Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, and for a while his heart was a little sour, and he almost subconsciously asked: "In the ice and snow, do you have a way to march?" Bowen, this is no joke. ”

At this moment, he said the voices of many ministers, followed Cao Cao to Zhuo County, and there were a total of three military advisors who went out to fight, Xun You, Guo Jia and Cheng Yu.

The three of them are also strategists who follow Cao Cao all the year round, and their status is also very noble and respected in Xu Du, among which Guo Jia is not only the current military advisor sacrificial wine, but also the prince of the school office.

When he was not in Xudu, the school office was handed over to Xi Zhicai to manage.

At this moment, including Zhuge Liang and Jia Xu, they were all staring at Xu Zhen with some astonishment, unable to guess his thoughts.

Cao Cao immediately stood up, looked at Xu Zhen in surprise, and asked in a deep voice, "What plan?" ”

"The mountain people have their own tricks, and it's hard to say now."

Xu Zhen smiled indifferently, and the corners of his mouth rose, making people unpredictable.

"The big war is coming, what are you talking about?!"

"Half a year ago, Dian Wei made a bet with General Zixiao."

Xu Zhen mentioned some private things at this moment, and as soon as these words came out, Xu Huang and Cao Ren, who were kneeling on Cao Cao's right hand, immediately glanced at each other.

Cao Ren hurriedly looked at Cao Cao again, and said with a wry smile: "Prime Minister, that's, that's me drunk, nonsense!" ”

"What bet?"

Cao Cao looked at Xu Zhen blankly, and then found that this kid liked to sell Guanzi, and it was meaningless to ask him, so he simply said to Dian Wei: "Ah Wei, you say, what kind of bet?" ”

Dian Wei scratched his head, his expression seemed to be recalling, and after thinking for a long time, he suddenly clapped his hands and said: "I remember, at that time, General Cao Ren made it clear that if I can defeat Youzhou, I can make General Cao impressed, otherwise no matter how great Jizhou's merits are, it will be 800,000 stone of grain for nothing, which is not a skill." ”

"Now the war in Youzhou is also at a critical moment, although I was drunk at the time, but what I promised with General Cao Ren still has to be done, otherwise I will eat 800,000 stone of grain in vain."

"Nonsense!"

Cao Cao turned his head and glared at Cao Ren, "How can you say such a thing, attacking Youzhou, it is the cooperation of all counties, the arrival of the army, the virtue of the Son of Heaven, 800,000 stone grain, that is to make up for the disaster that Yuan Shao did to Jizhou back then, and you still don't understand?" ”

"I see!"

Cao Ren's momentum softened, "I was drunk at the time, so it was all drunk, and Bowen didn't have to take it to heart." ”

Xu Zhen laughed happily, the smile on his face continued to grow leisurely, shook his head with a smile, and said: "I didn't pay attention to it, but Dian Wei always mentioned this matter, and said that if you can't take Youzhou, I'm afraid you will be looked down upon by the generals in the future, and life is better than death." ”

Dian Wei looked at Xu Zhen blankly, reacted after a while, turned back to Cao Cao and nodded: "Ah, yes, I have always felt that life is better than death, after all, this was said to me at that time." ”

"Ugh."

Cao Cao sighed softly.

"You guys are doing this, as if you are fighting for power and profit, the land of Youzhou should be in the bag, and Yuan Xi is not a problem, but now he has built a solid city tower, trying to defend it for several years, delaying the military plane, and neither side can please him."

"If you divide the troops and fight again, I am afraid that it will only increase casualties," Cao Cao's words were to the point, and he did not refute a few people at the first time.

At the same time, he was also curious about what Xu Zhen's plan was.

"Uh, I dare to make a military order!"

Dian Wei said angrily.

It seems that he wants to fight for this breath.

This put Cao Ren on the fire, and his face was embarrassed for a while.

