Outside Guanjin City, a layer of blood was shrouded in color.

The battlefield was full of broken weapons, flags, gongs and drums everywhere. Looking around, the corpses were everywhere in the blood, and they felt even more sad. The ownerless war horses roared and wandered aimlessly on the battlefield, as if calling on their masters to return.

The troops on both sides have begun to gather and slowly withdraw from the battlefield.

Cao Cao stood under the gate and looked at the Han soldiers who were gradually retreating to the camp, with an ugly face.

This was an extremely tragic battle, and the scale might not be too large, but it left a very deep impression on Cao Cao.

The bravery of the Han army and the brutality of the Han generals made the Cao army's soldiers frightened... This large-scale battle made the Han army's decadence and decay completely wiped out. Although the Han army suffered nearly two thousand casualties, the Cao army's losses were no less than that of the Han army, and even more. The Han army was suppressed by the Cao army for more than ten days and finally made a counterattack. From the scene, the two sides seemed to be in the same way. But Cao Cao knew very well that after this fight, the morale of the Han army had been greatly improved and it would be even more difficult to deal with.

On the contrary, Cao's army attacked Guanjin for more than ten days without success, and did not gain any advantage in this head-on confrontation, so morale would inevitably decline rapidly.

A seemingly even battle has actually brought different results to both sides.

"Is there any news in Hedong?"

After returning to the camp, Cao Cao immediately called Dong Zhao to inquire.

For some reason, since Cao Ren was transferred to Guanzhong, Cao Cao had a feeling that Liu Chuang’s real purpose was to be in Hedong.

Xun Yu's words echoed in his ears again.

Liu Chuang has a big appetite, and sometimes he even pounces on his prey at all costs.

Of course, this prey must be attractive enough. Hedong is undoubtedly an attractive prey. Once Liu Chuang takes Hedong, his connection with Liangzhou will be strengthened. This is also the result Cao Cao is most reluctant to see! But he doesn't believe that Liu Chuang can really take Hedong. Or in other words, Cao Cao believes that Zhong Yao cannot resist fifteen days... Cao Cao knows Zhong Yao's talent. Moreover, the attitude of the Yingchuan clan will not change in the short term, and Cao Cao is very sure of this.

However, he still felt a little uneasy.

So he ordered Dong Zhao to pay special attention to the situation in Hedong and even ask questions every day.

Dong Zhao shook his head, "After Zihe returned to Guanzhong, there was no movement in Hedong. Liu Chuang did not move any more. I guess all his strength was concentrated in Jizhou. In fact, the lord looked at Liu Chuang too highly. He is now unable to take care of himself in Jizhou. What else can he do to plot against Hedong? Even if Yuan Chang is his uncle, I can understand Yuan Chang, even if he is his parents and children, he will not abolish his public for personal gain."

Cao Cao shook his head and sighed.

"I don't believe in Yuan Chang, it's really, it's really that..."

The meeting that day outside Guanjin City appeared in my mind.

"The heights are so cold. My father-in-law is actually the same as me. When we reach our current level, we can only move forward and never retreat."

Yes, there seemed to be a force in the dark that forced Cao Cao to grit his teeth and move forward.

Until now, no one can retreat.

Cao Cao was always afraid of Liu Chuang, and his fear was getting worse and worse.

A fight outside Guanjin City today made him see that Liu Chuang had not done his best yet... In other words, he still had a move.

Before that, Liu Chuang had not been involved in the new crossbow truck.

Now that he suddenly threw the crossbow into the battlefield, does it mean that he has already arranged it?

Full of thoughts, Cao Cao returned to the tent to rest early. However, he was still tossing and turning and unable to sleep, and he always felt frightened.

Chuang'er has many capable people around him, so Xun Youruo is Wenruo, which is very praised.

Now he and I are confronting here, Xun Chen has not appeared from beginning to end, and only one Zhuge child is giving him advice. Could it be...

