Cao Cao himself is also a man of great strategy, and he is keenly aware that things have taken a turn for the better.

In the dark of night, Cao Cao hurriedly ordered the army to withdraw to the fortifications and take strict precautions.

On the other side, Yuan Shao was preparing to take advantage of the situation to defeat Cao's army in a battle, but he didn't expect the news of the destruction of grain and grass to be leaked out by those prisoners.

Yuan Shao's angry three corpse gods jumped violently, and said loudly: "Hurry up and gather the army and horses, and fight to the death with that Cao Apu." ”

"Ming Gong, it's important to save the black nest first," Fu Yu said suddenly.

"You let me attack Cao Jun for a while, and let me save the Black Nest for a while, which sentence should I listen to you?"

Yuan Shao didn't understand Frustrated's intentions, waved his hand and said arrogantly: "No matter, if I don't cut off that Cao Apu's head, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in my heart." ”

"Duke Ming, this time is also that time," Fu Yu hurriedly dissuaded: "Just now I suggested that the Cao army be broken immediately, that is because the morale of the Cao army is extremely low, and the attack is at the right time.

But now that Cao Jun has known the news, and calmly retreated, he wanted to storm the Cao army fortifications, but he might not be able to attack them for a while.

And as long as Ming Gong makes every effort to rescue the black nest, how much food can be snatched down.

After all, it is still the capital consumed by Cao Jun. ”

At this time, Guo Tu retorted beside him: "Gong is not the same as this, it is forty miles to go to Wuchao, even if Ming Gong returns to help now, he can't save much food."

And Wuchao is guarded by 20,000 troops led by Chun Yuqiong, and the Cao army can still win the battle, which shows that the army sent by the Cao family to Wuchao must be the elite of the Cao army, and the defense of the Cao army in front of him must be extremely empty.

As long as the Ming Duke sends elite soldiers to attack with all his might, he will be able to win the battle.

What if all the food from the black nest was burned?

As long as the Ming Duke successfully takes Yanzhou and Yuzhou, half of the world has entered the Ming Dynasty, and with the land and population, is there still a shortage of food? ”

Guo Tu's words, Yuan Shao felt that it was very reasonable.

Wuchao has an army of 20,000 garrisoned by Chun Yuqiong, and if it weren't for the elite of Cao's army, it would definitely not be so easy to take it down.

Since the elite of the Cao army has gone to Wuchao, the defense of Guandu is naturally empty.

The reason why Cao Cao dared to lead the army out was precisely Cao Cao's cunning, and he used the strategy of attacking and defending and bluffing.

In fact, this just exposed Cao Cao's weakness.

"Guo Gong is reasonable," Yuan Shao nodded, and said in a calm tone: "Zhang He Gao listened to the order, and ordered the two of you to lead 50,000 elite soldiers to attack Cao's fortifications immediately, if you can't take it, don't come back to see me." ”

Frustrated and helpless, Yuan Shao naturally listened to Guo Tu's words more at the critical moment, he had no choice.

At this time, Zhang He and Gao looked at the second general, but they couldn't help but shudder.

This Guo Tu simply stood and spoke without backache, and as soon as his upper lip touched his lower lip, he asserted that Cao Jun's elite was not in Guandu, and the key was that Yuan Shao believed it, so what should they do?

At this time, how could it be so easy to attack Cao's military fortifications?

"Ming Gong, Cao's defense is extremely tight, and it is not an overnight achievement," Zhang He stepped forward and tentatively explained with his fists clenched.

Gao Ran also stood up and said: "Yes, Ming Gong, where is the elite of Cao Jun, but Guo Gong is wishful thinking, and there is no real evidence."

At this time, it is the best policy to lead the army to relieve the siege of Wuchao. ”

When Yuan Shao heard this, his brows immediately furrowed, and he said in a deep voice: "Wuchao has the elite of the Cao army, and Guandu also has the elite of the Cao army, where did the Cao army come from so many elites?"

The two of you are pushing back, why don't you use your life? ”

"The last general will not dare!" Zhang He and Gao Lan had to take a step back and said, "The last general will lead the army to attack the Cao army."

If you can't take it, you will not return it. ”

"Hmm!"

Yuan Shao nodded, and now there are only Gao Lan Zhang He left under his command.

Otherwise, with the cowardice of the two generals, he would have punished the two of them a long time ago.

It's just that seeing that the two agreed, Yuan Shao's tone also softened and said: "The two of you go and return quickly, as long as you can successfully break through the defense line of the Cao army, then I and the two of you, cough cough ......."

He was just about to say "please take credit with the two", but suddenly remembered that he also said that to Yan Liangwen Chou at the beginning, but Yan Liangwen Chou all died unexpectedly, thinking that this was unlucky, it was better not to promise anything.

By this time it was almost dawn.

Gao Ran Zhang He's second general ordered 50,000 military horses, and went to the fortifications of the Cao army with great momentum.

Since Chun Yuqiong took 20,000 horses and horses and garrisoned Wuchao, there were only more than 60,000 Yuan troops left in Guandu and Cao's army.

Gao Lan Zhang He took the 50,000 again, but in fact, only more than 10,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people remained in the Yuan army's camp.

Therefore, this can be regarded as Yuan Shao's desperate bet to fight Cao Jun.

The two sides were only ten miles apart, and each other's fortifications could be seen from a distance.

Gao Ran and Zhang He are very experienced generals, in order to be able to guard against Cao Jun's "giant high crossbow", they equipped their soldiers with rattan cards, even if Cao Jun's crossbow arrows are overwhelming, they are not very lethal to Yuan Jun.

And in order to avoid the boulder attack of the Cao army, General Gao Zhang specially ordered his soldiers to disperse.

Stones are not bombs after all, as long as the soldiers disperse, the hit rate is not so high.

With these two moves, Cao Jun's equipment advantage was easily broken, and General Gao Zhang felt a glimmer of hope.

Perhaps, as Guo Tu said, Cao Jun has really exhausted his elite?

Otherwise, it can't be explained, Cao Jun can easily break through the black nest guarded by Chun Yuqiong's 20,000 soldiers.

If that were the case, it didn't seem impossible for them to capture the empty fortifications of Cao's army in front of them.

"Siege!"

The two generals personally rode war horses back and forth to supervise the battle, and with an order, tens of thousands of troops attacked the Cao army's fortifications like ants.

And the generals of the Cao family in the city are in a good mood.

In fact, Yuan Jun fought with them before, which was what they were most worried about.

Everyone knows that Yuan's soldiers have enough food and wealth, and their newly occupied land of the four wars in Yuzhou is too thin, and they can't fight for consumption.

But now that Liu Ping has burned Yuan Jun's grain and grass, and the two sides are on the same starting line, there is no grain and grass, so it will be much easier.

Immediately after hearing a report, Yuan Jun began to attack, Cao Cao pinched his beard and smiled slightly, which showed that Yuan Jun had panicked.

"Zilian went to command on my behalf, and I must give Yuan Jun a head-on blow, so that he Yuan Benchu knew that it hurt," he said with a sneer.

Just now, Yuan Shao's words made him angry.

It was a great shame to give his three daughters to Yuan Shao's three sons as concubines.

But at that time, he was in a dilemma, and there was no solution.

Now it's different, Liu Ping made miraculous achievements and burned all the grain and grass of Yuan's army.

Yuan Jun did not go to put out the fire but came to attack his fortifications, thinking that Yuan Shao must be desperate.

And as long as he can withstand a wave of attacks, the initiative in this war will be in his hands.