Chapter 9 Chasing the Central Plains Section 42 Yuan Sheng and Xu You fled out of the city in panic in the chaos and rushed to Junyi to ask Yuan Xi for help.

After Yuan Xi, Tian Feng and others heard the news, they were dumbfounded.

"Chen Liu's loss?" Tian Feng pulled his beard fiercely, with a look of despair and anger,

"Why did you lose Chen Liu? How could Chen Liu lose it? Xu You hung his head and shook his head again and again,

"I said that the city gate can't be opened, can't be opened, and refugees can't be let in, but he just won't listen......" Xu You pointed at Yuan Sheng, wanting to cry without tears,

"O kindness of a woman, kindness of a woman. The Northern Xinjiang army burned and plundered outside the city, chased and killed refugees on horseback, and even drove them into the moat, all in order to induce us to open the city gates. Do you have a brain? Why are you so stupid? Yuan Sheng drooped his head, cried and mourned, and didn't say a word, letting Xu Yu complain.

"What about you? What are you doing? Why don't you stop it? Tian Feng glared at Xu Yu and roared,

"Chen Liu's defense is in charge of you, you don't stay on the city tower, where did you go?" Xu Yu was speechless.

"When do you like to get drunk? Didn't you stop drinking when I left the camp? Xu You smiled bitterly, moved his mouth, and swallowed back what he wanted to say, only to let out a long, painful and desolate sigh.

Tian Feng thought of what happened to him, and his heart was bitter, and the two of them were sick and sympathetic. He stretched out his hand and patted Xu You, no longer reproaching.

This time, Xu You's guilt is great, and his official position will definitely not be kept, if Yuan Shao cherishes the old feelings, he may be able to live a half-official life in Luoyang.

"How many Northern Frontier troops are there in Chen Liu?" Tian Feng sat down next to Xu Yu and asked in a low voice.

"About four or five thousand people. Judging from the banner, it should be Zhao Yun's army. Yuan Sheng said in a hoarse voice,

"They've been wandering outside the city, haunting and haunting. I thought that they were alone in the depths, just trying to cut off Cao Cao's grain route and block Cao Cao's retreat, and I didn't expect that they would have the heart to seize the city. Yesterday, I guess you have approached Chen Liu, and they may be about to retreat, and they have indeed made the appearance of retreating. I thought there was nothing wrong, so I ordered the city gates to be opened, who knows......"

"Four or five thousand?" Tian Feng stabilized his emotions and said slowly,

"The Northern Xinjiang Army used a battalion of iron cavalry to attack Chenliu for a long time, the purpose is obvious, it is to help the Northern Xinjiang Army on the Dingtao battlefield defeat Cao Cao and Liu Bei, and delay the speed of our eastward rescue, so as to buy time for their main army to defeat Cao Cao and Liu Bei and quickly advance to Chenliu. If Chen Liu is controlled by us, we still have the possibility of rescuing Cao Cao and Liu Bei, and the second line of defense based on the three cities of Fengqiu, Chen Liu, and Xiangyi can still play a role. If Chen Liu's loss is made, the war situation will deteriorate, and the situation in the Central Plains will be very unfavorable to us. ”

"At present, Cao Cao and Liu Bei are still continuing to attack on the Dingtao battlefield, and the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army is still on the north bank of the Jishui River, so we should still have enough time to recapture Chenliu." Xu Yu said with a strong spirit,

"Yuan Hao, the matter is not as serious as you imagined, we still have time." Tian Feng opened his mouth and wanted to refute him, but when he saw Xu You's embarrassed appearance, he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.

He tried his best to suppress the anxiety and resentment in his heart, turned his head to look at Yuan Sheng, and asked in a calm tone, "How much grain and grass does Chen Liu still have?" ”

"Not much." Yuan Sheng said,

"After Yan Liang hit Zhongmu, the reinforcements on the Henan battlefield increased, and the grain and grass were sent to the Henan battlefield first, and Chen Liu was not replenished for the time being. In the past, we took a batch of the grain and grass that had been accumulated to Lord Xinbi, and a few days ago we sent another part to Cao Cao, and now there is not much left. ”

"Five thousand people, how long can it last?"

"Five to seven days, ten days at most."

