From the moment they stepped into the city gates, as far as the eye could see, there were soldiers who were disorganized and wandering around. Looking at these people with wine bags and rice bags, Cao Cao couldn't help but be angry, he couldn't bear it anymore, so he stopped a soldier and said, "Who are you from?" Why do you violate military discipline and wander here? ”

"I am the lieutenant of the Yuzhou Assassin Shi Kong Ling, who are you who dare to reprimand this general." The man said proudly.

Before he could speak, Cao Hong retorted: "It's nonsense, the place where Kong Ling is stationed is Yingchuan, since you are Kong Ling's subordinate general, why do you appear in Sour Jujube?" ”

The man was afraid of losing his words, so he replied: "You can't control this." ”

Cao Cao grimaced and said: "Listen, I'm Cao Mengde, the official worships General Fenwu, and I am one of the princes of the Thirteenth Road to fight for Dong." ”

"Cao, Cao Gong!" The man muttered twice, then bent his knees and said, "The lower official will meet General Cao." ”

The man's condescending performance made Cao Hong laugh and said: "You are a mere captain, only a thousand soldiers, and you dare to call yourself a general in front of others, it is really ridiculous." ”

"Who are you?" Cao Cao said.

"Make Jun Mingjian, I am really the captain of Kong Ling's account."

"Why are you here?"

"Me!" The man was silent, as if there was something unspeakable.

Cao Hong drew his sword and said, "What? Don't want to say? ”

"If you want to know the cause and effect, you can ask my lord what it is."

"Where is your lord now?"

"In the middle of the sour jujube county."

As soon as the man's voice fell, they went straight to the sour jujube county office. When the hidden county yagong gate was slowly pushed open, Cao Cao's indignant heart was suddenly covered in silver. The hall decorated with aromatherapy and jade, the dancers with jade bodies, the food table with pepper syrup, and the princes who were drunk and lying on the battlefield - all of these made him feel like he was choked with bitterness. When he took a closer look, he found that Yuan Shao, Wang Kuang, Yuan Shu and other princes were all here.

"How can it be!" Cao Cao said angrily, "I, Cao Jun, threw my head and spilled blood in Bianshui, but you are drinking and having fun here!" ”

His words are like a thunderstorm that wakes up people's nightmares in the quiet night, deeply echoing at the junction of fantasy and reality. For the unmotivated, this is the perfect time to wake up from a nightmare and complete self-redemption; For the scrapper, what awaits them will be a dream bubble of long-term fall.

"Stand down for me." Yuan Shaoping retreated, got up and said, "All my soldiers and horses will stop resting and recuperate from now on, and they will be ready to go to battle at any time." ”

"From now on, our army will also completely terminate its rest and recuperate, and be ready to go out at any time." Yuan Shudao.

Unfortunately, after only two responses, the hall fell silent. Cao Cao stared at those princes and shouted, "What about you? ”

They were still silent, and for these princes who couldn't support the wall with mud, Cao Cao could only use the words "hopeless" as the most decent reply.

"Two, I'm afraid there is no room for us here." After speaking, he pulled the Yuan brothers and walked out of the gate. Before leaving, he turned around and said meaningfully, "Everyone, seize the few moments you have to continue." ”

When he rode his horse and raised the whip, he didn't forget to say in his heart: "Yuan Shao has 30,000 soldiers and horses available, Yuan Shu has 20,000 soldiers and horses available, and Sun Ce has 10,000 soldiers and horses available." How can we make good use of these soldiers and horses and successfully win the war? ”

Half an hour later, they finally arrived at the Cao Ying garrison thirty miles away. Looking at the empty barracks in front of him, Yuan Shao couldn't help asking, "What about people?" ”

Whenever a coalition forces fight, timely obtaining information on friendly forces and making corresponding strategic adjustments is the fundamental to victory. Now, the Cao army has been destroyed for a long time, but in Sour Jujube City, even Yuan Shao, who is in the position of the leader of the alliance, doesn't know why. It can be seen that in the past time, Yuan Shao and other princes have never paid attention to the military situation at all. Cao Cao was a little indignant, so he frowned, and said in an impassioned tone: "What, the alliance leader really doesn't know? ”

"What does Meng De mean by this?" Yuan Shaodao.

"Meng De has something to say, just say it directly, don't beat around the bush like this." Yuan Shu echoed.

"Alas!" Cao Cao sighed, "Our army was wiped out a few days ago. ”

The Yuan brothers were stunned for a moment, and Fang replied: "What! ”

"It's inconvenient to go into detail here, so let's go into the camp with me first." Cao Cao said. He brought the Yuan brothers into the camp and told the story of the Battle of Bianshui one by one.

"The body is dead, the god is the spirit, and the soul of the child is the ghost! Qu Zi's "National Martyrdom" is dedicated to the soldiers of Cao Jun who sacrificed their lives for the country. Yuan Shu said.

