Chapter 62: A Risky Strategy
"In terms of grain transportation, Yuan Shao is not a stupid person, so naturally he will not make a big mistake, but does Meng Deke know that Yuan Shao's army is the unified storage and deployment of the military food they transported to the front line?"
After Xu You finished speaking, including Cao Cao and Guo Jia, everyone showed a look of surprise, the location of the grain and grass, especially the grain and grass of a large number of troops, is definitely a big secret for an army, if Xu You can really take this secret as his name to join Cao Jun, it can really be called a great gift for Cao Cao.
Ziyuan means...... What do you know about this? ”
"Before I set off for Mengde, I spent several days secretly investigating, and today, I have figured out this matter."
Grunt!
Behind Cao Cao, the sound of swallowing saliva immediately appeared with Xu You's words, and figuring out these three words was too important for Cao Jun, who was in urgent need of a quick victory.
"Where? What about the troops? ”
Cao Cao no longer had a word of nonsense at this time, and asked with a stern face.
Xu You was not ambiguous, at that time, he stretched out his hand, and he was in a place on the map, although he didn't speak, but the implication was already quite obvious.
"This ...... Black nest? ”
Cao Cao and the others looked according to the place where he pointed and found that this place was Wuchao, and it was only forty miles away from the place where Yuan Shao's main army was stationed.
For a time, none of Cao Cao's advisers spoke.
If it is really according to what Xu You said, this is indeed a great opportunity, but just by virtue of Xu You's mouth, once this matter is not true, Cao Cao will be finished.
"Yes, Yuan Shao's baggage will stop here, and then transport and distribute, because this place is not very far from the camp of Yuan Shao's army, so often the transported team has no reinforcements."
When Xu You said this, he stopped and looked at Cao Cao, his meaning was self-evident, obviously it was to let Cao Cao pay attention to the black nest.
"Wuchao is forty miles away from Yuan Shao's main force, although there are countless heavy grains and grasses, but it must be too late to loot them, and our army can only go out of light cavalry secretly, if it is a foot soldier, after a fierce battle with Yuan Shao's sergeant who escorted grain and grass, it will be surrounded and annihilated, so if it is according to Mr. 's will, there is only one way to burn grain."
Naturally, it was Guo Jia who spoke, and at this time, the other advisers under Cao Cao were still worried and at a loss.
Xu You looked at Guo Jia, obviously a little surprised.
This strategy was already thought of before he came, as a statement of his name for defecting to Cao Cao.
Xu You thought very clearly, if he could help Cao Cao win this battle with a single plan, although it was useful for Yuan Shao to bring the ingredients of meticulous tricks, but the biggest hero of this battle was him Xu You, which was enough to establish his position in Cao Cao's army.
It's just that he didn't expect that he had just proposed a head, so he asked Guo Jia to say it, but this is not the point, the point is that he raised this matter, the news of the black nest he brought, and that is enough.
"Yes, before I came, I had already drawn up a plan for Meng De, which was to burn Yuan Shao's grain, grass and baggage, but from Yuan Shao's military camp to Wuchao, I have also calculated, plus Wuchao is not without a single soldier, it is almost impossible to do this without a single soldier."
In other words, this strategy is a strategy with both risks and opportunities, if it can burn the grain and grass of Yuan Shao's army, Yuan Shao will definitely panic, and there will be a great opportunity at that time, but once it can't be successful, not only will the people and horses who go to burn the grain and grass not come back, but they will also startle the snake, so that Yuan Shao will quickly launch a fierce attack on Cao Cao.
Xu You can't do this decision, Guo Jia can't do it, only Cao Cao will do it, the road is already in front of him, whether to do it or not, how to arrange it, Cao Cao needs to plan.
"This plan is very risky, but if it doesn't work, our army has almost no way to live, instead of sitting and waiting to die, it is better to fight and summon Cao Hong, Le Jin, Zhang Liao and a few of them!"
Obviously, Cao Cao decided to adopt Xu You's strategy, and at this time, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Guan Yu, who had killed Yan Liang before and had a good performance in Wen Chou's death in the chaos, was not approached by Cao Cao to talk about this strategy, as for why, those who understand it are tacit.
After several generals entered the house, Cao Cao did not have any ambiguity and gave the order directly.
"Cao Hong, you and Xun You led the army to guard the camp, pay close attention to the battle situation in Wuchao, and once something happens, wait for my order! The rest of the generals, with me with 5,000 light horsemen, set off tomorrow at night, a surprise attack on the black nest, with enough things to ignite the fire, as long as Yuan Shao's grain and grass can be burned, they will withdraw immediately! ”
Cao Cao immediately gave a simple general order, of course, many details of this have to continue to be discussed, but he set the purpose and tone of this battle so early, in fact, it is to tell these generals and advisers that he has no way to retreat, and this battle must be fought like this.
Next, Cao Cao left Xu You, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, and Xun You, who were familiar with Yuan Shao's army, in the house, and the others went to prepare for the dispatch of troops.
Xu You has just come to get such a heavy use, in fact, it is also Cao Cao's helpless move, after all, the news that the grain and grass are in the black nest was brought by Xu You, since he believes it, he can't be suspicious of him.
If Xu You really wanted to harm Cao Cao, he would have lost when Cao Cao believed that there was grain and grass in Wuchao.
Since Cao Cao decided to take a gamble, he didn't think about retreating in his head, and he didn't summon Guan Yu as soon as possible, completely because he understood that Guan Yu still had Liu Bei in his heart, and Liu Bei was still in Yuan Shao's army, and Cao Cao would never allow such a hidden danger to be realized.
"Ziyuan, there are no outsiders here, I personally led 5,000 soldiers and horses, approached Wuchao with Yuan Shao's military uniform and password, and then raided the defenders of Wuchao, burned grain and grass, according to you, there are a few chances of winning!"
A few details that were not mentioned when he gave the order before, now in front of Xu You and others, Cao Cao no longer conceals them.
"At most, sixty percent, when I said this plan, Meng De should have known that this was a dangerous plan, the grain was transported by Yuan Shao's general Chun Yuqiong, and there were at least 10,000 soldiers and horses under his command, although they were all foot soldiers, but it was not easy to win with one blow.