Although Zhao Hui wanted to help Lu Bu, he didn't put himself in danger for Lu Bu.

Zhao Hui can give Lu Bu some support.

But with the current situation, Yuan Shao already has the determination to break the kettle.

It was by no means that Zhao Hui exerted a little pressure to make him withdraw his troops.

And even if Zhao Hui wants to give Lu Bu a little grain and grass now, he can't do it.

All roads were cut off by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and Zhao Hui's grain and grass could not be delivered to Lu Bu at all.

will only be robbed by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

Zhao Hui can't give Lu Bu much support now.

Although Tai Shici was very close to Yanzhou, he confronted Wen Chou, and he only had 50,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, so he couldn't give Lu Bu support.

As soon as Tai Shici moved, Wen Chou could immediately follow.

It didn't make much sense for him to go to support Lu Bu.

On the contrary, when the army moves, it is easy to expose flaws. Give Wen Chou a chance.

Zhao Hui's army only advanced more than two hundred miles and stopped at the edge of Changshan County.

Yuan Shao was very concerned about the movements of Zhao Hui's soldiers and horses, but he had already decided to help Cao Cao defeat Lü Bu and recapture Yanzhou first.

Yuan Shao carried the pressure and did not let Yanzhou's army retreat.

The two sides are just looking to see who is more willing to take risks and who is more determined in their hearts.

Yuan Shao wants to fight, he needs to take a risk. But if Zhao Hui takes the risk, the price is too great.

Zhao Hui now only hopes that Lu Bu can hold on for a while longer.

If Lu Bu is really defeated, it will be very unfavorable for Zhao Hui.

When Zhao Hui faced Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's alliance, it meant that the advantages that Zhao Hui had gained during this period were all gone.

And Zhao Hui will become a disadvantage.

Zhao Hui's attack on Jizhou this time may end directly, and the Changshan County that he has defeated will also be sent back and returned to Yuan Shao.

This war just wasted countless money and food.

The only gain was the capture of the three of them.

As for the troops to be eliminated, as long as Yuan Shao is given a little time, Yuan Shao will be able to re-recruit enough soldiers and horses.

In the face of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's alliance, Lu Bu did not last too long.

After Cao Cao's troops came to Puyang, Lü Bu withdrew from Puyang with a large army to Shanyang County.

Shanyang County is the territory of the Li family.

That is, the family of Cao Cao's general Li Dian.

The Li family is not only the largest family in Shanyang County, but also in the entire Yanzhou.

There are tens of thousands of people in the clan alone.

The current family of the Li family is Li Qian.

Li Dian took refuge in Cao Cao, and the Li family has also been on Cao Cao's side.

Previously, various families in Yanzhou fell to Lu Bu, and although the Li family did nothing, they did not help Lu Bu.

When Cao Cao conquered Xuzhou, Li Gan also followed Cao Cao to Xuzhou as Cao Cao's general.

Now after returning, as the head of the Li family, Li Gan was ordered by Cao Cao to return to Shanyang County to pacify the local people and persuade other families in Shanyang County. Let them abandon Lü Bu and rejoin Cao Cao.

Li Gan's prestige in Shanyang County was great.

After he returned to Sanyang County, he immediately stabilized the situation in Shanyang County.

But now, Lu Bu suddenly retreated to Shanyang County, with an army of 50,000, even if the Li family was strong, it was impossible to stop Lu Bu.

Lu Bu sent people to persuade Li Gan to surrender.

The reason why he retreated to Shanyang was that Lu Bu came to the Li family.

Unable to get Zhao Hui's support, Lu Bu now needs the support of the Li family.

If there is the support of the Li family, Lu Bu can support it for at least another month.

However, the Li family, Li Qian, Li Dian, Li Quan, Li Xuan and others all worked under Cao Cao's account.

The closest person to Cao Cao in Yanzhou was not the Wei family who sent money to Cao Cao at the beginning.

It's the Li family in Shanyang.

It is impossible for Li Gan to betray Cao Cao.

Lu Bu didn't have time to entangle with Li Gan.

After Li Gan refused to surrender, Lü Bu directly ordered Li Gan to be killed.

Then he looted a lot of money and food from the Li family.

Lu Bu's choice completely angered the people of the Li family.

The three brothers Li Dian, Li Quan, and Li Xuan, with their headquarters soldiers and horses, went directly to Shanyang County to avenge Li Gan.

In addition, in Shanyang County, there is the Li family as the internal response.

Lu Bu was in Shanyang County, and he couldn't stay anymore, so he could only retreat to Juye City again.

Although he exploited a lot of money and grain from the Li family, Lu Bu had lost the hearts of the people in Yanzhou.

Even if Li Gan didn't surrender, Lu Bu shouldn't have killed him directly.

The Li family is a wealthy family that can be ranked among the top three in Yanzhou, and Li Qian has a huge reputation in Yanzhou.

Lu Bu killed Li Gan, even those families who were still hesitating would reconsider whether they should give up Lu Bu and take refuge in Cao Cao again.

Although Cao Cao is also suppressing the family, in the eyes of these families at this moment, Cao Cao's bottom line is still higher than Lu Bu.

Lü Bu retreated to Juye, and Cao Cao also led the army to chase Juye.

The entire city of Yanzhou fell into the hands of Cao Cao one after another.

Lu Bu had no way to retreat, so he had to grit his teeth and fight Cao Cao a few times.

But all of them were defeated.

50,000 troops, half of which were lost.

In Changshan County, Zhao Hui had already led a large army and continued to advance south.

The soldiers and horses have already entered Julu County, only three hundred miles away from the boundary bridge.

Yuan Shao, who received the news, was also preparing to withdraw his troops from Yanzhou.

With Lu Bu's current situation, even if Yuan Shao withdrew his troops, he would not be Cao Cao's opponent.

After Yuan Shao withdrew his troops, Lü Bu once again attacked Cao Cao.

However, he was ambushed by Cao Cao, with more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, and almost the entire army was wiped out.

With only more than 1,000 men, Lü Bu fled east into Xuzhou.

Zhang Miao fled south, wanting to move troops to Yuan Shu.

But he didn't have Lu Bu's bravery, and he was caught by Cao Cao's men on the way.

Even if Zhang Miao has the grace of promoting Cao Cao, even if the two were a lifelong friendship at the beginning.

But Cao Cao did not relent, and killed Zhang Miao's entire family.

At this moment, Cao Cao's heroic heart was fully revealed.

Even in the face of the young hair, when Cao Cao killed Zhang Miao, he did not hesitate at all.

He was ruthless, but his heart hurt even more.

It's just that Cao Cao didn't let people see it.

When he led the army to attack Xuzhou, he entrusted his wife and children to Zhang Miao.

At that time, Cao Cao trusted Zhang Miao very much.

But this Cao Cao's most trusted Fa Xiao, when Cao Cao was at his most critical time, he stabbed Cao Cao from behind.

not only made Cao Cao's war against Xuzhou fall short, but also almost made Cao Cao homeless.

How much he trusted Zhang Miao at the beginning, how much Cao Cao hates Zhang Miao now, how much he hates Zhang Miao, how much his heart hurts.

Other people betrayed, Cao Cao could not care, and even waved his hand generously, asking the other party if he regretted it, and was willing to serve himself again.

But Cao Cao didn't give Zhang Miao this opportunity, not only killed Zhang Miao, but even Zhang Miao's family members were all killed, leaving no one behind.

When Zhang Miao's head was sent to Cao Cao, Cao Cao was no longer the previous Cao Cao.

He will not trust anyone in the way forward.

(End of chapter)