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"So, a melee in Anyi City caused Sun Ce to be trapped in a heavy siege. Not only did he not get any benefits, he lost tens of thousands of troops, and then fled in shame and did not dare to stay in Sili anymore.

At the same time, Sun Ce, who suffered a great defeat, must have believed that this defeat was all caused by Zhou Yu's conspiracy and plot. He reached a secret discussion with him in name, but in fact he wanted to introduce him into the trap and then fight him all in one go. In this way, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce, the former general leader, naturally parted ways, and they became strangers from then on."

Guo Jia's words analyzed the entire situation clearly, so that after hearing this, Jia Xu felt deeply moved: "No monarch can tolerate generals who miss the old master and have two ambitions. Even a magnificent person like the lord cannot tolerate endlessly.

Everything has a limit. In the battle of Dongyuan City, the lord has achieved the ultimate righteousness. Therefore, the lord will never allow the scene under Dongyuan City to repeat again in this battle, and Zhou Yu must also completely define his relationship with Sun Ce in this battle."

Guo Jia nodded and responded: "Brother Wenhe is right. In this mystery, the lord has actually shown mercy. Otherwise, just ask Yang Chou to arrange hundreds of archers to ambush in the county magistrate's palace and attack Sun Ce in one fell swoop. It was precisely because Zhou Yu was afraid it would be difficult to accept this fact and took risks in his indignation. Therefore, the lord deliberately kept his hands, which could fulfill the brotherhood between Zhou Yu and Sun Ce."

Jia Xu said: "This is the biggest concession that the lord can make. It is very difficult. It should be noted that since ancient times, few lords have put themselves in their shoes and thought about their subordinates. It has never been seen before. Zhou Yu should be glad for this, and it is also our honor. For this reason, this matter has passed, so we don't need to discuss it anymore. There are two tricky things that need urgent responses. One is that Zilong led his troops to pursue Liu Bei and have not returned. Second, Zhang Lu, Hanzhong, actually took advantage of the decisive battle between our army and the princes of the Central Plains, sent troops to attack our heartland in Liangzhou."

"What Brother Wenhe said is very true."

Guo Jiaxin continued, "The first thing is not to worry about. General Zilong is highly valued by the Lord of the Lord, so there must be no problem. Now the most urgent task in front of us is how to deal with the war in Hanzhong. Fortunately, before the decisive battle, the Lord of the Lord had already sent General Ma Chao to Liangzhou on a night's journey. Although he was finally a step late, he curbed the offensive momentum of Zhang Lu's army. At present, the two armies were in a stalemate, and finally gave us a chance to breathe."

Jia Xu nodded slightly, turned around and looked towards Xiliang, and pondered with some emotion: "The war is constantly coming. War is endless, and one wave has not yet settled, and the front door drives tigers and the back door enters the wolf. This year is destined to be an extraordinary year??????????????????????

Guo Jia nodded after hearing this, smiling and silent, as if he was confident. He had already figured out how to deal with it.

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Xingyang.

Two days have passed since the decisive battle of Loudi. After the great defeat, all the princes fled from Hangu Pass one after another, and they were traveling day and night, traveling at least two or three hundred miles in one day and night, and their escape speed was astonishing.

The Xingyang Camp, which was blocking the escape route, was like squeezing the necks of the defeated princes, making all the princes frightened and worried, fearing that they would be blocked by Xu Rong in Xingyang. In this way, Xu Rong was blocked in front and the Western Liang cavalry chased him overnight, and the lives of all the princes in the Central Plains were in danger!

Perhaps it was the silent prayer of Yuan Shao, Lu Bu and others that moved God, or Xu Rong in Xingyang was timid and cowardly and did not dare to fight with them, the desperate people. Just as Yuan Shao and Lu Bu were preparing to fight with all their might and fought to the death, the Xingyang defenders actually retreated voluntarily.

Therefore, when Yuan Shao and Lu Bu and the first group of troops entered the Xingyang territory, they unexpectedly learned that the Xu Rong army stationed in Xingyang had withdrawn and took the initiative to retreat forty miles to stay away from the main plank road. This move was clearly to allow the Allies to escape.

As expected, the Allied soldiers quickly passed Xingyang Pass with a nervous heart, but the whole process was in danger. Xu Rong's army really let the road open and let the princes escape.

In just two days, tens of thousands of Allied soldiers fled through Xingyang to the direction of Luoyang. Allied princes such as Yuan Shao, Lu Bu and Cao Cao escaped one after another. When these princes fled Xingyang, there were Xiliang scouts and meticulous works responsible for monitoring along the way. Therefore, the whereabouts of all the princes could not escape the sight of the scouts under Xu Rong's tent. Who had escaped and who was still behind and did not leave the territory of Xingyang, the chief general Xu Rong knew very well, and waited for an opportunity to send troops to capture a large number of surrendered troops along the way, laying a solid foundation for the Xingyang camp to expand its army again.

The third day, the second day after the Xiliang Army battalions returned to the Loudiyuan camp one after another.

In the early morning, Zhao Yun, who led his troops south to pursue him, steadily walked into Xu Rong's central army tent. He came here to say goodbye to Xu Rong, and was preparing to escort prisoners of war and seized materials back to the camp to report.

The reason why Zhao Yun said goodbye to Xu Rong was because Xu Rong treated him well in the past three months and strongly recommended him to serve as the commander of 20,000 reinforcements. This is why he had the opportunity to make repeated military achievements and successfully gained a foothold in the army.

"Zilong wants to lead his troops back to the pass to report?"

