My head hurts so much. I don’t know what happened. I’ve been feeling all over the past few days, and my head hurts every few days, which is so fatal!

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At dusk, although the sky was still covered with clouds, the setting sun hanging west still broke free from its constraints and tried hard to exude a trace of golden afterglow.

The rain stopped, and the people of Wancheng carefully opened the door...

During these days when they were besieged in the city, the people of Wancheng spent all day in panic, worrying about the lack of food, and worrying about whether they would encounter the nightmare of massacre after the city was destroyed.

Since yesterday afternoon, due to the chaos in the city and the sudden heavy rain, the people have hardly gone out. The family hid in the house in fear and dared not look, listen, and dared not ask...

Now that the heavy rain has stopped, it seems that it has become quiet outside, so I can barely come out to explore the wind.

The water from the eaves fell like curtains, and the water on the road area had not disappeared. Teams of soldiers holding guns and knives patrolling the streets in neat steps. The clothes and armor they wore were very different from the usual Cao army soldiers.

Seeing all this, the people realized that the master of Wancheng had changed.

Seeing every household open the door and explore outside, the patrol soldiers tightly grasped the weapons in their hands and strengthened their vigilance, but did not respond further.

The people stared at the patrol soldiers with panic and did not dare to make any abnormal movements, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

Suddenly, somehow, a five- or six-year-old boy took advantage of his family's inattention and excitedly left the house, ran to the street, and accidentally ran into a team of patrol strokes.

The patrol immediately stopped.

"Woo~~" The boy who fell to the ground probably had his body hurt and suddenly started to cry out loud. The sound sounded a little harsh.

The people who looked around the door on both sides of the street changed their expressions, and the subtle comments that had already existed completely disappeared. Some people have begun to carefully close the portals in order to avoid possible "storms"...

The whole street became silent, and only water droplets were heard dripping from the eaves.

Even the boy's family was stunned. For a moment, they didn't even think about taking the child back, perhaps because they were afraid of geography...

Under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes, the long-skinned man bent down and carried the boy up, and slowly walked towards the family. This action didn't seem to be anything, but with the long and cold expression of the long, it made people feel chill from the bottom of their hearts.

An old man in his sixties, probably the boy's grandfather, walked out with a trembling body. Then, regardless of the puddle on the ground, he knelt down on the ground and begged tremblingly: "The child is ignorant and has bumped into Jun Ye. Please forgive me for his crime.

Please forgive me..."

As he said that, the old man supported the ground with both hands and wanted to kowtow...

A hand covered with calluses stopped the old man in time and lifted him up again.

"There are so many times, don't let him run around!" The cold-faced man handed the boy between his arms to the old man. After only a few words, he turned around and walked towards the patrol queue.

"Let's go!" After a light shout, the ten people continued to patrol forward.

After the queue went away, the streets remained strangely quiet.

"That's Uncle Liu's man~~!" Someone didn't know who sighed lightly. It caused a sigh miraculously.

The sky, which was still gloomy, suddenly seemed to become brighter.

The dark clouds that enveloped my heart began to gradually disappear...

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By the late Xu hour, Zhu Huan also withdrew to Wancheng.

At this point, the offensive and defensive battle between Cao Cao in Nanyang came to an end. After 14 years of separation, Nanyang County returned to the jurisdiction of Jingzhou in a truly meaningful way. Jingzhou also changed from the original nine counties of Jingxiang to ten counties.

The name "the first state of the Han Dynasty" is even more veritable.

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Overnight, I summoned all the generals to conduct military discussions. One is to count the results and losses of this battlefield, and also to discuss the next specific strategy.

Pang Tong and Sima Yi were already under the escort of the Fengqi Army and had just arrived in Wancheng not long ago. They did not have time to rest and participated in the discussion.

“…According to statistics from various departments, our army killed more than 14,000 enemies in this battle and captured more than 16,000 enemies, of which more than 2,000 were seriously injured. Because of the late rescue, and heavy rain, we probably wouldn’t survive.

"Chen Dao was meticulous. He was responsible for the statistics of the results of the war. "In addition, more than 6,000 stones of grain were seized from the enemy's abandoned land, but most of these grains were soaked in water and probably could not be preserved. They must be disposed of as soon as possible, otherwise they would be abandoned..."

"This may be fine..." I waved my hand, "It's just right to use this grain to help the people of Wancheng. Shuzhi, continue..."

"Yes!" Chen Dao nodded, "So far, it is known that six generals above the Cao army's lieutenant have been captured. Among them, the largest one is probably the leader of the anti-capture lieutenant Cao Tai captured by Xiu Mu. He is Cao Ren's eldest son."

