Three Kingdoms: I switched to Liu Bei, why are you crying, Cao Cao?

Chapter 12: Go after me! Bring my military advisor back!

When Lao Cao cried like that, it was really dark and dizzy.

When the soldiers around saw this, they all cried, and a heavy feeling filled the entire Cao army formation.

People like Cao Ang looked at this and sighed with sadness.

While he was crying, he saw another general leading his troops coming. It was the young general Li Dian.

As soon as Li Dian came to Cao Cao, he smiled and said:
"Don't cry, Lord Cao. Our army has not been defeated yet. We have already reversed the situation and defeated Zhang Xiu!"

"My brother is leading his army to pursue Zhang Xiu's troops!"

As Cao Cao listened, the crying gradually stopped, and Yu Jin whispered to Li Dian:
"General, please don't be like this. My lord is not crying because of the defeat, but because of General Dian!"

"General Dian Wei just covered our lord's retreat and died in the camp."

"My lord is so sad that he is like this!"

When Li Dian heard this, he knew he had said the wrong thing, and he knelt down and bowed, saying:
"I was not aware of this matter, please forgive me, my lord!"

"What crime has the general committed?"

Cao Cao shook his head and sighed:
"Dian Wei's death is all my fault, it has nothing to do with the general!"

"What did the general say just now? Did our army win?"

In the end, he suppressed the sadness in his heart and focused on the important matters.

Cao Ang and others were also surprised and looked at Li Dian.

Now it is clear that they have been driven out of the camp, so how can it be considered that they have won?
In front of everyone, Li Diancai changed from sadness to joy and said:
"My lord, you may not know that when the chaos broke out just now, Mr. Xun Yu rushed back to the camp and mobilized General Xiahou's troops from the front camp to attack Wancheng with the general's troops."

"That Wancheng was unguarded and was recaptured by our army!"

"When Zhang Xiu heard the news, he stopped his troops and prepared to withdraw, but was stopped by my brother Li Zheng. After a fierce battle, he was defeated and fled!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao was startled, but Cao Ang reacted and hurriedly stepped forward and said in surprise:
"Father, it must be the master who has returned. If not for the master, who could have come up with such a solution?"

As soon as the word "Sir" came out, Cao Cao's eyes flashed with a gleam of light.

Yes, besides Qin Zhen, who else can break the impasse quickly?
It must be Qin Zhen who is back!

The news of Qin Zhen's return instantly diluted the sadness of Dian Wei's death in battle. Cao Cao regained his heroic demeanor and said from sadness to joy:
"Since the enemy is defeated, why don't you pursue them quickly!"

"Wouldn't it be a waste of opportunity to fight if we split up our forces to report the news?"

As he spoke, he stood up, grabbed the long sword at his waist, and shouted loudly:
"All soldiers, listen up. Follow me and fight back. We must defeat Zhang Xiu's army!"

Sometimes military morale is like this. Perhaps a little good news can reverse the morale of the army.

Cao Cao's performance inspired all the generals. They raised their swords and shouted, then followed Cao Cao across the river and charged westward.

Lao Cao gathered the defeated soldiers from various armies along the way. In less than an hour, he had ready his troops and was heading westward to attack.

About half an hour later, they met the troops of Li Zheng and Le Jin again.

Lao Cao gathered his troops together and hurriedly pursued Zhang Xiu's troops.

Seeing Cao Cao's military strength, Zhang Xiu did not dare to resist and his entire army retreated at an accelerated pace.

The two armies chased each other for more than a hundred miles.

Zhang Xiu was defeated and fled to the cities west of Nanyang with his remaining troops.

Cao Cao had no baggage with him, and knowing that he could not catch up, he had to lead his troops back.

When Cao Cao returned to Wancheng again, it was already the next night. As soon as he entered the city, Xun Yu, Xiahou Yuan and others came forward to meet him.

Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu, quickly dismounted and said:
"If Wen Ruo is really my Zi Fang, if Wen Ruo hadn't returned, our army would have suffered heavy casualties this time!"

