Facts have proved that Yuan Shao was wrong again this time, and compared with the previous two mistakes, his mistakes this time were greater, and the price he paid was greater, so big that he could not recover.

Zhang He and Gao Lan failed to capture Cao's camp after all, because Cao Cao had already defended his camp impermeably before sending troops to attack, and although Han Meng arrived before the Wuchao was completely burned out, because the troops were too small, they could not play a rescue role, and were finally defeated by Cao Cao, and the grain and grass of the Wuchao were completely turned into ashes.

His own grain and grass were gone, and he failed to take Cao Cao, which had obviously become Yuan Shao's fatal wound, because he could not explain to his soldiers.

On the battlefield, the most terrible thing is not the fierce enemy, but the first to mess up, but the soldiers are not puppets, they are human beings, they are living beings, after hearing that they have no food left, can they still be expected to fight desperately? That's obviously impossible.

Therefore, Yuan Shao's hundreds of thousands of troops were completely chaotic overnight, some fled, some made a fuss, and some even drew swords against their own people, and the order formed before was completely gone, and it was not as good as the rabble.

After that, the morale of the Cao army came and began a round of slaughter.

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In July of the fifth year of Jian'an, Yuan Shao's army was attacked by Cao Cao, and the 500,000 army was directly destroyed, and only tens of thousands of remnants fled back to Hebei, and the battle between Yuan and Cao came to an end.

The winner is not Yuan Shao, a famous family in Hebei, but Cao Cao, who was not favored before, which is a shocking news for the vast majority of people in the world, or it is incredible.

After the war, the situation in the world has changed dramatically, especially in Hebei and the Central Plains, people's hearts have begun to fluctuate, and some of Yuan Shao's staunch supporters have been slightly shaken, perhaps, they should think of a way back for themselves and their clansmen.

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Jizhou, Zhen Mansion

"Father, now that Yuan Gong has been defeated, what should we do in the future?" After Zhen Wen learned the news of Yuan Shao's defeat, he immediately found his old father and anxiously inquired about future countermeasures.

Yuan Shao was defeated, this not only means the decline of a force, but also means that the efforts of countless supporters behind this force will come to naught, it is obvious that the Zhen family also belongs to one of them, they have paid a lot in order to hug Yuan Shao's thigh over the years.

"What are you panicking about? It's Yuan Gong who is defeated, what does it have to do with my Zhen family? Zhen Yi glanced at his second son dissatisfied, and said unhurriedly.

He is still satisfied with this son's talent, but this temperament that can't hold his breath when he encounters major events really needs to be honed more.

"How could it be irrelevant? In case Cao Mengde really called, then we don't know what will become of our Zhen family in the future? Zhen Wen said urgently.

The so-called once a son of heaven and a courtier, they have been close to the Yuan family over the years, his eldest brother Zhen Yao is one of the many staff members under Yuan Shao, and there is a younger sister who married Yuan Shao's son Yuan Xi, while enjoying a lot of convenience, it will naturally be considered Yuan Shao's party, if Hebei changes hands in the future, who knows if it will affect their family, after all, by that time, their Zhen family's relationship network in Hebei will be completely broken, even if Cao Cao himself does not suppress them, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no subordinates who want to fall into the well.

"Don't worry, the sky won't fall!" Zhen Yi touched his already gray beard, and then said lightly: "Even if Cao Mengde really invades Hebei in the end, it will not affect us, after all, our Zhen family is just a merchant family, and it can't hinder him, not to mention, your brother-in-law has hundreds of thousands of troops outside, and whoever wants to trouble us has to be taboo!" ”

"Eh, Dad, you're talking about General Lu 、、、 Lu!" Zhen Wenleng paused, and then realized that the brother-in-law Zhen Yi said was his fourth brother-in-law Lu Xuantong, not the third brother-in-law Yuan Tan.

"Hmm!" Zhen Yi nodded, and said with a little sigh: "I married your fourth sister to Lu Xuantong just in case I left a back road, I never thought that he could have the great cause of dominating Sanzhou now, and I didn't expect that Yuan Gong would actually lose to Cao Cao, in this way, this back road was used, and it was really thanks to your eldest brother's proposal at that time." ”

Their Zhen family, when they heard that Lu Xuantong was blocked, they wanted to cut off business contacts with each other, but Zhen Yao proposed that it was better to send charcoal in the snow, but fortunately, he obeyed at the beginning and married his daughter, and now even if Yuan Shao is defeated, their Zhen family always has a big backer, although it is far away, but at least the strength is there, and it can always deter Xiaoxiao.

"It's still the eldest brother who has a vision!" Being so touched by his father, Zhen Wen's face was a little less worried, and he smiled again.

He didn't expect this before, although Lu An couldn't govern Hebei, but his power spanned Jingyang Jiao Sanzhou, he was a first-class prince in the world, and he was an ally with Cao Cao, his Zhen family had such a son-in-law, even if Cao Cao really entered Hebei, it must have no impact on their family.

