Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Cao Cao's spirit was lifted by Guo Jia's words, and he quickly asked, "Feng Xiao, what's your opinion?"

Looking at Guo Jia's upright figure, Lu Yan's heart moved slightly, and he secretly said: "Ten victories and ten defeats, is it coming?"

Chapter 215 It's easy to fish when the water is mixed

Just as Lu Yan expected, Guo Jia told Cao Cao the famous theory of ten victories and ten defeats!

"Liu and Xiangzhi were defeated, and everyone knows it. The ancestors of the Han Dynasty only defeated Xiang Yu in wisdom, so although Yu is strong, he will eventually be a bird.

Today Shao has ten defeats, and the public has ten victories. Although Shao is strong, he is powerless.

Shaofan etiquette and rituals, the public style is natural, this way wins;

Shao uses rebellion to move, and the public obeys and obeys to lead the world. This righteousness wins;

Since the time of Huan and Ling, the government has lost to lenient, and Shao used lenient to help lenient, so he did not restrain, and the public rectified it fiercely, and the upper and lower levels knew the system, and this governance was also victorious;

Shao is lenient on the outside and taboo on the inside, he is suspicious when employing people, and only relatives and children are appointed. The public is easy to be simple but the inside is clever. There is no doubt about the employment, only the talent is suitable, regardless of the distance, this degree wins;

Shao has more plans and less decisions, and loses them in the future. The public can make decisions and act, and the changes are infinite, and this strategy wins;

Shao Gao Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi to gain reputation, good words of scholars who pretend to be more of them, and the public treats others with sincerity, not for vanity, the loyalty of scholars who are honest, far-sighted and practical are all willing to use them, this virtue wins;

When I see people hungry and cold, I feel sorry for them. It is reflected in the color. What I don’t see, I don’t think about it, or I don’t care about it. I’m public about the small things at present, and sometimes I’m neglected. Don't see, think about everything, this benevolence wins;

Shao ministers fight for power, slander and confuse the chaos, and the public servants follow the way, and the infiltration is not enough, this is the victory;

It is impossible to know what is right and what is wrong, what is public is to advance with propriety, what is not correct is to be based on law, this article wins;

Shao Hao is a vain force, he does not know the essentials of the army, the public uses less to overcome the crowd, he uses the army like a god, the soldiers rely on it, and the enemy fears it, this is the victory of the military. "

Eloquently, in Guo Jia's words, he criticized Yuan Shao to the point where he couldn't do anything.

Whether you look at it horizontally or vertically, he, Yuan Shao, is absolutely no match for your Cao Cao.

After these words, not only Cao Cao, but even Dian Wei, Zhang Fei and others felt that Yuan Shao seemed to be nothing more than a paper tiger with a strong outsider...

Although Guo Jia did not propose a specific policy for defeating Yuan Shao,

But what he said was like a shot in the arm for everyone, it was very timely and very important.

As soon as the theory of ten victories and ten defeats came out, Cao Cao's confidence, which had already begun to waver, became firm again.

The other civil and military officials in the big tent were also much less afraid of Yuan Shao at the moment.

Cao Cao struck while the iron was hot, and said decisively: "I think it is very appropriate for Mr. Lu to concentrate his strength on Guandu..."

"Come on! Pass it on, break camp and return to Guandu tonight!"

"Send an order to order Xia Houyuan to lead his army back to Guandu overnight, there must be no mistake!"

"Send an order, withdraw the Wuchao defenders, and fully assist Guandu to strengthen the defense!"

"Also, the logistics speed up the transportation of arrows and equipment, the crossbow and trebuchet, bring me as many as you have!"

......

After issuing a series of orders, Cao Cao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After sorting out his deployment, Cao Cao felt that he had almost achieved the ultimate that he could think of so far.

It's man-made, he thinks he has made the best response,

As for which direction the situation will develop in the future, it will only be known at that time.

......

In the middle of July of the third year of Jian'an.

After Yuan Shao broke through Xiahouyuan's eighth camp, he suddenly stopped.

Without it, Yuan Shao's 40 troops were about to run out of food and grass, so he had to take a rest temporarily and wait for the subsequent shipment of food to arrive.By the way, Yuan Shao can also take this opportunity to stabilize the food roads in the rear, so as to prevent the Cao army emerging from Dongjun or other places from threatening his lifeline.

At the beginning of the third year of Jian'an, after Yuan Shao destroyed Gongsun Zan, he actually wanted to go south to destroy Cao Cao with a great victory.

But after all, he delayed his march south until May, because Qu Yi had besieged Gongsun Zan for nearly a year before, and Yuan Shao's old foundation was almost exhausted.

From January to May, during these few months, Yuan Shao tried every means to raise food and grass.

Whether it is Jizhou, Youzhou, or even Qingzhou and Bingzhou, he will try his best to allocate food.

After breaking the white horse and occupying Yanjin, Yuan Shao's army will go south, and his supply line will become longer and longer.

Yuan Jun's current grain and grass come from the two prefectures of You and Bing, and are delivered to Yuan Shao's army via Yanjin;

The two food roads are the lifeline to maintain Yuan Shao's 40 army, so Yuan Shao can't help but be careless.

