In the first battle of Yongqiu, because Cao Cao did not find out the number of Liu Xie's path, he lost Xiahou Yuan, Yu Ban, Li Dian, and Le Jin. Xiahoudun and Xu Chu were seriously injured and had to be sent to the rear to recuperate, and they could not fight in a short period of time, which is also the main reason why Cao Cao did not move when Liu Xie led his troops to clean up the men and horses of Hebei and Jiangdong.

On the opposite side was Zhang Liao, who was good at fighting, and Cao Cao didn't dare to move lightly at all. But as time went by, bad news continued to be sent to Cao Cao. The teammates didn't give their best, first Hebei and then Jiangdong, and the reinforcements from both roads were driven back to their hometown by Liu Xie. And the last point of hope Liu Bei, when he stopped in Wancheng, he didn't hear any movement, and it is estimated that he can't count on it.

In order to deal with Liu Xie's next attack, Cao Cao was worried during this time, his white hair was worried, and the house leak happened to rain overnight, so he was so unlucky, but God still refused to let him go Cao Cao. Just three days ago, Guo Jia, who was thinking about a good way to retreat from the enemy like Cao Cao, fell ill. Guo Jia is resourceful and Cao Cao's most trusted strategist, and his illness is tantamount to making things worse for Cao Cao.

"Bonghyo, are you better?" Cao Cao had no intention of discussing the military and came to Guo Jia's camp to visit.

"Thank you Ming Gong for your concern...... cough cough ......" Guo Jia just said a sentence and coughed repeatedly, and the movement made Cao Cao worry that Guo Jia would be able to cough out the lobes of his lungs.

"Fengxiao, don't be strong, you still listen to my advice, go back to Xuzhou to recuperate first." Cao Cao said while patting Guo Jia on the back.

"Ming Gong...... Don't you want to quit the army? ”

"Yuan Xi and Sun Ce's two useless children have withdrawn, our army is isolated at the moment, and what's worse is that Shouchun is now occupied by the Han army, Xuzhou is the last place for you and me, and we can't afford to lose." Cao Cao sighed and explained.

“…… Ming Gong, must not retreat, although the Han army is powerful, but all the battles, the time limit will not be too long, now our army has survived more than half a year, at this time to retreat, is not the great rivers and mountains handed over. And Ming Gong also said...... Ahem...... Also said...... cough cough ......" Guo Jia couldn't suppress his wild cough anymore halfway through speaking, Cao Cao saw this and hurriedly said: "Fengxiao, I understand your consciousness, it is difficult for our army to defeat the court head-on at the moment, and the only way to do it is to stick to it." Rest assured, I will not have the idea of retreating again. But you also have to return to Xuzhou immediately to recuperate, and now that Miaocai, Wen Ze and others are not there, there are not many people who can be used and trusted under my hands. ”

"Ming Gong, aren't you still blaming Xu Ziyuan for making the decision to cede Shouchun to Jiangdong without authorization?"

"He is also thinking about me, how can I blame him, not to mention that I didn't expect Jiangdong to be so unhelpful, he easily lost Shouchun and put our army in danger." Cao Cao shook his head and replied.

"Meng Deke? There is an emergency military situation. Suddenly Xiahoudun's voice came from outside the tent.

"Yuan Rang, come in and speak." Cao Cao said to the outside of the tent when he heard the voice.

"Meng De......" After Xiahoudun came in, he saw Guo Jia's sick face, and the words stopped when they came to his lips.

"Is there bad news again?" Cao Cao asked when he saw this.

“…… Well, the scout came to report, saying that he found that the Shouchun Han army was divided into two routes, all the way to Hongze Lake by boat to Huai'an, Xuzhou, and all the way north to Pengcheng. Xiahoudun nodded and replied, while looking at Guo Jia worriedly.

"Yuan Rang, don't worry about me, my body is fine...... cough cough cough ......" Guo Jia said with a smile, but there was another sharp cough after speaking.

"Mengde, what should we do?" Xiahoudun looked at Cao Cao and asked.

Cao Cao was a little embarrassed at this time, and just now he promised Guo Jia that he would never withdraw his troops, but in the blink of an eye, the news sent by Xiahoudun warned Cao Cao that if he did not retreat, it was very likely that he would not even be able to keep the last territory.

"Ming Gong...... Retire. At this time and that time, Shouchun was occupied by the Han army, and it no longer makes much sense for our army to continue to stay here, once Xuzhou is broken by the Han army, our army will become a rootless wanderer, and the soldiers have no fighting spirit, and it will be difficult to return to the sky. ”

“…… Bong-hyo, I'm ......"