"Zhao Yun has been running for a long time, and the grain and grass must not be replenished, so he can only barely survive by burning, killing and looting. Now that they have taken the city, the situation is very different. Tian Feng sighed softly,

"It is extremely unwise to pin the hope of retaking Chen Liu's life on Cao Cao. Cao Cao and Liu Bei, like us, had the first priority not to fight hard with the Northern Xinjiang Army, but to maintain their own strength. As long as you have strength, you can block the Northern Xinjiang Army and drag the Northern Xinjiang Army. The disadvantage of the Northern Xinjiang Army is that it does not have enough financial endowments, and if we continue to confront the Northern Xinjiang Army and drag on the war indefinitely, sooner or later the Northern Xinjiang Army will have to withdraw to Hebei because the financial endowment is unsustainable. ”

"Avoiding a decisive battle with the Northern Xinjiang Army, stationing heavy troops on the front line of Fengqiu and Chenliu, and fighting with the Northern Xinjiang Army for a long time is the only way for us to reverse the situation in the Central Plains and defeat the Northern Xinjiang Army. We know this, and Cao Cao and Liu Bei also know it. Now that the Northern Xinjiang Army has taken Changyi, and its main forces are all concentrated on the Dingtao battlefield, Cao Cao and Liu Bei will soon retreat, leaving us too little time to recapture Chenliu. Tian Feng turned around and walked to the side of the case, opened the map,

"I'll tell you bad news, Whitehorse City is lost. Xin Ping and Gao Gan were defeated in Pingyang City, and have now withdrawn to Yancheng to hold on. Xu You and Yuan Sheng were shocked.

"Xin Ping suffered a large loss, half of the 20,000 people were lost, and he was embarrassed. The entire army of Gao Gan was annihilated. The Northern Xinjiang Army first hit Xin Ping, lured Gao Gan out of White Horse City, and then turned around and surrounded Gao Gan. At that time, it was already dark, and the various units of the Northern Xinjiang Army were very chaotic in the process of mobilizing and encircling, and the senior cadres took the opportunity to fight their way out of the encirclement, and finally fled back to Yancheng with only more than 100 people. Tian Feng frowned and continued: "Originally, we planned to go north to support Baima and block the Northern Xinjiang Army on the line of Baima, so as to threaten the flank of the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army and delay their offensive speed. Lord Yuan also agreed to this plan, but now that the white horse has been lost, Chen Liu has also been lost, and the northward support has no effect, so we can only concentrate on taking Chen Liu first. Xu You and Yuan Sheng looked at each other with happy faces.

If Chen Liu can take it back, the guilt of both of them will be reduced a little.

"Lord Tian, what about the white horse? Don't want it? If Yan Liang takes advantage of the victory and breaks through the line of Yancheng and Tingjin, the Northern Xinjiang Army will directly threaten the hinterland of Henan. Yuan Xi was dazed by the deteriorating battle situation, and the six gods had no master, and he stammered a little when he spoke.

"Zhao Yun's soldiers and war horses all need food, but Chen has not much food to supply for a long time. As long as we divide our troops to surround Chen Liu, Zhao Yun will definitely break through after the grain and grass are exhausted. After saying that, he felt that his reasons were too far-fetched, so he added,

"Even if Cao Cao and Liu Bei want to retreat, it will take a while. There are many soldiers in northern Xinjiang, and in order to eat them, it is necessary to encircle and chase them, so that we will have enough time to surround Chen Liu. The meaning of Yuan Xi's words was obviously to follow Yuan Shao's order, use the main force to go north to block Yan Liang, respond to Cao Cao and Liu Bei's retreat with a force, and then send a force to surround Chen Liu.

Now he has some resentment in his heart against Tian Feng. If he had followed his own idea and quickly divided his troops to support Chen Liu, how could Chen Liu have lost it?

Tian Feng was too careless, thinking that the soldiers could scare away the Northern Xinjiang Iron Cavalry by entering Junyi City, but it caused such a big disaster.

When my father found out, he would definitely blame himself for his incompetence.

"Zhao Yun has no food to eat, can't he kill horses?" Tian Feng said helplessly,

"The situation on the battlefield has changed drastically, and we must immediately revise our strategy for the war. Don't worry about anything now, concentrate all your forces, and recapture Chen Liu as quickly as possible. Yuan Xi was silent and hesitated.

