Chapter 1826: Dealing with the chess pieces placed on the chessboard
The night is long and the road is hesitant.
On the north bank of Guandu, Cao Cao was sitting in a large tent. Although the lights were bright, some parts of Cao Cao's face could not be illuminated, making it appear a bit obscure. The decree lines were deeply engraved on his face, and the shadows contained in them seemed to be invisible even to the light.
Can't get through.
This moment is the darkest time before dawn. Unknowingly, a whole night has passed since the discussion in the big tent.
Teams of scouts collected the military information they had discovered from various places here, and then gathered them one by one on Cao Cao's operations. After Cao Cao looked at it, if he still had some doubts or confusion about a certain piece of information,
Yes, the person concerned must be specially called for questioning again.
Cao Cao now controls five states, with nearly forty counties under his jurisdiction. It seems to be very large, but in fact, except for Yanzhou and Yuzhou, which are the main business areas, most of the territory is subleased.
Such as chartering the government, and then collecting taxes, rents, labor and soldiers, etc. from the nobles in various places.
Jizhou has just joined now, and many relationships have not been completely straightened out.
It is precisely because of the above that Cao Cao had to be cautious, because he could not completely judge whether these aristocratic families who collected rent in various places would undergo any changes due to the general's eastward march.
Will you even come up with some ideas that you didn’t have before?
All of these require personnel to be dispatched for investigation.
Of course, what Cao Cao was most concerned about was still the movements of the hussar general Fei Qian.
Every time a piece of news about Fei Qian came through, Cao Cao couldn't help but tremble in his heart. Sometimes he was even afraid to look at it, but he had to look at it.
The large group of troops led by General Hussar did not attack Xu County as originally expected. At this stage, they seem to be all piled up in Luoyang. Of course, General Hussar's scouts are spread out far away.
Some of them even went deep into the Yanzhou area and fought fiercely with Cao Cao's scouts, even causing the loss of many of Cao Cao's scouts.
In Cao Cao's view, this was actually Fei Qian's attempt to cover the battlefield.
This is a very difficult problem. If Ren Feiqian eliminates all the scouts on his side and covers the battlefield, it means that Fei Qian can come and go freely without any restrictions, but on his own side,
will be greatly hindered...
Li Dian Li Mancheng...
Cao Cao moved his lips a few times and grinded out these words silently. Originally, Cao Cao sent Li Dian to garrison Luoyang because he felt that Li Dian was stable and strategic, at least better than those of the Cao family and Xiahou family who were second-line generals.
Many, even better than Cao Hong to a certain extent. At the beginning, Li Dian did not disappoint Cao Cao. Just like the last time, Li Dian cooperated well and captured Zhang He, but this time...
Although Cao Cao also knew, perhaps better than anyone else, that victory and defeat were commonplace in military affairs, but who would like to lose a battle?
The loss of Luoyang forced Cao Cao to abandon Jizhou immediately and lead his troops south, which completely disrupted the original rhythm. At the same time, the process of controlling Jizhou had to be temporarily suspended.
Just like when the Shandong Alliance gathered in Suanzao to block roads, Cao Cao's original strategy was to use Luoyang to block Fei Qian's advance, so that he could have more time to make arrangements. After all, Luoyang happened to be in Heluo
Once the area enters the trumpet mouth of Yuzhou and Jizhou, once it is broken through, it means that Fei Qian can choose to march through the upper, middle and lower routes. Unfortunately, this time, facing the menacing Yongliang soldiers, there are no more eighteen princes, and only
Cao Cao.
What made Cao Cao even more uneasy was that Fei Qian's large army was huddled in Luoyang and did not immediately set off to Xu County, nor did it move towards Jizhou Hanoi. This made Cao Cao very embarrassed. Because facing Fei Qian like this
A powerful force, if Cao Cao chooses to divide his troops, it means that neither side is strong, and that side is weak. After being penetrated by Fei Qian, the whole line will be unclear, and even the whole battle will collapse. But if he wants to gather for a defensive counterattack, then
Where should we gather?
It seems that Fei Qian is going to Yuzhou, but is Fei Qian really going to Yuzhou?
This is also the reason why Cao Cao's large army is still in Guandu, but he only sent Xiahou Yuan and Cao Chun south to aid Xiahou Dun.
Cao Cao must understand Fei Qian's true intentions before he can make corresponding adjustments.
but……
Cao Cao really couldn't see through his little junior brother.
Before Cao Cao could speak, Cao Hong, who was sitting under him, had already spoken eagerly: Lord, what on earth does this guy want to do? Advance but not advance, retreat but not retreat? The cavalry were used by him like infantry, in a mess.
