Cao Hong led the people to chase after him for a while, but after all, his legs could not catch up with the four legs. Moreover, he was still wearing heavy armor. He was panting and could not run after less than 500 steps from the camp. So he cursed a few times in the direction of Sima Yi's escape, and then withdrew his troops back to the camp.

Amid the cheers of Cao's soldiers, Cao Hong leaned on the plasma-filled battle axe to the ground, grinned and smiled.

Indeed, they finally won the battle.

He wiped the plasma from his face, then looked at the Cao army soldiers cheering around him, and also felt the glory and pride that surged in their hearts again...

『We won!』

Cao Hong raised his arms and shouted.

『Wonderful victory! Ten thousand victory!』

The soldiers of Cao's army cheered.

Morale has recovered a little.

Cao Hong patted this and that, and then took the opportunity to inspire him, and ordered the assignment of tasks, patrol the posts, and clean up the battlefield.

This battle is actually quite dangerous.

When Huo Nu led his men to hit the flanks of Cao Hong's military line, Cao's military formation would almost collapse. If Cao Hong had not resisted the impact of Huo Nu and others with his guards, Cao's military formation would have been defeated...

For several days, Cao's army was played with by Sima Yi, sneak attacked and crushed. Now they have defeated the Hussar Cavalry on the front, which does prove that they can defeat the Hussar Cavalry, and the Hussar Cavalry is not invulnerable to the swords and guns.

Hussars and horses are not really invincible. As long as you dare to rush up and fight to the death, Hussars and horses will also bleed and die.

This indeed gave Cao Jun some confidence.

But faith cannot be eaten as a meal.

The soldiers of Cao's army held up torches, cleaned up the battlefield, and collected lost weapons and armor.

The casualties have not been counted yet.

With the help of the guards, Cao Hong took off the outermost layer of armor.

Blood clots and minced meat stuck to the surface of the armor. A guard grabbed some soil on the ground and tried hard to rub the flesh and blood, otherwise it would be stinking the next day.

Cao Hong's eyes swept over, and some familiar faces disappeared.

If infantry fights cavalry, there will inevitably be significant casualties.

In the cold wind, there was a faint groan of wounded soldiers.

The Cao army soldiers in the distance were still immersed in the excitement of winning, but Cao Hong's brows gradually frowned.

Although such a victory boosted morale and gave confidence to the Cao army soldiers, it could not reverse the current disadvantages Cao Hong faced.

There is a shortage of food and grass, and the soldiers are seriously injured.

"Prepare to withdraw the troops." Cao Hong also grabbed a handful of soil on the ground. While rubbing the hard and sticky blood in his hands, he whispered to the guards beside him, "Don't make a sound, let them... wait until dawn, and withdraw the troops."

"Retreat?" The guard was stunned.

Although they did think they would withdraw their troops, they had just won the battle...

"Not only..." The guard responded, and after a moment of silence, he whispered to Cao Hong, "Master...we...we are really possible to gain Chang'an?"

'This is natural!' Cao Hong said in a deep voice, then patted the guards on the shoulder, 'Now is not the time to consider these things. The battlefield needs to be cleaned, the wounded soldiers need to be cared for, the supplies need to be counted, and the supplies need to be cleaned up... We are still busy with a lot of things...'

The guard nodded and took the order and left.

However, Cao Hong stood in the camp and looked into the direction of Puban County in the distance.

Yes, is it really possible to seize Guanzhong?

I seemed to think that this kind of question still needs to be asked, but now I think it is indeed a problem...

When Cao Hong heard that Fei Qian was in Chang'an and had not built a new city wall and said that Chang'an did not need defense, he still laughed at Fei Qian assassinated and pretended to be fat, saying that he had no money to build the Chang'an city wall so fresh and unrealistic, and then he found that Fei Qian was not really without money.

Then Cao Hong thought that Fei Qian was a lunatic, and only lunatics were so arrogant. He did not build the city walls even if he had money. Did Fei Qian forget how the Qiang people fought to Chang'an back then?

Now Cao Hong vaguely noticed some changes in his thoughts, perhaps...

Fei Qian is not a lunatic?

Then if Fei Qian is not a lunatic, what is he?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but murmur, "With Liang and fight for the world? Bingzhou Liangzhou has too little land to cultivate. How can it raise many people and how many soldiers can it have... This is ridiculous. Hahaha...ha."

Halfway through laughing, Cao Hong couldn't help but think of Former Qin, so he laughed a few times and couldn't laugh a lot.

People from Shandong have been comfortable and proud for nearly two hundred years after Liu Xiu, and have forgotten the earlier things...

Even the incident where Fei Qian had brought his troops straight to Xu County was forgotten intentionally or unintentionally.

It’s so hard to worry about the country and the people.

It's too tiring to think and use your brain.

It’s still simple and comfortable to watch the beauty sing and dance...

Cao Hong found a relatively clean wooden stake, sat down, and thought.

The reason why the six countries failed that year was because there were serious conflicts and distrust between the six countries in Shandong before. Qin also intensified these contradictions by provoking discord, resulting in the inability to form a solid alliance between the six countries, fighting on their own, and lacking unified command and coordination. This is a problem in command.

But now Shandong is not the six kingdoms. Cao Cao unified the land of Shandong. Although Chu... Forget it, I don’t need to pay attention to that. Other areas are basically under Cao Cao’s command, so there is no problem of command. The phenomenon of fighting alone will not occur...

Cao Hong nodded.

So what about military affairs?

Needless to say, the soldiers owned by Fei Qian are indeed more powerful than the soldiers in Shandong. Ordinary soldiers in Shandong cannot compete with Fei Qian's soldiers in the field. However, similarly, the number of soldiers in Fei Qian is too small. After a batch of soldiers is consumed, it will inevitably make it difficult for elite troops to replenish, so it only requires continuous consumption...

Just as Cao Cao said, he pulled Fei Qian into the quagmire of war, used the long-term war to drag down Fei Qian's combat power, causing a large number of young and strong labor to die. When the population base is not as good as Shandong, Guanzhong's production will inevitably be severely damaged. At that time, even if Fei Qian has firearms and cannons, what can it do?

As for the gentry and gentry in Hedong, Guanzhong, although they did not rise up to resist Fei Qian on a large scale, after Fei Qian's strength declined, these guys who were originally standing on Fei Qian's side would inevitably want to abandon the darkness and turn to Shandong again. At that time, Fei Qian was in trouble with internal and external affairs, destroying him was like Liu Xiu could easily take Guanzhong and capture Shi Geng Emperor.

Cao Cao's strategy is fine!

Cao Hong thought about it for a while and confirmed this point. He was only temporarily frustrated, but overall, they still have certain advantages. As long as Fei Qian's troops are constantly consumed, they can win the final victory.

Therefore, these casualties and soldiers of Cao's army have also fulfilled their mission...

They are glorious to die!

Cao Hong had settled down and felt relieved in his heart.

A temporary loss is not a big deal. Just like when Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought, wasn’t it also a early defeat?

The good show is still to come, and Cao Hong believes that they will definitely win the final victory!

Just like back then!
Chapter completed!