The Qin army fought and retreated, slowly retreating towards Xudu City.

Lu Bu, who was the first to lead the Qin army to rush out of the city, saw that the Cao army was well defended, not to mention that it was broken, and after fighting for a long time, the Qin army under his command must have suffered heavy casualties, and he also brandished a halberd to kill from the Cao generals who besieged him.

The defeated Qin army did not form a rout, and the rear was still engaged with the Cao army, but when the soldiers were fighting, they would retreat and move closer to Xudu.

The Qin army fought and left, and the Cao army then pursued, and seeing that it was about to chase to a place only fifty or sixty steps away from the Xu capital, the middle army of the Cao army heard a burst of golden sounds.

Hearing Mingjin, all the Cao troops stopped their steps and turned back to look at the Chinese army one by one.

Seeing that they could follow the defeated Qin army into Xudu, but the Chinese army suddenly ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops, and every Cao army was at a loss in their hearts, not knowing what Cao Cao was going to do.

Although they were at a loss in their hearts, the soldiers of the Cao army did not continue to pursue the Qin army, and watched as the three Qin troops poured into the city gate, and then the gate of the Xu capital slowly closed in their field of vision.

The strong crossbowmen of the Qin army at the head of the city, seeing Cao Jun chasing and killing his own Tongze, all of them took up the strong crossbows one by one and aimed at the Cao army outside the city.

But they didn't wait for the opportunity to launch arrows, and the Cao army did not take advantage of the situation to attack Xudu at all, but accepted it when it was good, and withdrew its troops.

Standing at the head of the city, Wei Yan, who had witnessed the fight outside the city the whole time, frowned tightly.

The Qin army lost again, so Wei Yan knew that Guo Jia was not the only one in the Cao army who was good at deploying troops and horses, and Cao Cao could defeat this time, and there must be someone else to guide him.

If the Cao army did not withdraw their troops after the victory, but followed the Qin army all the way into the city, not to mention that the rain of arrows falling on the city walls would cause them massive casualties, even if they succeeded in breaking through the city gates, the Qin army would only need to seal the city gates and annihilate them all in the city.

Among Cao's army, the one who commanded this battle must be the one who is not inferior to Guo Jia!

Outside the city, Cao Jun Mingjin collected his troops, and Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, and Tai Shici each led their soldiers and horses to withdraw to the city.

After the city gate was closed, many Qin soldiers sat down on the spot, exhausted one by one.

Lu Bu, who was full of anger, took Zhang Liao and Tai Shici along the stairs and ran quickly up the city to find Wei Yan.

On the top of the city, Lu Bu looked left and right, saw Wei Yan, and hurriedly strode over.

"Wen Chang!" Because of this battle, it was Wei Yan who had arranged in advance and led the army out of the city to lose again, and when he saw Wei Yan, his tone of greeting him was also a little annoyed.

Hearing Lu Bu greet him, Wei Yan, who was standing at the head of the city and looking at Cao Jun outside the city, turned around and saluted him with his fists and said, "Wen Hou can feel that Cao Jun is different from the previous time? ”

"Different?" Ben Xiang questioned Wei Yan, but he had already expected that the Cao army would set up an ambush, and Lu Bu was just about to speak, but he was stunned by Wei Yan's question, he frowned and said: "The Cao army is well defended, and our army will not be able to get any benefit when it goes out of the city!" ”

"It's just because Cao Cao is beside him, there are still wise staff!" Turning to face the outside of the city, Wei Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said to Lu Bu: "Cao's army will definitely withdraw soon!" ”

"Oh?" Because he was defeated by the Cao army outside the city, Lu Bu was full of frustration at this time, and when he heard Wei Yan say that the Cao army would definitely withdraw soon, he asked with a puzzled face: "The Cao army has repeatedly defeated our army, and it is when the morale is like a rainbow, how can it withdraw lightly?" ”

"Cao Cao knows that Xu Du can't be attacked, and staying here for too long is nothing more than a waste of troops!" Turning his head to look at Lu Bu, Wei Yan said to him: "The reason why he fought with our army outside the city is that Cao Cao recently broke his arm, and if he didn't fight twice, he would not be happy in his heart. The second is the soldiers of the Cao army, many of whom have their families in the city......"

"Cao Jun's family is in the city?" Before Wei Yan finished speaking, Lu Bu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said to him: "Since this is the case, why don't I invite their families to go to the city and persuade the soldiers of the Cao army to join the army?" ”

"Never!" As soon as Lu Bu's mention was spoken, Wei Yan hurriedly waved his hand and said: "If Wen Hou is like this, if it spreads, people in the world will think that our army is bullying the weak and forcing Cao Jun's family to go to the city to persuade him to surrender, so it seems that I am cowardly!" ”

"Ugh!" Originally, I thought that Wei Yan would definitely approve of his proposal, but he didn't expect it to be denied, Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, frowned and said: "The two armies are fighting, our army has won the family of Cao Jun, but it is not good to use it, if it is spread out, what should we do?" ”

"The world will say that His Royal Highness rules the world with benevolence and righteousness, although he holds Cao Jun's family, he does not use this to threaten him, and it is a good thing to continue for a long time!" As soon as Lu Bu's question was asked, Wei Yan immediately answered.

When Wei Yan responded, he planted his name on Liu Wei's head, and Lu Bu frowned, he really didn't dare to insist on his mention anymore.

