Chapter 344

"Cao Gong, it's not me who is presumptuous. You are the one who understands. My father-in-law was under your nose, easily dispatched, and defeated Zhang Jaw in one fell swoop. Coupled with the previous Gongzi Pi's 20,000 tigers and leopards, and counting the losses of the fierce battle between the two sides a few days ago, Cao Gong's conversion is only afraid that it will be more than 60,000. And the losses of our army are not more than 10,000. This is so similar to the Battle of Fancheng back then.

At that time, my lord resisted Cao Gong with a state land, and he was still undefeated. Today, the strength of the new Yizhou has increased greatly. The new Son of Heaven was newly established, and his morale was greatly boosted, but Cao Gong lost one after another. Eliminate the other, Cao Gong couldn't help my father-in-law back then? I'm afraid it's still no fun!

In less than three hours, I'm afraid that Wancheng's letter for help will arrive. When the time comes, will Cao Gong come back or not? If you don't return to Wancheng, once it falls, Cao Gong's hundreds of thousands of troops are afraid that they will return to Xuchang. If it is to come back to help, my lord will raise troops to attack Xu Huang! In this way, Cao Gong's three-way army was left with only the middle lane.

This is not the main thing, as long as our army sends the news of victory to Jianye, Jiangdong Sun Quan will definitely raise troops to the north, seize Hefei and take Xuzhou! This is the covenant that Sun Quan made when he sent Gu Yong to Xinye before. Our army will send General Gan Ning out of Jiangxia to assist in the capture of Hefei!

And my lord will issue an order to the prime minister, calling on Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, Ma Chao in Guanxi and Liangzhou, and Han Sui cavalry......

The soldiers of my lord's family, Cao Cao is difficult to deal with, if several princes raise troops at the same time, Cao Gong is afraid that he will be the second Dong Zhuo! ”

"You!" Xu Shu compared himself to Dong Zhuo, and Cao Cao was even more angry, but what he said earlier was possible, Sima Yi also said before leaving. Cao Cao is a person who understands, so he doesn't know. He had insisted on attacking Liu Cong because he believed that if the left and right flanks attacked at the same time, the middle lane would soon break through Wei Yan's camp. When the time comes, the princes of all walks of life will be shocked and will not dare to act rashly! Especially Sun Quan, this guy has always been considered a big problem by Cao Cao, and Liu Cong has only risen in the past few years.

Therefore, Cao Cao has been holding his troops when Liu Cong pacified Yizhou, just to concentrate on weakening Jiangdong and even annexing it. Sun Quan naturally knew that Cao Cao was eyeing him. Therefore, he has always kept his strength and refused to fight Cao Cao, but if Cao Cao loses again this time, Sun Quan will definitely raise all his forces to attack and occupy more plates to expand his strength and protect himself.

Cao Cao's face was wrong when he heard this, and Xu Shu told him bluntly that Guan Yu not only defeated Zhang Jaw, but also went to Wancheng. Wancheng is the base camp of the confrontation between Cao Cao and Liu Cong. Although there were 20,000 soldiers stationed there, most of them were logistics, transporting grain and grass and making equipment. If you don't come back to help, Wancheng really can't hold it.

Guan Yu's ability, Cao Cao is aware. If Guan Yu is allowed to take Wancheng, it will be even more difficult to take it back. And once Wancheng forms an inverted triangle with Xinye and Huyang, sandwiching its own hundreds of thousands of horses and horses, it will become very difficult to supply the troops. Moreover, Huyang and Wancheng are likely to attack their own grain lines.

In this way, the army, which is already low morale, will plummet. Facing the enemy in the field would already be at a loss, and if the confrontation continued for a long time, Liu Cong would take advantage of the city. That is really what Sima Yi said about the time, place, people and loss!

"Liu Cong deceived me too much! Don't say much, I will definitely come to Xiangyang soon! Although he faintly felt that the crisis was coming, Cao Cao still refused to admit defeat. Indeed, if peace is negotiated like this, then Cao Cao can be said to have lost face. First, he sat and watched Liu Cong seize Yizhou, but he never moved. originally thought that Liu Cong would definitely take a break after seizing Yizhou, so he led his troops south to conquer Sun Quan.

As a result, Liu Cong attacked Xuchang, kidnapped the Son of Han Tianzi, and abducted Xun Yu. Cao Cao was in a hurry to send troops to pursue, but Cao Pi's 20,000 tiger and leopard cavalry were broken by Wen's hired infantry. So far, Sima Yi has not made it clear what this is really about. originally thought that Liu Cong's triangular array had been cracked. After grasping Wei Yan's click, he can attack Xinye with a large army. As a result, the flanking jaw was destroyed overnight!

Cao Cao drove people away, but Xu Shu was not in a hurry to leave. He kept observing Cao Cao, and since he entered Cao Ying, Cao Cao's face has been unpredictable. No wonder the lord said that Cao Cao was an old fox, but he was suspicious by nature. Although she has not negotiated with herself until now, her tone has obviously softened a lot. As long as he adds more fire, maybe Cao Cao will agree to the army.

Xu Shu immediately cleared his throat and continued: "Su asked Cao Gong to be good at using soldiers. What is the resemblance of today's Cao Gong and Yuan Benchu of the year! ”

Xu Shu talked about Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao was immediately stunned. yes, what a look! At the beginning, Yuan Shao was full of ambition. Only the strategist Tian Feng died and asserted that Yuan Shao would be defeated. As a result, Yuan Shao sent Tian Feng to prison. Later, when Guandu was defeated, Yuan Shao remembered Tian Feng's suggestion and regretted it, but as a result, another villain slandered him, saying that Tian Feng was desperate for the defeat of the lord, and this time he might be laughing in prison, but Yuan Shao killed Tian Feng on impulse.

