After Gan Ning received the order, he returned to Jiangfang Yingshui Village. There were 20,000 water troops, 100 fighting ships, 80 ships, 300 building ships, and 300 small boats, bringing enough weapons, grain and grass, and marching to Nanhai County.

At the same time, Zhang Liao, Luo Cheng, Mu Guiying, and Xiang Yu's soldiers and horses were trained in Wuchang City.

In the school field.

Tens of thousands of armor soldiers stood in a forest, drilling, and the roar shook the sky.

Lu Bu led the generals on patrol. Discuss the defense of Jiangxia and the occupation of Jiaozhou.

Walked around the school grounds.

A Dragon Guard soldier ran over, handed a letter to Lu Bu, and said, "Lord, this is a letter from the Military Aircraft Department. ”

Xu Shu and Zhang Liang all leaned closer to Lu Bu.

After reading the letter, Lu Bu said: "Mr. Gongtai advised me to postpone the use of troops for a year. ”

"Why?"

Xiang Yu frowned, a little unhappy.

Zhang Liang said: "Mr. Gongtai is worried that the lord's army is not enough and he will be besieged by Sun Ce and Liu Bei? ”

"Hmm."

Lu Bu nodded.

Xu Shu said: "What Mr. Gongtai said is right, no matter whether the lord attacks Jingzhou or Jiaozhou, the other side will enter the battle. Moreover, the number of troops in the hands of the lord is indeed very small, which is not enough to start a war with Sun Liu at the same time. ”

"With all due respect, the lord's decision to ask for Sun Ce was a bit hasty." Zhang Liangdao.

"You two, why are you holding back?"

Lu Bu was a little displeased, put away the letter, looked at the soldiers on the school ground, and said, "Isn't it simple to want soldiers?" I only need to give an order, and within six months I will have an army of 500,000. And I can afford it. But fighting a war depends not only on the number of soldiers, but also on whether they are elite or not, and on the strategy of the people who use them. Take the war between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao as an example, who do you think will win? ”

Zhang Liang said: "Cao Cao's elite troops suffered a big loss in Xuzhou, and now they are fully withdrawn to meet Yuan Shao, and the number of troops will not exceed 250,000. If you want to defeat Yuan Shao, I'm afraid it will be very difficult. ”

"Listen to the lord's meaning, it seems that Cao Cao will win?" Xu Shu didn't believe it either. You must know that Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses are more than twice that of Cao Cao, and he can wait for work and take the lead, how can there be any reason for defeat?

"Let's wait and see."

Lu Bu did not answer Xu Shu's words.

He is also judged on the basis of battles in history. During the famous Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao's army of 700,000 with less than 100,000 troops. Now Yuan Shao's army is 500,000, while Cao Cao has more than 200,000.

It stands to reason that Cao Cao will not be defeated.

Yanzhou.

Chenliujun.

Cao Cao's more than 200,000 soldiers and horses were all in place to confront Yuan Shao.

The camps on both sides stretched for hundreds of miles, and the momentum was extremely huge.

In the tent.

Cao Cao stared at the map, his eyes blackened, as if he hadn't slept for several days, and the generals around him were worried.

Guo Jia confessed: "It's all the fault of the humble position, and you shouldn't suggest the prime minister to enter Xuzhou." ”

"Feng Xiao is not to blame for this. If we could have taken Xuzhou earlier and negotiated with Yuan Shao, there would have been no crisis today. Fortunately, Lu Bu did not chase after us, we can regroup and repel Yuan Shao first. ”

In fact, in Cao Cao's heart, there was still some blame for Guo Jia, but he didn't show it.

Cao Cao looked at the map and said, "Now Chenliu County, Dong County, and more than half of the cities are occupied by Yuan Shao. The Tiger Prison has also fallen. If we fight a protracted war with Yuan Shao, it will be unfavorable to us. ”

"The most important thing is that Xu Du was ransacked by Wei Yan and turned into an empty city. We have no backup, no extra weapons, food and grass, and we have to be on guard against Lu Bu at all times.... ”

Hearing this, all the generals were full of sorrow.

