When Cao Cao laughed at Yuan Shu, he suddenly glanced at Xun Yu in the hall with a strange expression, as if he had seen through everything, but he didn't want to break it.

"Wen Ruo, do you have other opinions?"

Cao Cao turned around and looked at Xun Yu meaningfully.

Xun Yu said: "This year's drought is full of disasters, especially in Huainan, I thought that Yuan Shu's sneak attack on Chen Guo was just money and food..."

"Just for money? With the profound background of Yuan Shu, I thought otherwise.

Chen Guo and Xu Du are not far apart, and they are probably also testing the lord.

If we don't take action, once we let him taste the sweetness, we will definitely get an inch. ”

Guo Jia once again rushed to express his views.

"That Yuan Highway has always been extravagant, as the so-called upward and downward effect, no matter how deep the background is, it can't withstand endless consumption, and it is already a dry bone in the grave..."

Cao Cao helped Xun Yu finish his answer, and then changed the conversation and said: "Not everyone can come to the test, at least the traitor Yuan Shu can't." ”

"Meng De, Zilian (Cao Hong) is in a tight war in the west, and now Yuan Shu has 50,000 troops in Chen, and Xu can only use more than 20,000 soldiers, who do you plan to use as a general? How many troops and horses are you going to allocate to retreat from the enemy? Xiahoudun asked curiously.

Cao Cao replied: "Naturally, I personally led the troops, leaving 3,000 people to guard Xudu, and the rest all went to Chen State, Yuan Rang, you go quickly to clean up the soldiers and horses, we have to set off overnight." ”

Xiahou was stunned when he heard this, and Xun Yu immediately advised: "Lord, why are you in such a hurry?" I'm going to leave tonight, I'm afraid the army won't be able to prepare for food..."

Cao Cao was full of confidence: "Wen Ruo doesn't need to prepare aggressively, just carry three days' rations, I want the whole army to go into battle lightly, and rush to Chen County within three days. ”

"The soldiers are fast, if they can come to Chen County in three days, they will inevitably catch Yuan Shu off guard, and the lord has already seen victory before he makes a promise."

Guo Jia accosted him very timely and complimented, and Cao Cao bowed his head at him after hearing it, and said in his heart that Guo Fengxiao still understands me.

Xun Yu glanced at Guo Jia, and said in his heart that the war could not be seen locally, and he was responsible for dispatching military rations, so he had to continue to report difficulties.

"After all, Yuan Shu has an army of 50,000, Huainan can continue to reinforce, if the lord takes most of the soldiers and horses of Xudu, in case he can't win in a hurry, and unfortunately the other party is tripped up, at that time Zhang Xiuruo breaks through the western defense line, Yuan Rang and I (Xiahoudun) may not be able to hold Xudu, it is better to transfer troops from Yanzhou to the south..."

"No."

The mastermind Xun Yu hurriedly interrupted, and he reminded Xun Yu with a straight face: "Although the lord stabilized Yuan Shao at the beginning of the year, don't forget that this person didn't recognize the Son of Heaven at the beginning, if it weren't for Gongsun Zhan who was still fighting the trapped beast, Yuan Shao would have crossed the river to the south and went to the Central Plains, if the garrison in Yanzhou was transferred now, it would be tantamount to luring Yuan Shao." ”

"But Yuan Shao accepted the appointment of the general..."

Xun Yu still wanted to argue, but Cao Cao snatched the words.

"Wen Ruo doesn't need to say it anymore, Yanzhou is my foundation, and there is absolutely no room for loss, as for Zhang Xiu you are worried about, Liu Biao will not fully support it, and his supply line will be weak as soon as it is long, so Xu Du is okay for the time being, and when I break the Yuan Shu, it will not be too late to attack Wancheng."

Cao Cao made the final decision, and none of the ministers objected.

At this time, Guo Jia offered his plan again: "Liu Bei is in eastern Henan at this time, why don't the lord order him to go south to intercept, maybe he can leave Yuan Shu behind, and if he can't stay, he will destroy these 50,000 soldiers." ”

"Haha, Feng Xiao sees the same as me, I not only want Liu Bei to go south, but also use the name of the imperial court to order Lu Bu, Sun Ce, Chen Yu and others to send troops, so that this idiot can be called emperor..."

