Chapter 1492: The Battle of Xuzhou (89)
Regarding Cao Cao's plan, Guo Jia seemed to be a little puzzled why Cao Cao could have such confidence, seeing this, Cao Cao explained: "I know what you are worried about, but as far as Yuan Shao is concerned, if there is a situation in his favor, then he will never be indifferent, and what we have to do now is to maintain the current situation, in this way, Yuan Shao will inevitably think that there is an opportunity, if he comes to Liu Lan's father's revenge, then it doesn't matter who wins or loses the two families, the important thing is that the two families will be weakened because of this, That's what we'd like to see the most. ”
Guo Jia nodded, he agreed with Cao Cao's idea, they were at an obvious disadvantage no matter facing Yuan Shao or Liu Lan, but if they could let Yuan Shao and Cao Cao keep fighting, the two tigers would fight each other, one dead and one wounded, it would be a great benefit for them, and it was no wonder that the Cao Guild was so eager to let the two families fight again.
Before, Cao Cao wanted to seize Xuzhou, then he would inevitably need to use Yuan Shao's momentum, but Yan Liang was defeated, then all the previous deployments were completely disrupted, and it was obviously unrealistic to hope for Xuzhou, but if their existence could make Cao Cao and Liu Lan break out into a decisive battle, it would be even more advantageous than him taking Xuzhou.
In the current situation, Cao Cao can only strengthen his own forces to close the gap with Yuan Shao and Liu Lan, but if he can't catch up, then the best way is obviously to find a way to weaken these two forces, if he relies on him, there is no possibility, the magnitude disparity, and then it will be just self-inflicted humiliation, but if it is a decisive battle between these two families, then their opportunity will also appear.
However, it is still unknown whether this matter can be successful, but Cao Cao will deal with it as much as possible, and in addition, it is Shou Chunjun, Guo Jia wants to contact Yang Hong and explain the current situation, which is really beyond the reach of a whip. ”
It can be said that the current situation, even if they don't say it, they can understand it, but after all, it is a friendly army, and these things are best explained clearly, after all, this is a force of more than 50,000 people, and they have a problem, so we don't want to continue to stay in Fengxian, when the Xuzhou army arrives, don't expect to be defeated in a battle, and it is almost the same to flee earlier.
"As for the Shouchun Army, it seems that there are 50,000 people, but when it comes to the battlefield, we have to assign tens of thousands of people to protect them, such a force really doesn't have much effect except for being able to strengthen its momentum." Guo Jia said unceremoniously.
"This situation can be seen from the time they fought with Zhang Fei, after all, today's Shouchun is not as good as it was back then, these soldiers are farmers who have just been recruited for less than a year, not to mention the battlefield, even normal training is afraid that they have not been trained a few times, let them fight with Zhang Fei's Xuzhou army, such a result is not unexpected, but this also makes me firmly believe once again that the Yanzhou army must take the elite route. But as for the matter of keeping them behind, don't you understand, with them, although it will not play much role in the battle situation, but it will have an impact on the strategy, no matter what, this is 50,000 people, Liu Lan wants to come, he must weigh it, if it were not for them, I think Guan Yu would have arrived in Feng County a long time ago, and he would not have been standing still.
And there is Shou Chunjun, so even if Yuan Shu wants to regret the matter of grain and grass, their logistics situation in Yanzhou, maybe Guo Jia will not pay as much attention as Xun Yu, but he must have some understanding, if they rely on their own money and food, this battle will not be fought at all, and their grain reserves are simply not enough to support them in the first half of the war against Xuzhou, the reason why they can send troops, to put it bluntly, is because of Yuan Shu's grain and grass assistance, if Shou Chunjun is gone at this time, then Yuan Shu does not get the fat of Xuzhou, How could he continue to fulfill his promises, and this is actually what Cao Cao is really worried about.
And the existence of Shouchun Army, no matter whether he can play a role on the battlefield or not, at least he can let the Yanzhou Army worry about it, which is enough.
Guo Jia smiled bitterly and felt a little sad, not because Cao Cao said this in front of him, but because he really didn't expect this, maybe everyone and everyone's focus is different, Guo Jia uses troops, rarely thinks about logistics, this is not something he has to consider, he just needs to plan well and formulate a strategy that can defeat the enemy, and others will naturally be responsible for other things.
