Chapter 731 Reversal
That night, Yuan Shao was so busy that Cao cāo was so busy that no one cared about sleeping Guo Jia.
Cao cāo pretended to be Jiang Qi's troops and launched a surprise attack on Yuan Shao's army, causing chaos in the Yuan army.
Guo Jia: "Hu~~Hu~~"
Zhang He and Gao Lan returned from Guandu front line and took another blow. Cao cāo successfully returned to the camp.
Guo Jia: "Hu~~Hu~~"
Guo Tu was worried about Yuan Shao's punishment and was afraid that he would lose his power. Before Zhang He and Gao Lan came back, he shirked responsibility and said that it was Zhang He. Gao Lan was not good at sending troops and had a dissatisfaction to surrender to Cao cāo, so he failed to attack, not decision-making issues.
Guo Jia: "Hu~~Hu~~"
Zhang He and Gao Lan did not want to be innocently questioned by Yuan Shao. They also felt that Yuan Shao was incompetent and could not distinguish right from wrong. In addition, they were now defeated by Cao and had no future with Yuan Shao, so they led their troops to join Cao Cao.
Guo Jia: "Hu~~Hu~~"
When he saw Zhang He and Gao Lan came to surrender, Cao cāo was overjoyed and said frankly that he would go to Yin and Han Xin returned to Han. He also appointed Zhang He as a side general, Duting Hou, Gao Lan as a side general, Donglai Hou, which made Zhang He and Gao Lan flatter. First, Zhang He and Gao Lan were the first general to surrender Yuan Shao to surrender (Xu You were just a strategist, and he came to surrender alone, unlike the two of them who brought troops to surrender). Just like Chen Qun at the time, Cao cāo must have regarded them as typical examples, treated them well, and made them for the world, especially for those who are still in Yuan Shao's army, but already had the heart to surrender him. Second, Zhang He and Gao Lan defected to Cao cāo because of Yuan Shao's problem, so Cao cāo could take the opportunity to seize the heart of others. In Cao cāo's own words, "I met him with kindness, even if I had a different intention, it could change."
Guo Jia: "Hu~~Hu~~"
At this time, it was actually already dawn, but for those who did not sleep, it was probably right that night. Cao cāo was not finished yet. He was planning to attack again at this most unlikely time, at this time when Yuan Shao could not react at all, and defeat Yuan Shao in one fell swoop!
That's right, they fought all night, made a fuss for a night, and were busy all night, and both sides were very tired. Under normal circumstances, most soldiers should rest and take a rest and let the substitutes come out on duty to guard the situation. Especially on Yuan Shao, Wuchao was burned, the food and grass were gone, and they were defeated one after another, and they were attacked one after another. There were also strategists and generals defected. For a moment, people were absolutely panicked, and everyone didn't know what it was and could not see hope for the future. In this state of tiredness and sleepiness and hope, people were so confused. It can be said that Yuan's army was at the weakest combat power at this time!
On the other hand, Cao Cāo's side was also very tired, but because of the victory, his morale was high, and even enemy generals abandoned the darkness and turned to the light. For example, Cao Cāo was so excited that he couldn't sleep. He had been staying up all night but was still sleepless. Perhaps Cao's combat effectiveness was not as good as normal at this time, but it was much better than Yuan Shao's side. In addition, Yuan Shao would never have thought that Cao Cāo had just returned, and immediately killed a retaliation and started the second round. Without any defense, how could Yuan Shao fight with Cao Cāo?
Moreover, at this time, most of Yuan Shaojun had just fallen asleep and was about to fall asleep for a night, but was forcibly awakened. They would probably be in a daze and completely in a state of inability to do so. At that time, no matter whether they have the strength to kill the enemy, they can still hear the command and not cut off their own people.
So Cao is Cao, and this fleeting opportunity was captured by him again. Cao Cao chose this time that was the most unlikely attack. Zhang He and Gao Lan asked him to be the vanguard, and Cao followed him, with an acquaintance leading the way, which was even more convenient and smooth. So Cao Cao's three armies all went out and attacked Yuan Shao's camp. They fought until noon. The soldiers were almost unable to fight, so they stopped their troops. In this battle, Yuan Shao lost most of his troops!
Guo Jia: "Hu~~Hu~~"
When Guo Jia woke up and slept until noon, the sun burned her butt, and the whole world was different. Well, no wonder this guy could grow ten kilograms of meat on the expedition this time. If this continues, in a few months, when he returns, Xu Du becomes a big fat man, and Cai Wenji and others will no longer know him.
Guo Jia got up, took out his ears, and asked casually.
"Win?"
"Yeah, I won." Ming'er replied with a dry eye blinking, not knowing what he felt for a moment.
"Okay! We can finally go back!" Guo Jia stretched and finally felt energetic.
"Young Master, in such a good situation, won't you take advantage of the victory?" Ming'er couldn't help asking.
Guo Jia shook his head,
"The food and grass are not good. This time Xun Yu gathered food and grass, and it was already very tight. If he wanted to counterattack, he would have to wait until the next year. Moreover, Yuan Shao's army has become short of food now. Even if they can't lose this time and Guandu cannot take it, they will have to wait until the next year before they can fight again. No matter what, they will have to go back."
Guo Jia said, this is true. After all, Cao cāo robbed grain twice before, all of them were burning grain, not robbing grain. Yuan Shao had less food, but Cao cāo didn't have much food, and with so many years of war, the grain could not be stored at all. Especially in this ancient times, even if it was a military farm system, due to limited planting capacity and due to this hardware conditions, grain was usually managed every year. Only after the harvest in the next year would Cao cāo have the opportunity to launch a real counterattack. Now, Yuan Shao can only be repelled.
If Yuan Shao is not defeated in the end, the two sides will continue to be in a stalemate. If you are not a solution to me, I am not a solution to you. In such a situation, you will be temporarily suspended. Yuan Shao will return to Yecheng to recuperate, and Cao Cāo will return to Xudu to recuperate. If it is okay, who would be willing to live a hard life on this frontline?
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Afterwards, Guo Jia continued to play soy sauce. Xun You offered advice to Cao cāo, and now he could allocate troops to capture sour jujubes all the way, and make a move to attack Yecheng; take Liyang all the way, and make a move to cut off Yuan's troops' return. Yuan Shao received the news and would inevitably be distracted and he would quickly divide his troops to respond to the enemy. Once Yuan Shao really divided his troops, Cao cāo could lead heavy troops to attack Yuan Shao's headquarters and completely defeat Yuan Shao!
What Xun You used here was a strategy similar to Tian Ji's horse racing, or to lure the tiger away from the mountain. He sent two small army troops to run wildly and frightened all the way. If it were before, Yuan Shao might not have been fooled, but now, with successive failures, most of the troops have been lost, and the morale of the army has been depressed. Not to mention others, Yuan Shao himself was unsure and had no confidence.
Yecheng is equivalent to Xudu and Cao. Yecheng is so important. When Yuan Shao saw that Cao is preparing to attack Yecheng, would he dare not pay attention? Then, another army of Cao also wanted to cut off Yuan Shao's retreat and acted as if he wanted to destroy Yuan Shao's dumplings. Now Yuan Shao himself has no confidence and thinks that he might fail at any time. For Yuan Shao, who is afraid of death, in this case, the retreat is naturally more important than the front line.
Needless to say, Yuan Shao was completely fooled this time. He was weak because he had more chances to win, but he was strong but he was less likely to be plotted against him! (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!