When the two of them entered, they immediately knelt on the ground when they saw Cao Cao.
Seeing this, Cao Cao quickly helped the two up.
"Generals, there's no need to be so polite.”
"I've long heard of the great names of the two generals.”
"If Yuan Shao was willing to listen to the two of you, he wouldn't have fallen to this kind of situation now!”
"Today, the two generals have come to seek refuge. They have abandoned the dark and joined the light. I will not let down the two of you!”
After that, Cao Cao sent people to welcome Zhang He and Gao Lan.
He also granted Zhang Tai the title of partial general and Marquis of Duting.
General Gao Lan was granted the title of partial general and Donglai Marquis.
The two of them thought that Yuan Shao did not listen to people's words and could only listen to flattery and the slanderous words of treacherous officials.
The two of them were left out in the cold.
Compared to Cao Cao's treatment of them, the two of them were deeply moved and thanked Cao Cao again for his kindness.
As for Yuan Shao, he had lost his advisor Xu You and went to Zhang He and Gao Lan.
Even Wuchao's rations were burned by Cao Cao.
For a time, the Yuan Army was in a state of panic.
There were even many soldiers who already had the intention to defect!
However, the morale of the Wei army was extremely high.
Xu You took the opportunity to offer another plan to Cao Cao.
"King of Wei, Yuan Shao's morale is in disarray, but ours is at its peak.”
"I think we should take this opportunity to attack and pursue!”
"If we can win the battle at Guandu, Jizhou will be ours, and the north will belong to Wei!”
Cao Cao agreed with Xu You.
"What the military counselor said is deeply in my heart!"
"I wonder which general is willing to lead his troops there?”
Zhang He and Gao Lan stepped forward.
"King of Wei, we are Yuan Shao's former subordinates. We are familiar with the arrangement of Yuan Shao's troops and the various sentry posts!”
"If the King of Wei trusts the two of us, we are willing to lead our troops and be the vanguard!”
When Cao Cao heard this, he was overjoyed.
"Good! Then I'll have to trouble the two generals!"
Then, Zhang He and Gao Lan acted as the vanguard, leading their former troops and setting off in the darkness.
Cao Cao followed closely behind as backup.
Zhang He and Gao Lan took a small path.
Cao Cao took the main road.
Around midnight, the three Wei armies merged.
The battle lasted from late at night until dawn the next day. Yuan Shao had lost nearly half of his troops, and only then did both sides call off their troops.
After returning to the camp, Xun You asked to see him again.
"My lord, although Yuan Shao has lost his advantage, he still has many soldiers. If he were to counterattack before his death, the outcome would be unpredictable!”
Cao Cao nodded. A rabbit could bite when it was anxious, not to mention Yuan Shao, who had hundreds of thousands of troops.”
"I wonder if you have any good ideas?”
Xun You took a step forward." My lord, I think you can send someone out to spread the news.”
"My lord intends to divide his troops into three groups. One group will attack Yuan Shao's main force, the other group will attack Suanzao and take Ye County, and the third group will attack Liyang and cut off Yuan Shao's retreat!”
"We must kill Yuan Shao in Guandu!”
"Yuan Shao will definitely be afraid when he hears this. When the time comes, he will definitely send his troops to Suanzao, Ye County, and Li Yang.”
"At that time, we can take the opportunity to attack Yuan Shao!”
"Yuan Shao's army will definitely be defeated!"
After hearing Xun You's words, Cao Cao clapped his hands and said happily,"
"Good! Then let's do as the Imperial Preceptor says!"
Then, he immediately summoned Xiahou Dun and ordered him to go to the camp to gather 2,000 troops and select a chiliarch. Each of them brought 1,000 troops and set off towards Wild Jujube and Li Yang respectively.
Along the way, these people spread the word everywhere that they wanted to take down Ziziander, Ye County, and Li Yang, then surround and attack Yuan Shao, making him die without a burial place!
When the news reached Yuan Shao's military camp, Yuan Shao was shocked. He wanted to ask the strategists for countermeasures, but he found that there was no one available!
Yuan Shao had no choice but to make the decision himself.
This was also the first time Yuan Shao realized that being the one in charge didn't seem very satisfying!
Taking a deep breath, Yuan Shao immediately ordered Yuan Tan to lead 50,000 troops to Ye County while Xin Ming led 50,000 troops to Li Yang.
