"Victory and defeat are common things in soldiers? Huh"

Yuan Shao shook his head with a bitter smile, threw his body to the ground, looked at the top of the tent and sighed: "I have lost to Cao Apu twice, it seems that I can't beat him in this life."

"My lord." Guo Tu was so shocked that he took a step forward, and then squatted beside Yuan Shao and comforted: "The lord doesn't have to be depressed, it's just two times, how can Cao Thief lose twice over the years?" Bianshui meets Xu Rong, Puyang meets Lu Bu, Wancheng Zhan Zhang Xiu even fills his life for his eldest son, and now he has survived? ”

"Mr. Gongze is right, father, you still have us."

Yuan Tan saw the stitches and climbed over, as if telling the other party: Your eldest son is alive and well.

Guo Tu hurriedly turned his head to give Yuan Tan a look, and said in his heart that the eldest prince would not persuade him, so don't persuade him, it will be more difficult for you to please the lord.

"My lord, it's autumn now, and it's easy to catch a cold on the ground, so I'll help you up." Guo Tu immediately diverted the topic, and went to help without waiting for Yuan Shao's consent.

Yuan Shao did not refuse, he sat up straight and grabbed Guo Tu's hand, and asked with doubts: "Can I really survive?" Do I still have any hope of defeating Cao? ”

"Yes, surely."

Guo Tu looked firm, he pointed to the outside of the account and analyzed: "The lord sits on the four prefectures of Qing, You, and Hebei, and the population is still more than that of the Central Plains. ”

Yuan Shao frowned and shook his head: "Cao Cao has been jealous of me for a long time, how can he give me a chance to recuperate?" Maybe he will go north again in the spring of next year, and if he goes to recruit troops in a hurry, it will inevitably cause continuous revolts among the people in various places, and I am afraid that he will lose people and land at that time."

Guo Tu said: "The lord doesn't have to be pessimistic, isn't there still Liu Xuande, Sun Quan and Changba?" If Cao Cao didn't deal with them well, how could he come to Hebei to fight with peace of mind? ”

"Hiss"

Yuan Shao suddenly came to his senses: "I almost forgot about them, but I can't beat Cao Cao, and the three of them may not be able to do it."

Guo Tu bowed slightly: "Liu Xuande has no foundation, Changba was originally born as a thief, these two people should not be able to stop Cao Cao, but Jiangdong Sun Quan is different, he killed Li Shu Liwei last year, so that the Sun family can completely gain a foothold in Yangzhou, and the southeast terrain is rugged and the rivers are dense, if Cao Cao wants to completely conquer Yangzhou, he needs to train a strong naval army, otherwise he can defeat Huainan and not cross the Yangtze River." ”

"The public rule is reasonable." Yuan Shao finally stretched his brows and muttered: "Training a naval army is not a day, so Sun Quan can really restrain Cao Cao?" ”

"I think it's very likely, Sun Quan's sneak attack on Shouchun offended Cao Cao, and the lord can take the opportunity to send an envoy to make friends with Jiangdong, agree to attack the Central Plains, and fight against the thieves."

After listening to Guo Tu's suggestion, Yuan Shaoshen thought so, and added: "When I return to Yecheng, I will arrange for someone to send an envoy to Jiangdong, and if Liu Xuande can't succeed in Runan, he will go to Jingzhou to persuade Liu Biao to attack Cao, and at that time. Hmph"

Guo Tu echoed with a smile: "Yes, yes, it's best to have Liu Biao join, Cao Cao will be an enemy on three sides in the future, and it is good to be able to protect himself, how can he have the spare strength to disturb Hebei?" ”

Yuan Shao bowed his head slightly in affirmation, then stood up and walked to the door of the big tent to stop, quietly looking at the direction of last night's fiasco.

Cao Apu, you haven't won yet, and I haven't admitted defeat yet.

One day, I will trample you under my feet, just like Luoyang did back then, and you can only live in my shadow.

At the same time, Cao's army finished cleaning the battlefield and was assembling at the ferry to line up to cross the river.

