The moon and stars are sparse, and the night is quiet.
The pavilion on the second floor of the post house was brightly lit. Cao Cao, Xun Yu and Xun You chatted all night. The more the three of them chatted, the more speculative they became.
At the end, Cao Cao was so happy that he even forgot his identity. He called for wine, drank a bottle of wine, and faced Xun Yu without any scruples.
Danai is my 'Flying Bear'!"
"Zifang" is the "character" of Zhang Liang, Liu Bang's chief counselor;
"Flying Bear" is the "number" of Jiang Ziya, whom King Wen of Zhou worshiped as "Grand Master"... Cao Cao's words first raised Xun Yu and Xun You to a very high position, and secondly, he also compared himself to
A wise man who can start a business.
However, Xun Yu is only twenty-nine years old this year, and Xun You is only thirty-five years old. Cao Cao longs for talented people, but they who have not recognized their talents, how can they not long for a wise master!
After one night, the three of them were still chatting without eating. They chatted for a whole morning without feeling sleepy at all.
They talked about the general situation of the world, Confucian academics, poetry attainments, and even... Cao Cao and Xun You also talked about their relationship as classmates in Taixue. The three of them just felt that it was too late to meet each other.
In the end, Xun Yu's words brought the topic to a point that all three of them paid special attention to.
"What do you think, Mr. Cao, Master Lu Yu is comparable to 'Yinlin'?"
This question made Cao Cao pause for a moment. After all, he was very good at words, and he couldn't help but fall into deep thought at this moment.
After a while, Cao Cao spoke.
"'Yinlin' can understand the current situation and control the details, and a few words are like bursts of thunder, which can affect others' lives; while Lu Yu is better at overall planning, better at understanding the hearts of 'the enemy and ourselves', and better at games.
There is no doubt that they are talents that come only once in a century."
Xun Yu actually wanted to guide Cao Cao and associate Lu Yu with "Yinlin".
But Cao Cao still had his own fixed ideas and felt that there was no need to go to such trouble if Yinlin came to surrender...
Besides, Cao Cao, who was so excited, was particularly pleased with the "fruits" produced by the "seeds" he planted fifteen years ago. How could he associate Yinlin with his eldest son?
"Mr. Cao has an eye as bright as a torch, Yinlin is good at understanding the current situation, and Mr. Lu Yu is good at psychological games. These are all things that my uncle and nephew are ashamed of!"
Cao Cao did not doubt Yinlin's identity, and Xun Yu naturally could not make it clear and simply changed the subject. "I dare to ask Mr. Cao, but have you deployed Mr. Lu Yu's 'guerrilla warfare' strategy?"
This point was very important in Xun Yu's view. If this "guerrilla warfare" had been deployed earlier, the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the country would have been put down earlier, and Yanzhou would be able to develop production as quickly as possible.
You know, Xun Yu was not good at marching and fighting, but he had some ideas when it came to governing states and counties.
"Hahaha..." Hearing this, Cao Cao said with a smile. "To tell you the truth, yesterday afternoon I sent my disciples Xiao, Miaocai, and General Li Dian to lead their cavalry to aid Puyang City..."
Speaking of this, Cao Cao looked at the sky and counted the time. "They were marching in a hurry. Now that a whole day has passed, they should have arrived at Puyang City. I don't know if they have collided with the moth thieves? Will the 'guerrilla warfare' start again?"
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Not to mention, Cao Cao's curiosity was really aroused by Xun Yu's reminder. Yu'er's theory of "guerrilla warfare" is incisive and unique, but can it really be used on the battlefield, what effect will it have? No one dares to do it casually
judge!
Although Cao Cao was full of confidence in his son, after all, Yu'er was still young, only fifteen years old, and he lacked experience in the unpredictable battlefield situation!
Perhaps... there are still some flaws in some points and details in "guerrilla warfare".
Thinking of this, Cao Cao's brows furrowed slightly, and his eyes couldn't help but look through the window toward the northeast of Puyang City.
My heart can't help but murmur...
"Guerrilla warfare, Zixiao, Miaocai...how is the battle going?"