They traveled through the night without stopping!
Even so, Yuan Shao still had 300,000 troops!
When Cao Cao learned that Yuan Shao had split up his forces, he quickly divided his forces into eight formations according to the formation Ye Bei had taught him.
The eight armies charged out together, with 100,000 troops against 300,000 troops, charging straight at Yuan Shao's camp!
Yuan Shao's soldiers saw the Wei Army's eight orderly formations rushing over from the front.
It was as if he had seen eight ancient beasts waking up.
Just the aura alone had already far surpassed Yuan Shao's 300,000 troops!
For a time, before the battle even started, Yuan Shao's soldiers had already lost their fighting spirit.
The Wei army that was already prepared felt depressed as they scrambled to flee in all directions.
Didn't they need time to arrange their troops?
How could you not make a move and just run away?
Couldn't he respect the fruits of his opponent's labor?
However, why would Yuan Jun care about this?
They only cared about fleeing in all directions!
Yuan Shao saw his subordinates fleeing and quickly put on his armor and mounted his horse.
Yuan Shao's youngest son, Yuan Shang, followed closely behind.
When Cao Cao discovered Yuan Shao's escape, he immediately sent Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Xu Huang, and Yu Jin to pursue him.
Until Yuan Shao crossed the river.
In the final battle, Yuan Shao only had 400,000 men left!
Other than the 100,000 troops that Yuan Tan and Xin Ming had brought with them, the remaining 100,000 soldiers were still alive.
300,000 people left!
Out of these 300,000 people, 80,000 were killed by the Wei army, and blood flowed like a river!
There were also hundreds of thousands of people who fled in panic and were utterly defeated. They threw away their helmets and armor and pretended to be refugees as deserters.
In the end, the people that Yuan Shao brought across the river actually survived less than a thousand!
The rest were all captured by the Wei army.
At this point, the Battle of Guandu officially ended.
Cao Cao also reorganized his army.
During this period, someone found some letters from the Wei army and Yuan Shao.
Xiahou Dun was furious.
"My lord, I didn't expect there to be a traitor in our Wei army.”
"Don't worry, my lord. I will definitely find these people one by one and kill them all!”
When Cao Cao heard this, he quickly waved his hand,"
"Everyone and I have witnessed how strong Yuan Shao was back then.”
"Back then, I couldn't even protect myself, let alone others.”
"Let's just forget about these things!"
Then, Cao Cao ordered Xiahou Dun to gather all the letters and burn them in front of all the soldiers.
After he was done, Cao Cao took a deep breath.
"It's all in the past, I won't pursue it.”
"Please work together and take down Jizhou with me.”
"When we return to the capital, I will reward you according to your merits!”
As for Yuan Shao, after returning to Jizhou, he hugged his three sons and cried bitterly.
When he cried to the point of sadness, Yuan Shao actually fell seriously ill. His hair turned white overnight and he was bedridden.
Yuan Shao's three sons were in a mess for a moment, not knowing what to do!
Just as Yuan Shao was in chaos.
Cao Cao brought his men to the city of Jizhou.
When Yuan Shao heard this, he was extremely anxious. However, he did not have any subordinates that he could use, so he could only let his third son, Yuan Shang, go out of the city to fight.
Yuan Shao was ill and watched the battle on the city wall.
Cao Cao also sent Zhang Liao into battle.
There was no doubt about this battle. In just three rounds, Yuan Shang was killed by Zhang Liao and forced back to Jizhou!
When Yuan Shao saw his youngest son being defeated and injured, he was so anxious that he vomited blood and died.
When the news reached Cao Cao, he laughed.
Halfway through his happiness, Cao Cao's laughter stopped abruptly.
He suddenly thought of a sentence.
"This Yuan Shao is even less of a concern. Perhaps, he will very likely die of anxiety because his youngest son is sick!”
Cao Cao was shocked!
This was what Ye Bei had said to him a few months ago!
He did not expect it to come true!
Decide life and death!
Even strategists like Zhang Liang and Zhuge Liang couldn't do this!
But Ye Bei had done it!
Yuan Shao had really died because of his youngest son's defeat!
And he was so anxious!
For a moment, Cao Cao did not know what to say!
He only felt that Ye Bei was actually so terrifying!
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