"Your Majesty, the lord's family and a large amount of property have been sent to Linzi, but the time is too short, I don't know if they will be intercepted." Suiyang, although Xun Yu was worried about Cao Cao's situation, he still told Cao Cao about the matter.

Cao Cao walked all the way quite embarrassed, Ma Chao, Zhang Xiu, Pang De are all acquaintances, so many battles have been fought, for the temperament of these people, Cao Cao has a thorough understanding, but the rest of Cao Xing, Hua Rong, Xu Kai, Han De are very unfamiliar generals, and the way of fighting is closer to the Hu people's tactics, Cao Cao successively used suspicious tactics, but failed to completely get rid of these people, this way to fight wits and courage, it was not easy to rush back to Suiyang, the whole person looks as if he is ten years old.

"Wen Ruo also feels that Suiyang can't hold it?" Cao Cao was a little tired of pressing his waist, did not kneel and sit, the waiter on the side was very interested in helping Cao Cao find a Hu bed for Cao Cao to sit down, this way around, Cao Cao not only lost his energy, this body and bones felt like they were about to fall apart.

"The defeat of Guandu, in the area of Suiyang, it is difficult to find a suitable battlefield to stop Chen Mo, unless Chen Mo is willing to gather troops and horses to fight a decisive battle with the lord, and the lord is sure to win, otherwise ......" Xun Yu couldn't help but sigh at the end, the current situation was too unfavorable for them.

"This abandonment is the land of three states!" Cao Cao closed his eyes and said bitterly.

Give up, he must be unwilling, but he also knows that Xun Yu is making him a strong man break his wrist, even if every city must be defended now, and every inch of land must be fought for, it is just a time to delay defeat, and in the end, I am afraid that even Qingzhou will not be able to hold it.

As for the decisive battle with Chen Mo again, the lack of cavalry made Cao Cao fall into an absolute disadvantage, don't look at the cavalry is not the main battle arms, but the enemy has cavalry on the battlefield and he does not, this gap is big, he must divide more soldiers and horses to consolidate the grain road, and guard against the attack of the enemy's cavalry.

What's more, now that Guandu is defeated, Cao Cao's side can be said to be a loss of soldiers, just the Cao clan has lost Cao Ren and Cao Chun, two generals, Le Jin now lives and dies, and there are many other generals who died on the battlefield, and less than half of the troops followed him back to Suiyang, how can he still have the strength to fight Chen Mo again?

Xun Yu's method can indeed delay the decline and fall, throw out a large amount of territory to Chen Mo, and he will shrink all the resources that can be collected to Qingzhou, relying on the dangerous mountains in Qingzhou to set up checkpoints, with Cao Cao's current strength, plus the strength of the plains, it is not a problem to hold Qingzhou, but it is difficult to fight back.

With the power of Qingzhou, no matter how hard you work, you can't compare to Chen Mo's development speed, population, financial resources, and military strength, the longer it drags on, the greater the disadvantage on Cao Cao's side.

Unless there are any new changes in the world, such as Chen Mo's defeat on the battlefield in Jingzhou or Yizhou, Cao Cao still has a chance to join forces with Jiangdong and Liu Bei, but this possibility is not high, and it is ...... Will Chen Mo give him these moments?

With Cao Cao's understanding of his brother, after he completely annexes Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Xuzhou, the next step is probably not Jingzhou, but Qingzhou.

Although Qingzhou is in danger, it is not the kind of natural danger in Shuzhong or Jiangdong, in front of Chen Mo, who is in line with most of the world in the Central Plains, Guanzhong, and Hebei, how long can Qingzhou hold on?

And more importantly, Cao Cao is now over fifty years old!

How old is Chen Mocai? Just after the age of standing, it is the time when a man is the most energetic and strong, and Cao Cao is already dying, even if he can barely block Chen Mo during his lifetime, what about after his death? Among his sons, which one is Chen Mo's opponent?

Cao Cao didn't want to think about these problems, but he had to think about it, it was good for him to live for another twenty years, but as long as Chen Mo didn't have an accident, it was possible to live for another forty years.

"Lord......" Xun Yu looked at Cao Cao, hesitated for a moment and said, "Has the lord ever thought about surrendering?" ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he was moved for a moment, but then he shook his head with a wry smile: "I ask myself, with my friendship with Bo Dao, if I vote for him, he will definitely accept it, but change places, if I win this battle, Bo Dao will vote, I will also be vigilant, even if it is surrendered, most of them will be strictly guarded, Cao has fought a lifetime of war, and he is used to freedom, and he has been to such a restrained day at this moment, but it is also uncomfortable, I have been fighting for nearly 20 years, and I have been fighting for half my life, and I have always been an opponent, and now I suddenly go to his subordinates to compromise, not what I want, if Wen Ruo is willing, you can stay, I believe that Bo Dao is a person, and I will not embarrass you. ”

Xun Yu shook his head when he heard this, and did not answer, but turned to say: "If this is the case, the lord should be the first general to occupy Pengcheng, and our army will retreat from Suiyang to Qingzhou, Pengcheng is a necessary place, there is Xiaoguan defense, which can block it for a while, which is enough for our army to retreat into Langya safely, this Langya is the barrier of Qingzhou, the lord needs to grasp it in his hands, and this place cannot be allowed!" ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he nodded with a smile and said, "I have ordered Yuan Rang to rush to Xiaoguan to garrison, but how to retreat still needs to be planned." ”

Now although Cao Cao has been defeated, but the Son of Heaven and his family have been sent away, it can be said that he has no worries, since he is ready to give up the land of the three states, Cao Cao is ready to use the land of the three states as a chessboard, and then play a game with Chen Mo, even if he wants to go, he can't be underestimated.

