Guandu, Cao Cao's camp, was peaceful.
However, in this peaceful atmosphere, the strategists were extremely busy.
Guo Jia was making a plan for the three armies to split up and charge.
Jia Xu and Yang Xiu counted the mobile troops and the distribution of the Tiger Leopard Battalion and Tiger Troop.
Xun Yu and Xun You arranged for military rations, armaments, armaments, etc.
All of this was in preparation for tonight's great defeat of Li Yang.
Li Yang!
It could be said to be the core city of Yuan Shao's entire Jizhou.
Once they took down Liyang and established a defensive line, it would become the hub of the Cao army in Jizhou. It would be like a spring that could revitalize the entire northern front line.
Except, the group of generals seriously did not have the confidence to defeat Li Yang.
After receiving Cao Cao's call, Cao Ren and the others gathered in Cao Cao's camp with worried expressions.
Putting aside their strategy, with 200,000 soldiers defending the city, even if they really took it down, less than 10% of the army would survive!
"With a great victory at Guandu, the lord can completely retreat to Xuchang!”
Cao Ren was the first to speak.
As the commander of the three armies, he understood that the army was in a fatigued state. At this moment, they could not display 80% of their combat strength.
The other generals also looked at Cao Cao with anticipation.
To them, the victory at Guandu was definitely a golden battle. If they returned to court now, they would definitely be rewarded.
If he entered rashly, he would not dare to think about rewards. It was still a problem if he could return.
But now, Guandu had been stationed for three days, and Cao Cao had no intention of moving out.
Looking at the anxious faces of the generals, a faint smile appeared on Cao Cao's face.
"Everyone, when the sun rises tomorrow, it will be the day our army defeats Li Yang!”
Whoosh!
In an instant, the camp was in an uproar.
Battles relied on strategies, tactics, military strength, and other factors. With such a strong city like Liyang and more than two hundred thousand soldiers guarding it, even if Sun Tzu was reborn, he would not dare to boast that he could break through in a day.
Boss, are you being arrogant again?
You don't treat me as a human anymore?
Cao Cao looked at the generals who were looking at each other and was not in a hurry to speak.
He began to understand why Guo Yun would only speak at the end every time. He had to make the atmosphere turn around when it was at its strongest. That was enough to shock people!
What?
That must be the case!
Moreover, Cao Cao was full of confidence.
Ever since Guo Yun appeared out of nowhere, when had he ever disappointed him?
The generals exchanged glances. After all, he was the lord and had just won a great victory. As a general, he could only ask for orders to fight to the death.
Cao Ren looked around and saw that the strategists were not around. He felt that he had to stand up and remind Cao Cao,""My lord, Liyang City is forty feet high, and there is little fighting. The city walls are as strong as mountains. If our army forcefully attacks the city, I'm afraid we will suffer heavy losses!”
Cao Ren's question was exactly what Cao Cao wanted. He moistened his throat and was about to announce the matter of the air force to the world.
A scout ran in.
"Reporting to the Prime Minister, Xu You, the military advisor under Yuan Shao, requests an audience. He says that he has brought important military intelligence!”
After the scout finished speaking, all the generals widened their eyes in excitement.
Who was Xu You? He was Yuan Shao's number one strategist!
If Xu You defected, then it was not impossible to break through Li Yang!
Soon, everyone looked at Cao Cao.
Amazing, my Cao!
Even the enemy's chief strategist could be persuaded to defect. No wonder they didn't withdraw their troops from Guandu.
So you were waiting for Xu You here!
"No wonder my lord is so certain that he can defeat Li Yang tonight!”
"If Xu You really defected, this effect would be much better than if my grandson was still alive!”
"That's right, he's even more of a grandson than a grandson!”
……
The generals praised him.
Xu You was speechless.
Xu You, who was walking into Cao Cao's camp, was dumbfounded.!
Are you complimenting me?
What? I didn't hear any compliments?!
"Xu You greets Prime Minister Cao!”
Xu You and Cao Cao were old classmates, so he was familiar with Cao Cao's character. This person did not care about trifles when he achieved great things. If he could bring Yuan Shao's military intelligence to surrender, he would definitely be put in an important position and not be ostracized.
After bowing, Xu You looked up at Cao Cao and added,""Prime minister, Zi Yuan has abandoned the darkness and joined the light, bringing important military information about Yuan Shao's army. I hope that prime minister can forgive Zi Yuan for his previous disrespect!”
If it was before, if Xu You came to surrender, then Cao Cao would definitely welcome him!
A strategist was equivalent to 3,000 elite soldiers!
