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

Soon, the scroll was back in Cao Cao's hands.

"Come on, let's take a look."

Cao Cao unfolded it and said.

Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun and the others were only concerned about Cao Cao's safety, and they really didn't have time to check the contents of the letter. At this time, they all blushed with anger, and their right hand subconsciously pressed the sword around their waist.

"This... daring, who dares to be so reckless and commit murder in Xuchang City, if I find out, I will definitely cramp and tear him to the bone."

"It must be those old officials of the Han Dynasty again. There is no one else but them. Prime Minister, I will kill them when I go back."

Cao Cao looked at the people in front of him, all blushing with anger, as if he would kill someone if he disagreed, and shook his head slightly.

"Now that Pi'er and Chong'er are dying, I will naturally investigate the reason."

"However, you can't mess yourself up about it."

After Cao Cao finished speaking, he said indifferently, "All generals should obey."

Cao Ren and the others were stunned for a moment, then hurriedly walked down and stood in their respective positions.

"Yuan Rang, you bring [-] elites back to Xuchang with me, kill the rebels, and clean up the chaotic party."

After Cao Cao finished speaking, Xiahou Dun immediately came out: "No."

Then he asked with a puzzled face: "Prime Minister, now that Xuchang is in such a crisis, why don't you just withdraw your troops?"

In his opinion, leaving a [-]-strong army here is not a match for the Xiliang army at all. It would be better to withdraw all the troops and horses and quickly solve the turmoil in Xuchang City in one breath, and then it is not too late to clean up the Xiliang troops and horses. .

"Can't withdraw."

Cao Cao looked further, "Once we withdraw our army, the Xiliang army will be able to drive straight in and seize Xuchang City. At that time, the chaotic parties in the city will inevitably contact the Xiliang army, and we will be attacked by the enemy. In this way, Xuchang City is even more dangerous."

"And if I withdraw the entire army, those chaotic parties will definitely hide, and it will be troublesome to search at that time. It is better to bring back only [-] soldiers and horses, which can ensure the safety of Xuchang City, and at the same time, it will not let the Xiliang army. Cross the Wei River."

"Yes, I will understand at the end." Xiahou Dun responded immediately.

"Zixiao, after Yuan Rang and I have withdrawn, you are still the commander-in-chief of the army, responsible for preventing the Xiliang army from crossing the river." Cao Cao looked at Cao Ren and instructed.

"No." Cao Ren stepped out and bowed his hands, but his eyes looked at Su Chen for the sake of being untraceable.

This made him face the [-]-strong army of Western Liang alone, and he had no idea in his heart.

Someone has to be there to help.

Cao Cao naturally understood this, and he also looked at Su Chen, feeling a little tangled in his heart.

In fact, he really wanted to bring Su Chen back to Xuchang to help him suppress the rebellion.

After all, Su Chen is his most trusted advisor, and his strategy is even more outstanding.

But the war on Xiliang's side could not be lost. After some weighing, he finally held back the thought of taking Su Chen away.

If Su Chen was really taken away, there would be no advisors on Xiliang's side, and Cao Ren wouldn't be able to support him for long.

Moreover, in Xuchang City, there are still Xun Yu, Jia Xu, Chen Qun and other wise men, plus he will take Cheng Yu away, it should be enough.

"Counselor." After thinking about it, Cao Cao looked at Su Chen and said, "You stay here to assist Cao Ren in resisting the Xiliang army, just stick to it, and then lead the army to come to help when I solve the Xuchang Rebellion."

"Nuo, Prime Minister, rest assured, I am here, the Xiliang army will never be able to cross the river." Su Chen assured.

Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction, "Zixiao, although you are the commander-in-chief of the entire army, for all matters in the army, military advisors are the mainstay, and you are on the side. Do you understand?"

"Follow your orders!" Cao Ren bowed his hands solemnly, without any dissatisfaction in his heart.

He is very aware of his ability, and it is okay to lead troops to fight, but his strategy is very mediocre.

And Su Jijiu's abilities in all aspects are top-notch, so if he obeys orders, naturally there will be no complaints.

"The situation in Xuchang City is critical. It is not too late, so we will regroup immediately and return to Xuchang in an hour." Cao Cao made another arrangement, then got up and walked outside the tent.

The people also dispersed.

An hour passed quickly.

The gates of Bingcheng opened, and Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun rushed out with [-] soldiers and horses.

In addition, Cao Cao also took Xu Chu, Cheng Yu, Xiahou Yuan and other generals away.

The only ones left in Bingcheng were Su Chen, Cao Ren, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and Zhao Ba.

"Su Jijiu, what should we do next?" After watching the [-] army go away, Cao Ren came to Su Chen's side and asked solemnly.

"Prepare to meet the enemy." Su Chen said lightly.

"To meet the enemy?" Cao Ren was stunned, thinking he had heard it wrong.

After the [-] army was withdrawn, they only had [-] soldiers and horses left, and the Xiliang army still had [-] troops.

How to fight this battle? .

Chapter 218

Cao Cao led [-] troops to withdraw, and after rushing back to Xuchang, there were only [-] troops left in the ice city.

Cao Ren had already made a plan to close the city and wait until the Xiliang army ran out of food and grass, but when he heard Su Chen's words, he was suddenly dumbfounded.

"Su Jijiu, with the current situation, we may not be able to win this battle." Cao Ren looked at Su Chen with a puzzled face and said.

"The Prime Minister's withdrawal, the news must not be concealed. After Ma Chao and Han Sui know about it, they will never let go of such a good opportunity."

