Chapter 32 Two swords combined, surrender in spite of difficulties
Cao Cao knows best the principle of taking advantage of the enemy's illness and taking his life if you don't miss the opportunity.
Immediately, in front of the post house, he ordered his guards: "Send the order. From now on, all the officers and soldiers of all prefectures and counties in Yanzhou will be divided into three, and they will harass the moth thieves with 'guerrilla' around the clock, and fight day and night."
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"Every 'guerrilla' only seeks a small victory, not a big victory. Military discipline has rewards for merit and punishment for demerits. This battle has defeated the Yellow Turbans, and fame, wealth and honor will be placed before the eyes of the generals!"
Speaking of this, Cao Cao gave his bodyguard a look.
The guards understood and immediately took his armor. Cao Cao ignored that he had not slept all night, approved the armor himself and planned to inspect the military camp.
Since the strategy of "guerrilla warfare" is effective, then...the next thing he has to do is to wear armor, inspect the military camp, determine rewards and punishments, and comfort the soldiers!
Then, take the lead, become a member of the guerrilla war, boost morale, and lead the army to attack.
In Cao Cao's view...
The offensive and defensive momentum between Yanzhou officers and soldiers and the moth thieves is about to reverse, and the prey will finally become the hunter at this moment.
"Mr. Cao, my nephew is familiar with the road. Let my nephew lead the way..."
The vigor radiating from Cao Cao's body also lifted Cao Xiu's spirit. After riding hundreds of miles, he was exhausted. His eyes suddenly widened and infinite power surged through his body.
In fact, Cao Xiu realized that Cao Cao's full counterattack this time was serious.
Guerrilla warfare was effective, and the defeat of the moth thieves...had a lot of credit, and Cao Xiu couldn't wait.
Who would have thought that Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "Wen Lie, you are exhausted from traveling all night long. Please don't go on another expedition this time."
"Mr. Cao, I..." Cao Xiu wanted to say, "I can still fight..."
But before he could speak, he was interrupted by Cao Cao. "I give you a more important task. Go to the military camp and recruit fifty of the most elite soldiers to protect the palace!"
Wei Mansion? As soon as these words came out... Cao Xiu was a little confused as a monk.
Nowadays, the guerrilla strategy is feasible, and there are obviously more opportunities for meritorious service and promotion on the front line, but... why should he sit in the rear or guard the palace?
Isn’t this giving away all the credit to others?
It is true that Wei Hong was Cao Gong's financial sponsor and a famous scholar in Yanzhou, but he couldn't be guilty of this, right?
Cao Xiu knocked on his forehead. How could he know that Cao Cao was a drunkard and his intention was not to drink, but to care for his eldest son, "Yu'er"!
Asking Cao Xiu to guard the Wei Mansion can protect Yu'er's safety;
Secondly, it allows Cao Xiu, an outstanding general of the younger generation of the Cao family, to get closer to Yu'er, which will help Yu'er in the future;
Thirdly, Cao Cao felt that if Cao Xiu had more contact with Yu'er, it would be a huge improvement for him, Cao Xiu!
"Wen Lie." Seeing Cao Xiu's displeasure, Cao Cao patted him on the shoulder. "You don't understand it now, but in the future you will know my uncle's good intentions!"
"Also, if there is any letter from the Wei Mansion, you must travel all night to send it to the front line as soon as possible. Wen Lie, uncle has entrusted you with an important task. Do you remember it?"
"Don't worry, Mr. Cao!" Cao Xiu handed over his hand. "I have remembered all the generals!"
Cao Xiu replied like this, Cao Cao nodded, he was quite relieved about this nephew...
Before leaving, he did not forget to turn around and say goodbye to Mr. Xun Yu and Mr. Xun You.
"Wenruo, Gongda, let Cao say goodbye!"
"The extermination of the moth thieves is of great importance. I will go there in person, so I will not chat with these two gentlemen. When I come back, I will hold a candlelit night chat with these two gentlemen again, discussing the current situation and drinking wine!"
Hearing this, Xun Yu and Xun You said goodbye. "I wish Duke Cao a triumphant victory!"