"After the autumn harvest, it is difficult for the army to advance an inch, and several sieges have ended with more damage, and I can't enter again, and I don't plan to attack again, I just want the princes to be in Zhuo County, and take Shanggu and Daijun," Hearing this, Cao Cao changed his words, and no longer reprimanded against Dian Wei, but took a deep look at Xu Zhen, and then said: "In this case, you and I can divide our troops, you take Yuyang in Youzhou, break Yuan Xi's defense, and Cao Ren attack to replace the county and Shanggu." ”

"There is no need to make a military order, if you can't capture it, you can come back next year, now the situation is stable, and there is time."

Xu Zhen nodded and smiled, "Okay, thank you, lord." ”

"What is there to be thankful for?"

Cao Cao's face was gone, full of solemnity, "Bowen, you must know that as a commander, you must not be rash, and you must not be burdened by emotions." ”

"Just a word, let you take over such a problem, how to overcome it is up to you, if you lose, you don't have to be reluctant, in vain to waste military strength."

Xu Zhen smiled without saying a word, and nodded lightly.

When the three major strategists looked at him, they were all a little confused.

After the discussion dispersed, coming out of the military tent, Guo Jia and Cheng Yu walked together, and they also talked about the matter and felt weird.

"Sacrificial wine thinks that the prince really has a plan to capture Yuyang?"

"In the next opinion, Yuyang is now no less than Gongsun Zhan's Yijing, and it is already surrounded by high walls, except for excavation, I don't know what other strategies can be used to break through?"

"Is it necessary to use the lampshade to cross the air and fall into the city like the attack on Shouchun back then? Open the gates to welcome the soldiers into the city? ”

"Or is it because the prince has already built some siege equipment that he has never seen before, so he has no fear?"

Guo Jia glanced at him slightly, didn't say anything, there was not much change in expression on his indifferent face, and he walked slowly and leisurely in the barracks.

After a long time, his pensive brows relaxed slightly, and he shook his head and said, "I can't think of any way." ”

"If it is a strategy, only by letting Yuan Xi attack it can he ambush and break his army, but in such a situation, how can Yuan Xi come out, he has made it clear that he will delay until winter, and he is waiting for reinforcements from the state."

"Could it be that Bowen wants to pretend that reinforcements are coming, let the state Gaolan enter the country, and then lead Yuan Xi out for a decisive battle?"

Cheng Yu gasped, "Hey, if that's the case, wouldn't the casualties be even greater, and the prince is really sure of the risky plan?" ”

"I just can't figure it out, I can't guess his mind now, looking at it in the hall today, even Zhuge Kongming, Jia Xu and other Bowen's henchmen and advisers are actually stunned, which means that they don't know Bowen's strategy."

"Unbelievable," Cheng Yu was speechless, and the two looked at each other stunned, quite helpless.

In the war book, when facing this kind of battle situation, they can only have a strategy, or act at the opportunity, and they can attack the heart and break the city.

For example, Shouchun was like this back then, so that the people rebelled from within, so that the morale of the army was no longer dependent on Yuan Shu, to put it bluntly, Yuan Shu had lost his morality, so when the city was attacked later, the defenders opened the city gate to greet each other.

But now, the city of Yuyang in Youzhou is stable, the military heart is stable, and Yuan Xi's soldiers and horses are the die-hard henchmen who have followed him for many years.

These soldiers will not necessarily lose their hearts, but will only fight to the death, because they have already been deeply favored, and they have been with Yuan Xi for many years, and they have been tied with each other for many years.

"Sacrificial wine, I heard that you have a very good relationship with the prince, why don't you go and inquire?"

Although he didn't expect it, Cheng Yu didn't plan to give up his curiosity, in short, he was loyal to Cao Cao, and even if he knew, he wouldn't say it.

Guo Jia raised his hand coldly and said faintly: "Mr. Zhongde doesn't need to worry, if you have a plan, why do you need to investigate, just wait and see." ”

"If you can't do such a thing in the future, Bowen doesn't want to say it, then it means that the strategy is not good to tell others, why should I force it to say it, isn't it boring for myself, I have this free time, it is better to think about how to take Shanggu and Daijun."

