The little colonel said sadly: "The lord doesn't know, the Xiliang army has just attacked the city, Mr. Chen Gong opened the west gate and surrendered, Gongzi Zhenli was invincible, and after Xuchang was broken, he was already killed in battle." ”

"Ah......h

Cao Cao was completely stunned, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Cheng Yu, Xun You, Liu Ye and a cadre of generals were also stunned, their eyes widened, and their faces were full of disbelief.

Chen Gong will turn his back on Cao Cao, and this news is too shocking.

Cao Cao let Chen Jun stay in his lair every time he went on an expedition, which shows how much he trusted Chen Gong.

is such a confidant and capable minister, but he betrayed Cao Cao.

Even for a peerless hero like Cao Cao, Chen Gong's betrayal was a huge blow.

"Lord!"

Cheng Yu was the first to come back to his senses and called softly.

Cao Cao's face turned extremely pale, he tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, and asked in a deep voice, "How long ago was this?" ”

The Colonel replied, "Five days ago." ”

General Li Dian hurriedly said: "Lord, Xuchang is the foundation of our army, and there is no room for failure." Today, Luo Zheng has exhausted the army to attack, our army has reached the autumn of life and death, please quickly raise troops to the south and fight to the death with the Xiliang army! ”

"No!"

Cheng Yu hurriedly said: "At present, although our army has repelled Yuan Shao, it has suffered heavy casualties, only 10,000 tired soldiers remain, and the 50,000 troops on the front line of the Tiger Pass are almost completely wiped out. ”

"Ugh!"

Li Dian was speechless.

Xun You also nodded and said: "Our army has suffered heavy casualties, and there is indeed no chance of winning a decisive battle with the Xiliang Army at this time." The following is that the lord should retreat to Xuzhou, and then unite with Liu Qi, Sun Ce, and Yuan Shao to resist Luo Zheng, so that there is a fifty percent chance of victory. ”

General Le Jin said: "But Yuan Shao's hundreds of thousands of army grain and grass have been burned, and I am afraid that he will not be able to use troops abroad in a short time." Sun Ce is at war with our army, how to form an alliance, Jingzhou Liu Qi is weak. may not dare to have a bad relationship with Luo Zheng. ”

Cheng Yu said in a condensed voice: "It's man-made, you have to try it anyway." As long as they can repel Luo Zheng's Xiliang army. Even if the two counties of Huainan and Lujiang are ceded to Sun Ce, it is not impossible, and now Luo Zheng is the biggest enemy of our army. ”

Cao Cao was silent and gave up Xuchang, which was really a difficult decision.

Xuchang is his old nest, and giving up Xuchang is equivalent to giving up the entire Central Plains.

If the Central Plains is handed over this time, I will want to enter the Central Plains in the future. I'm afraid it's impossible.

Cao Cao knows better than anyone that it is no longer the time for the princes to rise together, after ten years of fighting, there are only the most powerful princes of the Five Roads left in the world, and among them, Luo Zheng, who occupies Guanliang and Xichuan, is the most powerful.

After this battle, Yuan Shao was afraid that he would no longer be able to use troops with foreign countries in a short period of time.

Sun Ceyuan is in Jiangdong, not to mention Liu Qi in Jingzhou, who is equivalent to a puppet, and he doesn't dare to provoke Luo Zheng at all.

Once Luo Zheng was allowed to enter the Central Plains, Cao Cao knew that he would completely lose the foundation of the world.

That's because I understand this. That's why it's hard to make a decision.

Even if he is as strong as Cao Cao, he can't help but hesitate when faced with such a difficult choice.

"Newspaper—"

That's when it happened. A shout sounded outside the tent again, and everyone's hearts jumped wildly.

In the hurried footsteps, a small colonel rushed into the tent and said quickly: "Lord, the Xiliang cavalry was found fifty miles away. ”

"What?"

Everyone was taken aback again, the Xiliang army came so quickly.

