In the fifth year of Jian'an, on May 26, war clouds were thick.

The vast army of 200,000 troops, the banner covered everything that could be seen in the sight, the huge sea of people divided into several roads, winding in the fields, hills, mountains, and fields, extending more than ten miles towards Yanjin before and after, a large number of scouts radiated the four fields, running back and forth to bring the news of the march.

Countless horses and steps startled a large area of ups and downs filled the sky, in the marching phalanx, archers and crossbowmen were protected in the middle of each road, avoiding the possibility of being attacked by the waist, and Yuan Shao's handsome banner was surrounded by a middle formation composed of 30,000 Jizhou elites and 1,000 halberders, although the speed of the march was not fast, but the 200,000 people were densely advancing, and there was a feeling like a flood overturning the earth.

The wind blows in the field, the dust is flying and rolling, the handsome flag of the word 'Yuan' is hunting, countless banners and guards are stretched around, the chariot slowly drives through the undulating road, and on the chariot pulled by several horses, Yuan Shao stands in a military uniform and a sword, looking at the direction of Yanjin in the south, and from time to time there is information galloping from the front, waiting for him to review.

As early as when he arrived in Liyang, the Cao army that attacked Yan Liang had withdrawn, and Yan Liang, who had 50,000 people attacking 30,000 soldiers and horses, could fight, but in the comparison of Yuan Shao's 200,000 troops, no one dared to easily touch this edge, and Cao Cao's decisive withdrawal was also his expected result.

"This Cao Apu is running fast."

At this time, Yuan Shao handed over a reviewed order to the herald below to take away, and laughed with Guo Tu and other strategists who were riding horses not far away, but in fact, under the smiling mouth, his teeth were clenched, obviously trying his best to suppress the anger in his heart.

The bright and scorching sun hung in the sky, and after a while, Yuan Shao frowned and asked Guo Tu and Feng Ji next to him: "Where did you go?" ”

Guo Tu glanced back at the rear on horseback, stroked his beard and shook his head: "There is no news from the rear of the ...... yet, but the distance is calculated, it shouldn't be too far, and the frustrated prison army is not a weak person, so you should come quickly." ”

Yuan Shao snorted, maybe the sky was a little dazzling, and he closed his eyes slightly, in fact, before he started again, Fu Zhu had suggested taking advantage of the advantages of the four prefectures of Hebei, You, He, and Qing, and carrying the deterrence of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, step by step, first swallowing Yanjin and Baima, and then going south to Guandu, directly approaching Xudu. It's just that he said at the time: "Cao Apu dared to brush the tiger's whiskers first with tens of thousands of rabble, how could I, Yuan Shao, 200,000 people, be so cowardly?!" "I refused.

Thinking about it now, Yuan Shao's face felt a little hot.

In the afternoon, the front formation had already arrived in Yanjin, and when the middle formation was still twenty miles away, a news came back from the front that surprised him, Yuan Shao looked at the silk in his hand, and his eyes were serious and condensed on the handwriting. Next to him, Feng Ji rode a horse and approached: "Lord, what's wrong?" ”

"Cao Cao withdrew from Yanjin and retreated to Guandu." Yuan Shao said in a deep voice, his brows furrowed.

Guo Tu and Feng Ji glanced at each other and did not speak, and at this moment, south of the Yellow River, Cao Jun also retreated all the way south as mentioned above, giving up the frontline station and heading to Guandu. On the first day of the first month of June, 200,000 Jizhou soldiers and horses crossed the river step by step, swallowed Yanjin, Baima, Yangwu along the way, and finally settled down in the north of Guandu, the military village stretched for dozens of miles, the scouts attacked in all directions, and scattered towards Guandu, the Yuan soldiers and cavalry of the squad combed the forests and countryside that might be hiding around, if there were still people who were driven away, some were greedy for cheap, and from time to time they would forcibly seize some property, or pick up each other's wives and daughters and enjoy themselves in the house with their comrades.

"Let me go...... Don't ......"

The voice screamed in the house, Bai Huahua's body rushed out, and then was stopped by several soldiers and hugged back, and the door was slammed, and the man squatting in the corner held his head, and suddenly roared: "Let go of my mother-in-law-" rushed in with a fist, and someone drew a knife in front of him and chopped him to the ground.

The woman screamed loudly again.

