Return to the Three Kingdoms with the Empire System

Chapter 201 Cao Leopard Straw Bun
At the foot of Qiao County, Cao Bao finally made a correct decision after learning that Yuan Shu's army had arrived: to strengthen the camp.The Xuzhou army, which was originally extremely superior, forcibly turned this war into a disadvantaged situation under the command of Cao Bao. People have to wonder which side Cao Bao is on.

When Yuan Shu's army arrived under Qiao County, it was also because of the hard work of marching all the way that they did not bother Cao Bao, but directly entered Qiao County.At this time, there were only a thousand or so defenders left in Qiaoxian County, but it was these people who made the Xuzhou army led by Cao Bao suffer a lot from being under the city all the time.

Along the way, Yan Xiang and Yuan Huan were still thinking about how Qiao County would boost the morale of their army. After all, as a defeated army all the way, after arriving in Qiao County, they would have to face the Xuzhou Army that had always won fewer victories and lost more. to boost morale.It's just that what they didn't expect was that this link was out of their business, and the more than 1000 defenders automatically took on this task.

The more than 1 soldiers brought back by Yuan Shu were originally concerned, but after seeing the more than 1000 defenders in Qiao County, they were curious that these people were clearly facing an enemy with superiority, and why the Xuzhou Army had such a mentality. Relax?After inquiring, these soldiers even directly participated in the betting on how many corpses the Xuzhou army would leave behind in one siege.So, does this army still need to boost morale?

The Xuzhou Army under the command of Cao Bao now has a barracks surrounded by horse-drawn soldiers one after another. When counted, there are as many as twenty layers.And between the rejected horses and the rejected horses, there are many traps, large and small, making the defense airtight.

However, the Xuzhou army led by Cao Bao still has nearly 2 troops, and the defenders in the city plus the army brought back by Yuan Shu are less than [-], but Cao Bao directly switched from attack to defense.It's fine if you keep it, but the problem is that Cao Bao only guards the east gate of Qiao County. Isn't it clear that if you want to leave, I will not stay?

Cao Bao's action made the morale of the Xuzhou army, which was still a little bit high, really lose all morale. The superior force was still the one attacking the city, but at this time they put up a defensive posture, which caused the morale of the soldiers to plummet.

There is a saying in the art of war: The way to use soldiers is to attack the mind as the top, and attack the city as the bottom; the heart is the top, and the military is the bottom.It has to be said that Cao Bao cleverly avoided the best strategy and has been using the worst strategy to fight the defenders in Qiao County.

And "Sun Tzu's Art of War" also has a saying: Ten can surround it, five can attack it, double it can fight it, the enemy can divide it, if it is small, it can defend it, and if it is weak, it can avoid it.However, when Cao Bao attacked Qiao County, he first had ten times the combat power of the defenders, but he chose to attack on one side, so that the defenders could mobilize all their troops to defend on the east wall.Moreover, in this way, the defenders in the city can freely maintain communication with Yuan Shu outside the city.If Qiao County is really unable to defend, then the defenders also have a way to withdraw, so that they can rest assured to fight the Xuzhou Army.

But now, with superior forces, they chose to defend.Has anyone ever seen other people fight a war, and if they don't win the battle, they don't withdraw their troops and form a defense camp under the eyes of others?Isn't it obvious that others are attacking?
The reason why Yuan Shu led his army towards Qiao County was to win a victory before returning to Yangzhou to boost morale and save some face.At this time, several of his counselors were asked to observe Cao Bao's defense in order to win a beautiful battle.

As the saying goes: If you hold on for a long time, you will lose.Although Cao Bao has built his own camp into a hedgehog that people can't talk about, don't forget that the current Xuzhou army has no morale, and even the personnel who are arranged to be on duty will sometimes wander off Bar.What's more, people are inherently dependent. Now that the Xuzhou army feels that the defense of the camp is so tight, how could the Yangzhou soldiers come to attack and rob the camp?With this kind of mentality, don't expect the Xuzhou Army to put much effort into the sentry.

