As the so-called side of the couch does not allow others to snore, Lu Bu will not let characters like Yuan Shao be by his side.

"Since Ben Chu is determined to withdraw the army, Ben Hou will not stop it, but if Ben Chu asks Ben Hou for the head in the future, Ben Hou will have to think about it." Cao Cao said.

Yuan Shao said coldly: "Meng De's words are a bit exaggerated, when does Ben Hou need others to rescue." After speaking, Yuan Shao brushed his sleeves away, leaving everyone looking at each other.

Sun Ce was silent for a moment and said, "I don't know what the alliance leader thinks?" ”

Cao Cao glanced at Sun Ce deeply and said, "Bo Fu, in your opinion, if the Bingzhou army fights our army in a decisive battle at such a time, what are the chances of our army winning?" ”

Sun Ce fell silent again when he heard this, if he said that before he sent out the army, Sun Ce had absolute confidence, but now he didn't have that fighting spirit, and the strength of the Bingzhou army was beyond his imagination, and it can be learned from the news from the territory of Bingzhou that there is now a terrifying infantry in the territory of Bingzhou.

And once Yuan Shao led the army to leave, the princes' coalition army would lose its help, even if it could be defeated by luck, what could it be, would the princes' coalition still have the strength to continue to attack the annexed states.

"Alliance leader, it's not that Benhou is unwilling to help, but the current situation in Jiangdong is also a bit urgent." Sun Ce said.

Cao Cao frowned and said: "Bo is called the little overlord of Jiangdong, don't you even have the courage to fight with the Bingzhou army, as expected, once the Jizhou army retreats, the Bingzhou army will definitely fight a decisive battle with our army, as long as the Bingzhou army can be defeated, there is no need to worry about the merger of the state army within a few years." ”

Sun Ce stared at Cao Cao with burning eyes and said, "In this way, Ben Hou believes in the alliance leader this time." ”

"Okay, with the help of the Jiangdong Army, it will definitely be easy to defeat the Bingzhou Army." Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard this.

After Sun Ce left, Cao Cao's face was not relaxed, when he persuaded Yuan Shao, why didn't he take into account Yanzhou, after the retreat of the Jizhou army, it was difficult for the princes to make great achievements, and the Jingzhou army for its own interests, sent heavy troops to guard the Jiguan, obviously regarded Chang'an as a bag, and did not realize what kind of situation the Jingzhou army would face once the princes withdrew.

"Gongda, if it is a decisive battle with the state army, do you have a chance of winning?" For a long time, Cao Cao set his sights on Xun Youdao.

"Since the lord has made up his mind to fight with the state army, why should he be afraid of defeat." Xun Yu Dao.

Cao Cao laughed and said, "In this way, Ben Hou is a little cautious. ”

"Lord, if the Jizhou army does not retreat, even if the situation in Chang'an is critical, the state army will not choose to fight a decisive battle with our army, and the state is the foundation of Lu Bu.

"What's more, the situation in Chang'an has not fallen into a really critical moment now, only if the Jingzhou army attacks Chang'an, it will be difficult to succeed, and Han Sui's sudden backlash makes Ma Chao unable to continue to invade Chang'an." Xun Yu Dao.

Cao Cao nodded slightly, originally everything was developing in favor of the princes' alliance, who would have expected that the immediate advantage would end with the collapse of the princes' alliance, and from the advantage to the disadvantage, it was Han Sui's betrayal.

Regarding Han Sui's betrayal, Cao Cao is sure that this is Lu Bu's secret doing, otherwise Ma Chao attacked Longguan so violently, but Chang'an's army did not have much mobilization, and it was obvious that Ma Chao was not in his eyes, the more so, the more Cao Cao was afraid of Lu Bu.

"The generals and men of the herald army, preparing for a decisive battle with the Bingzhou army, this battle is related to the general trend of the world in a few years." Cao Cao said.

The strategists in the tent heard the solemnity from Cao Cao's tone, and the decisive battle with the Bingzhou army, at this time the princes and the coalition army had an advantage in numbers, but the elite of the army was much worse, and the battle outside the Huguan gave them a deeper understanding of the merger state army, just the treatment of the wounded soldiers on the battlefield by the merger state army was not comparable to the princes' coalition army.

After receiving the news of the retreat of the Jizhou army, Lu Bu's frowning brows relaxed, and now the situation in Hedong is urgent, he can't continue to wait, the war that lasted for more than three months should come to an end, if Jiguan is still not broken by the Jingzhou army, Lu Bu still has the patience to continue to deal with the princes' army.

"Wenhe, send someone to the princes' army to write a war letter, and five days later, outside Huguan, fight to the death with the princes' army." Lu Bu said in a deep voice.

Jia Xu gave up his hand, and the generals in the army were excited when they heard the words, and the blind defense gave them the feeling that it was boring, and the princes' army attacked Huguan, there were so many tricks, turning over and over, not to mention that the defenders of Huguan were rotated, which made some generals tickle in their hearts.

"The decisive battle is not trivial, the generals of all departments must not slack off, the elite of the Cao army, and Cao Cao has a good way of leading the troops, it is a big enemy." Lu Budao.

The generals in the tent clasped their fists and said yes, thinking about how to earn enough credit in the upcoming battlefield.

On the day of receiving the war letter from the state army, the princes' army retreated twenty miles, which was also to vacate the battlefield, and all parties sent soldiers to clean up the battlefield, although at this time the soldiers on both sides hated each other, but they would not make a move, saying that it was to clean up the battlefield, in fact, it was not to give the other party a chance to take advantage of, after all, this kind of decisive battle is related to whether the army can win, and any factor must be taken into account.

Five days later, in the open area ten miles away from Huguan, the soldiers on both sides set up their troops and horses, but when they saw the banner covering the sky and the sun, the soldiers in the army could not see the edge, this was the largest war since the death of the Han Emperor in Chang'an, and the victory or defeat of this war was related to the interests of all parties.

If the princes' army is lucky to win, it means that it will take longer for the state army to recover in the next few years, and once the state army wins easily, it will gain more benefits.

In front of the two armies, Lu Bu rode away, stood in front of the two armies, and shouted: "Where is Cao Cao? Come out and answer. ”

Cao Cao, dressed in military uniform, walked out of the army under the protection of Cao Ren and other generals, compared to Lu Bu, who only had Dian Wei by his side, Cao Cao was much more cautious in this regard.

"Meng De, you and I are old friends, have you ever forgotten what you said at the beginning?" Lu Bu asked with a smile, although he and Cao Cao were in opposite camps at this time, it did not prevent him from appreciating Cao Cao, in Lu Bu's opinion, Cao Cao was a person who could afford to let go, and in this regard, it was incomparable to other princes.

(End of chapter)