Chapter 521: Xu Shu's plan

When Zhao Fei was thinking about Liu Beijun's next moves, Liu Bei's big tent was obviously worried about this matter. Although they didn't know what would happen to Cao Jun's army, it would probably not take a few days, after all, Zhao Fei had already arrived at the front line, even if Cao Jun's army was slow, I am afraid it would not be slow for a while.

Now the generals under Liu Bei's command are divided into two factions, one main battle, and their central idea is to destroy the Cao army in front of them with all their strength when the Cao army's army has not arrived, so that the Cao army knows that Liu Jun's combat effectiveness is strong, and let them take the initiative to withdraw their troops.

Of course, only Zhang Fei put forward this concept, but there are also many generals who agree with his view. Most of Liu's advisers advocated retreat and avoided its edge. The Cao army is strong, if you only rely on the defense of the camp, it is obviously difficult to resist the strong attack of the Cao army, it is better to retreat into the city and resist the Cao army with the city wall.

Although there was no important town under Liu Bei's command, the walls of the town were obviously much stronger than the earthen walls and wooden walls of the camp. Therefore, with the city wall, there is still some strength to be able to fight with Cao's army, but if you stick to it and wait for help, it is definitely no different from death.

The two factions argued endlessly for their respective views, and the entire big tent was turned upside down by everyone, but Liu Bei and Xu Shu didn't say anything, and the two of them quietly watched the two sides quarrel.

Liu Bei frowned slightly, but Xu Shu did smile slightly, as if the conversation between the two parties had nothing to do with him. And Liu Bei obviously noticed this, he frowned, and then said sharply: "Enough, shut up!" ”

Although Liu Bei's voice was not loud, his voice penetrated the entire camp tent, allowing all the quarrelers to hear it clearly. When everyone heard Liu Bei's shouting, they all stopped and looked at Liu Bei.

Seeing Liu Bei's gloomy expression, everyone suddenly didn't dare to say anything, even Zhang Fei, who had just shouted the most lively, didn't dare to say anything more. He looked at Liu Bei, and then shrunk his neck.

Seeing that everyone stopped talking, Liu Bei glanced at the people under the tent, and then said to Xu Shu: "Yuan Zhi, what do you think about this matter?" When he saw Xu Shu's smile on his face, he must have had an idea in Xu Shu's heart.

Hearing Liu Bei's words, everyone's eyes were focused on Xu Shu. Although the person in front of him was very young, everyone still respected Xu Shu a lot. After all, the actions of the young man in front of him are worthy of everyone's admiration.

When Xu Shu first joined Liu Bei, he was quite excluded because of his youth. However, in the next period of time, especially when he commanded Liu Jun to attack and ambush Cao Jun, he finally ushered in a loud voice for Cao Jun, which made everyone admire the young man in front of him.

Therefore, now the narrative is quite authoritative among Liu Jun, not only Liu Bei values him very much, but even the arrogant Guan Yu looks at Xu Shu differently, so when everyone hears that Xu Shu is going to speak, they naturally listen with their ears pricked up.

Xu Shu looked at the people who had quieted down, and then said: "What the generals said is good, but there are omissions. General Zhang advocated defeating Cao's army, but did the general know that Cao's camp was heavily defended, and there were elite soldiers such as wolves and Bai Ma Yicong, would the general have the ability to defeat Cao's army? ”

Xu Shu's words made Zhang Fei stunned, although Zhang Fei was the main battle, he hadn't thought about so many things. Although Zhang Fei was very confident, he was still somewhat self-aware in the face of Cao Jun's powerful combat power.

As for how strong Cao Jun's combat effectiveness is, this is the result of Cao Jun's hard battles. Although Zhang Fei was full of self-confidence, he was still able to realize the gap between Cao Jun and his own army, so it was not just his own talk to take down Cao Jun.

Zhang Fei looked at Xu Shu, and then shrunk his neck, it was obvious that his thinking method was somewhat incomplete, he looked at Xu Shu, and then didn't say anything more. Hearing Xu Shu say this, Cao Jun's strategists, who advocated the withdrawal of the army, smiled slightly.

When Xu Shu saw this, he then spoke: "What the generals said is not bad, the Cao army is strong, and we really want to avoid the edge for the time being, but even if we wait for the withdrawal of the army back to the city, will we be able to resist the front of the Cao army?" ”

"Cao Jun suffered a big loss, so naturally he won't let us go easily, even if we withdraw the army, presumably they will chase after us. Moreover, judging from the strength of the Cao army, whether it is the earthen wall of the current camp or the city under the command of our army, it must not be in the eyes of the Cao army. Could it be that if you flee back to the city, you will be able to resist Cao's army? Xu Shu asked rhetorically.

Hearing Xu Shu's words, the original main retreat faction also stopped talking. Seeing that Xu Shu refuted everyone's remarks, Liu Bei asked: "I, Guan Yuanzhi, have been silent just now, and I am smiling slightly, do I seem to have a countermeasure?" ”

Hearing Liu Bei's inquiry, Xu Shu looked up at him, and then said: "There is indeed an immature way, and I hope that the lord and you can give you some advice." Xu Shu's words were very humble, but his expression was indeed quite confident.

