Although Cao Cao said that he was full of pride, it was a pity that Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses were not made of mud. What's more, under the instigation of Fu Zhu and others, in order to survive, how could every Yuan army be easily captured. Moreover, Cao's army only had more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to cross the river at the beginning, and 5,000 cavalry under the leadership of Zhao Yun captured Liyang and captured Zhang He, and the rest of the soldiers and horses were under the leadership of Cao Chun, chasing Yuan Shao. But with these thousands of people, how could they cause effective damage in the face of Yuan Shao's army of more than 100,000 people.

Especially after he learned that there was a cavalry of the Cao army chasing after him, he asked Gao Ran to lead the troops and block the attack from the back, although Cao Chun did not suffer any big losses, but Yuan Shao's army he really couldn't catch up. Cao Cao crossed the Yellow River with all his soldiers and horses, which took a lot of time. Cao Chun couldn't hold back Yuan Shao's retreat, and Cao Cao naturally made it even more difficult to catch up. Although Lu Bu, Xu Huang, and Zang Ba have already made moves, it is a pity that Yuan Shaojun's pace is too fast, and the movements of the senior cadres in Bingzhou are really not slow. Guo Yuan brazenly sent troops, so that Cao Ren in Hanoi had to fight with 120,000 spirits to deal with it, and Gao Gan personally led an army of 30,000 to escort grain and grass to finally converge the hungry Yuan Shao's army more than 50 miles east of Lin Xicheng.

Cao Cao chased all the way, but unfortunately only arrived near Dangyin, and received a scout report, Yuan Shao had already converged with the soldiers and horses of Bingzhou, and now he was retreating to Bingzhou. The soldiers and horses on the front line of Bingzhou are now completely shrinking to protect Yuan Shao's retreat to the north, and Cao Cao can only sigh at this, losing an excellent opportunity to take Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao did not send a single soldier to attack Yecheng in the end, which was indeed something Gao Ye did not expect. After all, Yecheng is Yuan Shao's base camp, his foundation, and the families of countless soldiers, scribes, and even generals and strategists under him. According to Gao Ye's expectations, even if Yuan Shao knew in his heart that it was a futile move to attack Yecheng, but in order to appease his subordinates, he should mean it.

However, Yuan Shao's choice was so unexpected, Yuan Shao directly led the whole army to retreat to Lin Xi, and then entered Taiyuan County in Bingzhou. Gao Ye, who had arranged the city defense for three or four days, did not wait for Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses, but waited for Zang Ba's reinforcements. There were nearly 40,000 horses in the entire Yecheng at once, and it was not until this time that Gao Ye was completely relieved. After all, although Yuan Shao did not choose to attack Yecheng now, it did not mean that he would not kill him. Once he felt that Yuan Shao had already retreated, he was unprepared, and he was likely to be caught off guard by Yuan Jun's killing. After all, Yuan Shao looks very witty now, and it cannot be ruled out whether he has such a plan.

It is not too much to describe the current high night by walking on thin ice, and the figure of the high night can be seen every day to check the city defense and appease the people. It's a pity that the name of conscientiousness has not come out, but in two or three days, almost all the people in Yecheng know that Gao Ye "occupied" Yuan Xi's wife, the daughter of the Zhen family in Hebei. For a while, the name of the night lust is well-known. Now that Yuan Shao has receded, and the ban on the streets of Gao Ye has been canceled, the people are bustling during the day, as usual. In addition to having another affair as a general of the dynasty, it has become a topic of conversation after dinner.

That's right, these rumors were spread by Li Zhu, a kid, under the instruction of Gao Ye. After all, when the army entered the city, the whole city was under martial law, and it was a relatively secret thing for Gao Ye to accept Zhen Mi, if someone didn't deliberately spread it, how could the people in the whole city know? Perhaps the Chinese love to gossip has existed since ancient times. It is also a tradition to add fuel and vinegar to gossip and open up the brain. In the news spread by Gao Ye, it is nothing more than saying how beautiful Zhen Mi is, which makes her heart yearn for it, and now she has it for herself. But in just three days, in the entire Yecheng, there have been many different versions of the story of Gao Ye. Now that Gao Ye raided Yecheng for Zhen Mi, it has become the consensus of the people of Yecheng, and even Cao Cao, who pursued Yuan Shao unsuccessfully, came to Yecheng and asked Gao Ye what kind of beauty this Zhen Mi is. Gao Ye asked people to call Zhen Mi out, and quipped: "The lord is in Yecheng, don't ask the female relatives in my family in advance, whether you are respectful, whether you are respectful!" ”

Cao Cao couldn't help laughing in his heart when he saw Gao Ye's appearance of a vicious dog protecting food, and when he heard Gao Ye's words, he even replied: "You Gao Mingxi have always been clean and self-conscious, but I didn't expect that during the war, he would actually accept a new concubine." It has already spread, saying that you Gao Mingxi fought Yecheng just for this beauty. I also said that it was a rumor, but when I saw it today, I think this rumor is true! Such a beauty, how can I Cao Mengde not see it? ”

Gao Ye coughed twice in embarrassment when he heard this, and then said: "Rumors stop at the wise!" I fought Yecheng, it was to deal with the frontal battlefield of the lord, to seize the foundation of Yuan Shao, and to ......"

