Chapter 987 The swollen Yuan Shao! The strategy of surprise attack!
"hehe!"
As soon as Cao Cao's mind changed, he understood and said with a smile: "Yuan Shao has a very good reputation. After a small victory today, he became swollen. Although the veteran general is powerful and has defeated the generals of the Chu army in a row, but according to the spies,
But he is quite old, if anything happens... Yuan Shao will take away one of his trump cards!"
After a pause, Cao Cao squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "Yuan Shao has revealed this trump card. When he first arrives at the camp and the Euphorbia soldiers are mobilized, he will be more confident in his surprise attack on Yecheng!"
Just a little bit, Cao Cao was able to guess so much useful information from it!
Sima Yi was secretly shocked; Cao Cao, the Marquis of Wei, was indeed a master of talents, not comparable to a prince like Yuan Shao who relied on his family background!
After the shock, Sima Yi continued: "My lord, at this time, the Chu army has suffered a new defeat and its momentum has been dampened. Our army's hidden troops in Mount Tai can be activated directly. If it can be effective in a battle, it will definitely cut off the Chu army's food routes and shake the Chu army.
The military morale has caused the Chu army to suffer some losses!"
The battlefield of the Central Plains Battle between the three major princes was in Jinan, Qingzhou.
Cao Cao and Sima Yi were both men with extremely high strategic vision. They could tell at a glance that Liu Hao's army's food and grass hoarding place was in Langya County, Xuzhou!
The way of using troops is both strange and right. If the Chu army's food route can be cut off, then Liu Hao will fall into a passive situation, while Cao Cao can take more initiative in the future!
The plot between the two was yet to be decided, and Cao Cao laughed and said: "Haha! Our army has only a small number of soldiers, and we are planning to attack Xuzhou unexpectedly. We should work together with the Marquis of Zhao to come to our aid!"
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"Report!"
Outside the tent of Yuan Shao's army, a spy of Yuan Shao's army rushed in, clasped his fists, and said loudly: "My lord, Mr. Manchong, the envoy of the Marquis of Wei, is waiting outside the tent!"
"oh!?"
Yuan Shao laughed heartily and said: "Bring it in, bring it here, I will treat you with fine wine!!"
Man Chong strode in, but he smiled inwardly.
As the saying goes, if you win, you will laugh, but if you lose, you will die and your parents will die. This is probably the true portrayal of Yuan Shao's mentality!
After losing the battle a few days ago, Yuan Shao scolded all the generals under his command!
Today, the old gun god showed off his might and defeated the Chu generals one after another, so he held a celebration banquet...
"Congratulations to the Marquis of Zhao for defeating the Chu generals in a row. The morale of the coalition forces has greatly increased!"
With a smile on her face, Man Chong bowed her hands in front of Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao smiled triumphantly and said: "Liu Hao, no matter how many generals he has, how can he withstand the attack of the old gun god!? Come, come, come, sir, sit down and talk while drinking...
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"It is better to obey orders than to be respectful!"
Man Chong sat down and toasted several glasses of wine with Yuan Shao and the Hebei generals.
After a small victory today, the morale of the coalition forces was high. As they were changing cups and cups, there was a sound of footsteps outside the camp.
"The last generals Zhang He, Yan Liang, and Qu Yi are summoned to see the lord!"
A majestic voice rang out, but a large group of Yuan Jun generals walked in mightily.
Man Chong put down his wine glass and felt a little shocked: There are so many strong generals in Hebei, it's worth being careful!
Zhang He, Qu Yi and others clasped their fists brazenly and said loudly: "There are 100,000 Euphorbia soldiers, 1,000 people in the camp first and 50,000 reserve troops, all in place. Please give instructions from Marquis Zhao!"
"good!!"
Yuan Shao was satisfied and said with a smile: "We have achieved a small victory today, and we have such a strong general to help us, why worry about the Chu army not being defeated!?"
He waved his hand and motioned for the generals to take their seats, and then said with a proud smile: "Mr. Man Chong, you are a rare person with outstanding intelligence. What do you think of me, General Hebei?"
"Generals such as Qu Yi, Yan Liang, Zhang He, and Qian Zhao are all brave enough to be invincible!"
Man Chong bowed his hands and continued: "Although there are many powerful generals under the command of Marquis Wei, they are not as good as many!"
Yuan Shao drank a glass of wine and said with a proud smile: "How does it compare with Liu Hao, King of Chu?"
Man Chong smiled slightly: "Hebei has an unparalleled old spearman who defeated twenty Chu army generals in a row. This naturally shows that Zhao Hou's generals are more powerful!"
"Ahahahaha!"
A burst of cheerful laughter erupted in the tent, and the atmosphere reached a climax again.
Man Chong then said: "The Marquis of Zhao has excellent soldiers and powerful generals. I have a plan to defeat the Chu army..."
"oh!?"
Yuan Shao's face glowed red, he became a little more interested, and asked: "Sir, it's okay to just say it!"
Man Chong said: "Now that most of the Chu army's troops are gathered in Mount Tai, why don't Zhao Hou join forces with my lord to directly bypass Tai, attack Langya County in Xuzhou, and cut off the Chu army's food route!?"
He pointed to the map hanging high in the tent and said loudly: "The three armies have not moved, food and grass go first! Xuzhou is the place where the king of Chu made his fortune, and he has accumulated a lot of military rations. If the Xuzhou granary can be burned to the ground, Qingzhou's 200,000
The Chu army will definitely be defeated!"
"A detour to raid food!? This is a good plan!"
"If the surprise attack is successful, the Chu army in Qingzhou will be defeated without a fight!"
"Yes! Detouring around Mount Tai is actually an unpredictable plan!"
Feng Ji, Guo Tu, Shen Pei and other Hebei counselors all realized the huge benefits of this plan and were all excited.
Yuan Shao was also very moved and asked: "How is the strength of the Chu army's defense in Xuzhou?"
"Don't worry, Marquis Zhao! King Chu has placed most of his troops in Qingzhou..."
Man Chong bowed and said: "As for Xuzhou, most of them are Cao Bao, Liu Pi and other unknown generals are stationed there, so they can take advantage of it!"
"good!"
Yuan Shao and his confidant Xu You whispered for a while, and finally made up their minds, stroking their beards and saying: "I will take General Zhang He and Zhou Ang to lead an army of 50,000 Euphorbia soldiers, and after joining Ah Man, we will attack Xuzhou together!"
"Zhao Hou Yingming!"
Man Chong was secretly happy, stood up, cupped his hands, and said with a respectful smile: "In this way, the Zhao and Wei families will be sure of victory!!"