As soon as he said this, Yuan Shao comprehended, nodded and smiled: "Order, immediately mobilize 50,000 soldiers and dig tunnels in Cao Cao's camp." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Cao Bing, who was looking up from the high platform, discovered the abnormality in Yuan Shao's formation and hurriedly came to report to Cao Cao. "Prime Minister, the yellow sand in the Yuan army camp is all over the sky, and countless soldiers are wielding pickaxes to shovel and digging soil, they should be digging tunnels and trying to take the opportunity to sneak into the camp."

Cao Cao laughed and said: "If there is no such high platform, I am afraid that Yuan Shao will succeed." Chongru is resourceful, and there must be a solution to it. ”

Liu Yongyu said: "Prime Minister, this matter is easy to do. All we had to do was dig a trench along the edge of the camp as well. Yuan Shaojun dug here, and he would fall into the ditch, and the tunnel plan was naturally useless. Cao Cao was overjoyed, so he picked 10,000 elite soldiers and dug a ditch two zhang wide and one zhang deep around the camp. And Yuan Shao also has a high platform here, and when he saw Cao Cao's side digging, he knew that the plan to dig the tunnel had been discovered, so he stopped digging in.

From August to October, Yuan Shao relied on strong soldiers and horses, abundant food and grass, and stormed Cao's camp, while Cao Cao defended with all his might. Although Luoyang and Guanzhong are full of grain and grass, it is not easy to transport, and over time, there will be a time when the grain cannot be helped. And in this fierce battle for days, the soldiers were also extremely tired, and Cao Cao was at a loss, so he asked the strategists. Headed by Guo Jia, the Wenchen said that Guandu is the gateway to Xudu, if Guandu is lost, Xu will not be guaranteed, but he can only stick to wait for the fighter, Cao Cao is helpless, while sticking to it, while urging Xun Yu to food.

Liu Yong thought about it again and again, and said to Cao Cao: "Prime Minister, Liu Yong has a plan to break Yuan Shao." ”

Cao Cao was overjoyed and said: "Chongru is going to talk about it quickly." ”

Liu Yong said: "Yuan Shao's grain and grass are all in the black nest. Liu Yong was not talented, and he was willing to lead the troops to a sneak attack, and by surprise, he burned the grain and grass of the Yuan army, and within three days, the Yuan army was defeated. ”

Cao Cao shook his head in disbelief and asked, "How did Chongru know that Yuan Shao's grain and grass were heavily stored in Wuchao?" Since the Yuan army is a heavy grain land, it must be guarded by heavy troops, how can it be easy to succeed in a sneak attack? ”

Liu Yong replied: "The prime minister must have heard that Liu Yong has a spy company under his account, which is good at tracking and spying. Liu Yong has sent someone to find out, and this matter is absolutely true. Yuan Shao is stubborn and self-serving, does not accept advice, is not good at strategy, and does not make good use of people. The safety of the army is related to the success or failure of the war, but Yuan Shao regarded it as a child's play, there were only 10,000 soldiers stationed in Wuchao, and the person who led the troops was even more incompetent. Prime Minister, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and you must not miss it. ”

Cao Cao was happy and suspicious, and he hesitated to make a decision lightly, so he asked other strategists. Xun Yu said: "If Chongru listens to the truth, you can give it a try." Cheng Yu said: "I'm afraid it's Yuan Shao's plan to lure the enemy." Jia Xu said: "It's better to send someone to explore again and make plans again." "There are different opinions, but it is difficult to agree.

Liu Yong persuaded bitterly: "Prime Minister, if Yuan Shao wakes up, sends another general to replace Chun Yuqiong, and then re-employs troops, it will be a good opportunity." Or someone under Yuan Shao's account offered advice, divided half of the troops, and attacked Xudu, how did the prime minister respond. Prime Minister, time is running out, I hope you will make a decision as soon as possible. ”

Cao Cao was taken aback, burning grain was still second, if Yuan Shao really divided half of his troops to attack Xu Du, it would be terrible. Cao Cao was hesitant, and the Chinese officer came to report: "Report to the prime minister, someone outside the camp asks to see, claiming to be the prime minister's old friend, a native of Nanyang, surnamed Xu and Ziyuan." ”

"Who?" Cao Cao was stunned.

"A native of Nanyang, the surname Xu is far away."

