Gao Fei led Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Wei Yan and five thousand fine cavalry to chase Cao Cao. They finally got out of the woods and just entered the official road. Shi Huan came out on the left and Shi Huan came out on the right.
After Han Hao was captured, Xu Shu led Li Tong and many crossbowmen to block the way.
"Fire arrows!" Xu Shu gave the order, and thousands of arrows were fired.
Upon seeing this, Gao Fei hurriedly ordered a retreat and retreated into the woods. Hundreds of cavalrymen died under the random arrows of the Wei army.
When Xu Shu saw Gao Fei retreating, he shouted loudly: "Don't chase after poor bandits. So Yan Hou doesn't understand this principle? Although my king was defeated miserably in Yuanyong City, I can still stop you. Please Yan Hou retreat quickly."
, stop the troops here, otherwise, if I lead the troops back to fight, I will definitely kill the Yan army without leaving a single piece of armor behind!"
Gao Fei looked around at the soldiers behind him who had been fighting fiercely all night, and saw that they were all exhausted. Although Xu Shu's men were infantry, they were outnumbered and a real force. If they fought forcefully, they would definitely suffer.
. He said angrily: "Damn it, let Cao Cao escape! The whole army retreats!"
The Yan army retreated, and Xu Shu did not pursue it. For him, the Wei army camp back at Niujiatun was the most important. The elite of the Wei army was almost exhausted, with only 30,000 infantry left in the 70,000-strong army. Xu Shu was responsible for the situation.
Understood. So, after watching the Yan army retreat, Xu Shu also began to retreat slowly.
On a high hill thirty miles away from where Xu Shu was, the embarrassed Cao Cao was breathing heavily. He was surrounded by more than 800 cavalrymen who had escaped from Yuanyong City. All the generals had suffered varying degrees.
of injury.
Seeing such a situation, Cao Cao felt as if his heart had been hit by a heavy hammer. In addition, Xia Houli and Dian Wei had not returned yet, which made him feel extremely depressed.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Xia Houen ran over from behind the high hill with a green sword on his back. As soon as he saw Cao Cao, he immediately knelt down in front of Cao Cao and said loudly, "Your Majesty, my subordinates are here.
On the way back, I heard that Xia Houli was captured by Zhang He, and that General Dian Wei was fighting fiercely with Zhao Yun. It was extremely difficult to escape. Now I'm afraid..."
"No! Brother Wei has great kung fu and nothing will happen to him. Your Majesty, I will go and get Brother Wei back..." After hearing this, Xu Chu immediately called out and turned around to leave.
"Zhongkang!" Cao Cao frowned, feeling extremely uncomfortable. He didn't care about Xia Houli, his adopted daughter. What he cared about most was Dian Wei. When Xia Houen talked about Dian Wei's condition, he had already guessed the outcome.
, I'm afraid that Dian Wei will be in trouble.
Xu Chu was drunk by Cao Cao, and his eyes became moist, and a sense of brotherly friendship filled his head. There is a saying that if a man sheds tears, it is just before he is sad. As long as he is sad, no matter how strong he is,
Men can also cry. Xu Chu cried, with two lines of tears rolling down his cheeks, and with a hysterical roar, he vented all his anger and shouted at the same time: "Brother Wei! Why are you doing this!
"
Among the Wei army, there are two people who know Dian Wei best, one is Cao Cao and the other is Xu Chu. The moment the two of them looked at each other, they seemed to understand the fact that Dian Wei was dead.
Cao Cao was also full of tears, but he didn't vent them out like Xu Chu did, but buried them deeply in his heart.
Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Li Dian, Yue Jin, Yu Jin, Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, Xia Houen, Wen Ji and other generals gathered around Cao Cao. Everyone's faces had a look of decline, and the rest of the cavalry were also sad.
Endless.
For a long time, everyone was immersed in the grief of losing their comrades. Many people shed two lines of tears without knowing it, which mixed with their own blood and dripped on the ground.