Hearing this, Liu Bei's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly said: "Since Yuan Zhi already has an idea in his heart, then let's talk about it." Yuan Zhi rejects both methods, presumably there must be a better plan than the two. ”

Xu Shu smiled slightly, and then said: "This method coincides with General Zhang's thoughts, but it is not an attack on Cao Jun's Dazhai. ”

Hearing Xu Shu's words, everyone was slightly stunned, especially Zhang Fei, who didn't know how to answer, after all, his plan had just been denied by Xu Shu, and he didn't know why Xu Shu said that.

And the only one who was not stunned was Liu Bei, he thought about it slightly, and then thought of the point of what Xu Shu said. Since Xu Shu didn't want to attack Cao Jun's Dazhai, he must have wanted to attack Cao's reinforcements.

Attacking Cao Jun Dazhai is definitely dead or alive, but attacking Cao Jun and Yuan Jun still has a glimmer of life, not only has vitality, but has the hope of defeating Cao Jun. If that's the case, then you might as well give it a try.

Seeing that Liu Bei only thought about it for a moment before thinking about the problem, Xu Shu smiled slightly. Xu Shu is very pleased, it is really a great blessing for him to meet such a lord as soon as he debuted.

"I guess the Lord already knows my plan." Xu Shu said with a smile, and Liu Bei also smiled.

Seeing that Liu Bei and Xu Shu were both smiling and silent, Zhang Fei, who was the most impatient, obviously couldn't figure out how dissatisfied the two of them were. He pursed his lips, and then said: "Big brother military advisor, if you two have something to say, you can say it directly, so that Lao Zhang and I are really anxious, how does the military advisor plan?" ”

Hearing Zhang Fei's words, Liu Bei and Xu Shu looked at each other and smiled, the two of them looked at Zhang Fei, and then Xu Shu said: "Okay, I will explain to General Zhang." ”

"Attacking Cao Jun's Dazhai is tantamount to sending him to death, but attacking Cao Jun and Yuan Jun may still be able to find a glimmer of life. The Cao army traveled a long way from Jizhou, and in order to rush to the aid of the Cao army, it was naturally a fast attack, so the soldiers of the Cao army were naturally tired. ”

"Moreover, in addition to being physically and mentally exhausted, the Cao army will also relax its vigilance, after all, the reinforcements are coming from Yanzhou, which is all the territory of the Cao army. If our army sends a surprise army to attack Cao's reinforcements, as long as it is appropriate, it will naturally be able to defeat Cao's army. ”

"I don't expect to be able to completely annihilate the Cao army, as long as I can defeat it, then I can inflict a heavy blow on the Cao army. Cao Jun experienced such heavy losses, and his strength was definitely greatly reduced. When the time comes, we will withdraw our troops, and the Cao army will definitely not pursue us. ”

"Moreover, if Cao Jun can suffer heavy losses, it will take a long time for Cao Jun to recover his strength. And our army can take this opportunity to raise interest rates, and when our army is strong, why should we be afraid of his Cao army. ”

"Also, Cao Jun is not as powerful as he imagined. Sooner or later, Cao Jun and Yuan Jun will have a decisive battle, and the two will definitely decide a northern hero. No matter who wins on both sides, it will be a hard-fought battle, and when the time comes, the lord can accumulate strength, and when the two sides suffer heavy losses, the lord can take advantage of the situation, and no one on either side will be your opponent. ”

Xu Shu thought about it for so long, Liu Bei didn't expect it. However, for Xu Shu's plan, Liu Bei obviously agrees with it. Now his strength is still weak, but as long as he wins this battle, he will have time to recuperate. And what Xu Shu said can also be realized.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei couldn't help but show a smile, it was obvious that Liu Bei was happy to see this matter.

And when he heard that there was a battle to be fought, Zhang Fei was naturally very happy. He looked at Liu Bei and Xu Shu, and then hurriedly said: "I am willing to ask for battle, lead the troops to attack the Cao army, and hope that the eldest brother's military division will allow it." ”

Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei, who was looking hopeful, and then looked at Xu Shu, obviously he threw this question to Xu Shu. And Xu Shu was obviously very in danger of this, he thought about it for a while, and then said: "Surprise attack on Cao's reinforcements is the top priority, and this matter must not be sloppy. ”

"My suggestion is that the lord lead General Guan and General Zhang to go together, and leave Chen to guard the camp in General Town."

"In this battle, our army wants to attack with the whole army, and we can't let Cao Jun detect the clues, so it is most appropriate to leave Chen to guard the camp in the general's town. The lord and General Zhang Guan had to make every effort to raid the Cao army reinforcements, and try to attack the Cao army reinforcements in the shortest possible time to reduce the pressure on the battalion. ”

Hearing Xu Shu's words, Liu Bei nodded with satisfaction. Obviously, Xu Shu has been planning for a long time, and he has calculated the details so clearly, he must be confident about this matter.

Xu Shu's self-confidence made Liu Bei satisfied, and he was very pleased to have recruited someone like Xu Shu. With such a strategist, it was really easy for me.

"Since Yuan Zhi has already planned this matter clearly, then this plan will be based on what Yuan Zhi said, and I will send the dead soldiers to inquire about the movement of Cao Jun's reinforcements." Liu Bei said in a deep voice, and then called his dead soldiers to inquire about the movements of Cao Jun.