"Retirement?"

When Cheng Yu and Guo Jia heard this in front of the door, their faces were undisguised and stunned.

But then Guo Jia shook his head and said, "Impossible." ”

He only said three words, and then he realized that he might have said too much, so he kept silent.

The lord is wise and martial, and he uses soldiers like a god, how can he be defeated twice, and immediately retreat, this is by no means his style, perhaps, he does not plan to withdraw the army, but wants to listen to the opinions of the civil and military before that.

The officers and men in the army have suffered two defeats in a row, and it seems that some of the army is already discouraged and their morale is not good.

"Sacrificial wine, do you think the lord really wants to withdraw his troops?" Cheng Yu still didn't give up, and planned to ask first, Guo Jiale said happily: "No." ”

"Cao Cao, what is this going to do?! The intention is to win over the princes abroad to threaten the land of our annexation state, so that the allies will not dare to continue to send troops, horses and ordnance, but I don't know what Ma Teng and Han Sui think. ”

"Previously," he hurriedly persuaded him: "At the beginning of Xu Du, there was a secret edict that His Majesty was dissatisfied with Cao Cao's high position and often persecuted him, so he secretly gathered his cronies and advisers, set up an alliance, and secretly resisted. ”

The real confrontation between the two armies officially began at this time.

But in fact, Cao Jun secretly made a lot of moves, and Cao Cao first sent someone back to Xu Du to ask His Majesty to draft an edict according to Xun You's suggestion.

Cao Cao smiled and said: "Naturally, it is to spread this intention, the sentinel in the army knows that I have the intention of retreating, and we will camp here, and we will not move forward, fight without fighting, and retreat without retreating, Yuan Shao will naturally know that I can't make up my mind to make a decision, and I have reached a difficult situation of riding a tiger." ”

After two battles between the Cao and Yuan armies, Cao Cao retreated thirty miles and no longer pressed Liyang, but he placed all his troops not far outside the city, ready to attack at any time.

Cao Cao coughed lightly, "He and I were classmates when we were young. ”

But I have to say that Cheng Yu's words can be regarded as pointing out a direction for everyone, provoking Yuan Shao's internal disorder, making his mind not on the battlefield.

"I'll think again."

Now that Zhang Han doesn't come, it feels like it's over if he loses, and he needs to regain his strength and wait for the next big war, and everything must be rearranged.

It depends on how effective it is.

This trick has been tried and tested repeatedly, from the beginning of the confrontation with Jizhou's armament, he showed weakness in the court, and in just three years, he eliminated all the voices in the court that were not dealing with him, and drove the Dong family and the Fu family out of the court.

"I miss that kid a little."

Throughout his early failures, he regained his confidence after almost nothing, recruited warriors to start his family, and it took several times to get the family business he is today, which can be called ambitious.

"The prime minister once asked those officials who exchanged letters to reveal that Xu Yu in the north was greedy for money like a jackal, and he was called a jackal, tiger and leopard with Bo Chang, and he was also a moth of the country, and because of this, Xu You was also punished, I remember that he removed the responsibility of supervising the army, handed over the power to Fu Zhu and Tian Feng, and let Xu You supervise the transportation of grain and grass in the rear."

Cao Cao's move can only be said to know each other too well, and it just hit Yuan Shao's sore spot.

Cheng Yu's eyes were slightly empty, his expression was full of confidence, and he sneered: "In the next decision, Xu Yu is a person like him, greedy for small profits, sinister in mind, has never cultivated virtue, and is complacent and arrogant when he has just made merits, completely ignoring the overall situation, I am afraid that no one will be friends with him." ”

"Go on," Cao Cao nodded with interest, full of interest in Xun You's words, since it was a confrontation, then it was the time to compete with each other's patience, whoever couldn't hold his breath first would fall into passivity.

But why are you still laughing?

It can be implicated at any time.

Show the enemy weak.

"Then, the prime minister asked me to wait for what to discuss? In the next view, the prime minister doesn't seem to have any intention of retreating. Xun You showed a wry smile below, and asked directly.

In the past, even if he suffered a little defeat, but Zhang Han's whereabouts were often unknown, it gave people a feeling that it was not over, Cao Cao often waited for Zhang Han's news at night, hoping that this kid's black-robed ride could suddenly turn things around.

Yuan Shao listened to the words and slowly calmed down, but he couldn't give up.

"In addition, Xun Yu sent me a letter from Xu Du, and prepared 50,000 stone grain and grass, and is on the way, do you think, how to act at the moment, in order to stabilize the battle situation, how should I march to reverse the situation?"

