Three Kingdoms: the Search for a Saint Starts from Mistaking Cao Cao As His Father-in-law

Cao Ang was overjoyed and hurriedly pricked up his ears to listen.

"Before I say it, I want to ask the eldest son, how many troops did Duke Cao have to fight Yuan Shao in this battle?"

Su Yi asked first.

Cao Ang glanced at Cao Cao 090, Fang said: "My Cao family sits in the four prefectures of Yanyu and Xusi, which can be used to fight Yuan Shao, at least there are [-] troops!"

"One hundred thousand?"

Su Yi sneered in his eyes, "Eldest son, you are not being honest. If the Cao family has an army of [-] people, do you still need to ask me for advice?"

Cao Ang looked ashamed, so he could only ask back: "In the opinion of Brother Su, how many troops can my Cao family have against Yuan Shao?"

"Forty thousand at most."

Su Yi raised four fingers with a firm tone.

Cao Cao's father and son changed color slightly, and could not help but quietly look at each other again.

Cao Ang said, "How does Brother Su calculate that my Cao family can only use [-] troops to deal with Yuan Shao."

"Although Duke Cao also has four states, his population is far less than that of the four states in Hebei that Yuan Shao occupied."

"Furthermore, Yuan Shao has no worries, but Duke Cao has to guard against Liu Biao in Jingzhou and Sun Ce in Jiangdong, so he must be divided into heavy defenses."

"Then Yuan Shao can raise a [-]-strong army to the south in this battle, and it is absolutely impossible for Duke Cao to fight with the same troops."

"I have a lot of calculations. It is quite difficult for Duke Cao to gather [-] horses to resist Yuan Shao's army."

"Eldest son, I don't know if what I said is right or not."

Su Yi sipped his tea without any rush, and easily exposed Cao Cao's facts and facts.

The father and son looked at each other with deep amazement in their eyes.

"Brother Su really has a brilliant eye, and all of my Cao family's assets are in the hands of Brother Su.

"To tell the truth, my father can use only [-] soldiers and horses in this battle."

Cao Ang had to admit it truthfully.

Su Yi smiled and called Zhou Tai, brought the map and hung it on the lobby.

He got up and went down the stairs, and pointed his hand lightly on the map.

"Yuan Shao has twice as many troops and horses as Duke Cao, and there are many places where the Yellow River can cross thousands of miles. If Duke Cao insists on blocking Yuan Shao on the front line of the Yellow River, he will divide his troops to garrison, so that his own inferior strength will be more dispersed."

"In this way, it will not be able to hold the Yellow River defense line, and will be defeated by Yuan Shao's superior forces."

"So, what Duke Cao has to do is to concentrate his troops, guard the key points, focus on fortification, wait for work, and then give Yuan Shao a fatal blow."

Su Yi easily broke down Yuan Cao's pros and cons.

Cao Cao stroked his long beard and nodded slightly.

Cao Ang asked, "In the opinion of Brother Su, if we don't guard against the natural dangers of the Yellow River, where should we guard against?"

"Guandu!"

Su Yi raised his hand and pointed to the inconspicuous point on the map.

"Guandu!"

Cao Cao's father and son were shocked, as if their nerves were touched.

Before Cao Ang could speak, Cao Cao asked, "Why Guandu?"

"Guandu is a place, located in the upper reaches of the Honggou Canal, on the edge of the Bian River, and it is the barrier to the north of Xudu."

"North of Guandu, there is a plain of Pingchuan, and there is no danger to defend."

"And the flat terrain to Guandu shrinks into a narrow area of ​​less than ten miles from east to west, which is suitable for building a city and building a stronghold."

"Besides, Guandu is close to Xudu, and there are large fields near Xudu, which is also beneficial for our army to transport food nearby."

Su Yi also described Guandu's topographical advantages as a few treasures.

"So, what Duke Cao has to do is to fight and retreat, and lead Yuan Shao's army to the front line of Guandu, and the two armies will form a confrontation."

"Yuan Shao's internal people are not divided, and the benefit is in a quick battle. Once he falls into a stalemate, there will be internal changes."

"At that time, Duke Cao will find a good opportunity to dispatch a surprise force and deal a fatal blow to Yuan Shao."

"Even if Yuan Shao has an army of one million, he will definitely lose!"

Su Yi finally pointed out Cao Cao's strategy for defending the enemy.

Cao Cao and Cao Ang's father and son are already in high spirits at this moment, and their eyes are full of excitement.

The strategy Su Yi said was exactly the strategy they formulated to defend against the enemy.

But Cao Cao's strategy was formulated after careful discussion with Xun Yu, Guo Jia and other advisors for half a year.

This set of strategies, which gathered the wisdom of everyone, was easily broken in a few words by Su Yi alone!

"The worthy son-in-law deserves to be the reincarnation of a sage. I have so many advisors together, but I am not as smart as him alone!"

Cao Cao was secretly amazed, his eyes full of admiration.