But Gongsun Xu's throat squirmed a few times, and what he said was something else, only to hear him: "Although the general broke Yuan Shao in Guandu, let him lose his troops and generals, and also lost a lot of grain and grass, but Yuan Shao has been operating in Hebei for many years, with a deep foundation, coupled with the support of local clans, I am afraid that it seems unlikely that Yuan Shao will be annihilated in a short time, even if Yecheng is broken, he can still escape to Youzhou, and even connect with the three counties of Karasuma barbarians who have always been kind to him, without more than ten years, Yuan Shao may not have to worry about his life." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Cao Zhang nodded when he heard this, and did not directly refute Gongsun Xu's words, but praised it greatly: "Bo Kang is indeed a family scholar, and his overall vision is extremely outstanding, and what he said is indeed the truth, but I don't know if Bo Kang has heard a word?" ”

Gongsun continued to ask, "Please tell me and hear it." ”

Cao Zhang said with a smile: "It's that the king of Hades called the third watch to die, and he can't leave the five watches, Yuan Shao is only afraid that next year will be the end of his life, the tree will fall and scatter, without Yuan Shao, there are many factions of his advisers and generals, and the sons are not convinced by each other, and then Yuan Shao's territory in the north will be divided immediately, and I am afraid that the time of these ten years will be reduced by half, and the fourth phase of Yuan Shao I am talking about is the seventh year of Jian'an!" ”

Cao Zhang's words come entirely from his limited memory of the history of the Three Kingdoms, Yuan Shao died of illness a year after the Battle of Guandu, in fact, it is not difficult to imagine that he was ambitious to take hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians across the Yellow River, intending to dominate the world, but only fled back to the nest with hundreds of people, this blow is huge, very huge, just like a billionaire suddenly bankrupt and only a few stores left, and he has to face strong suppression from competitors, The shadow of failure and the prospect of collapse and the intense pressure to face are enough to make a person sick or even die.

Yuan Shao was born in 153 years and is 53 years old this year, and it is not surprising that he fell ill after such a huge blow, not to mention that he was born into a famous family, but after losing to the eunuch Cao Cao, who he looked down on all his life, his self-esteem was also seriously hit, and under the double blow of strength and spirit, it is not surprising that he died of illness a year later.

What's more, not long after, Cao Cao would defeat Yuan Shao once in Cangting, Cao Zhang thought that this would be the last straw that crushed Yuan Shao's spirit, and it was also the reason why he couldn't afford to get sick.

Gongsun Xu is not a person of later generations, so he naturally doesn't know why Cao Zhang was able to make this assertion, but Cao Zhang has attracted the attention of the world since the city gate shot the halberd, and later Runan suppressed bandits, beheaded Yan Liang, and burned the black nest have created his great reputation, Cao Zhang's great name in the north and the Central Plains is absolutely like thunder, plus the three ethnic theories and the two things of the court chanting, Cao Zhang's name is all over the world.

The concept of Anguo, stealing the country, and plundering the country, the sentence "Poor and uncertain riverside bones, like a person in a deep dream" also let the world know that this young Zhijinwu is not only unpredictable on the battlefield, but also amazing, Gongsun Xu naturally also knows these deeds, and there is no vanity under the so-called fame, so when Cao Zhang said this unfounded assertion, Gongsun Xu did not dare to think that it was nonsense.

After all, in ancient times, the theory of ghosts and gods was still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, otherwise Zhang Jiao would not be able to set off the monstrous frenzy of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, so there are many people who think that Cao Zhang is a natural genius, or the reincarnation of the star, Gongsun Xu was also skeptical of these when he had never seen Cao Zhang, but Cao Zhang saw through his identity at a glance, but it made him believe in Cao Zhang's inhuman ability.

