Chapter 246 I would rather teach me to "lose" the world
"King Qi is dead! King Qi is dead!"
Under Lu Meng's sudden blow, Yuan Shao did not make any response at all, and was beheaded by him. He could not die anymore.
As soon as Yuan Shao died, all the Hebei troops who paid attention to this battlefield were stunned.
No matter how they thought about it, they would never have imagined that under the protection of nearly 200,000 troops, the Qi King Yuan Shao who dominated Hebei and was arrogant in the world would be beheaded by the enemy generals.
Stimulated by Yuan Shao's death, all the Hebei troops seemed to have forgotten to attack and that they had their enemy, the Chu army, beside them.
But the Hebei army was in a daze, but the Chu army would not be in a daze.
The few hundred Chu troops remaining in the Liyang camp took this opportunity to rush forward quickly and rescued Lu Meng, who was also lying in a pool of blood.
"Shuai Lu!"
When they saw that Lu Meng was not unconscious, but was just too injured to stand up, the Chu troops were excited.
"Quick, take this opportunity to break out!"
Using his last strength, Lu Meng gave instructions to the Chu army.
Yes, this is when the Hebei army is unsettled, and this is also the best opportunity for the Chu army to break out.
You know, there is no one in the Liyang camp who can make the decision now. Yuan Shao's youngest son and his counselors have already crossed the Yellow River, and are sometimes crossing the river.
At this time, the Hebei Army without a commander was panicking.
The King of Qi was assassinated under their protection, and all the Hebei troops did not know how to deal with themselves.
Escape? Find someone who can take charge of the situation? Or fight with the Chu army to avenge Qi King Yuan Shao?
Naturally, Lu Meng would not miss such an opportunity.
After all, who wants to die if they can survive?
But just when Lu Meng killed Yuan Shao, Cao Cao's army in Guangzong encountered trouble.
"My lord, we can't run away anymore. The Hebei cavalry has been hanging on to us. I'm afraid their large force will be here soon."
Looking at the Hebei cavalry who surrounded his side but refused to attack, Guo Jia was helpless.
Guo Jia was helpless, and Cao Cao was even more helpless.
Isn't this a bit too rogue?
He is hanging on himself desperately to delay the progress of his own army. I am afraid that it won't be long before Yuan Shao's army will arrive.
You know, after repeated hard battles, the 50,000 troops that Cao Cao brought to Hebei when he set out are now less than 30,000.
Although Cao's army achieved double the victory, you can't stand it because Hebei has so many soldiers.
After killing wave after wave and fighting hard, Cao Jun found that he had reached his limit.
"I don't know if Lu Meng of Chu State can capture that old guy Yuan Shao."
Looking to the west, Cao Cao could only hope that Lu Meng would win.
At the very least, if this is the case, everything Cao and I have done will not be in vain.
It's just that I really can't bear to do it. Damn Yuan Shao, can't you just give Cao and me one year?
Because of the previous series of wars with Xiang Ji, Cao's army's war potential was consumed too much.
Otherwise, Cao Cao would not be so passive when facing Yuan Shao.
But it's too late to say anything now. For Cao Cao, he just wants to find a way to escape from the encirclement of the Hebei Army and return to Yanzhou.
After all, I have done so much for Mr. Cao, so I can’t finally make a wedding dress for that title, right?
Although that person is already Cao's son-in-law, the dowry shouldn't be that big, right?
You know, Cao Cao didn't want to destroy Yuan Shao in the end, but even sacrificed himself.
Although the current battle situation forces Cao Cao to choose this lose-lose style of play, at least as the victorious party, it can't even lose its own territory, right?
"Lord, it's not good! From the south, a large number of Hebei troops are coming from the direction of Yangping County. I'm afraid Yuan Shao's main force has already arrived!"
While Cao Cao was deep in thought, Xiahou Dun, who was in charge of the investigation, rushed over. Judging from his panic, one could tell that Yuan Shao was serious this time.
"My lord, the enemy army has now blocked our army's retreat route to the south.
Now, the only option is to go eastward and look for opportunities to break out."
Hearing that Yuan Shao's army was coming from the south, Guo Jia quickly gave Cao Cao advice.
Now, most of the cavalry of the Hebei Army are concentrated in the west of Cao's army, while the main force of the Hebei Army has arrived from the south.
Then there are only two ways left for Cao Jun.
To the north? That's obviously unreliable. It can only go farther and farther. Without backup, Cao's army can only die less and less until it is destroyed.
Then, the only way out is to go east.
At the very least, if you go all the way east, you still have a chance to break out of the encirclement, and Qingzhou is also a good place to go.
This is Guo Jia's plan.
At least Qingzhou is not yet Yuan Shao's inherent territory, and it has not been completely occupied.
As long as they retreat to Qingzhou, Chu's troops in Qingzhou will not watch their allies suffer without rescuing them.
After hearing Guo Jia's words, Cao Cao also understood that this was probably the only way out for Cao Jun.
"Command the entire army to pack their bags and set off immediately!"
Now that he has made a decision, Cao Cao will naturally not hesitate.
Although it was difficult for Cao Cao to accept fleeing to Xiang Ji, in any case, it was much better than being wiped out by the Hebei army, wasn't it?
"Yuan Rang, gather all the wounded soldiers among your generals and bring Cao's big banner with them.
Set off immediately and make an appearance of breaking out to the west.
After attracting the Hebei cavalry, immediately leave your troops and come to join me!"
You know, if he did not attract the attention of the Hebei cavalry, even Cao Cao would not be able to successfully break through.
But the only solution at the moment is for geckos to have short tails and for strong men to have their arms broken.
Only by dropping enough bait can the attention of the Hebei cavalry be attracted.
Therefore, Cao Cao could only endure the pain and once again sacrificed 10,000 troops under his command to make final preparations for a breakout.
When Cao Cao said this, Guo Jia was not surprised, but Xiahou Dun was confused.
Lord, what are you talking about? Let me lead all the sick and wounded to serve as bait? Oh my God! Lord, are you crazy? That’s nearly ten thousand people!
"Yuan Rang, there is no need to say more, I will make my decision.
As long as you remember, you must come back alive, Cao, I will not allow you to die!
I will wait here for your return..."
Seeing the puzzled look on Xiahou Dun's face, Cao Cao couldn't explain much to him.
Are you telling him that if these ten thousand people are not sacrificed, the remaining Cao troops will have no chance to retreat?
Moreover, some of those soldiers were no longer able to continue trekking for a long time.
Instead of dying cowardly on the road to escape, why not...
In order to allow more people to survive, let Cao Cao and I bear all the infamy.
Xiahou Dun couldn't understand what Cao Cao was thinking, but as a general, since Cao Cao gave the order, he could only accept it.
"Lord, why are you doing this?"
The only person who can understand Cao Cao is Guo Jia...