Chapter 279: What Cao Cao needs is "dry information"
Yi Xiaotian has always been very determined on the issue of advancement and retreat.
"It's very simple."
He picked up the wine bowl and his expression became more serious. "Fight, fight to the end, and never leave yourself a way out."
Yi Xiaotian first said something, and then explained it in detail.
"Now, all of Yuan Shao's forces are concentrated in Guandu. It is clear that he will fight to the death with Cao Cao and bet on winning or losing! As I asked before, where can we retreat to?"
"It is true that Cao Cao is currently in an absolutely weak position. If he is defeated in the battle of Guandu, there is no doubt that... he will be pursued by the enemy and completely defeated... In other words, it has now reached a critical moment where Cao Cao's survival is critical, and the moment has come to determine the general trend of the world.
, at times like this... no matter what, don’t give up easily!”
"Besides, is Yuan Shao really that terrible? He is just a prince who is good at positional warfare. What's more, isn't his archery tower and his tunnel warfare already about to be defeated? He can still survive in positional warfare.
How much ability can he have? Yes... He can still unite many powerful talents around him, but in fact, Yuan Shao's abilities can't control them at all! On the contrary, Cao Cao is brave in battle and loyal as a general. He is better than Yuan Shao in every aspect, so why should he be afraid?
What about him?"
"Although Cao Cao does not have much food now, it is far from the last moment! At this time, it is difficult for Cao Cao and it is difficult for Yuan Shao... But there is no doubt that who retreats first? Whoever will finish first!"
Speaking of this, Yi Xiaotian glanced at Cao Cao out of the corner of his eye and saw that he still looked hesitant...
Immediately, he rolled his eyes, clicked his lips, and continued to persuade.
"Brother, let's not talk about the distant ones. Just think about the Chu-Han struggle for hegemony. In Xingyang City, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu faced off for so long, but no one dared to retreat first. Why? It's because they knew
, the party that retreats first will inevitably lose the momentum.”
"Thinking about it now, Cao Cao has actually done a pretty good job. From what I can see, Cao Cao only had one-tenth of Yuan Shao's troops, but he was able to strangle Yuan Shao's path forward, preventing him from moving, and the stalemate lasted for half a year.
Long…"
"At this time, the battle situation will often change significantly! If Cao Cao wants to retreat, brother, you not only have to stop him, but also wake him up. Others can be confused or timid, but... as the commander of an army,
Cao Cao must understand that what he has to do now is not to consider whether to retreat or not! Instead, he must look for opportunities in changes, find Yuan Shao's fatal weakness, and then strike a fatal blow to win by surprise!"
With these eloquent words, Yi Xiaotian’s point of view is actually two words – persistence!
The key is that he cited classics, argued hard, and even added some exaggerated elements, emphasizing that Cao Cao was a young and promising man who did not feel inferior and did not retreat in the face of adversity.
Cao Cao was indeed refreshed. Although it was not as if he had been injected with chicken blood immediately, at least the retreat in his heart dissipated a little.
But Cao Cao knew in his heart that Brother Yi's words, in the final analysis, were just chicken soup for the soul, weren't they?
A bowl of poisonous chicken soup may be able to inject chicken blood in a short period of time and make people excited for two days, but in fact... the problem is still very serious, and the situation is still not optimistic.
You know, Cao Cao is best at instilling chicken soup for the soul in others, such as "looking at plum blossoms to quench thirst" back then.
...and now, isn't the pie drawn by Yi Xiaotian's words an upgraded version of "looking at plum blossoms to quench thirst"?
Of course, Cao Cao would not be so naive as to think that if Brother Yi waved the flag and shouted like this... the situation would be completely reversed, and the so-called opportunity that Brother Yi said would come!
When he thought of this, Cao Cao still frowned!
"Brother Yi, why have you started talking about those illusory things?"
Cao Cao sighed. "What Cao Cao needs now is more useful information and intelligence? Brother Hao... do you have these things here?"
Ask in one sentence...
Cao Cao was full of expectations, but after only a moment, he shook his head.
You know, in order to obtain more favorable information, he sent almost more than a thousand scouts, and there were countless spies... If it was information that he couldn't get, how could Brother Yi get it here?
…
Uh...useful information.
Yi Xiaotian thought about it carefully... Qingqing, I just want something useful.
Yi Xiaotian's mind changed rapidly.
Hey, don't tell me, he really has a piece of information here, a piece of "information" that is crucial to the Battle of Guandu, and can even directly influence the game between Cao and Yuan!
…
As the saying goes, before the three armies move, food and grass will go first...
Yuan Shao has an army of 700,000, and his food supply is naturally a top priority. Yuan Shao can rob Cao Cao's food and repay him in the same way. If Cao Cao can also cut off Yuan Shao's food and grass... then...
Think along this line of thinking.
Yi Xiaotian recalled many details of the Battle of Guandu, but... no matter whether Yuan Shao was close to Liyang City, or close to Baima Village, Yanjin Village... there is no record in the historical documents where Yuan Shao's food was hidden!
But... now Yuan Shao is fighting a positional war, and his camp is opposite Guandu.
In this way, isn't his food and fodder hidden...in that famous place in historical books - Wuchao!
This is news that can directly affect the situation of the war.
Thinking of this, Yi Xiaotian's body trembled, and his spirit was also shaken. "Brother Hiding... I really have an extremely important piece of information here!"
"Brother Yi, tell me?"
Although it was a question, it was clear that Cao Cao was not optimistic about Yi Xiaotian's so-called intelligence.
In his opinion, Brother Yi can at most get some insignificant information, or false news deliberately released by Yuan Shao!
You know, this Brother Yi... has been playing happily with a bunch of beauties in this village all day long, so that he can get real and efficient information, then... Cao Cao may be able to grow wings and turn into a butterfly.
flew away!
For this reason, Cao Cao listened a little casually.
Unexpectedly, Yi Xiaotian attracted all Cao Cao's attention with just one sentence.
"Brother Hiding, I know where the food and fodder for Yuan Shao's army is hidden!"
Boom...boom!
Yi Xiaotian's voice was not loud, but Cao Cao felt that five thunderbolts fell from above his head and hit him directly on the forehead.
His chest was rising and falling, and he almost couldn't catch his breath. He looked at Yi Xiaotian in disbelief, and felt that there was a buzzing in his head!
Not only Cao Cao, but also Cao Ren also subconsciously fell backwards. Unexpectedly, his butt was big and his body was heavy, so he fell down all of a sudden, and his whole body fell to the floor, making a "dong" and "dong" sound.
Yi Xiaotian saw this and hurried to help Cao Ren.
Cao Cao suddenly shouted, "Don't move!"
His expression is indescribably weird...
Immediately afterwards, Cao Cao murmured a question, "Brother Yi, please don't worry about anything else. First, tell me where Yuan Shao's army is stationing food."
