Half a day ago, before Chutian received accurate news, Cao Cao's army in Puyang City reorganized their troops and prepared to go to Guanzhong. Cao Cao's power was defeated, and some civil servants and soldiers had fled, unwilling to follow Cao Cao.

Le Jin arrived and said to Cao Cao: "My lord, there are thousands of fleeing soldiers in each camp and it is difficult to contain them."

Cao Cao waved his hand: "The tree fell and the hozens scattered. This is my fault. Those who are willing to follow can follow. Those who are unwilling to follow, just let them leave."

"Lord, we must go to Guanzhong?"

Zhang Liao packed up his armor and horses and confirmed with Cao Cao before leaving Puyang City.

Cao Cao was getting on his horse and asked: "Wen Yuan is afraid of meeting his old master Lu Bu?"

Zhang Liao shook his head: "No. Lu Bu is self-willed and not a wise master. Xuzhou Mu saved the last general in Mobei. In the opinion of the last general, Xuzhou Mu is young and promising and has the ambition to unify the Han Dynasty. Although the old Qin Dynasty has an emperor,

As a place for rejuvenation, Guanzhong may not have more prospects than Xuzhou Mu, and Guanzhong is no longer as good as Guandong..."

Cao Cao was silent.

Pang Juan's army surrounded Puyang and was violently attacked by Cao Cao's army.

Cao Cao's army did not dare to fight fiercely with Pang Juan, otherwise if they were delayed by Pang Juan's army, Chu Zimou's cavalry would arrive soon.

"Does Thief Cao want to go to Guanzhong? It seems he is still wavering. Try your best to keep him!"

Guo Jia heard that Cao Cao planned to go to Guanzhong, and guessed that Cao Cao was panicked and at a loss, so he encouraged Pang Juan to try his best to delay Cao Cao.

The offensive of Cao Cao's army was very fierce. The clan generals Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Xia Houyuan and others were determined to follow Cao Cao. As long as Cao Cao wanted to go, they would follow.

The two sides fought under Puyang City. Cao Chun led the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry as the vanguard and attacked Pang Juan's army six times in a row before breaking through Pang Juan's army!

Cao Cao led a group of civil servants and generals to escape with the cavalry and went straight to Chenliu!

The main force of Pang Juan's cavalry was taken away by Wei Qing and was unable to pursue Cao Cao.

In Zhencheng, Xiahou Dun abandoned the city and fled. This solid city became an empty city. The strangers in Zhencheng couldn't help but become restless when they saw all Cao's troops withdrawing.

This city, which Xiahou Dun had always defended, actually abandoned the city under the attack of Xuzhou Mu.

It seems that Cao Cao's power is completely over.

As the most powerful man in the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was defeated without even owning half of Yanzhou.

In Dong'e County, the guards Cao Ren and Man Chong also abandoned the city and were pursued by Le Yi's army...

The entire Eastern Han Dynasty focused on the battle between Xuzhou Mu and Yanzhou Governor. Xuzhou Mu wanted to annex Cao Cao, and Cao Cao's fate became the most important concern of all the princes.

"Cao Cao cannot take refuge in Chu Zimou, otherwise my situation will be even more dangerous!"

"Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, you immediately send someone to intercept Cao Cao!"

In Yuzhou, it is said that in the face of Chutian's massive attack on Yanzhou, Tang sent a group of cavalry from Xu County to capture Cao Cao.

It is said that Tang also wanted to get a share of the collapse of Cao Cao's power.

Cao Cao has many civil servants and generals, and even if he can intercept a few people, he can still get benefits.

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"Spread suspicions widely to attract Chu Zimou's attention and avoid the city to avoid Chu Zimou's eyes and ears."

Cao Cao was very resourceful and wanted to escape, so it was extremely difficult to intercept him. He separated several groups of cavalry to confuse the sight. Even Hua Mulan's war eagle could not tell which group of cavalry was the main force.

A large number of cavalry were scattered around Chenliu and Dongjun. There were Yanzhou cavalry, Yuzhou cavalry, and Xuzhou cavalry. The whole Chenliu was in chaos. The various county magistrates were eagerly watching, looking left and right. Unlike Cao Cao, they listened to whoever won. No matter it was.

Whoever occupies Chenliu County, and the King's Banner changes at the top of the city, has little impact on them, middle and low-level officials. Their small lives are still comfortable.

"This is Yuzhou's cavalry!"

Chu Tian used all his cavalry to pursue Cao Cao in a roundabout way, but ended up meeting Cao Cao's cavalry in Chenliu County.

It is said that Tang intervened in the fight for Cao Cao. His Yingchuan County was too close to Chen Liu. Xue Rengui and Chen Qingzhi, who were stationed in Pei State, were blocked by generals such as Guo Ziyi and Feng Yi and had no time to intercept the Yuzhou cavalry.

The Yuzhou cavalry appeared on the horizon. The thin black line gradually turned into a mass of black. The horses neighed. There were at least thousands of cavalry.

"Stop!"

Chu Tian was in a irritable mood, saying that as Tang was the shepherd of Yuzhou, after Chu Tian had dealt with Cao Cao, he would be the next one to deal with, saying that Tang could not sit back and watch Cao Cao be harvested by Chu Tian.

Even if the Tang Dynasty could not get Cao Cao, it would still muddy the waters in Yanzhou.

"Mulan, you lead the reconnaissance legion, march day and night, to capture Hulao Pass and block Cao Cao's westward advance. At the same time, I don't want to see the cavalry of Jiujiu and Lao Qin appear in Guandong!"

