Cao Cao was leading his army to attack Bishui Pass in full swing, but he suddenly got the news of Yuan Shu's withdrawal, and couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh.

Yuan Shao in the north has not made progress, Dong Zhuo in Hangu Pass has been pinned down by Han Sui Ma Teng, and now Yuan Shu has withdrawn his troops, and this alliance has completely collapsed.

Cao Cao knew very well that if he did not withdraw his troops, he would most likely face Liu Bei's main force alone. With the new army against Liu Bei's elite in a hundred battles, their chances of victory were slim.

Looking up, the battle in front of the city pass was raging, and their own soldiers were rushing to Bishui Pass one after another, and the onslaught of several days made him suffer more than 10,000 casualties, but after all, it was only in vain.

"The lord should have made plans as soon as possible, and I believe that Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao have also begun to plan." Xun You saw that Cao Cao was stunned, and couldn't help but open his mouth to admonish.

Xi Zhong also said: "Yuan Shao's next step must be to enter Jizhou, and Yuan Shu will look down on Yuzhou, as for the lord...... When planning Xuzhou. ”

Cao Cao knew that the two masterminds were reminding him that the alliance had failed this time and that he should start planning the next step as soon as possible.

Yesterday's allies will be tomorrow's enemies, and if they don't commit to the second step of the plan as soon as possible, they will likely be swallowed up.

Cao Cao waved his hand, and Cao Ren suddenly understood, and said loudly: "Mingjin retreats!" ”

With the sound of "whine", the siege army retreated like a tide.

Cao Cao looked at Cao Ren and asked, "Do you know who is stationed at Bishui Pass?" ”

"Lord Qiqi, this person's name is Gao Shun."

Gao Shun?

Hearing Cao Ren's words, Cao Cao quickly searched for the name in his mind.

After breaking through Xuzhou in his previous life, Lu Bu was shot by him, and most of the generals under his command surrendered, but this person was the only one who would rather die than surrender, and in the end he had no choice but to kill him.

Now it seems that the killing was a little more urgent. Judging from this defense of the city alone, this person has the style of a general.

Cao Cao immediately laughed dumbly, in this life, even Lu Bu has become a loyal minister and a good general under Liu Bei, not to mention Gao Shun.

He looked at Xun You and Xi Zhong again, and asked: "Xuzhou Tao Qian is known as a benevolent name, if I attack him, I am afraid that the name is not right, do you have a plan to teach me?" ”

On the surface, he was asking the two of them, but he was actually asking himself.

The reason for attacking Xuzhou in the previous life was to avenge his father, and it was precisely because of this justifiable reason that the army marched all the way and was like a bamboo.

In this life, if you know this, should you change it?

Xun You groaned: "Tao Qian has always been benevolent and righteous, and it is not easy for the lord to grasp his handle, so it is better to ...... Buying his generals with heavy profits, so that his lord will attack me, and then the lord will be able to send troops justifiably. ”

This reason is a crime of desire, but it is a bit far-fetched, and I am afraid that it will cost a lot of money to buy Tao Qian's department.

Cao Cao was bent on building a powerful cavalry at this time, and he was a little reluctant to spend this unjust money.

"My father wanted to come to Yanzhou to reunite with me, but he was harmed by Tao Qian halfway, but he didn't succeed, what is the reason for this?"

Although Cao Cao was a generation of heroes, he couldn't bear to sacrifice his father after all, so he thought of a compromise.

Everyone gasped, and their hearts were mixed. This hand is very extreme, and he regards his father as a plan.

Even if the attempted murder was enough for them to justify their troops.

"The lord is wise!"

Cao Ren knew that his brother's decision would never change, so he took the initiative to ask: "The last general is willing to go and escort his uncle in person." ”

Cao Cao turned around and patted Cao Ren on the shoulder, looked at Cao Ren, and said seriously: "Zixiao, my father will be handed over to you." ”

"Don't worry, the last general, as long as he has a breath, he will never let his uncle lose a hair."

"Well, let's go, go now, Liu Bei's momentum has been completed, and we don't have much time."

"The last general commands."

