Seeing that the defeated soldiers from all walks of life were tired after returning to the camp, they didn't care about any military discipline, so they just lay down on the grass, sucking in the fresh air, as if they were returning from hell, and even heard a few faint cries, Guo Jia felt very uncomfortable.

He really wished he had guessed wrong, but unfortunately he was right.

"Sir, I regret not listening to what Mr. said, so there will be such a big defeat."

In the Chinese military tent, Xiahoudun, who was shirtless, saw Guo Jia entering, and directly choked up and sobbed.

When he was surrounded by the front and rear in the city just now, when his subordinates were fighting separately, he watched Cao Jun fall one after another in front of him, and his heart ached.

Is it the first time that Xiahoudun has lost a battle?

Apparently not.

But this is the first time that he has been defeated because of his recklessness and greed, and it can be said that those brothers died because of themselves.

If it weren't for Guo Jia taking out the tiger talisman and being tough with himself, he would be afraid that he would die more than that, and Xiahoudun suddenly realized Cao Cao's intention to arrange this.

"It's good that the general is back." What can Guo Jia say, you people just don't hit the south wall and don't look back.

"If it weren't for Mr. Zhang He and the halberd warriors to guard the city gate, we are afraid that we will not be able to come back."

Xiahoudun deliberately wanted Guo Jia to release his previous suspicions, got up and walked in front of Guo Jia, bowed his hand to apologize, and then asked in a sullen voice: "Have the casualties of each department been counted?" ”

Guo Jia shook his head and sighed lightly: "There are still defeated soldiers returning to the camp one after another, but it seems that there are no less than 10,000 people lost. ”

No less than 10,000 people

Although he had an estimate in his heart, when he heard this answer, Xiahoudun couldn't help but feel distressed.

"Let's go, General, at this time, you should go among the soldiers." Guo Jia feels that appeasing the morale of the military is the most important and the only thing that can be done at the moment.

"Zhongkang." Xiahou called Xu Chu, who was also drinking sullen wine in the tent shirtless, and the two followed Guo Jia out.

In the barracks, Cao Jun, who had escaped death, was lying on the grass, and Xiahoudun didn't dare to say anything, just walked past them in silence.

Seeing that there were wounded soldiers, they were sent to the wounded barracks for treatment.

This is the only way he can express his inner apologies.

"Humble?"

When he was walking, he suddenly saw a crying man lying on the grass, and several people stepped forward to see that it was Zhang He, "Brother, get up quickly!" ”

At first, Xiahoudun was a little disdainful of Zhang He, a general who defected from the battle, but tonight, if he hadn't taken the halberd to guard the city gate and open an escape route for the brothers, he would not have been able to escape the tragedy of the annihilation of the whole army.

"Jin Yong can't come back, and the halberd can't come back, my brothers, my brothers have all died in Anfeng City" The nine-foot man cried into tears, but they didn't know how to comfort him.

It is understandable that even if he has the prestige of the Four Courtyard Pillars of Hebei, as a general, it is inevitable that there will be some strange eyes at the beginning.

A strange place, a strange colleague, and even a strange new master, at this time, the only thing that can bring him a trace of comfort is the former brother Robe, that is, Gao Ran and Euphorbia.

But after this war, his only spiritual destination was destroyed, and an unprecedented sense of loneliness hit him like a tsunami, and Zhang He couldn't cry.

Xu Chu, who was also grateful to Zhang He for saving his life, helped him up, "Go, don't cry here, it's ugly, enter the account, I'll accompany you to get drunk and rest!" ”

Guo Jia turned a blind eye to this, drink it, he has indeed paid a lot for the overall situation.

In the Chinese military tent, Xiahoudun, Xu Chu and Zhang He were getting drunk, but Guo Jia, who had always been addicted to alcohol, was not drunk.

He's thinking and waiting.

It wasn't until Xu Huang and Che Zhou walked in that Guo Jia came back to his senses.

"Military division, after our army was defeated, the Lu army directly closed the city gate, and did not pursue for half an hour before the general ordered the soldiers to retreat to the camp."

"Strategist, the Lu army on the wild goose back to the ridge has not moved all night, the sky is almost dawn, so I can only let the brothers come back."

Xiahoudun was stunned when he heard it.

I thought that Guo Jia just didn't approve of his surprise attack, but I didn't expect that he had paid so much for the overall situation, not only to send Zhang He to defend the only way to survive, but also to let Xu Huang ambush outside Anfeng City, and let Che Xuan guard the Lu army on the mountain back to the mountains.

Looking back now, what he did as a coach was really unqualified, he didn't speak, but secretly thought in his heart that he would definitely obey the words of the military advisor in the future.

"Impossible, I've been thinking about Zhang Liao for a few days, although this person can be called brave and strategic, but it is impossible to endure this battle last night."

