Chapter 173 The Three Kingdoms Weird

"I wonder how many soldiers and horses there are under Gong Cao's command now, and how many soldiers and horses there are still under Yuan Shao's command?" Su Chen asked.

"There are about 60,000 soldiers who can fight." Although there are more than 60,000 Yuan's army surrendered, the troops have not been incorporated and integrated. In such a short time, he dared not use them. He could only send someone to take care of them temporarily, and at the same time, he ordered Zhang He and Gao Lan to hurry up and collect them.

"As for Yuan Shao, there are at least 250,000 troops." Cao Cao replied.

"That's it. Even if Cao Gong integrates the Yuan army and surrenders, there are only 120,000 troops, which is almost half of the Yuan army. What is the chance of winning if Cao Gong uses half of the troops to attack Yuan army?" Su Chen asked again.

"If Yuan's army has no food, there is a 90% chance of winning." After Cao Cao finished speaking, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

Yes, the premise is that Yuan Jun has no food.

What if Yuan Jun had food? The chances of winning were probably less than 50%.

After thinking it through, Cao Cao suddenly raised his head.

He looked at Su Chen with incredible expressions.

A word awakens the dreamer!

Before, he was covered in his eyes by the victory in front of him.

Su Chen's words were undoubtedly a heavy hammer that pushed away the fog and allowed him to see the situation clearly again.

"It seems that Mr. Cao has already thought of it." Su Chen said, "Yuan Shao has a surrounding area with a large population and an amazing reserve of food and grass."

"It's not difficult to spend some time re-shipping food."

"And after this battle, Yuan Shao will definitely take strict guards on the food and grass in the future. It is unlikely that Cao Gong would like to burn food again."

Xu Chu also nodded in shock: "Yes!"

"That's why sir, I'm going to attack him unprepared!" Cao Cao said with a serious expression.

Su Chen smiled and said, "Yes, Yuan Shao's military rations are now burned, and Zhang He and Gao Lan lost two generals. The morale of the army is in chaos. At this moment, it is the weakest time for Yuan Shao. If Cao Gong attacks at this time, he will definitely be able to win in one battle."

"Once Yuan Shao delays for a few days, and waits for Yuan Shao to prepare for the morale of the army and draws the general again, the chances of victory are still unknown."

"And there is another advantage in Cao Gong's attack at this time, that is, he does not have to deal with Yuan Shao's 250,000 troops, he just needs to defeat Yuan Shao."

"Yuan Shao was defeated, and the 250,000 troops became native chickens and tiles, and they were vulnerable."

After hearing what Su Chen said, Cao Cao took a deep breath, then stood up and bowed heavily to Su Chen.

"Thank you for your reminder, otherwise I will miss the opportunity to fight in vain." Cao Cao said solemnly.

"Mr. Cao must not do this, this is what I should do." Su Chen quickly replied with a greeting, shook his head and smiled.

In fact, Cao Cao would sooner or later think of these things, but they wouldn't be so fast.

"The war is imminent, so I won't disturb you."

After Cao Cao finished speaking, he took Xu Chu away.

Su Chen sent the two out of the account, then returned to the tent and fell asleep.

When Cao Cao took Xu Chu to consolidate his army, Xu You walked out of his own tent.

He had a day off today. He thought that after Cao Cao burned Wuchao's food and grass, he would come to thank him in person and entrust him with important tasks.

However, he waited around and saw Cao Cao coming, so he had to go to find Cao Cao himself.

On the school ground.

Xu You stopped Cao Cao and was interrupted by Cao Cao before he could speak.

"Military information is urgent. If you have any questions, wait until I come back. Ziyuan, please rest well, go..."

The troops left the camp.

Xu You looked at Cao Cao's back and stood there for a moment.

...

Since Zhang He and Gao Lan pulled away 80,000 elite troops, Yuan Shao's camp has become a little empty.

The remaining troops are less than 20,000 now.

