"Fengxiao, not so ......"

Cao Cao laughed bitterly.

I couldn't hold my breath and didn't ask.

Why did you get like this?

"Lord, I can't figure it out, is it really not as good as Bowen's strategy? Why is he still able to calm down and patrol the camp every day without any hurry?! ”

Guo Jiaren was completely confused.

With a change of coach, it is now difficult to sit still, and it is difficult to sleep at night, after all, he almost had to make a military order at the beginning.

Although he was stopped by the lord, if he failed to capture Yuyang County in the end, wouldn't he lose face?

"Bowen is now the commander of the three armies, although he is still a state minister, not a general, but the strategy of marching and fighting is his strategy, so the lifeblood of the three armies is still in his hands."

"And if he only patrols and drills like this, but refuses to make a decision to march, and does not plan to lure the enemy, how will he finally defeat the Youzhou soldiers?"

"There is still a month, the severe cold is coming, and then Yuan Xi will be able to occupy the land and sit back and relax, and the war horses will not be passable, can his two battalions of armored cavalry and crossbow cavalry still march to Yuyang when the university closes the mountain?"

"Even if he marches to Yuyang City, the cavalry is facing such a high wall, how can Yuan Xi capture the city if he continues to defend it?"

"Besides, outside Yuyang City, Yuan Xi himself has a lot of camps and passes, if he arranges troops to ambush, Bowen is estimated to be swallowed by how many troops he goes, and this battle is more lost than won!"

"Marching is the biggest problem, in this kind of weather, the soldiers are reluctant to travel, the difficulty of marching is comparable to the difficulty of entering the Shu Road, I really can't figure it out, what strategy does Bowen want to use?!"

After hearing this, Cao Cao unconsciously smacked his mouth a few times.

Bonghyo can't be a demon, right?

"Fengxiao, why worry so much, since there is still a month, then wait and see."

"Lord, maybe guess?"

"There are indeed some guesses," Cao Cao nodded, he knew Xu Zhen very well, so after thinking about it, he could probably guess how Xu Zhen would use his troops.

"What did the Lord teach me?"

Guo Jia immediately approached with an arrow, staring at Xu Zhen with burning eyes, his eyes widened as if he was crazy, and he was so panting that even his neatly trimmed beard was constantly trembling.

"Wait for Yuan Xi to come out of the city, and then the army will be exterminated."

Cao Cao said crisply.

These words were almost exactly the same as what Xu Zhen told Zhuge Kongming and others at that time.

And Guo Jia also asked Kong Ming what they subconsciously said, "How to get Yuan Xi out of the city?" ”

Cao Cao said with a smile: "After winter, if a large number of people and soldiers gather in the city, there may be epidemics. ”

"If Yuan Xi wants to occupy the main roads after the beginning of spring, defend the whole army for another year, and wait for the state to bring troops to rescue, he must take advantage of the most severe winter to send the soldiers and horses out of the city, and then occupy the main roads of the cities."

"This, just like an old turtle, can stretch out its head to breathe, or shrink its head to guard."

Cao Cao laughed when he said this, after all, he couldn't imagine that Yuan Shao Hero I, who had been in the north for many years, and once became the biggest prince in the world in a few years.

What a majesty, I didn't expect that one of the three sons died early on the battlefield in Qingzhou and was killed by Xu Zhen; One became a prisoner, and now he cries and shouts every day for minced meat and honey water; Although the last son is capable outside, this tactic is like a turtle.

However, although it is not majestic enough, it can be useful.

Yuan Xi is indeed good, and he is indeed the person who knows the most about marching and fighting among Yuan Shao's three sons.

"How, then, can the winter march be won? If the state army Gao Lan comes to the rescue, will we put it inside the territory or resist it outside!? ”

Guo Jia became even more confused after hearing this, "The cold iron is cold, and the war horse is difficult to walk, wouldn't such a march have to let the foot soldiers cross the mountains and mountains to cross the snow mountains, and before arriving at Yuyang, I am afraid that they will also be killed by Yuan Xi." ”

"No," Guo Jia's face tightened, with an uncomfortable expression on his face, "I'm afraid that most of the dead and wounded will be killed and injured halfway through this march." ”

Cao Cao smiled, immediately got up and grabbed the back of Guo Jia's hand, patted it softly, and said sincerely: "That's why I said, I just guessed, and I wasn't convinced." ”

"Bowen is no less than me in the use of soldiers, it has been seen on the battlefield of Guandu, have you ever seen him act rashly over the years? Since this is the choice, there should be a certain degree of certainty. ”

"What's more, he still has a gambling contract with Zixiao, although it has not been written, but most of the officers and soldiers of the whole army have heard about it, and it is passed on as a good story, if Bowen is defeated, he is afraid that he will be embarrassed and thrown into the three armies."

Guo Jia frowned, "Isn't the lord afraid that Bowen will lose?" ”

"What am I afraid of," Cao Cao's eyes widened slightly, and he spread his hand and said, "If Bowen loses the bet, Zixiao's prestige will increase greatly." ”

"If Bowen wins, the two of them can release their previous suspicions, and each of them will become famous in the Northern Frontier, why not?"

