We agreed that you, a weak strategist, would fight against three heroes by yourself?

Also on this night, a cavalry came from the south, passed through Xuchang, and came to the Guandu camp, bringing Cao Cao the military situation of Xi Yu.

Now, Zhao Zilong has set up camp in the east with 80,000 troops and horses, and with sufficient food and grass, he can contend with Ju Yi and Yuan Tan's 130,000 troops in the plains for half a year. At this time, Xi Yu has ordered Zhao Yun to lead the troops. , he personally led Dian Wei to the Guandu battlefield.

"Haha, very good!"

After Cao Cao counted the loot, he received this news as soon as he returned to the military camp, and he was in a great mood.

Cao Cao didn't bother to wash his face, so he said to Xu Chu, "Once Dian Wei arrives, you and him will be twice as powerful as Yan Liang and Wen Chou. If you two go to call the battle in front of Yuan Shao's army, our morale will definitely rise. Haha, when Dian Wei arrives, you two will immediately give Yuan Shao a showdown!"

Xu Chu smiled naively, patted his chest and said, "Hey, my lord, I'm sorry, but as long as that thief Yan Liang doesn't use any dirty tricks and fights me openly, I will definitely be able to kill him within thirty rounds!"

Xu Chu was about to kill Yan Liang yesterday, but unexpectedly Yan Liang resorted to a cunning trick to turn the tide of the battle.

"Haha, others use tricks, and you can do the same, why not?" Cao Cao asked.

"A true man should act openly and aboveboard. I, Xu Chu, disdain this!" Xu Chu said proudly.

"Extremely stupid!"

"In the past, Dian Wei was also so stupid, brave, and useless. At that time, he could still defeat Zhao Yun. But now, you see, Zhao Yun is not only superior in martial arts, but also has a lot of experience in fighting. He has a profound strategy and can already lead 80,000 troops!"

"Looking at you and Dian Wei, they still only know how to fight with brute force!!"

Xu Chu was quite dissatisfied and said, "Isn't it true that the master only knows brute strength?"

"Haha, you still refuse to accept this? Compared with Fengyi, do you have the brute strength of Xu Chu?" Cao Cao rolled his eyes at Xu Chu, and then sighed, "Have a good rest tonight. Yuan Shao doesn't dare to attack again. At dawn tomorrow, we will definitely I want to kill several of his generals!"

"Okay!" After hearing this, Xu Chu touched his head happily, then turned and left.

…

At this moment, in Yuan Shao's camp, Yuan Shao was sitting on a tiger skin bed, supporting his head with one hand, closing his eyes and pretending to rest, but he was listening to General Bi reporting on the military situation.

"In this sneak attack on Cao's army, our army suffered a total of 2,400 casualties, countless baggage, 1,500 stones of grain and grass, many bows and crossbows, and nearly 500 brothers whose bodies are unknown. They may have flowed downstream. "

"That's all, Cao A'ao really knows things like a god." Yuan Shao opened his eyes and sighed helplessly, "After this defeat, the morale Yan Liang earned for our army will also be exhausted. It is really a pity."

At this moment, Yuan Shao looked very ugly and his mood was a bit depressed.

He really never expected that the war would become as difficult as it was now. The two sides of the Yellow River were fighting every day, but it was difficult to tell the winner. The stalemate continued.

If this stalemate continues, who will benefit from this situation the most?

Yuan Shao had to weigh the matter again.

"Ziyuan, Mr. Ju, please share your opinions."

Yuan Shao always likes his advisers to express their own opinions. If someone has similar ideas to him and can make choices with each other, he will be more able to get a satisfactory strategy.

But at this moment, all the counselors under Yuan Shao remained silent, as if they were mute.

It’s not that they have nothing to say. In fact, they have a lot to say in their hearts, but they don’t know how to speak, and they always feel that nothing they say is appropriate.

In the end, Tian Feng couldn't help but speak first, "Lord, in my opinion, Cao Cao's current strength cannot sustain him for a long time. After all, he himself is in a lot of troubles."

Hearing Tian Feng's speech, Yuan Shao couldn't help feeling irritated in his heart.

In the past few months, Yuan Shao had been a little irritated by Tian Feng. This person's knowledge and ability mainly lied in domestic affairs, not marching and fighting, and this person was not a militant.

Yuan Shao knew that Tian Feng was better at promoting benevolent government than fighting.

Sure enough, Tian Feng's remarks at this time did not change much from before.

Tian Feng continued, "In my opinion, now we should stick to Liyang and delay the war. When Cao Cao has civil strife, Jingzhou in the south may be able to provide us with help."