On the wide Yellow River, ships are like beads on an abacus, going back and forth from north to south.

Cao Cao stood on the shore with his hands behind his back, looking at the land of Hebei and feeling melancholy, and said in his heart that if it wasn't for someone in the rear to make trouble, he would definitely be able to completely defeat Yuan Shao this time.

Alas, good things are grinding, and this may be fate.

Cao Cao sighed secretly, but was discovered by Guo Jia again.

"Last night's big victory, Ming Gong doesn't seem to be satisfied?"

"The soldiers of Hebei were already frightened last night, if it weren't for someone in the south who made a disturbance and threatened Xudu, how could I leave hastily? If you give me another month, I will definitely be able to wipe them all out. ”

Guo Jia comforted: "Ming Gong doesn't have to be in a hurry, Yuan Shao is based on the land of the four states and has strong strength, and it is not possible to eliminate it overnight, or to fight steadily and slowly, and now we have to solve Liu Bei, Sun Quan, and Changba first." ”

Cao Cao bowed his head and asked: "In Runan, Shouchun, and the East China Sea, how does Fengxiao think to quell the rebellion and rescue?" ”

Guo Jia thought for a while, stroked his beard and replied: "Donghai County is far away from Xudu, and the scope of influence of the rebellion is limited, so Ming Gong can let it go for the time being; Although Liu Bei raised an incident in Runan, he did not enter Kouyingchuan to threaten Xu Du, and it seems that he intends to take root in Runan, and he is not the most anxious; Only Shouchun was besieged by Sun Quan for nearly three months, and General Xiahou brought Tuntian soldiers again, and now it is estimated that it is the end of the crossbow, and troops must be sent to rescue first. ”

"Go ahead and talk about how to save it."

Seeing Cao Cao waving his hand, Guo Jia pointed to the boats on the river and added: "The two hundred warships in front of me were originally used to transport baggage, grain and grass, but now if they are all used to transport troops, there is no problem in taking away six or seven thousand soldiers. ”

"It is indeed convenient to take the waterway, but the number of warships in Jiangdong is amazing, and there are patrol boats in Rushui and Yingshui, if Sun Quan sends a naval army to block it upstream, they may not be able to reach Shouchun smoothly, and it will be too late to rush over by land."

Cao Cao stroked his beard and shook his head slightly, he knew that Xiahoudun was in a difficult situation, and Guo Jia's method had already been thought of, just because the boat was small and the soldiers were outnumbered, and he was not confident.

Guo Jia smiled slightly and reminded: "Why does Ming Gong need to go back the same way? There are more than two roads to Shouchun in Rushui and Yingshui"

"The meaning of filial piety. Let the fleet go around Surabaya and then swim against the water? Cao Cao was like finding an idea to solve the problem, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"Yes, yes."

Guo Jia nodded confidently: "Sun Quan's seizure of Shouchun is for Xu Du, so he has set up patrol boats in Rushui and Yingshui. ”

"Wonderful, wonderful." Cao Cao patted Guo Jia's arm, his eyes full of appreciation.

Guo Jia continued to offer advice: "Jiangdong has been besieged for several months, and its soldiers' combat effectiveness should be limited, and I have studied the map of Huainan, and the water area near Shouchun that can stop ships in a large area can only be Shaobi, a lake in the south of Shouchun, and Sun Quan's military rations must be transported by water, and Shaobi is likely to be where the granary is located."

"Haha, I have filial piety, and I don't have to worry about it."

Cao Cao smiled after hearing this, and sighed: "I like to cut off people's grain and grass the most, but I have never destroyed the granary on the water, it seems that thousands of elite soldiers can relieve the siege of Shouchun, but unfortunately I can't personally lead people to the front line to fight like a sneak attack on the black nest."

Guo Jia asked in surprise: "Ming Gong, don't you go to Shouchun in person?" ”

Cao Cao shook his head and explained: "It's not enough for me to come in person, just send a few generals, on the contrary, I'm more worried about Liu Bei, so I'm going to Runan to meet him." ”

(End of chapter)