Yuan Shao felt a pain in his heart, and lamented: "Our troops are insufficient, and defending the whole line is equivalent to dispersing our troops, so we can only let the commander of the Northern Xinjiang Army drive straight in, so we can only concentrate on a few key cities." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Tian Lai Novel.2 After you go south, you will join Chen Lin, and garrison the front line of Yingchuan Xuchang, Chen Guoyang Xia, Liang Guo Suiyang and Peiguo Xiaopei, and get in touch with Meng De as soon as possible to stop the pace of the Northern Xinjiang Army going south as much as possible. ”

Liu Biao accepted Yuan Shao's suggestion, and together with Xu Xuan, he took the Jingzhou Army and the rest of the Runan Army with more than 50,000 people, and took the lead in retreating to Yuanwucheng through Sujube, and then rushed to Xingyang along the Jishui River.

After Yuan Shao waited for Liu Biao to leave, he urgently reported that the defenders and officials in the city, such as Yuanwu, Yangwu, Junyi, and Zhongmu, immediately withdrew to Guancheng, Guancheng and Xingyang to assemble in the vicinity of Guancheng, and prepared to resist a new round of attacks by the northern Xinjiang army.

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On the eighth day of September, Junyi City.

Cao Cao withdrew to Junyi, replenished the grain and grass, and then commanded the army to go south to Chenliu.

At this moment, Xiahou Yuan, Cai Yang, Zhu Ling, Zhou Cang and others fled back. The group galloped day after day, and the people were sleepy and tired, and they were so tired that they almost fell off their horses.

Cao Cao was excited, hugged Xiahou Yuan and roared, tears welling up in his eyes.

After everyone's mood calmed down a little, Cao Cao said to Zhu Ling and Zhou Cang: "I am ordered by the imperial court to immediately support Xuzhou to block the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army. I wonder if the two generals are willing to go to Xuzhou with me? ”

Zhu Ling asked in surprise: "The general wants to abandon the line of Junyi and Zhongmu?" ”

"The cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang Army has launched a full-line pursuit, and they will soon cross the river from the direction of the ditch water and march westward, dividing and encircling the coalition forces in several ways. Yuan Shao and Liu Biao no longer had enough time to lead their troops south to the line of Junyi and Zhongmu, so they could only withdraw west from the direction of Yuanwu to Bianqu and stick to the line of Xingyang and Guancheng to ensure the safety of Luoyang. ”

Zhu Ling asked, "What about Chen Liu?" Chen Liu, too? ”

"We can't hold it." Cao Cao said with a sad heart, "In the first battle of Pingyang Pavilion, the 250,000 horses of the forward and middle army were all wiped out, and with our current strength, it is very difficult to hold on to Luoyang, Yuzhou and Xuzhou. If the Northern Xinjiang Army still had enough grain and grass, they would definitely do their best to capture the whole of Hanoi and Yingchuan in Yuzhou before winter came, so as to complete the encirclement of Luoyang. ”

Zhu Ling looked up to the sky and sighed. Xiahou Yuan, Zhou Cang and the others were in a heavy mood and at a loss.

"If nothing else, it will be difficult for Xuande to cross the river to the south in the near future, and in the face of the fierce offensive of the Northern Xinjiang Army in Hanoi, he can't go if he wants to." Cao Cao said, "The Northern Xinjiang Army is going to attack not Luoyang, but Yingchuan, so I estimate that Liu Biao will soon lead the army south to defend Yuzhou." If you don't want to go with me, you can go south to Xuchang to join Liu Biao's army. ”

Zhu Ling looked up at Zhou Cang.

