However, it is said that since Cao Cao was attacked by Xu Rong and Dong Shouye led by a group of generals of the Xiliang Army, he was defeated and lost, and suffered heavy losses, almost annihilating the entire army. And Cao Cao himself was almost chased to death by the Xiliang army, and almost hung up in advance, but fortunately, the clan brother Cao Hong gave up his life to let the horse, and carried Cao Cao to swim across the river at night, so he escaped with his life.

After crossing the river, count the men and horses, and contain the soldiers, how can there be any soldiers who can be gathered? There are only about 100 people left in the whole army, and Cao Cao's heart is dripping with blood, and he wants to cry! Moreover, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahoudun, Li Dian, and Le Jin were also injured. Cao Cao himself was shot in the shoulder socket by Xu Rong's arrow, and Xiahou Yuan was also shot in the left shoulder by Xu Rong, and fought Xu Huang again. All in all, in the pursuit of Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao can be described as a complete defeat.

Cao Cao sat on a big rock, thinking of the disadvantages of this battle, as well as Xiahou Yuan and Zhang Miao, who had no news, not only burst into tears, but also saddened. While thinking about it, a subordinate reported that Xiahou Yuan and Zhang Miao and the others had found this place with dozens of remnants and joined everyone. I saw that these two people were also injured, their faces were full of exhaustion, and they were extremely annoyed, and it seemed that the two who fled all the way also suffered a lot. So everyone hugged each other and cried profusely, and the ghost cried wolf so much that the liver and intestines were broken.

Cao Cao discussed with Zhang Miao, since the pursuit of the matter was defeated and lost, it could only be stopped, and it was over, and it was difficult to do anything again, so it was better to go back to Chen Liu first to observe current affairs. Originally, these two people also wanted to turn back to the camp of the coalition army, but they were afraid that they would be laughed at by the princes, and they felt that this place was a place of right and wrong, and it was difficult to stay for a long time, and they were afraid that Xu Rong and other Xiliang troops would continue to pursue, and then it would be difficult to protect their lives, so they had to take the remnants of more than 200 people and rush to Chen Liu.

Cao Cao and Zhang Miao had fewer men and horses, and they were easy to hide, and they were afraid that the sudden escape would alarm this unknown enemy, so they temporarily hid and observed the specific situation. It didn't take long to find out that this military horse should be his own, and it was under the banner of Hanoi's Taishou Wang Kuang, about 10,000 people. So he made up his mind, walked out of the hidden place, and met Wang Kuang.

Wang Kuang saw that this group of people was almost all wounded, ragged, and miserable, so he asked out loud: "Brother Meng Zhuo and Meng De, why are they like this?" ”

Cao Cao and Zhang Miao glanced at each other, and said with a wry smile: "Brother Gongjie, I can't hide it, when I led the troops to pursue Dong Zhuo, I was ambushed by Lu Bu near Xingyang. had no choice but to flee back from Xingyang, and met Brother Meng Zhuo with 10,000 horses to meet him, and he settled down a little. Seeing that he had already encountered the Xiliang army twice, it was expected that the Xiliang army was defenseless at this time, and I wanted to pursue Dong Zhuo again, so I borrowed the general Wei Zi from Meng Zhuo to lead 5,000 men and horses back again and continue the pursuit. Xu Rong's old horseman has not gone far, I and Wei Zi led the soldiers and horses to fight with Xu Rong again, the two armies are evenly matched, regardless of up and down, the battle situation is extremely anxious, after Dong Bai's general Xu Huang led five hundred light cavalry to support, our army was defeated, Xu Rong's old horseman was very good, our army was almost wiped out. Hou Lai's generals fought to the death and escaped with their lives, but Wei Zixian's brother was killed by Xu Rong. I led the soldiers to desperately snatch back the body of Brother Wei Zixian, and then joined Brother Meng Zhuo and prepared to return to the coalition camp. The old horseman Xu Rong was waiting for reinforcements led by Dong Bai at this time, so he was ready to kill us all, led the men and horses to chase and kill, and attacked overnight to break through Brother Meng Zhuo's camp. Brother Meng Zhuo and I lost all our soldiers and horses, and we had no shame to return to the coalition camp, and I was afraid that the Xiliang army would continue to chase and kill, so I was about to return to my hometown to stay and make plans again. Fortunately, Brother Gongjie led the soldiers and horses to meet him, and now my life is worry-free. ”

Wang Kuang said: "I didn't expect the Xiliang Army to have extraordinary combat power, this Xu Rong is also extraordinary, even Brother Meng De lost the battle, and he is really a strong enemy." ”

Zhang Miao was also very happy to see Wang Kuang leading the army to meet him at this time, so he didn't have the panic before, gradually calmed down, and asked out loud: "Brother Gongjie, why did you come from?" ”

Wang Kuang replied: "Since Brother Meng De led the troops away, your Brother Meng Zhuo and Brother Meng De have a close relationship, and they also sent troops to respond. The leader of the alliance thought that the Xiliang army was strong and difficult to defeat, and he was afraid that the two brothers would lose, so he sent me to lead 10,000 horses to meet him. I led the soldiers and horses to gallop day and night, helping the two brothers, and I was meeting the two brothers here, but the two brothers had already lost the army. ”

Cao Cao and Zhang Miao said in unison: "Thank you Brother Gongjie for saving your kindness, and you will repay you in the future." "There is a way to save people's lives than to create a seventh-level floating slaughter, and the relationship between Cao Cao, Zhang Miao and Wang Kuang is very good. However, to say that Cao Cao repaid Wang Kuang's great kindness in the future is also nonsense, and today's Wang Kuang would never have imagined that he would die in Cao Cao's hands in the future. And Cao Cao didn't think about Wang Kuang's grace to him today.