Tian Feng was furious, his blood surged, and he shouted loudly,

"Recapture Chenliu, we can hold out for a while. If we lose Chen Liu, we will retreat to Luoyang. The more Tian Feng spoke, the more excited he became, and his hands kept waving.

Suddenly, his eyes went black, his thin body shook twice, and he fell to the ground. Everyone was shocked, and hurriedly lifted Tian Feng, shouting and shouting.

Yuan Xi became more and more flustered. He hesitated again and again, and finally made up his mind to enter Chenliu. At this time, Luoyang's safety is the top priority.

If the Northern Xinjiang Army broke through Chen Liu and killed Luoyang, his father might cut off his own head in a fit of rage.

Li Hong was concerned about the safety of Changyi City, and originally wanted to rescue him personally, but under the persuasion of Dong Zhao, he still decided to go north to pursue Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

The victory or defeat of the Central Plains War has a direct bearing on the safety of Hebei and the survival of the community.

When the thousand-pound burden crossed the river from the army, it was pressed on Li Hong's shoulders. As the army progressed, the enormous responsibility grew heavier and heavier, and now he was almost out of breath.

The city of Changyi was attacked by the rebels, which was completely unexpected by him. The momentum of the rebel counterattack has become more and more sharp and threatening with the passage of time of the war, the arrival of enemy reinforcements from all walks of life, and the improvement of the countermeasures of the rebel leaders.

The worry about the Changyi battlefield made Li Hong exhausted, and the changes on the battlefield made Li Hong angry.

A series of mutations made Li Hong exhausted, he felt too tired to support it. In addition, he also needs to organize his thoughts and think about the next attack strategy.

Li Hong therefore gave up the overnight pursuit, and instead ordered the army to set off in the early morning of the next day. He had a longing in his heart, hoping that he could hear the good news of Changyi City before he set off.

Li Hong did not get his wish, and he hurried north with worry and apprehension. In the afternoon, the army arrived at the city of boiled dates.

Liu Ming's subordinates, who had already rushed to this area to investigate the news, told him that the rebels did not carry any baggage and marched very fast.

According to the people near the city of boiled dates, this army arrived outside the city of boiled dates at dusk yesterday. They didn't make any stops, and turned directly to the northwest and ran towards Changyuan, which was estimated to be very close to Changyuan City now.

Li Hong didn't say anything and continued to advance with the army. At dusk, the army stopped at a place called the Yellow Skin.

That night, Li Hong did not receive news from Changyi. He tossed and turned, sighed, and couldn't sleep at all.

Hu Yan Yuanzhen and Lan Rong saw that the general was in a heavy mood, and deliberately pulled him to chat. In recent years, Li Hong has always had Huns by his side, and he has spoken Xiongnu very proficiently.

Hu Yanyuan said that in the past month, the general has become more and more haggard, and he should pay attention to his body. If the general falls ill, the battle will be even more difficult to fight, and he may even be defeated.

Li Hong smiled bitterly, can't you say something auspicious? When you say that, I can't eat or sleep.

"Compared to the past, the general has completely changed a person." Lan Rong said solemnly,

"The general's smile is less, and we rarely see the general laughing out loud as he used to. Although the general sometimes laughed, he smiled bitterly, and his face was always worried. He pointed to Li Hong's long hair,

"The general's hair has turned a lot grayer, and it seems that he has aged by more than ten years all of a sudden. I can't see the cold murderous aura of the past in the general. Lan Rong looked at him worriedly,

"General, what's wrong with you? Are you having a bad time? Lan Rong's Xiongnu dialect was very nasal, and Li Hong sounded a little struggling.

He understood how much they cared about him, smiled at them gratefully, and then lowered his head and stared blankly at the flickering flames, without saying a word.