Don't know what to do?
Cao Hong has a straightforward personality, so when he heard that Li Dian was captured, he scolded Li Dian a lot. Now he also scolded Fei Qian with his mouth. As soon as he opened his mouth, the entire tent was filled with a suppressed atmosphere that was almost stagnant.
, after all, there is some looseness.
Cao Cao stroked his beard and said: "How do Zi Lian think this hussar should use his troops?"
Cavalry is valuable because of its speed and surprise. Cao Hong said, "Although a certain person is not good at cavalry, he knows something about it. He collected the cavalry in Luoyang like the hussar, didn't he wait for us to go up and block it? If we send the army to Suanzao
Being stationed, wouldn’t it be a reappearance of the past?
The land of wild jujube was naturally the key point for Luoyang to leave Heluo. At that time, various princes must have considered the choice of wild jujube, so what Cao Hong said was not completely unreasonable.
Cao Cao turned his eyes to Cao Ren and asked lightly: What do you think Zixiao?
Cao Ren frowned and replied seriously: "Replying to my lord, I think that the Qiaoqi's move is against common sense and must be a fraud... However, I can't deduce what the plot is..."
Cao Cao didn't say anything, but turned to stare at Cao Pi and asked: Pi'er, do you have any ideas?
Cao Pi screamed in his heart, "Here we go again, here comes his mother again," but he replied with a respectful look on his face: "I think that the hussar must have a plot to do this, or... a strategy to lure troops?"
Cao Cao did not nod, shake his head, or even give Cao Pi any facial expression or eye contact, but simply said: Let me try this...
Cao Pi suppressed the irritability surging in his heart, because he knew that Cao Cao was considering him, and he had to grow up in such considerations again and again, but for everyone, understanding is understanding, and doing is doing.
In his heart, Cao Pi actually disliked being asked by Cao Cao again and again in public. If he said it well, he would just nod his head, and it would be a good sentence at most. If he said it badly, he would get a lot of praise.
They were reprimanded, but most of the time they were scolded to the point of disgrace.
Although Uncle Zixiao also said that Cao Cao loved Cao Pi, so he went out of his way to teach by words and deeds, but Cao Pi felt that Cao Cao had been comparing him with his dead brother Cao Ang...
I am Cao Pi, not Cao Ang!
Cao Pi was roaring in his heart, but he still lowered his head, cupped his hands, and said slowly: If the Hussar wanted to welcome the Emperor, he would not let go easily when the sun was shining in the north... Therefore, the Hussar probably had no intention of welcoming the Emperor at the moment.
...Staying in Luoyang, on the one hand, shows his loyalty, and on the other hand, he is probably waiting for us to carry out the strategy of jujube in the past...Then the Hussars can retreat and lose their loyalty in the name of our obstruction.
, or...order Shangdang to go out from Taihang and attack my rear flank!
As Cao Pi spoke, he suddenly felt that what he said made sense. He couldn't help but look up happily and look at Cao Cao's face.
Cao Cao nodded slowly and said: Yes, this is one or two of the intentions of the hussar... But is there another third?
Cao Pi(￣◇￣;)
Seeing that Cao Pi was speechless and unable to answer, Cao Cao didn't say anything. He just withdrew his gaze and put Cao Pi aside. Instead, he said to Cao Hong: Zi Lian, you must not underestimate Hussar... Hussar...
This move is the key to the chess. It can respond to the Shangdang in the north, attack Xu County in the south, invade Yanzhou in the middle, and establish a camp in Luoyang. We can see that we can handle it...
In the military, everyone wants to compete for the initiative, and now the initiative is undoubtedly on the side of the Hussars.
Last winter, Cao Cao wanted to lure Fei Qian out, but Fei Qian was not fooled. Now that he came out, although he was also dispatched, the time and stage were different, and the situation was naturally different. In the winter last year, Fei Qian was not fooled.
After the autumn harvest, the population and labor force are idle, so it is not a problem to fight a war. However, the spring plowing has just passed, and it is a time when the ground needs a lot of time and energy to take care of. Otherwise, even if it is not destroyed, even though Zhuang He will not be destroyed.
It will grow naturally, but weeds will grow faster. If you miss the time, you may only be able to harvest barnyard grass!
So on the one hand, Cao Cao had to fight, and on the other hand, he couldn't fight for a long time. This kind of method was clearly on the chessboard, but he couldn't respond, and it was extremely awkward to respond. This was the specialty of the hussar general.
