Chapter 819 One Against Twenty?

Yingchuan County, Xuchang City.

Although Cao Cao returned to Xuchang on Qingqi and did not lead a large army to return triumphantly, he was still warmly welcomed by all the officials of the court.

Officials headed by Shang Shuling Xun Yu went out of the city for ten miles, and waited an hour in advance, just to show their importance to Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao led his army to see such a battle, they were naturally overjoyed.

Especially seeing the frightened look of those officials who usually have Yuan Shao's heart, Cao Cao felt even more happy in his heart.

This big victory in Cangting almost confirmed Cao Cao's position as the overlord of Hebei in the Central Plains.

It also indicates that the imperial court will be firmly controlled by Cao Cao.

Cao Cao didn't stay too long, and immediately ordered to return to Xuchang together.

He himself also abandoned his horse and rode in a chariot, and together with Guo Jia, got into Xun Yu's chariot.

"Wen Ruo, you have worked hard these days again!"

Cao Cao, as usual, praised Xun Yu first.

Except for Xun Yu, there is really no one who can do the central scheduling.

No matter how tight the treasury is, Xun Yu can always give Cao Cao a bite to eat when he is out fighting.

This was the case in the last battle of Guandu, and it is still the case in the battle of Cangting this time.

"The lord has won the prize, this is what I should do!"

Seeing that the monarch and his ministers were polite, Guo Jia hurriedly asked.

"Wen Ruo, what happened to Liangzhou?"

"Hey!"

Xun Yu sighed heavily, then shook his head helplessly.

"All our ingenious schemes have become moons in the water, flowers in the mirror..."

"Xianbei's 150,000 troops were wiped out. Liu Zhang buried 100,000 Xianbei alive outside Xiaoguan, and sent the heads of Fu Luo Han and Ke Bineng to Xuchang!"

Cao Cao and Guo Jia's eyes widened at the same time, showing horror.

On the way home, the two discussed the outcome of the Battle of Guanzhong for a long time. They thought that Liu Zhang would win, but they didn't expect it to be so soon!

It was even more unexpected that one hundred thousand aliens could be buried alive!

"Wen Ruo, what is Liu Zhang's loss?"

Guo Jia hurriedly continued to ask, to achieve such a record, the loss must be not small.

Moreover, Guo Jia specially arranged for a wise man to help Fu Luo Han and Ke Bineng!

Xun Yu suddenly felt short of breath, and after a long time, he reluctantly revealed the casualties.

"The Yizhou army injured... more than a thousand people..."

"impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

Cao Cao's eyes were wide open, and he immediately denied Xun Yu's remarks.

"Even if the Xianbei people are pigs, those 150,000 horses can crush Liu Zhang's Yizhou army to death!"

"Even if Liu Zhang defends Qi County to the death and 150,000 people attack the city, it is impossible to lose only a thousand people!"

"This must be fake, Liu Zhang is really shameless, falsely reporting his achievements!"

"Based on this Sikong, burying 100,000 Xianbei people alive is also fake!"

"all fake!"

Cao Cao kept roaring, venting his doubts.

The 400,000 Qiang people were in Ma Chao and Han Sui's infighting, and Liu Zhang also killed and injured tens of thousands of people.

Now facing the Xianbei people with the help of Cao Jun's wise men, how could it be possible that only a thousand people were killed or injured?

Even 150,000 pigs can kill thousands of Yizhou troops!

"My lord, calm down for now!"

How could Xun Yu want to believe this result, but the fact is the case, and it's not that you can be confused if you don't want to admit it.

"How can I appease my anger! Do you know how many people were killed or injured in this Battle of Cangting?"

Xun Yu shook his head, he only knew that Cangting had won a big victory, but he didn't know exactly how many Cao Jun died or were injured.

Cao Cao's chest kept rising and falling, and then he spat out a number through his teeth.

"Wen Ruo, everything in this battle is within Fengxian's calculations."

"From the life-saving pursuit of the reinforcements to the pressing of the whole army to Yuan Shao abandoning the army and fleeing, it can be said that Yuan Shao's every step was within Fengxian's expectation!"

"Just like that, our army lost nearly 30,000 people!"

"Tell me how Liu Zhang wiped out 150,000 Xianbei troops at the cost of 1,000 people!"

Xun Yu's eyes were full of disbelief, and he turned to Guo Jia for confirmation.

He already knew the process of the Battle of Cangting, but he didn't expect Cao Jun to suffer such a heavy casualty.

The 50,000 soldiers and horses brought by Cao Cao are the most elite forces in the entire Central Plains!

Guo Jia sighed and nodded slightly.

"Wen Ruo, what my lord said is the truth..."

Xun Yu frowned, and looked at Guo Jia with suspicion.

"No, how did you fight this battle? Is this what you said you planned Yuan Shao to death?"

Now the person who can't accept the facts before him has changed from Cao Cao to Xun Yu.

When receiving Cangting's big victory before, the battle report was full of hype, and Xun Yu thought it was such a brilliant victory.

It turns out that our side has lost more than half!

"Wen Ruo, Yuan Shao has 100,000 elite soldiers on the frontier. They often fight the Xianbei people, they are very tough!"

"Fake defeat, lure, ambush, encircle! Every step is based on the position that is best for us!"

"But the fighting power of these 100,000 people is completely different from that of Guandu's 100,000 people."

"Even if they are in a desperate situation, they are still desperately resisting. We can only drive them to the bank of the Yellow River and drown them all."

Guo Jia didn't shirk responsibility, but just told the story and facts helplessly.

In fact, Guo Jia never expected this result, but the fact slapped him in the face.

"No wonder the lord is so light and simple, it turns out that the loss is too great..."

Xun Yu was still a little puzzled when he saw that Cao Cao had only returned with a few hundred soldiers, but now he understood everything.

Cao Cao did not quibble, and generously admitted it.

"That's right, several counties in Hebei still have their hearts attached to the Yuan family, so they can only leave heavy troops to guard them."

"Fortunately, we have won Wei County this time, so we can count on gaining a foothold in Hebei."

Cao Cao suddenly thought of something, and asked Xun Yu again in doubt.

"Wen Ruo, Yuan Shao's 100,000 troops are powerful because they are fighting against Ke Bineng's Xianbei cavalry."

"We exchanged the lives of 150,000 Yuan soldiers at the price of more than 20,000 people, and Liu Zhang exchanged the lives of 150,000 Xianbei cavalry at the price of 1,000 people!"

"Looking at it this way, isn't it true that Liu Zhang's Yizhou army is worth twenty of our elite soldiers?"

"If this is the case, then there is no need to fight this battle, we just surrender!"

This is the most unacceptable place for Cao Cao!

As far as Cao Cao knew, Yuan Shao's army of 100,000 could barely resist the Xianbei's attacks, and was even defeated frequently by the Xianbei cavalry.

This huge gap in military strength really made Cao Cao feel desperate.

The same people, could it be that the Yizhou army is all reinforced and iron?

If Xun Yu hadn't known that the news was accurate, he would have even been persuaded by Cao Cao.

Cao Cao thought so, and Guo Jia thought so too. They couldn't figure out what the problem was.

Even if Fuluohan and Budugen used their troops recklessly, commanding randomly and being ambushed by the Yizhou army in succession, they would not have such an astonishing battle loss ratio.

No matter how unlucky the Xianbei cavalry is, is there any unlucky Yuan Shaojun in Cangting?

Xun Yu sighed again and again, but he didn't know the specific situation.

"My lord, for the specific situation, I have to ask the military advisor you found for the Xianbei people..."

(end of this chapter)