"In the past, the general was just a general who guarded the frontier, and he only needed to defend the northern frontier and ensure the tranquility of the northern frontier. But now the general not only wants to defend the northern frontier, but also to pacify the world, he has to consider the major events in the world, can he not be old? Pacifying the world is a heavy responsibility, and there can be no mistakes, and it is not easy for a general. Hu Yan Yuanji poked the fire with the branch in his hand and whispered to Lan Rong,

"It's like the sandalwood locust on the desert in the past. When Tanshihuai defeated thousands of tribes on both sides of Wuhou and Qinshui and became the dominant Xianbei, he was just a big leader of Xianbei, and he lived very comfortably. Later, Tanshi Huai went crazy and swept the desert in more than ten years to become the king of the desert, and then he died. In order to pacify the desert tribes, Tanshi Huai spent all his efforts, he overdrew his life and soon died. ”

"What do you mean?" Lan Rong glared at Hu Yanyuan, and scolded unhappily,

"Are you cursing the general to death?" Hu Yanyuan shook his hand again and again,

"I'm just making an analogy, don't talk nonsense, I don't mean that."

"Don't talk about that." Li Hong suddenly raised his head and said with a smile,

"Let's talk about kids."

"Okay." Hu Yanyuan smiled happily,

"General, I have three children in Jinyang Academy, will they be able to be officials in the future?"

"Being an official?" Li Hong said in surprise,

"You are Shan Yuting's General Zuo, your child was born an official, and you still need to be given the title by the Son of Heaven?"

"I mean, to be an official in the imperial court."

"Yes." Li Hong said,

"In the future, there will be more and more of your children in the government offices of Saiwai County. If one party is governed well, there will definitely be a chance to serve in the capital. Now there are such officials in the imperial court, such as Mustafa, who is already a great official with a rank of 2,000 stones. ”

"General, will your children also defend the northern frontier in the future?" Lan Rong asked casually.

"I only have two daughters." Li Hong thought of his child, and the smile on his face became warm,

"Girls can't join the army, so ......"

"The general wants to give birth to a son, and he wants to have a few more." Hu Yan Yuanji laughed,

"How can there be no offspring of leopards in the desert?" Li Hong smiled lightly, two beautiful faces quietly appeared in his mind, and a thick longing suddenly occupied Li Hong's heart.

I am away all the year round, and I have very little time at home. Even if I returned to Jinyang, I was entangled in official business, and it was difficult to have a time when I was entangled with light rain and wind and snow.

Son, will he still have a son? Li Hong felt very sorry for the two ladies. After years of soaking in blood and death, he neither took care of them, nor fulfilled the promises he made back then, and still let them live in longing and melancholy.

As the feeling of guilt deepened, another beautiful face suddenly broke into his heart. Li Hong seemed to smell the fragrance of the eldest princess, and his body and mind suddenly relaxed at this moment, and a faint smile gently caressed his haggard face.

"General, are you thinking about Madame?" Hu Yan Yuanji saw Li Hong looking at the beating flames, and his heart was happy, and he blurted out,

"Or do you want to be the eldest princess?" Li Hong was frightened, as if someone had spied on his heart, and his heart beat suddenly.

Hu Yan Yuanzhen and Lan Rong couldn't help but laugh when they saw Li Hong's nervous appearance.

"The general's courage has become smaller." Li Hong shook his head awkwardly,

"Am I getting less guts?"

"Yes, the general has become less emboldened." Lan Rong smiled,

"The rebels retreated north to Changyuan, more than 200 miles away. If we had been chasing since yesterday evening, we would have dealt a heavy blow to the rebels, but why did the general delay until this morning? What are you worried about? Li Hong was silent.

"Are you worried about Changyi City?" Hu Yanyuan waved his hand and said,

"Changyi City is surrounded by a large army, even if it is lost, it will not be a big problem. As long as we inflict heavy losses on the rebels along this route, and then concentrate our forces on encircling and annihilating the rebels attacking Changyi, the superiority in strength on the battlefield in the Central Plains will be in our hands, and the time to seize the Central Plains is just around the corner. Li Hong thought for a moment and sighed,

"Da Dan Yu has already crossed the river to Taoqiu, and the strength of the pursuing rebels is only 10,000 of us. Attacking 40,000 to 50,000 rebels with 10,000 men did not necessarily turn out to be ideal. Do you still remember when Emperor Xiaowu was the emperor, your Da Dan Yu besieged Li Ling with 80,000 iron cavalry and 5,000 foot soldiers? In that year, Li Ling led the army to fight and retreat, and held out for nearly ten days. If it weren't for the fact that the military commander dared to betray and secretly told Li Ling that his arrows would be exhausted, Li Ling would definitely be able to kill back to the border fortress. Although the armies of Cao Cao and Liu Bei were not as good as Li Ling's soldiers back then, they had no problem successfully breaking through with 40,000 or 50,000 troops to resist the attack of 10,000 of us. I myself have repeatedly used infantry to meet the iron cavalry in the past, and as long as the infantry is strong enough, the iron cavalry may not be able to take advantage of much, so I am still reluctant to use the iron cavalry to confront the rebel infantry battle formation. ”

