Cao Cao didn't take the nearest road along the way.

When he changed the route for the first time, Xu Huang hadn't thought about it yet.

He has only been in Qingzhou for a short time, and he is not very familiar with the terrain of Qingzhou.

After the Black Bear Valley, Cao Cao changed his route for the second time.

Xu Huang finally connected Cao Cao's route from the map.

Cao Cao was now heading south, and after crossing the snake road, Qingshui was in the east, but this did not prevent Xu Huang from connecting them together.

Xu Huang was staring at the map at the moment, he had a complete insight into Cao Cao's route.

But now, it's too late.

Cao Cao had already led 100,000 people into the Snake Road.

It takes a day for 100,000 people to cross the snake path.

Xu Huang is still thirty miles away from Cao Cao.

Even if he accelerated the speed of the march and chased him to the snake road, almost all the 100,000 people in Cao Cao's hands had passed through the snake road.

Xu Huang's newly established prestige had slightly decreased in the hearts of those captains because of these two errors in judgment.

Although Zhang Wang had also persuaded Xu Huang to speed through the Black Bear Valley before.

But he didn't feel dissatisfied with Xu Huang because Xu Huang didn't agree.

It's just that there is still some pity in my heart.

If Xu Huang keeps making mistakes, Zhang Wang will also be disappointed in him.

Even if Zhao Hui is defeated, if he is defeated one after another, he will not listen to persuasion and insist on going his own way, and he will repeatedly make wrong decisions.

Zhang Wang's worship of him will also slowly disappear.

The worship of Zhao Hui is based on Zhao Hui's strength, because Zhao Hui is now leading them to make contributions.

is because I watched Zhao Hui go from scratch to the present, step by step.

If you change to another person, you will also be adored by many people.

Cao Cao also made so many people follow him with all their hearts and minds through one victory after another, instead of following the emperor.

Xu Huang looked at the map, his fingers running lines across the map.

He was looking for any other route to cross the green water and block directly in front of Cao Cao.

There are many roads.

But there was no way to implement it.

Either that's too far.

Either that's just across a mountain.

It takes too long.

Xu Huang doesn't have that much time for him now.

Either he catches up with Cao Cao today and involves Cao Cao's army.

Either it was a detour to the front of Cao Cao.

Although the map was drawn by a specially trained cartographer under Zhao Hui.

It is the most accurate map Xu Huang has ever seen.

The rivers are so much deeper.

The mountains, how high and steep they are, are clearly marked on the map.

But after excluding one road after another, Xu Huang rode on a war horse and looked at the map for most of the hour, but still did not find a feasible road.

Zhang Wang and Xu Huang were side by side, also holding a map in their hands.

He had already heard Xu Huang's analysis.

This time, he still believed Xu Huang's judgment.

Cao Cao's way is not to take the nearest road, or to choose each road in a planned way.

Although there is a closer road from Qingzhou to Yanzhou, if Cao Cao had chosen that one before, he would have been caught up by now.

The road was the closest, but there were no dangers along the way.

At the speed of 100,000 civilians, it is impossible to outrun the elite army.

He walked forward for another half hour.

Xu Huang finally made a decision.

With the current speed of 50,000 troops, it is very difficult to catch up with Cao Cao.

So Xu Huang decided to lead 5,000 people to pursue lightly.

Five thousand people, with only dry rations, there is absolutely no problem in marching sixty miles a day.

If the road is easy to walk, it can even march a hundred miles.

Now the distance from Cao Cao is only thirty miles.

Xu Huang could catch up with Cao Cao before it got dark.

Maybe you can catch Cao Cao's tail.

There may be tens of thousands of people out of 100,000 who have not passed through the snake path.

The only problem is that after Xu Huang only led 5,000 people to catch up, he might be killed by Cao Cao.

Xu Huang didn't choose to take risks before.

Because there's plenty of time.

But now, at this speed, he can't catch up with Cao Cao.

Now if he wants to stop Cao Cao, he has to take a risk.

"Let me go." Zhang Wangdao.

Liao Hua's body has not yet recovered, and he is still recuperating in Donglai County.

Only Xu Huang can lead an army alone.

Xu Huang is the coach, and Zhang Wang will certainly not let him take risks.

If Xu Huang dies in battle, the current situation in Qingzhou will be broken immediately.

Zhang Wang's ability is not enough to control the entire territory of Qingzhou.

If you just look at the death in battle, it will not have much impact on the situation in Qingzhou.

It's just the loss of a general, Xu Huang can continue to stabilize Qingzhou.

However, Xu Huang did not agree to look at it.

He is cautious, but not afraid to take risks.

Sending Zhang Wang, Xu Huang was worried that Zhang Wang was not Cao Cao's opponent.

If you go, you just go to die.

The Snake Road is a small area that is not suitable for large-scale battles.

Even if he only brought 5,000 men, he would not necessarily fail.

Xu Huang's goal was not to defeat Cao Cao, but to hold Cao Cao back.

"I'll go, you have another mission." Xu Huang said.

He needed to look around and take the rest of the people and head straight east, but not the snake road, while bypassing the green water.

This road is the most convenient one selected by Xu Huang.

But it's more than 150 miles away.

Zhang Wang needed to take the remaining 45,000 soldiers and rush to the other side of Qingshui in two days.

Xu Huang will use 5,000 troops to hold Cao Cao for two days.

I only hope that Zhang Wang can get there in time, and it is best to destroy the Qingshui wooden bridge before 100,000 people cross the clear water.

cut off the way for Cao Cao and 100,000 people.

"I don't need so many people." Zhang Wangdao.

The more people, the more inconvenient and slower it is to travel.

And if he destroyed the wooden bridge, Cao Cao would have to turn back.

is forcing Cao Cao to fight against the water.

If Xu Huang only had 5,000 people, it would be basically impossible to block Cao Cao, who was fighting on his back.

This time, Xu Huang did not refuse Zhang Wang's suggestion again.

There will always be loopholes in what a person thinks.

Xu Huang was indeed negligent on this point just now.

He's not one to listen to advice.

If what Zhang Wang said is reasonable, Xu Huang will agree, and will not blindly deny it.

In the end, Zhang Wang led 20,000 people to make a detour.

Xu Huang still only led 5,000 people forward.

The remaining 25,000 people were led by Wang Xiaohu and Zhang Xiaoshun. Follow behind Xu Huang.

Their speed was much slower than Xu Huang's.

was quickly distanced by Xu Huang.

Xu Huang led 5,000 people to march at full speed with light equipment.

I only hate that there are no cavalry in my hands.

Otherwise, he wouldn't need to be in such a hurry.

The cavalry in the hands of Zhao Hui is now concentrated in Youzhou and Zhou, in the hands of Zhao Hui and Tai Shici.

There are only a few hundred war horses on Qingzhou's side, and they are basically in the hands of spies to deliver news.

Cavalry is important, but news is even more important.

It is impossible for Xu Huang to affect the timeliness of his news for the sake of a thousand-strong cavalry.

(End of chapter)