“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.

......

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.

......

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.

"If he doesn't come out, wouldn't it be useless for our army's supplies?"

"Haha, General Zixiao doesn't need to worry. Liu Bei must send troops. Calculate the time. He may have to send troops tonight." Next to him, Xun You stroked his beard and said confidently.

"Tonight?" Cao Ren frowned.

"It should be impossible to make a mistake. If Liu Bei doesn't take action tonight, our army will have entered Yingchuan territory. It will be too late to pursue him."

Xun You asserted.

In fact, he was also a little worried. Although he decided that Liu Bei would leave the city, if he really didn't come out, he would have no choice.

"Hmph, it's best to come here tonight. The brothers were so angry that they couldn't capture Tongguan. Finally, they could release it." Cao Ren said viciously.

"That's right, that guy Liu Bei has been a turtle, which is very annoying." Xiahou Dun also responded.

Xun You chuckled and didn't say much. He knew that as long as Liu Bei sent troops, he would definitely chase him late at night, because Cao's army had as many scouts as he was in the daytime, and he would only give Cao Cao time to line up.

Of course, the dark night is beneficial to Liu Bei, and also to arrange ambushes. There are many dangerous hills along the way, so it is not impossible to retreat to the enemy and capture Tongguan in one fell swoop.

For this reason, he had arranged for Xu Huang to lurk in Niuhu Mountain to set up an ambush after night. At the same time, he arranged for Xiahou Dun to lead the remaining iron cavalry, preparing to go around and run to Tongguan after night.

I just hope that Liu Bei will not let him down.

......

The night is shrouded in the sky and the earth return to silence.

At this time, Liu Bei was unable to stop at Tongguan and immediately led his troops to hunt Cao Cao down. It was not a problem to kill Cao Cao before dawn with the speed of the cavalry.

This time, he personally led the army and commanded Zhang Fei, Han Sui, Ma Teng and other troops, and all commanded the iron cavalry, with a total of 8,000 people storming towards Guandong.

Before leaving, Liu Bei ordered Jian Yong to be the governor and Guan Ping as the garrison to guard Tongguan to prevent accidents. As for Sun Qian, he followed the army eastward and gave advice for Liu Bei.

Immediately, eight thousand iron cavalry roared, showing a rush of momentum along the way.

...

After a long time, on both sides of the hills.

"Wow~," Liu Bei tied his horse and glanced at him. Although the hills were not close, it was dark at this time, and it looked a little cold with the help of the moonlight.

The night is shrouded in the sky and the earth return to silence.

At this time, Liu Bei was unable to stop at Tongguan and immediately led his troops to hunt Cao Cao down. It was not a problem to kill Cao Cao before dawn with the speed of the cavalry.

This time, he personally led the army and commanded Zhang Fei, Han Sui, Ma Teng and other troops, and all commanded the iron cavalry, with a total of 8,000 people storming towards Guandong.

At this time, Liu Bei was unable to stop at Tongguan and immediately led his troops to hunt Cao Cao down. It was not a problem to kill Cao Cao before dawn with the speed of the cavalry.

This time, he personally led the army and commanded Zhang Fei, Han Sui, Ma Teng and other troops, and all commanded the iron cavalry, with a total of 8,000 people storming towards Guandong.

Before leaving, Zhang Xiu ordered Jian Yong to be the governor and Guan Ping as the garrison to guard Tongguan to prevent accidents. As for Sun Qian following the army eastward, he gave advice for Liu Bei.

Immediately, eight thousand iron cavalry roared, showing a rush of momentum along the way.

Immediately, eight thousand iron cavalry roared, showing a rush of momentum along the way.
Chapter completed!