With less than 250,000 troops, it is really difficult to win a battle against 500,000 elites.

Cheng Yu hesitated and arched his hand: "Prime Minister, just now the soldiers came to report that Urdu, Shuangmi Tieshan, etc., all led the army to leave the camp, and said... The prime minister can't beat Yuan Shao, they... I don't want to stay and die. ”

"How can it be!"

Cao Cao was stunned and said angrily.

"Please give me 20,000 soldiers and horses to recover the righteous army!" Xiahoudun asked for battle.

"No need."

Cao Mo was still very calm, waved his hand and said: "Wait for me to finish Yuan Shao, and then settle accounts with them." ”

After a while...

Cao Cao sat back on the top and said, "Yuan Shao wants to eat me, but he still lacks a good tooth." I'm going to send him back to Hebei. Do you have any suggestions? ”

"Yuan Shao's army of 500,000 has 100,000 light cavalry, 20,000 heavy cavalry, and 60,000 chariots... There is a hundred days of food, occupying Dongjun and Chenliu everywhere. Whether it is a field battle or an offensive and defensive battle, it has great advantages. ”

Cheng Yu said this and sighed: "This battle... It's not easy to fight. ”

"Bong-hyo." Cao Cao turned his gaze and looked at Guo Jia again.

Although Guo Jia's strategy of suggesting an attack on Xuzhou was somewhat inappropriate, in Cao Cao's mind, he was still the chief strategist.

Guo Jia walked to the map and said: "Yuan Shao is backed by the Yellow River, has Hebei and Qingyou four states, provides him with soldiers, horses, food and salary, and the war with him is destined to be a protracted war." Moreover, Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses are more than twice as many as ours, and he can completely use a small number of soldiers and horses to contain us, and then capture Luoyang and Chang'an first. At that time, we will really be alone, not only will we not be able to get the support of the Xiliang counties, but we will also be threatened by Lu Bu. ”

"Therefore, our first task is to recover the Tiger Prison. Intercept Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses in Yanzhou, and then try to break them. Even if you are defeated, you can retreat to Luoyang and fight again. ”

"I don't dare to agree!" At this time, a slightly obese man with a mustache stood up.

The generals in the tent all looked back.

Guo Jia frowned.

Cao Cao asked, "Wenhe has a plan?" ”

(Note: Jia Xu, the character Wenhe, was originally Dong Zhuo's general, after Dong Zhuo's death, he offered Li Dao and Guo Yan to counterattack Chang'an, and became Zhang Xiu's adviser.) Zhang Xiu used him twice to defeat Cao Cao. At that time, Guo Jia had been reused by Cao Cao, but he failed to defeat Jia Xu. Later generations commented that Jia Xu's talent is not weaker than Guo Jia. He is full of tricks and tricks, and he is a real poisoner! ）

However, Cao Cao's subordinates were all strategists from Yingchuan, who kept squeezing out Jia Xu, so that Jia Xu was not reused. It was only a few years ago that Zhang Xiu was persuaded to surrender, and he made a small contribution and asked him to assist Xiahoudun and garrison Yuzhou.

Jia Xu walked to the middle of the big tent and said: "The minister thinks that Yuan Shao's strength is not in the right time and place, nor in the number of soldiers and horses, but in his grain and grass, 840,000 stone grain and grass, which is his fatal weakness." If he can burn the grain and grass, then cut off his grain channel. Yuan Shao had to retire. ”

"Prime Minister, Yuan Shao's grain and grass are all hoarded in Chen Liucheng, and there are hundreds of thousands of troops stationed there, I am afraid that it will be difficult to conquer." Xun Yu Dao.

Guo Jia looked at Jia Xu and did not interject.

Cao Cao said: "Since Wenhe said so, there must be a winning strategy." ”

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