Ten days later, Cao Cao's Chinese army was also assembled. At this moment, on the near side of Baoshui, hundreds of thousands of horses were gathered, but both sides maintained a certain degree of restraint, and no one provoked the opponent to start this war.

Cao Cao knew very well that his logistical supply was a big problem, and the army did not come here with the purpose of a decisive battle with the Shu army, but to protect the three generals of Hanzhong and reduce the adverse effects of the defeat of Hanzhong as much as possible.

"Zhang'er, have you ever sent someone to find the three of Miaocai?" The first thing Cao Cao did when he arrived at the camp was to ask Cao Zhang about the whereabouts of Xiahou Yuan and others.

Cao Zhang shook his head helplessly: "Father, there are not a hundred or eighty scouts I have sent, but none of them have returned to the camp yet, and it is very weird!" When we arrived at this place, our army was like a dark eye, and we could not get the slightest news, and our son did not dare to rush in, so he could only stay here and wait for his father to come, and then make a decision. But what is certain is that the city has fallen! It's just that the casualties of our army, and the traces of the three generals of Miaocai, are still unknown! ”

Cao Cao habitually touched his forehead, as if his head wind had made another mistake, and his heart hurt.

"Let Zhongda, pick a few hundred scouts from the Chinese army to find out the enemy's situation in the south, and the first task is to find the traces of our army's generals! Let's go down! Cao Cao waved his hand helplessly.

Although Cao Zhang was brave, he was most afraid of his father, and he had always obeyed Cao Cao's words, and when he left the tent, he went directly to Sima Zhongda.

Hundreds of light horsemen floated out of Cao's camp and scattered in all directions in a team of ten.

Liu Bei sat in the main case of the tent according to the sword, and the Chinese martial arts gathered in the tent, and the lineup was at its peak. In Huo Yi's opinion, Liu Bei really scared Cao Cao, and Cao Cao personally led the army to Hanzhong, which already made Liu Bei panic. actually let the whole army stand still and wait and see the movements of Cao's army.

So much so that Huo Yi strongly advocated to swallow up the already very radical and prominent Cao Zhang, defeat the vanguard of the Cao army, and chill the morale of the Cao army.

But Liu Bei did not allow Huo Yi to fight, in his opinion, the Cao army that came in the early stage were the most elite tiger and leopard riders under Cao Cao, if he acted rashly, but he couldn't swallow this hard bone, he would fall into passivity. Liu Bei knew that Cao Jun's food and grass were scarce, so he was more inclined to the retreat and clearing the wilderness suggested by Pang Tong. Confronted Cao Jun, and when his food ran out, Cao Jun retreated.

Huo Yi was in a hurry, because the scout he sent to Guanzhong had already sent back the news. The elite Cao army stationed in Guanzhong was only twenty or thirty thousand. In addition to the elite of the tiger and leopard cavalry mobilized by Cao Cao this time, there is also the central forbidden army. It is also a genus that can conquer and fight. Most of the rest are county soldiers in the area of Yongzhou Sili, and their combat effectiveness is extremely average.

If you listen to his advice and fight a decisive battle with Cao Jun, don't say whether you can win quickly, if you plan properly, grasp the opportunity. It is not known whether this Cao army will be completely wiped out in Hanzhong. If the Cao army here is really annihilated, then it means that Guanzhong is also empty, but it is an extremely rare opportunity for Liu Bei, who needs the territory population the most at this moment.

Fa Zheng said coldly: "Our army is in Xinping Shuzhong." If you are in a hurry to capture Guanzhong, you will inevitably make the foundation unstable, and if you are not careful, you will lose the overall situation. General Huo's words may be true, but the danger is too high! ”

Huo Yi buried his head and had to admit that he had been in the army for too long, and he often only thought about things from the military side, but he didn't know that this was a war related to the future of this force, and it was not just the military that he had to consider. Compared with Fa Zheng and Pang Tong, he is indeed much worse in judging the situation

Think about his lord Liu Bei to fight against Cao Cao, Sun Quan and other heroes in the world, if the lord is a blind and impulsive reckless man, he has already died many times. He is also a character who loves to take risks, and this kind of stability is something that he has to understand and learn.

Huo Yi understood this truth, that is, no matter how reasonable he said, he was afraid that the lord would not listen to him, so he had to take his heart, train the sergeants steadily, deal with the camp affairs, and in his spare time, he looked for Guan Xing and Zhao Tong to practice martial arts, and talked with Zhao Yun and Chen Zhi about the experience of training infantry cavalry, which was also very stable.

Half a month has passed in a blink of an eye, and the Cao camp in the north is still immovable, of course Huo Yi knows what they are doing, although Huo Yi, the scout of the Cao army, has stopped all of them, but in the end he has found out the news from the mouths of some prisoners, Cao Cao is ordering a frantic search for Xiahou Yuan and the other three. Huo Yi was also looking for it, but as if the world had evaporated, the more than 2,000 Cao Jun disappeared like ashes.

However, it was said that Xiahou Yuan led the more than 2,000 remnants of the army out of Xingshi County, and escorted Zhang He along the rugged Luogu Valley Road, all the way to Guanzhong, which was extremely difficult. However, although the valley road is difficult to travel, it is the closest one from Hanzhong to Guanzhong, and it is more than half a month, and the two thousand men and horses who are lightly armed and simple finally arrived in Guanzhong.

Wugong County Zhizhong South Town, a brigade of tired divisions appeared in the southeast of the county, and the county soldiers at the head of the city panicked, fell the city gate, and found the county lieutenant.

Chen Tang looked down from the city, his heart was extremely flustered, he knew that Wugong County was not far to the south, and it was Luogu Road that could lead directly to Hanzhong. What is the origin of these horses, if it is the defeated army in Hanzhong, it is better to say, if the Shu army comes over the mountains and mountains, how is it good?

Chen Tang is the county lieutenant of Wugong County, in charge of the military affairs of a county, although there are only dozens of county officials and county soldiers, but he still has the courage to shout at the slowly approaching soldiers and horses under the city: "Who is coming?" ”

"General Han Zhengxi is here, why don't you open the city gate quickly?" A loud voice rang out from among the thousands of sergeants.

Xiahou Yuan sat on the horse, but his face was gloomy when he heard the words, he had fought such a big defeat, but he was lost home, but he was afraid that most of the names of the generals of the expedition to the west would not be able to be kept. Now, what kind of face do you have to report this name?

The county lieutenant knew that it was useless for these horses to close the city gate, so he had to open the city gate, although he was only a county lieutenant, but near the left was the former Han capital Chang'an, which was regarded as a figure who had seen the world. I know what kind of person General Zhengxi is.

Xiahou Yuan led a group of tired divisions into Wugong County, and immediately said: "Send someone to report to the prime minister, and say that Xiahou Yuan has been defeated and returned to Hanzhong, please surrender the prime minister!" ”

Chen Tang was stunned, only then did he know that the person he welcomed into the city was really a big man, if General Zhengxi himself had never heard of who it was, but the name Xiahou Yuan was the existence of Wei Zhen Longyou.

Chen Tang nodded hurriedly, and instructed the county officials to make arrangements.

Xiahou Yuan looked at Zhang He, who couldn't afford to be seriously injured, and at this moment, Zhang He was already asleep due to long-distance bumps.

Xiahou Yuan sighed: "Find another good doctor to the army, hurry!" (To be continued......)