"Our army has failed in this battle, and it was a great defeat!”When Cao Cao thought of this, he couldn't help but clench his fists. It was obvious that Cao Cao couldn't accept this fact.
"Our army has 800,000! As for the Sun and Liu families, they only had 100,000 combined. Such a gap actually led to such a huge defeat! I, Cao Mengde, am deeply ashamed! Even the Yuan Shao back then might not be able to lose so miserably.”
"In terms of numbers, we have 800,000 people, several times more than the other party! In terms of generals, we have a hundred generals and a thousand valiant generals, while the enemy is no more than Gan Ning, Zhou Tai and others. In terms of strategists, we can't be mentioned in the same breath. On the other hand, the other side only has Zhuge Kongming and Zhou Yu, but they can actually defeat us! This is simply a great humiliation!"
"In the end, if it wasn't for my son Jian's foresight and heroic battle to defeat Guan Yu, my head would probably be hanging in Jiangxia now!”
The more Cao Cao spoke, the angrier he became. The people below him were so nervous that they did not even dare to breathe loudly.
However, after Cao Cao finished speaking, he suddenly stopped and closed his eyes, as if he was reminiscing about something.
In the end, Cao Cao opened his eyes, his eyes filled with grief as he said,""If Guo Fengxiao was here, I would not have suffered such a defeat! Alas for my filial piety! How painful it is to be filial! What a pity!"
Cao Cao leaned on the chopping board and cried loudly.
The strategists all looked embarrassed.
Cao Cao's words were actually a covertly saying that they were all a bunch of good-for-nothings. So many people added together were not even comparable to Guo Fengxiao.
They understood what Cao Cao meant, and they couldn't keep their faces. Although Cao Cao didn't scold them directly, it was worse than scolding them directly.
Just as the atmosphere was in a stalemate, someone suddenly left his position and walked to the center of the tent. Your son believes that the failure of this battle was not the strategist's fault, but father's!”
No one had expected that someone would still dare to stand up at such a critical juncture. All of them stared in the direction of the voice. When they saw that it was Cao Zhi, they gasped and revealed a shocked expression.
Cheng Yu and Jia Xu did not show much emotion when Cao Cao was pointing at them. However, when they saw Cao Zhi standing up for them, they almost lost control of their emotions.
Forcefully suppressing the doubts and shock in their hearts, the two of them looked deeply at Cao Zhi with heavy eyes. However, after Jia Xu merely took a glance, he hurriedly lowered his head, as if he had not heard Cao Zhi's words. Cheng Yu, on the other hand, stared at Cao Zhi as if he was waiting for Cao Zhi's next sentence.
To say that the one who lost his composure the most on the field, that was Yang Xiu!
Hearing Cao Zhi's words, Yang Xiu was almost scared to death. He didn't know why Cao Zhi had gone crazy today! He actually came out to contradict Cao Cao at this time!
Forcefully holding back the word "gongzi" that almost escaped his mouth, Yang Xiu forcefully swallowed a mouthful of saliva. In his heart, he kept muttering to himself,"It's over, it's over, it's over."
Originally, Yang Xiu was still very excited. After all, the young master he assisted had just made a great contribution and actually saved Cao Cao's life. Moreover, the most important thing was that he even displayed extraordinary all-rounded talent. Yang Xiu's heart was simply about to bloom with joy! He thought that his beautiful tomorrow would be tomorrow. The matter of Cao Zhi becoming the Prime Minister's heir was basically set in stone.
But now, Cao Zhi's one sentence scared Yang Xiu's soul away!
Of course, Cao Zhi didn't know what Yang Xiu was thinking. Even if he knew, he wouldn't take it seriously. What Cao Zhi was thinking now was to point out Cao Cao's mistake.
Cao Cao was originally immersed in his anger towards his strategist and reminiscence of Guo Jia. When he heard Cao Zhi's words, he suddenly raised his head and stared at Cao Zhi, but he did not speak first.
If anyone else dared to say this at this time, Cao Cao would definitely behead them without a second word. However, the person who said this was his son! And it was the son whom he had placed his greatest hopes on, the one who had just saved his life!
Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but think of the letter that Cao Zhi had given him. He hadn't listened to it, which had led to the defeat of Red Cliff. He also thought of Cao Zhi's literary and military strategies on Huarong Road, and he couldn't help but think about it.
Perhaps this son of his really had a warning to warn the world.
"Since it's Zijian, there's no harm in saying it!”Cao Cao pondered for a while before speaking.
Hearing Cao Cao's words, Cao Zhi felt a weight lifted off his heart. He did not hesitate and started to state his opinion.
Actually, Cao Zhi had his own reasons for doing so. After all, from the perspective of history, Cao Cao was quite magnanimous. He was also able to correct his mistakes. Although he was very suspicious and sometimes acted on impulse, he was still quite kind to him. Especially since he had made such a great contribution recently, he would not punish him.
"Reporting to Prime Minister, there are three reasons why your son said that this defeat is not the fault of the strategist, but the fault of Prime Minister.”
"Oh? Which three?"
"Firstly, long before Father's expedition to the south, Lord Jia Xu had already raised his objections.'Ming Gong defeated the Yuan family and now he has conquered Hannan. If we take advantage of the rich land of the old Chu State to reward the officials and soldiers, appease the people, and make the soldiers happy and happy, we can make the people of Jiangdong submit without labor.'These words could really be said to be the motto of the world! Your son deeply agrees."
"Back then, Prime Minister had just defeated Yuan Shao and taken over Jingxiang. More than half of the land had already fallen into Prime Minister's hands. Only Liu Qi and Liu Bei of Jiangxia and the Sun family of Jiangdong could be regarded as enemies. If his father could rely on such pressure to fight steadily, recuperate and prepare his troops, take advantage of the leniency of the old Chu to entertain the officials and appease the people, in a few years, his father's strength would be several times or even dozens of times greater than theirs!”
"When that time comes, Prime Minister will immediately recruit troops and attack Jiangxia. Liu Bei will definitely not be Father's match. Then, he will go to River East. With such a huge gap, River East will only be able to watch the wind and not be Father's match!”
"However, my father was eager to attack Wu and did not accept it. This is my father's fault!"
After hearing Cao Zhi's words, Cao Cao paused.
Cao Zhi's reminder and analysis reminded him of the strategy of " subduing the enemy without fighting " that Jia Xu had given him. Now that he thought about it, it was indeed the best strategy. If he did not act on impulse and rashly send troops, but chose to fight steadily and develop the economy, then the people of Jiangdong were indeed not his match.
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