Cao Cao looked up to the sky and laughed. The laughter reached the ears of almost every soldier around him. Slowly, they also laughed with Cao Cao.

The Battle of Guandu was really not easy for Cao Cao. While he continued to win, he was still at a disadvantage. Until this battle, any mistake would lead to an irreversible outcome.

The reason why Cao Cao shouted loudly that the sky will never destroy him was simply because such an ending was not what he had thought of before. Yuan Shao could be said to have smashed the good cards in his hand.

Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, and Gao Lan, these four are almost the four most powerful generals that Yuan Shao can produce in Hebei. The rest are basically rotten fish and shrimps.

Now two of these four people have been killed by Cao Cao, and two have been demoted. In addition, Tian Feng, Ju Shou and Xu You have all more or less betrayed Yuan Shao. Cao Cao understands that Yuan Shao is doomed!

Although Yuan Shao was the attacking party this time, the main force and generals had all suffered losses, which was no longer a cause for concern to Cao Cao.

"Send the order and return to Guandu first. After arriving at Guandu, we will return to the court with our troops!"

After getting the news, Cao Cao immediately realized that he should go back and calm down the chaos in the court. Although Liu Xie was gone, once the news of his victory was sent back, he should still be able to control it.

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"Sikong...there is one more thing."

After hearing this, Cao Hong's lieutenant did not immediately go to deliver the order, but did not leave in front of Cao Cao. He muttered this sentence.

As soon as Cao Cao saw his expression, he knew that what he was about to say was not a good thing. With a thought in his mind, he dismounted and whispered: "What's the matter? Tell me first and I'll listen."

"Sikong, just as I was setting off from Guandu, a close associate of Mr.

It will be passed to Yuan Shao's army within a short period of time."

After saying this, he looked at Cao Cao and saw that Cao Cao's expression did not change much, so he felt a little relieved.

"Don't make any noise about this matter for now, just follow the order I gave before! Just go back and inform Cao Hong first, and prepare to return to Xuchang."

Seeing Cao Hong's cronies leaving, Cao Cao frowned again. Obviously, Sun Ce wanted to hit him from behind when he and Yuan Shao were fighting at the most intense moment, but he managed to avoid it dangerously.

After this disaster, if this news had reached here two days earlier, Yuan Shao would not have missed such a good opportunity no matter how stupid he was.

Hold the emperor hostage and command the princes.

This is what everyone in the world knows about what Cao Cao is doing during this period, but the emperor is in his hands, so no matter which prince is, it is impossible to stand up and say something bad about Cao Cao, because Cao Cao can use the emperor's

Refute them verbally.

But there is one truth that is eternal, that is, everyone will push against the wall.

Cao Cao didn't know the content of the appeal, but he knew one thing. As soon as the appeal in Liu Xie's name was released, those who had not dared to say anything inappropriate about him before had to start scolding him.

At this point, Cao Cao has made up his mind. Since Yuan Shao has no ability to fight with him for the time being, he still has to return to Xuchang and be cautious. At least after this battle, if there is a head-on confrontation, there will be very few people in the Central Plains.

Can beat yourself.

Cao Cao took his remaining more than 2,000 horses and headed directly for Guandu.

When he returned to Guandu, Cao Hong had already prepared troops, horses, food and fodder, and was waiting to return to Xuchang.

This battle has been going on for about half a year, and it is a blessing to finally achieve such a result.

"Where are Zhang He and Gao Lan?"

After Cao Cao came back, he immediately asked about these two people. They were different from Chun Yuqiong and others who were killed by Cao Cao in Wuchao. They had been fighting for several months. Apart from anything else, Cao Cao

It can be seen that these two people are good generals.

Zhang He, in particular, was quite capable of leading troops in battles.

These two people were almost kept when Cao Cao heard that they had surrendered. As the mainstay of Yuan Shao's account, they would still be ranked as top figures even if they were under Cao Cao's account.

"I have arranged for the two of them to rest. Yuan Shao is really too stupid. He asked these two to capture Guandu within one day when there was no food and grass. The two of them immediately dismissed the soldiers in anger and brought them with them.

He surrendered with his cronies."

Cao Hong said it in such detail. In fact, he just wanted to tell Cao Cao that it was only these two polished commanders who were demoted.

Tens of thousands of Yuan Shao's elite troops were dismissed by Zhang He and Gao Lan in a fit of anger, which showed how deeply they resented Yuan Shao. At the same time, it also showed Cao Cao that they were also very particular people. They wanted to surrender to Cao Cao, but they did not take Yuan Shao's hand.

The soldiers under his command went to submit their names, which is not something ordinary people can do.

"That's fine, there will be troops sooner or later. The news from Xuchang has not leaked out, right?"

Cao Hong naturally knew what Cao Cao was worried about, and shook his head slightly at that time.

"Go back to Xuchang, we will discuss the rest later."

Cao Cao's army hurriedly withdrew to Xuchang within two or three hours after he returned to Guandu. At the same time, two pieces of news were delivered to Yuan Shao, who was anxiously waiting for the results of the battle.

"How is the war in Guandu?"

Seeing one of Zhang He's lieutenants running back in distress, Yuan Shao's heart sank, but he still asked patiently.

"My lord, Zhang He and Gao Lan surrendered to Cao Cao directly in front of the formation!"

"What? How dare they..."

Yuan Shao couldn't believe his ears. He had always believed in Zhang He and Gao Lan's loyalty to him, and even if he had accepted Guo Tu's opinion before, the general who forced them to take Guandu was a bit scary.

Element.

Now, Yuan Shao has no chance to look back. None of the four famous generals in Hebei are gone now, and none of his own elites are gone.

In the battle of Guandu, he lost completely. The huge advantage he had over Cao Cao was gone the moment Zhang He and Gao Lan surrendered to Cao Cao.

For a long time, Yuan Shao didn't even say a word. None of his close followers dared to speak this time.

The general who came back to report the news naturally knew that what he said made Yuan Shao become the virtuous person he is today, but as a qualified general, he still had to finish what he said.
Chapter completed!