"It's to keep Zhen Mi for himself!" Cao Cao laughed and said: "You Gao Mingxi is not a lustful person, I didn't expect that you would do such a lustful thing." ”

Gao Ye laughed and said: "The lustful person is not a person like a disciple, who will never abandon his bad wife. On the contrary, like Song Yu, he is not a person who is untouched by the world. If he didn't covet the daughter of the owner, how could he know so much about him? It's a pity that he Song Yu has a lustful heart and no lust, and he admires the beauty of others but doesn't dare to pursue it. It's different for me to be high at night, can I still make her fly with the fat in my mouth? ”

Cao Cao listened to Gao Ye's amusement, and laughed and said: "You, Shengsheng reversed the status of Song Yu and Deng's disciples, I can't refute it, it's really not ordinary." It's just that your wife has been waiting for you in Yingdu for more than two years, and you brought a charming beauty with you this time, so you are not afraid of the restlessness of the house. ”

As soon as Cao Cao's words fell, Gao Ye unconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva, but then said: "Don't worry about this matter, the lord, the soldiers will block it." Saying that, he looked at Cao Cao with a look of resentment and said: "Now that the war is not completely over, you still have to pay more attention to the big war in front of you." ”

Cao Cao laughed out loud when he heard this, and the trace of obscenity between his friends disappeared at once. I only heard Cao Cao laugh and said: "This war has been since October last year, how majestic it was at that time, 400,000 troops, it makes people feel terrible when they think about it." But now? On the Qingzhou side, Pingyuan County has been completely taken by you, and Yangxin and Leling in Bohai have also fallen into the hands of our army. Hanoi's son Xiao came to report, and the state army shrank across the line, and Hanoi was also worry-free. Yuan Shao on the front has now lost even Yecheng, and he has made a detour and retreated north in a hurry, and the battle is already in his hands. Now only Yin'an, Fanyang, Weixian, Neihuang and other cities south of Yecheng have not yet arrived, Zilong, Zihe, Manchester City, Wenqian They are all generals, in today's situation, it is not difficult to attack these cities, and now I have nothing to worry about? ”

Gao Ye nodded when he heard this: "That's right, but if the lands south of Yecheng are not taken down, Yecheng will always be a lonely city." Although the army was defeated this time, the loss of soldiers and horses was only 100,000, and the four counties of Zhongshan, Changshan, Julu, and Zhaojun had a large population, and it would not take a few months to recruit another 100,000 people. What's more, there are three counties of Hejian, Bohai and Anping as the backing, and the two places of Hezhou and Youzhou are the aid, I believe that it will not be long before Ben Chu will make a comeback, and then this Yecheng will only bear the brunt of it. ”

Cao Cao nodded when he heard this: "Yes, Fengxiao, Gongda, Wen and they are also the general opinion, but I believe that Zilong and they will not let us wait too long." Mingxi, how about I let Zilong guard Yecheng? Seeing that Gao Ye fell into thought, Cao Cao continued: "Yecheng is the key point of Hebei, and as long as the army is raised, it is impossible not to want to recapture Yecheng. Zilong is brave and martial, known to the world, and in Guandu, he even killed the original beard and abandoned the robe, and Yuan Jun was terrified when he heard it. is also brave and resourceful, I think it is more appropriate for him to guard Yecheng. ”

"Yecheng is a new land after all, and the situation is complicated. There are both good people and secret agents of the Yuan army, and the people may not help each other, but there are also some people who are inclined to Yuan Shao. It is not difficult for Zilong to command the army to defend Yecheng, but it is rare how to make the people of Yecheng return to their hearts and make Yecheng indeed become the Yecheng of our army. The troops and generals still need to be discussed with Fengxiao and them, but I want to see that the lord should send Liu Ziyang to Zilong's side. Liu Ziyang is a talented person in the world, and he is familiar with both military and political affairs, so it is really overkill to let him be a cang. With him, the people's livelihood and government affairs in Yecheng will definitely be much smoother, and Zilong will be able to give more help militarily. When he was in Yingdu, he became good friends with Zilong, and the two of them worked together, so there were fewer contradictions, and they could be better prepared for the future war. ”

Cao Cao nodded when he heard this: "Well, Zilong is brave and invincible." If there is another son Yang Zuozhi, he can be safe if he wants to come to Yecheng. The specific arrangement should be discussed with Fengxiao, Wen and them before making a decision. Mingxi, you can be said to have made outstanding achievements this time, and you can continue to coerce Yuan Shao in Qingzhou......"

Gao Ye looked at Cao Cao with a thoughtful expression, but shook his head slightly and said, "If I can, I would like to go back to Yingdu." Since I took over as Qingzhou Muyi, I haven't been home for nearly three years. Lord, you won't be so ruthless and let me continue to live outside, right? When Cao Cao heard this, he immediately laughed and said, "You, you just accepted a beauty, and you are not afraid of the restlessness of the house when you go back?" ”

Gao Ye touched his nose and said, "If the house is restless, it's my home." Besides, my new children are now two years old, and I am afraid that it is not appropriate that I have never seen my father. Seeing that Cao Cao was about to speak, Gao Ye immediately said: "Besides, Qingzhou now has a long text, and there are great sages such as Guoyuan and Wang Lie, and the politics are predictable." As long as the lord orders a general to sit on the plain, Yuan Shao will not dare to go south to Qingzhou easily, and I, the Qingzhou pastor, can be regarded as the end......"

As soon as she said this, a maidservant Ying Ying bowed and said, "Sikong, general, Mrs. Zhen is waiting outside the door." ”

Cao Cao smiled when he heard this: "Now that the war has ended, why bother talking about the war, it is better to let me Cao Mengde take a good look, what kind of beauty can make Mingxi swoon!" Ha ha! ”