Chapter 51: A Preventable Fiasco

"The answer seems to have been revealed, Wenjin, you didn't do it."

"Your heart is big and small."

"Your ambitions are big! In Wancheng, the old man has already seen it. You are unwilling to surrender to Liu Biao and be a straw to live in troubled times. You don't want to go to Xichuan and lay down the royal industry and then try to seek the imperial industry. You chose to chase the Central Plains, the king of the winners, and the losers! ”

"But your tolerance is too small! The battle with Cao Cao must be fought, but you are obsessed with the gains and losses of one city and one place, and you just want to keep the enemy out of the country. is unwilling to give up a small county in Ruyin, and the result is that it may connect the entire Huainan. ”

"The number of soldiers in Cao's army exceeds that of our side, and the quality of the generals is not comparable to ours. But as the saying goes, there are pros and cons. Cao's soldiers are actually their weakness. The consumption of grain and grass for an army of two or three hundred thousand is already huge, and if the battle line is extended, the consumption of grain and grass is the number of days! ”

"So, is it better to choose the battlefield in Ruyin, which is closer to Xuchang, or in other places in Huainan?"

"We are experiencing a food shortage, but it is also a big advantage for us at this time. Today's Huainan does not need our deliberate walls to clear the wilderness, and the fields are no longer alive. Even all the bark and wild vegetables that could be eaten were filled with hunger by the victims. ”

"Then if Cao's army goes deep into the hinterland of Huainan to fight, it will be even more difficult to get food and grass supplies! Food was even distributed to the hungry. Originally, the military rations could last for three or four months, so that they could only fight for a month at most. ”

"This is a matter of strategic vision, in fact, the old man believes that Wenjin you have this vision. But maybe it's because of your unwillingness to forbear, or because of your conceit, that you only want to stop Cao's army in Ruyin, and don't want the flames of war to burn into Huainan, which you are rebuilding. ”

"You want to prove yourself, the old man knows. You really need to unite your hearts and minds through a world-famous battle to prove that you are truly rising in troubled times. But if your heart doesn't grow, no matter how powerful it is, it's a flash! ”

"The old man agrees with the saying 'strategy is an important factor in determining the outcome of the war'."

"And in the Battle of Qiyang, Wenjin, you and Chen Gongtai's strategy is always under Cao Mengde's control."

"Stratagem can indeed turn the tide of battle on the battlefield and bridge the gap between strength and weakness. However, if the weak side is also inferior to the strong side in terms of strategy, then there is really no way to save it. ”

"That's right, Cao Jun did use the strategy of attacking the east and the west. The eastern battalion, which had 100,000 military tents, was only stationed with 40,000 troops, and the western battalion, which had only 40,000 or 50,000 military tents, was stationed with 100,000 horses. Resourcefulness is like Chen Gongtai, and he can naturally distinguish it. ”

"But Wen Jin, you must know that Chen Gongtai and Cao Mengde have fought many times, and they know each other's routines well. Chen Gongtai knows that Cao Mengde is treacherous and difficult, doesn't Cao Mengde know that Chen Gongtai is resourceful and thoughtful? ”

What's more, today's Cao Cao is no longer the original Cao Cao. Not to mention how much Cao Cao's mental strategy has grown in recent years, let's just say that around him, several top resourceful people in the world have gathered! ”

"There may be people who are not famous, but their wisdom is by no means inferior to that of any of the world's most famous resourceful. For example, Yingchuan Guo Jia! ”

"This person is not very old, even half of the old man's age, but his mental wisdom and vision are not inferior to the old man."

"This person is now serving as a military advisor under Cao Cao, and this official position was specially set up by Cao Cao. Perhaps this official position does not have such prominent figures as the chief secretary of the army, but it is only responsible to Cao Cao. It can be seen that this person has a position in Cao Cao's heart. ”

And the reason why Wenjin was defeated this time, the old man guessed that this person did it. Because Cao Cao used tactics, he was characterized by treacherous, neat and straightforward, and straight to the point. ”

Cao Cao, who was deceived by Lu Bu in the name of Tian that day and was defeated in Puyang City, defeated Lu Bu that night. It shows this person's treacherous nature and direct and neat style. ”

"It's the same with the defeat of Lu Bu, if Chen Deng's father and son respond, Cao Cao will kill Lu Bu in one breath and never suffer in the future. After retreating, he surrounded Zang Ba's erratic Taishan army in one fell swoop. ”

"All kinds of strategies are reckless, and they hit the key point in one fell swoop. This is Cao Cao's style. However, this time, Cao Cao conspired and conspired, and also used a series of tactics to defeat the enemy. ”

"It's all because of Guo Jia's existence!"

