The Battle of Twenty Lipo ended in a dull manner.

The aggressive Xiliang army did not get any advantage, and the long-planned coalition forces failed to gain the upper hand. After three days of confrontation between the two armies, the Xiliang army began to retreat voluntarily and retreated to Hulao Pass. The coalition forces followed him to recover Xingyang and advanced to Hulao Pass to set up camp.

After that, the battle situation fell into a dull state.

Although the coalition forces sent troops to attack Hulao Pass every day, they only sent a few thousand troops every time, and every attack was Xu Yu to deal with it. They never approached the city within ten steps, let alone climbing the wall to seize the pass! It is more appropriate to say that it was harassment rather than attacking and overturning.

The strategy of the coalition forces is very clear, which is to drag down the Xiliang army with its strong comprehensive strength!

This situation was not changed until Cao Cao returned from Wancheng. However, at this time, Xiliang Xiao general Wang Fang quickly whipped his horse and finally rushed to Hulao Pass with Ma Yue's secret letter.

Hulao Pass, Central Army Camp.

After reading the secret letter at a glance, Jia Xu couldn't help but look happy. Xu Chu, who was standing on the side, couldn't help but ask: "Military advisor, what did the lord say in the letter?"

"The lord's army has arrived in Lujiang smoothly!" Jia Xu smiled, "Xu, Yang, the earth will soon be filled with wolf smoke, and the Kanto coalition forces are about to disappear and collapse, haha."

"Great! Brother's army has arrived in Lujiang!" Ma Chao said fiercely, "Military advisor, I think that in order to cooperate with my brother's actions, our army should fight back with all our might and tightly restrain the 13-way coalition forces in Yingchuan, so as to create a more favorable environment for my brother's army?"

"Counterattack?" Jia Xu shook his head, a cunning smile suddenly flashed through his eyes, and he shook his head, "No, not only can we not fight back, the army will retreat instead. Moreover, not only will it withdraw from Hulao Pass, but it will also abandon Luoyang and the four counties in the capital, and retreat to Hangu Pass!"

"Um?"

Ma Chao and Gao Shun also looked moved, and his face showed a meditation.

"What?" Xu Chu was puzzled and asked in an inward voice, "I want to abandon Hulao Pass, and there are four counties in Luoyang and the capital. I have to keep returning to Hangu Pass. Why? I haven't defeated the war, why should I withdraw Hangu Pass?"

Jia Xu stroked the willow beard under his chin and smiled strangely: "This is the lord's military order. Does General Xu Chu dare to disobey the order?"

"Ah, is this the lord's military order?" Xu Chu was stunned when he heard this, scratched his head and said, "Since it is the lord's military order, then I will just do it."

Jia Xu smiled slightly and said to Ma Chao: "Major General, please give an order."

Ma Chao nodded sternly, turned around and said quickly to the generals: "All the generals obey the order!"

Outside Hulao Pass, the coalition camp.

Since Cao Cao returned to Yingchuan, Yuan Shu had to retreat to the second seat and handed over the command of the coalition forces.

Although Yuan Shu was unhappy, he could only face reality! After all, Yuan Shu was not Yuan Shao, and his reputation among all the princes was hard to compare. Fortunately, Cao Cao did not have the power to monopolize it. Cao Cao would take the initiative to seek Yuan Shu's opinions and then make a decision. It can be said that he gave Yuan Shu enough face.

On that day, all the princes gathered in the tent.

"Report~~" When the formal discussion was held, the school suddenly stepped into the tent and knelt down and said anxiously, "The fire suddenly broke out in Hulao Guanzhong!"

"Well, the fire broke out?" Guo Jia's expression moved and said casually, "It seems that the Xiliang army is going to abandon Hulao Pass."

Cao Cao stood up and said to all the princes: "You all go with Cao to check the truth."

The princes from all walks of life followed Cao Cao's quick horse and light fur to the outside of Hulao Pass. Sure enough, they saw the fire of fire in Guanzhong. They seemed to feel the scorching heat waves several miles away. In such a fierce fire, it was impossible for people and animals to stay in Hulao Pass anymore. It seems that Guo Jia is right, and the Xiliang army has indeed withdrawn from Hulao Pass.

"Okay!" Yuan Shu said, "It seems that the rebels in Xiliang can no longer afford to spend it, haha~~"

Cao Cao looked back leisurely, exchanged a look with Guo Jia, then turned around and shouted: "Yuan Rang!"

Xiahou Dun rushed forward and clasped his fists and said, "Meng De?"

Cao Cao said: "Get water immediately to put out the fire."

"Receive the order."

Xiahou Dun clasped his fists and took the order and left.

In April of the fifth year of Jian'an (192), Emperor Xian of Han, Ma Yue led his army from Hengjiang Port to the north, and the journey was unstoppable, conquering Liyang, Fuling, Hefei, Chengde, Yinling, Dangtu. In early May, Ganning, Chen Hu, and Zhang Bao led Jinfan and Jiangxia naval army to Dangtu, and joined Ma Yue's mainland army, and the troops headed directly to Shouchun, Yuan Shu's old nest.

