After controlling Hanoi, Cao Cao hurriedly led his troops to pull out, and returned to Ping'a overnight, although he now used the trick of hiding from the sky and crossing the sea, but he did not dare to guarantee that he would be able to deceive Zhang Xun, so he must return as soon as possible, so as to ensure safety, galloping all the way, crossing the Yellow River, entering Yanzhou, and finally came from Ping'a, Zhang Xun did not have any abnormal movements, this news made Cao Cao completely relieved.

Issued an order for the troops to rest, days without stopping, the troops have long been sleepy and tired, and now they have the news of Ping'a, knowing that they have not been discovered by Zhang Xun, they can rest all night, and the next morning, the troops are going south again, but the speed of the march is not as fast as a few days ago, and the normal march is normal.

On the day of the march, seeing that the sun was falling, Cao Cao was about to order the troops to rest at the moment, a fast horse suddenly galloped, Cao Cao saw that the person who came was full of tiredness, out of breath, and said that Ping'a might not be in a good situation, but he didn't expect the next moment to really say from his mouth that Ping'a had an accident.

Zhang Xun and Shou Chunjun, who were hiding in Ping'a, didn't know how to find out the weirdness, and suddenly began to break through from the east gate, and General Xiahoudun tried his best to stop them, and was killed by Zhang Xun out of the encirclement.

"Break through the East Gate?" Cao Cao quickly opened the map, what is Zhang Xun going to do, why did he choose to break through from the east gate, if he wants to return to Shouchun, breaking through from the south gate is the first, breaking through from the east gate, this is the direction of Xuzhou, and if you want to return to the official road to the south, you need to spare a big circle to go south from Xiquyang, is he crazy?

The military advisers who came to inquire came to Cao Cao's side, watching his fingers on the map from the direction of Ping'a all the way to the east, and finally landed in Xiquyang, if it was really like that, Zhang Xun must be stupid, Rao is such a big circle, and he will not be able to escape when the time comes.

"That's not right." Guo Jia suddenly said: "If Zhang Xun insisted on retreating south to Shouchun, he would never have made such a stupid decision, he could have retreated from the south in a desperate way, and now he is retreating from the east instead, his intention must not be to retreat south to Shouchun after arriving in Xiquyang, this road is definitely not the best choice, and a general like Zhang Xun will not make such a low-level mistake, so he must have another purpose, but what does he want to do when he goes to Xiquyang?" Since he didn't go south to Shouchun, and he didn't choose this road to go north to Xudu, then he didn't plan to enter Pengcheng, Xuzhou or Guangling? ”

"With the Shouchun army, you want to fight Xuzhou and Guangling? Wishful thinking, right? Not to mention Jizhou's Wen Chou, it is Liu Lan, the current main force is guarding against Wen Chou in Guangling, no matter where he goes, there is only one ending. ”

"But Sikong forgot that Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao are both children of the Yuan family after all, and even to a certain extent, they are still brothers." Dong Zhao reminded: "If all this was originally designed by Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, Zhang Xun would go to Xuzhou once, and the army of 50,000 would become an army of 150,000. ”

"Stealing beams for pillars?"

"It's okay, after all, let Yuan Shao send troops openly, then he will never dare, but if it is to let the Jizhou Army join the battle as the Shouchun Army, even if we know, there is no way to take him, and he can not only help Yuan Shu, but also get rid of himself at the time."

"Whether this matter is true or not, it is just speculation, and the first task now is to find a way to stop Zhang Xun so that he can't go anywhere, so that it can be done once and for all, otherwise once this guess becomes true, it will be really dangerous." Dong Cheng's reminder, whether it is true or not, makes Cao Cao unable to laugh now, because he knows too well how likely this matter is, although Yuan Shao will definitely not care about Yuan Shu, but if Yuan Shu promises some benefits, then it is completely possible for Yuan Shao to send troops, and it all depends on the size of the interests.

As far as his understanding of Yuan Shao is concerned, there are too many benefits and temptations for Yuan Shu to persuade Yuan Shao to send troops to help, and the Yuan family's unconditional support for him is one, and even the rumored jade seal of the country is also one, so Dong Zhao's speculation, he has the mentality that he would rather believe it.

