Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

But Lu Bu's anger suddenly exploded at this moment, and he pointed at Chen Gong and shouted.

"Chen Gong, are you also going to disobey me? Are you also going to follow Gao Shun and Zhang Liao and become a traitor?"

"What? Gao Shun and Zhang Liao rebelled?" Chen Gong was stunned at first, and then confused.

Chen Gong did not learn about this from Zhang Xiu yesterday.

"Zhang Liao, the disloyal and treacherous villain, has surrendered. I saw this with my own eyes. As for Gao Shun, seeing that I was surrounded by enemies, he did not lead his troops out to support me. He must have been bribed by Li Ji..."

"If it weren't for this, how could I have been defeated today?"

At the end of his speech, Lu Bu's teeth seemed to be chattering with anger.

Upon hearing this, Chen Gong subconsciously began to advise him.

"Wenyuan has always been loyal, and General Gao Shun is even more loyal to the king. He has never slacked off and will never betray the king."

"Moreover, we are in a critical moment, and the morale of the army is already low. Your Majesty must not doubt us. Once we become disloyal, everything will be over..."

However, before Chen Gong could finish his words, Lu Bu glanced at Chen Gong and asked back.

"You are urging me to leave the city. Are you secretly communicating with the Han army so that I can be captured?"

This sentence blocked all the unfinished words that Chen Gong had intended to say.

Chen Gong stood there in a daze for a long time, then he came to his senses in a daze and walked out slowly without saying a word.

After walking out of the mansion, Chen Gong stood there in a daze for a long time, until generals such as Zhang Xiu, Wei Xu, and Hou Cheng came one after another and asked Chen Gong something.

But Chen Gong looked at the generals' mouths opening and closing, but he could no longer hear anything they said. He waved his hand, ignored everyone, and walked back to his residence step by step.

Afterwards, Chen Gong returned to his mansion, closed the door and refused to see visitors. He also refused to see anyone and ignored anything in Xingyang City.

……

at the same time.

The personal guards sent by Xi Zhicai at the first moment had already returned to Cao Wei's camp with Xi Zhicai's seal and repeated Xi Zhicai's words.

This also made everyone in the big tent, including Cao Cao, change color.

Earlier, Cao Cao had learned that Lu Bu had been defeated and his troops had suffered severe damage, which had made Cao Cao and others hesitant and they began to prepare for the withdrawal.

Now that he knew Luoyang was about to fall, Cao Cao broke out in cold sweats.

withdraw!
Must retreat immediately!!

If we don't leave now, the danger will increase several times after Li Ji deals with Lu Bu.

Once the army suffered heavy losses, it would be wishful thinking to rely on the natural barrier of the Yellow River to stop the Han army.

There was no need for Cao Cao to speak, as the civil and military officials in the tent who reacted spoke up one after another.

"Your Majesty, Luoyang has fallen, Lu Bu has been defeated, Guandu has become a dangerous place, we cannot stay here for long."

"It just so happens that Li Ji is personally leading a group of troops to attack Lu Bu. If we don't withdraw now, when will we do so?"

"Of the thirty-six strategies, running away is the best. Your Majesty, you must not hesitate..."

……

Cao Cao wanted to withdraw more than anyone else, but he spoke with a serious expression. "The matter of withdrawing is of great importance. If we are not careful, we will be in danger of being defeated if we are attacked by the Han army."

Immediately, without caring about anything else, Cao Cao had the map delivered and began to discuss with a group of civil and military officials.

Guandu can be said to be backed by the Yellow River, but it is also a short distance away from the river.

If Cao Wei's army wanted to withdraw to Jizhou, the nearest Yellow River ferry crossings with sufficient ferries were undoubtedly Baima and Yanjin.

And there is another key point, that is, Cao Cao stored a large amount of food and grass in Yangwu and Wuchao.

The three armies have not moved, and the food and grass go first.

But if we retreat now, should we take the food and supplies with us first, or simply abandon a large amount of food and supplies so that the army can travel light?

Cao Cao undoubtedly had the courage to cut off one's own arm, but the poverty of Cao Wei prevented Cao Cao from having such confidence.

Once the baggage and food supplies in Yangwu and Wuchao were abandoned, even if the army was led back to Jizhou, it would be difficult to maintain the army's needs, not to mention the subsequent problem of resisting the Han army.

In addition, once the army begins to retreat, someone must stay behind and fight to the death to buy time for the army.

Cao Cao discussed all these issues with his civil and military officials for half a day before they came up with a set of rules.

Retreat is necessary, but the baggage and food must be withdrawn first.

In other words, the army must hold Guandu for at least five more days to buy time to move a large amount of baggage and food.

In addition, in order to ensure the evacuation of the army, Cao Cao also made a series of rearguard arrangements.

During these five days of anxious waiting, Cao Cao tried his best to find out the situation in Luoyang and Lu Bu, and was ready to abandon some food and fodder and evacuate early at any time.

Until the fourth day.

The scouts returning from the north brought the latest battle report from Xingyang.

Xingyang City... was broken!
After the Han army blocked Xingyang City from all sides, the Han army did not even take the initiative to launch any siege, and Xingyang City was broken due to internal strife.

At this moment, Li Ji was already sitting on the north gate tower of Xingyang City, overlooking the beautiful mountains and rivers outside the city, listening to reports one after another.

There was civil strife in Xingyang. Chen Qun joined forces with Hou Cheng, Wei Xu and Song Xian to launch a rebellion. They tied up Lu Bu, Zhang Xiu, Chen Gong and others, and took the initiative to open the city gates to welcome the Han army.

Because of this, Xingyang City was spared from the war, and the granaries and warehouses in the city were all sealed up intact, waiting to be taken over by the Han army.

The money and grain in Xingyang City was not much for Li Ji, but no one would complain about having too much money and grain.

What made Li Ji even more delighted was that nearly 10,000 Bingzhou Wolf Riders in Xingyang City were captured. Together with a part of the Xiliang Iron Riders under Ma Chao, Li Ji now had the three major cavalry forces of You, Bing and Liang under his command again.

Li Ji believed that by expanding with these cavalry seeds, it would be possible to completely restore the glory of these three cavalry forces in time.

Li Ji calmly sorted out all the affairs in Xingyang City, and after leaving Lu Bu and others alone for a day, he ordered people to bring Lu Bu, Chen Qun, Chen Gong, Zhang Xiu and others up.

At this moment, not only were captured generals such as Lu Bu, Zhang Xiu, and Cao Xing tied up tightly with ropes, but even Chen Qun, Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng, who had voluntarily opened the door to surrender, were also tied up tightly.

When enemies meet, they are extremely jealous of each other.

Lu Bu, who had been drugged secretly in the wine by Chen Qun and then tied up, stared at Chen Qun and others, struggling violently and shouting in anger.

"I have treated you well, yet you have the heart to rebel, you shameless villain..." (End of this chapter)