Guo Jia's most famous theory of the Ten Victories was released. When everyone was amazed and praised, Cao Zhi, who was praised as a sage, could not care about his shame. He couldn't help but cheered and said hello. Then he ordered everyone to fill up the wine.
Full, he raised his glass and said: "With Yuan Shao's civil strife and Feng Xiao's ten-win theory, Yuan Shao is not 100% sure to lose. Are you more confident in this battle?"
As an outstanding resourceful man in history, Guo Jia's theory of ten victories touches on almost every aspect of Chinese military thinking. It is to the point, concise and clear, and profound. It can be compared with Sun Tzu's Art of War. At this time, I want to say more
It is motivating and uplifting, as Cao Zhi said, "We all have ten reasons to win. Yuan Shao is not doomed to fail!".
"have!"
Everyone in the venue raised their glasses and shouted, which directly pushed the atmosphere of this military meeting to a climax. In sharp contrast to Tian Feng's disruption before Yuan Shao's expedition, Cao Zhi's team showed unprecedented unity in a disadvantageous situation.
Guo Jia knows a lot about Yuan Shao and the people and things around him. He used to be a member of Yuan Shao's political team. In fact, Xiang Xunchen, Zhang He and others around Cao Zhi were all Yuan Shao's old subordinates, but now they all follow him.
Cao Zhi, so they were not surprised by Yuan Shao's various unwise actions. When Cheng Yu mentioned it, they even thought it was normal, but only a god of wisdom like Guo Jia could cut into it from a strategic and military perspective and use a very short
Within a short period of time, I summarized the results of my and Cao Zhi's analysis, and finally gave birth to this unprecedented "Ten Victory Theory".
It is not difficult to see that Guo Jia's Theory of Ten Victories is an excellent work, both from a macro perspective and from a micro perspective of practical significance. It combines all the unfavorable factors for Yuan Shao and combines them with Cao Zhi's leadership.
The advantage of the Xia Group lies in the key points, and the reasons why Cao Zhi's side must win are stated in every detail. Its value is not just a temporary morale booster, its value is the same as Zhuge Liang's Longzhong.
The correspondence should be the same. The Theory of Ten Victories not only played a role in motivating morale and boosting confidence in the adversity Cao Zhi's team was facing at this time, but also laid an important theoretical foundation for Cao Zhi to unify the Central Plains and the North.
The next step is to lay a solid foundation for the unification of the country. If Zhuge Liang is still in Liu Bei's camp, then his Longzhong opponent is just based on Guo Jia's theory of victory, and he can see the three points of the world.
Doorway. In fact, with or without Zhuge Liang's Longzhong pair, Liu Bei would still want to separate the kingdoms and dominate. But without Guo Jia's theory of ten victories, there would be no unification of the world by Cao Zhi, and without him, Cao Zhi's descendants would not be more prosperous and glorious.
A new world has come.
As the saying goes: Three cobblers can defeat Zhuge Liang. So how many cobblers can defeat Guo Jia? Later history's evaluation of Guo Jia's wisdom and strategic level is indeed much higher than that of other wise men.
In fact, if Cao Zhi had not traveled through the Three Kingdoms, and with Guo Jia's assistance, Cao Cao would have accomplished a lot. If he had not died a few years earlier, there would be no other powerful men in the history of the Three Kingdoms who could make trouble!
After hearing Guo Jia's "Ten Victory Theory", Cao Zhi and other officials and generals were all happy, and even raised their glasses to celebrate at Cao Zhi's suggestion.
After drinking the wine to celebrate the swearing-in, Cao Zhi took up everyone's drunkenness and joy and began to get into the real agenda of arranging troops.
Cao Zhi first ordered Liu Yan, who was currently guarding Dongjun, to leave Dongjun with 5,000 soldiers and horses, and gave him another 5,000 soldiers and horses, asking him to turn to defend Baima.
Then Shi Yujin volunteered to garrison Yanjin, and he also wanted 10,000 troops.
Yu Jin's volunteering made Cao Zhi feel guilty for not allowing him to participate in the Battle of Red Cliff. At the same time, Cao Zhi was also very moved by this senior general who had repeatedly made military exploits under Cao Cao and was promoted. Although Yu Jin was not allowed to participate in the Battle of Red Cliff, it was
Cao Zhi was a kind of protection for him, but whether he understood it or not depends on everyone's inner thoughts. Based on Cao Zhi's guilt, Cao Zhi gave Yu Jin 12,000 troops to garrison Yanjin, but
The remaining cavalry was given to the infantry.
Yu Jin didn't say anything, received the military talisman and left.
After Yu Jin left, Cao Zhi set his sights on Cheng Yu again. Cheng Yu had tried to stand up several times just now. Like Yu Jin, he was proud and courageous and asked for tasks.
Cao Zhi knew that it was because he was used by Yuan Shao in negotiations that their team was now in a passive position. He felt ashamed and sorry for Cao Zhi and Cheng Yu who held this official position, so he also wanted to perform and atone for his sins.
Cao Zhi understood Cheng Yu's mood very well and was ready to follow his wish and leave Juancheng's defense to him.
"Zhongde, how many troops do you want to garrison Juancheng?"
As soon as Cheng Yu heard that before he spoke, Cao Zhi complied with his wishes and handed over the defense of Juancheng to him, so he was extremely happy.
But then he said to Cao Zhi in a surprising way: "My lord, don't add any more troops!"