"Don't cry! If I don't avenge this revenge, I, Cao Mengde, will never be a human being! You all remember, from now on, the Yan army will be the number one enemy of Wei!" Cao Cao pulled out the Heavenly Sword, stood up, and shouted sternly.
said.
After everyone heard this, they all wiped away their tears and wiped away the traces of tears. They felt extremely angry and wanted to kill him again.
"Definitely..."
A fast horse galloped over, carrying a man in fine clothes on its back. When the man saw the remnants of the army on the high hill, he immediately went up to the high hill. When he saw Cao Cao standing in the middle, he hurried away.
An dismounted his horse, knelt down in front of Cao Cao, and said in a panic: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Changyi... Changyi was captured by the Yan army, and Qingzhou and Xuzhou were all lost..."
"What did you say?" Cao Cao couldn't believe his ears. He just heard last night that Jia Xu led his troops to attack half of Qingzhou. How come Qingzhou and Xuzhou were lost overnight, and even Changyi was captured?
The man kneeling in front of Cao Cao was Mao Jie, who was in charge of the army. He had always been a serious man. Although he was not brave enough to be a general who charged into battle, he was very good at handling internal affairs. Therefore, Cao Cao asked him to be in charge of the army and was responsible for it.
Logistics and transportation, ensuring food and fodder for the army.
During his tenure, Mao Jie also did a lot of practical work, and proposed farming to Cao Cao, which was accepted by Cao Cao, thus maintaining Cao Cao's foundation in Yanzhou and preventing famine in Yanzhou.
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely true. Prime Minister Xun has sent the king's family safely to Chenliu, and the wealthy gentry in Changyi have all fled south. General Cao Chun received the report from the scouts and has already rushed to Chenliu. Mr. Xiangguo
Currently he is leading his army to garrison in Dingtao, blocking the Yan army's westward advance." Mao Jie said in a panic.
"How could this happen? How could the Yan army march hundreds of miles overnight to break through the counties along the way and capture Changyi?" Cao Cao felt incredulous.
Mao Jie said: "Jia Xu led a hundred thousand Yan troops to attack Qingzhou, with Han Meng and Zang Ba as the left and right vanguards. He surrounded Zhu Ling in Jinan City, but he did not attack. It was a bluff. He secretly sent Han Meng to attack Qingzhou.
They attacked Dong County, Zhang Nan attacked Jibei County, Zang Ba attacked Taishan County, and Xiahoulan attacked Le'an County. The four counties were suddenly attacked and caught off guard. In addition, due to the lack of troops in the city, the prefect abandoned the city and fled. Zang Ba occupied Taishan County.
After Shanjun, Sun Guan, Wu Dun, and Yin Li were sent to attack the surrounding counties, while Zang Ba brought cavalry and rushed to Xuzhou. When the people of Xuzhou heard that the Yan army was attacking, they all launched a rebellion. The Xuzhou soldiers who had surrendered before
It was a blatant rebellion, and the whole Xuzhou suddenly lost control. The Prime Minister made a decisive decision and fled with his personal followers. After returning to Changyi, he met Han Meng coming south from Dongjun and heading towards Changyi..."
Before he finished listening to Mao Jie's words, Cao Cao suddenly felt a splitting headache. He covered his head with both hands, screamed "Ah" and fainted.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Upon seeing this, all the generals rushed towards Cao Cao.
"Mao Jie! Why do you have to choose this time to report such a big thing? You...you...I'll kill you..." Cao Hong became angry. When he saw Cao Cao fainting, he immediately pulled out the sword from his waist and violently
He struck Mao Jie on the head.
"when!"
Cao Ren also drew his long sword at the same time, blocked Cao Hong's sword directly, and said angrily: "Zi Lian must not be rude!"
Xia Houyuan hurriedly grabbed Cao Hong's sword, pulled Cao Hong aside, forced him to the ground, and said angrily: "Calm down!"