He was shocked to hear that the butcher of Ma led tens of thousands of water and land troops to attack. Lei Bo, who was staying in Shouchun, dared not neglect. While urgently mobilizing his troops to defend the city, he urgently condemned the fast horses to travel day and night to Xuchang to inquire with Yuan Shu. However, Shouchun was not attacked in the end. Ma Yue just waved his shot and rushed to the east. With the help of the navy, he crossed the Huai River and rushed into Xuzhou.

In May, Ma Yue's army defeated the lower hills with the force of sweeping the caves in Liting. They took the initiative to attack Pengcheng (Xuzhou Prefecture). Chen Gui, the Xuzhou leader, was afraid that Pengcheng would be in trouble. While dispatching troops to condemn the generals to protect Pengcheng, he urgently condemned the horses to Xuchang to report to Tao Qian.

Hulao Pass, Cao Cao’s tent.

Guo Jia, Cao Cao, Xun You and Cheng Yu sat opposite each other.

Cheng Yu clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, lord, Yu has installed people in important roads everywhere. If there is a fast horse from Xuzhou or Yangzhou passing by, the last general will be able to stop it. However, Yu thought that the horse butcher ravaged Xu, and the truth about Yang's death could not be hidden. Yuan Shu, Tao Qian and others would eventually know the truth about the fire in the backyard. At that time, not only would they withdraw their troops, but they would also be very likely to take their anger on the lord."

"Yuan Shu, Tao Qian and others will naturally know the truth about the fire in the backyard." Guo Jia nodded and said in a calm voice, "Fortunately, there is no need to hide it from Yuan Shu. Tao Qian and others are too long, and it will be enough for two months to be about the same. As for Xu, Yang and the princes can ask for responsibility at that time, the lord can put the blame on General Yuan Shao. After all, General Yuan is fully aware of this matter, and it is agreed upon by General Yuan, haha."

Guo Jia’s ideas are insidious.

Two months have been enough for the butcher of Ma to slap Xu and Yang to make the land of the earth! Xu and Yang are rich in scholars and people in the two states, and will inevitably pose a threat to Cao Cao's hegemony in the future. At this time, he used Ma Yue's butcher knife to slaughter Xu and Yang gentry to weaken the war potential of these two states. It is beneficial or harmless to Cao Cao. Why not do it?

Two months was enough for the central coalition to capture Hangu Pass with the force of Mount Tai! When the coalition forces captured Hangu Pass, even if Yuan Shu, Tao Qian, Sun Jian, Liu Xun and others retreated, it would have nothing to do with the overall situation. Cao Cao only needed to send a good general to defend Hangu Pass, and he could block the fierce attack of tens of thousands of Xiliang cavalry in Guanzhong.

Guo Jiacheng is worthy of being a genius. When Ma Yue and Jia Xu were still thinking about raging Xu and Yang to force the coalition forces to collapse, Cao Cao and Guo Jia were already ready to use Ma Yue's butcher knife to weaken his strong opponent on the road to hegemony in the future! The so-called grand plan and far-sighted vision are nothing more than this.

Cheng Yu thought for a while and said, "The journey between Luoyang and Xu and Yang is long. If you only need to block the news for two months, there should be no problem."

Xun You suddenly said: "Even if Xu and Yang's emergency documents were intercepted by Mr. Cheng Yu, what about Jia Dushi? Will he send a detailed work to spread rumors? The butcher Ma went through a lot of hardships to attack Xu and Yang, with the purpose of forcing Yuan Shu, Tao Qian and others to withdraw their troops. How could Jia Dushi be unresponsive?"

Guo Jia said: "My Dushi Jia will definitely spread rumors. Our army cannot stop this. However, even if Yuan Shu and others have doubts in their hearts, they will send people back to the territory for verification and then pass the news back. It will be at least two months later!"

"So~~" Cao Cao's eyes sterned and said in a deep voice, "The key to the problem is whether the coalition forces can capture Hangu Pass within two months! As long as the coalition forces can capture Hangu Pass within two months, the Ma Butcher will be trapped in Guanxi. In this way, before the situation in the north is clear, the Xiliang army will no longer be able to pose a threat to Kanto."

"It is not easy to seize Hangu Pass." Guo Jia said in a voice. "In the Battle of Yingchuan, you have already experienced the power of Jia Dushi. This person is ten times more intelligent than Jia (self-moderate words), and must not be underestimated. With Jia Xu's wisdom, it is impossible to imagine the importance of Hangu Pass, so he will definitely send heavy troops to garrison."

"However, it is not impossible." As soon as Guo Jia finished speaking, Xun You continued, "After all, our army still has a new force that has never been put into the battlefield! In the Battle of Yingchuan, the coalition forces suffered a lot from the Western Liang Iron Cavalry. Now, should we let the Western Liang Iron Cavalry try the power of our army's tiger and leopard cavalry?"

"Report~~" As soon as Xun You finished speaking, Cao Hong had already stepped into the tent quickly and said anxiously, "Lord, it's empty, it's all fucking empty!"

"Zi Lian." Cao Cao shouted, "What's empty? Say it slowly."

Cao Hong gasped violently and continued, "Luoyang~~huh~~Henan County, Henei County, Hedong County, and Hongnong County are all empty! Luoyang has become an empty city!"

"What?" Cao Cao was shocked and said in a lost voice, "Where is the Xiliang army?"

Cao Hong said: "The Xiliang army has completely abandoned Guandong and has withdrawn directly to Hangu Pass."
Chapter completed!