Cao Cao's strength is much stronger than Yuan Shao back then, but Liu Cong is by no means the Cao Cao who was attacked on all sides back then. But Sima Yi would rather go home to farm than be a pioneer to crusade against Liu Cong, and bluntly said that this battle will be lost! Cao Cao asked himself if he was not Yuan Shao, and he would not behead Sima Yi because of this. But Tian Feng's death and Sima Yi's refusal to send troops are similar. And Liu Cong is the new son of heaven......

Cao Cao slowly turned from anger to solemnity. Later, he finally sat down and pretended to look at Xu Shu peacefully. A smile barely squeezed out of his face: "Yuan Zhi is also young and promising, why don't you serve me?" ”

"......" The black line on Xu Shu's end, this old fox, the city government is really good, are you still in the mood to talk about this at this time? It's just that if you just play haha without itching, and don't get to the point, Xu Shu didn't complete the task.

After a while, a herald hurriedly came in and whispered in Cao Cao's ear for a while, Cao Cao was first shocked, and then pretended to be calm and coughed a few times, then sent the herald down, turned his face and smiled Xu Shu and said, "Yuan Zhi, where did we just go?" ”

"Cao Gong, I think that harmony is a win-win situation. If you fight, Cao Gong will lose alone! Such a simple truth, I believe it is not difficult for Cao Gong to understand. If Cao Gong has no sincerity to negotiate peace, he will go back to the camp! Saying that, Xu Shu pretended to get up and leave.

Cao Cao waved his hand again and again: "Don't worry, don't worry." Ha ha...... I can't imagine that Yuan Zhi, a scholar, is as impatient as those generals. Didn't Liu Cong ask you to negotiate peace, the task has not been completed, how can you leave just now? ”

"Shu came to save Cao Gong, but Cao Gong wanted to make fun of him, and I am afraid it will be meaningless to stay."

"Help me?" Cao Cao sneered.

"That's right, don't hide it from Cao Gong. After I entered the barracks, my lord had already redeployed his troops and horses. If a reconciliation cannot be reached before tomorrow, I am afraid that Cao Cao Wancheng will not be able to go back. Let's think about where to set up the base camp next time. ”

"Could it be that everyone under Liu Cong's command is so conceited? There are 20,000 defenders in Wancheng, and 50,000 elite soldiers will arrive in a few days. Even if Guan Yu attacks the city, what can he do to me? It's him, Liu Cong, since he dares to come to the front line, I don't want to let him go back, as long as I wait for my second batch of troops and horses to arrive, I will definitely be able to surround him. With only 30,000 or 40,000 horses, it is not difficult to eat them! ”

Seeing that Cao Cao was still stiff-mouthed, Xu Shu was also a little angry, not enough to compare his angry face just now, obviously Cao Cao seemed to have gotten some news. I thought of the herald muttering when he came in just now. Isn't it Wancheng? That's right, it's definitely done! See how long you can hold out, old fox!

In fact, Cao Cao was also very anxious at this time, the Wancheng defender Cao Chun sent someone to report, Guan Yu's offensive was fierce, but the soldiers defending the city were demoralized, and the empty Wancheng was lost, so Cao Chun pleaded with him to rush to help! Victory or defeat on the battlefield is a common thing for soldiers, but the defeat of Zhang Jaw is one and the other. It's no wonder that the defenders of Wancheng are there. Before the war, the people of Wancheng heard that there was going to be a war, and many of them fled. , now even Zhang Jaw has been defeated, and the enemy general is actually Guan Yu! Not only were ordinary soldiers afraid, but Cao Chun was also afraid, and he asked himself how many grades worse than his open jaw!

"If it is peace, what is your sincerity?" After pondering for a long time, Cao Cao suddenly raised his head and asked Xu Shu. The subtext is that this war was provoked by Liu Cong, and it is not impossible to negotiate peace, but Liu Cong has to show some sincerity.

"My lord promised that our army would take the initiative to withdraw from Huyang. No more soldiers against Cao Gong within three years! "Now that Wen is hired in Huyang, the withdrawal of the lord is equivalent to the territory between Huyang and Xinye being ceded to Cao Cao. Although this is about the same as before the war. And three years of not using troops against Cao Cao is actually meaningless. After all, the scuffle between the princes often does not need a reason.

Now Liu Cong supports the Son of Heaven, and it is not a matter of words to crusade against Cao Cao, to fight against the thief and the Han Dynasty! So Cao Cao was still a little displeased when he heard these two points. This Liu Cong is really good at something.

"Don't forget that my father-in-law is now the prime minister of the Han family. And this Nanyang originally belonged to Jingzhou. My father-in-law did not ask you for other counties in Nanyang, and he took the initiative to withdraw from Huyang, which is already a big concession. You must know that so far in this battle, our army has the upper hand and is the winner! Xu Shu also made full preparations before coming, and Liu Cong patiently analyzed Cao Cao's character with Xu Shu. So when it comes to talking now, Xu Shu is still very measured.

It's just that Cao Cao was very depressed when he heard this. This Liu Cong is really a bully. However, soon another herald came in to inform Cao Cao. It seems that there are a lot of new people in the Wei Yan camp on the opposite side, and it is estimated that there are 20,000 people! When Cao Cao heard this, he was stunned again, where did this Liu Cong recruit so many soldiers and horses.

20,000 people can do a lot of things. Even if this kind of general battle is often tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands. 20,000 horses can also complete various things such as breaking camps, looting grain and grass, etc. If Liu Cong sends these 20,000 horses to completion or Huyang. Then Cao Chun and Xu Huang may not be able to withstand any of them!