The road to Yanjin is relatively safer, while the road to Baima is threatened by the defenders of Chen Deng and Yu Jin in Dongjun.

During this period, Yuan Tan, the governor of Qingzhou, the eldest son of Yuan Shao, also began to make moves.

Yuan Tan has some tricks, but he doesn't have much talent.When Yuan Tan and Kong Rong were pecking at each other, he still had some advantages, but when dealing with a prince like Cao Cao, or a resourceful man like Chen Deng, Yuan Tan behaved like a kindergarten kid friend.

Seeing that Yuan Shao had broken through the white horse and penetrated deep into Cao Cao's hinterland.

In order to please Yuan Shao, Yuan Tan sent [-] troops from Qingzhou, intending to attack Dongjun from the rear, and wanted to solve Yuan Shao's serious trouble in Puyang.

Yuan Shao kept [-] defenders in Baima, just to prevent the soldiers from Dongjun from coming out to make trouble.

If he could get rid of the Dongjun defenders and even win the Dongjun, wouldn't he be one step closer to that position after making such great achievements?

The more Yuan Tan thought about it, the more fiery he felt in his heart, so he only left [-] defenders in Qingzhou Plain and other counties, while he personally led an army of [-], traveling day and night, trying to sneak attack Puyang City.

However, Chen Deng, the prefect of Dongjun, had already taken precautions against Yuan Tan in Qingzhou.

In the direction of Qingzhou, Chen Deng had already planted countless secret works a long time ago. As soon as Yuan Tan's army moved, the secret work immediately sent the news back to Chen Deng, and Chen Deng arranged in advance to set up an ambush at the forbidden place where Yuan Tan crossed the river.

The soldiers attacked halfway through!

Yu Jin, who is well versed in the art of war, has a good grasp of timing.

When half of Yuan Tan's [-] troops had crossed the Yellow River, Yu Jin led an ambush and suddenly rushed out!

Yuan Jun was caught off guard, and the army was in chaos. He was killed by Yu Jin's ambush soldiers and returned in a big defeat.

When Yuan Tan came, there were [-] soldiers, but when he returned, less than one-third, most of them were driven down the Yellow River by Cao Jun and drowned...

What does it mean to come in good spirits and return in disappointment?Yuan Tan Laotie came to give you a demonstration in person.

While Yuan Tan sent troops to attack Dongjun,

Lu Bu of Qingzhou, who had been inactive for a long time, finally took action!

Yuan Tan and his army had just returned to the border of Qingzhou, when suddenly three groups of people came out and headed straight for Yuan Tan!

Looking from a distance, the banners of the three groups of troops were "Lv", "Wei", and "Song". Yuan Tan thought it was Lv Bu who led the army, and was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder were torn apart. He left the remnant soldiers and went to Liyang alone. direction to flee.

However, it is not Lu Bu who stands under the banner of Lu Zi, but the young lady who has become more mature and beautiful for a long time, Lu Lingqi!

Watching Yuan Tan leave, Lu Lingqi raised her hand to stop the subordinates behind who wanted to catch up, and said: "The military commander has an order to let Yuan Tan go, just recruit Yuan's soldiers and seize the equipment and supplies."

Wei Xu came to Lu Lingqi's side and asked, "Miss, this Yuan Tan is a fat fish! Why didn't the military advisor let us capture him? Maybe we can use him to exchange territory with Yuan Shao!"

After Lu Lingqi glanced at Wei Xu, she replied with a half-smile, "Military division doesn't want to completely break the face with Yuan Shao."

"But Yuan Tan was kicked out of Qingzhou by us, isn't that a shame?"

"You can save these questions and ask the military adviser, and now just follow the plan."

"Oh..." Wei Xu retreated angrily.

Lu Lingqi looked in the direction of Chen Liu,

After a long while, she finally couldn't bear the worry in her heart, muttered to herself, and said: "Father's military division has finally started to act...Sir, you must hold on..."

Chapter 216 The place of decisive battle, Guandu!

When Cao Cao's army retreated from Yangwu and other places, the local people also rushed to follow.

The people naturally don't want to leave their homes,

But they heard the people who escaped from Baima County and other places say that those people who didn't want to leave their homeland were all forced by Yuan Shao to become civilian husbands, working day and night, and their lives were more miserable than cattle and horses.

It's hard work to leave your hometown, but it's better than being forced by Yuan Jun to be a cow and horse, and life and death are unpredictable, right?

Instead of staying in their hometown and waiting to be killed by Yuan Shao, why not go south with Boss Cao to avoid the military disaster temporarily, maybe they will return home one day in the future?

The people wanted to leave with him, so naturally Cao Cao couldn't turn a blind eye to them.

Just leading the people forward will inevitably slow down your own marching speed, so Cao Cao sent cavalry to delay the marching speed of Yuan Shao's army.

Fortunately, Yuan Shao temporarily chose to take a break after breaking through all of Xiahouyuan's camps, which gave Cao Cao enough time to evacuate with the people.

