In front of the Wei army formation, Cao Cao returned to Cao Cao, who had not yet stood firm, and was immediately complained by Xia Houyuan.
"King Wei, it's not that I have any objections, it's that I really can't understand!"
"Why do you want to give that traitor Liu Zhang a night? I just killed Xun Hong. Isn't it a good idea to take advantage of the situation and lead the army to attack?"
"The 80,000 troops at the rear have just won a victory, and their morale is high! If we attack, we will definitely defeat them in one battle!"
Originally, Cao Cao was listening to Xia Houyuan's complaints as if nothing had happened, but when he heard the last word, his eyes widened.
"What did you say!"
This question made Xia Houyuan stunned.
"what? What?"
"What did you say in the last sentence?"
Xia Houyuan was confused and did not understand what Cao Cao meant. He just answered mechanically,
"I said that if we attack, we can defeat him in one battle?"
What was originally a conclusive and unquestionable tone turned into a question after repetition.
This made Xia Houyuan extremely uncomfortable.
But Cao Cao didn't care about Xia Houyuan's reaction and continued to question.
"Not this sentence! The previous sentence!"
"Isn't it good to take advantage of the situation and attack...?"
"No! The last sentence!"
Cao Cao was so impatient that he even wanted to strangle Xia Houyuan to death.
"There is another sentence between these two sentences!"
Xia Houyuan was a little confused and kept echoing what he had said.
After a moment, he finally remembered and asked tentatively,
"The 80,000-strong army has just won a victory, and their morale is... strong?"
"right!"
Cao Cao quickly grabbed Xia Houyuan's hand.
"Ten thousand troops?"
Xia Houyuan was startled, and his dissatisfaction disappeared instantly.
"Eight...eighty thousand...ah?"
"How could it be 80,000?"
Cao Cao exclaimed, looking in disbelief.
"Didn't you say that after returning from a great victory, why are there only 80,000 left?"
"Ah, this..."
Xia Houyuan was a little confused.
Annihilate 50,000 enemy troops, and kill them all, leaving no one behind!
In this case, do we need a special explanation for the loss of 20,000 people?
Furthermore, these soldiers were not lost by Xiahou Yuan, but by Xiahou Dun who was killed.
After Xiahou Dun was killed, Han Chong led his army straight to Xiahou Dun's main camp.
The soldiers of the Wei army were immediately in chaos, with almost no resistance.
This is also understandable.
After all, they are just a mob. How can they not panic when they see their general being beheaded?
And when a large army attacks the territory, how can we avoid chaos?
There was panic and confusion, and a great defeat was inevitable.
That is to say, Xia Houyuan reacted quickly, acted quickly, and led his troops to rush out in time.
Otherwise, the losses of the Wei army at the front would be huge!
"King Wei, Yuan Rang was beheaded, and the morale of the soldiers was shaken. Only then did the two thieves Xun Hong and Han Chong take advantage of the loophole!"
"I sent troops to support as quickly as possible and recovered the losses to the maximum extent!"
"Yeah!"
Xun Hong on the side nodded repeatedly and excused Xia Houyuan in a flattering tone.
"King Wei, what General Xia Houyuan said is absolutely true! The speed of the rescue is amazing!"
"Also, this was all Han Chong's idea. I definitely did not lead an army to kill the Wei army!"
"When General Xiahou Yuan led his troops to kill me, I...I was still beside the body of General Xiahou Dun!"
Cao Cao looked at Xia Houyuan and then at Xun Hong, but said nothing.
Although Xia Houyuan was furious, he had to excuse Xun Hong.
"King Wei, this guy... is right."
To excuse Xun Hong is to excuse himself. The two of them complement each other.
However, Cao Cao still couldn't accept it.
Killing 50,000 enemies and losing 20,000 to yourself, what a great victory!
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a partial victory!
Twice the number of troops is still a loss of 20,000. If there are only 50,000, wouldn't it be a loss of 40,000?
For a time, Cao Cao was filled with anger.
The original pity for Xiahou Dun turned into anger again.
This carelessness not only cost him his life, but also harmed the army!
"We just attacked and Gu lost more than 10,000 people. The two of you laid siege and lost another 20,000 people!"
"Today, I lost more than 30,000 yuan before I even encountered the Han army's camp. How do you want me to accept it?"
It was obviously an army of 150,000 people, and it was huge.
But Liu Zhang wiped out one-fifth of them without any effort!
If this trend continues, how long can Cao Cao be able to withstand it?
"King Wei, calm down!"
Cao Ren stepped forward and excused Xia Houyuan.
"Today was just an accident. Without the two thieves Xun Hong and Han Chong, we would never have lost 20,000 people."
"Yes, the alliance of only 50,000 aristocratic clans will not exceed 5,000 people at most."
Xia Houyuan was so angry that it was obviously an overwhelming victory.
But the battle damage was so great.
If Xiahou Dun was still alive, he would have to scold him.
"never mind."
Cao Cao waved his hand and stopped thinking about these troublesome things.
Fortunately, there is no difference between 110,000, 120,000 and 150,000 in the current situation.
Even if there are millions of troops, they will not be able to deploy them all.
"Zhang He, immediately organize the soldiers to set up camp. Have a good night's rest today, and tomorrow we will start a decisive battle with Liu Zhang!"
"I'll tell you all, starting from tomorrow, I won't give up until I have a decisive battle with Liu Zhang!"
"If Liu Zhang is not captured and killed, no one will be able to get out alive!"
Seeing that Cao Cao was extremely serious, Zhang He naturally did not dare to hesitate or question too much.
"I obey!"
After Zhang He left, Cao Hong quickly stood up and asked for help.
"King Wei, I will also go and help."
Cao Cao nodded.
"Go ahead."
It is no easy task to set up camp with hundreds of thousands of troops. Zhang He will definitely be too busy alone.
"By the way, just a simple camp is enough."
Cao Hong stopped and asked in confusion,
"King Wei, a simple camp cannot withstand the Han army's surprise attack."
Cao Cao glared at Cao Hong, very angry at his ability to understand.
"What Gu means is that there is no need to defend in the rear, just simply defend in the front!"
Cao Hong was still a little worried.
"King Wei, if another army suddenly attacks from the rear, wouldn't it mean that they will go straight into the center of the army?"
"idiot!"
Cao Cao was furious and kicked Cao Hong directly.
"If there is a large army coming from behind, it will be ten and a half months later!"
"Can't we win this place in ten and a half months?"
Cao Hong ran away, fearing to offend Cao Cao again.
"idiot!"
