Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

Chapter 251 So What About [-] Fine Riders?If Qu Yi can be broken, why can't I break it? 【Seek monthly ticket for subscription】

Even though the atmosphere is quite tense when discussing major military affairs now, when he heard Cao Ang's words.

Xun You still couldn't help smiling.

But it's just a fleeting thing.

After slightly restraining the smile on his face, Xun You continued to analyze for Cao Ang.

"As the general said, Gongsun Zan's trick is probably aimed at you."

"Or to be more precise, he played an idle game in Yanzhou, which attracted the attention of all parties, and then turned around to break the situation in Jizhou."

speak here.

Maybe it's to support my point of view.

Xun You bowed his hands to Zhang Liao and the others.

"Generals, do you know the number of soldiers and horses in the area of ​​Nangong County?"

All the generals knew about this.

So as soon as Xun You finished speaking, Cao Ren took a step forward.

"According to the information currently available to our army, Yuan Jun's current strength is less than [-], and most of them are infantry, and the number of cavalry is only a few thousand."

"And Gongsun Zan's current army strength is close to [-], among which there are nearly [-] elite cavalry. Although the number is small, their combat power is far greater than Yuan Shao's."

"As for Han Fu, there are only [-] soldiers under his command, which is slightly smaller than our army, and his combat power is also much inferior."

After listening to Cao Ren's statement.

Xun You nodded, and when he was about to say something, Cao Ang suddenly interrupted.

"According to the information I got from within the Gongsun Army, Gongsun Zan had been mobilized a few days ago, and those soldiers who remained in the northern part of Hejian Kingdom and Youzhou are now rushing here, including ten thousand fine cavalry. .”

Liu Bei's name was hidden.

Cao Ang only said that there was an internal response.

……

This statement came out.

Everyone's faces were suddenly startled.

[-] cavalry are already strong in battle, and if there are [-] more cavalry, the charge will be overwhelming, and the momentum will be like thunder.

And Xun You's complexion changed slightly.

But he nodded again and again.

He had an "exactly so" expression.

"With this evidence, many things will make more sense."

"In the eyes of the world, you, General, and Cao Gong are inseparable, and the fact is exactly the same. Obviously, Gongsun Zan would not fail to realize this."

"So he declared in a high-profile manner that he would appoint his general Shan Jing as the governor of Yanzhou, and sent him thousands of people to go south. Most likely, the purpose was to block the entrance from Yanzhou to Jizhou."

"Although these thousands of people are vulnerable to Yanzhou, if they resist desperately, it will not be a problem to obstruct them for a period of time."

"And the free time is enough for Gongsun Zan to do many things!"

Speaking of which.

It can be said to be clear.

None of the people present were stupid, so how could they not understand the meaning of Xun You's words?

Cao Ang listened and nodded repeatedly.

Involuntarily, he tapped lightly on several small towns in the north of Yanzhou.

……

"In front of everyone, he announced that he would appoint governors of various states, just to distract Yuan Shao and me, and to confuse the pool of water."

"But in fact, only one group of troops was sent, just to block my father's way to the north, and trade troops for time to spare some time."

"Finally, he will use the spare time to gather the soldiers and horses he brought in from Hejian Kingdom and Youzhou, and launch a decisive battle against me, Yuan Shao and others in one fell swoop, to determine the situation in Jizhou."

"What a Gongsun Bogui, he really deserves to be a man who gallops freely and horizontally on the battlefield, he is vigorous and resolute, and he has a bit of strategic vision!"

Although Gongsun Zan has great plans.

The current situation also seemed a little tense and dangerous, but Cao Ang did not feel dignified because of this.

On the contrary, it seemed quite easy.

Yes, Gongsun Zan is indeed very strong.

The [-] cavalry is really not covered.

Anyone who saw it was terrified.

But Cao Ang is not a fish on the chopping board, and he already has a way to deal with Gongsun Zan.

Gongsun Bogui didn't really think that after cutting off his connection with his father Cao Cao and blocking the passage of the Yanzhou army going north.

Can you beat yourself?
Just kidding!
……

of course.

Despise the enemy strategically, but must pay attention to the enemy tactically, and cannot be taken lightly because of this.

Therefore, while full of confidence in the heart.

Cao Ang issued orders to Zhang Liao and others respectively.

"Wen Yuan, the army should prepare for the battle from now on, and always pay attention to the movements of Gongsun's army."