Seeing that Cao Cao's victory was in hand, Xiahoudun clenched his fists and asked tentatively: "Meng De, since you have the heart to win, can I also go with the army?" ”

When Cao Cao was the captain of the northern part of Luoyang, Xiahoudun was a general under him, and he was a fierce general who dared to fight, but in recent years, with the expansion of Cao Cao's territory, there were more and more generals who could recruit and fight habitually, so he often let Xiahoudun guard the rear and engage more in government affairs and tuntian work.

Since Chen Liu's army against Dong, Xiahou has not had much credit, but because he is Cao Cao's right-hand man, his official position has been promoted with Cao Cao's promotion.

Xiahoudun was once privately joked by the residents of Xudu, saying that he had never won the war, and he had never been promoted. ’

Now that he encountered the soft persimmon of Yuan Shu, Xiahoudun saw that Cao Cao was confident again, so he wanted to take the opportunity to earn some military merits and make his official position appear worthy of his name.

"Very good, go and reorganize the troops, and start later."

Cao Cao understood Xiahoudun, so he smiled and nodded in agreement.

Xiahoudun was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly clenched his fists and withdrew from the hall.

Xun Yu frowned when he saw this, and said in his heart that the lord was going to take an adventure and give up, why did General Xiahou also go to join in the fun? Forget that he was kidnapped by a few pawns in Puyang?

"Lord, you and General Xiahou are not here, if you have a big deal to decide, what can you do?"

Xun Yu reminded Cao Cao euphemistically.

Cao Cao smiled and said, "What can it matter?" If there is something to do, if you can decide yourself, if you feel that there is no general to guard, I will leave Yu Ban behind. ”

"Okay then."

Xun Yu nodded helplessly, he thought that the forbidden soldiers were stronger than Xiahou Dan, but the prestige gap could not be bridged, and he could only work hard when there was something to do.

Cao Cao set off overnight with 20,000 horsemen, and at noon the next day, he had already entered the realm of Chen, when Yuan Shu was still in charge of the Chen County Grand Row Celebration Banquet.

When the information was sent to Chen County, Yuan Shu was shocked, and after repeated confirmation, he stopped the banquet and left Zhang Xun and Qiao Rui alone.

"Sure enough, General Qiao said that Cao Cao was too suspicious, and he actually led the troops to fight in person, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, that Cao Cao only has 20,000 paces, and we are twice as many as him, and the city of Chen Guo is strong, and the grain and grass are sufficient, even if you can't win the front, you can still hold the city."

Qiao Rui replied with a fist, and Yuan Shu was noncommittal.

asked Zhang Xun again: "What do you think?" ”

Generally, if the subordinate does not give the correct answer, the leader will continue to ask other employees.

Zhang Xun's EQ was slightly higher than Qiao Rui's, and when he saw Yuan Shu's pale face, he knew that the shadow of the Battle of Kuangting could not be erased, and his own lord was afraid that he would not dare to fight Cao Cao.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xun clasped his fists and replied:

"The minister thinks that even if the treasury of Chen Guofu is full, the grain will eventually run out one day, and this place is so close to Xudu, Cao Cao can't leave the threat alone, they will fight nearby, and the supply of military food will be more convenient, if we can't hold on to Chen Guoxiang, it will not be good for us in the long run..."

Yuan Shu said to himself: "How can you allow others to snore on the side of the couch..."

"Shall others be allowed to snoer on the side of the couch? His Majesty's punchline echoes the present. ”

Zhang Xun exaggerated the compliment and threw out his conclusion.

"The last general thought that he should withdraw from this place earlier to prevent being trapped in Chen State by Cao Cao, if Lu Bu and Sun Ce went to attack Huainan at this time, the consequences would be unimaginable..."

"Well said." Yuan Shu nodded affirmatively to Zhang Xun.

"General Zhang has thought it through, and I have decided to withdraw from the Chen State, but the money and grain obtained must be transported back to Huainan, otherwise it will be a plan in vain, and you will quickly load people and set off."

"Yui." Zhang Xun and Qiao Rui replied in unison.

After the arrangement and deployment of the second general was completed, Yuan Shu used the excuse of worrying about Sun Ce and Lu Bu's sneak attack, and wanted to return to Shouchun immediately to sit in the town, and then quickly left with three thousand Lin Wei.

The task of supervising the transportation of money and grain was handed over to Zhang Xun and Qiao Rui, two generals, and Yuan Shu's first personal expedition ended with a bucket and running.