Cao Cao saw the letter he wrote to send back to Xu Du to urge grain, he was speechless for a long time, knowing that no matter how much sophistry he tried now, he couldn't hide the fact that Xu You's food and grass were exhausted.

However, at this moment, Cao Cao did not feel a little ashamed because of the fact that he had deceived Xu You that his military rations had run out early, but he was a little excited and held Xu You's hands tightly, pulled him and said earnestly: "Ziyuan, Cao Mou knows that you have come to remember the old feelings, and you must have a strategy to break Yuan to teach me!" Please Ziyuan must help Cao! After the Yuan is broken, there will be a place for Mr. Xu in the position of minister of the DPRK and China. ”

Only by becoming an official courtier of the imperial court can he continue to live a life of status and status, and only then can he have the opportunity to obtain more money. Now, most of his relatives are estimated to be killed by Yuan Shao, and Xu Yu doesn't have too many thoughts now, only thinking about how he can live comfortably in the second half of his life. Therefore, now, giving advice to Cao Cao has become the only chance for him to live a better life in the future.

Although Xu You is usually arrogant, he does know that he is two pounds, light code, he knows that Cao Cao's advisers are like clouds, and after he votes for Cao Cao now, it is impossible for him to come out of these talented strategists in the future.

Therefore, now is the best time for him to show his face in front of Cao Cao. As long as he has made a great contribution to Cao Cao's breaking Yuan, he will be blessed endlessly in the future.

Of course, Xu Yu knows better that he is now. It's not that there are no good strategies for Cao Cao, all he can think of is Cao Cao and his brilliant strategists. I had already thought of it. Now, his only advantage is to know some of Yuan Shao's confidential information, not so much to help Cao Cao, but to say that the information he has is what Cao Cao really wants to know.

It is precisely because Xu Yu also understands this, so. He did not hesitate to force Cao Cao to admit that his military rations had been exhausted, and without his intelligence, Cao Cao would now face the possibility of retreating or defeating. can only say this point of Cao Cao. Only then can he show the preciousness of the information he has.

At this time, everything Cao Cao said was false, and only by making him a member of the courtiers did Xu Youfang feel at ease.

So. After Xu You heard Cao Cao say that Yuan was broken. can show that he went to the court as a minister, Xu Youcai nodded with satisfaction, knowing that the road should be stopped in moderation, and he should not be awkward with Cao Cao anymore.

Xu You immediately said to Cao Cao: "Prime Minister, now fighting against Yuan Shao's million-strong army, if you don't seek a way to win, it must be the way to die." Now the Ming Gong is afraid that he has also realized this, and our army is running out of food. It is tantamount to a desperate situation, and defeat is visible in sight. Hehe. Don't hide it from Ming Gong, Yuan Shao's army has enough food and grass, he has been fighting against Ming Gong's army for a year and a half, he is still rich in grain and grass, and there will be no danger of lack of food. ”

"Well, Ziyuan, don't these Cao Mou understand? But what about before the victory? Cao Cao's heart was full of contempt, who didn't understand these truths in Xu You's mouth? However, how can this rush to win, how can it be rushed, how can it win? As Yuan Shao himself said, his military horses, millions of people, one person spit a mouthful of foam, will drown his military horses, millions of troops, can they easily win?

What's more, the two warring parties, regardless of whether the other side has enough military rations or not, but who doesn't want to win quickly? If the other side can be defeated in one battle, who would want the two armies to face each other in Guandu like now? Cao Cao definitely didn't want to confront Yuan Shao's army like this, and I believe Yuan Shao was even more unwilling.

"Ming Gong, when the two armies are fighting, they must first rob the grain, Xu has a strategy now, he can teach Ming Gong to break Yuan Shao within three days, so that Yuan Shao's million-strong army will be self-defeating." Xu Youdao.

Well, in front of Yuan Shao, Xu Yu also said to Yuan Shao that he could break himself without attacking Cao Cao, and now in front of Cao Cao, he said that he could defeat Yuan Shao without attacking. If Cao Cao didn't understand what Xu Youyi meant, I'm afraid he really didn't want to talk to him anymore. What Xu You said, who doesn't know the way? Guan Jian is, how to rob the grain, Cao Cao wants to know Lu Dao, that is, the situation of Yuan Shao's granary.