However, a year is not a short time, but it is not a long time, and the result has to wait and see, so Gongsun continued: "If Yuan Shao really dies next year, he is willing to agree to anything the adults say." ”

Cao Chang is waiting for this sentence, he firmly believes that Yuan Shao will die, whether it is the historical record or the things he has experienced, it can prove that such a blow and pressure is unbearable for ordinary people, some people may think that Yuan Shao's defeat is equivalent to the defeat of Cao Zhang's battle of Chibi, which is absolutely wrong, most of the people killed in the battle of Chibi were surrendered to Jingzhou, as for Cao Cao's main force should be uninjured foundation.

This is not what Cao Zhang learned in history, but the possibility that he came to this era for many years, after studying, observing and marching by himself, because in this era, the so-called million army is an army with a total of 100 people, but the so-called three armies have not moved, grain and grass go first, and a soldier needs to be equipped with three grain transporters before he can go on an expedition, which is the reason why Cao Zhang's 5,000 troops have 15,000 people.

The people are not only responsible for the volume, but also responsible for burying the pot to make food, camping, and even when they are far away from the water source, they also have to take on the task of transporting water, and the clothes worn by the military in the armor during the expedition need to be cleaned to prevent bacterial infection, and the people who clean them are also the people, in the large-scale battlefield, logistics is the key to determining victory or defeat, many details come from logistics, the number of people determines the state of the soldiers, the frequency of washing clothes is a little more, the clothes are more comfortable, and the food is a little longer, Even if a soldier of high quality sees that there is no food, the people will die, and they will collapse.

Think of a soldier who has to wash his own clothes, cook his own food, and build his own camp, so does he still have the strength and mood to fight? A soldier's vocation is to work hard, not to do such trivial things.

And the battle of Chibi took place in Jingzhou, when Jingzhou was under the control of Cao Cao, he had no reason to call hundreds of thousands of people from the Central Plains to Jingzhou, one to camp to build a water village, the people of the Central Plains are not as good as the people of Jingzhou, and there must be a large number of ships, Cao Jun and the people can drive and maintain the ships There are very few, so Cao Zhang thinks that most of the people who died in the Battle of Chibi are the people of Jingzhou, soldiers, as for the roots of Cao Jun, I am afraid that they have not been affected much.

This is why after the Battle of Chibi, Cao's army lost Jingzhou, but did not let Sun Quan and Liu Bei drive straight in, and Cao Cao did not fall ill because of the Battle of Chibi.

But Yuan Shao is different, he died of his own elite in the north, and he lost the people he recruited from the north, and his loss was fatal, and the blow to Yuan Shao was also fatal, which is why Cao Chang believed that Yuan Shao would die in a year, because no matter how much the northern clan supported Yuan Shao, it would be difficult for him to gather hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and hundreds of thousands of people, because in the late Han Dynasty, there were many wars, the population was not much, and both soldiers and people needed to be trained, and the generals around Yuan Shao died. How to train without the establishment? Not to mention that it will take time to make up for the loss of so many weapons and camping equipment.

The comeback is not something that can be achieved with a word, Cao Zhang can fully understand Yuan Shao's current mood, he is in a slump, it is Yuan Shao's most real writing now, if he loses again, it will be a failure.

So when Gongsun continued to say that Yuan Shao really died next year, he would promise Cao Zhang anything, Cao Zhang immediately smiled and said: "Then after Yuan Shao dies, please come to Xu Du to find me by himself, and the captain of Hu Qi under my command is waiting for me." ”

The battalion governor of the White Horse Yicong led two thousand Hu cavalry, isn't it just to make the best use of everything? Moreover, this person is familiar with the northern form, and has a great help in eradicating Yuan Shao's forces.

Gongsun replied: "A word is a certainty! ”

Cao Zhangchang laughed, stood up and said, "In this case, I will leave first, and I will arrange for the troops to go to Huguan!" See you next year! After saying that, he hugged his fists and saluted, and then took his leave.

Gongsun Xu hurriedly sent him off, and at the same time asked people to summon Cao Zhang's guards to accompany him, and stopped at the gate of the county government, and after seeing Cao Zhang come to the door, Gongsun Xu said: "Continue to keep your promise!" ”

Cao Zhang waved his hand and rode his horse to the military camp outside his city.