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On both sides of the road, there is the sound of insects chirping, and there are birds chirping in the mountains and forests.

The cold night, without the hustle and bustle of the day, should be the most refreshing time of the day. But Cao ''s heart, but he couldn't calm down at all, because he was defeated.

The defeat was like a mountain.

In the evening, his large camp was breached and had to retreat.

When the Wei army retreated, the soldiers of Chu pursued closely and covered up all the way, causing the Wei soldiers to disperse, flee, die, and collapse.

Tens of thousands of troops, ruined.

Now there are less than 10,000 'elite' soldiers around Cao Cao'.

Even if he got rid of the cover of the Chu ** team, he really lost this battle. Especially in this battle, his henchman Xu Chu disappeared and failed to keep up. According to the soldiers, Xu Chu was defeated by the Yellow Tiger and captured alive.

Xu Chu fell into Liu Xiu's hands, and according to Cao's 'sexuality' personality in the past, he believed that Xu Chu would rather die than surrender. But with the lessons of Zhang Liao and Xun You.

So far, Cao '' can't eat accurately.

Whether it is Zhang Liao or Xun You, they are Cao's absolute henchmen. But even so, Zhang Liao and Xun You surrendered to Liu Xiu and levied pumpkins for Liu Xiu.

As smart as Xun Yu has betrayed, let alone Xu Chu. So Cao '' now, it is impossible to determine whether Xu Chu will eventually submit to Liu Xiu. But no matter what, Xu Chu's capture made Cao's already depressed mood even more depressed.

Dongjun was defeated in the first battle, and Liu Xiu could sweep Dongjun.

In addition, Zhao Yun and Zhang Ren in Yanzhou joined forces and would sweep through the entire Yanzhou, plus the armies led by Tai Shici and Huang Zhong respectively, the entire territory of the Central Plains would fall into Liu Xiu's pocket.

Such a large-scale defeat would have been fatal for the Wei state.

Moreover, this is not the most important thing.

The most important loss was the surrender of Yu Ban, Zhang Liao, Xun You and others, which shook the foundation of the Wei state. After this news was transmitted back to Yecheng, it would inevitably cause a big upheaval, which would make the minds of the officials of Wei fluctuate.

Cao '' can foresee that there will be many people secretly communicating with Chu State.

In the past, when Cao 'Cao' and Yuan Shao fought a decisive battle in Guandu, before Xu You defected to Cao 'Cao', Cao 'Cao' lacked food and insufficient troops, and it was already in danger. Because Xu Yu defected at the last moment, Cao 'Cao' was able to come back to life and turn the tide of the war.

However, when Cao Cao's situation was unfavorable, many officials under his command wrote to Yuan Shao, expressing their willingness to serve Yuan Shao as the master. And now that the situation is repeated, I am afraid that the officials of Wei will think about having a good relationship with Liu Xiu first and preparing to defect to Liu Xiu.

Cao '' a person and sits withered, not talking to anyone.

Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and others accosted them, but Cao '' and didn't answer, and he lost his mind in a daze.

This situation made Cheng Yu worried.

Cheng Yu is an old courtier under Cao Cao's command, and when he saw Cao Cao's 'Cao' slumping, he couldn't help but persuade: "Your Majesty, although we lost this battle, we are not completely defeated. Under His Majesty, there are also Jizhou, Bingzhou, Youzhou and Qingzhou. Of the states under heaven, His Majesty has four states alone. Under such circumstances, His Majesty is fully capable of fighting again and has a chance to defeat Liu Xiu again. ”

After Cao '' when he heard it, he didn't even lift his skin, and he didn't say a word, as if he was indifferent.

Cheng Yu was in a hurry, but there was no way.

In the end, Cheng Yu sighed and stopped talking.

Everyone sighed when they saw it.

At this time, Cao 'Cao' raised his head, looked at everyone, and said leisurely: "Rest, rest for a night, early tomorrow morning, we will withdraw to Yecheng and stick to Jizhou." ”

In a word, it is full of helplessness and frustration.

Cheng Yu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty ......"

As soon as he spoke, he was interrupted by Cao 'Cao' reaching out, only to hear Cao 'Cao' speak: "Zhong Degong, I don't want to say anything, that's all." Take a day off and leave early tomorrow morning. ”

"Whoa!"