Cao Cao asked in a deep voice, "How many Xiliang cavalry have been found?" ”

The little colonel replied, "About 30,000!" ”

"Thirty thousand!"

Cao Cao's eyes suddenly froze, and his little eyes quickly turned around.

Cheng Yu's face changed again, and he said in a condensed voice: "Lord, the situation has changed. This must be that Luo Zheng has already left the Tiger Prison and directly killed the official crossing. Guandu is only more than 400 miles away from the Tiger Prison Pass. At most, Xiliang can be killed tomorrow, and the Central Plains can no longer be defended. In view of this, Yu thought that our army should quickly withdraw to Xuzhou. ”

Xun You also said solemnly: "The Xiliang cavalry comes and goes like the wind, if our army takes the Chenliu official road, it will inevitably be overtaken, and I think that the lord should lead the army north to Dongjun overnight, enter Renchengguo through Puyang east, and then enter Xuzhou from Renchengguo." ”

The atmosphere in the tent was so oppressive that everyone held their breath.

In the face of the Xiliang Army's step-by-step advance, everyone felt as if a mountain was pressing on their chests, and they were almost out of breath.

Even Zhang He, Gao Ran and other Hebei generals who were standing behind and had not had time to come forward to meet Cao Cao, had a huge pressure inexplicably, and at this moment, the opportunity had reached the autumn of life and death.

Cao Cao's face was uncertain, and his heart was fighting fiercely, in the face of the biggest choice in his life, Cao Cao, the peerless hero, showed a very decisive side, just after a little thought, he said categorically: "Good, according to Zhongde, Gongda's opinion!" ”

Cheng Yu hurriedly said: "You still need to set up a suspicious formation to get rid of the Xiliang cavalry!" ”

Cao Cao said 'um' and said in a deep voice: "Go and do it quickly!" ”

"Yes!"

Everyone responded loudly and quickly withdrew from the military tent.

Cao Cao then looked at Zhang He, Gao Ran and other Hebei generals, and said with a smile: "Presumably the four are Zhang He, Gao Lan, Ma Yan, and Jiao Touch, the four generals?" ”

"See Cao Gong!"

Zhang He and the others did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly stepped forward to pay a visit.

"Four generals, hurry up and excuse me!"

Cao Cao hurriedly stepped forward, helped up the four generals of Zhang He, and said with a look of admiration: "in the Central Plains, taste the names of the four generals, all of them are the heroes of Hebei, and the famous generals of the world!" Thanks to the four generals who came to vote, what a blessing! ”

The four generals all said shamefully: "The general of the defeated army, how can he speak bravely, Xie Caogong praises!" ”

Cao Cao waved his hand again and again, and said: "This is a bad word, victory and defeat are common among soldiers, and they have led soldiers for many years, and they have been defeated by Xiliang Luo Zheng several times, and the four generals don't have to be too humble." Today, Luo has exhausted the troops of Guan Liang to attack, and the Central Plains is in danger, and the four generals can still vote with their hearts, which shows the righteousness. Cao is willing to make an agreement with the four generals that if he can repel the invading army of Xiliang this time, how about Cao and the four generals enjoy wealth forever, never doubt each other, and never abandon the master? ”

"See the lord, I am willing to serve the lord!"

Zhang Hesi bowed down loudly, and there was no other thought in his heart.

At this moment, the four generals were all very emotional in their hearts, and they were all impressed by Cao Cao's bearing.

Compared with Cao Cao, Yuan Shao is inferior in terms of open-mindedness and personality charm, Zhang Hesi will serve under Yuan Shao for many years, and he has never heard this kind of heart-wrenching words.

To be able to meet such a master, even if he dies on the battlefield, there is nothing to regret.

"Hurry up, please!"

Cao Cao picked up Zhang Hesi and smiled with satisfaction.

At present, the Xiliang army is pouring into the nest, and the foundation of the Central Plains is about to be lost. (To be continued) R580