"By the way..." Cao Cao took a few steps after leaving the tent, looked at Xu Chu and said, "How many people have ever contacted these defeated soldiers?"

"There are quite a few." Xu Chu said, as soon as these people came back, they shouted that Li Yang was broken, and now it may have spread.

"Tsk~ah~ Forget it, let's settle these people too." Cao Cao sighed, it seemed that the news could not be stopped.

"Here!" Xu Chu nodded and turned to arrange the defeated soldiers. Cao Cao took Cheng Yu back to the tent. He felt his head swelling and the pain was even worse. The military Chinese medicine maker boiled some medicine and drank it, which made it a little better.

"How much food and grass are there in the army?" Cao Cao covered his head and looked at Cheng Yu and asked.

"Return to the lord." Cheng Yu thought for a while and said, "The army's food and grass can last up to five days. If the supply is reduced for each meal, it can last for two more days."

"No, it cannot be reduced." Cao Cao shook his head: "Now is the time to fight the Guanzhong army. If the soldiers' food is reduced, their morale will be lost."

Even if the commander of this battle is not Chen Mo, it is not that easy to fight. What's more, now that Li Yang has been defeated, Chen Mo may have a backup plan. At this time, it is a way to kill the morale of the soldiers by himself.

"You can ask Xu Ziyuan if he can raise a batch of food and grass?" Guo Jia said suddenly.

"Even if they are willing, the three armies need a lot of food and supplies and cannot raise them for a while." Cao Cao shook his head. Although the final result of Li Yang's affairs has not yet come out, he has to plan for the worst.

Upon hearing this, a ruthless look flashed in Cheng Yu's eyes: "Lord, let this matter be handled by Yu. Please ask the lord to be my five thousand soldiers."

Cao Cao looked at Cheng Yu and nodded silently: "Be careful."

"Here!" Cheng Yu nodded, bowed to Cao Cao, took the command arrow and turned around and left.

"Fengxiao..." Only Cao Cao and Guo Jia were left in the tent. Cao Cao's head still felt a faint pain. Guo Jia was drinking sips. Cao Cao hesitated for a moment and looked at Guo Jia and said, "Is there any good solution?"

Guo Jia swallowed the wine in his mouth, looked at Cao Cao, sighed and shook his head, "Lord, do you remember what we said when we deceived Xu You that day?"

Cao Cao nodded.

"Now it seems that we should act according to this plan." Guo Jia sighed. The most cruel thing on this battlefield was the strategy of robbing grain. Chen Mo's move cut off Cao Cao's retreat. Guo Jia was very curious. How did Chen Mo know that Li Yang was the place where Cao's army hoarded food and grass? Even if Chen Mo did it carefully in the army, with the current state of both sides, the news could not be sent in at all. Just like when they got Chen Mo's news, it was mostly Chen Mo who deliberately released it. In fact, what was happening inside Yecheng is impossible to find out now.

But now, there is no need to worry about this anymore. This battle cannot be fought. If Li Yang’s food and grass are really gone, no matter how much food Cheng Yu can get, it will be a drop in the bucket. It is better to think about retreating early now.

"There are no other plans?" Cao Cao was a little unwilling and had to fight here. It really made him unwilling to admit defeat at this time.

Guo Jia shook his head and said nothing more. At this time, unless Chen Mo died suddenly, they could defeat the Guanzhong army and occupy Yecheng within three days, otherwise there would be no hope. But even if Chen Mo died suddenly, with the current situation in Yecheng, capturing Yecheng within three days was simply a joke, and Yuan Shang was still watching.

"Our army must be kept in our hands, if it is impossible, the lord should make plans early." Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao's hesitant expression and said seriously.

"Yes." Cao Cao nodded and looked at Guo Jia and said, "Go to rest."

"Gao leave!" Guo Jia stood up, bowed to Cao Cao, and turned around and left.

Cao Cao closed his eyes, unwillingness, loss and a little anger were rumbling in his heart. In the past, he fought with Chen Mo and had a victory or defeat, but this time the battle in Jizhou was related to the fortune of the world, but Chen Mo robbed the food. Alas~

The night wind blew, and the coldness between heaven and earth became much heavier. Most of the soldiers had already fallen asleep, but only Cao Cao tossed and turned in the tent and did not sleep all night.

The next morning, Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun came back to report.

"How!?" Cao Cao was a little surprised. The two of them had come back too quickly. They had a bad premonition in their hearts, but they still couldn't help asking with some expectations.

"Liyang City has been broken, and the enemy army that sneaked into Liyang has left by then." Cao Ren shook his head.

"Where is the food and grass?" Cao Cao's voice became louder without control.

"It's burned all, eight granaries, when we arrive, there is only a piece of ashes left." Xiahou Dun said uncomfortable.

Pooh ~

Cao Cao fell on the straw mat and stared at the two of them in a daze, not talking for a long time.

"Lord?" Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun were startled and looked at Cao Cao worriedly.

"Retreat!" Cao Cao finally sighed long, with endless Xiao Suo. There was no need to fight this battle anymore, and Chen Mo had cut off his retreat.

"Where to retreat?" Cao Ren frowned.

"Pingyuan, Puyang, Zixiao, Yuan Rang, you two guard the same place and let the army retreat." Cao Cao smiled, but the bitterness and helplessness in his smile made people feel sour.

