Xiahou Yuan's final defeat was in the war horse, although Xiahou Yuan switched to attack the archer tactics and cavalry tactics, but he always had congenital deficiencies, most of the Youzhou soldiers grew up on horseback since childhood, and the understanding of war horses was really not something that could be learned later. High-quality updates

How to save every bit of physical strength for the war horse, this kind of thing really can't be said, including how to cooperate with the war horse to turn, how to accelerate and how to slow down, etc., and even when to run fast and when to jog, these things Xiahou Yuan can't learn, and no one will teach him.

So, when Xiahou Yuan saw that the physical strength of the war horse was almost time to retreat, he was shocked to find that the enemy's war horse could still sprint frequently, which immediately pressed Xiahou Yuan tactically, and Huang Xu, who was chasing after Xiahou Yuan's buttocks, happily chased and beat hard, and after paying a lot of price, now Huang Xu finally began to harvest!

Later, with the help of the Inhuman troops, Xiahou Yuan managed to keep seven or eight thousand cavalry, but the Inhumans who helped Xiahou Yuan were miserable, and these players who originally received the infiltration reconnaissance mission were mostly stripped away and sent back to the city for free, and this result will make the next Cao Ren siege battle completely distorted.

When Cao Ren finally came to Guangling City, he found that he was in a dilemma, attacking the city, he had 50,000 infantry, and the defenders in the city were less than 20,000.

It's impossible to go back, and if you don't fight, you can run back. Cao Ren really can't afford to lose this face, and Cao Ren didn't dare to retreat until he completed the task assigned by Cao Cao.

You can't attack or dare to retreat. Cao Ren had no choice but to counterattack under Guangling City for defense, build a strong barrier, and want to fight a protracted war, but the attacker will fight a protracted war that will test its logistical ability, the distance from Changxian to Guangling is already more than 200 miles, and Changxian to Hefei is still more than 100 miles, such a long passage. It was soon infiltrated by players from the Youzhou camp.

If it weren't for the worry about the garrison of the city, Huang Xu would have infiltrated it a long time ago, and he would definitely be able to cut Cao Ren off food and grass. It was Xu Shu who stopped Huang Xu's action with a high-quality update. It's not that he is too conservative, but he doesn't understand what Cao Cao is thinking about, Xu Shu doesn't dare to let go and fight back, this is a steady dazzle as a chief of army staff

I don't know what Cao Cao thinks. Even if the battle of Guangling is out of shape. Cao Cao's three-way army still set off, Xiahoudun led 100,000 cavalry from Tancheng to the north to attack Linyi, Xu Chu led 100,000 cavalry, from Xiapi to attack in the direction of Lianyungang, and a full-scale war seemed to break out suddenly.

The New Year's holiday in Miyun ended immediately, and all military and political personnel returned to their positions to prepare for the upcoming large-scale war. At present, the Youzhou General Staff is also fiercely discussing the changes in the entire strategic situation, which is the most difficult to understand. It is the strategic purpose of the opponent, and if this is not clear, all the responses will appear aimless.

Listening to the back-and-forth arguments of the staff officers, Fang Zhiwen's eyes seemed to be a little sloppy, Taishi Zhaorong beside him glanced at her husband, pursed her lips and smiled secretly, no one else seemed to notice that Fang Zhiwen was habitually fugue, and still expressed his views fiercely.

"I think Cao Cao's purpose is nothing more than to eliminate the threat from behind, now Cao Cao's western front is peaceful, and Yuan Shao on the northern front is desperate for peace, Cao Cao has free his hands, he must want to remove the thorns in his back, everyone thinks too much, and there is inevitably a tendency to complicate things."

Liu Ye's idea is typical of minimalism, and he is supported by Kuai Liang, Cheng Gongying, and Tian Zhi, while the three old foxes are all on the other side.

"Otherwise, Cao Cao is cunning and cunning, never fights uncertain battles, and every battle also has political demands behind it, this battle Cao Cao is willing to take risks, in order to take back that little place in Xuzhou?"

"In fact, our army only has two cities in Xuzhou, Guangling and Lianyungang, and there is basically no offensive configuration; Besides, Langya and Taishan, Taishan is now facing Yuan Shao, not Cao Cao, and Langya only has a cavalry force from Murong Fang, which is completely defensive in nature, and it is impossible to pose a substantial threat to Cao Cao. The high-quality update is also precisely because our army has deployed too few troops, which attracted Cao Cao's covetousness, and his purpose was to take Xuzhou quickly while I was unprepared. ”

"But isn't he worried about our ensuing fierce counterattack?"

"Then it depends on Yuan Shao's actions, maybe they have formed a military alliance! If Yuan Shao also goes to war with me, our army will inevitably have a priority, and Xuzhou is a place that our army does not care much about. ”

"Ziyang's statement is purely from a military point of view, and we should consider it more politically, what is the benefit of doing so to Cao Cao? If the combined forces of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao could not defeat our army, why did he do so? Afterwards, our army's retaliation will definitely cause Cao Cao to suffer heavy losses, isn't this more than worth the loss1

Li Ru's question was simple and there was no way to answer it, everyone froze again, and then everyone's eyes looked at Fang Zhiwen, only to find that Fang Zhiwen seemed to be distracted.

