Running all the way, Cao Zhen finally led the last few thousand defeated soldiers and ran all the way from Dingtao to Yuanju. Although it was not a big city, it was at least a place where he could breathe.
But when he calmed down and looked at the losses, he almost cried. Only the last three thousand defeated soldiers and horses were left, and there were only a few generals such as Tu Xingsun, Cao Bao, and Xiao Sheng.
What made him even more troubled was that Shi Shouxin's soldiers and horses did not chase him, and they did not catch up relentlessly.
However, this made Cao Zhen extremely frightened.
The reason why Cao Zhen rushed all the way to Yuanju was actually not a good choice, because Yuanju was not a big city and it might be difficult to defend it for a long time.
But he still chose this place, essentially to help Cao Cao defend Chen Liu's flank. As for going to Chenliu to join Cao Cao, Cao Zhen did not dare to have such extravagant hopes. Nowadays, there are a large number of Xuzhou soldiers and horses in Chenliu, and with their small manpower, it is likely that they will end up being defeated.
However, Shi Shouxin did not catch up in their direction. In a sense, Cao Zhen was temporarily safe.
However, if he is safe, then Cao Cao is in danger. Cao Zhen would rather it be more dangerous here than transfer the danger to Cao Cao.
Since Shi Shouxin did not move in their direction, that is to say, he did not move in the direction of Chen Liu, he could only go to the north, and the direction to the north was the direction of Dongjun.
For Cao Cao, the most important place was of course Chenliu, where his base camp was located. An equally important place was Yingchuan, which provided him with a large number of talents. With Yingchuan Academy here, this place already has great value.
Next is Dongjun. This is a place with an extremely concentrated population in Yanzhou. It is the essence of Yanzhou. Although it is now in a state of disarray due to Huo Qubing, the value of this place cannot be denied.
In terms of the battle situation, in the Chenliu area of Yingchuan where Cao Cao's forces are now tightly defended, Tian Dan's army is located to the south, Zhao Kuangyin's army is located to the southeast and east, and Dongjun is located to the north of Chenliu. If this place is captured If so, Cao Cao would be strategically outshined by Zhao Kuangyin.
Although there is still a western side that has not been surrounded, the problem is that the western side is not Cao Cao's territory, but the Jin army's territory.
Being surrounded by Zhao Kuangyin's forces like this, how could Cao Cao find a way out?
However, Cao Zhen had guessed Shi Shouxin's march route, but what could he do to stop it? Just with the three thousand remaining soldiers under his command, he was defeated?
Thinking of this, Cao Zhen hated the three traitors Luo Shaowei, Liang Lin, and Liang Fang even more. If it weren't for them, how could the situation have fallen to this point?
At this time, the atmosphere among Shi Shouxin's army was actually not friendly! Of course, it is mainly between Luo Shaowei and Sun Kuang.
Sun Kuang's brother happened to die in this battle, so he was naturally in a bad mood at this time. After Luo Shaowei met Sun Kuang, he treated him with a smile. After all, we had worked together before. When he came to a new force and met people he was familiar with before, he naturally instinctively wanted to get closer!
But Luo Shaowei had a smile on his face. He treated him with a smile, but Sun Kuang didn't have a good look on him.
After all, for the Sun family, the Luo family and his son were traitors. They did not follow Sun Quan and Zhou Yu to Zhao Kuangyin, but instead went to Cao Cao who was attacking them at the time. For them, this is a betrayal.
If it were normal times, Sun Kuang would be able to tolerate it a little more, but when his brother died just now, all the little bit of city he had was wiped away, and he couldn't help but give Luo Shaowei a cold face.
Luo Shaowei is not that kind of good-tempered. He gave a good look but stuck it on his cold buttocks. Of course, he couldn't continue to rush forward and commit the sword.
Slowly, his expression changed.
Luo Shaowei believed that his father and son were not ashamed of themselves back then, let alone the Sun family.
Back then, they fought for the Sun family until the end. Even Luo Shaowei himself was captured alive by the generals of the Cao family. Even the reason why Luo Hongxin took the initiative to join the Cao family later was the most direct and decisive factor.
Moreover, the reason why his father Luo Hongxin decided to defect to Cao Cao was only when the Sun family decided to defect to Zhao Kuangyin.
You, Sun Quan, are already serving as ministers to others, so why do you ask others to be loyal to him? Therefore, Luo Shaowei asked himself that they had no regrets.
But now Sun Kuang has put on such a posture, and even almost humiliated his late father with his words. Of course, Luo Shaowei can no longer give him a good look.
Liang Lin, Liang Fang and Sun Kuang were even more tit for tat.
When Liang Lin and Liang Fang followed Wang Mang under Yuan Shu, they often fought with the Sun clan. Although their hands were not stained with the blood of important generals of the Sun clan, they didn't know how much blood they were stained with.
Moreover, in the battle in which Sun Jian died, although Liang Lin and Liang Fang were not the ones who took action, they also participated in that battle. He was not the direct murderer of Sun Jian, but he was also a participant.
If Sun Quan encountered this, they thought Sun Quan's city might not be exposed.
But the other members of the Sun family met and did not start a fight directly, which shows that these people in the Sun family have not had a hard time in these years, and at least they have grown up in Zhao Kuangyin's hands.
These people look up and see each other every day, and have conflicts of one kind or another among themselves. They can restrain themselves in a short period of time, but over time, they will eventually explode.
However, Luo Shaowei and the others were newcomers after all, and they still exercised some restraint. Even if conflicts broke out, they did not really take action. Otherwise, with their strength, ten Sun Kuang would not be enough to fight the three of them.
After the incident, Shi Shouxin was furious. Any general would be furious when encountering such a situation. He would take action openly. What did General Ji consider it to be?
Shi Shouxin is a general, not a politician. He won't think so much. Those three have just made contributions, and in essence, they are not the ones who initiated the matter. Even if a slap fails, Shi Shouxin will It was just a symbolic scolding.
However, Sun Kuang cannot let it go.
Although Sun Quan is a relatively sensitive figure because of his existence, as a general, how could Shi Shouxin consider so much? He directly punished Fifty Dashan severely and threw it back to Xuzhou behind.
And these fifty boards also officially laid the foundation for the conflict between the people headed by Sun Kuang and Shi Shouxin, Luo Shaowei, Liang Lin and others.
(End of chapter)