However, Yuan Shao had ordered people to draw troops from the rest of the place to replenish it, which only took some time.

therefore.

Although Wuchao was burned and Zhang He and Gao Lan surrendered to Cao Cao with the remaining troops, Yuan Shao was just angry and furious, and was not at the point of collapse.

After all, he still has 250,000 troops under his command.

Moreover, it has four states, with a population and food and supplies.

He could still bear a crushing defeat.

In fact, compared to the huge losses in this battle, what Yuan Shao couldn't accept the most was that he lost to Cao Cao, the eunuch.

This tone has been blocking my chest and it is difficult to vent.

Extremely stuffy.

In the central army's tent.

Yuan Shao sat behind the handsome desk with a calm face and wiped the sword in his arms with a cloth.

Seeing this, the counselors and generals below were frightened and afraid to look up.

Especially Guo Tu, his mentality was even more exploding and he was sweating coldly.

Now, his plan to "surround Wei and save Zhao" has become a laughing stock in the army.

Although Yuan Shao attaches great importance to him on weekdays, this battle has obviously aroused Yuan Shao's disgust. He must find a way to make up for this relationship, otherwise he will not be far from death.

silence.

In the big tent, there was only the crackling sound of the brazier burning.

"The crime is not your fault in this battle, it is my fault." After a while, Yuan Shao spoke up, and what he said made the people in the entire tent feel relieved.

Morale began to recover slowly.

The eyes of the Mingshili, Ju Su, Shen Pei and others showed surprise.

This is their loyal lord.

After the fourth generation and the third emperor, the current general!

As long as the lord and wise are wise, they will not be defeated!

"However, our army suffered heavy losses in this battle and the food and grass were completely destroyed. Let me tell you what to do next." Yuan Shao hung his sword and asked for his opinion coldly.

The cold eyes also glanced at the crowd.

Staff.

Guo Tu was swept by Yuan Shao's eyes, and was shocked, thinking wildly about the countermeasures.

This is his last chance to show off.

Soon, a light of inspiration flashed in his mind, and a smile appeared on Guo Tu's face, and he came out and bowed: "Lord, don't worry, lord, the defeat in this battle was all because of Zhang He and Gao Lan and the other two who turned against the master and surrendered to the enemy."

Guo Tu first refused the responsibility for failure, and then continued, "Now we just need to stick to the camp, prepare the battalions, and re-transport food and grass to quickly stabilize the situation."

"There are still 250,000 soldiers and horses under the lord's command, and Cao Cao only has about 120,000, so our army still occupies the general trend."

"In less than a month, even if we do nothing, Cao Cao will definitely lose."

Guo Tuyue said that the aura of the gully in his chest became stronger and he couldn't help but whistle.

But in the end he held back.

When Yuan Shao heard Guo Tu's words, he showed a look of confusion on his face: "Why did Cao Cao lose?"

Guo Tu smiled and said, "Food shortage!"

"Cao Cao surrendered Zhang He, Gao Lan, and the more than 60,000 soldiers and horses under his command. Although he would be strong in his strength, so many people, the daily food and grass consumption is just as an astronomical figure. Think about it, can Cao Cao afford to support so many soldiers?"

"So, we just need to wait and see what's going on."

Yuan Shao was overjoyed after hearing this.

Yes, more than 60,000 surrendered soldiers were more than 60,000 mouths for eating.

How could Cao Cao have such a lot of soldiers and horses with his little family background?

As time goes by, there will be food shortage.

Then, it will be the time for him to defeat Cao Cao.

"Okay, just do what the public said. If you have public, you will help me. I can save many worries." Yuan Shao nodded and smiled.

Guo Tu breathed a long sigh of relief.

Finally, some situations have been restored.

He bent down respectfully and said, "This is all my duty. It is my blessing to be able to solve my lord's doubts."

"Your Majesty, get up quickly."