However, what the Zhen family didn't know was that the alliance between Lu An and Cao Cao would soon be completely shattered with one incident, otherwise, I am afraid that their hearts would be even more unstable.

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Huainan, Shouchun Taishou Mansion

Huang Zhong listened to the urgent report of the spies who rushed back from the vicinity of Guandu overnight, and his face couldn't help but show a trace of excitement, after receiving the secret letter from the lord, he had been waiting for this day, and now, the time has finally come, and it should be the time for him Huang Han to be promoted to open up the territory for the lord.

"Pass my order, immediately go and inform all the soldiers that they are about to go on the expedition, and before dawn tomorrow, I will see the army gather in the school yard without falling!" When the spies went down to rest, Huang Zhong hurriedly called the captain and ordered him to go down.

After being in Huainan for so long, he really didn't want to delay even a second longer, if it weren't for the fact that it was not early today, and it would take time to gather the soldiers, he would have wanted to go on the expedition today.

"General Huang, I heard that the horse has just returned, is there a result in the battle of Yuan Cao?" At this time, Jia Xu also walked in from outside the door and asked.

"Yes, the news just came that Cao Cao has won a big victory, and Yuan Shao's hundreds of thousands of troops have been annihilated!" Huang Zhong nodded and said softly.

"As I expected, it was Cao Cao who won!" Hearing that Cao Cao had won, Jia Xu didn't have any surprise on his face, and just muttered to himself.

"Huh?" Seeing that Jia Xu seemed to have made a prediction, Huang Zhong couldn't help but be a little curious: "Didn't the military advisor already know that Cao Cao could win?" ”

"I don't know, I just have some guesses in my heart!" Jia Xu waved his hand: "Although Yuan Shao has many soldiers and horses, he can also be called a hero, but his own personality is a little indecisive, wide on the outside and taboo on the inside, and he will definitely suffer a big loss against a hero in troubled times like Cao Cao." ”

"Troubled times?" Huang Zhong read a sentence, and then with a little question: "The military advisor actually has such a high opinion of that Cao Cao?" ”

"Xiao Xiong's words are not what I said, but what Xu Zi Jiang said at the beginning, but with this Cao Cao's performance for so many years, he deserves the word Xiao Xiong in troubled times!" Jia Xu replied.

"Hey, hey!" Huang Zhong smiled at this time, and said with some expectation: "This time, we are going to attack this troubled hero, I really want to know if this troubled hero has the ability to resist the invasion of our Jiangdong army!" ”

"I'm afraid this is very difficult for Cao Cao!" Jia Xu replied with a smile. Although Cao Cao can be called a hero, but this time the other party is definitely empty in the rear in order to attack Yuan Shao, if he can't take advantage of this situation, then he and Huang Zhong can directly wipe their necks and commit suicide, saving them from wasting the money that Lu An gave them.

"Hahahaha, the military advisor is very good!" Huang Zhong laughed.

"That's right, Strategist!" At this moment, Huang Zhong remembered something and asked, "I have just summoned the sergeants to go on the expedition tomorrow, but the strategic direction has not yet been decided, do you have any good suggestions?" “

Huainan is the hinterland of the Central Plains, connecting Xuzhou in the north, Jiangdong in the south, and Yuzhou in the west, which can be described as a good place in all directions.

"Judging by it, it's better to occupy Xuzhou first!" Jia Xu thought about it for a while, and then proposed directly.

After that, without waiting for Huang Zhong to ask, Jia Xu continued: "There are two advantages to attacking Xuzhou, one is that Xuzhou has fallen into the hands of Cao Cao for less than a year, and has experienced several wars, presumably Cao Cao has not been able to recover the hearts of the people for the time being, and they do not have an advantage in terms of people, and second, the Xuzhou rich Mi family is the in-law of the lord, if we attack Xuzhou, maybe we can get some help in the dark." ”

"What the military advisor says is very true, so he will listen to the military advisor." Huang Zhong nodded, indicating that he agreed with Jia Xu's opinion.

"Actually, we are just the vanguard, and the real drama is yet to come!" Jia Xu smiled at this time, and said: "Cao Cao must be chasing Yuan Shao at this time and wants to annex Hebei, but once he finds out that we are attacking his own territory, he will definitely send a large army back to help, at that time, the lord will not sit idly by, maybe the real big war is coming." ”

"What does the military advisor mean、、、" Huang Zhong's eyes froze: "The lord wants to start a full-scale war with Cao Cao?" ”

"It should be!" Jia Xu said in a very firm tone.

For example, the general trend of today is very clear, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, and there is already a foundation for unifying Hebei, in terms of Lu An's eloquence, he will never sit back and watch Cao Cao become so slowly strong, this time it is a signal to Cao Cao, otherwise when Cao Cao completely occupies the four states of Hebei, plus Cao Cao's own four states of the Central Plains, then the general trend has really become, so, Jia Xu concluded that Lu An will definitely intervene in it, and this hand is not only the 50,000 army in Huainan, but the entire Jiangdong.