A group of soldiers pushed a cart of baggage through the barracks, and the barracks was filled with the sound of coming and going.

Two soldiers stood guard in front of a tent, which was much quieter than outside. There was a brazier lit in the corner, which lit up the tent and made the air in the tent a little stuffy.

There were several people sitting in the tent, one of them wearing a suit of armor, and the armor on it shone with a dull glow because of the light of the brazier.

"Zhong Jian." Yuan Shao called out to the other general under the seat.

The general got up and walked to his seat, half-kneeling: "Here! ”

"The baggage is coming, I order you to bring 10,000 foot soldiers to guard the baggage in the black nest, and there is no loss." After speaking, Yuan Shao took out a military order and handed it to this person.

"Yes!" The general took the order and strode away.

When the sound of armor was far away, Yuan Shao looked at the four seats again, his eyes swept around, and he looked at the military situation on his desk again.

"Cao's army is difficult to break, it can't hold out, and the division of troops in Xuchang is also broken by a surprise attack, what else can you do?"

"General." He sat on the side and clasped his hands.

"Xuchang is guarded by Xun Yu and Jia Xu, and Cao Ren is leading the army, so it can be broken for a while. However, at this time, Cao Jun was tired, Jiangdong Sun Ce also made a move, and Cao Cao had already shown his defeat. Our army only needs to take it step by step, and slowly figure it out, Cao's army will be defeated, why should the general be in a hurry? ”

(As mentioned earlier, because Cao Cao wanted to marry Zhang Xiu's aunt, Zhang Xiu did not rebel after surrendering, and Jia Xu also arrived under Cao Cao's account early)

"Definitely." As soon as the frustrated words fell, one person objected.

That man was also a strategist, and his name was Xu You. Born with a pair of small eyes, a sheep's horn beard, and always a little clever and cunning in his expression, he is like a fox, waiting for an opportunity to move.

"Although what Mr. Gong and Mr. said is not bad, if such a big war continues, the amount of military rations and soldiers to be consumed is not a small amount, if there is a chance to win with one blow, why drag it out like this. The Cao army is outside, and the Xuchang garrison is no more than 10,000 people, so why wait for such a good opportunity? ”

"Mr. Xu." Frustrated's eyes were slightly lowered, for his subordinates, he was so greedy and aggressive, this person could not be used.

"Needless to say." Neither of them seemed to want to back down, so Yuan Shao pressed down and silenced both of them.

"I have my own opinions on this matter, and I don't need to consider the matter of dividing the army in Xuchang for the time being, let's do it according to what Mr. Gonghe said, and slow down the Cao army."

"Yes." Frustration lowered his head.

“···” Xu You still wanted to say something, but he endured it, took a deep breath, and responded in a low voice: "Yes." ”

The deliberations dispersed, and Xu Yu walked back to his tent alone.

When he walked into the tent, his face turned ugly.

"Bang!" One hand slapped on the table, knocking over the pen holder on the table, and he looked at the pens scattered on the table with hatred.

"How can such indecision be a big deal?"

He came to Yuan Shao because he saw that Yuan Shao was a famous family, and he was strong, and with Yuan Shao's reputation and ability, he originally ascended to the top and there were countless responders. Under it, it should have been easy for him to make a name for himself, but who knew that he was so restrained.

"Sir."

Probably hearing a noise in the tent, or something to report, a soldier lifted the curtain and whispered behind Xu You.

"What?" Xu You retracted his expression and turned his head to look at the soldier.

This soldier is his cronies, his own disciple, and the soldier bows his head to report.

"Sir, there is news from Yecheng that the little nephew of Mr.'s family is in prison illegally, and I want Mr. to intercede in front of Yuan Gong."

Nothing is enough, there is more than failure······

Xu You clenched his fists, let go of his hand again, and waved his sleeves: "I can't control this matter, what can I say?" ”

The soldier saw that Mr. Chu was in a bad mood, and he didn't say anything more that he should retreat.

Xu Yu pondered in the tent, slowly paced back and forth for a few rounds, raised his head, and said softly.

"Good birds choose trees to perch on."

At night, an oil lamp burns on the table, illuminating the figure leaning over the desk.

Cao Cao has always frowned in the past few days, and Yuan's offensive has not stopped, but he also understands that he must not retreat at this time.

This battle is like the battle between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu between Xingyang and Chenggao back then.

