After a while, Cao Cao woke up quietly, and his first sentence was to cut Xu You with a thousand knives, everyone was silent, only Xun You said: "Prime Minister, Xu Ziyuan has died in the chaos." He didn't surrender by fraud, but Yuan Xi had long expected that Xu Yu would rebel, and then he would plan it, our army had little food, and he would definitely take a risk, so he fell for Yuan Xi's trick! ”

Cao Cao listened to Xun You's words, and also nodded and said: "Yuan Xi's strategy is to drag down our army, our army's strength is not as good as Yuan's army, and it is true that we can only take a risk, hey, it's too late to regret it, I don't know what the current situation of our army is?" ”

Guo Jia sighed and said: "Although our army has more than 20,000 soldiers and low morale, although relying on the Guandu camp, it temporarily blocked Yuan Xi's attack. Although Yuan Xi also lost tens of thousands of people in this battle, it still had 100,000 people, and the top priority should be to return to Xuchang, plus Xuchang still has tens of thousands of soldiers, and it is enough to resist Yuan's army. ”

Cao Cao also felt that what Guo Jia said was extremely true, leaving Qingshan was not afraid of no firewood, but it was really difficult to choose who to leave behind, which was equivalent to sending him to death. At this critical moment, I didn't expect Cao Zhi to come forward and say resolutely: "The child is not talented, and he is willing to cross the camp for his father's defense officer, although he has no regrets in death!" ”

Cao Cao was distressed, and when he remembered that Cao Ang had died because of himself, the heart of protecting the calf spontaneously appeared, and he sighed: "That's it, this war crime is on me, and I am greedy for merit." After I broke off, Zijian was entrusted to the generals! As soon as Cao Cao's words came out, everyone under his command was shocked, and Cao Cao's own generals Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan couldn't afford to kneel on the ground, and were willing to die instead of Cao Cao!

Cao Cao is worthy of being a hero in the world, and a sigh made his soldiers ashamed, and he was willing to die for himself. It's a pity that Cao Zhi still didn't give up, crying: "Zijian has been loved by his father, but he can't repay it, I am willing to stay in the camp and buy precious time for my father!" ”

Xiahou was afraid that Cao Cao would hesitate, so he patted his chest and promised: "Prime Minister rest assured, even if I fight for my life, I will protect the safety of my son, and please retreat quickly!" ”

Xiahou Yuan also pleaded: "The last general is also willing to stay to protect the son, and please ask the prime minister to put the overall situation first!" The generals also pleaded one after another, Cao Cao had no choice but to endure the pain and advised: "You must live well, if you can't do anything, give up resisting, then Yuan Xi is not a person who loves to kill, I will come to the rescue one day." After speaking, Cao Cao left Cao Zhi, Xiahoudun and Xiahou Yuan and 5,000 soldiers to continue to stay in the camp, and he took advantage of the darkness to lead the remaining 20,000 remnants to retreat.

It's a new day, with Cao Cao's departure, although Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan tried their best to defend the camp desperately, but in the face of the huge strength gap, only one day, Yuan's army broke through the camp, 5,000 Cao troops died 4,000, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan were captured, Cao Zhi knew that Cao Cao had gone away, and he didn't want the soldiers to die innocently, so he chose to give up resistance.

Yuan Xi saw that his subordinates had reported that they had captured Cao Zhi, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan, and he was immediately overjoyed and ordered someone to bring the three of them. Although Cao Zhi looked like a scholar and looked delicate, he was not afraid, and said to Yuan Xi: "I have heard the name of Yuan Xi's son, and I am fortunate to see it today, and I am fortunate to have three lives." ”

Yuan Xi looked at Cao Zhi and sneered: "People say that Cao Zijian is a talented person, I think not only that, but also very politically minded, if he can go back, he will be the successor of the Cao family in the future." ”

Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan seemed to understand something, but how could they be sure that Yuan Xi would let the three of them go? Cao Zhi saw that Yuan Xi saw through his heart, and he was also embarrassed to cover up: "It is my generation's duty to share worries for my father, why not Yuan Gongzi?" ”

These three people do have important transaction value, but he still decided to scare Cao Zhi and make him grateful to him so that he can act in the future. Yuan Xi nodded deliberately, and said according to Cao Zhi's meaning: "Cao Gongzi regards death as home, Yuan Xi admires, it's okay for me to let you go, but it's a pity, there are people around me who have a common enmity with your father, I don't know if I will let you go?" Then, Yuan Xi ordered someone to summon Lu Qiling, pointed at Cao Zhi and said: "This person is Cao Cao's son, Cao Cao killed your father, you can also kill his son, this is also revenge!" ”

Lu Qiling heard Yuan Xi say that Cao Zhi was Cao Cao's son, and remembered that Lu Bu was killed by Cao Cao, and immediately hated it, so she walked away with Cao Cao Zhi with a sword. Although Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan brothers were willing to let Lu Qiling kill themselves rather than Cao Zhi to die, they were tied up by Wuhua and were powerless to struggle, so they could only watch Cao Zhi kill.

