Outside the city of Guanjin, a layer of blood was shrouded.

The battlefield was full of broken weapons, and flags and gongs were everywhere. Looking at it, the corpses were in the blood, revealing a sense of sadness. The ownerless warhorses screamed, wandering aimlessly on the battlefield, neighing, as if calling for the return of their masters.

The soldiers and horses on both sides have begun to gather and slowly withdraw from the battlefield.

Cao Cao stood under the banner of the gate, looking at the Han soldiers and horses who were gradually retreating to the camp, his face was ugly.

This was an extremely tragic battle, the scale may not be too large, but it left a very deep impression on Cao Cao.

The bravery of the Han army and the ferocity of the Han generals made the Cao soldiers tremble...... This large-scale fight swept away the previous decadence of the Han army. Although the Han army suffered nearly 2,000 casualties, the losses of the Cao army were no less than those of the Han army, and even more. The Han army was suppressed by the Cao army for more than ten days, and finally made a counterattack. Judging from the scene, the two sides seem to be evenly matched. But Cao Cao knew very well in his heart that after this battle, the morale of the Han army had been greatly improved, and it would inevitably be more difficult to deal with.

On the contrary, Cao's army stormed Guanjin for more than ten days without success, and did not take advantage of this head-to-head duel, and morale must have decreased rapidly.

A seemingly evenly matched battle actually brought different results to both sides.

"Hedong, is there any news?"

After returning to the camp, Cao Cao immediately summoned Dong Zhao to inquire.

I don't know why, ever since Cao Ren was transferred to Guanzhong, Cao Cao had a feeling that Liu Chuang's true purpose was to be in Hedong.

Xun Yu's words echoed in his ears again.

Liu Chuang's appetite is great, sometimes. They will even pounce on their prey regardless of a qiē.

Of course, the prey has to be attractive enough. And Hedong is undoubtedly a tempting prey, and once Liu Chuang takes Hedong, it will strengthen his connection with Liangzhou. This is also the result that Cao Cao least wants to see! It's just that he doesn't believe that Liu Chuang can really take Hedong. Or rather. Cao Cao believed that Zhong Xuan could not resist the fifteen-day time...... Zhong Xuan's talent, Cao Cao knows it. Moreover, the attitude of the Yingchuan clan will not change in the short term, and Cao Cao is also very sure of this.

However, he was still a little unstable in his heart.

So he ordered Dong Zhao to pay special attention to the situation in Hedong. Even ask about it every day.

Dong Zhao shook his head, "After Zihe returned to Guanzhong, there was no movement in Hedong. Liu Chuang's side didn't make any moves, and it is estimated that all the forces are concentrated in Jizhou. In fact, the lord inevitably looked too highly at Liu Chuang, and he is now too busy to take care of himself in Jizhou. What is the spare effort to plot Hedong? Even if Yuan Chang is his uncle, what I know about Yuan Chang is his own son, and he will not abolish his public because of personal gain. ”

Cao Cao shook his head and sighed.

"It's not that I don't believe in Yuan Chang, it's really, it's really that ......"

in the mind. The encounter outside Guanjin City that day emerged.

"It's cold in the heights, my husband and I are actually the same, we have come to the point where we are now, we can only move forward, we can never go back."

Yes, there seems to be such a force in the dark that Cao Cao has to grit his teeth and move forward.

Until now, no one can retreat.

In Cao Cao's heart, he was always jealous of Liu Chuang, and this jealousy was getting heavier and heavier.

A fight outside Guanjin City today. Let him see that Liu Chuang has not done his best...... In other words, he still has a back-up move.

Previously, the situation was so critical, and Liu Chuang did not invest in a new type of ballista.

Now that he has suddenly thrown the ballista into the battlefield, does it mean that he has already set it up?

Full of thoughts. Cao Cao went back to his tent early to rest. But when he was lying on the couch, he still couldn't fall asleep over and over, and he always felt a sense of fright.