"I'm not going to Xuzhou." Zhou Cang glanced at Cao Cao disdainfully, waved his hand and said, "If we want revenge, let's go to Yingchuan." It is impossible for the Northern Xinjiang Army to reach Xuzhou in the short term, and the prime minister has to rush to Xuzhou with the army under the pretext that the imperial court has a purpose, which is nothing more than to preserve his strength. Since the prime minister is afraid of death, then you should go to Xuzhou and hug the woman happily. ”

Cao Cao's smile froze, and he was furious. Xu Chu and the others immediately held the handle of the knife and stared at each other. Cheng Yu was in a hurry, grabbed Cao Cao, and persuaded him: "If there is no Yuanfu, our family will be in danger." ”

Cao Cao snorted coldly, bowed slightly at Zhou Cang, and said with an arrogant expression: "I have to thank General Zhou for this matter." ”

"Phew......" Zhou Cang stared at Cao Cao's face is a mouthful, "If Lao Tzu didn't want to kill the enemy, he would go to Changyi to save your family?" You dream about it. ”

This was followed by a series of vicious curses.

Cao Cao trembled with anger. Why Zhou Cang and Cao Chun had a feud, Cao Cao knew best, but Zhou Cang, this kid, turned his face and didn't let people, insulting himself in front of everyone, he couldn't swallow this breath no matter what.

He was about to order Zhou Cang to be arrested, but Zhu Ling said: "The prime minister is going to Xuzhou at this moment, I'm afraid it's not to block the Northern Xinjiang Army, right?" ”

"Hehe...... Cao Cao sneered a few times, "Wenbo, what do you want to say, I know." That's good, I won't go to Xuzhou now, I'll let you and Zhou Cang go back, but can you keep Xuzhou? How many people do you still have in Xuzhou? Chen Deng went to Jizhou with 5,000 people, and there was almost no chance that he would withdraw safely. Cao Bao still has 5,000 people in his hands, but these people are stationed in Langya Kingdom, Donghai County and Pengcheng respectively, and these 5,000 people can't stop the Northern Frontier Army at all. Jian Yong still has 5,000 newly recruited pawns in his hands, what can these people do? Once the Northern Xinjiang Army occupies Xuzhou, how many days do we have to live? ”

Zhu Ling was speechless.

Cao Cao said to Zhu Ling earnestly: "Wenbo, you can follow me to Xuzhou." When you arrive in Xuzhou, Jian Yong and Cao Bao will listen to you, and Xuzhou's 10,000 troops can still play a role. When we hold Xuzhou, we can launch a counteroffensive, attack Yanzhou in the north, and contain the forces of the Northern Xinjiang Army, so as to help Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, and Liu Bei block the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army on the three battlefields of the Central Plains, Hanoi, and Yuzhou, so that the coalition forces can quickly stabilize the front and gain all the time to restore their strength. This is the only way to change the unfavorable situation at present, and I hope Wenbo can understand my painstaking efforts. ”

Cao Cao paused for a moment, and then said: "As for Xuzhou, I can swear to you here, as long as Xuande is still Xuzhou Mu, as long as Xuande returns to Xuzhou as Xuzhou Mu, I will immediately leave Xuzhou with the army, if you violate this oath, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed." ”

Everything that should be said was told to Cao Cao, and the worries in Zhu Ling's heart also gave Cao Cao an oath and said that it was gone. He no longer hesitated, and immediately made a decision, saying, "Okay, I'll go to Xuzhou with you." ”

Cao Cao was overjoyed, and his eyes fell on Zhou Cang, who was standing behind Zhu Ling.

Zhou Cangli ignored him, shook his hand, turned around and left, and said as he walked: "Lao Tzu will go to Xuchang." ”

Zhu Ling wanted to shout to Zhou Cang, but he thought for a moment, then held back, and let Zhou Cang rush away with his personal guards.

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On the ninth day of September, Yuan Shao led his army to withdraw to the original Wucheng.

The scouts reported repeatedly: The cavalry of the northern frontier has crossed Yanjin and Suojube, and is killing the water in the gutter. Another group of cavalry had crossed the river and surrounded Yangwu City. Zhao Yun, the general of the Northern Xinjiang Army, led his army to take Fengqiu, and was crossing the river from the direction of Sanling Pavilion and killing Guandu. At the same time, news also came from Zhongmu that Li E of the Northern Xinjiang Army had led his army to cross Junyi City and was attacking Zhongmu City.

Yuan Shao was shocked, and hurriedly ordered all departments not to rest, and immediately retreated to Xingyang City.