Xun Yu looked at Cao Cao, whose face was covered in blood and dust, and said with shame:

"Don't support me, Lord Cao. This is not my plan!"

"This battle was won entirely thanks to Zixuan's contribution!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao immediately grinned and said:

"I knew it must be Qin Zixuan's plan!"

"This man's plan has always been like this. This battle cannot be won without Zixuan!"

As he spoke, he glanced around and said to Xun Yu:

"Wen Ruo, where is Zi Xuan now?"

"Is it because of Cao's fault that you don't want to see him?" "Take me there quickly. I know I was wrong and I won't do it again!"

Cao Ang also stepped forward and said with a smile:

"Yes, I wonder where the master is? Father has admitted his mistake, so we can go and see him together."

Looking at the happy father and son, Xun Yu said with a sour nose:

"My lord, I am incompetent and failed to persuade Zixuan to return!"

Cao Ang listened and was stunned for a moment.

Cao Cao's face turned pale, and he forced a smile and said in a hoarse voice:
"Wen Ruoxiu, please try to play tricks on me!"

"Just now you said it was Zixuan's plan. If he wasn't here, how would you plan it?"

As he spoke, he grabbed Xun Yu's hand and said:

"I know Zixuan is in the city. Wenruo, please take me there to see him!"

Xun Yu was held tightly by Cao Cao, and he seemed to feel that Cao Cao was trembling all over.

Of course, he hoped to bring Cao Cao to meet Qin Zhen now.

But the reality was so pale and powerless that he had no choice but to grit his teeth and endure it, and said:
"Mr. Cao, Zixuan has really left!"

"He told me this plan before he left!"

"After informing him of the plot, he and Xu Yuanzhi rode away on horseback!"

"I'm afraid I've traveled 100 to 200 miles by now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Cao's face turned from white to red, and from red to blue. He suddenly looked up to the sky and shouted:
"Why did Zixuan leave me?"

After saying this, he fell straight back.

"My lord! My lord!"

The generals immediately rushed forward and caught Cao Cao.

But Cao Cao was caught, his eyes were red, and he shouted:

"What are you still standing there for?"

“Go chase!!!”

"Go and get my military advisor back!"

Upon hearing this, all the generals remained motionless.

Qin Zhen has been riding a fast horse for two days. Even if they chase him now, they can't catch up with him.

But even if they knew, they didn't dare to say it.

Seeing that no one was moving, Cao Cao took a deep breath and stood up.
"If you don't go, I will go there myself!"

As he said this, he was about to get back on his horse.

Xun Yu watched, and finally couldn't help but stepped forward and cried:
"My lord, wait a minute. The military advisor has been gone for more than a day. Even if you chase him now, it will be difficult to catch up!"

But Cao Cao was already angry, and when he heard it, he turned around and shouted:
"What if I don't pursue him? I have already lost a great general, am I going to lose another great talent?"

Xun Yu also knew that Cao Cao had killed Dian Wei, and he was a little irritated, so he hurriedly said:

"My lord, please be patient. Although the military advisor has left, he still has his family. Our army cannot catch up with the military advisor, but we can stop his family!"

"You can send an urgent order back to Xudu. If the military advisor's family is still here, let Cheng Zhongde try to keep them."

"If the military advisor's family has already left the city, we can stop them!"

"Although the military advisor is fast, it is difficult for him to travel with his family."

"If we can catch up with the military advisor's family, we may be able to persuade him to come back!"

"Yes, yes, yes, Cai Zhaoji is still in Xuchang, so I have nothing to worry about!"

Cao Cao reacted and said to Cao Ang:

"Zi Xiu, send an express messenger immediately and ask Cheng Zhongde to do everything he can to keep the military advisor here!"

After saying this, he turned around and shouted to the generals:
"All troops, listen up. Rest on the spot and march back to Xuchang tomorrow!"

"We must find Zixuan back, otherwise I will never be able to sleep or eat in peace in the future!"

(End of this chapter)