Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 214 Guo Tu's Three Strategies
"Because I was conquering Gongsun Zan, I failed to send troops to rescue Xuande. Now that Gongsun Zan is defeated, I should send troops to avenge Xuande." Yuan Shao said arrogantly, "Xuande has fought Cao Cao several times. Can we know that Cao's army is false?"

"I already know Cao Cao's falsehood and reality. I only hate the small number of soldiers. It is difficult to fight against him. If Duke Ming sends troops, he will crush Cao Cao into powder." Liu Bei said exaggeratedly.

Liu Bei's words made Tian Feng, Jushou and others very dissatisfied, lest Liu Bei confuse the public. "I would also like to ask Mr. Xuande to explain in detail."

"Cao Cao's domineering power in the court has already made the officials dissatisfied, and he wants to get rid of him quickly. He used military force to conquer everywhere, and the people complained, and everyone hated him." Liu Bei first labeled Cao Cao as a disaster for the country and the people, "I and General Chariot Dong Cheng made an agreement to destroy Cao Cao, but it was a pity that the matter was revealed and Dong Cheng was killed by Cao Cao. Although the plan failed, it fully shows that Cao Cao is unpopular."

Liu Bei's intentions are still unfinished: "After several wars in the Central Plains, there were droughts and locust plagues, Cao Cao still couldn't make ends meet in his efforts to garrison the fields. The population was dying and the source of troops was scarce. Cao Cao's soldiers were less than [-]. He also wanted to garrison Wancheng and Shouchun to guard against Liu Biao and Sun Ce. Xudu also needs to be strictly garrisoned, so the actual number of soldiers that can fight is only [-]. It is not as good as Ming Gong's soldiers, who have enough food and no worries."

Hearing this, Yuan Shaoxi smiled. "I knew Cao Mengde was nothing more than that." Yuan Shao turned to the advisers and asked knowingly, "How is our army?"

"My lord, our army is 30, and we can call [-] to fight at any time. There are thousands of generals, and there is not enough food and grass." Guo Tule showed off.

"Okay. I want to select [-] elite soldiers and [-] horses to attack Xudu. What do you think?" Yuan Shao asked.

"Duke Ming's army is going south. If Cao Cao wants to resist, it will be like hitting a stone with an egg. He can only restrain himself to ask for forgiveness from Duke Ming." Liu Bei cupped his hands, and Yuan Shao's face turned pale when he heard this.

Ju Shou hurriedly said: "Lord, as Xuande Gong said, Cao Cao has little food, and our army will win. But we should adopt the strategy of Wan'an instead of fighting in a decisive battle. There will be many variables. If you can't get what you want, you will regret it. It's too late. I think we should use our superior military strength and geographical situation to carry out a protracted war against Cao Cao, enter Liyang, gradually camp in Henan, and fight steadily."

Tian Feng also thinks that it is not appropriate to send troops at the moment, and he seconded: "Ju Shou's words are very good. Cao Cao is good at using troops, and he is unpredictable. Although his number is small, he should not be underestimated. Now it is better to rely on the strength of the mountains and the Yellow River, and have four states. Heroes and heroes, implement farming internally to prepare for war. Then select elite troops, divide them into surprise soldiers, take turns to fight while the enemy is empty, and use them to harass the south bank of the Yellow River. If Cao Jun rescues the right side, I will attack the left side. Cao Jun rescues the left side, and I will attack the right side , make it exhausted, the people cannot be content with their own work, we are not yet tired but the opponent is already tired, and we can defeat the enemy by sitting still. This is exactly Wu Zixu's strategy to defeat Chu."

Guo Tu chuckled, "According to Yuan Hao's words, how long will it take to defeat Cao Cao?"

"It won't take three years."

"Joke, three years?" Guo Tu laughed loudly, "It's easy to say, how much will change in three years. Now our soldiers, horses, food and grass are several times that of Cao Cao, and we have to wait for three years? At the beginning, it was the strength of the Wu Kingdom Weak, Chu State is strong, so Wu Zixu used this strategy to weaken Chu State, Yuan Hao knows the art of war through history books, so he can't copy it mechanically."

