After a while, Ma Chao saw that the time was almost up, and quickly shouted for the entire army to retreat. As soon as he spoke, there were naturally guards around him delivering the order, "My lord has an order, the entire army retreats!" "If there is an order, all the troops will retreat!" Army" "Retreat!" Upon hearing that the Liangzhou Army was about to retreat, and seeing that they were retreating, Cao Cao ordered the Yanzhou Army to retreat almost at the same time. There was no other way. Since the other party had withdrawn, his own side must have retreated. He has to retreat. If he pursues this pursuit, he really won't do that. That's right. But even so, Cao Cao also saw that today his side still has the advantage, so it is stronger than anything else and better than anything else. As for the previous generals, there was nothing they could do, because the Liangzhou army retreated faster today, not long after the battle started, so the winner was decided at Xiahou Dun, but the other points were still the same as yesterday. , there is no winner, Cao Cao sees it very clearly, but generally his side still has the upper hand, which is actually good. Indeed, his side did not suffer as many losses as the Liangzhou Army, which is already good. Isn't it? It's true, so Cao Cao is actually satisfied and doesn't want to pursue anything. In that case, it may be good for himself, but there is also a small chance that it is not good for himself. This is not the case. wrong. The Liangzhou army retreated, and the Yanzhou army also retreated. Since the other party had retreated, they naturally also withdrew their troops. Cao Cao did not let the entire army pursue him because he felt it was unnecessary. From now on, there will be a long time to come, and there will be no less than one or two days like this. Speaking of which, Cao Cao also knew that if the whole army pursued this, it would very likely make the Liangzhou army play with his own life. This would definitely not be good for his own side, so for him, he still seeks stability, even if Now, our side has the advantage, but we can't be too aggressive. That's not what Cao Cao would do. Not to mention, now he is indeed, not to say that he has been dazzled by victory, that is not yet, so now Cao Cao, he is indeed very clear-headed, not confused, this is absolutely correct. If Cao Cao wanted the Yanzhou Army to win consecutive victories, he might become confused, but that's not the case now, so it's not necessarily true. This is definitely the case. Both armies retreated and returned to their own camps. It should be said that this is definitely what the Liangzhou soldiers hope for. They can't see it, or they can actually feel it on the battlefield. Now they have no advantage against their Yanzhou army. This is really true, ten times. Otherwise, it would not happen seven times, but with such a 30% chance, it happened now. This really left them speechless. Indeed, this is absolutely unlucky, absolutely right, at least that's what the Liangzhou sergeants think. And if you really want to say that the probability of 30% is actually more, really, in reality, it is probably not even that 30%, less than 30%, maybe more than 20%. But even so, we were still hit by our own side. Most of the soldiers in Liangzhou naturally felt that their side was unlucky. Of course, in the past, our side was relatively lucky most of the time, but this time it was not. In fact, when I think about it, it is also Normal, indeed. It's impossible for everything good to come from your side, and it's really hard for people to get along with you. This is now the opponent's advantage. It's not that the Liangzhou soldiers can't understand it, but how can I put it? In the past, as long as they faced the Yanzhou Army, they basically had the advantage. But now, it really makes them Not so easy to accept, this one certainly is. The soldiers don't think so much. They just know that if they continue like this, they will be unable to withstand it and they will be defeated in the end. So they all think so. If the Liangzhou Army can still win here in Jizhou, then It was really a bit of a surprise, or a miracle. Originally, the advantage was not with them now. This is absolutely true. Most of the soldiers who caught up with Liangzhou had the same idea. If they were undefeated in the end, how lucky would the Liangzhou army be? But obviously, that won't happen. The good ones belong to the Yanzhou Army, not yours. This is true, it will not always be like this, but now it is Yanzhou Army who should win, but Liangzhou Army will lose in the end. But even so, Ma Chao still wants to fight to the end with their Yanzhou Army. This is definitely true. Not only does he want to prevent the Yanzhou Army from entering Changshan and Zhongshan, there is also something in it. A lot of face issues. For Ma Chao, the safety of Changshan and Zhongshan is definitely important, but his own face is equally important. Although I am also forty years old, I am not the kind of person who has no face at all. That's really not the case. Yes, who should I compare with? If I compare with Cui An and Cao Cao/them, I am not as good as them. Even though they are almost 60 years old, don¡¯t you know it? Each of them has a better face than the other. This is absolutely true. In fact, when I think about it, it's true. After all, the two people's personalities and styles are there, so when it comes to their attitude towards things, I also know and understand them, indeed. ???I would be surprised if they were embarrassed, but now, it is not surprising at all. Indeed, it should be said that it is normal. Really, I am not like them, but it is the same. Do you care about face? That's right. Both the Liangzhou Army and the Yanzhou Army returned to their own camps. In the Chinese Army's tent, Ma Chao said a few words first. At this time, the soldiers came to report the battle losses between his own and the enemy's troops. When he heard the results, he had to I sighed in my heart, I had no choice but to do this. Yes, Ma Chao had thought about it before. His own battle losses would definitely be greater than those of the Yanzhou Army. Needless to say, this is needless to say, but now that he heard the reports from his own soldiers, it was really a lot more than the opponent's. It wasn't even a few thousand. , But there are two thousand, which is really a lot. Has this situation ever happened before? In Ma Chao's impression, there seems to be no such thing, so it is true that his side has fallen into this situation now. It really makes him feel unhappy, but there is no good way. The most direct one is that his side has no soldiers. This is the fundamental reason. Ma Chao knows, but he is helpless. If I could mobilize my troops and have more troops on my side, things would really be different than they are now. Can we still make their Yanzhou Army rampant? Can they? At least they won't be as arrogant as they are