As Li Xiang conquered Chang'an, news of Yang Jian's death spread throughout the world. It was not just the Xiang family who were unhappy. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, who were still blocked from Hulao Pass, were also depressed.
A few days later, when news of the situation at Huguan came through, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao suffered from headaches. The current situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable for them. Of course, Cao Cao just had a headache, but
What Yuan Shao hid behind his headache was his uncontrollable ecstasy.
Gongsun Zan died, Gongsun Yang, Gongsun Ao and other generals also perished in that battle. Even the white horse Yi Cong, whom Gongsun Zan was most proud of during his lifetime, had been maimed, with only the last few hundred people left.
, the power of the Gongsun clan suffered heavy losses. No matter how you look at it, this news is a good thing for Yuan Shao.
"My lord, there is news that Jin reinforcements are about to arrive at Hulao Pass!" Cao Cao's counselor Xun You and Yuan Shao's counselor Cui Hao both arrived, and together they passed the news to Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.
"How many people are here?" Cao Cao's face turned dark and he asked Xun You gloomily.
"Lord, there are about 40,000 troops!" Xun You replied without thinking.
The 40,000 infantry and cavalry troops are marching in a mighty and mighty manner. This kind of news is not difficult to find out. In the world today, which prince does not arrange a few spies among other forces.
Hearing this, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao showed different expressions.
"Hey, Mengde, Hulao Pass is extremely strong, and we have lost our troops and generals. Now that the enemy's reinforcements have arrived, we have no chance of winning this battle, so we might as well retreat as soon as possible!" After a moment of silence, Yuan Shao seemed helpless.
said.
Yuan Shao was right. After the enemy's reinforcements arrived, they really had no chance to break through Hulao Pass. Moreover, now that the Yongliang War was over, it didn't make much sense for them to break through Hulao Pass again.
Unless they can capture Sizhou as quickly as possible after breaking through Hulao Pass, it's a pity that with their strength, they simply can't accomplish this.
The most important thing is that Yuan Shao no longer wants to continue spending time here. What he wants to do most now is to take advantage of Gongsun Zan's death and the chaos in Gongsun Zan's power to capture the opponent as quickly as possible.
Completely unify the entire Jizhou.
This time Yuan Shao sent troops, the purpose was to prevent Li Xiang from occupying Yongliang and to use this to consume his so-called ally Gongsun Zan.
Judging from the current situation, although the first goal has not been completed, he has achieved the second goal, and this second goal has been achieved better than he imagined. It can be said that the task has been exceeded.
"What I said in the beginning is reasonable, but it's a pity for the soldiers who died in these days!" At this point, Cao Cao also had the idea of retreating his troops. If they continue to fight, it will not be of any benefit to them. Cao Cao is a rational person.
Although the Xiahou brothers, Cao Shen and other important generals were lost in this battle, they would not hesitate to withdraw their troops when nothing could be done.
However, Cao Cao was actually very unwilling to retreat like this. In this battle, both he and Yuan Shao suffered a lot of losses, and several trusted generals were killed, but the gains were not great. Hulao Pass
There was no breakthrough, only half of Hanoi was captured.
Moreover, just half a county cannot make up for the losses he and Yuan Shao suffered this time. What's more, even if they can really hold this half a county in their hands, it is not certain. Next, wait until the Jin army calms down.
Come, how can we not send troops to take back this half of the county?
Cao Cao knew that they might not be able to hold this half of Hanoi for much longer. However, he also thought of a countermeasure. Next, he and Yuan Shao would move all the population of that half of Hanoi to Jizhou and
Yanzhou. As long as the population moves here, the actual land will be of little use. Just give it up!
Yuan Shao still has a weak Gongsun Zan who can annex his forces, but Cao Cao does not have such a good thing.
Now, Cao Cao was already thinking about whether to attack the surrounding neighbors to make up for the losses he suffered in this battle. After thinking about it, Cao Cao couldn't help but put his mind on Yuzhou, which was now in chaos.
I can't find an opportunity to start. However, I still need to plan a little more on how to do it.
"At this beginning, the Jin army has become powerful. No prince in the world can fight it alone. Next, you and I will have to move around more!" Cao Cao said with a dark face.
The Jin army will not stop its expansion. After capturing Yongliang this time, it may be their turn in the near future. Therefore, although they decided to withdraw their troops in this battle, Cao Cao hoped that their alliance would
We can continue to maintain it and jointly deal with the Jin army's front in the future!
The most important thing is that there is no conflict of interest between him and Yuan Shao for the time being. Yuan Shao's expansion target is the four states of Hebei, while Cao Cao's expansion target is the three states of the Central Plains. Naturally, there is no conflict in the alliance.
"Meng De's words are great!"
Yuan Shao has no objection to maintaining the alliance between the two parties. No matter how confident and ambitious Yuan Shao is, he has no confidence that he can fight against the Jin army occupying the five states on his own.
Coincidentally, while Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were retreating, Le Yi, who was far away from Yanmen Pass, also received Liu Bang's order to retreat.
Liu Bang, an old gangster, was extremely shrewd. He asked Le Yi to send troops to Yanmen not to break through Yanmen and enter Bingzhou. He just wanted to contain the Jin army in Yanmen and cause some trouble to Li Xiang.
With the small amount of troops Liu Bang sent, Liu Bang never thought about the possibility of breaking through Yanmen. Besides, if Liu Bang really had any thoughts about Yanmen and Bingzhou, then he would have sent more than this small amount of troops.
In fact, compared to Cao Cao and Yuan Shao who really tried their best to attack Hulao Pass, Le Yi, who was outside Yanmen Pass, had been paddling under Liu Bang's order. Except for a few occasional tests and
Apart from the feint attack, Le Yi never really attacked the city.
Now that the Battle of Yongliang has come to an end, although the result is not what Liu Bang wanted, there is no need to prepare to continue to struggle at Yanmen Pass.
In this way, all the princes in the world who were originally eyeing Li Xiang with covetous eyes were suddenly left with only one Xiang clan still struggling to support themselves at the Guangchengguan ruins.
Moreover, it can be expected that the remaining Xiang family will not continue to struggle for too long. Xiang Yan and Fan Zeng are not fools. They know very well that their family alone is unable to fight against the Jin army. The Xiang family
It is only a matter of time before a clan retreats.