However, Cao Cao and even Xun Yu were different, they not only had to consider how to fight this battle, but also how to ensure the logistics of the troops in order to ensure the final victory.
While the two were talking, Li Dian finally arrived, and after Cao Cao announced his latest appointment, he got up and left, leading the headquarters directly to Fengxian County.
As soon as he arrived, martial law was immediately imposed in the city, patrolling the empty and silent streets, everything was carried out according to Cao Gong's orders, and after he left, Guo Jia, who also said goodbye and left, personally went to the Shouchun army camp to meet Zhang Xun and Yang Hong, and said the purpose of the trip after a while.
Then he said goodbye and left, from beginning to end, Zhang Xun remained silent, until Yang Hong sent Guo Jia back, Zhang Xun's slightly pale face, only to show a touch of complexity, seeing his expression, Yang Hong naturally knew what he was thinking, Yang Hong smiled and said: "General Zhang does not agree with Guo Jia's words, do you think there is no point in staying?" ”
"No, I think what Guo Jia said is very right, but he didn't have to come over in person to say this, not even need to say it, his arrival is like a deliberate reminder to us, we can't return to defend the city, what is Cao Cao worried about? I'm really curious. ”
"Cao Cao, his mind is not only sinister but also very vicious, if he doesn't remind him, then it's okay, his reminder, there must be a problem, the general is just curious about what Cao Cao is worried about, and I'm afraid that Cao Cao will use us as tools!" Yang Hong said worriedly.
"Although the command is in his hands, but the military power is still in the hands of you and me, if Cao Cao really has any conspiracy, we don't need to be afraid of him, but there is one thing that must be paid attention to, that is, we must not be at his mercy?" Speaking of this, Zhang Xun said to Yang Hong seriously: "Changshi, our current situation is more embarrassing than Cao Cao, for the sake of Shouchun, we can only endure it first, the current situation, without Cao Cao, we can't compete with Liu Lan alone, but Cao Cao has this ability, so it's not urgent whether it's for ourselves or for Shouchun, even if Cao Cao really does something out of the ordinary, as long as it's not too much, even if it's using us, we can turn a blind eye."
In fact, when I heard that I was going to call out the command, I was really uncomfortable in my heart, and I didn't agree, but do you know why I agreed in the end, the reason is very simple, after thinking about it from another angle, I figured it out in an instant, Cao Cao wants to use us, but why aren't we using him now, using him to help us defend the Shouchun Army, if there is no Cao Cao, do you dare to imagine, maybe the current Guan Yu has already laid down Xun County, and is storming Shouchun City! ”
Zhang Xun's perspective on the problem is really different, although the words are a bit far-fetched, but I have to say that it is such a reason, now, not thinking about who suffers, but to see who can have the last laugh, at least, do you think it is beneficial to us or Cao Cao is good now, it is a very simple truth, the war is far away from Shouchun! ”
This is stronger than anything else.
"What General Zhang Xun said is reasonable, and you can think like this, it is really a blessing for me to live a long life." Yang Hong nodded and said: "I'm just telling the truth, our alliance has its own purpose, and we also have our own calculations, and even think about how to use each other, it stands to reason, so different, how can this alliance be reached, but no matter how many differences there are between the two sides, in fact, the real willingness to achieve the alliance lies in the fact that we have a common purpose, and this is the key to my ability to promote the alliance." ”
"No matter how big the differences are, our goals are the same, Cao Cao's vision is good, he knows how to prioritize, and Yang Changshi, how can you not be like this, with you by your side, I don't have to think about many things, let's just talk about Cao Cao's matter, his threats to us, aren't they all being disintegrated under your deployment, so we don't have to worry too much at all, but Cao Cao, now he is really scared to death, once we retreat, I'm afraid Liu Lan will directly threaten the counties of Yanzhou under his rule, How can he not let Guo Jia come to find out what we are? ”
The two of them walked into the inner tent together, the safest place here, compared to the outer tent, maybe their voices were a little louder, and they could be heard by the defenders outside the tent, but when they arrived at the inner tent, they didn't need to worry about the partition wall, no one would hear it, and it belonged to an absolutely safe environment.
