While Cao Cao's camp was arguing, Li Yang City was filled with wails.
Other than Zhang He's thirty thousand cavalry, Yuan Shao's thirty nine thousand soldiers had suffered heavy losses.
More than 60,000 people had died, most of them trampled to death by their own people.
Twenty thousand captives and a hundred thousand wounded.
He had lost almost half of his combat strength.
"Thief Cao!"
"Dog thief!"
"Damn it!"
Yuan Shao was flustered and exasperated. Looking at the casualty statistics, his eyes were about to split open.
The entire Liyang City seemed to be shrouded in a haze, and sorrowful cries could be heard from time to time.
What happened to pushing him horizontally?
An army of 390,000 soldiers had been utterly defeated by 120,000 soldiers. Not to mention losses, even Yuan Shao's face had been completely lost!
"In the future, when I break through Xuchang, I will definitely cut Cao Aman into a thousand pieces and execute him by a thousand cuts!”
After venting his anger, Yuan Shao once again gathered the civil officials and generals under his command in the mansion.
The atmosphere was extremely gloomy.
Looking at the strategists who usually boasted of their wisdom lowering their heads and not saying a word, Yuan Shao angrily flipped the table in front of him.
"Say something!"
"Isn't it the army that's pushing them?”
"Didn't you crush Cao Aman?!”
"Isn't it where the vanguard points to sweep the world?!”
"Who can tell me what is happening now?!”
Everyone trembled.
Even Yuan Shao's most beloved third son, Yuan Shang, shrunk his neck and did not dare to reply.
"Where's Xu You?"
After a while, Yuan Shao looked around and realized that Xu You, who usually remonstrated the most, had disappeared. He asked coldly.
The strategists looked at each other.
Qiushou sighed and took a step forward.""My lord, please calm down. Xu You was severely injured and is still in Guandu Military Camp.”
Hearing this, Yuan Shao frowned.
Seeing Yuan Shao's anger subside slightly, Yuan Shang jumped out once again,"Doomsday? I'm afraid that Xu You has already defected to Cao Cao!”
"Commander Father!"
"The loss of this battle is not because of Commander Father, but because of Xu You's betrayal!”
"If it wasn't for the loss of food from Wuchao, how could our army be in such a passive position?”
"It's all Xu You's fault.”
"Your son suggests that Xu You be sentenced to death and his entire family be executed!”
Hearing this, all the officials and generals present couldn't help but gasp.
He was just shirking responsibility. Why must he kill his entire family?
"My lord, the matter of Wuchao has not been investigated yet. We can't make a decision!”
Qiushou glanced at Yuan Shang. His heart was filled with disgust. He took a step forward and said,
"Although our army has suffered some losses, it has not harmed our foundation.”
"The rations of the Li Yang Army can last for a few days. My lord, as long as you gather the troops of Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Qingzhou, our overall strength will still far surpass Cao Cao's.”
After hearing Qushou's words, Yuan Shao nodded slightly.
The anger in his heart also dissipated a lot.
The soldiers of the four regions added up to a million, so they weren't afraid of Cao Cao!
Yuan Shao directly ignored Xu You's question and calmed the hearts of these strategists. He asked,""Do you have a way to defeat that Cao thief?”
"My lord, I have a plan!”
After thinking carefully, Ju Shou found a map and spread it out in front of Yuan Shao."My lord, you can let the Second Young Master lead the Youzhou cavalry from Bingzhou to cross the Yellow River southward and attack Yanzhou and Luoyang.”
"Pass on the order to the Eldest Young Master to attack Xu Prefecture from Qingzhou. We will use both methods to make it difficult for Cao Cao to deal with his head and tail.”
"After the lord reorganized his army and pushed it to Guandu, it would be enough to restrain Cao Cao.”
"In addition, send out many envoys to invite Ma Teng, Zhang Lu, Liu Biao, and the other dukes to clean up the side of the monarch and attack the country's bandits!”
"With so many battlefields open at the same time, even if Cao Cao has three heads and six arms, it will still be difficult for him to resist!”
