The Three Kingdoms: Zhaolie, the strategist, and the rise of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 205: In the past, Li Yi was a general who was invincible in the world. His achievements were unprecedented and will never be seen again.
However, Jia Xu successfully persuaded Xu You to surrender and abandon Yuan’s camp and go to Guandu.

When Li Yi heard this, he forgot his shoes and rushed to greet him.

Holding Xu You's hand, he said with emotion:

"Ziyuan, I'm really looking forward to it here."

After Xu You left Yuan's camp, he was no longer the chief strategist in Hebei.

Now he is just an ordinary citizen.

Even though the Yuan family halo has faded, when I meet my old friends again, they are still as charming as ever.

Xu You had reached the lowest point in his life at this moment, and was at his most destitute.

“…Shame on me. Shame on me.”

Xu You looked depressed and said to Li Yi in a somewhat dejected manner:
"You are the governor of Henan, and You is just a commoner. How dare you accept such generous treatment from the governor?"

People under low eaves have to bow their heads.

Now that Xu You had lost his support, he no longer dared to treat Li Yi as a close friend as before.

Li Yi treated Xu Youru as if they were meeting for the first time, held his hand, and said with a smile:

"You are an old friend of mine. How dare you compare yourself with me in terms of fame and rank?"

As he said this, he and Xu You went into the camp hand in hand.

Li Yi dismissed all the people around him before inviting Xu You to take a seat.

Xu You felt relieved when he saw that there were no Six Ears around, and he sighed:
"I have no eyes, and I cannot choose a wise master to serve."

"I submitted to Yuan Shao, but he would not listen to my words or follow my advice."

"So I abandoned it and came to see my old friend."

"May Ziyu...May Sir consider our past friendship."

"Put a few good words in front of General Liu on my behalf and have him included in the introduction."

"It is indeed true. It is like a rebirth for me. I am grateful!"

After he finished speaking, Xu You stood up and bowed to the ground.

Li Yi hurriedly helped him up and said seriously:

"Ziyuan's talent is ten times better than Yi's."

"Now that you are willing to abandon darkness and join the light, and come to my Xuzhou, you and I will join hands and there will be nothing we cannot accomplish!"

"I would like to ask for your advice on how to defeat Shao."

"If successful, Ziyuan will be the first to achieve great success in the Henan Army."

Xu Younai leaned forward and said:
"I heard that Ziyu is in charge of the military and political affairs of the two armies and has the right to act at his discretion."

"Please tell me how much food is left in the army?"

Li Yi answered without hesitation:
"It's less than three days."

Xu You's mouth curled up slightly, and he sighed:

"Everyone says that Li Lang of Xuzhou is a sincere gentleman, and now it is true!"

Li Yi remained calm and said:
"You treat me with sincerity, and I treat you with sincerity, so why should we deceive each other?"

"I am telling you the truth, I hope you will not doubt it, and we can act quickly!"

Xu Younai took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Li Yi.

Li Yi took a quick look and found that it was a spy document revealing details of the Henan military camp.

Among them was the report that the Henan army was short of food and fodder.

Although he was mentally prepared, Li Yi still couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat at this moment because of Hebei's powerful intelligence system.

He has taken care of every detail and has managed the military personnel very carefully.

How did Yuan Shao's spies infiltrate?

But then again, Yuan Shao was able to instigate even Cao Cao's close attendants to rebel.

It would certainly not be difficult for him to find out how much grain the Henan Army had in stock.

Didn’t Li Yi also place spies around Hebei?
Otherwise, how could Shen Pei discover the correspondence between Xu You and himself?

It was because Li Yi was always on good terms with Xu You, so he asked the envoys to leave traces so that the people of Hebei would know.

Shen Pei was indeed aware of the relationship between Xu You and Li Yi very early on, but he deliberately held back until the Battle of Guandu to launch his attack.

Because the greatest crime can only be convicted when the attack occurs at the most sensitive time.