"Thank you lord."

"Thank you for your hard work these days, go back tonight and have a good rest."

"I will thank you for your kindness, and I will be tragic to repay you!"

Ju Su and others beside him frowned when they saw Guo Tu browsing at Yuan Shao.

They always felt that there were many loopholes in Guo Tu's words, but for a moment, it was difficult to detect something wrong.

I can only stand there, frown and think.

After a while, Ju Su was the first to react, looking panicked, and was about to speak when a burst of rapid footsteps suddenly came from outside the camp.

"Lord, something is wrong, Cao's army is coming..."

The commander was covered in blood and staggered in, kneeling on the ground and shouting.

What!

The whole house was shocked!

Ju Xue's body trembled and she smiled bitterly: "It's still too late!"

After the case.

Yuan Shao grabbed the sword and shouted angrily: "What did you say!"

"Lord, Cao's army almost came out in full swing and rushed to our army's camp overnight. The battalions heard the news and mutiny and collapsed at once. Now Cao's army is coming towards the lord."

The messenger knelt on the ground and shouted in a crying voice.

"puff……"

Yuan Shao was furious and vomited a mouthful of hot blood, his expression became a little weaker.

But his cold eyes looked at Guo Tu below.

In an instant, Guo Tu felt like falling into an ice cave.

He raised his head with difficulty and said pale: "Lord, run away!"

Cao Cao led his troops out in full swing and attacked Yuan Shao's Guandu camp, destroying the entire camp in almost a moment.

Most of the more than 20,000 Yuan soldiers under Yuan Shao were trampled to death by their own people on the way to escape, and the rest also left their weapons and kowtowed and surrendered.

If Yuan Shao had not had a group of guards who were fighting to protect him, even Yuan Shao would have died in the chaos.

However, although Yuan Shao escaped, he counted his troops after safety, but only eight hundred cavalry were still following him.

Yuan Shao lay in a carriage, thinking about the 400,000 troops that had been in the past, and when he saw the miserable ending of the present, he suddenly fainted.

A group of strategists, Ju Su was left behind and was floating. Shen Pei, Feng Ji, and Guo Tu served Yuan Shao, but there was a strange look in his eyes.

If Yuan Shao dies.

The four huge states have become a land of unlimited land.

Whoever can seize the opportunity will become the leader of the four states.

I have to say that Yuan Shao is really sad. Before he dies, the people around him are considering the matter of his heirs.

Compared to Yuan Shao's sadness, Cao Cao was very energetic at this time, commanding generals such as Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Xiahou Dun, and Cao Ren to divide their troops to attack the barracks arranged by Yuan Shao in various places.

Yuan's army fled when he heard the news, and Cao Cao won in one battle.

Since then, Yuan Shao's 400,000 army lost almost all, only tens of thousands of people fled back to Jizhou, and the rest were captured by Cao Cao.

In a blink of an eye, Cao Cao's troops reached as many as 180,000.

The extra prisoners were sent back to Xuchang to serve as population.

After the war.

Cao Cao stood on the horse, with a strong heart in his heart.

But he knew very well that his victory today was entirely due to Su Chen's counter-espionage plan.

"Return to camp."

Cao Cao waved his hand and returned to Guandu.

Baggage camp.

Su Chen was rinsing his mouth, and Zhao Yang, who was beside him, described the battle over the past few days vividly.

Spits flying everywhere.

Although he is still the nominal leader of the baggage camp, and Su Chen is just a small grain transport official under his command, but since Su Chen saved his life from Cao Cao that day, Zhao Yang's heart has been full of gratitude.

Of course, it was Cao Cao's military order that he was so respectful and wished he could not give Su Chen as his own father.

What is a military order?

Any requests Su Chen had in the baggage battalion, he had to obey unconditionally!

Even if Su Chen wants him to die, he has to do it!

It can be seen that his lord valued Su Chen to a degree.

