Kunyang's best strategy is what Shen Chen thinks is the best strategy at the moment.
If you advance, you can capture Yuzhou, if you retreat, you can capture Jingzhou.
No matter how unfavorable it is, we can follow Longzhong's plan and divide the world into three parts first, and then go north to the Central Plains.
Some people may think that it seems a bit immoral for Shen Chen to eat and drink from Liu Biao and occupy his family property.
But Shen Chen never thought of occupying Liu Biao's family business.
Liu Biao only lived so long. Once he died, would he watch Jingzhou being handed over to Cao Cao by Liu Cong?
Therefore, the core of Kunyang's best strategy is to buy some time for Yuan Shao, so that Cao Cao's time to pacify the north will be delayed for more than ten years.
After Liu Biao dies of natural causes, let Liu Bei support Liu Qi in taking over Jingzhou. After Liu Qi dies of illness, Liu Bei can take over smoothly.
In the final analysis, it was not that Shen Chen wanted to seize Liu Biao's inheritance, but that Liu Biao would die soon, Liu Cong was no longer useful, and Liu Qi was destined to die of illness early.
So what can he do?
Is it possible to serve the dead and repay gratitude?
This is equivalent to saying that this foundation will be the same as in history in the future, waiting for Liu Cong to offer Jingzhou and defeat Cao Cao.
Or wait until Liu Qi dies of illness and Liu Bei takes over. These are the only two possibilities.
As for Liu Biao's character, it's a matter of one code and one code.
From the beginning to the end, Shen Chen did not follow Liu Biao and did not admit that he was his subordinate, so this did not prevent him from pointing out his shortcomings.
When Liu Biao was alive, Shen Chen would definitely not have any thoughts, but after his death, Shen Chen would not let Jingzhou be sacrificed to Liu Cong, and he would also treat his descendants kindly.
Otherwise, if we continue to follow the path of history, this inheritance will be given to Cao Cao almost in vain, and we still need to fight the Battle of Chibi. Then there will be too many unpredictable things in the future, so it is better to make plans early.
Mid-July, Guandu.
Not long after Shen Chen and Liu Bei reunited and the second attack on Xudu failed, Cao Cao got the news.
Ren Jun fought back Shen Chen with all his strength. Although Cao Hong dispersed Liu Bei's army, Liu Bei and Shen Chen's main forces suffered no major losses and safely withdrew to Kunyang.
After Cao Cao learned about this, his heart was extremely heavy. He walked slowly out of the camp, one man and one horse, and slowly came to the top of the mountain in the west. He looked at Yuan Shao's camp under construction on the other side of the Guandu River from a distance.
Yesterday, Yuan Shao's main force finally arrived in Guandu and began to formally build the camp. Before the outer fence was built, the tents had already stretched for dozens of miles, and the flags covered the sky and the sun, as if there was no end.
This scene shocked Cao Cao deeply. Yuan Shao's frontal force was three times his. There were countless chariots and horses every day, and tens of thousands of people began to dig trenches and build forts on the other side of the river.
At this time, he had less than 40,000 troops in Guandu, and the rest of his troops were distributed in Henan, Qingzhou, Xuzhou and other places. However, the troops in the rear suffered heavy losses due to Shen Chen's attack.
The huge disparity in military strength caused Cao Cao to feel unprecedented pressure and tension. Looking at the vast and endless camps in the distance, a few drops of sweat appeared on his forehead unconsciously, showing his extremely uneasy heart.
After a while, Cao Cao let out a long sigh, gently wiped the sweat dripping down his face with his sleeves, then stood with his hands behind his hands, looking into the distance again with sad eyes, silently observing the enemy camp.
It's a pity that if it weren't for Yuan Benchu, I would have already mobilized the main force to go south to encircle and suppress the two scabies, Shen Chen and Liu Bei.
However, it is also fate at any time.
If he hadn't been the main force to defend Guandu, why would he have made those two young men a serious problem?
Cao Cao had a trace of melancholy on his face.
"Ming Gong."
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind.