Li Yi put the documents away, took Xu You's hand and said:

"Since Ziyuan is willing to come here for our old friendship, I hope he can teach me some good advice."

Xu You said:

"Now you are fighting a powerful enemy with a single army, but you are not seeking a quick victory."

“This is the way to death.”

There is a reason why Xu You was regarded as a wise man. He was also able to point out the problems of the Henan army incisively and accurately.

That is, the Henan Army can only fight quickly and decisively.

There was no way to compete with the Hebei Army in attrition, and there was no opportunity to win a quick victory.

"I have a plan that can defeat Yuan Shao's army of one million without a fight."

"I wonder if Ziyu is still willing to listen?"

Li Yi was overjoyed and said hurriedly:
"Yi would like to hear good advice!"

Xu Younai leaned over and whispered in Li Yi's ear:

"Yuan Shao has just received a thousand chariots of military supplies and baggage, all of which have been stored at Wuchao."

"Now we have sent Chunyu Qiong to guard the city. The generals guarding Wuchao are arrogant and the soldiers are lazy, so they are not defending strictly."

"You can select light cavalry and pretend they are soldiers of Yuan's army."

"They used the excuse of going there to protect their food supplies and took advantage of the situation to burn their food and supplies."

"Then Shao's army will be in disarray within three days, and we can defeat them with one strike!"

When mentioning Xu You, people will think of him proposing the plan of "burning Wuchao".

He became extremely crazy and was finally killed.

But if you think about it carefully,

Why is Xu You so arrogant that he even dares to regard himself as Cao Cao's benefactor?

To put it bluntly, didn't Xu You just reveal the location of Wuchao and ask you to burn it?
As people at that time, we might not know the location of Wuchao, so we have to thank Xu You.

But as long as they are time travelers, they should know the location of Wuchao, and Xu You should be dispensable to them.

Is it necessary for Li Yi to value Xu You so much that he would not even dare to send troops if Xu You didn't come?
That's right.

If Xu You had not surrendered, Li Yi would not have dared to send troops to rob Wuchao.

Yuan Shao had an army of 110,000 to support, so there were not many places to choose from for storing food.

Even if you are not a time traveler, it does not mean that you don’t know where Wuchao is.

After all, the location is too conspicuous and it’s hard to hide it.

Therefore, Xu You's arrival provided three prerequisites for robbing Wuchao.

the first,

Xu You tells you that Wuchao is Yuan Shao’s last batch of grain.

This is very important. Without this prerequisite, you can't even rob.

Because robbing Wuchao was a very risky move in itself.

High risk must have high reward.

If you rob Wuchao with the fate of your entire army at stake, you must ensure that you can really defeat Yuan Shao after robbing it.

So Xu You's arrival actually helped you confirm that this was Yuan Shao's last batch of grain.

You can now go and rob Wuchao.

second,

As mentioned before, Wuchao is actually located north of Guandu, a full forty miles away from Yuan Shao’s camp.

As a senior member of Yuan’s camp, Xu You was very familiar with the environment there.

In such a military operation where every second counts, Xu You can be a good guide.

Help the Henan Allied Forces to reach their destination in the shortest time possible.

third,

This is also the most important point.

The biggest difficulty in robbing Wuchao is that you have to pass through right under the nose of Yuan’s army.

If there are few people, you might be able to get away with it.

But Wuchao is heavily guarded. Even if you are a military genius, you still need to use a few thousand people, right?
Otherwise there won’t be enough firewood to burn the food.

At the same time, this military operation is very time-consuming and you must bring cavalry.

Therefore, no matter how well you conceal your whereabouts, it is difficult to avoid running into Yuan's army.

However, Xu You's arrival made the allied forces' plan to impersonate Yuan's army feasible.

Because Xu You was a popular figure around Yuan Shao and the chief strategist in Hebei, most of Yuan's troops knew him.

The most important point is that Xu You is now secretly joining the Allied Forces.