Wang Kuang said again: "What are the plans of the two brothers, it is better to return to the coalition camp for the time being, and after meeting with everyone, we will make plans." In fact, at this time, Wang Kuang still very much hoped that Cao Cao and Zhang Miao could return to the coalition camp of the Kwantung princes and work together, but he also knew the overall situation of the Kwantung coalition army and the alliance leader Yuan Shao, and his brother Yuan Shu's careful thoughts, but there was no good strategy, and they could only go with the flow.

Cao Cao said: "The general of the defeated army, what kind of face does he have to meet the old man, since the leader of the alliance is unwilling to send troops, it is difficult to plan for big things, and it is useless to stay." Brother Meng Zhuo and I can no longer make meritorious deeds, and we are ready to return to Chen Liu's hometown. After that, he smiled wryly, his expression was gloomy, and he had lost his previous self-confidence and high spirits.

Wang Kuang said: "That's fine, the world's major events are beyond our control, since the two brothers have made up their minds, I can't force them to stay, so I will give the two brothers a ride." So he led the soldiers and horses to escort Zhang Miao and Cao Cao to the direction of Chenliu, and when Cao Cao and Zhang Miao arrived at a safe place, it was convenient for the two to say goodbye and turn back to the coalition camp on their own. So, Cao Cao, Zhang Miao and Wang Kuang parted ways and went their separate ways.

Dong Shouye and Xu Rong won a complete victory in this battle, with almost no losses, not only obtained countless grains, grasses, and baggage in Zhang Miao's army, but also killed Wei Zi, the general in Zhang Miao's army, and obtained more than 3,500 prisoners, but their own casualties were negligible. Both of them were beaming with their eyebrows raised and beaming. So he arranged for his henchman Meteor to ride a fast horse and pass the book to Dong Zhuo to report the victory. Dong Shouye also arranged for all the prisoners he had obtained this time to be under the command of Xu Rong to compensate for the soldiers he lost in successive battles. And Xu Rong said to these prisoners that those who are willing to be soldiers will stay, and those who are not willing to be soldiers will roll their calves and will not be sent away. Only about 500 people left, and the remaining 3,000 people were willing to stay and serve as soldiers. After all, in troubled times, you beat me, I beat yours, in the end, it's the same to be a soldier there, just have something to eat. Most of these captives were composed of displaced people recruited by Zhang Miao, who had no land, no food, and were homeless. If you are dismissed and have no place to go, you may not even be able to find someone who stutters. In the peaceful and prosperous times, it is also a constant concern for human life, not to mention that in the troubled times, human life is as cheap as a dog, and a full meal is greater than human dignity, which is enough to make people spare their lives.

However, although this battle was a great victory, it was a pity that Cao Cao, the great god, could not be killed, and it was a pity that even one of the generals in Cao Cao's army was not killed. In the future, it will be a big trouble, this Cao Cao and Liu Bei are both unbeatable Xiaoqiang, with vitality and tenacity, you can defeat him, but you will never be able to knock him down. As long as you give him a chance, he can make a comeback every time.

Although Cao Cao's soldiers and horses were basically lost in this battle, several generals were not damaged, and these generals were loyal to Cao Cao and would never give up, and it was too difficult for Cao Cao to make a comeback. And although Cao Cao was a little disheartened and frustrated, he would never have imagined that the pursuit of Dong Zhuo this time brought a glimmer of hope and goodwill to countless scholars loyal to the Han Dynasty, and played an important role in his future development. Later, the so-called loyal and righteous people of the Han Dynasty represented by Xun Yu took a fancy to him when he pursued Dong Zhuo, rescued the Han Emperor, and supported the royal family and joined him. Cao Cao didn't expect this at this time. Dong Shouye thought of it, but he wouldn't tell Cao Cao.

Since Dong Shouye defeated Cao Cao, he did not lead the army to continue the pursuit, and prepared to lead the army back to Luoyang, waiting for further orders from Dong Zhuo, the cheap old man, or directly returning to Chang'an. And why didn't he pursue, after all, now Cao Cao can be said to be disabled, and he has no backhand power to be beaten, as long as he works hard, maybe he can take his life.

In fact, it's not that I don't want to, just because Xingyang will soon reach the territory of the Kwantung Coalition Army after pursuing it eastward, if Dong Shouye really fights Cao Cao to the end, then there is a chance that he will encounter the Kwantung princes, and the less than 20,000 soldiers and horses in Dong Shouye's hands now are really not enough in front of the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Kwantung Coalition Army. And as far as the current situation is concerned, whether it is Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Army or the Kwantung Coalition Army led by Yuan Shao, they all want to preserve their strength, and they are unwilling to gather the whole army for a decisive battle, they just want to fight a local war, engage in some small friction, and do it for the people of the world to see, and block the mouth of the people of the world. Dong Shouye, as Dong Zhuo's only baby son, if he is trapped by the Kwantung Coalition Army, he will inevitably move his whole body, and Dong Zhuo will inevitably concentrate all his forces to rescue his baby son, and cause a large-scale decisive battle between the Xiliang Army and the Kwantung Coalition Army in advance. That's what no one wants to see.

So Dong Shouye accepted it when he saw it, and he and Xu Rong led about 20,000 men and horses, as well as all kinds of captured grain, grass, and baggage, to prepare to shake from the vicinity of Chenggao, and then pass through Gong County, go to Yanshi and other places to Luoyang. Then he either garrisoned Luoyang, or garrisoned Hanguguan to wait for further orders from his father Dong Zhuo.

ps: Thank you Ozawa for the big flower support, today Qingming went back to his hometown to burn paper, only one chapter was updated, begging for flowers, begging for collections, and asking for rewards