Cao Jie saw Lu Bu leading his army from afar, and was shocked and shouted, "They, are they leaving?" Then he realized, frowned and nodded, and said, "Yes. They are not Cao's army, so they are naturally leaving..."

Ailang led the cavalry troops to retreat all the way to Xuchang. As soon as he arrived in Xuchang, he found that Chen Gong had actually led 30,000 infantry troops to Xuchang. When the two met, Ailang immediately asked, "Old Chen, why are you here?" Chen Gong smiled and said, "The general has captured Xuchang, so his subordinates will naturally lead their troops to garrison quickly."

Ailang originally thought so, but when he saw that Chen Gong had done so without asking for instructions, he couldn't help but nodded happily.

Chen Gong clasped his fists with admiration and said, "The battle outside Luoyang City is so powerful that it is so powerful! After this battle, everyone in the world can only look up to the general's military power!" Ai Lang smiled and waved his hand and said, "That's nothing?" Ai Lang was rarely modest. Chen Gong said seriously: "The general is such a bad word! In the battle on the Luoshui River, the general defeated hundreds of thousands of barbarian troops with his unparalleled momentum and unpredictable power, and the great army was shocked! It can be said that it was a brilliant record that Huo Qubing and Wei Qing had never seen before since sweeping the northern part of the desert! Such a record is enough to be proud of the world!"

Ailang smiled and said, "I just want to drive away those outsiders, but I didn't get any benefits!"

Chen Gong smiled and said, "Why did the general say that? If you say the benefits, the benefits of this battle are immeasurable. The general will know it in the future!" Then he said, "There is one thing to report to the general. After discussing with the two Miss Zhuge, he had divided two troops and left Suiyang. One was led by the last general to Xuchang, and the other was led by General Ju Yi to Fugou County between Xuchang and Suiyang." Ailang nodded and said, "You are doing a good job."

Chen Gong clasped his fists and said, "General, our army suffered a lot of casualties after this battle, and the officers and soldiers were also very tired. It's time to turn to defense." Ailang nodded and smiled bitterly: "I'm so tired after these battles." Then he said to Chen Gong: "You just pass the orders for me, and the troops will move into a defensive state to guard against Cao's army." "Yes!"

At this time, Ailang's army had occupied hundreds of miles from Dangshan to Xuchang, including most of the Yingchuan County where Xuchang is located, Chenguo County and Liangguo County, and about three counties. However, both sides of these places are still under the hands of Cao's army, especially the Wancheng area south of Xuchang, and Cao Ren's army has more than 200,000 troops. Therefore, although Ailang achieved a brilliant victory this time, the strength of the Cao army is still there, and the situation cannot be said to be very good. I am afraid that Cao's large-scale counterattack will come soon! However, Ailang's occupation of Xuchang all the way was a deep wedge on the Cao family's territory, which shocked the entire Cao family. The strategic situation, which was originally very favorable to Cao Pi, has begun to reverse now.

When Xun You heard that Xun Yu had woken up, he rushed to Xun Yu's bedroom to visit. As soon as Xun Yu saw Xun You, he immediately asked about the current situation: "Gongda, I heard that the barbarian army was defeated by the cavalry led by Lu Bu on the bank of Luoshui River outside the city not long ago?"

Xun You couldn't help but think of the scene at that time, and his eyes couldn't help but show a look of awe and fear, and nodded, "That's right! Lu Bu is really a tiger and wolf! He actually defeated more than 200,000 barbarians with less than 50,000 cavalry head-on, killing corpses everywhere and blood flowing into a river! That scene is..."

Xun Yu frowned and asked, "I still heard that you didn't send troops out of the city to help Lu Bu?"

Xun You heard the reproach in Xun Yu's tone and said in confusion: "Sir, what do you mean?" Xun Yu sighed and said: "I know what you think. You want to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight and reap the benefits of the fisherman!" He looked at Xun You, "But Gongda, this time you did something wrong! It's a big mistake!" Xun You looked at Xun Yu in confusion. Xun Yu sighed and said in confusion: "Your idea is not wrong. If the princes compete for heroes, it should be like this... But this time it is not a competition for heroes, but a fight against foreign enemies. There is a saying that goes, 'Brothers fight against the wall and resist their humiliation'. When the foreign enemy army is raging, it is not only not the heroes', but also disappointing ordinary people and underestimate them! The impact is profound, do you know?"

Xun You then realized that he couldn't help but regret it, but the matter was over, so what's the use of regretting it at this moment?

Xun Yu sighed and asked, "Is there any news about the prime minister?"

Xun You hurriedly said, "I just received a message from the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has already stationed troops in Chaoge to counterattack Suiyang and ask us to defend Xuchang, Luoyang." Xun Yu smiled bitterly and said, "Send someone to report the situation here to the Prime Minister immediately. The situation is not the time for a counterattack. You should first stabilize your position and then make plans." Xun You responded and hurried away.

Xun Yu withdrew his gaze and looked at the ceiling, sighed involuntarily, and murmured: "When the Prime Minister dies, everything is different from before?"

