The three armies of Cao's army were almost all dispatched. In addition to maintaining the logistics of food and grass in the rear, they seemed to have put all the soldiers into the war. From the Zhuguan Road to Fenglingdu, it seemed that every inch of land was covered with Cao's soldiers.

Fei Qian took the initiative to evacuate the southern line of Zhongtiao Mountain, and the vanguard retreated back to Yixian. In addition, a cavalry was arranged between Zhangyangchi and Jiexian, building a defense line from Pubanjin to Zhangyangchi, from Yixian to Jiexian, and then to Anyi.

The soldiers of Cao's army also began to cross Zhongtiao Mountain frequently, attempting to enter the Yuncheng Basin for detection.

On the one hand, Cao's army crossed the river from Zhongtiao Mountain in Hedong, and on the other hand, Cao Xiu broke through the mountain road by Jiguan, making it difficult to continue to defend, so Liu Fu and others also retreated to Anyi one after another.

Cao Cao himself also crossed the river and raised the banner of the three armies in Zhongtiao Mountain, as if he was going to march into Hedong in an all-round way.

The Yuncheng Basin has always been a place where military strategists must fight for.

On the one hand, Cao Cao stepped up his attack on Tongguan, and on the other hand, he marched into Hedong in person, undoubtedly to fully utilize his advantages of numerous soldiers. But is the reason behind it just because of military needs?

However, when Cao Cao arrived in Hedong, he had not yet received a big gift from Anyi, Hedong before his butt was hot.

Previously, Cao Cao sent Cao's wounded soldiers to attack Hedong.

The arrival of these Cao army's wounded soldiers suddenly seemed to pour a basin of cold water on Cao army's face, and soon began to freeze and penetrate into the flesh and blood.

Because of the wind and snow weather, it can almost be said that whether it is Zhongtiao Mountain or Wangwu Mountain, as long as it can withstand the severe cold, the drinking water problem of climbing through the mountain road is no longer a problem. Therefore, Cao Cao was surprised by the retreat of the cavalry and horses in Zhongtiao Mountain and Wangwu Mountain, but on the one hand, he also felt that it was reasonable.

But Cao Cao didn't expect that as soon as he arrived in Hedong, he was sent to these surrendered soldiers.

Kill, you cannot kill.

Put it, not let it go.

The key is that these wounded soldiers will spread some "malice words"...

It can only be to transfer these wounded soldiers to the rear and isolate them from the front line.

Even so, the Cao army soldiers, especially those who are not core, have more or less discussed.

The core of Cao Cao and the Xiahou clan of Cao had the determination to fight to the death with Fei Qian, but the problem was that the soldiers and generals of other parts of the Cao army did not have the determination to die.

Because he was willing to spend money and built a floating bridge to cross the river despite the wind and snow, many soldiers of Cao's army were frostbite and frozen to death. Now the wounded soldiers did not receive the treatment they deserved, but were directly driven to the rear camp. Although Cao Cao did not say how to deal with it or how to reward these people, everyone knew in his mind that he would guess more or less what the fate of these wounded soldiers would be.

Under such circumstances, the originally suppressed emotions were naturally stirred up.

In war, many times, it is like holding your breath, and whoever can’t hold on first will lose his courage.

Simply put, Cao Cao knew why he wanted to attack Guanzhong, and even the important counselors such as Guo Jia also understood, but the middle and lower-level soldiers were not clear. They just knew that Fei Qian was a traitor and Dong Zhuo of the Han Dynasty. As for what Fei Qian did, or it was really like the rumors that he had green faces and fangs. Do you really have to eat the hearts and livers of the children every day, and then even the Guanzhong children could not give birth to...

The soldiers of Cao's army were not clear, and their information was incomplete. During the period of morale rising and when the attack was favorable, this incomplete information would not have any big impact. Just like when Cao Cao expanded the territory and blood flowed into a river, these soldiers even felt happy.

Because it is not their own blood.

Massacre Xuzhou, counter-calculate Yanzhou, eliminate Jizhou, and exploit Jingzhou...

When opponents who have lost their ability to resist fall, it's so cool.

But now, they saw their blood flowing into a river.

It's really blood flowing.

Blood mixed in the snow and flowed down the river.

When the attack on Tongguan was the most intense, the number of people who died every day even exceeded 2,000...

Most of the corpses of these people were worried about the disease and were buried, but many of them were also flowing down the river.

Watching others die, you can shout that I want to see the blood flowing, but is it my turn to face death...

But the problem is that Cao Cao really didn't have the heart to explain anything to ordinary soldiers, and they were not used to explaining downwards. Perhaps they were used to concealing them, or perhaps they felt that it was very difficult to explain, so they didn't explain most of the time.

Not explaining is indeed a waste of time, but it does not mean that the problem will disappear automatically.

Deception may be concealed for a while, but when the facts are revealed, in addition to sudden enlightenment, most of them will also lead to anger that not only deceives my IQ, but also plays with my emotional anger...

So is it effective to wait for this time to tell the truth to the soldiers and confess the facts?

On the contrary, after the soldiers understood that they had been deceived, even if they were telling the truth, no one would believe it.

In comparison, Fei Qian's side has no worries in this regard. It's very simple. In a sense, Cao's side is a "invader". Resisting the invaders and protecting their hometown is almost everyone's instinct. There is no need to emphasize that Fei Qian's side's fighting morale will not be much weaker, just like adding a BUFF with morale not falling to its own territory.

Cao Cao originally thought that the Cavalry Army would set up defenses on Zhongtiao Mountain, so that they could take advantage of the large population. Cao Xiu and Cao Hong advanced side by side, interspersed and encircled some of the Cavalry Army to boost the morale of the soldiers. However, Cao Cao did not expect that Fei Qian would give up stopping the mountain, as if he was in a position to allow them to march.

"The cavalry arrived in Hedong?"

Cao Cao was a little suspicious, but he was not completely sure.

Because doing such things is like an open conspiracy on the table, it is very similar to Fei Qian's method. But now many guys in Guanzhong have learned bad things with Fei Qian.

"If the cavalry is in Hedong..." Guo Jia said slowly, "Then he will fight with his lord in Hedong..."

Cao Cao was silent, looking north, as if he wanted to see the arrangement in Pingyang through the wind and snow, and even Fei Qian's strategy.

Guo Jia's voice continued, "The lord went in four directions this time, Youzhou was one way, and the general Zihe was still honored even though he was defeated, and Youzhou was not lost, and the merits and demerits could be offset; Bingzhou was one way, and General Wenqian retreated and suffered many injuries. It was originally a feint attack, which was not considered the blame of General Wenqian... As for General Yuan Rang, his troops entered Taiyuan, and he had gained a lot, and he involved the soldiers of Yinshan; Jingzhou was one way, and now he went to Wuguan and secretly to Hanzhong; Silizhugong's journey, although there were some losses in the early stage, he had crossed the river now..."

Cao Cao was silent.

"If the cavalry is in Guanzhong, it will be great..." Guo Jia said slowly, "If it is in Hedong, wouldn't it be wonderful if he can lead him to fight?"

Cao Cao stood in the wind and snow with his hands behind his back. After a moment, he laughed loudly, "Those who know me are filial piety!"

Of course, neither of them mentioned that premise...
Chapter completed!