Chapter 276 I sigh my heart is full of the moon

Author: Ximen Yangzhou

Chapter 276 I sigh my heart is full of the moon

Since Cao Cao sent troops to Xudu in April and fought with Yuan Shao for the first time in May, the Yuan and Cao families confronted each other in Cangting for more than three months.

Unlike the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao not only did not show off his own stadium at this time, but instead restrained himself like Cao Cao last year, and he had been holding camps for a long time.

The reason why Yuan Shao's style changed drastically within a year was because he suffered a great loss in the first confrontation at Cangting. Cao Cao used his inferior force to become an advantage from the front. If he did not adjust his tactics, he would definitely lose the war.

If the Battle of Guandu was only a setback, and Cangting would suffer a severe defeat, it would be a situation that Yuan Shao and the Hebei gentry would not want to see.

During the passive stalemate at Cangting for several months, good news from the south came one after another.

It was arranged for Liu Bei to take action in Runan earlier, which belonged to Yuan Shao's own layout, but Sun Quan raised an army to besiege Shouchun and Changba rebelled in Donghai County. These two were unexpected surprises.

Yuan Shao knew exactly how much capital Liu Bei had.

Sun Quan inherited Sun Ce and supported Jiangdong as his backing, so he could make big moves behind Cao Cao.

After Yuan Shao and Cao Cao exchanged offensive and defensive roles, they realized how happy Gou Dao was. He didn't have to worry about the long distance of food, but instead was able to respond to changes in the same way as he stayed at home.

Cao Cao tried his best to fight every day. Yuan Shao just had to wait for Liu Bei or Sun Quan to make efforts, and he could reap the benefits of the fisherman, so he became more and more conservative in his behavior.

The morale and combat effectiveness of the Cao army were far superior to that of Yuan Shao's army. Moreover, the expedition to Cangting for this expedition was not as difficult as last year's supply of grain and grass. Last year, only Yingchuan County provided grain, but at this time, Yanzhou and Yuzhou were supplying grain.

I thought I could fight smoothly and take the initiative on the battlefield, but Cao Cao did not get what he wanted.

In mid-to-late August, the heat in the north of the Yellow River dissipated, and the land of Jizhou slowly covered with golden color.

The autumn is clear and cool, and it is the decisive battle.

Unfortunately, Yuan Shao tasted the sweetness of Gou and had no intention of taking the initiative to attack. Cao Cao's original steady mentality of winning became anxious for a moment.

Cao's army headed north after April spring, and the soldiers were not prepared to protect the cold winter clothes. If they could not win for another two months, Cao Cao had to withdraw back to the south bank of the Yellow River.

Liu Bei's motive in Runan this time was unknown, and Li Tong, the commander of Yang'an, who was pro-Cao, did not dare to act without action; Shouchun had been besieged by Sun Quan for several months, and the patrol ships from Jiangdong went deep into the Rushui and Yingshui; both of them had a major threat to Xu. As for Changba, who rebelled in Donghai County, Cao Cao could only be considered a mustard disease.

On the night of August 16th, the moonlight shone on Cao Cao's military camp, as bright as daytime.

After Cao Cao's meal, he stood in front of the big tent and looked up. He saw the full moon on the treetops hanging like a jade plate.

Since ancient times, the bright moon sends lovesickness, and on the full moon night, Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh, just as he was heard by Guo Jia, who was walking around in the digestive food.

"Ming Gong, lament on the full moon night? Is it for the country or for the home?"

Cao Cao looked in the sound and found that it was the military advisor who priested Guo Jia.

Guo Jia is extremely smart and straightforward. He can often understand Cao Cao's thoughts, and is not as cautious as Xun You and Jia Xu, so he likes him very much.

As for Guo Jia's minor fault in his indecent private life, it is not a shortcoming in Cao Cao's eyes.

"It turns out to be a filial piety." Cao Cao nodded first, then looked at the moon and sighed: "I have given my own life to the country, and I have already abandoned my family. I just saw that the sixteenth month was fuller. I remembered the Mid-Autumn Festival night in Guandu last year. At that time, the camp was short of food and did not dare to go to war, so I had no intention of looking up at the sky."

Guo Jia nodded and agreed: "There is a change in the present, and the offense and defense are easy to attack and defense, but Yuan Shao cannot retreat."

