Three Kingdoms New Malaysia Super League

Chapter 1030 Conspiracy and Gambling

Cao Cao stood on the watchtower, and Yuan Jun's formation could be vaguely seen in the distance.What made him uneasy was that Yuan Jun did not rush to launch an attack, but slowly began to build a camp.These camps are very simple, but the layout is like fish scales, layer upon layer and connected.

But it was these things that made Cao Cao a little frightened.Yuan Shaojun obviously changed his mind and planned to fight a protracted war.This is not good news.These fish-scale fortresses are not strong enough, but they are easy to support each other. Once the fortresses are completed, they can cover the craftsmen to continue building a little further ahead, and they can reach under the enemy's nose in one breath.It will be like a grinding disc, slowly and powerfully grinding away the last drop of Cao Jun's blood and grain.

"It seems that the repeated defeats have finally made Yuan Shao learn to be smart." Cao Cao shook his head, and walked down the watchtower with some anxiety.Seeing this, Cheng Yu on the side was slightly displeased and said, "My lord, Yuan Jun has lost all courage. As long as our army guards the city strictly, and there is a clever strategy to attack the enemy, Yuan Jun will surely be defeated and flee after a long time!"

"Zhongde, what you don't know is that Yuan Shao is not exactly the indecisive and arrogant guy in your eyes. If everything is the same as before, when the Yuan family is invincible, Yuan Shao may play tricks and make mistakes again and again. But now Yuan Shao has suffered at both Ma's house and ours. The western front has been completely sacked, and the eastern front has also shrunk and dared not move rashly. Now that the 70 army has been beaten down to only 40 in his hands, he will be like a rusty man. Like a precious sword, the dirty and rotten rust has faded away, revealing a compelling edge again!"

Xun Yu nodded in agreement when he heard the words: "In this battle, if Yuan Shao brought only one strategist, our army would be defeated--but he has too many capable people under his command, each with louder voices, and Yuan Shao is also a favorite. People with face. Naturally, they will be immersed in vanity and play tricks, causing the nine-headed birds to fly to one side, and finally fall into the dust. Originally, I only hoped that Yuan Shao could reveal the biggest flaw and be hit by our army. , even if he repents again, he will not do anything again. But now the Ma family has pulled out Yuan Shao's shame in advance. The odds are over. The tent in front of him is the best proof that Yuan Shao put down his arrogance and will fight our army with all his strength."

"The biggest problem now is that Yuan Shao hid his weakness very well, and we have nothing to do." Jiang Ji followed behind the three of them. Under the light of the three of them, it seemed that he was not affected at all, and he was still a bit cynical. He said, "Yuan Shao's greatest reliance at the moment is sufficient military strength and abundant food and grass. In terms of military strength, if he really fights with Yuan Shao, he may not see success in a year or so; the only thing that can be moved at present is food and grass. As long as Yuan Shao's food and grass Being burned will be the last straw that breaks the camel's back..."

"Food and grass..." Cao Cao couldn't help showing a bit of worry when he heard this word: Jizhou has had a bumper harvest for three consecutive years, and the savings are enough to support an army of more than 70 to fight abroad. In contrast, Cao Cao's situation It was much more embarrassing, and even the army was forced to go to the fields, which made the people of Jizhou laugh.Now, in order to fulfill the covenant with the Ma family, Cao Cao had to mobilize troops to help in the battle.Such a situation made Cao Cao, whose starting point was much lower than Yuan Shao's, feel sad for a while.

Cao Jun's food and grass can't last for two months.

Everyone present knew this situation.Although Cheng Yu was the main combat faction, he couldn't help but regretted at this time: "It's a pity that Xi Zhi was sent to Hedong by the lord. If he is here, then Jing'an Cao may bring some information."

"Impossible." Xun Yu shook his head and said, "Since Yuan Shao has changed his strategy and Ma Chao set fire to the granary in Wen County, he will naturally pay more attention to the protection of grain and grass. Besides, Gao Lan's Red Eagle Cavalry, It's not the kind of person who sits on a corpse. If Yuan Shao deliberately defends, let alone Jing'an Cao, even if it is the shadow of the Ma family, it is impossible to know where Yuan Shao's food is stored."