"The battlefield is not a place for morality, and Gongsun Bogui is not a man of martial virtue. Once he mobilizes troops and horses, this person may attack our army at any time."

"This matter must be prevented!"

Zhang Liao immediately got up and responded.

But after saying yes.

Zhang Liao suddenly remembered something again, gave full play to his subjective initiative, and made a suggestion to Cao Ang.

"General, it's better to implement the strategy of loosening the outside and tightening the inside. On the surface, our army has not taken any precautions, but in fact the soldiers in the army are ready to take up arms and fight the enemy."

This is the benefit of being talented.

It is not only an order execution machine, but also draws inferences from one instance and actively proposes improvement methods.

And after hearing Zhang Liao's suggestion.

Cao Ang immediately nodded happily.

With a lot of praise on his face, he affirmed: "Wen Yuan's words are reasonable, so according to your plan, if you follow the strategy of loosening the outside and tightening the inside, it will somewhat paralyze Gongsun Jun."

……

After setting a general tone, Cao Ang gave instructions to Cao Chun who was on the side.

"Zihe, you will lead the cavalry southward tomorrow morning to chase after the diverted Gongsun soldiers. Whether you want to harass them for a while or fight them, it's up to you to decide before the battle."

"But you must remember one thing!"

"This is a false attack that made Gongsun Zan fall into a trap. It made him mistakenly think that we were really distracted by this army going south, so he let down his vigilance on us."

"So I will only give you five days. Once the five days are up, no matter what kind of results you have achieved, you must return to this place immediately!"

To put it bluntly.

It is to cooperate with Gongsun Zan's intentions and create a false appearance, which in turn keeps Gongsun Zan in the dark.

So just hit whatever you want.

As long as you show an attitude, anyway, thousands of infantry, after the war, they can be cleaned up at will.

Cao Chun obviously understood what Cao Ang meant.

Immediately assured him: "Don't worry, general, Chun is definitely not a person who is greedy for meritorious deeds. Once the five days are up, the enemy general will be lying in front of me to be chopped down, and the subordinates will not take a second look!"

This is of course a joke.

If the enemy general was really lying in front of him waiting to be beheaded, then no one would dislike spending an extra knife to remove the head.

……

When Cao Ang was arranging combat missions.

It has always been emphasized that one person is in charge, and the remaining civil servants and generals have their own division of labor.

Now that both Zhang Liao and Cao Chun have received the task, naturally Cao Ren's share is also indispensable.

However, before issuing the order, Cao Ang asked a question first.

"Zixiao, I asked you to gather craftsmen to make the batch of thin copper sheets, are they still well preserved?"

Cao Ren nodded heavily.

"Reporting to the general, there are more than [-] copper sheets, all of which are well preserved, and there are also craftsmen accompanying the army who are responsible for polishing and keeping the copper sheets smooth to ensure that they are as bright as ever!"

After getting a satisfactory answer.

Cao Ang nodded first.

After thinking about it for a while, he said to Cao Ren: "Take advantage of these few days of work, and let the craftsmen nail or paste all these copper pieces on the back of the shield. Let the soldiers help."

"Then lead the lieutenant soldiers to dig more trenches in our camp."

"If Gongsun's army wants to start a war against our army, the cavalry must be the first to charge. Let's use these trenches to give them a big gift!"

Know the importance of this matter.

Cao Ren dared not neglect.

Immediately keep all the instructions in mind,

While bowing to his orders, Cao Ren also vaguely guessed the function of those copper plates and estimated the tactics his general was going to adopt.

……

After all the pre-war arrangements are properly arranged.

Cao Ang felt more and more at ease.

But there is still one thing to do right now, he turned his head to look at Xun You who was beside him.

"Gongda, I will go to Han Fu's and Yuan Shao's barracks in person later, and tell them what happened today."

"As long as the two of them are not stupid, they will understand Gongsun Zan's ambitions, and they will join forces with our army to fight against Gongsun Zan."

"And in the next few days, I will let Han Fu continue to host the negotiations to stabilize Gongsun Zan, but in the next few days, I need to trouble you to stand up for me, and go to the big camp to pat the table and yell loudly .”

It's not an easy job either.

If the acting skills are not enough, I really can't take on such an important task.

But it was just right to let Xun You come.

"Yu, I would like to share my worries for the general!"

……

This is the end.

