Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 215 The Battle of the Counselors (1)

From then on, as long as Cao Cao did not enter the back house to rest, Xu Chu would guard outside the dormitory.

"Get out of the way, I have an order from my brother to discuss matters." Cao Ren rushed back from Wancheng to meet Cao Cao overnight, but was stopped by Xu Chu.

"The lord has already rested. If there is an urgent business, I will notify you before the lord calls. If it is not an urgent matter, the lord will call tomorrow." Xu Chu did not back down.

"Presumptuous, Meng De and I are brothers, what do you know as an outsider?" Cao Ren scolded.

"I don't know brothers, I only know that we are all under the lord." Xu Chu put his hand on the knife.

Cao Ren stared at Xu Chu for a while, and Xu Chu also stared at Cao Ren without giving in. The two stared at each other.

Cao Ren smiled, "Very well, I'll see you tomorrow." After speaking, he left resentfully.

The next day, when Cao Cao learned of this, he did not blame Xu Chu, and Cao Ren did not mention it again.From then on, everyone knew that Xu Chu didn't even give Cao Ren any favors, and no one dared to challenge Xu Chu's execution ability.

Now that Cao Ren has arrived, Li Tong must have arrived as well. Cao Cao immediately summoned his subordinates to discuss military matters. Speak."

In the end Liu Bei was allowed to run away and fled to Yuan Shao's place, Cheng Yu sighed softly, let Liu Bei and Yuan Shao fight, I don't know what will happen when the two get together.Guan Yu did not attend the meeting, and Zhang Liao had already become a senior general and could attend the military meeting. Hearing that Liu Bei was with Yuan Shao, he made up his mind not to tell Guan Yu yet.

As usual, Xun Yu, the leader of the counselors, spoke first: "It will be a matter of time before we confront Yuan Shao. We have been planning for this day for a long time. Although Yuan Shao has the power to defeat Gongsun Zan and has a large number of soldiers and food, he is also full of confidence. Zao, that is our chance. What we are worried about now: one is the food and grass. Our army has exhausted the food and grass after repeated deployments. We are so excited to harvest this year. The lord has issued a ban on alcohol. Even so, it can only supply [-] troops for half a year. It will be very difficult to support it until next year's autumn harvest. The second is to prevent the princes from all walks of life from taking advantage of the fire and looting. What we fear most is being attacked everywhere."

Alas, it's the problem of food and grass again, Cao Cao rubbed his head, since it can't be solved, let's put it on hold for now. "Well. You just came back from Wancheng, so let's talk about the situation in Jingzhou." Cao Cao turned his head and said to Cao Ren.

"Nowadays Jingzhou is rich in food and grass, and there are no less than [-] soldiers. There is a lord in the north, Sun Ce in the east, and Liu Yan in the west. He can only march south. Since Zhang Xiu returned to the lord and Liu Biao returned to Jingzhou, Zhang Zhongjing, the prefect of Changsha, abandoned his post. After Zhang Xian took over, he led the three counties of Lingling and Guiyang to rebel against Liu Biao. Zhang Yi continued to use troops against Jingnan, taking Lingling and Guiyang counties. Liu Biao also wanted to get his hands on Jiaozhou, and there was a growing rift between him and Zhangjin, the shepherd of Jiaozhou. Judging from Liu Biao's actions, he only wanted to defend Jingzhou." Cao Ren said first. Speak, and speak your own judgment.

"Since this is the case, there is nothing to worry about Liu Biao. I will send another letter to Cai Mao, explaining how powerful he is, and asking him to support Liu Biao to continue to be neutral and continue to mess with Jiaozhou. Zixiao, Wancheng has a lot to do with it. If it is only for you Five thousand troops, can we hold them?" Cao Cao decided to send some troops from Wancheng.

"Don't dare to say big words, there is no problem in defending Wancheng. If my lord recruits the elite, he can defend for half a year." Cao Ren said after some calculation.

Cao Cao was very satisfied with Cao Ren's answer.Then he said to Li Tong, "Tell me, too."

Li Tong replied: "Sun Ce went to attack Huang Zu to avenge his father, and sent troops to Peng Ze. He defeated Huang Zu's son Huang She with five thousand troops. Huang She fled, and Sun Ce got a thousand warships. Sun Ce went to Jiangxia again, and Liu Biao sent his nephew. Liu Hu and Han Xi from Nanyang led a spear team of 5000 people to support Huang Zu. In the battle between Sha Xian and Huang Zu’s army, Huang Zu’s army was almost wiped out. Han Xi died in battle, and Huang Zu fled alone. Jiangdong. I heard that Xu Gong, the former prefect of Wu County, intended to rebel, but Sun Ce found out and beheaded Xu Gong. As for what Sun Ce plans to do next, I dare not speak in vain.”

"A tiger father has no dogs." Cao Cao sighed, "Since Sun Ce has not taken down Jiang Xia, it means that he is still unable to use troops against Jiangbei. Wonderful chess. Shouchun will no longer draw men and horses."

Guo Jia said: "Since Sun Ce crossed the river, he has never stopped for a moment. This is not a good thing. Without self-cultivation, the vigor and morale of the soldiers will be exhausted, and the bowstring will break sooner or later. At that time, Sun Ce will face It will be a fiasco."

Xun You echoed and said: "Following Xiao's words is justified. Sun Ce is a warlike man who makes a living by fighting, and he never stops. Does he think that everyone else is like him? Now that the momentum is strong, if he fails, he will be defeated."

Xun Yu said: "Jiangdong has a large population and a shortage of soldiers. The rivers are widened, and the floods are difficult to eliminate. South Vietnam is in chaos and refuses to obey the king. Sun Ce is too busy to take care of himself and has the intention to use troops abroad. The internal and external strife is not far away, so there is nothing to worry about."

"Since Sun Ce and Liu Biao are nothing to worry about, there are Miaocai and Zhong Yao in Chang'an, and we have reached an agreement with Ma Teng and Han Sui, we can concentrate on dealing with Yuan Shao. As Wen Ruo said, our army only has six months of food and grass. How should the battle be fought?" Cao Cao asked.

"To deal with the soldiers and horses of Bingzhou and Qingzhou, my lord has already made arrangements. We only need to concentrate on dealing with Yuan Shao all the way. There are no more than three strategies. One is to resist the enemy along the Yellow River, the other is to let them cross the river and fight on the south bank, and the third is to abandon the south bank. It caused a decisive victory in Xudu. Our army is short of supplies, so we should only win by surprise, not a long battle, so I think we should let him cross the river, and once the Yellow River freezes, we can't stop Yuan Shao from crossing the river." Xun You said.

"Don't let him go deep." Xun Yu said, "If you let Yuan Shao go south to Xudu, first, the soldiers will encircle the situation and cause panic, and we can only fight him head-on. Second, the Central Plains will inevitably be severely damaged. If the business is ruined once, even if it wins, it will be a miserable victory, and it will take three to five years to recover. I suggest confronting them on the South Bank."

"Wen Ruo's words are true." Guo Jia said, "In this battle, it is difficult for us to wipe out all of Yuan Shao's army. As long as we destroy its elite and destroy its foundation, it will be considered a great success. After that, the lord can plot the land of the four states."

Guo Jia's words made everyone nod their heads frequently, they were right, it was impossible to get rid of Yuan Shao at once, the most practical thing was to disable Yuan Shao.

Guo Jia went on to say: "So we still need to deploy defenses on the south bank of the Yellow River, but deliberately leave a gap for Yuan Shao to let him go south according to our route. I predict that Yuan Shao will send troops out of Yanjin, so I propose to intercept in the Guandu area."

(End of this chapter)