Jingzhou, on the road from Jiangling to Xiangyang, the loess is flying, and the sound of horses' hooves is sounding. Sun Ce, escorted by 5,000 cavalry, galloped north in the starry night.

The horsemen, one man and two horses, wearing armor and holding guns, were in good spirits.

Most of these horsemen were carefully selected by Sun Ce from Jingyang, and some of them defected from the north. These people, without exception, are all proficient in equestrianism and strong in martial arts, and they can be regarded as the best among martial artists in this south.

Compared with the foot soldiers, the best treatment in the Wu army is the cavalry. Aside from the fact that in the past, the food was all fine grains, and even the horses often had to eat some black beans and other grains. In addition, the armor and weapons of the cavalry are all excellent, and the rewards after the war in the past are also quite rich, which often makes other soldiers envious.

On the other hand, the cavalry of the Wu army is well treated, so he naturally has his reasons.

Sun Ce can gallop south of the Yangtze River, and this cavalry is indispensable. Maybe these thousands of cavalry are nothing in the north, but in the south, this is one of the best forces.

The cavalry galloped north, stopping only to resupply the counties along the way, and other than that, without stopping.

After passing Xiangyang and entering Xinye, Sun Ce didn't care about going up to see Wen Ping, so he went east from Xinye, passed Biyang City, and then turned north, and took the path straight to the south of Xudu.

Along the way, the resistance was extremely weak, and most of them were old and weak soldiers.

As far as Sun Ce knew, Cao Cao originally arranged a lot of elite soldiers here, just to guard against himself. But now, with such a weak resistance, fools know that something must be wrong.

And as Sun Ce expected, after Cao Cao had a bad premonition, he immediately ordered Xun Yu, Xiahou Xuan, Zhong Xuan and others to prepare the back road in case of accidents.

In September, Guandu.

The wind is howling, and on the banks of the Yellow River, the waves are roaring. In the woods not far away, countless frightened birds fluttered their wings and flew up.

The deafening sound of war drums filled the place with a tense atmosphere. In addition to the sound of war drums, there were also the sound of desolate trumpets, the shouts of soldiers, and the clashing of blades.

Outside the camp of the Yuan army, tens of thousands of soldiers marched forward, and under the command of Guo Tu, Feng Ji and others, the soldiers bravely rushed to kill.

The Cao army camp opposite, the originally solid wall, has long become crumbling and precarious. It has been bombarded indiscriminately by trebuchets for several months, and it has been good to hold on until now.

Cao Cao stood on the wall, his face depressed.

The armor was covered in blood, and the helmet was thrown somewhere. The long sword in his hand was on the ground, but it was still able to emit a dazzling cold light.

"Lord, quickly withdraw!" Xun You persuaded the side.

Xiahou Yuan also said nervously: "Lord, stay in the green mountains!" ”

Cao Cao listened to the persuasion of the civil and military forces, and couldn't help but close his eyes.

At this moment, the earth seemed to shake suddenly, as if a large force of cavalry was rushing in all directions. When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other, and they didn't change color.

Cao Cao suddenly opened his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Take the tiger and leopard riding as the leader, rush out and go south!" ”

Seeing that Cao Cao had regained his composure, everyone immediately took orders and left.

Cao Cao took one last look at the north and muttered, "After a year of hard fighting, can't you stop Brother Ben after all?" Could it be that this is the day to die, Cao Cao can't do it? ”

Shaking his head, Cao Cao tried his best to let the negative thought slip out of his mind.

He kept encouraging himself that the retreat was ready, and he could make a comeback.

With a deep sigh, Cao Cao strode down the wall.

Looking at the people who were ready, Cao Cao turned over and got on his horse, touched the neat mane on Huang Feidian's neck, glanced at the people around him, and said in a deep voice: "Withdraw!" ”

Cao Chun listened to the order, and immediately moved forward with a sword, with thousands of tigers and leopards as the pioneer, rushed out of the camp gate, and headed south. Cao Ren, Xu Chu, and Xiahou Yuan were closely guarding Cao Cao's side, leading thousands of cavalry to follow, and Xun You, Cheng Yu and other civil officials also followed closely. The rest of the generals such as Le Jin, Yu Ban, Xu Huang, Zhu Ling, and Han Hao led their headquarters to follow.

The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and Cao Cao raised his eyes, only to see Yuan soldiers all over the mountains and fields.

Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, and Gao Ran had already led 10,000 cavalry to rush from all sides. Seeing this, the generals hurriedly rushed forward, and did not fight, but retreated south at the first touch.

Guan Yu rode on a red horse, a little dazed in his heart, but he was also carried south by the coercion.

North of Xudu, on the avenue, countless soldiers are running wildly.

One after another, the broken "Cao" banner was constantly abandoned on the road by the soldiers, and the soldiers who fled in a hurry did not mind stepping on the flag a few times.

The defeat was like a mountain, the general trend has gone, and in the battle of Guandu, Cao Cao was defeated after all.

This time the battle of Guandu did not have so many accidents in history. Guan Gong happened not to cut off Yan Liangwen, Xu You was robbed by the Secret Disc Division halfway, and Chun Yuqiong, who was drinking every day in Wuchao, was also lucky!

It's just Cao Cao who is unlucky!

Maybe Liu Bei!

Cao Cao, who was wrapped in a red robe, hurried under the escort of Xu Chu and other pro-soldiers.

Cao Cao looked around, and the army led by him was less than 10,000 people, as well as generals such as Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Xu Huang, and Le Jin, as well as strategists such as Xun You and Cheng Yu. A large number of civil and military troops were lost on the front line of Guandu, and Cao Cao thought that eighty percent of those who were lost also surrendered to Yuan Shao.