"Since Cao Cao can break through, I don't have to take the opportunity to kill him 10,000 people again. If Cao Cao and Liu Bei's strength is too weak, they will be swallowed up by Yuan Shao. The rebel alliance will be easier to control because Cao Cao and Liu Bei have no weight to speak. Yuan Shao's orders will be faithfully carried out as a result, which will not do us any good in the decisive battle that we are about to begin. Hu Yan Yuanzhen and Lan Rong looked at each other and disagreed with Li Hong's statement.

Just because the rebels can break through does not mean that they can't attack or inflict heavy damage on one of them. Even if one of them is hit hard, Cao Cao and Liu Bei will definitely be swallowed up by Yuan Shao.

"It has been many days since Yan Liang led the army to withdraw from Henan, and no matter how slow the army of Yuan Shao and Liu Biao is, it has already gathered on the front line of Junyi and Chen Liu." Li Hong continued,

"Everyone thought that Cao Cao and Liu Bei would cross the river and retreat to the south, but they went against the norm and chose to retreat north, choosing the most dangerous road. I can't help but consider whether Yuan Shao and Liu Biao's army will go north from the front line of Fengqiu and design an ambush for us. ”

"The general has too many concerns." Lan Rong sighed,

"The general looks ahead and is cautious with every step, and this battle will become more and more difficult."

"I can't afford to lose, I can't afford to lose a battle." Li Hong pointed to his chest,

"If I lose a battle, my morale will be damaged, and the confidence of the soldiers will be greatly affected. If the rebels win the battle, their morale will be restored, and their determination to defeat us will be strengthened. Under the rise and fall, the development of the war situation may get out of control. ”

"If this battle is lost, Hebei will suffer a heavy blow, and my personal life and death honor and disgrace is a trivial matter, but the imperial court's inability to go south to attack the Central Plains and pacify the world is a major matter. I can't take this responsibility, I can only win, not lose. Li Hong looked up to the sky and sighed,

"Whether you think that I have become cowardly, that I have become unable to fight, or that I have fought too poorly, but in the end, as long as I win, I can stand and return to Jinyang, otherwise I will ......" Li Hong did not continue.

Hu Yan Yuanzhen and Lan Rong looked at each other and laughed at the same time,

"General, if this battle continues like yours, it's hard to win." At dusk the next day, Li Hong led his army to the foot of Changyuan City.

Cao Cao and Liu Bei held on to the city and asked for help from Yancheng on the west bank of the Pushui River. Xin Ping was overjoyed when he heard the news, and personally rushed to the river to direct the boats to meet Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

With this huge army, he can not only block Yan Liang's attack, but also maybe recapture White Horse City.

Li Hong's goal was Changyuan City, so he stationed troops under the city and did not attack the rebels, allowing the rebels to retreat.

At the same time, he was worried that Yan Liang would rashly attack Yancheng, and sent someone to urgently tell Yan Liangwen to be ugly again, be careful, and don't be careless when attacking Yancheng.

Late that night, Changyi City finally came to the book. Tian Chou recounted the before and after of the battle in Changyi, and asked the general for his guilt.

Tian Chou admitted that his negligence caused the temporary loss of Changyi City, and asked Zhang Fei to rescue Xun Yu and the rebels' families.

After the army occupied Changyi City, the main force all rushed to Dingtao, and only the Zhongwei battalion of Liu Yu of the Southern Army was left in the city.

Liu Yu and a group of generals guarded the city, busy with city defense, and had neither the time nor the ability to clean up the Changyi Prefectures in just a few days.

Changyi is the location of the Yanzhou Thorn History Department, and it is also the location of Cao Cao's prime minister's mansion, and there are many mansions. These prefectures were well versed in Yanzhou affairs and were very important for the Northern Xinjiang Army to quickly stabilize the counties and counties.

