"Father, go away, and the child will be broken." Yuan Shang also rushed over.

He hurriedly said: "There is Shang Gongzi's first death to block the enemy army, and the king will definitely be able to retreat to Baimajin safely." King, Cao Cao has already laid an ambush, and our army has suffered heavy casualties, so I am afraid that it will be difficult to be the enemy, so let's order the withdrawal of the army quickly. ”

"Cao Cao!"

Yuan Shao roared angrily.

"King, make a quick decision!" Zhang Jaw was also anxious.

Although Yuan Shao's mind is chaotic, his mind is not confused, Yuan Shang is the next heir he fancies, and he must not be in danger. He gathered his mind and said, "Shang'er's first deceased soldier can't be damaged here, and he should retreat to Hebei with me." Xi'er, you will lead all the Youzhou army to meet Cao Cao and help our army withdraw to Hebei, are you willing? ”

"The child willing." Yuan Xi didn't think too much about it.

"Okay, that's it."

Yuan Shao glanced at Yuan Xi and was very moved. Arrangements were made for the retreat. Yuan Shang's Bingzhou Army, Zhang's Jizhou Army, and Euphorbia all broke through in the direction of Baimajin. Yuan Xi's Youzhou army (including the five hundred Black Flag Army) stayed behind to break off.

More than 100,000 Yuan troops were forcibly divided into two parts.

Above the castle tower.

Xiahou Yuan turned around and entered the Tibetan Soldier Cave: "King Wei." ”

"How's the war going?"

"King Wei rest assured, Yuan Shao is no match for us, and has fled to Baimajin." Xiahou Yuan replied.

There were four people in the cave. Sitting on the top and having an extraordinary temperament is Cao Cao. Behind him, stood the Tiger Guard General Xu Chu. On the left and right, there is a scribe on each side. One is Xun Yu and the other

"Zhongda."

"Yes."

Sima Yi saluted respectfully and said, "What does King Wei command?" ”

Sima Yi was kidnapped by Pang Tong's shadow and imprisoned in Cheng for more than a month. Then, with his ingenuity, he deceived the shadow to kill the guards, escaped from the Cheng capital, and returned to the Central Plains after many difficulties and dangers.

Sima Yi has always had great ambitions, but he didn't want the Sima family to be killed by Lu Bu. After returning to the Central Plains, he immediately defected to Cao Cao.

To say that Sima Yi's talent is absolutely rare in ancient and modern times. is a person who can be compared with Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang, and Pang Tong. When everyone opposed the war with Yuan Shao, he persuaded Cao Cao to mobilize 150,000 troops and ambush Yuan Shao.

"Is King Wei worried that after this battle, he will hurt Yuan Shao's vitality?" Sima Yi penetrated Cao Cao's mind and asked with a smile. In fact, from the time he sent troops to the present, Cao Cao has been worried.

"Hmm."

"King Wei doesn't have to worry."

Sima Yi explained: "After Yuan Shao returned to Hebei, it only took a few months to recover his troops. What we have to do is to do whatever it takes to occupy and annex the state. That's where King Wei rose. ”

Sima Yi's strategy, Cao Cao and Xun Yu already knew.

It is the gateway of Luoyang and Chang'an's flanks, and is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, which is an excellent place for training naval forces. North to Taiyuan, Yanmen Pass, thousands of miles more than Taihang, everywhere is dangerous, not inferior to Liu Bei's Yizhou. In the past, Zhang Yan, the leader of the Montenegrin Army, was entrenched in Taihang Mountain, and was repeatedly suppressed by the imperial court, but he was not destroyed, and he was also named the general of Pingnan.

After Zhang Yan's demise, millions of Montenegrin tribes were placed in the territory of Bingzhou, and these were all soldiers.

Outside the Yanmen Pass, there are Wuhuan, Tuoba Xianbei, Eastern Xianbei, and Northern Xiongnu, which can be surrendered and collected. Just like in Xiliang before, form a strong volunteer army.

The most important thing is the topography of the state, which is in the rear. will not be disturbed by war. Even if Liu Bei perished, Yuan Shao perished, and the Central Plains was occupied by Lu Bu, there were still barriers in Bingzhou, and they were connected to Luoyang and Chang'an, and they were horns of each other.

