: Every man is upgraded

After a brief shock, Cao Cao forced himself to calm down and urgently discussed with Cheng Yu how to deal with it.

It would be of no help to the battle when I was complaining there.

What you need now is the pragmatic ability to solve problems when encountering problems.

In this regard, Cao Cao is much stronger than Yuan Shao, his heart is extremely strong and his mentality is also very good.

Cheng Yu is worthy of being a top strategist. In a short time, he has helped Cao Cao list various possibilities in the current situation for Cao Cao to choose and make decisions.

Cheng Yu immediately took the map, first swept off the rice that had been sprinkled on Cao Cao's table, and spread the picture and said:

"Prime Minister, no matter what method Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci used, they have intercepted the mouth of the Yishui River and seized the Quanzhou Port Water Village.

I guess in order to achieve this, Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci used a lot of scams before and endured them for a long time. For the sake of the current plan, our army has three choices.

First, despite the fact that the fortifications on Zhang Fei's surrounding Yijinglou camp had not yet ended, and the catapults and chariots and city excavators were not fully prepared, they immediately launched a general attack on Zhang Fei under the current preparations.

I have observed it all over the past few days. Our army has more than 90,000 yuan, and Zhang Fei has 50,000 yuan opposite. If you can eliminate Zhang Fei first within one day, at most one and a half days, then you can turn around and use this time difference to deal with Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci."

After Cheng Yugang said the first and most dumbest and unrestrained choice, Cao Cao waved his hand to interrupt:

"Needless to say, the original plan is definitely not working. Zhang Fei's elite troops are above our army, with excellent armor and equipment. More than 90,000 people attacked the 50,000 camp. How could he win and win quickly?

If our army attacks the tough, the teacher and veterans are exhausted, but Zhao Yun rushed to the battlefield to support Zhang Fei, our army will inevitably collapse in danger, and we must not take such a risk!"

Cheng Yu did not expect Cao Cao to accept it, but followed the original combat plan before the incident and deduced the situation and let Cao Cao deny it himself. So Cheng Yu immediately changed the subject:

"Secondly, that is, immediately pull the camp eastward and repel Zhao Yun.

It is not known how many troops Zhao Yun's troops are, but Zhao Yun came across the sea and was detoured thousands of miles away, so he must be much less than Zhang Fei. Moreover, Zhao Yun's foothold is not stable, and he is not as good as Zhang Fei's place to support the strong siege camp.

As long as our army's main force is united and forced Zhao Yun to fight to the decisive battle, Zhao Yun will inevitably be defeated. As for Zhang Fei, it can be expected that as long as our army pulls out the camp and turns to deal with Zhao Yun first, Zhang Fei will definitely follow and try to meet with Zhao Yun before fighting with our army at the same time.

However, only a small number of cavalry in Zhang Fei's army could keep up with our army's marching speed. His 30,000 infantry would definitely not keep up. The cavalry would have to change one person and more horses to change cavalry, and the number of people could be mobilized was less. The control of the upstream of the Yishui River was still in my hands, and Zhang Fei could not use a ship to transport troops to chase him.

Therefore, this strategy does not require too much concern about Zhang Fei's attack, but you must be wary of Zhao Yun's delay in avoiding the war and his subordinates estimate that Zhao Yun came across the sea and would not bring too many infantry, and soldiers without horses could stay on the boat and could be withdrawn by water at any time."

I have to say that Cheng Yu's estimate of Zhao Yun was very accurate. When he saw Zhao Yun's harassment behind enemy lines, Cheng Yu judged that Zhao Yun must be a cavalry and a pure navy, and the whole mobility was very strong.

Cao Cao also agreed. Although he had not obtained more detailed information about Zhao Yun's army composition, he directly planned according to the worst case scenario.

If you can't fight and be dragged down, this is the most troublesome thing.

Cao Cao thought about it and did not dare to reject this suggestion easily, so he simply asked Cheng Yu to finish other options.

Cheng Yu: "The last worst strategy is to directly ignore Zhao Yun's threat and immediately detour from Zhang Fei. After dozens of miles away, he found Yidu on the banks of Yishui River and criticized all the infantry and cavalrymen in the south.

