“Well,”

"Tell Cao Ren to command the three armies." Cao Cao was worried and ordered, and then drove his horse and took Xun You and more than ten cavalrymen to leave.

After a while, the commander's office was in charge.

Cao Cao turned over and dismounted, but before he could stand firm, he felt a headache and fell down straight. Before he fell, he shouted in pain: "Zhang Xiu, my Cao Mengde is incompatible with you."

"Lord, lord!" Xun You shouted quickly, his eyebrows frowned. I thought it was Zhang Xiu who did evil again. Could it be that he did not quit after taking Yangzhou, but went north instead?

If it is broken, it is really possible.

Xuchang's guards were empty, and Zhang Xiu had never played according to common sense. If he really attacked Xuchang, then Xuchang would definitely be in a hurry. In this way, Xun Yu's letter made sense.

Dian Wei surrounded him and helped Cao Cao.

"Lord, what happened?" Xun You looked solemn and a little nervous.

Cao Cao's face was pale, rolled his eyes, and for a long time, he said weakly: "Zhang Xiu encouraged Dong Cheng to rebel, and the emperor was robbed, which hurt me."

"The emperor was robbed?" Xun You frowned, feeling a little shocked. Zhang Xiu's layout was so deep that even General Dong Cheng of the Guard was moved.

If your son is robbed today, Cao Cao will inevitably be frustrated. Not to mention the great righteousness of wielding the emperor to command the princes, the key is that he will be enough to destroy the emperor by such an edict.

"There is no chance of winning this battle. Gongda, please go and send Cao Ren the order. After the three armies return to the camp tonight, they will prepare to detach the camp and return to Xuchang." Cao Cao said in a weak voice.

"Teacher?" Xun You's eyes turned slightly and he fell into deep thought. If he might have agreed with the TikTeacher before, but now Cao Cao has no way out and it is useless to have a team.

After a long time, Xun You's eyes flashed with light and he said in a deep voice: "Lord, the emperor is robbed. Even if he withdraws back to Xuchang, our army will definitely be despised by the people of the world. It's better to take a gamble."

"A desperate bet? What's the point?" Cao Cao narrowed his eyes.

"The emperor was handed over to Yuan Shao and the emperor was in Zhang Xiu's hands. It was a very different story for the lord. Yuan Shao and his lord were old friends. On the one hand, they would not slander the lord, but on the other hand, they would be grateful."

"But Zhang Xiu's power is in the world, he will inevitably expose his lord's evil deeds and lose his heart after his lord. Some civil and military officials who have surrendered to his lord will inevitably abandon his lord and leave."

Xun You roughly explained the pros and cons.

"You thought, it would be better to take this opportunity to lure Liu Bei out of Tongguan. Just send orders to the three armies behind and retreat in a hurry, which made Liu Bei mistakenly think that Xuchang was captured by Zhang Xiu's army."

"At the same time, the lord can send someone to spread the wind, saying that Zhang Xiu surrounded Xuchang, and Xun Yu was in a hurry, which made the lord fall to the ground without getting up."

"Liu Bei will be moved by such a group of dragons without a leader, not to mention that he has to leave the gate." After Xun You said, his eyes looked at Cao Cao like a torch.

Cao Cao's head was relieved, and he looked at Xun You suspiciously and smiled at each other. Perhaps Liu Bei really had to leave the gate, and it was unknown whether he could take Liu Bei down.

"This plan is feasible," Cao Cao supported himself. At the moment, he had no choice but to make a desperate bet. As long as he could win Guanzhong, he would still have a chance to turn the tables, otherwise he would be in trouble.

He even saw the group of hypocritical civil and military officials leaving him, because his repeated defeats with Zhang Xiu had already made some people dissatisfied.

"Since that's the case, the lord can join forces with General Cao Ren to lead the troops to retreat after half an hour, and to make dinner with the third update tonight, and to withdraw the camp to Xuchang in the fourth update."

"At that time, food and grass can be carried, but the baggage and weapons cannot be transported too much. We must pretend to be anxious to return to the army." Xun You spoke again.

Then, the two ministers agreed.

It is even more difficult to withdraw directly. It is better to use this to lure the enemy into the deep. After all, Cao Cao is mostly infantry, so Liu Bei is much more likely to leave the pass.

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After a while, Tongguan was on the ground.

Looking at the Cao army retreating like a tide, Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, but he was more suspicious, because it was only afternoon now, so it was not enough to withdraw.

Could it be that you are afraid of being beaten by yourself?

But it shouldn't be true. The three armies have run out of food and have slaughtered horses these days. However, slaughtering horses is limited after all, and eating war horses is a must. In the end, we can't do this all the time.

"Xuande, Cao's army retreated in a hurry, and even some siege equipment were thrown here." Ma Teng frowned and pointed to the siege equipment left behind not far away and said.

"Well, I find it strange too." Liu Bei's eyebrows were raised, and he was also a little puzzled.

"Xuande, you said Cao Cao retreated so quickly, could it be that something went wrong in the rear?" Ma Teng said suspiciously. After all, this was too unreasonable.

"What's wrong?" Liu Bei frowned, murmured slightly, and couldn't help but say, "Is it possible that Zhang Xiu went north?"