There are a lot of capable people around Chuang'er, and Xun Youruo is Wen Ruo, and he is also very praised.

Now he and I are confronting each other here, Xun Chen has not appeared from beginning to end, only Zhuge Xiao'er is giving advice to him. Could it be ......

Cao Cao suddenly rolled over and sat up, stood up and wandered around the big tent.

Over and over again, he suddenly lay down, sat up suddenly, and tossed until the middle of the night, when he fell asleep in a daze.

I don't know how long I slept, Cao Cao suddenly opened his eyes.

I only heard someone talking outside the big tent, "Meng Kang, can the lord sleep?" ”

"yes, it's been less than two hours since I fell asleep."

Xu Ding's voice came into the tent, and it could be heard that he was able to lower his voice, "If Mr. Gongren doesn't have anything important, you might as well come back later." The lord's rest has not been very good in the past few days, and he finally fell asleep and let him sleep a little longer. ”

Cao Cao immediately sobered up.

"Gongren? Come in and talk. ”

As soon as Xu Ding's words fell, he heard Cao Cao's voice.

Xu Ding's face was bitter, he looked at Dong Zhao, and then turned sideways to get out of the way.

Dong Zhao didn't blame Xu Ding, from a certain point of view, Xu Ding was also thinking about Cao Cao, how could he complain because of this.

"Gongren, what's the matter?"

Dong Zhao walked into the big tent, and before he could greet him, he heard Cao Cao ask.

He smiled bitterly and hurriedly walked a few steps, "Lord, Hedong War Report." ”

Cao Cao shivered, sat up straight suddenly, and the previous sleepiness disappeared all of a sudden. His eyes were burning, looking at Dong Zhao, and his heart was uneasy.

Dong Zhao took a deep breath and tried to make his voice appear relatively stable.

"Lord, I just got the news, Yuan Chang is trapped in Baibo Valley, Liu Chuang takes Tai Shici and Wei Yan as the vanguard, Xun Chen as the commander, and attacks Hedong."

"What?"

Although Cao Cao was prepared, he didn't expect the situation to be so bad.

He stood up, his eyes widened and asked, "Yuan Chang has at least 20,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, why could he be defeated so quickly?" ”

"Hedong Pei's family, it's the opposite!"

"Huh?"

"Three days ago, with the help of the Pei clan in Hedong, the Han army crossed the Tongtian Mountain and took Yong'an.

After Yuan Chang got the news, he raised troops to stop it, not wanting to be ambushed by Tai Shici in Pingyang, and almost all the troops were wiped out. Fortunately, thanks to the desperate cover of the Pingyang guards, Yuan Chang was able to escape. He originally planned to go to Linfen to regroup, but he didn't want Jia Kui, the chief of Jiangyi, to suddenly rebel and lead his troops to take Linfen. Hedong Pei's son Pei Jun Pei Fengxian. Troops were raised to occupy Kei Pass, sealing the communication between Hedong and Hanoi.

Liu Chuang's general Wei Yan attacked Cai Sangjin and approached Longmen Mountain......

Yuan Chang led the remnants of the defeated army to be surrounded by Xun Chen's regiments in Baibo Valley, while Liu Chuang's general Tai Shici rushed to Anyi and ordered Xu Sheng to capture Xiayang City. The garrison is bumpy and uphill. ”

After Dong Zhao finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at Cao Cao with a look of shame.

Before, he was still complaining in his heart, thinking that Cao Cao was making a fuss...... But in the blink of an eye, Liu Chuang slapped him hard.

Hedong was captured by the Han army in three days.

Zhong Xuan's 20,000-strong army was almost completely wiped out......

This really shocked Dong Zhao. He never thought that Zhong Xuan would be defeated so quickly.

Could it be that Zhong Xuan did it on purpose?

It is impossible for an army of 20,000 to be defeated so quickly! That's 20,000 people, not 20,000 chickens and ducks...... Even chickens and ducks can't be killed so quickly. Dong Zhao couldn't help but have some suspicions in his heart, after getting the news. hurriedly came to report to Cao Cao.

