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

When Yuan Shang learned of this, he was not only not angry, but very happy.

Two days later at night, Yuan Xi and Shen Pei successively entered Li Yang City, and their strength increased to [-].

And Yuan Tan led [-] soldiers and horses and set up a camp [-] miles outside the city.

Early the next morning, Yuan Tan entered Liyang City with Guo Tu, Jiang Yiqu and other relatives.

Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang all came to Yuan Shao's bed.

After seeing his three sons, Yuan Shao, who was seriously ill, suddenly regained his spirits.

"Okay!" Yuan Shao said, "My son is here, why should I be afraid of the Cao bandits in Hebei?"

Yuan Tan clasped his fists together: "Father, don't worry, with me and my second brother here, I will be able to annihilate Cao thief in one fell swoop and avenge you!"

"Hahaha!" Yuan Shao laughed loudly: "I knew that I would not lose to Cao Cao. Even if I lose, I still have my son!"

Yuan Xi said loudly: "Father, take good care of your illness, my three brothers are going to defeat Cao Jun!"

"Hahaha!" Yuan Shao laughed loudly: "Okay, I will hold a celebration banquet for you in the city, and wait for your triumphant return!"

"Obey!" The three brothers clasped their fists together, with smiles on their faces.

"Go!" Yuan Shao waved his hand.

The three brothers immediately turned to the main hall.

Yuan Tan unceremoniously took the first place.

Yuan Shang didn't dare to fight for it, after all Yuan Tan was the eldest brother.

Yuan Tan slapped the table with a slap: "The main force of Cao's army has withdrawn two days ago, why didn't Liyang City send troops to pursue it?"

For a moment, everyone's eyes turned to Yuan Shang.

Yuan Shang hurriedly said, "Brother, my troops are limited, and my father is seriously ill, so I dare not send troops easily, so I will wait for you and my second brother!"

Yuan Tan said: "Our army has just found out that Cao Jun is preparing to retreat. I expect the whole army will withdraw tonight!"

Yuan Xiyi said indignantly: "Brother, Cao Jun must not be allowed to leave!"

Yuan Tan said: "Since our brothers have arrived in Liyang, we naturally want Cao Cao's dog's life. I intend to lay siege to Cao Cao's camp tonight and kill every single one of him!"

Yuan Shang hurriedly shook his head: "Brother, you and your second brother have traveled a long distance, and most of the generals are exhausted. If you are eager to fight at this time, I am afraid it will be disadvantageous!"

Yuan Tan scolded Yuan Shang: "If you don't send troops now, when will you send them? If Cao Cao escapes, wouldn't we have waited in vain?"

Yuan Shang drooped his head and said, "Then I will stay in Liyang City and stay with my father!"

"Counsel!" Yuan Tan cursed, looking at his second brother Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi clasped his fists together: "I will listen to my elder brother's order!"

"Okay!" Yuan Tan immediately said: "Yuan Shang left [-] troops to guard Liyang, and all the rest of the troops will leave the city at midnight tonight to encircle Cao's army!"

"Obey!" All the civil servants and generals in the hall clasped their fists to signal.

Guo Tu and Jiang Yiqu smiled confidently.

After this battle, the eldest son Yuan Tan's prestige will definitely rise to a higher level, and it is natural to inherit the lord's position.

As for Yuan Shang?

That third son, who is as timid as a mouse, is not worthy of being the master at all.

After making the arrangements, Yuan Tan immediately left Liyang City with Guo Tu and Jiang Yiqu.

On the other side, Yuan Shang also went to find his second brother Yuan Xi, hoping that he would take precautions against Cao Cao.

Yuan Xi shook his head: "Outsiders say that you were scared out of your wits by Cao Jun and escaped by pretending to be a dead body. I don't believe it, but now I do!"

Yuan Shang: "Second Brother..."

"Needless to say!" Yuan Xi waved his hand: "Wait in the city, you don't have to pretend to be dead to survive!"

Yuan Shang: "???"

Chapter 63 Yuan Tan is confused, why are Cao Jun everywhere?

For the ridicule of the second brother, Yuan Shang chose to bear it silently.

Because only he and his father Yuan Shao in the Yuan family had actually fought against Cao Jun.

The reason why the eldest brother and the second brother are so rampant is because they have never suffered from Cao Jun's losses.

"Thank you, second brother, I'm going to take care of dad!" Yuan Shang clasped his fists in both hands, bowed and retreated.

"Hmph!" Yuan Xi snorted coldly in disdain, contemptuous of his useless third brother even more.

At three o'clock that night, the gate of Liyang City was wide open.

Yuan Xi led [-] Youzhou soldiers out of the city first, followed by [-] Jizhou soldiers led by Shenpei.

After the two troops left the city, they joined Yuan Tan's 15 soldiers and horses, and the three groups of [-] troops marched directly to the Cao Jun camp in Cangting.

Looking from a distance, the camp is full of bonfires, and the banner is fluttering in the moonlight.

However, the entire Cao Jun camp was extremely quiet.

Yuan Tan immediately ordered Jiang Yiqu to lead [-] cavalry into the camp first to check the enemy's situation.

In just a short time, Jiang Yiqu reported back: "Young Master, there is no one in the camp, and Cao Jun has withdrawn at some point!"

Yuan Tan yelled, "You cowardly thief Cao!"

Yuan Xi said: "Yesterday, Cao Jun was still there, and he should have quietly retreated after sunset. It won't be too far away!"

"Chasing!" Yuan Tan said angrily, "Kill all Cao Jun, leave no one behind!"

"Kill, kill, kill!"

The 15 Yuan troops roared in unison, and immediately pursued the retreating Cao army along the road.