"Ming Gong, there is no need to say more, Guo Jia understands."

“…… You can understand that that's the best. Yuan Rang immediately summoned the generals to the Chinese army to discuss the matter. ”

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There are not many famous generals left by Cao Cao's side now, Xiahoudun is counted as one, Cao Ren is also counted as one, and the rest of the generals such as Cao Chun and Niu Jin can only be regarded as brave generals, as for Cao Xiu, Cao Zhang, and Cao Zhen, they are the second generation of the Cao family, but unfortunately they are still young and unbearable. And it can also be seen that Cao Cao's current talent is withering.

Hearing that Cao Cao intended to withdraw from the army, everyone had different opinions, the military generals were going to fight, the civil officials were going to retreat, and the two sides were arguing, so angry that Cao Cao pulled out his sword and cut off the table case to shut up.

"What's the point of being noisy?" Cao Cao angrily scolded everyone.

"The lord is angry." The crowd pleaded in unison.

"Hmph, are you willing to retreat? But if you don't retreat now, I'm afraid you and I will be homeless. The Shouchun Han army has already sent two troops to attack Huai'an and Pengcheng respectively, we continue to stay here, will we wait for the Han army to complete the siege after taking Xuzhou? There is no need to discuss this matter anymore, I have made up my mind, Zixiao, you immediately lead your troops to Lingbi, be sure to stop the Han army, and ensure that our army's return to Pengcheng is unimpeded. ”

"The last general commands." Cao Ren loudly ordered to retreat.

"Yuan Rang, you lead your troops to Pengcheng, if there is an accident in Zixiao, whether our army can turn the crisis into safety, it is all up to you."

"Rest assured, the lord will know the severity. If Pengcheng loses, the last general must have died in battle. Xiahoudun also loudly ordered to retreat.

As Cao Ren and Xiahou left one after another, the handsome tent suddenly became much empty, Cao Cao glanced at the group of young generals left in the tent, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

"Ziwen, you, Wen Lie, and Zidan select five hundred elites, and escort Guo Jia back to Xuzhou to recuperate along the way, be careful along the way, and don't be careless."

"Father, if the child is gone, what will you do here, father?"

"It doesn't matter, with your son and uncle leading the tiger and leopard to ride on the side, the Han army can't keep it as a father. You have an impatient temperament, remember to discuss more with Wen Lie and Zidan if you have something, your father can warn you, if Guo Jia is wrong, your father is the only one to ask, do you hear clearly? Cao Cao said that at the end, he glared at Cao Zhang in a stern tone and asked.

"The child has written it down, father take care."

After the task was assigned, Cao Cao sent Cao Ren and Xiahoudun away, and he took Cao Chun to stay in the camp and hold on. Of course, Cao Jun's abnormal movements did not escape the ears and eyes of the Han army scouts, and Zhang Liao took out the flying pigeon biography that he had just received when he heard it, and couldn't help but admire Liu Xie's foresight.

The carrier pigeons of the Han army were cultivated very early, which also created conditions for the Han army to take the lead everywhere. In ancient times, the means of communication were backward, and the two legs of a man or the four legs of a horse were not as fast as a pair of wings in the sky. When the Han army already had a mature and perfect carrier pigeon transmission system, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and other princes were still having a headache because the news was not delivered in time, and when they realized this, they would not be able to catch up in a short time if they wanted to catch up.

Zhang Liao knew about Liu Xie's troops earlier than Cao Cao, and the reason why he still stood still was a decision made after consulting with Pang Tong. Don't look at Cao Cao is on the defensive at the moment, but he has more soldiers and horses than the scattered soldiers and horses of the Han army. If he is really forced to break the net, Zhang Liao's guilla army may not be able to bear it.

Although Pang Tong regretted that he could not compete with Guo Jia under Cao Cao, he was in his position, and Pang Tong still did a good job of the role of the mastermind by Zhang Liao's side during this time. Liu Xie attacked Xuzhou in two ways to cut off Cao Cao's return route, which meant that the imperial court's goal of attacking the Central Plains was roughly achieved. And in order to make this war end more beautifully, Pang Tong did not recommend that Zhang Liao force Cao Cao to die at this time. People are in a hurry, dogs are in a hurry to jump over the wall, if Cao ** is really anxious to break the jar with you, the destructive power is also amazing.

A good hunter should adopt different methods for different prey and let Cao Cao live, then he will not be in a hurry, and when he realizes that he is being forced into a desperate situation, the Han army has almost completed the final arrangement and completed its work in one battle.