Who knows, Cao Cao is silent!

He was not as angry as Dong Zhao was in the phenomenon, but sat peacefully on the couch chair with a deep groan on his face.

"Can you know Yuan Chang, why was he defeated so quickly?"

Three days, only three days!

Cao Cao gave Zhong Xuan fifteen days, but he didn't know that he would collapse in just three days.

This really made Cao Cao wonder. But he didn't believe it. Zhong Miao will really collude with Liu Chuang...... Otherwise, he wouldn't have had to put on such a drama. Zhong Miao is Liu Chuang's uncle, and if he really wants to collude with Liu Chuang, it seems that there is nothing to do.

In Cao Cao's mind, he suddenly thought of the ballista used by Liu Chuang during the day.

Could it be that Liu Chuang used other weapons in Hedong?

If it weren't for this, with Zhong Xuan's 20,000-strong army, it would not have been possible to rout so quickly.

Dong Zhao showed embarrassment, shook his head and said, "From Hedong, there is no news about this yet......

"Send someone at once. Inquire with me about this. ”

"Whoa!"

Dong Zhao left in a hurry, and Cao Cao was the only one left in the big tent.

He sat on the couch, his eyes closed, motionless, and after a long time, he suddenly sneered. "Let's see what else you kid can do."

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In just one night, the news of Hedong's defeat spread throughout Cao Ying.

Cao Junren was panicked and a little overwhelmed.

At this time, Liu Chuang led his troops to come and fight outside Cao's camp......

This is really a turn of feng shui!

It was Cao Cao who went to fight before, but now it has fallen. It's just that Cao's morale was low, and Cao Cao, after thinking twice, decided not to fight for the time being.

No matter how the Han army scolded outside Cao's camp, Cao Cao only sat firmly in the Chinese army and turned a deaf ear.

"Lord, I am willing to lead the troops and fight to the death against that Chuang'er."

Cao Zhen couldn't bear it anymore, so he rushed out and asked Cao Cao to fight.

Who knows, Cao Cao waved his hand, "Zidan, calm down...... The eldest husband should learn to recognize the form, when he advances, he advances, and when he retreats, he retreats.

That Chuang er is now in full swing, and it is not beneficial to go to war at this time.

No one is allowed to go out today to avoid the war...... If you disobey my orders, you will be killed. ”

After that, Cao Cao's gaze fell on Cao Zhen, which made Cao Zhen shudder.

Cao Cao knows very well what kind of character Cao Zhen is...... This kid has a proud temperament and can't tolerate the slightest grievance. If it weren't for Liu Chuang, Cao Cao wouldn't have minded Cao Zhen going to war. But now...... Cao Cao felt that before he figured out the situation, it was better to bear with it.

He Liu Chuang can avoid the war, can't I avoid the war?

The key is to try to find out the truth about how Zhong Xuan was defeated so quickly...... Cao Cao believes that there must be a trick in Liu Chuang's hands. At this time, it is very unwise to attack recklessly. After figuring out the truth about the defeat in Hedong, it is not too late to make a decision.

Thinking of this, the corners of Cao Cao's mouth curled slightly.

He's not the kind of person who can't stand it...... At the beginning, he welcomed the Son of Heaven back to the east, and originally planned to be a general.

However, Yuan Shao's letter made him have to give up the general's seal.

Many people say that he has a bit of a bag in the matter.

But Cao Cao himself knew that if he had a bad relationship with Yuan Shao at that time, he would inevitably be attacked by Yuan Shao. Even from the bottom of his bones, Cao Cao is not worried about Yuan Shao. But in the situation at that time, he was surrounded by enemies on all sides. There is Zhang Xiu in the west, Yuan Shu in the south, and Lu Bu in the east, how can he be at odds with Yuan Shao. Giving up the general's seal also bought Cao Cao plenty of time...... Now, let me be patient, and see what you can do.

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