Since following Ding Yuan back then, following him against Dong Zhuo, and later killing Ding Yuan to serve Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu has never been loyal to someone.

The only thing that convinced him was Liu Wei, the king of Qin.

It's not that Liu Bian's talent is enough to convince him, and it's not that Liu Bian's martial arts surpassed him, the most fundamental reason is that he betrayed Liu Bian, but Liu Bian ignored his previous suspicions, and when he was about to be defeated by Cao Cao in Xuzhou, he ordered the Qin army Sanwei to enter Xuzhou and rescued his whole family.

The matter involved Liu Wei, and Lu Bu didn't say much.

After a desperate battle, Cao's army once again defeated the Qin army.

The morale of the soldiers was high, and they were trying to take advantage of the situation to enter the city, but Cao Cao ordered the troops to be withdrawn when he was about to win a complete victory, so that all the soldiers of the Cao army were depressed for a while.

Riding on horseback, looking at the heads of the soldiers of the Cao Army who returned to the barracks, Cao Cao turned his head and glanced at Xun You on the side.

This battle was won, and he knew very well that the next army must not delay too long outside the city of Xudu, and must immediately go north.

But he couldn't find a suitable reason, and told the soldiers that the army was about to leave Xudu.

Seeing the entanglement on Cao Cao's face, Xun You already thought of the boredom in his heart, and whispered to him with his fists: "Cao Gong, our army has just won, and it is time to evacuate immediately!" ”

"Evacuate immediately?" Looking at Xun You, Cao Cao's brows were tightly locked, and he asked: "The soldiers are in full swing with murderous intent, and if you want them to evacuate at this time, I'm afraid that the army will not be convinced!" ”

"Cao Gong!" Arching his fists to Cao Cao again, Xun You said: "Cao Gong is the master of the three armies, and he ordered to evacuate, who dares to disobey?" ”

was asked by Xun You, and the hesitation on Cao Cao's face became thicker and thicker.

Seeing that he still didn't understand the key, Xun You continued: "Gong Cao can tell the soldiers that the reason why the Qin army retreated was to lead our army into the city, and then kill all our army in the city!" ”

It wasn't until Xun You pointed out the key that Cao Cao suddenly realized, raised his hand and patted his forehead and said, "If it weren't for Gongda, I would have almost forgotten these!" ”

"Someone!" Turning his head and shouting behind him, when a personal soldier came behind him, Cao Cao said to the personal soldier: "Pass the order, the army will immediately prepare and march to Hebei!" ”

The personal soldiers who stood behind Cao Cao were also soldiers of Xudu, and his family members were also in the city.

After receiving Cao Cao's order, the soldier was stunned for a moment, with a touch of loss on his face, but he didn't dare to hesitate, and hurriedly responded and conveyed Cao Cao's order.

The order to withdraw spread among the Cao army, and many Cao troops were stunned when they received the order, unable to believe that they had won the battle, but they still had to face the challenge of giving up the attack on Xudu.

When many soldiers received the order, they gathered together and complained, complaining that Cao Cao would announce the withdrawal of troops in the event of victory.

The soldiers complained and complained, the order had been given after all, and the generals of the Cao army were urging the soldiers under their command to quickly prepare their bags and prepare to leave for Hebei.

The soldiers of the Cao Army, who were depressed in their hearts, slowly packed their bags under the urging of the generals.

Just when the soldiers of the Cao army slandered Cao Cao's withdrawal order in their hearts, Cao Cao rode a horse and led Xun You and a group of staff into the place where the soldiers gathered the most.

Restraining the war horse and looking around at the soldiers who were unwilling to pack their bags, Cao Cao shouted to them: "Soldiers, sue sù, are you unwilling?" ”

Hearing Cao Cao's shout, the soldiers of the Cao Army who were packing their bags raised their heads and looked at him one by one, their faces full of confusion.

Seeing the dazed faces of the nearby group of Cao Jun, Cao Cao then shouted: "Sue sù, you are unwilling!" ”

"Yes!" Cao Cao asked the question for the second time, and a voice really came from among the soldiers of the Cao army, and then a soldier of the Cao army shouted loudly: "We will defeat the Qin army repeatedly, especially in tonight's battle, and we can enter the capital of Xu when we see it, but I don't know why Cao Gong Mingjin withdrew his troops!" ”

As soon as the soldier's shout fell, a group of soldiers followed.

Knowing that if the soldiers were allowed to do this, the army would definitely be full of doubts, Cao Cao hurriedly raised his hands and shouted at the soldiers: "You only know that the Qin army is defeated and retreated, can you see the clues of the Qin army's defeat and retreat?" ”

As soon as he asked this, all the Cao soldiers who questioned him fell silent one by one, and their eyes looked at him in confusion.

"How strong is the Qin army, when will you see them defeated so lightly?" Looking around at the soldiers of the Cao army, Cao Cao shouted to them: "Above the city, there are strong crossbows like forests, and there are tens of thousands of ambushes in the city of Xudu. If you really let you and others chase into the city, and the Qin army kills everywhere, is it still possible for you to seize the city? ”

Everyone who was asked by Cao Cao's words was stunned, and the soldiers of Cao Jun looked at each other one by one, but no one could give half a response.

His eyes roamed over the faces of the nearby soldiers, and from the expressions on the faces of the soldiers, he could see that he had already frightened tens of thousands of Cao Jun.