Three hundred and seventieth chapters plan to destroy Cao Bao
"Liu Xuande is a hero. He is rich and powerful but does not change his aspirations. He holds great power but does not change his heart. Unlike you who thought you ignored Liu Xuande before, I have long determined that Liu Xuande came for me. In his heart
Xuzhou is not as important as killing me. Even if someone under Liu Xuande helps me cover up what happened in Xuzhou, as long as Liu Xuande learns the truth..." A trace of bitterness appeared on Cao Cao's face.
Cao Cao also knew that he had indeed gone too far this time. If Liu Bei knew the truth of the matter, with his kindness to the people under his rule, it would be inevitable to fight to the death, so Cao Cao was ready to fight Liu Bei, even Cao Cao
We are also prepared to take advantage of Liu Bei's anger to capture Liu Bei in one fell swoop!
"My lord, please don't take this matter to heart. Let's take down Danyang's elite soldiers first before talking about anything else. After defeating Cao Bao's army, Xuzhou will be undefended for us in the short term." Cheng Yu said with a calm expression.
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"The Danyang veterans are worthy of being the elite left over from Tao Qian's time in Xiliang. They are indeed powerful. However, with Liu Bei behind us, we still don't want to attack Cao Bao. Although this person does not understand military affairs, the Danyang veterans under Tao Gongzu have gone through hundreds of battles.
Even without the need for command, you can rely on experience to develop extremely strong strength." Xun You said with a slight frown.
The most troublesome thing about elite troops is that they participate in too many wars. In the end, they know what to do in what situation they are in even if they don’t need command. They don’t need orders at all, they will rely on the battle situation to control their own actions.
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When he said this, a flash of light flashed in Xun You's eyes, and then his expression turned dull again.
"This is indeed difficult to deal with. To be honest, if we can capture so many elite veterans, they will be of great help to supplement our strength in Yanzhou." Cao Cao said with an envious look.
There are more than 30,000 veterans who have experienced war, and half of them are elite veterans who participated in the Battle of Xiliang with Tao Qian. The remaining half have also participated in some wars. If this kind of army can be successfully recruited,
, it is a great complement to Cao Cao who does not have many veterans.
"Danyang soldiers are a semi-mercenary force. As long as we can capture the enemy, we can incorporate them into our establishment." Cheng Yu agreed.
Then Cheng Yu remembered the combat effectiveness of Danyang veterans and sighed again, "Cao Bao has no talent or virtue, but even without Cao Bao, the 30,000 Danyang elites can only rely on the command of low-level generals such as centurions, military lords, and Sima."
They are not easy to defeat. They have experienced too many wars and they know what to do under what circumstances without anyone commanding them."
"I think it is precisely because of Cao Bao that we can easily win this battle." Xun You, who was standing aside, said.
"Gongda has a clever plan." Cao Cao said with great joy.
"Danyang veterans are known as elites because they are mercenaries but they can enforce orders and prohibitions." Xun You said expressionlessly, "The concept of executing orders has been engraved in their minds. For an excellent commander,
He said that you only need to believe in the combat effectiveness of Danyang veterans and then give orders at the appropriate time, and what Cao Bao said..."
"This is a wonderful plan!" Cheng Yu immediately understood what Xun You meant, laughed and clapped his hands.
Cao Cao understood Xun You's meaning after thinking about it for a while, and he was happy on his face. In this way, as long as he kept forcing Cao Bao to give orders, sooner or later the Danyang soldiers would be confused by Cao Bao's orders because he didn't understand military affairs, and he would not attack himself in the end.
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"In this case, there is no need to transfer Yuan Rang Miaocai and others back now. Every time a reinforcement appears, the Danyang soldiers' orders will be confused. In the end, as long as the Danyang soldiers are in chaos, it will be easy to defeat them.
." Cao Cao said with a smile, already seeing hope of capturing Danyang's veterans.
As for whether Cao Bao will issue random orders, Cao Cao can guarantee that Cao Bao will definitely issue many unrealistic orders by then, because people who have never been on the battlefield will make that mistake for the first time, and more importantly, they cannot see the real battlefield.
What is the situation like.
This will lead to a disconnect between reality and senses, as well as a disconnect between the commander and his subordinates. Places that are obviously not dangerous will be dangerous to the commander, and places that are obviously dangerous will not be dangerous to the commander. This will be incompatible with the veteran's feelings.
If there are errors in judgment, it can be said that chaos is inevitable after repeated times.
"We need to choose a battle place. As long as we declare a battle, Cao Bao, who has won consecutive battles, will definitely fight, and in order to show his generosity, he will definitely accept the battle place we choose, so we should choose a battle place suitable for large-scale battles.
place." After Cheng Yu confirmed that this method was feasible, he turned his attention back to the map. Their goal was to expand their strength, not to kill how many people there were.
"Here." Xun You's slender finger pointed somewhere on the map, "Being kind to prisoners is also a kind of benevolence among princes. 'Don't kill those who surrender' can also wash away our previous negative influence. The money, grain, and jewelry we collected before will be in Danyang."
The soldiers can take them out and persuade them after ten days."
Cheng Yu and Cao Cao both looked at the plain at the confluence of the Yishui River and the Yellow River and nodded. That place was the place for the battle, and the ice was already a little unstable. It was still feasible for a few people to wade across the ice, but it was not possible to go up.
If you have thousands of people, it is absolutely impossible. The weather has begun to warm up in February of the lunar calendar.
"In that case, let's stay here. I don't believe that Cao Bao is capable of leading the Danyang soldiers to fight in a last-ditch battle." Cao Cao laughed.
"It is still possible without Cao Bao, but it is absolutely impossible now. Cao Bao is a man of great ambition and talent. If the situation goes bad, he will definitely run away. This is an opportunity for us." Cheng Yu also said with a happy face.
Cao Cao quickly wrote a letter of war to Cao Bao, sent his men to Pengcheng, and waited for Cao Bao's reply.
Cao Bao's document was handed over that day without any modification at all. He even stated on it that if Cao Cao was not satisfied with the battle location, he could choose another one. He wouldn't mind.
"Sure enough, he is full of confidence." Cheng Yu laughed after reading the letter, "This battle has ended Xuzhou's ability to resist. Cao Bao is worthy of his name!"
"Gongda, you don't seem very excited." Cao Cao was writing an order to the Xiahou brothers while thinking about the impact that defeating Cao Bao would have on his own power.
"I was wondering what kind of style Liu Xuande would use if he launched an attack with Liu Xuande's character." Xun You said calmly.
"With Liu Xuande's benevolence, he would probably want to kill me after knowing the actual truth. Judging from his previous contacts, it is very likely that he will attack me directly regardless." Cao Cao said without even thinking.
[This is a good opportunity. If Liu Bei is captured, we can advance and retreat freely.] Xun You calculated silently, but he didn't know that this was what Jia Xu was betting on.