Although Cao Zhi was scared in his heart, he pretended to be calm and said to Lu Qiling: "I am willing to die for my father, I only hope that the girl can let go of the hatred in her heart." However, Lu Qiling is kind by nature, and she really can't kill an innocent person, but gives up revenge.

Yuan Xi comforted: "Thank you Miss Lu for your mercy, if he has the opportunity in the future, I will arrest Cao Cao and Liu Bei to come to you to apologize." Lu Qiling hurriedly knelt down and thanked: "Yuan Gongzi is serious, I should thank you." If there is anyone in the world who can defeat Cao Cao and Liu Bei, there is only Gongzi, and Lu Qiling is willing to follow Gongzi and wait for that day! Yuan Xi saw that Lu Qiling was no longer in a hurry to take revenge, so he helped him up.

Yuan Xi took Cao Zhi, Xiahou Tang and Xiahou Yuan to continue to chase after him, Cao Cao thought he was smart, but he left Cao Zhi to buy more time for himself. However, Yuan Xi's purpose was not to eliminate Cao Cao, not to mention that it was completely impossible for the current forces to occupy all the Central Plains, this time he just wanted to weaken Cao Cao's power and hand over the Son of Heaven, and Cao Zhi became a vital weight.

Cao Cao led the army to walk away for a day, and when he saw that Yuan Xi did not lead his troops to chase after him, he was also relieved, but he soon became worried, I don't know how Zijian is now, I don't know if he can escape from Yuan Xi's men? Guo Jia seemed to think of something, and shouted: "The prime minister is not good, with Yuan Xi's forces not chasing after him now, I'm afraid he also knows that he can't attack Xuchang at all, if he wants the Son of Heaven, he will take the son as a threat!" ”

It's a pity that Cao Cao didn't have much time to think at all, and suddenly another person chased him out, led by Zhang Yan and Gan Ning, Zhang Yan laughed at Gan Ning and said: "Yuan Gongzi is really clever, he will come by the path." Gan Ning also nodded and said: "I am also looking forward to Yuan Xigongzi more and more, first took Cao Cao's head as a greeting gift, and rushed towards Cao Jun as he spoke."

Cao Cao was shocked at this time, and when he saw Gan Ning rushing over, Xu Chu directly responded to the battle. Xu Chu was so pressed by Zhao Yun that he only had the strength to parry, and now this thief in a fancy costume dared to be so arrogant, so he naturally couldn't stand it, but as soon as he fought, he found that this young man was not weak. Cao Cao saw that Xu Chu couldn't kill Gan Ning for more than ten rounds, and he was immediately anxious, afraid that Yuan Xi would come, and he would no longer entangle with the Black Mountain Army and retreat directly to Xuchang. Zhang Yan picked up some cheap, and no longer chased after him, waiting for Yuan Xi to arrive.

When Cao Cao saw Xuchang City, he took a breath and said hatefully: "Yuan Xi'er, he will return it tenfold every day!" "Before he could enter the city, suddenly an army ambushed nearby fired a burst of strafing, and Cao's army was seriously killed and wounded, so he reacted and quickly fled to Xuchang.

Seeing that Cao Cao was not shot directly, Jia Xu also sighed and said to Cao Cao: "The prime minister is still arrogant, and I have been waiting here for a long time on the orders of General Yuan. Cao Cao found out that it was Jia Xu, this plan was vicious and insidious, and he was afraid of people, Cao Cao also sighed: "I bring Wen and not thin, why do you want to take revenge?" Jia Xu was also ashamed, but Zhang Xiu didn't speak so well: "Cao thief, don't you want to set up, you sent the two of me to Luoyang, don't you want to borrow a knife to kill people, fortunately, Yuan Gongzi is benevolent and righteous, not only let us two go, but also help me rescue my relatives, how can you be compared to a villain like you?" Cao Cao saw that Yuan Xi was about to lead his troops, and he no longer argued with Zhang Xiu, and retreated directly to Xuchang. Although Xuchang still had more than 40,000 troops at this time, its morale was low. Yuan Xi's morale is high, and now that the troops are coming to the city, there is a possibility of capturing Xuchang at any time.