Yuan Shao is also dissatisfied with Tian Feng, I am so old, and I have to wait for three years. "What is the opinion of the public rule?"

"My lord, I have three strategies to defeat Cao Cao. The first is isolation. My lord can send envoys to Ma Teng in Xiliang, Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and Sun Ce in Jiangdong to form an alliance with them, and promise them to use benefits to destroy Cao Cao. In time, the lord can send people to Xudu to spread rumors, contact the ministers of the public clan as an internal response, and cause internal and external troubles. The third is military expeditions. Since Bingzhou dispatched troops to Guanzhong, Cao Cao has three heads and six arms, so he can be said to be in a state of desperation."

Guo Tu gesticulated, spitting and staring.Yuan Shao was overjoyed: "The lord is a clever plan. With these three strategies, Cao Mengde is besieged on all sides, and he is already the turtle in my urn."

Liu Bei also said: "Mr.'s plan is ingenious. The Duke of the Ming Dynasty has the upper hand. If there is another master's plan, it will be like finding something out of a pocket."

Yuan Shao ordered the whole army to prepare for war, and all the troops and horses gathered in Liyang.Assign envoys to contact Xiliang, Jiangdong and Jingzhou respectively, and make an appointment to raise troops together.

Sending people to Xudu to spread rumors and win over the old officials of the Yuan family, Yuan Shao also entrusted them with two top-secret missions: one is to buy people around Cao Cao with a lot of money to assassinate Cao Cao;

Yuan Shao trusted Guo Tu even more. In the first confrontation, the Yingchuan gentry defeated the Jizhou sit-down households.For a while, the dragon crossing the river overwhelmed the local snake.

After everyone withdrew, Tian Feng said to Jushou: "Although we defeated Gongsun Zan, the soldiers were tired and the general was arrogant, so we rushed out rashly. Alas..."

Tian Feng went on to say: "Although the soldiers in Hebei are numerous and powerful, they are not as brave as those in Henan. Henan has less food and less wealth than Hebei. Henan is good for quick battles, while Hebei is good for slow battles. Our army's excessive actions may not be a good thing." .”

Jushou nodded yes.When the two talked, Guo Tu listened sincerely from behind, turned over immediately to see Yuan Shao, and told Yuan Shao what Tian Feng said.Yuan Shao was furious and put Tian Feng in prison.Guo Tu also said that Jushou's military power was too strong, so Yuan Shao divided Jushou's subordinates into three, and gave Chunyu Qiong and Guo Tu each an army.

Yuan Shao transported food and grass, assembled troops, and collected ships on the north bank. Yu Jin, who had been patrolling the south bank, found out and reported it to Cao Cao.

The time to come was finally here, Cao Cao was both a little excited and a little apprehensive, so he immediately sent people to Wancheng and Shouchun to invite Cao Ren and Li Tong to discuss matters.

"Zhongkang, it's getting late, you can go down and rest, as long as Xu is here." Cao Cao said to Xu Chu while looking at the map repeatedly.

Xu Chu glanced at Xu Ta, turned around and backed away.After walking out for a while, Xu Chu felt a little restless and felt that something was wrong, so he simply returned to Cao Cao's side.When Xu Ta saw Xu Chu go and come back, he was taken aback. With a shake of his hand, he dropped the letter on the ground, and hurriedly bent down to pick it up.

Xu Chu couldn't help saying that he stepped forward and grabbed Xu Ta's neck, and groped Xu Ta's body with the other hand, and soon found a dagger in Xu Ta's sleeve. "

"Say, who ordered you?" Xu Chu looked at Xu He coldly.Xu Ta was trembling all over, his face was blue, and he couldn't speak.

"You don't need to ask, it must be ordered by Yuan Shao." Cao Cao said.

Xu Chu strangled Xu Ta to death with one arm.

"Fortunately, Zhongkang is smart." Cao Cao said with lingering fear.Didn't he also assassinate Dong Zhuo back then?Now it's someone's turn to assassinate himself.Cao Cao ordered that when he fell asleep without being called, no one except his wife, children and Xu Chu should come within ten steps, or he would be killed.

(End of this chapter)