Yuan Shao absolutely cannot tolerate Han Sui's crazy destruction, this is not only a matter of actual losses, but also a matter of face and prestige.

If you only evaluate Han Sui's combat strength, Han Sui's strength is probably equivalent to the sum of Zhang Jaw and Pan Feng's army, but eighty percent of Han Sui's army is cavalry, which makes Zhang Jaw and Pan Feng, who only account for two percent of the cavalry, suffer enough.

However, this gap is more reflected in the early stage, the battle between the cavalry and the infantry, it seems that the cavalry occupies a great advantage, but if it is caught in a long-term war, the infantry is replenished quickly, and the cavalry is quite troublesome, from the cost point of view, a cavalry is at least the cost of five to ten infantrymen, just raising the cavalry, Han Sui will be extremely painful.

Now Han Sui mainly relies on Lu Bu's support and the grain and grass he grabbed to support the battle, if Pan Feng is not so eager to fight, slowly fight a war of attrition with Han Sui, and play a strong wall to clear the wilderness, the final defeat will inevitably be Han Sui.

Yuan Shao himself is also very aware of this, and knows that Xu You's suggestion is very correct, but many things are not correct and will definitely be done, at least Yuan Shao does not have the determination to fight a bad war now, or Yuan Shao has always lacked that kind of determination, which in the war in eastern Yanzhou has actually fully demonstrated Yuan Shao's conservative mentality, which eventually led to the situation that the war in Henan was delayed.

If you use Guo Jia's words, then Yuan Shao is the mud that can't support the wall, and his mediocre character is really bad on the battlefield, for example, now, Yuan Shao issued an order to let Wen Chou Beidu break Han Sui first, it is simply a quack doctor who has a headache and a pain in his feet, where there is a fire, Yuan Shao will throw his troops there, and there is no overall strategic planning at all. I can't find the strategic core and focus at all, such a person can be in charge of Jizhou, it can only be said that Han Fu is too incompetent, once he encounters a powerful character like Pang Yuan and Lu Bu, Yuan Shao immediately appears as a prototype. This kind of guy deserves to be eliminated.

Wen Chou crossed the river from Dong'a and recaptured Pingyang, in fact, it was Han Sui who took the initiative to give up Pingyang, Han Sui did not have the idea of fighting a tough or defensive battle with Wen Chou at all, and Han Sui's troops were not suitable for a defensive war.

Wen Chou is not completely evacuated from Henan now. Because some of his troops are still in Dong'e, they can be regarded as firefighters across the two war zones, Yuan Shao's purpose is likely to let Wen Chou temporarily take over, and then wait for the reorganization of Pan Feng's army to be completed, and then take over the defense of Pingyang, Wen Chou can return to Jibei.

But. The successive northward crossings of Pan Feng and Wen Chou have seriously affected the war in Henan, and Gao Gan and Yan Liang are already a little powerless on such a long front, and they also take the opportunity to increase their operational initiative and take the opportunity to regain a lot of territory, basically pushing the battle line back to Yanggu, Gucheng, and Fucheng in the north, and more actively in the south. Gopyeong, Sanyang, and Renseong, which recaptured Renseong-gun, gradually returned to the state before the war.

"Fuqing, why don't you go north to help in the war?"

"General, if you go north to help in the war, can you take Lujun, Taishan and Jibei in a short time?"

"It's unlikely, isn't it?"

"In this case, during the period when the general is away, Cao Cao will increase his offensive efforts, and even open another battlefield in the west to capture the Liang State in one fell swoop, if the Liang State is lost. Our army will lose its strategic depth, which is very detrimental to the security of Dingtao. ”

Lu Bu was stunned, stretched out his hand to roast on the brazier, rubbed it vigorously, and sighed heavily.

"But now the situation in the north is basically open. Han Sui also played quite well, but he lacked the ability to make a final decision! If there is no Cao Cao, it would be better1

"Hehe, without Cao Cao's words, we wouldn't dare to release Han Sui in a hurry now, the general's assumption is meaningless1

"Something is not a hypothesis, but an emotion 1

"The general was made lose his temper by Cao Cao's turtle shell1

Lu Bu gritted his teeth and didn't answer, Cao Cao's camp is now built like a city, Lu Bu wants to use his brains from logistics, but Cao Cao's logistics are handed over to Yiren to disperse and transport, in addition, Cao Cao is also using attacks to contain Lu Bu, so that he does not dare to leave lightly.

Therefore, Lu Bu can't break Cao Cao's defense now, and he doesn't dare to leave Dangxian too far, in fact, if it's just a Dangxian County, Lu Bu can indeed give up, but as Pang Yuan said, once Lu Bu leaves, Cao Cao will definitely increase the intensity of his attack.

Now Cao Cao does not contribute on the one hand because Lu Bu's army can fight, Cao Cao does not want to lose too much, and on the other hand, he does not want to force Lu Bu to the Jedi now, he is afraid that he will be affected by Lu Bu's decisive blow. Cao Cao's purpose now is to stick Lu Bu, and when other places reach a critical juncture, Lu Bu will naturally abandon Liang Guo after weighing, and then Cao Cao will be able to pick up Liang Guo for nothing, and he can also avoid fighting with Lu Bu, this is Cao Cao's real plan.

