Xu You's bamboo is in his chest, Cao Cao is in his eyes, and he is happy in his heart. When Gao Ye presented himself with a military report, he had clearly explained his plan, including Xu You, one of the important strategists who plotted against the Yuan army. It's just that according to Gao Ye's optimistic estimate, the plan to divide Xu Yu should be completed before Yuan's army retreats north, and Cao's army will also usher in the opportunity to break through Yuan Shao in the front. It's a pity that the plan is in the people, and the success is in the sky, although Xu Yu still defected to Cao Ying, but it was really late.

In fact, from the perspective of opportunity, for Cao Cao, who was confronting in Guandu, it was just the grain and grass for Yuan Jun in Wuchao. Cao Cao didn't know where Yuan Jun hoarded grain, how could Gao Ye, as a future generation, not know? This black nest is in the north of Fengqiu, north of the flow of Pushui and Jishui, adjacent to Wuchaoze, hence the name. The terrain here is higher and there is Pushui on the side, and it is not more than 100 miles away from Guandu, if it is not for the city to rely on, it can be said that it is an excellent place to hoard grain. However, thinking about it in the high night, it was precisely because there was no city to rely on this place that Cao Jun and the others never expected that Yuan Shao would actually hoard grain here, and it was not until Xu You's surrender that the mystery was revealed.

But even so, Gao Ye has never told others about Wuchao, and now history has changed, even if Wuchao is a good place to stock up on grain, but Puyang in the east is guarded by Lu Bu, and it is unknown whether Yuan Shao dares to put grain and grass there. Second, even if Yuan Shao really put the grain and grass in the black nest, Cao Cao didn't find such military secrets when he held the spy department, but let a person who was far away in Qingzhou find out the clues, wouldn't it be strange? If Gao Ye is just Cao Cao's subordinates, like Li Dian and Le Jin, an ordinary worker, it would be nothing. But today's high night is in Cao Ying, which can be said to be a tree with deep roots, and there is a faint posture of Cao Ying's second person. Under such circumstances, if Gao Yetui said that he had other sources of intelligence, it would only make Cao Cao suspicious. But if it is only speculation, if it is not guessed, it will lose the military strength in vain; If he guessed correctly, not only would Cao Cao feel that Gao Ye had crushed himself and his advisers intellectually, but I am afraid that the words "Gong Gao Zhenzhu" would also linger in Cao Cao's mind.

Therefore, Gao Ye has been planning how to raid Yecheng with peace of mind, and has always maintained an indifferent attitude towards the war in Guandu. Except for the routine report to Cao Cao every 20 days, there was nothing else. Now although Bing Feng has arrived at Guantao and is almost about to join Cao Cao, but Yuan Shao is now stationed in Liyang, history has completely changed, Gao Ye just wants to open the golden finger, and he doesn't know where the switch is. Fortunately, now that Xu Yu has surrendered, he is Cao Jun's real golden finger!

Cao Cao took Xu You's arm and walked into the big tent. In the big tent, he sat at the same table with Xu You. This move made Xu You feel a little flattered. Cao Cao ordered someone to serve tea, and then asked with a smile: "I don't know what Ziyuan has to teach me, in order to break the hundreds of thousands of troops in the beginning?" ”

Xu You smiled when he heard this: "Ming Gong attacked this time, with 100,000 troops and horses, I don't know how much grain and grass are consumed every day?" ”

Cao Cao frowned and said: "100,000 soldiers, it costs a thousand stones to eat only food every day." There are 30,000 war horses in our army, and the daily forage consumption is more than 200 stones, which is a huge expense. ”

Xu You, who was sitting on the side, could only cough twice in embarrassment when he heard this. The reason why he asked the question was that he didn't expect Cao Cao to be able to answer, as long as he got Cao Cao's words, it would be a lot of money. But who would have thought that Cao Cao would come to these things as soon as he opened his mouth, which Yuan Shao was far from comparable. From this point, it can also be seen that in terms of unifying the army, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are too bad. But because of this, Xu You smiled secretly in his heart, it was really a wise move for him to vote for Cao Cao this time.

Therefore, Xu You smiled faintly and said: "When the Duke of Ming is here, there are only 100,000 soldiers and horses, and the daily consumption of grain and grass is already so much. At the beginning, he commanded 400,000 soldiers and horses, and the consumption of grain and grass was innumerable. Now the Yuan army withdrew to Liyang, the grain and grass were all in Yiyang, Yuan Shao ordered Chun to guard the granary in Qiongzhen, Zhao Rui was the deputy general, Han Juzi, Lu Weihuang and the two of them. Yiyang gathered by the Qing River, not far from Neihuang, only fifty miles away from Liyang, Ming Gong sent troops, and it was possible to arrive. This Yiyang Ju is located in Jizhou, and there are Fanyang, Neihuang and other cities around it, although Chun Yuqiong is a famous general, he will not take much precautions under peace of mind. The Ming Dynasty had a naval army, and it was effortless to cross the Yellow River. As long as he chooses a general, he leads the elite soldiers and falsely claims that it is Yuan's general Jiang Qi who leads the troops to protect the grain, raids Yiyangju, and burns his grain and grass during the period. Yuan Jun lost his grain and grass, or in three days, he would be in chaos. ”

In fact, when Cao Cao heard Xu You ask him about the cost of grain and grass, he guessed that Xu You's plan must be a plan to destroy grain and disrupt the army, and draw wages from the bottom of the kettle. Speaking of which, Cao Cao had thought about it before, but first, he didn't know where Yuan's army hoarded grain, and secondly, the heavy land where grain hoarding was bound to be heavily guarded, and it was not easy to raid with his own soldiers and horses. Now that Yuan Jun's place of hoarding grain has been known, and the way to avoid Yuan Jun Xu You has also been informed, Cao Cao already has a plan in his heart, and as soon as Xu You's voice fell, Cao Cao was even more overjoyed, and even praised Xu You's clever plan, which made Xu You listen a little fluttering. Cao Cao immediately appeased Xu You with kind words, and ordered someone to immediately pack up a camp tent for Xu You to rest, and the guards and servants were arranged properly and thoughtfully, which made Xu You very happy.