Cheng Yu stopped talking.

When they saw this, they went to rest.

When Cao Cao's men were resting, the army led by Liu Xiu had already returned and counted the results.

The news was handed to Liu Xiu's desk, and Liu Xiu was excited. In this battle, it was not only as simple as defeating Cao Cao', but also capturing tens of thousands of Wei soldiers, and killing countless Wei soldiers.

The most important thing is that Xu Chu was taken down by Huang Hu.

"Come on, bring Xu Chu up. ”

Liu Xiu commanded.

The soldiers quickly escorted Xu Chu into the camp tent, Xu Chu was tied, he looked up at Liu Xiu, glared angrily, and said murderously: "Liu Xiu, Zhang Liao, they betrayed the Wei State, but I won't, I won't submit to you." ”

Liu Xiu sighed and said, "Zhongkang, why are you bothering?"

Xu Chu raised his head and said loudly: "The general's immediate death is a legitimate way to die." Even if I am killed by you, it will be like this. You will make me obedient, but it is impossible. ”

Liu Xiu smiled and said, "What if I declare to the outside world that you surrender to me? ”

Xu Chu said: "Your Majesty will believe me." ”

Liu Xiu pursed a faint smile on the corner of his mouth and said: "Jia Xu has surrendered to me, Zhang Liao and Xun You have surrendered to me, and Yu Ban has also surrendered." At this time, will Cao Cao believe you? If there are no Wei officials who have returned to me, Cao Cao will believe you. But Cao '' has experienced so many betrayals, he is not the Cao **** of the past. After I release the news, Cao '' won't believe you. ”

Xu Chu chuckled in his heart, and he also agreed with Liu Xiu's words. However, Xu Chu said toughly: "Liu Xiu, none of this is important. ”

Liu Xiu said: "Oh, what's important?"

Xu Chu said loudly: "The important thing is that Ben will be loyal to His Majesty and would rather die than surrender." No matter what you do, I will not surrender. Even if you release the news of my surrender and make Your Majesty angry with me and my family, I will not surrender to you. Regardless of whether Your Majesty misunderstands me or not, I am a general of the Wei State, and from beginning to end, I can only be Cao's courtier. ”

When Liu Xiu heard this, his brows furrowed.

Compared with Xun You and Zhang Liao, it was not easy to persuade Xu Chu. Xu Chu, a battlefield general, is loyal and has a tendon in his brain, and this situation makes Liu Xiu feel tricky.

Liu Xiu sighed and said, "Zhongkang, why do you bother?"

Xu Chu said: "Loyal ministers don't matter to the two masters, since I am Your Majesty's general, I can't surrender." ”

Liu Xiu was silent.

In the face of Xu Chu's attitude of not entering, Liu Xiu was helpless. Xu Chu would rather bear the infamy of surrender, and would rather his family be angry with Cao 'Cao' than betray Cao 'Cao', which is admirable.

Such a person is admirable.

It's just such a person who is bent on death, Liu Xiu has no choice.

Liu Xiu thought about it, and then he was relieved. Xu Chu was reluctant to surrender for the time being because Cao 'Cao' was still alive. Liu Xiu temporarily detained Xu Chu, and when Cao's '' was destroyed, who else could Xu Chu be loyal to?

Liu Xiu commanded: "Someone!"

The soldier walked in and saluted respectfully.

Liu Xiu instructed: "Take Xu Chu down, take care of it, don't let him escape." ”

"Whoa!"

The soldier took Xu Chu down.

Liu Xiu stretched his waist and stopped dealing with official business. Nowadays, things in the army have the heart of 'worrying' about the clerk, and Liu Xiu is quite relaxed.

Early the next morning, the army continued to advance.

Wen Ping did not rush forward, but steadily advanced, capturing the counties of Dongjun. After seizing the entire Dongjun and stabilizing the rear, Wen Pingcai dispatched a large army and advanced towards Jizhou.

Dongjun is located in the north of Yanzhou, bordering Jizhou.

Through Dongjun, the army of Chu has been able to directly enter Jizhou and directly 'force' Yecheng.