Pang Yuan thought a step deeper: "General, you know what is the reason why Cao Cao is not going all out now, once the battle in the north is unfavorable to Yuan Shao, Cao Cao will increase the intensity of the attack, so the more it comes to this turning point, the more dangerous the southern front will be, and the general must not leave lightly." ”

"That North Side"

"Just let Han Sui toss slowly, as long as he can effectively contain Yuan Shao, it is obviously unrealistic to want to destroy Yuan Shao in one day."

Lu Bu nodded thoughtfully, exhaled softly, and seemed to have no interest in speaking, just staring at the red charcoal fire in the brazier in a silent daze.

In Cao's camp outside the city, not far from Lu Bu, Cao Cao also shrunk in a tent to bake the fire, wrapped in thick fur, and still felt a little cold.

"Is there enough winter clothes for the soldiers in this ghost weather?"

"Enough, don't worry about logistics."

"Did those guys say anything?"

"No, but the implication is that we are a little less positive, hehe." Xi Zhicai's face was a little pale, his winter clothes were thicker, he was still holding a bowl of hot wine in his hand, and his body was also close to the brazier, looking like he wanted to sit directly in the brazier.

Cao Cao sneered: "It's not their turn to do what to do, now the official doesn't want to force Lu Bu to the brink, at least we can't do this thing, but unfortunately, Yuan Shao is too angry1."

Xi Zhicai shook his head: "Yuan Benchu is characteristic, he is indecisive, he can't let go of everything, he will be restrained everywhere, speaking of which, I really can't count on him, Liu Bei is also cunning, after taking Henan Yin, there is no reaction, they are afraid that they also have the same idea, Lu Bu, a tiger, no one wants to be bitten 1."

Cao Cao twitched the corner of his mouth, in fact, Cao Cao had already been bitten by Lu Bu, Xiahoudun and Xu Chu were defeated in a row, and the entire Peiguo was also actively thrown away, although this bite would not be fatal, but it was really painful.

Cao Cao picked up the tongs on the side, put a piece of bamboo charcoal into the brazier, smacked his lips and said: "It's not a fuel-efficient lamp, but if everyone doesn't contribute, the situation formed by this is stagnant, and if it is delayed, it may not be over1."

Xi Zhicai smiled: "Not necessarily, when it comes to spring ploughing, there will be people who can't hold it and want to break the deadlock in front of them?" ”

Cao Cao's eyes lit up: "Who can't stand it?" ”

"From the perspective of his subordinates, the first person who can't stand it will probably be Yuan Shao, and now Han Sui is destroying Yuan Shao's territory like a horse thief, if it can't curb Han Sui's activities in the spring ploughing, the entire Wei County, part of Guangping, and the plains will be affected. Looking at Jibei, Lujun, and Taishan, there is basically no way to carry out normal production, and Yuan Shao is definitely not satisfied with this situation. ”

Cao Cao nodded silently, hummed meaninglessly, and motioned for Xi Zhi to continue.

Xi Zhicai tightened the fur on his body, and continued: "The second is Lu Bu, Lu Bu's territory has shrunk a lot now, but the population has increased a little, plus the impact of this year's drought, the food is already worrying, if because of the war, it affects the spring plowing in Chenliu, Liangguo, Shanyang, Dongping County and other places, then next year's grain has become a big problem, can Lu Bu dig out more money and silver from the ground to buy food?" ”

"Hehe" Cao Cao laughed in a low voice, Cao Cao felt very funny about the bad things Lu Bu did, I don't know how this thing will be ridiculed by future generations after a hundred years, don't you know, in fact, the position of 'touching the gold school captain' was originally invented by Cao Cao.

"Zhicai said that these two people will try their best to defeat each other in order to break the current stalemate."

"Yes, the appearance of Han Sui is a manifestation of this demand."

"Well, Han Sui's strength has not been reduced, and now that he is released, it will indeed make Han Sui have the possibility of becoming bigger, the lesser of two evils, and it is also a manifestation of Lu Bu's dissatisfaction with the status quo, so should we suspend the offensive and let Lu Bu go north to fight with Yuan Shao?"

"Lu Bu will not be fooled, if our army retreats, his subordinates dare to guarantee that Lu Bu will not go north, but learn from Han Sui to counterattack Qian County, and try his best to harass our army1

Cao Cao frowned, and said self-deprecatingly: "This is really a bit of a cocoon, hehe." ”

"The lord doesn't have to worry too much, Lu Bu and Yuan Shao's dissatisfaction with the current stalemate will prompt them to break the deadlock, as for how to break it, we can't predict, but the battle on the northern front will tend to be fierce, we can adjust the pace of our army according to the specific situation, and even when necessary, we can take the initiative to increase the offensive against Lu Bu, although we should try to avoid the situation of being sacrificed by Lu Bu, but if necessary, appropriate efforts should still be made."

Cao Cao's expression was awe-inspiring, and he said solemnly: "Zhicai said that when necessary, our army will launch a strong attack?" ”

"Yes, if everyone doesn't contribute, the final benefit must be Lu Bu, relatively speaking, our army is the strongest, and it is also the most able to bear losses, and the benefit of defeating Lu Bu to welcome the Son of Heaven is very huge, and appropriate sacrifices are acceptable."

Cao Cao nodded noncommittally, and stabbed the burning charcoal fire in the brazier with the tongs, and fell into deep thought. To be continued...