Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 150
Kunyang's best strategy is what Shen Chen thinks is the best strategy at present.

If you advance, you can win Yuzhou, and if you retreat, you can win Jingzhou.

No matter how bad it is, you can follow the Longzhong pairing, first divide the world into three parts, and then go north to the Central Plains.

Some people may think that it seems a little immoral for Shen Chen to eat Liu Biao's food and drink Liu Biao's food, and even occupy his family business.

But Shen Chen never thought of occupying Liu Biao's family business.

Liu Biao's lifespan is so long. When he dies, will he watch Jingzhou be handed over to Cao Cao by Liu Cong?
Therefore, the core of Kunyang's best strategy is to buy some time for Yuan Shao, so that Cao Cao's time to calm down the north will be delayed for more than ten years.

After Liu Biao dies naturally, let Liu Bei support Liu Qi to get Jingzhou. After Liu Qi dies of illness, Liu Bei can take over smoothly.

In the final analysis, it was not that Shen Chen wanted to seize Liu Biao's foundation, but that Liu Biao would die soon, Liu Cong was too useless, and Liu Qi was also destined to die of illness early.

So what can he do?
Could it be possible to pay allegiance to the dead?
It is equivalent to saying that this foundation will be the same as in history in the future, waiting for Liu Cong to offer Jingzhou and fight Cao Cao.

Either wait for Liu Qi to die of illness, and Liu Bei will take over. There are only two possibilities.

As for Liu Biao's personality, it's one size fits all.

From the beginning to the end, Shen Chen did not follow Liu Biao, and he did not admit that he was his subordinate, so this did not prevent him from pointing out his shortcomings.

When Liu Biao was alive, Shen Chen definitely wouldn't have any thoughts, but after his death, Shen Chen just wouldn't let Jingzhou be sacrificed by Liu Cong, and would treat his descendants kindly.

Otherwise, if we really continue to follow the historical path, this foundation will be given to Cao Cao almost for nothing, and we still need to fight the Battle of Chibi, then there will be too many unthinkable things in the future, so it is better to make plans early.

In mid-July, Guandu.

Not long after Shen Chen and Liu Bei joined forces and Xu failed in the second attack, Cao Cao got the news.

Ren Jun repelled Shen Chen with all his strength. Although Cao Hong dispersed Liu Bei's army, Liu Bei and Shen Chen's main force did not suffer much loss and retreated safely to Kunyang.

After Cao Cao found out about this, his heart was extremely heavy, and he walked out of the camp slowly. One man and one horse, he came to the hill to the west, and looked far away at Yuan Shao's camp that was being built on the other side of the Guandu River.

Yesterday Yuan Shao's main force finally arrived at Guandu and began to formally build the camp. Before the outer fence was built, the tents stretched for tens of miles, and the flags covered the sky and the sun, as if there was no end.

This scene gave Cao Cao a deep shock. Yuan Shao's frontal force was three times his, and there were countless chariots and horses every day. Tens of thousands of people began to dig trenches and build camps on the other side of the river.

At this time, he only had less than 4 people in Guandu, and the rest of the troops were distributed in Henan, Qingzhou, Xuzhou and other places, but the troops in the rear were severely beaten by Shen Chen.

The huge disparity in troops caused Cao Cao to feel unprecedented pressure and tension. Looking at the mighty and endless camps in the distance, a few drops of sweat unconsciously flowed from his forehead, showing his extremely restless heart.

After a while, Cao Cao sighed, gently wiped the sweat that dripped down his cheeks with his cuff, and then stood with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance again with sad eyes, silently observing the enemy camp.

It's a pity, if it wasn't for Yuan Benchu, I would have already mobilized the main force to go south to encircle and suppress the two scabies, Shen Chen and Liu Bei.

But when is also fate.

If it weren't for his main force to defend Guandu, why would he let those two young people become a serious trouble?
A trace of melancholy appeared on Cao Cao's face.

"Minggong."

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind.