After hearing Zhao Yun's intention to come, Xu Rong's expression was a little surprised, and then he laughed loudly: "That's just right, I just received the lord's military order and ordered me to rush to Hangu Pass within three days to report. Since Zilong also wants to lead his troops back, you and I happen to be together, so that we can talk along the way, so as to avoid boredom. Hahaha!"

"Is the general going to Hangu Pass, too?" Zhao Yun was stunned when he heard this and asked casually.

Xu Rong nodded happily and said with a smile: "Yes, not only did I receive the lord's military order, but as far as I know, the garrisons of various places in Sili have received this order, and even General Zhou Yu, who had just captured Hanoi County, was no exception. It must be that the lord summoned all the generals of the army to participate in the military and political discussions, which was actually rewarded on merit and rewarded the soldiers of the army."

Zhao Yun nodded slightly, looked up at Xu Rong with a nervous expression, but stopped talking, but wanted to say something but felt inconvenient to speak.

Seeing that Zhao Yun looked strange, Xu Rong smiled calmly and said, "Does Zilong want to ask whether the lord's military order asked about your soldiers who have not returned for a long time?"

"General's clarification. That's true." Zhao Yun responded.

Xu Rong nodded slightly, the smile on his face quickly faded, and he said seriously: "To be honest, Zilong was not mentioned in the lord's military order, and there was no mention of a word. In my opinion, when the lord ordered Zilong to lead his troops south to pursue the defeated army, he had already expected that Zilong would go back to report later, so he did not order to urge him. However, Zilong, the matter of Baimahe must not be hidden, and will be known by the lord sooner or later, so you must make some preparations in advance."

After a brief pause, Xu Rong raised his hand to signal Zhao Yun not to rush to explain, and then said: "According to the scouts, General Zhou Yu led his troops to capture Anyi City, he let Sun Ce and Jiang Qi go without authorization, which made the lord Thunder Ting furious. General Zhou Yu was reclaimed his military power during the war. Last night, he was taken back to the camp by his lord's personal guards, deprived of his power of commander-in-chief and demoted to the chief clerk of the army."

Speaking of this, Xu Rong said to Zhao Yun earnestly: "This is the first time I have seen my lord so angry in more than three years. The first time I have given such severe punishment to my trusted generals under my command. Who is Zhou Yu? It is no exaggeration to say that he is now a great military achievement and is influential. He is called the "No. 1 General of the Western Liang Army" by the world. He holds more than 100,000 Bingzhou Army. He ranks high as the General of Anbei, and his position in our army is second only to his lord. He is just below one person and above ten thousand people. But this time Zhou Yu caused a big disaster, and directly demoted from General Anbei to the chief clerk of the army, from a general galloping on the battlefield to a scholar holding a pen. The difference between this is so great, it is tantamount to falling into the mortal world from the clouds.

Therefore, Zilong, what you did this time is quite similar to General Zhou Yu. Liu Bei's army was released by the Baima River. Once this matter is known by the lord, it will definitely repeat the mistakes of General Zhou Yu. All the efforts made by Zilong before and the hard work made in bloody battles are likely to be burned down, and they will even be blamed in public to serve as a warning. I wonder how Zilong is preparing to report to the lord?"

Zhao Yun's expression was a little dull, but there was no regret and loneliness on his face, his eyes were still firm, and his waist was straight.

Obviously, he did not intend to hide it, thinking that he was doing well and had a clear conscience. However, he also knew that he deserved punishment this time because he did let Liu Bei and the injured Zhang Fei away, as well as thousands of remaining soldiers under Liu Bei, on the bank of the Baima River.

This happened at noon yesterday, when Zhou Yu's army captured Anyi City, Sun Ce broke through the siege and almost at the same time. At that time, Zhao Yun led more than 15,000 light cavalry to pursue the south, and captured thousands of prisoners of war along the way, most of which were Xuzhou soldiers. At noon, Zhao Yun led his troops to take a small path and go around the front of the defeated army, and finally intercepted the princes who fled in a hurry on the banks of the Baima River, Liu Bei, Xuzhou.

What happened next made the tens of thousands of light cavalrymen present unforgettable for their lives, because they all witnessed the whole process with their own eyes. When Zhao Yun led his army to surround Liu Bei's defeated army, Liu Bei was very panicked at first, and he rode his horse across the river without thinking. He abandoned the injured Zhang Fei and thousands of remaining troops and fled alone. However, when Liu Bei, who was eager to escape, turned around and saw that the general was Zhao Yun, he rode his horse to Zhao Yun like a demon, and nagged him and Zhao Yun's past friendship with tears, and then straightened his neck and asked Zhao Yun to cut him off and ask for me.

Faced with such a situation, what else can Zhao Yun do? If he really draws his sword and chops Liu Bei's head, he will probably be Zhao Zilong from Changshan, but Li Li from Xiliang. Because, if Li Li encounters such a good thing, he will definitely chop off with one sword without hesitation. Unfortunately, Liu Bei will never be able to put his head in front of him.

As a result, Liu Bei and the defeated generals left without any danger, while Zhao Yun repeated Zhou Yu's mistakes and was charged with indulging the enemy.

During the silence, Zhao Yun sorted out his thoughts a little, and then said firmly: "It's useless to hide things. One person does things and one person does it. This matter is all done by the last person and has nothing to do with the soldiers of the Feixiong Camp. If the lord blames me, Zhao Yun, is willing to bear all the guilt on his shoulders and die without any resentment!"

Xu Rong stared at Zhao Yun with scrutiny for a while, then laughed and said, "Zilong was brave and brave, loyal and courageous. He is worthy of being a tiger general in the world who is highly appreciated by the lord! Since Zilong is fearless, then we will set off immediately and head to Hangu Pass. Hahaha??????"

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