"Quick, get the military doctor." Guo Jia said anxiously.
"No, you can't. I have a headache. Just take it slow. Don't disturb the morale of the army.”Cao Cao said with difficulty.
"My lord, what happened?" Guo Jia didn't insist and asked with a frown.
"It's…it's Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu joined forces with Lu Bu and Yuan Shu to attack our city.”Cao Cao's heart was burning with rage. He never thought that the three of them would cause trouble as soon as he left.
"Zhang Xiu, Lu Bu, Yuan Shu? How was this possible? Zhang Xiu's uncle had just died, Lu Bu had just taken Xuzhou, and Yuan Shu had just fought with Liu Bei. These three should have rested and built up their strength. Why would they join forces to attack from three directions?”Guo Jia frowned in disbelief.
Cao Cao's headache also improved slightly. He didn't think about whether it was possible or not and said in a deep voice,"Yan and Yu Prefecture only have twenty thousand soldiers, what do you think we should do?”
Guo Jia thought for a while and said solemnly," My lord, Zhang Xiu, Lu Bu, and Yuan Shu are all separated in appearance and spirit. They each have their own ulterior motives. They are just a plate of loose sand. Even if the allied forces attack, they will not be able to do anything."”
"On the other hand, Luoyang is only one step away from the emperor's arrival at Xuchang. We can't give up halfway.”
Cao Cao nodded. He also thought so. Zhang Xiu and Lu Bu were just boorish men, and Yuan Gong was a skeleton in a coffin. Even if he had the help of a strategist, it would be difficult for him to do anything. Moreover, the three of them were in a temporary alliance, so it was inevitable that they would be suspicious of each other.
Seeing that Cao Cao was still deep in thought, Guo Jia chuckled and said,"If my lord is still worried, you can write to Yuan Shu, Lu Bu, and Liu Biao one by one. Tell Yuan Shu that Zhang Xiu and Lu Bu want to annex Jiujiang.
He told Lu Bu that Zhang Xiu and Yuan Shu had lured him to send troops, but in fact they wanted to annex Xuzhou. As for Liu Biao, he said that Zhang Xiu's attachment to Nanyang was fake, but in fact, he wanted to annex Jingxiang.
In this way, you can drive the tiger to swallow the wolf, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. Even if the three of them didn't believe it, they would still be on guard. This way, the danger of Yuzhou could be easily solved. It is even possible to easily capture Xuzhou, Nanyang and other places in the future.”
Guo Jia smiled confidently.
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment before his frown eased. He smiled and shouted,"Guo Fengxiao, oh Guo Fengxiao, no wonder Xun Yu called you a genius. Your plan is like a panacea that can cure my head.”
"Even if Yuan Shu, Lu Bu, and Liu Biao don't believe me, they will be on guard. When I return to Xuchang, I will kill Zhang Xiu to vent my anger.”
Guo Jia smiled gently and didn't say anything.
In his opinion, Zhang Xiu was not a big threat and could be pacified with a little trick.
Several days later.
Zhang Xiu led everyone back to the camp.
These few days, Zhang Xiu had sent people to beat drums and call for battle. However, Ying Yin was like a dead city and did not respond. Even Xu Chu did not make any moves.
In the tent.
"Now that Xun Yu is determined to defend, do you have any good ideas to defeat the enemy?”Zhang Xiu looked at everyone and asked.
Everyone looked at each other, then Hu Che 'er cupped his fists and said angrily,""My lord, give me three thousand elite soldiers, and we will be able to take down Ying Yin in three days.”
Zhang Xiu rolled his eyes and thought to himself,"Get lost!"
Even though he had never led an army into battle, he had read about Sun Tzu's Art of War. He had heard of people attacking with ten times the force and five times the force.
In his situation, he could only think of a way to lure the enemy into a field battle and wipe them out.
"My lord, Yingyin City is full of infantry. Why don't you leave the cavalry behind and watch Xun Yu's infantry? Our infantry crossed Yingyin and approached Xuchang.