"Although these two counties are simple, they are not readily available, and they need to be used to reduce the loss of soldiers and horses."

"Hmmm......"

Cheng Yu was stunned for a moment, knowing that Guo Jia was also in a bad mood, so it was not good to urge him anymore, but he was still curious in his heart about what the plan would be.

Why can't I think of a plan to attack Yuyang?

"It's a pity."

Cheng Yu bowed to Guo Jia, and then left quickly, and began to prepare a plan to urge the army to set off, first attacking Daijun and Shanggu.

After capturing it, it may severely damage the morale of Yuan Xi's soldiers and horses, and reduce the pressure on Xu Zhen's side to fight.

……

At this moment, in the main tent of the barracks of Xu Zhen's headquarters, Zhuge Liang and Jia Xu waited for Xu Zhen to come back, and immediately surrounded him.

"Master, what kind of strategy?"

"Assault."

Xu Zhen said categorically.

Zhuge Liang: "......"

Jia Xu: "......"

We've been waiting for you to come back for more than half an hour!

You tell me about the assault!?

"Prince, many people will die if you attack it."

Zhuge Liang's expression was sad, and he said bitterly: "In the Yuyang City Tower, the high city wall is guarded, and there are at least 100,000 soldiers and horses, all of whom are Yuan Xi's elite divisions, and they are fully prepared, so they must have defensive equipment." ”

"Tiangong Academy, but there are no siege equipment at all, according to the existing catapult, I don't know how many stones have to be thrown to smash such a thick city wall."

"Storm, are you sure?" Jia Xu touched his chin and beard and looked at Xu Zhen suspiciously.

Now in this military tent, the most uncomfortable thing is Dian Wei, he stood behind Xu Zhen and squeezed his eyebrows, his face was bitter, and his face was full of wrinkles.

"Alas......"

Then he let out a long sigh, "I thought I really had a plan, and I almost made a military order." ”

"The prince is really, tsk, it hurts a lot."

"Tsk!"

Xu Zhen turned his head and glanced at him, "You don't dare to attack?" ”

"Then don't say you have a plan! I thought I could fight a good battle, but didn't it turn out to be a hard fight? ”

"Then it's better to follow Yuan Shao's example of attacking Youzhou back then, directly besieging the city with a large army, and then digging down from the ground."

"Dig in, no matter how high his wall is, it's useless!"

Dian Wei looked helpless, he could only come up with this strategy, if he attacked and climbed over the city wall, it was basically impossible to pass.

"After winter, it will be difficult to gather in Yuyang, because there will be a plague after the war, and Yuan Xi will arrange the soldiers and horses to various key roads for the coming year, and at that time we will have the opportunity to take advantage of him to go out of the city, and then break his soldiers and horses."

"When the attack of the large army is separated, the defenders in the city will be reduced by at least half, and they can attack again if they are in disarray."

Zhuge Liang and Jia Xu glanced at each other, looking at each other without saying a word, this strategy sounds good, but how to deceive people from it?

"How do you deceive it?"

Zhuge Liang still couldn't hold back and asked this sentence.

Xu Zhenle smiled, "Then you think of a way, before you think of it, let's not use troops, I'll go to the Tiangong Academy first." ”

After saying this, Xu Zhen left directly.

Leaving Zhuge Liang in place, his face was helpless.

You ask me? I'm just driving alone, how do I know?

In this matter, you are the state pastor, and it should be you who decide.

Tengongin.

There is also a division of land in Zhongshan, and Pu Feng and others naturally follow the army, and now there are not only blacksmiths, but also stonemasons and carpenters, etc., which are a lot more than before.

"What now?"

Zhuge Liang looked at Jia Xu.

Dian Wei looked at the two of them dumbfounded, as if he was expecting something.

