"Report! ——”

On the Guangyang Gate, Cao Cao was about to go back to the house to put on armor and wear armor, and went to the battlefield to check the military situation, when suddenly another soldier came from the west and rolled down to the ground in front of the city tower, and hissed: "The thief is fierce, and the general is hit by an arrow, and more than half of the department is damaged!" ”

"Zixiao is injured?!" Cao Cao couldn't help but be shocked.

Cao Ren can be regarded as the most effective general under Cao Cao, brave and good at fighting, and steady and able to defend, but now he is injured, and his subordinates have lost more than half of their soldiers and horses, how can Cao Cao not be surprised.

Cao Cao hurriedly asked again: "How is Zixiao's injury?" ”

The herald replied, "General, the arrow is in the right arm, and you can't fight." ”

Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that he was not worried about his life, but he already felt that the situation on the western battlefield was a little bad, and even the situation on the entire Luoyang battlefield was a little dangerous.

Facts have proved that Cao Cao's judgment is very correct, but in the blink of an eye, another herald came quickly: "Report!" ——The thieves are fierce, and more than half of General Xiahou's headquarters are damaged, and they are retreating to the imperial city! The enemy rode more than 10,000 and was chasing ......"

Everyone on the tower of the city was in a panic.

To retreat to the imperial city is undoubtedly a retreat!

Xiahou Yuan couldn't resist it? Cao Cao was a little confused for a while, he knew the combat power of Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan completely, the two of them were defeated so quickly, but it was unprecedented, what kind of enemy were they facing?!

"Who is the enemy? How good at war? Cao Cao, who had always been calm and composed, also felt a little chill in his heart.

The herald hurriedly replied: "General, the enemy generals should be Gao Shun, the general of Zhenbei, and Xu Rong, the general of Pingxi. ”

"Gao Shun? Xu Rong? ”

Cao Cao felt that the blue tendons on his forehead began to jump, since he used troops in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the first big defeat was in the hands of Xu Rong, and although he had not seen Gao Shun's trapped camp, he had heard Zhang Liao mention it, and was praised by Zhang Liao as the first division of the unparalleled infantry under his command, still above the Tiger Battalion and the Guards Battalion.

Cheng Yu reacted the fastest on the side, and hurriedly said: "Ming Gong, the enemy has cavalry, Zhang Fanggou is broken, the cavalry is driven in, and the Quartet cannot be defended. The situation is critical, and there is no time to delay, so I am willing to go to Hebei to lobby Yuan Shao......"

As soon as the words fell, the sound of horses' hooves was heard in the east, and a herald shouted: "Report! ——Dongyang Canal was lost, and General Guiyi was dispersed in the poison department, disrupting the Captain Le's main formation, and Captain Le was retreating to the imperial city with his whole army! ”

Cao Cao held the long sword at his waist, his face was even more gloomy, he was good at fighting, but he didn't want to be implicated by Yu Poison, which led to the loss of the Eastern Front, and now only the Southern Front was forbidden.

Yu Ban has not yet sent the news of the defeat and retreat, but the east and west lines have been lost, and the enemy soldiers have rushed to the imperial city, even if Yu Ban holds the southern line, it is useless, as long as Xu Rong's cavalry drives in, it can make Yu Ban fall into a desperate situation of flanking back and forth.

Cao Cao could only order: "Pass the order to forbid, retreat to the imperial city!" ”

After a pause, he instructed Shi Lian, the captain of the Central Army, Cao Chun, the commander of the guards, and Li Dian, the captain of the school: "Gong Liu, Zihe, and Man Cheng, prepare to meet the three armies, and you must hold the imperial city!" ”

"Order!"

Shi Lian, Cao Chun, and Li Dian received the order and immediately went to deploy troops and horses to guard the gates of the imperial city.

