After being abandoned by Liu Bei, Cao Cao begged me to be a military adviser

But within half an hour of the fierce battle, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan also led their troops to rush to attack from left to right.

Yuan Jun had nowhere to retreat, and was constantly fought by soldiers and horses from the four routes.

The two armies fought for several hours, and blood flowed like a river.

In the end, Zhang Xi led the troops to hack down the wooden wall of the camp, and countless Yuan soldiers fled along the gap.

But how could Cao Jun miss such a good opportunity?

Except for Cao Hong who continued to stay in the camp, the four generals Xia Houdun, Xia Houyuan, Cao Ren and Li Dian respectively led their troops to pursue Yuan Jun's soldiers, killing wildly all the way.

There were more than 3 soldiers and horses when they came, and [-] or [-] people fled when they were defeated.

When they fled back to Yuan Jun's camp, there were only 5000 people left.

Zhang He was covered in blood, and Gao Lan threw away his helmet and armor, which can be said to be in a state of embarrassment.

The second general immediately went to the central army to see Yuan Shao, and immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

"My lord, Cao's army is fully prepared, and our army failed to attack the camp!"

Yuan Shao, who was sitting upright, suddenly changed his face: "Defeated?"

Guo Tu hurriedly asked, "How did you lose? How many soldiers and horses do we have?"

Chapter 50 Liu Xian made another strategy, Gao Lan and Zhang Yun defected late at night

Zhang He said: "After the two of us entered the enemy camp, there were ambushes everywhere!"

Gao Lan continued: "The two of us fought hard to escape from the camp, and were chased by Cao Jun all the way. When we returned to the camp, there were only nearly [-] people!"

Although Gao Lan overreported the number of people, it could not appease Yuan Shao's surging anger.

With a sound of "Boom!", Yuan Shao kicked Shuaishuo straight away.

"Idiots, you two idiots, why don't you take precautions against such a big event as camp robbery?"

Gao Lan and Zhang Xi didn't dare to speak, and silently endured the anger of their lord.

But Guo Tu felt guilty, he was the one who came up with the plan, and now that the army is defeated, he will inevitably be responsible.

In order to avoid liability, it can only be blamed.

Guo Tu clasped his fists together: "My lord, Cao Cao doesn't have as many troops as our army. He went to Wuchao with a heavy force. Although the camp is well prepared, our army will not be defeated so badly. I think it's clearly Gao Lan and Zhang He's ineffective battle. !"

As soon as this remark came out, both Zhang He and Gao Lan changed their expressions.

"My lord, the two of us almost lost our lives in Cao Ying!"

"Guo Tu spitting blood, we two are loyal to the lord!"

Before Yuan Shao could speak, the soldiers came to report.

"My lord, General Jiang Qi was beheaded by Cao Jun!"

Yuan Shao's anger rose to his throat: "Jiang Qi was killed? Where are my [-] elite cavalry?"

The soldier said: "General Jiang Qi's cavalry returned to the camp one after another, but the soldiers and horses were damaged a lot!"

"Sure enough!" Yuan Shao added fuel to the fire, pointing at Gao Lan and Zhang He, and said, "Cao Cao's heavy troops attacked Wuchao by surprise and killed my general Jiang Qi. You two are obviously ineffective in fighting!"

"My lord, we have been wronged!" The two tried desperately to defend themselves.

"Come here!" Yuan Shao was furious: "Pull them out and behead them for public display!"

As soon as this remark came out, other generals in the big tent pleaded for mercy.

"My lord, calm down!"

"Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. Killing a general before the battle will shake the morale of the army!"

"My lord, please give them a chance to commit crimes and make meritorious deeds!"

Yuan Shao took a deep breath, pointed to the outside of the large tent and said: "The two of you will be charged with [-] boards, and the officials will be demoted to three ranks to keep their original positions!"

"Yes!" The soldiers outside the tent immediately took Gao Lan and Zhang He out of the camp.

Yuan Shao was in a hurry to run around, and at this time another soldier came to report.

"My lord, General Chunyu Qiong seeks an audience!"

"See you!" Yuan Shao roared angrily.

Chunyuqiong was taken into the camp of the Chinese army, with both ears and nose missing.

"My lord, spare my life, my lord, spare my life, my lord, spare my life!"

Yuan Shao stared: "Why are you in such a mess?"

Chunyu Qiong said: "Cao Cao robbed Wuchao, spared my life, and cut off my ears and nose!"

Yuan Shao suddenly felt his heart blocked.

Back then, when Cao Cao was his younger brother in Luoyang, Yuan Shao said the most words: A man, if you are disobedient, I will cut off your nose and ears.

This was just Yuan Shao's words to scare Cao Cao face to face.

But he never expected that Cao Cao would use Chunyu Qiong to humiliate himself today.

"what……"

Yuan Shao looked up to the sky and yelled, a mouthful of old blood spewed out, and he passed out.

"Lord!"

All the civil servants and generals in the big tent exclaimed and stepped forward to help Yuan Shao.

As the sun was setting, Cao Cao finally led his troops back to the headquarters camp.

Civil servants and military generals entered the central army account one after another, reporting the battle situation to Cao Cao one by one.

Gao Lan and Zhang He robbed the camp, and the two armies fought for more than half a day.

Nearly ten thousand enemy soldiers were beheaded and thousands of people were captured.

"Hahaha!" Cao Cao laughed loudly: "All the food in Wuchao was burned, and Yuan Shao failed to rob the camp again. Yuan Jun's strength is exhausted!"

