When Xiahou Dun was fighting Yan Liang on the white horse, he was injured by a hidden arrow. Although his life was not lost, a deep visible bone was opened on his forehead... No, it was a huge wound that had already damaged his skull!
After being processed, he still looked very ferocious, and he was called "General Tianmu" in the future...
Xun You, who had been assisting Xiahou Dun in garrisoning at Baima, suggested that Xiahou Dun "pretend to die by pretending to be dead" - that's not a bad sentence, just pretend to die by pretending to die!
Of course, it wasn't to let Xiahou Dun die for real, but to let the other party see that he was "faking death."
That is to say, they notified all the commanders down to the corps commander level that the coach Xiahou Dun was fine, but at the same time they pretended that the entire army was in good spirits and ready to prepare...
If you really want to cheat to death, it is impossible for even the lower-level generals to know about it. In this case... the mental outlook of the entire army can be seen as a fraud at a glance, not to mention that there may be two or five young men who report to the enemy!
Even Yan Liang and Chun Yuqiong could easily "see through" this fake death, so they were cautious about Cao Jun's several attempts to lure the enemy.
It wasn't until the Chinese army under Yuan Shao's personal command crossed Baimajin that large-scale fighting began...
Xiahou Dun's "pretend to die in battle" did not last long. After Yuan Shao's Chinese army arrived, they quickly launched a general attack.
In fact, this kind of suspicious tactics is not afraid of smart people in the enemy army. The reason why Yuan Shao "saw it through" so quickly was not because Yuan Shao was so decisive, but because the internal contradictions of Yuan Shao's group of counselors were extremely serious!
On the one hand, it was because of Yuan Shao's suspicion that his subordinates did not dare to unite as one, and he was unwilling to unite with his subordinates. On the other hand, it was also because of Yuan Shao's intention to abolish the establishment, which made his subordinates have the intention of "taking sides".
So when Yuan Shao learned about Baima's situation...
"This may be Cao Jun's trick to deceive his troops, but... it may also be that he calculated a few steps and used an easy-to-see-through trick to lure us into attacking." Shen Pei said a few nonsense words cautiously.
After Guo Tu noticed Yuan Shao's dissatisfaction, he immediately retorted: "I've been talking for a long time, but it's all useless! I think we should cut the knot quickly and strike first to gain the upper hand!"
Guo Tu didn't dare to vouch for whether it was a suspicious plan, but since the judge said to be careful, he would say to attack immediately.
There is no other reason. Shenpei supports Yuan Shao's youngest son Yuan Shang, while Guo Tu supports his eldest son Yuan Tan.
Probably because of the great advantage, Yuan Shao's counselors have probably forgotten that this is a stage for hegemony in troubled times, and have begun to indulge in the drama of palace and party struggles!
"Soldiers, important matters of the country, must not be taken carelessly..." Xin Ping wanted to make peace.
"My lord is rich in the four states, and Ah Man is just a mantis now, so what if he has some tricks? My lord might as well use the Chinese army to force him, and at the same time divide a group of surprise troops to attack Xuchang!" Xu You turned his eyes and offered advice to Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao was given a headache by the quarrel, and finally felt that what Xu You said made sense, so he decided to attack Baima in an all-out way - sometimes it is easy to crack the plan of the suspected soldier!
However, Yuan Shao rejected the suggestion of sneak attack on Xuchang, which made Xu You sigh secretly in his heart.
The two brothers Xu You and Yuan Shao, as well as Cao Cao, have known each other since their early years. After Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and Cao Cao started fighting separately, Xu You fell in love with Yuan Shao at a glance. The same experience also included Chun Yuqiong - Chun Yuqiong was also in Xiyuan at first.
One of the eight captains.
The facts so far have proved that Xu You and Chun Yuqiong have a good vision!
In fact, this is not because the two of them have much courage. After all, when they were in Luoyang, they were in the same circle of government officials, and Yuan Shao and Cao Cao had always been more prominent.
In contrast, Yuan Shu was a knight-errant in his early years, but after he became an official, he became more and more pompous. His personality was very inconsistent, giving the impression that he always looked at people through his nostrils. For "acquaintances" like them, it was not easy to avoid Yuan Shu's pitfalls.