"The two military advisors, do you have a plan to trick people out?"

"Nope."

Jia Xu said categorically.

Dian Wei stared at him seriously for a long time, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "In front of so many generals, I set up this battle, although I didn't have a military order, but I can't afford to lose this person." ”

He said and patted Jia Xu's shoulder heavily, "I beg you, ah, think about it, think about it carefully......"

"Can you have a plan to lure them out of that turtle shell, and I will definitely kill his main general."

"Old, try your best to ......"

Jia Xu smiled bitterly, he was really not sure about this.

……

Within a month, the autumn harvest of grain and grass continued to be sent to the front line, and Jizhou could be described as a bumper harvest, and the people handed over nearly 2 million stone of grain.

At the same time, various crops were harvested, and a large number of grain trucks were followed, and after gathering from the Qinghe River, they were sent to the front line according to the grain transportation route and entered Xu Zhen's camp.

During this period, Cao Ren led a large army to attack Daijun first, because Daijun had experienced several major battles, so the city was ruined, and the garrison was not solid, so it was easier to break.

besieged the city overnight, lost more than 10,000 people to capture the upper valley, collected all the people of the clans in the upper valley, broke through the city and slaughtered Yuan Xi's army.

At this time, the climate just cooled down.

To this day, Xu Zhen's soldiers and horses have not taken any action except for advancing for thirty miles, which is even equivalent to not having any war.

In addition to spying on the military, it is to expand exploration and arrange outposts.

The military information obtained was piled up, and all the situations outside the Yuyang City Tower were investigated several times, and Xu Zhen was tired of it every day, but he still did not send troops.

This has to make people suspect that Xu Zhen should have nothing to do.

Inside the Cao Ying camp.

"Is it that the prince has no plan at all?"

"He hasn't sent troops yet, does he plan to wait for the climate to completely cool down before he does it?"

"If that's the case, will there be more casualties? The walls are cold and difficult to climb, and the walls will freeze after rain, and once the snow and ice in the north are spread everywhere, it will be difficult for horses to pass. ”

"How do you fight in the snow?"

Until now, Cheng Yu has always remembered the strategy Xu Zhen said at the beginning, but the more winter it gets, the more difficult it is to attack.

Once winter arrives, then any strategy will pale in comparison.

"There is no need to guess, since Bowen has received this responsibility, he will not act recklessly, cowering, and there is no joke in the army."

Guo Jia took a deep breath and interrupted Cheng Yu's words.

"Aren't you really curious, what kind of medicine is being sold in the prince's gourd?"

"Curious, but don't ask."

Guo Jia walked forward with his hands behind his back, only caring about his own governance every day, and doing a good job in the army, every day, there was a war that could distract him before, but now the war is won, and he must take care of the resettlement and governance of the land, and arrange the city defense to prevent the soldiers and horses on both sides of Youzhou and Bingzhou from seizing the city.

But compared to that time, he was still a lot more idle, after all, most of the things about defending the city and the people were in charge of Xun You, he used his strategy steadily, step by step, and would not give the enemy any chance.

So now, Guo Jia has at least two or three hours a day, curious about what Xu Zhen is selling in the gourd.

After sending Cheng Yu away, Guo Jia paused, looked at his back with a cold face, and after making sure that he was gone, he immediately turned back to the main tent, opened the curtain and entered the military tent.

Cao Cao was taken aback.

"Bonghyo?"

"What is Berwen's plan? Can you tell me? ”

Cao Cao was stunned, his lips slightly open.

"I, I don't know......"

How has it been forced like this?

"I did ask at the beginning, but Bowen just laughed, and said that he had his own plan, so I don't have to be anxious, and I will be filial to you-"

Cao Cao's voice did not fall.

Guo Jia squatted directly on the ground, put his hands in his hair, fiddling with a very messy face, his eyes were cloudy, "What kind of strategy is he?!" I can't even think of it! ”

(End of chapter)