Cao Cao ran around himself and soon gathered the scattered and panicked army again.

"The whole army yelled loudly, shouted loudly, and retreated with its might, at the same time, escaped into the darkness, and then retreated south."

With his order, Cao's army quickly followed. The Han army was about to continue firing crossbow arrows on the city wall. He could only hear the shocking screams of Cao's army, but he could only see a large black shadow under the starlight, and it was difficult to tell how many enemy troops were.

However, shortly after Cao's army began to retreat, Dongbian showed white fish belly. Although it was still dark on the earth, the light was close to you.

In view of this, Cao Cao became more and more anxious and immediately ordered to speed up the marches. Otherwise, when the Han army in the city recovered and went out of the city to chase him, he would have to leave his life here.

He had just retreated to more than ten miles south of Chenliu City, and suddenly there were a burst of footsteps behind him, which made everyone's tense heartstrings suddenly tighten.

"Could it be that the Han army was chasing us so soon? This is a problem."

Cao Cao exclaimed in his heart that something was wrong.

At this time, two shouts came from behind inexplicably.

"Father……"

"Uncle... go slowly..."

Cao Cao only felt that these two voices were very familiar, so he hurriedly looked back, and this glance surprised him.

"Zi Hui, An Min, have you escaped?"

These two are Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang, Cao Zixie, and his younger brother Cao De who died under Ye Xiang's arrow not long ago, that is, Cao Cao's nephew Cao Shu, Cao Anmin.

Both of them were originally trained in Xiahou Yuan's army. They were sent out of the city last night to guard the Han army's captives in the camp outside the west gate. Cao Cao thought they must have been killed, but his heart was heartbroken. At this moment, he was so happy to see them return safely.

The two of them were the same. They rode their horses to Cao Cao and cried with joy.

"Okay, it's fine."

He comforted Cao Anmin's head: "If you make a mistake, how can you tell me how to explain to my brother? Just come back, just come back."

Seeing that Cao Cao and others were walking, Cao Ang immediately led his war horse.

"I'll ask my father to ride my war horse."

Cao Cao quickly retreated: "How can this be done? If my son can break through the Han army, he will definitely go through hardships and fight hard. It is better for you to keep this war horse by yourself."

He looked at the blood on the two of them and felt very heartbroken.

Cao Ang insisted on asking him to get on the horse: "The so-called filial piety is the first priority for all virtues. How can a son ride a horse? But let his father walk on the side?"

Cheng Yu looked at Cao Ang and nodded frequently, as if he was very satisfied.

"Lord, the eldest son is so filial, so the lord doesn't have to retreat, otherwise wouldn't he trap the young master in an unfilial place?"

Seeing that he said this, Cao Cao had to obey and got on the horse.

"By the way, how many soldiers did you two lead to break through this time?"

Cao Ang couldn't help but look ashamed: "Report to my father, we... only brought less than 8,000 soldiers, and there were more than 3,000 wounded soldiers among them... The remaining 30,000 troops were either dead or surrendered..."

Cao Shu knelt down and said, "It's all my nephew who is incompetent. When we break through, there were more than 10,000 troops. It was my nephew who returned to the army to rescue a military Sima under his command, which caused more than 2,000 troops to be injured. Please ask my uncle to punish him!"

Cao Cao helped the two of them up, his face moved.

"This time our army was trapped in the trap, Yuan Rang and Miaocai were trapped in the enemy's hands, and even I could hardly escape. Not only did you two succeed in breaking through the siege, but you also brought out 8,000 soldiers. This is a great achievement. How can you be blamed? Please get up quickly and follow me to return to our headquarters city, regain your strength and fight again in the future."

"Thank you, my father!"

"Thank you uncle!"

Cao Cao looked at the two of them with relief: "I, Cao's family, have children like this, why worry about the family's prosperity? A mere defeat is not worth mentioning."

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In the distant city of Chenliu, a rapid sound of horns soared into the sky. Even though they were ten miles apart, Cao Cao and others could hear it clearly.

Cheng Yu's face changed: "Lord, this is the horn of the Han army's gathering soldiers. Maybe they have discovered the reality of our army and are about to come to chase and kill."

Cao Cao twitched the horse whip: "March at full speed and do not allow the enemy to catch up."