This matter must not be taken lightly, immediately pass the book to Xiahoudun, no matter what, Zhang Xun must be dragged down, no matter where he goes, no matter what the cost, he must not be allowed to make the trip,!

Cao Cao almost roared, this was not the first time they had seen Cao Cao so out of shape, but every time he showed such a performance, without exception, the gaffe had become very serious, at this moment, even if Cao Cao still insisted that it was just a possibility or even just a guess, but everyone could already think that the possibility of this matter was very high, otherwise Cao Cao would never have reacted like this.

The atmosphere was a bit heavy, and everyone's faces were covered with haze. Because many people know that once Zhang Xun has the support of the Jizhou army, the variables of the battle of Shouchun will become too great, even if they unite with Liu Lan, they may not really have a chance of winning, and the most critical point is that they and Liu Lan only join forces to send troops, but they will not join forces to fight, but if the Jizhou army and the Shouchun army join forces, it will be a complete union, and then Cao Cao will not only have to face 100,000 or even maybe 150,000 or 200,000 Shouchun army, just ask such an absolute force suppression, what are the chances of victory? Unless Liu Lan might help him at some point, but this possibility is too small.

"So this thing must not let him come true!" Cao Cao was now anxious and desperate to rush back as soon as possible.

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At this time, with the arrival of Tai Shici, Zhang Jaw launched another attack on Lujiang City, but these attacks were just to cover the tunnel.

On the city of Lujiang, the screams came and went, the Xuzhou army pulled the Go Nie crossbow, the arrows slanted down like raindrops, and the sound of popping into the flesh was terrifying, but the Lujiang defenders were not ambiguous at all, and the city defense equipment was also used one after another, the two sides of you come and go, here you suppress me, which one I suppress you, although the battle is tragic, but compared to the scale of the siege in the first few days, it can be regarded as a pediatric.

But it is also constantly gaining time, the tunnel is getting closer and closer to Lujiang City, everyone is convinced that it is not far from the day when the city is burned, if there is no Tai Shi Ci to arrive, then the internal guards in the city have already begun to seize the city, but because of the arrival of Tai Shi Ci, in the end, they agreed on a very safe plan, that is, while burning the city, the inside and outside should be combined, so that the Lujiang River can be guaranteed to the greatest extent, and at the same time, it can also ensure that the Lujiang internal guards will not lose too much, it can be said that this is a decision made by the three after careful consideration, When Lujiang Neiwei saw such a result, he immediately left tears.

On the other side, after Cao Cao received the news, he waited for the troops to speed up the march, and he even came directly to Xiahou Yuan's line head troops, and returned to Ping'a as quickly as possible, at this moment his performance made the troops full of worries, but although Cao Cao was anxious in his heart, on the surface, he at least continued to give confidence to the troops, so that Xiahou Yuan and his troops were convinced that they could win this battle, even if Yuan Shao was involved.

Cao Cao knew that his previous performance might be over-interpreted, so he had to let the soldiers relax as much as possible, and he must not be cowardly before fighting, otherwise this battle will be lost, Cao Cao, who has rich experience in leading the army, knows too well how important morale is, and his performance is also very effective, every day when it comes to rest, the troops seem to forget all their troubles and sorrows under his drive, and smile one by one, this is Cao Cao's ability, so that they can forget the fatigue of a day's travel.

But once it was time to march, Cao Cao seemed to be magical, using various ways to let the soldiers speed up the march, originally Xiahou Yuan's troops were the fastest troops in the whole army, and now their speed has increased by at least more than ten miles per day than before, don't look at it is just a dozen miles more, it doesn't seem to be far, but don't forget that this speed is completely on both feet, if this is a horse, it will be amazing.

It was confirmed that under the leadership of Cao Cao, the morale of Xiahou Yuan's troops was extremely high, and this march became an unforgettable one for them, and at this moment they all seemed to have become fearless, because each of their eyes was full of respect for Cao Cao, and they would not hesitate to die on the battlefield for him.

Even if there are thousands of Shouchun troops in front of them, they dare to fight to the end, Cao Cao seems to have magic power, or Cao Cao seems to have magic power, so that they can forget everything, can break through everything, and there is only one thought in their hearts, that is, to achieve victory regardless of everything.

