In this battle, they harvested him, and Chen Gong believed that Liu Lan was the one who gained the most, and from now on, he estimated that he really trusted them, or the soldiers from Bingzhou and Yanzhou, Zhang Liao and Chen Gong Liu Lan would trust, but the other Lu Bu's old department, Liu Lan would obviously not be too relieved, but after this battle, he would be completely relieved.

He looked at the direction of Cao Ying, and at this moment in Cao Ying, Cao Cao made a decision to continue the siege of the city for the next retreat or war, such a decision was immediately opposed by several people, and Zhang Xun, who was about to lose the same heavy losses, did not have heavy siege equipment, and relied on a simple ladder to rush to capture such a town as Peixian, it would never be a wise choice, even if he was lucky enough to capture it, he would suffer heavy casualties, so his suggestion was to either bypass Pei County, or retreat.

He has no choice, the soldiers of Shouchun are already very nervous, this time it can be said that they are bankrupt, there is no room for loss, if the loss of troops in this battle is too much, even if Xuzhou is taken, it will not be worth the loss.

Zhang Xun said what others thought in their hearts, there were dozens of generals of all sizes sitting in the council hall, at least half of them had this idea, but no one would be in the limelight at this time, the most important point was that their words had weight, but Zhang Xun was different, Cao Cao would attach importance to his words, and in the current situation, only he could make Cao Cao change his mind.

"General Zhang, I know what you think now, but there are some things that don't need me to remind you, Pei County is required by the road, it's no problem not to fight me, but if you go directly to Xuzhou by bypassing Pei County, it's too early, I won't agree, then there is only a retreat, General Zhang, if you are really willing to retreat and give up the form you have done now, then retreat."

These words made Zhang Xun directly silent, is he willing to withdraw his troops now, unwilling, the army knows that maybe in a few months or a few days, as long as Yuan Shao and Liu Lan fight, their opportunity will appear, and now once they retreat, when the opportunity arises, it has nothing to do with them. This is not Zhang Xun's excessive pessimism, the current situation of Shouchun, he has received a lot, even if he wants to continue to send troops at that time, I am afraid that Yuan Shu will not agree, and he has more than enough strength to do so.

But if you don't retreat, how can you fight with Chen Gong under such passivity now? In the wilderness, people have the initiative to fight or not, and there is no chance of winning when attacking Peixian, so they are in a dilemma.

"Alas!" Zhang Xun sighed, he didn't have any better way now, he looked at Yang Hong and wanted to ask him for help, but he kept avoiding his eyes, needless to say, he didn't have any good way.

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Hou Fang led the defeated army to flee back to Jimo, this battle suffered heavy losses, and he couldn't explain to Hou Qian, what to do next, he had no idea, although once upon a time he also thought that if he lost this battle, he would lead the management to them and let them kill each other, but he suddenly found that he didn't even know who his opponent was.

Because they are the clothes of the county soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is much stronger than the ordinary county soldiers, which proves that they are definitely a regular army, and Qingzhou is now under the control of Yuan Shao, if they are the Jizhou army, then his series of plans are meaningless?

The more he thought about it, the more frustrated he became, the less confident he became, he began to be confused, and even before he arrived in Jimo, he let the troops stop, he was afraid that when they arrived in Jimo, they would meet the commander head-on, which was a fatal blow, but looking at Qianqian County in front of him, he had no choice, the troops stayed in front of Qianqian County for a quarter of an hour, and the demoralized bandit army even began to sit on the ground, discarding the blades and armor, at this time if the enemy attacked, then they would have no power to resist.

In the end, Hou Fang gritted his teeth ruthlessly, and after shooting a decisive look in his eyes, he decided that the troops would go north, not Zhuangwu County, but Yi'an, and return to Jimo from Yi'an, which was a safer route he could think of.

