Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 385
"My lord is mighty!" Guo Tu rode on a horse and bowed deeply to Yuan Shao.

At this time, Xu You also came up and said, "My lord, my army is divided into three groups, forming a double-team situation against Cao Cao. As long as the main force of our army can break through Guandu in one go, and then flatten Chenliu, Cao Cao will Even if you have the power to reach the sky, you will eventually be useless!"

Yuan Shao was extremely comfortable being flattered by several counselors in turn, and while smiling, he couldn't help stroking his beard with his right hand.

At this moment, many figures suddenly appeared in front of them.

Gao Lan, who led the army at the front, stared intently into the distance with half-closed eyes.

I saw that in the distance, there were a lot of soldiers stumbling and running in their direction...

These are...Gao Lan looked at the direction of the defeated army, and a bad feeling rose in his heart, "Look at that direction. Could it be that General Wen Chou was defeated?"

"What's going on in front?" Yuan Shao in the rear also noticed those defeated troops, so he stood up from the car and looked into the distance.

When the figure got closer, Gao Lan finally confirmed that it was indeed a soldier under Wen Chou's command!
The defeated army who fled back in a panic cried out when they saw their main force, "General! General Wen Chou died so miserable!"

"General Wen Chou led us to break through Cao Jun's camp! Cao Jun threw away his helmets and armor, and food was thrown everywhere."

"We were defeated by Cao Jun's ambush, and General Wen Chou was beheaded by a red-faced general of Cao Jun!"

"The enemy army is cunning and uses food, supplies, and soldiers as bait. Our army accidentally caught the enemy in an ambush. Our army was defeated, General!"

Like Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Gao Lan, who is also known as one of the four court pillars in Hebei, had to hunt down several soldiers before he could find out the reason for the defeat.

Knowing that Wen Chou's [-]-strong army was defeated again because of underestimating the enemy's aggressive advance, and that he himself was beheaded by the enemy, Gao Lan was shocked, and hurriedly came to Yuan Shao to report.

"My lord, it's not good!"

Gao Lan galloped to the front of Yuan Shao's chariot, and reported: "General Wen Chou was ambushed by Cao Jun, and the [-] troops returned in a disastrous defeat. He himself was beheaded by General Cao!"

Yuan Shao was shocked, subconsciously shook his right hand, pulled out a few beards on his chin, and immediately grinned in pain.
But he didn't have time to care about the pain in his jaw now, because the heartache was more intense.

"Gao Lan, what are you talking about!!!"

"My lord, Vanguard suffered a disastrous defeat, and General Wen Chou died in battle, my lord!" Gao Lan cried out in pain.

"Ah! Wen Chou misunderstood me! Wen Chou misunderstood me!" Yuan Shao looked up to the sky and sighed.

At this time Xu You hurriedly said: "My lord, although Wen Chou is dead, we still have Zhang Xi and Gao Lan, two generals with both civil and military skills. Our top priority is to stabilize the morale of the army. My lord, we must not let our minds get distracted first!"

After Xu You opened his mouth, Guo Tu, Shen Pei and others also all consoled him, "My lord, we are still waiting for the main force. It is not a big problem for the vanguard to lose some people. Please don't hurt your body because of anger. We will wait for the whole army to fight again." The battle is!"

Under everyone's persuasion, Yuan Shao finally calmed down.

But first there was Yan Liang and then there was Wen Chou, whose chief general's head became the meritorious service of others, and a full 20 troops were defeated one after another.

How could he, Yuan Shao, endure this tone?

Seeing that the morale of the soldiers plummeted, Yuan Shao's small universe broke out again at the critical moment, "Command! Let me, Yuan Shao, be the vanguard and lead the troops southward to attack Cao Cao!"

Yuan Shao made a decisive decision, set an example by himself, and immediately reversed his own decline!

The pillar of the three armies, the incomparably noble Yuan Shao is willing to be the vanguard!His behavior not only quickly stabilized the morale of the army, but also brought the already low morale back to its peak.