Also.

Guo Jia glanced at Cao Cao, the position he was standing in was different, and the scenery he saw was naturally different.

Moreover, if Bowen is defeated, Yuyang will definitely be damaged, and when he attacks again in the spring of the next year, Cao Ren will also be able to save effort.

After all, no matter how unfavorable Xu Zhen is to the terrain, his soldiers and horses are strong enough, and he will not be defeated if he is defeated, and he will definitely be able to fight with Yuan Xi and lose both.

"That, that...... Something is wrong, or is it unreasonable, Bowen's plan seems simple, but in fact it is even more difficult to achieve, how does he know that Yuan Xi must be waiting for winter. ”

"Wait and see, a month, you can see."

Cao Cao patted Guo Jia on the shoulder a few times, gave him a few more instructions, and gave him a few orders, so that he could pass them on to the whole army, which could be regarded as finding something for him to do.

Don't be crazy anymore, it's a demon to look at this, I guess I'm guessing Xu Zhen's mind day and night.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, "For so many years, it is Xu Bowen who can't see through." ”

However, Cao Cao had guarded against Xu Zhen in the first few years, and now he has completely regarded him as his own family, and he can't see through it, and he has never had the intention of harming Xu Zhen and suppressing him.

The same is true for people such as Guo Jia, Xi Zhong, Cheng Yu and others, after truly understanding character and seeing him as a confident henchman, Cao Cao is still quite domineering and heroic.

The heart of prevention is naturally for outsiders.

"Tsk, how the hell is he going to fight?"

"Unbelievable."

Cao Cao returned to the futon and knelt down, his eyes suddenly empty, and then he learned Guo Jia's movements, picked his head, and looked puzzled.

……

Within twenty-four or five days, Xu Zhen still did not move his troops, kept his troops moving, accumulated food, slowly advanced more than ten miles, and still built a camp along the river.

But he did not move troops, except for personally going to explore the road every day, inspecting the mountain and forest trails, and checking the terrain in the suburbs of Yuyang, Xu Zhen spent most of his time in the baggage camp.

The sword and shield battalion led by Gao Shun, practiced day and night, was stable, and was not impetuous, the military heart was still very stable, and from time to time entered the mountains and forests to practice, and the willpower was quite tenacious.

Gradually, Zhuge Liang and Jia Xu no longer had any doubts, took care of the logistics, and counted and arranged the baggage in the camp.

During the month, the weather plummeted, the roads froze, and most of the rivers were still flowing, but the tributaries in the mountains were no longer flowing.

Not to mention the horses on the road, the caravan people are nowhere to be seen, at this time the people are trying to find a way to warm themselves at home, and the soldiers in the army are stationed in the field near the mountains, because the mountains are colder, many people have chilblains, and suffer from cold.

Fortunately, there are more medical officers, and they are quickly suppressed, and the grain and meat pieces are enough, and the broth and dumplings are cooked, and the daily food is enough, and the calories are enough, so it is not a disaster, and it can still be slowly advanced.

When Xu Zhen was investigating Yuyang, Yuan Xi also sent cavalry to find out the news, and when he retracted into the city tower during the autumn harvest, he knew that Xu Zhen was leading the troops nearby.

You can attack at any time under the stars, so you don't waste your military strength to come out of the city tower, what you are afraid of is Xu Zhen's cavalry.

Now that the military information has been delivered to his hands, Yuan Xi in the high bunched pavilions in the city tower was suddenly overjoyed.

"Finally retreated!"

"This Xu Bowen, no matter how great he is, he can't compete with the climate in the north, so he can take the lead! Inform the whole army and let Qiu Yi, Cui Wen, Dong Chen, and Xu Zhan each lead their troops out of the city tower, release the people from the farmland, and return to the cities in Yuyang. ”

"Go to the cities and collect the goods and food of the people."

Zhao looked at the ground and blinked a few times, the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, and he was a little panicked, and said: "Young General, here, many people in the city have cold symptoms, and they can't eat enough, and once they are released, they will definitely be hungry all over the place." ”

"If you go to the cities to get their possessions, it is tantamount to killing chickens and eggs, what will happen next year?"

"After all, grain will still be planted poorly, and spring plowing will be missed."

"The last general believes that grain should be scattered to the people, and after spring ploughing next year, the people will be led to the army, and only after the autumn harvest can there be income."

"No," Yuan Xi pouted and raised his hand, and said firmly: "Right now, the people are not important, and when Xu Zhen is helpless, he will naturally retreat." ”

"It is impossible for Cao Cao's army to be stationed in Youzhou for several years, after the spring of next year, if Gao Ran is attacked, I will also need food to settle those 100,000 soldiers and horses."

"As for now, let the soldiers and horses go out first, I have sent people to unite Gongsun Du and Badun for help, these two people have sent envoys to express their affinity and friendship, and now they just join forces with me to fight against Cao and Xu's soldiers."

