What Cao Cao said at this moment was actually bragging, he belittled Yuan Shao very well, but was Yuan Shao really as unbearable as he said? Definitely, none! Otherwise, he wouldn't have used lies to comfort the army's hearts now; He listened to Guo Jia's strategy and arranged everything in the first battle, which entrusts everyone with everything, with a goal, and even a hope of victory, the generals and soldiers under his command will do their best to fight; Even if the first battle is won, the situation is not optimistic, Cao Cao knew in his heart that as long as Yuan Shao did not die, then he would regain his strength, as long as Yuan Shao had enough food and grass, the army would immediately return to his command even if it was defeated, in that way, the situation of the enemy being strong and weak was basically irreversible; His current soldiers and horses are only 150,000 people, and there are indeed 200,000 people in Bingzhou, more than 50,000 in Xuzhou, and more than 50,000 people in Yuzhou, but these soldiers and horses cannot be mobilized at all except for the military horses in Bingzhou, they are all guarding against other enemies; If all the military horses guarding the town are counted, it is not an exaggeration to say that Yuan Shao's military horses can increase by more than 100,000, and truly form an army of millions! Like Cao Cao, the military horses in some places really can't be used, even if the 200,000 military horses of the Xiahoudun Department in the state can be mobilized now, it is not as good as the time, Yuan Shao just wants to fight quickly; If Cao Cao did not expect, Yuan Shao would definitely start a decisive battle within five days! That's what he's worried about! Yuan Shao's choice of the location of the decisive battle was also prepared by Cao Cao, but what about what if he was prepared? In the face of an army of 800,000 people, these are somewhat powerless; No matter how much you Cao Cao is a thief, can you resist the absolute strength?

"Bong-hyo! Wenhe! Do you have any good ideas? It gives us a little more chance of winning! Cao Cao sent away all the people who were bewitched by him, leaned on the couch and covered his forehead, and asked; Our army is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength, and this is irrevocable! Morale is the most serious problem! Everything must make way for morale, and I think that the overlord of Chu back then was just an army of 500,000 troops of Emperor Gaozu who was beaten by tens of thousands of horses, and fled in embarrassment! That's the question of morale! Our army must ensure victory in every battle! There can be no frustration at all! Otherwise"; Jia Xu said on the side, at this time, many things can no longer be solved by stratagem, they can only be solved hard, Yuan Shao's army is almost six times that of Cao's army, it sounds nothing, sometimes it is not surprising that an army of 1,000 people defeats an army of more than 10,000 people, but the two are not the same!

The impact of this number in the hearts of the soldiers fighting the war is still very huge, 800,000 troops, who has ever seen it? It's chilling to hear! Is 10,000 compared to 800,000?

Cao Cao sighed slightly: "How is this possible? Right now, we can't even keep White Horse City, we're already about to lose! ”

Before the words fell, the herald ran in in a panic: "Prime Minister! Woe to you! General Liu Yan died in battle! White Horse City has been broken by Yan Liang! Yan Liang had already led the army to come at this time, and it was expected that the troops would be able to come to the city at noon! ”

Cao Cao's face was so black that he could drip water, and with a wave of his hand, the herald went down in fear, and Cao Cao smiled for a long time: "I underestimated Yan Liang's puppet!" What a skill! His name as a great general was not given for nothing! However, he was alone and isolated, but it was a chance to increase our morale! ”

"Did the prime minister want to kill Yan Liang to boost the army's prestige? Can there be a candidate? Guo Jia pondered for a while and was a little worried: "Although Yan Liang is a puppet, his martial arts Huaide said that with Yan Liang's martial arts, he is afraid that there is no one else except Lu Bu who can kill him, but Lu Bu is in Xuchang now!" Far water can't dissolve near fire! ”

"Don't underestimate people! Somebody wants to give it a try! ", said Dian Wei, who was beside Cao Cao; Xu Chu was not snubbed by Cao Cao because of Li Yu's affairs, but because he had some talents in himself, he was appointed by Cao Cao as a general, and began to command the military horses, and he really began to be a general, and Dian Wei did not have the talent to command the military horses, so he would always be by Cao Cao's side; "You can't win without the certainty of victory!" , Cao Cao shook his head and sighed: "Let's all go out!" Let me be quiet! ”

Xu He, a small lieutenant under Cao Cao, is not well known, but he has another identity, he is the biggest card of death arranged by the royalists under Cao Cao, the national abbot Dong Cheng is in favor of Cao Cao's surrender to Yuan Shao today, it is obvious that this is a fruitless approval, because Cao Cao will not bow to Yuan Shao; Therefore, Dong Cheng decided to assassinate Cao Cao, as long as Cao Cao died, Cao's forces would fall apart immediately, and Yuan Shao would be able to bring Cao Cao's forces into his hands without much effort, and he would also have merit at that time! At this time, Dong Cheng had already begun to be selfish, because he found that the little emperor couldn't even protect his daughter, why did this kind of person protect him? It doesn't make sense!

Xu He was ordered by Dong Cheng to prepare to find a gap to kill Cao Cao, in the past, if he wanted to kill Cao Cao, he had to face the two generals Dian Wei and Xu Chu beside him, and now Xu Chu has been appreciated to become a leading general, but Dian Wei cannot be ignored! This is also a beast!

It happened that Cao Cao was upset and drove everyone away, Xu He thought for a while, and called all the dead soldiers under him, and these people were now promoted to petty officers by him, and with these people, Xu He walked openly to Cao Cao's handsome tent; and let people inform him that he was going to petition for the sergeant, and now Cao Cao would not let go of anything that could boost morale, and he also wanted to hear what Xu wanted to say, so Cao Cao met with these people who wanted to assassinate him; Xu Chu was suddenly uneasy today when he was training military horses with his current good friends Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan, and rushed towards Cao Cao with a hurried expression, there was a strange feeling, mysterious and mysterious, let Xu Chu know that Cao Cao had something to happen here, Zhang Liao called several times and didn't stop him; "General Xu!" , As soon as he saw that it was Xu Chu, the guard at the door stopped Xu Chu, Xu Chu was a little anxious, yelled, pushed the guard down, and rushed straight in, first protected Cao Cao, and took a knife for Cao Cao; It turned out that when he heard Xu Chu's shouting, Xu He suddenly felt bad and launched an assassination of Cao Cao, but Xu Chu's movements were faster, and he blocked the knife with the heavy chain mail on his body, and the knife was smeared with poison, as long as he cut a little skin, the consequences can be imagined!

After blocking a knife for Cao Cao, Xu Chu turned around and slapped Xu He in the face, directly beating him back a few steps, blocking the angle of other people's attacks, Xu Chu held Xu with a short body and his naked feet, using people as weapons, and swatted all the other assassins like flies, and the guards outside rushed in and captured these people; "My lord! Are you okay? After dealing with everything, Xu Chu looked a little sluggish, looked at Cao Cao, Cao Cao was shocked, fortunately Xu Chu came, otherwise he patted Xu Chu on the shoulder: "I'm fine!" What about you? ”

"Don't worry, my lord, the end will be fine! What about Dian Wei? Why not protect you? If something happens here, how should I face Mr.'s original explanation! Xu Chu replied respectfully, and now it was wonderful that his heart was suddenly at peace; It's Mr. again! Xu Chu's so-called Mr. is naturally him! Cao Cao grinned: "Careless!" Careless! I'm glad to have you! How fortunate am I to have your help? I think I've done something wrong! Is it? ”

Xu Chu didn't know why: "Huh? ”

(To be continued)