It seems that there is no difference between the distance of the two roads, but he can guarantee that he can avoid Guan Tong, he believes that Guan Tong will go to Zhuangwu and then go to Qianqian County according to his arrangement along the way, if he returns the same way, it is absolutely impossible to avoid Guan Tong, and he is now leading the army to the north, he can ensure their absolute safety, as for whether Guan Tong will go to Dongwu first, or come to Yi'an, it is no longer important, as for the matter of leading them to Chengyang, he has already been thrown out of the clouds, and survival is his top priority now.

Hou Fang yelled and led the troops to divert to the north, such a sudden decision made many people a little baffled, but they had to get up, drag their weapons, and walk north with heavy steps, under low morale, no one would care where they were going, what they were going to do, muddy, and where they went.

But it was not that no one cared, Ding Changshou came to his side: "General, where are we going?" ”

Ding Changshou shouted something again, and Fang didn't hear it at all, and came to the north with a heavy heart. Ding Changshou looked at his side face, his face was full of ashes, and his brows were even more wrinkled into a Sichuan shape, just like the situation he considered, he just arranged his fate to Jimo, and the road should be very smooth, but what will happen after arriving in Jimo, he can't see so far, and he can't think of it that far, completely with the mentality of taking one step at a time.

Ding Changshou didn't continue to ask, even if he asked, there would be no result, this kind of Houfang was something he had never seen, although Houfang didn't have to be a back, and he was not surprised, but he was also a person who had seen the wind and waves, and even he himself had such a situation, which could only show that they were now in a real desperate situation, and his decision even he didn't know what kind of harvest and result would be.

Unknown things, no one knows, and what he wants to ask, is something that even Houfang will not know, only after arriving in Jimo, whether it is hope or despair can really know, if at that time, the management system happens to be in Jimo County, then they will definitely die, and if they have been chasing them behind, then they may be able to escape from the ascension, after all, the battlefield is changing rapidly, maybe they will chase after them at that time, but they will be hit by them?

In this way, Ding Changshou has been following Hou Fang, as he embarked on the journey back to Jimo, there was no word all the way, Hou Fang may not even notice that he was by his side, so it was until dark, and Hou Fang, who felt hungry and tired, recovered from his state of distraction and made an order to rest in place.

When Hou Fang led the troops to Yi'an, Zhang Fei, who chased him overnight, lost the news of the bandit army after rushing to Qianqian County, and the last situation was that after they stayed in front of the city gate for nearly half an hour, they left instead of entering the city, and no one knew where they were and which direction they were going.

Losing the trace of the bandits, Zhang Fei had to send scouts to investigate, to Zhuangwu, Yi'an and Gaomi, these three directions are the only places where Houqian may go, of course, Zhang Fei focused his attention on Zhuangwu, under normal circumstances, anyone will return the same way, this is the safest road, walk when coming, the geography is familiar, but the scouts who went to Zhuangwu to investigate did not bring back the news for a long time.

This made Zhang Fei very puzzled, it shouldn't be. Didn't the bandits return from the original road of Zhuangwu? After the lord conveyed the order of the detailed bandits to enter Donglai, Zhang Fei had to make sure that the back money was eliminated first, and in this matter, he would not dare to have any support, if there was no such order, he would not have to worry so much, even if he recklessly went to Zhuangwu, it didn't matter if he couldn't find the bandits, but with the lord's order, he had to make sure where the enemy army was, so that he could chase it to ensure that it would not be empty.

And at this time, Zhang Ping arrived, Zhang Ping's existence is the only special case under Zhang Fei's account, Zhang Fei is not like other generals at all, after all, he is the son of Zhang Zheng, and he takes care of him like a nephew, and also regards him as the only henchman, after all, this kid is what he watched grow up, although he was by Liu Lan's side at the earliest, but what does it matter, Yu Gong and private are his elders, and when he naturally loses his temper, he will be restrained.

"You're here, what's the matter?" Zhang Fei set up the camp outside the city, sitting in the big tent of the Chinese army, holding his head with his palms, as if he was dozing.

"General, just now the scouts came back with news that on the way to Yi'an, they found traces of bandits, and now they are further confirming."

