Chapter 1564 : Chapter Seven hundred and eighty-six: Frightened (2)
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This result was really hard to accept, but the fact could not be denied. This made Cao Cao and others feel as uncomfortable as swallowing a dead fly.
"Alas, in terms of courage, I'm afraid I can't compare to that Zhu Zi." After a long time, Cao Cao sighed, breaking the silence in the tent, but he felt inferior.
Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and others also admired Liu Feng's courage, but when they saw their Wei Gong lamenting that he was inferior, they felt that their prestige had been somewhat destroyed, and at the same time they were afraid that Cao Cao would lose confidence.
After thinking about it, Guo Jia couldn't help but said: "Liu Feng is very courageous, I don't deny it. But when his courage is too much, sometimes he becomes willful. Just like this time in the Guanglin battle, it seems that Liu Feng is right.
But if we had not entered Guanglin, then Liu Feng would have wasted the money in the treasury, which was really unwise."[
This little bit of comfort was really unconvincing in the face of the facts. But it was better than nothing. Cao Cao smiled bitterly and nodded, telling Guo Jia that he had listened.
Liu Feng was lucky this time, let's just think of it as a fluke.
"This battle is not a fault of the war, but Gu's lack of careful consideration. Not only are the generals not at fault, but they have been implicated by Gu. Don't feel guilty, just go down and recuperate and rest."
Since it was not Zhang Liao's fault, Cao Cao was not embarrassed and raised his head and said to Zhang Liao in a friendly manner.
Zhang Liao, Zhang Jia and others were relieved and moved by Cao Cao's consideration. They also felt sincerely guilty and ashamed.
The next time I lead the army, I must defeat the Han army in order to repay Duke Wei for his kindness. All the generals, including Zhang Liao and Zhang Jia, made up their minds.
"Thank you Mr. Wei."
After making up their minds, Zhang Liao, Zhang Jia and others took a deep breath, thanked them, and then turned around and left.
"Alas." Cao Cao sighed after watching Zhang Liao and others leave. We know how Zhang Liao failed, but the question is what to do next, and there is no conclusion yet.
Of the 200,000 troops, only 150,000 are left. Not only is the immediate problem of low morale, there is also a decline in troop strength, which is equivalent to a decline in power, which is equivalent to a sharp reduction in deterrence.
A moment ago, Cao Cao was still the number one prince in the world, but at this moment, he was already in danger. Yuan Shao of Hebei Province was still a strong enemy, and he was afraid that his rear would be unstable.
But on the other hand, Cao Cao was afraid that the opportunity would be lost and he would not come back again. Although there are still many Han Dynasties, the total number of elite soldiers is less than 100,000.
But it has already expanded a lot. Dong Cheng's cavalry, Dong Gai's general's personal soldiers, Xu Shu's Han soldiers, and 12,000 newly recruited cavalry are still in training.
In other words, after the Han Dynasty entered Xudu, they expanded their troops by 30,000 in a short period of time. Coupled with the huge population in the territory under the jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty, the increase in troops was very fast, which was really terrifying.
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"No, I must find a way to contain the Han Dynasty. Even if we cannot break through it instantly, we must also contain the development of the Han Dynasty. We must first destroy the food grown by these more than 100,000 people and add more than 100,000 victims to the Han Dynasty.
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Immediately afterwards, Cao Cao suddenly stood up and said.
"I'm afraid that's not possible, Mr. Wei." Guo Jia said with a bitter smile.
"Why?" Cao Cao frowned and asked. Cheng Yu, Chen Qun, Dong Zhao and others also looked at Guo Jia in confusion. Destroying the wheat fields was beneficial and harmless.
"Since Liu Feng can set up a tunnel in Guanglin, he may not be able to set up a tunnel here. Even if we send spies to search nearby, it has been several months. It is probably difficult to detect where the tunnel entrance is.
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Guo Jia explained with a wry smile.
Cao Cao's expression changed. The loss of 40,000 troops has greatly changed the situation. If he loses another 40,000 troops, won't he collapse immediately?
At this moment, Cao Cao was really frightened, and the wind was trembling. In addition, this was Guo Jia's guess, and Cao Cao immediately jumped up and shouted.