Originally, this corner where Zhao Chong scolded Dian Wei was relatively close to Cao Cao's house, but when Han Yan heard the news and came out to see, Cao Cao still didn't show up. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info and waited for Han Yan to protect Dian Wei, Cao Cao showed up, if Zhao Pet did not have Cao Cao's instructions, no one would believe it.

In fact, it is also very strange to say that Yu Ban and Dian Wei were two people who had the same experience, Cao Cao protected one, but punished the other. Although Han Yan can understand the difference, it is because Bao Tao is not familiar with Cao Cao, but Wei Zi is Cao Cao's friend, but such a different approach is actually unnecessary in Han Yan's opinion.

"Brother, I'm ......"

Looking at Cao Cao's somewhat haggard face, Han Yan's heart was also a little sad, and he wanted to comfort Cao Cao when he opened his mouth.

However, before Han Yan's next comforting words could be spoken, Cao Cao had already waved his hand and interrupted Han Yan's words, "Youxin, since you are also awake, then it is just right, after calling Bao Xin up, the three of us will come over to discuss the next arrangements!" ”

"Hmmm! Good...... Let's do it! ”

Nodding in agreement, Han Yan wanted to say something, but Cao Cao, who was standing by the door, had already turned around and returned to the house.

At the moment when Cao Cao turned around, Han Yan felt a trace of coldness from Cao Cao's gaze, and it seemed that the gap between the two had become deeper and deeper.

"Alas!" Sighing in a complicated mood, Han Yan also knew that some things could not be thought of by saying that he was clear in his heart, so he didn't immediately follow Cao Cao to talk openly and honestly. After a pause, Han Yan turned around and looked at Dian Wei behind him, "What, Dian Wei, do you know where Bao Xin lives?" It's the one to the south! ”

As he spoke, Han Yan pointed to the room where Bao Xin was.

"Yes! Subordinates know! ”

Nodding, Dian Wei would fight in his slightly thick voice.

"Hmmm! You go over and call the door and ask Bao Xin to come over. ”

Waving his hand at Dian Wei, Han Yan turned around and walked towards Cao Cao's door.

And Dian Wei, after Han Yan entered the house, took a step towards Bao Xin's house.

Entering Cao Cao's house, perhaps because the door of Cao Cao's house was open to the east and it was now noon, or perhaps because Cao Cao himself was depressed and exuded the same momentum around him, Han Yan instinctively felt that the atmosphere seemed to be a little heavy.

"Brother......

Han Yan looked at Cao Cao, only to feel a chill behind him, and instinctively wanted to say something.

And Cao Cao still had a cold face, "You have a letter, what do you want to say?" If it's related to Na Dian Wei, it goes without saying. If it's about marching and fighting, then let's wait for Bao Xin to come! ”

"No, I just wanted to ask my brother how many people you have under you."

Shaking his head, Han Yan won't be boring, but there are some things that he asked in advance, and he can have a clear idea for a while, otherwise if he thinks about it then, Han Yan is really not sure that he can think it through.

"This, yesterday the siege of the city, my men lost more than 2,000 people, and the rear guard ...... 's cavalry was basically lost in the process of pursuit. Counting it, there should be only about 7,000 people now. ”

Frowning slightly, Cao Cao began to count the men and horses that he could still control, but when he talked about Weiz, he obviously jumped over, as if he didn't want to mention the sad thing.

"Hmmm! That's 3,000 lost in battle! The 3,000 people led by Bao Tao basically fell under the city wall before, and then Bao Tao led people to pursue, and the loss was not large, but the overall loss of Bao Xin's men was not about 3,000 people......"

Touching a few whiskers on his chin, Han Yan instinctively felt that something was not quite right.

30,000 horses and horses came to Chenggao first, although it was said that because 10,000 vanguard troops arrived in advance, but the battle damage was too terrifying. This was the first day of arrival in Chenggao, and more than 6,000 people had already been killed. More than 6,000 people! It's not 6,000 ants! That's one-fifth of the entire team that went to Chengao this time!

Although the fight was tragic last night, Han Yan really didn't expect that the final casualties would be counted to such an extent.

