dognovel Chapter 315 Xun You plots against Yuan Shao! Swords point at Baima, a great battle erupts!
Chapter 315 Xun You plots against Yuan Shao! Swords point at Baima, a great battle erupts!
The news that Tian Feng had been publicly kicked out of the General's Mansion by Yuan Shao naturally reached Guo Tu's ears.
Since his injury, Ju Shou had given Guo Tu a leave of absence so that he could rest and recover at home.
But who is Guo Tu?
A double agent, and also a model worker in Yuanying!
How could someone like him possibly be idle and not work?
Upon learning the details of how Tian Feng had angered Yuan Shao, Guo Tu immediately informed Guo Jia.
Guo Jia, barely suppressing a laugh, solemnly analyzed the situation for Guo Tu:
"Brother Gongze, it's time for you to shine!"
"Ju Shou's sudden decision to support General Yuan's southward march must have been part of a different scheme."
"Now, General Yuan is in the open, while Ju Shou is in the shadows."
"If Ju Shou suddenly attacks General Yuan during the southern expedition, I'm afraid only you can stop him!"
Upon hearing this, Guo Tu instantly felt a strong sense of mission.
"Fengxiao, rest assured, as long as your brother is still alive, I will never let that scoundrel Ju Shou succeed!"
After saying this, Guo Tu immediately went to the Prefectural Governor's residence.
He wanted to further gain Ju Shou's trust.
Ideally, Ju Shou should trust him as much as he trusts Feng Ji.
After Guo Tu left, Guo Jia didn't rest either. He used his intelligence network to relay the news from Ye City to Su Yu and Cao Cao in Xuchang.
Tian Feng's offense against Yuan Shao, like a domino effect, foreshadowed the impending war.
The day of the decisive battle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao is not far off!
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Xuchang
Sikong Mansion
Upon receiving the message from Guo Jia, Cao Cao knew that Yuan Shao had made up his mind and was about to launch a formal war.
Indeed, given the current situation of Yuan Shao's camp, if they don't launch a war to divert internal conflicts, Yuan Shao and Ju Shou will only end up fighting each other to the death.
However, the transfer of contradictions does not mean their disappearance; they are merely temporarily covered up.
soon.
Led by Su Yu, all the strategists from Cao Cao's camp except Guo Jia rushed to the Sikong Mansion to discuss matters.
Even Xun Yu, who was overwhelmed by political affairs, was no exception.
But when Xun Yu arrived, his eyes were tired, and his eyelids were almost glued together.
It makes one wonder if he might suddenly pass away!
Su Yu gave Cao Cao a knowing look that only the two of them understood, and Cao Cao instantly got the message.
Then, Su Yu made a gesture to Xu Chu, instructing Xu Chu to quietly circle behind Xun Yu and deliver a chop to Xun Yu's neck.
In this way, Xun Yu could finally get a good night's sleep.
Well, it turns out that Su Yu does have a conscience, but not much of it.
Just like an unscrupulous boss making employees work overtime for free, he filled several cups of instant coffee for his employees using disposable cups.
"Ahem, Wenruo has gone to sleep, right?"
"Then let's officially begin our discussion."
Cao Cao coughed lightly, signaling the start of the meeting.
Su Yu took the initiative to cup his hands and said:
"My lord, for matters of tactics, just listen to Gongda."
"His twelve strategies against Yuan Shao were enough to thwart all of Yuan's army's conspiracies and schemes!"
Upon hearing this, Xun You looked excited and gave Su Yu a grateful look.
The internal situations of Cao Cao's camp and Yuan Shao's camp were completely different.
On Cao Cao's side, there are too many capable people, and none of them are easy to deal with.
Especially Su Yu, Jia Xu, and Guo Jia—they're rotten to the core!
How could Yuan Shao and Ju Shou, mere mortals, compare to these three in terms of cunning and shrewdness?
Xun You was best at tactics, but Su Yu, Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others were also capable in this area.
If Su Yu, Jia Xu, and others were to propose tactical ideas at this moment, it would be obvious that Xun You's sense of involvement in revenge would be much lower.
Su Yu's words just now clearly indicated that he wanted to hand over the center position to Xun You in this meeting.
Like the last time when he attacked Yuan Shu, Xun You missed an opportunity for revenge.
This time, we have to make Xun You's presence felt.
Cao Cao understood immediately and, like everyone else, listened quietly to Xun You's tactical analysis.
Xun You pointed to the direction of the white horse on the map and said:
"My lord, I believe that Yuan Shao will definitely march towards Baima in the near future."
"If Yuan Shao captures Baima, he will gain a foothold on the south bank of the Yellow River."
"If we move forward, we can attack Yanzhou."
"We can also safely retreat to Jizhou from here."
After reading it, Cao Cao quickly understood why Xun You had concluded that Yuan Shao would prioritize attacking Baima.
On the surface, Baima was just an insignificant outpost on the south bank of the Yellow River.
But fifty li south of Baima lies Dongjun of Yanzhou!
Dongjun was Cao Cao's former stronghold, and the place where his dream began.
The fall of Dongjun was arguably second only to the fall of Xuchang in terms of the morale of Cao Cao's entire camp.
Su Yu, Jia Xu, and Xi Zhicai nodded in agreement with Xun You's analysis.
Immediately afterwards, Xun You added:
"In my opinion, Yuan Shao was no ordinary man."
"If he can't take down the White Horse, he won't choose to fight to the death, but will change his attack direction to other areas."
"Of the several strongholds on the south bank of the Yellow River, Yanjin is the most suitable for Yuan Jun's second target!"
Everyone's eyes followed Xun You's finger and landed on Yanjin City on the map.
Compared to the other strongholds, Yanjin was like a nail driven into the northern part of Yuzhou.
Xun You analyzed again:
"Taking Yanjin will deter Xuchang."
"Yuan Shao wanted to defeat our army in terms of morale, thereby causing some of our weak-willed soldiers to surrender to him."
"Therefore, Yanjin is the second most important fortress after Baima."
This point was also agreed upon by everyone.
Su Yu, in particular, felt the same way.
Despite the fact that Cao Cao's camp became much stronger than it was at the same time in history with his help, Cao Cao's camp was not as powerful as it had been at the same time in history.
But the combination of Yuan Shao and Ju Shou is equivalent to a powerful alliance between the head of all the powerful families and the Heavenly Dragon!
A person's name, the shadow of a tree.
Within Cao Cao's camp, there were still some wavering individuals or opportunists who hoped to make contact with Yuan Shao in advance and hedge their bets.
This is human nature.
But human nature is something that can be understood or not understood.
If Cao Cao's camp wants to use this opportunity to purge those who have bet on both sides in the war between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, it would be an excellent excuse.
after all.
Throughout history, treason has always been the most severely punished of all crimes.
"Gongda is absolutely right."
"If I, Cao, manage to hold Baima and Yanjin in succession, where should I deploy my troops then, my dear Brother Benchu?"
Cao Cao smiled and asked Xun You.
Xun You cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and slowly uttered two words:
"Guandu!"
"Unless absolutely necessary, I believe Yuan Shao would not make Guandu his first choice."
"Guandu City has high walls and thick walls, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack."
"Once we choose to attack Guandu, it means that the Yuan army and our army will be locked in a stalemate that could last from a few months to one or two years or even longer!"
"This is clearly disadvantageous for Yuan Shao."
"But if he can defeat our army at Guandu, then Xuchang will be unable to form an effective defense."
"For Yuan Shao, this was a gamble."
"We won, everything is fine."
"We lost, and we're stuck in the mud!"
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