"Cao Cao has more soldiers and horses than us, but he has never fought with our army head-on, and he doesn't know the current strength of our army, so he invites the field to compare the strength of the two armies."

"Of course, Cao Cao can also see from Wen Jin's fact that you are gathering the main force to go to Qiyang, Wen Jin, you are eager to prove your mentality, so he is not worried about the unsuccessful invitation to fight. In the end, Wenjin, you did go. ”

"You undoubtedly played well in this opening match, although there were a lot of problems. For example, the generals have all gone to war, but the military formation has no effective generals, the tacit cooperation of all departments of our army is slightly poor, and the response and emergency response capabilities are insufficient. But Wen Jin, you are fortunate to win, and you also captured Cao Cao's former lieutenant Xu Chu and the cadre, and our army and Cao Jun also maintained a roughly equal number of casualties in the battle. ”

"Tactically, you have undoubtedly won. But strategically, Wenjin, you have already lost. Because your response to the battle has allowed Cao Cao to achieve his goal. ”

"In war, achieving the enemy's goal is tantamount to bringing oneself one step closer to defeat."

"After Cao Cao and his think tanks roughly know the strength of our army, they can redeploy and deploy in a targeted manner. For example, when Cao Cao implemented the plan of attacking the east and the west, he placed 100,000 horses in the Chinese army to attack the city. 100,000 horses were also placed on the west side to attack Ji Ling's western camp. Only 40,000 or 50,000 suspicious soldiers were left in the east to confuse the eastern battalion led by Zhang Liao. ”

"If this is Cao Cao's trick, it can only be like this. However, because of Guo Jia's existence, Cao Cao also used a plan, that is, stealing beams for pillars! ”

In fact, after Cao Cao's first battle in the field, he stole beams and replaced the regular troops. The troops stationed in the central, eastern, and western roads are just bluffing! Of the 250,000 troops on the table, in fact, the old man estimated that only 100,000 at most were the real Cao army, and more than half of the others, hehe, were just Cao soldiers and people. ”

"It's just that Cao's army has been fighting for many years, and the armor has captured a lot, and it can arm more than 100,000 people, which is the first thing you and Chen Gongtai didn't expect."

"At the time of the war, in order not to be seen that there were only a few regular troops in the army, Cao Cao was also willing. The siege of the city and the sacrificial sacrifice of the camp were all about letting the 100,000 regular Cao troops go up, and the people just lined up and pretended. In this way, Wenjin, you will not have any suspicions. ”

"Acting in a full set, Cao Cao even put all the generals of Cao Jun's army on the front line in order not to make Wen Jin suspicious, so that Wen Jin you can see it. However, behind the scenes, Cao Ren, the general guarding Wancheng, was transferred over to lead the other hundreds of thousands of genuine Cao troops hidden in the secret. ”

"Arrange everything, come down and wait for Wenjin to get into this trap yourself."

"Or because of the psychology that Wenjin is eager to prove himself and wants to lose less but make a lot of money, Cao Cao expects that Wenjin will take Xiahoudun's 40,000 horses first. Cao Cao is also to let Wen Jin you take the bait completely, although the 40,000 Cao army is weak, but they are all genuine troops, and they are not filled with a single people. ”

"So, you didn't notice anything unusual in the whole battle. On the contrary, he thought that his strategy had succeeded. But I didn't want to, so I lost the last chance to turn around. ”

"Cao's army is extremely well organized, and they will not break up even if they are defeated. Even if there are only 5,000 of the 40,000 horses left, less than 10,000 can be reorganized and thrown into battle. Therefore, Wen Jin must lead the light cavalry to pursue the remnants of Li Dian Lejin. ”

"However, Wen Jin, you would never have imagined that there would be a real ambush in that unknown valley that is not very suitable for ambushes! And the leading figure must have not guessed Wen Jin. That is, Liu Xuande, who has always taken Kuang Fu Han as his own responsibility. ”

