"What you said is absolutely true."

Xi Zhong's face was also full of unexpected joy, but he bowed slightly and said self-reproaching, "Originally Zhicai thought that with only the soldiers, horses, food and fodder that the emperor left in Yanzhou, the Yanzhou generals could fight to the death to defend several cities.

We had reached our limit when the commander returned to the army for rescue. I didn't expect that all the guards would have the ability to reverse the situation and fight against the allied forces of Lu Bu and Zhang Miao. This was something Zhicai never expected."

"This is Zhicai's fault. If he had known that the generals in Yanzhou could achieve this level, Zhicai would never have suggested that you return to the army to rescue Yanzhou. He should have taken this opportunity to eliminate Zhang Chao and Tao Qian's troops in one fell swoop.

Completely pacify Xuzhou, so that when you come back to destroy the rebels, you will teach the rebels nowhere to go."

"If it were Lu Bu now, Zhang Miao would know that he was defeated and could save his strength and flee eastward. He could still go to Guangling to join Zhang Miao's brother Zhang Chao. In this way, Lu Bu, Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao, and Tao Qian would gather together.

They are another enemy that cannot be underestimated, and now that early winter has arrived, I am afraid that if we want to attack them, we will have to wait until next year."

"At that time, these people were resting and recuperating, and the situation in the world was changing rapidly. I'm afraid it is no longer the same."

"Zhi Cai made a wrong judgment this time, which caused you to miss a good opportunity. I am willing to accept the punishment!"

At this point, Xi Zhong lowered his head and bowed his waist deeper. He lay prone in front of Cao Cao for a long time and refused to get up. His shame was palpable.

"Hurry up and ask Zhicai, how can I blame you?"

Cao Cao quickly came up to hold Xi Zhong's arm, and while lifting him up, he said with a smile, "You never expected that Yanzhou would be like this, and I never expected that Yanzhou would be like this, otherwise you would

How could the two of us coincide with each other? Besides, you and I both know exactly how many soldiers, horses, and supplies I left in Yanzhou. Do you believe that we can do this with just those soldiers, horses, supplies, and supplies? Anyway,

I absolutely won’t believe it.”

"Zhicai really can't figure out the reason, especially when the Xiahou governor and Xun Sima were resisting the coalition forces of Lu Bu and Zhang Miao, they could still send troops and horses to Anmin and Cheng County magistrate to go north to quell the rebellion. This is simply incredible..."

The self-blame in Xi Zhicai's heart eased slightly, and he raised his head and said suspiciously.

"So I said, there must be some variables here that you and I could not have imagined. You don't have to blame yourself, and I won't blame you. I just want to see Xiahou Yuanrang and Xun Wenruo, and the truth will be revealed."

Cao Cao showed a look of expectation on his face, and said seriously, "Now, the key is how to stop Lu Bu and Zhang Miao's troops from fleeing eastward to join Zhang Chao and Tao Qian. If we can annihilate them all here, we can

Destroy an enemy in advance..."

At this point, Cao Cao's face suddenly became gloomy again, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Besides that, I also want to meet Zhang Mengzhuo (Zhang Miao) and ask him face to face. I treat him like my brother. I treated him like my brother back then."

Yuan Benchu ​​ordered me to kill him many times. I would rather be Yuan Benchu's enemy than obey his orders. I even entrusted my family to him before leaving. Why did he rebel against me this time!"

"Then, I want to..."

Cao Cao clenched his fists loudly, and his not-so-large eyes narrowed into a narrow slit.

Although he didn't say what he was thinking, it was already obvious that Zhang Miao would definitely not end well if he fell into Cao Cao's hands, and even the entire clan would not end well.

"..."

Xi Zhicai was silent for a moment without disturbing him. He waited until Cao Cao opened his eyes again and the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes appeared again, then finally said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid I won't be able to annihilate Lu Bu and Zhang Miao's troops this time."

