Xun You was very surprised when he heard this, but he also understood Cao Cao's anger.

can beat Xiahoudun like this, Jiangdong is no longer a mustard disease, no matter if it is fatally dangerous.

Although his words angered Cao Cao, Xun Yu still reciprocated with rational advice:

"It is urgent for the Ming Duke to aid Shouchun and attack Jiangdong, but don't you want to make a battle plan? It is impossible to go to Guandu with these 70,000 steps, and we must always leave a part to prevent Yuan Shao's sneak attack, and we have not built a large warship, so it is unrealistic to cross the Yangtze River to fight Jiangdong at this time, is it not to level Huainan first"

"Gongda has a point."

Although Cao Cao was angry when he heard this, he was slightly relieved after venting his emotions, and he was still able to deal with the Huainan war rationally.

The battle plan mentioned by Xun You is very important, involving the number of troops, the length of the war, the scheduling of military logistics, the effect to be achieved in the war, etc., and a blind attack will appear chaotic.

Cao Cao closed his eyes and rubbed his temples, revealing an uncomfortable expression, but he still opened his mouth and ordered: "You guys discuss it first, come up with a plan as soon as possible, and you must send troops after noon." ”

Xiahou Yuan, Cao Chun, and Zhang Liao defeated Sun Quan last year, so they had the most say at this time, and after the three of them looked at each other for a while, their eyes finally fell on Xiahou Yuan.

Xiahou Yuan took the lead, patted his chest and said disdainfully: "Jiangdong soldiers and horses are all rabble, last year a few thousand elite soldiers were able to retreat from the enemy, now if you can give me 20,000 soldiers and horses, you will definitely be able to win, and the lord can still lead his troops to Hebei."

The generals looked at each other and didn't speak, only Cao Chun and Zhang Liao nodded in affirmation.

"It is taboo to divide troops before the war, and the setbacks of one side will affect the other, and I will go to the south in person this time."

Cao Cao opened his eyes and rejected Xiahou Yuan's proposal, tilted his head and pointed at Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, you can talk about it." ”

Guo Jia walked to the front of the people, and analyzed the generals with his beard: "Yuan Shao was defeated twice in Guandu and Cangting, but the strength is still the crown of the princes, if you want to fight Jiangdong at this time, you must quickly cut through the chaos, and you must end the battle within two months, otherwise it will cost more money and food to delay the sun and the moon, in fact, Gongda's suggestion just now is very pragmatic, this time you can take Huainan first, slowly prepare for warships and train sailors, and then take Jiangdong by taking advantage of the situation when Hebei is pacified." ”

"Two months is neither long nor short."

Cao Cao frowned, not knowing what he was thinking.

With Guo Jia throwing bricks and attracting jade, Xun You also stood up and continued to offer advice: "In the past, Sun Ce Jiangxia defeated Huang Zu, captured tens of thousands of warships, relying on warships to have extremely fast strategic support capabilities, and the combined forces in Jiangdong are estimated to be 100,000 people, originally thought that the Jiangdong soldiers were weak in combat effectiveness, but Yuan let the general fail in Zipeng Mountain, indicating that Sun Quan also has a lot of elite soldiers, so it should not be enough to send only 20,000 people, I think at least half of them will go to Guandu." ”

"100,000?"

The corners of Cao Cao's mouth twitched, and he sneered: "Last year, Yuan Shao also gathered 100,000 troops in Cangting, but the front is not my opponent, and I can't pay too much attention to dealing with Sun Quan, otherwise I will laugh at the heroes of the world, I think 30,000 steps is enough, Yuan Rang's failure should be accidental, if people don't fall into Jiangdong's ambush, how can they win with the rebel general Chen Lan?" Impossible, absolutely impossible! ”

Xun You admonished again: "Sun Quan used troops against Shouchun last year, mainly based on Yuan Shu's old department, and the combat effectiveness is indeed not high, it is said that Sun Jian and Sun Ce's old department are under the jurisdiction of Zhou Yu, and the Ming Dynasty personally leads troops south, Zhou Yu will definitely bring troops to help, and it is likely to hold each other at that time, which gives Yuan Shao a chance."

