Gao Ye's retreat can be said to have exceeded everyone's expectations, although Yuan Xi and Zhang He were still paying close attention to Gao Ye's movements, but Yuan Shao, who was far away in Guandu, was really relieved. Although I don't know why Gao Ye retreated, as long as there is no threat to his rear and flanks, it is good. After all, now that he has been defeated in Guandu for a while, if he is attacked by Gao Ye, he will not have to fight this battle anymore.

Yuan Shao, who had just returned to the camp in the evening, couldn't sleep peacefully all night. A battle that was supposed to be won, but in the end, it was inexplicably defeated, which made Yuan Shao's heart unable to calm down at all. Although I don't know what the specific battle damage is, Yuan Shao knew that his side was afraid of heavy losses in this battle because he couldn't finish the rout of the army all night. If it weren't for the fact that he received Yuan Xi's military report at noon on the second day and was slightly relieved, Yuan Shao probably wanted to withdraw his troops immediately at this time.

Compared with the gloomy clouds in Yuan Shao's camp, the atmosphere in Cao Jun's camp was much more relaxed. Although Cao Cao, like Yuan Shao, has not slept all night, compared to tossing and turning Yuan Shao on the couch, Cao Cao has been waiting for the soldiers and horses from all over the place to return to the camp and listening to reports from all over the battlefield. In the big tent, not only Cao Cao did not sleep, but even the strategists around him were also busy. They needed to count casualties, logistical supplies, heal wounded soldiers, and even replenish ordnance and rebuild the camp. After all, all the generals had been fighting for nearly five hours, and under exhaustion, Cao Cao asked them to hurry to rest after listening to their reports.

Although this was a big victory, when Cao Cao heard that his soldiers and horses had suffered heavy casualties, he also frowned; Hearing that Xizhai was safe and sound, when Zhao Yun broke Yuan's army, he would also laugh again and again; Especially when he heard Cao Chun tell how Zhao Yun forced Yuan Shao to cut his beard and abandon his robe in the enemy formation, he laughed for a long time, and he couldn't stop at all. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have known each other since childhood, and they don't know his temper, but now they are forced by Zhao Yun to look like this, for Yuan Shao, cutting his beard and abandoning his robe makes him more uncomfortable than killing him.

Although Cao Cao sympathized with his little hair, he immediately ordered the guards around him to spread the news in the camp. How can such a long morale thing be spread if it is not spread well? Zhao Yun slept until dawn in his big tent, who knew that the next day, even Xiahou Yuan, who was hurriedly transferred by Cao Cao, bowed to him, admired him and admired Zhao Yun inexplicably. It wasn't until Zhao Yun entered Cao Cao's big tent that he knew that his achievements yesterday had been added to by everyone and spread in the camp. Even Guo Jia joked that he now has the name of "killing gods".

Zhao Yun, who was praised by Cao Cao in Cao Jun's big tent, had already been dismembered a hundred times in Yuan Shao's mouth at this moment in Yuan Shao's big tent. Even Xu You, who hurried to reinforcements, could feel Yuan Shao's strong mentality at this time, and he hated the sour grapes if he couldn't eat them. But there is no way, after this night, Zhao Yun's reputation is afraid that it will completely resound on the land of Shenzhou.

There is only one emotion left in the entire Dazhai now, that is, how can a person be brave like this! 10,000 cavalry went to rescue Xizhai, which not only repelled Han Meng's soldiers and horses, almost killed Han Meng, and most importantly, made Ma Yan and Zhang Yi's ambush useless. They all thought that Zhao Yun was in a hurry to rescue and would inevitably take the nearest road, but who could have guessed that Zhao Yun actually bypassed from the south side of Xizhai? Even if he saved Xizhai, Zhao Yun, who repelled Han Meng, could still kill him again, relying on the cavalry under his command who had already fought a battle, he was stunned to defeat Yuan Shao's rear army, and in the end, even Yuan Shao almost died in his hands. With such courage and such martial arts, even if Lu Bu is here, I am afraid that it will not be far behind.

Especially when he heard that he had lost nearly 40,000 horses, Yuan Shao's hand rubbing his temples couldn't help but become a little heavier, and he almost gritted his teeth and said: "What a Zhao Yun, what a Zhao Yun!" After that, he sighed with a long sigh: "Back then, before the Tiger Prison Pass, Gao Ye once said, 'Will be plotting but not brave', but now, a Zhao Yun almost killed my 100,000 army, if it weren't for him, I would have taken Cao Ying at this time!" If it weren't for Yiqu this time, I would have almost died here! Alas...... Haven't heard any news about Wen Chou yet? ”

The judge of the lower head got up and arched his hand, shook his head and said: "Back to the lord, when Wei Yuanjin came back, he said that in order to let him come back as soon as possible to protect the lord, General Wen Chou fought against the fierce general Dian Wei of the Cao army and broke off the queen for him. But until now, there has been no news of General Wen Chou...... I'm afraid that he is also fierce and unlucky. ”

How could Yuan Shao not know that he was just holding the faintest hope. Now that he has been judged, Yuan Shao couldn't help crying and shouted: "Cao Mengde! After shouting three words, the whole person seemed to have exhausted his strength, panting heavily. After slowing down for a while, he suddenly stood up, pulled out his long sword and split the table in front of him in half with a sword, and said fiercely: "Cao Mengde, you have killed countless of my soldiers, and I Yuan originally wanted you to pay back with your life!" ”

Guo Tu and Feng Ji both looked embarrassed, with the two of them understanding Yuan Shao, how could they not know what Yuan Shao was thinking at this time. If it weren't for Yuan Shao's sanity, he was afraid that he would immediately reorganize the army and fight Cao Cao again. However, the army was newly defeated, and if it weren't for Jiang Qi's composure and collection of routs, Yuan's army would not have been able to gather 200,000 horses at this time. If you want to fight Cao Cao again, it is almost an impossible thing.