All the soldiers of Cao's army were already scared and were full of fear. At this moment, they heard the enemy's horns coming from behind again, and their souls were flying out for a moment. After Cao Cao's military orders, the soldiers did not need the generals to supervise and command, and all rushed out like rabbits.

On the south gate of Chenliu City, Gao Shun and several generals looked at the movements of Cao's army from afar. Although the sky was still unclear and could not see clearly, the few people were smiling, and some of them even had a hint of teasing in their smiles, which seemed to be enjoying.

Deputy General Ge said to Gao Shun: "The general is indeed wise. He doesn't have to go out of the city. He just needs to blow the trumpet to scare Cao's army. It's really a skill."

General Huang, the commander of the personal guards, was a little hesitant: "Why don't our army really fight out, capture the thief of Cao, and offer it to His Majesty?"

Gao Shun said calmly: "Although the city is stable, the outside world is still uneasy. Besides, Your Majesty has been prepared for it, and Cao Cao cannot fly."

After he said this, although the generals felt a little regretful that they could not personally capture Cao Cao and make great contributions, they did not say anything else.

Cao Cao and others ran all the way without a moment of stopping, and no one looked back to see if there was a Han army chasing him. Everyone only knew how to do their best to escape.

In this way, until noon, Cao Cao felt quite tired even when he rode a horse, and the Cao soldiers were all wet, panting like a cow, and their faces were extremely pale.

"Lord... lord, my subordinates see that there are no pursuers in the back. We are still here... and it's not too late to go on a rush..."

Xi Zhong held a big tree, his legs trembling.

Cao Cao also felt thirsty and looked behind him, and there was indeed no sign of pursuing the soldiers.

"Okay, I think the Han army has given up the pursuit and sent orders to rest on the spot."

He also got off the horse, then personally helped Guo Jia and came to a tree to rest under the shade of a tree.

Among the other three strategists, except for Cheng Yu frowned slightly, the other two were not dissatisfied with this. After all, among the four, although these three were not generals, they all cultivated their own character and practiced martial arts and swords. Only Guo Jia only reads books and does not practice martial arts. He likes to be nostalgic in the fireworks streets. Even though he is young, his body is the weakest.

Several people sat under the shade of the tree. Cao Ang personally brought a few water bags, let everyone drink a few sips of water, and took a few breaths, and then he felt much more comfortable.

"I don't expect that our army would be defeated in this decisive battle in Chenliu. Alas, this is a mistake. I, Cao Cao, are sorry to the soldiers of the three armies, and to you all."

Cao Cao looked up at the sky and sighed.

Guo Jia hurriedly said, "Lord, don't blame yourself. Victory and defeat are common. Although our army has suffered a lot of losses, even the counties in Yanzhou will be captured by Liu He. However, Yuzhou is several times more populous than Yanzhou, regardless of population or food, we are several times higher than Yanzhou. We defend the important road of Yanzhou to move south into Yuzhou, recruit troops and horses again, and still have the hope of revenge."

"Yes, General Cao Ren is stationed in Xuzhou. Most of the population of Xuzhou is under the control of our army. The lord did not recruit soldiers and grain in Xuzhou to calm the hearts of the people. Now, the people's hearts are settled, and the second is that our army is newly defeated. The lord only needs to issue a conscription notice. It is expected that it will be possible to collect more than 100,000 troops in a few months."

Among the four great strategists, Cheng Yu is the oldest, so he is the most calm in dealing with things and treating others. His words also made everyone see hope.

"Master..."

A soldier ran over and said, "Lord, there is a man who calls himself the envoy of General Liang Xi, and he is here to report the news."

"Liang Xi? He is still alive?" Cao Cao's face was surprised when he heard this name, and he was a little surprised.

Xi Zhong said: "The lord sent General Liang to the reinforcements in Liangzhou who ambushed Zhang Yong. Judging from the situation in Chenliu, we thought that the ambush would definitely not be successful. General Liang took his head as a different person, but he didn't want him to die. Could it be that the ambush was successful?"

"If this can be done, it will be a great joy." Guo Jia nodded.

Cao Cao quickly shouted: "Hurry, bring that person quickly."
Chapter completed!