Cao Cao immediately adjusted his mentality, and his face regained his previous self-confidence. He seemed to look at the far end indifferently, as if seeing the mighty Yuan army of more than [-], it was like nothing.

He can show vulnerability when there is no one in private, but he must never tell everyone that Cao Cao is also afraid in front of his subordinates.

"Minggong."

The sound was getting closer and closer, and after a while, it reached a place not far behind.

Cao Cao turned his head and saw Guo Jia and Xun You walking towards him.

At this time in history, he has gathered five great advisers, Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, and Cheng Yu.

But now because Zhang Xiu was dissuaded by Shen Chen, he didn't come to vote, which made him lose Jia Xu.

Xun Yu was in Xudu, Cheng Yu was in Yanzhou Zhencheng, and there were other counselors, such as Dong Zhao, Mao Jie, Zhong Yao, Wang Lang, etc.

But these people are all in other places, and they are not core advisers, so at present only Xun You and Guo Jia are around.

At this moment, the two came over slowly, Cao Cao smiled calmly and said, "Fengxiao, Gongda, what's the matter?"

"Master Ming is so elegant."

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Are you observing Yuan Ying?"

"Ah."

Cao Cao nodded and said: "Although Yuan Shao is strong, I see him as nothing more than a group of ants. When I find a weak point, I will be able to wipe them out with one blow."

Guo Jia walked behind him and said softly: "Naturally, but Duke Ming still can't underestimate Shen Chen."

"You know that too?"

Cao Cao asked.

"Just learned the news."

Xun You said: "This man stationed an army in Kunyang and attacked Xudu twice. I am afraid that he is exhausting our rear troops. When we have a decisive battle with Yuan Jun, we will conquer Xudu in one fell swoop."

Shen Chen's strategic plan is not difficult to guess. He wandered around the edge of Xudu several times, threatening Xudu on the surface, but actually killing Cao Cao's rear forces.

The earliest Cao Hong had 8000 troops in Wuyang, Kunyang, Ye County, plus Xia Houyuan, Li Dian, and Li Tong. So far, Cao Jun has lost more than 1 soldiers and horses, and the rear has been seriously empty.

Although Shen Chen himself suffered heavy losses, his elusiveness always allowed him to take the lead. Cao Cao himself was not in the rear, Xia Houyuan and Li Dian were helpless against Shen Chen, making every time they faced Shen Chen, it was a win-win situation. Less, waste of soldiers and horses.

Now around Xudu, there are Cao Hong, Xia Houyuan, Li Dian, Ren Jun, Han Hao, Li Tong and others with less than [-] troops, but nearly half of the [-] are the Diannong army of Ren Jun and Han Hao However, once the war officially begins, Ren Jun will have to go north to transport grain and grass after the new millet is harvested in September.

At that time, Xudu will be completely empty, and the total force may be only about [-]. If Liu Bei continues to gather the remnants of the Yuan family in Runan, gather up the scattered soldiers, and add Shen Chen's troops, then Xudu will be in jeopardy.

"Yes."

Cao Cao sighed, shook his head and said, "I'm already thinking about whether I should move the emperor and all the officials to Yuanling."

"No!"

Guo Jia and Xun You opposed it almost at the same time.

"Minggong."

Xun You said: "The matter of moving the emperor and the princes is harmful but not beneficial. First, Yuan Shao is too close to Guandu, and Yuan Shao will divide his troops to harass him. Second, if the capital is temporarily moved, the world will think that we are afraid of Shen Chen. The morale of the people and even the soldiers is not stable."

Guo Jia added: "Besides, our army's food and grass are all near Xudu. It will take a lot of time to move, and it is difficult to consolidate the food and grass. If the September new millet is delayed due to the relocation of the capital, I am afraid that the front line will face the dilemma of lack of food."

Where is Yuanling?
In the northeast of Xinzheng, south of Zhongmu, only more than 30 kilometers away from Guandu, it is probably the airport area of ​​Zhengzhou City in later generations.

