Three Kingdoms: Counselor, You Still Say You Don't Understand Strategy?

Yes.

From this point of view, Han Sui's increase of [-] troops was indeed good news for him.

Because the Xiliang Army is not a piece of iron, the arm strength cannot be used in one place, and even entangle each other, which will greatly weaken the strength of the Xiliang Army.

He added a little more confidence in his heart.

"What the strategist said made me suddenly enlightened. The [-] Xiliang troops are nothing but chickens. I will definitely be able to break them." Cao Cao said with a firm expression.

Su Chen smiled, and then continued, "Prime Minister, since the Xiliang Army has taken Chang'an City, maybe it is already attacking Tongguan at this time, the Prime Minister must send a force to support as soon as possible, if Ma Chao's army can be blocked Outside Tongguan, it can greatly delay the arrival of the Xiliang army."

"good!"

Cao Cao nodded, and immediately called Xiahou Dun.

"Yuanrang, you lead [-] iron cavalry, and quickly go to Tongguan for support, and light cavalry will arrive in three days." Cao Cao ordered.

"No." Xiahou Dun was about to retreat, but he heard Cao Cao's command again, "If Tongguan is lost, you can't fight, you can withdraw quickly. Our cavalry is not the opponent of the Xiliang iron cavalry."

"Follow your master's instructions." Xiahou Dun cupped his hands and strode away.

It was not until Xiahou Dun's back disappeared that Cao Cao said again: "Tongguan can only stop the Xiliang army for a while. I lead the army here, but I don't want to return empty-handed."

"This nail has to be pulled out so I can feel at ease."

He glanced at Su Chen, withdrew his gaze, went to take back the sword on the ground, and then instructed Xu Chu to immediately convene the entire army for civil and military affairs.

After a stick of incense.

In Luoyang City.

Temporarily placed in the Chinese army camp.

Cao Cao sat on the throne, and Xu Chu stood behind Cao Cao like a mountain.

In Cao Cao's left hand position, first Su Chen, then Cheng Yu.

For this position, Su Chen originally wanted to refuse.

But Cheng Yu is also a stubborn temper, he has to put him in the first place no matter what, and if he doesn't stand here, Cheng Yu will turn around and leave.

According to Cheng Yu's temper, it is really possible to do such a thing.

So Su Chen had no choice but to stand here.

Cao Cao's right-hand position is Cao Ren, Zhang Liao and other generals, standing in a long line, looking quite powerful.

"Just now, the sentry came to report that the Sanguan has been broken by the Xiliang army, and Chang'an has also been lost. Now the Xiliang army is attacking Tongguan, what are your best strategies to deal with the enemy?"

"My lord, I want to see that you should immediately send a large army to Tongguan to set up defenses. As long as Tongguan is defended, the Xiliang army will not be able to attack in a short time."

Cao Ren saw that Su Chen and Cheng Yu didn't speak, so he took the initiative to come out and express his views.

"Well, I have already sent Xiahou Dun to lead [-] iron cavalry to Tongguan." Cao Cao glanced at Cao Ren and nodded, "However, the Xiliang army is a disaster after all.

"So let's think about how we can defeat Ma Chao and Han Sui."

Hearing this, Cao Ren quickly shook his head.

He is good at leading troops to fight, but he is not good at this strategy at all, so he can only turn his head and look at Su Chen and Cheng Yu who are standing beside him.

These two are wise counsellors, and there will be a good way to think about it.

Cheng Yu was a little helpless to see Cao Ren, so he stepped out and said: "My lord, Tongguan is not a place to be held for a long time, sooner or later it will be lost. The Wei River outside the city."

"Because once the Xiliang army crosses the Weihe River, Luoyang will be captured in an instant, and the Xiliang army can go directly to Xuchang on a horse, with the elite of the Xiliang iron cavalry, and there are mostly flat ground near Xuchang, our army will have no danger to defend. , Xuchang is in danger."

"So whether we like it or not, we must cross the Wei River before the Xiliang army crosses the river, set up camp on the other side of the Wei River, dig trenches, and set up a horse-rejection formation to stop the Xiliang iron cavalry from charging."