Not to mention the lower-level soldiers, even the top leaders of Yuan Group have not yet figured out what is going on with Xu You.

That is,

Xu You can help Li Yi by using the information gap to create a time gap!

Given these three points, the military action of burning Wuchao could not be accomplished without Xu You's surrender.

After getting Xu You's guarantee, Li Yi could finally put his mind at ease and focus on his military operations.

He immediately left the tent and called Zhao Yun and Gongsun Xu.

"General Zhao, General Gongsun, when you two were in Youzhou, you mostly commanded cavalry."

"Now you can each lead 1,500 Youzhou cavalrymen to set out and burn down the Yuan army's main camp, Wuchao."

Zhao Yun and Gongsun Xu both clasped their hands and shouted:
"Leader!"

Li Yi called Zhang Xiu over again and said to him:

"General Zhang, please lead two thousand Xiliang cavalrymen to join us in the battle."

Zhang Xiu had just surrendered and was eager to make achievements, so he gladly accepted the order.

Since the war began, the Allied forces have hardly deployed any cavalry.

On the one hand, cavalry is valuable, and every one you hit will die.

Good steel should be used on the blade.

On the other hand, Li Yi was also hiding his strength and did not want Yuan Shao to know that the allied forces had such a trump card in their hands.

Therefore, Gongsun Xu and his Youzhou cavalry only arrived at the Guandu camp in the past two days.

Li Yi's choice of personnel was also very clear: Gongsun Xu, Zhao Yun, and Zhang Xiu were all first-class cavalry masters.

Apart from them, there is no better person to rob Wuchao.
Don’t you think it’s not possible to use people like Zhang Fei and Qian Zhao?
It is indeed not possible, because special times create special blood ties.

The Youzhou cavalry only recognized Gongsun Xu, and the Xiliang cavalry only recognized Zhang Xiu.

If you replace them with someone else, even if there is no mutiny, it will be difficult to get them to exert their full combat strength.

This battle is a fight of all our might, and we cannot afford to lose.

As for Zhao Yun, he was an old friend of Gongsun Xu and had served in Gongsun Zan's army.

While winning the favor of the Youzhou Iron Cavalry, it can also further enhance the combat effectiveness of the cavalry.

The cavalry quickly mounted their horses.

In addition to the fire starters loaded on the horses' backs, the mouths of each horse were tied with straw ropes.

Each soldier held a wooden stick in his mouth.

"Grand Commander! Everything is ready, please give the order!"

Zhao Yun rode forward, held his spear horizontally, and reported to Li Yi.

"……Um."

Li Yi nodded and called Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Xu Huang and other generals.

"I am going to rob the Wuchao camp, and Yuan Shao will surely come to rob my Guandu camp."

"You must take strict precautions and do not lose it."

"Otherwise, you will be punished by military law!"

"Got the order!!"

All the generals bowed.

Zhang Fei suddenly remembered something and hurriedly stepped forward and asked:
"Wait! Sir, if I heard correctly."

"...Sir, are you going to rob Wuchao yourself?"

After hearing what Zhang Fei said, the generals finally reacted.

Yes, the Grand Commander actually led the army in person.

"To burn Wuchao, just send a general."

"The governor is the son of a rich man, why take such a risk?"

Huang Zhong was afraid that his benefactor might be in trouble, so he spoke up to give him some advice.

Not only Huang Zhong was worried, almost all the generals in the Xuzhou camp were worried.

They didn't believe Xu You.

How could Li Yi easily get involved in danger just based on Xu You's words?

What if it was someone else’s plan?
What if this is a trap?
Li Yi loves his soldiers like his own sons and has a very high prestige in the army. If he fails, the morale of the entire Henan military camp will collapse.

So when Huang Zhong spoke, the remaining generals also worriedly advised Li Yi not to go in person.

It's not like we don't have talented people in our army, so why don't we just leave it to them?
"That's why I have to go, as it is so dangerous."