Therefore, Liu Yu did not arrive in Yanzhou, but in order to maintain the operation of the prefectures, he retained the low-level ordinary officials of the various prefectures.

Yang Qi wanted to appease Taishan County and Lu State, who had just returned to Shun, and he didn't have time to rush to Changyi City in the near future.

Chen Gong supervised the transportation of grain and grass to Changyi, and then went to Renchengguo. Tian Chou said, I have been serving as a city state, and after arriving in Changyi, I was immediately ordered to assemble an army to attack the front line of Fangdong and Bocheng to the west, and I did not have time to deal with the affairs of the Yanzhou Prefectures, and the result was that this negligence caused a great disaster.

After Zhang Fei attacked the city, due to the shortage of troops, he didn't think too much about it, and sent guards from the prison to defend the city.

It was chaotic, and the guards who remained in prison probably neglected to monitor the jailers, allowing them to seize the opportunity to rebel, which eventually led to the fall of Changyi.

Tian Chou expressed his willingness to bear all the responsibility. Changyi City was safe and sound, which put Li Hong's hanging heart down.

He immediately wrote to Tian Chou, immediately took the post of Yanzhou Assassin, and first dealt with the affairs of Changyi City clearly.

Ordered Yan Rou to join Jiang Wu, Wei Jun, and Gao Shun, lead the army to attack the front line of Fangdong and Bocheng, and respond to the main army to advance Chenliu.

Li Hongshu told Liu Ming, the king of Youxian, that after taking Pingqiu City, he immediately rushed to Changyuan to rendezvous, led the army to threaten Yancheng and Fengqiu on the east bank of the Pushui River, and planned Yan Liang's army to attack Yancheng.

On the third day, Li Hong left Lanrong behind and waited for an opportunity to capture Changyuan City. He and Hu Yan Yuanji rushed to Jiyang with 5,000 iron horsemen to meet with Lu Yi and Lu Bu.

In May of the third year of the establishment of the Han Kingdom (199 AD). In early May, the western part of Yanzhou East County. Cao Cao and Liu Bei led their troops to cross the Pushui River, got rid of the pursuit of the Northern Xinjiang Army, and entered Yancheng to meet Xin Ping and Gao Gan.

At the same time, Yan Liang and Wen Chou led an army of 45,000 to approach Yancheng, and the two sides were on the verge of breaking out. In early May, in the south of Jiyin County, Yanzhou.

Jiang Wu, Wei Jun, and Gao Shun's three-way army converged in Dongyicheng, and the 25,000-strong army hurried westward to attack Fangdong and Shan Fu.

Yan Rou left Yang Ming's 5,000 iron cavalry to continue to attack on the front line of Bocheng and Ji's family, and he rushed to Fangdong with hundreds of iron cavalry to meet Jiang Wu and others.

Tian Chou stayed in Changyi City and supervised the transportation of grain and grass for the army. At the beginning of May, in the central part of Chenliu County, Yanzhou. Lu Yi met Wei Yan and Mustafa in Jiyang, and led an army of 30,000 cavalry to Chenliu.

Dong Zhao led the Taishou of Jiyin County on behalf of the people, accumulated grain and grass in Dingtao City, and organized the people to transport it to the front line of Chenliu.

Lu Bu cleaned up the Dingtao battlefield, dealt with all the aftermath, led the army to Jiyang, and met with Liu Bao, the big dan who rushed to Jiyang first.

Then the general Li Hong arrived, and the three-way army gathered about 30,000 cavalry troops and hurried towards Chen Liu.

At the beginning of May, the left, center, and right armies of the Northern Xinjiang Army advanced simultaneously, and the 135,000-foot cavalry army was mighty and impressive.

At the beginning of May, Xun Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong, and Yang Ping retreated to the Mumu Pavilion on the south bank of the Heshui River. Xun Yu and the others analyzed the situation again, and unanimously determined that the containment in the direction of Rencheng had been completed, and the top priority was to immediately advance westward and block the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army on the flank battlefield on the front line of defending the east and Bocheng.

Now the troops who can rush to the front line of Fangdong and Bocheng are 14,000 people Zhang Fei, Jian Yong and Yang Ping.