"Furthermore, Sun Ce, Liu Bei and Cao Cao all have old grievances. Li Jue of Chang'an in the west is also watching covetously. The princes in Guanzhong will not let it go easily. Once these princes pose a threat to Cao Cao's southern city, our pressure will naturally be reduced. .”

Yuan Shao sneered, "As you said, is it possible that even if a fighter plane appears, we won't attack?"

At this time, Xu You also looked at Tian Feng and suddenly laughed, "You only know that Cao Cao has old grudges with many princes, but did you know that Youzhou is in chaos, and that the Wuhuan tribe has little relationship with us? Now that Xi Yu is trying to seize the land of Pingyuan, how many of the gentry in Pingyuan City are really loyal to it?"

"As well as the nobles in Qinghe County, do they really all support the lord?"

"I have been friends with my lord since I was a charioteer with my lord, and I am well aware of the turmoil. Now we don't have much chance of winning compared to Cao Cao."

Tian Feng suddenly said displeased, "If I had known this, why did I do it in the first place? Because of this, I did not agree to start a war with Cao Cao prematurely. On the contrary, you Xu Ziyuan did not want to mislead the lord to declare war with Cao Cao!"

Hearing Tian Feng's words, Xu You couldn't help laughing.

Xu You sat in the corner, not intending to dip into the muddy water. Ju Shou and Guo Tu also watched the changes without saying a word.

However, one thing Xu You said was very reasonable. Jizhou did pursue benevolent governance. Yuan Shao won the hearts of the people, and the people highly recognized him as the shepherd of Jizhou.

However, not everyone among the nobles sincerely surrendered to Yuan Shao, and some people still believed that Yuan Shao was not the Ming Lord.

Jushou was the leader of the Qinghe gentry. He had made many contributions and was worshiped by many people, so he had a higher status under Yuan Shao.

At this moment, a group of counselors began to quarrel again, and Yuan Shaodun felt dizzy.

Every time they expressed their opinions, it was like this, endless quarrels, but never a concerted effort and unity to the outside world.

But Yuan Shao was unable to unite and tolerate these counselors with each other.

It is only because Yuan Shao was invited by these noble families and relied on the reputation of the Yuan family and his personal reputation to enter Jizhou and achieve his current status.

But it is not easy to hold on to the current opportunity. Yuan Shao does not dare to easily offend every noble force.

At this time, Xu You looked at Tian Feng and asked in a deep voice, "It's summer now, and the weather is about to get hotter. The heat of the sun will affect the combat effectiveness of cavalry and war horses. The wind direction and astronomical climate will also affect the trend of the battle. Excuse me, don’t drive. With so many uncertainties, how can we drag it on for a year and a half?”

Tian Feng was immediately speechless.

The debates among advisors have always been about planning for the future, and they are all things that have not yet happened, and there is no authenticity at all. Once the debate starts, it is endless, and it is difficult for anyone to convince anyone.

If we have to argue for a result, I don’t know how many years and months it will take.

Yuan Shao sat on a chair, ignored the noise, and began to think alone.

The land of Jizhou is vast and rich in resources, but most of the troops under his command are Yellow Turban bandits. Bai Bo and the Black Mountain Army have tens of thousands of troops. These troops are very wild and difficult to manage.

Furthermore, when Bingzhou, Jizhou and Youzhou were first obtained, they were too hasty and had no time to adapt to local conditions. Therefore, the abilities of the leaders appointed in various places varied.

At that time, we could only adopt the policy of nepotism in order to keep important positions and territories in the hands of our own people. As a result, many of the promises made at the beginning have not yet been fulfilled.

This incident made many noble families very dissatisfied.

The people of these noble clans are not willing to let go of eagles when they see rabbits. Yuan Shao's previous promises have not been fulfilled for a long time. As a result, the rift between them and the noble clans is getting farther and farther, and they are alienated from each other.

In addition, Xi Yu, Cao Cao's first counselor, has gained Cao Cao's trust and is in charge of Xuzhou and Qingzhou.

This person is almost able to take care of the political affairs of the two places under the guise of a festival axe. A few days ago, he even used the sacrifice of heaven to suppress evil spirits, which made him famous. He is a great strange person under Cao Cao.

Thinking about it this way, Yuan Shao suddenly found that the management of his territory was in chaos, even more chaotic than Cao Cao's Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou and Yangzhou North.

The source of this chaos mainly lies in the internal disputes between the various parties. Yuan Shao can neither appease all parties well nor get rid of the noble families of all parties.

