In the Battle of Hanshui River, Zhao Yun first made three advances and three strikes to kill Cao's army, but his bravery was no less brave than that of Changban. Later, when faced with danger, he continued to use empty camps to defeat Cao's army with a small number and a large number.

This battle boosted the morale of the entire army!

In order to demonstrate Zhao Yun's bravery, the army praised him as "General Hu Mighty".

On the other side, Huang Zhong's troops, who were leading his troops to the foothills of the North Mountain to rob grain, also encountered an ambush set by Cao Zhen in advance.

He had no choice but to lead his troops to fight desperately, fight and retreat, and escape into the mountains.

It was simply that Zhao Yun went down the mountain to meet up and attracted most of the main force of Cao's army searching the mountain, which relieved the pressure on Huang Zhong's troops.

After many days, Huang Zhong and his troops got rid of the pursuers and returned to the camp to rendezvous.

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With the defeat on the Hanshui battlefield, although the safety of food and grass was ensured, the morale of the soldiers under his command dropped slightly!

As the war situation in Jingzhou worsened, even Huang Xuer Cao Zhang, whom he was proud of, had arrived at the Hanzhong front line.

But Cao Cao also faintly felt that he did not have the confidence to continue for a long time.

Next is Yang Ping Pass.

Although Cao and Liu are still in a confrontational situation overall.

However, due to Zhao Yun's prominence in the Battle of Hanshui, it affected the morale of Cao's army.

Morale is faintly suppressed!

And this night, after the hot summer day, the marching leader Bo Yang Xiu just walked out of the king's tent and ran into an officer on duty who was running towards the tent with a large piece of "chicken rib" and a bowl full of chicken soup.

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Walking into the tent, I was shocked to see a lonely figure sitting at the top, meticulously approving military affairs.

Seeing this, the officer on duty stepped forward and placed the supper on the table.

After a while, Cao Hong, the night watch general, ran in wearing a sword and holding a sword. He raised his hands and asked loudly, "Your Majesty, what is the command tonight?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Cao, who was working in bed, just woke up. When he was about to raise his head to think, his nose suddenly smelled the strong heat emanating from the chicken ribs placed next to him.

"Tasteless? Tasteless?"

He seemed to be deep in thought for a moment, muttering a few words, and then as if he thought of something, he responded directly, "Weak ribs!"

"Weak ribs?"

"Yes, tasteless!"

Seeing Cao Cao personally confirming the password again, Cao Hong was still suspicious on his face. Although he didn't know the meaning, he quickly accepted the order and resigned!

When he walked out of the king's tent, he saw that the marching leader Bo Yangxiu had not yet left but was standing on one side, forgetting about the moonlit sky, and remained silent for a long time.

"Master Yang, why are you here again late at night?"

Hearing his call, Cao Hong quickly walked over.

After seeing him coming, Yang Xiu came back to his senses and asked gently, "General, what is the password tonight?"

"Don't tell me, the king is a little uncharacteristic tonight!"

"He considers passwords to be useless. What's the point?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Hongsui poured out all his doubts.

"The king really thinks that passwords are useless?"

"yes!"

Seeing Cao Hong's sworn response, Yang Xiu's eyes suddenly lit up, and a thick smile appeared on his face as he responded:

"General, you are returning to camp this time, but your officers and men may pack their bags and return home in the near future."

"Huh? Why did you say this, sir?"

Cao Hong looked puzzled and asked.

After hearing this, the smile on Yang Xiu's face grew stronger. He seemed to feel that he had seen through Cao Cao's innermost thoughts and felt secretly happy. He smiled and said:

"If you eat chicken ribs, you will gain nothing; if you throw them away, it will be a pity!"

"Now that our army has been defeated by the Han River in Xin, the morale of the troops in the camp is unstable, and it is blocked by the Yangping Pass. It is difficult to achieve anything in the short term!"

"But the war situation in Jingzhou is already a matter of life and death, and there is no need to delay."

"Since the commands in the camp are useless, it also heralds the return of the king!"