"I sighed that my heart was as full as the moon. After the Guandu War, I thought I could control Yuan Benchu, but I was still careless." Cao Cao frowned: "We were dragged in Hebei for too long. If we continue to waste this, Yuan Rang would definitely not be able to defend Shouchun. Liu Bei was in Runan in July, but he has not invaded Yingchuan until now. His appearance is so suspicious. Could it be that he has received guidance from an expert? I really can't feel at ease."

Guo Jia stepped forward to comfort him: "Ming Gong was able to reflect on himself, and he was far superior to Yuan Shao. But if he withdrew at this time, the work of several months would be vain. Even if he retreated from the army, he would still collude with them even if he retreated from Liu Bei and Sun Quan. After that, he was attacked by the north and the south for a long time. Wouldn't we run away? It would be better to defeat the Northern Army at one time, just like he did when he dealt with Yuan Shu, and completely defeat him."

Cao Cao shook his head bitterly: "Don't I know what Fengxiao said? However, Yuan Shao avoided fighting, and there were rebels in the rear, and it was about to leave autumn and winter."

"The sun is bright, the moon is full, and the sky and the earth are full. This is a natural common sense. Ming Gong can reflect on himself, but Yuan Shao will never do it. Maybe he is just like the moon in the sky, and he is about to be full and lose."

Cao Cao heard something in Guo Jia's words, but he didn't understand for a while, so he asked anxiously: "What does Fengxiao mean?"

Guo Jia looked at the full moon and said seriously: "Whether it is Liu Bei, Sun Quan or Changba, he must have a secret conversation with Hebei. What do Yuan Shao thinks? Isn't it just waiting for us to reveal his flaws? Since he knows Yuan Shao's intention, why don't Ming Gong take the trick?"

"The meaning of filial piety is to use it"

"We are in Hebei, and Yuan Shao's eyes and ears are everywhere. If the lord withdraws his troops on the grounds that Xu Du is in a hurry, would you guess Yuan Shao take advantage of the situation to pursue him?"

"Hahaha" Cao Cao suddenly burst out laughing, and after laughing, he pointed at Guo Jia and nodded: "I have filial piety and help, why worry about major issues?"

Guo Jia was used to being praised, and after receiving it happily, he continued to add: "Using withdrawal as bait, this strategy can only be used once, and it is very likely that the enemy will be completely wiped out."

"If you don't ask for complete annihilation, just be able to get severe damage, come on."

Cao Cao grabbed Guo Jia's hand, turned around and walked into the big tent, and said as he walked: "Since Fengxiao is not sleepy, let's accompany me to make a good plan. We have to arrange and implement it as soon as possible, and the fighter can no longer be delayed."

"only."

The two of them had just returned to the big tent and sat down. Two figures, one tall and one short at the door, blocking the moonlight outside the house.

Cao Cao looked up and smiled happily. It turned out that Jia Xu and Cheng Yu heard Cao Cao's unique laughter and rushed to the main account to check.

"Wenhe, Zhongde, you are here just in time. I have to follow the plan of filial piety and defeat Yuan. Let's discuss it together tonight."

Seeing Cao Cao waved enthusiastically, Jia Xu and Cheng Yu walked forward together and sat down in front of the battle map.

Guo Jiazheng was the military aircraft counselor of Cao Cao, and his responsibilities were only provided with strategic references, but because he had no experience in commanding troops, he could not deploy strategies to combat.

Jia Xu and Cheng Yu are not just strategists. They all have the experience of leading troops to command battles, especially Cheng Yu, who is eight feet and three inches long. His identity is the prefect of Jiyin and General Zhenwei. In the past two years, he has been guarding the eastern part of Yanzhou alone.

The four masters and servants discussed until late at night, and finally decided to use withdrawal as bait to lure the enemy into deep and ambushing the enemy on all sides, and led Hebei people into the ambush area leading to the Yellow River Ferry to annihilate.

No matter how many enemies he annihilated in the end, Cao Cao would withdraw his troops after the war and not deal with the worries of Liu Bei, Sun Quan and others. He could not destroy Yuan Shao wholeheartedly.

Withdrawal is like a foreplay. The more tricks the more exciting Yuan Shao is. It is a means to gather ships across the river, pack up the supplies in the camp, and deliberately release rumors.

When the whole camp was moving, Cao Cao secretly called Zhang He and Gao Lan to the tent, saying that there was an extremely important task that required two people to surrender to take on the burden in the future.
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