Hearing this, Yuan Shao's eyes narrowed as he stared at the map.
Qiushou's method was very simple. He wanted to suppress Cao Cao and maximize his advantage.
In the beginning, Yuan Shao chose to attack from two sides because if he opened up the front line from Bing Province, rations would be a big problem.
After all, it stretched across the border of Qiang and Hu, and there were often deviant bandits there.
Moreover, even if Yuan Shao had sufficient rations, he couldn't afford to go overboard.
However, now that Guandu had been defeated, morale had been greatly reduced. If he did not think of a solution, the morale of the army would be shaken, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
"This subordinate agrees!"
"The method of teaching is indeed the best strategy. This subordinate also agrees.”
Tian Feng and Feng Ji nodded.
Just as Yuan Shao was about to make a decision, Yuan Shang stood out again and stopped everything.
His eldest brother went to Xuzhou from Qingzhou, and his second brother went to Yanzhou from Bingzhou. Wouldn't that mean that he had nothing to do with it?
How could this be?
After suffering a defeat, his status had dropped drastically. He had to win back a city!
"Commander Father, your son believes that the military advisor's method is lacking in comprehensiveness!”
"What if Eldest Brother and Second Brother are fighting against the Cao army on multiple fronts and the other dukes take advantage of the situation to seize the city?”
"Then wouldn't we be helping others?”
This was not impossible.
When Yuan Shang's words came out, Yuan Shao had another layer of consideration. He nodded slightly and said,"In that case, Xianfu has other opinions? Tell me."
"Your son is familiar with the art of war. One of the strategies is to play hard to get!”
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Yuan Shao's interest was piqued. Yuan Shang was Yuan Shao's most beloved son, or else he wouldn't have kept him by his side.
Lust and indulgence?
F * ck, even Sun Tzu's art of war was being used now?
When the generals heard this, they instantly felt that they were being arrogant.
The advisors, such as Ju Shou, Tian Feng, and Feng Ji, looked at each other.
What kind of person was Yuan Shang? He even knew how to play hard to get?
What a joke!
"Our army has just been defeated and suffered heavy losses. We have also lost our rations and supplies. The Cao bandits must think that we are unable to fight anymore!”
"Commander Father simply sent someone to negotiate with the Cao rebels. This son is certain that the Cao rebels will agree.”
"The location of this peace meeting is naturally set at Liyang. If the Cao bandits dare to come, they will definitely bring their army.”
"When the time comes, our army will ambush the two flanks of the plains. While the peace negotiations are ongoing, the central army will charge out from Liyang and cooperate with the two flanks to encircle and suppress them.”
After saying that, Yuan Shang had a smug look on his face, as if he could see Cao Cao's furious expression after being tricked.
This was a brilliant move of mine.
Not only did he have a certain understanding of both sides 'forces, but he could also grasp Cao Cao's mentality.
Thinking of this, Yuan Shang couldn't help but smile.
The strategists looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.
Did Sun Tzu misunderstand Sun Tzu's art of war?
Who was Cao Cao?
How could a formidable person in the world be so stupid as to believe in the word peace?
Then, he would bring 120,000 soldiers to Li Yang to die?
What a f * cking brain!
Ju Shou was furious. Just as he was about to retort, he heard Yuan Shao slam the table and stand up
.
"Xianfu's plan is exactly what I want!”
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"Even if Cao Aman doesn't fall for it, it won't affect our army much.”
Yuan Shao wasn't stupid enough to think that Yuan Shang's plan would definitely succeed. He only felt that it would work.
Since there was no loss, why not?
Yuan Shao pondered for a moment and said,"Immediately send someone to send a message to Cao Aman. Then, send a fast horse to inform Tan 'er and Xi' er. It's best to prepare for both scenarios!"”
"My lord is wise!"
The moment Yuan Shao finished speaking, the generals shouted.
Qiushou frowned, having an ominous premonition.
However, Yuan Shao did it with both hands, and it seemed that there was no problem.
For a moment, Tian Feng, Feng Ji, and the other strategists couldn't find any problems.
He could only let Yuan Shao give the order.
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