Forced to suppress the doubts in his heart, Cao Cāo ended the celebration without moving.

The generals obeyed the order, and the plan was ninety percent successful, but after all, there was still the last step left, and now they got carried away, and if there was a mistake in the back, if they fell short, they would definitely become a laughing stock for their descent.

Speaking of which, the anti-encirclement plan this time is indeed very complicated, and it is necessary not only to lure the enemy, but also to grasp the time accurately. Thousands of boarding and disembarking, the whole team, and outflanking all have to be completed overnight.

The stakes are very high, but Cao Cāo is not worried, he has good generals under him, so naturally he does not need to bow down in person. Le Jin was born in the army, and his martial arts are also average, but he has a lot of experience in commanding and dispatching, and setting up camp, which is only slightly inferior to Cao Cāo himself.

Li Gan also followed, wanting to command the Li family's thousands of private soldiers and fleets, but he couldn't do without him, the head of the family, and Li Dian was somewhat unexpectedly left behind by Cao Cāo. On the one hand, he values his entry talent, and on the other hand, Cao Cāo is not without the meaning of encircling the Li family.

With Li Dian, there are only four people left in the account, and the specifications of the secret discussion are quite high, but Li Dian behaves very calmly, although he is flattered, but he does not show sincerity and fear.

Rao is heart has something on his mind, and he has no time to look around, Li Dian's performance still makes Cao Cāo's eyes shine, but now what we have to pay attention to is the information of Xi Zhicai.

"Lord, there is a change in Qingzhou......" Xi Zhicai whispered about the changes in the situation in Qingzhou in recent times, his intelligence is very detailed, but it is not timely enough, and a lot of outdated information appears with the latest information.

There is no way to do this, the road is long, and there are many dangers on the road, so it is already worth thanking for being able to send the information back safely, but if you want to report it in real time, how easy is it to say?

"Difficult to know like yin, moving like thunder......"

Cao Cāo's brows tightened more and more, and when Xi Zhi finished speaking, he sighed loudly: "When this son first returned to Mount Tai and was not in a hurry to raise troops, I knew that he was confused and entered, and he charged a blow, but I didn't expect that his blow would be so fast, not to mention the rabble in Qingzhou, even if it was our princes and ministers, they were also palpitating when they heard it." ”

"Lord, although the battle of Duchang was brilliant, it is not the focus of attention."

Xi Zhicai frowned and said: "It's just a light cavalry raid, since ancient times, and it is not Wang Pengju's first precedent, in the future, there is a surplus, the lord can also build a cavalry to fight against the light cavalry raid, in addition to fighting in the array, the best way is to use light cavalry to overcome the ......"

Cao cāo said: "What Mr. Zhicai said is that it is cāo who has a feeling for a while, but he has lost his mind. ”

Xun Yu frowned slightly, the lord had suffered several losses from Wang Yu, and it was normal for him to lose his mind a little, but Xi Zhicai's tone and attitude were inevitably a little ...... This friend is talented and resourceful, but his xing personality is really ...... The edge is revealed.

It is a good thing that the lord has a bearing, and it is a good thing that Corporal Ken Lixian is a good person, but he cannot be proud of the favor of his courtiers, otherwise it will cause trouble sooner or later. I can't sit idly by, and I'm sure to find an opportunity to remind the other party.

Cao Cāo was calm, and he couldn't see the unhappiness after being offended, he pondered for a moment and asked, "In Mr. Zhicai's opinion......"

Xi Zhicai said unyieldingly: "Lord Mingjian, Wang Yusheng captured Guan Hai but did not kill him, nor did he appease him, and released him together with his henchmen, which is obviously an example of buying horse bones with thousands of dollars in ancient times, and his ambition is very great!" ”

"Sir is that ......" Cao Cāo had already thought of the answer, but for a moment he was a little incredulous.

"Why are you here? That's what Wang Yu was thinking. Xi Zhicai did not hesitate.

He had never dealt with Wang Yu before, but after entering Cao Cāo's shogunate, he studied all of Wang Yu's deeds. Without preconceived subjective impressions, he draws conclusions that are much more objective.

"This ......" Cao Cāo was dumbfounded, Xun Yu only shook his head, and Li Dian could no longer maintain his composure, looking at Xi Zhicai dumbfounded, his head buzzing.

In order to persuade the Li family, Cao Cāo did not hide it, and Li Dian's uncle and nephew knew that the ultimate goal of this battle was to incorporate the White Ring Division of the Black Mountain Army. The Montenegrin army that invaded Dongjun was far more than Bai Huan, Yu Poison and Zheng Gu were all Qu Shuai on an equal footing with Bai Huan, and there were even many Hun cavalry mixed in.