For Cao Cao, for himself!

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The battle situation in Lujiang City is very bad, Shou Chun's odds and Liu Xun are clear, they have no way out now, and their only hope is to wait for the Xuzhou army to retreat by itself.

But this is simply impossible, Chance and Liu Lan are exhausted, every day they will be tortured by the Xuzhou army's siege, of course, they have also successfully blocked the Xuzhou army's siege, but they know that the Xuzhou army is constantly digging tunnels every day, in the words of the two of them, once the tunnels are dug through, that is, the day when Lujiang City is broken.

If Lujiang is lost, Liu Xun doesn't know, at least Ji Ling knows that he has no face to live again, rather than that, it is better to let him die in Lujiang City, of course, this is also an impulsive thought for a moment, will Ji Ling really make up his mind like this?

Until the last moment, anyone can show their righteous and awe-inspiring side, but when the axe is added, it is completely different, a heroic person like Lu Bu is not seeking to live in the White Gate Tower, but Gao Shun sees death as home, and before all this happens, maybe everyone thinks that they will be like Gao Shun, but what really happens, like Lu Bu who is reluctant to steal life, is the performance of most people.

On the other side, after Cao Cao received the news, he waited for the troops to speed up the march, and he even came directly to Xiahou Yuan's line head troops, and returned to Ping'a as quickly as possible, at this moment his performance made the troops full of worries, but although Cao Cao was anxious in his heart, on the surface, he at least continued to give confidence to the troops, so that Xiahou Yuan and his troops were convinced that they could win this battle, even if Yuan Shao was involved.

Cao Cao knew that his previous performance might be over-interpreted, so he had to let the soldiers relax as much as possible, and he must not be cowardly before fighting, otherwise this battle will be lost, Cao Cao, who has rich experience in leading the army, knows too well how important morale is, and his performance is also very effective, every day when it comes to rest, the troops seem to forget all their troubles and sorrows under his drive, and smile one by one, this is Cao Cao's ability, so that they can forget the fatigue of a day's travel.

But once it was time to march, Cao Cao seemed to be magical, using various ways to let the soldiers speed up the march, originally Xiahou Yuan's troops were the fastest troops in the whole army, and now their speed has increased by at least more than ten miles per day than before, don't look at it is just a dozen miles more, it doesn't seem to be far, but don't forget that this speed is completely on both feet, if this is a horse, it will be amazing.

It was confirmed that under the leadership of Cao Cao, the morale of Xiahou Yuan's troops was extremely high, and this march became an unforgettable one for them, and at this moment they all seemed to have become fearless, because each of their eyes was full of respect for Cao Cao, and they would not hesitate to die on the battlefield for him.

Even if there are thousands of Shouchun troops in front of them, they dare to fight to the end, Cao Cao seems to have magic power, or Cao Cao seems to have magic power, so that they can forget everything, can break through everything, and there is only one thought in their hearts, that is, to achieve victory regardless of everything.

For Cao Cao, for himself!

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The battle situation in Lujiang City is very bad, Shou Chun's odds and Liu Xun are clear, they have no way out now, and their only hope is to wait for the Xuzhou army to retreat by itself.

But this is simply impossible, Chance and Liu Lan are exhausted, every day they will be tortured by the Xuzhou army's siege, of course, they have also successfully blocked the Xuzhou army's siege, but they know that the Xuzhou army is constantly digging tunnels every day, in the words of the two of them, once the tunnels are dug through, that is, the day when Lujiang City is broken.

If Lujiang is lost, Liu Xun doesn't know, at least Ji Ling knows that he has no face to live again, rather than that, it is better to let him die in Lujiang City, of course, this is also an impulsive thought for a moment, will Ji Ling really make up his mind like this?

Until the last moment, anyone can show their righteous and awe-inspiring side, but when the axe is added, it is completely different, a heroic person like Lu Bu is not seeking to live in the White Gate Tower, but Gao Shun sees death as home, and before all this happens, maybe everyone thinks that they will be like Gao Shun, but what really happens, like Lu Bu who is reluctant to steal life, is the performance of most people.