At this moment, no one knew what the two were talking about.
And Guo Jia came to Cao Cao's tent again after leaving the Shouchun camp.
The moment he saw Guo Jia, Cao Cao was quite surprised: "Come back so soon?" ”
It was indeed a little unexpected, after all, it had only been less than half an hour, and he came back so soon, it was not important to explain the details clearly, what he was afraid of was that Zhang Xun directly rejected his proposal, and this was extremely critical.
"What's going on with Shou Chunjun?"
"All the best."
Cao Cao's spirits lifted, this is obviously the answer he is most willing to hear at the moment, this print, it can be said that he is happier than his big victory.
"Cao Cao, his mind is not only sinister but also very vicious, if he doesn't remind him, then it's okay, his reminder, there must be a problem, the general is just curious about what Cao Cao is worried about, and I'm afraid that Cao Cao will use us as tools!" Yang Hong said worriedly.
"Although the command is in his hands, but the military power is still in the hands of you and me, if Cao Cao really has any conspiracy, we don't need to be afraid of him, but there is one thing that must be paid attention to, that is, we must not be at his mercy?" Speaking of this, Zhang Xun said to Yang Hong seriously: "Changshi, our current situation is more embarrassing than Cao Cao, for the sake of Shouchun, we can only endure it first, the current situation, without Cao Cao, we can't compete with Liu Lan alone, but Cao Cao has this ability, so it's not urgent whether it's for ourselves or for Shouchun, even if Cao Cao really does something out of the ordinary, as long as it's not too much, even if it's using us, we can turn a blind eye."
In fact, when I heard that I was going to call out the command, I was really uncomfortable in my heart, and I didn't agree, but do you know why I agreed in the end, the reason is very simple, after thinking about it from another angle, I figured it out in an instant, Cao Cao wants to use us, but why aren't we using him now, using him to help us defend the Shouchun Army, if there is no Cao Cao, do you dare to imagine, maybe the current Guan Yu has already laid down Xun County, and is storming Shouchun City! ”
Zhang Xun's perspective on the problem is really different, although the words are a bit far-fetched, but I have to say that it is such a reason, now, not thinking about who suffers, but to see who can have the last laugh, at least, do you think it is beneficial to us or Cao Cao is good now, it is a very simple truth, the war is far away from Shouchun! ”
This is stronger than anything else.
"What General Zhang Xun said is reasonable, and you can think like this, it is really a blessing for me to live a long life." Yang Hong nodded and said: "I'm just telling the truth, our alliance has its own purpose, and we also have our own calculations, and even think about how to use each other, it stands to reason, so different, how can this alliance be reached, but no matter how many differences there are between the two sides, in fact, the real willingness to achieve the alliance lies in the fact that we have a common purpose, and this is the key to my ability to promote the alliance." ”
"No matter how big the differences are, our goals are the same, Cao Cao's vision is good, he knows how to prioritize, and Yang Changshi, how can you not be like this, with you by your side, I don't have to think about many things, let's just talk about Cao Cao's matter, his threats to us, aren't they all being disintegrated under your deployment, so we don't have to worry too much at all, but Cao Cao, now he is really scared to death, once we retreat, I'm afraid Liu Lan will directly threaten the counties of Yanzhou under his rule, How can he not let Guo Jia come to find out what we are? ”
The two of them walked into the inner tent together, the safest place here, compared to the outer tent, maybe their voices were a little louder, and they could be heard by the defenders outside the tent, but when they arrived at the inner tent, they didn't need to worry about the partition wall, no one would hear it, and it belonged to an absolutely safe environment.
At this moment, no one knew what the two were talking about.
And Guo Jia came to Cao Cao's tent again after leaving the Shouchun camp.
The moment he saw Guo Jia, Cao Cao was quite surprised: "Come back so soon?" ”
It was indeed a little unexpected, after all, it had only been less than half an hour, and he came back so soon, it was not important to explain the details clearly, what he was afraid of was that Zhang Xun directly rejected his proposal, and this was extremely critical.
"What's going on with Shou Chunjun?"
"All the best."
Cao Cao's spirits lifted, this is obviously the answer he is most willing to hear at the moment, this print, it can be said that he is happier than his big victory.