Disaster.
It is true that Yuan Shu, the legitimate son of the fourth and third prince, who was the most powerful prince six or seven years ago, has now been discovered by Bai Tu, which makes Xu You very happy and has verified his vision.
As for Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, relatively speaking, they are relatively easy to get along with. Although Yuan Shao is also from the Yuan family, Yuan Shao is a concubine.
Yuan Shao is nominally Yuan Feng's bastard, but he was adopted by Yuan Cheng. Yuan Cheng died early and had no other heirs. So he should be Yuan Cheng's legitimate son?
But in fact it cannot be calculated like this. There is a hidden reason here - Yuan Shao is not an ordinary concubine, but an illegitimate son.
The reason why he was initially adopted to Yuan Cheng was not because Yuan Feng had foreseen that Yuan Cheng would die young and have no other heirs, but because he wanted to cover up his ugliness.
Yuan Cheng accepted this adoption just to help his brother cover up his ugliness. It was not because he could not give birth to a child himself...
It was only because Yuan Cheng died early and had no heirs that Yuan Fengcai continued to be regarded as Yuan Shao's uncle and nephew, and Yuan Shao also had the not-so-serious status of "legitimate son".
Therefore, this adoption seems a bit unfair and inconsistent, and Yuan Shu looks down on his brother, who is a commoner. This also makes Yuan Shao more "modest" than Yuan Shu, and everyone is more willing to play with Yuan Shao.
When he was in Luoyang, Yuan Shao's image was that of a big brother. He would protect others at every turn. Even if he made friends with people who had little ability, he would pretend to be generous and throw gifts and banquets...
It's just that Yuan Shao's ability to recognize people is limited, and because of his background, he pays more attention to "fame". Sometimes when a capable and unknown person joins him, he will respond with the attitude of "I'm good enough to raise an idle person."
Compared with the contributions these talented people made to him, Yuan Shao was more intoxicated with the satisfaction he felt when he accepted the talented people.
This made Yuan Shao really have a lot of idle people, and some talented people would be unhappy with his behavior and leave.
As for Cao Cao...
When he was in Luoyang, he was just a stupid young man, and his "sense of presence" was not of the same nature as Yuan Shao!
This can be seen from the performance of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao after Dong Zhuo entered the court - Yuan Shao went back to his hometown to recruit troops, Cao Cao... took a sword and wanted to go to the extreme to exchange one!
Like Xu You, although Chun Yuqiong played well with Cao Cao at the beginning, she looked down on him from the bottom of her heart. Even now, Xu You habitually calls him by his nickname "Ahao".
However, unlike Chun Yuqiong, who was a complete fair-weather friend, Xu You despised Cao Cao in his heart, but he was more emotional and cared about his childhood friendship.
At first, Xu You urged Yuan Shao to have a good relationship with Cao Cao, but... After Cao Cao welcomed the emperor, his ambitions became more and more ambitious, and the conflict with Yuan Shao naturally became more and more acute. Xu You now also understood that the two sides could no longer coexist.
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Xu You suggested stealing the house directly, hoping to make Cao Cao realize the reality. When Xu Du was captured, Cao Cao could only be captured in front of the battle...
Of course, considering Cao Cao's status, it is estimated that the best result after surrender would be to be given a false title and sent to Yecheng for confinement.
When Xu Youlian visited Cao Cao in the future, he had already planned out what kind of food and drinks he would bring, and how he would moisturize things and pretend to be "beep" silently in his words. Unfortunately... Yuan Shao did not agree.
Obviously this is indeed a more beneficial choice for Yuan Shao!
Xu You didn't know why, but "Ah Man", who was just a minor character in his eyes, seemed to have a lot of weight in Yuan Shao's heart, making Yuan Shao obsessed with defeating Cao Cao head-on...
At this time, while Cao Cao was beating the gongs and drums loudly, as if to support Baima, he led 30,000 elite troops, including the most elite 5,000 tiger and leopard cavalry, quietly crossing from Yanjin to the southwest of Baimajin, which is further upstream of the Yellow River.
Crossed the Yellow River and came to the north bank!