Looking at the team that couldn't see the end at a glance, and the speed was only faster than that of the tortoise, Cao Cao was actually very bitter.

Obviously, he defeated Yuan Shao's 20 troops cleanly in the two battles, and also beheaded Yuan Shao's two favorite generals, Yan Liang and Wen Chou...but in the end, like a bereaved dog, he hurriedly withdrew to avoid the sharp edge.Who won the battle and who lost the battle?

Although Zhao Yun, Xia Houyuan and others defeated Yuan Jun's 20 pioneers.

But the Yuan Jun who was actually killed or captured was at most [-] to [-].

The two vanguard armies that were defeated, after regrouping, there are still more than [-] people, plus Yuan Shao's main force still has more than [-] people, fierce generals are like clouds, counselors are like rain, this is their hard power!

Four 5 to 50 people, to Yuan Shao who has an army of nearly [-], it is just scratching the surface.

More than 40 miles north of Puyang is Jizhou,

It is said that for this battle, Yuan Shao raised nearly 200 million shi of grain from the four states!It has to be said that Hebei is really very rich, and Yuan Shao does have his own tyrannical capital.

Cao Cao abandoned the area north of Guandu and returned to Guandu, and set the main battlefield of Cao Yuan's decisive battle at Guandu. This is a typical choice of exchanging space for strategic advantages.

Cao Jun can replenish grain and grass from Chenliu, Yingchuan and other places;

On the other hand, Yuan Shao had to bear the nearly 200-mile grain road. In addition, Dongjun was firmly nailed to the side and rear of Yuan Jun's grain road like a nail, and the risks Yuan Shao had to bear increased greatly.

Let's talk about the decisive battle in Guandu.

Although Jishui is not as spacious and swift as the Yellow River, as Lu Yan analyzed, Guandukou itself is surrounded by water on three sides, and it is suitable for combat within a radius of a hundred miles.The battlefield is only a few miles wide and twenty miles long, and the combat space is extremely limited, which can provide Cao Jun with the advantage of reducing the number of Yuan Jun.

After returning to Guandu, Lu Yan saw Ren Jun who was on the city wall from a distance, directing the civilians to build fortifications loudly.

When Ren Jun was under Lu Yan, he showed excellent logistics ability.

Later, he went out with Mao Jie for a stroll and was appreciated by Cao Cao, so he kept him by his side and was responsible for logistics.

After Yuan Shao issued an appeal against Cao Cao,

According to Cao Cao's order, Ren Jun began to prepare all the logistics needed for the war. Later, after learning from Lu Yan's diary that Guandu was the final battlefield, he asked Ren Jun to build fortifications at Guandu in advance.

Now, a few months have passed, and a row of solid city walls has risen impressively in the plain area of ​​Guandu Ferry.

"It smells like the Great Wall..." Lu Yan couldn't help admiring the city wall, which was seven or eight meters high and five or six meters wide.

Although this city wall is only a few miles long, it will be Cao Cao's biggest reliance in fighting Yuan Shao.

Lu Yan and others followed Cao Cao to inspect the progress of the fortifications.

Seeing Cao Cao and other bigwigs approaching, Ren Jun, who was looking at the whole situation on the city wall, trotted down quickly, bowed to salute and said, "I've met the prime minister! I've seen you sir!"

Such an important matter was entrusted to him by Cao Cao, Ren Jun was both excited and frightened.

He stayed on the construction site every day these days, and he only slept for less than two hours at night, in order not to have even the slightest flaw.

"Borda has worked hard." Looking at the dark and thin Ren Jun, Cao Cao sighed, then made him rich, and continued to ask, "How is the fortification progress?"

"Returning to the prime minister, one hundred thousand people are working in shifts day and night. The city wall has been built, and the moat is almost dug through. The rest is to prepare rolling logs and rocks, and set up the defense equipment such as trebuchets and ballistas."

"That's right!" Cao Cao nodded, walked to the moat, which is about two feet wide, but has not yet been drained, took a look, and continued: "Yuan Shao will arrive at Guandu in about ten days, a bloody storm is inevitable. !"

After Cao Cao finished speaking, he led a group of people behind him across the suspension bridge and came under the city wall.

Raising his sleeves and stretching out his hand, Cao Cao patted the wall tiles, feeling the hard and cold touch from the wall tiles, he nodded again and said: "That's right! Let the people speed up to pass through Guandu, let's arrange them in Chenliu County for the time being." .”

"Eh..." Ren Jun seemed to be hesitant, and he took a special look at Lu Yan.To accommodate so many people at once, the pressure on Chenliu County is enormous!

Seeing Ren Jun's hesitation, Lu Yan said with a smile: "It's okay, Boda will do what Cao Gong said. After this battle is won, these people can just go to the Luoyang area..."

"After this battle is won?"

Lu Yan's words are so natural, as if the time is up and he is off work today.

After listening to Lu Yan's incomparably natural words, everyone felt miraculously at peace.

Under the leadership of Ren Jun, Cao Cao crossed the first city wall.