As soon as Xu Yu went, Cao Cao was also completely sleepy, looking at the map and planning how to use the troops. On the contrary, Xu Yu entered the big tent and slept in the dark. After all, he was dismissed by Yuan Shao the day before yesterday and was disheartened; Last night, he fled south in a hurry, for fear of being caught; When he arrived in Cao's camp and offered advice to Cao Cao, Chen said that he was already sleepy, and when he arrived in the big tent, he was already sleepy. In the early morning of the second day, the genius was polished, and Cao Cao's subordinates and generals were all called to the big tent, and Xu You was still immersed in his own sleep.

Xu Yu's plan last night, Cao Cao has already made it clear, and he even bluntly said that he would personally lead the troops and horses to attack Yiyang Gathering. Originally, everyone who heard about Xu Yu's plan and had a happy face frowned for a while. Zhao Yun said directly: "The lord must not be like this!" Xu Yu came to vote, the truth is not known, if Xu Yu is fraudulent, the lord will be in danger. Even if Xu You really came to vote, then Yiyang Ju was indeed a place for Yuan Jun to hoard grain, how could Yuan Jun be defenseless? That Chun Yuqiong was tied with the lord for the position of the eighth school in the West Garden, which shows that he is not incompetent. ”

Zhao Yun's words can be said to be the voice of many people in the big tent, after all, because of a new person, Cao Cao is ready to take risks in person, which is really not a wise move. Even Lu Bu, who was sitting at the head of the generals, nodded solemnly and said: "What Zilong said is good, even if you want to raid Yiyangju, you shouldn't take the risk yourself." If Sikong trusts him, Bu is willing to lead the army to Yiyang and burn the grain and grass of the Yuan army. ”

Cao Cao only smiled when he heard this, and then said: "I also understand the meaning of Wen Hou and Zilong. But I know him, although he is resourceful, but he has little courage. Now that he can sleep peacefully in the big tent and still can't get up at this time, it can be seen that his heart of refuge should be true. Besides, I already have the intention of robbing the camp, and now that I have the news of Xu Yu, it is even more imperative to take Yiyang Ju. It's just that the Yiyang Ju is the place where the Yuan army hoards grain, and there must be many Yuan troops patrolling around, so Xu Youcai suggested pretending to be Jiang Qi's soldiers and horses to fish in troubled waters. Wenhou is famous all over the world, and Zilong was terrified when he killed Yuan Jun in Guandu, and it was inevitable that Yuan Jun would not be recognized when he crossed the river. But I, Cao Mengde, really haven't seen a few Yuan Jun, pretending to be Hebei soldiers and horses, and it is not easy to be discovered. I'm going to take Li Dian and Le Jin with me, and there are evil people around me, Zhong Kang is with me, but it's safe, don't worry. ”

Zhao Yun heard this, but he couldn't find any reason to refute it, and seeing that Cao Cao had made up his mind, he could only nod and say: "The lord said so, but it is reasonable." It's just that the lord and father-in-law led the troops and horses to attack Yiyangju, and they also had to guard against Yuan Shao's attack. ”

Cao Cao hadn't spoken yet, but Guo Jia on the side said with a smile: "There are Wen Hou in the big camp, Zilong, Gongda, Wen He, the Yellow River, and General Gan Ning's navy on the side, what is the lord to worry about about the big camp?" At this time, the lord should also consider how to use the soldiers next if he burned the grain and grass of the Yuan army. If it is not properly arranged, I am afraid that it will be difficult to hit Yuan Jun hard. ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Fengxiao, what do you think?" ”

Guo Jia smiled and said: "Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses are now in Jizhou, even if the grain and grass are burned, they can slowly retreat, and it is difficult to collapse without external forces." Now my eldest brother has personally led 20,000 soldiers and horses, broken into pieces, and marched to Yecheng day and night. If he can successfully take Yecheng, he can cooperate with our army to close the door and fight dogs. If you don't take Yecheng, it doesn't matter. With that, Guo Jia walked to the map in the big tent, pointed with his hand, and said: "The lord can order General Gan Ning to cooperate with Wen Hou to help Wen Hou's soldiers and horses cross the river from Yan County, and directly take the song of the court, echoing the soldiers and horses of Yecheng." Yangping's Zang Ba also needed to immediately lead his troops westward, ready to flank Yuan's army at any time. As long as Yuan Shao hears that Yecheng has been attacked, Chaoge has changed hands, and Zang Ba is coming to attack again, he will inevitably retreat in a panic, and we will take advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, and we will be able to inflict heavy damage on Yuan's army. And even if we can't take Yecheng, as long as Liyang is in hand, our army will have a springboard to attack Hebei. ”

Cao Cao listened while nodding his head, waiting for Guo Jia to speak, seeing that the advisers in the account all agreed, he immediately said: "Fengxiao's deployment is indeed not bad, let's do it, let's go and prepare quickly." When the generals heard this, they all gave up their promises. When the time had just arrived, Li Dian and Le Jin had already personally selected 5,000 elite soldiers, and Xu Chu's 500 tiger guards were all changed into Yuan Jun's armor. Thanks to Cao Jun's previous gains, he was now able to sew and mend up 5,500 sets of military uniforms and pretend to be Yuan Jun.

The army and horses were ready, and Cao Cao immediately ordered the whole army to set off. Between Yuan Cao, the decisive battle has completely kicked off.