Chu Tian found the fastest reconnaissance regiment and ordered Hua Mulan to bypass the Yuzhou cavalry and seize Hulao Pass.

Hulao Pass has a dangerous terrain. It guards Heluo and controls Hulao Pass. It can enter and exit Guandong and Guanxi at any time. Chutian annexed Yanzhou and Hulao Pass finally came into view.

"yes!"

Hua Mulan leads the reconnaissance corps to leave.

"A troop of Xuzhou cavalry has left, should we pursue it?"

Cheng Yaojin was carrying an ax and noticed that Hua Mulan's reconnaissance regiment was separated from the main force of the Xuzhou cavalry, so he wanted to divide his forces to pursue Hua Mulan.

Qin Qiong stopped him: "We only have more than 10,000 cavalry. If we divide our troops, we may be defeated by Xuzhou Mu."

"It would be nice if we had more cavalry."

Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong looked at the numerous Xuzhou cavalry on the opposite side, and for a moment they did not dare to take the initiative to attack. They were frightened by the Xuzhou cavalry in Xiaopei.

"Destroy them!"

When Chu Tian saw Tang's cavalry, he knew that Tang also wanted to get Cao Cao.

Although he didn't know who the opponent's general was, Tang Tang intervened and interfered with Chu Tian's actions. Chutian's first reaction was to destroy the Yuzhou cavalry blocking him. It would be best if he could capture Tang's general alive!

Zhao Yun, Tai Shici, and Gongsun Ao took the lead and led high-ranking cavalry to attack the Yuzhou cavalry!

"withdraw!"

Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin's cavalry are not all elite. Facing Xuzhou's high-level cavalry, avoid their sharp edges.

Chu Tian led the cavalry to pursue Cao Cao fiercely, and then assigned his troops to Wei Qing, who was asked to assist Hua Mulan and pursue Cao Cao.

The Yuzhou cavalry blocking them must be driven away, otherwise Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin may benefit.

"Surround them and don't let them escape!"

Le Yi's army caught up with Cao Ren and Man Chong and blocked them on the hillside.

Cao Ren and Man Chong are good at defense and rely on the terrain to hold on.

Seeing enemies on all sides, Man Chong said to Cao Ren: "My lord is fleeing to the west. If Zixiao wants to break out, he can only use his cavalry to escape. I am willing to contain the enemy."

"How can a man abandon his colleagues and escape alone? Let's fight out together!"

Cao Ren, who is good at defense, is in danger when he encounters Le Yi, who is good at offense.

Cao Ren was so angry that he called for horses, brought Man Chong with him, and led a small number of cavalry to attack the weak points of Le Yi's army, killing more than ten enemies in a row, and fought out bravely!

"He is truly a brave general!"

Le Yi saw Cao Ren fighting out of the siege with incredible bravery, and couldn't help but sigh at Cao Ren's bravery. No wonder the lord Chu Tian wanted to try to recruit generals who surrendered Cao Cao's forces. Cao Ren was a guard general, and his force was not low at the same time.

The lieutenant general asked: "General, the enemy general is about to escape, why do you feel so brave about him?"

"Cao Ren is brave. This is a fact, and it is different from his position. However, he cannot escape. We persuade all the besieged Cao troops to surrender. Those who surrender will not be killed."

Le Yi continued to lead his army to attack Cao Ren and Man Chong's tribe, forcing him to surrender.

Cao Ren and Man Chong led hundreds of cavalry and fled along the path.

Suddenly, the cavalry in front flipped over and dust flew up. Cao Ren and Man Chong quickly reined in their horses to prevent them from falling off their backs.

"Those who surrender will not be killed!"

A group of elite Yanjia appeared and surrounded Cao Ren and Man Chong with spears.

This team of Yan Jia is Le Yi's special unit. Unlike ordinary infantry, Cao Ren's force and the cavalry he currently has cannot break out of the Yan Jia encirclement.

Cao Ren pulled out the sword from his waist and wanted to commit suicide, but Man Chong stopped him: "No, general, there may be a chance to turn around!"

Cao Ren was unwilling to accept it: "Now that I have been defeated, how can I have the dignity to go back to see my lord?"

"No, no, general, listen to me..."

Man Chong whispered in his ear and persuaded Cao Ren. Cao Ren then put down his sword and became Yan Jia's prisoner.

Cao Ren and Man Chong were captured by Le Yi and escorted to Puyang.

According to Chu Tian's order, the generals took Puyang, the seat of the East Commandery, as their destination and met at Puyang.

On the other side, Xiahou Dun, who had abandoned Zhen City, was ambushed by Guo Jia and Pang Juan's troops. Xiahou Dun was trapped in a tight siege and was besieged on all sides.

"The military advisor was indeed very resourceful. Although he could not stop Cao Cao's cavalry, it was a great achievement to capture Cao Cao's army in Zhencheng!"

When Pang Juan saw thousands of Cao troops including Xiahou Dun being surrounded, he couldn't help but admire Guo Jia's strategy. Guo Jia set up an ambush to intercept Xiahou Dun, who lacked cavalry.

Xiahou Dun wanted to lead a small number of cavalry to break out, but was attacked by Xiliang Iron Shoes led by Hua Xiong. Xiahou Dun was injured and captured.

For a time, all Cao's troops in Dongjun were about to be annihilated and surrender, or to flee and be quickly pacified.

"Zhao Long of Wei County has given us three hundred taels of gold and invited us to go to Handan."

"He probably wants to get our historical assassins to work for him."
To be continued...