The problem has reached this point, and the atmosphere is a little awkward for a while.In particular, Cheng Yu and Xun Yu mentioned Hedong and Xi Zhicai. Everyone knew why Cao Cao made this move, but the problem was that the last card to check and balance Ma Chao was really scary.At the moment, everyone bypassed this topic with a tacit understanding, and returned to the matter of Yuan Shao's military supplies.

"Let's leave it at that for today. Order the troops to defend carefully." Cao Cao saw that the three were in a state of confusion, and knew that they couldn't think of any good strategy today, so he made this decision immediately.

However, when walking back to the tent, Cao Cao couldn't help but turned his head and asked Xun Yu, "How is Ma Chao's army now?"

"Not so good?" Xun Yu frowned, and couldn't help saying a few good words about Ma Chao: "Ma Chao used his troops like a god. He first retreated to Yanshi, then took Jinyang thousands of miles away, and then burned the Wen County camp. Continuously pursued Chunyuqiong to Shanyang, and then directly destroyed Yuan Jun on the western front. Now the troops have divided into three groups, wantonly seizing Bingzhou counties and counties. At that time, Bingzhou had already been ruled by the Ma family. But..."

"However, even so, under such an offensive, within a month or so, Ma Chao will still be able to obtain the entire territory of Bingzhou." Seeing Xun Yu hesitate, Cao Cao couldn't help but complete what Xun Yu hadn't said.Then he looked to the west and said unwillingly: "Hedong Wei family, a line that Cao's managed with great difficulty, may be completely cut off by the Ma family."

"My lord, according to my subordinates' opinion, it's better to give up on Hedong." For the first time, Xun Yu showed hesitation on his gentle and jade-like face, and said: "The Ma family is now in full swing. After the attack on Hanzhong, they no longer brutally killed captives, but won the hearts of the people with the attitude of Zhongzheng and benevolence. Such a plan will undoubtedly be the world. Once the matter of Xizhicai in Hedong is revealed, our army will have to face Ma The family's crazy and vicious revenge."

Having said that, Xun Yu paused for a moment, seeing that Cao Cao had listened to his suggestion, and continued: "Although Yuan Shu's side is now held back by Sun Ce, but our army does not come out, Sun Ce is unable to support himself, and eventually he will draw territory with Yuan Shu." Let it go. Yuan Shu has always been narrow-minded and will take revenge, so he must have already hated his lord in his heart; there is also Liu Biao in Jingzhou, although he is standing still at the moment, but once Yuan Shao is defeated, Liu Biao will be passive and take the initiative to provoke us if he can't do it. If you provoke the Ma family, you may be besieged by three parties, and it will be too late to regret."

Xun Yu's words are sincere and accurate, although it is inevitable that they will be suspected of being attached to each other, but ancient strategists have always needed this sense of crisis to plan for a rainy day.After saying these words, Cao Cao was also worried, and couldn't help but said: "In this case, you send a message to Xi Zhicai, telling him to act cautiously and act with a plan. If possible, turn that matter into a The sharp blade buried in the heart of Ma's family suddenly showed its sharp edge at a critical moment and plunged Ma's family into chaos..."

"That's very good." Xun Yu nodded in agreement, and just as he was about to leave, someone came to report: "My lord, Your Majesty has a secret order for you."

Cao Cao took Liu Xie's secret letter, his eyes were sharp, and he hurriedly walked to the map hanging in the tent, and after searching for a while, he was surprised and said: "It will be this place!"

Xun Yu didn't know what happened, but he didn't want to get involved in the affairs of Duke Cao and His Majesty.But when he turned to leave, he was called by Cao Cao: "Wen Ruo, do you think this plan is feasible?" Xun Yu stepped forward helplessly, took a look at the secret letter in Cao Cao's hand, and his expression changed drastically: "Your Majesty, what is your plan?" Handwriting!..."

"Too incredible?" Cao Cao asked.

"Exactly." Xun Yu nodded, and after pondering for a moment, he said again: "Although your Majesty's plan seems dangerous, if you want to take it, you must give it first. Our army is trapped in Wei County and Yangping County. There won't be much progress. If the lord has the guts, you might as well take a gamble!" At the end, Xun Yu's tone had become passionate and sonorous, and the demeanor of a gentle gentleman was swept away, like a person who encountered a wonderful bet. Gamblers, jump in!
"Gambling?" Cao Cao laughed, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "This is indeed a gamble, but why have I, Cao Mengde, been afraid of any gamble?!"

(End of this chapter)