Facing such a living ancestor, Zhao Yang naturally did not dare to neglect.

I will definitely come here every day to greet Su Chen. If there is any good thing in the baggage camp, I will also send it to Su Chen as soon as possible.

even!

He secretly caught the little bit of oil and water, and also respected Su Chen in various ways.

Even the "toothbrush" used by Su Chen was carefully made by him in accordance with Su Chen's requirements.

at this time.

Seeing Su Chen whispering, Zhao Yang hurriedly came over with a wooden basin filled with hot water.

"Mr. Su, you said that after this battle, can we return to Xuchang?" Zhao Yang asked expectantly.

"I guess it will take some time to wait." Su Chen shook his head.

According to Zhao Yang Gaocai's intelligence analysis, the battle of Guandu is basically over.

However, although Yuan Shao's battle was severely damaged, his foundation was still there. Compared with Cao Cao, the situation was the 55th.br>

What really allowed Cao Cao to win was Yuan Shao's death and the three sons of the Yuan family competed for the victory.

It will probably take a few months.

However, Su Chen did not expect that he died suddenly at home on the third day after Yuan Shao returned to Jizhou. After his father's death, the three sons of the Yuan family not only did not join forces, but instead began to compete for power.

The four northern states were in chaos in the blink of an eye.

at the same time.

Cao Cao also held the first military meeting after the great victory at the Guandu frontline.

Except for Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia and Cao Hong and others in the rear, the other generals and strategists rushed over.

In the central army's tent, counselors and generals gathered together.

Everyone is not an ordinary person.

However, looking at the row of advisers, Cao Cao always felt that something was missing.

Yes, there is no Suningyi.

He couldn't help but hope that if Su Chen could come out of the mountain to assist him, he would be like a tiger to be more wings.

But nothing can be forced.

After sighing in his heart, Cao Cao came to his senses and looked at the people and said, "Now Yuan Shao is dead, Qingyou and Ji are in chaos. Everyone talks about whether we will attack or not. If we send troops to attack, how should we fight?"

Many generals naturally hope to fight, after all, only war can make military achievements.

The strategists frowned and thought, analyzing the pros and cons.

Cao Cao's eyes were also looking at the counselors.

In the crowd, Xu You smiled faintly, and it was finally time for him to appear.

"Lord, this battle must be fought, and the faster the better. The three sons of the Yuan family are just inferior dogs, and they have no talent. We should take advantage of their civil strife and conquer Jizhou in one fell swoop."

"As long as you take down Jizhou, the other three states will not be worth worrying."

"I have a map of the troops distribution of four states in my hands. As long as the lord follows the map in my hands, I am sure that within half a month, Jizhou will fall into the lord's hands."

Cao Cao nodded. At this time, it was indeed a good time to attack Jizhou. In addition, the map in Xu You's hand made him very likely to win.

However, he was not a casual person and looked at Cheng Yu and others again.

Cheng Yu shook his head and said, "I suggest you wait!"

Um?

Xu You was confused?

Cheng Yu, you are a wise man after all, so you don’t want the military merits you have obtained?

Cao Cao also hesitated in his heart.

In fact, for him, he will definitely win in the end whether he attacks or not!

It's just that the losses are different.

"Since that's the case, you're thinking about it carefully and talking in three days."

Cao Cao waved his hand and waited for the soldiers and counselors to leave. He hurriedly took Xu Chu and walked towards the baggage camp secretly.

The two left in a hurry, but were just seen by Cheng Yu who was rushing to come.

He planned to explain the reasons to Cao Cao and discuss the next arrangements.

After all, in addition to being a counselor, Cheng Yu is also very good at internal affairs.

He was responsible for the allocation of food and grass in several major military camps.

"The lord looked in a hurry. Could it be that something happened?"

"Following the direction, it is clearly heading towards the baggage camp."

Cheng Yuli was still in place, with a look of confusion on his face.
Chapter completed!