Guo Jia's brows were twisted, and he twisted his fingers and muttered: "It seems that behind Zhang Liao, there are still masters pointing out." ”

Chen Deng in Anfeng City deceived and induced a sneak attack, this kind of thing either not to do, once it is done, it is theoretically necessary to make all-round deployment.

Especially Zhang Liao's temperament of daring to take 800 people to attack the 30,000 Jiangdong Army, he will definitely pursue with the momentum of a great victory, and he will consider the emptiness of the rear camp and dispatch the defenders on the Yanhui Ridge to sneak attack.

Irrationality.

Guo Jia didn't think that Zhang Liao could make such a calm prediction after the fierce battle, the only reasonable explanation was that there was a strategist with an extraordinary heart by his side.

Chen Deng?

Guo Jia thought about it and shook his head again, he didn't have that ability.

Chen Gong is in Xiao Guan.

Unexpectedly, in Lu Yingli, in addition to Lin Mo, there are also capable people.

Now that I've lost another big game, it's not easy to fight next.

"Sir, sir"

Xiahoudun put down the wine glass and walked up to Guo Jia, and asked respectfully, "How should our army deal with itself?" ”

Zhang He also looked at Guo Jia with scarlet eyes, when they were in the north in the past, the two had also met, Zhang He didn't look down on him at that time, but now, he was the only one who saw that the situation in Anfeng City was wrong, and immediately placed high hopes on him, hoping to give a strategy to break the enemy and let him avenge his former brother Paoze.

Guo Jia shook his head slowly and said softly, "Wait for the rainy season." ”

So, do you still want to lead to flooding Anfeng?

A flash of loss flashed in everyone's eyes.

It's not that they don't think that Anfeng's plan to flood Anfeng is inappropriate, but the pent-up depression in their hearts is eager to vent, and they can't wait for more than two months, which is too long.

However, this time, no one dared to object.

Including Xiahoudun.

Don't listen to Guo Jiayan, he has already suffered a big loss, and he should be smart, he sighed and said, "Follow Mr. Plan." ”

To be able to work together with civil and military forces is to suffer a loss, and Guo Jia also feels that there is still hope for winning this battle.

He nodded, then turned around and walked out of the big tent of the Chinese army, looked in the direction of An Fengcheng, and muttered, "Who is it?" ”

In Anfeng City, the battlefield has been cleaned up, and the battle losses of all departments have been counted, and the battle report has been submitted to Zhang Liao's case.

The Cao army that was killed was 13,000 people, and the Cao army that fled back also had many wounded soldiers, which was a complete victory.

Two thousand one hundred and fifty-six horses were captured, and the heavy armor of the euphorbia was also stripped off, and with the addition of a high view, the harvest was full.

Zhang Liao's fingers tapped rhythmically on the table, and when he was in Pengcheng, Lu Bu gave him 2,000 horsemen, and he also brought 500 horsemen from Guangling, counting the more than 2,000 war horses captured, it was enough to form a cavalry of more than 4,000 people.

Zhang Liao was a little emotional, thinking that when he followed Lu Bu from Guanzhong to the Central Plains, the cavalry of the entire army did not exceed this number, and now there are 4,000 horsemen under his command, which is really different from the past.

However, there were also some injuries, and more than 4,800 people were lost in this battle, most of whom were killed by the halberd soldiers led by Zhang He at the city gate.

Originally, there were only more than 26,000 people in Anfeng City, and they had to set up a village in Yanhuiling to divide 5,000, so after a battle, there were only about 15,000 soldiers and horses in the city.

Next, be careful.

"Sir, do I need to send some war horses to Guangling to prevent Jiangdong from resurgent?" Zhang Liao thought about it, and his cavalry seemed to be a little too much.

According to the configuration of the troops, a team of 20,000 people, with 2,000 cavalry, is the upper limit.

Of course, I think this way because there is another layer of concerns, I am in Guangling, of course I am not afraid of Jiangdong, the problem is that when I arrive in Anfeng, it is difficult to say whether the people on the other side of the river will have ideas.

Without cavalry, the combat effectiveness and tactical options are too limited.

"No need, Sun Ce is attacking Jiaozhou, and after being defeated twice, he no longer has the ability to divide his troops to attack Guangling again."

Jia Xu directly broke it, and Zhang Liao nodded knowingly, "What's the next plan?" ”

Chen Deng's line was dug deep by Lin Mo's talents who deployed the red sleeve moves in advance, and it can be regarded as a trump card anyway.

But after this trump card is used, it no longer has any backhand.

Of course, judging from the current situation, whether it is troops, grain and grass, or military morale, Zhang Liao has an absolute advantage, and it may not be impossible to fight out.

"I don't think Cao Jun will dare to make any moves in the short term, so let's throw some bait and fish for them."

Looking at Jia Xu with a short beard, the corners of Zhang Liao's mouth were outlined, not quite sure what he wanted to do, but it seemed to be quite excited.

After some discussion, Zhang Liao, who listened again, clapped his hands and said, "Okay, haha, what Mr. said is very in line with the way of truth and truth, wonderful." ”

"The general is serious."

