Cao Cao and Lu Bu's army was defeated and headed towards the western side of the battlefield. This direction was the direction of Pei Country's Xiang County.
Previously when Yang Rui returned to Qingzhou and Yanzhou to stop Yuan Shao, Cao Cao's troops were probing Yang Rui's camp. On the other hand, they were not idle. They had already placed a small group of troops in Xiang County to control the entire county as an escape route.
At this time, Cao Cao and Lu Bu's army was indeed defeated. Thus, after the two armies retreated, they both chose to flee towards the west.
"Milord, right now our army only has thirty to forty thousand soldiers left. Moreover, all of our generals are injured. Although Cao Cao's troops have suffered many losses, we still have more than half of our forces left.
Our Xiang County's four gates are wide open. Cao Cao's troops are still in formation. Right now, if we rashly enter the city, it is difficult to guarantee that we won't suffer losses at the hands of Cao Cao. Milord, please think carefully!
In Chen Gong's opinion, we should return to Hanoi and work hard to govern. After accumulating strength, we can slowly take over the surrounding Bing Province and Guannei. It is not impossible for us to take over half of the country.
At this time, we can leave Cao Cao here in Xiang County to deal with the Qingzhou and Yanzhou soldiers. Let the two tigers fight each other and buy time for us. This is the best plan. Milord, please make the decision. "
Due to Cao Cao's early withdrawal, when Lu Bu's army arrived at Xiangxian County, Cao Cao's vanguard had already entered Xiangxian County. The remaining vanguard troops were also entering the city.
However, just as Lu Bu was about to enter Xiang County, his military advisor Chen Gong stopped him.
"Gongtai's words are strange. Cao Cao and I have already reached an agreement to advance and retreat together. If we leave now, it would be an act of betrayal. Leaving Cao Cao here to fight against the Blazing Sun is us being heartless."
Lu Bu did not seem to listen to Chen Gong's advice. As he spoke, he was about to lead his troops into Xiang County.
"Milord, please think thrice! My Lord, please reconsider! Previously, when we were ambushed, Cao Cao fled by himself. Did he show any mercy to us?
My lord is a hero of the world. Cao Cao must be extremely afraid. However, at this time, Qing Province and Yan Province Blazing Sun's power is too great. Just now, he chose to temporarily cooperate with Milord. You cannot trust him!
Therefore, even if Milord and Cao Cao joined forces to defeat Blazing Sun, Milord would not be able to defeat him. This might not necessarily be a good thing. Who knows, Cao Cao might point his spear at the lord!
Moreover, Xu Province is very far away from Hanoi and Bingzhou. Right now, even if Xu Province is seized in our hands, we are surrounded by jackals, wolves, tigers and leopards. How would the lord deal with it?
Moreover, right now, Milord and Cao Cao have practically lost the qualifications to fight for Xu Province. With Blazing Sun, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Sun Jian and Liu Bei participating, how much certainty does Milord have in being able to seize and control Xu Province?
Thus, if Milord continues to stay here, it will only add to your worries, a waste of energy, and a fruitless effort. My Lord, please think thrice before acting. "
Chen Gong naturally firmly insisted on his point of view. He had always had this kind of temperament. Moreover, his current understanding of Xu Province's situation was indeed reasonable.
However, in order to persuade Lu Bu, Chen Gong's tone naturally contained a lot of sentimental words. Therefore, before Chen Gong finished speaking, Lu Bu coldly snorted and turned away, no longer listening to Chen Gong.
However, in the end, Lu Bu did not insist on entering Xiang County. Instead, he directly passed by Xiang County's west gate, bringing his remaining thirty to forty thousand soldiers and horses toward Hanoi and Bingzhou.
It was unknown whether Lu Bu already had a plan from the start and merely wanted to show benevolence or if Chen Gong's persuasion was effective, causing Lu Bu to change his mind in the end.
On the other hand, Yang Rui had been struck by Xiahou Yuan's arrow. Although the injury wasn't too serious, it was still somewhat inconvenient for him to move.
After Cao Cao and Lu Bu's army retreated, Yang Rui originally wanted to immediately use Sky City to gather troops and then chase after the defeated Cao Cao and Lu Bu's army. However, he was stopped by Guo Jia.
"My Lord. Previously, Guo Jia also believed that when Cao Cao and Lu Bu's army were defeated, he should use Sky City's advantage to transfer troops and stop Cao Cao and Lu Bu's army along the way.
However, at this moment, Lu Bu had been struck by an arrow and had many inconveniences. Moreover, when Cao Cao retreated, he didn't show any signs of defeat. It could be assumed that he still had a backup plan. Therefore, Guo Jia thought that it was inappropriate to push him too hard at this moment. Instead, he should take things slowly.
Besides, Dragon Soul and the other forces of mutants are now in high morale. Their main goal is to weaken Lu Bu's strength. At this moment, hundreds of thousands of mutants have already chased after them. All we need to do is to wait and see. "
As for Guo Jia's words … Yang Rui didn't have a problem with it. Although he had plenty of troops, he had suffered a lot of losses in the previous battles. No matter how abundant they were, they had been trained painstakingly. Yang Rui naturally had no objection if he could preserve his own strength with the help of others.
"Advisor, you asked Dian Wei to recover his strength earlier. Why don't you chase after Cao Cao and Lu Bu's army now?"
However, Dian Wei, who was among the generals in the tent, had a different opinion. He had been quite angry at Lu Bu earlier, and Guo Jia asked him to recover his strength and prepare to chase after them. That was why Dian Wei had calmed down.
However, Guo Jia's suggestion to not chase after Lu Bu made Dian Wei feel that Guo Jia was going back on his words.
"General Dian Wei, you can't do that. That was then, and this is now. Lu Bu is so tough that he is invincible. Besides, Lu Bu's fate is not over yet. Therefore, we may need General Dian Wei to take him down personally."
Guo Jia's words made everyone laugh. However, Yang Rui knew very well that the reason Guo Jia changed his attitude was because he was injured and couldn't effectively command the troops.
In both historical facts and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Guo Jia could be said to be an aggressive party. Now that Guo Jia had to make such a choice because of him, Yang Rui could only smile bitterly in his heart.
Yang Rui's troops stayed put and cleaned up the battlefield around the Qianji Black First Battalion. At the same time, Zhang Ning, Han Dai, and Ding Yao took care of Yang Rui's injuries. Meanwhile, Trace Dragon Soul led hundreds of thousands of players to chase after Lu Bu's army.
During this period of time, Tracing Dragon Soul and the other players managed to catch up to a portion of Cao Cao's army. The players, who were at their peak, would naturally not let go of this opportunity. After all, Cao Cao still occupied Hulao Pass. Aside from Lu Bu of Hanoi, he posed the greatest threat to Cao Cao.
The players were more than happy to have a chance to weaken Cao Cao's strength and obtain a quest completion rate.
Moreover, even if Tracer Dragon Soul and the others did not make a move, Cao Cao's troops would take the initiative to attack the players when they encountered each other. Rather than waiting for that moment to happen, it would be better to just flatten them after encountering each other.
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