now, but we don't have that many troops anymore. We only have the 150,000 people now, which is indeed less than others. Unless we transfer the troops from Changshan or Zhongshan, But can you do that yourself? Of course not, so For Ma Chao, he can mobilize the troops from Changshan and Zhongshan. This is possible, but he knows very well that if he does that, then the Yanzhou Army may have to send troops to Changshan. Like Zhongshan, they will not miss such a great opportunity. The key is that they are different from our own side. Our own side cannot mobilize any troops, but the Yanzhou Army, let alone other places, Xuzhou can mobilize troops, but even if That place is far away, but Hejian Kingdom and Bohai County are all the territory of Jizhou, but they can mobilize troops, so Ma Chao must be on guard. This is inevitable, so even if the current Liangzhou army lacks He did not let the troops from Changshan and Zhongshan come over, and no one advised him to mobilize troops from those two places. Everyone knows that it is definitely a foolish move to transfer the troops from those two places. If one of them is not coordinated well, a county (country) may be lost. Really, now, to be honest, everyone in the Liangzhou Army can see that as long as we continue to fight the Yanzhou Army like this, we can at least keep Changshan and Zhongshan, but if we have to move the troops in those two places, then basically They couldn't keep a place, so what to do? Naturally, they had their own villages, but no one came to advise them to mobilize people from Changshan or Zhongshan. Isn't that a joke? If a county (country) is really lost, who can bear the responsibility? Really, at least no one in the Liangzhou Army thinks about it, it must be . So who is stupid enough to say that? Firstly, it doesn¡¯t work at all. It¡¯s a stupid move. Secondly, if you really have some luck, it¡¯s okay if you don¡¯t lose the last two places. If you really lose one place, then it¡¯s okay. You should take responsibility yourself. This punishment must be given, not less. Indeed, after all, even if it was true that Ma Chao had to personally agree to this in the end, it would actually be normal if he was punished by another person for remonstrance. After all, my lord really didn¡¯t have that intention at the beginning, right? So this No one has spoken out about this matter, everyone knows what will happen in the end, and they think it is a "thankless" one, so they will not do it. So for the Liangzhou Army now, there is no available troops. It's true. Ma Chao and everyone else think so. It's true. Not to mention them, everyone in the Yanzhou Army actually thought of it. Cao Cao knew that the Liangzhou Army would not mobilize troops from Changshan and Zhongshan. If they really did that, they would have a better chance. Yes, so Ma Chao and the others can't. If he were him, he wouldn't do that. Indeed, it wouldn't happen if he thought about it. If we don't mobilize troops, we can still keep those two places, but once we mobilize troops, the final result will not be certain, really. Cao Cao felt that what he and everyone on his side knew, Ma Chao and the others knew even more. Needless to say, it was indeed true. So now it is true that the Liangzhou Army only has so many troops, but our own side has tens of thousands more than them. This is an advantage, a big advantage. Now, it was only two days of fighting. Although we could tell something, to be honest, Cao Cao didn't think that his side would win the opponent 100% of the time. In the end, it must be like this every day. If you have the upper hand today, then there's no problem. But in the past two days, even if our side has the advantage, apart from explaining some problems, there is really nothing else, indeed. At the Liangzhou Military Department, Ma Chao was indeed dissatisfied with his side's battle losses, but there was nothing he could do. It was impossible for him to say anything to his soldiers.Well, he doesn¡¯t know how to do this yet. He won¡¯t do that. He will leave everything to his subordinates instead of having to do anything himself. It's not that it can't be done. In fact, Ma Chao also thinks that if it is like this, his subordinates may not give in. This is true. At this time, he said to Cui An and Ma Dai, "In the past two days, our army's battle losses will exceed those of the Yanzhou Army. If this continues" Everyone heard this, especially those generals. , they all lowered their heads indeed. This is really not a good thing, it is not a matter of fighting for face, but it is actually embarrassing, really. So at this time, they were all acting like this. They had no choice but to feel embarrassed. This was really embarrassing and humiliating. It was true. So at this time, except for Guo Jia, who was not a military commander, the other people all lowered their heads and didn't say anything for the time being. It was really embarrassing. What else could you ask them to say about this? Really. Ma Chao glanced at a few people and said to himself that it was okay. At least he knew how to lower his head. After so many years, it was extremely rare. The so-called "know your shame and then be brave" actually makes sense to him. He has long since given up hope that his side can win. This is correct, so it still depends on how their generals are doing. After that, Ma Chao simply said a few words, but didn't say much because he felt it was unnecessary. At least today, they all knew what he meant, and what he wanted to say, they actually didn't understand before they even tried it. And looking at them like that, I can't say much. Although the previous performance, overall, can't be said to be the best, it can be considered okay. I know this in my heart, but compared with their best situation, then Naturally, there is still room for improvement. This is definitely the case, yes. So what Ma Chao means is very obvious. He wants them to show their highest level. Now even if our side cannot win in the end, we still have to show our own style. This is definitely the case. Of course, Ma Chao can't say that. What can I say? Our side can't win. If he said it like that, it would be interesting. Even if he didn't say it to all the soldiers, the final result So what words should be said and what words should definitely not be said, they are all in his heart. You know, this is absolutely correct. Afterwards, Ma Chao waved his hand and told them all to go down and rest. They were tired from fighting today, and he was tired, let alone them. This was understandable, indeed. Seeing everyone leaving, he also sighed. He actually didn't want to fight with the Yanzhou Army in Jizhou. After all, he had his own territory in this place, but Cao Cao didn't give himself or his side any chance. At least this was not between him and the Yanzhou Army. The one we can choose is Cao Cao, and this is also the plan of their Yanzhou Army, so they say they led their troops to Jizhou