The victorious Gao Ye naturally didn't care about the matter of collecting and surrendering the troops, but handed over the matter to Xiahoudun and others, who had already recovered some physical strength. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info After all, I came out this time as a cavalryman, and it was inconvenient to carry these foot soldiers. Moreover, Cao Cao was completely defeated this time, and it is good to have these troops to supplement his combat effectiveness. Anyway, he has basically made up his mind to join Cao Cao, and there is nothing wrong with helping him more. If it weren't for the fact that he still needed to return to Yingchuan to unify his thoughts because of the matter of defecting to Cao Cao, Gao Ye would have wanted to recognize Cao Cao as the lord now.

But when it comes to Cao Cao, he didn't have such good luck, he fled all the way and lost his horse, thanks to Cao Hongxiang, he fled all the way to the edge of Luoshui. Cao Hong followed all the way on foot, and he was already out of breath, and there were not a few guards left around him. However, Cao Cao, who fled here, finally breathed a sigh of relief, not only did he not see any pursuers, but even the shouting of killing was much quieter. This is good news that I am at least safe now.

Cao Cao immediately ordered people to take a break for the time being, now that there is a big river blocking the way, it is not a simple matter to want to pass. Since there are no pursuers coming, it is better to rest first, and by the way, think about how to cross the river. However, Cao Cao was a battle-hardened person in the end, so he sat down for a while, his closed eyes suddenly opened, and he said to Cao Hong, who was already lying on the ground like a dead dog: "Zilian, it doesn't seem right!" ”

"Ahh There is an ambush again! Cao Hong stood up when he heard this, and the big knife in his hand was even tighter, and he hurriedly looked around. If there is an enemy ambush in this place, then I will definitely explain it here today! Besides, there is still a big river in front of him, and whether his own lord can run away is even more important. But I didn't feel anything wrong here at all, is it that the lord is too careful? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Cao Cao suspiciously, his whole body was tense, as long as there was something wrong, he would fight.

"No, Zilian, didn't you notice that the shouting and killing are getting quieter and quieter?" Cao Cao closed his eyes and listened carefully as he said to Cao Hong.

"Small? Maybe it's because we're far away. Cao Hong was stunned. I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in my heart, it's okay, it's okay, it's not like there are ambushes again!

"No way, we've only run a dozen miles. Xu Rong has an army of nearly 10,000 people, how can the shouting and killing sound be so small as it is now. If you listen carefully, it's basically running out now. ”

"Sss Cao Hong gasped and said in astonishment: "It's true, it's not Yuan who made them ......"

"Probably not." Cao Cao said categorically, "Although they don't have many soldiers and horses, Yuan Rang, Miaocai, and Zixiao are all brave warriors, and there should be no problem if they want to break out of the encirclement." ”

"Yes, yes, the lord is right, although they can't beat it, it's no problem for Yuan to let them run. Could it be that they had already escaped from Xu Rong's encirclement? ”

"If that's the case, I'll have to leave when I wait, otherwise, Xu Rong's soldiers will chase after me, and I won't be able to leave!"

"Exactly! Come, lord, I'll carry you across this river, I don't know what the hell this river is, it's really hateful to stop here! Cao Hong said, and helped Cao Cao take off his armor, as for the feather arrows on Cao Cao's body, Cao Hong only temporarily cut off the arrow shaft, as for the arrows, Cao Hong didn't dare to pull them out, what if there was too much blood? It's better to go back and find a doctor to do this.

Cao Hong carried Cao Cao on his back and stepped into the Luoshui with one foot, shivering excitedly. It's only the end of February, and although spring has already begun, the weather is still cold, and the water is even colder. But now it's important to run for your life, where can you care about so much? However, they had only walked a few steps into the water, and when the water had not yet reached Cao Hong's knees, the two suddenly heard someone behind them calling them: "Lord, General Cao Hong, don't cross the river, don't cross the river!" ”

Cao Cao couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, Cao Hong turned around directly, looked at it, and saw a person running over on a horse, shouting while running. This person Cao Hong knows, isn't it Cao Ren's personal soldier! If you want to talk about Cao Ren's two hundred personal soldiers, Cao Hong doesn't say that he knows them all, but he is also eight or nine and ten. First, Cao Hong has always trained soldiers and horses with Cao Ren, and he has seen a lot; Second, because most of Cao Ren's personal soldiers are his Cao family's family members, many people Cao Hong have known each other for a long time. When Cao Hong saw this person, he couldn't help but let go of his heart a little, and Cao Cao even asked Cao Hong to go back for the time being, he wanted to know how the battle ahead was.

Cao Cao and the others had just landed, and the pawn also galloped over, and immediately rolled the saddle and dismounted, knelt on one knee, and called the lord. Cao Cao couldn't care so much anymore, so he hurriedly pulled him up, and then asked, "How is the battle ahead?" Yuan let them all escape? ”

"Don't worry, the battle ahead is over, and everyone is looking for the lord everywhere."

"That's good, that's good." Cao Cao, who had been tense with his nerves, finally relaxed, and couldn't help but think of Xu Rong and thousands of soldiers and horses, and it was still a question whether he was safe in this place. Then he asked, "What about Xu Rong, has he already retreated?" ”

"Xu Rong died in battle, and all his men and horses became prisoners!" The pawn said excitedly. This time the hard fight is like this, how many comrades have died here, I am lucky to be alive, this time the reward must be great! I can't help but be excited.