I think Xuchang is empty, see the army approaching the city, perhaps can surrender without fighting.”Wen Pin hesitated for a moment before speaking in a deep voice.
Zhang Xiu muttered to himself for a moment and turned his gaze to Jia Xu, because the latter had been frowning and pondering.
"Wenhe, what do you think of Zhongye's plan?”
"My lord, although General Wen's plan is based on the essence of the art of war, I don't think it's possible.”Jia Xu frowned and pondered.
"As far as I know, Cao Cao has bought many warhorses from the Western Liang soldiers in recent years and formed a cavalry. This cavalry general was Cao Chun, Cao Cao's younger brother.”
"But now, this cavalry has disappeared. I'm afraid Xun Yu left a backup plan because he was afraid that our army would attack Xuchang. Thus, this cavalry should be waiting for orders in the counties around Ying Yin.”
"They're waiting for our army to infiltrate the battlefield. In this way, not to mention eight thousand soldiers, even twenty thousand armored soldiers in the wilderness would be no match for the cavalry.”
After saying that, Jia Xu's eyes were full of solemnity.
"Tiger Leopard Cavalry?" Zhang Xiu blurted out and could not help but fall into deep thought. The Tiger Leopard Cavalry had displayed considerable strength after Guandu, but it was unknown when this cavalry would be formed.
However, it was extremely difficult to form a cavalry at this time. It was likely that Cao Chun was currently in control of the Tiger Leopard Cavalry that was being formed.
"Wenhe, are you sure?"
Zhang Xiu narrowed his eyes. He had a plan in mind. He still had ten boxes of 64-sound fireworks. These things could only be heard normally, but they would probably have a miraculous effect on the cavalry. He could not help but ask anxiously.
Jia Xu nodded heavily." In the early years, Cao Cao colluded with the subordinates of Li and Guo, and they traded warhorses. At that time, Xu sent someone to investigate in secret."
"Haha, good. Today is the day to defeat the enemy.”
Zhang Xiu laughed heartily.
The generals couldn't help but look at each other in confusion.
"My lord, what do you mean?"
Jia Xu prided himself on having some intelligence, but at this moment, he was similarly confused.
"The key to defeating the enemy lies in Cao Chun.”
"If our army really wants to march into Xuchang, Xun Yu will not sit idly by. He will definitely order Cao Chun to launch a surprise attack while our army is advancing or setting up camp.”
"Moreover, if I were Xun Yu, I would order the infantry to attack the two thousand cavalry that stayed behind.
In this way, our cavalry would be rendered useless, and he could cut off our retreat, causing our morale to fall. Xuchang's crisis was easily solved, and he could even pretend to take back the counties of Yingchuan.”
Zhang Xiu said firmly.
Listening to Zhang Xiu's narration, Jia Xu nodded in agreement.
Indeed, Xun Yu would not blindly advance, but how could he not see such an opportunity in front of him?
However, if he knew this and still insisted on doing it, wouldn't he be like a moth flying into the fire and courting death?
"My lord, since you already know that our army will lose, why do you want to win?”Jia Xu was puzzled.
"No, our army will definitely win this battle."
"I have an item that can cripple Cao Chun's cavalry.”Zhang Xiu said sinisterly.
"They can cripple Cao Chun's cavalry?"
Everyone in the tent cried out in surprise.
Although cavalry were not suitable for charging into formations, if they were not in formation in the wilderness, the cavalry would be able to crush them one-sidedly. How could they cripple Cao Chun's cavalry?
"My lord, are you serious?"
Jia Xu's dark eyes narrowed, somewhat cold. Others might not believe Zhang Xiu, but he did.。
"Naturally."
"Lord, if that's the case, this plan is feasible.”
"It is common for our army to penetrate Xuchang without knowing Cao Chun's cavalry. Xun Yu will not be suspicious.
At that time, as long as they could break the enemy cavalry and return to the camp, they would be able to defeat the enemy from both sides. It would not be difficult to take down Ying Yin in one fell swoop.”
Jia Xu stroked his beard and said in a deep voice.
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