three kings

Chapter 258
The situation was urgent, so Sun Can directly mobilized his personal guards to invite everyone to the meeting hall.

Soon, there was a sound of scattered footsteps, and the figures of Liu Hua, Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others appeared in the conference hall one by one.

Sun Can passed on the information he had just obtained. After everyone read it, Sun Can said: "The battle between Cao and Yuan has been stalemate for more than half a year. Guan Yu took the lead in breaking the deadlock and broke through the Yanjin Fortress with more than ten thousand elite soldiers. According to our estimation, Cao Cao should abandon the White Horse Fortress and retreat to Guandu to defend it. However, he attacked Yanjin by force. This abnormal move is really puzzling. Maybe Cao Cao has other plans, what do you think?"

"If Cao Cao wants to defeat Yuan Shao, he must win with a surprise army. Withdrawing to Guandu is the most critical step in fighting Yuan Shao. If Cao Cao retreats to Guandu, then Yuan Shao's army's front line will be drawn from the north of the Yellow River to Guandu.

The battle line is very long, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty and danger of his supply.Coupled with the presence of the Xiahou brothers on the Qingzhou battlefield on the eastern front, Yuan Tan did not take advantage, and the battle situation did not progress.Zhencheng on the south bank of the Yellow River is also guarded by Cheng Yu, and the area around Yanjin can also allow the guerrilla army formed by Yu Jin and Le Jin to attack Yuan Jun's left wing anytime and anywhere.How can Cao Cao, a man of great talent, fail to see through this truth?
Besides, Cao Cao's storming of Yanjin Fortress was undoubtedly intended to confront Yuan Shao's army head-on.With his army of less than 50, how could it be possible to compete with Yuan Shao's army of [-]?There is definitely such an ulterior intention in it. Maybe Cao Cao already has a wonderful way to defeat the enemy, but we didn't notice it. "

Liu Hua's words said that the hearts of everyone present were gone, and Cao Cao's unreasonable behavior was indeed a bit intriguing.

Sun Can took out a detailed topographic map of the Yellow River area, and searched the map on his own, as if he found something?Then, he said: "Yafu, Wen Ruo, Feng Xiao, Wen He, come and have a look!"

Liu Hua, Xun Yu, Guo Jia, and Jia Xu had been quietly pondering the whole time, and now they heard the words and came to the case.He looked at it under the signal of Mr. Na Ming.

Sun Can took a pen, dipped it in the research, drew a circle in Bingzhou, and said: "Yuan Shaojun has 50 high-ranking troops in Bingzhou." Then he drew a circle in Liyang and Jinan respectively, Dao: "In addition, Li Yang is the main force of Yuan Shao's army, with a total of about [-] troops, and there is also Yuan Tan's [-] troops in Jinan."

"I'm looking at Cao Cao!" He drew a triangle in Heishan, Hulaoguan, Yanjin, Baima, and Dong'e respectively, and said, "This is Cao Cao's military distribution. Cao Cao asked Shi Huan to revolt in Heishan and gathered more than 6000 troops. The Heishan army is still [-] troops at Hulao Pass. This team is obviously used to deal with the aftermath. Yanjin has Cao Cao's main force of [-], Baima has [-] soldiers, led by Cao Ren, and Dong'e has [-] troops. Commanded by Brother Xiahou."

Sun Can glanced at the four of them, and analyzed: "Yuan Shao's intention is very obvious. He intends to use the superiority in military strength to attack Cao Cao on three sides, so that Cao Cao can't take care of it. But Cao Cao is not an idler. He asked Shi Huan to contain Yuan Shao's ten troops in Bingzhou. The ten thousand army was letting the brave Xiahou brothers contain Yuan Shao's Yuan Tan army in Qingzhou, and he used the main force to fight against Yuan Shao's fifty thousand main force.

Cao Cao's intentions are also very obvious. His main purpose is to defeat Yuan Shao's central force, make the left and right wings lose their fighting spirit, and make Yuan Shao's army fall into a leaderless situation.We can guess this point, and Yuan Shao is also quite strategic, so he should have figured it out.

Now Cao Cao has gathered all the [-] main forces in Yanjin. It is obvious that Yanjin is the military center of Cao Cao's next plan. Maybe we can figure out Cao Cao's intentions from this aspect. "

Sun Can analyzed in an orderly manner, and everyone fell into deep thought.

"What reason does Cao Cao have so much confidence in fighting Yuan Shao's army of 50 with [-]?" Sun Can muttered to himself as he lined his head with one hand.

"50 vs. [-], with such a gap, I'm afraid it would be difficult to find a similar battle in thousands of years of history. Does Cao Cao really have this plan?" Liu Hua couldn't believe it. Cao Cao was stronger in history. , with more troops, Cao Cao is still under the control of Yuan Shao's army everywhere, Cao Cao himself has no confidence to fight, and plans to admit defeat and withdraw to Xuchang. Why is Cao Cao so courageous now?

Guo Jia on the side was inspired by Liu Hua's words, and said: "Can we think about it in reverse, Cao Cao's actions are not what the Lord said, Yanjin is Cao Cao's next plan. Cao Cao deliberately made a false appearance, deliberately making Yuan Shao mistakenly believe that Yanjin is the military center of his next plan."

