"Clang! Clang!..."

Outside the city tower, a sound of gongs sounded.

After hearing the sound of the gongs, the Cao army soldiers who were sieging the city immediately turned around and retreated. Under the city tower, the soldiers who were sieging the city immediately retreated and retreated in the direction of the army.

In an instant, countless Cao troops retreated like a tide.

"Wheel! Wheel!"

Catstorm vans quickly turned around and evacuated, and all Cao's troops retreated.

The sudden scene of Zhao made Zhao Yun, Huang Xu, Yan Yan and Pei Yuanshao look suspicious in their eyes. They don’t understand what Cao Cao is doing? Because Cao Cao retreated too simply, it can even be said to be just a fake shot, and it is suspected of fraud, which makes people have to doubt it.

Zhao Yun quickly ran to Guo Jia and asked, "Mr. Guo, are we chasing him?"

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "If Cao Cao wants to withdraw his troops, let him withdraw his troops. No matter what conspiracy Cao Cao has, as long as I defend Hangu Pass, I will not be in danger."

Pei Yuanshao walked over and said, "Mr. Guo, if we stayed at Hangu Pass and did not take the initiative, wouldn't we have to keep a stalemate with Cao Cao? We have been guarding Hangu Pass, and there are always times of mistakes. Instead of doing this, it's better to go out immediately and defeat all the Cao army and set the victory."

Before Guo Jia could speak, Xun You said, "General Pei, Cao Cao is very cunning, and there are many civil and military officials under his command, including many talented people with great wisdom. It is not easy to defeat Cao Cao. Yuan Shao is indecisive, Yuan Shu is very self-respecting, and Lu Bu is arrogant and arrogant, and has great weaknesses and is easy to defeat. As long as we guard Hangu Pass and control Hangu Pass firmly in our hands, we will be the greatest support for the lord."

Pei Yuanshao nodded and stopped talking.

At this time, Cao Cao attacked with a fierce attack and withdrew his troops directly.

Xun You and Guo Jia ordered not to pursue, which made Cao Cao very calm when he retreated and did not encounter any attack.

On the city tower, soldiers guarding the pass were cleaning the battlefield and cleaning the corpses on the Hangu Pass. After some cleaning, all the bodies of Cao Jun soldiers were burned and not buried.

In the afternoon, Cao Cao had been evacuated for most of the day.

At this time, Wang Yue had already sent the news of Yuan Shao's defeat.

After Guo Jia and Xun You received the news, Guo Jia's expressions kept changing and he said, "Gongda, Cao Cao has withdrew his troops!" In his tone, there was a ease of relaxation suddenly relaxing, and a speechless loss.

They guarded Hangu Pass and wanted to ensure the safety of Hangu Pass. Now Cao Cao took the initiative to withdraw his troops, and the big stone that was pressing against Guo Jia's heart finally fell to the ground without being attacked by Cao Cao. However, Cao Cao's army took the initiative to retreat was a great opportunity to pursue Cao's army. They gave up the pursuit and missed the opportunity to chase Cao Cao, so Guo Jia felt a little disappointed again.

Xun You smiled and said, "Fengxiao, the news has not been confirmed yet. Let's talk about it after the news comes."

Guo Jia nodded and immediately threw the loss in his heart behind his head.

The two talked and laughed, discussing how to deal with it?

About half an hour later, footsteps came from outside the hall. Zhao Yun, Yan Yan, Huang Xu and Pei Yuanshao walked in together, and the four of them showed anxious expressions on their faces.

Zhao Yun bowed to Guo Jia and Xun You to show respect. He then lifted up his robe and sat down, saying seriously: "The news came from the scout that it has confirmed that Cao Cao's withdrawal and the camp was empty. The scout has tracked continuously and found that Cao Cao's army had withdrawn and was on the way back to Yanzhou."

Guo Jia and Xun You looked at each other, but the expressions on their faces did not change.

Seeing that Guo Jia and Xun You were not surprised, Huang Xun asked, "Two gentlemen, do you know the news?"

Xun You smiled and said, "I have guessed it!"

Huang Xu continued to ask, "Since that's the case, what should we do? Should we wait for Cao Cao to withdraw from Yanzhou?"

Guo Jia replied: "Although Cao Cao withdraws his troops, we must stay in Hangu Pass for the time being and observe for a period of time to ensure the safety of Hangu Pass. After the situation in Hangu Pass stabilizes, we will lead our troops back."

After hearing this, Zhao Yun and others had to agree.

...

To the west of Chang'an, twenty miles away from Xinfeng County.

