1. "Lejin, Yu Ban, Xu Huang, Cao Ren......"

Yuan Xi couldn't help but sneer as he looked at the information collected by his subordinates. Cao Cao was defeated and retreated, and the main army of 20,000 was routed and retreated directly back to Nanpi. And after he reoccupied Ji County, he did not move, because he was in front of these people.

Cao Cao lined up these capable generals everywhere, although the troops were not many, but they were distributed in the area of Tuyin in Zhuo County, Yijing, and Cao Ren was guarding Yijing in the front, and there were echoes on the left and right.

Since the people's army won a victory in Yuyang and returned to Ji County, at this time it was the end of the crossbow, and then with the remaining courage to knock Cao Ren of Yijing, Yuan Xi only had bitterness in his mouth.

Troops, troops are still insufficient.

He was still groaning, and several people outside the door had already arrived, Tian Chou, Han Yan, Wen Hui, this is the iron triangle of Ji County administration. And Wen Hui is now the contact person of Wenjiabao and other powerful people in Youzhou.

Several people sat down next to Yuan Xi, and Wen Hui reported the news from the front: "The fifth and sixth regiments of the People's Army have returned to Wenjiabao, and this sortie has annihilated a total of 500 opponents and successfully captured more than 300 opponents, including a senior general. ”

"Who is it?"

"Lu Weihuang."

"Oh? This man seems to be from our side......"

"After the official crossing, the surrender has passed."

"Okay, take it first."

It seemed to be an unimportant person, Yuan Xi didn't take it to heart, but began to talk about his plans.

"Now, the troops left behind in the suburbs of Youzhou, every time they attack, the gains are getting smaller and smaller, and the resistance they encounter is much smaller."

Wen Hui said: "The enemy army has now learned to be obedient, and has retreated back into the city, and no longer bothered to deal with us. ”

Yuan Xi said: "What about the castles that were destroyed before? ”

Wen Hui smiled: "Maybe they also realized that if they continue like this, they will only push the local heroes in Youzhou to our side." ”

In the early days, most of the troops left in Youzhou were newly established units in the people's army, led by a group of backbones, and under the coordination of the General Staff, they hid in the castles of local wealthy families in Youzhou. This kind of castle is also a major feature of Hebei, due to the frequent nomadic invasion of foreign people, these large families built castles on farmland to provide protection for the tribesmen, and gradually built bigger and bigger, almost comparable to small cities. It was in this situation that Yuan Xi took the lead of the Wen family, who supported him, and hid his troops in it.

After Cao Cao captured Ji County, he was also disturbed by the people's army, and often small groups of troops were quietly eaten. Only then did he use his brains and began to conquer this kind of castle one by one, and it was not troublesome to use siege weapons.

But there are always accidental injuries, Youzhou is a fierce people, seeing Cao Jun treating innocents like this, these heroes also defected, and instead began to cooperate with the people's army.

The first thing Yuan Xi did when he returned to Ji County was to strengthen this cooperation.

Tian Chou said: "However, it is also a little difficult to rely on this situation to get back Yi Jing and Nanpi. If you want to overcome it in a short time, the damage will be great. If the time is extended, it will be easy for Cao Jun to recover. ”

Yuan Xi said: "It's not so easy to recover, Cao Cao's loss this time is the main force that recruited the Qingzhou soldiers back then, which is enough for him to suffer for a few years." ”

This is also true, the loss of army strength can be replenished quickly. But the whole army was wiped out, and it was not so easy to rebuild. This time, with the help of the Wuhuan cavalry, although Cao Cao escaped, the 20,000 troops he brought to the foot of the White Wolf Mountain were only a few. It can be said that Yuan Xi's victory this time completely reversed the balance of power between the two sides.

"We must make good use of this opportunity, and we can't let Cao Cao take a breath."

This is Yuan Xi's idea, and it is also the problem that everyone under him considers.

