章節 405: Chapter 381: A Massive Haul~

Cao Cao was taken aback, and his face grew even more somber. Little did he know that at this time, Le Jin was already surrounded by Lyu Bu's men in Faan County. If it weren't for his duty to defend Faan County, he would have retreated long ago, and upon receiving the news of Cao Cao's crushing defeat, he would have certainly pulled back to Chenliu directly.

"Of the sixty-three thousand strong army, less than fifty remain..." Cao Cao muttered to himself. These sixty-three thousand could be said to represent all of Nanyang's stored grain – the most affluent region under heaven. It took over a year and constant fighting against Yuan Shu to train these seasoned troops, comprising Cao Cao's ultimate resources and efforts, and to think that they were now utterly obliterated in a single morning.