Not far from the south side of the gutter, an army of more than 300 people fled to the north in disarray, and the banner-holding force was killed, and the banner of "Cao" that was originally held high was discarded to where it was. Cao Cao was defeated, and when he met Xu Rong's 20,000 horsemen, the defeat was already decided.

Dong Jun is strong, well-trained, and prepared. Cao Sergeant is mostly a new formation, with few soldiers, even with the support of brave generals, under Xu Rong's strict and strong command and attack, it is difficult to find a chance of victory.

In the world, there are outnumbered and strong, and those who can fight and win are only a few. In the wilderness, it was facing the enemy head-on, facing the iron cavalry of the Dong army, and the defeat of Cao Cao was also the result of it.

"My lord! There are still less than thirty miles from the jujube, and we are safe across the gutter. Cao Hong ran on the side, panting and saying.

Cao Cao's defeat in this battle was really miserable, the army was scattered, and the Xiahou brothers also lost contact with him. I was hit by an arrow in the left chest, but fortunately I didn't hurt my heart, otherwise I would have really "died before I got out of school". The mount was seriously injured, and if it weren't for Cao Hong's loyal sacrifice of the horse, he was afraid that he would really have to confess. Looking down and seeing Cao Hong striding away, leading the horse to protect himself and fleeing, Cao Cao's eyes couldn't help but show a hint of emotion.

"Zilian, send someone to quickly go north to inform us of the situation of our army. Let them send troops to respond, and strengthen the garrison to prevent the Dong army from attacking! Cao Cao quickly came out of the shadow of defeat and calmly ordered Cao Hong. The wound on the chest was simply bandaged with a cloth, and the horse was bumpy, pulling the wound, and there was a burst of pain, and a lot of blood overflowed.

"No!"

Outside the dust behind him, it seems that the banners of "Xu" and "Dong" can be seen in the distance, if it were not for the defeat of the army to delay the enemy's movement a little, I am afraid that he Cao Cao would have been captured by him long ago. Xu Rong has the talent of a general!

The situation was critical, and he endured the pain of the wound, Cao Cao ordered: "Speed up, the sour jujube is ahead!" "More than 300 defeated troops, running more happily.

Xu Rong led the army to chase the north, and in this battle, Cao Cao's army was almost annihilated, and his losses were no more than thousands, which can be described as a great victory. All the way to the gutter, Cao Cao had already fled north of the river. On the water's edge, the outline of the sour jujube city could be seen from a distance, and Xu Rong couldn't help laughing: "Then Cao Cao, he escaped quite quickly!" ”

"Order, withdraw the troops!" Xu Rong looked at it for a while and ordered decisively.

His subordinate lieutenant Zhang Ji asked Xu Rong with excitement on his face: "General, the fighting spirit of the soldiers is high, why don't we take advantage of the situation to cross the river and capture the sour dates." If you can defeat those rebels in one fell swoop and make great contributions, you will become the number one general under Xiangguo! ”

Xu Rong smiled faintly: "As a general, when he judged the situation and defeated Cao Cao, he had already won a great victory, giving the Kwantung rebels a deterrent." Pursuing so far, there must be precautions on the sour jujube side, and then cross the river to attack, the gains outweigh the losses! Retreat, return to Chenggao! ”

"The general is wise and wise, has the posture of a famous general, and his subordinates admire him!" Zhang Ji showed admiration on the side.

For Zhang Ji's praise, Xu Rong did not feel much joy, and led the army back without a word. The Kwantung princes are not so easy to deal with, and they will never give up after a small setback. Next, the fight will only become more and more cruel, Xu Rong expected it.

As long as the Kwantung heroes work together and have the support of the "family of the world", the Kwantung rebels will have a steady stream of soldiers, food, and ordnance, and the Dong army will be difficult to resist. It's a pity who taught them to have ghosts, every time he thought about it, Xu Rong didn't feel too much pressure.