For the war is about to start, the accumulated emotions in the hearts of the soldiers are suppressed, such a clean-up catharsis, for most of the generals above to open one eye, close one eye, such a war, if you can let the soldiers vent bad emotions, as a general, it is the best, if you can still leave a life for the other party, it is already for the sake of the same Han people.

When the army fights, who will take the life and death of a small handful of people to heart.

Compared with the cathartic emotions of Yuan Shaojun's sergeants, the soldiers were also under tremendous pressure in the Cao army camp thirty miles south of Guandu, even though they defeated Yan Liang and the other party's 30,000 soldiers and horses in the first battle, but when the 200,000 Jizhou army was really crushed and placed in front of them, it was also a huge pressure.

In the huge school field, the sun shone down, and Cao Cao, who was a little shorter, sat on the high platform, and his low voice continued to come.

"There must be many of you who have doubts, even though you won a battle, you still lost the white horse and Yanjin together, it's better not to fight, right?"

As he spoke, his voice paused for a moment, and his eyes moved away from the faces of the generals and strategists, and he looked at the figure of a Taoist soldier standing below the schoolyard.

Then, Cao Cao pursed his lips tightly, closed his eyes, and the entire school field sank into silence, even the hot-tempered and impatient Xiahoudun did not choose to speak at this time.

"...... can't do it if you don't withdraw, although you won a battle, but look at the soldiers in the army, are they panicking?" Cao Cao spoke softly, his hands pressed on his knees, and his eyes swept over everyone with a serious gaze, "Yuan Shao, he has the land of four states, and there is a steady stream of grain, but what about me?" A few years ago, he suffered a plague, and the losses were not small, only Xu was supplying grain and grass to tens of thousands of horses, and Wen Ruo's hair was gray!! ”

The fingertips pinched his knees hard, and the voice suddenly rose to the top.

"..... and what about Yuan Shao? He has the land of four states, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command are for him to drive, what is it to die one Yan Liang! There are not many people in Cao Cao, only you, everyone is the best general of my Cao Cao, and there are even the best soldiers outside, I feel sorry for the last one!! ”

Cao Cao stood up and looked at them with his fists clenched.

…….

To the east, Qingzhou, the fierce battle unfolded on the field, tens of thousands of people launched an attack, large and small phalanxes have been killed into a ball, knives and guns continue to chop, stab, blood poured, crowds rushing to hedge, the corpses fell under the blade, stretched and spread, and the dark red blood on the ground was intertwined.

The drums of war continued, and Yu Ban rode on horseback to look at the entire battlefield, the unsheathed blade in his hand, and a drop of blood was falling down the tip of the knife, and it was not long before the sunset was about to set, and the battle ended in exhaustion.

Farther on this side, Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tan, led another team, bypassed this side, and killed Jizhou.

……

"You should all know that I, Cao Cao, started from begging Dong, and the two or three thousand people under my command were all funded by Chen Liuwei's family," the voice slowly echoed on the school ground, "Over the years, from the Taishou of Dongjun to the history of Yanzhou Thorn, and then to the three states, is it easy to come?" Even my favorite eldest son is folded in this......"

Cao Cao's voice sounded loudly, his clenched fist slammed away, and he roared angrily with words: "What is he Yuan Shao!" As soon as he was born, he had the status that people in the world dream of, and he didn't know what it was like to die a soldier, there were many people, the land was wide, and the food was more than ours to eat, and all the good things let him Yuan Benchu occupy, but he ......"

The flames flickered, as if the entire barracks had fallen silent in his words.

Cao Cao's outstretched hand slowly clenched into a fist: "Why can ...... be so strong with one knife and one shot from us?" With his family background, ten Cao Cao are not as good as him, but when it comes to soldiers, what is he Yuan Ben in the beginning-"

"In terms of strategy, what is he-"

"What is he when it comes to employing people—"

"When it comes to ..... fighting, I don't even know the if I can fight."

The wind blew, taking away his voice, and the silent figures looked at him excitedly, Cao Cao walked to the edge of the high platform and stood in the wind: "This battle, don't worry, he wants to delay, then I will fight quickly, then everyone will fight their own, see who has patience, who can have the last laugh, and after that, the whole north will be ours!! ”

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

…….

A famous general below stood up, and countless people in the school field behind him were surging and excited, smashing their weapons on the ground, raising their arms high and making a huge shout, and countless voices converged into one, like thunder roaring in the sky and exploding, pressing to the chest, making people breathless.

And to the north, the wolf riders from the border also moved.