Just when Han Yan was still struggling with the number of battle losses, a thought suddenly flashed through Han Yan's mind, and then Han Yan exclaimed, "Hey? Wrong! There should only be about 1,000 troops chasing us, how can Bao Xin's pursuit turn around and swallow the 800 troops who caught up later? It's ...... Something seems wrong, right? ”

"This ...... It seems that because the enemy troops in the castle were driven away by your men, this group happened to meet the fleeing soldiers head-on, and then ......"

Cao Cao seemed to have gotten more information, but when it came to the matter of Weiz, he still had no way to say it.

"That's ...... At that time, I will have to ask Bao Xin carefully. ”

Cao Cao's explanation was very reasonable, but Han Yan always felt that something was missing, and because of Cao Cao's current state, Han Yan did not ask any further.

"Hmmm! That's all there is to it. ”

Cao Cao nodded, but the trace of coping on his face was undisguised.

Just when Han Yan and Cao Cao were speechless, Hu Min and others walked in outside the door, and those who came in with them were not only Chen Gong, but also Cao Cao's group of people.

"My lord! Checkmate! ”

After Hu Min entered the door, he first bowed to Han Yan, and then arched his hand to Cao Cao.

"Huh? How did you guys get here? ”

Glancing at Cao Hong and the others who were slowly rubbing towards Cao Cao's side, Han Yan turned his head to look at Huang Zhong with confusion.

"Hmmm! In this way, several generals went out with us to collect the bones of the fallen soldiers, so they came back together. As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw someone shouting in front of General Bao's door, and after a little inquiry, I learned that Gongzi was here, so we simply came together. ”

After taking a half-step forward, Huang Zhong simply opened his mouth to explain.

"Someone shouting in front of Bao Xin's door? Where is that man now? ”

Touching his chin, Han Yan naturally knew that the person who shouted was Dian Wei, but due to Cao Cao's existence, Han Yan didn't say his name, but just asked casually.

"Hui Gongzi, that man said that he had committed a very serious crime, so he didn't want to come in, and he just wanted to wait outside the door to be satisfied!"

conveying the meaning of Dian Wei, Huang Zhong's face couldn't help but have a hint of admiration, obviously in Huang Zhong's opinion, Dian Wei is still quite good.

"Humph! He's funny! ”

However, Cao Cao didn't care so much, after hearing Huang Zhong's words, he snorted coldly and said something as if talking to himself.

"Brother, you ......"

Feeling that Cao Cao was still stubborn, Han Yan couldn't help frowning, wanting to say something.

Without waiting for Han Yan to speak, Bao Xin walked in outside the door, and after seeing Han Yan and Cao Cao, he immediately said, "Oh? You two got up early, huh? ”

"Early? It's already noon! ”

Looking at this somewhat untimely Jibei Xiang, Han Yan was a little annoyed in his heart, and opened his mouth to tease.

"The homework march, it's not a big deal to take a little rest today. Come, sit here! ”

Cao Cao sat on the main seat, while Han Yan sat on Cao Cao's right hand, and when he opened his mouth, he beckoned Bao Xin to his left.

"Thank you, General!"

Looking at Han Yan with some doubts, Bao Xin didn't say anything, thanked Cao Cao, and walked over.

"That's it! Now that everyone has arrived, let's talk about the current situation! After waiting for Bao Xin to sit down, Cao Cao clapped his hands, and then said very casually: "At present, we have occupied Chenggao, and in the next time, as long as we wait for the follow-up people to follow, we can ......."

"Wait! Before we do that, we still have a few things to figure out! ”

Seeing that Cao Cao was about to open his mouth to talk about the future layout, the word 'Chuan' between Han Yan's eyebrows wrinkled deeply, and he directly interrupted Cao Cao's words.

"Oh? There is faith, are you still thinking about those things? ”

With three points of resentment and seven points of dissatisfaction, Cao Cao said impatiently.

"Yes! These things are very important! As he spoke, Han Yan no longer paid attention to Cao Cao, who was already a little irritable, waved his hand to Bao Xin, Hu Min and others, and said, "Remember, how many troops were in this Chenggao, and how many escaped later. Do they have any unusual behavior? ”

"This ...... Enlighten the Lord! In the battle of Chenggao, there were probably more than 3,000 corpses left by the enemy, but the people who evacuated ...... There should be tens of thousands! ”

After a little hesitation, Hu Min also felt that something was not quite right, why did these tens of thousands of people withdraw when they said they would, and then let their thousands of people occupy Chenggao?

