"Lord, tell me what Cao Mengde is thinking now. After all, we have not made any move for five days."
Chen Gong took a sip of tea and gently placed it on the table.
"I dare not say anything else. Anyway, with Cao Cao's suspicious character, he must be thinking about what we are going to do next."
Yuan Shu glanced at Chen Gong, smiled slightly and took a sip of tea.
"Then, my lord, do you think Cao Cao has guessed that we are going to increase our troops and go south?"
Chen Gong looked at Yuan Shu, with a trace of worry in his eyes. It was as if he had just decided on the strategy of dividing his troops, and Cao Cao had seen through the possible situation, and directly led his troops north to attack his door, causing his strategy of dividing his troops to die.
middle.
"I guess it's very possible, but what if he knows?
Could it be that he can still summon troops and horses to help Chen Wen garrison Jiujiang County?
Or can he capture Chen Wen and make him use him willingly?"
Yuan Shu did not panic at all. He chose to increase his troops. Firstly, the information of the attack was unequal, and secondly, the attack made Cao Cao and Chen Wen seem to be inseparable.
This is a complete conspiracy. Even if Cao Cao guesses that I am increasing my troops, it doesn't matter. I just want to attack Jiujiang, and I want to attack Chen Wen. Let Chen Wen transfer Lu Bu back to the defense, so that there will be a rift between your two families.
Hey, I'm just playing and showing off, and I want to crush you with an absolute advantage.
"My lord is right. Now we just need to calm down and wait for reinforcements to arrive. It will be Cao Cao who will suffer."
After hearing Yuan Shu's words, Chen Gong also nodded. What his lord said was indeed the truth. Now they are crushed in terms of absolute strength. As long as he makes no mistakes, there is basically no suspense in the battle of Yangzhou.
"Well, just wait."
Yuan Shu's side focused on waiting and was not afraid of confronting Cao Cao. The next step was to see how Cao Cao would make his move.
Five days passed in a flash. Yan Liang, Xu Rong and Zhang He each led their armies in a frantic march south. They knew that the earlier they arrived in Xuzhou, the earlier their lord would be able to launch a battle and end this damn Battle of Yangzhou.
"Lord, we can't wait any longer. The trend is getting worse and worse. Yuan Shu must have sent troops, and his purpose must be to divide his troops again. Once the troops arrive, they will definitely attack Jiujiang County and put pressure on Chen Wen.
, when Lu Bu leaves, we will face Yuan Shu's army alone, and we will not be able to stop it."
This is already the tenth day. Even if he is stupid, Xi Zhicai guesses Yuan Shu's intention. Otherwise, are so many soldiers and horses here to eat?
"Well, but the key now is that we have no skills at all. Even if we know Yuan Shu's purpose, what can we do?"
Cao Cao looked at Xi Zhicai, his eyes full of sorrow.
"Lord, I suggest that we immediately return to Dantu. If we really wait until Yuan Shu opens the second battlefield, then we are now in front of Yuan Shu. If we can rely on Dantu's defense, we can still resist Yuan Shu.
attack."
The situation now is very urgent. If Yuan Shu's reinforcements arrive and Lu Bu leaves, they will be really doomed when they face Yuan Shu's army in the wild.
"Immediately order to go down and return the entire army to Dan Tu."
After hearing Xi Zhicai's words, Cao Cao also understood that the matter was serious. If that time came, he would probably face a desperate situation that could lead to death.
"Lord, if we evacuate now, will Yuan Shu immediately lead his troops to attack us?
Prevent our retreat."
Although Xi Zhicai agreed with Cao Cao's decisiveness, if Yuan Shu was aware of his intentions, would he send troops to stop him?
"It doesn't matter, Yuan Shu has an absolute advantage now. Now is not the best time to fight us. He must wait for Lu Bu to leave. He will attack when we are single and weak, so that the loss can be slightly smaller."
Facing Xi Zhicai's worries, Cao Cao didn't care at all. If Yuan Shu wanted to fight, he would have started fighting long ago, and he wouldn't have waited for so long. Besides, Yuan Shu really wanted to devour him, with 180,000 people.