Cao Cao immediately adjusted his mentality, and regained his previous confidence on his face. He looked towards the distance with seemingly unconcerned eyes, as if he saw the mighty Yuan army of more than 100,000, as if they were nothing.
He can show vulnerability in private when no one is around, but he can never tell everyone in front of his subordinates that Cao Cao is also afraid sometimes.
"Ming Gong."
The sound got closer and closer, and after a while, it reached a place not far behind me.
Cao Cao turned around and saw Guo Jia and Xun You walking towards him.
At this time in history, he had gathered five great counselors, Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, and Cheng Yu.
But now Zhang Xiu was dissuaded by Shen Chen and did not come to vote, leaving him without Jia Xu.
Xun Yu was in charge of Xudu, and Cheng Yu was in Zhencheng, Yanzhou. There were also other counselors, such as Dong Zhao, Mao Jie, Zhong Yao, Wang Lang, etc.
But these people are all in other places, and they are not core advisers, so currently only Xun You and Guo Jia are around.
At this moment, the two of them slowly came over. Cao Cao smiled calmly and said: "Following filial piety and being fair, what's the matter?"
"Ming Gong is so elegant."
Guo Jia smiled and said, "Are you observing Yuan Ying?"
"Um."
Cao Cao nodded and said: "Although Yuan Shao is strong, I can't see him more than a swarm of ants. When I find a flaw, I will definitely annihilate him with one blow."
Guo Jia walked up behind him and said softly: "This is natural, but Mr. Ming still cannot underestimate Shen Chen."
"You also know?"
Cao Cao asked.
"The news I just learned."
Xun You said: "This man stationed his army in Kunyang and attacked Xudu twice. I am afraid that he is consuming our rear troops. When we fight Yuan Jun in a decisive battle, he can capture Xudu in one fell swoop."
It is not difficult to guess Shen Chen's strategic plan. He wandered around Xu Du several times, threatening Xu Du openly, but actually killing Cao Cao's rear troops.
At first, Cao Hong had 8,000 men and horses in Wuyang, Kunyang, Ye County. Together with Xia Houyuan, Li Dian and Li Tong's men, Cao's army has lost more than 10,000 men and horses, and the rear is seriously empty.
Although Shen Chen himself suffered heavy losses, his elusiveness always gave him the upper hand. Cao Cao himself was not at the rear. Xia Houyuan, Li Dian and others were helpless against Shen Chen, so every time they faced Shen Chen, they always lost more than they won. If you don't have enough, it will be a waste of troops and horses.
Currently, around Xudu, there are Cao Hong, Xia Houyuan, Li Dian, Ren Jun, Han Hao, Li Tong and others with less than 20,000 troops. However, among the 20,000, nearly half are Ren Jun and Han Hao's Diannong army. , once the war officially begins, after the new millet harvest in September, Ren Jun will have to go north to transport grain and grass.
By then, Xudu will be completely empty, and its total strength may only be around 10,000. If Liu Bei continues to summon the remnants of the Yuan clan in Runan, collect the scattered soldiers, and add Shen Chen's troops, then Xudu will be in danger.
"yes."
Cao Cao sighed, shook his head and said: "I am already thinking about whether to move the emperor and officials to Yuanling."
"No!"
Guo Jia and Xun You objected almost simultaneously.
"Ming Gong."
Xun You said: "Moving the emperor's ministers to the throne will bring a lot of harm but no benefit. First, if Yuanling is too close to Guandu, Yuan Shao will definitely divide his troops to attack. Second, if we move the capital temporarily, the world will think that we are afraid of Shen Chen, and all officials will The military morale of all the people and even the soldiers is unstable."
Guo Jia added: "Moreover, our army's food and grass are all near Xudu. It will take a lot of effort to move the army, and it will be difficult to consolidate the food and grass. If the new millet in September is delayed due to the capital relocation, I am afraid that the front line will face the dilemma of no food."
Where is Yuanling?
It is in the northeast of Xinzheng and south of Zhongmou, only more than 30 kilometers away from Guandu, probably around the airport area of Zhengzhou City in the future.
