Chapter 576 The Battle of Guandu (5)
When Yuan Shang heard that Cao's army pulled out some of the troops from the westward land, he was very surprised. He heard that the other party was not many, just a marching of thousands, Yuan Shang changed his mind and turned to Zheng Ji and said, "Is this a way to design Jia Xu to attack the camp behind me?"
Zhang Ji touched the gray beard on his chin and nodded, "The situation is urgent. Who knows what tricks Cao Zhi and the others are going to play? It is impossible to imitate the battle of Guandu ten years ago. It is not impossible to sneak attack our granary!"
Yuan Shang nodded and smiled, "If this is the case, Cao Zhi would have made a mistake in his plan and ordered the generals of the camp and the guardian of the Liangzhang to guard carefully and guard against the enemy's attack. In addition, he sent scouts to keep a close eye on the actions of the troops and give them back at any time!"
"promise!"
The army was nothing else. It was Cao Pi who joined forces with some soldiers who were dissatisfied with Cao Zhi, had a grudge against Yuan Jun, and were willing to follow him to escape. The army escaped in chaos, without stopping, and headed straight to the southeast without looking back. However, he didn't even look at Yuan Shang's camp and granary.
The scout brought the news back to Yuan Shang. It was not until this time that Yuan Shang understood the true intention of this strange army. It turned out that they were not conspiring to escape!
According to the returns, judging from the number of soldiers or the configuration of generals, it should not be Cao Zhi himself who escaped. If it were not Cao Zhi himself, who would it be? Moreover, the situation of Guandu was not optimistic for Cao army. Although there were not many soldiers and horses removed, dispersing manpower at this time would be more unfavorable for Cao Zhi, who was inferior to his own number?
Zheng Ji looked at Yuan Shang, who was shining with his head down without saying a word, and said, "Lord. What is this? What do you think?"
Yuan Shang shook his head and said, "If I was not wrong, there should be some problems within Cao's army, but I don't know what the specific situation is."
When Zheng Ji heard this, he said, "What should I do if that army is going to do? Will I send someone to chase him?"
Yuan Shang turned around and said, "Can you catch up with the soldiers now?"
Zheng Ji laughed and said, "There are not many people on the other side and they are in a hurry to leave. We have elite cavalry, and it is easy to chase them. It depends on your lord."
Yuan Shang thought about it, suddenly shook his head and said, "Don't chase them! Let them go! In addition, I will order the three armies not to attack Guandu. The entire army will withdraw its troops and return to the camp."
When Zheng Ji heard this, he was stunned and was in a daze.
Yuan Shang smiled slightly and said, "There is a very likely split within the Cao army. But I don't know what is going on now, but this may be an opportunity for us, and it may be an opportunity for Cao Zhi. I'll give him some time to let him think about it carefully!"
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In today's battle, Yuan Jun was full of strength and had a strong offensive. The fierce attacks from north to south made Cao army dizzy. Even the supreme commanders like Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren took the battle personally. Almost all of them could not defend.
But at this moment, Yuan Shang suddenly retreated under Yuan Shang's command. Not only did the Yuan army's generals be confused, but the Cao army's generals were also a little confused, not knowing that Yuan Shang was doing something about the gods.
Just when the Cao army was surprised, the subordinate generals hurriedly came to report to Cao Zhi that Cao Pi led a group of relatives of the Cao family, Xiahou clan and his trusted soldiers. They sailed out of the west gate and rushed south, missing their whereabouts.
Upon hearing this news, Cao Zhi and others were shocked.
The news about Cao's army spread very quickly. The sudden departure of Cao Pi and his group caused panic among the soldiers in Cao's camp. A haze at the end of the country unknowingly caught everyone's heart.
In the tent of Cao Jun, Cao Zhi was angry and angry, and his face was pale!
Both brothers from the same clan and brothers showed that they were united in resisting Yuan Shang and transferred him to the front of the army to stabilize the morale of the army. Not long after this sinister brother came, he stabbed him in the back. It would be fine if he ran away by himself, but he even encouraged a group of relatives to run with him!
What about his family in Xuchang? What about his mother? Do you want them? What is his heart?
And at this time, where can he go? Eastern Wu, Jingzhou, or Western Shu?
"Oh~~" Cao Zhi sighed quietly, raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, and a feeling of sadness surged into his heart.
Cao Hong was dead. Yuan's army attacked Guandu for several days, and the casualties and injuries under his command were killed. Now Cao Pi suddenly fled again. Although the troops did not take away many of them, he took away many important generals of the Cao family. Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, Xiahou Shang and others were all the pillars of the Cao family's next squad...
So far, Cao Zhi has really reached the point where no one is available.
Just when Cao Zhi was helpless, from Xuchang, the messenger sent him a letter from the family, which was neither someone else, but his mother, Mrs. Bian!
I was very curious about the current situation, so Mrs. Bian was going to do what she wanted to write to him. And if I knew that Cao Pi had abandoned his family and led the crowd to escape, I didn't know how he would feel.
Cao Zhi was really helpless now. He slowly opened the letter, then looked down at it carefully. When he saw it halfway, his eyes suddenly became round and he was stunned.
"Ba~!"
After a while, Cao Zhi suddenly closed the letter, raised his head, slowly closed his eyes, his lips tightly tense, and his face trembled slightly.
Beside him, Xiahou Dun was surprised to see this and said, "Prime Minister, what's wrong with you?"
Cao Zhi was silent for a while, then slowly shook his head and said, "It's okay..."
Xiahou Dun lowered his head and said strangely: "This letter..."
Cao Zhi continued to shake his head: "It's nothing. Mother... just told me some common words and asked me about my current health..."
When Xiahou Dun heard this, he said nothing, "Oh" and said nothing. Instead, Jia Xu narrowed his eyes, and his eyes flashed with a flash of light, and he looked at Cao Zhi thoughtfully.
After a little later, Cao Zhi waved his hand and asked them all to go out, but he asked the servants to serve a pot of wine and then drink it himself to relieve their worries.
"Singing with wine, how much life is..." Cao Zhi sighed while raising his head and looking up at the tent.
"It's like morning dew, the days are full of suffering." As an old voice sounded, Jia Xu walked into Cao Zhi's tent tremblingly with a cane.
Cao Zhi was stunned when he saw this, then smiled helplessly and said, "Doctor Jia, didn't I ask you all to go back?"
Chapter completed!