Ao Cang and Cao's army camp, the confrontation with Ye Zhao continued. On this day, the ice on the Yellow River began to melt. Cao Cao led a group of civil and military officials to survey the terrain by the river. Xiahou Yuan was now blocked by Zhao Yun in Mengjin, and he could no longer continue to rob Ye Zhao's grain road. After the ice and snow melted, the fact that Luoyang was not a place to store grain had been reported back by Xiahou Yuan.

Cao Cao was a little confused about Ye Zhao's plan. Since the food and grass were not robbed, why did he break through Xingyang with such a desperate attitude? The decisive battle between the two sides was not a rational thing for both Cao Cao and Ye Zhao. Cao Cao was a little confused about why Ye Zhao had to continue this battle so stubbornly.

There must be evil when something goes wrong. With Cao Cao's understanding of Ye Zhao, Ye Zhao should not be so unwise. Besides, he is the one who died of his son, not Ye Zhao, and Xiahou Yuan did not successfully burn Ye Zhao's food. Why does it look like Ye Zhao's son died, and the food was burned, and he was eager to seek a decisive battle?

Unless Ye Zhao is confident that he can wipe out his army of more than 100,000 and even Cao Cao in one fell swoop, but this... is almost impossible!

I was puzzled, so Cao Cao has been observing the nearby terrain these days. Cao Cao wanted to stand from Ye Zhao's perspective to see what strategies to defeat the enemy.

"If you want to be surprised, it is nothing more than using the power of water and fire. It is just that the river is frozen now, and the Aocang area is not suitable for using fire." Xun You grabbed a handful of dead grass from the ground, felt the humidity in it, and frowned and said, "If you are worried, what if you might as well withdraw your troops after the river water thaws?"

Ao Cang is not a place that Cao Cao must defend. But now Ye Zhao breaks Hulao first and then occupy Xingyang. According to traditional concepts, Ye Zhao has already opened the door to march into the Central Plains. However, after seeing the benefits of Ye Zhao's equipment, even if it is the strength of Hulao Pass, it is probably difficult to defeat Ye Zhao's equipment. Therefore, after the Battle of Xingyang, Cao Cao decided to change the way of fighting with Ye Zhao in the future to fight in the field, and at the same time, he continued to increase efforts to gather craftsmen to develop siege equipment.

Now, Cao Cao truly realized why Ye Zhao was so vigorously developing equipment and promoting the craftsman industry.

Withdrawal?

Cao Cao stood by the river, looking at the ice surface that had not yet been completely thawed, and sighed. In that case, this battle would be equivalent to admitting defeat to Ye Zhao, mobilizing more than 100,000 troops, but in the end, he took the initiative to withdraw his troops with the advantage of his troops, which made Cao Cao feel a little uncomfortable.

But withdrawing troops is indeed the best choice for Cao Cao today. Ye Zhao can afford to consume energy, but he is almost unable to afford it.

Squat down, picked up a stone and hit it on the ice.

"Click~"

The ice surface broke through, and after a moment, a pop sound came.

Um?

Cao Cao was suddenly stunned, as if he had thought of something, and quickly broke the ice surface nearby. He saw that under the ice layer, there was at least one foot of the distance between sleep and the ice surface.

Xun You's face changed, Cheng Yu's face changed, Zhong Yao's face also changed, Cao Cao's face was even more gloomy and terrifying, but he didn't say anything, but turned around and walked back while saying to the generals around him: "Transfer our military orders and the three armies will withdraw from Ao Cang!"

He didn't know when Ye Zhao was going to take action, but one thing is certain that with the current drop in the water level, the time will not be too late.

Guo Jia's plan was actually not a profound plan, it was just a cut off water and storing water to destroy Cao's army with water. If the water level changes in normal times, such a plan would not be hidden from Cao Cao.

But just when it was the coldest time, the river water soldiers were in front of the front, and Xiahou Yuan was able to lead his army to cross Mengjin from Hanoi. The frozen water surface covered the dropping water level well. It was not until the ice and snow melted, and Cao Cao accidentally discovered the secret under the ice layer, and he suddenly realized.