"If I don't go there in person, this will be difficult to accomplish."

Li Yi firmly believed in it and explained it to everyone.

The Battle of Guandu has reached its most critical moment.

If Li Yi succeeds in this next military operation, he will win, but if he fails, everyone will die.

It's a one-time deal at a critical moment.

Especially since the place Li Yi was going to was behind enemy lines.

There will be layers of defense and interference in the middle, and it will be easy to fail if you send others there.

If he wavers in his convictions, the Allies will be doomed and lose a golden opportunity.

Indeed, there is a 99% chance that the Xuzhou generals will not back down halfway.

But the Allies could not take even a one percent risk.

So who will be 100% determined to fight the Battle of Wuchao to the end?

Of course, it was Li Yi himself who gave the order.

Only Li Yi knew how important the Battle of Wuchao was and to what extent it had to be fought.

He prepared a lot of work for this.

He will do it perfectly and make no mistakes at any step.

Just like usual.

After doing a good job of ideological work, Li Yi invited Jia Xu and Xun You.

"You two gentlemen are wise men, so please assist General Zhang and the others in guarding the camp together."

Zhang Fei said on the side:
"Should I inform my brother first?"

Li Yi said:
"My Lord, the main camp is several miles to the south. We must race against time and not waste any more time."

After saying this, he took out the mandarin duck sword given by Liu Bei and held it in his hand:
"My lord has bestowed upon me a mighty sword, and has granted me the power to act as I see fit."

"Yide should obey my orders and not act rashly."

The large camps in ancient times were similar to city-states, one connected to another.

The camps of Liu Bei and Cao Cao were naturally in the rear.

Zhang Fei bowed and said yes.

Li Yi then saw Cao Hong, the representative of Caoying, at the front camp and asked him to give him the sword.

"If Yuan's army comes to raid the camp, they will attack the Guandu stronghold."

"Please ask General Zilian to assist General Zhang in defending this camp."

Cao Hong moved his injured arm. He was almost sick from all the rest of the recuperation.

Not to mention that Li Yi had the sword given by Cao Cao, Cao Hong should have obeyed his orders.

Just say that Li Yi had recommended Hua Tuo to him, who helped him heal his injured arm.

You know what, there really isn't any root of the disease left.

Out of this favor, Cao Hong was happy to help Li Yi.

"The last general takes command!"

Cao Hong bowed and accepted the order.

After Li Yi had made his plan and given all the instructions, he mounted his horse and set off.

Five thousand of the most powerful cavalrymen of this era from Liang and You states filed out of the allied camp.

……

That night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the magpies flew south.

Zhang Xiu led the Xiliang cavalry in the rear, while Gongsun Xu and Zhao Yun led the Youzhou cavalry in the front.

Li Yi and Xu You led a small number of infantry in the central army.

They all carried bundles of grass and firewood, and all waved the flags of Yuan’s army.

Taking advantage of the cover of night, they launched a surprise attack on Wuchao from a small path.

On the way,

Zhang Xiu wanted to make friends with this famous person, so he stepped forward and asked:
"General, how can Yuan Shao's grain storage be unprepared?"

"The governor is in charge of the military and political affairs of both armies. How can he go to a dangerous place in person?"

Li Yi just replied calmly:

"Xu You's arrival means that Yuan Shao will be defeated by heaven."

"Besides, our army will not be able to hold out for long without food supplies."

"If we don't use this strategy, we can only sit and wait for trouble."

Zhang Xiu glanced at Xu You who was walking in front of him, and then asked Li Yi in a low voice:

"What if Xu You is plotting something and setting an ambush ahead?"

Li Yi frowned and said seriously:
"He came to me from a desperate situation, so why should I be suspicious?"

"Today, I am alone in the deep and take the risk of robbing food. This is my own decision."

"If I can't succeed, I'd rather die on the battlefield."

"Now the plan must be carried out. General, you can restrain your men and teach them not to be suspicious."