Gao Lan was infected by his lord's arrogance, and immediately shouted desperately:
"Master is mighty!"

The soldiers also shouted:

"The general is mighty!"

"The general is mighty!"

Xu You looked at Yuan Shao who was shining with golden light like a god at this moment, and couldn't help admiring in his heart: "This is the wise lord I follow!"

Cao Ying, in the big tent of the Chinese army.

"When Yuan Shao learned that Wen Chou was defeated, he proclaimed himself a vanguard and led the army to the south. Everyone, how do you think about it?"

At this time, Xun Yu stood up first and said, "My lord, Yuan Shao took the risk himself, but it was also a great encouragement. Yuan Jun is now in full swing. I think it is better to let General Xiahou fight and retreat instead of fighting with him." Front Yuan Jun is sharp."

Xi Zhicai also stood up and said, "My lord, my subordinates agree with Wen Ruo's words. General Xiahou can fight while retreating. He can use strategic depth to buy time and drain the morale of Yuan's army."

Cao Cao hadn't made up his mind yet, so he looked at Guo Jia and asked, "What do you think of Fengxiao?"

Guo Jia came out, clasped his hands and replied: "My lord, my subordinates also think that we should avoid his edge. And after Yuan Shao's battle line is stretched, it will also be beneficial to us."

"Tell me!"

"Yuan Shao goes deep into our hinterland, and the supply line is bound to become lengthy and fragile. Our army can go to the rear with a mobile force to harass Yuan Jun's grain road. Once he can destroy his grain transportation once or twice, Yuan Shao's 40 army will definitely suffer. Morale plummeted."

"Attacking the enemy's Liang Dao must be bold and careful. It is a pity that Wen Zhang has to deal with the Runan Yellow Turban, otherwise sending him should be the best choice.

Cao Cao regretted that Wei Yan had done this kind of thing before, but Wei Yan is far away in Runan now, and it was too late to dispatch him.

How did Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and others receive Cao Cao's words?
But before Zhao Yun and others came forward, Guo Jia suddenly said to Cao Cao: "My lord, I do have a very suitable candidate, but"

Cao Cao was a little anxious, and said: "When is this, Feng Xiao, you have something to say directly!"

"But this person is currently working as a shadow guard, and he doesn't have a specific official position. I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."

Only then did the generals realize that Guo Jia wanted to recommend a newcomer.

"Who is it? If he really has such abilities, it doesn't matter if I promote him as a general now!"

Lu Yan already knew who Guo Jia was talking about, and he thought a little amusedly in his heart: "Gan Ning, Gan Ning, after all, you still can't be a flower protector."

Sure enough, Guo Jia opened his mouth and said: "This man's surname is Gan, his name is Ning, and his style name is Xingba. He once helped Liu Ziyang and Qiangyu defeat Sun Ce when they were in Lujiang!"

"Gan Ning???" Cao Cao was taken aback when he heard the words, and muttered to himself, "Why do I feel this name is so familiar?"

After thinking for a while, Cao Cao suddenly remembered something, then looked at Lu Yan, and asked, "Sir, is this Gan Ning one of the four generals you sent someone to look for?"

Lu Yan grinned, cupped his hands and said, "Back to Mr. Cao, this is the man!"

"Ha!" Cao Cao was immediately overjoyed, but then complained: "Oh! Mr. Lu, Guo Fengxiao, how can you two put such a talent in the shadow? Isn't this an overkill!"

Lu Yan said with some dumbfounding: "There is actually a story in it. But it's a long story, and we'll talk about it in detail later. In short, Gan Ning voluntarily stayed in the Shadow Guard. I want him to be the general. He also declined"

"Then will he help us this time?"

"That depends on Duke Cao's sincerity!" Guo Jia smiled and continued, "Gan Ning is in the camp now, my lord, you can convince him later."

It has been a long time since Cao Cao experienced such a moment of respect for a corporal, and now he has a long-lost excitement in his heart.
"Okay, I'll go find Gan Ning later, and I must persuade him to become an official and take over this important task!"

(End of this chapter)