As for Cao Bao himself, he hid in his camp and drank every day, leaving everything to Cao Hong.But if Cao Hong is capable, can he still work under Cao Bao?Even if Cao Hong was capable, he would just spend all his time flattering his boss.Therefore, Cao Bao drank in his tent every day, and Cao Hong followed the fixed-point route to check every day, and then went to his tent.

As for Cao Hong, he is even worse than Cao Bao. He used to go hunting with Cao Bao every day to harm the eldest girl in the nearby village. The girl was looted into his tent.

A group of soldiers looked at the two generals, one only knew how to drink alcohol every day, and the other was more excessive in stealing incense and killing people.So, how can these soldiers maintain a normal mentality?The absence of mutiny shows that the military discipline of these soldiers is already very good.

"What plans do you guys have?" In Qiao County, Yuan Shu sat on top of everyone, looking at the crowd and said.

Yuan Huan looked at Yan Xiang, but Yan Xiang shook his head, expressing that he hadn't noticed yet.Yang Hong is good at flattering horses, but he is a little less resourceful, and he couldn't find anything, and he didn't open his mouth.Li Feng, on the other hand, did stand up at this time.

"My Lord, the defense of the Xuzhou Army is tight, but it is only well-arranged. From the city wall, it can be seen that the morale of the Xuzhou Army is low, and there are often loopholes in the patrols. Therefore, we only need to find ways to break through the arrangements on the periphery of the Xuzhou Army. , we can achieve a great victory." Because Li Feng had been observing the Xuzhou Army in Qiao County, he was well aware of the changes in the Xuzhou Army, so he proposed this plan.

After Yuan Huan and others heard it, they also felt that it made sense, but the question is, how can they break through the repelling horses arranged by the Xuzhou Army on the outskirts of the camp?If it is a direct attack, then the Xuzhou army can kill and injure a large number of Yangzhou troops only by attacking with archers after they find out.

Yuan Shu didn't think too much and asked directly: "Does Master Li have an idea?"

Li Feng just wanted to raise this point for everyone to pay attention to, but he didn't expect Yuan Shu to ask him for advice directly, which made Li Feng stunned on the spot.But soon, Li Feng came to his senses and replied: "My lord, among my subordinates, if I want to successfully destroy the horses that the Xuzhou Army has placed on the outskirts of the camp, I can only let the soldiers steal the camp."

As soon as they heard that they were going to steal the camp, Ji Ling, Le Jiu, Zhang Xun and other generals immediately stood up and asked to fight.Yuan Shu was also very happy to see his subordinates actively participating in the battle.After all, if one's subordinates will actively seek battle, it means that the master still has some ability to make his subordinates like this.

It's just that Yuan Shu can't choose who to play now. If it comes to ability or closeness, it must be Ji Ling.But in this way, it made other generals feel that Yuan Shu employs nepotism, and they are prone to dissatisfaction.In this way, Yuan Shu looked at Li Feng, and noticed that it was Li Feng, so let Li Feng choose the candidate.

Li Feng looked at Yuan Shu's eyes, and he only hated himself for talking too much, for coming up with such a bad idea, now it's all right, it's going to offend others.But after looking around, Li Feng has made his choice. "My lord, if this subordinate recommends Le, the general will go out of the city and steal the camp."

As soon as Li Feng finished speaking, he immediately felt several eyes shooting from other generals. The meaning was obvious: If you, Li Feng, didn't say [-] today, then Li Feng, you will definitely be "very happy" in the days to come. better than ".

At this time, Li Feng was happy and fearless, and slowly stated his reasons, so that the generals could only feel helpless but helpless, and only hated their own innate conditions. "When the army steals the camp at night, they must be wary of being discovered by Xuzhou soldiers. General Lejiu has the darkest complexion, so he let General Lejiu go out of the city to steal the camp."

As soon as this reason came out, the other generals who were not selected were not only depressed, but also looked white. Or was there something wrong with them?Fortunately, after hearing Li Feng's reasons, he grinned, showing his big white teeth.

(End of this chapter)