Hua Wenxuan and Zhang Liao returned to Cao Ying and came to the big tent, where Cao Pi was discussing military affairs with the generals.

Hua Wenxuan glanced at the generals who had all been injured in their backs, except for Xiahou Yuan, who should have just arrived, they all looked tired, and it seemed that they had been fighting for a long time.

Zhang Liao reported the situation of Baima to Cao Pi, Cao Pi looked angry, and scolded: "The war situation is urgent, how can you drag mud and water, and the people have no combat power, it is convenient to move to the south, why bother to guard!" ”

All the generals were silent, in the past, Cao Cao was people-oriented, recruited 300,000 Qingzhou yellow scarves and ordered them to transfer to the people on the spot to hoard land, but also knew that the people were the foundation of the country and could not be abandoned. Now Cao Pi doesn't know whether to be angry with Zhang Liao or blame him for delaying the fighter, and said such words, so that the generals don't know how to respond.

Hua Wenxuan arched his hand on the side, Zihuan Gongzi was angry, I am responsible for the matter of protecting the people and moving the people, please surrender the crime. ”

"You have your own sins!" Cao Pishen said: "If it weren't for your advice to divide troops to save the white horse, how could the Yuan army force Yanjin?" ”

Hua Wenxuan was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart: Even if you don't divide the troops, Yuan Shao is powerful, and you can't stop you from forcibly crossing? It's just that in the historical facts, Yuan Shao hesitated and didn't dare to advance, Yanjin held each other for several months, how could he be so fast today, and how could Wen Chou give up chasing and killing the soldiers of the white horse and came to the front line of Yanjin?

Guo Jia saw that Hua Wenxuan was silent on the side, and coughed lightly, "Yuan's army is powerful, if it is common sense, the ships are all on the south bank, and it will take a lot of time to build a ship if you want to force the crossing." It's just that this time, Yuan's army marched west from Liyang, and actually went retrograde to Yanjin in advance of the Baima Ferry, and came prepared, which caught our army off guard. Guo Jia paused for a moment and looked at Hua Wenxuan, "So according to Fengxiao, the fault is not Wenxuan, but I'm afraid that Yuan Jun has a master to guide him!" ”

Cao Pi snorted coldly, with an angry expression.

Hua Wenxuan looked at Guo Jia cautiously and cast a grateful gaze.

Xiahou Yuan bowed his hand, "Although the Yuan army temporarily retreated in today's battle, our army still suffered heavy casualties, so it is better to retreat and avoid its edge!" ”

Guo Jia nodded lightly, "Yuan Jun crossed south this time, the soldiers and horses were uneven, and the grain and grass had not arrived. Since it occupies the Yanjin ferry, it is inevitable to hold the pass, cross the south in a big way, and accumulate grain and grass. Our army should take this opportunity to retreat to Guandu, and strengthen the fortress and plan to fight again! ”

Cao Pi glanced at Hua Wenxuan hatefully, and waved his hand, "According to what Fengxiao said, retire the officer!" ”

The generals ordered to retreat, and Cao Pi called: "Zhang Liao goes first, builds a camp in Guandu, and if there is a delay, the military law will punish him!" ”

Zhang Liao frowned and withdrew from the account.

Hua Wenxuan and Guo Jia glanced at each other and silently withdrew from the big tent.

Hua Wenxuan and Guo Jia rode all the way to the south, but they didn't expect that Yanjin was forced to retreat south without being able to defend it for three days, counting the white horse that was already an empty city, and now the Yellow River is no longer a barrier to block Yuan's army from going south, and Cao Ren of Yanzhou is already alone, and can only rely on himself.