In fact, it was not that Cao Cao had no food, but that the food and grass could not be piled up together, just like when Yuan Shao stationed troops at Guandu, the food and grass were in Wuchao, 30 kilometers away.
Most of his grain and grass are now in Xudu, including the new wheat harvested in May this year and some old grain given to him by Liu Biao the year before last. The camp in Guandu currently only has enough grain to last for two months, which means that in September,
He will be short of food and grass.
But Xudu needs food, and if there are so many people and officials in Xudu and they transport all the food to Guandu, Xudu will have no food. The surrounding areas of the city include the farming households, dianong army, and the people and officials in Xudu will all want to have food.
rebel.
Therefore, Cao Cao is currently in a very difficult situation. He must persist until September to harvest new millet, and then wait for the rear to transport him grain and grass to the front. Historically, it was Ren Jun who completed this task.
But even if Ren Jun completed part of the grain transportation task in history, he still only sent him two months of grain. Due to Yuan Shao's pervasive interference with grain roads, grain transportation was difficult. Later, when Xu You came to see Cao Cao in October, Cao Cao also
He admits that he can only hold on to food until the end of November.
This means that if Cao Cao chooses to move the capital, Xu Du's grain and grass will also be transported to Yuanling. At that time, Yuan Shao had begun to suppress Cao Cao in all aspects, and his troops had crossed Kaifeng and the Weishi area, but Xu Du was too far away, so he divided his troops
It's inconvenient because Yuan Shaocai didn't send troops.
Now once Cao Cao moves the emperor's officials to Yuanling, Yuanling is so close to Guandu, no matter how stupid Yuan Shao is, he will send a large number of troops to attack. The danger he will face at that time will be greater than the danger of Shen Chen's attack on Xudu
Big, it can be said to be a dangerous and dangerous move!
Cao Cao sighed and said, "Why don't I know it? But Shen Chen and Liu Bei are ignorant of current affairs. Several times, three bandits have invaded the capital. I have to defend Yuan Shao in Guandu and cannot go to the army myself. The situation in the rear is already very dangerous."
Guo Jia and Xun You looked at each other, then stepped forward with a smile and said: "Ming Gong is concerned about his affairs. After discussing with Gongda, I have come up with a plan that can relieve Ming Gong from his worries."
"oh?"
Cao Cao was overjoyed and said, "What's the plan?"
Guo Jia stepped forward and whispered a few words to him: "So, so, so, so, so."
What the two of them didn't expect was that after hearing this plan, Cao Cao suddenly became silent.
"Ming Gong?"
Seeing that Cao Cao was silent, Xun You and Guo Jia asked, "Is there anything wrong with this plan?"
Cao Cao shook his head: "This plan is very good."
"That"
"Let me think about it again."
"this"
The two looked at each other again, feeling confused, but Cao Cao was a man of his own opinion, and he would naturally adopt it, so he didn't say anything more and resigned.
After a while, Cao Cao looked up at the sky, his eyes widened, his eyes full of sadness and nostalgia.
He thought of the ten-mile spring breeze in Qiao County that year.
Dendrobium, daylilies, roses, basil and other flowers are in full bloom.
But no matter how beautiful the flowers are, they can't be more beautiful than the shy face of the girl as the sun sets in the evening.
In the spring of that year, his cousin, whom he had known since childhood, was sitting on a carriage. In his pride, the carriage slowly drove into Cao's house.
Later, because she could not give birth to any children, my wife treated Cao Ang, Cao Shuo and the others as her own children, and she never complained.
During the Yellow Turban Uprising and Dong Zhuo's Rebellion, my wife constantly encouraged her to serve the country. Even though she had fled home from Luoyang in embarrassment countless times, she never complained.
Unfortunately, Zixiu's death eventually caused his wife to drift away from him.
In my life, no matter how many people I kill, I never feel regret or feel sorry for anyone.
Only madam, I have failed you once.
Now.
I have to fail you again.
Cao Cao looked at the clouds in the sky and slowly shed tears.
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