Yuan Shao's long howl, and fell to the ground dejectedly, a trace of blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth. The emergency report he just received was like a fallen leaf, flying in the air for a moment, landing on the ground, soaked by the overturned wine, dark red like old blood.

Guo Tu hurriedly rushed over, hugged Yuan Shao, and called out anxiously: "Lord, lord..."

"Please, this... this..." Yuan Shao's eyes were so anxious that his eyes turned red and he couldn't say a word. He had originally hoped that Yuan Wei would lead his army to break through, which attracted Liu Xiu's attention and went to Jizhou with him. Unexpectedly, Yuan Wei had a stroke and the woman Malun actually abandoned the city and surrendered.

Surrender means that the court does not need to pay any price and easily recovers Runan. Next, Liu Xiu can start chasing without worries. And he will face the attack of Liu Xiu and Cao Cao, and will die for a lifetime.

Yuan Shao had already anticipated his own difficulties, but he still seriously underestimated the difficulty of the situation and the speed of its arrival.

"Lord, lord, how to rush out now is the key. The fall of Pingyu City is expected, just sooner or later." Guo Tu's full forehead was full of sweat, and he was already a little incoherent. In such a dangerous situation, if Yuan Shao had a stroke like Yuan Wei, then they would be really finished. "Lord, Madam Ma surrenders, just give him a relief, otherwise, would you go back to save him or not?"

Yuan Shao's eyes were a little dull, which made Guo Tu very worried. He gritted his teeth and said, "General, there are only two days left in the military rations, which is only enough for us to return to Puyang. If there is any accident, the army will collapse at any time. General, now is not the time to be indecisive."

Yuan Shao shook his head in pain, and then he let out a whine after a while: "I'm so confused. If I had listened to the advice of Wen Pei, how could it have fallen to this point?"

Guo Tu's eyes twitched, biting his lip without saying a word.

Yuan Shao sat up slowly. His legs spread, his arms rested on his knees, and his head and neck were hanging weakly. Blood from the corners of his mouth dripped onto the mat, slowly immersing in the gaps between the rushes. Guo Tu slowly took a step back and looked at him carefully, for fear that he would fall to the ground.

"Send the entire army and set out immediately." Yuan Shao's voice seemed to come from the depths of hell, hoarse and low, "I urgently ordered Shen Pei to set up a floating bridge to cross the river to fight, and open the way for the army. I urgently ordered Tian Feng to prepare food and grass and send people to support the army."

Guo Tu responded one by one, but felt so uncomfortable that he felt like a bite from a insect. Xu You was defeated in the battle and handed over the 30,000 troops to Xu Rong. Now the Yuan family's strength in Runan has been gone, and Yuan Shao had to return to Jizhou in order to survive. To return to Jizhou, he had to rely on the help of the two Jizhou people, Tian Feng and Shen Pei. It is conceivable that when Yuan Shao returned to Jizhou, the Ruying people no longer had the qualifications to speak. They could only rely on the Jizhou people and become second-class people from then on.

However, he did not dare to stimulate Yuan Shao anymore at this time. Yuan Shao was already hit by the bad news that he had been hit by the two consecutive bad news. He could no longer resist any blow.

Yuan Shao's order was quickly passed to various battalions. Although ordinary soldiers had no idea what happened to Pingyu, news of Xu You's army's victory had not been heard, and most people already had an ominous premonition. The expected victory did not appear, and a large counterattack was even more unimaginable. The next thing they could do was of course escape.

In a depressing atmosphere, the 40,000 troops began to set off. Han Fu and Yan Liang still served as the rear army to cover the retreat. Given the limited military rations and no hope, Yuan Shao was too impatient for a moment. He ordered to march overnight while the moonlight was good and meet with Shenpeng as soon as possible, so as the distance from Liu Xiu, the better.

The army had just walked twenty miles away, and Yuan Shao received news from Shen Pei that he had crossed the Ji River and formed a formation on the north bank of the Ji River. Cheng Yu and Cao Ren led 10,000 infantry and cavalry to attack, and Cao Cao led the army to arrive soon, asking Yuan Shao to rush there immediately and cross the Ji River before he was defeated by Cao's army and the floating bridge was destroyed. At the same time, Shen Pei also told Yuan Shao that the army that Tian Feng was receiving was in Lei Ze, and they brought military rations. As long as they could meet with Tian Feng, the shortage of military rations could be temporarily alleviated.

Yuan Shao was overjoyed and ordered the entire army to accelerate. While urging the horse to advance, he said to Guo Tu: "Shen Pei is really good. He actually crossed the Jishui River in such a short time."

Guo Tu was silent for a moment and suddenly said, "Lord, they probably started to act before the lord's military order arrived."

Yuan Shao was stunned, suddenly grabbed the war horse, turned around, and shouted sternly: "What did you say?"

Guo Tu was about to speak, Xin Pi rushed over and grabbed Yuan Shao's horse reins and said anxiously: "My lord, this is not the time to pursue these things. Shen Pei has passed the Ji River and built a floating bridge for the lord. Isn't it the result of the lord's hope? We will have a glimmer of hope after crossing the Ji River a moment ago. Even if there is any problem, it will not be too late to talk about it when we get out of the danger in front of us. Please don't hesitate and speed up immediately. If Cao Cao arrives before us, Shen Pei will definitely not be able to resist it."

Yuan Shao frowned and gasped for a few breaths before nodding hatefully and urged the horse to move forward. Xinpi glared at Guo Tu fiercely, and cursed with gritted teeth: "Guo Gongze, do you want to ruin us all here?"