Cheng Yu followed Cao Cao down the city tower, his expression was quite ugly, and he said in a deep voice: "Ming Gong, although the poisonous Black Mountain Army is a rabble, its combat power is far superior to that of ordinary people, but it was defeated so quickly, which shows that those chaotic people are fake, Cao Zixiao and Xiahou Miaocai are even more generals, and they can't resist even half a day, which shows that the enemy is the elite division under Zhang Liao, when Zhang Liao has been planning for a long time, if Dong Cheng is here, there is still a sheep to blame, I don't want Dong Cheng to be killed mysteriously, but let Ming Gong be on the cusp, I have lost the opportunity this time, and the situation is critical." ”

Cao Cao's face was also ugly, and he suddenly noticed that since Zhang Liao went on the expedition, he quickly entered the imperial court, and seemed to have controlled everything, and he had always thought so before, but at this moment, he suddenly found that everything he controlled did not seem to be under control, and it seemed that under the impetus of a behind-the-scenes man, he was stepping into the middle of someone else's house.

At this time, he suddenly doubted, did Zhang Liao die in battle? The spies he sent in Yuyang sent several messages from several channels and places, all of which indicated that Zhang Liao had been killed, and he had previously believed so. But at this time, he woke up suddenly, although these news were all sure that Zhang Liao was dead, but there was a little loophole, that is, Zhang Liao's body was not found!

As soon as he thought of this, Cao Cao felt a chill rush to his heart, was Zhang Liao not dead, manipulating everything behind the scenes? Or did Zhang Liao already plan everything, but he didn't expect that he would collapse in Yangzhou, and the conspiracy continued?

Cao Cao got down the city tower, walked dozens of steps, suddenly stopped, turned his head and asked Cheng Yu: "Can you keep it?" Or, when to retreat? ”

Cheng Yu groaned, took two steps forward, and said in a low voice: "At this time, Duke Ming can enter the palace quickly, send someone to take care of the Son of Heaven, so that the Son of Heaven is in hand, and Duke Ming can take charge of righteousness, and then send Cao Zihe and bring 3,000 men and horses out of the imperial city quickly, and lie in the mountains to respond at any time. ”

Cao Cao squinted his eyes and nodded, at this time they were passive and had no more choice.

At this moment, Liu Bei came from the street with Guan Yu and hundreds of people, and when he saw Cao Cao and his party, he immediately stopped, and Liu Bei stepped forward to salute.

"Xuande doesn't have to be polite." Cao Cao nodded, his eyes swept over Guan Yu on the side, and said in a deep voice: "The soldiers and horses have gone to the west of the city?" ”

Liu Bei replied: "My brother Zhang Yide has rushed to the west of the city with soldiers and horses. ”

Cao Cao sighed, looked at Liu Bei, and looked worried: "The enemy is like a tiger, and there is a tendency for the people of Liangzhou to besiege Chang'an in the past. ”

Liu Bei's face did not change, and he hugged his fists and said: "Be prepared to do your best to help the general." ”

Cao Cao nodded, the two of them missed their bodies, and the smile on Cao Cao's face retracted.

Cheng Yu said in a low voice: "Ming Gong, Liu Bei is no better than others, he is eloquent and even popular, he will not be inferior in the end, and he has the Son of Heaven above, so he must be careful......"

Cao Cao sighed: "Liu Bei, Renjie, don't you know, I want to slowly figure it out and use it as a helper, I don't want to suddenly cause this chaos and add variables." ”

Cheng Yu made a gesture: "If you have the opportunity, you should plan it early, and don't let it have a chance to breathe, otherwise it will be a disaster." ”

Cao Cao nodded slowly.

……

Liu Bei and Cao Cao missed behind him, their faces became solemn, and Guan Yu whispered beside him: "Big brother, Cao Cao, traitor, as long as the eldest brother makes a gesture, he can take his head and avenge the fourth brother!" ”

Liu Bei shook his head slowly: "This is not a good opportunity, Cao Cao is powerful, if he is killed, the imperial city will be chaotic, and the thieves will drive in, so that the Son of Heaven will be in danger. ”

After a pause, he said: "The Cao thief is suspicious, and the guards around him are tight, so he may not be able to kill him, but it is a big deal, and the Cao thief must be removed, but he should not be in a hurry, and he should slow down." ”

Guan Yu nodded, and looked back at Cao Cao's back, with murderous intent in his eyes.