Cao Cao suddenly turned over and sat up, stood up and wandered in the big tent.

This happened over and over again. He lay down and sat up again and again, and tossed until midnight before he fell asleep in a daze.

I don’t know how long I slept, but Cao Cao suddenly opened his eyes.

I only heard someone outside the tent saying, "Meng Kang, is the lord going to bed?"

"Yes, it's less than two hours after just falling asleep."

Xu Ding's voice came into the tent, and he could hear it. He lowered his voice, "If Mr. Gongren doesn't have anything important, you might as well come back later. The lord's rest these days has not been very good. It's hard to fall asleep, so he can sleep for a while."

Cao Cao woke up immediately.

"Mr. Ren? Come in and talk."

As soon as Xu Ding finished speaking, he heard Cao Cao's voice.

Xu Ding looked bitter on his face, looked at Dong Zhao, and then turned sideways to give up the way.

Dong Zhao did not blame Xu Ding. To a certain extent, Xu Ding was also considering Cao Cao, so how could he complain about it?

"Gong Ren, is there anything wrong?"

Dong Zhao walked into the big tent and heard Cao Cao ask before he could see him.

He smiled bitterly and quickly walked a few steps, "Lord, Hedong Battle Report."

Cao Cao shivered and suddenly sat upright, his previous sleepiness disappeared. His eyes were burning, and he looked at Dong Zhao, feeling uneasy.

Dong Zhao took a deep breath and tried to make his voice appear calmer.

"Lord, just got the news that Yuan Chang was trapped in Baibo Valley. Liu Chuang used Taishi Ci and Wei Yan as the vanguard and Xun Chen as the head coach to attack Hedong."

"What?"

Although Cao Cao was mentally prepared, he did not expect the situation to be so bad.

He stood up, widened his eyes and asked, "Yuan Chang has at least 20,000 troops in his hand, so why would he be defeated so quickly?"

"Hedong Pei family has rebelled!"

"ah?"

"Three days ago, the Han army had the help of the Pei clan in Hedong, crossed the Tongtian Mountains and captured Yong'an.

After Yuan Chang received the news, he brought troops to stop him. He did not want to be ambushed by Taishi Ci in Pingyang, and almost all his troops were wiped out. Fortunately, the defender of Pingyang tried his best to cover him, Yuan Chang was able to escape. He originally planned to go to Linfen to reorganize his troops, but he did not expect that the head of Jiangyi Jia Kui suddenly rebelled and led his troops to take down Linfen. Pei Yan, the son of the Pei clan of Hedong, brought troops to occupy Jiguan and sealed the contact between Hedong and Henei.

Liu Chuang General Wei Yan sneaked into Caisangjin and headed straight to Longmen Mountain...

Yuan Chang led the remnants to defeated generals in Baibo Valley and was surrounded by Xun Chen's group, while Liu Chuang's general Taishi Ci rushed to Anyi and ordered Xu Sheng to capture Xiayang City and station troops in Dianshiban."

After Dong Zhao finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at Cao Cao with a look of shame.

He had complained in his heart before, thinking that Cao Cao was fussing... But in the blink of an eye, Liu Chuang slapped him hard.

Hedong was captured by the Han army within three days.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao's mouth curled slightly.

He is not the kind of person who can't stand it... He thought about the fact that he welcomed the emperor to the east and planned to be a general.

However, Yuan Shao's letter forced him to give up the seal of the general.

Many people say that his affairs are a bit cowardly.

But Cao Cao himself knew that if he had a feud with Yuan Shao at that time, he would inevitably be attacked by Yuan Shao. Even from the bottom of his heart, Cao Cao was not worried about Yuan Shao. However, in the situation at that time, he was surrounded by enemies. Zhang Xiu in the west, Yuan Shu in the south, and Lu Bu in the east, how could he have feud with Yuan Shao? Giving up the General Seal also bought enough time for Cao Cao... Now, I'll be patient and see what methods you have. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. Read.)
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