Guo Tu hit the ball, but didn't dare to say anything. He lowered his head guiltily and hurriedly chased Yuan Shao.

The 40,000 army took advantage of the moonlight and advanced rapidly along the official road.

...

Liu Xiu, who had just fallen asleep, was woken up from his sleep by Guo Jia, and heard a message that surprised him: "Yuan Shao ran away." After a while, he came to his senses: "When?"

"I just discovered it." Guo Jia said excitedly: "From their current location and speed, they should set off one hour ago. They walked very fast, and at the current speed, they should be able to reach Jishui tomorrow morning."

"So fast?" Liu Xiu sat up, rubbed his face, and laughed in silence: "Yuan Benchu ​​has always been graceful and generous, but this time it's a bit embarrassed. Well, I can see that he is always slow when he marched, but he is very decisive when he escapes."

Guo Jia couldn't help laughing. "General, do we want to chase after him?"

"Call Gongda." Liu Xiu shook his head and ordered. Guo Jia turned around and left the tent. It took not long. Xun You, who was also in disheveled, walked in quickly. When he saw Liu Xiu's appearance, he smiled and said, "General, Yuan Shao ran so fast."

"Well, then do you think we will chase or not?" Liu Xiu scratched his head, yawned, and said to Ma Chao: "Go and find some wine for us. I guess I can't sleep again."

Ma Chao responded with a smile and turned around to make arrangements. Xun You pondered for a moment and shook his head: "I don't agree with chasing you now. The arrangements that should be made. We have done it. Yuan Shao's northern escape was expected, but it was just a speed. Cao Cao was in Dingtao. He couldn't let Yuan Shao escape so easily. Let's wait and let them fight for two days first, and it's not too late."

Liu Xiu thought carefully for a while, nodded in agreement, "You are right. In this way, Cao Cao can't say that I did it on purpose. Who knows that Yuan Shao ran so quickly? Let him accumulate more military achievements. Let us act according to the original plan."

Xun You and Guo Jia both laughed, their laughter was a little cunning and a little sinister. Ma Chao, who was walking in with his drink and food, heard it, and shivered involuntarily, almost threw the cup and plate in his hand. Hearing Ma Chao's footsteps, Liu Xiu coughed, and the three of them changed their faces at the same time, returning to their usual serious faces. Ma Chao looked at the three hypocritical adults in front of him, confused. Did I hear it wrong just now? Looking at Ma Chao's confused look, Liu Xiu couldn't help laughing.

"Meng Qi. Pingyu City has also surrendered. There is no need for your father to guard Yuan Shu anymore, right? Do you want to make a contribution?"

"Think." Ma Chao lowered his head embarrassedly, his voice as low as a mosquito. After Ma Teng surrendered with Yuan Shu, he refused to serve Liu Xiu like Sun Jian and was willing to be a guard beside Yuan Shu. As Ma Teng's son, although he wanted to fight on the battlefield and make achievements, he was also not able to show this meaning out of the concept of loyalty and filial piety. After all, the Ma family is not like the Sun family. Ma's aunt Malun is an enemy. Even if he wants to make meritorious service, Liu Xiu has to believe him. Now that Ma's surrender, this psychological barrier has been gone, and his heart has moved.

"Okay, you should hurry back to Pingyu immediately and take the lord back. At the same time, you report to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor that I will fight Yuan Shao immediately and ask them to send some troops to support as much as possible." Liu Xiu looked at Ma Chao's young face with a smile, "Ask your father to see if he is interested in helping me."

"Here." Ma Chao's face turned red with excitement, his eyes shone, and his body thrust, almost tilting his desk. He quickly took a step back, hurriedly held the shaking desk, and looked at Liu Xiu awkwardly. Liu Xiu waved his hand, "Don't delay, go now, go quickly and return quickly. Pay attention to the safety of the master."

"Please rest assured that if there is any mistake, Ma Chao is willing to protect the master with his life."

"Hehe, no mistake can be made, you all have to come back safely." Liu Xiu patted the Five Tiger General's face with an old aura: "Boy, in the future, you young people will protect the great man's country. How can you make mistakes? Go quickly."

"Here!" Ma Chao replied loudly, turned around, left proudly and proudly.

"This kid is also a militant." When Ma Chao got out of the tent, Xun You laughed in a low voice: "If the general praises him like this, he will most likely die on the battlefield in the future."

"The horse's corpse is an excellent tradition of the Ma family." Liu Xiu said disapprovingly. Seeing Xun You a little disdainful, he said seriously: "Gongda, don't think there is anything wrong with this. Some people are born to like learning, while others are born to like fighting, which are all nature. Forcibly turning a person's nature is not a good idea. Only by leading their nature to a direction that is beneficial to the world is the right thing. Indulging in military people will cause unnecessary killing, but blindly suppressing military people will also erode the backbone of the empire. To be able to gain military power is the way to cause disaster, but to emphasize culture over military forces, isn't it too much for yourself?"

Liu Xiu looked at Xun You jokingly: "Do you want the man to be like a masculine man, or do you want to be like a castrator?"

Xun You twisted his beard and thought for a long time. "Of course I hope the great man is a great man who can be powerful and soft and far away."

Liu Xiu was silent for a moment, then reached out and patted Xun You on the shoulder: "You and I will encourage each other. Let's use our brains to let Gan Ning and Ma Chao cut people with something like this, hahaha..."

Xun You couldn't help laughing and shook his head and laughed. Please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!!!
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