"God favors Cao, our army is saved, hurry up and invite Mr. Xu in." Cao Cao haha, and said: "Wait, the prime minister will personally greet him." Don't argue, listen to Xu Ziyuan's words to know the truth or falsehood. ”

Guo Jia arched his hand and said: "Prime Minister wait a minute, Guo Jia has a word." ”

"Bong-hyo, please speak."

"Xu Ziyuan is arrogant and rude. This time, it must not be tolerated by Yuan Shao, and the prime minister can take the opportunity to cut his arrogance and think that I will use it. Cao Cao pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Feng Xiao's words are reasonable. However, Ziyuan came to vote at night, but the number of gifts should not be neglected, and I still went to greet him in person to show my sincerity. ”

After a while, Cao Cao accompanied a person into the tent, and he was Xu You. Cao Cao introduced everyone in the camp to Xu Yu one by one, and after a few words of greeting, Cao Cao asked: "Ziyuan brought Cao a clever plan to break Yuan?" ”

Xu You twisted a strand of beard under his chin and said triumphantly: "Mengde, you still don't thank me, if it weren't for Xu You, I'm afraid Xu Du would already be out of order." Cao Cao was stunned, and all the strategists said that Xu Yu was blowing nonsense, but Liu Yong thought so.

Cao Cao arched his hand and said, "Brother Ziyuan, please speak clearly." ”

Xu You said proudly: "I once offered advice to Duke Yuan, besieged Duke Cao in Guandu with an army of 600,000, and took Xu Du with 100,000 elite soldiers, so that Duke Cao could not take care of both the end and the end, and he would definitely be able to defeat Duke Cao." Is it reasonable? ”

When Cao Cao heard this, his heart shook wildly, he glanced at Liu Yong, secretly admired in his heart, but his face was silent, and he smiled slightly: "Ziyuan, why doesn't Yuan Shao use such a clever plan?" ”

Xu You shook his head and sighed: "Because of the discord with me, I wrote to Yuan Shao, saying that Cao Gong and I were old friends. The prime minister decided to send me a bribe and secretly colluded, and he had already set up an ambush halfway through, just waiting for Yuan Jun to fall into the middle. Yuan Shaoxin thought it was true, and he scolded him and almost cut off my head. Such a mediocre man who doesn't know his talents, why should I protect him, so I came to serve under the prime minister's account. ”

"The master under the original account is like a cloud, but unfortunately he does not accept advice, detains Tian Feng, detains frustration, and loses people's hearts. Zi is resourceful and resourceful, and Yuan Gong can't use it, and now there are only flatterers left around him, how can he be undefeated? When Xu You heard Cao Cao's words, he was quite complacent, and his face was happy.

Cao Cao and Guo Jia glanced at each other, then turned their heads to Xu Yu and said, "Although Ziyuan's plan is good, Cao Mou has already prepared. The general Cao Ren was on the front line of Xudu, and if he had divided his troops to go, he would have gone and not returned. ”

Xu You shook his head and said in disbelief: "Prime Minister Hugh wants to bluff me, there are no available soldiers near Xu Du for a long time." ”

Cao Cao said with a smile: "There are not many soldiers in the elite, and there are many people who win more with less in ancient times." ”

Xu You was silent for a moment and said, "What the prime minister said is indeed reasonable. However, Cao Gong's grain and grass will be exhausted, and it will only take one month, and the army will be in turmoil, and he will be defeated without a fight. ”

Cao Cao said quietly: "Our army's food and grass are safe, how far away do you know." ”

"Prime Minister Hugh wants to lie to me. I have intercepted the correspondence between the prime minister and Wen Ruo, and the grain and grass in the army can only last for half a month, and if it were not for the large harvest in Guanzhong this year, the grain and grass would have been cut off. Xu You saw Cao Cao's shock, he was proud in his heart, and said with a smile: "But the prime minister doesn't need to worry, Xu You has a plan, within three days, Yuan's army will be defeated without a fight." ”

At this time, Guo Jia suddenly said: "Actually, the prime minister also has a plan, and he is waiting to give an order, but Qiaozi came from afar to vote, and he just discussed it thoroughly." He said and looked at Cao Cao. Cao Cao understood, stroked his beard, nodded slightly, and said, "I want to lead the army to Wuchao to burn grain, what does Ziyuan think?" ”

Xu Youden was dumbfounded and speechless. Cao Cao laughed in his eyes and said, "In this way, Ziyuan's plan is also like this?" Liu Yong listens to orders! ”

Liu Yong leaned over and said, "Liu Yong is here!" ”

"I order you to lead the men and horses of the headquarters, and command another 5,000 elite soldiers, bring more sulfur, saltpeter, hay and other things that cause fire, and immediately go to the black nest to set fire."

