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The army led by Cao Cao and the army led by Yuan Shao retreated more than twenty miles each.

In the big account, Cao Cao discussed matters with the generals and counselors. Cao Ren said with some worry: "Lord, if Yuan Shao refuses to let it go, it will be difficult for the rest of the matter to be handled."

Cao Cao laughed and said: "Zi Xiao is too worried! Yuan Benchu, I know too well, this man has excellent immediate interests, and he has no vision. Now that such a large interest is in front of him, how can he not be tempted!" Turned his head. Looking at Guo Jia, he smiled and said, "Fengxiao's plan is really wonderful! I think Zhang Zifang, which has been in business for five hundred years, is nothing more than that!"

Guo Jia smiled and said: "The lord has passed the award. This is just a trick." After a pause, he frowned and said, "Now it's up to Chen Lang to react."

Cao Cao smiled and said, "Does Fengxiao still worry that Chen Lang will be able to see through this mechanism?" Waved his hand: "My brother Chen is indeed a great hero of a generation, but I don't believe it if he can see through such a strategy!" Guo Jia smiled and said, "It's better to be more cautious."

An army officer rushed in and reported: "Leader, Yuan Shao's envoy Tian Feng has arrived."

Cao Cao smiled and said, "Okay, please come in." The officer promised and ran down. After a while, Tian Feng stepped forward with his head high.

When Tian Feng saw Cao Cao, he held his fist proudly; "Tian Feng, the envoy of General Yuan Da, has seen General Cao."

Cao Cao glanced at Tian Feng and said with a smile: "You are Tian Feng! As expected, it is better to meet up!"

Tian Feng said: "My Patriarch is willing to unite with General Cao to fight against the country's thieves. But there are some things that need to be clarified first."

Cao Cao glanced at Guo Jia. Guo Jia understood, and said to Tian Feng: "According to the information we have obtained, Dong Zhuo has mobilized the army to attack Hangu Pass. Now the war has begun. Chen Lang was still guarding our two families, but now we know that you and our two are handing over soldiers. , I would naturally relax and mobilize the main force to meet the enemy at Hangu Pass. Now the time is right, our two families will have their own troops, General Yuan Da will attack Taihang Mountain, out of Huguan, sweep Bingzhou, attack Luoyang from the north; and Our army entered Bangshui Pass westward and attacked Luoyang from the east after breaking the pass. If nothing else, our two coalition forces should be able to succeed in this battle!"

Tian Feng nodded and asked Guo Jia with a fist; "Dare to ask who owns Luoyang after success?"

Guo Jia said with a smile: "Mr. Tian Feng is really quick to talk! It's true that the reason why my Patriarch wants to send troops to Luoyang is because he is afraid of Chen Lang Xiaoxiong's family, the tiger and wolf generation, if you don't get rid of it early, it will be hard to sleep! Just to get rid of Chen Lang, we will never compete with General Yuan for Luoyang. Luoyang will naturally belong to General Yuan. However, Baoshui Pass must be owned by our army, and the reserves of Luoyang Mansion Treasury must be half of our army. ."

Tian Feng thought for a moment, then clasped his fist and said, "I understand what General Cao meant. Let me report to my master."

Cao Cao said to Cheng Yu: "Zhong De accompany Mr. Tian Feng to explain what I mean to my brother Ben Chu." Cheng Yu clasped his fists and agreed and left with Tian Feng.

Cao Ren couldn't bear it for a long time. Seeing Tian Feng had left, he quickly asked, "Why did the lord give up all the benefits to Yuan Shao? In this way, wouldn't we spend a lot of effort in vain?" Looks puzzled.

Cao Cao smiled and said, "You guys, just keep your eyes on the city! I thought that only by occupying the city would you get a benefit! This is a big mistake! For me, as long as Brother Chen is defeated, it is the biggest gain. !"

Guo Jia smiled and said: "We will occupy Boshui Pass and Hulao Pass. Although we did not occupy Luoyang, the whole situation is more beneficial to us. Although Yuan Shao occupies more territory, it is like a fist completely thrown away. Naturally, we are dispersed. We are different. We can concentrate our efforts on one point, and attack Yuan Shao at the right time to defeat Yuan Shao in one fell swoop and occupy Luoyang. Now it is only for Yuan Shao to occupy Luoyang temporarily."

Cao Ren's eyes lit up and he said loudly: "I understand! When Yuan Shao goes to attack Gongsun Zan, we will stabb him from the back!" Cao Cao said in an angry manner: "How can you say this casually!" Cao Ren smiled embarrassedly. Up.

auzw.com Yuan Shao heard that Cao Cao was willing to hand over Luoyang to him, and was very pleased. Dang Even made a decision that he was willing to join Cao Cao against Luoyang. Immediately after two days, the two sides decided that the troops of both sides should start together. Yuan Shao led the troops to attack Taihang Mountain, while Cao Cao led the troops to attack Boshui Pass.

It is said that Cao Cao led an army of 300,000 troops to Baoshuiguan. Seeing the panic on the city gate, he couldn't help laughing, and said triumphantly: "I didn't expect Brother Chen's army to be so flustered! It really opened my eyes!" Everyone couldn't help laughing, but Guo Jia was the only one who laughed. Frowning, his face was thoughtful.