"Lord, why not fight hard?" Cao Ren said loudly.

"Since you know you will be defeated, why should you bring shame to yourself?" Cao Cao shook his head: "Let us make a comeback in the future, leave some people."

"Here!" Everyone saw Cao Cao's expression and did not dare to say anything more. They hurried back to prepare for withdrawal.

After another night, Cao's army began to retreat. Cao Cao stood on the platform, looked at the Guanzhong army camp in the distance, and refused to leave for a long time.

"Lord, the army has withdrawn from the camp, and it's time for us to leave!" Xu Chu came to Cao Cao and bowed.

"I'm here again next time, but I don't know when?" Cao Cao looked at the direction of Yecheng, sighed quietly, got on the war horse, and took Xu Chu to leave with the army.

On the other side, the Guanzhong Army Camp.

"Sir!" Gao Shun found Xun You and said after a tribute, "The scout has heard news that Cao's army has withdrawn."

"Retreat the troops?" Xun You was thinking about how to fight today's war, but suddenly he was a little surprised when he heard the news. He fought well, why did he suddenly retreat?

"Not bad." Gao Shun nodded and said, "I retreated early in the morning and retreated very cleanly. Are you chasing me?"

"No need." Xun You didn't understand why Cao Cao suddenly withdrew his troops, but he knew that since Cao Cao chose to withdraw his troops, he would definitely be on guard against people's pursuit, and there would be ambushing troops along the way.

"It is a good thing for Cao Cao to withdraw his troops. We will solve the Yuan family first. Now that Jizhou is the most important thing." Xun You looked at Gao Shun and smiled.

"Here!" Gao Shun agreed and got up and prepared to leave.

"General, please wait." Xun You called Gao Shun.

"What else does sir?" Gao Shun looked at Xun You in confusion.

"General, we will lead the camp into the city. Tell the lord this news and protect the lord's safety." Xun You said in a stern manner. Now that Cao's army has retreated, he knew that the city gates in Yecheng have been wide open in the past two days. Although he knew that Chen Mo was cheating Yuan Shang, he still shocked Xun You and broke out in a cold sweat, for fear that Chen Mo would make any mistakes.

"Here!" Gao Shun nodded and turned around and left.

Why did Cao's army suddenly retreat? After Gao Shun left, Xun You frowned and thought about this question. Is there any change in the rear? Or is it Yuan Tan rebelling?

Although Cao's army seized the initiative when entering Jizhou, there were hidden dangers. Yuan Tan was an unstable factor after all. If Yuan Tan turned against him at this time, Xun You would not be surprised at all.

"What are you thinking about?" While you were thinking, the door of the tent suddenly opened. Chen Mo's voice came and Xun You subconsciously looked up. He saw Chen Mo bringing Gao Shun who had just left.

"Lord?" Xun You quickly stood up to greet Chen Mo and welcomed Chen Mo into the seat, and said curiously: "Lord is not in Yecheng?"

"Well, I left three days ago." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Lord..." Xun You saw Chen Mo's face full of dust, his heart moved, and looked at Chen Mo and said, "Is Cao's sudden withdrawal of troops, is it related to the lord?"

"Yeah." Chen Mo took the water bowl handed over by his personal guard and smiled hard: "I originally wanted to use a trick to deceive Yuan Shang and lead the army to detour to the enemy's back, which made it difficult for Cao Cao to take care of both. Unexpectedly, after capturing Liyang, he found that Cao's army had stationed food and grass in Liyang, and was burned by me. Now Cao's army cannot retreat even if it wants to."

"How can the lord take risks in person?" Xun You sighed when he heard this. Although this was a great victory and completely solved Cao Cao's strong enemies along the way, if Chen Mo made any mistakes, it would be over.

"I can do some things, but others can't do them." Chen Mo shook his head and smiled. He could judge the value of a city or a stronghold through changes in luck. Others do not have the ability. If others go there, they will probably just mess around, which will at most make Cao Cao feel some trouble, but it is not enough to kill Cao Cao's food in one fell swoop.

Xun You smiled bitterly and shook his head, sat down again and looked at Chen Mo and said, "I don't know what your lord plans?"

"Since Cao retreated, the main force has not been damaged, we should assemble troops as soon as possible and completely destroy Yuan Shang before he had reacted, otherwise there would be a change." Chen Mo said: "I inform all the generals to assemble and prepare to attack Yuan Shang."

He came back so anxiously to send troops as soon as possible. Even if Yuan Shang was prepared, now without Cao Cao's restraint, Yuan Shang's current strength is far from the enemy of Chen Mo and Cao Cao. He must completely occupy Jizhou before Cao Cao comes back, and then visit Youzhou.

"Here!" Xun You nodded and agreed, and immediately arranged for someone to gather the generals.

Soon, Xu Huang, Zhang Ji, Zhang Xiu, Ma Chao, Pang De, Cui Geng, and Bao Geng glared at Chen Mo and all the generals under him assembled.

"Cao Cao has retreated. Today, he asked the generals to come. In order to completely destroy the Yuan family, all the generals occupied Jizhou. The generals obeyed the order and led various troops to attack. Ma Chao, Pang De, Zhang Xiu, you three led the cavalry and attacked Handan and Cui Geng, and immediately captured Pingyang. The other generals followed me to defeat Yuan Shang!"
Chapter completed!