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"What General Guo said is extremely true." Guo Jiashen nodded in agreement.

Then he said thoughtfully: "It's not just that. There are also mountains of materials for defending the city in Hangu Pass, as well as tens of thousands of young men carrying heavy loads and hundreds of carriages. It's late at night, and once a sudden fight starts, the customs will inevitably be in chaos. At that time, no matter how many soldiers and horses our army has in the pass, it will be in vain, and even if it can keep the pass from losing, it will inevitably suffer heavy losses, and even everything it has done in recent months will be destroyed and all achievements will be lost. ”

"This ???" Before Guo Jia's words fell, Ma Chao said eagerly: "Strategist, your words scared us into fear, but fortunately, it is still too late now, and it is not too late to save it now." You better hurry up and talk about countermeasures, time is not waiting, the top priority at the moment is to think of a foolproof strategy to wipe out the Cao army in one fell swoop! ”

"Countermeasures?" Guo Jia groaned, and smiled unhurriedly: "Actually, the lord has already done everything that needs to be done, and the arrangement is very detailed, almost impeccable. As General Meng Qi said, time is running out, we are now going to spend time with Cao Cao, and if the enemy does not move, I will not move, and we will always keep an eye on them. The longer the time elapses, the better it will be for us, and it is best to stay up until dawn.

Because this is our territory, and now Hangu Pass, dozens of miles away, has gathered more than 200,000 troops of our army, including the county government soldiers and baggage soldiers, nearly 300,000 soldiers and horses. If we had waited until dawn to attack, Taniguchi would have been blocked by our army by then, and we would have killed the enemy from behind, and then 60,000 Cao troops would have been unable to escape. Even if they are lucky enough to break out of the encirclement, more than 100,000 iron cavalry of our army will chase and kill these deserters, and they will be captured as if they were searching for something! ”

As Guo Jia spoke. Li Li has not spoken up, in fact, he is very impatient, but he is forced to ask in public because of the inconvenience. It wasn't until Guo Jia said these words now that Li Li suddenly woke up.

It turned out that Guo Jia told the story in such detail not simply to explain the reason why Cao Jun appeared here, but to let Li Li calm down completely, to wait patiently, not to be impatient, and not to be in a hurry. It's just that Guo Jia was hindered by the courtesy of the minister, so it was inconvenient to persuade Li Li to calm down. Not to mention that he was too impatient, he could only change the law to delay time, and then by persuading other generals not to be impatient, he indirectly admonished Li Li and advised him to be patient. Consuming time is actually the best way to defeat the enemy.

For the Western Liang Army, Cao Cao's army, which was lurking at the southern end of Feiyundu, could not pose a threat to the Western Liang Army in itself. Because there are many soldiers and horses in the Xiliang army in Hangu Pass. He is afraid of only 60,000 Cao troops. Cao Jun's biggest threat to the Xiliang Army is that he lurks in the shadows, while the Xiliang Army is in the light, so that he can pose a threat to the Xiliang Army.

But the shape in front of them was that Li Li and his party accidentally discovered Cao Jun's whereabouts in time, and they were right behind Cao Jun. And so on. What threat is there to the 60,000 Cao army lurking in the mountain stream?

In other words, the person in the most dangerous situation now is not the Xiliang Army at all, but Cao Cao, who is preparing to wait for an opportunity to sneak attack the Xiliang Army, and his 60,000 troops. Cao Jun, who originally planned to hide in the shadows, was now completely exposed in front of Li Li's eyes, so the two sides exchanged positions. The Western Liang army was both in the light and in the dark, while Cao Cao's army, which thought he had a plan, was exposed in the light, but Cao Cao himself and his army were still in the dark, unaware.

At this time, time is of the essence for both parties. Li Li needed time because he wanted to wipe out Cao Cao and his army of 60,000; And Cao Cao needs more time, because the longer the time drags on, the more opportunities he has to discover the enemy behind him, so as to slip away as soon as possible.

At the same time, time was extremely urgent for Cao Cao and his army, and it was simply urgent. The longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for him, if it drags on until dawn, then he and his 60,000 troops will be equivalent to most of their bodies entering the ghost gate, and their lives will be at rest. Once they lose the cover of the night, with the limited nearly 10,000 battle horses and tens of thousands of foot soldiers in their hands, it is simply wishful thinking and a fool's dream.

In empathy, the anger on Li Li's face gradually dissipated, replaced by a calm expression, his eyes were calm and deep, and his eyebrows were filled with strong confidence.

Until this time, Li Li truly realized that Guo Jia was indeed extraordinary, wise and quick-witted, and most importantly, he was able to keep a cool head at critical moments, and it was very rare to lift weights lightly.

Maybe Guo Jia doesn't have the strong physique of Zhou Yu, so he doesn't have the talent of a commander who repels thousands of armies and gallops on the battlefield, but in terms of wisdom and strategy alone, he is definitely not inferior to Zhou Yu, or even surpassed. The only drawback is that he is good at planning, but he is not good at battlefield conquest, and his decision-making ability cannot be compared with Zhou Yu.

And this is the fundamental difference between a scribe and a military general. Scribes are good at using their brains and mouths, but they are shorter than their hands, while military generals are shorter than their lips and tongues, but they are good at hands-on execution, winning between two formations and galloping on the battlefield. It is difficult to say which of the two is superior or inferior, but in the troubled times, it is undoubtedly the military generals who have a slight advantage, and the scribes who rule the world are superior.

