After being abandoned by Liu Bei, Cao Cao begged me to be a military adviser

Yuan Shang still couldn't hold out, waiting for reinforcements to arrive.

In this way, the two armies held each other in Liyang for more than half a month.

On this day, Cao Cao received the news.

After much deliberation, Cao Cao immediately went to the rear supply camp to meet Liu Xian.

Cao Cao, dressed in coarse linen, took his sons Cao Pi and Xu Chu to walk in the supply camp, just like ordinary migrant workers.

"Master Ji, you are here!" Lao Huang smiled and invited Lao Cao into the big tent.

At this moment, Liu Xian is playing Go by himself in the big tent.

"Sir, I'm so excited! I'll play a game with you!" Lao Cao was not polite, and picked up the dome as soon as he sat down.

Liu Xian smiled, and immediately put away the chess pieces to play with Lao Cao again.

The two chatted while playing chess.

Liu Xian asked: "Brother Chicken is coming here, maybe there is going to be a war?"

"That's right!" Lao Cao nodded: "Gao Gan has arrived in Jun County, less than three hundred miles away!"

"Okay!" Liu Xian nodded, "Well done!"

Old Cao said: "Mr. said, besiege the city and fight for aid. Now the opportunity has come. I would like to ask Mr. how to fight this battle beautifully!"

Liu Xian smiled: "Now that the reinforcements are here, we must fight them hard and never give them a chance to gather. My suggestion is that the whole army go to Jun County and rush to defeat the high-ranking officials!"

"What? The whole army is dispatched?" Lao Cao was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Once our army withdraws from Cangting Mountain, Yuan Shang will be attacked by the enemy if he takes the opportunity to send troops!"

Cao Pi, who was watching from the sidelines, said, "Master, can we set up an ambush on the road that the high-ranking cadres must pass, and break through their troops?"

Liu Xian shook his head: "There is no dangerous terrain in Jun County so far, and the ambush is not very effective!"

Lao Cao said again, "How about dividing the troops? Let Cao Ren lead one hundred thousand troops to Jun County to attack high-ranking officials!"

If Liu Xian shook his head: "This battle must be fought by Mr. Cao, and we must attack with all our strength!"

Lao Cao cupped his hands: "Please sir, explain why it must be like this?"

Chapter 59

Liu Xian put down the chess piece and smiled slightly.

"A high-ranking cadre leads [-] troops, and [-] troops are enough to fight. Dividing the troops is the best strategy!"

"But if the two armies are in a stalemate, when Yuan Xi and Yuan Tan arrive, the three brothers attack Cangting Mountain together, how should we deal with it?"

Cao Cao stopped talking immediately. Dividing up troops is indeed risky, and it's not small.

Liu Xian continued: "As for sending some soldiers and horses to ambush high-ranking officials, it is difficult to achieve results. If we join forces with Yuan Shang, our army will be passive. This is the worst policy!"

"That makes sense!" Lao Cao nodded again and again.

Liu Xian added: "It seems reckless for the whole army to attack high-ranking officials, but in fact it is the best strategy to win steadily!"

Cao Pi was puzzled: "Master, is this still called seeking victory while maintaining stability?"

Liu Xian explained: "Duke Cao led his troops to fight against high-ranking cadres, and the camp at Cangting Mountain was still full of smoke. Yuan Jun never dared to act rashly after repeated defeats, and he never expected Duke Cao to have such courage!"

Lao Cao smiled: "This strategy may seem reckless, but it is actually the safest decision to make after fully understanding the enemy!"

"Exactly!" Liu Xian nodded with a smile, and reminded: "If you attack high-ranking officials, you can use this strategy again!"

"Oh?" Lao Cao was taken aback.

Liu Xian explained: "Hide the troops, relax the vigilance of the high-ranking officials, and we can break through in one battle!"

"Hahaha!" Lao Cao laughed loudly, and couldn't help giving Liu Xian a thumbs up: "Sir, you are so ruthless!"

"Hahaha!" Liu Xian smiled and cupped his hands: "I'm so proud, I'm so proud, I'm so proud!"

"I'll go back and report to Cao Gong immediately, sir, wait for the good news of our army's victory!" Lao Cao didn't talk nonsense, got up and took Lao Xu and Xiao Cao away.

That night, Cao Cao called civil and military officials to announce the matter in the big tent of the Chinese army.

The whole army entered Junxian County and broke through the high-ranking officials in a hurry.

As soon as this statement came out, it was indeed met with many doubts.

Their ideas were the same as Cao Cao's at first.

Worried about Yuan Jun attacking the camp, afraid of being attacked by Yuan Shang and senior officials.

Cao Cao smiled: "The worry you have to wait for is already in the calculations of Mr. Cao Ji!"

Hearing the four people, Mr. Cao Ji, everyone was in high spirits.

Cao Ren said, "Prime Minister, Mr. Cao Ji is also in the camp?"

Cao Cao didn't answer Cao Ren's words directly, but told everyone about Liu Xian's remarks.

In an instant, everyone suddenly realized.

The whole army attacks and quickly breaks through the top cadres.

This is the real stability, and it is as stable as an old dog.

"Know yourself, know your enemy, and win every battle! Mr. Cao Ji did it!"

"Mr. Cao Ji is indeed Mr. Cao Ji, I admire you!"

"Mr. Cao Ji is really ingenious in strategizing and winning thousands of miles away!"

Hearing that everyone lined up to flatter Cao Ji, Cao Cao felt an indescribable sense of refreshment.