Yuan Shao twisted his beard down, thought for a moment, and leaned closer and said uncertainly: "Could it be that the princes of the world and the generals outside are unwilling to admit that the Han family is still there, and they are unwilling to recognize Cao Cao's power?" ”

"One more thing, have you all forgotten?" Cheng Yu suddenly spoke, attracting the attention of several people, Cao Cao frowned, and asked, "Say it quickly, what's the matter." ”

"Moreover, Yuan Shao will definitely take this opportunity to publicize the victory, looking for reinforcements to form alliances in various places, those princes are still waiting, and they may rush up and bite us like tigers and wolves at any time."

"I really don't know why people have changed so much," Cheng Yu naturally made up for it from the heart, "When I was young, I could also talk about heroes with the prime minister, and I was a classmate for a while, sharing ambitions, but I didn't expect that later I would lose my reputation because of small profits." ”

Several people looked at each other a few times, and they all found it a little inexplicable.

These words can be regarded as a true portrayal of Cao Cao's use of soldiers.

"Yes, in the next decision, Ma Teng will definitely not obey the edict and invade the state, but this truth has to be explained to the leaders of all ethnic groups in the state, but it is difficult, I am afraid that the general will need to negotiate in person."

If you can't make a decision, no matter how clever you think and how you can improve it, it's easy to make mistakes, and as long as one link exceeds expectations, it means that the overall route is chaotic.

The solicited edict was sent to Guanwai with great fanfare, and from Chang'an through Zhong Xuan's hand, more than a dozen Guanwai generals were titled, among which Ma Teng and Han Sui were the two great princes who were the heaviest rewards.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that his behavior of not pursuing Cao Jun in the first place was probably wrong.

Guo Jia: "......"

"No, no, no," Yuan Shao's face was solemn at this time, and his eyes were condensed, "In this way, people in the territory will naturally be panicked, and many scholars will guess and be afraid." ”

"Once he is in a hurry, he will inevitably choose to end the war as soon as possible, he will inevitably attack it, we don't have to do too much, he is afraid that he will make mistakes." Guo Jia began to insult Yuan again, and the rest of the people have been surprised all these years.

I knew that I should have chased and fought hard at that time and completely repelled Cao Cao's army beyond the white horse, alas! One wrong step, frustrated step by step, Cao Cao is still too treacherous.

"Last year, we won Yuan Shao's battle for an unknown number of battles, celebrating day and night, returning with a big victory, and getting countless burdens, why can't we lose a few battles?"

"That's right," Cao Cao put away his smile, looked at Cheng Yu approvingly, and said softly: "At this moment, I have lost two battles in a row, but if I don't laugh, I myself am immersed in the emotions of defeat, how can the soldiers come out?" ”

"Lord, why can you laugh?" Cheng Yu had a sad expression on his face, and bowed, "I heard that the two defeats have made morale low, if you withdraw from the army at this moment, after returning to Xudu, I am afraid that people will be panicked, and the court will be shocked again." ”

"Second, we started from Yuan Shao's rear, we have obtained a lot of military information before, and we know that there are many factions under Yuan Shao's command, and there are discords between each other, so we can start from here."

"No, no," Fu Zhu hurriedly persuaded, what he was most afraid of now was actually this situation, once Yuan Shao's mind was shaken, he couldn't figure out which was more important.

Cao Cao said secretly in his heart, and laughed unconsciously.

"This edict has now been recognized by the court as a fictitious thing, but its existence cannot be denied, it is said that there was a list of people from the alliance in the original edict, including the name of the foreign general Ma Teng."

"Hmmm......"

After all, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers.

Xun You: "......"

"I put all my troops on the border of this Dongjun County, maybe there will be complaints, I want to withdraw the troops, withdraw the troops and horses, garrison all over the territory, stabilize the territory first, I estimate that Liyang will not lose."

"There's no need to ask any more."

"How can a person like him, who is moody and repeatedly villainous, not be swallowed up privately? Now in the confrontation, the grain and grass on both sides are greatly consumed, and a huge amount of grain and grass is consumed every day. As long as we spread this rumor, Yuan Shao will inevitably send someone back to investigate, and maybe he can also assassinate him, and plant Xu Yu to have contact with us, and secretly act in the grain and grass. ”

You know how to speak, this change is so natural that I don't know how to evaluate it for a while.

"Xifujun said before that Bochang's black-robed cavalry sent out five hundred horsemen scattered in Jizhou, and they inquired about the news all year round, and some of them have mixed into Yecheng, and recently, when Mao Jue and Liang Mao secretly laid out Bochang and secretly denounced its reputation, it also caused Jizhou to suffer."

"Alas, sometimes I also feel the change of the world, which catches people off guard."

Cao Cao beckoned them to sit in their tents.

"Hahaha, it's just right to come, let's discuss."

It's just that there is no Zhang Han, and there is a little less fun, and now Cao Cao suddenly has a feeling of loss.

"Also, you are all talented learners, how to appease the morale of the army now, especially the thousands of people from the rest of the army that Zixiao has just brought back."