After hearing his words slowly explained, Cao Hong felt a little like waking up from a dream, as if he understood Cao Cao's deep meaning, and he quickly raised his hands and said:

"Sir, he is very resourceful and can know the king's thoughts!"

After having a conversation with Yang Xiu, Cao Hong began to pass out orders to all the ministries to pack their bags after returning to the camp.

This order is passed down.

All the soldiers felt sleepy and exhausted.

They all started to pack it up, so that the sound of movement in Cao's camp was particularly obvious late at night!

This made Cao Cao, who was still working in the camp, unconsciously become suspicious when he heard the noise outside, and then slowly got up and walked out of the tent.

He glanced around and noticed that the surroundings were noisy.

Many soldiers seemed to be saluting.

At this moment, Cao Cao was undoubtedly confused deep in his heart. Why did his soldiers start packing up before he gave the order?

While he was suspicious, he couldn't help but feel angry again in his mind.

Then he quickly waved his hand to call a soldier closer, with a serious look on his face, and said coldly, "Who told you to pack your bags?"

As soon as these words came out, hearing the forbearance and hidden murderous intention in these words, the soldiers were so frightened that their legs trembled one after another, and they knelt on their knees and kowtowed as if they were pounding garlic and reported:

"Your Majesty, I don't want to be bothered by the little people!"

"This is the order from General Cao, saying that your Majesty has decided to retreat. Let us make preparations as soon as possible. We will stop our troops and return from today!"

"Cao Hong?"

Hearing that Cao Hong could figure out his own thoughts, Cao Cao was angry and at the same time unconsciously surprised. However, a look of anger suddenly appeared on his face and he shouted sternly:

"Summon General Cao Hong quickly!"

The king's order was passed down, and his own king was still very angry at this time.

The guards beside him didn't dare to be negligent in the slightest and hurriedly went to deliver the order.

After a while, the sound of hurried footsteps outside the king's tent was heard.

Cao Hong quickly stepped into the tent and soon felt the unusual atmosphere inside.

He looked up again and saw that the anger on Wei King Cao Cao's face was still there. He couldn't help but feel his heart sinking and saluted, "Your Majesty, you have urgently summoned your generals late at night. Is there anything important you can do?"

"Hmm?"

After finishing his words, Cao Cao snorted several times, his anger became more and more obvious, and he said in a deep voice, "Why did you order the soldiers to pack their bags and say that I have the intention to retreat?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Hong knelt down and begged for mercy.

Immediately, he asked for the password to go out in the middle of the night, but he met the marching leader Bo Yangxiu, and the "tasteless" words he analyzed were true.

"The general really doesn't know!"

"It's just that Yang Lord Bo has always been good at figuring out the king's thoughts, and because it turned out to be unfavorable to the battle situation, the general just listened to what he said."

Seeing that Cao Cao was really angry this time, Cao Hong was also deeply afraid that he would be implicated, so he quickly provided Yang Xiu with the intention of removing him.

"Is it Yang Xiu again?"

When Cao Cao heard this name, his anger undoubtedly became more intense, and there was even a hint of disgust in his heart.

Then he sent someone quickly to summon people.

When Yang Xiu came excitedly and hummed a little tune, he had no idea what was going on. He said with a smile on his face, "Your Majesty, Yang Xiu, please see me!"

However, Cao Cao, who turned his back to everyone at this moment, paid no attention at all.

Cao Cao said nothing, and Cao Hong and the guards in the hall did not dare to say anything.

The king's tent suddenly fell into silence.

In such an abnormal atmosphere, how could such a smart Yang Xiu not smell a sense of danger?

He also felt faintly uneasy in his heart.

At this moment, Cao Cao, who had his back turned, seemed to be lost in memories, and scenes related to the past of Yang Xiu unfolded like a tide.

He thought of the Kuozimen incident and the Yihesu incident.

"These two things can't explain anything. They can only say that he has a smart mind and can't affect anything."

Cao Cao was thinking secretly, recalling the past, his face changing slightly.

One moment, the murderous intention is fully present, and the next moment, the murderous intention is completely gone.
To be continued...