The next day, Cao's army returned to Yanzhou one after another, and also announced the complete collapse of the alliance. It is believed that Yuan Shao, who was far away in Bingzhou, would decisively order the withdrawal of troops after learning about it.

……

As the vanguard officer of the pursuit, Lu Bu was like playing a game of cat and mouse with Yuan Jun. Because of Liu Bei's repeated entrustment, he was extra cautious in leading troops this time.

When he was in the plains, he would speed up and chase after Yuan Jun.

But when he entered a place with steep terrain and lush forests, he would slow down and see through the ambushes laid by Yuan Shu again and again, making the other party upset.

"Isn't there any other way to deal with it?"

When Yuan Shu thought of the experience of the past few days, he couldn't help but become irritable again.

Lu Bu's gradual encroachment strategy caused him to lose countless grains and grasses, and the number of soldiers who fell behind was gradually increasing.

Strategist Yang Hong shook his head and said: "Lord, Nanyang is not far ahead, and the chasing soldiers will retreat at that time." Liu Biaozheng is eyeing the tiger, and he must not affect the overall situation because of the momentary anger. ”

Hearing this, Yuan Shu turned his head to look at the map behind him and asked, "Where is our army now?" ”

When the general under his command Ji Ling heard this, he strode out of the column and arched his hand: "Lord Qiqi, there is already the Rujiang River ahead, and you can return to Nanyang after crossing this river." ”

Yuan Shu didn't think about it when he heard this, so he said: "Arrange the crossing of the river over there immediately." ”

He was already extremely tired of Lu Bu's attack, but he couldn't go back to the division to fight back, he just wanted to return to the base camp as soon as possible. As everyone knows, there is a cavalry stationed on the other side of the river, sharpening their swords and waiting for them to cross the river!

Even if it was Yuan Shu's mastermind, he didn't expect that the Bingzhou army had already taken the lead in front of them.

This is the limitation of the times and the gap in the intelligence system. They were already in the first place to get the news, and they never imagined that the opponent would get the news faster.

Ji Ling arched his hand and said: "I have already ordered someone to arrange a boat raft, and I will be able to cross the river immediately." ”

He was also a clear-minded man, and knew that this move would definitely please the lord, so he had already calculated the route at the beginning of the withdrawal and sent people to build the raft in advance.

Sure enough, as soon as Yuan Shu heard this, his face showed appreciation: "Yes, far-sighted, with the style of a general." ”

Ji Ling was neither humble nor arrogant: "This is where the duty of the last general lies. ”

All the generals were envious, why didn't they think of this stubble?

Half an hour later, the soldiers of the Yuan army lined up neatly and began to cross the river one after another.

On the other side of the river, the five thousand iron cavalry led by Zhao Yun were already ready to go.

Behind the bushes, Zhao Feng and Zhao Yun lay side by side on the grass.

"Zilong, do you know why the lord has repeatedly ordered us not to kill Yuan Shu?" Thinking of Liu Bei's entrustment before proceeding, Zhao Feng couldn't help but be puzzled.

It stands to reason that Yuan Shu is one of the main forces of this alliance, and he is already an undying enemy with his own side, so there is no reason to let the other party go.

Zhao Yun thought for a moment and replied, "Because the lord wants to keep Yuan Shu and use him to contain the other princes." ”

"Who?"

"Maybe it's Liu Biao, or maybe it's Cao Cao."

Zhao Feng pondered for a long time after listening, but still shook his head: "I still don't understand." ”

Zhao Yun has never lacked patience with his brother, so he explained: "Yuan Shu is a great enemy, and the lord hopes to beat him up, so that he will not attack again in the future." ”

"As for why you didn't kill him, it was because Nanyang needed a master. Liu Biao's dispatch of troops this time was originally for show, but once Yuan Shu died, the feint attack would turn into a strong attack, and he would take advantage of the situation to occupy Nanyang. ”

At that time, Liu Biao, who owns the nine counties of Jingzhou, will greatly increase his strength, and even replace Yuan Shu and become the new strong enemy of the lord. The reason why the lord chose me to take on the heavy responsibility of attacking him in the middle of the crossing must also be because of my calmness. ”

When attacking halfway, the enemy's formation is the most chaotic, and there is a chance to kill the enemy's main general. If it was Lu Bu and Zhang Fei, maybe they would break Yuan Shu's neck on impulse.