In his hand was a letter from Xuchang from Xun Yu, which also meant that he wanted to stick to it.

Putting the letter aside and looking at the lights alone, he saw the low morale of the past few days, and it was difficult to hold on to it at the moment.

"General."

A voice came from outside the tent.

Cao Cao raised his head: "Come in." ”

Zhang Liao lifted the curtain and walked in and bowed down, Cao Cao saw that it was him, and asked suspiciously.

"Wen Yuan, why did you come here so late?"

"General, there is a person from Yuan Ying who voted tonight, saying that there is a major event to inform the general, and the general can see it?"

Zhang Liao frowned, in his opinion, this matter was a bit sudden, after all, Yuan Jun was the dominant side now. He was afraid that this was Yuan Jun's strategy.

"Oh?" Cao Cao was taken aback, pondered for a moment, raised his hand and said.

"Ask him to come in."

"Yes."

The figure dragged under the illumination of the lights, and Xu You walked into Cao Cao's tent and stood looking at Cao Cao with a smile on his face.

"I heard that Mr. has something important to tell me?"

Xu You slowly raised his hand, hugged it in front of him, raised his eyes, the light illuminated his face, and the corners of his mouth hooked.

"Where Yuan Gong's grain and grass are, I don't know if it's a big deal?"

In the tent, the curtains shook gently, and the lights were blown by the wind blowing in.

Six days later, Cao Cao asked everyone to discuss the matter, and the generals and strategists were borrowed, Cao Cao rarely had such discussions, and everyone didn't know why this time.

Until Cao Cao walked in, sat down in front of his seat, and spoke.

"A few days ago, a person came from Yuan Ying, saying that Yuan Jun was storing grain in Wuchao, and said the pass order."

Most of the people were stunned for a while, but then they thought about it again.

Someone suddenly came to vote, and it is difficult to say that this is not a trap deliberately set by Yuan Shao.

Tun Liang Wuchao, Guo Jia's expression was different, and his eyes narrowed, if this is really the case, then this is the turning point of this battle.

Wait a minute, grain grass.

Guo Jia's eyes froze, and he remembered a moment of laughter a few days ago.

Gu Nan said to him: "The turning point is coming, and it lies in the grain and grass. ”

At that time, he asked why, but Gu Nan said that he was watching the sky at night.

Guo Jia silently turned his eyes sideways to look at Gu Nan, everyone's expressions were different, only Gu Nan sat there calmly, as if this was expected.

Isn't that a joke?

Guo Jia's face became complicated, if that's the case, then what kind of person is Mr. Gu.

The two had sat on a moonlit night and drank, and after a few drinks, Gu Nan lowered his eyes, held the wine glass, and smiled and said that he wanted to make a joke with him.

If someone were immortal, what would they ask for?

The voice of the past seems to be still whispering in the ear.

If there really is a person who has lived for hundreds, even thousands.

Guo Jia sat in the tent and looked at Gu Nan.

Obviously, there were many people in the tent, but he suddenly felt that the person was sitting there alone, and there was no one on all sides.

"General, is this true?"

Yu Ban asked first, he understood that Cao Cao must have thought of this as well.

"I have sent Xiao cavalry to investigate, and Wuchao does have countless Yuan Shao's baggage and more than 10,000 guards." Cao Cao said in a deep voice.

"Even so, General, there may be ambushes on the side of the Black Nest." One of the strategists also spoke up: "The general still needs to act carefully. ”

"I know." Cao Cao nodded, but there was a hint of determination in his eyes.

If it goes on like this, Cao Jun's defeat will be a matter of time before he loses, so it's better to give it a try.

"I will personally lead five thousand light horsemen to Wuchao to investigate, and the rest of the military headquarters and garrison officers will cross to prevent Yuan Shao from attacking the camp."

If Wuchao really only has more than 10,000 soldiers to garrison, 5,000 light cavalry disguised as Yuan's army, and there is a pass order, it is definitely enough to attack it unprepared. If there is an ambush, light cavalry can also break through.

At this time, Gu Nan, who had not spoken, said, "General, I ask for orders to go with me." ”

Cao Cao looked at Gu Nan and showed a slightly moved look: "Okay!" There is Mr. Law. ”

He understood that this was a lot of bad luck, and even if it was successful, if the Yuan army sent troops to support, he would fall into a heavy siege if he could not retreat.