Cao Cao had long wanted to send troops to fight, but there was no reason.

was persuaded by Sima Yi, so he made up his mind to seize the state!

"I'm a very suspicious person, but I won't change the decisions easily. We have already attacked Yuan Shao, the arrow has been sent out, and there is no possibility of retracting it. ”

Cao Cao took a deep breath and said to Xiahou Yuan: "Miaocai, send orders to the generals at all levels, just defeat Yuan Shao and capture his soldiers and horses, and don't harm his life." The Xiliang army that went to Bingzhou should occupy Huguan and Yanmen Pass as soon as possible, and cut off the connection between Bingzhou and Jiyou Prefecture, so as to avoid changes. ”

"No."

Xiahou Yuan left excitedly.

Yuan Shao's hundreds of thousands of defeated troops, due to the lack of people and horses, were raided by Cao Cao, and were attacked from both sides, and suffered heavy casualties. The Jizhou army and the Bingzhou army that followed Yuan Shao to break through were almost all scattered, except for the first dead soldiers and halberd soldiers. Some were killed, and some surrendered. Yuan Shao only led less than 10,000 men to Baimajin.

After Yuan Xi stayed and broke off, the situation was even worse.

He was attacked by Xiahou Dian's iron cavalry, and was pinned down by the soldiers and horses in Puyang City, and was defeated in only two hours.

Yuan Xi was captured.

More than 40,000 Youzhou troops surrendered.

Cao Cao won the battle and captured Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses, about 70,000, chariots, horses, and crossbows, about 40,000, which greatly enriched the strength of the Yanzhou army.

..

Two days later.

Xuzhou.

In Xiapi City, Fan Lihua gathered in the Thorn History Mansion to discuss matters.

Standing in the hall were Bai Qi, Zhang Liao, Wei Yan, Yue Fei, Qi Jiguang, Xu Da, and Chang Yuchun.

Fan Lihua took the two letters and said, "This is the shadow of Yanzhou, the news from which it came. Yuan Shao led his army to retreat to Hebei, and when he passed through Puyang, he was ambushed by Cao Cao. More than 100,000 soldiers and horses, defeated again and again, less than 10,000 people, fled back to Hebei. ”

"And a letter"

Before Fan Lihua finished speaking, Wei Yan said suspiciously: "No, didn't Cao Cao give Yuan Shao 30,000 stone of grain to help him return to Hebei, why did he rebel and attack Yuan Shao?" ”

"I don't understand this question either. But for us, it's a good thing. They dog-eat-dog, and we just had a break. Fan Lihua continued: "This other letter was sent by Mr. Gongtai from the Military Aircraft Department. He rebuked us severely, saying that we were uneasy about the military orders, and in the battle of Tanxian, we attacked rashly, losing more than 90,000 soldiers and horses. Fortunately, the later war went smoothly, not only captured Yuan Shao's grain and grass camp, conquered the entire territory of Qingzhou, but also drove Yuan Shao out of Xuzhou. We will not be commended for our military exploits, and our faults will not be investigated, and our merits and demerits will be offset. ”

"Huh? Is that gone? ”

Wei Yan was stunned.

The other generals were also a little lost.

After months of hard fighting, a sentence of merit and demerit was offset and all the merits were erased.

Fan Lihua said: "What else do you want?" Do you still want the Military Aircraft Department to reward you with a metropolitan governor? I told you a long time ago that the Military Aircraft Department attaches more and more importance to military discipline and never shows mercy to those who disobey orders. They didn't take advantage of the topic to play and remove you from your post, which is already a side of the net. ”

"Yes, yes"

Zhang Liao smiled: "This is thanks to the two housewives who stand with us, otherwise it is really possible to be dismissed." ”

"It's good to know."

Fan Lihua continued: "The letter also said that Mu Guiying will temporarily take over the post of governor of Qingzhou and have full authority to handle Qingzhou affairs. Gan Ning's navy returned to Jiaozhou within a month. Zhang Liao, Wei Yan, and Bai Qi, on the day they received the order, the class teacher returned to Shouchun. ”

"Yes"

The people answered.