Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 381
Luo Zheng stared at the map for a long time before looking at Jia Xu.

Jia Xu nodded and said, "Xiaozhi's analysis is more or less inseparable. It is indeed possible for Cao Ji to enter Xuzhou through this road."

Luo Zheng no longer has any doubts, and said decisively: "The generals will obey the order!"

"exist!"

All the generals stood up loudly and stood by with their hands folded.

Luo Zheng said loudly: "Quickly punish Kuai Ma and order Gao Shun and Zhao Yun to command Gao Shun to lead the army to capture the entire territory of Yanzhou, and Zhao Yun to lead the army to capture the entire territory of Yuzhou. They must capture the two states within ten months."

"As ordered!"

There has long been an officer on duty, and he quickly went down to deliver the order.

"Zhang Liao obey!"

"The end is here!"

"Lead eight thousand cavalry to escort grain and fodder, there must be no mistakes!"

"Order!"

Luo Zheng waved his back and said in a loud voice: "The rest of the generals will each lead their own cavalry, and follow this general to pursue Cao Jun!"

"As ordered!"

All the generals responded with a sonorous sound, and then went out of the tent.

Li Yang, Yuan Shao camp.

Guo Tu hesitated for a while before entering the Chinese army tent.

Yuan Shao was lying on the soft couch, his eyes were glazed, his spirit was sluggish, he had long since lost his former vigor.

At the beginning of spring, the 30 army was mighty and mighty, and it went south to the Central Plains. The prestige was astonishing. However, after repeated battles, plus the soldiers who died and escaped, the 30 army had been reduced by 20%, and there were less than [-] soldiers left.

With such a big loss, it would hurt anyone to change.

That is more than ten thousand young adults, representing more than one hundred thousand families.

Yuan Shao's life has always been smooth and smooth, even though he has experienced many setbacks, he has never suffered such a huge loss, and it hurt his muscles and bones, making him unable to use foreign troops in a short period of time.

After this defeat, the Hebei army could no longer go south to the Central Plains for at least three years.

After suffering such a big loss, Yuan Shao was almost devastated, and was somewhat disheartened by the blow.

Guo Tu arched his hands and called out, "Master!"

Yuan Shao turned his head and asked hoarsely, "What's the matter, Mr. Gong?"

Guo Tudao: "The news came from the scout, Luo Zheng has sent troops, and Xuchang was also attacked by Luo Zheng's general Zhao Yun!"

"Oh!"

Yuan Shao responded lightly, then turned over and sat up abruptly, his face was cloudy and extremely ugly, he stared fiercely at Guo Tu for a long while, then gritted his teeth and said: "That guy Luo Zheng really knows how to pick the time, I have worked so hard to fight Cao Aman, and I have lost both, but in the end I made a wedding dress for this guy, it is unreasonable, it is unreasonable!"

Guo Tu was silent, no one would be able to bear such a thing.

Not to mention the arrogant Yuan Shao, it's a good thing that he didn't vomit blood.

Guo Tu was silent for a while, before he said: "At present, the three armies have no food, and the autumn food has not yet been harvested, and the army has suffered heavy casualties. All the counties under the rule show signs of instability, and they are no longer able to fight for the Central Plains. My lord can only return to Ye City temporarily to rest! "

Yuan Shao was extremely unwilling, and after a while he said sadly: "Forget it, I will return to Yecheng tomorrow!"

Guo Tu cupped his hands, turned around and backed out.

In Xiancheng, Cao Cao led more than [-] soldiers and horses to walk slowly on the official road.

Although the army has already lost most of its luggage and is really traveling lightly, no matter how hard it runs, the infantry will end up running hundreds of miles a day, and it won't last long. People get tired and climb down.

So when he arrived in Xiancheng, Cao Cao had to slow down his march.

If the cavalry marches at the speed of hundreds of miles a day, it will be no problem to persist for a month.

But soldiers are not livestock, so how can they persist for such a long time.

Although Cao Cao was anxious, there was really nothing he could do.

Not to mention the soldiers, even Cheng Yu, Xun You, Liu Ye and other counselors, although they rode war horses, were also very tired. They were all bearded and looked very embarrassed, like refugees fleeing from a disaster.

Seeing that it was getting late, the general Le Jin said: "My lord, why don't you let the soldiers rest for one night before leaving?"

Cao Cao groaned silently. Although he had set up a suspicious formation, Luo Zheng and Jia Xu were not so easy to deceive. The Xiliang Army may catch up at any time. trouble.

But looking at the slumped-headed, swaying soldiers behind him, he couldn't help but sigh.

When he was hesitating, a fast horse behind him had already caught up like a whirlwind.

"My lord, it's not good!"

The scouts rushed forward on their horses and shouted: "We found Xiliang cavalry thirty miles behind."

"what?"

Cao Cao was shocked immediately, "The Xiliang cavalry has caught up?"

The scout cavalry replied, "Exactly!"

Cao Cao's face suddenly became extremely ugly, and he was speechless for a while.

The faces of all the counselors and military commanders also changed drastically, and they all held their breath, as if a mountain was pressing down on their hearts.

After fleeing day and night for four days, Cao Jun at this time was not much better than the refugees. Seeing that the soldiers swayed here and there with their eyes closed when they walked, it was clear that the soldiers' physical strength had reached their limit.

If he was overtaken by Xiliang cavalry, he would have no way to fight back.

Cheng Yu's thoughts turned sharply, and he said quickly: "My lord, it seems that Luo Zheng has seen through our army's plan. The Xiliang army is all cavalry. If we don't abandon the infantry, our army may not be able to escape the pursuit of the Xiliang cavalry. Please, my lord. Speed ​​five thousand fine riders first."

"My lord, please go first!"

Everyone hurriedly seconded in unison, there was really no other way.

Cao Cao's expression changed, he knew that the situation had reached a critical point, if he didn't abandon the infantry and run for his life, once he was overtaken by Xiliang cavalry, it would be difficult to get rid of it, so he said decisively: "Be kind, just follow Zhongde's plan !"

Xun You hurriedly said: "There is still a need for a general to lead the army to stop the Xiliang army for a while!"

Cao Cao looked around at the generals and asked, "Who can lead the army to end the rear?"

"The end will be willing to go!"

At the critical moment, Xiahoudun, Xiahoushang, Cao Chun, Cao Zhang, Cao Xiu, Li Dian, Le Jin and other clans and confidant generals all pleaded for orders loudly. Cao Cao was very pleased and sad at the same time.

Even Zhang He, Gao Lan and other surrendered generals who had just joined the ranks begged for their orders brazenly.

Only Lu Bu remained silent, his face was cloudy and uncertain, and he didn't ask for his life.

However, the eyes of Cao Cao and others were all looking at Lu Bu. Staying here at this time is tantamount to delivering food to the Xiliang army. Whether it is Cao Cao or his confidants, the final candidate for the heir in their hearts all points to the same direction Lu Bu.

Probably because Lv Bu has always been outside of Cao Cao's military group, it is better to let others die than to let Lv Bu die.

At this time, everyone is faced with the choice of life and death, and they can only be friends who are dead but not poor.

However, Cao Cao only glanced at Lu Bu, and immediately gave up the idea of ​​letting Lu Bu die.

Lu Bu was not loyal to him at all. If Lu Bu were to be cut off, it is most likely that as soon as the Xiliang cavalry arrived, Lu Bu would surrender directly, or take more than [-] infantry to go to other places to take advantage of the situation.

(End of this chapter)