"Congratulations, Prime Minister, Congratulations, Prime Minister!" The civil servants and generals in the big tent cupped their hands to congratulate Cao Cao.

Cao Cao got up: "Pass my order, the army will hold a banquet, and reward the three armies!"

"Prime Minister is wise!" Civil servants and military generals burst into laughter.

That night, civil and military personnel in Cao Ying gathered together happily, pushing cups and changing lamps, and the soldiers kept singing.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Cao Cao called his son Cao Pi to his side.

Before sending troops to Wuchao, Cao Cao asked his son to meet Liu Xian.

Right now, I want to hear my son's report.

Cao Cao said: "Tell me, what did your master say!"

Cao Pi raised two fingers: "One business matter, one private matter!"

Cao Cao asked, "What are public affairs? What are private affairs?"

Cao Pi explained: "The official business is that my master predicted that Yuan Shao's robbing the camp would fail, and he told me himself that he can also take the opportunity to persuade the enemy general to surrender!"

"Enemy general?" Cao Cao was taken aback, a little shocked and a little puzzled.

At this time, Xu You came over with a wine bottle and smiled: "Could it be that the Prime Minister has not heard the mystery of this sentence?"

Cao Cao was puzzled: "What's the secret? Please Ziyuan show me!"

Xu You said: "It must be Guo Tu's plan to rob the camp with heavy troops and not save Wuchao. Gao Lan and Zhang Xi have always been at odds with Guo Tu. After the defeat, Guo Tu was eager to excuse him, so he naturally blamed them!"

"Hahaha!" Cao Cao laughed, "In this way, Gao Lan and Zhang Yun must be dissatisfied with Yuan Shao!"

"Exactly!" Xu You nodded, "Mr. Cao Ji must be talking about Gao Lan and Zhang He. At this time, persuading them to surrender is a matter of course!"

"Okay!" Cao Cao nodded and said, "I would like to ask Ziyuan to write a book for me, and I will send someone to Cao Ying personally!"

"It's a trivial matter!" Xu You smiled slightly.

Cao Cao called for a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and Xu You wrote a letter of persuasion on the spot.

Cao Cao handed the letter to Zhao Da, and it must be delivered to Zhang He.

Early the next morning, when Zhang He went out to put on his boots, he found a secret letter hidden inside.

He kept an eye out and hid in the hut to check secretly.

Seeing that the book was written by Xu You himself, and persuading the two to abandon the dark and turn to the bright, they couldn't help but feel warm.

That night, Zhang He went to look for Gao Lan.

Although both of them received fifty army sticks, in fact, neither of their butts bloomed.

The soldiers who were executing the sentence felt that the two were wronged and dared not kill them.

Zhang He asked, "General, have you ever met the lord today?"

Gao Lan shook his head and sighed: "I have been to the Chinese Army, and the guards said that the Lord doesn't want to see me, but I heard that Chunyu Qiong has been beheaded!"

Zhang He nodded: "In this way, the two of us have been alienated by the lord, and we will die soon!"

Gao Lan said: "Don't be afraid of alienation, I'm only afraid that this villain Guo Tu will secretly persecute us!"

Hearing this, Zhang He handed the secret letter to Gao Lan.

"This is?" Gao Lan was shocked.

Zhang He explained: "Xu You wrote the book himself, and I was ordered by Cao Cao to persuade the two of us to abandon the dark and turn to the bright!"

Gao Lan nodded and asked Zhang He, "What do you think the general wants?"

Zhang He said: "Wuchao was burned and the camp failed. The two of us cannot escape the guilt. Yuan Jun's defeat will only happen sooner or later. It is better to abandon the darkness and turn to the light!"

"That's exactly what I mean!" Gao Lan said: "We have no enmity with Xu You, and we may rely on Cao Cao together!"

Zhang He nodded: "In that case, you and I will each go back to our headquarters and call our confidant brothers to join Cao Ying!"

"Okay!" Gao Lan nodded.

The two split up and gathered hundreds of followers that night.

At three o'clock, Yuan Jun was silent.

The two generals led their subordinates to open the gate of the village and fled, heading straight to Cao Ying.

When Cao Cao heard the news, he personally took Xu You out of the gate to meet him.

"Meet the prime minister!"

Gao Lan and Zhang He got off their horses and knelt down when they saw Cao Cao.

"Hahaha!" Cao Cao raised his head and laughed loudly, stepped forward to help the two of them up from the ground, and quickly welcomed them into the camp.

Chapter 51 Cao Cao Can't Hold It Anymore

As for surrendered generals, Cao Cao has always treated them with kindness and increased use.

Zhang He was granted the title of partial general and Marquis of Duting.

Gao Lan was granted the title of partial general and Marquis of Donglai.

After dealing with official affairs, Cao Cao took Cao Pi to deal with private affairs.

To be precise, it was Liu Xian's private matter.

Through Cao Pi's mouth, Cao Cao learned the touching past of Liu Xian and Zhen Mi.

Although he is a young man, Cao Cao has never longed for the beautiful love of his youth.

Let him pass the past, he can't fulfill his wish, but he must let Liu Xian fulfill his wish.

Even, Cao Cao has already made a small calculation.

Taking this opportunity, Liu Xian was officially welcomed into the prime minister's mansion as a military adviser.

From now on, he won't have to run around, acting like a cheating man.

At dawn, Cao Cao took his son into the east courtyard of Huangsha Village.