"Haha, haha!" Cao Hong let out a series of laughs when he heard it, and praised Xiahoudun and others for being amazing. However, Cao Cao was still very sober and knew that such a record must have a story, so he asked: "What the hell is going on, how did Xu Rong die?" ”

"Ah, the lord forgives the sin, it's a small one that didn't make it clear......," the little colonel started talking about after Cao Cao retreated, and talked about how Xiahoudun failed to raid and everyone fought in the battle. How did Gao Ye's men and horses come out and save the lives of Xiahoudun and others. So how heroic Zhao Yun was, the general captured the flag almost in the blink of an eye, and everyone was overjoyed when they saw it. Cao Cao heard that it was Gao Ye's men and horses who had come out, and then he completely relaxed. There's a high night, what else are you worried about!

“…… In the end, General Gao ordered General Xiahou and them to collect the surrendered troops, saying that they would let the lord turn around and bring them back. The little colonel spoke straight for more than ten minutes. As for the guards around Cao Cao, one of them was already riding this horse and ran back to find Gao Ye and them.

After hearing this, Cao Hong praised again and again, and even boasted that he was good enough for friends at night, and he was angry, and he gathered 3,000 soldiers, and he actually handed them over to himself. I almost lost all my old books in this battle, and now with these 3,000 soldiers, life is much better. Even if he returns to Luoyang, he is not ashamed. Even Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh with emotion after hearing this: "In the end, it's a high night, I can't compare with this mind and ability." ”

When everyone saw each other, Cao Cao strode in front of Gao Ye. Gao Ye naturally turned over and dismounted, seeing that Cao Cao was still in good spirits, so he patted Cao Cao's shoulder and smiled: "Meng De, you ran fast enough, I chased you for a day to catch up with you." ”

Unexpectedly, Gao Ye's shot happened to hit Cao Cao's shoulder with the arrow, it was already dark, and the part of Cao Cao's arrow was in the back, plus the arrow shaft was also cut off, Gao Ye didn't notice it, until he saw Cao Cao gasping and his distorted face, Gao Ye knew that Cao Cao was injured.

Cao Cao slowed down, and then said to Gao Ye: "This time it's all up to Mingxi to save me, and the great grace ......."

"Okay, sour crooked, what are you talking about?" Gao Ye stretched out his hand as he spoke, and almost hit Cao Cao's injured shoulder again, but fortunately, Gao Ye suddenly remembered, so he stopped patting his shoulder. He laughed twice and said, "I heard that you were chasing Dong Zhuo last night, and I couldn't rest assured, so I hurriedly chased you." Maybe I'm chasing in the wrong direction, and when I hear the shouting and killing, and when I rush to the battlefield, you have been defeated by Lu Bu......" Gao Ye probably told Cao Cao about his experience of chasing him, and talked about how he finally met Xiahoudun and others, defeated Xu Rong, and found him Cao Cao.

Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a little moved when he heard this, after all, the current Cao Cao is not the traitorous man who is dominant, the whole person has not yet lived as a pure political animal, and he has a lot of emotions that a normal person should have, plus Gao Ye handed over all the collected soldiers to him, and now he has collected more than 600 defeated soldiers in his hands, which is generally okay. The most important thing is that Xu Rong died, although this time his attack can be described as a lose-lose, but on the whole, he still took advantage.

"Mingxi, how about you say I'll wait until now to pursue Dong Zhuo? He's already defeated me once, and this time he won't be guarded. Coupled with the cavalry in your hand, you will definitely be able to give Dong Zhuo's old thief a hard blow! ”

Gao Ye looked at Cao Cao, whose eyes were full of light, and sighed in his heart, is this Cao Cao so loyal to the Han? At this point, do you still want to pursue Dong Zhuo? However, the difference between himself and Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's political wisdom is too great, and maybe Cao Cao has other ideas now. However, the pursuit is still forgotten, this time in the battle with Xu Rong, more than 400 of his 7,000 cavalry were killed, more than 100 were seriously injured, and countless were lightly injured. Then he said, "It's not appropriate." I have been waiting for a long time, and I still need to rest, so if I calculate the footsteps, Dong Zhuo is afraid that he will have passed the Hangu Pass and will not be able to catch up. Besides, we have 3,000 new soldiers. They were originally Xiliang people, and now they will take them to fight the former robes, but I am afraid that they will defect to the battle. ”

When Cao Cao heard this, his excited eyes just now also dimmed, what Gao Ye said made sense, now everyone is a completely tired army, and there are unstable factors such as thousands of soldiers, and it is indeed not a good idea to pursue. It seems that he and the others can only go back to the Tiger Prison first, I don't know if I can persuade Yuan Shao so that he can command the coalition army to block Dong Zhuo's men and horses?

Although Cao Cao thought like this in his heart, he didn't say it, and Gao Ye naturally didn't know his plans, after all, in Gao Ye's memory, Cao Cao went back this time, as if he ran away after scolding someone. But should I invite him to Yingchuan? His own Yingchuan has developed in a good way, if Cao Cao starts here, will it be easier to unify the great cause?

However, if he wants to take refuge in Cao Cao, he also has a lot of problems, not only to unify the thoughts of his subordinates, but also to persuade the Yingchuan family, and the most important thing is to let Cao Cao accept him from the bottom of his heart. He Cao Cao is not as good as himself in all aspects now, but he wants to take refuge in him, and anyone will find it strange if he is replaced. It's like if you've just opened a fast-food restaurant and McDonald's comes to you as chairman, it's hard for anyone to believe such a thing.

Alas, if such a thing happens, you still have to listen to Guo Jia's idea, scheming people's hearts is really not a job that ordinary people can do!