Guo Jia looked at Hua Wenxuan, who was silent, and asked, "Wenxuan came back from Baima, and it seems that he has a problem in his heart?" ”

Hua Wenxuan smiled bitterly: "This time Yuan Shao went south, just as Feng Xiaogong said, it seems that there is a master to help him, and he is one step ahead of me everywhere!" Hua Wenxuan looked back in the direction of Yanjin, "Yuan Shao forcibly crossed Yanjin this time, and the speed of his troops has never been seen before!" ”

Guo Jia bowed slightly, "Wen Xuan is not as good as me for the time being, and Wen Xuan is not as good as Wen Xuan when he expects the enemy to win and Feng Xiao, even Wen Xuan said that he was seized everywhere, who is behind Yuan Benchu?" ”

Who? It's just the Romance of the Three Kingdoms! It's still the Romance of the Three Kingdoms with this picture! I TMD, I lost to a book!

Hua Wenxuan couldn't explain to Guo Jia, after all, a copy of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms was enough to explain to people of this era for a long time, so he could only say depressedly: "In this decisive battle, Wenxuan probably can't expect the enemy to come first, so he can only rely on Fengxiao to bother!" ”

Guo Jia nodded lightly, "Guandu is the gateway to Xudu, connecting Qingxu in the east and Guannei in the west, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, our army is here to block the enemy, and to disrupt its grain route with light horses, it should be able to confront each other for a few days." ”

"But!" Guo Jia glanced at Hua Wenxuan, "But I'm afraid that Qingzhou Zang Ba and Hanoi Cao Zhanggongzi don't go wrong, otherwise..."

Hua Wenxuan was also silent when he heard this, if he couldn't resist those two places, then the Cao family was really wrapped in dumplings.

Retreat to Guandu, Cao Jun set up camp overnight in the dangerous place, according to Guo Jia's arrangement, relying on the steep cloth east and west two villages, the formation of two dragons out of the water array, left and right echo, clamping the main road.

For several days in a row, only a small force of Yuan's army came to test, and no large army was coming, presumably as Guo Jia said, Yuan Shao's army was gathering in Nandu, in order to concentrate on seeking a decisive battle.

Reinforcements from various states have arrived in Guandu one after another, and almost all the belongings of the Cao family have been assembled under Cao Pi's account, except for Zang Ba in Qingzhou, Cao Zhang in Hanoi, and Cao Hong in Guanzhong, the rest of the town guards have been reduced to the limit.

Rao is like this, before and after Chongyang, the strength of Cao's army is still less than 30,000, and according to the Tanmalai report, Yuan Shao's army has gathered nearly 100,000 people in the direction of Yanjin in addition to 30,000 people besieging Puyang Caoren, and for a time there was a gloomy scene in Cao's camp.

Hua Wenxuan, Guo Jia, and Zhang Liao were patrolling the camp, and the soldiers of the Cao army were all aware of the situation of the Yuan army, and their eyes were full of confusion about the future.

In the evening, Shi Tao came from Xudu to press grain, and reported that Yuan's army had entered the city of Xudu, and now the hearts of the people in the city were fluctuating, and there were more and more people in the hundred officials who intended to contact Yuan Shao, and even the news from the inner court said that the Han Emperor had been in high interest recently, and even connected to see the ministers.

Guo Jia and others came to see Cao Pi and reported the matter, Cao Pi was immediately furious and cursed.

Hua Wenxuan naturally expected that this matter would be inevitable, after all, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao held each other for several months when he was alive, and there would be hundreds of officials in Xudu to contact Yuan Shao, and now Cao Pi was about to collapse in Yanjin, and he had retreated to Guandu before the end of the year, and it was normal for people in Xudu City to be restless.

Cao Pi was cursing when the sentry outside the tent suddenly came to report, saying that a person from outside the tent had submitted a letter.

Cao Pi hurriedly let in, and after a while, two sergeants escorted a middle-aged man dressed as a farmer to the tent, Hua Wenxuan looked carefully but didn't know it.

When the farmer saw Cao Pi, he took out a scroll from his bosom, but he turned a deaf ear to the rebuke of the generals, and did not speak, but he was a deaf and dumb man. He just pointed to the book handed to Guo Jia, and then didn't make any more moves.

Guo Jia glanced at the book, his face changed greatly, and he hurriedly handed the booklet to Cao Pi.

Cao Pi took the book with a surprised face, glanced at it and scolded:

"Brave bandits, dare to betray me?"