Speaking of this, Liu Bei hesitated for a moment and looked at Zhang Fei and said, "Third brother, please send a cavalry to keep an eye on Cao's camp. If Zhang Xiu really went north, Cao Cao would probably withdraw to Xuchang tonight."

"Hehe, brother, don't worry, this old guy Cao Cao can't escape." Zhang Fei stared at his eyes like a cow, and said with a big bag.

Liu Bei nodded, and then he held the sword to appease the soldiers of various troops. Although Liu Bei's strategy in the war was not very strong, he forced him to go to the basics.

Whether it is governing the army or the people, it is highly respected.

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At night, outside Cao Junzhai.

A group of people hid in the night. They were still not far from Cao's camp, but they had been waiting for the middle of the night and were so sleepy that they dozed off.

"Ah~hehe~!" A small pawn yawned, "Capitals, do you think the Cao army still retreats? It's almost the fourth day."

"What's the rush?" the team leader rushed.

"Hurry, look, there is movement." A young man next to him quickly lowered his voice.

Immediately, several people looked out.

I saw that under the moonlight, they could vaguely see the Cao army leading the camp, and it looked like there were a lot of people, and they could also hear some sounds of food and grass transport.

"I really retreated," the team leader murmured.

"Hurry, Li Gou, go and report to the lord, just say that Cao's army has withdrawn."

"No!" Li Gou ran out hundreds of meters with his waist. In a small forest, he led his war horse and headed straight for Tongguan.

After a while, Tongguan General's Mansion.

After listening to the soldiers in the lower part of the hall, Liu Bei frowned on the one hand, but he was secretly happy in his heart. Cao Cao withdrew his troops late at night, and 80% of it was Zhang Xiu who captured Xuchang.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so anxious.

"If Cao Cao withdraws his troops, his formation will inevitably be disintegrated. Do you think you should pursue him?" Liu Bei glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice.

"Lord, don't chase the enemy. Since Cao Cao withdraws his troops, why not let him go? We just need to control Guanzhong. Why should we worry about the war in the Central Plains?"

Jian Yong took the lead in speaking.

"Lord, Qian thought he should chase him and defeat the enemy in one battle." Sun Qian walked out of the line, chuckled his beard, but his voice was loud and loud.

"Why?" Zhang Xiu frowned.

"Lord, Cao Cao's army was unstable when attacked by Xuchang, and his hastily retreated would inevitably have a chaotic formation. Our army had the Western Liang Iron Cavalry, and when we left the pass, we would definitely win the first battle."

"One of the way, it can increase the morale of our army and wipe out the decay during this period. Secondly, it can also prove to the people of the world that our Guanzhong army has the power to fight."

"What's more, our army has no military rations. As far as I know, Cao Cao's military rations have arrived, with tens of thousands of hu of them. As long as we can defeat the enemy in one fell swoop, our army can harvest in autumn safely and no longer need to slaughter horses and eat."

Sun Gan said with a serious expression.

Although there are enough horses in Xiliang, slaughtering horses is really too luxurious to eat. After all, there is still a long time to eat horse meat every day.

After saying that, Liu Bei fell into hesitation.

In the hall, Han Sui and Ma Teng and others had their own ulterior motives.

Seeing Liu Bei hesitating, Sun Gan said again: "Lord, the autumn harvest is coming now. If you can defeat Cao Cao in one fell swoop, you can go to his territory to harvest a batch of autumn grain, or even plunder some people."

"Okay, very good."

When Liu Bei heard about the population and food, his eyes lit up, but he also noticed Sun Gan's expression. The two had been together for more than ten years, so they naturally knew that he had nothing to say.

"Wen Yue, Shoucheng, Cao Cao retreated this time, our army should take advantage of the victory to pursue him. What do you think?" Liu Bei looked at the two of them and asked.

"I should do this and I'm willing to obey the order."

The two looked at each other and clasped their fists together.

"Lord, there is no hurry to pursue the victory. Cao Cao's army is mostly infantry. To prevent Cao Cao, it can be determined in advance that he withdraws his troops in three days before leading the cavalry to run."

Sun Gan quickly added.

"Gongyou's words are reasonable," Liu Bei nodded, "third brother, send all the scouts and horses out to me immediately, and be sure to keep an eye on the situation of Cao's army at all times."

"Brother, don't worry." Zhang Fei responded.

"Brother Wenyou, Brother Shoucheng, I'm sorry that you two are ready to summon the Iron Cavalry at any time. I will soon conquer Cao Cao and take his head." Liu Bei felt a little embarrassed.

After arranging these, everyone retreated.

However, Liu Bei kept Sun Gan and said with a bright look: "Gongyou, why did you insist on going to the war?"

"Kill the enemy and establish authority." Sun Gan said firmly with his fists.

"The strong people in Xiliang are respected, but the lord has been with Tongguan for so long, and these people have been restless. Only by killing the enemy and killing the generals can these Xiliang soldiers convince them."

"So, I think that this battle will be fought, and that the battle will be won. Only in this way can some people put away their uneasy hearts."

Sun Gan chuckled and said with some meaning.

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei frowned. Sun Gan said something, obviously referring to Han Sui and Ma Teng and others. Although these two people belonged to him in name, they were in charge of the troops.

"I already know, Gongyou can rest assured." Liu Bei said loudly.

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To be continued...