Although Zhang Xiu had heard of Li Yi's reputation a long time ago, the two of them also had some interactions.

But when he actually met Li Yi, Zhang Xiu was moved by his courage and charm.

Before coming here, Zhang Xiu was still worried about his future.

But after spending some time with Li Yi, Zhang Xiu firmly believed that it was worth working with such a person.

There must be great potential!
"...Okay, if we keep going forward, we'll soon reach Yuan's army camp."

"General, please stop talking and tell your men to be careful."

"Here."

Zhang Xiu took the order and put the stick in his mouth.

The army moved forward and encountered Yuan Shao's other camp.

The generals in the camp asked where the troops and horses came from.

Li Yi sent Xu You to respond:
"I am following Lord Yuan's orders to go to Wuchao to help General Chunyu protect the grain."

When the soldiers saw that it was Yuan's own banner and Xu You himself came out to answer, they hurriedly apologized:
"It turns out to be Mr. Xu. I'm sorry."

"Please come in!"

Everyone had no doubts and let Li Yi's army pass through the other camp.

Whenever they passed several places along the way, they would pretend that they were there to protect food.

Because Xu You was famous and Yuan Ying had a high status, no one tried to stop him when they saw him.

By the time we arrived at Wuchao, the fifth watch had already passed.

Li Yi ordered the soldiers to take down the bundles of straw and firewood and set fire directly around Wuchao.

"Today is the only day for a man to achieve fame!"

Li Yi drew his sword and personally led the battle.

"Burn Wuchao and kill Yuan's army!"

"Kill!!!"

At the command, the cavalry rushed in with drums beating.

At that time, Chunyu Qiong was sleeping soundly in the camp. When he heard the drum noise, he jumped up and asked:

"Why the noise?"

Before he finished speaking, a soldier came over and bowed:

"The enemy army is coming to attack Wuchao!"

what! ?

Chun Yuqiong was shocked and angry, "How dare you be so bold!"

The military situation was urgent at the moment, and Chunyu Qiong had no time to think about how Li Yi led his troops to Wuchao.

He hurriedly put on his armor, mounted his horse, and went into battle with his spear in hand.

As soon as I stepped out of the tent, I saw flames everywhere and smoke filling the sky.

Sui Yuanjin, Zhao Rui and other generals led their troops to come to the rescue.

"What's going on, General?"

The two generals led their troops to meet Chunyu Qiong at one place and asked in unison.

Xu You commented that the defenders of Wuchao were "arrogant generals, lazy soldiers, and lax defense."

That is, although Chunyu Qiong loved drinking, unlike his image in the novel, he was actually very proud and complacent.

Chunyu Qiong's conceited character also made his soldiers disorganized and prone to laxity and laziness.

This is why Li Yi was able to light a fire as soon as he arrived in Wuchao.

Chun Yuqiong was afraid of being held responsible, so he quickly said:

"The enemy army is cunning, and there is a traitor in our army."

"Someone lead the way, and let the bandits attack our Wuchao camp."

"Please help me capture the thief quickly, Generals. I want to capture the rebel and present him to Lord Yuan!"

At this point, it is definitely too late for the two generals to investigate who is responsible.

Fortunately, there were still a lot of defenders in Wuchao, and they were defending the attack, so the situation was not too urgent.

So, Zhao Rui assisted Chunyu Qiong and led troops to resist the attack of the allied forces.

Sui Yuanjin led his troops to fetch water to put out the fire.

Yuan's army quickly organized its troops and a large number of them rushed towards Li Yi's army.

"General Zhang, lead your troops and go to fight the enemy!"

Li Yi shouted loudly.

"Here!"

Zhang Xiu immediately raised his spear and jumped on his horse, leading the Xiliang cavalry to intercept Yuan's army, and the two armies fought together.

"General Gongsun, lead your troops and continue burning the grain in Wuchao!"

Li Yi issued the second military order.

"As ordered!"

