"What!? The Wushui granary was attacked? All the stored grain was burned? Han Dong was also killed?"
Early in the morning, while Gao Lan was still thinking about where to attack next, he was shocked to hear the bad news about the attack on the granary.
At this time, Gao Lan was completely out of mood.
What else is there to fight for? The food is gone.
At present, the Hebei Army's food reserves are probably only enough to last the army for a few days.
If we don't leave early, we may be attacked by the Chu army after we run out of food.
"Command the entire army to retreat, let's go back to Beihai!"
In desperation, Gao Lan could only issue a withdrawal order.
Damn it, including the 10,000 defenders of the granary, the Hebei Army paid a total of 50,000 troops to gain its current advantage.
Unexpectedly, it would be completely destroyed in one day.
But without food, Gao Lan could only stare blankly even though he had extraordinary abilities.
At the same time, Taishi Ci, who had been monitoring the movements of the Hebei army, also received the news.
"Hahaha! Great, the Hebei army has retreated, and we have defended Qingzhou!"
Yes, I kept it.
You know, in this battle of Qingzhou, the Hebei Army's 100,000-strong army also suffered half of its casualties.
Moreover, after the Hebei Army withdraws from Chengyang County this time, it will not be so easy to come in.
After all, Chengyang was close to the hinterland of Chu State. When the Hebei army was waiting for food and fodder, Taishi Ci could also mobilize the garrison from various towns.
Although there are not many garrison troops in a city and county, only 1,800 people, you can't hold back too many.
As long as Taishi Ci is given time, it will not be possible to restore the previous 50,000 troops, but it will not be a big problem to gather 30,000 defenders.
And with the Chu army of 30,000 troops, they would never be afraid of Gao Lan, who only had 50,000 Hebei troops.
Likewise, Gao Lan, who understood this, was extremely depressed.
They obviously have such a huge advantage, but just because of the damn food.
At the same time, Gao Lan is not the only one who is worried about food.
"Damn! Damn Cao A'ao! The whole army attacks, the lonely king wants his life!"
The whereabouts of Cao Jun was finally caught by Yuan Shao.
But in order to capture the whereabouts of Cao Jun, Yuan Shao also paid a heavy price.
Three entire grain transport convoys! All of them were burned down by that damn Cao Aha to the lonely king.
Now, there is not much food stored in the Liyang camp, so Yuan Shao cannot help but go crazy.
If things continue like this, Li Yang will be completely out of food within ten days.
Yuan Shaona knew very well what it meant to be without food.
After learning that the cavalry had discovered Cao Cao's army and had a tough fight with him, Yuan Shao decisively ordered the entire army to attack Cao Cao. He must be killed in order to relieve the hatred in the heart of the lonely king!
"Your Majesty! Cao's army does not have many soldiers. It is not worth sending out the whole army to deal with him.
What if we use half of our army to attack Cao Cao, and the other half directly cross the river to attack Yanzhou!"
Just when Yuan Shao was planning to attack with all his troops to destroy Cao Cao, Shen Pei, one of the counselors, stepped forward.
After hearing the reviewer's opinion, Yuan Shao hesitated.
This sounds good!
"Your Majesty, you also agree with Lord Shenpei's plan!"
Nowadays, the counselors no longer have any thoughts of internal conflict.
You know, the Battle of Guandu has been going on for more than a year, and even Yuan Shao's family can no longer hold on.
If we don't decide the winner quickly, I'm afraid even with the wealth of Qi, we will be dragged down.
Which of the counselors present is not smart? Who wouldn’t understand this?
In the past, it was because they supported different princes, so they broke up with each other.
But now, if we continue to cause trouble, causing delays in fighting, and ultimately ending up in failure, everyone will lose.
Everyone can still see this very clearly.
"Okay! That's it!
Zhang He! The lonely king has given you an army of 200,000, and you will immediately cooperate with the cavalry to encircle and suppress Cao Ah Man.
You must bring me Cao Ahao’s head!”
Zhang He, who was at the head of the army, was immediately excited when he heard that Yuan Shao actually asked him to command an army of 200,000 men.
This is no longer a battle involving tens of thousands of people.
Two hundred thousand! How many people in China can afford it now?
I'm afraid that the Chu State, Lu Bu's Qin State, and the two Liu emperors in the south could only have an army of two to three hundred thousand, even if they devoted all their national strength, right?
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. Zhang He is willing to issue a military order. If he fails to win this battle, he is willing to be punished!"
Just kidding, if an army of 200,000 people, together with tens of thousands of cavalry, can't defeat Cao Cao, I'm afraid Zhang He won't have to be punished by Yuan Shao, and he will be killed by himself.
After receiving Zhang He's assurance, Yuan Shao nodded with satisfaction.
"The rest of you, please cross the river with the solitary king, and we will go to Yanzhou with blood!"
Although Yuan Shao hated Cao Cao very much, he still decided to let Zhang He deal with him.
After all, with an army of more than 200,000, Zhang He would not be able to defeat Cao Ahao.
Yuan Shao was still very relieved about this.
Yuan Shao himself decided to attack Yanzhou because this was Cao Amo's hometown.
Only by watching the army under the command of the lonely king wash away his hometown and slaughter all his relatives can I, the lonely king, vent my frustration for more than a year!
The Liyang camp was moved.
Following Yuan Shao's order, nearly 400,000 Hebei troops stationed in the Liyang camp began to reorganize quickly.
Lines of Hebei troops walked out of the camp. Their length could not be seen at a glance, as if they stretched straight into the sky.
There was such a big commotion in Liyang, and Lu Meng, who had been lurking in Yanjin, would naturally not be unaware of it.
After waiting for two days, Lu Meng felt relieved when he saw that all the troops chasing Cao Cao had left and Yuan Shao's banner remained untouched.
When the scouts came again to report and informed Lü Meng that the Hebei army in Yuan Shao's Liyang camp had indeed crossed the river as expected, Lü Meng stood up excitedly.
After waiting for so long, now it’s time for me, Lu Ziming, to show off!
You must know that when Lu Meng was still a soldier, he dared to challenge his favorite generals like Pei Yuanshao in the martial arts arena, which shows that his courage was definitely not small.
And his loyalty to Xiang Ji was among the best in Chu State.
Just because he was promoted to martial arts by Xiang Ji, and even asked him to apprentice with Jia Xu to learn Tao strategy, and then he was given a sword as a reward.
This made Lu Meng's heart full of gratitude to Xiang Ji and the feeling that a scholar would die for his confidant.
Overlord knows himself!
"The whole army attacks, target Liyang Camp!
Gentlemen, remember, even if we all die here, as long as we can drag Yuan Shao to be buried with him, our journey to this world will not be in vain!"
Looking in the direction of Liyang Camp, Lu Meng gave instructions to the army.
Overlord, don't worry, even if it means death, Zi Ming will definitely drag Yuan Shao to die with him.