Seeing Xu Yu like this, Cao Cao hurriedly made a respectful gesture and asked: "Please tell Ziyuan about the good policy, and Cao will follow it." ”

Xu Youhuan glanced at the Cao Cao generals around him, and then Shi Shiran said: "Yuan Shao is mediocre, he has been in chaos because Cao Gong sent a surprise attack team to destroy a batch of grain and grass for him, and in order to ensure the safety of the grain route of his army, he has sent his generals out of the country to protect the grain." Therefore, Yuan Shao's camp, although there are many large armies, but there are few generals who can fight are still in the camp, the so-called soldiers are bears, and there is no general who can fight well in the town army, although the Yuan army is many, but there is no bit of combat power, Cao Gong on the one hand, can immediately send troops, take the initiative to fight against Yuan Shao, and turn passive defense into active attack. This is to divert Yuan Shao's attention first. ”

"Well, Cao Mouke immediately ordered the military horses to attack Yuan Shao's camp." Cao Cao said without hesitation.

If there is no Xu You, Cao Cao also has the initiative to attack and seek to fight to the death with Yuan Shao, because Cao Cao really doesn't want to retreat from Xu Du in disgrace. Cao Cao knew that if he retreated from Xudu, then he would fall into a very passive situation. Therefore, Cao Cao did not hesitate at this point, because he knew that Xu Yu must have a future.

Xu You saw that Cao Cao was obedient to him, and nodded with satisfaction: "Cao Gong, Yuan Shao sent generals Zhang He, Gao Ran and other generals to escort military rations from Yecheng to Guandu, in fact, all this is Yuan Shao's trick. ”

"Oh? Distraction? Cao Cao asked a little puzzled.

"That's right, it's a trick!" Xu You nodded cautiously and said: "Xu Mou knows that Duke Cao must have sent a lot of scouts to Hebei, intending to find Yuan Shaojun's grain transportation route, and then give it back to destruction. Just like earlier, Cao Gong sent a surprise attack team on the Yellow River to destroy Yuan Shao's batch of military rations. When I think about it, I think what Cao Gong wants to know more about the Tao should be where Yuan Shao's current granary is, thinking that if Yuan Shao's granary is destroyed, Yuan Shao's army will break itself, right? ”

"This ...... Cao did think so, and indeed sent a lot of scout spies to Hebei. But. Until now, he has not heard the truth about Yuan Shaojun's grain and grass. Cao Cao nodded in acknowledgement.

"Hehe, if Cao Gong is like this. I'm afraid I'll never find the location of Yuan Shao's granary. Xu You smiled and said to Cao Cao: "Cao Gong doesn't know, that Yuan Shao, after he captured Yanjin before, he secretly moved most of his military rations to a small town called Wuchao after Yanjin. Right now. Yuan Shao arranged for the grain and grass escorted by the military horses, but he only misled Cao Gong and made Cao Gong think. Yuan Shao's army was numerous, and the consumption of grain and grass was huge, so he had to escort grain and grass from Yecheng to Guandu for a long time. In fact, Cao Gong may not know, even if Cao Gong completely destroyed the grain and grass escorted by Yuan Shao. I am afraid that it will be difficult to shake the morale of the army. Because, Yuan Shao's military rations have been stored not far from his military camp. ”

"What? Most of Yuan Shao's military rations were stored in the black nest after Yanjin? When Cao Cao heard this, he was really a little shocked, because he really didn't expect that Yuan Shao would actually escort his military rations to the neighborhood earlier.

"So, the grain and grass that Yuan Shao is escorting now. Are they all fake? Cao Cao asked in surprise.

"No, the grain and grass are not fake. But Yuan Shao now, he has a lot of soldiers and a lot of food, and he can afford to lose, so he just wants to deliberately mislead Cao Gong and make Cao Gong ignore his grain storage. Yuan Shao would not escort the grain and grass sent from Yecheng to Wuchao at all, so if Cao Gong's scout spies were just betting on the grain and grass transported from Yecheng, then they would never know that Yuan Shao's granary was in Wuchao. ”

"Ha Luha, this Yuan Shao, there is really him, everyone in the world says, Cao is scheming and good at scheming, in fact, the real treacherous is really Yuan Shao and Yuan Benyi." Cao Cao now knew from Xu You's mouth where Yuan Shao's real granary was, and he laughed and said.

"Cao Gong, don't be busy rejoicing first, Yuan Shao dared to hide the grain in the black nest, then he must have sent heavy troops to guard it, Cao Gong wants to rob or destroy the grain, I'm afraid it will not be easy." Xu Yu said again at this time.

"Uh, please Mr. Xu teach me!" Cao Cao knew that he should not get too carried away at this moment, and hurriedly bowed down again to ask Xu Yu for teaching.