"Before the envoy came back, they had already reached a stalemate with the Xiahou prefect and Xun Sima. Now that they heard that the envoy led a large army to rescue them, they certainly did not dare to stay in Yanzhou for a long time. They were afraid that he would lead his army to flee eastward, and our army did not know Yanzhou before.

We rushed to save the situation and did not arrange an interception in advance. Now we have missed the opportunity."

The voice fell.

"Report——!"

An order was heard from outside. After receiving the response, a general came in, clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the last general has just found out the news. Lu Bu and Zhang Miao led their troops to flee eastward. Now they have left Jiyin County and arrived in Changchun."

The area around the city!"

"Besides, there is one more thing that I cannot verify yet..."

"Say it!"

Cao Cao shouted sternly.

"The general found out a bad rumor. It is said that a few days ago, when Lu Bu, Zhang Miao and others learned that the envoy had returned and wanted to evacuate, the Xiahou Prefect who was stationed in Puyang led his army to counterattack with all his strength, hoping to keep him and wait for the envoy's arrival.

It's a pity that he lost to Lu Bu in the end and returned defeated. He was also injured by a stray arrow, and his life or death is unknown at the moment!"

The general lowered his head quickly and said.

"Yuan Rang?"

Cao Cao looked shocked and immediately ordered loudly, "Go and explore again! We must find out the exact information! I want to know whether Yuan Rang is alive or dead as soon as possible!"

…

Xiahou Dun was indeed injured.

Wu Liang had received the news a few days ago. After this guy learned that Lu Bu and Zhang Miao were about to escape, he was unwilling to let them go easily and decisively led his troops out of the city to pursue them.

It's a pity that Lu Bu is really powerful, and Chen Gong offered a plan to set up an ambush in advance to prevent the pursuers.

So Xiahou Dun followed their lead.

Not only did he lose his troops, he was also injured by stray arrows, and finally returned to Puyang sideways.

This time history finally returned to the right track. The arrow hit Xiahou Dun's left eye impartially. The "Blind Xiahou" in history finally lived up to his name.

As far as Wu Liang knew, the power of this arrow was not very strong. Xiahou Dun was only blinded in one eye at most, and he was still alive and kicking at that time. He would not go back sideways at all, thus spreading rumors about his life and death.

Unexpectedly, this guy had to show off after being hit by an arrow, and pulled out the arrow and his eyeball.

Although it was not like what was described in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he shouted: "Father's sperm and mother's blood must not be discarded", and then put his eyes into his mouth and ate it.

But there was still a lot of blood, and the entire neck and left shoulder were soaked.

So after a while, he turned pale and fell off his horse...

The accompanying soldiers were frightened at the time and quickly carried him back. He was given blood- and qi-enhancing decoctions and rested for several days. Finally, his life was fine and he was able to get out of bed and move around in the past two days.

"Emmm..."

After receiving this news, Wu Liangzi breathed a long sigh of relief and thought to himself: "In this way, we can be completely sure that the 'Mazda Terrier' is just a coincidence, and Xiahou Dun is not a time traveler, so everyone can feel at ease.

Let’s be friends, General Xiahou, I will be your eyes from now on.”

…

A few days later.

Cao Cao's army passed by Yuncheng.

Xi Zhong saw that the situation was settled and it didn't matter whether he was there or not, so he asked Boss Cao for two days' leave to go home and visit his relatives.

His family members are all settled in Yuncheng, which is only a few hours away from Juancheng.

It has now been four or five months since Boss Cao sent troops to conquer Xuzhou.

Not everyone can be like Dayu who walked through the house three times without entering. How ugly would his wife be?

However, Xi Zhong came home mainly to visit his mother. He was a well-known filial son from all over the country. Under the general environment of "ruling the world with filial piety" in the Han Dynasty, he was promoted as "filial and honest" more than ten years ago.

As a result, as soon as he entered the door, Xi Zhong saw his useless nephew-Zhou Feng.
Chapter completed!