Chapter 429: Gong Jin's Clever Plan
Wei Tao naturally didn't know that Cao Cao had already set such a poisonous plan.
But Wei Tao understands one thing, but it can't be repeated, Cao Cao, who has suffered losses twice in a row, can't pin his hopes on the slim offensive, the next time Cao Cao attacks will definitely do his best, and it can even be said that if Cao Cao can't win next time, then it will be equivalent to him being defeated.
Therefore, in the face of Cao Cao's possible last fight, Wei Tao also had to be cautious, and while determining Cao Cao's retreat, Wei Tao also gathered all the many strategists and generals under his command together, and then asked questions.
The big policy is to defend, but at this time, everyone can understand that just ordinary defense may not be able to hold Cao Cao's last wave of madness, and it still needs to be strategic.
"Everyone, they are all my left and right arms, and they also understand my intentions, now that the national war is here, you still need everyone's help, I don't know if you can break the Cao army?"
Just as Cao Cao's subordinates were helpless, although Wei Tao asked, but for a while, all the strategists and generals were also helpless, even Zhou Yu and others were secretly frowning and contemplating.
However, unlike Cao Cao, Wei Tao still had the upper hand at this time, so in fact, there was no such urgency in his heart, not to mention that although Wei Tao did not have a magic plan, he still had a method in his hand.
The reason why he asked like this is because of his historical habit of fighting, and secondly, Wei Tao also hopes that his subordinates can have a clever plan to defeat Cao's army.
"Your Majesty, now we can't think of it, but in the past, when we arranged the strategy of defeating both the Cao army, and then defending first and then attacking. But we have decided on a method of turning from defense to attack. This is the end of the battle. Just when His Majesty turned to attack with defense, and then broke the Cao army, it is now available! ”
The strategy is not something that can be thought of by patting the head, but Zhou Yu and the others have actually made up their minds, and they are also thinking about whether this plan can be used.
Now that the strategy is available, it is natural to say a word directly to Wei Tao without hesitation.
"But what's the plan, say it quickly."
Hearing this, Wei Tao was naturally overjoyed. Immediately.
"Your Majesty, I don't know how Cao Cao will attack, but I can't get rid of the whole army."
As soon as he heard Zhou Yu say this, Wei Tao couldn't help but think that he was going to divide his troops and sneak attack, but obviously, Zhou Yu didn't have such an idea, and only listened to Zhou Yu's words at the moment.
"Although Cao's army has been defeated again and again, but after all, the strength of the foundation has not been damaged, if we fight hard, I am afraid that our army will not be able to catch it, and even if it can win in the end, it will only be a miserable victory. Therefore, it is necessary to use strategy. As the saying goes, fire and water are ruthless. Among all the strategies, it is the most useful plan of fire and water. ”
Wei Tao frowned slightly, although he didn't know that Cao Jun was also talking about this at this time. But he also had the same doubts.
And Wei Tao also knew that this time Zhou Yu didn't do anything to store water in advance.
Of course, if this plain were to be flooded, it would not have been possible without a year and a half of water storage.
"What Gong Jin said is a fire scheme?"
"Yes, it's the fire meter."
Zhou Yu nodded slightly, and then said slowly.
"Your Majesty thinks that it will take a few days for our army to be able to break the Cao army? In this case, but do you still need to store food? ”
"What does Gong Jin mean by this? When Cao Jun comes again, the victory and defeat will definitely be divided, but it is not easy to raise grain and grass for the 200,000 army, so why don't you need to store grain? ”
Wei Tao frowned slightly, not knowing why Zhou Yu would ask this question.
"If the lord can defeat the Cao army, then how can the Cao army have a chance to reorganize the army when it turns from defense to attack? If Cao Cao does not keep the covenant and surrenders, then it is natural to pursue all the way to Xuchangye! If Cao Cao descends, it will not be difficult for the rear to adjust the grain and grass to deal with it for a few days. If Cao Cao escaped, could Cao Cao still be able to carry grain and grass at that time and escape slowly? ”
Zhou Yu said with a slight smile.
"When the time comes, as long as a small number of troops are sent to pick up along the way, there will be no shortage of food and grass supplies. Therefore, whether it is victory or defeat, in fact, the food of our army for a few days is of little significance. ”
The food of an army of 200,000 for a few days is extremely heavy, not to mention a few days, even if it is just a day.
But no amount of grain and grass is nothing compared to the victory or defeat of this battle, not to mention that the grain and grass burned by Cao Cao in order to calculate Cao Cao before is far above this, so even if this part of the grain is abandoned, Wei Tao can't talk about heartache.
"Gong Jin's plan can be like this? If Cao Cao came, he must have come for our army's grain and grass, so our army deliberately designed with grain and grass, on the one hand, to open the front of the army and reduce its own losses, and on the other hand, to attack and kill from the side, killing and injuring Cao's troops. And once Cao's army rushed to the place where the grain and grass were, when the fire was attacked, let it set fire to self-immolation? ”
The so-called strategy, once everything is said, then it is natural to spread out all the things, and finally to get the cause and effect, which is not unusual.
