Gao Gan and Zhang Baiqi led the army to leave.

After receiving the news, Xun You said to Xiahou and Du Ji: "The enemy army should be withdrawn tonight. ”

"How did Xun Gong know that they were leaving?" Du Yi said: "Maybe Gao Gan and Zhang Baiqi are going to meet the eldest son......

"Facing the eldest son?" Xun You smiled and said, "Just by them, dare you?" ”

Looking at Xun You in surprise, Du Ji asked, "Could it be that they were defeated by the eldest son?" ”

"Has General Du ever heard that the eldest son entered Bingzhou and broke through the Huguan without much fighting?" Xun You said: "Gao Gan heard that the eldest prince had gone, leaving the two of them to defend the city, and he himself led the army to the Huns for help. After the son arrived, the guards guarding Huguan offered the pass to surrender to the eldest son, so that Gao Gan asked for reinforcements from the Qianren, but could not return to Huguan, so he arrived in Hedong. ”

"Gao Gan is afraid of the eldest son, Zhang Baiqi should not be able to." Du Yi said: "After all, he has never clashed head-on with the eldest son. ”

"Zhang Baiqi was once a subordinate of Zhang Yan of the Black Mountain Army." Xun You said: "Zhang Yan served the eldest son, but he stayed in Taihang. This person has always been dissatisfied with the Cao family, so there is a rebellion here. There are only more than 20,000 people under his command, and the Montenegrin army is the remnant of the Yellow Turban, and it has become a tradition for men, women, and children in their army. With such a small number of people like him, is he the opponent of the eldest son? Gao Gan wanted to run, how could Zhang Baiqi intercept the eldest son for him? In my opinion, the two of them have discussed that they want to escape, and tricked Wei Gu and others into stopping us here, so as not to follow and pursue our army. ”

"Wei Gu and the others are not stupid, how can they be allowed to leave?" Du Ji asked.

"They're not stupid, so they're sure to send someone to follow them." Xun You said: "Once it is found out that Gao Gan and Zhang Baiqi are fleeing instead of facing the eldest son, where can they still sit still? Tonight they will get the news, and it is also the best time for our troops to pursue the enemy army. ”

"What does Xun Gong mean......" Du Ji asked, "Pursue the enemy army tonight?" ”

"Exactly." Xun You said: "This disaster in Hedong can be pacified in half a month at most. ”

Regarding Xun You's statement, Du Ji didn't believe it very much.

But Xun You was serious when he spoke, and he couldn't help but have some expectations for the future war.

Xun You said to Xiahou: "General Xiahou, please prepare soldiers and horses, tonight we will pursue Wei Gu and others, take their heads, and present them to Cao Gong." ”

"It's been a few days since I came to Hedong, and I've been being pressed and beaten by the enemy all the time." Xiahou said: "But it suffocated me to death." Xun Gong just rest assured, with me, Wei Gu and the others can't escape. ”

"There's General Laoxiahou." Xun You arched his hand at him.

Soon after Xun You got the news, Cao Shuo, who was leading the troops forward, also got the news.

Chen Zhi asked him, "Childe, do you want to prepare for the battle?" ”

"Gao Gan and Zhang Baiqi are not here to fight with us, what do they do?" Cao Shuo smiled slightly, and said to Deng Zhan: "Order General Lu, always pay attention to the movements of Gao Gan and Zhang Baiqi, and once they turn around, they will immediately chase and kill them." ”

Deng Zhan answered and sent a cavalryman to give orders to Lu Bu.

"What are Childe's plans?" Zhong Changtong asked Cao Shuo, "Do you kill Wei Gu and the others first, or pursue Gao Gan and Zhang Baiqi?" ”

"Of course, it's to chase Gao Gan and Zhang Baiqi." Cao Shuo said: "Wei Gu and the others have Xun Gongda to deal with, and none of them can escape. If we go again, I'm afraid we won't even get the slightest credit. ”

"Since Gao Gan and Zhang Baiqi plan to escape, they will not be defenseless or unprepared." Zhong Changtong said: "Childe still has to be careful." ”

"That's why I asked General Lu to pursue as soon as possible." Cao Shuo said: "As long as General Lu catches up with them, they will have no chance at all." ”

"But there are only 3,000 people under General Lu's command." Zhong Changtong said: "There are more than 50,000 people in the Gao Gan and Zhang Bai Cavalry Division, and they are rashly pursuing, isn't it ......?"

"You still don't know General Lu." Smiling slightly, Cao Shuo said: "General Lu is an enemy of 10,000 people, and the 3,000 soldiers he brought are also the elite under my command. As for Zhang Baiqi, he was originally born in the Montenegrin Army, and he brought a lot of people, and the old, weak, sick and disabled were the main force in the army. An opponent like this is nothing more than sending some lives to our army to slaughter, how can it be General Lu's opponent? What's more, as long as I entangle them, it won't be long before I can lead my troops to kill. Even if they can't take the heads of Zhang Baiqi and Gao Gan, this battle will definitely hurt their vitality. ”

"I'm worried now that there is not much military rations, so many prisoners of war, what will I use to feed them." Cao Shuo sighed and said: "Except for the people who want to kill, those Central Plains soldiers, I am not willing to kill." ”

Cao Shuo's response made Zhong Changtong's head full of black lines.

Before the battle began, he took into account the issue of prisoners of war, apparently not taking Gao Gan and others into account at all.

I really don't know if this son of the Cao family is too confident or too arrogant.

Gao Gan and Zhang Baiqi led the army away, seeing that the sky was dark, Gao Gan glanced back and said to Zhang Baiqi: "General Zhang, we can change the road." ”

"I've always felt that something was wrong." Zhang Baiqi said to Gao Gan: "Otherwise, let's fight with Cao Zirong first, and we really can't beat him." ”

"I really can't beat him, the general thinks we can still run?" Gao Gan asked.

Zhang Baiqi didn't say anything.

Although he had never seen Cao Shuo and had never fought with Cao Shuo, he could see from Gao Gan's reaction that Cao Shuo was by no means simple.

When encountering such an opponent, as long as there is a slight negligence, what awaits him is likely to be defeated and killed......

"Since General Gao thinks that Cao Zirong can't be provoked, then let's change the path first." Zhang Baiqi asked, "It's just what to do in the future?" Is it possible to wait until Cao Zirong leaves? ”

"Of course, it's to find a place to defend the city." Gao Gan said: "With the city, it will be easier for us to resist Cao Zirong, otherwise we will fight him in the wilderness, and the soldiers under your command will not be his opponent at all." ”

"General Gao, don't always say things like that." Zhang Baiqi said: "If the soldiers listen to it, I'm afraid it will not be good for morale." ”

"I'll keep an eye on it later." Gao Gan responded.

The two turned around and left, and the men sent by Wei Gu to follow them then brought back the news.

Knowing that they really didn't mean to face Cao Shuo, Wei Gu scolded: "What a high-ranking cadre, Zhang Baiqi, a pair of treacherous villains, since they are unkind, we don't need to break the queen for them here." ”

Looking at Fan Xian and Zhang Sheng, Wei Gu asked, "Two generals, should we withdraw our troops?" ”