"I can only retreat."

Geng Bao thought for a while and said with a gloomy face.

"How to withdraw?"

Zhang Qi's face was also very bad at this time, and he was very worried. When he heard Geng Bao's words, he asked.

Now there are less than 20,000 soldiers in the camp, and many of them are injured. Before, even 60,000 to 70,000, they cannot conquer Nanpi City, but they cannot defeat Liu Zhe. Now there are less than 20,000 soldiers. It is a fool to defeat Liu Zhe.

But how to retreat is also a problem. If you do nothing and just take the soldiers to retreat, Liu Ze will definitely pounce on him and take a bite. With Geng Bao's remaining troops, he might be eaten by Liu Zhe.

Zhang Qi said: "There are many injured soldiers. Taking them to retreat will drag down the speed and will easily lead to Liu Zhe's pursuit. But if you don't bring them, your soldiers will definitely lose all their morale, and maybe mutiny is possible."

"Zhang Zhi, do you think we still have a chance to turn defeat into victory in this situation?" Geng Bao suddenly asked this question.

"Now?"

After Zhang Qi was silent for a while, he finally shook his head bitterly and uttered two words with difficulty: "It's very difficult."

Geng Bao and his family have been confiscated now. Even if Geng Bao can retreat and defeat the enemy, it is impossible for him to gather so many soldiers again. This uprising can be said to be a complete failure.

"You said we will return, is there any way?" Geng Bao asked again.

Zhang Qi shook his head silently.

Geng Bao said: "It's time for this to happen, it's time for a hero to cut off his arm."

"What does it mean?" Zhang Qi did not understand Geng Bao's words.

"There are less than 20,000 soldiers in the camp now, and most of them are wounded soldiers. Taking them with them will only be a burden." Geng Bao's voice was very dull, but the cruelty inside was fully exposed.

Zhang Qi's eyes were shocked, he opened his mouth wide, looked at Geng Bao in disbelief, and uttered a few words: "You mean, want, abandon them?"

"This is something that can't be done."

Geng Bao seemed very calm and said, "This is not my original intention, but it is reality. I have to give up on them."

Zhang Qi's face turned pale and said, "Aren't you afraid that other soldiers will lose their morale? If they don't get the support of the soldiers, who will resist Liu Zhe once Liu Zhe attacks?"

Geng Bao's eyes were full of cold blood and he said, "So, I want to give up all of them."

"What?" Zhang Qi almost jumped up, his voice was loud, but then he quickly covered his mouth and prevented his voice from coming out. This matter was too sensitive and serious. Once the soldiers outside knew that his commander was going to give up on them, no one could be sure that they could do anything.

"Give them aside?" Zhang Yan asked in a low voice: "Why?"

“It’s too conspicuous to take them to retreat.”

Geng Bao had already considered it and said slowly: "As soon as we retreat, Liu Zhe will definitely chase him. They are not Liu Zhe's opponents."

"Besides, it's useless to retreat to Gaocheng. I'll leave the green mountains without worrying about the lack of firewood. We need to go to other places. A place where Liu Zhe can't find us, wait for the opportunity to make a comeback."

Zhang Qi understood what Geng Bao meant, and he said, "You are going to use all the soldiers here as cover to attract Liu Zhe's attention, and then take the opportunity to escape secretly and escape to a place that Liu Zhe didn't know?"

"That's right, and without further ado, it's best to act tonight..."

Zhang asked, "Where should we retreat?"

"I already have an idea."

Geng Bao just didn't say where he went, but just said, "I'll know it tonight."

Although Zhang Qi did not abandon him and escape, Geng Bao still felt a little vigilant in his heart and refused to reveal all the plans to Zhang Qi.

"Where are the soldiers?" Zhang Yan asked again.

"Li Lin is an old man who has followed me for many years and is loyal to me. I asked him to take people to retreat early tomorrow morning to attract Liu Zhe and buy us time."

Geng Bao said slowly: "No matter how powerful Liu Zhe is, he will not be able to kill so many soldiers in a short while. By the time he finds he is fooled, we are already safe."

Zhang Qi looked at Geng Bao. Geng Bao was going to use the remaining soldiers' lives as bait just to buy time for himself, but Zhang Qi could not object. After all, he didn't want to stay and wait for death, so he nodded silently in the end.

In the evening, after Geng Bao arranged everything, after the Wu hour, he and Zhang Qi secretly left the camp with seven or eight guards and fled southwest.

"Let's go to Gaotang Port in the plain first to find an opportunity to cross the river."

After a long journey away from the camp and rushing a long distance, Geng Bao told Zhang Yiai about the destination he was going to: "Then go and surrender to Prime Minister Cao."

"Prime Minister Cao and Duke Yuan are close friends, and he will definitely protect us." Geng Bao said.

There is a ferry in Pingyuan County, and there is a ferry in Bohai County, and there is a ferry in Leling. However, Geng Bao dared not cross the river from Leling. It is too far to cross the river from Leling to Yanzhou, so there is a high chance of accidents from long distances.
Chapter completed!