"Ah?..." Everyone was shocked when they heard this, staring at Cheng Yu's face with strange eyes, looking at him as if they were looking at a monster.
"Zhongde, how many troops do you have on hand now?" Cao Zhi thought that the information he had on hand was wrong, so he asked this question.
"Three thousand!" Cheng Yu replied seriously.
"How can we defend Juancheng with this small force?" Cao Zhi asked in confusion and surprise.
"Of course you can't!" Cheng Yu said, waving his hands wildly.
"That……"
"My lord, think about it, Yuan Shao's troops are now twice as many as ours, and the battle line is so long. Our troops are temporarily stretched, and it is difficult to take care of them all. It is not difficult to see Yuan Shao's purpose. He wants to bring the vanguard army in one go.
There are only 200,000. He will use his massive offensive plan to launch simultaneously in Baima, Yanjin, and Juancheng, and even from Hanoi to Qingzhou. He will spare no effort to spread it out, and we will not be able to gather it in time.
Our troops and horses will become a weakness of ours. I advocate inducing Yuan Shao to concentrate his troops to attack a certain point, so that we can also concentrate our troops to defend and prevent us from being exhausted in response and rescue. Therefore, I not only do not want the lord to increase his troops, but also take
By acting like Juancheng was weak, Yuan Shao was paralyzed and thought that Juancheng could be easily obtained without having to mobilize troops, so that he could achieve his idea of concentrating his forces to capture a small area."
As soon as Cheng Yu finished explaining his idea, everyone understood his strategic intention. This strategic intention was very pragmatic when stated and was very suitable for the current situation of Cao Zhi's team. But even Xu Chu asked immediately without thinking:
"Then if Yuan Shao had followed Shijun's plan, wouldn't both Shijun and Juancheng be destroyed in a snap?"
Even Xu Chu could understand the problem, and others could understand it. They could even see it more clearly than him. When Xun You and Guo Jia frowned, Cao Zhi also lowered his head and thought deeply. Cheng Yu took risks and created this illusion.
, causing Yuan Shao to make errors in judgment, this is not only a risk, but also a gamble. If Yuan Shao or the people around Yuan Shao do not act according to Cheng Yu's idea, then his 3,000-man Juancheng defense may be destroyed in a snap.
Was run over by Yuan Shao's army. As he said: Since the entire front line that Yuan Shao has deployed is too long, even if their follow-up troops want to reinforce Juancheng, they may not be able to arrive due to time issues.
By that time, Juancheng had changed hands.
"Yes, war is about taking risks. Without taking risks, there will be no victory. Or to put it another way, in our current situation where we are short of major generals, this is a last resort. We can only take a gamble. If Yuan Shao is not fooled,
, then I may have to take a step ahead of you!" Cheng Yu said with a smile, looking indifferent to his own life, death and safety.
After hearing the second half of Cheng Yu's explanation, Cao Zhi was moved and stood up. Cao Zhi was very moved by Cheng Yu's strategic plan, regardless of his own safety and using himself as bait.
"Zhong De's courage is not equal to that of Meng Ben or Xia Yu!"
Meng Ben and Xia Yu in Cao Zhi's mouth were warriors under King Wu of Qin during the Warring States Period, who were famous for their courage. When Cao Cao was alive, he often praised Cheng Yu for his strategy and foresight, but Cao Zhi today praised him for his courage, which was aimed at him.
The request came out of deep emotion and opened a new chapter in his life and career.
Cao Zhi's appreciation of the bravery and courage of Cheng Yu, a civilian with a civilian background, inspired from another level the bravery of all the generals present in the battle against the powerful Yuan army.
Especially when the enemy is strong and we are weak, and a formidable enemy is present, this kind of courageous spirit is actually what needs to be promoted in the coming war.
At first, Cao Zhi didn't realize what he was doing. When he was thinking about Cheng Yu's request, Xu Chu, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and other generals stood up from their seats and knelt down when they heard that Cao Zhi praised Cheng Yu as being comparable to Meng Bi and Xia Yu.
Before the Cao Zhi case, they asked to be the vanguard and were busy showing their bravery that was no worse than Cheng Yu.
Cao Zhi then comforted and scolded everyone present, and then he calmed down the trend of asking for orders. After a while, Cao Zhi, who had exchanged opinions with Xun You and Guo Jia, accepted Cheng Yu's offer.
After receiving opinions and requests for orders, the entire defense line from Hanoi to Dongjun basically set this strategic policy.
Cao Zhi sent one or more generals to take charge of each important strategic location. Cao Zhi was stationed in Guandu, dispatching and commanding from the center, and had some troops on hand, ready for reinforcements at any time.
Ten days later, Cao Zhi received news in Guandu: The vanguard force of General Yan Liang of the Yuan Army crossed the river and surrounded Baima's military situation. Two days later, another vanguard general of the Yuan Army, Wen Chou, also crossed the river and formed a siege on Yanjin.
However, there was no movement in Juancheng. It seemed that Cheng Yu's plan was successful. Because there were too few defenders in Juancheng, Yuan Shao mistakenly thought that Cao Zhi gave up here just like he gave up Dunqiu.
place, so no soldiers were sent to seize it. This gave Cheng Yu, who was prepared to die, no chance.
Moreover, Yuan Shao fell into Cheng Yu's "psychological warfare". Although he surrounded Baima and Yanjin, he concentrated his forces to attack Baima fiercely.