As soon as Cheng Yu finished speaking, Cao Ren frowned.

"This is a hasty crossing of the river, isn't our army fighting the backwater? If we can't stop the Xiliang army at that time, our army will have no way to retreat." Cao Ren looked at Cheng Yu with some anxiety, "Master Cheng, will it be possible to do this? Too risky?"

Cao Ren had reason to be so worried.

First of all, crossing the river with more than [-] troops is not something that can be accomplished overnight.

Secondly, after crossing the river, they have no way to retreat. If this battle is defeated in the hands of the Xiliang Army, it is really impossible to survive.

In the end, the food and grass of this army was not as safe as it was on land.

No matter how you look at it, crossing the river to strike is a bad move!

"Haha... General Cao Ren, it's not that I want to cross the river, but we have to cross the river. Even if we take risks, we must cross the Wei River." Cheng Yu explained.

"When we crossed the Wei River, we were only blocking the Xiliang army. If we didn't cross the river, wouldn't we be able to stop the Xiliang army?" Cao Ren was a little puzzled, and said to himself, "Our army can completely lay down bows along the Weihe River. The crossbowmen attacked while the Xiliang army was crossing the river, and the Xiliang army was mostly infantry and cavalry, and they were not good at water warfare, and they would suffer heavy losses at that time."

"Even if we can cross the Weihe River, our morale will inevitably plummet. At that time, our army will fight again and kill the Xiliang Army by surprise. Even if we can't win, we can win a round first and poke the spirit of the Xiliang Army."

Cheng Yu shook his head, but didn't speak, Cao Ren became anxious when he saw it, "Mr. Cheng, what do you mean by shaking your head? If you have anything to say, I, Cao Ren, are a rough man, only know how to march and fight. I don't quite understand."

"Cheng Yu, since Cao Ren wants to know, you should tell him." Cao Cao said on the main seat.

Cheng Yu smiled bitterly, and had to say again, "General Cao Ren, the Wei River is going away in a row, not to mention that we have [-] troops, even if we come back [-], it will be difficult to completely stop the Xiliang army from crossing the river."

"Besides, the Xiliang army can completely go to Yanjin Port from the Weihe River, and bypass Luoyang City directly. When the time comes to attack the city from both sides, our army will be attacked from front and back, and it will be even worse if the enemy is attacked on the back."

"Cao Ren, do you understand?" Cao Cao asked immediately.

"This..." Cao Ren was stunned for a moment, he really never thought of this.

But after reacting, he immediately took a deep breath, and Chong Yu cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Lord Cheng, for your guidance."

"Okay, now that you understand, think about how to deal with the enemy." Cao Cao waved his hand, and Cao Ren immediately nodded and retreated, thinking hard.

Cheng Yu also retreated behind Su Chen.

"Report!"

At this moment, a hurried voice came in, and then a messenger ran in, knelt down and said, "Report to the Prime Minister, Tongguan Shou General Miao Feng begged to see you."

"Miao Feng? He is not well stationed in Tongguan, what is he doing in Luoyang City?"

Cao Cao had a bad feeling in his heart, and then he waved his hand with a sullen face, "Let him in."

"promise."

The messenger retreated, and soon, a bloody general walked in. Everyone was shocked when they saw Miao Feng's expression, and Cao Cao asked with a cold face, "Miao Feng, why are you so embarrassed?"

"Prime Minister..." Miao Feng wailed, and then knelt down directly, putting his head on the ground, not daring to look at Cao Cao at all.

"Tongguan is lost!"

Cao Cao's expression changed instantly, and he said angrily, "You lost Tongguan?"

Miao Feng was so frightened by Cao Cao's tone that his whole body trembled, and he said in a trembling voice, "Yes!"

"Hurrah!"

Cao Cao angrily slapped the desk in front of him, "Before the army set out, I strictly ordered you to hold on to Tongguan, at least until the army arrived, but you're good, this Sanguan and Chang'an have only been lost for a while, and in a blink of an eye, you will take it away. Tongguan was also lost to Ma Chao, Miao Feng, I'm curious, how did you lose this Tongguan?"

