On the way to Yanzhou, Xiahou looked at the few soldiers left under his command, and his heart was full of resentment.

Originally, there were still 20,000 remaining soldiers, but they encountered a lot of "Yellow Turban remnants" along the way, which caused his group of defeated soldiers to suffer heavy casualties.

Xiahou is not stupid, his bright army of 20,000 people, and he has no finances, which yellow-turban thief who is not long-eyed will trouble him? Obviously, Liu Bei saw that Cao Cao was in a predicament now and wanted to beat the water dog. It's inconvenient to do it openly, so he disguises himself as a Yellow Turban Army.

Do you know what's the use? Does he dare to turn his face? Don't forget that he is still in Yuzhou! Liu Bei now wishes that he would turn his face and swallow these soldiers justifiably.

Thinking about the fact that he slaughtered Liu Bei's soldiers on the battlefield under the pretext of facing Zhang Liaojun, this is really karma.

He didn't dare to enter Liu Beijun's city, and he didn't even dare to walk the avenue. Along the way, they could only take some mountain paths, so they gave these small nights an opportunity to take advantage of, resulting in the loss of nearly half of the soldiers under his command.

"The front is the boundary of Yanzhou, and we finally came out." Cao Chun, who was pale, said with relief.

He was suffocated to death along the way, and the tigers and leopards under his command were all cavalry, and it could really be said that he was tied up in the mountains and forests. Although it is an elite after all, it is far stronger than ordinary soldiers, but it is still aggrieved enough.

Xia Hou glanced back at the soldiers who were all injured, and said hatefully: "This time we are planted, next time I must personally take down the heads of Liu Bei and Guan Yu and pay tribute to the soldiers under my command!" ”

Cao Chun looked at Xiahou helplessly: "You still have to think about how to reply to the lord next time!" I can help you take some responsibility for this big defeat, but the big deal is still on you. It is estimated that even if the lord trusts you again, you will have to be hidden by the lord for a while. ”

When Xia Hou heard this, he said in a low tone: "You don't need to carry it, the defeat this time is all on me, it's too careless." Zihe, do you think I'm not suitable to be alone? ”

Cao Chun looked at Xiahou's serious eyes and said calmly: "Do you want to listen to the truth?" ”

Xiahou nodded with a serious face.

Cao Chun sighed: "Yuan Rang, you are indeed not suitable to be the coach. You are brave, but when you get to the battlefield, you will become irritable, and you can be more than a pioneer, but you are not suitable for leading troops alone. ”

Xia Hou was not angry when he heard this, and laughed at himself: "Hehe, Zihe." I want to thank you for the previous battle, if you hadn't knocked me out, I'm afraid that all 20,000 troops would have died in another country. You're right, my character flaws are a bit too severe, so let's be a pioneer. ”

"I have long understood that I am not suitable to be a manager. But in the face of the lord's trust, he really didn't have the face to refuse this matter. It's a pity that even if a certain person often reads military books, he will still be affected by his irascible personality when he arrives on the battlefield. Xiahou said in a deep voice.

His character flaws seem to have been irreparable since the day his legion talent awakened. Every time he goes to the battlefield, the killing ** in his head is out of control, so he often falls into the other party's calculations.

In the past, because of face, coupled with Cao Cao's trust and expectations for him, he never said this. However, after this fiasco, he understood that he was indeed not suitable to lead an army alone, and it was refreshing to be a pioneer. Secretly made up his mind to explain the matter to Cao Cao after he went back.

Cao Chun also guessed Xiahou's thoughts, and he also supported Xiahou's thoughts. After all, Xiahou at this time was not like in the romance that he had provoked Xu Rong, fought Lu Bu, saved Cao Cao's family, and tried to protect Yanzhou, and had great military exploits.

Because Lu Bu was different from the original historical trajectory, when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, he attacked Cao Cao's old nest Yanzhou. At this time, although Xiahou was still Cao Cao's most trusted general, and he was also a veteran, his record was not completely convincing.

After this defeat, it is also a good thing to put Xia Hou out of his unsuitable position as the coach. No one will despise Xiahou because of this, when it comes to heads-up and frontal combat, Xiahou in Cao Cao's army is recognized as strong.

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Looking at the battle report and petition handed over by Xiahou, Cao Cao was not angry but happy: "Haha! A certain cousin can wake up in time, and his achievements in the future are limitless! ”

Cao Cao trusted Xiahou's cousin very much, and he was able to get to this point today, and Xiahou at least had half of the credit. Therefore, Cao Cao has never treated him badly, Xiahou did not speak, and Cao Cao could not bear to mention this matter. Now that Xia Hou can take the initiative to speak, it is indeed the best.

"Lord, it is a good thing that General Xiahou can recognize himself, but now that the situation is urgent, Xiapi urgently needs support, and the lord should make a decision as soon as possible!" Cheng Yu said.

"Zhicai, what do you think?" Cao Cao asked.

Xi Zhicai said calmly: "This matter is easy! The lord only needs to send a general to lead an army of 20,000 to feign an attack on Qingzhou, and the danger of Xiapi can be solved. ”

Xi Zhicai has never looked at Lu Bu in his eyes, if it weren't for the presence of Chen Gong, Lu Bu would be a dish in his eyes, let him handle it.

However, Chen Gong is Chen Gong after all, not Lu Bu. From the fact that Lu Bu did not attack Xiapi in the first time, it can be seen that Lu Bu and Chen Gong are completely copies of Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng. It is one thing for Chen Gong to have a big name, but it is another thing for Lu Bu to be able to use it.

Xi Zhicai expected that as long as he feinted to attack Yuzhou, Lu Bu would definitely retreat despite Chen Gong's dissuasion, or at least let him unintentionally attack Xiapi. In this way, the danger of Xiapi can be solved.

Cao Cao nodded: "What Zhicai said is very true, to deal with Lu Bu's tiger, you don't need much deep strategy, this plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao is enough." ”

"What do you think of Yuan Shu?"

At the mention of Yuan Shu, the strategists below were silent. After a long time, Cao Cao's first think tank, Xun Xun, took the lead and said: "Lord, I'm afraid that our vigilance against Yuan Shu will be raised by another level." ”

Xun sighed lightly: "Although we and Liu Bei have dampened Yuan Shu's sharpness this time, making it unable to go north in recent years, we have also suffered heavy losses. Moreover, after this lesson, Yuan Shu will definitely be more wary of us. Moreover, Yuan Shu has already taken Yizhou, and after this battle, he must expand his army aggressively. I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to deal with in the future. ”

Cao Cao's face was grim: "I can't wait any longer!" We must take another state within three years and quickly unify the Central Plains. Otherwise, there will be no chance to compete with Er Yuan! ”

Cao Cao's current sense of crisis is unprecedented, Yuan Shu has unified the south, and there are no worries, if he doesn't act again, the situation in the world will be settled.

Similarly, Yuan Shao, who was in Jizhou, was furious when he learned the news. Even Yuan Shu, whom he looked down on, unified the south, and he, who claimed to be a model in the world, failed to even take the land of Hebei!

"Pass the order, order Gao Lan to march quickly, within a month, I will take and merge the state!"