"The whole army obeys the order. Five thousand soldiers and horses are left in the camp to guard, and the smoke from cooking remains the same every day. The rest of the ministries will follow me out of the camp at three o'clock tonight, and go to Jun County to attack the senior officials!"

"Obey!" All the civil and military personnel under the tent clasped their fists to signal.

A few days later, in the middle of the night, Cao Cao's main force entered the Xun County area.

After the investigation by the vanguard army, Gao Gan was already looking for the mountain to go to the village, waiting for the Cao army to attack.

After a sudden feeling of fear, this high-ranking official may not have thought of joining forces with Yuan Shang at all!

This is waiting for Qingzhou Yuan Tan and Youzhou Yuan Xi in Jun County!

If the attack is divided into troops, it will be impossible to break through the high-ranking officials in a short period of time.

As Liu Xian said, when Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi arrive, they will definitely lose.

Cao Cao decided to follow Liu Xian's strategy.

Cao Ren was ordered to lead [-] soldiers and horses to speed up and march [-] miles outside Gaogan's camp to the village, forming a confrontation.

The rest of the soldiers and horses slowly detoured, forming a double-team situation against the high-ranking officials.

Three days later, Cao Ren led [-] soldiers and horses to Xunshan Mountain, and went down to the village.

When Gao Gan learned of this, he raised his account overnight to discuss the matter.

Gao Gan said: "Cao Cao underestimated me! He only sent Cao Ren to attack with [-] soldiers and horses. I intend to defeat Cao Ren and strengthen our army!"

The deputy general clasped his fists and signaled: "General, Cao Cao has always been cunning, our army should stick to it!"

"Stupid!" Gao Gan reprimanded: "Cao Cao just expected that our army did not intend to join forces with Yuan Shang, so he left Cao Ren here to stand firm. If I don't move, I will fall into Cao Cao's plan!"

The lieutenant nodded: "The general is right!"

Gao Gan said: "Send the letter of war to Cao Ren's camp, and invite him to fight in front of the two armies three days later!"

"Obey!" All the generals clasped their fists to signal.

Early the next morning, Cao Ren received a letter of challenge from the high officials.

The book is full of provocative and contemptuous words, with one purpose, to force Cao Ren to send troops to fight head-on.

He immediately replied to the letter, agreeing to a decisive battle in five days, and at the same time sent someone to pass a letter to Cao Cao, informing the two armies of the decisive battle date.

After Cao Cao got the letter, he was very happy.

At this time, the main force had already made a detour to the deep mountain behind Xunshan.

The basic encirclement trend has been formed.

Unexpectedly, Gao Gan jumped into the pit by himself.

This is simply a godsend.

Cao Cao immediately made arrangements.

He ordered Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan to lead their headquarters to attack Gaogan Dazhai five days later.

The four generals Xu Chu, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Yu Jin each led their headquarters, taking advantage of Gao Gan's decisive battle with Cao Ren, outflanking them on both sides.

Cao Cao personally led all the other soldiers and horses to attack the senior officials from behind.

Can ambush on all sides.

In the early morning five days later, Gao Gan and Cao Ren dispatched troops as scheduled.

The two armies took up positions in front of the formation.

With Gao Gan drawing his sword, the Bingzhou Army formally launched an offensive.

"Kill!" Cao Ren roared, leading his troops to charge.

The two armies quickly fought together.

The sound of shouting, roaring, and clanging of weapons can be heard endlessly.

However, the high-ranking cadres who have the advantage in military strength firmly hold the upper hand.

But to Gao Gan's surprise, Cao Ren never retreated.

"Cao Jun is so brave, it's admirable!" Gao Gan couldn't help but sigh.

When the two armies fought to the middle of the day, the land was already full of corpses.

Casualty ratios for both armies were nearly identical.

But if the battle continues for a long time, Cao Ren will surely lose.

After all, high-ranking troops have an absolute advantage.

But Cao Ren is still carrying it to his death.

The deputy general asked Gao Gan, "General, is this Cao Ren crazy?"

Gao Gan shook his head and sighed: "Perhaps this is Cao Jun! Otherwise, the Lord's 70 army would not have been defeated so badly!"

At this moment, the scouts came to report: "General, something is wrong, our camp has been robbed!"

"What?" Gao Gan's face changed drastically.

At this moment, another soldier came to report: "General, Zhang Liao, Xu Chu led his troops to attack from my two wings!"

"Zhang Liao, Xu Chu?" Gao Gan was shocked: "When did they come?"

This was not over yet, another soldier came to report: "General, something is wrong, the main force of Cao Cao's army has appeared behind our army!"

"Fart!" Gao Gan yelled, "How could Cao Cao appear in Jun County? He should be in Cangting!"

The soldier shook his head: "General, we have seen Cao Cao's banner with our own eyes. The number of soldiers and horses is many times greater than that of our army!"

The high-ranking officer suddenly panicked, and hurriedly rode his horse up to the high platform to watch the entire battlefield.

At this moment, Gao Gan became cold.

Cold from the soles of the feet to the top of the head.

The camp was already in flames.

The two wings were surrounded by Cao cavalry.

There are troops led by Cao Cao coming to attack from the rear.

"Crazy, crazy, crazy, the whole army is overwhelming, Cao Cao is crazy!"

An atmosphere of uneasiness spread in the army.

When Cao Ren learned that reinforcements were coming, he led his troops to counterattack.