, and I burned it, and now Cao Jun can't retreat." ”

"How can the lord take the risk himself?" Xun You sighed when he heard this, although this was a big victory and completely solved Cao Cao's strong enemy, but if Chen Mo made a mistake, it would be over.

"There are some things I can do, but others can't." Chen Mo shook his head and said with a smile, he can judge the value of a city or a stronghold through the change of luck, others don't have this ability, if you let others go, most of them will be a random call, at most Cao Cao will feel some trouble, but it is not possible to cut off Cao Cao's food in one fell swoop.

Xun You smiled bitterly and shook his head, sat down again and looked at Chen Mo and said, "I don't know what the lord has planned?" ”

"Cao Cao has retreated, but the main force has not been damaged, we should gather troops as soon as possible, and completely destroy Yuan while he has not yet reacted, otherwise I am afraid of change." Chen Mo said: "Inform the generals to assemble and prepare to attack Yuan Shang." ”

He came back in such a hurry, in order to send troops as soon as possible, even if Yuan Shang was a little prepared, but now that Cao Cao is not restrained, Yuan Shang's current strength is far from being the enemy of either Chen Mo and Cao Cao, and he must completely occupy Jizhou before Cao Cao recovers, and then try to Youzhou.

"Whoa!" Xun You nodded in agreement, and immediately arranged for someone to gather the generals to come.

Soon, Xu Huang, Zhang Ji, Zhang Xiu, Ma Chao, Pang De, Cui Geng, and Bao Geng glared at Chen Mo's generals.

"Cao Cao has withdrawn, today called the generals to come, is to completely destroy the Yuan family, occupy Jizhou, the generals listen to the order, lead the troops to attack, Ma Chao, Pang De, Zhang Xiu, you three lead the cavalry, directly attack Handan, Cui Geng, immediately capture Pingyang, the rest of the generals, follow me to defeat Yuan Shang!"

"Whoa!"