Chapter 7 Wind and Thunder Stirring Section 27 At the end of August, Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei carefully discussed, and decided to retreat.

Cao Cao was the first to get the news of Yuan Shu's betrayal. When Ji Ling, the general under Yuan Shu, began to attack Dingtao City, Xun Yu, who had been prepared, sent the news to Xindu City as quickly as possible.

Cao Cao eagerly awaited this news, and while he urgently told the guards stationed in Ganling City and Dongwuyang to be careful to guard against the surprise attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army and ensure the smooth passage of the grain route, he anxiously waited for the news of the attack on the Eastern Road.

If the army wants to withdraw safely, the East Road army must fight under Nanpi City to contain the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Cao Cao did not tell Liu Biao and Liu Bei the news, he deliberately concealed it. At this time, the East Route army had not yet arrived at Nanpi City, and once the news of Yuan Shu's betrayal spread, the East Route Army would have to withdraw.

If the Eastern Route Army withdraws too quickly, it will not only fail to achieve its goal of consuming the opponent, but may also drag down the pace of the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army to retreat south.

But only one day later, Liu Bei received an urgent letter from Xuzhou. Yuan Shu's subordinate generals Qiao Rui, Zhang Xun, and Sun Ce attacked Xiapi, Pengcheng, and Guangling in three ways, and Xuzhou was in danger.

Liu Bei immediately demanded the withdrawal of the army. Cao Cao and Liu Biao advised him to start from the overall situation and wait for a while. If the Eastern Route Army loses the cover and response of the main army, it will be difficult to retreat in its entirety.

Although Liu Bei was worried, he was unwilling to abandon his army, so he had to continue to stay under the city of Xindu.

At this time, Xun Yu's second letter arrived. After Yuan Shu found out that the Son of Heaven was not in Changyi City, he personally led an army to besiege Dingtao.

Yuan Shu has already taken the bait and has been dragged under Dingtao City, and the Prime Minister can quickly retreat. At the same time, there are also urgent books delivered in Jingzhou.

In August, Yizhou Liu Zhang commanded the Yizhou army to attack Jingzhou, and the two naval armies fought in the area of Yiling in Nanjun, and each other won and lost.

All three of them were in a hurry to withdraw. Cao Cao estimated that the army of the Eastern Route had rushed to the city of Nanpi, and after this period of siege, he was also convinced that the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army had moved eastward, and his goal had been achieved at this moment.

On the one hand, Cao Cao urgently ordered the army on the East Road to retreat, and on the other hand, he and Liu Bei jointly wrote to Yuan Shao, asking him to lead the army to move in the direction of Ganling City in order to respond to the retreat of the army.

Liu Biao and Liu Bei believed that Yuan Shu's betrayal was related to Yuan Shao. If it weren't for Yuan Shao's secret support, with Yuan Shu's shrewdness and his current strength, he would never dare to do such a thing, so the two did not agree to tell Yuan Shao the news of the army's retreat, lest Yuan Shao run first.

As soon as Yuan Shao ran, the Northern Xinjiang Army could gather all the troops to encircle and pursue the Northern Expeditionary Army, so that the retreat of the army would be very difficult.

But Cao Cao didn't think so. Yuan Shao must now know about Yuan Shu's betrayal of the alliance, but no matter what kind of countermeasures Yuan Shao takes to this matter, he must face up to a reality.

If the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army all withdrew to the Central Plains, Yuan Shu's fate would be miserable. The reason why Yuan Shu is so arrogant now may be related to his wishful thinking that the Northern Expeditionary Army will definitely be annihilated on the north bank of the Yellow River.

If the Northern Expeditionary Army is annihilated and Yuan Shu dominates the Central Plains, the two will definitely have a life-and-death battle in the future, which will hit Yuan Shao very hard, and he does not want to see this situation appear.

If all the Northern Expeditionary Army was withdrawn, Yuan Shu's fate would be miserable, and Yuan Shu's strength would be greatly weakened, and Yuan Shao did not want to see this situation.

So in the end, he only had one choice, that is, to let the Northern Expeditionary Army suffer heavy losses as much as possible, let Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others suffer a big loss in strength, and let them fight to the death with Yuan Shu in the Central Plains.

When Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Yuan Shu and others are all dying, he can take the Central Plains without much effort.

In order to achieve this goal, Yuan Shao will definitely not be in a hurry to retreat now, he must first stabilize the retreating Northern Expeditionary Army, so that the Northern Expeditionary Army feels safe, and is determined to join the army withdrawn from the East Road, so that the pace of the Northern Expeditionary Army's retreat will be greatly delayed.

In this way, one Yuan Shu won the time to attack the city and seize the land, and the other was the time for the Northern Xinjiang Army to encircle and pursue the interception.

