Under great danger, Fang Guang and Cao Cao seemed to have encountered something hugely funny, and he burst out laughing almost at the same time.
Zhahuang Feidian neighed and passed by the giant tree that Fang Guang was holding. He spat out another mouthful of blood and pushed the giant tree away before being pulled out by his subordinates.
"Don't leave, thief Cao. What a yellow turban captain. If Zhang Jiao could use you in the past, the world would be different!"
The cruel and cruel Lu Bu couldn't help but praise Fang Guang loudly when he saw the savior and the counselor acting cool.
Fang Guang had just performed beyond his level, but he had actually lost his strength.
He used his last strength to raise his middle finger towards Lu Bu. His eyes darkened and he knew nothing.
Cao Cao ran out for a few steps, looked back and saw Fang Guang fainting, then returned to his horse and pulled Huang Feidian onto his horse, and then the two of them rode eastward.
Although Lu Buma was fast, his path was blocked by the Yellow Turban soldiers and the deadly battle between the trapped camp, so he could only watch Cao Cao go away.
After a night of fighting, Cao's army and the state army suffered numerous casualties, and most of the residents of Puyang City were lost.
The battle was not over until the sky turned white and Zhang Liao joined forces and drove Cao's army out of the city.
Fang Guang came here, and the fate of heaven and earth failed to change Puyang's encounter with Lu Bu and Cao Cao's fate.
For three days, when Cao's army was retreating, it was successively attacked by Lu Bu's army.
With this retreat, they retreated to a place a hundred miles east of Puyang, almost back to Juancheng.
Cao Cao gathered his defeated troops and formed a stronghold. The morale of the camp was extremely low for a while.
Fang Guang was unconscious for three days. When he opened his eyes, he saw Dian Wei's anxious face and Xiahou Dun walking around in his tent in a hurry.
"Lord, you're awake, that's great! Me, me!"
"Datong, you are finally awake. Mr. Cao has been opening his eyes every hour for the past few days just to ask for news from you. It will be fine if you wake up, it will be fine!"
Seeing Fang Guang wake up, Dian Wei Xia Houdun rushed to the bed together. One shook his left arm, and the other tore Fang Guang's right arm until he screamed in pain.
"How is it? Is Puyang's loss big? General, are there any losses?"
Fang Guang opened his mouth to ask about the loss.
Before Dianweixia Houdun could answer, a delighted voice spoke from outside the tent.
"Datong, the generals and counselors have not been damaged. Even the elite soldiers have lost more than half. Datong's Hundred Battles Tribe has also lost 30%. I regret that I should not believe Datong's words!"
"The traitor Chen Gong knows my heart very well, Meng Lang, Meng Lang!"
Cao Cao strode into the tent, shaking his head in frustration as he walked.
Next to him, Xun Yu, who was responsible for contacting the Tian family, turned red for the first time in his life. His calm and calm temperament towards everyone in the past turned into a trace of embarrassment.
"Datong, the Tian family deceived my lord and me, and almost killed Datong. Don't worry, this thief will definitely be angry when the army takes Puyang!"
"I have ordered my nephew Xun You to recruit troops from Yuzhou. When he arrives, my lord will be able to regain his full strength!"
Xun Yu's words of self-blame were more of a show-off.
Fang Guang gave a wry smile, naturally knowing that Xun Yu, who was born in a noble family and is the co-owner of the Yingchuan clan, wanted to increase his stake in his boss's company.
He was just trying to figure out every strategy, but he was far from comparable to Xun Wenruo in this aspect.
"Lord, what's the situation now? Although our army was defeated, it was due to cunning tactics. Don't be too decadent!"
Seeing the gloom on Cao Cao's face, Fang Guang quickly asked about the military situation, and Cao Cao actually laughed bitterly.
"Oh, I'm ashamed to say that, Datong, you saved me from the city that day. At dawn, I would have brought my armored soldiers into the city to fight to the death!"
"But I didn't expect that Lu Bu's subordinate Gao Shun would actually take advantage of the night to lead the trapped camp and harass our army's large food supply road!"
"The thieves numbered less than a thousand, but they were brave and cunning. They came roaring in and then went away wreaking havoc! They are as fast as cavalry but not as arrogant as they are; they are as stealthy as infantry but not as dull!"
"Since I started the army, I have seen many powerful armies, but I have never seen Gao Shun's army sink like this!"
Of course Gao Shun and Fang Guang knew that many history books in later generations praised the fat man who spoke few words.
Fang Guang had already thought highly of this man as much as possible, but he didn't expect that in the real history, he could not only fight tough battles, but also be an erratic and sturdy light soldier.
The infantry moves back and forth, there is no need for war horses to prepare food and fodder, and the ability to cross mountains and ridges is even more bizarre.
Most of Yanzhou is plain, and Gao Shun can be used to his advantage. I still underestimated this person!
"My Lord, ten of the art of war in the world came from Sun Wu, but I dare to conclude that what Gao Shun learned must be the Spring and Autumn Period Wu Zi's Art of War!"
"Death is the only way to survive. He must obey orders and prohibitions and never break them. This person's troubles are even greater than those of Lu Bu and Zhang Liao!"
After hearing Fang Guang's words, Cao Cao's eyes lit up at first, and then he smiled bitterly.
"I see. I said that this thief is erratic and not like an upright soldier. It turns out that he admires Wu Zi's deceitful ways!"
"What should we do? Our army transports grain from Dong'a. The grain road is nearly a hundred miles away. It's impossible. Every grain transport team must be heavily defended, right?"
"I am used to cutting off people's food supply. This thief is trying to treat others in his own way!"
Behind him, Xun Yu and Guo Jia were thinking hard about how to deal with Gao Shun.
For a long time, Guo Jia, who had been quite low-key recently, slowly spoke.
"My lord, although Gao Shun is erratic and ghostly, there is still a trace to be found!"
"A trace?"
"Yes, even if you are trapped in a camp and fighting, you need food and grass. Gao Shun plunders the food roads and uses war to support the war. There is no such thing as food!"
Guo Jia's every word has the sound of gold and stone.
Fang Guang was impressed in his heart after hearing this, and raised his finger on the bed.
"Fengxiao said it well. I think if you want to defeat Lu Bu, you must first defeat Gao Shun!"
In Yanzhou, Cao Cao was beaten severely by Lu Bu, and the two sides entered into a stalemate again.
Compared to the wars in the north, the south was much more peaceful under Liu Biao's rule.
Xu Shu left Cangtingjin and headed south. He had something on his mind and had no time to enjoy the scenery. Within twenty days, he came to the west of Xiangyang, a place called Longzhong not far from where He's Bi was mined.
The scenery of Xiangyang is beautiful, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the shepherd boys and woodcutters are working in the mountains and fields, and they are singing endlessly.
It was the time for summer grain harvesting. Xu Shu rode a donkey and listened to the song "Everyone in the world is divided into black and white, competing for honor and disgrace." The impetuousness in his heart slowly faded away.
In the valley, next to the thatched cottage, there is only a few acres of fertile soil. A man with a long body and a jade face is wearing a bamboo hat and a raincoat in the light rain. He is watching a farmer driving a strong cow with an extremely calm and elegant temperament.
When Xu Shu saw this man, he couldn't help getting off the donkey's back, holding the reins and walking slowly towards the man.
The man didn't look back, but he seemed to know that Xu Shu was coming, and slowly opened his mouth to ask questions in the rain.
"Yuan Zhi, you seem to be feeling hesitant while walking, what's the matter? This time when you go north to Yanzhou, who can make Yuan Zhi's mood become so high-spirited?"