The war in Youzhou gradually subsided, and the two sides entered a phase of stalemate. Cao Cao returned to Nanpi and didn't know what to do. Cao Ren guarded Yi Jing, and he was powerless to fight back. And although Yuan Xi has the ability, he is not willing to come up so stupidly to "pull out the nails". As long as there is movement in Ji County, Le Jin, Xu Huang, and Yu Ban will all move, which can be said to affect the whole body. Therefore, Yuan Xi did not dare to act rashly.

In an inn in Yijing, Queen Guo and Zhen Ji waited here for several days at this time, and they also witnessed the defeat of Cao's army.

Cao Cao is not a victorious battle, and has suffered defeats against several people, but this time, Queen Guo found that the atmosphere was really different. The soldiers dragged their banners, their steps were heavy, their faces were tired, and the generals on horseback were listless. The remnants of the army led by Cao Cao did not even rest in Yijing, and went directly to the south.

"Something is wrong...... Queen Guo came to a conclusion based on her own observations alone, returned to the inn, and began to pack her bags.

Zhen Ji was a little curious and asked, "What's going on?" ”

Separated from the government, they hid in private houses, and the information was relatively backward. The gossip is everywhere on the streets, but no one knows whether it's true or not. And Gao Mian and others had an agreement with Queen Guo before, and it was inconvenient to connect around.

Queen Guo said: "The situation of the battle may change, and the Cao army was defeated very badly. ”

Zhen Ji suddenly smiled like a flower. Isn't the defeat of Cao Jun a good thing for her?

Queen Guo also knew her thoughts and didn't break it. This is not a bad thing for her. If Cao Cao pursued too quickly, Cao Pi didn't know when he would be killed by Yuan Xi in anger. In this way, it is more conducive to her actions.

For a woman, the most important thing at this moment is not the general trend of the world, but to rescue her husband as soon as possible.

She thought about it left and right, but she resolutely decided to take Zhen Ji and the others north. This time, I have to connect with Yuan Xi. Whether the other party will let Cao Pi go or not is still unknown at this time. But if he doesn't take this step, Cao Pi will definitely be useless.

After some tidying up, I still went north. There are no surprises when you go out of the city, with a good customs clearance paperwork. But out of the city, it is a bleak scene. It was supposed to be a lively spring ploughing season, but at the moment it was completely unpopulated. It is conceivable that the next year will be a famine. War is like a natural disaster, and what it brings to ordinary people is a catastrophe of destruction.

Occasionally, a group of people passed by, and they were all escorts of the local wealthy families, and when they saw their team from a distance, they looked twice, but they didn't move.

After a long time, I walked up the avenue, and at this time, at last, troops poured up.

"Who? We are the people's army......"

"Own people, own people ......"

Gao Mian suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately he was his own person. The people's army does not disturb the people, and there is strict discipline for this.

Under the escort of the people's army, the group finally arrived in Jicheng.

Zhen Ji looked at this strange city gate, unfamiliar street, and unfamiliar courtyard of the government, and felt emotion in her heart. It turns out that this is the place where my husband struggled. Thinking that the husband and wife, who had been separated for a long time, were finally going to meet, her eyes were red and she almost burst into tears. It's not easy.

The carriage stopped, Queen Guo got down first, and then helped Zhen Ji to fall down.

The people who came to greet him were amazed, this is the main room of the lord, and sure enough, the country is beautiful and fragrant. And the beauty next to her is not far behind, she is simply a sister flower.

A group of old men in their forties and fifties with thick beards sighed there, and the beautiful woman asked, "What about the Xian Yiren?" ”

Tian Chou, who took the lead in greeting him, didn't dare to slack off, and arched his hand: "The second son, he has already left." ”

"Gone?" Zhen Ji was puzzled.

Tian Chou looked at Queen Guo and nodded.

"Where have you been?" Zhen Ji hurriedly asked.

"Let my subordinates talk about this slowly."

Queen Guo was so smart that she knew that they didn't want to say this in front of her, and after coming and going, the joints were figured out. This Yuan Xi must have led a large army to the battle.

She suddenly asked, "What about my husband?" ”

Tian Chou said expressionlessly: "I went with me." ”

Queen Guo almost fainted.