originally thought that after returning to Dongjun, regrouping would be able to make a big difference, but now it seems that there is still too much gap between the soldiers under his command and the elite.

"I am a courtier of the Han family, and I should make efforts for the revitalization of the Han family, even if there are thousands of difficulties, what does it matter." Cao Cao's expression gradually became firm, and he gradually regained his original self-confidence.

"Lord, it is difficult for our army to stop the Xuzhou cavalry, so retreat quickly." Cao Hong persuaded.

Cao Cao nodded and said: "Order Cao Chun to lead the cavalry to block the Xuzhou cavalry as much as possible, and Cao Ren, Xiahoudun and other generals will lead the soldiers to withdraw from the battlefield." ”

There is a big gap between the Cao army and the current Xuzhou army in terms of combat effectiveness, but the generals under Cao Cao are relatively calm when dealing with the war.

Seeing this, Lu Bu snorted coldly, rode his horse and waved his halberd to kill the Cao army.

The Chinese army is the soul of a large army, as long as the Chinese army is defeated, the officers and men in the army will inevitably lose their fighting spirit, unless they are elite soldiers who have experienced a hundred battles, they can complete the retreat as much as possible in the panic.

The red figure and the wielding Fang Tian painting halberd have become a nightmare for the Cao army soldiers, but whenever they see Lu Bu killing, the first reaction of the Cao army soldiers is not to step forward to fight, but to retreat in a hurry, Xiahou Yuan is not Lu Bu's opponent, what is the difference between them stepping forward and sending them to death.

And the Xuzhou cavalry left a lingering shadow in the hearts of the Cao soldiers.

Cao Ren and other fierce generals of the Cao army, seeing that Lu Bu was constantly wreaking havoc among the Cao army, rushed forward one after another and tried to stop Lu Bu.

Nearly two hours later, the battle gradually came to an end, and the last desperate resistance of Cao's generals played a role that could not be ignored for Cao Cao's smooth retreat from the battlefield.

After chasing for several miles, Lü Bu led the cavalry back.

Originally, the camp where the Cao army was located was full of devastation, and what was left behind after the cavalry was criss-crossed, and the soldiers of the Xuzhou army were cleaning the battlefield.

"General, in this battle, our army killed more than 600 enemy soldiers and captured more than 1,500 enemy soldiers." Zhang Liaoce stepped forward immediately, and it was difficult to hide the excitement in his tone.

Lu Bu nodded and said: "After this battle, it will be difficult for Cao Cao to have high morale when facing the soldiers of our army in the future. ”

"With the courage of a general, it is natural to defeat Cao Cao." Wei Xu said with a smile.

Lu Budao: "Cao Cao, don't be despised for it, if you don't get rid of it, over time, it will inevitably become a big trouble for the general." ”

"It's a pity that Cao Cao escaped on the battlefield." Zhang Liao said regretfully, although he didn't understand why Lu Bu valued Cao Cao so much, as long as it was someone who could threaten Lu Bu, the generals in the army would kill him as much as possible.

"It doesn't matter, the Xuzhou army has given the Yanzhou army a profound lesson on the battlefield, Liu Dai wants to organize soldiers and horses to fight against the general, and the general will make the people of Yanzhou panic, and when he sees the arrival of the general's army, he obediently opens the city gate." Lu Bu laughed.

At dusk, the battlefield was cleaned, and the cavalry who shuttled back and forth to the battlefield again got more than 500 prisoners, and more than 2,000 soldiers of Cao's army were captured in the first battle.

The news came back to the army, the soldiers of the Xuzhou army were excited, and they fought in Yanzhou, and there were only 15,000 soldiers under the command of Lu Bu, and the victory of three consecutive battles made the Yanzhou army suffer serious losses.

Cao Cao led the army and fled for more than ten miles in succession before ordering the army to be stationed and collect the fleeing soldiers, these soldiers were the foundation of his life in Dongjun, if he suffered heavy losses in the battle against Lü Bu, it would be extremely unfavorable for his situation in Yanzhou.

Seeing that the soldiers in the army were panicked, and it was difficult to hide the fear in their expressions, Cao Cao was relieved: "What Lu Bu relies on is the benefit of the cavalry, but Yanzhou has many strong cities, which is not what the cavalry is good at, and there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers under the command of Yanzhou Mu, and he will definitely be able to defeat Lu Bu." ”

The generals in the army said yes, and there were some drums in their hearts, Cao Cao's ability to lead the troops to fight was trusted, but they suffered losses in the hands of Lu Bu one after another, which would inevitably cause suspicion in their hearts, this battle, not only caused serious losses to Cao's army, but even the fierce general Xiahou Yuan in the army was also killed by Lu Bu.

"Lord, now that our army has been defeated, nearly half of our troops have been lost, it is difficult to form an effective threat to Lu Bu, so it is better to return to Fanghe County." Cao Ren said.

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, nodded and agreed, with the current state of the officers and men in the army, facing the Xuzhou army, there is a chance that it will be a failure.

Cao Jun suffered heavy losses, Bao Xin's command was the same, originally thought that following Cao Cao to fight against the Xuzhou army could get a certain amount of credit, so as to atone for the previous failure, now there are only more than 500 soldiers left under his command, tens of thousands of people, three battles, only more than 500 people left, the officers and soldiers in the army have no gain, how not to let Bao confidence be discouraged.

"My lord, this is a blade captured from the Xuzhou cavalry." Xiahoudun stepped forward and said.

Cao Cao took the blade and glanced at it and said, "The blade of the Xuzhou cavalry is far superior to our army." ”

The mood of the generals in the army is also not good, the soldiers fight on the battlefield, and the blades and armor are the foundation for the soldiers to stand on the battlefield.

"However, our army is a righteous army, and Lu Bu disobeys the mandate of heaven and takes the city, and he will definitely fail." Cao Cao is colorful.

Hearing this, the generals in the army nodded, and the hatred for Lu Bu in their hearts was even higher, but Lu Bu's bravery left a shadow in their hearts.

The news of Cao Cao's defeat in leading the army soon reached Fang He, sharpening his sword Huo Huo, and Liu Dai, who was preparing to make great achievements in the next battle, was silent.

What kind of impact will the defeat of three consecutive engagements have once it spreads among the Yanzhou army.

In order to meet Lü Bu, Liu Dai dispatched more than 40,000 troops, not only to defeat Lü Bu, but also to seize Xuzhou from Lü Bu's hands in one fell swoop.

"Incompetent, but in one battle, it was defeated by the Xuzhou cavalry." Liu Dai said angrily.

Wang Kai said: "Zhou Mu, our army is newly defeated, the morale of the army is low, why not temporarily stationed in Fanghe, wait for Cao Cao, Bao Xin to lead the army back to the city and then make a decision, Shanyang Taishou led the troops to Xuzhou, maybe there is more to do." ”

Liu Dai said: "Wang Zhen's words are true, and the generals and men in the army are ordered to strengthen the defense and not slack off. ”

"At this time, the most worrying thing is Lu Buye, although the Xuzhou army has won three victories on the battlefield of Yanzhou, but Xuzhou is empty, the Beihai Prime Minister Kong Rong and the plain minister Liu Bei led the army to Xuzhou, once there is a war in Xuzhou, then the army of Lu Bu will be in turmoil, why not defeat Lu Bu." The strategist Xu Yan persuaded.