System Blessing: The Young Master of the Dong Family and Diao Chan's Fate

"This man is disrupting our army's morale and will surely be bribed by the enemy."

"There are ambushes ahead. Where do they come from?"

"This man should be executed!"

Cao Cao's face was gloomy and he said angrily.

Although Cao Cao knew that Meng Dai's reminder was kind and intended to make him more vigilant.

But you absolutely shouldn't speak so loudly at a time like this.

You're shouting so loudly, are you afraid that these demoralized soldiers will mutiny?

As a strategist, you not only need to have brains, but you also need to use them.

Because the whole army knows that you are smart, what you say must be very persuasive.

If the army is in normal condition, it will be fine. However, in this situation, the army's morale is low and it may collapse, mutiny or desert at any time.

Killing people can establish your authority and also prove that what the other person said is false.

While Cao Cao was pacifying his soldiers, Xiahou Yuan, Guan Yu and Guo Yuan led an army of 10,000 and charged towards Gao Lan, braving the arrows and stones.

"Keep pulling!"

"There's going to be no water ahead. Once we reach an open area, we can gather our troops and be safe!"

Cao Cao pointed his sword towards the southwest.

That place is farther away from the canal, and the farther away from the canal, the less affected it will be by water attacks.

On the other side, Gao Lan naturally could not withstand the attacks of Xiahou Yuan, Guan Yu and others.

Seeing the enemy coming, Gao Lan immediately led his troops to retreat without engaging in close combat with the enemy.

As the sky gradually darkened, the biggest problem caused by the water attack appeared.

If the grain is soaked in water and cannot be dried in time, it will become moldy and spoil.

The nearest county town to here is Fangyu, which is on the edge of the Sishui River. There is no need to think about it. Even if the dilapidated and short city walls are not broken through, the water will flood into the city.

"My lord, going west is to defend the east, and that place will definitely not be affected by the water attack."

Cheng Yu pointed to the west and spoke.

"No!"

"You can't go west."

"The enemy knows our situation, so they will definitely predict our marching movements."

"Let's go the other way and head southeast."

"The flood has been over for several hours and the water has long since receded. Even if the road is a little muddy, it's better than walking into a trap."

This time Cao Cao did not dare to laugh again, but calmly made a decision based on reverse thinking.

He was really scared!

He was afraid that if he laughed again, he would lose some soldiers.

Although we managed to repel Dong's army, we still suffered heavy casualties.

Sure enough, Cao's army marched for another ten miles and did not encounter any ambushes set by the enemy.

But it's also true that this is the route Cao Cao took to retreat to Yanzhou, so it's naturally impossible for Dong's army to fly over here.

"The enemy won't give up easily."

"Miaocai, Wenqian, Yunchang, and Mancheng, the four of you will lead five thousand soldiers and horses to set up an ambush in the forest ahead to prevent the enemy from harassing our troops while they are resting."

Cao Cao used the moonlight to fix his gaze on the dense forest ahead.

"promise!"

The four generals bowed and led their troops forward quickly.

"My lord is wise. The enemy would never have thought that our army would set an ambush in the current situation."

Guo Tu thought for a while before he began to praise him.

"Gong Ze is right."

"That's exactly what I'm thinking."

Cao Cao smiled with a relieved look on his face.

Among all the advisers Yuan Shao had, Guo Tu was the one that Cao Cao was most satisfied with.

He is good at speaking, doing things and planning strategies. Most importantly, he does not have the stubborn temper of other strategists, and his words are not harsh.

Now that Xi Zhicai is gone, relying solely on Mao Jie and Cheng Yu is not enough, so Cao Cao feels it is necessary to mention the importance of Guo Tu.

On the official road

Zhang He led his army forward, and the army marched in the direction of Fang Yu, illuminated by torches.

"Damn Cao thief, he didn't even go to Fangdong."

Zhang He cursed and swore.

Originally he was lying in ambush in Fangdong.

But as they waited, the flowers all wilted, but they didn't even see the shadow of Cao's army.

Just as they were about to return to Changyi, scouts from Dong's army reported that Cao Cao's army was heading towards Fangyu.

Zhang He thought that since he had already come out, if he went back without doing anything, he would be laughed at by his good brothers.