However, it was said that Juancheng fell, and many people in Cao Cao's army did not want to be with this ship, so that there were incidents like Bi Chen and Wei Chong. But after all, Cao Cao still has tens of thousands of troops, not everyone will see it as thoroughly as Bi Chen and Wei Chong, and many people still hope that Cao Cao can succeed in one battle and recapture Yanzhou.

Moreover, Cao Cao still has descendants after all. No matter what the situation is, the clan generals on this side, such as Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong, will not turn their backs on Cao Cao, the boss! What's more, what Bi Chen and Wei Chong represent are at most those Yanzhou scholars. Cao Cao's real team is not these people. The flight of these people, even if it has affected the morale of the army in some way, is far from falling apart.

So after the initial riots in the army, it quickly settled down. Those who escaped, Cao Cao couldn't stop them, but those who didn't escape were Cao Cao's irons, and there was only one way for them to go now, that is, to defeat Lu Bu and Sun Ce and retake Yanzhou!

The first year of Xingping, March.

The army of Lu Bu and Chen Gong has not yet arrived in Shouzhang, but it is sudden bad news! Sun Ce was broken by Cao Cao in Dongping, not only lost the Dongping that was taken back from Cao Hong, but also let Cao Jun take advantage of the situation to collect Wuyan and Shouzhang.

Sun Ce, who was defeated, met Lu Bu's army on the way to Yuncheng, and for a while, he didn't know how to speak! If he can hold on for a day or two longer, Shouzhang won't lose it!

All this, naturally, cannot be held accountable for all of this.

It can only be said that Cao Cao's army is too fast! Sun Cecai defeated Cao Hong in Shouzhang and recovered Dongping and Wuyan, but before he could stand firmly, Cao Cao's army suddenly arrived! Sun Ce caught Cao Cao off guard, and the army was defeated, and his brother Sun He died in the chaos.

Sun Ce retreated to Shouzhang, but Cao Cao's army did not give him any respite, and the army pressed up, with Lejin as the first camp, and attacked Shouzhang regardless of casualties. Cao Jun's fierce momentum did not scare Sun Ce, but instead frightened those big clans of Shouzhang! Only then did they remember that Cao Cao was terrible!

In order to prevent Shou Zhangcheng from being slaughtered by Cao Cao in a fit of rage, these people sacrificed Shou Zhangcheng! Originally, these people in Shouzhang didn't welcome Sun Ce very much, and Qiao Rui also asked them to refuse to pass outside the city. It is not surprising that Sun Ce was able to make such a move after being defeated by Cao Jun again.

Shou Zhang was lost, so that Lü Bu had to redeploy the battle plan to face Cao's army.

"Cao Cao took Shouzhang, but he divided his troops and marched in two ways."

In the tent, Lu Bu told everyone the latest battle report he had obtained, "The army he personally led attacked Fan County and Xuchang, and asked Cao Ren to take Rencheng. ”

"Fan County doesn't have many troops, I'm afraid it won't be able to hold it for long!"

Chen Gong stood up, "On the contrary, there are four or five thousand soldiers and horses in Xuchang and Qiaorui, and there is still strength to defend the city!" I think Cao Cao will definitely take Fan County first, and then surround Xuchang. As for letting Cao Ren go to take Rencheng, I think it is still used to confuse us! His real purpose is still Juancheng! ”

No one refutes this.

There is no doubt about the importance of Juancheng. Cao Cao really recaptured Juancheng, and the morale would be greatly improved, and it was not impossible to recapture Yanzhou.

"Sun Bofu!"

Lu Bu's majestic gaze was on Sun Ce's body, and Sun Ce was suddenly shocked, "Here!" ”

"You go to Fan County immediately! No matter what the price is, Fan County must not be lost! If Fan County is lost, it will be dealt with by military law! ”

"No!"

Sun Ce surrendered his hand.

Looking at Sun Ce's back as he walked out, Guo Jia frowned, "Sun Ce went to save Fan County, what should Ren Cheng do?" ”

"The importance of Fan County, no matter what point it is, is higher than that of Ren Cheng! Fan County is lost, so Xuchang and Dong'e can't be protected! Let the commander of the Cao army drive straight in, and in less than two days, he will be able to come to Juancheng. ”

Chen Gong admired Lu Bu's decisive approach.

Guo Jia retorted, "Cao Cao asked Cao Ren to take the city, not necessarily a suspicious plan!" Ren Cheng has few soldiers, and Cao Ren is also a general, so Ren Cheng may not be able to keep it! After losing Rencheng, Kang's father, Jinxiang, Gaoping, and even Changyi and Juye can still be saved? With these places, even if Cao Cao was defeated by our army in Fanxian and Shouzhang, he would still be able to have a foothold! ”

"Ren Cheng, you must defend it!"

Chen Gong smiled, "You only need to send one general, and you can retreat Cao Ren." ”

Lu Bu thought so, what he was worried about would not be a Cao Ren, but Cao Cao, carefully inspected the map, but Lu Bu found that something was wrong, "There is another question we haven't thought about, Sun Ce lost Dongping, Wuyan, and Shouzhang, it was only a day or two, why did Cao Jun march so fast and move so fast?" Moreover, these two cities were captured, but Cao's army continued to march without resting, which is really unreasonable. ”

"Cao Jun is short of food!"

Chen Gong and Guo Jia said almost in unison! Before these words fell, the two looked at each other and smiled, and humbly conceded to each other, which allowed Chen Gong to explain to Lu Bu, "The reason why Cao Jun is so urgent is nothing more than the word lack of food!" Where is the grain and grass of tens of thousands of troops so easy to supply? The rear is lost, and Cao Cao's tens of thousands of troops are in danger of running out of food! Even if Cao Jun plundered all the way, this grain and grass is still insufficient! There was a great drought in Yanzhou, and there was not much grain in the counties, so where did Cao Cao's tens of thousands of troops come from? ”

"In this way, when Cao Ren went to attack Rencheng, it was very likely that he could raise grain and grass for Cao Cao. I think Cao Cao should have captured Shouzhang, Dongping, and Wuyan, and he didn't get much grain and grass, so he let the troops be divided. ”

Lu Bu could almost guess Cao Cao's mood at this moment. Without food and grass, it is really a deadly crisis! Cao Cao thought that he would be able to raise some grain and grass in places such as Dongping, Wuyan, and Shouzhang, which was undoubtedly too much. These places have been under fire all the time. There was a bridge first, and I searched it again. Later, Cao Hong was the vanguard, and I am afraid that he also plundered it, and then Sun Ce. When Cao Cao's army comes, how much grain can be looted? What's more, Yanzhou was already in a severe drought, and there was a shortage of grain and grass.

Thinking about it like this, Lu Bu's confidence suddenly increased greatly, and Cao Jun seemed to be menacing, but in fact, it was only a battle against the water! It's a pity that Cao Cao is not Xiang Yu, and he Lu Bu is not Zhang Han!

Lu Bu seems to see hope for defeating Cao Cao! It's just that Fan County must not be lost! Fan County is lost, and Cao Cao may go to Dong'e. There, there is also Cheng Yu and the grain and grass preserved by Cheng Yu. God knows, that Cheng Yu has three chapters of the law, could it be expected that there will be today's events?