"Masters, according to reliable information, although Zhang Yan's troops have gathered 150,000 people and are known as an army of 200,000, they did not follow the order to go south. Instead, they turned east. Now they are with Gongsun Xiao'er's 80,000 troops. The army confronted each other in Fangcheng, and according to news from Yecheng, Yuan Benchu sent Ningguo Zhonglang General Zhang He with 5,000 soldiers and horses north to go to the rescue. There are a lot of things going on here, can you guys teach me anything?"
Holding the emperor in his hand means great justice, which is undoubtedly very convenient in buying people's hearts. In addition, Cao Cao is good at layout and his detailed work is spread all over the world. The news is naturally extremely well-informed. No, Cao Cao has already learned about the changes on the ground in Hebei. After hearing the details, he still couldn't see the truth behind the fog after thinking about it again and again. He had no choice but to quickly invite all his advisers. After the ceremony, he revealed the subject of the discussion.
"Ming Gong, there is no need to worry. This is just a way to support the bandits and respect themselves. To be honest, there is nothing surprising about it."
Although Cao Cao also has the reputation of being very wise, his wisdom is only the highest level of ordinary people. Compared with a genius like Guo Jia, the gap is really unreasonable. No, Cao Cao thought hard for a long time and couldn't figure it out. When Guo Jia came to the solution, he was able to explain the basics casually.
"Respect yourself when raising bandits? Hey, traitor Zhang Yan is so brave. He dares to conspire with Gongsun Xiaoer behind my back. Damn it!"
Cao Cao reacted immediately to Guo Jia's point, but at the same time, he couldn't help but get angry. For nothing else, in order to win over Zhang Yan, Cao Cao spent a lot of money, not only He was given the post of General Pingbei, and was granted the title of Marquis of Anguo Pavilion. Not only that, he also promised that after Jizhou was pacified, he would be named the shepherd of Jizhou, and the city of Ye would be given to him as a garrison. However, the reward was not given. It can be said that it is not important. All he wanted was for Zhang Yan to send troops to attack Yuan Shao's retreat. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yan actually took the advantage and did not do anything. How could this be embarrassing for Cao Cao, who always believed in "I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me"?
"Ming Gong, calm down. That Zhang Yan is just a reckless person. Although he has some courage and scheming, he can't be Gongsun Xiao'er's opponent. If someone's predictions were correct, Zhang Yan would have already fallen into Gongsun Xiao'er's trap." In the plan, when the war between our army and Yuan Benchu breaks out, Gongsun Xiao'er will attack Zhang Yan and annex his territory and people in one fell swoop. As for Zhang He's troops, I'm afraid they are also part of Gongsun Xiao'er's plan. If you plan well, you will definitely be Ming Gong's strong enemy in the future."
As soon as he heard what Prime Minister Cao said, Guo Jia knew that Cao Cao still hadn't understood the key to the matter, and couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.
"Hiss... he is such a deceitful thief, how can I allow him to be so proud? Hmph, wait until I write to Zhang Yan and see what other tricks that kid can do!"
Cao Cao originally thought that Gongsun Ming was just trying to pull Zhang Yan into a fake show, but he never expected that Gongsun Ming actually planned to take this opportunity to eat the Black Mountain Army in one go. This kind of courage immediately made Cao Cao I couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, and the anger in my heart that had just calmed down suddenly surged up again.
"It's too late. With Gongsun Xiao'er's wisdom, how could he fail to calculate the danger of Ming Gong's solution to this matter? Most likely, he must have fed Zhang Yan enough confusion. Even if Ming Gong's words were revealed, Zhang Yan would be afraid There is no turning back, and now that Zhang Yan's army has gathered in Fangcheng area, it is too late to retreat. Even if Zhang Yan believed Ming Gong's words, if he tried to retreat, he would be defeated quickly, but he would This leaves enough time for Gongsun Xiao'er to stabilize his position. Once Gongsun Xiao'er takes the opportunity to attack Qingzhou, our army will be in a difficult situation. By then, the situation of victory and defeat will be reversed. Hey, Gongsun Xiao'er dares to do this. The strategy of performing a fake show and singing the real thing is to predict that even if Ming Gong knows his intention, he will not dare to act rashly."
Guo Jia shook his head with a wry smile, analyzed the battle situation, and finally came to the conclusion that he could only comply with Gongsun Ming's wishes. Otherwise, the changes caused would only be worse for Cao Jun. better.
"Well... that's all, let's let that little thief run rampant for a few days. Now that Yuan Benchu has decided to take action, the first battle will surely be on Dongjun. How do you think our army should respond?"
Obviously he could see through Gongsun Ming's tricks, but he was unable to fight back due to the situation. This feeling of frustration was undoubtedly very unbearable. The problem was that the situation was stronger than the people. No matter how much unwillingness Cao Cao had in his heart, he had nothing to do. After maybe saying a harsh word that was not very nutritious, he immediately changed the subject.
"Ming Gong, the enemy's army is large and ours is small. If we respond passively, we may not be able to escape defeat. I think the best strategy is to take the initiative to lure the thieves."
This was a life-and-death battle. Guo Jia obviously couldn't trust the intelligence of his colleagues. He was afraid that everyone would make false claims and misunderstand the important matter, so he once again made a prejudgment.
"oh?"
Upon hearing what Guo Jia said, Cao Cao couldn't help but raise his brows. Obviously, he was a little uneasy about this strategy, and for no other reason than because Cao Jun was in the Western War. Jiangdong Sun Ce, Jingzhou Liu Biao and even Guanzhong Ma Tengdu is not a good person, and they have to divide their troops to defend. Under such circumstances, Cao's army can only mobilize about 200,000 troops, and some of the main force has been allocated to confront the enemies of Qingzhou. The mobile force is really limited. It's very difficult to say that the defense is safe, let alone taking the initiative to attack.
"Ming Gong should know that if you are fortified everywhere, you are defenseless everywhere. Now when the enemy's momentum is as strong as a rainbow, if you don't hurt the enemy, how can you lead Yuan Benchu by the nose and let Yuan Benchu go west to conquer? , it is better to lure them into the battlefield pre-selected by our army. In this way, we can take advantage of our army's internal operations and close the gap in military strength between them. This is the key to defeating the enemy. Please think twice before doing this."
In fact, Guo Jia is not a talkative person. In the past, even if he made suggestions and suggestions, he often only spoke a few words to the core. But now, he is facing a life and death battle, and Guo Jia does not dare to slack off in the slightest. , everything I said was as detailed and careful as possible. What I was afraid of was that Cao Cao would misjudge.
"Well... that's good, then it's settled. Tomorrow the whole army will march forward and cross the river on white horses. I want to see what Yuan Benchu can do!"
Even though Guo Jia had explained the truth so clearly, at this critical moment of life and death, Cao Cao had to think more. However, after much deliberation, he couldn't think of a better strategy than Guo Jia's. After finding a way to deal with it, in the end, all he could do was grit his teeth and make the final decision. It seemed decisive, but the twinkling eyes betrayed the hypocrisy and anxiety in his heart...