Speaking of Chaoge, Cao Pi received an urgent report from Xun You from Luoyang. He then learned that Xuchang was taken away by Lu Bu after being looted by the barbarians. He felt like a bolt from the blue suddenly exploded, which made him almost faint, staggered and fell on his seat, and after a while he came to his senses. Then he cursed in anger: "These hateful barbarians! I really want to kill them all!..." After a while, Cao Pi finally calmed down. He glanced at Sima Yi standing next to him and said: "Everything was indeed as expected by the sir! With our army's defeat, these barbarians were completely out of control! Fortunately, they moved the reserves and the imperial royal family to Luoyang in advance, otherwise, the losses would be extremely heavy this time!"

Sima Yi couldn't help but sigh and said, "But Lu Bu's actions exceeded our previous expectations! I didn't expect that he would lead the cavalry to pursue the barbarians! Compared with Xuchang's fall, his subordinates care more about the Battle of Luoshui! This battle has really increased Lu Bu's military power! The impact will be very far-reaching!..."

Cao Pi's mind at this moment was not on the Battle of Luoshui, but on the current unfavorable situation. He frowned and said, "Since the barbarians have been severely injured by Lu Bu, they will not pose a threat for the time being. They should retreat to Lao Cao when they leave. Xuchang is our capital, but now it is occupied by Lu Bu. This will greatly harm our people's morale. Xuchang must be taken back as soon as possible!" Looking at Sima Yi, he said with hope: "Sir, do you have any tricks?"

Sima Yi frowned and said, "After the Battle of Luoshui, Lu Bu's army will inevitably turn to defense... If Liu Bei can unite with us, it would be better for Sun Jian and his son to launch an attack from Cangwu, and they can launch a counterattack against Lu Bu's side immediately, but Liu Bei's attitude is unclear now! Sun Jian doesn't know what the situation is?" Cao Pi couldn't help but feel anxious when he heard Sima Yi's words.

Just as Cao Pi was about to speak, an officer suddenly led a dusty officer in and said, "Prime Minister, General Yu Jin of Chang'an has sent someone!"

Cao Pi was stunned and shouted, "Chang'an?" Sima Yi frowned and said with some concern: "Can you finally choose to join forces with Lu Bu to attack Guanzhong?"

Cao Pi was shocked and asked the officer quickly, "What's going on in Chang'an?" The officer immediately bowed, then took out a bamboo bag and held it high with his hands, and said, "This is a handwritten letter sent by General Yu Jin to the villain. Please check it out!"

Cao Pi quickly walked to the officer, grabbed the bamboo slip bag, pulled the seal, took out the bamboo slip, opened it, looked out, and said in a shocked look: "Liu Bei has actually captured Chang'an!?" As soon as these words were said, Sima Yi couldn't help but be shocked. Cao Pi said to the officer angrily: "Yu Jin has an army of 50,000, so why was Liu Bei captured Chang'an? What's the situation now?"

The officer hurriedly said, "It was all because of the sudden rebellion of the Zuo Fengyi prefect Cao Gang, which caused Chang'an to fall. When Liu Bei's army came to Chang'an, Cao Gang led his army to help. General Yu Jin opened the door and let him in. However, he did not expect that he suddenly launched a fierce attack on our army and occupied the city gate! Then Zhang Fei led the army into the city. General Yu Jin still led the enemy's army to drive out, but he failed to succeed and was defeated in Chang'an. At present, General Yu Jin has led the remaining troops to retreat to Hongnong County, waiting for the Prime Minister's instructions!"

Sima Yi said, "I seem to have heard of this Cao Gang. I remember that the father of a concubine named Cao Gang, it wouldn't be this person, right?" Cao Pi looked moved and nodded, "It's this person! It's this person! Why did I obey Guo Jia's nonsense and actually deal with Cao Zhi's concubines and his family leniently, which led to today's disaster! If I had known today, I would have killed all of them!"

Sima Yi asked the officer, "How many soldiers and horses are there in Yu Jin's hands?" The officer immediately clasped his fists at Sima Yi and said, "If you say mercy, General Yu Jin still has 20,000 troops under his command. General Yu Jin is worried that he will not be able to defend Hongnong, so he sent villains to ask for help!"

Cao Pi asked, "Where is Mao Jie, who is guarding Xiliang? Didn't he support you?" "Reply to the Prime Minister's words, I heard that General Mao Jie led 30,000 cavalry to help, but was ambushed at Fanxukou and almost wiped out the entire army. The defeated general has retreated to Xiliang!"

Cao Pi frowned, feeling extremely angry, and cursed in a deep voice: "This cheap man who weaves mats and shoes dares to get into trouble on Tai Sui's head! I will never forgive him!" Then he was worried about the safety of the entire Guanzhong and Xiliang area, and asked hurriedly: "Sir, how should the matter in Guanzhong be solved?"

Sima Yi browed and his thoughts flashed in his mind, saying, "Maybe you can use the barbarians..." Cao Pi was stunned, "Use the barbarians? How to use it? The previous lead to the barbarian army in has caused such huge consequences. If they are used again, I am afraid...? Besides, the barbarians suffered heavy losses through the Battle of Luohe. Can they still be used by us?"
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