Ningling City was in the territory of Liang State in Yuzhou, and Yuan Shu, who fled into the city, felt that he should be able to breathe a sigh of relief. It's just that...... He guessed wrong, Cao Cao didn't plan to let him go at all, but directly led the army from Xiangyi into Yuzhou, and surrounded Ningling again.

"Then Cao Cao is crazy?!" Yuan Shu roared angrily, "Go! Mobilize troops from Peiguo and all over Yuzhou, and let the two of them lead the army back to support! Isn't Cao Cao going to chase after that?! I'm going to see how long he can chase him! Yuan Shu's expression was extremely hideous, and several green tendons erupted on his neck and forehead.

It's no wonder that since he was a child, when did he Yuan Shu suffer such a big loss? was chased by Cao Cao all the way for hundreds of miles. It can be said that this battle can be regarded as the greatest shame in Yuan Shu's life.

"No!" Hearing this, Yang Hong and the others hurriedly took the order to leave, and there was no idea of opposing it at all. Although in Yang Hong's opinion, it is very dangerous for Yuan Shu to do this, but ...... Opposing Yuan Shu's order at this time was undoubtedly more dangerous.

"It should ...... It won't be a big problem......" Yang Hong thought to himself. In his opinion, Cao Cao is no more than forty or fifty thousand soldiers and horses, as long as Yuan Shu is given a chance to breathe, Cao Cao will definitely not have any more chances. And deep into Yuzhou? Yang Hong didn't believe that Cao Cao had the courage either.

However, Yang Hong was wrong, his Cao Cao's courage was really big.

"Order the troops to rest in place, if they find that Yuan Shu is preparing to break through, as long as it is in the direction of Peiguo, don't stop him, just let him go. And then our army will continue the pursuit! Cao Cao glanced around at everyone and said in a low but extremely firm tone.

Hearing this, everyone was shocked, especially Xun You, who hurriedly opened his mouth and persuaded him, "Lord, you can't chase anymore, the soldiers are already extremely tired, and once you go deep into Yuzhou, then Yuan Shu can collect a large number of troops from all over the country at any time to surround our army." Moreover, the troops led by Zhang Xun and Yuan Yin can also retreat at any time to encircle our army. ”

"Hehe, don't worry, I have already sent people to Jiyin and other counties before, if Zhang Xun and the others want to retreat, let Yuan Rang and the others lead the army to entangle them. As for the reinforcements in Yuzhou...... Cao Cao paused when he said this, glanced around at everyone and said, "Yuan Shu has been fighting for many years, and now there are large armies stationed in Jiujiang in Yangzhou and Nanyang in Jingzhou, even if Yuan Shu wants to recruit troops from all over the country, it is not so ......fast."

"Moreover, that Yuan Shu has been fighting for many years but has been in internal affairs, he is a good person and suspicious by nature, how many people really support Yuan Shu? Especially those people of the Yuan clan, what would they do when they learned that Yuan Shu had fled in panic? Cao Cao's eyes flashed with essence, and his tone was full of agitation.

At this time, a picture appeared in Cao Cao's mind, that is, the scene when he and Li Yi pursued Bu Ji in the past, and at that time, he was as unbelievable and afraid to act as his subordinates now. But under Li Yi's persuasion, he finally nodded and agreed.

Well...... In other words, how much influence did Li Yi's kid have on Cao Cao? If Li Yi knew that Cao Cao was taking himself as the goal of his efforts all the time, would he have laughed out loud in his dreams?

It's just a pity that Xun You and the others were not as easy to fool as Cao Cao at that time, after all, what Cao Cao wanted at that time was only to make contributions, but what Xun You and the others thought was ...... It's just from Yuan Shu's hands to help Cao Cao keep Yanzhou. And now, they've done most of it.

"In this case, continue the pursuit, and if the enemy forces have the tendency to surround our army, we will retreat immediately!" After saying that, Cao Cao also seemed to know that this reason was difficult to convince everyone, so he immediately said, "And if the news of our army's continuous pursuit of Yuan Shu spreads, what will the rest of the people think?" Like what...... Liu Biao and Liu Xuan......"

"This ......" Xun You and the others immediately pondered when they heard this, but soon, Xun You said again, "It is true that if the news of the lord's continuous pursuit of Yuan Shu spreads, the entire Jingzhou, Yuzhou, and Yangzhou may become chaotic. However, the subordinates still feel that it is too dangerous, and if there is any accident, ......"

Seeing that everyone looked like they would never agree, Cao Cao suddenly said helplessly, "In this way, our army will chase after Peiguo!" If you chase Peiguo, you won't chase it! ”

Hearing this, Xun You and the others were also helpless in their hearts, they didn't know why Cao Cao still wanted to continue to pursue Yuan Shu in this situation, but looking at the appearance, Cao Cao had already made up his mind and it was difficult to change it.