These words had a great impact on Zhao Feng, he was upright by nature, where did he want to get these conspiracies.

Yuan Shu is an enemy, but he wants to deliberately let him go.

Liu Biao is an ally, but he wants to restrain him secretly.

"I don't think I can learn all these twists and turns of readers." Zhao Feng finally gave up, he still honestly became his brother's right-hand man.

Since the second brother studied with the first military division, the whole person is different, if it was before, the second brother was as upright as him, where would he understand these conspiracies.

And Zhao Yun recalled what Guo Jia said to him not long ago.

The world of great controversy has begun, and the princes of the world today are like the countries of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period hundreds of years ago. There are never eternal enemies or friends between nations, only eternal interests.

Today's enemies may be tomorrow's friends, and today's friends may turn against tomorrow.

Today's war illustrates this point.

Guo Jia once said that their next focus is on Guanzhong and Bashu, relatively speaking, the more chaotic the Central Plains, the more in line with their interests.

And what they are most taboo about is that the Central Plains is unified by a certain prince, and the background of Guanzhong Jiabashu is obviously not enough to compare with the entire Central Plains.

"Report ...... The vanguard of the enemy has crossed the river. ”

Zhao Yun suddenly turned over and got on his horse, and pointed the spear in his hand to the sky: "The whole army quickly lined up." ”

At the sound of an order, all the soldiers mounted their horses and lined up, waiting for the order to attack.

In fact, this is not the best time to attack halfway, and the best fighter should wait until the enemy is halfway through before launching a fatal blow.

However, Zhao Yun's mission this time was only to disperse the reinforcements, not to annihilate them, otherwise this battle would completely defeat the enemy army.

"Kill!"

Zhao Yun gave an order, and then took the lead in killing, and the soldiers under his command rode their horses to follow.

Five thousand iron horsemen marched in unison, bringing up the sky full of dust, which also shocked the soldiers of the Yuan army who had just crossed the river.

They had just crossed the river, and before they could line up, some of them had even laid down their weapons. In the face of the hordes of Bingzhou Iron Cavalry, there was almost no power to fight back, and they were crushed with one blow.

"Array, meet the enemy." Ji Ling hurriedly organized the soldiers to counterattack, but at this moment, their formation was already in chaos, and there were few responders.

In the crowd, Zhao Yun seemed to see Yuan Shu's Daxuan, and couldn't help but be stunned, and the hand holding the spear was about to move.

Although Liu Bei repeatedly entrusted, in the face of this great merit of killing the princes of one party, he couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart.

Almost at the same time, Yuan Shu also saw Zhao Yun, and without any hesitation, he decisively turned his horse's head and fled.

In fact, according to common sense, Yuan Shu, as the supreme commander, should not appear in the front army. It's just that he feels that he is about to enter his own territory, and there is no need to worry about these anymore, he just wants to cross the river quickly.

And Zhao Yun silently turned around after a short struggle, and passed by Yuan Shu, contrary to each other.

In order to prevent other soldiers from killing Yuan Shu, he also deliberately ordered the whole army to follow the direction of his attack.

After Yuan Shu escaped from the distance, he looked back and found that the pursuers had not arrived, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At the same time, he sighed: "Fortunately, the enemy will have no eyes, and he will not know my great truth, otherwise my life will be suspended." ”

If Zhao Yun heard this, he didn't know if he would come back and stab him to death.

Ji Ling followed with a team of soldiers and said, "Lord, let's get out of this place quickly." After speaking, he found that the lord's eyes were not quite right, and he couldn't help but feel a little weak.

If he hadn't prepared the raft in advance, the army would not have crossed the river hastily, and perhaps it would have been possible to detect the ambush on the other side.

"Ji Ling, don't make your own decisions in the future."

After saying that, he rode away.

12,000 words are offered, rise up!

(End of chapter)