In other words, for Qiusi and others, the area where the war broke out was not on their own territory anyway, so it didn't matter even if they were destroyed, but Cao Cao had to be timid, lest he destroy his own treasure...
After Cao Cao explained this, Cao Hong and others suddenly realized, and became even more angry at Fei Qian's despicableness. They couldn't help but cursed a few times, and then fell silent. Everyone knows that if cursing can solve a problem, it can kill a person.
Cao Cao himself didn't know how many times he died. What's more important now is how to respond better in such a situation.
The silence in the big tent seemed very long, but also seemed very short.
Cao Cao slowly stood up, and everyone in the tent couldn't help but stand up with Cao Cao.
Cao Cao looked up and looked up, suddenly shook his head, and said with a smile: If I were just a general, I might as well not care about rushing to fight first! Having an opponent like a hussar is also a joy in life! Haha, hahaha!
Cao Cao put his sleeves behind his back and straightened his waist. The hussar thought that someone was impatient and eager to fight, so he waited for work and waited for the urgency. When we showed our flaws, he struck again with thunder! Haha, so did the hussar.
You may not have thought that someone could survive it! Even if you bet on a year's harvest, as long as you can defeat the Hussars, it's worth it!
Although Cao Cao spoke boldly and seemed to speak lightly, in the end, he still couldn't hold it back and gritted his teeth. The last word "worth it" seemed to come out of the gap between his teeth.
Lord! Cao Hong shouted.
Cao Ren also changed his mind a little, because he also knew what kind of pressure and blow it would be to Cao Cao if taxes were interrupted for a year.
Cao Cao waved his hand and said: We have been discussing all night, and you have worked hard, so you might as well go back and rest first... Send an order to Xu, Yuan Rang, Miao Cai and others to guard the passes, patrol and guard strictly, and not go out to fight without permission!
After Cao Cao made his decision, everyone looked at each other, and finally they could only accept it...
……╮(￣▽￣““)╭……
The sky gradually became brighter.
Fei Qian walked out of the room, stretched, then took the face towel handed over by the guard, drank the well water, and began to wash up.
To be honest, even with repeated improvements, toothbrushes are still not as good as those of later generations. Although they have been adjusted several times, I still feel a little uncomfortable when I think that these hairs originally grew on pigs. In addition, pig hairs fall off easily.
, and then brushing and brushing...
Hey, it’s not possible without brushing, because tooth decay, regardless of whether it belongs to a man or a later generation, will definitely occur if it is not cleaned thoroughly. Fei Qian has seen people with tooth decay already in their twenties.
Of course, most of the young people who get tooth decay are actually children of the gentry. As for those poor farmers, most of them have good teeth, even when they are forty years old. This does not mean that the living habits of the poor people are better than those of the gentry, but that the poor people have better living habits than the children of the gentry.
The people in the country don't have much to eat at all, let alone food with high sugar content. Most of the time, the poor people drink all kinds of wild vegetable porridge, which is like soup and doesn't stick to their teeth at all, so naturally they don't have much.
Chance of tooth decay.
However, the poor people's teeth are more worn than the nobles. One is because they eat more coarse food, and the other is because their physical nutrition is not good. Many people are calcium deficient, so their teeth are naturally not strong.
In fact, no matter whether it is nobles or ordinary poor people, what they have to face every day is to fill their own stomachs first, which is the so-called food is the most important thing for the people. This is really the basis of Fei Qian's strategy this time.
Therefore, Cao Cao's ability to hold back now was beyond Fei Qian's expectation.
The news from the scouts in front showed that Cao Cao did not press southward with his army and still maintained a certain distance. Even Xia Houyuan's cavalry troops, which appeared two days earlier, were only stationed in the Yingchuan and Chenliu areas and did not show any signs of
He wanted to have a decisive battle with Fei Qian immediately.
There has been no news about Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie, but it is good news. After all, if they are really surrounded and killed by Cao Jun, they will definitely take some trophies to knock the morale of Fei Qian's soldiers. But now that Cao Jun can't get them, they will
This means that either Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie have run away, or Cao Jun can no longer care about these two people. No matter which case it is, it is acceptable.
What Fei Qian couldn't accept was that Comrade Lao Cao was so stable. In history, wasn't Lao Cao quite irritable when fighting Chibi?
I thought about it all night last night, and I fell asleep for a while just before dawn. However, after the cold water on my face in the morning, my thoughts became clearer.
Fei Qian snored hard after finishing the breakfast, then picked up the tea and gargled it in his mouth. He drank it without spitting it out after a few gurgles, and then said: Go and invite Gongda to discuss something important!
