As soon as Cao Jun retreated slightly, the left and right parts of the Han army pounced on them like hungry wolves smelling their prey. They stayed close and waited for an opportunity. I've been hungry and thirsty for a long time.

The iron hooves flipped and the ground shook like thunder. The two troops rushed forward like arrows, piercing into the weak point of Cao's scattered formation. Cao Hong watched the battle on the city tower, and saw that Le Jin had an irresistible posture, so he hurriedly went down to the city tower, ordered the soldiers and horses, and went out of the city to respond. Fang led the army out of the city, and saw two Han armies, directly hitting the two wings of the Lejin army.

Seeing this, Cao Hong roared, and led his troops to meet him. These two parts can't be allowed to impact Lejin's main formation, otherwise, as soon as the formation is chaotic, the army will inevitably be defeated.

He can accept defeat, but not a rout. These are two completely different outcomes.

Zhao Yun saw it, and hurriedly said to the herald next to him: "Let's go and order the front army, and divide the troops to stop Cao Hong." When the herald heard this, he rode his horse and ran forward.

After a while, the army that was strangled with Lejin's headquarters in front of it split up and rolled towards Cao Hong. Zhao Yun narrowed his eyes, as long as Cao Hong was blocked for a while, Lejin would definitely be defeated. Then you can take advantage of the situation to cover up.

When Cao Hong saw that there was a Han army coming to fight him, he immediately knew it, and said in his heart, Zhao Yun is almost the same as coming in person, with you, a miscellaneous fish, you also want to block my way?

So he sneered, raised his sword, and rushed into the enemy's ranks. Cao Hong was unstoppable, and as soon as he clashed, he shot down several Han cavalry. Seeing this, the captain of the Han military academy shouted loudly, and led his troops to change formations, not directly fighting, but began to fight.

There are many ways to stop the enemy, and a hard fight is just one of them. So the Han army began to avoid Cao Hong, but it was gathered one by one and began to attack and kill the Cao army behind.

Seeing this, Cao Hong is just asking you to do this. So he left one here to deal with the Han army, but he led people to continue to Lejin.

Here the captain of the Han military academy saw it, and he was going to chase Cao Hong again. was entangled by the Cao Jun who stayed. There was a big fight between the two sides, and for a while the wind and sand were blowing and the dust was flying.

However, the purpose of the Han army was almost achieved. On the battlefield, there are thousands of changes in an instant. Cao Hong was blocked, and the military formation of Lejin over there was broken by the Han army.

The Han troops on both sides swarmed and squeezed together, and the Cao army finally couldn't withstand the pressure and collapsed. On the battlefield, an army is scattered and begins to crumble, which means that they will be defeated. The same is true in modern times.

People and horses are scurrying, swords and guns are in full swing. The wanton killing began.

The Han soldiers laughed, brandished swords and guns, and drove the Cao army. Under the support of three thousand elites, Lejin continued to gather the remnants. fought and retreated, moving closer in the direction of Cao Hong.

After the two armies merged into one place, they scattered the pursuing Han army, and then slowly retreated towards Yangguan. Zhao Yun saw that he was defeated but not chaotic, and he did not come to chase him. So Mingjin withdrew his troops.

After a while, the military doctors and civilians all rushed up and began to clean up the battlefield. Rescue the wounded first, and then properly place the dead. Le Jin and Cao Hong retreated into the city, both of them with iron faces.

Le Jin said: "The Han army is brave, and it also has the advantage of soldiers, and I can't fight it." ”

Cao Hong was also angry in his heart. He fought with the Han army repeatedly, but he failed to please him. I couldn't help but secretly say in my heart, if I can't stop the Han army, how can this Yuzhou be good? Thinking further, how will Meng De compete with Liu Bei in the future? The more I thought about it, the more depressed I became.

Cao Cao received the news that Liu Bei had sent troops to attack Yuzhou, and he was so shocked that the book in his hand couldn't help but fall to the ground. Busy asked, "Is this serious?" ”

After repeated confirmation, Cao Cao looked up to the sky and sighed: "I was deceived by Xuande. The epidemic in Yanzhou will definitely be unhindered. "This time it must have been Liu Bei's misdeeds. The Yanzhou plague was so big that it even spread to Yangzhou. He analyzed it with the ministers and thought that Yanzhou didn't know how many people would die this time. Liu Bei and other civil and military forces must be in a hurry. So he made up his mind to take advantage of this opportunity to recover Jingzhou in one fell swoop.

Who would have thought that after the big war, Liu Bei would show his fangs. Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel depressed. I thought before that I had driven away the Sun family, and the three states of Yu, Jing, and Yi would be connected together, and my strength would be greatly increased. In the future, he will go south to swallow Jiangdong and go north to tackle key problems. It's all in my own thoughts.

It's good now, Jingzhou hasn't been defeated, but Yuzhou is in chaos. How is it good?

After a few turns, a trace of fierceness flashed in Cao Cao's eyes, and he said: "Pass my order, order Cao, Xiahou and other generals to abandon Yuzhou, and gather troops to go south at all costs to attack Jingzhou!" Be sure to capture Jingzhou before the fall of Yuzhou! ”

When the ministers next to him heard this, they hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded: "Lord, think twice!" ”

Cao Cao said: "How can Xuande sit back and watch me both gain Yuzhou and occupy Jingzhou? If you don't give up, Jing and Yu will be lost! Looking at the current situation, which is more important? Abandon Yu and take the thorn ear! In this way, Jing and Yi are integrated, and my foundation is worry-free! ”

Cao Cao is worthy of being ruthless, and at the critical moment, he immediately made a choice. He turned in his heart and found that under Liu Bei's intervention, he now had no way to occupy Jingzhou safely, nor could he guarantee the safety of Yuzhou. Since there is no such thing as a two-way street, it is better to give up one and protect the other.

She, can only give up Yuzhou. After all, he couldn't control Yuzhou across Jingzhou. If you give up Yuzhou, then mobilize heavy troops and attack Jingzhou with all your might. Grab Jingzhou in your hands. He didn't lose much.

After Jingzhou and Yizhou are integrated, his strategic environment will be greatly changed. When the time comes, after recuperating his strength, he will go out of Chen Cang, Wuguan, and Jiangxia, and it will all depend on his mind.

At the very least, Yangzhou will no longer be a threat to him from now on. And his only opponent will only be Liu Bei in the north.

Cao Cao said this, and the ministers were helpless. I had to accept this unacceptable fact. Under the current circumstances, abandoning the defense and seizing the thorns is undoubtedly an extremely correct strategy.

Of course, giving up Yuzhou does not mean completely ignoring it. Rather, strategically, it turned to the defensive in an all-round way. Try to delay as much as possible to buy time for the Battle of Jingzhou. Instead of consuming the living forces on the struggle with the Han army.

Maybe Jingzhou will be defeated by then, and Liu Bei will not occupy Yuzhou yet.

Cao Cao's instructions were delivered to Cao Ren as quickly as possible. When Cao Ren saw it, Teng stood up, his face was unmoved, but his heart was shocked and inexplicable, what, he wanted to give up Yuzhou!

Yuzhou has a different meaning for the Cao generals, because this is where their hometown is. Cao Cao's fiefdoms were all in Yuzhou. Cao Ren really doesn't know how to describe this abandonment.

Of course, for Cao Cao's instructions, Cao Ren still decided to carry them out immediately. After all, Cao Ren felt that he would abandon Yuzhou and seize Jingzhou. This is a choice that has to be made in the face of a bloody reality.