In fact, it is not that Cao Cao has no food, but that the food and grass cannot all be piled up together, just like Yuan Shao stationed troops at Guandu, and the food and grass were in Wuchao [-] kilometers away.

Now most of his grain and grass are in Xudu, including the new wheat harvested in May this year and some old grain given to him by Liu Biao the year before last. Currently, the camp in Guandu can only last two months of grain, which means that in September, He will be short of food and grass.

Maybe there is food in Xudu, if so many people and ministers don't care about it, if they transport all the food to Guandu, there will be no food, and the surrounding areas of the city, including Tuntian households, Diannong army, Xudu people and officials will have to rebel.

Therefore, Cao Cao's current situation is very difficult. He must persist until September, when the new millet is harvested, and then wait for the rear to deliver grain and grass to the front line. Historically, Ren Jun has completed this task.

But even though Ren Jun completed part of the task of transporting grain in history, he still only sent him two months of grain. Yuan Shao's pervasive raids on the grain roads made it difficult to transport grain and grass. Later, when Xu You came to Cao Cao in October, Cao Cao also Admitting that his food can only last until the end of November.

This means that if Cao Cao chooses to move the capital, then the grain and grass in Xudu will also be transported to Yuanling.At that time, Yuan Shao had already begun to suppress Cao Cao in all aspects, and his troops had crossed the Kaifeng and Weishi areas, but Xudu was too far away and it was inconvenient to divide the troops, so Yuan Shao didn't send troops.

Now once Cao Cao moved all the emperor's officials to Yuanling, and Yuanling was so close to Guandu, no matter how stupid Yuan Shao was, he would send a large army to attack.The danger to be faced at that time will be even greater than the danger of Shen Chen's attack on Xu Du. It can be described as a dangerous and dangerous dead move!

Cao Cao sighed and said, "Why don't I know, but Shen Chen and Liu Bei are ignorant of current affairs, they have been invaded several times, and I have to guard against Yuan Shao at Guandu, so I can't personally conquer. The situation in the rear is already very dangerous."

Guo Jia and Xun You looked at each other, then stepped forward with a smile and said, "Minggong is worried about his affairs. After discussing with Gongda, I will discuss a plan that can relieve Minggong from worrying about the future."

"Oh?"

Cao Cao was overjoyed and said, "The plan will be released?"

Guo Jia stepped forward and whispered something to him: "So, so, so, so, so."

What they didn't expect was that Cao Cao suddenly became silent after hearing this strategy.

"Ming Gong?"

Seeing that Cao Cao was silent, Xun You and Guo Jia asked, "Is there anything wrong with this plan?"

Cao Cao shook his head: "This plan is very good."

"That"

"Let me think about it again."

"This"

The two looked at each other again, feeling puzzled, but Cao Cao was a man of his own mind, and he would naturally adopt it, so he didn't say much, and resigned.

After a while, Cao Cao looked up at the sky, his eyes widened, and his eyes were full of sadness and sadness in remembrance.

He remembered the spring breeze in Qiao County that year.

Dendrobium, daylilies, roses, basil and other flowers are competing for beauty.

But no matter how beautiful the flowers are, they are not as beautiful as the girl's shy face when the sun sets in the evening.

In the spring of that year, his cousin, whom he had known since he was a child, was sitting in the carriage. Amidst his spring breeze, the carriage slowly drove into Cao's house.

Later, because she couldn't have children, the wife treated Cao Ang and Cao Shuo as her own children, and she never complained.

During the Yellow Turban Uprising and the Dong Zhuo Rebellion, it was the wife who kept encouraging herself to serve the country.Even though she fled home in embarrassment from Luoyang countless times, she never complained.

It's a pity that Zixiu's death made his wife drift away from him after all.

In my life, no matter how many people I killed, I never regretted it, nor did I feel sorry for anyone.

Only madam, I have already failed you once.

just now.

I'm going to blame you again.

Cao Cao looked at the clouds in the sky and slowly shed tears.

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