"Really." Zhang Fei, who was dozing off, immediately sat up straight, it had been almost a day, and there was no news of the bandits, Yi Jing was about to despair, but he didn't expect that news finally came at sunset. Zhang Fei came to his senses and asked: "Send more scouts over, we must ensure that the information is accurate, and our troops must be ready at any time, once the traces of the bandits are determined, no matter how late it is, we will immediately send troops." ”

"No."

Zhang Ping was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by Zhang Fei: "Zhang Ping, tell me, why did Qian suddenly go north to Yi'an?" What is he doing here? ”

"Avoid the Rulers!"

They also know the situation of the management system, so apart from this reason, Zhang Ping really can't think of any possibility, if they retreat to Zhuangwu, it means that once the management system appears in Jimo, they will have no way out, but if they go to Yi'an, then he will be able to accurately detect the situation in Jimo in Yi'an, and make the most beneficial decision for them.

Zhang Fei raised his eyebrows slightly, but finally nodded and said, "What you said makes a little sense." Zhang Fei said sullenly.

After chatting with him for a few words, Zhang Ping left, and Zhang Fei also turned around and returned to the inner tent, the sky was getting darker and darker, he had to rest for a while, and once the news came back, he could send troops as soon as possible.

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Xu Shu brought Pei County's military intelligence envoy Liu Lan was overjoyed, he had completely given up on Pei County, just waiting for Chen Gong to hold on to him so that he could be brought back safely, but from now it seems that Zhao Yun is useless, Chen Gong not only held Pei County, but also defeated Cao Cao three times in a row.

Lian Zhan Lianjie made Liu Lan regain his confidence, especially under Xu Shu's compliment, the vanity in his heart was still more or less vigorous, after all, no matter how he looked at it, he was able to use Chen Gong to have the current big victory.

Selecting and employing people is undoubtedly the most powerful thing, and it is also a test for a superior person like him, using the right person, although the superior will not take the blame, but using the right person, it is often definitely a wise move of the superior.

But in addition to being happy, Liu Lan also has some worries about where Peixian will go next, or he is full of expectations for what kind of surprises Chen Gong will bring him next, and what will be impossible for Peixian to become possible next?

"From now on, Chen Gong promised me at the beginning and successfully resisted Cao Cao, so where will Pei County go next, what choice will Cao Cao make, we need to keep calm, we can't be blinded by the victory in front of us, after all, there is a gap in strength, although Chen Gong has won, but we must not think that they can definitely block Cao Cao, the battlefield is changing all the time, we still have to keep a cool head to look at the problem."

At this moment, Liu Lan, who quickly recovered from his excitement, knew very well that he could not be blindly confident because of the victory at the airport, after all, Chen Gong did not completely defeat Cao Cao, and he couldn't even say that he was injured, in this case, the current victory does not mean that the most protective will also win, and those who travel a hundred miles are half ninety, and they will laugh best at the end, this is what Liu Lan needs to do now, responsible for Pei County, and also responsible for the tens of thousands of soldiers in Pei County.

"Reply to Chen Gong and give commendations to soldiers and meritorious generals, especially Chen Gong." Although Chen Gong is unlikely to be promoted in his position, he still has to be rewarded materially, of course, the main purpose of this reply letter is to let him be able to follow his own ideas, of course, the final point is to make him clear that a Peixian can't lower him, his safety is the most important, as long as he feels that his person is in danger, he can evacuate at any time.

This is the only guarantee that Liu Lan can give Chen Gong to do, so that he can put aside all his worries and let it go, as for the result, it doesn't matter anymore.

"No." Hearing Liu Lan's statement, Xu Shu calmed down, but there is one point, because of Liu Lan's statement and his trust and support for Chen Gong, he is more and more convinced of Chen Gong's Shoupei County, and he is no longer thinking about Chen Gong's plans and specific plans for Pei County after the First World War.

At this time, as Liu Lan did, he should give Chen Gong more trust and let him do it, and he also believed that after receiving Liu Lan's reply, Chen Gong would come again in the near future.