"It's hateful that Yuan Shao actually led his troops back to Jizhou at such an important moment, if it weren't for Yuan Shao, how could the princes' coalition army be defeated." Cai Mao gritted her teeth and said.

Kuai Yue also showed a helpless look, "I'm afraid Yuan Shao also regrets it a little at this time, once the princes' army retreats, the first unlucky one must be Jizhou, and the Youzhou army has already arrived in Yecheng." ”

"Is it really impossible to break through Chang'an?" Cai Mao asked unwillingly, after sending troops for several months, the number of losses reached 20,000, and suddenly faced with the situation of having to retreat, which made Cai Mao a little unacceptable for a while.

Kuai Yue shook his head slightly and said: "General, you should withdraw the army as soon as possible, otherwise once the state army is dispatched, the Jingzhou army will be cut off, and you can't provoke Lu Bu at this time." ”

Cai Mao's complexion kept changing, and after a long time, he said slowly: "Order the officers and men of the three armies to prepare to withdraw from Hedong, but it can't be so cheap and merge with the state army." ”

"Whoa." Kuai Yue arched his hand, as long as Cai Mao agreed to withdraw the army and preserve the strength of the Jingzhou army, it would be of great benefit to the current situation, as for what kind of disaster the soldiers in the Jingzhou army would bring to the people of Hedong, it was not something he had to consider, Hedong was rich and known to the world, and Hedong experienced very few wars.

In the city of Anyi, Zhao Yun did not close his eyes for two days and two nights, and the Jingzhou army attacked the city wall several times, if it were not for the tenacious defenders in the city, I am afraid that the Jingzhou army would have broken it long ago, Zhao Yun has even been ready to live and die with Anyi, he is the Taishou of Hedong, the chief general of the Hedong army, and has the responsibility to protect Hedong.

"General, the Jingzhou army has retreated!" One of the guards rushed in excitedly, completely forgetting the rules of the army.

Zhao Yun Huoran got up and said, "Is it true, isn't it the Jingzhou army cheating?" ”

"The general knew at a glance that in the early morning, the soldiers in the army found that the Jingzhou army was gone, and some materials that could not be taken away were even left outside the city."

Zhao Yun hurriedly climbed the city wall, looking around, there was no trace of the Jingzhou army outside the city, when the Jingzhou army broke through Anyi, Anyi basically did not get the news from the outside, and the Jingzhou army took a siege of Anyi.

"Could it be that there is a change outside the kettle?" Zhao Yun's expression changed slightly.

Although the war in Anyi is tight, Zhao Yun is most worried about Huguan, Huguan is an important checkpoint of Bingzhou, once Huguan is lost, the princes and coalition troops can enter the hinterland of Bingzhou, and follow Lu Bu for many years, he understands how much effort Lu Bu has paid for Bingzhou, thinking that Bingzhou was a barren land in the eyes of outsiders, and it was Lu Bu who exchanged a knife and a shot for the stability and development of Bingzhou.

"General, the lord sent someone to bring news." A cavalryman hurried up to the city wall and handed the letter to Zhao Yun.

After reading the letter in his hand, Zhao Yun raised his eyebrows and laughed: "The army of the princes has been defeated, which is really a blessing for the state." ”

The news of the victory of the state army against the allied forces of the princes soon spread in the city of Anyi, and the city was immediately plunged into the joy of victory.

After putting the letter away, Zhao Yun snorted coldly: "When the Jingzhou army attacked Anyi, the family in the city was a little dishonest, and now the enemy army has withdrawn, see how General Ben cleans up." ”

The reason why he couldn't bear it before was that Zhao Yun was afraid that these families would be killed by drastic means, but now the biggest threat to Hedong no longer exists, and there is no need for him to be soft on these families.

After the news of the defeat of the princes' coalition reached Wen Xi, Zhuge Liang looked up to the sky and sighed: "Is it really endless Lu Buhu? ”

The strength of the state army was vividly demonstrated when the princes joined forces to attack the state, whether it was in the equipment or in the elite degree of the soldiers, and the strength of the state army was far from being comparable to the princes.

Originally, after the Jingzhou army broke through the Jiguan, Zhuge Liang was already planning to capture Chang'an, so he challenged Cai Mao, and occupied Chang'an by homeopathy, thinking that it was the foundation, Chang'an as the capital of the world, I don't know how much better than Jingzhou, although the land of Chang'an today seems a little desolate, but it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, as long as the rest and recuperation, send troops to Jingzhou, Yizhou, Liangzhou, then there is the capital to compete in the world, who knows that the plan can not catch up with the changes, at the most critical moment, the Jizhou army is unable to support the first retreat.

The reason why the state army fought a decisive battle with the coalition army of the princes, Zhuge Liang could guess one or two.

With the retreat of the Jingzhou army, Liu Bei in Wenxi City could only choose to withdraw.

The Jingzhou army retreated like a tide, and the places it passed through could be described as the people were not living well, but wherever the villages they encountered along the way, the Jingzhou army did not spare the slightest.

After Liu Bei learned of this situation, he was extremely dissatisfied, but admonishing Cai Mao did not have the slightest effect, and he could only suppress his dissatisfaction in his heart.

However, Liu Bei's move has won him the respect of many generals, many of the generals in the army are from poor people, they understand how difficult the life of the people in the troubled times is, Liu Bei's actions pulled the string in their hearts.

It was late at night, but there were lights lit in Liu Bei's tent.

Zhuge Liang said in a low voice: "Lord, now that the Jingzhou army has withdrawn from Hedong, it will return to Jingzhou in a few days. ”

Liu Bei's expression kept changing, and now there are thirty percent of the generals in the Jingzhou army who are secretly falling to him, as long as the plan is done properly, there is a great chance of success.

"Kong Ming, holy him?"

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "The lord is relieved, there is news from Xiangyang, I am afraid that the Holy Lord will not be able to hold out until the Jingzhou army returns to Xiangyang." ”

Liu Biao was already terminally ill, and now he is struggling to support, to a large extent, to get the news that the princes' alliance will break through the state, if he gets the news that the princes' alliance army has failed at this time, and the Jingzhou army has returned in vain, how can it be long.

"This matter will be handled by Kong Ming, no matter what, the Holy Lord has helped Bei in times of crisis, and preparing to do this time has already betrayed the trust of the Holy One, but for the sake of the future of the Han family, Bei can only do so." Liu Bei sighed.

Zhuge Liang arched his hand and said: "The lord is merciful, if he can control Jingzhou, it will be the blessing of Jingzhou and the people of the world." ”

Liu Bei sighed and walked out of the tent, this decision, if it can be successful, means that he will become one of the princes, controlling the power of Jingzhou, if it fails, it will be a situation from which there will be no return.

After walking out of Hanoi, Cai Mao breathed a long sigh of relief, what he was most afraid of was that the Jingzhou army pursued at this time, and won a big victory with 40,000 against 70,000 princes, the Bingzhou army at this time was absolutely terrifying, and Lu Bu has always treated the people well, if he knew the actions of the Jingzhou army in Hedong, I am afraid that he would fall into madness.

(End of chapter)