Xuchang, Prime Minister's Mansion.
Cao Cao had no time for anything else these past few days, waiting for news from Whiterun.
Although he trusted Guo Yun, it was a life and death situation after all. It was inevitable for him to worry about gains and losses.
Even the strategists under his command were preparing for the upcoming battle.
Xun Yu was preparing the provisions and distributing the weapons to prepare for any changes.
Guo Jia spent every day in the Prime Minister's residence studying battle strategies, military equipment, and personnel growth.
" We have sufficient rations to deal with a prolonged war of three months. The biggest problem now is still our military strength…"
"Currently, the recruitment rate of the three states has dropped to the freezing point, and the number of new soldiers is less than 50 per day.”
"If this continues, we will probably be left with no soldiers after a great battle!”
Xun Yu reported the overall situation with a worried expression.""If the Mystic Immortal's guess is wrong, I'm afraid…the consequences will be unimaginable!”
It had been five days since Guan Yu set off from the White Horse, but he had yet to receive any battle reports. It was no wonder that Xun Yu and the others were suspicious.
"I believe in the abstruse immortal's judgment!"
Cao Cao's eyes rolled as he analyzed,""The Qing Zhou army has gathered and there has been no movement, this is enough to prove that the abstruse immortal's estimation was correct.”
" My lord, I'm not worried about this. I'm worried about Guan Yu…"
Xun Yu paused halfway.
However, everyone understood what he meant. Whether Guan Yu would escape or not was a problem.
Whether he could defeat Yan Liang and Wen Chou was another question.
These two problems were all related to one person. To them, it was too dangerous.
"What you mean is…I trusted the abstruse immortal too much?”
Cao Cao immediately understood and snorted,""I want to trust you guys too, but you guys can't even come up with a plan to recruit soldiers these few days…"
"How can I trust you?"
After being reprimanded by Cao Cao, the strategists lowered their heads.
They had relaxed the age limit for enlistment, but this was only a temporary solution. As for promoting childbirth, that was a huge project.
Putting aside the time needed for adulthood, even after ten months of pregnancy, she might not even give birth to a boy.
"Report!"
At this moment, a scout quickly ran into the hall of the Prime Minister's Estate and said excitedly,""Prime Minister, good news!"
"Read it quickly!"
Cao Cao ordered nervously.
"Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and 30,000 cavalry attacked Whiterun City. Guan Yu fought against two generals alone and killed them all in one strike!”
"Later, he led 6,000 elite cavalry to pursue for a hundred miles, killing nearly 10,000 enemies and capturing 2,000 prisoners!”
Boom!
When everyone heard the battle report, they were shocked.
" So terrifying?!"
Xun Yu found it hard to believe. The scout's battle report was indeed from Liu Yan, the prefect of East County. There was no problem with it.
Eight thousand guards against thirty thousand cavalry.
Not only did they defend Whiterun, but they could also attack in the opposite direction, killing ten thousand enemies and capturing two thousand prisoners?!
This kind of battle record was also considered a great victory in the past ten years!
Most importantly!
In this battle, he had killed two enemy generals!
He had lost Yuan Shao's left and right arms!
Even though they knew that Guan Yu was extremely brave, they couldn't help but gasp.
He killed Yan Liang with a single slash!
He slashed Wen Chou again!
What kind of terrifying combat strength was this?
He was almost catching up to Lu Bu!
"That's why I said that you should listen to the teachings of the Mystic Immortal. Yan Liang, Wen Chou, that's just a bunch of people who sell their names. The pillars of Hebei's four courtyards are nothing but clay chickens and pottery dogs, not worth worrying about.”
Cao Cao suppressed the shock in his heart and pretended to be calm and collected."Now that the danger of White Horse has been resolved, Yuan Shao has lost two valiant generals, and the morale of the army will definitely be damaged. I believe that there will not be another war in the short term!”
"Next time!"
"I'm the one who led the army north!"
Cao Cao's voice was powerful and imposing.
In the beginning, he had some doubts about Guo Yun's ranking. After all, Yan Liang's ugly battle record was there, but not a single one of the Four Court Pillars of Hebei was on the rankings.
However, Guan Yu was able to kill Yan Liang and Wen Chou with a single slash in front of an army of 30,000.
This kind of battle record being displayed, even if Yuan Shao was an army of a million, he was also terrified.
Cao Cao's shock was completely different from Xun Yu and the others.
To be so accurate, what kind of vision did he have?!
Xun Yu and the others were shocked by Guan Yu's unparalleled bravery, while Cao Cao was shocked by Guo Yun's insight, analysis, and foresight.
This was completely different from breaking through Xuzhou.
There wasn't a trace of opportunism.
He was the first to confirm that there were no unusual movements in Qingzhou, and he was also able to accurately grasp Yuan Shao's true intentions, allowing Guan Yu to easily obtain a great victory.
Mystic Immortal!
Were you really sent by the heavens to help me complete my great cause?
" My lord, despite the great victory at White Horse, the gap between us and Yuan Shao is still there…"
Xun Yu thought about it and felt that it was necessary to remind him,""Mystic Immortal, your predictions are divine, but I still feel that it is inappropriate. After all, this is not a battle for the land of Xu Prefecture, but a battle that determines life and death.”
"I still feel that Xu Chu or Xiahou Dun would be more suitable than Guan Yu.”
"Hmm?"
Cao Cao frowned slightly, but he understood that Xun Yu's worries were not without reason.
Even though the white horse had sent good news, what if they lost?
The consequences would be severe.
"Right now, should we advance or defend?”
Guo Jia, who had been silent all this while, asked,""In the long run, it's most advantageous for us to hold fast and not move, but obviously Yuan Shao won't give us this chance.”
"Therefore, taking advantage of Yuan Shao's recent defeat and his declining morale, we can go all out and kill Li Yang from the white horse.”
"It can even cripple Yuan Shao in one fell swoop!”
Guo Jia's last sentence made Cao Cao's eyes light up!
"Pass on the order! He ordered Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun to return to the city immediately, and then to the military camp to summon Guo Yun and Xu Chu!”
Cao Cao immediately ordered.
Being suppressed by Yuan Shao for a full ten years, it was rare for him to have a chance to reverse the situation.
How could Cao Cao let him off?
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