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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, pursue and intercept the Northern Expeditionary Army. In this way, the retreat of the army will be very difficult.

But Cao Cao didn't think so.

In Cao Cao's opinion, Yuan Shao must now know about Yuan Shu's betrayal of the alliance, but at present, no matter what countermeasures Yuan Shao takes to this matter, he must face up to a reality, if the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army is all withdrawn to the Central Plains, Yuan Shu's fate must be very miserable.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 wiped out on the north bank of the Yellow River.

If the Northern Expeditionary Army is annihilated, Yuan Shu will dominate 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 doesn't want to see this situation happen. If all the Northern Expeditionary Army was withdrawn, Yuan Shu's fate would be miserable, and Yuan Shu's strength would be greatly weakened, and Yuan Shao did not want to see this situation.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 lose their strength, let them fight to the death with Yuan Shu in the Central Plains, and when Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Yuan Shu and others were dying, he could 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Northern Expeditionary Army, so that the Northern Expeditionary Army feels safe, and is determined to join the army withdrawn from the East Road, so that the pace of the Northern Expeditionary Army's retreat will be greatly delayed.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.

Cao Cao said: "As long as we meet Gongsun Zhan's Eastern Route army near the Qinghe 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 Yi is concerned, he has to fight one no matter what, 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, he actually knew very well in his heart that after he persuaded Gongsun Chan and others to divide their troops to march eastward, the fate of the East Road army had been decided, if nothing else, the East Road army would suffer heavy losses, and even the whole army would be wiped out, although the loss of tens of thousands of people, but compared to the weaker Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei, it was a fatal blow.

After the army withdrew to the Central Plains to defeat Yuan, Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei had to rely more on themselves in order to survive, which laid a solid foundation for themselves to annex the three states of Qing, Xu, and Yang and dominate 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 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 did he not have an excuse to withdraw his troops, but also tried every means to mobilize troops to rescue the Eastern Route Army, so that the entire strategy would be disrupted, and his own losses might be greater, and he might be very embarrassed when retreating, and he might even be surrounded by the Northern Xinjiang Army and annihilated.

It was precisely because he could retreat calmly and had strong strength in his hands that he pulled Yuan Shao to 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 and mournful appearances, Cao Cao was very proud.

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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 Gongsun Zhan and Ma Teng's army were uncertain, Xiahoudun was besieged in Xinhe, and Zang Ba escaped and led the army to Qingzhou. Now Wang Wei is camping 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, while he and Gan Ning are leading more than 20,000 Jingzhou troops to retreat rapidly in the direction of Qinghe State.

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, and overnight, the situation on the battlefield in Jizhou changed dramatically? How many Northern Xinjiang troops are there in the Dongguang area? How many troops does Guan Yu have in pursuit?

At this time, the Northern Expeditionary Army was on both sides of the Qing River, about two hundred miles away from the Pan River, and Liu Biao was worried about the safety of his army and strongly requested to send troops to respond.

Cao Cao flatly refused. Since the Northern Frontier Army has surrounded Xiahoudun's army, then the army of Gongsun Zan and Ma Teng must have been surrounded and annihilated. According to calculations, Xiahoudun's army is estimated to be finished. Zang Ba and his men were originally the Yellow Turban Army, and it was normal for them to escape from the battle, but for Liu Bei, the loss was not only 10,000 troops, but also the scourge of frequent invasions of the Yellow Turbans in the future.

As for the more than 20,000 troops in Jingzhou, the Northern Xinjiang Army will not let them go, and what will follow will be a huge encirclement and interception, and the 25,000 people will not be 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, "Guan Yu 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 had a point, so he could only give up the 25,000 men and horses and let them fend for themselves.

Cao Cao didn't answer, but asked rhetorically, "From Brother Jingsheng's point of view, 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, "Although this retreat is the shortest, 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 snorted softly, without 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 only 35,000 horses, while Cao Cao had a full 50,000 horses, as well as 20,000 Gongsun troops and 5,000 Xiliang iron cavalry also obeyed Cao Cao's military orders. If Gongsun Zhan and Ma Teng really died, these armies would soon become Cao Cao's armies. As for Gongsun Zhan's territory, it seems that it must be Cao Cao's pocket.

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 Guantao?" 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." Does the prime minister think that Yuan Shao will definitely come to pick us up? ”

"Yes, Yuan Shao will definitely come." Cao Cao said very confidently, "Now, we will give up going south to Ganling City, and the army will advance rapidly along the south bank of the Qing River to Qingyuan and Guantao in the southwest. ”

Then he looked at everyone, and suddenly smiled and said, "You say, Li Yi will have an expression when he learns that we are running directly to the pavilion?" ”

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In early September, Plains City.

Gongsun Chan raised his head with difficulty. The war horse that fell beside him was still screaming in grief, and bright red blood gushed out from the long wound in the war 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. Gongsun Chan tried 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 Qinghe 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 20,000, and with this 20,000 army, 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? ”

Gongsun Chan lay down 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 physical pain made him twitch all over, but there was no pain in his heart. He turned his face sideways with difficulty, trying to open his eyes and look at the blue sky. He remembered Youzhou, the endless prairie, and the moment he saw Li Yi for the first time.

Gongsun Chan slowly closed his eyes.

Gongsun Xu squatted next to Gongsun Zhan's corpse, endured it for a long time, and still shed tears. His father fought with Li Yi in the northern frontier, but today he died under Li Yi's Youzhou Iron Horse. (To be continued.) )