"I'll be afraid of Zhou Yu? Besides, there are soldiers in the rear who have not moved, what if Yuan Shao goes south? ”

Cao Cao snorted coldly, looked at Xun Youshu and instructed: "At the beginning of the decisive battle of Guandu, I led my troops to Wuchao to burn grain, Gongda and Zilian stuck to the camp, the two of you cooperated tacitly, this time you still left you to guard the rear, if Yuan Shao dared to come directly to Xudu, you could give up the Yellow River crossing, and then stay in Guandu to wait for work, and wait for me to take Huainan and immediately go north." ”

"Yui."

Xun You surrendered his hand, and then reminded Cao Cao: "Duke Ming, Yuan Shao has experienced two defeats, and he may not dare to advance lightly, maybe he will only disturb Yanzhou, and it may not be feasible to only defend Guandu."

Cao Cao pointed at Cao Ren again: "That Zixiao is also left behind, your cavalry can quickly support all places, remember not to be greedy for merit, as long as you contain it." ”

"My lord. The Huainan battlefield needs a quick victory, and the cavalry of the last general can just do it."

Before Cao Ren finished speaking, he was interrupted by Cao Cao waving his hand: "There are thousands of cavalry with Miaocai and Zihe, and it is enough to deal with Jiangdong with young horses, you can stay in the rear and share my worries with peace of mind." ”

"Yes." Cao Ren clenched his fists sonorously.

Seeing Cao Cao's deployment of rear guards, Xun You was worried that Cao Cao would be suspected of underestimating the enemy, so he secretly gave Guo Jia a look, hoping that he could persuade him again.

Guo Jia comprehended, and gave his hand to admonish: "Ming Gong, it is enough to stay in the rear of 20,000 or 30,000, there are still a small number of garrisons in various parts of Yanzhou, it is not a problem to contain Yuan Shao for two months, you should bring more troops to Huainan, don't forget that after the war, you will have to leave troops for fortification, and only 30,000 is indeed less." ”

"Feng Xiao's words are very good, then leave 30,000 rear to respond, and ride into Huainan with 40,000 steps."

After Cao Cao made a decision, he looked left and right to find Shi Jian in the crowd, and ordered: "Shouchun is now nervous about the defenders, and all the vanguard troops will leave by boat, and Gong Liu (Shi Lian) will quickly transfer ships." ”

"Yui." Shi Jian clenched his fists and turned away.

Cao Cao remembered the words of the gaffe when he woke up just now, and caught a glimpse of Zhang Xiu's embarrassed expression in the crowd, and immediately beckoned: "You and Miaocai will go to the army to prepare first, and wait for your two men to go first as the vanguard." ”

"Yes."

Zhang Xiu was like a student sitting in the corner, and was suddenly praised by the teacher on the stage, and he didn't react for a while.

Xiahou Yuan and Zhang Xiu turned around and wanted to leave, but Cao Cao called Zhang Xiu again and asked, "Didn't Jia Wenhe come today?" ”

"Uh, both and just now."

Zhang Xiuzheng was babbling and explaining, Jia Xu suddenly showed his head from the corner, raised his right hand to signal his existence, and said with a smile: "Ming Gong, I'm here."

Cao Cao frowned, and asked in surprise, "Why are you hiding behind the crowd?" ”

Jia Xu hurriedly explained: "I was suddenly in a hurry just now, so I went to the outside of the tent to relieve myself, and I didn't squeeze forward when I came back."

Xun You and Guo Jia glanced at each other, and three words popped up in their hearts at the same time: old fox.

Cao Cao didn't get entangled after hearing this, and motioned Jia Xu to go to the front, and directly threw out his own question: "All the princesses have suggestions, and Wenhe is the counselor of the military aircraft, should also talk about his own opinions?" Don't repeat what Gongda and Fengxiao have said."

"Yui."

Jia Xu bowed his hand, stroked his beard and replied while thinking: "This is to Huainan waterway, Ming Gong should take advantage of the waterway march, follow the example of Guandu to attack Liu Bei in the east, and use the boat to quickly transport all the soldiers and horses to Huainan, and will definitely be able to catch Sun Quan off guard." ”

"All by water? Cannot. ”

Without waiting for Cao Cao to answer, Xun Yu preemptively denied it, and continued to add: "Most of the ships in Guandu are now loaded with heavy grain and grass, and they can't take away all 40,000 soldiers at all, and they can only send a few thousand people away at most." ”

(End of chapter)