"Cao Gong, Yuan Shao has now sent the general Chun Yuqiong to guard the granary, this Chun Yuqiong is also an old acquaintance of Cao Gong, this general is addicted to alcohol, arrogant and light-hearted, and does not pay much attention to defense, and many generals under Yuan Shao's account are not on good terms. And Xu Mou knew that Yuan Shao had a confidant general, named Jiang Qi, but this person was Yuan Shao's real henchman, and the defense of the Wuchao granary had always been Jiang Qi's responsibility. However, Jiang Qi and Chun Yuqiong are not compatible, but their martial arts are slightly inferior to Chun Yuqiong. Yuan Shao ordered Chun Yuqiong to go to Wuchao Town to guard the granary, and Yuan Shao was worried that the two generals would fight each other, so he first transferred Jiang Qi back to Yecheng. Therefore, Cao Gong can send an elite soldier to dress up as a soldier of the Yuan army, falsely claiming that it is Yuan Shao's henchman Jiang Qi who leads the troops to escort a batch of grain and grass to Guandu, then Chun Yuqiong must not wait to see Jiang Qi, and will not pay attention to it at all, so that the elite soldiers sent by Cao Gong can be mixed into the granary of Wuchao, and when the time comes, he will stay until dark, and then take advantage of the night to set fire to the grain in Wuchao, and destroy Yuan Shao's grain and grass in Wuchao, so that within three days, Yuan's army will be in chaos. ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he was overjoyed at the moment, rewarded Xu Yu heavily, and left him to rest in the military tent.

Yanjin and Guandu are just separated by a river, whether it is Guandu or Yanjin, they can be regarded as Yuan Shao's camp at this moment. And Wuchao, not far behind Yanjin, don't think about it, there must be Yuan Shao's heavy guards. Even if Cao Cao knew that Yuan Shao's military rations were in Wuchao, he was afraid that in a short period of time, it would be impossible to rob Yuan Shao's granary in Wuchao.

Well, don't say it's destroyed, even if Cao Cao's military horses are afraid that it will be difficult to cross the north bank of the Yellow River in a short period of time, even if Cao Cao is now, give Cao Ren and other generals in Yanzhou an order to let them cross the Yellow River and attack north, it is not possible to do it in a short period of time. Now, Cao Cao's military rations have been exhausted, and he can't afford to delay for half a moment. Now, with Xu Yu's strategy, the chance of successfully destroying Yuan Shao's granary is very high.

Early the next morning, Cao Cao personally selected 5,000 Ma Bu troops and prepared to personally lead the army to Wuchao to rob grain.

For Cao Cao, this grain robbery is only allowed to succeed and not fail. As long as Yuan Shao's grain storage in Wuchao is successfully destroyed, Yuan Shao's army can be shaken, and Yuan Shao can be forced to retreat. If it fails, the consequences are unimaginable. Therefore, Cao Cao felt that he had to personally lead the army to go to the grain robbery, and he was not very relieved to entrust it to anyone.

Zhang Liao, who also listened to Xu Yu's strategy last night, after a night of thinking, felt that the matter of robbing grain was indeed possible. However, Zhang Liao saw that Cao Cao wanted to rob the grain in person, even. Even with him Zhang Liao himself, the generals Cao Cao didn't plan to take it, and at that moment Zhang Liao hurriedly wanted to dissuade Cao Cao and said: "Prime Minister, Yuan Shao's heavy military food is all in the black nest, so heavy, how can Yuan Shao not guard against it?" So. The prime minister must not go lightly, to prevent fraud. This time the grain robbery, or the last general led the army to Ruohe? ”

"Huh. Wen Yuanda can rest assured, first of all, Xu Youtou is equivalent to the defeat of Yuan Shao, and now our army is not able to continue with food. Difficult to sustain for a long time; At this moment. If he is deceitful, how can he remain in our army at this moment? Looting grain is what we have long wanted, but we have not been able to get the information of Yuan Shao's military rations, now that we have learned about it, how can we hesitate any longer? Wen Yuan don't be suspicious of Xu You, Cao knows his person, and he may bully me in normal times. But at this moment, he will not deceive me. ”

Cao Cao finished speaking. Then he said to Zhang Liao: "As for Wenyuan, Cao Mou has already made arrangements, so you can stay in the army with peace of mind, besides, your task is not simple." ”

In order to attract Yuan Shao's attention, Cao Cao ordered that the military horses of Guandu would take the initiative to go out of the pass from now on to attack Yuan Shao, leaving Xun You, Cheng Yu, Cao Hong and others to hold the Guandu Pass, and then all the generals would go out together, in no particular order, and attack Yuan Shao indiscriminately.

Now, it is the time for a group of generals to lead their troops out of the pass to engage Yuan's army.

Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan, Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, Li Dian, Le Jin, etc., a group of generals, they led the army to attack Yuan Shao, attracting Yuan Shao with weak troops, and waiting for the success of the Wuchao grain robbery, that is, the moment when they launched a real general attack, when the time comes, if Yuan Shao is in turmoil because of the destruction of Wuchao grain and grass, and wants to retreat back to Yanjin, the generals will lead the army to pursue, and they must not let Yuan Shao stand still in Yanjin and recover the territory previously seized by Yuan Shao in one fell swoop. Even, counterattack Hebei.

Cao Cao also knew that whether he burned down the Wuchao granary was a turning point in his war with Yuan Shao, and if he succeeded, it would be equivalent to a big event.

The so-called opportunity must not be lost, and the time will never come. Cao Cao had confidence in himself, so he ordered the fast horse to send a letter to Cao Ren and Zhang Xiu, and the two generals only waited for the fire of the black nest to cross the river and recover Puyang. In addition, after being reminded by Cheng Yu, another fast horse was sent to Mount Tai to send a letter to Zang Ba, and he also did his best to fight against Yuan Shao together. For Zang Ba, Cao Cao also treats him well, and since Zang Ba took refuge in Cao Cao, Cao Cao has always shown his kindness to him. did not incorporate his army, of course, Cao Cao couldn't take care of it for a while. He planned to see if Zang Ba would obey his orders, if Zang Ba did not listen to the tune and did not cooperate with his army to counterattack Yuan Shao, then it would prove that Ba Zang was not sincere in submitting to him. Then, when the time comes, Cao Cao can make a move on Zang Ba.

Although Cao Cao still did not know whether Lu Dao's attack on Wuchao was successful, as a wise man, he knew that if he defeated Yuan Shao, he would face a new Han dynasty Liu Yi who was even more powerful than Yuan Shao. At this time, Qingzhou could no longer leave a factor that was not under his control. As long as Yuan Shao is defeated, Cao Cao plans to completely rectify the territory he has now gained, and he can no longer be like the current Yuzhou, where some robbers often haunt him, affecting his rule over the place.

Cao Cao also knew that he had run out of food now, and if he didn't seize this opportunity to defeat Yuan Shao in one fell swoop, and wait for Yuan Shao to collect military rations again, then it would be a stalemate between the two armies. Therefore, Cao Cao did not move, and as soon as he moved, he decided to make a desperate bet and prepare for the whole army to counterattack Hebei and destroy Yuan Shao.

The reason why Cao Cao wanted to take risks and personally led his military horses to rob the black nest was to express his determination to the generals, and secondly, it was equivalent to putting himself to death and then rebirth. Only in this way can the other side defeat Yuan Shao in one fell swoop in a weak situation.

A group of generals, divided their troops and launched a battle against Yuan Shao's camp, while Cao Cao, with 5,000 elites, quietly left the camp and smuggled across the river from upstream.

After Cao Cao led his army across the Yellow River, he immediately changed all the sergeants into Yuan Shaojun's clothes and armor, turned into Yuan Shao's grain protection military horses, and marched all the way to Wuchao. This is also due to Yuan Shao's automatic position, recently sent too many generals to lead the army to protect food, under the frequent transfer of his military horses, encountered a lot of Yuan army's checkpoints, let Cao Cao skillfully mix up.

Let's say that Yuan Shao was in the barracks, and suddenly heard that he was frustrated and asked to see him.

Xu You fled from Yuan Shao's camp and went to Cao Cao at Guandu Pass, where he had a greater influence in Yuan's camp at this time.

Originally, Fu Zhu had already secretly sworn that he would no longer make a plan for Yuan Shaoxian, but when he heard that Xu You had defected to Cao Cao's camp, he was taken aback, and knew that this matter was not trivial. After the battle between heaven and man, he decided to meet Yuan Shao again and advised Yuan Shao to be careful of Cao Cao's schemes. After all, Yuan Shao's hundreds of thousands of troops are all Hebei children, and if Yuan Shao is defeated, it will be the vitality of Hebei children who will be lost.

Yuan Shao didn't like to see Fu Zhu for a long time, he was still a little angry because of Xu You's defection, and he didn't want to summon him, but he still met Fu Zhu.

Now, he has turned against Yuan Shao, so he doesn't have the respect for Yuan Shao in the past, he just said bluntly: "Xu You knows too many secrets of our army, and now he fled to Cao Cao's camp, and he must have leaked the secret to Cao Cao about all the food of our army in the black nest." Therefore, we must be on guard against thieves robbing the grain, and now, it is advisable to quickly recall a group of generals and order them to lead their elite soldiers to ambush on both sides of the road leading to the black nest, and ambush the Cao soldiers who are sneaking up on our granary. (To be continued......)