Then I gave up the warships, military rations, and supplies, and even burned them to the last fire before leaving to avoid helping the enemy. This time, I took it as a waste of time to rescue Yuan Xi, and suffered countless losses.

However, even so, we must be wary of the main force being caught by Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun after crossing the river halfway, and attacking the troops behind our army.

It is impossible to withdraw without paying the price at all. If you make a bad plan, you must at least cover the price of 20,000 people who retreated by the main force will be wiped out."

Cao Cao now has more than 90,000 people. He wants to retreat together. Of course, Zhang Fei cannot keep it. At most, he will leave all the ships and supplies.

But the problem is that as long as you start crossing the river, such a large army will not be able to board the ship and leave the shore at the same time. Zhang Fei's infantry cannot rush to attack and stick to Cao Cao, but the cavalry can definitely do it.

It is normal for such a large army to be able to move for one day.

This is not a game of "Age of Empires". A large group of troops walked to the beach and right-clicked the transport ship, and immediately got on the ship. When they arrived at the shore, they "dinked" and then got off the ship in an instant.

If it were so easy, it would not be so difficult to fight the landing war between ancient and modern times.

So when Cao Cao gradually crossed the river and withdrew his troops, when his troops on the north bank became fewer than Zhang Fei's people, they changed from 90,000 to 50,000, and 30,000... As the strength of the enemy and us on some battlefields reversed, would Zhang Fei not pounce on him and eat that part of the people?

After all, Cao Cao felt that this bad strategy could save most of his vitality, but he was too frustrated.

He didn't fight anything, and just used a quarter of his troops as the abandoned son of the palace, and then sent all the ships, food and supplies. What would others think of him?

Yes, more than half a year ago, he had already cut off his tail and retreated for a while to survive.

At that time, he found that he had been tricked by Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu in a game to lure the enemy, so he decisively pulled it away. He also paid some price at that time, and gave it to some troops for nothing, killing Cao Chun, which caused the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to be severely injured.

However, at that time, Cao Cao had to keep a low profile. Acting made Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan relax his inner vigilance and did not beware of him, the "Uncle Shi", so he accepted it and regarded it as a self-protection.

But now, it is time for Cao Cao to establish his authority. He has just been promoted to be the prime minister of the Han Dynasty and wants to formally rule Yuan Shao's old subordinates and inheritance. If he comes up, he will be timid. What do Zhang He thinks of him at Gaozhang?

This is one time and another.

And if you don’t fight, you will give a back-of-the-scene troops to let others retreat in vain. Who will play this back-of-the-scene troops?

Let the Cao family's direct troops fight and block, and create an opportunity for Zhang He Gaolan to withdraw?

It was obviously unwilling to bear it. Zhang He and Gao Lan's life were not as valuable as the life of the direct troops.

If Zhang He and Gao Lan cut off the rear... would they be willing?

Will you collapse early or even surrender to the enemy again because you realize your fate?

Therefore, this matter is absolutely impossible to try. The team led by Cao Cao is no longer the team that united and only followed his orders half a year ago. The situation and demands they face are completely opposite.

It’s like in history when he fought the Guandu Battle in history, the Cao army seemed to have few people, but internal unity was all Qingzhou soldiers and Yanzhou soldiers.

When fighting the Battle of Red Cliff, there seemed to be many people, but the internal friction was severe. Yuan Shao's soldiers and Liu Biao's soldiers were used, and although there were many, they refused to work hard.

At this moment, Cao Cao would rather fight a normal battle and then retreat naturally. At that time, no one behind the palace can be deduced naturally based on the situation on the battlefield. Zhang He and Gao Lan would not complain.

Just like in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", when the Battle of Red Cliff was described, Cao Cao fled in a panic night after Zhou Yu set fire at Sanjiangkou. "...Cao had to look at Yiling and walked away. When he met Zhang He on the way, Cao ordered the rear to be cut off."

