"Cao Mengde escaped. I heard that he was forcibly taken away by Xun Gongda and others when he fainted."

At Guo Jia's residence in Yecheng, Xun Chen walked leisurely into the four-corner pavilion, sat down on the mat opposite Guo Jia in a familiar manner, and told him the latest information from Yanzhou.

"The king did not send a large army to pursue him. He only sent a thousand light cavalry to follow and harass him for a while, and then let him leave!"

Guo Jia casually took out a cup from the coffee table and poured him a cup of tea. He was a little surprised and said, "Why would the king let the tiger go back to the mountain?"

Xun Chen took the tea, blew it, and said, "The soldiers fought continuously for a day and a night. Even the reserved war horses were replaced. The battle ended in just one day. A total of more than 60,000 people were beheaded and more than 40,000 people were captured. Under such circumstances

, how can we send a large army to pursue it?”

Guo Jia nodded understandingly, "According to the princess's character, even if we let him escape temporarily, the matter will not drag on for too long. If it is not solved in Yanzhou, it will be completed in Yuzhou and Nanyang."

Xun Chen chuckled, "How can the princess be as ruthless as you said? When Yuan Benchu ​​was defeated and surrendered, she not only did not move to Jizhou, but also reunited him with his family and lived a life in paradise. If Cao Gong was willing to surrender, she would not

Kill them all."

"no the same!"

Guo Jia picked up the tea leaves in the cup and said, "The reason why Jizhou was not moved was because she could not move for the time being. Later, the family rebellion led to the invasion of foreign enemies and almost lost the entire Jizhou. Learning from the past, she will not let this happen again, so it is necessary to move Yanzhou

The matter must be settled once and for all. Cao Gong has been operating in Yanzhou for so many years and has deep roots. As long as he does not die, there will always be hidden dangers within Yanzhou. She will not surrender, and... Cao Gong will not surrender either."

Hearing what he said, Xun Chen couldn't help but worry and said, "If Cao Gong doesn't surrender, Wen Ruo, Gongda and others probably won't either!"

Guo Jia shook his head and sighed, "The old nest in Yanzhou has been lost, and retreating to Yuzhou will be nothing more than a desperate struggle!"

Speaking of this, Xun Chen suddenly thought of something and said, "When the princess came back from Yizhou, she brought back 30,000 troops, but she did not come to participate in the Yanzhou battle. Instead, she sent them to Yingchuan, where she was waiting for Cao Cao.

Male?"

Guo Jia nodded, "If Mr. Cao escapes to Soochow or Runan, he can still save his life temporarily. If he goes to Yingchuan or Nanyang, he will just throw himself into a trap. Except for the Yizhou Army, Liangzhou, and Yongzhou Army, it will be enough to rest for more than a month."

Let’s fight again.”

"If he really escapes to Runan, he will give away Yingchuan and other places. Yanzhou and Xuzhou have been lost. How can he be willing to give up these rich places again!" Xun Chen sighed and asked, "According to Feng Xiao, then

Will Sun Bofu surrender?"

"It will definitely not happen in the short term, but you won't know for sure in the future!"

"Then when will Liu Jingsheng surrender?"

"When Duke Cao dies, he will sacrifice Jingzhou!"

Xun Chen nodded, and after a moment of silence he suddenly said, "Is Fengxiao worried about Duke Cao?"

Guo Jia was stunned for a moment and shook his head, "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. This has been the case since ancient times. Once you decide to fight for the world, you have to have this consciousness. What are you worried about? On the other hand, do you want to go to Runan?"

Xun Chen said, "When I went to Yanzhou to get you out of prison, I stopped by to visit my brother. He swore that the right path in the world lies with Cao Cao. Today, Duke Cao was defeated, so I wanted to ask him where the right path lies."

"If the princess agrees, you can say hello to Wen Ruo on my behalf and tell him that I have good tea and books waiting for him to taste."

Xun Chen nodded slightly, put down the tea cup and said goodbye!

…………

Just as Guo Jia said, Cao Cao was throwing himself into a trap when he fled to Yingchuan. Although Lu Bu was unable to send a large army to pursue him, he was followed by the Flying Eagle along the way, and Cao Cao's army was under control of every move.