Looking at the defeat of the remnants, Cao Cao wanted to cry without tears.

An army of more than 100,000 was less than 10,000 at this time, and most of them were cavalry. The elite soldiers can be said to be scattered in a war. I don't know when Cao Cao will be able to raise such an army again.

Cao Cao looked back at Guandu, only to see the sky-high fire, blazing. The earth-shattering shouts of killing seemed to still linger in his ears.

At this time, Cao Cao was grief-stricken, and the sense of powerlessness after the defeat struck again.

Seeing that Cao Cao stopped reining in his horse, everyone also stopped.

Xu Huang, who was covered in blood, stepped forward and asked loudly: "Lord, Yuan Shao's chasing soldiers are still behind, and further forward is Xu Du, why do you want to stop?" ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he smiled bitterly, and then sighed: "The 100,000 army is wiped out, even if you flee back to Xudu, isn't it a dead end?" ”

In the eyes of everyone, the lord of his own family, who had always been confident, said such words, which made everyone bow their heads and sigh.

Cao Cao glanced around at the people around him, and there seemed to be bitter tears rolling in his eyes.

"All the gentlemen are the best in the world, I really can't bear you to follow Cao Mou to a dead end, at the moment Yuan Shao's chasing army has not yet chased, if you want to find a clear way for yourself, go ahead!"

Cao Cao's words were full of sadness.

Many civil and military officials, hearing this, couldn't help but burst into tears.

I saw Xu Chu step forward immediately, and said angrily: "I will swear to follow the lord to the death, and I will die without regrets!" ”

"Swear to follow the lord to the death, and die without regrets!"

There were more than a dozen civil and military people on the left and right, echoing in unison, and they all looked agitated.

Listening to the words of his subordinates, Cao Cao was extremely relieved, but the sadness on his face continued unabated.

Even if her subordinates will not abandon her, but now that Guandu has been defeated and the general trend has gone, what can she do if she escapes to Guanzhong?

At this moment, there was a sound of horses' hooves ahead, dust was flying, and a team of soldiers and horses hurried over.

I saw that the scout came to report, saying that Shang Shu ordered Xun Yu to escort Emperor Liu Xie and Cao Cao's family to arrive.

Hearing that Xun Yu had arrived, Cao Cao's heart was a little more stable, so he urged him to meet immediately.

When Cao Cao saw Xun Yu, who was known as Wang Zuozhicai, still with a tired smile on his face, he couldn't help but feel a trace of guilt in his heart.

"Wen Ruo, after all, I still lost!" Cao Cao held Xun Yu's shoulder, his words full of helplessness and self-blame.

Xun Yu arched his hand slightly, and said lightly: "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, but it is just a loss of battle, why should the lord be discouraged?" ”

Xun Yu's words were full of confidence and ease, and between the understatements, there seemed to be no hesitation and despair at all.

Xun Yu's performance finally made Cao Cao gradually rekindle his courage.

"Wen Ruo, do I really want to go to Guanzhong?" Although Cao Cao listened to Xun Yu's advice and made some preparations for going to Guanzhong, he was still a little hesitant at this time.

I saw Xun Yu nodding and saying, "Although Yuan Shao is winning now, there are many internal disputes. Temporarily get the Central Plains, but sooner or later fall apart, what the lord has to do is to retreat to Guanzhong, regain his strength, once Yuan Shao dies, the Yuan family is in civil strife, we can go out of the customs and make a comeback! ”

Xun Yu stroked his long hair with his hands, and his expression was quite confident. The other civil and military officers on the side all bowed their heads when they heard this.

When Cao Cao heard this, he was really a little excited in his heart, but then he remembered the worry in his heart. After pondering for a while, Cao Cao still asked: "Guanzhong is broken, Han Sui, Ma Teng and others are full of princes, although they are nominally attached to the imperial court, but in fact they are not really obedient, even Zhong Xuan is only barely supporting around Chang'an!" How can we resist Yuan Shao's attack? ”

Cao Cao's words made the surrounding civilians and warriors worry for a while, and they nodded in agreement.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Xun Yu smiled slightly, but looked at Cheng Yu on the side.

I saw Cheng Yu say slowly: "The lord is too worried, what the princes of Xiliang are afraid of is Yuan Shao." Now that Yuan Shao has unified the Central Plains of Hebei, not only the princes of Xiliang, but all the princes in the world regard Yuan Shao as an enemy. Although the princes of Xiliang may not fully support the lord, they will never block the lord from entering the customs! ”

After a pause, Cheng Yu continued: "As long as the lord can retreat into Guanzhong smoothly, he will benefit the princes of Xiliang and appease him, and with the solidity of the four stops in Guanzhong, he will definitely be able to resist Yuan Shao's attack." Moreover, after a year of fierce battles in Guandu, Yuan's army was already at the end of the crossbow. In a short period of time, it is impossible for Yuan Shao to use troops on a large scale. After all, just digesting the Central Plains states will take a lot of time. ”

"Besides, I heard that Marquis Wu and Sun Ce have captured most of Jingzhou, and Liu Biaoye has died. If we talk about Yuan Shao's threat, I'm afraid Sun Ce is more worried than us. The lord and Sun Ce joined forces, and under the attack from both sides, I am afraid that it will not be a problem to survive the civil strife in the Yuan family! Cheng Yu smiled and said lightly.

In Cheng Yu's words, it seems that Sun Ce has been regarded as a sharp knife.

At this time, the worries in Cao Cao's heart finally disappeared, and his fighting spirit was rekindled.

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