Cao Hong hurriedly kowtowed, "My lord, I am willing to serve as a pawn for my lord."

Although Cao Cao was furious, he still couldn't bear to be asked to punish Cao Hong. After hearing the persuasion, he gritted his teeth.

"Then I'll give you a chance. If you dare to make a mistake again, you will be punished for both crimes and punished together."

Cao Hong was immediately overjoyed and bowed his head again, "Thank you, Lord."

Cao Cao waved his hand to ask him to retreat, looked around, and asked slowly, "Now that Fan County and Dong'e have been occupied by Lu Bu's children, do you have any suggestions?"

Lu Qian frowned, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, Lu Bu is stationed in Fan County. He must have at least 5,000 soldiers and horses. It will be very difficult for our army to attack the city.

It is better to divert to Dong'a. If Lu Bu sends troops to rescue, we can take the opportunity to surround them and eliminate them, which will consume the strength of Lu Bu's children.

If we can take advantage of the situation to capture Dong'a, it will be more beneficial to our army. Although Lu Bu occupies Fan County, he needs to defend two places between Juancheng and Dong'a. He is extremely passive. As long as he makes some use of it, he will have the opportunity to break through Fan County.

County."

Upon hearing Lu Qian's suggestion, Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and when he was about to speak, Cao Hong suddenly raised his hand and said, "My lord, you must not do it. Although there are many soldiers and horses in Fan County, there are also many soldiers and horses in Dong'a, not to mention,

There are also Bingzhou cavalry in Dong'a. If our army goes to Dong'a, I'm afraid it will be even more disadvantageous."

"Bingzhou Iron Cavalry!"

Hearing this name, Cao Cao frowned and couldn't help but feel worried.

He already knows the power of the Bingzhou Cavalry. Now that the Bingzhou Cavalry is in Dong'a, it is indeed worth considering.

Should I go or not?

Lu Qian said with a wry smile, "There are Bingzhou cavalry in Dong'a, which is really embarrassing, but there is Lu Bu's son in Fan County. I'm afraid it won't be that easy to break through."

Cao Cao sighed secretly and turned to look at Cheng Yu, "Zhongde, what do you think?"

Cheng Yu was resourceful and cautious because of his age, so Cao Cao relied heavily on him.

Cheng Yu heard the question and shook his head with a wry smile, "After several battles, our army has suffered heavy losses. It may not be easy for Dong'a to recapture it.

General Cao is right, Dong'a not only has the Bingzhou cavalry, but also the trapped camp trained by Lu Bu's Gao Shun. If they hadn't been there this time, the soldiers would have climbed up the city wall and could have breached the city."

Hearing this, Cao Hong also sighed, "Gao Shun's men are indeed powerful. Although they were beaten back and forth, they fought for every inch of territory. Every time the soldiers advanced, they paid a heavy price.

If these people hadn't resisted desperately, I'm afraid we would have rushed into Dong'a and closed the city gate.

Now that I think about it, the soldiers and horses trained by Gao Shun are indeed extraordinary, and their power is not inferior to that of the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry."

Cheng Yu nodded, "So even if all our troops divert, it will not be easy to defeat Dong'a.

As for Fan County, since Lu Bu occupied the city, he must have made arrangements in advance. It is almost impossible for us to break the city."

After hearing Cheng Yu's analysis, Cao Cao couldn't help but frowned, "If this is the case, what should we do?"

Cheng Yu cupped his hands and said, "Why don't we retreat to Juancheng for the time being and wait for the opportunity."

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao slammed the table and roared, "What are you talking about? Go back, that's impossible!"

Seeing Cao Cao getting angry, Cheng Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head, but said nothing.

Xia Houyuan stepped forward and said, "My lord, what Mr. Cheng said makes sense. Fan County and Dong'a are now heavily defended. It is really difficult for our army to attack. It is better to retreat and find a way to attack it."

Cao Cao opened his eyes wide and scanned the people in the tent. After a long time, he sighed.

"If we retreat now, I'm afraid Fan County and Dong'a will never be recaptured."

Although Cao Cao's words were a bit desolate, no one spoke to them because, until now, everyone had nothing to say.

It was originally thought that Xiahou Yuan and Cao Hong led 30,000 troops, which would be enough to repel Lu Bu, or drive him away.

But who would have thought that instead of being driven away, Lu Bu wiped out all the 30,000 troops brought by Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong, and even took the opportunity to occupy Fan County and Dong'a!

This battle was dazzling, almost dizzying, and by the time he knew something was wrong, Lu Bu had already succeeded one after another.

The most important thing is that after losing most of the troops and horses, the remaining troops and horses are no longer enough to besiege the city. In fact, there is no other choice but to retreat.

Cao Cao saw that everyone was silent, and after a long time, he sighed.

"Since everyone wants to retreat, let's retreat. Send the order and the army will return the same way early tomorrow morning."

Cheng Yu suddenly said, "Lord, even if our army retreats, we must arrange for people to cut off the rear."

After hearing this, Cao Cao was furious, "You think Lu Bu's son dares to send troops to chase our army?"

Cheng Yu smiled bitterly and cupped his hands, "Master, you have to be on guard!"

Cao Hong hurriedly stepped forward and said, "My lord, the general is willing to lead his troops and horses to stay behind. Please agree, lord."

Cao Cao nodded, "Hello, I will leave you 2,000 troops and horses, and we will break up the rear. The rest of the generals will return early tomorrow morning."

"The general will obey your orders."
Chapter completed!