At the same time, in Chengguan, Guan Yu was mobilizing his army, and teams of soldiers and horses were entering an ambush position. Zhou Cang rushed to Guan Yu to hold his fist and said: "General, all armies have entered the position! Now we are waiting for the enemy to attack!" Guan Yu couldn't help but sighed: "General Jia Xu is really a brilliant plan! He was fed by him! "Then he said to Zhou Cang, "Send the order that the defenders at the gate of the city will resist for a while, so they will retreat for me and let the enemy in!" Zhou Cang promised and ran down.

It turned out that Jia Xu had already anticipated Guo Jia's strategy, so he advised Chen Lang to make preparations. Chen Lang secretly sent additional troops to Baoshuiguan, and Guan Yu personally led him. Now the soldiers and horses at Baoshuiguan are not 10,000 before, but 50,000 elites, just waiting for Cao Jun to arrive.

Cao Cao pulled out his sword and shouted: "The whole army listens to the order," Guo Jia suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute!" Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia in confusion and asked, "Feng Xiao, is there anything wrong?"

Guo Jia pointed to the chaotic scene of the city pass and said to Cao Cao: "Master, don't you think the situation at the city pass is not right?"

Cao Cao looked at the city gate and said in a puzzled way: "The enemy didn't expect our army to suddenly kill. What's wrong with being panicked?"

Guo Jiadao: "If it is an ordinary army, such a situation is very normal. But our opponent is the eagle and the army! The lord should know the eagle and the army better than anyone! The eagle and the army are the elites of all wars and belong to the tiger and wolf, even if I The appearance of the army was unexpected, and they should never be so panicked! This is really not what Ying Yang army should have done!"

When Cao Cao heard these words, he couldn't help thinking, "Is there an ambush for the enemy?" Then he led Guo Jia and a few others to the nearby Gaogang. Looking at the city from a high place, I saw the cold light flashing in the city, and Cao Cao said in shock: "There is an ambush in the city!" Guo Jia laughed: "Jia Xu and Chen Gong are really not easy. ! It is unexpected that our strategy is expected and we will do it!" Cao Cao said with a lingering fear: "If it were not for Feng Xiao, we would definitely slam into it and suffer a big loss!" Then he ran back to the army and ordered the army to retreat.

It is said that Guan Yu was staring at Cao Cao's army attacking, but he saw Cao Cao's army not only not attacking, but retreating instead. Only felt baffled for a while. Zhou Cang said anxiously: "General, the enemy is about to flee, let's pursue it!"

Guan Yu shook his head and said: "No. The enemy's strength is far more than ours, and the rash attack is not worth the loss!" Then he ordered: "All armies must guard against death and do not slacken! In addition, send someone to report the situation to the lord and army division!"

Cao Cao led the army to retreat to Zhongmou County, and news came that Yuan Shao, who had marched into the Taihang Mountains, was suddenly ambushed by Gan Ning's subordinate, and the loss was not small. The army had already retreated to Yecheng.

Cao Ren and other generals all looked depressed, but Cao Cao laughed and said, "What a good brother Chen, it's really extraordinary!" The generals saw Cao Cao look like this, and their depressed mood couldn't help but diminish a lot.

Guo Jiachao Cao Cao pleaded guilty: "It's all the incompetence of the subordinates that makes the main official work and useless!"

Cao Cao waved his hand, "It's not about Fengxiao's work! Feng Xiao's strategy is very clever, but the enemy is not a general one!" Then he frowned, "It's just that, the original plan may not work anymore." Feng Xiao said with some uncertainty: "Yuan Shaoxin is defeated. I wonder if I should take this opportunity to join forces with Gongsun Zan to attack Yuan Shao?"

Guo Jiadao: "Yuan Shao is strong, even if he confronts us and Gongsun Zan at the same time, it may not be defeated! Confronting with him at this moment will only waste our opportunity to grow and grow! I think we should take advantage of Yuan Shao attacking Gongsun Zan to attack Xuzhou first! Xuzhou is A land of fertility, and Tao Qian is just the lord of the mediocrity. With the hero's prowess and the courage of his subordinates, it should not be difficult to regain Xuzhou! After occupying Xuzhou, the lord sitting on the land of three states, between offense and defense. It will be much more comfortable!" Cao Cao was delighted, and said: "Okay! Just do what Feng Xiao said!" Then he ordered: "The army will return to Xuchang tomorrow morning."

Chen Lang received the report from Guan Yu from Bangshuiguan and learned that Cao Cao's army suddenly retreated. He couldn't help but said with emotion: "Cao Mengde is really much better than Yuan Shao. He should have discovered that our army had set up an ambush in Chengguan. At the time of the attack, they retreated suddenly!" He glanced at Jia Xu and said with appreciation: "Everything is in the text and materials! Cao Cao and Yuan Shao really came to attack us, Cao Cao is even more cunning than the fox!"

Jia Xu frowned and said: "The subordinate made a mistake!"

Chen Lang was taken aback and said with a smile: "If Wenhe hadn't expected the enemy's attempt, we might encounter a major crisis. How would Wenhe make a mistake?"

Jia Xu frowned and said: "I thought of the reason why the enemy saw through the mechanism! It must be because I told General Guan Yu to lure the enemy into a business trip! According to my usual ideals, if the enemy suddenly appears, our army should be panicked. Yes, but I didn’t expect that our Yingyang Army is a division of elite tigers and wolves, even if the enemy suddenly appears, it is impossible to panic! Our panic-stricken performance may make the enemy vigilant instead. !"