Su Chen explained one sentence, and then said lightly, "When the Xiliang army comes to attack, we naturally have to be fully prepared. In my opinion, it is better to take the initiative to attack instead of waiting for death."

After finishing speaking, Su Chen turned to look at Wei Yan, "Chairman Wen, the Prime Minister just now ordered you to bring [-] troops to raid the rear camp of the Xiliang Army, I'll give you [-] now, this battle is about the life and death of our army, you must decide - Be very careful."

"Please don't worry, Lord Jijiu, you will die at the end of the day, and you have to complete the task given by the Lord." Wei Yan knelt down on one knee and solemnly assured.

"Well, hurry up and prepare, and set off as soon as possible." Su Chen waved his hand.

"Nuo, the last will be gone." Wei Yan got up and retreated.

When Wei Yan left, Cao Ren showed concern again.

If it wasn't for his absolute trust in Su Chen, when Su Chen gave the order, he directly rejected it, and he would never let Wei Yan lead another [-] troops out of the city.

After all, there are not many soldiers and horses in the city, and if there are less than [-] soldiers, and Wei Yan, the general, has also left, it will greatly weaken the defensive strength in the city.

At that time, it may not be able to stop the attack of the Xiliang army.

"Zixiao, I know that you have many doubts in your heart, but it is inconvenient for me to tell you in detail now." Su Chen looked at Cao Ren and said, "We can't keep up with the [-] army of Xiliang, we can only risk it. win in the middle."

"And the withdrawal of the Prime Minister is not necessarily bad news for us. I predict that with Ma Chao's character, he will attack soon, and he will certainly underestimate the enemy. Now is the best time to deal with the Xiliang army. "

After saying that, Su Chen took out a piece of white cloth from his arms again, "This is the second letter I wrote by imitating the Prime Minister's notes. You can quickly take it and send it to the Xiliang Barracks, in the hands of Han Sui."

"Since Han Sui and Ma Chao failed to fight, I'll add fire to them."

Cao Ren took the white cloth and did not read its contents.

He was silent for a moment, and then solemnly bowed his hands to Su Chen: "Su Jijiu, I believe you."

When he was done, he turned around and arranged.

Cao Ren's movements were quick, and a messenger rode a fast horse with a secret letter and went straight to the Xiliang army camp.

at this time.

Xiliang army camp.

In Han Sui's army tent, Han Sui urgently summoned the generals to discuss the matter.

"I just received the news, Cao Cao didn't know why, he suddenly led [-] troops, crossed the river from the Wei River, and hurried back to Xuchang."

"Now there are only [-] Cao troops left in the ice city. I invite you here to discuss what our army should plan next?"

Han Sui looked at the generals in the tent and said.

"The thief Cao has withdrawn!" Ma Chao was angry, he waited to kill Cao Cao, took Cao Cao's head, and let out a wicked anger in his heart, but Cao Cao actually left.

With a cold face, he said angrily, "Uncle, as I see it, don't discuss it. I'll go to reorganize the army, first break this Cao army, and then lead the troops to Xuchang, and save my father."

"Meng Qi, don't be impulsive." Han Sui glanced at Ma Chao helplessly. "There are still [-] Cao troops in the ice city. It is not easy to attack. It is better to think of a foolproof strategy first."

"Hmph, what else is there to think about." Ma Chao said dissatisfiedly, "With the withdrawal of Cao thieves, the morale of the Cao army in the ice city will inevitably be demoralized, and there will be no fighting spirit. This is the best time for my army to attack the city."

"As long as our army works hard, within ten days, I can take the ice city."

Han Sui was choked.

To win the Ice City within ten days, do you really think that [-] Cao troops are all rice buckets?

Cao Cao's infantry is well-known all over the world, and this army is an elite recruited by Cao Cao from various states. They are veterans who have fought for many years and have rich combat experience.

If they were to fight head-on, they might not be the opponents of the Xiliang Army, but in terms of defending the city, these Cao Army elites were definitely hard to crack, and they were by no means easy to take down.

"Meng Qi, don't be impatient."

Han Sui pressed his hand, and seeing that Ma Chao was still unmoved, he had to explain, "My army came from a long distance, but at that time I never expected that Cao's army would be able to build an ice city by the Wei River, so I should attack the city. There is an extreme shortage of equipment."

"Even if our army is going to siege the city, we should leave more time to build siege weapons, right? We can't let our troops and horses attack hard, right?"

Only then did Ma Chao react, and cupped his hands: "Uncle is right, I was too impulsive."

He usually fought with cavalry in Xiliang on weekdays, and rarely encountered siege battles.

After Han Sui reminded me, I remembered that siege warfare and cavalry warfare are far different.

At least this siege weapon is essential.

"Then, uncle, what should we do? Did we just miss such a good opportunity?" Ma Chao asked.

"Naturally not. Now our army has insufficient siege equipment and cannot fully attack the city, but we can go to harass one or two. Meng Qi, you can lead [-] iron cavalry to call for battle. When we leave the city, we can also suppress the morale of Cao's army." Han Sui said.

"Well, then I'll go here." Ma Chao couldn't wait, and turned around to go out.

"Meng Qi, wait, don't rush to leave."

Han Sui shouted quickly.

"What's wrong with Uncle?" Ma Chao stopped and looked at Han Sui in confusion.

"The so-called "knowing yourself and knowing your enemy and winning a hundred battles", I have already ordered someone to find out who is in charge of the ice city.

"Well... that's true." Ma Chao nodded and walked back.