In this case, Zhang He was cut off, it could never be interpreted as "Cao Cao preserved his direct descendants and pushed dangerous tasks to Yuan Shao's surrendered generals." It can only be said that it is a natural adaptation to the battlefield situation.

After considering the pros and cons clearly, Cao Cao decided to adopt Cheng Yu's strategy.

However, with Cao Cao's IQ, he felt that Zhongshou could be optimized.

He thought for a complete thought, and ordered: "Zhongde's inferior strategy is too self-reliant to control his ambitions, and he is not weak and unmarried. I will use the middle strategy and make some improvements. Our army will detach the camp today, retreat lightly, and go downstream to fight Zhao Yun, and strive to defeat each one.

However, you cannot just retreat directly. When retreating, you must leave elite troops to cut off the rear, and let Zhang Fei know our army's intentions. Although Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun had accomplices in advance, they were thousands of miles apart and could not know everything.

It is estimated that just ten months ago, they have set a general cooperation strategy and the details must be adapted to the situation. This gives our army the opportunity to defeat Zhang Fei without any tricks. Then he tricks Zhang Fei from the camp to pursue him, in an attempt to meet with Zhao Yun.

Our army can deliberately let Zhang Fei chase him, and then the entire army will return and adapt to the situation. From annihilation of Zhao Yun first to annihilation of Zhang Fei first. If Zhang Fei does not pursue, our army will strictly implement the plan to annihilate Zhao Yun first."

The benefits of Cao Cao's doing this are also obvious. After all, the reason why Cheng Yu mentioned the "continue to attack Zhang Fei first" plan at the beginning was that he gave Zhang Fei a right to defend Zhang Fei.

If Zhang Fei chases him out and Cao Cao returns to fight, although he still fights more than 90,000 or 50,000, he will be completely tied up in the advantage of the local government, and will change from an offensive camp to a field battle.

Cao Cao's method was quite similar to that of his time in the history of his battle with Zhang Xiu in Wancheng. He also used elite troops to cut off the rear when he withdrew his troops. He could change the formation at any time and attack the enemy's pursuers. He only retreated at full speed and lightly after the attack.

In history, Cao Cao's method has made Jia Xu famous for his many pursuits: "With victory in the army, he will be defeated, and if he will be defeated, he will be defeated, he will be defeated."

Now Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu have been killed by Liu Bei's camp. Cao Cao's move was suppressed by the butterfly effect and never had the chance to use it. He was actually used today.

After hearing the lord's optimization, Cheng Yu was also very impressed: "The Prime Minister's clever plan is out of reach!"

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There was no objection at the moment, so Cao's army then pulled out the camp overnight and retreated to the river to face Zhao Yun. He did not even set fire to destroy the materials that he could not take away, but also for the sake of military strategy "if it is virtual, if it is virtual, if it is virtual, if it is virtual."

He tried to show Zhang Fei, deliberately leaving something for Zhang Fei to seize it, and said, "Cao army was afraid that Zhang Fei would find out that Cao Fei was eager to retreat, so he did not dare to set fire to the tail goods."

Unfortunately, Zhang Fei had been sending scouts to stare at Cao Cao's movements from afar. Cao Cao's retreat was still in his eyes. Zhang Fei immediately raised his troops and wanted to chase Cao Cao closely immediately.

"Prepare the horse! The whole army pursues lightly! Keep up with Cao Cao!"

After a while, Zhang Fei led the cavalry troops to the camp where Cao Cao gave up, while the infantry dragged a few miles apart because of the slow marching speed.

After a brief inspection, Zhang Fei was overjoyed and saw the large amount of heavy supplies that Cao Cao gave up. He looked back at Pang Tong and said, "Cao Cao didn't even dare to burn military rations, but left them to our army. He must be afraid that the fireworks in the camp would be discovered by our army when it was dark in the evening.

But I don’t know that our scout had found out the news of his withdrawal in time! He followed closely! Cao Cao was so afraid that he must have tried his best to fight Zilong. I wanted to go first with the cavalry and bit Cao’s thief so that he could meet Zilong as soon as possible. How about it?”
Chapter completed!