In fact, if he was a little bolder, Xun Yu would like to remove the word "Yao Zhu" and simply say "Cao Gong triumphs in triumph."
After all, under the highly effective "guerrilla warfare" strategy and under the discipline of Duke Cao who personally approved the armor and provided clear rewards and punishments.
This battle...even if the enemy is outnumbered and even if the fighting power is disparate, the Yanzhou Yellow Turban Rebellion will definitely be decided in one battle!
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"Da da da…"
As the sound of the horseshoes of Cao Cao and his bodyguards gradually faded away, Cao Xiu felt a little downcast. The many achievements in this battle seemed to be drifting away from him.
At this moment, he felt that he was being targeted, by his uncle Cao Cao, and by the Wei Mansion.
However, Qiao Pei's military camp was strictly disciplined, and Cao Cao ordered him to guard the guard house. Even if he was reluctant...Cao Xiu had to complete the task.
"Two gentlemen, please take your leave!" Cao Xiu also saluted Xun Yu and Xun You, and then rushed to the military camp.
Looking at the backs of Cao Cao and Cao Xiu riding away.
Xun Yu and Xun You looked at each other...
"Uncle, do you think the moth thief will be defeated?" Xun You asked curiously.
Xun Yu had a wisp of beard. "Gongda, with the 'guerrilla warfare' strategy proposed by 'Yinlin', the Moth Thief's defeat is almost certain. Now I am not worried about the Moth Thief's defeat, but worried about Cao Gong's victory..."
Um...this...
Xun You paused for a moment. "Why did uncle say this?"
When it comes to the formation of troops between the two armies, Xun You is far superior to his uncle Xun Yu, but judging from the overall situation, he is worse than defeated.
"Gongda, think about it, what will happen after Cao Gong wins?"
, but to win over the moth thief!"
Speaking of this, Xun Yu's eyes narrowed slightly and his tone became more serious. "Three hundred thousand moth thieves, if Duke Cao can take them for his own use, the power of the world will be reversed immediately."
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Collect it for your own use?
As soon as these four words came out, Xun You's eyes were fixed. Sure enough, he only saw the strategic level, but ignored the psychological level.
This "guerrilla warfare" is called "suppressing" thieves, but it actually means "recruiting" thieves. My uncle is right. If the 300,000 Yellow Turban Army can be used for one's own use, it will be a great help to calm down the troubled times, and it can even directly affect
The pattern of the world!
only…
"Uncle, these 300,000 Yellow Turbans came from Qingzhou. If they wanted to surrender, they would have surrendered in Qingzhou early in the morning. Why rush to Yanzhou?"
"Even though they will be beaten to collapse by Duke Cao's 'guerrilla' tactics, in addition to 'surrendering', they can also flee to other states and counties."
"It's probably more difficult to get them to surrender than to annihilate them!"
Xun You's words are a basin of cold water. Although they are cold, they are objective facts.
The ancients all had backbone, let alone this group of Yellow Turban thieves who dared to rebel! "If you can't beat them, join them." This theory... is difficult to apply to them.
Xun You was still thinking, but Xun Yu laughed "Haha..."...
"...Wen Ruo, let's not worry about it."
"Didn't Mr. Cao say that Yinlin is well aware of the changes in the current situation, and Lu Yu is good at playing games with people's hearts? How could Yinlin and Lu Yu, who have two swords combined, not be able to come up with a strategy to make the yellow scarf thief 'surrender in spite of difficulties'.
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Speaking of this, Xun Yu patted Xun You on the shoulder and said, "Wen Ruo, let's wait and see. The Master said, 'When three people walk together, there must be my teacher.' You, I and Yin Lin should have more contact with each other on weekdays. Does he have any
There’s a lot worth learning and asking for advice from!”
"I sincerely follow my uncle's teachings." Xun You bowed in salute. Confucianism places great emphasis on etiquette, especially seniority.
In short…
Both of them looked outside the city gate and into the distance. They didn't know...how desperate the 300,000 moth thieves would be when faced with the "guerrilla" tactics of the Yanzhou officers and soldiers.
correct…
Almost the same, Xun Yu and Xun You's eyes froze.
Now...what is Yinlin doing?
For a moment, the two of them couldn't help but become curious.