"Shi Yuan, wait for the victory to Lujiang to claim this merit for Xiu Mujia!" I patted the table lightly and ordered Pang Tong.

"Thank you General!" Zhu Huan stood up excitedly and bowed.

"Brother Xiu Mu, the biggest earth fish is trapped by you, you must invite a drink..." When Zhu Huan sat down, Ling Tongyi patted his shoulder and said with a smile.

"No problem!" Zhu Huan responded.

Others couldn't help but make jokes, and they all "blacky" Zhu Huan.

I did not stop their jokes and making noises, but just looked at this scene with a smile. After the tense battle, proper laughter and making noises are very helpful in regulating the body and mind...

After a while, I waved my hand gently and signaled the generals to calm down and let Chen Dao continue.

"Our army has killed more than 4,200 people and injured more than 3,500 people, but most of them are not seriously injured. The injured have been properly treated, and the bodies of the fallen soldiers are being collected. In addition, Langfeng has incorporated more than 500 Xianbei cavalry..."

Unexpectedly, if you have such an advantage in "the momentum", the final casualties will reach this level.

"Mom, if it weren't for the bastard's move, it wouldn't have caused such a big casualty..." Wen Pin said angrily.

"This cannot be blamed on Qianzhao. He just did his own responsibility!" Huang Zhong gently stroked his long beard, but he didn't care much.

In fact, what Wen Pin said was not unreasonable. If it weren't for the sudden intervention of Qianzhao, our army's casualties would have been reduced by at least 30%.

This man was able to boldly lead his troops to aid in the face of unstable morale in his soldiers, which greatly alleviated the Cao Hong crisis. He was indeed an outstanding general.

"At present, the entire territory of Nanyang has fallen into the hands of our army!" Pang Tong coughed lightly and said slowly, "What's even more gratifying is that after the past two months of war, the Cao army's vitality on the Western Front has been consumed a lot.

It can be said that whether it is facing Runan, Yingchuan, or Luoyang in the west, Cao's army cannot draw enough troops to stop our army for a while.

In addition, as I expected, the loss of Nanyang and the continuous defeat of Cao's army would inevitably cause great shock in the Yu, Yan, Si, and Yong prefectures, and even directly touched Xuchang.

At present, the people of the states under Cao Cao's rule are not very stable, and they can move the whole body with just one blow. Once it can cause a civil unrest, it is likely that a prairie fire will form.

Therefore, from a strategic perspective, our army is definitely at ease. It is Cao Cao who is eager to change the situation, not our army.

If this is a good use of the land, it may even cause a severe blow to Cao's army."

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As a result, some soldiers inevitably became impetuous and underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly.

It should be noted that the fundamental reason for Cao Cao's current passive situation is his strategic innate defects—the extreme shortage of food caused by natural disasters and the loss of people's hearts.

This flaw forced Cao Cao to seek a quick battle and decisive decision, so he was taken advantage of by our army.

Strategic constraints tactics! If our army was in a situation like Cao Cao, the situation would probably be worse.

Because of this, Cao Cao must not be underestimated. With his ability, once he fights with a trapped beast, his potential is quite amazing.

Pang Tong's purpose of saying this now is to pour two basins of water to cool down everyone and then be able to think about problems more rationally.

But his words are very artistic. If you blindly emphasize how tenacious Cao Cao is, it will only make the generals develop a rebellious mentality. Now such remarks are more acceptable. After all, the generals who are sitting are not smart people.

"Military advisor, how should we use our troops below?" Huang Zhong asked in contemplation, "Will you attack Yuzhou immediately?"

"No hurry!" Pang Tong looked at me and replied with a smile, "No movement can put pressure on Cao Cao more than moving. Cao Cao doesn't know our army's strategy. In his opinion, there are too many directions of attack that our army can choose.

The most deadly thing is naturally nothing more than going through Yingchuan or Luoyang and attacking Xuchang directly.

Let him be busy for a while, and our army also needs to stabilize the situation in Nanyang first. The battle situation of Junhou in Xuzhou has not yet fully unfolded, so we need to cooperate in time!"

"What's wrong with Xuzhou?" Zhao Yun said in a daze.

"The situation is a little bit bad..." Pang Tong sighed.

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The news of the great victory in Wancheng reached Lujiang on the first day of the first day, which immediately caused the whole city to celebrate.

The Lujiang court was filled with joy and people's hearts. Although Cao Cao's escape made people feel a little regretful, after capturing Nanyang, the entire strategic situation had become very good, and some people even began to hope to return to Luoyang on the day they returned to the capital.
Chapter completed!