Cao Cao's anger did not hide at all.

Without the barrier of Tongguan, the Xiliang army can drive straight in, heading straight for the Wei River.

If he chooses to cross the river at this time, he will be intercepted by the Xiliang army, let alone set up camp, whether he can safely cross the river is a problem.

Suddenly, the difficulty of crossing the river increased several times.

And when the two armies fought, the odds of winning on their side were greatly reduced.

How can he not get angry?

Although Miao Feng was frightened and paled by Cao Cao, he couldn't help but raise his head when he heard Cao Cao's question, and explained with a pale expression: "Qi to the Prime Minister, that Ma Chao led the army day and night to insult outside the customs, and put the lord with the lord. The ancestors scolded him again and again, and the last commander endured it for a few days, and then he couldn't bear it anymore, so he led his army out of the customs to fight Ma Chao to the death, but the Xiliang army was brave and our army was defeated, and the result..."

"As a result, the entire army was wiped out, and you still lost Tongguan, didn't you?" Cao Cao stood up angrily, and then Miao Feng sneered.

"Yes!" Miao Feng responded in horror.

"Okay, very good!"

Cao Cao said sullenly, and then pointed at Miao Feng, "I have a strict order that you are not allowed to go out to fight.

"Then the Xiliang army is brave, do you think you can be an opponent based on your ability?"

"The arrogant and incompetent wine bag and rice bag, what do I want from you." After Cao Cao finished speaking, he waved his hand and shouted, "Come here, drag Miao Feng down and beheaded."

Several tiger guards rushed in, while Miao Feng looked at Cao Cao in panic: "Prime Minister, I went out to fight for you, Ma Chao insulted the Prime Minister too much, I can't bear it."

"Besides, I have been guarding the bitter and cold places like Tongguan for many years. I have no credit or hard work. I also ask the Prime Minister to spare my life."

Miao Feng shouted fiercely, but Cao Cao didn't seem to hear it. It wasn't until the screams outside the camp stopped abruptly that Cao Cao calmed down and sat down.

The faces of the men and women in the camp were also not very good-looking.

This Tongguan was lost, and they had to face Ma Chao's army directly, and they felt a bit of a headache just thinking about it.

No one spoke, and finally the good man Cheng Yu couldn't bear it anymore, and came out and said, "My lord, since Tongguan has been lost, Ma Chao will arrive at the Weihe River in a few days. We must hurry up and cross the river to face the Xiliang Army."

"If it's too late, I'm afraid there won't be another chance."

"Well, Zhong De is right." Cao Cao nodded. Now is not the time to be angry, and there is no time to continue discussing military strategies. He immediately ordered, "The whole army will pull out of camp and go to the Weihe River immediately."

"As for the plan to attack Ma Chao, we will talk about it after safely crossing the river and camping."

If the army can't even cross the Weihe River, let alone Ma Chao, he can think about how to resist the front and back attack of the Xiliang army.

"promise."

Everyone bowed their hands and immediately went down to prepare.

More than [-] troops marched in a hurry and rushed to the Weihe River in the starry night.

It has been two days since Luoyang City felt the Weihe River.

In the evening of the third day, the army arrived along the Weihe River. Looking at the rushing water in front of him, Cao Cao did not dare to let the army rest, but immediately ordered the whole army to cut wood and build a bridge. , cross the river.

Night is the best cover.

More than [-] troops moved at the same time, and the speed was still very fast. In a short time, a lot of pontoon bridges were built, which were connected end to end. In addition, it was the cold winter of La Jiu, and a layer of ice formed on the surface of the Weihe River. The ice layer, and then build a pontoon bridge on the ice layer, the army will have no problem crossing the river.

at this time.

Cao Cao stood on the bank of the Wei River with all the civil and military forces, and was staring at the other side of the river.

"My lord, according to this, Ma Chao's army has not yet arrived at the Weihe River. It seems that there is no danger for our army to cross the river." Cao Ren observed for a while before speaking.

"Not necessarily." Cao Cao squinted his eyes and looked at the other side of the river. If it was too late today, he could only see a vague outline, and it was difficult to see the reality on the other side of the river.