However, Cao Cao and Xi Yu, on the other hand, have ignored the gentry in the territory almost from the beginning. Although they were very poor at the beginning, they gradually became rich. At this time, the gentry had to rely on Cao Cao and Playing with Yu, the gentry class had to sincerely join.

But now, the situation in Jizhou is exactly opposite to the situation in Cao Cao and Xiyu.

But why did it become like this?

Yuan Shao suddenly thought of something very terrifying.

If he wanted to destroy Yanzhou, the nobles in Yanzhou would be closely connected with Cao Cao because of their own interests, and would have to do their best to help Cao Cao.

But if Cao Cao wants to destroy Jizhou, then the nobles in Jizhou may have to weigh their interests and whether they are on his side, Yuan Shao. If these nobles choose not to help him, they may secretly help Cao Cao in order to hold on to the nobles. interests.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shao breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, he finally understood why Yuan Shu completely lost to Cao Cao in the first place. There were very complicated reasons.

At this moment, the group of counselors saw that Yuan Shao had opened his eyes and stood up from their chairs. No one in the group of counselors dared to speak anymore.

In the current war situation, they are actually not that anxious. The most anxious people are Yuan Shao and Xu You.

The reason why Xu You is also very anxious about the development of the war situation is that he has followed Yuan Shao very early and has coexisted with Yuan Shao with honor and disgrace.

At this time, Yuan Shao walked up to Xu You, cupped his fists and bowed deeply, "Ziyuan, thank you for enlightening me. Now I know what decision to make."

Yuan Shao turned around and glanced at the counselors, and then said, "Everyone, I have made up my mind. I will fight Cao Cao again tomorrow. I have Yan Liang and Wen Chou take turns calling for battle. They will first kill their troops to improve the morale of our army. When the morale of our army is high, At this time, we will launch an attack and fight Cao Jun in a decisive battle!"

"After winning this battle, our army took advantage of the situation and pursued the victory. We captured the area along Guandu in one fell swoop. Today, our army goes straight to Dongjun!"

"In this way, the crisis in our East County can naturally be resolved. If Xiyu learns that Cao Cao has been defeated, he will be terrified. By then, Jizhou will only need to defend and will never let Cao's army come over!"

"In this way, when I reach Xuchang, win the emperor's title, and then move into the land of Xuzhou and Qingzhou, the land in the north will naturally belong to me, Yuan Shao!"

Having said that, Yuan Shao straightened his back. Such a decision was his only chance to win now, and he could only win quickly!

If we can take this opportunity to defeat Cao Cao in Guandu, this battle can also affect the entire war situation.

By that time, even if Xiyu continues to have prestige in Xuzhou and Qingzhou, he will eventually be deeply affected by the fact that Emperor Xuchang was acquired by Yuan Shao.

"My lord...my lord is wise!"

Hearing Yuan Shao's strategy, Xu You was very happy and smiled.

He had long known that Yuan Shaoding would be able to figure these things out: the current war should not be prolonged.

Regardless of whether the domestic development speed can be faster than that of Xi Yu and Cao Cao, the struggle between the noble families within the Yuan Shao Group alone is far greater than that of Xuzhou.

If the fights within the group continue for a long time, it will only distract the internal people and make it difficult to unite with the outside world. At that time, how can Jizhou, which is in constant civil strife, drag down Cao Jun, who is internally peaceful and united.

Furthermore, the money in Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Qingzhou can be used to increase at least tens of thousands of new soldiers every year, and then train them into strong soldiers. They only need to go to the battlefield once to grow into experienced veterans.

Over time, this source of soldiers is also where Yuan Shao cannot compare with Cao Cao.

Therefore, in the opinion of Xu You and Yuan Shao, a quick war is the best strategy for the current plan.

"My lord, this is very good."

Xu You's face was full of satisfaction, and he bowed deeply to Yuan Shao, thinking in his heart: So my lord, I, Xu You, have indeed followed the wrong person. Regardless of the outcome, I can at least have a vigorous battle with Cao Jun.

Today, the food and grass for Yuan Shao's troops and horses are stored in Wuchao, and thousands of soldiers are stationed here. Even if Yuan Shao loses to Cao Cao in the decisive battle, at least the money and food are still there, and he still has the day to make a comeback.

Therefore, the money and food in Wuchao are now the lifeblood of Yuan Shaofang and must not be lost.

…

Yuan Shao had just made up his mind to fight Cao Cao quickly, and Cao Cao's camp also ushered in new changes.

At midnight, Cao Cao was woken up.