In the process of attacking the city of Changyi, they lost 6,000 men, and Zhang Fei was angry about this. If it weren't for Cao Chun's rash attack, the army planned according to the plan, and waited until Yan Rou's support arrived on the Dingtao battlefield, Gao Shun was dragged on the battlefield of Rencheng, and then he went to attack Changyi City, the loss would never have been so big.

Now Cao Chun is uninjured and is hiding in the area of Bocheng and snickering secretly, while the tens of thousands of troops on the battlefield of Dingtao are in danger of being wiped out because of their failure to attack Changyi.

"Lord Zhang, don't worry about the Dingtao battlefield." Xun You comforted,

"Yan Rou and Jiang Wu of the Northern Xinjiang Army were dragged by Cao Chun, and you attacked Changyi and dragged Wei Jun back, it is estimated that Gao Shun will also rush back to help. And once Li Hong learned that Changyi was in danger, he would definitely divide his troops to support. Prime Minister and Lord Liu are both experienced people, and they will definitely not miss the opportunity when they see it. In my opinion, they will be able to rescue Lord Cao Ren and withdraw to Chen Liu safely. Zhang Fei couldn't take care of Dingtao at this time.

He hurriedly wrote to Guan Yu and Ji Ling, immediately led the army to withdraw from Rencheng, and rushed to the front line of Fangdong and Bocheng day and night to meet him.

Due to his own attack on Changyi, the strength of the Xuzhou army has been exposed, and Guan Yu and Ji Ling's containment forces in Rencheng are likely to become the target of the Northern Xinjiang Army's attack.

As long as there is an army, even if Liu Bei suffers heavy losses in Dingtao, he will still be able to make a comeback after returning to Xuzhou.

Zhang Fei asked Jian Yong to take Cao Cao and other Yanzhou officials' families back to Pengcheng, supervise the transportation of grain and grass for himself, and then rush to the east with Xun Yu and Yang Ping with the army.

Although his speed is fast, it is not as fast as Wei Jun and Jiang Wu's iron horses. After Zhang Fei left, the number of defenders in the two cities of Fangdong and Shan Father was very small, and as soon as the Northern Xinjiang Army arrived, the two cities and county orders led people to abandon the city and fled.

Zhang Fei received the news halfway, and instead took the army to detour to Liang State, and then went to the front line of Bocheng and Kaocheng. In Yucheng in Yongshui, Cao Chun, who got the news, came quickly with a team of iron horsemen to greet him.

Zhang Fei didn't say a word, and rushed up to punch Cao Yu's face. Cao Chun was caught off guard and was knocked down with a punch.

Cao Chun's personal guards swarmed up, and Zhang Fei roared like thunder, punching and kicking, knocking down several in a row. Then Zhang Fei's personal guards also rushed up, and dozens of people on both sides scuffled together, and the scene was extremely chaotic.

Xun Yu and Yang Ping desperately pulled Cao Chun,

"Lord Zhang captured Changyi and rescued the prime minister and your family, even if he slashed you, you will admit it." Cao Chun was already at a loss, but when he heard that Zhang Fei risked his life to save his family, he said that it was not good to fight again, so he hurriedly retreated from his subordinates.

Zhang Fei jumped like thunder, his white face turned purple, and although he was held by his own guards, he still scolded.

Xun Yu already knew Liu Bei's strategy from Zhang Fei's mouth, so he persuaded Cao Chun to hurry up and make amends.

"Why did you strike out on your own? Did the Prime Minister ask you to do it? ”

"Without the Prime Minister's order, do I dare to attack without permission?" Cao Chun smiled bitterly,

"Liu Bei has the heart to calculate us. Master Guo said that only in this way could Liu Bei's plan fail. Xun Yu shook his head,

"Gao Shun of the Northern Xinjiang Army has arrived in Rencheng, Liu Bei's strategy is difficult to succeed, and it is impossible for Fengxiao not to know. His approach will only break the relationship between the two families. What the hell is he trying to do? Cao Chun looked at Xun Yu blankly, not knowing what he meant by his words.

Could it be that Master Guo Jia has a plan? At the beginning of May, Chen Liucheng. Yuan Xi commanded an army of 60,000 and began to attack Chenliu.

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