Gongsun Xu then led the Youzhou cavalry and set fire to the granary in Wuchao.

"ignition!"

"Shoot arrows!!"

The knights sprinkled the pine oil and kerosene that they had prepared on Wuchao and covered it with dry grass.

Then he drew his bow and arrow, and the rocket was fired instantly.

The Youzhou cavalry shot and galloped along the way.

They originated from the northeast and fought against nomads all year round, so they were extremely skilled in riding and archery.

This was also the main reason why Li Yi chose to let the Youzhou soldiers set fire.

boom!
The fire grew bigger and bigger, and in the blink of an eye, the entire Wuchao was engulfed in flames.

"kill!!"

Zhang Xiu raised his spear and rode his horse, leading his troops to collide with the troops of Zhao Rui and Chunyu Qiong.

Zhang Xiu fought one against two and fought bravely.

The killing of the "Three Sages" in Wancheng was Jia Xu's idea.

But the final victory was indeed achieved by Zhang Xiu himself.

Zhang Xiu's military strength and that of his Xiliang followers were among the best in the late Han Dynasty.

Although he had fewer soldiers and horses, Zhang Xiu was still able to charge back and forth in Yuan's army and not fall behind.

The stamina and survival rate of cavalry are inherently strong.

Even though there were fewer people, it would be difficult for Yuan's army to kill them all in a short period of time.

But what Yuan Jun needs most now is to hurry!
"It's infuriating! It's annoying!"

Looking at the raging fire, unable to stop it, Chun Yuqiong was so angry that his face turned blue.

If these food supplies are gone, the attacking troops will be completely wiped out.

It is also difficult to atone for the sins.

"What happened to Sui Yuanjin?"

"With so many people, can't we put out this fire?"

Chunyu Qiong was so angry that he started cursing, his hair and beard stood on end, and his eyes were bloodshot.

"General!"

Sui Yuan ran back exhausted and covered in dust.

Because he was too hasty, even his own battle robe was set on fire.

Sui Yuanjin had no choice but to take off his battle robe, throw it on the ground, and said to Chunyu Qiong:
"General, the fire is too big and can't be stopped!!"

“Bullshit! Bullshit!!”

Chunyu Qiong's saliva flew everywhere, and he gnashed his teeth and said:
"Even if this fire was set by Zhu Rong, it must be stopped today."

"If not, I'll chop off your head!"

Zhao Rui advised:
"General Chunyu, we are putting out the fire, and the enemy is setting it."

"This fire will never be extinguished. In my opinion, we must first destroy the enemy army."

"The best strategy is to put out the fire together again."

Chunyu Qiong thought it made sense and accepted Zhao Rui's advice.

He ordered all the soldiers to stop putting out the fire, lest they run around like headless flies, not knowing what to do.

Everyone gathered together and tried their best to encircle and suppress Li Yi’s army!
Although the Wuchao defenders were scattered, once the orders were unified, everyone quickly found their direction.

Just do it!

"Grand Commander, the enemy troops have increased in number!"

A soldier had already come to report to Li Yi.

Li Yi held up his sword and shouted:
"What are you afraid of?"

"You can use swords, spears, sabers, and halberds at me!"

After saying this, Li Yi stabbed his sword heavily into the ground.

Pointing his finger at the sword, he said loudly:

"Li will stand right here and will never take a single step back!"

"You guys can hurry forward and kill the bandits!"

On the battlefield, swords are sharp and arrows are flying everywhere.

A stray arrow flew past Li Yi's cheek.

Xu You was shocked and rushed forward to grab him, pulling him behind the crowd.

"Zi Yu, avoid the arrows!"

Li Yi pushed Xu You away and said angrily:

"How can we retreat on the battlefield?"

"Since Li has made this promise, he will never back down."

"If there are any stray arrows, they can all come at me, Li Yi."

"Either you go forward and kill the enemy, or let the enemy army shoot your governor to death here!"

When the soldiers heard this, they were all very excited and their morale was greatly boosted.

