Cao Cao asked whether he should take the initiative to attack or wait for Lu Bu to call, everyone looked at each other, or Guo Jia said: "I feel that it is better to stick to the attack." ”

"Lu Bu lacks armor now, and most of the protective gear in the army is shoddy, which happens to be the perfect time for us to send troops." Cao Cao asked, "Why does Fengxiao think it's appropriate to stick to it?" ”

"Although Peng Cheng made a fuss because of the armor, the soldiers and horses under Lu Bu are not without armor available." Guo Jia said: "Don't think that the lord has no armor to use. Once our army goes out, Lu Bu will use the terrain to hold it, and it will be extremely difficult to break through. If we don't fight him, but wait for him to march into Xudu, the location is on the lord's side. ”

"What do you think?" Cao Cao looked at the other strategists and asked.

"I'm on the same page as Bonghyo." Xun You was the first to say: "Lu Bu is growing stronger and stronger, and our army is going to crusade, once he occupies the geographical advantage, it is difficult to get benefits." If we wait for him to lead the army to attack, our army, which has been deployed in advance, will have an advantageous position. In battles, the attacking side always consumes a lot more soldiers and horses than the defending side. The lord and Lu Bu have become an endless situation, rather than going to the crusade to consume soldiers and horses, it is better to wait for him to attack, and follow after breaking it. In this way, the lord's chances of victory may be greater. ”

Xun You made an analysis, and Cao Cao twisted his beard and nodded.

After a moment of silence, he asked the other advisers, "Do you all think that it is better to hold on than to attack?" ”

"We all think so." Xun Yu also said: "The lord's previous two crusades against Lu Bu were all in vain, and if the crusade fails again, it will be a big bruise on morale. The lord had to destroy Lu Bu, and he didn't want to get rid of the lord's oppression. Although Lu Bu sits in Xuzhou and Yangzhou, he does not have a deep foundation, and he is not the opponent of the lord in terms of military strength and financial resources. If he defends, he still has the strength to fight. If he leads the army to defeat the lord, he will definitely end up in a feather. ”

"In fact, there is another benefit to sticking to it." Jia Xu also said on the side: "Our army's crossbows and thunderbolts can be deployed in advance. As long as the two types of ordnance were arrayed, Lu Bu's air force was nothing more than nothing. I heard that Lu Bu has been training some soldiers and horses that can fall from the sky recently. They did not come with flying kites, like the Air Force, but jumped down in mid-air. When Lu Bu comes, as long as our army sets up thunderbolts and crossbows on high places, we will not worry that those enemy troops who fall from the sky will not be completely annihilated. ”

Jia Xu heard that Lu Bu was training paratroopers, how could Cao Cao not get the news.

He nodded, and said to everyone, "Since you all think that I should hold on, then send an order to the soldiers and ask them to prepare early." As long as Lu Bu dares to come, we will give him a head-on blow! ”

Cao Cao made up his mind, and everyone stood up one after another, and said in unison: "I wish the Lord a victory!" ”

Lu Bu has not yet sent troops, and Xu Du is already a great enemy.

The atmosphere of war that permeated the city of Xudu made many people feel that the crisis was coming.

Many of the people living in the city fled with their families to avoid the war that might come.

There are also some people, perhaps they have confidence in Cao Cao and the entire Cao family, and have no intention of leaving, but they are also living in fear every day.

The people were afraid of the coming war, but there was one person who longed for Lu Bu to enter Xudu as soon as possible.

(End of chapter)