"Hmmm! I don't know exactly how many, but as far as the number of enemy troops I encountered, that's pretty much it! After Hu Min finished speaking, Bao Xin picked up the conversation in a timely manner and said: "But it seems that they have no intention of fighting us, and they retreated directly after the slightest contact, and then we followed the group to Chenggao, and then they all ran away......

"That's it...... Brother, in addition to the revolving gate pass, is there any dangerous position near Chenggao, or is it a city? ”

After a little calculation, Han Yan raised his head and looked at Cao Cao.

"Near Chenggao...... Dozens of miles to the east is Xingyang! Answering Han Yan's question, Cao Cao's face also changed, "We came from Sour Jujube and went to Chenggao via Hanoi, which is considered to be from the northeast, but Xingyang is directly east of Chenggao...... Not good! ”

"Yes! Oh no! ”

Nodding, Han Yan echoed Cao Cao, but his heart was very heavy.

Xingyang is the city east of Chenggao, if there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Chenggao, then how can Xingyang be unguarded? The other party did not react when they marched before, and there should be no extra troops to defend against the northeast direction, but now that the defenders in Chenggao and the defenders in Xingyang are united, how many men and horses should they have?

Not to mention, the guards in Chenggao, with only 3,000 men and horses, made the battle losses of the soldiers under the command of Han Yan and others reach 6,000, although it is true that Cao Cao is eager for quick success, but it can also show that the other party is not a fuel-efficient lamp. After all, not all of them had the patience to wait for the enemy army to attack the city after dark, and then take the opportunity to drag most of the enemy army under the city walls before attacking.

"That...... Are we going to give up on Chenggao? ”

Looking at the faces of Han Yan and Cao Cao, Bao Xin's heart suddenly had some enlightenment, and he spoke up.

"Yes!"

With a sigh of relief, Cao Cao closed his eyes with some heartache.

"But...... But ......"

His lips moved, but Bao Xin didn't say any more.

Han Yan understood that what Bao Xin wanted to say was, 'But Bao Tao has already died because of this Cheng Gao'! Although Bao Tao's life did not play the slightest role in taking Cheng Gao, in Bao Xin's view, this occupation of Cheng Gao was bought by Bao Tao with his life, and naturally it should not be easily abandoned. But when he thought of his situation, Bao Xin couldn't say these words. Thinking about it this way, Han Yan also feels sorry for this Jibei minister.

"Nothing more! In the evening, we will abandon Cheng Gao and go to Hanoi! ”

Cao Cao closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then opened his eyes, waved his big hand, and made a decision.

"Wait for the evening? Wouldn't it be better to go now? ”

Chen Gong, who was standing beside Han Yan, didn't quite understand what Cao Cao meant, and couldn't help but ask.

"Now there may be a lot of horses outside, and rushing to move will only put us in a more disadvantageous situation, it is better to wait for dark before leaving, so that the other party does not know our reality and should not rush to pursue us."

Although he was thinking about other things in his heart, Han Yan still opened his mouth to explain to Chen Gong, after all, this person still has four thousand people sent by the Qingzhou Thorn History in his hands, and it is always right to be closer.

It's just that Chen Gong ignored Han Yan's explanation, and instead set his sights on Cao Cao. Feeling Chen Gong's gaze, Cao Cao's heart moved, and he said: "It's not bad to have a letter, but now that Kong Beihai has not arrived, we always have to wait for him to come before we can make plans, otherwise we will throw him and those 3,000 soldiers and horses, what kind of coalition army are we?" ”

"That's not to say, if Kong Rong really planned to come as soon as possible, he should have arrived a long time ago. But it hasn't arrived yet, and it can only be that he is still hesitating. I don't think we need to wait any longer, just send someone over to inform him and ask him to go to Hanoi, which will be good for everyone. ”

Waiting for Cao Cao to finish speaking, Han Yan instinctively retorted, but then his heart moved and he sensed that something was wrong.

After Han Yan felt that something was wrong, he looked back and saw Chen Gong's eyes shining, staring at Cao Cao, as if he had seen something beloved.

The corners of Han Yan's mouth moved slightly, but he didn't say anything. However, Han Yan understands that he and this Chen Gongtai have been confirmed to be missing.