The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 331 Desperate
However, after two months of stalemate, Dongfang Sheng gradually felt something was wrong.

First of all, there is obviously a problem with the emotions of Cao Cao's soldiers. The worst thing about a strong enemy is a protracted war. This will be the most serious blow to the confidence of Cao Cao's soldiers.

Dongfang Sheng could receive a report from the scout camp every day that a certain general in the Cao camp had secretly contacted Yuan Shao, but this could not be stopped at all, because there were too many people.

And the most terrible thing is that Cao Cao's food and grass are no longer available. No matter how strong an army is, it is impossible to defeat any enemy if it has no food.

At this juncture, Cao Cao found Dongfang Sheng to discuss the issue of grain and grass.

Cao Cao retreated to the left and right, and he and Dongfang Sheng were the only two people in the army tent.

"Meng Ren, I can't hold on any longer." Cao Cao showed a tired look. These days, the soldiers under his command had an affair with Yuan Shao, Liu Bei made trouble in the rear, and the supply of food and grass was insufficient. All kinds of difficulties were superimposed on him. One can imagine.

Dongfang Sheng looked at Cao Cao's bloodshot eyes, sighed secretly and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Cao, I've already sent people to bring the food and grass."

"Hey, even if there is food and grass, what's the use of being unstable?" Cao Cao sighed for the first time, and this sigh was very desolate.

Dongfang Sheng said in a low voice: "Meeting on a narrow road, the brave wins! Cao Gong and General Yuan have been fighting each other for two months. Could it be that only our soldiers are exhausted and Yuan Jun doesn't feel the slightest? Cao Gong knows that they just defeated Gongsun Zan. If you can persevere at this critical moment, then once Yuan Shao reveals a little flaw, we can take the opportunity to expand this flaw and win in the end."

After hearing Dongfang Sheng's words, Cao Cao's originally pale face suddenly recovered a tinge of blood, his eyes flashed with breathtaking light again and said: "Meng Ren's words are justified! In the beginning, I was not as good as me in employing people, I was not as decisive as I was, and I was not as brave as me. I'm smart, so am I still afraid of him?"

Dongfang Sheng and Cao Cao discussed some things about the next counterattack before getting up and leaving.

Once out of Cao Cao's military tent, Dongfang Sheng let out a long sigh of relief.

The new batch of airmen has been trained and I think it will come in handy this time.Dongfang Sheng looked at the sky that was dyed red under the setting sun and said in his heart.

Cao Cao came out right behind Dongfang Sheng. Although his complexion was still not particularly good, his spirit was back to peak state. Dongfang Sheng looked at Cao Cao and himself, nodded and smiled, and then went to the camp to appease the soldiers.

Boom!Boom!
A rush of horseshoes came from the camp. Dongfang Sheng was familiar with Cao Cao's control over the barracks, and he naturally knew the camp's rules that horses were not allowed to ride at random. However, since he dared to do so openly, there must be a reason.

Sure enough, it didn't take long before Cao Cao ran over with his face flushed and said, "A happy event! Meng Ren!"

After Cao Cao finished speaking, he pulled Dongfang Sheng into the army tent. Before Dongfang Sheng sat down, Cao Cao said: "Just now Xun You sent someone to report that he learned that Yuan Jun's grain truck would pass by the old market. Burning down their grain trucks at this opportunity will definitely cause confusion among the soldiers under Benchu's command."

Dongfang Sheng also smiled and said, "Mr. Cao can turn Yuan Shao's food into our own."

"Oh, what is Meng Ren's good strategy?" Cao Cao asked with some doubts. All the grain trucks that attacked the enemy were always taken away if they could be taken away, and burned directly if they could not be taken away. brought back.

After Dongfang Sheng whispered in Cao Cao's ear, Cao Cao slapped his thigh and said, "Meng Ren, you really have a fantastic idea!"

Cao Cao didn't have much time to chat with Dongfang Sheng in detail. After a few pleasantries, Cao Cao went out to find two generals, Xu Huang and Shi Huan, and arranged for them to take charge of this interception mission.

Dongfang Sheng watched with confidence that Xu Huang and Shi Huan set off with troops. A few days later, the two returned to the camp with a large amount of food and grass, which greatly increased the confidence and morale of the soldiers in the camp.

However, the news that caused Dongfang Sheng the most headache also followed. Yuan Shao decided to transport the food again because the food and grass were robbed this time. This time, a total of five generals escorted the food together, and the leader was Chunyu Qiong who had met on the grassland. , They will lead tens of thousands of people to escort to the Wuchao camp less than forty miles away from Yuan Shao's camp.

According to history, Cao Cao used [-] infantry and cavalry mixed troops to attack Wuchao in the end. This basically defeated the enemy with one enemy and two, and the opponent was still on the defensive side, and the opponent's general Chun Yuqiong was not a mediocrity.

Dongfang Sheng really couldn't think of why Cao Cao was successful.

In fact, it’s not only Dongfang Sheng who can’t figure it out, even Cao Cao himself felt chilled when he heard the news. He just intercepted a batch of Yuan Shao’s grain and grass, and Yuan Shao came to a large-scale grain transportation operation, and spent tens of thousands of dollars. People and horses plus five generals to escort, this is simply Chi Guoguo's provocation.

In fact, from the very beginning, Yuan Shao seemed to attack Cao Cao in such a provocative state. There seemed to be a hint of romance in his character, and he liked to show off.

Cao Cao is more pragmatic and practical.

This is also why after Yuan Shao's defeat, among the spoils captured in his camp, many belonging to Yuan Shao were antiques and rare treasures.

And Cao Cao would carry books with him every time he went to battle, and read them whenever he had time. These are two completely different styles.

From the perspective of today's people, Cao Cao belongs to the type of academic master, and Yuan Shao belongs to the rich and handsome among the second generation of officials.

The different styles of the two also continued to their differences in the choice of heirs. Yuan Shao liked Yuan Shang, who was as handsome as himself, but did not like the eldest son Yuan Tan. In the end, it also caused the fate of the Yuan family to be completely defeated by Cao Cao.

Although Cao Cao preferred his younger son Cao Zhi, he had to choose Cao Pi as his successor for the long-term planning of the Cao family.

But at this moment, Dongfang Shengzheng and Cao Cao looked at each other speechlessly.

Because there is basically no way to crack Yuan Shao's move, because Cao Cao has no more troops to make a surprise attack now. If he only sends [-] infantry and cavalry like in history, I am afraid it can only be eaten by others.

You must know that the opponent must have a fort in Wuchao, so for the attacking party, you will have to spend more lives to break open the fort. It is completely impossible to attack with only 5000 people.

"Heaven is going to kill me." Cao Cao looked up to the sky and sighed.

At this time, Dongfang Sheng's vision was a little wandering, and he hesitated whether he should make a move at this time.

(End of this chapter)