"My lord, Marquis Jiwu, Master Xi Yuxi, the military advisor and general, have arrived in person with three hundred men and horses, and the fierce general Dian Wei has also arrived."

Everyone in Cao's army knew that Dian Wei was capable of carrying a cauldron. His fighting prowess was not inferior to that of Xu Chu. The arrival of such a fierce general made Cao's army excited.

Xu Huang, Li Dian, Yu Jin and other generals immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Yan Liang killed several generals before, which made Cao's generals feel even more stressed.

At this time, Cao Cao came out from the camp and saw Xi Yu, whom he had not seen for a long time. Cao Cao smiled. After the two exchanged greetings for a while, Cao Cao welcomed Xi Yu into the military tent.

Cao Cao ordered people to bring good wine and food, beef with soy sauce, a big basin of rice, and fruits.

Xi Yu and Dian Wei, who had been traveling day and night, were already starving, so they immediately started gobbling up their food with great abandon. Lu Lingqi on the side was so shocked that she pretended not to recognize them.

Cao Cao suddenly noticed Lu Lingqi and thought it was the female attendant brought by Xi Yu, or perhaps the concubine of Xin Na.

However, after Cao Cao took a second look, he found that the woman was wearing feathers and her facial features were very similar to Lu Bu's. Cao Cao immediately had a guess in his mind.

After capturing Lu Bu's city, Cao Cao left the aftermath to Xi Yu, and he rushed back to Yanzhou, so he didn't know much about what happened next.

But at this moment, Cao Cao saw that Lu Lingqi looked the same as Lu Bu, and her whole body was filled with a heroic aura. So, could it be considered that she had added a powerful general?

But after all, Lu Lingqi is a girl. If she appears among many male generals, is this appropriate?

"My Lord, you seem worried?" Xi Yu suddenly looked at Cao Cao and asked.

"No, Fengyi, I'm not worried about the war. It's just that now Jingzhou in the south is eager to try, and Li Jue in the west is also testing Zhong Yao. If these two places cannot be suppressed, I may be attacked from all sides. I'm just thinking about how to accomplish my task. In one battle."

"This war is very dangerous now."

"However, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, the fierce generals of Hebei, especially Yan Liang, killed several of our soldiers in front of our formation, which caused the morale of our soldiers to be low."

Cao Cao glanced at Xu Chu and then continued, "Feng Yi didn't know something. Just recently, Xu Chu went to fight Yan Liang, but was injured by Yan Liang's trick and was almost killed."

Hearing this, Xu Chu blushed, but he didn't dare to show off too much in front of Xi Yu, so he could only smile shyly.

"Brother, don't worry, Yan Liang will be unbeatable tomorrow." Xi Yu said confidently.

Xi Yu also wanted to end this war quickly.

He is very clear about the thoughts of the nobles in Jizhou. As long as Yuan Shao wins, these nobles will naturally support Yuan Shao, and the various places in Jizhou will naturally be as stable as Mount Tai.

But if Yuan Shao loses in this battle, then most of the nobles in Jizhou will inevitably withdraw their support for Yuan Shao. By then, Yuan Shao will be torn apart and rebellions will continue. If rumors spread again, Yuan Shao will probably be unable to suppress it, let alone rise. thing.

As for Cao Jun, if he wins this battle, General Yuan Tanding in Pingyuan will be confused and may be at odds with Ju Yi. In this way, Zilong will have an opportunity to take advantage of Pingyuan.

Nowadays, the war is very difficult for Cao Cao, but the key is to get rid of Yan Liang and Wen Chou. Xi Yu is very clear in his heart: if the second master Guan is not there, no one can take Yan Liang's head in the battle.

In this case, he could only handle it himself.

At this moment, Cao Cao heard Xi Yu's words and suddenly asked, "What do you mean by Fengyi's words? Maybe you have a clever plan. If so, tell me quickly and we can discuss it."

Xi Yu then took out a map from his arms, but at first glance, the map seemed to be quite old.

Xi Yu immediately unfolded the map. He pointed on the map and walked around the mountain, and then followed a small path to get close to the hinterland of Yuan Shao's military camp. Excluding Liyang City, it was the place where grain was stored in the mountains.

"Brother, this place is called Wuchao." Xi Yu pointed to a place and said to Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao saw the route clearly, he asked Xi Yu, "Fengyi, when did you draw this map?"

"Three years ago." Xi Yu replied truthfully.

"What do you mean? Did you have this map three years ago?" Cao Cao said in disbelief, "When did you draw it three years ago?"

"Three years ago, during the winter disaster." Xi Yu replied.