On the fourth day after the war, the heavy snow in the sky came to an end temporarily, and the golden morning sun rose in the sky, bringing a little warmth to this cold winter.

Zhongling, the camp of the Cao army temporarily stationed.

Since the accident three days ago, Cao Cao locked himself in the big tent and never came out again.

Worried, Xun Yu came with a lunch box full of food, wanting to send it to Cao Cao. He still can't forget Cao Cao's expression at that time, this man who is almost fearless in the world, is as if he has lost his soul, his expression is trance-like and sad.

Dian Wei, who was guarding outside the tent door, stretched out his hand to stop him, and his voice was dull: "The lord has an order, and no one is allowed to enter the account." ”

Xun Yu stood in place, forcing the break would definitely not work, he had to reason with Dian Wei: "The lord has not eaten for three days and three nights, and if he continues like this, his body will not be able to bear it!" ”

Dian Wei still had no intention of letting go, and the lord had instructed that no one was allowed to enter the account without his order. As a guard general who was loyal to Cao Cao, for Dian Wei, Cao Cao's orders were a hundred times more effective than the holy decree of the Son of Heaven.

The lord's order cannot be violated, even if Xun Yu says it in a daze, it is impossible for Dian Wei to let him in, otherwise it will be a dereliction of duty.

However, Xun Yu also had some truth in what he said, so Dian Wei thought of a compromise method: "If Xun Lingjun is worried about the lord's body, he can put the food on the ground and send it to the lord in a while." ”

"Well, that's all it had to be."

Xun Yu sighed, he could understand Cao Cao's mood.

There is no greater mourning than death.

Just as Xun Yu turned around and was about to leave, the hanging curtain was lifted.

Hearing the movement, Xun Yu turned around again. When he saw the man who lifted the curtain, Rao was amazingly determined, and his expression was also greatly surprised.

One foot, from inside the tent, stepped out gently. Cao Cao's figure slowly appeared in front of them.

Without the spirit of directing the country before, even the black hair on the head has been half white, Cao Cao at this moment, not like a majestic master, but like a mountain old man who is more than half a hundred years old.

Xun Yu's voice suddenly became hoarse and hesitant for some reason, and even when he heard it himself, he wondered if it was his own voice: "Lord...... Gong, are you alright...... Okay? ”

The corners of Cao Cao's mouth moved, but he didn't speak, but closed his eyes, tilted his head slightly, and breathed deeply.

Dian Wei, who was guarding outside the tent, also looked nervous, fearing that Cao Cao would have a chance, and suddenly said, "Lord, you have to take care of yourself...... Body, if the eldest prince is still there, he doesn't want to see you like this. ”

Cao Cao's shoulders trembled slightly, but he quickly calmed down, and when he opened his eyes again, although the vicissitudes and sadness were still engraved on his face, there was a faint light in his eyes.

It was as if he had seen through the vicissitudes of the world.

"I look a lot older!" He actually said so, and when he said a word, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, and there was a slight smile, but there was bitterness in it.

Xun Yu and Dian Wei lowered their heads at the same time, unable to bear to look at this man again.

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To the east of Dingtao, the Heze camp where Lu Bu's army is located.

The generals under his command are reporting the results of the battle to Lu Bu.

In this decisive battle with Cao's army, both sides invested a total of 250,000 troops, including 160,000 Cao's army and more than 90,000 Lu Bu's army.

Among them, as many as 140,000 soldiers participated in the battle, nearly 100,000 Cao's troops were killed, more than 40,000 Lü Bu's troops were killed, almost all of the surviving soldiers were wounded, and Cao's army was captured 47,000 people.

"More than 2,000 horses and more than 100,000 weapons were captured......"

Although most of them are inferior weapons, after returning to the furnace and rebuilding, at least seven or eight thousand elite slashers can be created.

"It's a pity that I failed to completely annihilate the enemy army, and I escaped Cao Cao!" Ma Chao's tone was a little unwilling, and several times of opportunity let coach Cao Cao escape.

Hearing this, Hua Xiong's face became a little gloomy. Originally, he was ordered by the lord to go after Cao Cao, and he was about to catch up, who wanted to kill a wave of ambush troops halfway, and the back of the woods was full of dust.

Hua Xiong thought that Cao Jun had a large number of ambushes, so he did not dare to chase deeply.

came back and told Lu Bu, but Chen Gong broke it on the spot, saying that this must be Cao Jun's suspicious plan. If Cao Cao really had so many soldiers and horses, he would not be ambushed in the middle of the road, but would go directly to the battlefield and win again.

Hua Xiong, who learned of the plan, was so angry that he jumped to his feet and scolded his mother, gritted his teeth and vowed to take off Cao Cao's head with his own hands in the future.

Seeing Ma Chao's unwillingness, Xiao Ji smiled and said: "General Ma Chao doesn't need to be angry, now that Cao Cao has almost wiped out his army and lost Yanzhou, it is no longer difficult to compete with the lord." ”

"If you want me to say, the most hateful thing is the Hebei Army, which is completely a group of obscene villains!" Hou Cheng, who was wrapped in bandages on his thighs, said loudly that he was in charge of the northern front, and he had suffered enough from Hebei's strong crossbow at the beginning.

When the victory was decided, Hou Wei wanted to strike hard, but there was no trace of the Hebei army.

This greatly annoyed Hou Cheng and many other soldiers.

first shot Huang Zhong and his cavalry, looted a lot of weapons and horses, and later mixed into the battlefield and shot a large number of Lu soldiers.

The Hebei army can be said to have taken advantage of it.

"Gongtai, wait a while, you write a letter and send it to the north, tell Gongsun Zhan, and say that after the spring of next year, I will lead the army to the north and attack Yuan Shao from the north and south with him."

A cold color flashed in Lu Bu's eyes, and his voice was very decisive. A while ago, before the account of the sneak attack on Puyang was settled, the Hebei army rushed to get involved in the decisive battle between him and Cao Cao, and even almost helped Cao Cao overturn the battle.

Such a cancer,

Remove it as soon as possible.

Chen Gong nodded yes, and the good news that Gao Shun had won Changyi had arrived the day before yesterday, which meant that the territory of Yanzhou was almost completely incorporated into the lord's command.

Now that Cao Cao's vitality has been greatly injured and he is no longer a threat, the next strategic plan is naturally to target the northern Hebei and Qinghai states.

"By the way, has there been any movement of Cao Jun recently?"

According to Lu Bu's speculation, Cao Cao is very likely to return to Yuzhou.

Although it is said that the family is in charge there, the uncles and nephews of the Xun family under Cao Cao are also from a famous family in Yingchuan, Yuzhou. With this relationship, those masters of the family will more or less give Cao Cao a little thin noodles.

Xiao Ji, who was in charge of intelligence news, arched his hand and replied seriously: "Back to the lord, according to the report from the spies, it is said that Cao Cao led the army in the direction of Xuzhou after burying his eldest son Cao Ang. ”

Xuzhou?

Lu Bu showed a playful smile on his face, it seems that Cao Cao didn't want to eat Yuzhou's soft rice, so he chose to fight with Liu Bei for the power of Xuzhou.

Although Xuzhou still has 10,000 soldiers left by Cao Cao to Xiahoudun, after several months of development, Liu Bei's momentum has gradually risen and won the support of the people.

The two sides are fighting, and it is not known who will win and who will lose.

In the last life, the two of you joined forces to punish me; Today, I will teach you and the two to kill each other.