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

Chapter 354 As the saying goes, only if you know yourself and the enemy can you survive a hundred battles.
After Cao Cao heard what Cao Ang said, he couldn't help being surprised: "Zixiu, are you going to send them all out?"

"Yes, let's go together." Cao Ang nodded.

"But they are all gone. What will happen to Yuan Shao in the north? If he takes the opportunity to make a sneak attack, then we in Luoyang will be in danger!" Cao Cao was a little worried about Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao at this time looked from the outside.He still looked like a heroic leader, so it was normal for Cao Cao to be worried.

And Cao Ang knew that although Yuan Shao was cunning, he was infallible, and the most important thing was that every time he made a choice, he could pick out the worst one from a bunch of options.

"Don't worry, father. Now Yuan Shao's primary target is Youzhou Gongsun Zan. He doesn't have the courage to attack us." Cao Ang comforted Cao Cao confidently.

Seeing this, Cao Cao couldn't help frowning and asked: "Zixiu, are you so sure that Yuan Benchu ​​will not attack us from behind while we are attacking Yuan Shu?"

In fact, Cao Cao is still a little worried about Yuan Shao. This old friend who grew up with him has been ambitious since he was a child.

But Cao Ang was so confident, which made Cao Cao less confident.

In fact, what Boss Cao doesn't know is that the reason why Cao Ang is so confident is not only his understanding of Yuan Shao, but also the secret service agency under him, the Shadow Guard.

As early as when Yuan Shu was preparing to proclaim himself emperor, the Shadow Guards sent this news.

Therefore, Cao Ang also prepared for this early.

At the beginning, Cao Ang did plan to leave some soldiers and generals to garrison in the north.

It's just that the shadow guard also passed on the news from Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao believed that Cao Cao and Cao Ang must have no money to send troops to fight anymore, so he moved his strategic focus to the north, preparing to capture Gongsun Zan in one fell swoop.

Yuan Shao's defenses in the south are empty. It's good that Cao Ang didn't attack him. How could he go south to Luoyang?

What's more, the [-] imperial troops around Luoyang, plus Dian Wei and Xu Chu, are commanded by Cao Cao. Even if he and Yuan Benchu ​​come out in full force, they will not be able to capture Luoyang in a short time.

When Cao Ang returns with his troops and horses, Yuan Benchu ​​will be finished.

Thinking of this, Cao Ang analyzed Cao Cao carefully.

After finishing the matter, Cao Cao laughed a few times: "Originally, I knew that young man Yuan Benchu, and I thought I knew him very well, but I didn't expect you, Zixiu, to know him even better!"

Cao Ang also smiled slightly when he heard this: "As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you can survive a hundred battles. If you want to defeat the enemy, you must first understand the enemy."

Cao Cao was also very satisfied with his son's words.

"Zixiu, how long do you think it will take for Yuan Shao to defeat Gongsun Zan?"

"Three to five months. That guy Gongsun Zan seems to have some talent, but it's just superficial. In fact, he doesn't have much ability. In addition, his subordinates don't have any useful generals or counselors. He can last for three to five months. , but also rely on the depth of Youzhou."

"Depth? What does this mean?" This was the first time Cao Cao heard the word depth, so he was curious after all.

Cao Ang blinked when he heard this, and after thinking for a while, he explained to Cao Cao: "Depth means what it means on the surface, but it actually refers to the size of a piece of land. Take Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan for example."

"The territory of Jizhou is much larger than that of Youzhou. If the strengths of Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao are reversed, then Yuan Shao can rely on the size of Jizhou to fight while retreating and sneak attack Gongsun Zan from time to time."

"In this case, if Gongsun Zan wants to capture Jizhou, he will probably suffer heavy casualties."

"But the current situation is exactly the opposite. The depth of Youzhou is limited, and there is not much space left for Gongsun Zan, so it will be good if he can persist for three to five months."

"I'm just afraid that this guy, with his brain twitching, will gather all the soldiers and horses to fight Yuan Shao to the death. In that case, he may not be able to hold on for three to five months."

Cao Ang analyzed it. For him, the longer Gongsun Zan persisted, the more Yuan Shao's power would be weakened.This is a good thing for him to harvest Yuan Shao in the future.

But if Gongsun Zan goes to fight Yuan Shao to the death and wants to decide the outcome in a battle, then it is really no different from seeking death.

Gongsun Zan's proud White Horse Yi Cong was completely defeated by Yuan Shao's Euphorbia Warriors.

Although in the nature of this type of arms, cavalry restrains infantry, but that is just ordinary cavalry and infantry.

For the special heavy armored infantry like the Euphorbias, and the dexterous light cavalry like Baima Yicong, they are pure white.

The white horse Yi Cong's charge into the formation was unable to overwhelm the Euphorbia warriors who formed the battle formation.

Moreover, the huge halberds equipped by the euphorbia warriors can stab those white horse soldiers to death before they even get in front of them.

In addition, the range of the heavy crossbow equipped by the Euphorbia Warriors is higher than that of the light bow equipped by Baima Yicong.

This resulted in the White Horse Yi Cong being no match for the Euphorbia, whether at close range or long range.

What can be said is that the purpose of the emergence of this special unit is to restrain Gongsun Zan's white-horse righteousness.

People are afraid of being famous, and pigs are afraid of being strong. Who told you, Gongsun Zan, to be called General White Horse before?

The reputation of your subordinate Baima Yicong is so resounding. If they don't target you, then who will they target?

What Cao Ang didn't know was that Gongsun Zan would always choose the wrong answer from a bunch of correct options.

At this time, Gongsun Zan had gathered all his troops and prepared to fight Yuan Shao to the death.

……

Cao Ang's strategic focus at this time was not in the north, so he did not use the shared vision to check the situation over Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao.

If he knew what Gongsun Zan had done, he would definitely call him a fool.

Due to the existence of the Shadow Guard, Cao Ang had long known what Yuan Shu was doing, so he began to mobilize his troops a few months ago.

And due to the implementation of the previous garrison policy, the generals leading the troops were not in Luoyang, so no one found it strange.

Cao Ang had already dispatched 30 troops, stationed in Geyang County and Anfeng County respectively, ready to send troops to Lujiang to attack Yuan Shu at any time.

It's just that the time to send troops is not yet mature, and we need to find a few more cannon fodder.

That's right, it's cannon fodder!
This is also the reason why Cao Ang did not continue to attack Yuan Shu after he and Liu Biao beat him once.

A hundred-footed worm is dead but not stiff.

If Yuan Shu was forcibly killed, Cao Ang would also suffer heavy losses.

In addition, Yuan Shao was still watching from the north, so he naturally wanted to minimize the casualties on his side.

Naturally, Cao Ang also has a candidate for this cannon fodder.

Aren't those two in Xuzhou just good cannon fodder?

(End of this chapter)