It's tantamount to luring tigers and wolves into the house.

He has been persuaded several times, but Yuan Xi is now extremely wild, and he no longer cares about any famous things.

In recent years, the clan of Wuhuan outside Lulongsai in Youzhou has been integrated by Bandun, and the southern Xiongnu and Xianbei tribes in the north, and the salt market and fishing market in Youzhou in the south.

So it grew stronger, and the soldiers and horses of Youzhou were powerless to fight at all, so they could only exchange gold and silver for the support of Badun.

However, the weather outside the fortress was cold, the ground did not grow grass, and the grazing was deeply hit, although there were many cavalry, but the horses were thin.

It's not even as good as the horses raised in Jiangnan and Jiangdong.

This is also the reason why foreigners do not dare to enter the Central Plains for the time being.

And now, Yuan Xi wants to lead the two into Yuyang to help each other in this way, which is equivalent to abandoning Gongsun Zhan's ten years of hard work.

The people of Youzhou will be plundered by foreigners in the future.

"Go quickly, the city tower is overcrowded, and you can't block it anymore, let the soldiers and horses out of the city, find land and camp along twenty miles away, let the people go out of the city to prepare by themselves, raise soil and work, move boulders, and then hoard the city to prepare for the coming year."

Yuan Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and gradually showed his majesty, and when he saw that he was unwilling to move, he reprimanded him a little angrily, "The current situation is already excellent, and you can't miss the opportunity to hoard things." ”

"What are you still hesitating about, do you have to be happy to see me defeated and captured! I also want to feed the people and make them rich, but there is a trade-off now! ”

The trick was scolded for these few words, his teeth were clenched, his cheeks bulged heavily, he looked at the ground with an indifferent expression, he didn't raise his head and bowed with his fists, and he responded with difficulty, "Oh! The last will go. ”

Yuan Xi stared at the lead and left, always holding the atmosphere tight, and his face remained unchanged at all, but after thinking about it, he still felt uneasy, so he called a few personal guards to follow.

In less than an hour, the gate of the tower was opened, and thousands of people were driven out of the tower, most of them pure and white, ugly and skinny.

Each other's family members supported each other, crying out, and even sergeants dragged the dead out to bury them.

Within the high walls, the lives of the people are really like mustard, worthless.

"That's what drove us away......"

"Plagues are rampant in the city, and now winter is coming, and if we don't fight, we won't be wanted!"

"Yuan Xi at that time, why did you pull us into the city!"

"I'm afraid we'll run away! Clear-eyed people have already gone to Liaodong and Jizhou, although they have left their hometowns, they can finally have a bite to eat! ”

"My father died like this!"

"Is there still a chance to run?"

"There can't be, there can't be, these soldiers let us out to go to the mountains to cut down wood and get stones in exchange for food."

"They're going to go to our house and rob us of money!"

"God, God, why is my life so bitter! It's better to be a slave in wartime, than to die! ”

After some conversation, these poor people, who can already be called homeless, understood their fate, that is, they were forced slaves, and they could not even return home, let alone escape.

Death but dare not die, life is almost hopeless, but most of the men who come out, and the wives and children of the family are still in the city, this is one person who comes out, and can take care of the whole family.

They didn't dare to die.

These people moved rocks and logs, fetched minerals and soil, and were even forced to go down to the river to catch fish.

More than 100,000 soldiers and civilians came out of the city tower, and each took it with him.

A few days later, they were brought back by these Youzhou soldiers.

Labor is exchanged for food at home, and those who work can get some pot and helmet food.

It is impossible for them to run, and if they can't run for a few days without food, they will starve to death in the icy mountains.

Compared with Gongsun Zhan back then, Yuan Xi is luckier now, he is not surrounded by water, and the climate this year is colder, and the cavalry cannot march.

Yuan Xi felt too comfortable.

When it comes to winter, it's a real peace of mind!

Two days after the opening of the city.

Yuan Xi prepared to personally lead the army out of the city, go to Shanggu to inquire about the military situation, and listen to the news of the state army.

Soon after coming out with many lieutenant generals, suddenly there was a military report, a man came with a bloody horse, running slowly in the land of ice and snow, when going out of the city, the people used their feet to melt the ice and snow on the main road, and there was already no thick snow without horses' hooves, so the main road was slightly feasible to march.

At this time, a horse came slowly and crookedly, fell to the ground, and suddenly became a pool of blood when he fell.

Yuan Xi was dumbfounded, and immediately dismounted and came, his voice trembling, "This, what's wrong with this!?" ”

"Major General, Xu Zhen, Xu Zhen is here......"

"All over the mountains, all his soldiers."

"What?!"

Yuan Xi's heart was shocked, his brain was dizzy as if he had been impacted, he didn't stand still in a trance, and sat on the ground.

"Are his soldiers monsters? Why not be afraid of the cold? ”

Late-night raids are more! I really tried hard and asked for a recommendation ticket.

(End of chapter)