Now, from Cao Cao's point of view, he had just experienced a major defeat. Counting the more than 3,000 Qiao Pei troops sent by Xiahou Yuan for reinforcements, Yanzhou had a total of more than 7,000 officers and soldiers.
And the moth thieves are powerful, with a total of 300,000 people.
Seven thousand versus three hundred thousand? Can the situation be turned around with just nineteen words?
Cao Cao quickly unfolded the bamboo slips. As expected, there were only a dozen words in the huge bamboo slips...
As his eyes passed by, the first three words that struck Cao Cao were already in his sight - guerrilla warfare!
Hiss...guerrilla warfare?
As the name suggests, the core point lies in the word "you" and the word "attack". These two words are not difficult to understand, but... based on this alone, it seems that fighting against 300,000 moth thieves is not that meaningful.
etc…
Cao Cao suddenly thought of something, "Could it be..."
The words were just the beginning... Immediately, he became extremely interested in the next content of this bamboo slip!
Narrowing his eyes slightly, his eyes full of hope and light continued to look down the bamboo slips...
Where the eyes meet, there are sixteen words in total...
——When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy retreats, we pursue!
——When the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack!
Seeing this, Cao Cao's spirit was lifted, and for a moment, he realized something!
At that moment, he loved, loved!
"Ha ha…"
"Ha ha ha ha…"
For a moment, Cao Cao, who suddenly understood, laughed heartily, as if he had forgotten that there was Bao Xin's coffin beside him, or maybe he wanted to use this smile to tell Bao Xin, brother, you can rest in peace, because... he has understood.
Find out the secret method to defeat the enemy!
When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy retreats, we chase; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; it is a "guerrilla war."
Wrong, wrong, the strategies and tactics used by Cao Cao and Bao Xin when facing the moth thieves were completely wrong.
After taking over Yanzhou and becoming the shepherd of the state, the so-called three things a new official does when he takes office is that he, Cao Cao, is too eager for quick success and quick success!
From the beginning to the end, Cao Cao was always planning on how to completely eliminate 300,000 moth thieves with one blow and establish prestige in Yanzhou.
This is not wrong, but...the military strength and combat effectiveness pale in comparison, and he has to pay a heavy price for his weakness.
The number of moth thieves is dozens of times that of officers and soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is even higher than that of officers and soldiers. Even if they are caught in an ambush, even if they go deep alone, even if they are in the most unfavorable situation, their hard power is still higher than that of officers and soldiers...
Trying to kill with one blow, trying to defeat the enemy with one move, this is just wishful thinking and empty talk!
What a guerrilla war...
It was just nineteen words, and it had already made Cao Cao realize the first level... Of course, the nineteen-word mantra proposed by Lu Yu had only one meaning?
"The enemy advances and we retreat!"
"When the enemy retreats, I will pursue...call..."
Cao Cao let out a long breath, and immediately he closed his eyes and meditated, pondering these eight words carefully.
After half a quarter of an hour, Cao Cao seemed to have figured it out!
The words "I harass the enemy when he is stationed, I attack when the enemy is tired" came out of his mouth again... After another half-quarter of an hour of meditation, Cao Cao suddenly stood up, clenched his fists and slammed the document... It seemed that only in this way could he vent his current feelings.
That overwhelming emotion.
"Dong..."
The fist collided with the document and made a violent sound. At the same time, "Okay, okay, okay!" Three words of "good" in a row, Cao Cao was extremely excited!
"To repel the 300,000 eared thieves, advance and retreat, retreat and pursue, stop and disturb, and beat when tired, wonderful strategy, wonderful strategy!"
Realized...completely realized, Cao Cao couldn't help but marvel.
Speaking of which, Cao Cao was extremely smart, and he read military books carefully and gave him some pointers... In fact, there is no need to go into a lengthy article at all, just a few pointers and guidance, which was enough for him to suddenly understand.
At this moment, what Cao Cao was weighing in his mind was the pros and cons of the enemy, ourselves, and the feasibility of guerrilla warfare. He even completely simulated the entire guerrilla war with the moth thieves in his mind.