Cao Cao therefore believed that Yuan Shao would definitely respond to the retreat of the Northern Expeditionary Army. As long as we join Tian Kai's Eastern Route Army near Ganling Kingdom, we will immediately have an advantage in strength, and then the Northern Frontier Army will definitely give up the pursuit of us and seek to encircle Yuan Shao, who has fewer troops.

As far as Li Hong is concerned, he has to fight one no matter what now, and he can't let us swagger away.

For us, no matter what, we must use this opportunity to weaken the strength of the Yuan brothers, lest they become big in the future and usurp the Great Han Society.

Cao Cao said this to Liu Biao and Liu Bei, and he actually knew very well in his heart that after he persuaded Tian Kai and others to divide their troops and march eastward, the fate of the East Road army had been decided.

If nothing else, the army of the Eastern Route will suffer heavy losses or even be completely annihilated. Although he lost 10,000 people, it was a fatal blow compared to the weaker Qingzhou and Xuzhou.

After the army withdrew to the Central Plains to defeat Yuan, Qingzhou and Xuzhou had to rely more on themselves in order to survive, which laid a solid foundation for their annexation of Qing, Xu, and Yangzhou and domination of the Central Plains.

In order to encircle and annihilate the East Road army, the Northern Xinjiang Army needed to recruit a lot of troops, and it took time, which just gave itself the opportunity to retreat calmly, and the excuse for retreat was Yuan Shu's betrayal.

Cao Cao now thinks that Yuan Shu is really very cute. If Yuan Shu did not betray at this critical moment, not only would he not have an excuse to withdraw his troops, but he would also find ways to mobilize troops to rescue the Eastern Route army.

In this way, the whole strategy will be disrupted, and their losses may be greater, and they may be very embarrassed when they retreat, and they may even be surrounded by the Northern Frontier Army and annihilated.

It was precisely because he could retreat calmly and still had strong strength in his hands that he pulled Yuan Shao to the death on the battlefield in Jizhou.

Now as long as he runs fast enough and the Northern Xinjiang Army runs fast enough, Yuan Shao will die. Thinking of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's depressed faces, like mourning for the exam, Cao Cao was very proud.

As soon as the army withdrew from the Jiangshui River, an astonishing news came that the Eastern Route Army was blocked by the Northern Xinjiang Army in the Dongguang area.

Cao Cao felt that the situation was a little wrong, and hurriedly ordered the armies from all walks of life to retreat quickly, but only one day later, Wen Ping's urgent report came.

The life and death of Tian Kai and Ma Teng's army were uncertain, Xiahoudun was besieged in Xinhe, and Zang Ba escaped and led the army to Qingzhou.

Now Wei Yan is camped on the north bank of the Dagu River with grain, grass, baggage, and tens of thousands of people, trying to delay the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

And he and Huang Zhong were leading 10,000 Jingzhou troops to retreat rapidly in the direction of Ganling Kingdom. Wen Ping was worried that the Northern Xinjiang Iron Cavalry would set up an ambush in the Panhe area, so he asked Liu Biao to send troops to support him quickly.

Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Liu Bei and others were extremely shocked. Why did the situation on the battlefield in Jizhou change dramatically overnight?

How many Northern Xinjiang troops are there in the Dongguang area? How many troops did Koji have in pursuit? At this time, the Northern Expeditionary Army was on both sides of the Gu River, about two hundred miles away from the Pan River, and Liu Biao was worried about the safety of the Jingzhou Army and strongly requested to send troops to respond.

Cao Cao flatly refused. Since the Northern Xinjiang Army has surrounded Xiahoudun's army, then Tian Kai and Ma Teng's army must have been surrounded and annihilated.

According to the time calculation, Xiahoudun's army is estimated to be finished. Zang Ba and his subordinates were originally the Yellow Turban Army, and it was normal for them to escape from the battle.

But for Xuzhou, the loss is not only 10,000 troops, but also the scourge of frequent invasions of the Yellow Turbans in the future.

As for the 10,000 troops in Jingzhou, the Northern Xinjiang Army will not let them go, and what will follow will be a huge encirclement and interception.

These 10,000 people are not saved, give up, lest the army that went to the rescue be buried together. The top priority now is to immediately send troops to rush to the aid of Ganling City and Guantao City, so as to prevent the northern frontier iron cavalry from cutting off our retreat.

"If the Northern Frontier Army uses their iron cavalry to occupy Ganling City in the south and Qingyuan and Guantao City in the west, then we will be completely surrounded." Cao Cao said with a solemn expression,

"Koji Yi is now behind us, and tens of thousands of Northern Xinjiang troops are rushing towards us in the east, and the situation is very critical."

