Eight hundred and twentieth chapters are all guessing
Chapter 820: Everyone is guessing
Faced with Yuan Shu's problem, Chen Gong had no choice. After all, his desire to capture Cao Cao had come to nothing. If he did not risk a sneak attack on Yuan Shao, he would have no choice but to retreat and protect Yangzhou.
"Then go north, but the defense of Yangzhou cannot be given up. Immediately send people to Ai County and let Zhang He lead his troops to go north to Chaisang. At the same time, order the 20,000 troops in Shouchun City to go south to support Chaisang. Even if we miss Yuan Shao
, we must also ensure the safety of Yangzhou."
After listening to Chen Gong's analysis, Yuan Shu thought for a while and decided to go north to block Yuan Shao as he said. If he could be defeated, Cao Cao in Jiangxia would become a turtle in the urn. If not blocked, with Zhang He defending at Chaisang, he could get there.
Resist it and give yourself time to react.
"promise."
Chen Gong clasped his fists and left directly, riding a fast horse directly south towards Zhang He who was stationed in Ai County. At the same time, the army also broke down the camp and headed north, preparing to block the possible appearance of Yuan Shao's army.
After taking a long detour, Cao Cao finally arrived safely in Xiling. Looking at Cao Ren who came out to greet him, his heart finally returned to his stomach.
"How about it?
Have you ever discovered Yuan Shu's troops?"
Although there is nothing wrong here, you still have to ask what you should ask.
"Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses were not found at all. I also sent people to Zhu County, and there was no sign of Yuan Shu there. E County is occupied by Yuan Shu, but there seems to be no large army."
Cao Ren directly read out the results of his investigations over the past few days.
"Haha, Zhicai, Yuan Shu may be angry to death this time."
Cao Cao immediately laughed when he heard that there were no troops from Yuan Shu here. It seemed that Yuan Shu was just as he imagined. He did not come to Xiling at all, but went to rob and kill him.
Fortunately, I had predicted Yuan Shu's prediction, and Yuan Shu was left standing with just one flash.
"My lord is right. If we are not killed, Yuan Shu will lose the initiative. When Yuan Shao's troops arrive, Yuan Shu will be in trouble."
Xi Zhicai also smiled slightly. Yuan Shu's mistake this time largely caused him to lose the initiative. The next step is up to him.
"Well, what do you think Yuan Shu will do now?"
Cao Cao glanced at Xi Zhicai, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.
"Normally speaking, he has not blocked us. Next we have to face the army of us and Yuan Shao. The safest way is to lead the troops south and return to Yangzhou, because if he is not here, we can directly attack Yangzhou. This
It’s definitely not what he wants to see.”
Xi Zhicai thought for a moment and gave his own thoughts.
"Do you think Yuan Jiujiu will not return his troops, but lead his troops north to block Yuan Benchu's troops?"
Although Xi Zhicai said this, Cao Cao had another idea. It was Yuan Shu's fault for not blocking him. But if he didn't go back and went directly north to Suixian to block Yuan Shao, wouldn't the result be the same?
"If this is the case, it will be troublesome. The key is that we don't know what Yuan Shu is going to do now. We can't grasp his movement trajectory and there is no way to judge. We might as well send people to look for Yuan Shao first.
Tell him that Yuan Shu may attack him, and at the same time dispatch scouts to look for traces of Yuan Shu. If we can confirm his purpose, we can determine the next action."
It is very possible for Cao Cao. They could have gone to join Yuan Shao first, but in that case, if Yuan Shu attacked Xiling, Xia Houyuan and the others would be doomed. They had no choice but to go to Xiling first and defend this place. After all, Jiangxia was very capable.
It may be their base, but it is also very important and cannot be missed.
"Well, immediately send people to the direction of Suixian County to look for traces of Yuan Benchu, and at the same time send all the cavalry out to look for Yuan Shu."
Cao Cao also nodded. There was nothing he could do about these situations. Although they had taken the initiative back little by little, the situation was still not happy. If Yuan Shu really attacked Yuan Shao, it would be difficult.
"promise."
Cao Cao's five thousand cavalrymen were like a big net, and they started a carpet search directly in the direction of Suixian County. At the same time, a group of scouts rushed towards Suixian County.
"Lord, Yuan Shao's trace has been detected."
While Cao Cao was searching for Yuan Shu, Ma Chao and his cavalry had already discovered Yuan Shao's army near the Peishui River, and immediately returned to report to Yuan Shu.
"Where is it? How many soldiers and horses does Yuan Shao have?"
After hearing the news about Ma Chao, Yuan Shu stood up immediately.
"There are many soldiers and horses near Peishui, a hundred miles away from us. It is estimated that there are about 100,000 people."
Ma Chao said to Yuan Shu with some solemnity that Yuan Shao's army of 100,000 troops was not a small number. He himself was only 130,000 people. It might not be easy to capture them.
"My lord, Yuan Shao has an army of 100,000. It may not be easy to defeat them rashly."
Hearing Ma Chao's words, Chen Gong also frowned. Although he wanted to attack Yuan Shao by surprise, it would be difficult for a hundred thousand troops to defeat him. If he could not defeat the opponent cleanly, once the stalemate entered, he would most likely be attacked by Cao Cao from Xiling.
, attacking itself from both sides.
"Well, what should we do now?"
It is certain that Yuan Shao has many troops, but didn't you originally say that you would defeat Yuan Shao first? Now that you have found him, you must come up with a method.
"Lord, what I mean is that he has an army of 100,000. It is very difficult to defeat him from a frontal battlefield, so we have to find a way."
Seeing Yuan Shu's frown, Chen Gong also tightened his expression. Don't be impatient. Now that I have found Yuan Shao's troops, I will naturally find a way to capture him.
"How to say?"
After hearing Chen Gong's words, Yuan Shu relaxed his frown.
"My lord, Yangzhou is very important to us, Jiangxia is very important to Cao Cao, so Nanyang is Yuan Shao's key place. Although he now wants to join forces with Cao Cao to drive us out of Jiangxia, but if we avoid Yuan Shao's army and directly attack Suixian,
What will Yuan Shao do?"
Chen Gong was serious but there was a flash of light as he spoke.
"You mean to pretend to attack Nanyang, send Yuan Shao back to Nanyang, and then we ambush him halfway?"
After hearing Chen Gong's words, Yuan Shu also understood what Chen Gong meant. Is this to surround Wei and rescue Zhao, robbing and killing them along the way?
"Yes, that's what I mean. If we attack Suixian County, if Yuan Shao returns, we will take advantage of the situation to ambush him. If he is not fooled and continues to go south to join forces with Cao Cao, then we will capture his Nanyang County in one go.
As for Yangzhou, let them fight. After taking Nanyang, we can attack Xiangyang and take Jingzhou into our hands."
In the blink of an eye, Chen Gong had already thought of his next strategy. If Yuan Shao returns, then fuck him. If he doesn't come back, then raid your lair.
"Well, it's feasible. Then avoid Yuan Shao's troops and advance towards Suixian County."