"Ahem, lord! Lord Gong 1

"Huh?! How's it going, what did you discuss? ”

Tian Feng was speechless, and everyone laughed angrily.

"There is no result, Cao Cao's actions are too abnormal, it seems that Cao Cao knows that there is a wall in front of him, and he still buries his head and rushes straight up, which is really unreasonable1

"Lord, it is easy to understand purely from a military point of view, it can be regarded as Cao Cao's military adventure, but politically" Liu Ye also shook his head, indicating that he couldn't understand it.

Fang Zhiwen nodded, blinked and said: "Everyone must have their own ideas, but there is no evidence, okay, now let's put aside the evidence, let's let go of our minds and guess what Cao Cao is doing." ”

Fang Zhiwen's words let everyone, does this mean to let everyone talk nonsense? Looking at each other, the inseparable crowd who had been arguing just now suddenly fell silent.

"Okay, I'll name Tian Zhi, Tian Zhi is the youngest, you say 1 first

"No, my lord! I guess Cao Cao wants to deceive Yuan Shao into going to war with our army, if Yuan Shao really follows Cao Cao and our army as enemies, and even Gongsun Zan and Sima Fang also join in, then the focus of our army must be in the north, and this war will greatly weaken and contain Yuan Shao, at this time Cao Cao will strike a counterattack! As for afterwards, Cao Cao can completely give Xuzhou back to us, or even let more of it, anyway, it's all for nothing1

Well said1 Liu Ye applauded, Tian Zhi was a little embarrassed, blushing and lowering his head, but his eyes were a little proud and excited.

Fang Zhiwen nodded with a smile and glanced at everyone, Liu Ye and Kuai Liang obviously supported Tian Zhi, and Cheng Gongying seemed to have a little different opinions.

"To the first, you say."

"Nuo, my subordinates basically agree with Tian Zhi's statement, but I just add that if Sima Fang makes a move, then Sima Fang's thoughts about Gongsun Zan are probably the same as Cao Cao's thoughts about Yuan Shao."

"Hehe, it's an interesting guess, if I understand it the other way around, right?"

Tian Zhi blinked, raised his head and said, "Lord, are you saying that Yuan Shao is also calculating Cao Cao in turn." ”

"Yes1

"This is also possible, but is Cao Cao so stupid? He must have the means to force Yuan Shao to do it1

Fang Zhiwen smiled and said nothing, turned to Jia Xu, who had not spoken much, and said: "Wenhe, don't hide it, good things are only interesting if everyone appreciates them." ”

"Hehe, the lord looks down on his subordinates, since the lord has named him, then his subordinates will talk about it, and his subordinates think that Cao Cao is deliberately looking for failure1

"Oh? Interesting, how do you say that? ”

Jia Xu glanced at everyone with a smile and said, "This is pure speculation and groundless subordinates!" His subordinates thought that Cao Cao had a reason to attack, just like when he attacked Xuzhou. ”

"Shhh Wen He said that he had internal contradictions that needed to be resolved1 Liu Ye asked in surprise.

"Yes, I'm just guessing! This can be verified by Shi A.1

Everyone's eyes looked at Fang Zhiwen again, Fang Zhiwen was still smiling, turned to Tian Feng and said, "What about Yuan Hao?" ”

"Hehe, if you let your subordinates guess, your subordinates will guess that Cao Cao is killing three birds with one stone, one is to solve internal problems with the help of war; second, let's see if Yuan Shao can be fooled and really turn against our army; The third is to find an excuse to do something to Yuan Shao1

Li Ru continued: "The latter two are actually two sides of the same thing1

Tian Feng smiled and nodded.

"Oh, so Cao Cao may not really put in the effort to fight?"

"It should be, this is also the original intention of him to attack in these directions, but he didn't expect Xiahou Yuan to be greedy and rash, and as a result, he was broken by Xiao Huangxu."

"Huh"

Tian Feng's words made everyone laugh, but if you think about it carefully, if Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren cooperate closely, there should be a stalemate under Guangling City now, and a siege state that will not be very fierce will be formed.

Looking at the direction of Lianyungang and Linyi, Lianyungang is only garrisoned by Chen Lan's infantry, and has no offensive ability, but the geographical location is excellent, even if Xu Chu can fight, he can't beat it. In the direction of Linyi, a similar situation will be formed with Guangling.

Cao Cao's soldiers are divided into three roads, but the three roads are not strong, if two of these three roads are combined, whether it is Linyi or Guangling, it should be able to attack, but he is divided into three roads. This is what Tian Feng said at the beginning, Cao Cao seems to know that there is a wall in front of him, but he also wants to bump into it.

Fang Zhiwen rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Okay, you guys all have a reasonable guess, and I don't know if Cao Cao is really so powerful, I will find a way to confirm the relevant information, then it depends on Yuan Shao's reaction, right?" ”

"Yuan Shao will definitely make relevant military transfers next, but it's hard to say whether he will really do it." Kuai Liang stroked his beard and said.

"Whether he moves or not, we have to be prepared, just don't move, once he moves, Qingzhou will defend, and the north will exert force, and immediately take Zhongshan, Hejian and Bohai."

Fang Zhiwen almost didn't think about it before deciding, Tian Feng and Li Ru glanced at each other, and they both smiled with the corners of their mouths curled. To be continued.