Ten days ago.
"In that case, I will personally go to Baima, except for Yan Liang."
There was fire in Cao Cao's eyes. It had been a long time since he went out to fight the enemy himself, and it was time to try the sword in his waist to see if it was still good.
Xun You nodded. Cao Cao went out to fight in person. A successful first battle will definitely boost morale.
Guo Jia stood aside with a slight smile on his face, but there were obviously some doubts in his eyes. There were still some problems with this strategy.
Gu Nan still lowered his head, put his hand on Wuge, and tapped the hilt of the sword with his fingers.
"Then..." Cao Cao said and was about to settle the matter.
"General." Gu Nan stopped her fingers and raised her head: "I can go this time, just take a light cavalry."
Cao Cao was startled, and cast a puzzled look at her.
Yan Liang's troops will not be many after the division, even so, it is too little to send only one Qingqi.
"After defeating Yan Liang, Yuan Shao knew that he was in the middle of the trick and would probably send troops to pursue him."
Gu Nan said, looking at Cao Cao.
"If the general leads the army to go, but is stopped at Baima and cannot return to Guandu, Yuan Shao can easily take it down when Guandu is empty, and go south to Xuchang."
"However, if I lead an army of Qingqi to surprise Yan Liang and defeat Yan Liang, even if Yuan Shao sends troops to stop me, Qingqi is good at advancing and retreating, so we can make a long-term plan."
Guo Jia put his hands behind his back. This is his doubt. Cao Cao has too few troops. Once he is divided into two sides, he can easily be defeated one by one.
Cao Cao frowned. According to Gu Nan's approach, the risk was indeed much smaller, but doing so also put her in danger.
If Yuan Shao would send troops to stop them, the number would never be small, and it would be difficult to fight with a light cavalry.
"Mr. Gu, is there a way to stop Yuan Shao's pursuit?"
The bonfire was burning loudly, and it was a bit cold at night. Cao Cao pulled his robe and looked at Gu Nan seriously.
"Crackling." A few sparks burst out from the bonfire, making the faces of several people by the fire bright and dark.
After a few breaths of silence, Gu Nan said: "There is a way, but this way may have some risks."
"Mr. Gu said so." Cao Cao smiled, he knew that Gu Nan would have a solution.
As for the risk, his troops are far inferior to Yuan Shao's now, this battle is extremely risky, so why should he be afraid of taking dangerous moves.
"In that case, let's go to Baima, the general will go with me. However, the general doesn't need to attack Yan Liang, he just needs to lead an army to garrison Baima Mountain."
"Baima Mountain is located in the center of Guandu and Baimajin, no matter which side the dangerous generals are on, they can rush to help quickly."
"When I defeat Yan Liang, if there are any pursuers, I will lead the pursuers into Baima Mountain. The general will lead the army to ambush them. If they see the pursuers, they will kill them in one fell swoop, and the pursuers will be defeated."
This is one of them, Gu Nan paused for a moment after speaking.
"As for Guandu, I have to trouble Mr. Guo."
His eyes moved to Guo Jia's body, and he smiled.
"Feng Xiao, I remember you told me that you know a little about the rhythm of the piano."
Hearing Gu Nan's words, the smile on Guo Jia's face was slightly astringent, and he suddenly felt a chill behind him.
"I still understand a little bit, Mr. Gu, what do you want me to do?"
"Feng Xiao, you lead an army to guard Guandu, but the general and I are both leading the army outside. Guandu's troops are insufficient. If Yuan Shao makes a strong attack, he will not be able to defend for long. At that time, the general will have to return from Baima Mountain, and Yuan Shao's pursuit will be difficult. Broken. So you may need to come and delay for some time."
Guo Jia's smile froze, and he felt his back getting colder and colder.
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The news of Yan Liang's destruction came from Baima. At the same time, Yuan Shao's main force also approached Guandu and set up a camp. The soldiers stationed at Cao Ying stood on the wall of the camp and saw Yuan Jun's camp every day, and their hearts were like a heavy stone on their chests.
Yuan Shao stood on his fortress and looked at Cao Ying. The wind was so strong that his clothes were billowed endlessly.
There was no movement from Cao Cao for several days. This was not like the way Cao Cao he knew. In his impression, Cao Mengde always liked to take the lead.
This made him doubtful, but after thinking about it, with Cao Cao's situation, there should not be many defenders in Guandu. He sent Wen Chou to pursue Gu Nan's army in Baima, and there should be fewer defenders in Cao's camp. It is also normal to focus on defense.
Since you don't want to be the first, then this time I will be the first.
Yuan Shao squinted his eyes and thought, turned his head, looked at the flag with Yuan characters on the side, stretched out his hand and patted on the flagpole.