Most of the moth thieves are from Qingzhou and are not familiar with Yanzhou, so they can take advantage of the terrain of "the enemy advances and we retreat!";
The moth thieves have many infantry and few cavalry, but the three thousand Qiao Pei legions are all cavalry, and the running speed of four hooves is much faster than that of two legs... Therefore, "advance and retreat, I pursue" has great potential;
Most of the moth thieves have families, and more than half of the three hundred thousand moth thieves are old, young, women, and children. Therefore, the strategy of "the enemy is stationed while we harass" infinitely amplifies the weakness of the moth thieves with too many old, young, women, and children, leaving those strong men
Focusing on one thing and not the other, the mentality is unbalanced;
In addition, although the moth thieves have strong combat power, they can be disorganized and may be able to stabilize their positions under favorable conditions. However, once they are tired, once their mentality is unbalanced, and their organization is unfavorable, their flaws will begin to be exposed and revealed. In the end... just like ten
The last four words in the six-word strategy - "I will strike when the enemy is tired". At that time, can we directly give him a fatal blow?
call…
A long exhale.
After connecting the three words "guerrilla warfare", there were nineteen words in total, and Cao Cao stared at it for as long as a stick of incense.
At the end of the day, on a whim, Cao Cao specially picked up his writing brush and added another word - "On" before the three words "guerrilla warfare"... The bamboo slip was directly renamed - "On Guerrilla Warfare"!
It is no exaggeration to say that in Cao Cao's opinion, this bamboo slip with only twenty characters is enough to compare with the most incisive military book!
"Brother Wen Ruo, I remember that you just mentioned...this bamboo slip was written by you, but who dictated it?" Cao Cao's attention was all on the bamboo slip, but he forgot about the dictator Xun Yu mentioned before.
Who.
In Cao Cao's view...
The sixteen-character mantra of "On Guerrilla Warfare" is insightful enough. So, how terrifying and outstanding is the military talent of the person who can create this method of warfare?
To take a step back, isn't this the outstanding military and strategic talent that Cao Cao has been searching for, thinking about day and night, and longing for?
Xun Yu did not hide anything, and immediately replied: "Mr. Cao, the person who dictated this sixteen-character mantra is a genius. He is only fifteen years old, but he has read thousands of books and is familiar with the art of war. Speaking of his sister,
Mr. Cao should be no stranger to me, she is Cai Yan, the eldest daughter of Mr. Cao’s mentor Mr. Cai!"
Huh... Zhaoji's younger brother? A fifteen-year-old Tianzong boy?
Cao Cao raised his eyebrows: "Zixiao also told me this morning that a fifteen-year-old genius was found in Qiao Pei's camp. Could it be the same person mentioned by Brother Wen Ruo? I remember his surname is Lu, and his single name is Yi Yu.
Character!"
"It's him." Xun Yu replied without thinking.
Hearing this, Cao Cao took a deep breath. If these words had not come from Xun Yu and Cao Ren at the same time, Cao Cao would not have believed it.
Can a boy...a fifteen-year-old boy be able to write such penetrating words with such insight into the current situation?
In Cao Cao's view, even if someone who could write such works as "On Protracted War" was not a sage seeker over fifty years old, he must be a "great man", right?
For a moment, Cao Cao subconsciously thought of "Yinlin". After calculation, it seemed that Yinlin was also fifteen years old this year.
But...it was only for a moment, and Cao Cao immediately shook his head.
Who is Yinlin? He is Cao Cao's benefactor, the benefactor of Qiao Peiwu. If he comes to Yanzhou, Cao Cao will definitely treat him as a guest and treat him with great courtesy! Why go to such trouble and suffer in the military camp?
It's not Yinlin. Logically, this doesn't make sense.
However, is Yinlin important? It’s not important at all!
Under the order of seeking talents, Xun Yu and Xun You came, as did the fifteen-year-old genius with strategies to defeat the enemy. It seemed... everything was developing in a good direction.
For a moment, Cao Cao felt that this Yanzhou Mudang... suddenly felt comfortable!
Hahaha…
Hahaha…
Cao Cao laughed happily continuously, waved his long sleeves, and finally stared meaningfully at the body of his good brother Bao Xin in the coffin.
Immediately, he ordered loudly: "Immediately, the fifteen-year-old Lu Yu is coming to the Yamen... No, prepare the carriage quickly. I will go to the Wei Mansion in person to see this genius!"
Cao Cao was so thirsty for talents, how could he make such a stupid mistake when faced with talents?
To come to visit such a talented person... This is the most basic attitude in the process of seeking talents!