Sun Can was surprised when he heard the words: "Feng Xiao means that Cao Cao is beating his swollen face to pretend to be fat?"

Guo Jia smiled "hehe": "It can also be said that the difference is that one is stubborn, and the other is purposeful and deliberate."

"Deliberately!" Sun Can said to himself, "Could it be that Cao Cao intends to bluff and attract Yuan Shao's attention, thereby hiding his true purpose?"

"Very likely!" Liu Hua nodded in agreement.

Xun Yu said in a deep voice, "According to what Feng Xiao said, then Cao Cao's next plan should focus on Baima."

After a pause, he said: "Yuan Shao's main attacking army has reached 50 people. If he condenses his forces and attacks any city with all his strength, no matter how many reinforcements he has, it will not help. However, if Cao Cao increases the defense of the White Horse, then Yuan Shao will think that the White Horse is important, so he must not take it seriously. The attack is impossible, so reinforcements will only increase Cao Cao's crisis and pressure. Therefore, they deliberately stormed Yanjin, making Yuan Shao misunderstand that this place is very important, thus making him relax his vigilance against the White Horse Fortress. In this way, the White Horse Fortress was captured Very good protection. I was almost fooled by Cao Cao just now, and I think Yuan Shao must have the same thoughts as me."

Sun Can blushed, looked at the white horse and thought.

Guo Jia said: "Although Cao Cao's situation is very difficult now, it is still not as difficult as Gaozu's army in Xingyang and Chenggao in history. Cao Cao is sad, and Yuan Shao must not be easy. At that time, neither Gaozu nor Xiang Yu wanted to admit defeat. The retreat is because they have entered the decisive moment, and any retreat will lose momentum and even fall into a disadvantageous situation.

Although Cao Cao's number of people on the battlefield against Yuan Shao is less than one-tenth of Yuan Shao's, their deployment and fortifications are better, almost choking Yuan Shao's neck, making them unable to advance or retreat.Fighting is inevitable, but if Cao Cao wants to win, he must use strange soldiers. Only with strange soldiers can Cao Cao reverse the current situation. "

"A surprise soldier wins!" Liu Hua suddenly thought of the original battle of Guandu, and said with a smile: "The enemy is trapped in food, haha, the enemy is trapped in food, Cao Cao is fighting Yuan Shao's granary idea."

After hearing Liu Hua's words, Sun Can's mind suddenly brightened, and he said happily: "So that's the case, no wonder Cao Cao is so abnormal. He really has a way to defeat the enemy. "Sun Tzu's Art of War" says, "Any method of using troops can drive thousands of miles." Si, ten leather chariots, [-] armour, [-] armor, and food for thousands of miles, the internal and external expenses, the use of guests, the wealth of lacquer, the car and armor, the daily cost is a thousand gold, and then the [-] teachers will raise it.

Yuan Shao is also familiar with the art of war and has a rough grasp of strategy, so he must gather all the food and military supplies in advance to make a perfect plan.Presumably Cao Cao took advantage of this and first used his main force of 50 troops as a bait to attract the attention of Yuan Shao's 50 troops.Then, in a surprise attack on the opponent's military material storage place, all the opponent's military materials were destroyed, cutting off the supply of the opponent's [-] troops.If Cao Cao succeeds in this move, within three days, Yuan Shao will definitely be defeated without a fight! "

Sun Can picked up a pen, continued to grope on the map, finally settled on a point, and wrote the word grain on it, "It's right here, 'Tunxi' is the place where Yuan Shao hoarded grain and grass."

Xun Yu always had a long-term vision. He looked at the 'Tunxi' on the map and then at the white horse, and said, "This strategy can indeed defeat Yuan Shao, but there are still two points that need to be resolved."

After a pause, Xun Yu said: "First, speed, the white horse is far away from 'Tunxi', the surprise attack troops must be fast. Otherwise, there is a danger of being discovered.

Second, even if the strategy is successful, Yuan Shao will be aware of it in the first time, and he will send troops back to help in time. Will all previous efforts be wasted by then? "

These two questions immediately extinguished Sun Can's enthusiasm.His eyes searched back and forth on the map, and sighed: "The white horse is nearly a hundred miles away from 'Tunxi'. It is really difficult to lead an army to reach it within one night..."

Having said this, Sun Can suddenly stopped, he thought of a person, and looked up at the crowd.

"Xiahouyuan..." Almost at the same time, Sun Can, Liu Hua, Xun Yu, and Guo Jia said in unison.

"It turns out that Cao Cao asked Cao Ren to lure the enemy deep. It was not without reason. He let Xia Houyuan come to Baima, and then left in name, but hid in secret. He was going to give Yuan Shao a fatal blow by surprise." Sun Can was happy. Said, now that the situation is getting clearer, Cao Cao's intentions are gradually coming to the surface.

Now there is only one last problem left, which is the second point to be solved in Xun Yu's mouth.

At this time, Jia Xu, who had been silent all this time, spoke up: "The second point is not a problem. 'Tunxi' is a place where Yuan Shao hoards grain, and the defense must be strict. Cao Cao is a rare soldier, so it can be easily conquered, but as long as Xia Houyuan occupies it' After Tunxi', half of the soldiers were immediately divided into strict guards. Yuan Shao's soldiers who hurried back could not easily fall, and Xia Houyuan had enough time to burn the food and grass."

(End of this chapter)