After knowing what Zhou Yu was thinking, Wei Tao naturally knew what Zhou Yu's plan was.
I have to say that this strategy is indeed very exciting for Wei Tao, and of course it is also very risky.
If you are not careful, the offensive and defensive situation will change immediately, and because the last grain and grass have been burned by themselves, Wei Tao's only way out is to immediately lead the troops to retreat, and there is no chance to try like Cao Cao, and I don't know how much effort it will take to unify the Central Plains when the time comes.
As big as the risk, there is as much as the benefit.
At least if it is a change of place, in this case, Wei Tao's target will never be an ordinary soldier, except for a big target like himself, I am afraid that it is also the place where grain and grass are hoarded.
Now Wei Tao's grain and grass are not abundant, but due to the agreement with Cao Cao, although the grain and grass have been raised in the rear, they cannot be transported, so if they can burn their own grain and grass, they can only retreat.
So although I don't know what Cao Cao wants specifically, with all the information already fully understood, it is indeed not difficult to guess Cao Cao's intentions.
"Your Majesty, in fact, if each person only brings one day's food, it will not affect the battle, so, if His Majesty is willing to keep the contract, then he can take advantage of this to lead the troops back, not afraid of Cao Cao's attack, if His Majesty is not willing to keep the contract, then he can take advantage of this to transport the grain and grass in the rear, and then he will be divided with Cao Cao."
Just when Wei Tao was thinking about it, Zhou Yu said slowly, but what he said at this time left Wei Tao with a way out.
"That's true, in Gongjin's opinion, it's really a fight?"
Wei Tao also understood what Zhou Yu meant, and thought that it was indeed as Zhou Yu said, so Wei Tao was a little more thoughtful, maybe he could really fight.
"After all, our army is stronger than Cao's army, so for our army, it has long been invincible. The reason why Cao Cao invited our army to come to such a fight is probably because he has already understood the relationship. ”
Speaking of this, Zhou Yu sighed slightly, obviously Zhou Yu at this time really admired Cao Cao's trip.
"If our army and Cao's army really fight without scruples, then our army will definitely win in the end, but the internal turmoil in the Central Plains has not stopped for several years, and when the time comes, not to mention the expulsion of foreign enemies, I am afraid that there will really be a risk of invasion by foreign enemies!"
Hearing this, Wei Tao's heart was secretly shocked, Zhou Yu didn't know, but Wei Tao knew that why there were five chaotic things in history, wasn't it because the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu had been fighting and turbulent with each other in history, and they had consumed the vitality of the Central Plains in vain?
Although there are only two countries now, if the two countries continue to compete with each other, it will also greatly deplete the vitality of the Central Plains, and it may indeed make the history that has been reversed come again.
As soon as he thought of this, Wei Tao also secretly sighed in his heart.
"Fortunately, Brother Meng De has never had unscrupulous means to let the big man survive, if not......"
Thinking of this, Wei Tao's heart was also cold, although he still didn't understand the true meaning of why Cao Cao agreed on this battle, but Wei Tao felt lucky.
Even though it is a war of hundreds of thousands of people, it is always difficult to let the Central Plains 'bleed' endlessly.
Whether this battle is to unify the Central Plains by oneself, or because of one's own defeat and have to obey it, you can only stick to one place, but it is a lucky thing for the Han nation in the Central Plains.
Decades of conquest have exhausted the Central Plains, and the people's livelihood has withered, if there is no end to the war, so that the Han nation can have a chance to breathe, then it is the most terrible thing for the entire Han nation.
It's also time to make up your mind.
"What Gong Jin said is very true."
After a slight silence, Wei Tao, who had figured it out, bowed his head slightly.
"Since this is the case, then please ask Gong Jin to do an ambush, and when Cao Cao leads the army, it will be a one-hit success."
But Wei Tao had already made up his mind to gamble.
"No!"
Zhou Yu responded, naturally leading people to arrange, and at the same time, he also dispatched various soldiers to defend himself, so that Cao Jun would not have a chance.
The destiny of heaven is returned, even if it is manpower, it is irretrievable, even if it is Wei Tao, it may not be imagined that the clever plan offered by Zhou Yu is just to deal with Sima Yi's poisonous plan, and the two strategies are used together, then the result is naturally self-evident.
However, both sides were ignorant of this matter, and each was planning its own plan, so when time was so tight, the two sides did not plan for peaceful coexistence in a short period of time.
One day, it was such a peaceful past, if it was ordinary, it would naturally not be anything, but at this time, Wei Tao naturally felt very confused.
Fortunately, soon on the third day, Cao Cao came with his troops.
After all, it was an operation of 200,000 troops, and without the attention of the self-immolation camp like Wei Tao last time, the so-called sound of attacking the east and the west was unavailable, so Cao Cao led the troops directly without any concealment.
Rush straight to the top! (To be continued......)