"Sweep the battlefield and prepare to evacuate. All guns must be recycled!" I ordered Lin Xue, Jin Chou and Liao Hua, who had just come down from the mountain.

"General, have the enemy's weapons and armor confiscated?" Liao Hua asked

I thought for a moment and said, "Take the weapons away and don't move the armor!" These weapons are all standard cavalry rifles for heavy cavalry. Although our army has no heavy cavalry yet, they may be used. And if it really doesn't work, they can be recasted into other weapons. I just took a cavalry rifle and observed it carefully. These cavalry rifles are made of rare fine iron, with good texture, and it is a pity not to take them away.

Although the armor on the heavy cavalry was also relatively precious, one was seriously damaged after the war, and many of the armor was even ragged; the other was not easy to peel off and it took too much time. In a short time, the 2,000 infantry in Wancheng would soon arrive; the third was stripping off the armor of the fallen soldiers, which was too disrespectful to the dead. The heroic and loyal performance of these heavy cavalry soldiers of Zhang Xiujun had a profound impact on me and deserved respect. So let's leave it for them.

Lin Xue asked with a hint of doubt: "General, aren't there more than 2,000 infantry troops in Wancheng coming? Why don't we annihilate these 2,000 infantry and evacuate them?"

I smiled and replied, "Zifeng, our army is aiming to train in this battle. Now the purpose has been achieved, and the soldiers of each battalion are exhausted. Although they can win when fighting the enemy, they will definitely suffer great casualties and will not be worth the loss."

Liao Hua and Jin Chou also had this doubt. After listening to my explanation, they suddenly realized.

In fact, there is another more important reason why I did not tell them that our army has taken advantage of the geographical advantage in the battle of annihilation of Zhang Xiu and cut off Zhang Xiu's retreat can ensure that the enemy will be wiped out. And our army will not be able to encircle the 2,000 infantry that will arrive later, which means that it cannot be wiped out. If some soldiers escape, return to Wancheng, and report the situation in our army to Cao Cao. There are many strategists in Cao Cao's army, and maybe we can find the ancient city based on all kinds of clues. At that time, in order to relieve the hidden dangers in the rear, our army will definitely be unable to resist. Now our army is evacuated quickly. When the 2,000 infantry arrives, we can only see dead bodies everywhere and no clues are found. Even if Cao Cao hears the news, he will not be able to touch the mind and can only suspicion.

After the victory of the Great War, the soldiers in the army seemed very excited and their movements became much lighter. They cleaned the battlefield very quickly and then evacuated immediately.

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Less than a cup of tea after our army evacuated, more than 2,000 infantry in Wancheng rushed to the "Copper Valley" and saw only a pile of big stones blocking the road. The leader of the army ordered the soldiers to climb up the pile of stones to inquire about the situation. Several soldiers climbed up with great difficulty and looked inside, and were stunned.

"What's the situation inside? Do you see the general?" asked the leader of the army.

"...dead...dead...dead..., all dead..." a soldier stammered and said

"What are all dead? Make it clear!" The leader of the army was very angry and scolded.

"Yes, report to the Lord, all the heavy cavalry inside are dead!"

What? The captain could not believe that all the more than 3,000 cavalrymen were killed in battle? How could this be possible? What about General Zhang Xiu?

The leader of the army hurriedly climbed up to the top of the pile of stones and looked forward, and immediately became stunned. He saw that there were more than 3,000 human corpses and more than 3,000 horses dead on a road of about 8,900 steps inside. The whole valley was dead and red, like hell on earth.

"Hurry! Push the stone away!" The leader of the army hurriedly climbed down from the pile of stones and directed the soldiers to clear the road...

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Two days later, Xuchang, the Prime Minister's Office, was discussing military information with various think tanks and generals in the office. Cao Cao was 45 and 6 years old this year, with thin eyes and long beard, and majestic appearance. He picked up a bamboo slip and handed it to a 30-year-old who was about 30 years old, with handsome appearance and full of wisdom, but there was a hint of unhealthy young scholar who showed his eyebrows. He said to the people in the hall in a deep voice: "Today, the Yen Rang (Xahou Dun) came from an urgent report, saying that Yuan Benchu ​​personally led a large army of 500,000 troops to Guandu, and was approaching Xudu. I wonder what good strategies you have to retreat to the enemy."

After reading the document, the young scholar handed it to another middle-aged scholar in his 40s with white face and long beard, and he fell into deep thought.

Cao Cao seemed to trust the young scholar very much, so he first asked him: "Wang Xiao, what are your tricks?"

The young scholar was Guo Jia, the prime minister's army priest, and his name was Fengxiao. When he heard Cao Cao ask, Guo Jia smiled faintly: "Lord, don't worry, the so-called soldiers come to block the enemy. Since Yuan Shao sent troops to Guandu, our army can also go to Guandu to fight!"

Cao Cao was suspicious and said in a deep voice: "But Fengxiao, Yuan Shao had more than 500,000 troops, and our army could only mobilize about 80,000 troops at most. The strength was quite different, and I'm afraid it was no opponent!"

"Hahahaha..." Guo Jia laughed loudly but didn't say anything.

Cao Cao was even more confused and asked anxiously: "When Fengxiao, why are you laughing? Is there anything wrong with what I am worried about?"

Guo Jia stopped laughing and said loudly: "Have you forgotten my words of 'Ten Wins and Ten Loss' that day? Compared with Yuan Shao, lord has 10 Wins, and Yuan Shao has 10 Wins. No matter how many Yuan Shao's army is, what are you afraid of? This battle in Guandu is a chance to break Yuan's good luck. lord must not hesitate, send troops immediately, and do not miss the opportunity!"

The middle-aged scholar who took the document from Guo Jia also stood up and spoke to Cao Cao: "Guo Fengxiao's words are exactly what I want. The lord doesn't have to hesitate, and he should decisively send troops to defeat Yuan Shao!" This person was Xun Yu and Xun Wenruo, the minister of the service.

Guo Jia and Xun Yu are the two think tanks in Cao Cao's army. They usually say that they won. At this time, the two asked Cao Cao to send troops to Guandu to fight against Yuan Shao at the same time. Cao Cao was very at ease and made up his mind to send troops to Guandu.

Cao Cao said loudly: "Wen Xiao, Wen Ruo's words are exactly what I want. Tomorrow morning, the three armies will be dispatched and the troops will enter Guandu to fight against Yuan Shao. All the generals will obey orders!"

The generals in the hall stood up together, clasped their fists and replied, "The last general will obey the order!"

"The generals returned to the camp today and make preparations for the expedition!"

"Get orders!"

At this moment, a messenger rushed into the Prime Minister's Mansion, came to the door of the conference hall and knelt on the ground, shouting loudly: "Wancheng urgently reported!"

Cao Cao felt nervous, Wancheng? Could it be that Zhang Xiu had rebelled again? He hurriedly said, "Take the documents here and I'll read them!"

Xiahou Yuan, who was second in the military seat, quickly came to the door, took the document, walked to Cao Cao, raised the document with both hands and handed it to Cao Cao. Cao Cao took the document and saw that his face suddenly changed, and he lost his voice in surprise, "What?"

Everyone in the hall was very curious about the contents of the document. Guo Jia asked: "Lord, what happened to Wancheng urgently reported?"

"Zhang Xiu, Wancheng, sent troops to attack the bandits, and the entire army was wiped out, and Zhang Xiu was killed!"

"What?"

"How is that possible?"
Chapter completed!