Chapter 729 The key battle
Obviously, at least half of Cao Cao's surprise was pretending. Because Cao Cao knew very well that Xu You appeared here now and said such words meant. This must mean that Yuan Shao did not follow Xu You's plan, so Xu You would come to join him Cao Cao, especially if Xu You couldn't see Cao Cao's chance of victory and Xu You could not help Cao Cao defeat Yuan Shao, how could Xu You come to join him Cao Cao at this time! So, this means that Cao Cao would not lose, so there was nothing to be surprised about.
However, obviously, Cao Cao's performance suddenly made Xu You a little dissatisfied. It was not enough, it was far from enough! Cao Cao was not surprised, not shocked enough, and it was not enough to reflect his role and value of Xu You! Xu You also knew that civil officials and counselors like Guo Jia and Xun Yu were high and powerful under Cao Cao's command. If he did not seize such an opportunity, he might really fall into the second-rate in the future.
So, Xu You continued,
"I wonder how much food and grass the Prime Minister has in the army now?"
Cao Cao stretched out a finger and replied calmly,
“It can be spent for one year.”
It's really a lie and you don't even blink your eyes.
"Ha!" Xu You smiled, "I'm afraid it may not be."
Cao Cao: Half a year! No more time!
Xu You: Haha!
Cao Cao: Well, three months, I’m already losing money. Do you want it?
Xu You: Haha!
Cao Cao: One month! This is also due to the relationship between us back then. Besides, I turned against each other! I just cut off my robe and broke my righteousness. I will never interact with each other until I die!
Xu You: Haha!
Cao Cao: Okay, you won. You won completely. Ten days, ten days will be fine.
Xu You smiled: Everyone said that there is no businessman or treason. It turns out that I am not bullying me.
Cao Cao also smiled: You thought you were very good at bargaining, but in fact my cost was only one day. Wouldn't you be tempted to cheat when you hear about the soldiers?
In short, I don’t know where this came from. After some inexplicable bargaining, Xu You felt that it had enough preparation and the time was ripe, so he finally said,
"Ming Gong fought against the enemy alone without seeking a quick victory, which is the way to die. There is a way to kill him. In just three days, Yuan Shao's millions of people would be defeated without fighting. Will Duke Ming listen?"
Huh~~ Cao Cao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, I just went around for a long time just to hear you say this. I am so tired. You know, I haven’t even worn shoes yet, my feet are chilly, and the soles of my feet are still hurting. Can’t you tell me a long story short!
No wonder Yuan Shao was always slow to react and hesitated. He was full of people who were talking around for a long time. He could talk about something for a long time. He said it for a long time, and said it made people drowsy and said it couldn't grasp the key points. Over time, he would probably have immunity. He went in the left ear and out the right ear. He had no idea what the people below were saying, and he just watched their mouths move constantly. Yuan Benchu, it seems that you have really suffered over the years. Let me free you from the sea of suffering.
"I hope to hear a good plan!" Cao Cao hurriedly grabbed Xu You and said.
Feeling Cao Cao's holding his hand tightly, Xu You couldn't help but feel proud again. Look, Cao Cao needs me so much, Cao Cao is so tight! If Xu You knew how much Cao Cao wanted to grab Xu You and shake it hard: Tell me quickly, Tell me quickly! I wonder what Xu You would feel.
Xu You no longer kept it a secret and said directly,
"Yuan Shao's army's food and supplies were all stationed in Wuchao. Now Yuan Shao sent Chunyu Qiong to guard Wuchao. Chunyu Qiong was just drunk. If Wuchao had no war, he would drink with the generals all day long without any defense. The public could select elite soldiers to call Yuan Shao's general Jiang Qi, lead the troops to protect the grain, and then take the time to burn the food and supplies. Then Shao's army will be in chaos in just three days."
What guy! This is what I want, Wuchao. It turns out that Yuan Shao’s food and grass are all in Wuchao!
So, Cao Cao treated Xu You more and stayed in the frontier. The next day, Cao Cao chose 5,000 horse and infantry troops to go to Wuchao to attack. It was not that Cao Cao trusted Xu You so much that he was not worried that this was Yuan Shao's plan, and he deceived him, Cao Cao attacked, and then ambushed him. But Cao Cao knew Xu You, who was greedy and wealthy, and was greedy for wealth in the world. Could such a person take risks to deceive Cao Cao? Especially now Cao Cao still left Xu You in the pick. If Xu You really deceived Cao Cao and Cao Cao was really ambushed by Yuan Shao outside, then Xu You would definitely be unable to escape death.
Xu You is not the kind of person who is so loyal and righteous that he can easily give up his life for Yuan Shao's victory. If Xu You was really such a person, he would not have been able to embezzle and accept bribes, which would have corrupted Yuan Shao's roots in the base camp.
So, there is no need to doubt this time. Xu You came to surrender, and it would be a great defeat to Yuan Shao! Moreover, Cao's army had originally planned to use food and grass as the entry point before, and there was no shortcut to defeat Yuan Shao, so Cao Cao would never miss such a great opportunity!
However, Zhang Liao still reminded Cao Cao that he should prevent Yuan Shao from taking advantage of the situation and attacking the camp.
Cao Cao himself is a capable military person, so how could this be expected? So Cao Cao asked Xun You, Jia Xu, Cao Hong to guard the big village with the new Xu You. Of course, Xu You was definitely just a so-called person at this time. Cao Cao made such an attitude to show his importance to Xu You. At least Xu You had absolutely no real power at this time, and it was impossible for him to leave the camp.
Then, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan led an army to lie on the left, Cao Ren and Sun Dian led an army to lie on the right, in case of unexpected needs. As for Cao Cao himself, he brought Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Xu Huang, and Yu Jin with him. Zhang Liao, Xu Chu was the front army, Xu Huang and Yu Jin were the back army, and Cao Cao himself was in the middle. The group of people under the banner of Yuan Shao, and the soldiers were all carrying firewood, and they held the heads of the horses and rode their mouths, and headed for Wuchao at dusk.
Well, everyone's arrangements were made, but Guo Jia had nothing to do. Guo Jia got this and continued to sleep peacefully.
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That night, Cao Cao led his troops to travel at night. He passed Yuan Shao's village. The soldiers asked where the troops were. Cao Cao sent someone to respond and said, "Jiang Qi was ordered to go to Wuchao to protect the grain." Yuan Jun was not confused when he saw that it was his own banner. After that, he pretended to call Jiang Qi's soldiers, and there was no obstacle. It seemed that Xu You not only told Wuchao that the place where the grain was stored, but Jiang Qi's card was quite useful. It turned out that Yuan Shao had planned to let Jiang Qi come to protect the grain before, and this kind of thing was not known in advance, and Xu You naturally knew that there was no doubt at all along the way, so he easily let Cao's army fool him.
When it arrived at Wuchao, the fourth update was over. Cao Cao immediately asked the soldiers and generals to raise fire around the grass, and the generals and the school rushed in. Chunyu Qiong had just drunk the wine with the generals and was drunk in the tent. At this time, something happened, and it was obvious that there was no way to organize a strong resistance.
On the other side, Yuan Shao was in the tent and heard the news that the fire was rising north. He immediately knew that Wuchao had lost it. He hurriedly sent out the tent to summon civil and military officials to discuss the matter of sending troops to rescue him. Zhang He took the initiative to ask for his order, while Guo Tu suggested besieging Wei to save Zhao and taking the opportunity to attack the empty Cao camp, which would definitely work miraculously. In fact, Guo Tu's idea was also good. At least at this time, it would be too late to go to rescue Wuchao, and the food and grass would have been burned out long ago when he arrived. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!