"The affairs in the city will be handed over to Wen Ruo first, Feng Xiao has been unwell recently, I have arranged for someone to send him and Zhongde to Linzi, only you and me are left here, wait for me to rest for the night, and then discuss this matter with Wen Ruo tomorrow." The matter of retreating to Qingzhou has been decided, Cao Cao is relieved in his heart, this road is tired and tired, Cao Cao is exhausted, and now he is temporarily safe, the tight string relaxes, and the fatigue swells like a tsunami.

"The lord rest assured, the affairs of the city will be handled by himself." Xun Yu looked at Cao Cao's somewhat thin cheeks, got up and bowed.

"Zhongkang, send Wen Ruo." Cao Cao waved his hand and motioned for Xu Chu to send Xun Yu.

"No need, take care of the lord." Xu Chu sent Xun Yu outside the mansion, Xun Yu pressed Xu Chu's shoulder and said: "After the lord sleeps, Zhongkang also rests, and then, I am afraid that there will be a big battle, and when the time comes, I am afraid there will be no extra time to rest." ”

Xu Chu nodded and said, "Sir, go slowly." ”

"Hmm." Xun Yu got into the carriage and left slowly, and Xu Chu returned to the mansion to see Cao Cao.

"Zhongkang, help me~" Cao Cao held on to the Hu bed, wanting to stand up, but when the person relaxed, his whole body seemed to be stiff, and he couldn't exert his strength.

"Be careful, lord!" Xu Chu hurriedly stepped forward, stretched out his hand to help Cao Cao, and helped him up.

"Old~" Cao Cao stood up under Xu Chu's support, came all the way to the couch hall, and sighed: "When I was fighting, I never felt so tired when I didn't fit my eyes for three days and three nights~"

"The lord is not old." Xu Chu shook his head and said.

"You also go and rest, next, there will be a big battle!" Cao Cao sighed.

Xu Chu nodded, and wanted to say something, but saw that Cao Cao had closed his eyes and fell asleep soundly, Xu Chu had to help Cao Cao remove his shoes and socks, and help him cover the quilt, then he exited the door and let a few guards guard the door.

……

Just when Cao Cao returned to Suiyang, Ge Township, which was less than 100 miles away from Suiyang, Le Jin was at the end of his rope at this time, surrounded by Ma Chao, Pang De, Han Qiong and Chen Mo's main army, the people and horses around him were less than five hundred, and they were all wounded, Le Jin was the main general, and he was stabbed several times, and the wound was stopped alive by him with a red-hot ring knife, this ruthlessness and determination, even if it was Chen Mo's veterans who had been away from the battlefield for a long time, they all gave birth to a sense of respect.

"Lord, General Xu Kai has sent news that Cao Cao has withdrawn to Suiyang." Cui Geng rode his horse to Chen Mo's side and bowed.

"Didn't you end up intercepting it?" Chen Mo was not surprised when he heard this, he nodded, and looked at Le Jin, who was surrounded by the soldiers of the three armies under a low slope, still fighting bloodily, and those soldiers of the Cao army, and couldn't help but sigh: "I don't want to be under the command of Brother Meng De, there are so many brave people!" ”

"Lord, that Lejin is already at the end of the crossbow, and he will be sent on his way at the end!" Dian Wei looked at Le Jin, a little unbearable, after all, he was a man, if he died in the hands of ordinary soldiers, it was somewhat worthless.

"No need, let the soldiers who are fighting retreat, I have something to say to him." Chen Mo shook his head, whether it was his ability or bravery, Lejin made Chen Mo love talents, it would be a pity for such a talent to die here.

"Whoa!" Dian Wei nodded, raised the banner and waved.

"Woo woo woo~"

A long string of horns echoed in the sky above Ge Township with the wave of the Ling Flag, and the surrounding Guanzhong soldiers quickly retreated, just surrounding Le Jin and his party, and no longer attacked.

At this moment, Cao Jun, who had more than 500 people around him just now, was only working for a while, and there were less than 100 people left.

In the past three days, they have been fighting in a row, and their physical strength and energy have reached the limit, and they are all struggling to support it with a mouthful of will, but by now, this will has also been exhausted, Dian Wei is right, these people are at the end of the crossbow.

The army suddenly retreated, leaving Le Jin and the others in a moment's dazed, and then looked into the distance, a passage appeared in the Guanzhong army, and Chen Mo rode out of the crowd under the escort of Dian Wei and Han Qiong.

Chen Mo?

Although I haven't really seen it, when I saw this person, Le Jin immediately determined that this person was Chen Mo, and the momentum on his body was quite similar to his own father-in-law, which was not something ordinary people could have.

In an instant, the fierce light in Le Jin's eyes flashed, if he could kill Chen Mo here, would it turn the situation around?

It's just that as soon as this thought moved, Dian Wei beside Chen Mo suddenly stared at him, and he felt as if he was being targeted by a fierce beast......