"Two months ago, I remember that there was information from Xuchang. Liu Xuande was summoned by the Son of Heaven, and after checking the family tree of the Han family, he was officially regarded as the emperor's uncle by the young Son of Heaven. At that time, the information was given to Wen Jin, I remember Wen Jin, you just glanced at it, and then threw down the bamboo slip after seeing the word Uncle Huang, and said that you know. Now it seems that Cao Cao gave an order to an imperial uncle with the order of the Son of Heaven, but this imperial uncle could not disobey. ”

"Fortunately, Wen Jin, you formed a good relationship with Liu Guanzhang and the three brothers when you conquered Yuan Shu, and Liu Guanzhang, who flaunted loyalty, righteousness, benevolence and filial piety at a critical moment, really let Wen Jin let you go."

"It's also thanks to Liu Guan and Zhang for letting Wenjin go back to you. Otherwise, with the ability of Li Feng, Song Xian and others to command the army, the 80,000 main force of our army will definitely be folded inside. ”

"However, the victory of Cao's army has been decided, and although it failed to eat the main force of our army in the end, it was also the main force of our army that suffered a great injury, and the other soldiers also suffered heavy losses. The balance of strength that our army barely maintained with Cao's army is gone. ”

In fact, the old man had already guessed that Cao Cao's plan to attack the west this time was definitely not simple. This trick has already been hired by Liu Biaojun's Wen in Wancheng, and he will not use the same trick in a short time. ”

"And Cao Cao likes to use strange people, and it is not good to attack head-on."

"If we attack Qiyang City and the two large camps in the east and west of our army head-on, we will not be able to overcome it. Because our army has 180,000, Cao's army is only 250,000. The gap is not too absolute. In addition, although the Huainan soldiers were not good at fighting, they were good at defending. Even if Cao's army could be captured, it would inevitably suffer heavy casualties and would not be able to continue the expedition to Huainan. ”

"In this case, the set strategic goals will not be achieved. And this is by no means what Cao Cao is willing to accept, because Cao Cao is a real person who aspires to the world, so it is difficult to compete with Yuan Shao of Hebei. Therefore, he must abandon the way of regular soldiers and use stratagem to reduce losses. ”

Wen Jin and Chen Gongtai are naturally clear about this. But you just judged that Cao Cao would use a plan, and when you saw the plan to break the sound and attack the west, you thought you had a plan. But he ignored what Cao Cao might have hidden behind the sound of the east and west. ”

"Although the old man knew that Cao Cao would use a chain plan, he didn't know what this second plan was, so he didn't say anything to Wen Jin. It wasn't until the soldiers who stayed behind in General Zhang Liao's camp fled back to Qiyang and reported that more than 100,000 Cao troops had come out of nowhere, that the old man saw through what Cao Cao was doing. ”

After that, there was the matter of the old man dissuading General Gao Shun and making an appointment with General Ji Ling to retreat alternately. and persuaded General Gao Shun to return to the division in the process of being pursued by the Chinese army led by Cao Cao. ”

Although Cao Cao's army has 100,000 people, the old man can conclude that there are only 30,000 genuine troops, and these 30,000 genuine Cao troops are already exhausted because they always rush to the front line to participate in the ant-attached siege and fight for half a day. And the remaining 70,000 Cao soldiers were just a group of country farmers. And our army has the 2,000 Xiliang iron cavalry left by Wenjin when you left, and our 40,000 Yongliang troops can also defeat his 100,000 horses. ”

So there was the victory of General Gao Shun's 40,000 horses and 100,000 troops under the personal command of Cao Cao. It's a pity that Xu Huang intercepted and killed the messenger I sent to General Ji Ling, if he could follow my strategy - take the initiative to meet Cao Hong's 60,000 and a half fake Cao army, defeat it, and then retreat directly from the north, avoid Cao Ren and Liu Bei's reinforcements, and make a detour to Peijun to return to Huainan. In this way, we can also preserve the strength of our army and inflict losses on Cao's army as much as possible. ”

"Actually, the old man could have reminded Wen Jin that you would have been reminded earlier, and asked you and Chen Gongtai to beware of Cao Cao's serial schemes. However, the old man believes that instead of letting you get lucky this time and not lose to Cao Cao in strategy, it is better to exercise your heart and make you not inferior to Cao Cao from the heart. Wenjin, what do you think? ”

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