Several passes bordering Yingchuan and Henan Yin are in the hands of the Tang army. Since the war with Yanzhou, the Tang cavalry has come out from time to time to harass counties and counties. Due to the lack of cavalry, Cao's army is in an extremely passive position on the battlefield. Xia Houyuan, the prefect of Yingchuan,

He was brave and strong, good at regulating food, but not good at using troops. Therefore, facing the attack of the Tang army, he could only order various places to defend the city and wait for the result in Yanzhou.

The Battle of Yanzhou ended four days ago, but the speed of Cao Cao's scouts reporting the news was not as fast as that of Flying Eagle. Xia Houyuan had not yet received the news. Ma Chao, Zhang Fei, and Cao Xing knew about Cao Cao's defeat the next day. Several people

The troops and horses were organized and sent out in two ways. Nominally they were attacking Yingchuan, but in reality they were waiting for news from Fei Ying and were preparing to intercept and kill Cao Cao.

The autumn wind was bleak, and by the Yingshui River, Zhang Yide shot two wild geese flying south and squatted by the fire to make a barbecue. Ma Mengqi held a piece of grass in his mouth, leaning on a tree trunk and looking at the sky in boredom.

"Ma Mengqi, why are you so dazed?"

"I'm thinking that if I can kill Cao Mengde this time, your Majesty will give me the title of military commander, right?"

"Stop dreaming!"

"Why are you just dreaming?" Ma Chao stood up and spat out the grass in his mouth, and said with an unconvinced look, "This attack on Yizhou was obviously my first victory. Just because Zhang He and his fellow Zhang He broke through Yangping Pass, the princess

Let him be the commander of Yizhou, and Yangping Pass is the key to defeating Shuzhong, so I will accept it. If I can successfully intercept and kill Cao Mengde this time, my contribution will not be greater than that of Zhang He? How can your Majesty not give me a promotion?"

Zhang Fei glanced at him and laughed loudly, "I said don't dream because Cao Mengde's head belongs to me."

Ma Chao frowned, "You are not serving in the Tang Kingdom, so why are you fighting for my head?"

Zhang Fei said of course, "I have to repay my kindness. After I take Cao Mengde's head, I can go find my elder brother. If you want to make meritorious deeds, there are still opportunities, so give up this head to me!"

"Are you out of your mind?" Ma Chao looked at him as if he was looking at a fool. "The Tang Dynasty has reached a certain state of affairs. Are you going there to make an enemy of the princess again?"

"Amo won't even give me a barbarian land, right?" Zhang Fei looked a little hesitant, "She's not that kind of person!"

"That's because you don't know her well enough. Let me tell you a secret. When I was working as a groom for the king, I saw a map. It was the future territory of the Tang Dynasty planned by the princess, including Jiaozhou and even the islands south of Jiaozhou.

Inside, so when she waits for the Central Plains to be settled, she will definitely have to fight there. If your eldest brother surrenders, based on his friendship with the princess, he can still get a state pastor. If he resists, I think he can only continue to flee south.

Already."

Ma Chao paused for a moment and then said, "However, escaping to the south is not a long-term solution, because the princess has mapped out all the places further south of Jiaozhou. The reason why she did not include them in the Tang Dynasty territory may be because she felt that they would not be included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty during her and the king's lifetime.

If she couldn't hit it, she drew it with a dotted line, which should be a task left to the next emperor."

"Just brag. It's such a far away place. Not to mention her, there aren't even a few people in the whole country who have been there. How can she draw it?"

"Don't you believe it?" Ma Chao came over, picked up a branch and drew the rough outline of the Indochina Peninsula and the Indian Peninsula on the ground, and said, "I remember it seems to be this shape. There are mountains and rivers in the picture she drew.

Regarding the rivers that flow southward from the state, I think she is not just painting nonsense, and it is well-founded."

Ma Chao pointed to an area at the southernmost tip of the Indochina Peninsula, "This place seems to be filled with primitive tribes. Only here has a country called Funan Kingdom been established."

Hearing that he had a nose and eyes, Zhang Fei was dubious and thought that when he found Liu Bei, he would have to persuade him to surrender.

While the two were chatting, a sharp eagle cry suddenly came from the sky. Ma Chao stood up and said excitedly, "My head is here!"

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