Jia Xu is usually very casual, and he can also calmly deal with Zhang Liao's occasional nervous convulsions, "By the way, how is the general going to send Chen Deng?" ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Liao took a deep breath, and there was suspicion between his eyebrows, "Yunwen sent someone to send me a letter not long ago, saying that after the matter is completed, he will hold a celebration banquet to reward Chen Deng for his meritorious service. ”

Why the big rewards.

Jia Xu touched his nose, thought for a moment, and made a judgment in his heart.

It seems that Yunwen is really moved to kill, Chen Deng's life will not be long, yes, the turmoil caused by this is the least, and Yunwen's killing skills are still quite high, powerful.

"Sir?"

Jia Xu came back to his senses and smiled, "Yunwen has a deep meaning in doing this, one is to break the Chen family's idea of communicating with Cao after that, and the other is to plant the seeds of doubt in Cao Cao's heart and even in the hearts of other princes. ”

Jia Xu divided his guess into two halves, the upper part told Zhang Liao, but the lower part, he felt that it was unnecessary.

People, still can't be too smart.

Hearing this, Zhang Liao smiled, "I didn't expect Chen Dengdu to come to this step, and my virtuous nephew can still make a big fuss. ”

Your virtuous nephew is not just one set, several sets, Jia Xu pouted.

Therefore, Zhang Liao convened this meritorious person to hold a celebration banquet on the same day, and the first merit belongs to Yan Liangwen and ugliness, these two people are indeed outstanding in this war, and they can't praise it too much.

However, Chen Deng did not come, and the people sent to invite Chen Deng came back to tell Zhang Liao, saying that Chen Deng was drunk, his beard was unkempt, and the whole person seemed to be dozens of years old, and he was mentally depressed and could not attend the banquet.

Zhang Liao smacked his lips, he didn't expect this Wang Lan's kung fu to be so good, confusing Chen Deng into this appearance, he suddenly understood the absurdity of the princes of Zhou You's Fenghuo Opera.

Sometimes, women don't use a sword to kill people, they rely on a clever mouth, and I have to be careful.

Talented and beautiful people are lucky.

Zhang Liao is still very measured, although it is a celebration banquet, everyone has strict control over drinking, and the order is up.

He doesn't care if you're having fun or not, if you're drunk, who's going to defend the city?

It's great to find a few singers to open meat for them, even if it is benevolent and righteous.

When the time came, the south gate slowly opened, and Zhang Liao walked out with three people.

"When Uncle Zhi was alive, he always said that our group of old brothers must unite at any time, even if it is death, we must die together, if I really attack you, I am afraid that Uncle Zhi will blame me when I see Uncle Zhi in the future.

But if you are handed over to Wen Hou, it will only make it difficult for him, forget it, you guys get out, get out of the way, and don't show up again. ”

When he said this, Zhang Liao even turned his back to the three of them.

Cao Xing and the three of them looked at each other, and they couldn't see the expressions on their faces clearly, but everyone knew that each other's hearts were haunted with guilt and reluctance.

"Wen Yuan, you let us go, how do you explain in front of the three armies, how do you explain to Wen Hou and Lin Mo?" Cheng Lian was sad.

"Are you worried about me? Put away your pretenses. ”

Zhang Liao suddenly turned to look at the three of them, sneered and asked: "If I don't dig you out and Cao Jun enters the city, I will only have the only way to die in battle, and when you make a choice, you won't worry about me." ”

"Wenyuan."

Without waiting for Cao Xing to continue, Zhang Liao pulled out the sword at his waist with his right hand, pulled the cloak behind him with his left hand, Qing Feng crossed it, and his robe was broken, "Let you all see Uncle Zhi's face today, now we will cut the robe and break the righteousness, from now on, I, Zhang Liao, will no longer be your brother, get out!" ”

At this moment, the wind also stopped, and it seemed that even the air froze.

In fact, Cao Xing and the others were just bewitched by Chen Deng, but they didn't think about what would happen if An Feng defeated Zhang Liao.

Now I see Zhang Liao cutting his robe with himself, and all kinds of the past are surging in my mind.

They really wanted to tell Zhang Liao that they were just deceived by the villain for a while, and they didn't really want to do it to you or Wen Hou, and they didn't dare or give up.

Those who serve as soldiers are very poor, so poor that only this love in their hearts remains.

Now that they see this love broken, their hearts are also very uncomfortable.

Zhang Liao left, and he walked very resolutely.

The moment the gates closed, he didn't even look back.

The three of them knew that Zhang Liao was really sad.

It's just that they can't see the tears in Zhang Liao's eyes.

After a long hesitation, they finally rode away.

The world is big, but there is a feeling of not knowing where to stay.

Zhang Liao, who had been watching them go away in the shadows on the road, had tears in his eyes, "Say goodbye today, and I won't see each other again."

(End of chapter)