All pre-war preparations have been completed.

Cao Ang even found time to write a letter to his father Cao Cao, and sent someone to Yanzhou all night long.

Originally, a few days ago, Cao Ang had sent a letter to Changyi County, asking Cao Cao to send his generals to lead his troops north to support him.

But after today.

Cao Ang changed his mind.

It is only necessary to wipe out Shan Jing and the troops he leads, and there is no need to continue northward.

The main reason is that it is too late now.

The next battle was destined to be fought only by Cao Cao Ang, together with Yuan Shao and Han Fu.

Thus.

After defeating Gongsun Zan, if the Cao family's large army arrives, their own strength will take advantage of the victory and overwhelm Gongsun Zan.

This will break the equilibrium.

It is not in line with Cao Ang's strategic intention.

After all, he didn't really plan to seize Jizhou for Yuan Shao, and he severely frustrated Gongsun Zan's spirit, which was enough, and there was no need to beat him to death with a stick.

And after writing the letter.

Cao Ang rode his horse to the camps of the other two parties.

Walking on the road where the moon is as bright as water and the surroundings are cold.

Cao Ang followed the trend and looked to the north of Nangong County.

Then the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing an undisguised smile.

"Old thief Gongsun, you guessed my intentions this time, but I guessed that you guessed my intentions."

"You think I'm on the first floor, but I'm actually on the fifth floor. Let's see how you fight me!"

……

The next few days.

In the surrounding area centered on Nangong County, the atmosphere began to become a little turbulent.

Several forces have their own thoughts.

Now Gongsun Zan only waited for the troops he had dispatched from the rear to arrive, and he immediately launched a war against Cao Ang, Yuan Shao and others.

On the other hand, Cao Ang and other forces are making preparations for the battle with all their strength.

And in order to ensure that all parties are not defeated by one blow.

Yuan Shao even borrowed a considerable part of his military supplies and lent them to Cao Ang temporarily.

of course.

Although secretly working in full swing.

But on the surface, all parties unanimously maintained an illusion.

That is to go to the previously set up discussion camp on time every day to have a verbal debate, accuse and abuse each other and make a lot of noise.

It's like a dot.

"Yanzhou is the Yanzhou of Yanzhou people" "You are ordered by the emperor above, and you are asked by the people below" "Your Gongsun Zan does not respect the imperial court, but is a disobedient generation"

Xun You can no longer remember the classic sentence patterns above, how many times he has said them back and forth.

Anyway, it is often effective and does not fall behind.

……

At noon on the seventh day.

Located at the military barracks.

Cao Ang is inspecting the training of the lieutenant soldiers.

The content of the training was not conventional fighting on the battlefield, but how to hide in the trenches that had already been dug, quickly turn the shield over, and adjust it to the corresponding angle.

This action requires uniformity.

And fast and accurate.

Therefore, a certain amount of training is required.

Cao Ang stood on the high platform in the army, covered his eyes with his hands, looked at the sun above his head for a while, and then shook his head helplessly.

We are now approaching the vernal equinox.

The point of direct sunlight coincides with the equator.

The location of Nangong County is far north of the Tropic of Cancer, and the sun always shines south and north at any time.

However, the location where Gongsun Zan is now is just north of Cao Jun, which means that the shield must be adjusted to a certain angle in order to be able to reflect the sunlight to the front.

To make the two sides turn in one direction, if Cao Jun is in the north, then there is no need for complicated training, just turn the shield over.

This is the disadvantage of geography.

Fortunately, Cao Ang prepared the bronze mirror in advance, even estimated the approximate angle, and asked the soldiers to do the training.

In this way, no matter how bad the location is, he can take advantage of it.

……

While Cao Ang was watching quietly.

Not far from the gate of the barracks, there was a sudden commotion.

Afterwards, several cavalrymen got off their horses and quickly moved towards him.

Cao Ang's eyes froze immediately.

After waving to the left and right, he got off the high platform first, and took the initiative to meet the soldiers who came over.

"General, there is a change in the north of Jiangshui. When the villains waited in ambush to watch, they noticed that there was a strange ground shaking, and the camp of Gongsun Army was in chaos for a while."

Following the whispered reports of these soldiers.

Cao Ang's left hand on the hilt of the sword gradually tightened.

The war is about to begin!

……

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ps. Stayed up until two o'clock in the morning and wrote another chapter!
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