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Text Chapter 90 Confrontation in Guandu (Part 2)

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    In August of the second year of Xingping, the confrontation in Guandu finally became the location of the final decisive battle.  Yuan Shao did not listen to the advice of Ju Sue and Tian Feng to fight a protracted war with Cao Cao and bring him down. After imprisoning Tian Feng and demoting Ju Sue, Yuan Shao adopted the method of forming camps one after another and advancing step by step to push the main force towards Guandu.  After that, Yuan Jun set up camp with his back on the sand pile. The camp was connected from east to west for dozens of miles, forming a confrontation with Cao Cao who was stationed in Guandu.

    Since Yuan Shao set up camp, he has led his troops out of the camp to form formations every day, and then sent out soldiers with loud voices to yell and curse, as if he was setting up a stage to sing.  Among the scolding sergeants, the more artistic ones would enumerate all the atrocities committed by Cao Cao, saying that he was a corrupt, cruel and unscrupulous minister, while the vulgar ones would directly accuse Cao Cao of being an eunuch and a descendant of eunuchs. In short, they would be political attacks and personal insults.  Use every possible means.  However, Cao's camp was as quiet as if there was no one. Only when Yuan's army approached, arrows would be shot from the camp, warning them that the main force of Cao's army was still stationed here.  [bsp; On this day, Yuan Shao led his army to scold them all morning again, but there was still no movement in Cao's camp.  It was approaching noon, and the late summer sun was slowly becoming more scorching. The scolding sergeants were all exhausted and couldn't help but retreat to their formation.

    Cao Cao was sitting in the large tent of the Chinese army, flipping through a volume of military books.  Hearing the yelling and cursing outside gradually subsided, Cao Cao placed the bamboo slips on the table and asked Guo Jiadao, who had just walked into the tent: "Yuan Jun is not cursing anymore? It seems it's time to eat again."

    Guo Jia said absentmindedly: "Yuan Shao is very punctual when it comes to eating and sleeping. We can save the number of soldiers in our camp."

    Cao Cao raised his head, looked at Guo Jiada and said, "Fengxiao, what's the matter? Are you worried?"

    Guo Jia nodded and took a few steps closer: "My lord, regarding Yan Rou and Xian Yufu's surrender, I always feel that the matter will not be that simple. My lord has always insisted that they must have sincerely surrendered, although I have no real evidence.  I refuted my lord, but the time when I received their letter of surrender happened to be a few days before Sun Qian came. Don't you think it's a little strange, lord?"

    "It's strange, of course it's strange." Cao Cao clasped his hands and said, "You don't need to think about it to know that they must have colluded with Liu Bei and are planning to trick us in the future."

    Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, then understood what Cao Cao meant, and laughed.

    "I have long said that among my subordinates, you are the only one who understands my thoughts best." Cao Cao laughed twice, "Liu Bei thought that his trick-for-move approach was subtle, but I think he  It was a stupid move because he was too cautious. Liu Bei never told others his complete plan because he didn't trust anyone. Yuan Shao, Yan Rou, Xian Yufu, and even me were all considered by him to be on the chessboard.  A chess piece, he was conceited about his control of the situation and thought he could move every chess piece to the position he wanted. Unfortunately, he forgot that the biggest difference between people and chess pieces is that people have thoughts.  When a person begins to subjectively judge whether something is right or wrong, unless he agrees with you, you will no longer be able to control him to move according to your ideas. Yan Rou and Xian Yufu are two very important pieces in Liu Bei's game. It can be said that this battle  He was a key figure in the future direction of the situation in Hebei, but according to my speculation, Liu Bei probably didn¡¯t tell the two of them what he thought.¡±

    Guo Jia remained silent and nodded thoughtfully.

    Cao Cao smiled and stood up: "There is no difference between enemies and friends. It is human nature to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune. Therefore, whether Yan Rouxian Yufu surrenders or feigns surrender, the real decision-making power does not lie with them.  , but it¡¯s up to us. As long as we win the battle of Guandu, Liu Bei will steal the chicken but lose the rice this time. As long as I send a eloquent person, Youzhou and Bingzhou can be easily obtained."

    "I understand what the lord means." Guo Jia smiled and shook his head, "It's just that the lord deceived us too badly."