"Liu Yong takes the order!"

"The rest of the army will stay in the camp with the prime minister to prevent Yuan Shao."

Liu Yong took these 5,000 people under the banner of Yuan Jun, rushed to attack Wuchao in the starry night, and when he was interrogated by the Hebei Army, he said that he was a subordinate of General Jiang Qi and was ordered to increase the defense of Wuchao, and Yuan Jun was not suspicious. Liu Yongjun rushed all the way, and at the fourth watch, he rushed to the black nest. At this time, Chun Yuqiong and most of his subordinates who guarded the black nest were drunk, and Liu Yong's 500 soldiers had been training for several years, and their combat power was amazing. The remaining 5,000 soldiers set fire to them, and in an instant, flames flew and flames erupted.

Liu Yong pulled out his sword, raised it to the sky, and shouted: "Brothers, the victory or defeat is tonight, kill me!" "Take the lead in killing Yuan Bing's camp. Liu Yong exercised day and night, although he was not as good as the warriors under him, but it was more than enough to deal with one or two ordinary Yuan soldiers, not to mention that there was Zhou Cang's spy company guarding him, so there was no danger. The other soldiers were all strong-blooded, and when they saw that the commander was taking the lead, they naturally had a hundred times more courage, and they also rushed in. Most of the Chun Yu Qiongbu were not awake from the hangover, and they had almost no combat power, and they had no power to fight back when they encountered this group of wolf-like soldiers, and they were slaughtered after a while.

Yuan Shao's camp was only more than forty miles away from Wuchao, and the defenders saw that the sky was red on this side of Wuchao, and knew that something was wrong, so they hurriedly reported to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao was in a cold sweat, and hurriedly convened his subordinates and generals to discuss. Zhang He clenched his fists and arched his hands: "My lord, Wuchao is a matter of life and death for our army, and I am willing to immediately lead troops to rescue Gao Ran." ”

Yuan Shao was silent, and Guo Tu next to him said: "Wait! Wuchao is such a heavy task of robbing grain, Cao Cao must go there in person. Since Cao Cao is not there, then the Guandu camp must be empty. Lord, I have a plan, which can not only solve the trap of the black nest, but also destroy that Cao Cao. ”

Yuan Shaozheng was panicked, and when he heard it, he was overjoyed and said, "Hurry up." ”

Guo Tu said: "We don't have to go to save the black nest, as long as we attack Cao Cao's camp with all our might." When Cao Cao heard this, he would return to the army to save him, and the lord could ambush the soldiers to intercept and kill him halfway, which was Sun Bin's plan to save Zhao from Wei and Wei. ”

Zhang He shook his head and said, "Lord." Cao Cao is resourceful and decisive, and he is not an ordinary person. Even if he goes out in person, he will be guarded by heavy soldiers. In the past, our army failed to break through Cao's camp with all its might, but now the people are panicked, and it is even more difficult to overcome. It is better to block the news, beware of the Cao army robbing the camp with one department, and most of them reinforce Wuchao. Lord, the black nest is the foundation of our army, if the grain and grass are not there, our army will collapse without a fight. ”

Yuan Shao had no opinion, but seeing that Zhang Tai and Guo Tu seemed to make sense, he was undecided for a while. Guo Tu hurriedly said: "Lord, Cao Cao already has few soldiers, and now he only cares about robbing grain, how many soldiers are there in Guandu?" Lord, please make a decision early. ”

Yuan Shao hesitated for a long time, and then said: "Zhang He and Gao Ran listened to the order and ordered the two of you to lead 5,000 troops to capture Cao Cao's camp; Jiang Qi listened to the order and ordered you to immediately lead 10,000 troops to save the black nest. ”

At this time, the black nest fire is burning more and more, the wind is getting stronger and stronger, the fire borrows the wind, the wind helps the fire, the smoke rolls out, the fire soars to the sky, and Yuan Shaotun's army grain and grass accumulated for several years turn into a sea of fire. Zhou Cang said: "General, Yuan Shao's reinforcements will arrive immediately, let's go." ”

Liu Yong nodded and said, "Order, tell all departments to act according to the plan." (To be continued.) )