Cao Cāo's strength was only more than 3,000, and of course he couldn't swallow such a big target, so he really targeted Bai Huan. This entry is the most impulsive and reckless, easy to provoke, and has the least subordinates.

Rao is like this, the uncle and nephew of the Li family were also shocked when they first heard about this time, and they were deeply impressed by Cao Cāo's courage and strategy, so they resolutely took refuge. With just the charm of the personality, how can it be possible to subdue subordinates who are stronger than themselves?

As a result, there is now a more courageous one!

Now there are already 300,000 people gathered under Linzi City, and the yellow turbans from all over the country are still gathering in a steady stream, and by the time the two armies are fighting, it may have exceeded 500,000, or even more!

With 8,000 people, you want to swallow all the Qingzhou yellow turbans?

It's no longer a matter of courage, no madman would have such crazy thoughts!

Cao Cāo's mood was much more complicated than Li Dianke's, and since Wang Yu appeared, he had been pressing on his head as if nothing had happened.

is also an assassin Dong, Wang Yu cut off an ear, and even has the time to weigh the pros and cons of killing and not killing; He didn't even have a knife on.

In the same alliance, Wang Yu pulled powerful allies such as Gongsun Zhan, Tao Qian, and Yuan Shu, and successfully borrowed the momentum of these allies to conquer the Tiger Pass; He could only wrestle between a group of short-sighted rats.

In the same attack on Luo, he was wiped out by Xu Rong with several times the number of soldiers and horses, and he was only spared; Wang Yu won more with less, slashed Xu Rong in battle, and collected all of them!

Now, with the same idea of co-opting the Yellow Turban, his target is the tens of thousands of people who are white; But Wang Yu was eyeing hundreds of thousands of people in the entire Qingzhou.

That's really ...... How embarrassing is it to be in love!

"Lord, now is not the time to be amazed, you must come up with a countermeasure!" Xi Zhicai didn't understand the bitterness in Cao Cāo's heart, and he wouldn't pay attention to it if he knew it, if he suffered such a setback and collapsed, what else could he talk about?

"What do you think, sir?" Cao Cāo's mind was very confused, and he couldn't figure out a clue for a while, so Suo Xing didn't speak first, and only listened to what Xi Zhi said.

"This son is not trivial, if he is allowed to tide over the difficulties smoothly, it will be a great disaster for the lord and even the princes in the future, and our army cannot sit idly by!" Xi Zhicai looked directly at Cao Cāo, and said word by word: "Lord, I suggest that after subduing Bai Huan, the plan to return to Dongjun should be postponed, and instead stay in the Shouzhang area and wait for the opportunity......

"Give up East County?"

Xun Yu said movingly: "No, at this time, Luoyang Lu Bu has not yet gained a firm foothold, Yuan Shu and Sun Jian are fighting with Liu Biao in Jingzhou, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if you don't enter Dongjun as soon as possible, miss the opportunity, and be taken by Zhang Mengzhuo first, it will be too late to regret it." ”

Xi Zhicai sneered: "Just Dongjun, how can it be compared to Qingzhou and Mount Tai?" What's more, can this move also cut off a big trouble like Wang Yu? ”

As he spoke, he spread out a map, pointed to the terrain at the junction of Qingzhou and Mount Tai and said: "Wang Yu sent 4,000 troops to leave Fenggao under the banner of rescuing Beihai, and only 1,000 light cavalry of Captain Tai Shici entered Qingzhou, and 3,000 soldiers and horses of Yu Ban were stationed in Laiwu. ”

He nodded Laiwu vigorously, as if he wanted to poke that place off the map: "Yu Ban is known as an iron wall, although it is Wang Yu's fame for his subordinates and the casual work of collecting the hearts of the army, but it is a good illustration of the characteristics of this entry." Like General Wen Qian of our army, Yu Ban is good at guarding! Put such a place in Laiwu, and Wang Yu's strategy will come out. ”

Xi Zhicai's speed of speech became faster and faster: "He wants to use Laiwu as a nail, firmly attract the Qingzhou Yellow Turban under the city, and use Tai Shici's light cavalry to disturb behind the enemy, and when the Yellow Turban soldiers are sleepy and lacking in food and salary, he will lead the main force to overcome it in one fell swoop, and then rely on his prestige to surrender!" ”

"What the gentleman said is not true, but it is not far away."