A strategist like Xu You could easily reach five thousand.
But now, Cao Cao suddenly felt a sense of resentment and wondered if he should kill Xu You.
I finally got a chance to intimidate the generals and make the atmosphere tense. Then, I'll announce the information about the air force camp and make the generals worship me and serve me even more!
Xu Ziyuan is here.
So be it.
What military intelligence?
I have a hot air balloon for high-altitude reconnaissance. What kind of formation can Yuan Shao set up that can escape my eyes?
The problem was that he couldn't be angry now. This was a strategist who had brought information to surrender. If he was angry and refused to receive him, who would come to surrender in the future?
Just as the generals were exchanging pleasantries, Cao Cao finally couldn't control himself and asked coldly,""Xu Ziyuan, what are you doing here?”
"O__O…"
Didn't I make it very clear?
I'm abandoning the dark for the light!
He even brought military intelligence!
I'm a person who's more like a grandson than a grandson!!
"Prime Minister Cao, Yuan Shao is pretending to negotiate peace. He has set up an ambush at seven places on the Liyang passage and buried a seven-star chain formation.”
Xu You felt that the atmosphere wasn't right. She couldn't keep him in suspense.
He directly revealed Yuan Shao's arrangements.
The generals gasped when they heard this.
They all looked at Xu You gratefully.
Isn't that so?
If the army crossed the river, once Yuan Shao launched an attack, they would fall into the predicament of being attacked from both the front and back. It was even possible that they would be completely annihilated!
This information was extremely valuable!
"Just this?"
Cao Cao looked at Xu You expressionlessly.
What kind of military intelligence was this?
I, Pi 'er, saw Yuan Shao's arrangement two days ago.
"The Prime Minister is indeed wise. He must have deduced it long ago!”
Xu You was stunned. This guy didn't even follow the rules?
Shouldn't you come up and act?
At least say something nice!
"Yuan Shao's rations have been burned, and the remaining rations in Liyang can only last for two days. If the Prime Minister rejects the peace negotiations and delays it for two days, Yuan Shao will definitely retreat!”
"Even if we want to make a comeback, we'll need at least three to two months to prepare!”
Xu You's forehead began to sweat as he told her the plan he had thought of.
"My lord, if that's the case, why don't we wait for another two days before making our plans?!”
Cao Ren was excited. Without enough food, the morale of the army would be in chaos.
All the generals present knew this very well.
Everyone agreed.
Cao Cao glanced at Cao Ren and was very satisfied with his performance. Otherwise, he wouldn't know how to continue pretending!
The corners of his lips curled up as he said indifferently,""Hehe, how can you hide such a small trick like pretending to negotiate peace and splitting up your forces to ambush me?”
Small tricks?
This raised Cao Cao's status to a very high level.
Just as Xu You was stunned, Cao Cao continued,""Yuan Shao's strategists must have thought that I wouldn't negotiate peace and would wait for a few days for him to run out of food and retreat to Xindu?”
"Too naive!"
"I just have to do the opposite!”
"If you don't die from hitting the snake, you'll be bitten by the snake instead!”
"There is only one goal for tomorrow's battle, and that is to break through Liyang and kill Yuan Shao!”
"But the Liyang Passage is full of ambushes. How can our army advance?”
Cao Ren couldn't figure out Cao Cao's thoughts. For the sake of the iron-blooded men of Cao's Group, he tried to stop Cao Cao's crazy behavior."The water route is different. It's difficult to travel by land. Our army can't fly over, right?!”
"Hahaha, the one who knows me is Zixiao!”
Cao Cao looked at the shocked expressions of the generals and said,""Tomorrow's attack route will be the air force as the main force and the cavalry as the support!”
Hearing this!
Cao Ren's body trembled as he looked at Cao Cao with a wise gaze!
Could it be that his brain was fried after a huge victory?
The generals looked at each other.
Our soldiers can fly?
Are you crazy?
Or are we sick?
Xu You's face darkened!
What did I do to come here?!
F * ck!
Yuan Shao had great ambitions but little talent!
You, Cao Cao, are simply dreaming!
Just as the generals were feeling upset, Cao Pi ran in excitedly.""Prime Minister, 300 air force battalions are ready. Please give the order!”
Cao Ren was speechless.
Xu Huang was speechless.
Xiahou Dun was speechless.
Xu You was speechless.
Everyone: "???!"
What Air Force?
Soldiers riding big birds?
After everyone followed Cao Cao out of the camp, they were stunned and almost went blind.
F * ck, there really is an air force?
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