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Xuzhou Xiapi

The Han army suddenly killed Huai'an, which immediately shook Xuzhou up and down, and the people were uneasy. Lu Su, who was ordered to sit in Xuzhou, couldn't help but feel anxious when he saw this. In order to support the war of the lord Cao Cao, Lu Su raided Xuzhou again and again, Lu Su's idea was very simple, if the lord was defeated, Xuzhou could not hold it, so it was better to do his best to support the lord. But the consequence of such a decision was to make Lu Su have an extra infamy of being reckless, whether it was the Xuzhou family or ordinary people, they all scolded Lu Su behind their backs. And Lu Su can already do not change his face and heart beat for others' abuse of him.

People are shameless, invincible in the world! In the face of Lu Su, who is now a hob meat, the Xuzhou family can only scold a few words to relieve their anger, let them jump out and make trouble with Lu Su, they don't dare, the lesson of the past is not far away, the former Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian's son Tao Shang, Tao Ying was dissatisfied with Lu Su's forcible apportionment and made a bird, but not only did not let Lu Su take back his life, but put his own family into it, and called Lu Su an enemy charge, and became the chicken that killed the chicken and set an example.

What Lu Suwan didn't expect was that the Han army did not go to trouble the lord Cao Cao, but instead divided his troops to attack Xuzhou. At present, Xuzhou has no soldiers, and there are no generals, except for Zang Ba, Lu Su found that he had no one available at this time. Lu Su, a general such as Sun Guan and Wu Dun, who was born as a thief in Taishan, can rest assured that as long as Zang Ba does not rebel, they will not dare to rebel. What really worried Lu Su was Liu Miao and Yan Baihu, who defected from Jiangdong.

Liu Xuan, Yan Baihu and others were originally princes of Jiangdong, each with one side. But with the successive accession of Liu Bei and Sun Ce, these local emperors were also driven out of Jiangdong, and now they have become a general under Cao Cao. Lu Su was very worried about the nature of these people breaking out in the current enemy, once they took refuge in killing the Han army, it would be tantamount to making matters worse for Xuzhou.

Xuzhou does not have much resistance at the moment, once Liu Miao and others surrender to the enemy, it will inevitably cause a chain reaction in Xuzhou, resulting in instability in the hearts of the people, and families from all over Xuzhou will definitely rush to the imperial court for the interests of their respective families.

"Come, follow me out of the city." Lu Su straightened his clothes and ordered the people outside the door.

In order to resist the army of the imperial court, Cao Cao almost transferred all the troops and horses from all over the country, and Zang Ba, as the only main force of Cao's army in Xuzhou, has been stationed outside Xiapi City during this time, in order to deal with possible enemy situations. Knowing that Lu Su was visiting, Zang Ba hurriedly went out of the camp to greet him.

But after seeing Lu Su, Zang Ba couldn't help but be stunned. Because Lu Su came alone, alone, without a personal attendant.

"The last general has seen Lord Lu." Zang Ba stepped forward to say hello.

"Well, Xuan Gao doesn't need to be polite, Lu has something important to ask here." Lu Su nodded slightly, explaining his intention to Zang Ba. As soon as Zang Ba heard it, he knew that what Lu Su was going to say must be not small, so he hurriedly invited Lu Su into his handsome tent.

After Lu Su entered the tent, he first untied the sword at his waist and threw it in front of the case, and then signaled to Zang Ba. Waiting for Zang Ba to sit down, Lu Su said: "Xuan Gao, let me ask you, are you loyal to the lord?" ”

"Why did Zijing say this?"

"Hugh asks more, you just have to answer."

“…… The lord treats Zang Ba very well, and he has been quite trusting since Zang Ba returned to obedience, although Zang Ba is reckless, but he is not a person who forgets his righteousness such as Chang Xi. Zijing asked Zang Ba if he was loyal to his lord, and Zang Ba replied that he was loyal. ”

"Okay, then let me ask you, if the lord is in trouble right now, what should you do?"

"I did my best...... Zijing, isn't there something wrong with the lord? Zang Ba suddenly woke up in the middle of his words and hurriedly asked.

"Hugh asks more, you just have to answer."

"Zijing, Hugh should underestimate Zang Ba. Zang Ba is a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, if the lord has an order, he can only die effectively. Zang Ba glared at Lu Su and said.