Among the people, Cao Ren, the rescuer, had the highest official rank. When this happened, everyone's eyes turned to Cao Ren.
Cao Ren put his sword into its sheath, looked around, frowned, and said: "The Yan army is approaching fiercely. Our army is insufficient. Qingzhou and Xuzhou are lost. We will fight back. Now we should save our strength and send the king back to Chenliu first."
, wait until the king wakes up, and then
Make a decision. Li Dian, Le Jin, you two stay here and wait for the military advisor. Tell the military advisor the matter and ask the military advisor to make a decision quickly. Yanzhou is the foundation of our great Wei Dynasty. It must be recaptured. All generals will obey your orders.
, everyone will follow me back to Niujiatun camp first."
"promise!"
Li Dian and Yue Jin stayed behind. Seeing Cao Ren and others walking away, they sat on the high hill and waited for Xu Shu to withdraw.
"Mancheng, we have completely lost this battle. The Yan army in Guandu is just a bait. The king has fainted. He doesn't know when he will wake up. The Yan army is watching with eager eyes. If the news spreads, Liu Bei in Jingzhou and Liu Bei in Yangzhou will
Sun Jian, I wonder if he will suddenly attack?" Le Jin said worriedly.
"If that's the case, I'm afraid the Wei State will be completely destroyed! What is coming will always come, and now we can only take it one step at a time." Li Dian sighed and said.
Le Jin said: "A hundred thousand troops swept through Qingzhou and Xuzhou, and Zhu Ling was also in danger. If he didn't surrender, he would die. Your Majesty took the lead to sneak attack the Yan army and openly broke the alliance. Is it right or wrong?"
Li Dian and Yue Jin were good brothers. They came to join Cao Cao together, and they also occupied a pivotal position in Cao Cao's army. But when it comes to trust, they don't seem to be as worthy of Cao Cao's reliance as the Cao family and the Xiahou family. That's why
, the two talents have always been in a position of neither superior nor inferior.
The two people sat there quietly. After a long while, they saw Xu Shu withdrawing with 30,000 infantry. The two people hurriedly told Xu Shu what had happened.
After Xu Shu heard this, he was also shocked. He did not expect that Jia Xu would be so powerful. He knew in his heart that Qingzhou and Xuzhou should have all fallen now, and the most important thing was to save Yanzhou and Yuzhou.
"Send the order, the whole army speeds up, and must rush back to Niujiatun before dark!" Xu Shu was anxious. He had to discuss with Cao Cao how to deal with the 100,000 troops behind Wei State, and Gao Fei would definitely do the same.
With the army in Guandu marching eastward, Yanzhou will inevitably fall into a bitter battle if attacked from the east and west.
In the evening, Cao Cao was lying in the camp in Niujiatun. He slowly opened his eyes, raised a hand, scratched in the air, and said feebly: "Yuan Zhi... Is Yuan Zhi back?"
Xu Shu hurriedly stretched out his hand, took Cao Cao's hand, and said softly: "Your Majesty, Yuan Zhi is here."
"Zhongkang, take my Heavenly Sword!"
Xu Chu took the Yitian Sword and placed it beside the bed.
Cao Cao said: "Give the sword to Yuan Zhi."
Xu Chu complied.
After Xu Shu caught the Yitian Sword, Cao Cao said: "Everyone listens to the order. Today, I will give the Yitian Sword to Yuan Zhi. Seeing the Yitian Sword is like seeing me. Yuan Zhi's words are my words. Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed.
.From now on, Xu Yuanzhi will command all Wei armies, and all generals must obey Yuanzhi’s orders!"
"promise!"
After hearing this, Xu Shu was moved and said: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty has treated me with great kindness. I will live up to your trust and lead the Wei army out of the predicament..."
Cao Cao nodded and said: "I have a splitting headache and it's unbearable. I can't face the battle. I'll leave everything to the military advisor."