Cao Cao said "blood for blood", and said:

"At present, the 10,000 soldiers and horses of our Cao army have all been lost, Sun Jian led 10,000 soldiers and horses to the south to aid Changsha, and as many as as eight princes only care about pleasure and are afraid to fight. Of the 180,000 allied troops, only 60,000 soldiers and horses are now available. It is undoubtedly difficult to rely on this mere 60,000 soldiers and horses to defeat Dong Zhuo's 200,000 army head-on.

The emperor, the Son of Heaven; The Son of Heaven is the head of all peoples. The reason why Dong thieves dare to run rampant in the world and fish the common people is because of the name of the Son of Heaven in his hands. We can adjust the original plan of 'exterminating Dong thief' to 'rescue the Son of Heaven'. As long as the Son of Heaven falls into the hands of our coalition army, the momentum of Dong Thief can be destroyed in a snap of a finger. ”

"What Meng De said, although it is reasonable, but how easy is it to rescue the Son of Heaven?" Yuan Shaodao.

He felt that he could not explain the strategy in detail only by verbal communication, so he came to the sand table and said:

"The sour jujube is located in the north of Luoyang, which is the place where Zhang Miao and other princes hoarded 70,000 heavy soldiers. In order to defend against this road of soldiers and horses, Dong Zhuo hoarded at least 30,000 main forces of Dong Jun on the front line of Xingyang. My 10,000 Cao army, just after Bianshui, met the elite of 30,000 Dong army, which is the best proof.

Hanoi is located in the northeast of Luoyang, and is the place where Wang Kuang and the alliance leader amassed 40,000 troops. Considering that there is an old hatred between the alliance leader and Dong Zhuo, and Hanoi is very close to Luoyang, the straight-line distance is not more than a mile, which can be described as extremely dangerous. In order to defend against this road of soldiers and horses, Dong Zhuo will also arrange a large number of elites on the front line of Jishui. If my expectations are correct, the number of Dong Jun here will not be less than 30,000.

Luyang is located in the south-east direction of Luoyang, and it is the place where the road brother and the Wentai brother have 40,000 soldiers. Considering that there are also past grievances between Brother Highway and Dong Zhuo, Brother Wentai is also ridiculous about Han, and the soldiers of the Sun family are also brave and brave, this is not to be slack. In order to defend this line of soldiers and horses, Dong Zhuo is likely to deploy more than 30,000 elites on the front line of Yique and Datani.

Yingchuan is located in the southeast of Luoyang, and it is the place where Kong Ling has 30,000 soldiers. Considering that Kong Ling is cowardly and the combat strength of the Kong army is limited, this should be an omission in the defense of the Dong army. To prevent this weak brigade, Dong Zhuo only needs to deploy 20,000 lightly armed infantry on the revolving gate and the front line.

Directly north of Luoyang, there is no garrison of our coalition troops now, so the line of Mengjin and Xiaopingjin must be extremely empty.

To sum up, Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses around Luoyang will definitely not be less than 110,000. If what I expect is right, it should be about 160,000, and all the elite must be all here. The Dong army, who followed the Son of Heaven and went to Chang'an together, should be about 40,000 lightly armed infantry, and its combat effectiveness should be extremely low.

If you believe my judgment, you will ask the alliance leader to lead an army of 30,000 people, move from Hanoi to Mengjin and station, and make a big attack on Luoyang. In this way, Brother Highway can take advantage of Dong Zhuo's fatigue to deal with it, lead an army of 20,000 under his account, secretly go from Luyang to Dan and Xi, and then enter Wuguan to take the western capital Chang'an. As long as the Son of Heaven can be rescued smoothly, great things can be accomplished. ”

Yuan Shao was patient, and after listening to this tirade, he suddenly felt a chill in his back. Because Cao Cao's strategic deployment is based on his own subjective judgment. If there is the slightest deviation in his judgment, the consequences will be extremely unpredictable. Although the facts in the future proved that his judgment was completely correct, how could the Yuan brothers be willing to rush in such a dangerous battle? Yuan Shaodao: "After the war broke out, where was Meng Dedang? ”

Cao Cao thought for a moment, and out of his own interests, he said: "The alliance leader stationed in Mengjin is a soldier to lure the enemy, and the highway brother has been running to Chang'an for a long time to save the Son of Heaven from fire and water, which is really the most important thing." As the formulator of this strategy, I naturally have to follow Brother Highway to ensure that the plan is safe. If Brother Highway didn't believe my judgment and felt that 20,000 horses were not enough to take Chang'an, I took Cao Hong to recruit soldiers everywhere after the two of them left. During this period, the two of them could temporarily stand still and send secret agents to investigate Dong Jun's military situation. On the day when I lead the troops back, we will combine the secret reports of the two of us and redo the battle calculations. ”

"It's fine." Yuan Brothers said.

When they were young, after bidding farewell to the Yuan brothers, they went to Yangzhou day and night to recruit troops.