Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms Chapter 245 Lao Cao, what about the half-year vacation you promised me? (Thanks to [Carved Puppets]
Chapter 245 Lao Cao, what about the half-year vacation you promised me? (Thanks to [Carved Puppets]
Cao Jun's camp in Guandu.
The war came to an end, and many of Cao's soldiers were packing their things in the camp in twos and threes. They still had an unreal feeling in their hearts, "Victory?"
"We actually won?"
"We were obviously about to be captured by Yuan's army, why did we suddenly win?"
...
Although the night attack on Wuchao was not hidden from the soldiers below,
But because the action was too hasty, many people only knew that the prime minister and the hussar general were leading a group of cavalry in the camp, but they did not know what they were doing.
If Xun Yu, Xi Zhicai and others were not still in the camp, the soldiers might have suspected that those two bastards were going to run away on their own...
Fortunately, the soldiers who returned from Wuchao later boasted about their experiences to them, and then the soldiers who stayed behind in the camp gradually understood the truth of the matter.
The crow's nest was burned, and millions of stones of grain and grass were reduced to ashes.
Yuan Shao retreated, leaving his frontline soldiers to escape alone. Zhang He, Gao Lan and other generals, together with nearly 50,000 desperate Yuan troops, surrendered to Cao Cao under Xu You's persuasion.
After this battle, the surrendered Yuan Army, plus the Yuan Army's wounded soldiers and prisoners captured by Cao's soldiers, totaled nearly 100,000 people!
One hundred thousand prisoners!
In terms of number of soldiers, it is twice as many as Cao Cao's current soldiers...
"We must not be careless when dealing with prisoners. We must disperse and transport them as soon as possible to avoid having two minds after being together for a long time..."
"Xuzhou and Huainan are short of people. Send them there to undergo labor reform first, then distribute fertile farmland, and at the same time provide ideological education..."
"When it comes to attacking enemies with troops, the most important thing is to attack the heart... If this group of soldiers from Yuan are used well, they will be a sharp sword for our Northern Expedition in the future..."
"The line from Baima to Guandu has been beaten to pieces. Duke Cao can provide them with favorable migration conditions, and he can also implement military and civilian settlements in these places to restore the people to a normal pace of life as soon as possible..."
...
All civil and military personnel, including the newly surrendered Zhang He, Gao Lan, Jiang Yiqu and others, crowded into the Chinese army's tent.
In the huge tent, only Lu Yan was walking back and forth in the limited space, arranging post-war affairs as he walked.
Cao Cao sat on the main seat, looked at the energetic Lu Yan with a smile, and thought to himself: "I have never seen such a passionate Mr. Lu. It seems that this victory over Yuan Shao has completely eliminated a piece of his heartache!
"
Unexpectedly, after Lu Yan finished the arrangements, he suddenly smiled at Cao Cao and said, "Mr. Cao, I have completed all the work arrangements and instructions. In the next six months, I will help you and all your colleagues."
Got it!"
Cao Cao: "???"
Everyone: "???"
What the hell? What will all the work arrangements and assignments be completed? What about the next six months?
Cao Cao and everyone were confused by Lu Yan's words.
Seeing Lao Cao's confused look, Lu Yan reminded him appropriately: "My lord, have you forgotten? You promised me before the raid on Wuchao that if I win this battle, you will give me half a year's leave!"
Cao Cao vaguely remembered that Lu Yan seemed to have mentioned such a thing.
"It's just... why do I always feel something is wrong?" Lao Cao thought about it and wondered: "Did I promise to give him a holiday? It seems I didn't agree!"
Seeing Boss Cao's expression change, Lu Yan felt bad, "Oops, Old Cao is about to react!"
Sure enough, before Lu Yan could continue to speak, Cao Cao stared at Lu Yan with suspicious eyes and asked: "Mr. Lu, I don't seem to have agreed to give you half a year's leave, right?"
"You agreed, I'm sure of it!" Lu Yan tried to fight to the death.
"No, I didn't..." Lao Cao was extremely firm and tit for tat.
Lu Yan, Cao Cao and others were arguing over the half-year holiday. Xu You, Zhang He and others who had just joined were stunned.
It wasn't until the two of them chatted for less than a quarter of an hour that Cao Cao finally compromised and agreed to give Lu Yan half a month's leave.
Although I am very reluctant to do so, half a month's vacation is better than none at all...
Boss Cao's routine failed. Lu Yan looked unhappy and expressionless. No one dared to ask questions about this matter or touch his brow.
But in fact, Lu Yankong defeated Bailang, and he was already happy...
After the matter between the prisoner and Lu Yan came to an end, there were still important things to discuss.
Although the Battle of Guandu was successful, Cao Cao only repelled Yuan Shao's invasion.
Dong Zhao, a counselor under Cao Cao, stood up and said: "My lord, after Yuan Shao's defeat, the crisis in the north has been resolved, and we in the Central Plains can rest easy!"
However, Cheng Yu stood up and objected: "What Gongren said is wrong! Although Yuan Shao was defeated, his prestige, popularity, and people's support in the four states of Hebei are still there. As the saying goes, a hundred-footed insect will die without stiffness, but my lord is anxious."
Don’t be careless!”
Someone else stood up and said, "What Zhongde said is true. I think that my lord should immediately lead his army to the north and completely wipe out Yuan Shao in one fell swoop to get rid of his worries!"
The counselors kept saying something to each other, which made Cao Cao a little unsure.
After everyone finished speaking, Cao Cao finally looked at Xun Yu and asked: "Wen Ruo, what do you think we should do now?"
As Cao Cao's chief steward, Xun Yu had the most say on whether his family still had the strength to make the Northern Expedition.
Xun Yu stood up, cupped his hands and replied: "My lord, my subordinates think that it is not appropriate for us to start a war now and we should rest and recuperate."
After sorting out his thoughts for a moment, Xun Yu continued: "I have three main reasons for making this judgment.
One: Although we have won this battle, we have also suffered heavy losses... Although there is still plenty of food, the soldiers have been exhausted after half a year of fighting, and now almost everyone is injured, morale is not high, and a lot of life has been lost.
Out of war weariness."
Cao Cao nodded and signaled, "Continue."
"Secondly, as Zhongde said before, Yuan Shao was only defeated in the battle of Guandu on military strategy, but his prestige, popularity, and popular support in the four states of Hebei are still there, and he can raise another 200,000 troops in an instant
...If we want to make the Northern Expedition, we still have to find a more suitable time."
After explaining the two main points, everyone was impressed.
Even Xu You, who usually thinks very highly of himself, couldn't help but have the idea of being unmatched when faced with a perfect man like Xun Yu.
"Thirdly, Liu Biao of Jingzhou has made some changes recently, and the new field defenders are frequently testing our army's bottom line; Liu Ziyang of Lujiang also sent news that Sun Quan of Jiangdong has put down the civil strife in recent days, and has also taken advantage of the situation to conquer the large and small families of Jiangdong. His ambitions have gradually been revealed.
"
"What Wen Ruo said is absolutely true!" Cao Cao nodded and said with determination, "Everyone, you have worked hard to defeat Yuan Shao this time! However, if we want to completely eliminate Yuan Shao, we need to gather our strength first and find the right opportunity.
Now, I’ll go back to Xuchang soon and recuperate for a while.”
"My lord is wise!"
Although Yuan Shao lost more than 400,000 troops, his foundation was still there, and Cao Cao himself suffered heavy losses, so he simply did not have the strength to start the Northern Expedition now.
What they have to do now is to recharge their batteries. Once their energy is restored, they can join Lu Bu in the northern expedition against Yuan Shao!