Cao Cao nodded and smiled,
"Your views are similar to mine."
Although the military strength is slightly inferior to that of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao's troops are all trained according to Yang Ling's military training methods.
Coupled with the blessing of various advanced ordnance, the combat power is definitely not inferior to Yuan Shao.
If the two sides are really facing each other, both sides will definitely lose.
Besides, if Yuan Shao wanted a quick victory, then Cao Cao would not be able to fulfill his wish.
The two sides reached a stalemate. With the advantage of the Quyuan plow and high-yielding seeds, Cao Cao was very confident that he could defeat Yuan Shao.
"Ziyi, what do you think?"
Cao Cao suddenly asked.
When he asked, everyone turned their attention to Yang Ling.
This made Yang Ling feel a little embarrassed.
He pondered for a moment and then said,
"Reporting back to the Prime Minister, Sun Tzu said in the Art of War that in all battles, he should use the right combination to win by surprise."
"My lord, open up your posture and engage in a war of attrition with Yuan Shao, which can be regarded as a perfect match."
"But if you want to reduce losses and completely defeat Yuan Shao, you still need a surprise victory!"
Cao Cao's eyes lit up, he nodded slightly and said with a smile,
"What Ziyi said makes sense, what do you think?"
"I think it makes sense."
Guo Jia nodded, but the conversation changed.
"It's just that Yuan Shao has so many talented people, it may be extremely difficult to win by surprise."
Yang Ling laughed loudly,
"Prime Minister, the military advisor is offering wine. I forgot to tell you that Ju Shou and Tian Feng have been imprisoned by Yuan Shao."
"What?"
Cao Cao, Guo Jia and others were all surprised.
You must know that among the counselors under Yuan Shao, the ones that Cao Cao feared the most were Ju Shou and Tian Feng.
One of them has great ideas and talents, and the other is a talented person with extraordinary powers.
But he didn't expect that he would be arrested by Yuan Shao.
Cao Cao couldn't help laughing,
"Without the help of these two people, it will be easy to take down Yuan Shao this time!"
"But even so, we can't be careless. After all, Yuan Shao has not only Ju Sue and Tian Feng, but also Xu You, Shen Pei and others."
Xun You reminded.
"Yes, Xu Ziyuan is quite difficult to deal with."
Mentioning Xu Youlai, Cao Cao's face became more solemn.
Although Shen Pei, Feng Ji and others were talented and famous, Cao Cao did not take them seriously.
Only Xu You made him fearful.
He had made good friends with Yuan Shao and Xu You in the early years, so he naturally knew that Xu You was extremely talented.
At this moment, Yang Ling suddenly smiled and said,
"Master, don't worry, Xu You will come to seek refuge soon."
"Is this true?"
Cao Cao couldn't help but be stunned.
If Xu You defected to him again, Yuan Shao would have very few advisers left.
"When did my subordinate ever say it was a joke?"
Yang Ling said confidently.
Cao Cao thought about it, and that was true.
It's just that Xu You was staying well with Yuan Shao, so why would he come to seek refuge with him?
Seeing that Yang Ling was pretending to be a traitor, Cao Cao couldn't ask further questions.
…
In the next period of time, Yuan Shao led his army to arrive outside Guandu City.
However, Cao Cao ordered to hold on to the city and never leave the city to meet the enemy.
Yuan Shao had no choice but to order people to build towers and oars, pile up mountains of earth, and shoot arrows at Cao Ying.
However, Cao Cao did not show any weakness and made a rock-throwing device called a thunderbolt chariot, which destroyed all Yuan Jun's oars.
Yuan Shao ordered people to dig tunnels again, but Cao Cao saw through it again and dug long trenches to resist.
The two sides went back and forth, their respective generals fought bravely, and their counselors came up with many strategies, but neither could defeat the other side.
Yuan Jun camp.
Yuan Shao frowned, feeling a little unhappy.
Cao Cao is in Guandu City not far away. As long as he breaks in and captures or kills him alive, he can serve the emperor and rule the world.
The Guandu city wall is not very tall, but with the persistence of Cao Cao and a group of generals and counselors, it is extremely strong.
"Do you have any good strategies to defeat the enemy?"
Yuan Shao sighed and looked at everyone.
Guo Tu, Shen Pei, Feng Ji and others looked at me and I looked at you, but they were all silent.
They tried everything they could think of, but they just couldn't get in.
At this moment, Xu You suddenly said,
"Lord, I have a plan."
Yuan Shao's eyes lit up and he said quickly,
"Mr. Ziyuan, if you have any good ideas, please tell me quickly."
Xu You smiled confidently,
"Cao Cao has concentrated all his strength to face our army this time. The defenses in Xudu City must be empty."
"If my lord is willing to separate a team and advance lightly, and attack overnight, we can capture Xudu."
"As long as we capture Xudu and serve the emperor, why worry about being unable to defeat Cao Cao?"
When Yuan Shao heard this, his expression was a little moved.
If we can really capture Xudu, defeating Cao Cao will be a matter of minutes.
Seeing that Yuan Shao was moved by Xu You's words, Guo Tu frowned and immediately retorted,
"Then Cao Cao and Yang Ling are both accustomed to running long distances, so how could they be unprepared?"
"Xudu, as the capital city, is impregnable and cannot be easily captured."
"Sending troops to attack hastily will only be a waste of troops."
"Besides, the most urgent task is to capture Cao Cao!"
Xu You curled his lips and said,
"If Mr. Gongze thinks it's inappropriate, you can think of another way."
"this……"
Guo Tu groaned for a long time, but he couldn't think of anything to do.
"Since you can't come up with any good ideas, why not try my method? What if it works?"
Xu You said disapprovingly.
Guo Tu wanted to say something else, but Yuan Shao, who was sitting high in the hall, said,
"Okay, you two, don't argue. This matter is very important. I'll think about it before I talk!"
Seeing this, everyone had no choice but to leave.
Guo Tu returned to the camp and started his incompetent rage mode again, smashing everything on the table to pieces.
Thinking of how Xu You didn't take him seriously just now, he gritted his teeth in anger.
At this moment, a figure flashed in from outside the camp.
"Why are you here again?"
Guo Tu subconsciously thought that Wang Yousheng had arrived again.
But when he looked up, he found that it was Fengji.
"What does Gongze mean by this?"
Feng Ji looked at Guo Tu inexplicably.
"Ah, it's okay...it's okay!"
Guo Tu quickly waved his hand and said with a smile,
"Mr. Yuan Tu, please sit down quickly. Why are you here?"
Fengji didn't think much. After sitting down slowly, he looked at the mess on the ground and said with a smile,
"Presumably Gongze is angry because of Xu Ziyuan, right?"
"good."
Guo Tu didn't try to hide it in front of Feng Ji, and nodded generously to admit it.
"I just drove Jushu away, but unexpectedly Xu Ziyuan appeared again. What a bad luck!"
Feng Ji smiled and whispered,
"I do have a way to help you deal with Xu Ziyuan."
Guo Tu was stunned and then said with great joy,
"What's Yuan Tu's plan?"
"I have just received news that Xu Ziyuan's family members in Yecheng have been caught and imprisoned for corruption and perverting the law. You can use this matter to make an issue and criticize him. In this case, the lord will never trust him again!"
Feng Ji smiled gloomily.
