In the next battle of Philadelphia, the Jiangdong Army and the Cao Army were both defeated and wounded, only about 200,000 people remained in the 500,000 Jiangdong Army, and only nearly 300,000 of the 600,000 Cao Army finally fled into Philadelphia.

After the news came out, the whole Han was shaken all over the world, so the battle situation was both in the process of cleaning up and unexpected, although the strength of the two armies was equal, but since the decisive battle broke out, it would definitely be able to distinguish the winner and loser, no one expected that this situation would occur, and the situation suddenly became confusing again.

After the First World War, Philadelphia was strewn with corpses, the hot blood melted the frost, and there was a great mourning inside and outside the city at the same time, and the white cloth rolled in the cold wind, and it was extremely depressing.

"Public, I hurt you!" Zhou Yu turned pale and wept bitterly.

Huang Gai is an old minister of Jiangdong, but now he has died in battle, Zhou Yu has an unshirkable responsibility, and the remorse and apology in his heart are indescribable, and he can't wait to replace him.

Zhang Fan was dressed in gold armor and stepped forward: "Okay, don't be too sad, it's cold outside, don't hurt your body!" ”

Zhou Yu sighed, and bowed deeply when he turned around: "If there is no Prime Minister, I Jiangdong will not be able to escape the doom in this battle, Zhou Yu thank you, regret not being at the beginning!" ”

Zhang Fan hurriedly held him up: "Where is Gongjin, Jiangdong sent troops this time to support Jizhou, and now there are so many casualties, it should be my guilt!" ”

The two looked at each other and sighed lightly, this battle was too difficult and dangerous, and there were many changes, and in the end, if it wasn't for Zhang Fan and Zhao Yun to turn the tide, I really don't know what kind of terrifying changes would happen.

However, fortunately, after this battle, Zhou Yu's temperament has been restrained a lot, although he is still arrogant, but he is obviously not as unpopular as before, and he is a little more jealous of Cao Cao's resentment, and he has become more cautious.

At the same time, there is also a mourning in Philadelphia, the losses in this battle are too great, Xiahou Yuan is the first general of the Cao army, and Cao Ang is Cao Cao's eldest son, the future heir, the death of these two people is extremely huge to the morale of the Cao army, the sergeants are at a loss, where is there any fighting will?

Cao Cao has been bedridden since returning to the city, although he is slowly getting better after being recuperated by a doctor, but it is impossible to be so fast, Cao Cao's comprehensive combat power is very strong, but his own strength is relatively weak, and the residual divine power in his body hinders his recovery, making him suffer from pain from time to time.

Guo Jia and Xun You also needed a period of recovery, Xiahoudun was even more unconscious, and the overall situation of Philadelphia shifted to Cheng Yu and Xu Huang, and the two were busy and tired.

War is not going to break out here anytime soon, both sides need to rest, and the next time they fight, they will be more cautious, and no one can afford to lose now.

Cao Cao didn't move, but Yuan Shu began to be restless, originally Cao Cao's strength was much stronger than him, he didn't dare to act rashly, and now Cao's army suffered heavy damage, and he couldn't defend in the city, so he was given a chance, and Zhou Yu also sent someone to come once, saying that if he returned to Yangzhou, he would not be stopped, plus now Jizhou's jaw is pressing, and he has crossed the river many times to exert pressure, so that he is tired and falls into an atmosphere of panic at the same time, Qingzhou is an eventful place, he doesn't want to stay for a long time.

Now returning to Yangzhou is the best choice, Yuan Shu began to prepare, but the god of war had a different opinion and found Yuan Shu: "Qingzhou is not the land of the lord, it doesn't matter whether it is broken or not, it is understandable that we should give up guarding the banks of the Yellow River, but I think we should not return to Yangzhou, but take this opportunity to cooperate with Cao Cao to annihilate and kill Fengyun Chao and Zhou Yu in one fell swoop, so as to avoid future troubles!" ”

Yuan Shu was shocked: "The strength of the Jiangdong Army is strong, and the turmoil and that Zhao Zilong are even more courageous, even Lu Bu died in his hands, if we rashly send troops, I am afraid it will be self-defeating!" ”

The god of war hurriedly said: "Definitely! Although the Jiangdong army is strong, it is a lone army in depth, and now its strength is greatly damaged, but only 200,000 soldiers and horses, if the lord borrows the time to return to Yangzhou to cut off his back road, and Cao Cao is flanked on both sides, then it will be defeated! ”

"So?" Yuan Shu frowned, not as resistant as he was at the beginning, as if he was thinking about the feasibility of the matter.

Seeing Yuan Shu's heartbeat, the God of War immediately said: "This is the best of both worlds!" If this is the case, the Jiangdong army will be defeated, and the chaos will not escape a death, and then the lord will immediately return to Yangzhou to sit in the town, then the Jizhou army will not be able to come by Cao Cao, and Jiangdong is also greatly injured, without the power of enterprising, the lord can even take this opportunity to send troops to Jiangdong and reap the benefits of the fisherman! Second, if the situation is chaotic and dead, Jizhou will inevitably rebound wildly, Cao Cao, who is in Qingzhou, is the first to bear the brunt and will be contained, now Tao Qian's old thief has a neutral position and will not help, he will definitely ask for help from the lord, and if the lord wants to help, he can ask for a lot of benefits, if he doesn't want to help, he can also take advantage of this opportunity to occupy Jiangdong, isn't it the best of both worlds? ”

"The wind and clouds are chaotic and the battle is dead, Cao Cao's strength is greatly damaged due to the rebound of Jizhou, then who is still the opponent of the lord in the north, and winning the world is just around the corner!"

The god of war planned a better future for Yuan Shu in just a few words, and Yuan Shu had a heart of disobedience, and he was suddenly moved, and his eyes were bright, as if he had won the world and ascended the throne with glory.

Yuan Shu is fierce and timid, short-sighted, but it is the biggest variable on the battlefield in Qingzhou, more than 200,000 troops can bring a devastating blow to Cao Cao and any side of Jiangdong, the god of war is hated by Zhang Fan, at this time deliberately instigated, and immediately persuaded Yuan Shu to let him send troops.

Immediately, Yuan Shu repaired a letter and handed it to the Jiangdong Army garrison under Philadelphia, stating that he wanted to withdraw to Yangzhou, and was willing to fight the Jiangdong Army in the autumn, and then immediately began to raise troops, leaving more than 1,000 soldiers and horses on the riverside, and setting up false flags, creating a false impression that Zhang Jaw was still guarding against death, and bought more time.

The letter was delivered quickly, and after getting the news, Zhou Yu gradually frowned and found Zhang Fan to discuss.

Zhang Fan was stunned: "Yuan Shu chose to return to Yangzhou?" I'm afraid it's not right! ”

Zhou Yu nodded: "I sent him a letter at the beginning, meaning to let him fight back and attack Cao Cao from behind, and now he actually wants to return to Yangzhou directly, where is the only place for my Jiangdong army to come to help, and it is also the main road of grain and grass, Yuan Shu is insidious and cunning, two-faced and three-stabbed, how can he believe it?" ”

"You can't expose the logistics road to Yuan Shu's gaze! Yuan Yin is short-sighted, afraid of war and has no courage, so we can have no worries, and Yuan Shu is extremely vicious, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not take risks, and he must not be allowed to return! Zhang Fan said.

Zhou Yu said: "What does the prime minister mean?" ”

Zhang Fan's eyes flashed: "The plan will be calculated, and he will be killed!" ”

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