    Cao Cao walked slowly to the tent door, lifted the curtain and looked outside. The warriors were quietly guarding the surroundings of the camp with weapons in hand, and his flags were clattering in mid-air.  "I don't mean to deceive you." Cao Cao spread his hands and expressed helplessness, "Although we won two battles in Baima and Yanjin, it is not so much that we strategically abandoned Baima and Yanjin and retreated to Guandu.  It would be better to say that we were driven to Guandu."

    "Guandu is the last line of defense before Xuchang. We are now in short supply of food and grass, and our troops are insufficient. If I don't give the soldiers some hope and encouragement, they will never have the confidence to defend Guandu." Cao Cao said in a low voice, with a stern tone.  , "Fengxiao, I am only willing to say these words to you. I hope you can help me keep this secret. Although the generals in the camp are loyal to me, telling them is detrimental to morale."

    "An army that has lost morale is like a pile of sand that will collapse at the first touch."

    Guo Jia's face changed slightly, and he knelt on the ground: "My lord, I am honest with you. I am very grateful."Deep, I will dare to be careless in the future to repay my lord for his kindness.  "

    Cao Cao helped Guo Jia up from the ground, sighed and said: "A wise man is always worried, so there is no need to force yourself to be filial."

    The two of them were relatively speechless, and for a while, the tent was completely quiet.  At the end, Cao Cao shook his head and smiled, and asked: "By the way, I have been looking at the north recently, but I have forgotten our little allies in the south. What has Sun Ce been doing recently?"

    "Sun Ce's mother passed away last winter. During this period of time, he has been keeping filial piety in Lujiang." Guo Jia said calmly, "But speaking of it, Sun Ce can be regarded as a filial son. He held Jingbei in his hands last year, and he was actually willing to do it for  My mother's funeral forced me to withdraw my troops, and during my mourning period, I strictly ordered my soldiers not to use weapons against Jingzhou without permission. I'm afraid there won't be any big news in the south until next year."

    "Does he want to promote Xiaolian to the court as an official?" Cao Cao joked, "To say something detrimental to one's morality, Sun Ce's mother died at the right time."

    Guo Jia nodded: "Indeed, if he and Yuan Shao attack together, we will really be forced into a desperate situation."

    "But after giving him a year to recuperate, Sun Ce can truly establish a foothold in Jiangdong." Cao Cao rubbed his forehead and sighed thoughtfully, "Persuade aliens like Shan Yue to come out.  He is the only one in the world who can think of cultivating land.¡±

    At this time, in Lujiang City, thousands of miles away.

    "Sneeze, sneeze." Sun Ce sneezed several times in succession and rubbed his nose. Sun Ce couldn't help but wonder, isn't it autumn yet, why did he catch a cold?

    "Brother, are you feeling unwell because you have been too tired these past two nights?" Zhou Yu asked with a smirk on his face.

    "You bastard, what are you thinking about?" Sun Ce patted him on the head moderately, then scolded him with a smile, "How is the war in the north?"

    Zhou Yu put away his smile and handed some pieces of cloth to Sun Ce: "The battle report I just received this morning shows that Yuan Shao has marched into Guandu. It seems that the battle between him and Cao Cao will have a result within this year."

    Sun Ce flipped through it casually and silently calculated the days in his mind. Although it was a few years in advance, Cao Cao's army rations should still have problems.  After pondering for a long time, Sun Ce finally made up his mind and said: "Gong Jin, gather one month's army rations based on the supply of 20,000 people and send it to Cao Cao."

    Zhou Yu chuckled: "Are you afraid that Cao Cao can't stop Yuan Shao?"

    Sun Ce was just about to answer when he saw a maid carefully carrying a soup cup coming out of the inner hall. A strong smell of isatis root came from the cup. Da Qiao must have heard the sound of her sneezing just now.  Sun Ce frowned and took the soup cup from the maid's hand.  Taking a deep breath, Sun Ce held his breath, raised his head and drank the decoction in one gulp.  The isatis root from the Three Kingdoms period was truly sugar-free, and tasted almost life-threateningly bitter.

    Seeing Zhou Yu¡¯s gloating look on his face, Sun Ce smacked his lips and slapped him hard on the head: ¡°You brat, go quickly, don¡¯t miss the important event!¡±
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