Chapter 372 has its own calculations
After several days of fighting, Cao's army did not take advantage of the office, but lost his troops, which made Cao Cao's mood heavy.
Not only that, Jiangdong also has a catapult with a longer range, which also puzzled Cao Cao, obviously the thunderbolt was the first to be used, how Jiangdong's is better, and I don't know where it was leaked, you must know that this is a top secret in his place.
If that's just it, using the tendons of the evil Jiao, the fifty sets of three-bow and eight-bull crossbows made Cao Cao suffer enough, and the crossbow arrows with thick arms brought not only killing, but also huge deterrent, which increased Cao Jun's huge psychological pressure.
In terms of strategists, Cao Cao not only has top figures such as Guo Jia, Jia Xu, and other top figures, as well as a think tank of nearly 100 people, but Jiangdong also has Zhou Yu, Pang Tong, Lu Su, these three masters, as well as Situ Changfeng, a half-hanger, and Lu Xun, who has just grown up. Not inferior to Cao Jun.
The two sides went back and forth, fought for more than half a month, and the victory or defeat was not divided in the terrain, and the Cao army lost nearly 30,000 soldiers, while Jiangdong only suffered 5,000 dead, 8,000 seriously wounded, and 10,000 lightly wounded. The wounded soldiers in Jiangdong were basically treated, that is, only the wounded, and there were not many deaths after the wounds.
The advantages accumulated little by little, which made Cao Cao feel a little unconfident, but he had to send the arrow on the string, and now he had no way to retreat, so he could only find a way to defeat or repel Sun Ce. Because once he retreats, not only will his morale be completely lost, but the morale of the army and the people will also be lost, and Sun Ce will inevitably take the opportunity to march, at least he will lose the land of Jingzhou, and the nearby Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and even Xu Du will directly face the troops in Jiangdong, so there are more places that need to be defended.
Cao Cao wanted to defeat Sun Ce, but now Sun Ce was not in a hurry at all, and many times began to take the initiative to avoid the battle, and what he couldn't avoid was mainly defensive.
After many years of bumper harvest, Jiangdong's grain stocks were very abundant, so after further discussion, it was decided to make a policy of delay, because it was difficult to achieve victory by ordinary battle tactics, and even if you could win a hard fight, it would be a miserable victory, and it was not advisable.
Delay is a conspiracy, Cao Cao must understand, but if you want to break the move, there is no way, there is only one way to go.
"Despicable, shameless, Sun Wentai gave birth to a cowardly child!" Cao Cao walked around in the big tent, angrily shouting and scolding, attacking for a day today, there were 5,000 casualties, and there was no progress, and finally he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart.
After scolding, Cao Cao couldn't help but reach out and press his forehead and rub it vigorously.
"My lord! Ahem! Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao worriedly.
"It's okay!" Cao Cao frowned and waved his hand, and then asked, "Fengxiao, is there a way to break the situation?" ”
"Back to the lord, there is no way for my subordinates, unless there are other reinforcements." Guo Jia smiled bitterly, shook his head and replied.
"Reinforcements? Do we have reinforcements there? Liu Bei occupies Xiliang, but the Ma family has an enmity with us, and the Ma brothers are now taking refuge with him, how can they send troops to help. Cao Cao frowned.
"The so-called hatred and hatred of the lord are not worth mentioning in front of interests, not to mention that in order to compete for the world, the big hatred can be put aside." Jia Xu interjected.
"What's Wenhe's plan?" Cao Cao's expression was relieved and he asked eagerly.
"After Liu Bei proclaimed himself King Jing of Zhongshan, the royal family was authentic, and the lord could let His Majesty issue an order to crusade against Sun Ce.
Sun Ce secretly in Shuzhong, in order to control most of it, the lord can lobby Zhang Lu to attack it, and it can also involve Jiangdong's energy, and the situation is chaotic, so as to win in chaos. Jia Xu analyzed.
"Not bad! Only by messing up can they mess up. Cao Cao agreed.
Finally had a decent solution, Cao Cao's expression was much more relaxed, his head didn't hurt anymore, he cheered up and began to write letters.
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Han Sui of Liangzhou, with the support of Cao Cao, killed Ma Teng, but then was defeated by Liu Bei, had to flee, was placed in Guanzhong by Cao Cao, guarded Chang'an, and Xiliang was occupied by Liu Bei, not only got a piece of territory, but also received Ma Chao's brothers as subordinates, which can be said to have greatly increased strength.
finally has a lot of territory that belongs to him, and it is not dangerous, Liu Bei is finally satisfied.
It's just that the good times didn't last long, and when I saw Cao Cao and Sun Ce, each with hundreds of thousands of troops, looking at my 20,000 horses, my mentality was inevitably a little uncomfortable, and I began to worry about my safety again.
"Your Majesty has appointed me as the pastor of Liangzhou, and the second brother as the Taishou of Changsha, and the third brother as the Taishou of Jiangxia, and asked us to send troops to attack Sun Ce, what do you think of this matter?" Liu Bei put down the letter and asked happily.
"This is just Cao Cao's plan to drive away the wolf, and now he and Sun Ce are fighting in Jingzhou, and they can't attack it, so this is the temptation to take advantage.
However, Cao Cao's righteousness is in hand, and we have to make concessions for it. Zhuge Kongming, holding a feather fan, analyzed with a graceful arch.
"What do you mean by not sending troops?"
"No, send troops, but it's just for show, and you don't need to really fight, so that face is also given, and the official position is justified. But Changsha, Jiangxia doesn't have to think about it. ”
"It's good to have so much, let Zilong take five thousand cavalry on a trip." Liu Bei agreed.
"Zilong is careful and steady, and it is the most suitable, so he can go with his uncle and nephew." Zhuge Liang suggested.
"Good!"
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Xiangyang City!!
"Why is Cao Cao so calm in the past half a month, it is all a feint, I don't know what tricks he wants to do?" Sun Ce said puzzled.
"As long as we don't mess up, Cao Cao definitely doesn't have much to do, even if there is a plan, it's just a move, and the lord doesn't have to worry too much." Lu Su persuaded him.
"That being said, I'm still a little worried." Sun Strategy said slightly uneasily.
"If his subordinates didn't guess wrong, Cao Cao must have found reinforcements to disrupt our army." Zhou Yu's eyes were half-squinted and he said with certainty.
"It should be Liu Bei of Xiliang and Zhang Lu of Hanzhong, but the lord doesn't have to worry about it." Pang Tong followed.
"Well, since Gongjin and the military advisor both think so, then I can rest assured, but how to retreat from the enemy, I still need to think of a way, and there are too many variables to wait for." Seeing that the two most trusted think tanks both had the same meaning, Sun Ce put his mind at ease and asked again and again.
"There is no good way for my subordinates, but Yihu has been busy recently, so he should be worried, so he might as well ask him to talk about it." Pang Tong said with a smile.
"Oh!" When Sun Ce heard this, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Situ Changfeng.
"My subordinates have thought of a stupid solution, and I don't know if it will work."
"Say it, say it!" Sun Ce hurriedly urged.
"The subordinates have trained 20,000 people, 10,000 cavalry, 10,000 infantry, the cavalry is 5,000 heavy cavalry dragon spearmen, 5,000 light cavalry crossbowmen, 10,000 infantry is called Xuanshui armor soldiers, you can lay down the Xuanshui armor formation, 10,000 manpower, and the subordinates are confident that they can defend against 50,000 cavalry or 100,000 infantry." Situ Changfeng explained.
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