Yuan Shu didn't have such a good appetite even if he wanted to eat it.
"My lord is wise, then I will announce this military order."
Hearing Cao Cao's words, Xi Zhicai also nodded. Just as Cao Cao said, if Yuan Shu wanted to eat him, he would have launched an attack long ago. The reason why it took so long was because he did not have absolute confidence.
"Well, let's go. Although we withdraw our troops, we still need to prepare our rear troops in order to prevent Yuan Shu from sending troops."
"promise."
As Cao Cao's order was issued, hundreds of thousands of troops immediately began to take action, and the originally silent camp was instantly activated.
"Lord, there is something strange happening in Cao Cao's military camp."
Cao Cao had just taken action, so naturally there were scouts wandering outside who spread the news to Wangdu City.
"Cao Cao has made any changes?
Tell all the troops to be ready, and follow me up the city wall from the public platform."
After hearing the news, Yuan Shu was also stunned. Now that Cao Cao has made some changes, what does he want to do?
Not daring to hesitate, Yuan Shu led Chen Gong directly to the top of the city, but after waiting for a long time, he did not see Cao Cao's troops coming.
"Gongtai, what do you think Cao Mengde wants to do?"
Looking at the sky outside, Yuan Shu looked confused.
"My lord, did Cao Cao realize something and want to lead his troops back to Dantu?"
Chen Gong turned his attention to Yuan Shu, and a gleam of wisdom flashed in his eyes.
"Return to Dantu?
Damn, Cao Cao must have anticipated our next move. He had foresight and knew that if our troops arrived to launch an offensive against Jiujiang County, Lu Bu would definitely lead his troops back, and he would be trapped when he faced us alone.
The situation is desperate, so we withdraw our troops early and return to Dantu, hoping to rely on Dantu’s defense line to stop our attack.”
After hearing Chen Gong's words, Yuan Shu immediately came to the conclusion that Cao Cao was indeed not a fool. If he did not withdraw his troops and return to Dantu, what awaited him would be a thunderous strike from his own side, so he had to return to Dantu in advance.
"Lord, what should we do?
Do you want to give chase?"
Hearing Yuan Shu's affirmative answer, Chen Gong also nodded.
"Take Ma Chao as the general, Dian Wei, Xu Huang, and Wen Chou as the deputy generals, lead the Weilu army, the Ma family cavalry, and the Huns cavalry out of the city, bite Cao Cao's tail for me, not to annihilate them all, but to tear off a piece of them for me.
Here comes the meat.”
Cao Cao wants to leave now, and it is not easy to stop him. Moreover, this may be what Cao Cao wants, to take advantage of the lack of troops and horses to carry out a decisive battle, but now the time for the decisive battle is not right. Instead of doing this, it is better to send cavalry to harass, and he can stand
Take advantage of it as much as it is cheaper.
As for why Gao Shun was not sent to attack, it was partly because of his old relationship with Lu Bu. If possible, they should not come into contact with each other.
"My lord, Ma Chao is still young and has little qualifications. He cannot be appointed as a general. I hope my lord will find another talent."
When he heard that Yuan Shu appointed him as a general and several famous generals as his deputies, Ma Chao was confused for a while.
"Meng Qi, you have lived in Xiliang for a long time. It can be said that you have grown up on horses. When it comes to cavalry combat, no one of the generals here is more proficient than you. My Jizhou army is based on ability regardless of seniority. I would like to ask you if you can lead
Let my elite cavalry bite off a piece of Cao Cao's flesh."
Yuan Shu frowned slightly. He has always been like this. It's okay to be humble, but more often you have to be brave enough to express yourself, otherwise your talents will eventually be completely lost in the sea of people.
"Ma Chao will definitely live up to my lord's high expectations."
After hearing Yuan Shu's words, Ma Chao also became determined to win. I, Ma Chao, can do what others can do. Isn't it just to lead the cavalry to kill the enemy?
No one here is better than me at this point.
"Okay, you guys must obey Ma Chao's military orders, but anyone who violates them will be severely punished."
After taking care of Ma Chao, Yuan Shu set his sights on the other three people.