"Boom~" Almost as Cao Cao led his men to leave, a faint sound of thunder suddenly came from the upstream direction, like thousands of horses galloping. Although the sound was still far away, its momentum was already achieved.

Cao Cao's expression changed drastically. At this moment, he no longer cared about the army outside the city. He hurriedly greeted everyone: "Enter the city quickly and try to block the city gate!"

He didn't expect that Ye Zhao would dig the river so quickly. There was no time to inform the two camps around Ao Cang at this moment. Although he was heartbroken about the losses of the troops, Cao Cao was quite decisive. Even if he was notified at this time, it would be too late. It would be better to keep these confidant civil and military personnel at hand.

At that moment, everyone rode their horses and whipped them, heading towards Ao Cang without saying a word.

However, after a moment, I could only hear the sound waves faintly. At this moment, the soldiers standing in the Cao army camp had obviously felt the tremor on the ground. The soldiers guarding the gate subconsciously looked towards the sound source, but saw a row of rivers like snow walls of mercury mountains and snow walls. In an instant, the entire military camp was in chaos.

After more than ten days of accumulation, the river water came very quickly. The military camp just started to chaotic, and the river water had already been pressed over. The weak and galloping horses were criticized and shed. The strong village wall was instantly destroyed when it hit. Although the soldiers in the camp were all elite soldiers who had been through the battlefield for a long time, how could they compete with the natural power? They panicked for a moment and could not retreat in time, and were immediately caught in the wild waves of the sky.

The huge military camp was swallowed up by the surging river water in just a moment. The waves came and went quickly. When the water flooded, the entire Cao camp completely disappeared. On the water that gradually calmed down, floating corpses and a large number of damaged wood continued to float.

The first camp was engulfed by the river. The second camp was located south of Ao Cang and backed by mountains. Although it was impacted by rivers, Li Dian, who was guarding the camp, climbed up to the highlands with hundreds of people and survived. Ao Cang was surrounded by mountains. Although the river water was strong, Cao Cao quickly ordered the four gates to be sealed after entering the city. Although a lot of water was seeped in, there were almost no casualties in Ao Cang.

Just standing at the top of Ao Cang City and looking at the mess outside the city left behind after the river water, Cao Cao felt that the eyes were dark and he almost fell from the city wall.

In this flood, 100,000 Cao's army, how many can there be left in addition to the 20,000 in Aocang City? Li Dian, who was guarding outside the city, are all the generals he relied on. This kind of water and fire are ruthless, Cao Cao is not sure whether the two of them can survive, but even if both of them survive, Cao Cao's main army will almost be buried under this flood.

"Lord, retreat!" Seeing the water level calm, Xun You and Zhong Yao grabbed Cao Cao, whose eyes were red, and gritted their teeth and said.

Most of the 100,000 troops were lost. Whether they defended the city or went out of the city to fight, they could not fight Ye Zhao. Ao Cang was already a place of death. If he stayed here, he would only be dumplings by Ye Zhao.

"Where to retreat...where to retreat!?" Cao Cao took a few breaths violently, stared at the people with red eyes and said.

"There are still many ferries in the city, but before the river water has completely retreated, abandon the city and cross the river, go to Jizhou first, and then deal with Ye Zhao!" Xun You bowed and said.

"What about the soldiers in this city?" Cao Cao looked at everyone and roared. He had abandoned the tens of thousands of troops outside the city. Do you want him to abandon it again now?

When Xun You heard this, he couldn't help but feel silent. Although there were many ferries in the city, it was definitely not enough to ferry all the soldiers in the city, and could take away one or two thousand... It was already good.

"Lord!" Cheng Yu bowed to Cao Cao and said, "We can still reorganize our business now when we retreat to Jizhou. If we stay here, there will be only a dead end. The lord should put the overall situation first! It should be broken... and then break!"

Cao Cao's mouth twitched violently several times, and a struggle flashed in his eyes, but this struggle did not last long. He knew that Cheng Yu was right. If he didn't leave at this time, with the current situation and morale of the army, Ao Cang would be far less solid than Xingyang. When the river retreated, they would be like being left on the shore by the fish left on the shore. The only thing waiting for them was Ye Zhao's kill.
Chapter completed!