Of course, Cao Cao's eyes could not see Puyang City at all, nor would he know about the war there. The only thing visible in front of him was the towering north gate of Chenliu County.
And those defenders who were blown by the cold wind and their faces were frozen, hiding in the doorway, shrinking their hands to check the flow of people entering and leaving the city.
But at this moment...
On the official road outside the city gate, the sound of horse hooves could be heard quickly.
This made the defenders suddenly cheer up, but they saw the dust flying. In the dust, the figures of a man and a horse emerged like ghosts. The knight on the horse was obviously very tired, and his body seemed to be frozen, but his
His expression was full of excitement and excitement...
As the sound of horse hoofbeats got closer and closer, Cao Cao saw clearly that the knight on the horse was Cao Xiu, a descendant of Cao Cao's clan and Cao Hong's nephew Cao Xiu!
In the past, when Cao Cao and Chen Liu raised troops and called on the heroes of the world to attack Dong, Cao Xiu, who was in Wu, traveled thousands of miles to join him. Cao Cao once praised him as a "thousand-mile horse".
Now, Cao Xiu, who is twenty years old, is already a member of Qiao Pei's army. As a centurion, his future is unlimited.
This time, I received the mission and rushed to rescue Puyang City with General Cao Ren.
But... after all, after one day and one night, even if they march in a hurry, the most they can do is reach Puyang City, right?
Why, Cao Xiu came back alone?
It couldn't have been an ambush, right?
Thinking of this, Cao Cao frowned...
But Cao Xiu was seen rushing directly towards the post house. Apparently, the personal guards guarding the door of the post house had exposed Cao Cao's position.
"Gong Cao, Gong Cao... urgent report from the front line, urgent report from the front line!"
Through the gate of the post house, Cao Xiu shouted!
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Frontline? Urgent report!
Cao Cao didn't even bother to put on his shoes, so he hurriedly went down to the posthouse to meet Cao Xiu.
Xun Yu and Xun You also hurriedly followed. The difference was that they were Confucian scholars who valued etiquette and had to wear shoes.
"Wen Lie? But something happened in Puyang? Miaocai, something happened at Zixiao's place?"
While still on the stairs, Cao Cao shouted.
His good brother Bao Xin died not long ago, and Cao Cao did not want to experience this eternal separation from his brother again.
At this time, Cao Xiu hurriedly reported, "Mr. Cao... Puyang Wuyu, our army encountered more than 100,000 moth thieves on the way north!"
After saying this, Cao Cao's heart skipped a beat. Was he really being ambushed?
Could it be that moth thieves... also know how to use tricks? Is this an attempt to encircle Wei and save Zhao?
His face suddenly turned ugly...
However, this ugly expression only lasted for less than ten breaths, and Cao Xiu's next words came out one after another.
"Great victory, great victory on the front line!"
"General Cao Ren, General Xia Houyuan, and General Li Dian divided their troops into three groups and "guerrilla harassed" the army of moth thieves day and night. The army of moth thieves was tired of resisting, exhausted, and the morale of the army was in chaos... Now more than a thousand soldiers were lost, and they fled in panic, leaving behind
The baggage is uncountable!"
"The three generals took advantage of the situation and pursued them all the way. They continued to 'guerrilla' and 'harass'. The moth thief army was miserable and seemed...on the verge of collapse!"
Although Cao Xiu's tone was urgent, his voice was not loud...but every word he spoke was like thunder!
Cao Cao's eyes widened in vain, "Okay, okay!" He said two good words in a row. In his excitement, Cao Cao punched the door frame, and the door frame was shaking because of the excitement and power.
Won, won...
This was Cao Cao's first great victory against the Yellow Turban Army in Yanzhou, and he finally... won!
Cao Cao was throbbing in his heart...
But soon Cao Cao discovered that... what was more important than this first victory was "guerrilla warfare"...
The "guerrilla warfare" strategy proposed by Yu'er is effective and has achieved remarkable results...
"Okay, great!"
Cao Cao couldn't stop praising him.
In Cao Xiu's view, this was a compliment to several generals and knight Qiao Pei, but in fact... they thought too much. What Cao Cao was praising was the son who kept bringing surprises to him.