Cheer up and fight bravely forward.

The two armies fought in one place.

The swords collided and blood and flesh flew everywhere.

The war horses neighed and the soldiers wailed.

Zhao Yun rushed into the crowd with a gun, charging left and right as if he was in an empty space.

"Hold it!"

"Don't retreat! Don't retreat!"

Chunyu Qiong roared at the top of his lungs, and seeing that many Yuan soldiers had become frightened, he drew his sword and killed several deserters.

He never expected that the Henan Army would be so powerful.

This kind of strength is not the strength of force.

It is a kind of strong potential energy.

These soldiers fought bravely and fearlessly.

Almost all of them are here to fight for their lives.

It was as if they came here on impulse, just for the sake of energy.

It seems to be saying, I can live but you must die.

Chunyu Qiong had fought in battles all his life and had seen many brave soldiers.

But this was the first time he had seen a soldier who was so fearless as this.

What kind of willpower supports them to move forward?
……

The battle at Wuchao is in full swing here.

The huge noise had already alarmed the Yuan army camp not far away.

A scout had already reported the military situation in Wuchao to Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao was awakened from his sleep and immediately put on his armor and went out of the camp to see what was happening.

From a distance, one could see flames and thick smoke heading north.

Yuan Shao did not even bother to investigate, and hurriedly summoned all civil and military officials to his tent to discuss how to send troops to rescue.

Zhang He, Gao Lan and other generals heard that Li Yi was personally leading his troops to Wuchao to raid the camp, and they all advised Yuan Shao:
"Li Yi is resourceful and a master at using military tactics."

"Besides, Henan's troops are elite. We will surely defeat Qiong's army and capture Wuchao."

"If the Qiong army is defeated, then the lord's business will be gone."

"We should urgently mobilize troops to rescue them without delay."

After saying this, Zhang He and Gao Lan bowed together:
"I and Gao Lan (Zhang He) will go to rescue them together, and we will surely be able to solve Wuchao's crisis!"

Yuan Shao followed his advice and was about to order Zhang He and Gao Lan to lead troops to rescue Wuchao.

Guo Tu stood by and shook his head:
"No, no, He's plan is wrong."

In Guo Tu's opinion, you should save wherever others attack you.

Where is the value of this technology?

"I have a plan to capture Cao and Liu alive!"

Yuan Shao asked hurriedly, "Tell me quickly!"

Guo Tunai said quickly:
"Li Yi went to rob the food in person, and all the elite troops were sent out, so the Guandu stronghold must be empty."

"What good will it do to send troops to rescue Wuchao and capture Li Yi?"

"Your greatest enemy is Cao Cao and Liu Bei, not Li Yi."

"Now you can let your troops attack the Guandu stronghold first. When Li Yi hears about it, he will surely come back to rescue us."

"This is Sun Bin's plan to besiege Wei and save Zhao."

Guo Tu felt that his strategy was obviously more technically advanced as it allowed the enemy to escape without any help.

Zhang He hastily argued:
"Li Yi is a man of many plans and good decisions. Now that he is in charge of the military affairs of both armies, doesn't he have the right to act at his own discretion?"

"Since he has gone out, he must be prepared inside to prevent any unexpected events."

"The Guandu camp is strong and difficult to attack. If we attack Guandu now, we will fail to capture it."

"And Chunyu Qiong and others were all captured, so wouldn't all of us be captives?"

Zhang He's argument was also well-reasoned.

Wuchao is related to the remaining food of Yuan’s army. If you don’t rescue it, Guandu will not be captured in the end.

Then wouldn't we have no advantage at all?

It's all over!
This is a multiple choice question.

Should we save Wuchao or send troops to steal Guandu?

Yuan Shao, then 52 years old, once again came to the most important decision in his life.

Everyone's eyes were on Yuan Shao, waiting for his orders.

In the end, Yuan Shao made up his mind:

I have to be all!

(End of this chapter)