At the same time, Liu Bei, Gao Gan, Gao Rou and others in Hanoi City were shocked to learn of the defeat of the coalition army at Binh Duong Pavilion.

Liu Bei was very sad. Under such a fiasco, Zhu Ling, Zhou Cang and 30,000 Xuzhou soldiers were estimated to be wiped out, and there was no hope of survival.

Liu Bei originally planned to cross the river from the direction of Yanjindu to the south to Xuzhou, but who knew that the cavalry in the northern Xinjiang was extremely fast, and before he could prepare to cross the river, Yanjindu was lost.

Liu Bei was worried about the safety of Xuzhou, and then said goodbye to Gao Gan, Gao Rou and Zhang Nan, and turned west with the army, intending to cross the river from the direction of Huaicheng and go south.

As soon as Liu Bei's army left Huojia, Gao Gan sent people to ask for help.

It turned out that on this day, Tai Shici and others led the army to Qingshuihe and met Sima Ju and Yan Rou. Under the command of Tai Shici, the army quickly crossed the Qingshui River and captured Jicheng. The high-ranking cadres were insufficient, and the morale of the army was also weak, so they couldn't hold it at all, so they had to retreat and get the reward.

Liu Bei did not hesitate, resolutely gave up the south and returned to Xuzhou, and instead led his troops to meet the northern Xinjiang army. If Hanoi is lost at this moment, the Northern Xinjiang Army can fight all the way to the north bank of the Yellow River in Heyang Chenbing, attack the Mengjin and Xiaopingjin passes of the Eight Passes of Gyeonggi, and threaten Luoyang. Compared with Xuzhou, Luoyang's safety is more important. If Luoyang is lost, Yuan Shao is defeated, and the fate of the remaining forces can be imagined when their foothold is not stable.

Fierce fighting ensued between the two armies in the vicinity of Hukka.

The morale of the Northern Xinjiang Army is like a rainbow, and it is unstoppable, and the morale of the coalition army is low, and it lacks the courage to fight to the death, coupled with the loss of Yanjindu, the Northern Xinjiang Army can be supported from the other side at any time, Liu Bei had no choice but to order to retreat to Huaicheng.

Xuzhou, Pengcheng.

A few days ago, after Cao Chun received a secret letter from Cao Cao attacking Xuzhou, he immediately contacted Le Jin, Liu Xun, and Li Tong, who had secretly assembled in the small town of Dangshan, and asked them to lead their troops to Pengcheng to meet in a hurry.

Three days later, Le Jin, Liu Xun, and Li Tong arrived in Xiao County, which was more than 100 miles away from Pengcheng.

After learning that Le Jin and others had arrived, on the ninth day of the ninth month of September, Cao Chun rushed to the city after informing Le Jin and others, and told Jian Yong that he had received a letter from Cao Cao and wanted to lead the army north to the Central Plains battlefield. Jian Yong was not easy to refuse, and rushed to the Cao army camp with a group of Peng subordinates from Xuzhou Mansion.

Cao Chun, Ren Jun and others were very enthusiastic and repeatedly persuaded them to drink. Jian Yong is very restrained, stops after tasting it, and does not dare to drink too much and make mistakes.

However, in order to raise food and grass for the Central Plains battlefield, a group of government officials in Xuzhou have worked hard for several months, and they have a rare opportunity to indulge, drink heartily, and get drunk.

In the middle of the night, Jian Yong was about to say goodbye and leave, Cao Chun said with a smile: "Where is Brother Xianhe going?" ”

Jian Yong thought that Cao Chun was drunk, so he said a few perfunctory words and wanted to leave.

Cao Chun grabbed him and said with an embarrassed expression: "Brother Xianhe, I'm really embarrassed." I am ordered by the Prime Minister to arrest you. ”

Jian Yong smiled: "Zihe, you drank too much, rest early." ”

Cao Chun smiled bitterly: "Brother Xianhe, when I was drinking just now, Wen Qian and Zitai had already led people to take the opportunity to take Pengcheng, this ...... It's ......" (To be continued.) )