"So in which direction are we retreating? Is it from the direction of Ganling City, or from the direction of Guantao? Liu Biao knew that Cao Cao was reasonable, so he could only give up his 10,000 horses and let them fend for themselves.

"In Brother Jingsheng's opinion, which direction is it safest for us to retreat?"

"Ganling City." Liu Biao said without hesitation.

"We went south from Ganling City, crossed the Great River and entered Dongjun, and then followed Fagan and Dongwuyang to the Yellow River, which is the nearest journey."

"We can think of it, and the Northern Frontier Army will naturally think of it, and they will send heavy troops back to the vicinity of the Great River to stop us." Cao Cao shook his head and said,

"This retreat is the shortest, but it is a dead end."

"How do you know that the Northern Frontier Army will cut off the retreat of the army before us?" Liu Biao sneered,

"Since you can expect everything, why is there still today's crisis?" Cao Cao looked at Liu Biao coldly, with a hint of contempt in his eyes.

He gently

"Snort", no words. Liu Bei stretched out his hand and pulled Liu Biao, signaling him not to be excited. In this army, Liu Biao and Liu Bei's army together was less than 15,000 people, while Cao Cao had nearly 30,000 horses, and 10,000 Qingzhou troops also obeyed Cao Cao's military orders.

If Tian Kai really died, it would soon become Cao Cao's Yanzhou army. As for Qingzhou, it seems that it must be Cao Cao's bag at present.

After the battle of Dongguang, it was not only the Jizhou battle situation that reversed, but also the situation in the Central Plains. Now Cao Cao is powerful, and he has to listen to Cao Cao in everything, especially when this relationship between life and death, he can't fall out with Cao Cao and ask for trouble.

"Does the Prime Minister think we should retreat from the direction of the pavilion?" Liu Bei looked at the map and asked suspiciously,

"Guantao is two hundred miles away from Ganling City, if we retreat from this direction, the intention is too obvious, and it is easy to be attacked by the iron cavalry of the northern frontier, and the loss is estimated to be greater. Could it be that the Prime Minister thinks that Yuan Shao will definitely come to pick us up? ”

"Yes, Yuan Shao will definitely come." Cao Cao said very confidently,

"Now, we give up going south to Ganling City, and the army is advancing rapidly along the south bank of the Qing River to Qingyuan and Guantao in the southwest." Then he looked at the crowd, and suddenly smiled,

"You say, what kind of expression will Li Hong have when he learns that we are running directly towards the pavilion?" In early September, Plains City.

Tian Kai raised his head with difficulty. The war horse that fell beside him was still screaming in grief, and bright red blood spurted out from the long wound in the horse's abdomen, splashing his head and face.

There were galloping horses' hooves everywhere in front of him, and the sound of fierce fighting seemed to come from a long distance, and suddenly seemed to be close at hand.

Tian Kai wanted to get up, but the long arrow pierced his shoulder blades and pierced his abdomen, and the great pain made him can't help but howl miserably.

He regretted it, and he felt that he should follow Ma Teng's persuasion and return to the Ganling Congress with Ma Teng to join Cao Cao.

Although Dongguang defeated himself in a battle, it was not his responsibility, and at that time, countless Northern Xinjiang troops came to kill, and he had no power to parry.

Cao Cao still has his own army of 10,000, and with this army of 10,000, he can still occupy Qingzhou, but now there is nothing.

If I had left Pingyuan City earlier, if I had crossed the river and returned to Qingzhou earlier, would I have been able to escape this pursuit?

Will I survive? Tian Kai lay in a pool of blood, the blood in his body was losing little by little, and his life was leaving him little by little.

Although the pain on the ** made him twitch all over, there was no longer a painful feeling in his heart.

He struggled to turn his face sideways, trying to open his eyes to the blue sky. He remembered Youzhou, the endless prairie, and the moment he saw Li Hong for the first time.

This Xianbei slave who came back from the desert finally defeated Gongsun Zan and defeated himself. Tian Kai slowly closed his eyes.

Gongsun Xu squatted next to Tian Kai's corpse, endured it for a long time, and still shed tears. Tian Kai watched himself grow up, he was his uncle, and he once fought with his father in the northern frontier, but today he died under the Youzhou Iron Horse.

Li Su picked up Gongsun Xu and comforted him softly. Back then, in Youzhou, the general, Xian Yufu, Yushi, Yan Rou, and me, and many other people had fought side by side with him.

The enemies of the time have now become friends, and the brothers of the time have now become enemies, and life is so helpless.

Li Su sighed and waved his hand to the few guards standing behind him,

"Pass the order and send Tian Kai to Youzhou Yuyang for burial. Even if he was a rebel, he should be buried in the same place for which he fought bloodily. "Jump to