Yuan Shao's worries were not unreasonable, but it was obviously a little late. Because as early as two days ago, Dong Zhuojun at the Revolving Gate Pass had already retreated, and unlike Yuan Shao, Cao Cao's side quickly found out. Immediately, Cao Cao proposed to quickly pursue Dong Zhuo and engage in a decisive battle with him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, when Dong Thief withdraws his army, he will definitely bring a large amount of baggage and materials, so the speed is definitely not fast! As long as our army pursues, it will definitely catch up! At that time, there is no Guancheng to rely on for defense, and there are Li Wushuang and Yuan Checai leading the army in Hedong and Hanoi, so the Dong thief will definitely not dare to fight with our army! In this way, our army will surely be victorious! Cao Cao looked at everyone and said excitedly.

It's just that although Cao Cao said it with a high momentum, no one below responded at all, and everyone sat silently in their positions with their heads down, as if they hadn't heard Cao Cao's words at all.

Seeing this, Cao Cao's friend Zhang Miao opened his mouth to dissolve the embarrassing atmosphere that was about to form, "Meng De, although your proposal is very good, we have also seen the combat effectiveness of the troops under Dong Thief, and if our army fights with it, it will definitely suffer great losses. So why don't you wait for news from Yuan Cheqi while marching in? ”

"Meng Zhuo's words are wrong! Now send the news to Yuan Cheqi, back and forth, I am afraid that Dong Thief has already retreated into Luoyang. When the time comes, let's not say that he will continue to withdraw his troops to Sanfu, even if he stays in Luoyang, it will be difficult for us to attack with the city defense of Luoyang. It is better to entangle it in Gongxian or Yanshi, and wait for Yuan Cheqi to lead the army to join our army. At that time, the world will definitely be decided by a war! Cao Cao didn't give face to his friend, and directly refused.

Then, he looked at the many silent people and said loudly, "Everyone, what was we doing to fight against Dong Thief in the first place?!" Isn't it to get rid of the Dong thief Kuang Fu Han family who caused chaos in the dynasty?! Now that Dong Thief has moved the saint and the hundred officials to Chang'an early, if he is allowed to retreat, can we really chase him to Chang'an?! ”

It's just that although Cao Cao continued to persuade him, whether it was Liu Dai or Yuan Yi and others, they all sat in place and said nothing. Although Zhang Miao on the side helped Cao Cao persuade everyone from time to time, he also failed to achieve any effect.

After a long while, Cao Cao was silent, looked around at everyone and said disappointedly, "Cao thought that you were all loyal and patriotic, but I never thought about it...... Alas, let's go! Cease!! Cease!!! It's really a lack of erection and conspiracy! Since you don't want to, let's separate here. , I led the army to pursue that Dong thief! ”

With that, Cao Cao walked straight out. Seeing this, Liu Dai, Yuan Yi and the others lowered their heads even deeper, obviously very embarrassed by Cao Cao's humiliation, but they could let them chase Dong Zhuo, but they didn't have the guts. Not only because Liu Dai's attack on Qiao Mao made everyone have an irreparable suspicion of each other, but also because of the previous battle with Dong Zhuo under the revolving door, they have already seen the difference between the coalition army and Dong Zhuo's army.

"Cao Gong!"

"Mengde!"

At this moment, two voices sounded, and Cao Cao turned his head to look, but it was Bao Xin and Zhang Miao.

Immediately, I heard Bao Xin look at Cao Cao and say, "Cao Gong's words really made Xin feel embarrassed, and Xin is willing to pursue Dong Thief with Cao Gong!" "Well, it seems that Bao Xin was indeed moved by some of Cao Cao's words, and even used the title of Gong to Cao Cao.

On the side, Zhang Miao also came over and sighed, "Since Meng De has made up his mind, then I will no longer persuade him." Well, I'll send 5,000 people to help you, and I'll leave it to me as for here. ”

"Then please Meng Zhuo!" Cao Cao said in a slightly slower tone, he knew that Zhang Miao was helping him ease the relationship with everyone. Then, he turned his head to look at Bao Xin and said in a deep voice, "Yuncheng is very pleased to serve the country, but I still hope that Yuncheng knows that this trip is ...... But it's very dangerous. ”

"Haha! Cao Gong is not afraid, am I Bao Xin afraid?! Bao Xin laughed when he heard this.

"Good!" When Cao Cao heard this, he patted Bao Xin's shoulder heavily, and then didn't say much, and directly removed the camp with Bao Xin.

Immediately, silence returned to the tent, and everyone looked at me and I saw you, their faces were ashamed, but no one spoke. After a while, Zhang Miao shook his head and said, "Everyone, even if you are unwilling to pursue Dong Thief, at least, you should start preparing to march." Otherwise, I'm afraid that people in the world will laugh at us for not even having the courage to fight Dong Thief......"

Hearing Zhang Miao's words, everyone nodded silently. Enter? Naturally, as long as you don't run into Dong Zhuojun.

On the other side, Cao Cao and Bao Xin, who led the army out of the camp, immediately led the army straight to the revolving gate pass, and in less than half a day, they had already arrived at the revolving gate pass, looking at the city wall, and sure enough, there was no shadow of any enemy army.

"Then the Dong thief didn't even have any troops left?" After hearing the report of the soldiers who went to investigate, Bao Xin muttered in a daze, then turned his head to look at Cao Cao and asked, "Gong Cao, what should we do next?" ”

"Yuncheng doesn't have to be called that, just call me Meng De." Hearing this, Cao Cao hurriedly said, then looked at the West and sneered, "As for the next ...... The reason why Dong Thief didn't leave the troops behind is probably because he plans to completely withdraw from Henan Yin, right? But it's just right, continue the pursuit, and I believe that it will be possible to catch up with the enemy's baggage team in the near future! ”

Hearing this, Bao Xin hurriedly said yes, but for the title, he didn't change the meaning at all, "Cao Gong, since the establishment of the coalition army, Cao Gong has seen everything he has done. I admire what Cao Gong has done! ”

Speaking of this, Bao Xin suddenly couldn't help but sigh and said, "In the past, Dong thieves were chaotic, although Li Wushuang led the army in Bingzhou, and the disciples of the Yuan family were all over the world, but only Cao Gong ascended to the top and called on the heroes of the world to raise troops to fight against Dong thieves. Therefore, I believe that the person who can command the heroes of the world in the future, eradicate the traitors, and restore the peace of the Han world must be Cao Gong! ”

"Haha, Yuncheng is too high-minded." Cao Cao laughed when he heard this, but there was a hint of smugness in the laughter. But then he shook his head and said, "Although he was originally a member of the Yuan family, it was precisely because the Yuan family had too much influence that it was not easy for him to make a decision casually. And Zikang is the pastor of the state after all, and what he does must consider the people of the state......"

While the two were talking, they led the army through the revolving gate, and suddenly, Bao Xin said with some doubts, "Speaking of which, even if Dong Zhuo doesn't leave any troops, he can completely burn down the revolving gate......"

"Haha, if you want to burn down the revolving gate, it will definitely be discovered by our army, how will the Dong thief take away all kinds of military grain and grass in the pass?" Cao Cao sneered when he heard this, "You know, that's enough baggage for more than 100,000 troops to consume, and it's impossible for Dong Zhuo to throw them away." ”

While talking, the two continued to march towards Gongxian, and after a while, a scout suddenly came to report, "Report!" An abandoned baggage truck was found ahead! ”