Chapter 724: Pick it up high and put it down gently
Chapter 724: Pick it up high and put it down gently
Yuan Shu nodded aside. Ma Chao was right to do this. He continued to follow in hiding, and at the same time swept Cao Cao to the scouts, making him unable to distinguish between reality and reality, making him very stable.
"It went on until the night before Dantu. Cao Cao changed his normal behavior and strengthened patrols outside the camp. There were also bonfires all over the camp, and the defense was very good. We thought this was an opportunity, and then he led his army to launch a direct attack.
night attack,
After entering Cao Cao's camp, the front was going smoothly. When we got deep into the enemy camp, we discovered that it was a trap, so we accelerated our withdrawal. However, it was too late. Cao Cao's troops had already surrounded him from all directions.
Fortunately, Brother Gongming stayed calm in the face of danger. He first led his troops to defeat Cao Cao's Xiahou Dun tribe who was responsible for blocking the gate, then turned around and rushed into Cao Cao's camp and worked together with us to fight a bloody path, which allowed us to escape."
Ma Chao directly explained the situation of the first battle to Yuan Shu in general.
"Gongtai, Cao Cao is very good at psychological warfare."
After hearing Ma Chao's words, Yuan Shu couldn't help but feel scared. Cao Cao was indeed very skillful. Without knowing that there were pursuers behind him, he directly penetrated the hearts of Ma Chao and others.
First loosen and then tighten, making Ma Chao and others think that Cao Cao has determined that there are no pursuers behind him, and relaxes his vigilance to induce them to send troops. Then he lays an ambush in the camp to surround and kill Ma Chao. He is really cruel.
No one can surpass him.
"What my lord said is true. No wonder you have always listed Cao Cao as a serious threat. Not to mention Ma Chao, no matter who encounters such a situation, they will get into Cao Cao's ambush. They will not lose unfairly."
Chen Gong also nodded. In today's terms, Cao Cao was a genius, a true tactical genius. Not to mention Ma Chao, even if he led his own troops to pursue him, he would inevitably not fall into Cao Cao's trap.
"Well, it is indeed not unfair for you to lose to Cao Cao this time."
Yuan Shu also nodded.
"Lord, this is just the first battle, we have a second one."
Hearing Yuan Shu's words, the four of them breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at each other, and Ma Chao continued to speak.
"second round?
Is there a second game?”
Ma Chao's words made Yuan Shu stunned again. You have already lost one game, how can there be a second one?
Could it be that Cao Cao also arranged an ambush in the direction of their retreat?
If this is the case, Cao Cao is really awesome.
"Lord, judging from the looks of them, they should have won the second game. You won't kill a carbine, right?"
After looking at the expressions of the four people, Chen Gong could not help but think of a bold idea in his mind.
"The military advisor is indeed a military advisor, and we have indeed killed an enemy. This is what Gong Ming first proposed.
What we were thinking was that Cao Cao had just won a victory, and he must be relaxed. After all, we had just been beaten so badly that he would not think that we dared to attack again.
So we went in the opposite direction, sneaked out of Cao's camp with horses in their hooves, and launched a second raid on the fifth watch day.
As expected, Cao Ying was undefended this time. Our horses trampled on Cao Ying and burned it to the ground with fire. Finally, we walked away to get revenge."
As Ma Chao spoke, his eyes flashed with gleams of light, which showed that the results of the second game were extremely fruitful.
"good,"
When he heard Chen Gong talking about the carbine, Yuan Shu couldn't help but flash a classic scene from the Three Kingdoms in his mind:
Cao Cao retreated and Zhang Xiu led his troops in pursuit but was ambushed and defeated by Cao Cao. However, at Jia Xu's suggestion, Zhang Xiu launched a second assault and defeated Cao Cao in one fell swoop. However, Xu Huang and the others chose to follow Jia Xu's
The back-carrying spear has the same effect but with different approaches.
A good word is enough to bring out Yuan Shu's current happiness. This does not mean how many Cao soldiers he can kill or how great a victory he can achieve, but he is happy because his generals can grow to such a point.
As he said at the beginning, a thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find. He can replenish the lost troops by himself, but how can he not be excited when such a general appears.
Seeing Yuan Shu so excited, the four of them were stunned. Logically speaking, although they defeated Cao Cao's camp in the second game this time, they fell into an ambush by Cao Cao in the first game. What was going on?
"It's okay. Although you were ambushed by Cao Cao in this battle, your comeback in the second battle was amazing. I'm very pleased. The merits and demerits can be considered to be offset for the time being. But after all, you were at fault first. Do you accept the half-year fine?
"
Yuan Shu calmed down and directly spoke out the punishment for the four people.
"Ma Chao accepts the punishment."
"Dian Wei accepts the punishment."
"Wen Chou accepts punishment."
"Xu Huang accepts the punishment."
When they heard Yuan Shu's punishment, the four of them were also stunned. They were fined half a year's salary. To be honest, this punishment was beyond their expectations. It was simply a step above the others and too light.
"Well, just accept the punishment. As the saying goes, one learns from each experience. If you encounter such a situation again next time, you must be cautious. Do you understand?"
Seeing the four people in a daze, Yuan Shu didn't care. The reason why he fined them half a year's salary was just to let them remember that they were ambushed this time.
"Ma Chao will definitely remember it in his heart."
"Xu Huang will definitely keep it in mind."
"Wen Chou will definitely remember it in his heart."
"Dian Wei will definitely remember it in his heart."
The four of them knelt down on one knee again and clasped fists at Yuan Shu.
"Okay, hurry up and get treatment."
"promise."
When the four of them saw this, they did not stop, but turned out of Yuan Shu's house to look for military doctors to treat their injuries.
"Lord."
The four of them left, but Chen Gong looked at Yuan Shu in a daze.
"I know what you want to say, but do you feel that my punishment to them is a little light?"
Yuan Shu glanced at Chen Gong and understood directly what he meant.
"Indeed, after all, they put their troops into a trap because of themselves, but the penalty of half a year is indeed a bit light. In this case, if others encounter similar problems, how should they deal with it?"
Chen Gong nodded, what Yuan Shu said was exactly what he wanted to say.
"I have always said that a thousand armies are easy to get, but a general is hard to find. This is not just a lie.
If this time they are just defeated in the first game, I will naturally not let them go and have to give them a few whips.
But their turnaround is indeed a stroke of genius. Not to mention the great results, I am very excited about this growth.
This indicates that the generals under my command have grown to a very high level. This is the fundamental reason why I decided to give a lighter punishment.
If someone encounters the same problem next time, but it allows me to see the side of growth, there is no harm in being given a lighter punishment."
The corners of Yuan Shu's mouth couldn't stop rising as he spoke, which also meant that he was really happy now.
"In this case, Chen Gong understands."
Yuan Shu's current idea is to train troops and generals. He doesn't pay much attention to the loss of soldiers and horses, but he pays great attention to the growth of generals.
Since he thinks so, what can Chen Gong say? Anyway, the Jizhou family has a great business. If the loss of 10,000 to 20,000 cavalry can be exchanged for the growth of generals, it will be worthwhile in the long run.