After Ma Teng and Han Sui's army merged, they began to fight to Chang'an without stopping, trying to attack Wang Can from behind Chang'an. After all, Jia Xu and Li Ru dealt with Yuan Shao, and Guo Jia and Xun You defeated Cao Cao again. In addition, Wang Can personally lead troops to resist Yuan Shu and Lu Bu. With such a pattern, the hinterland of Guanzhong must be empty, so Han Sui and Ma Teng rushed to Chang'an, thinking of attacking Chang'an, taking the land in Guanzhong, and taking the lead.

The most important thing is that as long as Ma Teng and Han Sui take Chang'an, they can go north to attack Li Ru and Jia Xu with Yuan Shao, and go east to attack Xun You and Guo Jia.

Defeating these two armies is the most critical part of this battle.

However, when Ma Teng and Han Sui led their troops to Xinfeng County twenty miles away, they received news that Yuan Shao was defeated, and after Yuan Shao was defeated, they had already led the army to withdraw back to Jizhou. The news of Yuan Shao's withdrawal of troops surprised Ma Teng and Han Sui, and the morale of the army was fluctuating, so the army stopped.

The army set up camp and then stopped to rest.

In the central army's tent, Ma Teng and Han Sui sat above the tent.

Below, there were Ma Chao, Ma Tie, Ma Dai, Yan Xing and others. The matters discussed in the tent were naturally about Yuan Shao's withdrawal. Han Sui's eyes flashed and he looked at Ma Teng and said, "Brother, after Yuan Shao retreated, Cao Cao was already alone, and Cao Cao was blocked from the pass, so it was difficult to decide the outcome of this battle!"

These words were actually Han Sui's repulsion.

Ma Chao said loudly: "Uncle, my nephew thinks that he should attack Chang'an at this time. While Jia Xu and Li Ru's army were still in Zuo Fengyi, we quickly conquered Chang'an, and then divided our troops to Hangu Pass and attacked Guo Jia and Xun You with Cao Cao. In this way, the Hangu Pass that Guo Jia and Xun You stationed in Hangu Pass will be destroyed without attacking. When Cao Cao leads his troops into Chang'an, our army will gather and then destroy Jia Xu and Li Ru. Isn't it easy to get rid of your hands?"

Han Sui was very scheming, but was extremely cautious in doing things.

When he learned about Yuan Shao's retreat, he had no intention of staying.

However, Ma Teng was nominally his sworn brother, and the two had already agreed to send troops to Chang'an. If they withdraw troops immediately now, Ma Teng would definitely feel resentful.

Ma Teng persuaded earnestly: "Wenyue, Chang'an is right in front of you, fame and fortune are within your reach. Should you give up the great opportunity? Wenyue, continue to advance."

Han Sui hesitated, with a hesitant expression on his face.

Seeing this, Yan Xing persuaded, "Lord, let's go to Chang'an first." Although Yan Xing knew Han Sui's thoughts, he thought carefully and felt that he should lead troops to attack Chang'an, because not only Cao Cao attacked Wang Can, but also Yuan Shu and Lu Bu attacked Wang Can. With so many people attacking Wang Can, there is still a lot of potential.

Moreover, although Yuan Shao retreated, Yuan Shao's foundation was in Jizhou, and even if he was defeated, he would not hurt his muscles. After Yuan Shao returned to Jizhou, if Yuan Shao saw Cao Cao, Han Sui and Ma Teng won the victory, he would still be able to make a comeback. Therefore, Yan Xing suggested that Han Sui advance and see the situation first.

After hearing this, Han Sui agreed.

Seeing Han Sui responded, Ma Teng immediately relaxed. As long as he persuaded Han Sui and made Han Sui firmly believe in attacking Chang'an, the army could continue to advance and rush to Chang'an.

The army continued to rush, but after just one day, news came that Cao Cao's withdrawal came.

At this time, not only Han Sui was determined not to attack Chang'an, but even Ma Teng had no idea of ​​continuing to advance. He didn't understand how Cao Cao would withdraw his troops? After all, Yuan Shao withdrew his troops because of the failure of the army, but Cao Cao did not fail, but withdrew his troops for no reason, Ma Teng was puzzled.

He was puzzled, but he could not continue to attack Chang'an.

Without Yuan Shao and Cao Cao restraining Wang Can's army, they could not make waves at all. Han Sui led his troops back to Longxi, and Ma Teng's family also led his troops back to Youfufeng.

As a result, the tense battle situation in the north suddenly calmed down.

Yuan Shao withdrew his troops, Cao Cao withdrew his troops, Han Sui and Ma Teng withdrew his troops, and the coalition forces in the north collapsed.
Chapter completed!