"It's up to the lord, but once there is news that the enemy is preparing to close the siege, please retreat immediately!" Xun Yu sighed helplessly.

"Of course." Cao Cao immediately laughed and nodded when he heard this, and then discussed with everyone how to continue to cause chaos for Yuan Shu.

"Gongda, can you contact Yingchuan's side......" Cao Cao asked with some meaning.

Hearing this, how could Xun Yu not guess Cao Cao's thoughts? He nodded and said, "The subordinates can give it a try, but they may not be able to persuade the elders in the family to fall to the side of the lord." ”

"Hehe, in the eyes of many people in the world, isn't I, Cao Mengde, the original command? Come to think of it, Xun Gong won't refuse, right? Cao Cao laughed when he heard this.

"Try your best." Xun You just responded respectfully. However, this can't be blamed on Xun You, after all, the juniors of the Xun family are now scattered among the four forces of Li Yi, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao, with only Xun You and Cao Cao's current power, it is difficult for Xun You to guarantee that the elders of the Xun family will fall to Cao Cao's side.

"Well, it's okay if you fail." Cao Cao smiled when he heard this, and then then said, "In addition, send someone to send a message, saying that I have sent someone to Runan County to contact those people of the Yuan clan and let them take refuge in the original ......."

"No!"

After a night's rest, Yuan Shu led the army to break through again, and according to Cao Cao's order, Cao Cao's army did not stop much after seeing that Yuan Shu was preparing to break through to Peiguo. In this regard, Yuan Shu naturally would not be grateful, because after letting Yuan Shu break through, Cao Cao's army once again followed him like a ghost.

And just when Cao Cao and Yuan Shu chased and fled to Peiguo, the news from here also spread.

"The lord is defeated?! And he was chased all the way by that Cao Cao to Liang Guo and is still chasing?! How can it be?! When Zhang Xun and Yuan Yin heard the news, they were immediately stunned, with a look of disbelief on their faces. But after carefully checking the opponent's waist card and asking the other party in detail, they had to believe that this was a fact.

"Retreat now! Go to the support of the lord! Zhang Xun and Yuan Yin gave the same order.

It's just that Xiahoudun and the others, who also received Cao Cao's orders, how could they let them leave so easily? In other words, even if they didn't get Cao Cao's order and were annoyed by them for so long, how could Xiahoudun and the others let them go so easily?

The task of Zhang Xun and others was to contain Cao Cao's troops in Jiyin and other places, but how could the task of Xiahoudun and others not contain them? In this case, it is undoubtedly very difficult for Zhang Xun and Yuan Yin to retreat quickly. After all, they didn't want to destroy the formation because of the rapid retreat, in that case, it would only allow Xiahoudun and the others to seize the opportunity to defeat them in one fell swoop.

As for sending people to the queen...... They only have 30,000 horses in their hands, so how can they divide the army?

At the same time, Yuan Shu, who was constantly fleeing, also learned the news that Cao Cao had sent people to Runan, which made Yuan Shu immediately dismiss his plan to return to Runan.

"Lord, I think this is just Cao Cao's trick, and it can't be taken seriously at all." Yang Hong persuaded him.

"I know! But those damn old things have liked Yuan Shao's son since he was a child, if they really fall to Yuan Shao, won't I fall into the net?! Yuan Shu said with an ugly face.

"That'...... According to the lord's meaning, ......" Yang Hong opened his mouth when he heard this, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, it turned into an inquiry.

"Go to Jiujiang! They won't betray me! Yuan Shu said in a deep voice, "As for Runan, let them go!" ”

Immediately, Cao Cao was stunned to find that after Yuan Shu entered Peiguo, he did not march to Runan County, but continued to flee south to Jiujiang.

"My lord! It's time to retreat! There has been news from Xiahou Fujun's side, Zhang Xun and others have retreated into Peiguo......" Xun You saw Cao Cao's appearance, and hurriedly opened his mouth to persuade him, and at the same time, he signaled to Cao Hong, Cao Ren, Xu Chu and others.

"My lord! It's time to retreat! Seeing this, everyone hurriedly said.

"Alas, then withdraw......" Cao Cao sighed when he heard this.

Seeing this, Xun You opened his mouth to persuade him, "This time, the lord defeated Yuan Shu in Kuangting, and pursued all the way, causing Yuan Shu to flee hundreds of miles in a hurry. Think that after Yuan Shu became famous, how could he have suffered such a big loss? It won't be long before the lord's reputation will be able to shock the world......"