He had always disliked his younger brother Yuan Shu, when his mother passed away, he had mourned for his mother for six years, but that person was still in front of him, saying that his mother was a maidservant, why should he do so.
At that time, he couldn't hold back, and knocked Yuan Shu to the ground with a punch. But now, he remembered a sentence Yuan Shu sent him.
My younger brother has lost the reputation of the Yuan family, and I hope that my brother will live up to it.
Yuan Shao raised his head, and on the banner above his head, a character Yuan was opened with the wind.
Yuanmen, these two words are very important to him, and they have suppressed him and his mother for the rest of their lives. At this time, no one can press on his head anymore, but the person who liked to hold him and talk when he was a child is no longer there.
Soldiers are marching, and chariots are rolling.
Yuan Shao was wearing armor, riding a white horse, and leading the army standing in front of Cao Ying with a seven-foot sword on his waist.
Surprisingly, there was not a single soldier on the camp, not even a piece of armor was seen.
What is even more strange is that the gate of Cao Ying is just open, and there is no one in the camp gate.
Yuan Jun seemed to be standing in front of an empty camp.
Yuan Shao frowned, stared at the big camp for a while, and said loudly without moving.
"Cao Mengde, I, Yuan Benchu, are here, why do I avoid seeing him?"
Bursts of sound came into the camp, and after an unknown amount of time, a person walked up to the camp wall.
He was a thin literati with a crown on his head and a green dress, holding a long piano in his arms, with a light smile on his face.
There were two guards behind the literati, and there was no one else besides them.
He walked to the edge of the camp wall, smiled at Yuan Jun below, and said.
"Yuan Gong, General Cao knew that Yuan Gong was coming, so he specially ordered me to wait here. It is said that Yuan Gong likes the rhythm of the piano, and it is time to play a piece for Yuan Gong."
Yuan Shao's eyes looked at the person on the wall of the camp, he knew that person, he used to be a gentleman under his tent, his name was Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao.
He watched Guo Jia sit down leisurely, put the Changqin in front of him, and caressed the strings with both hands, just as if he was playing the piano. It is as if at this time it is not tens of thousands of troops coming to attack the camp, but old friends visiting.
"My lord." A general with a raised eyebrow lowered his head beside Yuan Shao and asked in a low voice, "Do you want to attack the camp?"
"Wait a minute." Yuan Shao raised his palm and made a stop gesture.
Then he raised his head and called out to Guo Jia.
"Mr. Guo, where is General Cao?"
Guo Jia tried the sound of the piano, and when he heard Yuan Shao's question, he answered with a smile.
"General Cao still has work to do, and he will be able to welcome Yuan Gong after a while."
Yuan Shao fell silent, didn't shout any more, but looked at the empty camp gate thoughtfully.
"Deng!" When Yuan Shao was thinking about it, Guo Jia had already finished trying out the sound of the piano, and raised his hand to pluck the strings.
Kong Ming's piano sounded, accompanied by the rustling of the wind, turning around in the formation.
"Deng, den den den..." A few more times, the qin music played, the sound was light and comfortable, like a spring breeze blowing past.
The sound of this piano is moving, but it is out of tune with this battlefield, and it feels a little more weird.
Yuan Shao held his own sword, hesitating whether to go forward, the more he couldn't see Cao Cao, the more hesitant he was.
No matter how small Cao Jun is in Guandu, there are at least tens of thousands. With the camp gates wide open, there must be ambushes. If you fall into the trick, I'm afraid it will affect the situation, so don't act arbitrarily.
The absence of Cao Cao made him feel more dangerous about the ambush in this camp. He had known Cao Cao since he was a child, and he didn't like to be involved in danger. This approach shows that there must be something to rely on.
Could it be that he made some kind of covenant with Jiangdong Sun Ce or Liu Da, so he dared to turn all the troops around, and the soldiers and horses in this battalion are actually equal to him
It's not impossible.
If so, if he rushes in, there will be no return.
Thinking of this, Guo Jia's quiet zither sound became like an array in Yuan Shao's ears, clanging.
The hand holding the rein was clenched tightly, Yuan Shao raised his hand and let out a cry behind him.
"withdraw!!"
He is not in a hurry for this moment, Cao Cao can slowly test whether it is fiction or reality. On the contrary, if you advance rashly, you may fall into the trap.
So he chose to temporarily withdraw troops.
Yuan Jun receded like a tide, and Guo Jia's piano music gradually stopped, and the smile on his face froze again.
After propping up the table, without standing up, he raised his hand and said to a person beside him.
"Wen Yuan, help me."
Zhang Liao stood beside Guo Jia, holding Guo Jia's hand in doubt.
"What's the matter, sir?"
He was captured by Cao Jun when Yanzhou was broken, and was finally persuaded by Gu Nan to surrender to Cao Cao's camp.
Guo Jia smiled and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"My legs are weak."