Cao Cao returned from defeat, and his miserable appearance could shock the princes of Sour Zao, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the Cao Army was superior in the Sour Zao Righteous Army. However, even so, the five thousand armor soldiers, and the help of the army led by Weizi, were still defeated.

Dong Jun's combat effectiveness was really so strong, several princes couldn't help but put a question mark in their minds, and thus strengthened their determination to stop moving. Ask Dong, let's look at the rest of the people, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers haven't made any big moves yet.

The assassins, county guards, and generals had no intention of laughing at Cao Cao's "stupidity" at this moment, and the morale of tens of thousands of coalition troops fell a lot in an instant. Seeing Cao Cao, whose armor was scattered, stained with blood, and embarrassed, only Zhang Miao and Bao Xin comforted: "Meng De, it's better to recuperate, take care of your injuries, and in the coming day, we will march together to defeat that Xu Rong!" ”

"The Son of Heaven has been moved to Chang'an, and Luoyang has been destroyed by Dong Zhuo, so you are waiting for the horseman, and you are still waiting to march in the coming day?" When Cao Cao heard this, he laughed abruptly a few times, turned to leave, and the corners of his mouth were very disdainful.

"This Cao Mengde is too rude, he himself underestimated the enemy and returned defeated, but he poured his anger on us!" Liu Dai patted the table case and said angrily.

The others didn't answer, they were bored, and Liu Dai was a little embarrassed.

Until the second day, the scattered defeated troops returned, and the total number was no more than a thousand people survived. The rest either fled or were killed by Dong Jun, Xu Rong was ruthless enough to leave no prisoners, and all the soldiers of Cao Jun who should have been captured were killed, and the water was almost dyed red.

What made Cao Cao feel fortunate was that the Xiahou brothers returned safely. "I lost 5,000 armor soldiers, it's not a pity, if I lose my talents, Yuan Rang, it's too late to regret it!" Seeing Xiahou and the others, Cao Cao couldn't help but be overjoyed, almost crying.

"Lord!" Perhaps because of Cao Cao's emotions, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan were also moved.

"Where's Wes?"

Hearing this, the two of them were stunned, silent for a moment, without saying a word, Cao Cao's expression sank when he saw this, and he pointed at Xiahou Yuan: "Miaocai, you say!" ”

"Lord, Wei Zixu, he couldn't retreat in time, and he died in battle!" Xiahou Yuan replied in a low tone.

"Xu Rong, this thief, I will kill him!" Cao Cao said hatefully. Weeds helped him in raising his army. After the cruel words, Cao Cao's eyes rolled, and he immediately ordered: "Order someone to set up a grave outside Sujube City, I want to pay tribute to Wei Zixu and the fallen soldiers!" ”

In the afternoon, on a low slope in the south of the sour jujube city, more than 1,000 remnants of soldiers, everyone wears filial piety, and pays tribute here. Cao Cao dragged the arrow wound and personally bowed to the west.

"Everyone raised troops with me to rebel, and the soldiers died, all of them were incompetent!" After speaking, Cao Cao kowtowed three times in a row: "However, if the Dong thief does not die, the world will be restless." I will inherit the remaining ambitions of the kings, attack and conquer Dong, support the Han family, and clear the world! ”

After speaking, he kowtowed his head three times, and Cao Cao's performance was not very moving for the princes in the city. But the more than 1,000 soldiers who were defeated, the morale of the army was boosted by this, and they recovered quickly, and they were completely taken care of by Cao Cao, if there is loyalty or something, it is estimated that it is at least 90+.

Xingyang was defeated, Cao Cao was defeated and lost, and he lost his capital to his grandmother's house, but it also made Cao Cao completely recognize the situation of the Han Dynasty and see the true face of the so-called "heroes" of King Qin. After resting for a few days, Cao Cao said goodbye to Zhang Miao and others, and wanted to vote for Yuan Shao to ask for Dong.

Zhang Miao and others did not keep it, and with their few soldiers, they gathered thousands of strong men for him. Cao Cao, with the last bit of expectation in his heart, led the army to Hanoi.