"Okay, Xuan Gao, remember what you just said." Lu Su nodded and said to Zang Ba: "Xuangao, it's not that I want to test you, but the situation is compelling, although there is nothing wrong with the lord, but we are already in big trouble here in Xuzhou." ”

“…… What happened? ”

"The Han army sent troops from Shouchun, and took a boat from Hongze Lake to kill my Xuzhou, and the latest news I received here is that the Han army has been killed to Huai'an, but that was also the news a few days ago, at this time whether the Han army has broken through Huai'an, I don't know here. At present, Xuzhou's troops are insufficient, people's hearts are fluctuating, and the Han army will kill this time, and there will be people who are greedy for life and afraid of death to seek glory. And Zang Ba, you are currently my last reliance in Xuzhou, if you also intend to join the enemy, then I Lu Su is ashamed of the lord, I have no face to see, I can only draw my sword in front of you and kill myself. ”

After hearing this, Zang Ba understood why Lu Su came alone today. Although he was dissatisfied with Lu Su's temptation of himself, the attack of the Han army also made Zang Ba have no intention of worrying about Lu Su. Born recklessly, he pays attention to righteousness, and he just made a bold statement that he was loyal to Cao Cao, and it seems inappropriate to change his words at this time. And Zang Ba did not have the idea of betraying the Lord at this time, he was a person who had already betrayed the second Lord, and he defected to Tao Qian at the beginning, but because Tao Qian was unfair, he rebelled in anger and led his troops to the area of Mount Tai. Later, Lu Bu got the north of Xuzhou, Zang Ba admired Lu Bu's martial arts and bravery, and led the people to surrender, Lu Bu treated Zang Ba quite well, and let him continue to lead the people, but Zang Ba was later bewitched by Chen Deng, and took refuge in Cao Cao together, so that Lu Bu had no choice but to surrender to Cao for the sake of his family, which also made Zang Ba feel guilty about Lu Bu, and secretly swore never to learn from Lu Bu three times.

The Han army is powerful, not only Lu Su knows, Zang Ba also knows, and compared with Lu Su, Zang Ba knows better that there are masters in the Han army, once as a general under Lu Bu, Zang Ba once heard Lu Bu mention that there are no less than five people in the Han army who are only one line away from him in martial arts. And if Zang Ba fights against Lu Bu, he basically won't be able to last thirty rounds. This also means that if only one of the five people who are only one line away from fighting Lu Bu comes, Zang Ba will definitely be defeated.

Let Zang Ba give up resistance, Zang Ba was unwilling, and Lu Su was watching from the side, Zang Ba was embarrassed to change his words at this time, he could only inform Lu Su of his worries. After hearing this, Lu Su nodded and comforted: "Xuangao, you only need to lead the troops with peace of mind, and leave the matter of fighting with the generals of the Han army to me." ”

"You?" Zang Ba looked at Lu Su with distrust. He knew that Lu Su usually practiced martial arts, and he heard that his riding and archery skills were also good, but he didn't believe that Lu Su was a very hidden master.

"Xuan Gao, don't misunderstand, although I can't do it, I know that there is a person in Xuzhou who can compare with Lu Bu back then."

"Who?" Zang Ba asked with interest when he heard this. He knew Lu Bu's martial arts, but at this time, Lu Su said that there was a person in Xuzhou whose martial arts were comparable to Lu Bu, and Zang Ba was a little unconvinced. Compared to Lu Su, he Zang Ba is a local in Xuzhou, if there is really a person whose martial arts are comparable to Lu Bu, how could he not know.

"Xuan Gao Mo doesn't believe it, this person's surname is Yue Mingxi, the word Yuxiao is the only son of the old master of the hermit Yue in Xuzhou. This person has excellent martial arts, is good at using a three-pronged heavenly halberd, and has the courage of ten thousand people. ”

Zang Ba didn't expect it at first, but when Lu Su mentioned the person's name, he immediately knew who it was. He has been famous for a long time, and the reason why this old master is famous is because of his martial arts, and the most famous thing is his eccentric temper. Therefore, as to whether Lu Su can invite Yue Xi to help, Zang Ba does not have much expectations.

When Lu Bu was still a pastor in Xuzhou, he personally went to visit him, but he failed to recruit Yue Xi to his account. When Cao Cao took Xuzhou, he also came to the door in person after hearing about Yue Xi's ability, but he still failed to recruit Yue Xi. At the moment when Xuzhou is in danger, will Yue Xi be recruited by you Lu Su?

"Xuan Gao, do your job well, and you don't have to worry about recruiting Yue Xi."

"Okay, then I'll wish you success." Zang Ba didn't bother to argue with Lu Su about this matter, anyway, in Zang Ba's opinion, Lu Su would return in vain nine times out of ten.

But what Zang Ba didn't expect was that Lu Su actually succeeded. Five days after leaving Xiapi, Lu Su really invited Yue Xi to Xia Pi, looking at the heroic Yue Xi, Zang Ba suddenly had the illusion of seeing Lu Bu in the past. 21010