Cao Cāo nodded, and shook his head again: "The point is, the yellow scarf may not be as he wishes." This time, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban has risen sharply, and the behavior pattern is quite different from the past, and there seems to be a guide behind it. They should know that their ability to attack the fortifications is weak, although they have many soldiers, but they should not be able to attack Laiwu City, which is garrisoned by famous generals, and instead of fighting under the city, it is better to divide the troops to besiege the city and guard the back road, and then ......"

He walked up to Xi Zhicai and stretched out his finger to draw from east to west on the map.

"Go straight in!"

Then his brows furrowed even tighter, "With Wang Pengju's military strategy, he shouldn't be unable to see through this, why does he think that he can still control the enemy by dividing his troops into three ways?" You know, that's hundreds of thousands. ”

"I don't know, but it's just my own strengths and my weaknesses in attacking the enemy."

Xi Zhicai shook his head, did not take Cao Cāo's words, but repeated the previous topic: "Whether it is a decisive battle in Laiwu or in Fenggao, Wang Yu has enough certainty, otherwise, he should not act like this." A certain meaning is that our army is waiting in Shouzhang, and when Mount Tai fights fiercely, our army will march eastward quickly, and give him a praying mantis to catch cicadas and yellow finches behind! ”

"If Wang Yu wins the battle of Mount Tai, he must also be tired and tired, and he will not be able to resist the surprise attack of our army, and our army can reap the results of this battle; If he plays with fire, it doesn't matter, our army can repeat the old tricks, lead the Qingzhou Yellow Turban west into Yanzhou, and force Liu Dai to fight a decisive battle with it! At that time, depending on the progress of the war situation, wouldn't it be beautiful to take advantage of it and expand the target to the entire Yanzhou? ”

After Xi Zhicai finished speaking, he seemed to be a little tired, so he stopped talking, just looked at Cao Cāo, waiting for the other party to make a decision. Cao Cāo and the others were shocked by the trickery of Xi Zhicai, and at the same time they were thinking, and they didn't say anything for a while.

For a while, the military tent was quiet, and the falling needles could be heard, which formed a sharp contrast with the noise of shouting horses outside the tent.

Cao Cāo thought about it again and again, but he still hesitated, and the prospect described by Xi Zhicai was very good, no matter whether Taishan won or lost, his side had the opportunity to benefit. But if it is a protracted war, he will be completely blind, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are in his hands, and the grain and grass consumed in one fell swoop is a shocking number, how long can he last with the support of the Li family alone?

"Wen Ruo, what do you think?" Unable to decide, he had to ask another military advisor for advice.

"There is a cloud in the art of war: those who are good at fighting are invincible first, and they will not lose the defeat of the enemy. Therefore, the victorious army wins first and then seeks battle, and the defeated army fights first and then seeks victory. Xun Yu did not answer positively, but quoted the art of war, and vaguely explained his point.

This passage comes from Sun Tzu's Art of War, which means: those who are good at fighting with soldiers will first be invincible, and then seize the loopholes of the enemy's entry and achieve victory. Therefore, the victorious army will try to strengthen itself first to be invincible, and then go to war with the enemy. On the other hand, an army that attacks first and then seeks victory can easily lose the battle.

In terms of the current situation, Xun Yu is opposing the conspiracy of Xi Zhicai. He believes that he should first take Dongjun, obtain a base area, strengthen himself, and then find a way to defeat the enemy, instead of pinning all his hopes on the enemy.

The opinions of the two great strategists were at odds with each other, and Cao Cāo was even more difficult. He also knew that Xun Yu was not good at military strategy, but his own opinions also tended to seek stability, but the prospect of drama and talent was real...... After thinking for a long time, he suddenly turned his head and asked Li Dian, "Man Cheng, what do you think?" ”

"A certain ...... A certain ...... "Li Dian was asked stupidly, his xing personality is quite old-fashioned and serious, and he stands out among the same age." However, no matter how talented he is, how can his resourceful vision be compared with great talents like Xi Zhicai and Xun Yu?

He deliberately retreated, but for some reason, Cao Cāo stared at him, and he could only bite the bullet and say: "What Mr. Zhicai said makes sense, and what Mr. Wen Ruo said is also good, pawn...... Well, how about dividing the troops? ”

He is purely making peace with the mud, Cao Cāo's strength is already insufficient, and if he divides his forces, it is likely to become the result of failing at both ends.

The two strategists shook their heads and turned to Cao Cāo, waiting for his final decision.

Cao Cāo thought for a moment, suddenly stared, and said categorically: "Okay, I have made up my mind, so I will take ......."

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