"Indeed, this is the most important task at the moment," Xun You sighed, his expression was quite dignified, "At this time, the confrontation can not be attacked, the longer the attack, the more it will be damaged, according to this strategy, since it cannot be attacked, then Yuan Shao is closed, then naturally there are only two ways to go, one is to connect foreign aid, can get strong reinforcements to form an alliance, let them attack Yuan Shao's territory behind their backs, that is, the Xiliang people enter the customs, capture and merge the state, Yuan Shao must be in turmoil, and need the army to return to the border." ”

This news, less than 20 days, was learned by Yuan Shao, there was a special outpost, flying horses rushed back from outside the gate to report, Yuan Shao learned that after he learned, he was indeed panicked.

Cheng Yu: "......"

The march route of about eighty miles can be raided in one night, which makes Yuan Shao dare not slack off, and he also relies on the checkpoints around Liyang to guard against various key roads at any time.

Guo Jia and the others didn't know what he was laughing at, but they might also be relieved to think that after discussing it now, they had a goal and would not be powerless against the defeat.

Recently, because he expected that the confrontation would be protracted, he was already planning to return to Yecheng, but he didn't expect this kind of news to come suddenly.

If you follow Cao Cao's words again, I don't know how long he will be hanging on to his appetite, so it is better to ask straight to the point.

"Yuan Shao must not dare to slack off on this grain and grass plan, and he must carefully check it."

What's going on...... Why don't you see the depressed and lost appearance, but talk and laugh so much, I don't know and think that I won the battle, more than 6,000 officers and soldiers in the army were killed and wounded, although there are many new soldiers, it is not a loss of elite, but it is also a real loss, and when you calculate it, it is a blow to the hearts of the people after all.

Cao Jun didn't enter, and Yuan Jun naturally didn't move, like two turtles holding their breath underwater, showing their heads first.

"Youzhou itself has been shattered after the war, which will take many years of governance before it can return to tranquility, that is to say, now should be the time for Yuan Shao to raise the people, but he has forced his troops, and there must be many people who regret defecting to Yuan Shao."

This is also the reason why Guo Jia and others admire Cao Cao so much, they will still be cautious when they win, guard against layout, and even expand the results of the battle with rumors and public opinion, and always think of a longer term than others.

"Well," Fu Zhu did not shy away from this time, and nodded straightforwardly, "That's right, they all know very well that once they recognize Your Majesty, it is equivalent to being subject to Cao Cao, how can they fight for power and profit in the future, in the troubled times, the Han family has long been exhausted, but it is the common knowledge of all Confucians, except for the Han clan relatives and the humerus of the old ministers, everyone is waiting to change their ways, and then rise to the name of unification, and show their skills to establish immortal achievements in this troubled times." ”

Xun You was stunned for a moment, then rephrased it again, and said: "In the name of the Son of Heaven, you can first send the thief's edict to Xiliang, Liaodong and other places, and then send to secretly contact the many secret agents who were scattered in Jizhou at the beginning, spread rumors, and make Youzhou uneasy." ”

Cheng Yu couldn't understand it in his heart, but the other two were not too surprised, they had long been accustomed to Cao Cao's temperament, and they would not always keep the gains and losses in mind.

……

Externally, it was a few big battles, which made Yuan Shao take it lightly and won the victory, and now it is naturally the same as the original layout, so that Yuan Shao slowly falls into the trap of arrogance, and maybe he can get a turnaround.

Several people entered the military tent, but what caught their eyes was Cao Cao's smiling face.

"Over the years, Xiliang has changed hands several times, and after the competition between all parties, the people of Chang'an are still quite jealous of Cao Cao and are unwilling to surrender, and more people are willing to believe that Cao Cao is the head of the thief, and detain the Han Emperor instead of supporting the Han Emperor, do you know why?"

Similarly, this is also the drawback of the original document and the war, which is what Tian Feng once said, internal governance is unstable, and external war will be tired.

But these words were deeply approved by Cao Cao, because the same was true of Yuan Shao, whom he knew.

Think a lot, think a lot, and only ...... Missing.

When Guo Jia heard this, he had fully understood Xun You's thoughts, and hurriedly smiled: "What Mr. Gongda means is that at all costs, Yuan Shao will be anxious and dare not continue to confront. ”

And defeat will not be a slump in the event of a rout, and there will always be an opportunity to regain momentum, but it will be able to make the pursuers taste the bitterness.

"This is after the rebellion started, I don't want to get the Youzhou County Guard to surrender immediately, I just want Yuan Shao to worry that they will make trouble."

And Yuan Shaoxin won two victories, and his momentum was booming, if he refused to take advantage of this opportunity to pursue the victory, then next, it would also exhaust the morale of his army, which was not a bad thing for Cao Jun.

"Think again......"

Yuan Shao also wanted to see if there could be more news to come, so that he could have a deeper understanding of the current situation.

(End of chapter)