The fire in Wuchao was not extinguished until dawn.

Before that, Zhao Yun and Gan Ning had already led Cao's army to leave.

Looking at the ruins of the granary, Jiang Qi almost wanted to cry without tears.

He had no choice but to take the remaining remnant soldiers and rush towards Yuan's army camp outside Guandu City.

Yuan Jun's camp.

"What? Cao Jun actually attacked Wuchao Granary?!"

Yuan Shao was shocked and stood up from his seat subconsciously.

Even the expressions of the other people on the side changed.

If all the food and grass are burned, this battle will be a fart, and we can just surrender to Cao's army.

"Don't worry, my lord, General Chunyu Qiong and I started transporting grain and grass long before Cao's army attacked."

Jiang Qi hurriedly said,

"About half of the grain and grass have been transferred to other places."

After hearing the news, Yuan Shao and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Although half of the food and grass was gone, fortunately it could still be made and the army would not collapse!

"Quick, go and invite General Supervisor and Mr. Yuan Hao!"

Yuan Shao seemed to have remembered something and hurriedly ordered.

After a while, Ju Shou and Tian Feng were brought in by several soldiers.

"I've met my lord!"

They both saluted together.

Yuan Shao quickly stood up, walked forward, held their arms, and smiled affectionately,

"Fortunately, two gentlemen warned us in time, otherwise our army would have been completely destroyed!"

Seeing that both Ju Shou and Tian Feng looked confused, Yuan Shao told them about Cao Jun's attack on Wuchao.

When the two of them heard this, they were both shocked.

"Lord, how is the situation now?"

"If all our army's food and grass are burned by Cao's army, we will be in trouble."

Seeing that the two of them were so worried, Yuan Shao couldn't help but feel a little guilty. How could he have doubted them before?

He smiled and comforted,

"Don't worry, gentlemen. Thanks to your reminder, Cao Jun only burned half of it."

"That's good."

Jushou and Tian Feng both breathed a sigh of relief.

"In your opinion, should we continue to have a stalemate with Cao Jun in Guandu?"

Yuan Shao asked.

Jushou pondered for a moment, then slowly said,

"Although the remaining food and grass are enough to last for a while, our army's morale will definitely be unstable."

"Besides, Cao Jun knows that we are short of food and grass, so he will definitely send troops to harass the food roads."

"Therefore, my subordinates suggest that we retreat temporarily and shorten the supply line."

Tian Feng also nodded and said,

"What Mr. Gong Yu said is very reasonable. Moreover, once we retreat, Cao Jun may pursue us. Once a flaw is revealed, we will be able to defeat them!"

Yuan Shao nodded slightly and said with a smile,

"What you said is absolutely correct. Well, just follow what the two gentlemen said and retreat for now!"

Everyone took orders one after another.

Seeing Ju Shou, Tian Feng regained Yuan Shao's trust, and Guo Tu was so jealous that he almost broke up with him!

But there is nothing you can do.

Who made him fail to predict in advance that Cao Jun would sneak attack on Wuchao Camp.

…

Cao Jun's camp.

In Cao Cao's high hall, although his face was calm, his erratic eyes revealed the tension in his heart.

The other people in the hall also looked solemn.

They are all waiting for news about Zhao Yun and Gan Ning.

But there were only two of them, and they looked normal.

One is Yang Ling.

He was very confident about the night attack on Yuan's army's granary in Wuchao.

The other one is Xu You.

But he was stroking his beard and looking at Yang Ling with jealous eyes.

Burning Yuan's army's food and grass was a great military achievement.

Why did you let this kid come up with a plan in advance?

Seeing that it was already getting bright and everyone was getting impatient with waiting, Dian Wei quickly walked in from outside the camp.

"My lord, generals Zilong and Xingba are back!"

Cao Cao was stunned, then jumped up and walked quickly outside.

Everyone also followed closely behind.

At the gate.

Zhao Yun and Gan Ning led the troops and have just returned from a long journey.

Seeing Cao Cao and others arriving, they quickly jumped off their horses and bowed to salute.

"I've met the Prime Minister!"

"You two generals don't need to be polite. Can you succeed in this raid on Wuchao?"

Cao Cao said with an expectant look on his face.

Zhao Yun and Gan Ning looked at each other and smiled, and then said,

"Report to my lord, we have succeeded."

"Very good!"

Cao Cao was so excited when he heard this, he put his palms in his hands and laughed and said,

"If we can defeat Yuan Shao, these two generals should be the first to succeed!"

Everyone could not hide the joy on their faces!

"Your Majesty, you're welcome. In the final analysis, this matter is all due to General Wu Guanzhong's advice."

Gan Ning smiled.

"Yes, yes, I almost forgot about Ziyi!"

Cao Cao slapped his forehead and said with a smile,

"Mr. Ziyi is the one who deserves the first credit!"

Zhao Yun hesitated and then said,

"Lord, I have something else to report."

"Oh? What's the matter?"

"After we successfully raided the Wuchao, we found that there wasn't much food and grass stored inside."

Zhao Yun said slowly,

"After catching a few prisoners and questioning them, I learned that Yuan Shao ordered the transfer of grain and grass yesterday. What we burned was only half of the grain and grass."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

Even Yang Ling was surprised.

What's going on?

Yuan Shao didn't follow the routine and shipped the grain and grass away in advance?

"According to the soldiers, Yuan Shao followed the advice of Ju Shou and Tian Feng and sent Jiang Qi to transfer grain and grass."
To be continued...