After sorting out his thoughts a little, Li Li asked with a smile: "Is Fengxiao really no longer good, I don't think it maybe?" ”

"The Lord is a wise man." Guo Jia shook his hand when he heard this, and said respectfully: "Indeed, as the lord said, Weichen does have some ideas. In fact, as early as when the lord ordered General Li Zhi to return to Hangu Pass to transfer troops, I wanted to say it, but this method has advantages and disadvantages, and I can't weigh it for a while. ”

"Oh?" Li Li was surprised when he heard this, and said: "Fengxiao might as well speak bluntly, I have my own decision." ”

Guo Jia nodded happily and said, "Lord Rongqi, Feiyundu is dangerous, the mountain stream is narrow and rugged, and only three thousand men and horses can hold the valley mouth in the north. In this case, why should the lord be willing to go near and far, and he must wait for the reinforcements of Hangu Pass to go to the south to block the mouth of the valley, can't we ourselves?

Weichen foolishly saw that if the lord wanted to attack quickly and win, he could leave 5,000 foot soldiers here to defend the north valley pass, and the remaining 18,000 steps to ride out of the mountain stream, surround the past from the outside of Feiyundu, and then seize the south valley mouth with lightning speed, so that Cao Cao's 60,000 army could be trapped in Feiyundu. At that time, we will attack if we can, and defend if we can't, as long as we don't let Cao's army break through, waiting until dawn will be victory. ”

Speaking of this, Guo Jia changed his words and said with a solemn expression: "It's just that this strategy has advantages and disadvantages, and there are certain risks." It is said that it is advantageous because our army can take the initiative in this strategy, after all, it only takes about half an hour to bypass Feiyundu, which greatly shortens the chance and time for Cao's army to flee when he hears the news.

The disadvantage is that our army is divided into two, and the troops are somewhat weak when attacking from both ends, and it is very likely to give Cao's army the opportunity to concentrate its forces and attack one side. Either side of the north and south ends will be lost, leaving a respite for Cao's army, and then fleeing in a hurry, thus losing the perfect opportunity to annihilate it all. In addition, there is another point that has to be mentioned, that is, once our army intercepts the Cao army at the north and south ends, it will inevitably cause the Cao army to fight back desperately, and the fighting will be very tragic at that time, and the casualties among the soldiers will be huge. Moreover, once the enemy discovers that our forces are limited and far inferior to them, the enemy's fighting spirit will be unprecedentedly high, and the offensive will become more and more fierce. On the contrary, if we wait for the reinforcements from Hangu Pass to arrive and our army besieges it with superior forces, then the enemy's resistance will be relatively weakened a lot, and our army's casualties will naturally decrease.

It is precisely because of the pros and cons of this policy that I have hesitated to say it for a long time. How to decide, please let the Lord decide! ”

"Well, Feng Xiao is too worried." Li Li bowed slightly, and then looked up at the night sky with a solemn expression, but his mind was turning rapidly, weighing the pros and cons.

It is true that Guo Jia's words woke Li Li up that he may not have to wait for reinforcements to come before launching an attack. If Cao Cao sensed the abnormality and led the crowd to flee in a prescient manner, wouldn't he miss the opportunity?

However, the pros and cons that Guo Jia said cannot be ignored. Li Li now has a total of more than 20,000 cavalry around him, while Cao Cao has 60,000 soldiers and horses; If Li Li divides his troops and horses in two, the force will become more and more thin, and it is difficult to guarantee that Cao's army will not break through from one end. Once Cao Jun escapes at night, this excellent opportunity to kill Cao Cao will be missed in vain, and I am afraid that such a good opportunity will never be found in the future.

The wait is really difficult, time flies very slowly, from the time Li Zhi was ordered to leave until now, it is just the work of two teas. However, Li Li and the generals under his command felt that it was extremely long, as if time stopped flowing at this moment, and their hearts were tormented.

Suddenly, Li Li turned his head to look at the generals around him, and asked in a solemn voice, "Which of you can lead the 8,000 infantry army to stay here for six hours?" Don't be reckless, don't be reluctant, say if you're sure, don't open your mouth if you're not sure, I don't blame you. As long as I can complete the task of holding on for six hours, I will be rewarded, and I will definitely be entrusted with a heavy responsibility, a reward of thousands of gold, and the sealing of ten thousand households! ”

At this moment, the generals did not rush to ask Ying to take over the heavy task, but pondered intently, and turned their heads from time to time to look at the infantry behind them.

To be honest, if they were to select 8,000 soldiers from the Jin Yiwei to stick to this place at this time, they would definitely not hesitate to compete for the guards. However, it would have been carefully considered for them to select 8,000 soldiers from among the more than 13,000 infantry troops. Because these infantry soldiers are not the infantry of the main battle camp at all, not even the county government soldiers, but the most ordinary county soldiers gathered in the counties to retreat to Anyi City, the combat power is extremely limited, and some soldiers have rusty weapons in their hands, and their armor is also half-pierced, and the equipment is really poor. Therefore, the generals who had always scrambled for the opportunity to fight hesitated at this time, and they all knew that the richer the reward promised by the lord, the more difficult the war became.

The reward of thousands of gold and the sealing of ten thousand households are the heaviest rewards promised by Li Li so far, so it can be seen how heavy the responsibility is, how can it be regarded as child's play?

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