On the back mountain of Cao Jun's camp, a bonfire was lit in a cave.

Liu Xian leaned leisurely on Lao Huang's lap.

Cao Pi on the side looked nervous: "Master, I just saw tens of thousands of Yuan Jun come to rob the camp. If the three of us stay here, if Yuan Jun finds out, we will surely die!"

"Hahaha!" Liu Xian laughed: "Go out and see Yuan Jun's movements!"

"Okay!" Cao Pi nodded, hurriedly got up and left the cave, stood on a high place and built a pergola to watch the mountain from afar.

To his surprise, Yuan Jun who had just come to rob the camp had all left.

Cao Pi was very excited, and hurried back to the cave: "Master, you have counted everything, Yuan Jun really left!"

"As expected!" Liu Xian said calmly.

Cao Pi shook his head puzzled: "Master, I have a question. Since you don't want to leave with the army, why don't you let Zhao Da stay here with someone to protect us?"

"Stupid!" Liu Xian said: "If Zhao Da leads his troops to stay on the mountain, it seems that he can protect us, but in fact he will show his feet!"

"Chicken feet?" Cao Pi was taken aback for a moment, then came to his senses.

What the master said is definitely a tell-tale, but it's just called a chicken's foot habitually.

Liu Xian continued: "Just imagine, Zhao Da is hiding on the mountain with 5000 people. Once Yuan Bing finds out, will he fight or retreat?"

Cao Pi: "This..."

Liu Xian shook his head: "If you fight, you won't win. If you retreat, you will have no way out. This is called suicide!"

"It seems to make sense!" Cao Pi nodded.

Liu Xian added: "On the contrary, the three of us are the only ones staying here, and we don't have Cao Jun's logo on our bodies. Even if Yuan Jun finds out, we can still claim to be transit traders. How can Yuan Jun, who is eager to pursue us, make things difficult for us?"

"So that's how it is. Master's words have greatly benefited my disciples!" Cao Pi bowed to Liu Xian.

"Hey!" Liu Xian grinned.

As the behind-the-scenes planner of this battle, it is impossible for him not to plan a retreat for himself.

All the army retreated. If they went with the supply battalion, if Baobuqi was chased behind by Yuan Jun, he must have fled in embarrassment.

As for going with the former army in advance, it is not realistic.

He is a non-combatant, and there is no need to go to suffer from ambushes.

As for the smooth return to Xudu, that's even worse, because the strategy of the next army has been pushed to Hebei.

The most dangerous place is the safest place.

Therefore, Liu Xian chose to hide in the cave with Cao Pi.

If something happened to him, he would use his son as a backup.

"Come on, bring the grilled chicken to Master!" Liu Xian beckoned.

"Okay!" Cao Pi nodded, quickly took the roast chicken off the fire, and handed Liu Xian a pot of wine.

Drinking some wine and eating chicken legs, Liu Xian is at ease.

On the other side, the irritable Yuan Jun had already chased after Cao Jun's supply camp.

"Brothers, kill me!" Yuan Tan roared, leading the horse.

Yuan Jun was as excited as if he had been beaten with chicken blood.

However, most of Cao Jun's supply battalions were non-combat troops. When encountering enemy troops on the way to retreat, the first choice was to flee.

He didn't even need the luggage, and just fled around.

Yuan Tan was ambitious and did not pursue these heavy soldiers at all, but let the rear army confiscate Cao Jun's baggage.

While the main force continued to move forward, his goal was the main force of Cao's army, which was Cao Cao in retreat.

At dawn, Yuan Jun finally saw the traces of Cao Jun's troops, and even faintly spotted Cao Cao's banner.

"Hahaha!" Yuan Tan laughed loudly: "Cao Cao is right in front, and whoever takes Cao Cao's head will be rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold, and he will be granted ten thousand households!"

As soon as this remark came out, Yuan Jun was excited from top to bottom.

Cao Cao is the enemy of the lord Yuan Shao, and killing Cao Cao is undoubtedly the number one hero in Hebei.

Who wouldn't want this credit?

"kill!"

The tireless Yuan Jun pursued Cao Jun like crazy.

The two armies quickly contacted, and the retreating Cao army was indeed defeated by Yuan Jun, and fought and retreated.

This undoubtedly made Yuan Tan swell up again.

Cao Jun ran all the way, Yuan Jun chased all the way.

After chasing and chasing, Cao Jun was forced to retreat to the Yellow River.

"Hahaha!" Yuan Tan laughed loudly: "Tie Cao, let me see where you are going to escape today?"

Cao Cao was among the retreating army, and his previous order was to retreat.

Now Cao Cao changed his order: "Our army has no way out, only to fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!" Countless Cao Jun shouted one after another, fighting high in the face of life.

"Kill!" Yuan Tan roared, and Yuan Jun's three troops began to surround Cao Cao.

The two armies fought together, soldiers hacked and killed each other, and blood flowed into rivers.

With this war into a state of anxiety.

Suddenly, several troops appeared from behind Yuan Jun.

Cao Ren of the first team on the left, Xia Houdun of the second team, Li Dian of the third team, Le Jin of the fourth team, and Xia Houyuan of the fifth team.

The first team on the right is Cao Hong, the second team is Zhang He, the third team is Xu Huang, the fourth team is Yu Jin, and the fifth team is Gao Lan.

Ten groups of people rushed out from ten directions, and there were more than one hundred thousand troops.

This is exactly the [-] soldiers and horses of the former army that Cao Ren took away first five days ago.

"Kill!" Cao Jun's shout sounded from behind Yuan Tan.

At this moment, Yuan Tan realized that he had slipped into Cao Cao's trap.