Well, Xun You obviously didn't understand why Cao Cao sighed and sighed that he couldn't take the opportunity to eliminate Yuan Shu? Well, if Cao Cao really thinks so, then Xun You really has to consider whether to change the lord to serve. Don't look at Cao Cao's pursuit of Yuan Shu fleeing everywhere like a dog, but if Yuan Shu really stabilizes his mind and finds a city to defend for two days, Cao Cao can only honestly retreat.

In fact, in Xun You's opinion, the reason why Yuan Shu kept retreating was that on the one hand, he was frightened by Cao Cao's perseverance in pursuit, and on the other hand, because the morale of the soldiers was too low, for fear of any mutiny. You must know that during this time, no matter where Yuan Shu is, there are more than a dozen personal soldiers around him. In fact, if it weren't for the fear of danger, he would have let these soldiers disband.

"Even so, I'm not strong enough after all...... If the flying cavalry battalion under Zikang is here, I'm afraid Yuan Shu won't be able to get out of Chen Liujun at all, right? Cao Cao muttered when he heard this.

"If the opponent is Wushuang Hou, then Yuan Shu will not be so careless......" Xun You thought helplessly when he heard this. However, Xun You was very satisfied with Cao Cao's thoughts, because he was afraid that Cao Cao would swell after this battle.

Cao Cao did not continue the pursuit, but returned to Ningling to rest, and sent someone to inform Xiahoudun and others. A few days later, after waiting for Xiahoudun's reinforcements, and learning that Zhang Xun had led his army to Runan and Yuan Yin stayed in Peiguo, Cao Cao immediately began to attack Liang and ordered Cao Chun of Renchengguo and Ying Shao of Taishan County to send troops to Xuzhou.

Yes, it was to send troops to Xuzhou, and after learning that Yuan Shu was defeated by Cao Cao, Tao Qian, who had already captured Rencheng, immediately led his army to withdraw to Xuzhou. The speed was so fast that Cao Chun didn't have time to react.

At the same time, Liu Biao and Liu Miao of Jingzhou also launched a fierce attack on Nanyang and Lujiang after learning the news. In this regard, although Qiao Rui and others continued to resist, the sharp drop in morale and the instability in the collar made it extremely difficult for them to resist.

I have to say that Cao Cao is right, Yuan Shu is really unpopular in Yuzhou and even Nanyang. There is no way to do this, who let him get the means of Nanyang and Yuzhou is really a bit shameful? And after getting it, Yuan Shu only cared about raising troops everywhere, and he was not very concerned about the co-optation of various families.

Perhaps, in his opinion, as the head of the Yuan family, he should be actively attached to others? But in any case, Runan County, Yingchuan County, and Nanyang County all began to become restless after the news of Yuan Shu's defeat spread. At this time, there only needs to be an opportunity, and maybe these people will defect one after another.

And this is the opportunity...... It didn't take long for it to appear.

In order to get an excuse to attack Yangzhou, Chen Yu, the assassin of Yangzhou appointed by the Shangshu Imperial Court, did not open the city gate when Yuan Shu retreated to Shouchun, but fell to Yuan Shao. This made Yuan Shu angry at the same time, but he had to flee to the Yin Tomb not far away. It wasn't until Sun Ce led his army to arrive after hearing the news that Yuan Shu waved his army to attack Shouchun. However, at this time, Chen Yu had already fled Jiujiang.

Immediately, Yuan Shu ordered Sun Ce to continue to resist Liu Xuan's attack, while ordering Zhang Xun and others to gather troops to prepare for a counterattack on Cao Cao. It's just that......

In mid-December, Cao Cao captured the state of Liang, to which Yuan Shu did not react at all, because by this time he had been completely shocked by another news.

"What?! Nanyang is lost?! Yuan Shu looked at the soldier kneeling on the ground in amazement, and his whole body was trembling because he was too shocked.

"General, the great clan of Wancheng fell to that Liu Biao and opened the city gate at night...... General Bridge was also killed in the battle......" replied the soldier in a trembling voice.

Hearing this, before Yuan Shu could speak, he heard a rush of footsteps coming from outside, and after a while, he saw a soldier running in in a hurry, "General! The latest news, that Cao Cao has occupied the Liang State and is leading the army to attack Pei...... Checkmate!!! ”

Bursts of screams sounded in the hall, but it was Yuan Shu who fainted directly under the successive blows.

On the other side, Tao Qian was also uncomfortable. Although he quickly withdrew to Xuzhou, he did not expect Zang Ba to directly occupy the Lang Evil Country and rebel. At the same time, he also seems to have reached some kind of agreement with Cao Cao's army, so that Cao Cao's army, which invaded Xuzhou, did not touch the evil country at all, but concentrated on attacking Pengchengguo.