Yuan Shao shouted, and there was a sudden silence in the big tent. After a long while, Xu You, who had never spoken, stood up and arched his hand at Yuan Shao: "At the beginning, our army was newly defeated and its morale was low. For today's plan, when the north retreats to Liyang, across the river. When morale is restored, it's not too late to settle accounts with Mengde. ”

Although there was nothing wrong with Xu You's words, he shouted out "originally" one by one, which really made Yuan Shao a little unhappy. Speaking of which, Xu You and Yuan Shao are also small, and after so many years of friendship, Xu You has long been accustomed to calling Yuan Shao's words, where can they change it for a while. If it is placed in normal times, Yuan Shao first takes care of the relationship between the two, and secondly, it is also to show his mind as the lord, but he has never blamed, and he has not even had the slightest expression of displeasure. Now he was suddenly dissatisfied, which made Xu Yu muttered in his heart: Didn't he disagree with his opinion at the beginning? How did Xu You know, in fact, it was just that Yuan Shao was angry in his heart now, and the graceful and broad-minded attitude in the past was no longer sustainable.

Guo Tu and Feng Ji had the heart to retreat at this time, but they were afraid that Yuan Shao would blame them in anger, so they didn't open their mouths. Now that Xu You is in front, the two of them also got up and gave up their hands and echoed Xu You's opinion. Even the trial nodded cautiously, and persuaded Yuan Shao to retreat for the time being, in order to gain momentum. It's just that sometimes, when people are angry, they often think about things differently. Originally, everyone was just talking about things and discussing strategies, but in Yuan Shao's eyes, all of them had changed their taste. Xu You's call for Yuan Shao's words was just a subconscious behavior, but now in Yuan Shao's eyes, it has already become a disrespectful act. The echo of everyone made Yuan Shao feel in his heart that Xu You's power under him was great. If it was in normal times, Yuan Shao naturally wouldn't think much about it, but now Yuan Shao was already angry in his heart, and he suffered defeat. Xu You's disrespect in his eyes was added to the large number of henchmen, and the word seizing power was deeply imprinted in Yuan Shao's mind.

The human brain is like this, it can often make up a lot of things that do not exist in the brain, and even make up the reason for it. As soon as the word seizure of power came out, Yuan Shao didn't care about the most reasonable suggestion of retreating north, but waved his hand and said: "No, if you retreat north, you will be pursued by Cao's army, and it will be a rout." For today's plan, it is advisable to stick to it, and then find an opportunity to break the enemy. Seeing that everyone wanted to persuade again, Yuan Shao said resolutely: "I have made up my mind, I don't need to say more!" Due south, you immediately return to Yecheng, prepare food and grass equipment, and re-recruit new soldiers. ”

Hearing this, Xu You hurriedly persuaded: "At the beginning, you must not insist on going your own way, or retreat north......"

As soon as he said this, Xu You saw Yuan Shao's cold gaze, as if he still exuded a murderous aura, and his heart was shocked, and the next words were naturally difficult to say. can only arch his hand and say no more. Seeing this situation, the judge could only take a long breath, bow down and salute: "Don't worry, my lord, I'll go back to Yecheng." The word lord bit very hard, Yuan Shao glanced at the judge playfully, and just waved his hand. Xu You, who was behind the trial, was weak for a while, and when he heard the word "lord" shouted by the trial, Xu You understood the meaning of the trial almost instantly. It is nothing more than a warning to oneself that there is a difference between monarchs and ministers, and you must not mess with proportion.

Yuan Shao is now bent on going his own way, and Xu You, who is with the army, has no choice. However, although he has suffered a defeat now, Cao Jun's losses are also a lot, and it is not impossible to hold on to it. It's just that only five days later, the news that Cao Jun crossed the Yellow River at night and took Dongwuyang directly made Xu You tremble. Although Dongwuyang was geographically under the rule of Yanzhou, it was actually a city on the north bank of the Yellow River, under the control of Yuan's army. The most important thing is that this place is located between Liyang and Linqing, once this place is lost, the connection between Yuan Xi and Yuan Shao was suddenly cut off by Cao Jun, not only Zhang He and Yuan Xi of Qinghe County may be attacked on their backs, and even Liyang will be in danger of being overhanged.

It's just that Yuan Shao, who learned about this, still didn't care, and Cao Cao in front of him seemed to have become a magic barrier in his heart. Hearing that Xu You came to report the matter and once again advised him to retreat north to Liyang, Yuan Shao just snorted coldly and said: "With only 20,000 soldiers and horses, what can you do!" Xun Chen of Liyang is not a vegetarian, and there are still 80,000 soldiers and horses in Qinghe, and now Gao Ye has withdrawn eastward, so let Xi'er bring the troops back to encircle and suppress. ”

"Lord, the retreat east at night may just be a suspicious tactic......"

"That's it! Go down and give the order, let Xi'er and them divide a team of soldiers and horses, and send the Cao army in Dongwuyang back to me. Also, go and find out, how did this Cao Jun cross the Yellow River unconsciously, Cao Jun has such a ability, you don't worry, always stare at these details to do something! ”