Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

Chapter 44 Cao Cao's Strategic Vision

The Huainan Army in Kuxian County originally had more than 12 people, with sufficient food and grass supplies, and inexhaustible supplies. It is hard to say that Cao Cao was overthrown, but Zhang Xun was very confident.

As a result, the Scourge incident happened, seventeen formations were broken in a row, and nearly half of the soldiers and horses were lost.

Misfortunes never come singly, Shouchun's home was stolen, Yuan Shu was defeated and fled to Anfeng, and then spread to the front line.

Then Cao Cao launched an all-out attack, which was as easy as rolling thunderbolts hitting rotten wood and rotten leaves. Zhang Xun led the remnant army and fled to Anfeng to join Yuan Shu.

After this battle, Cao Cao also captured more than [-] Huainan troops, with countless supplies and supplies.

It stands to reason that it was a bumper harvest, at least [-]% to [-]% of the loss of this expedition was returned, but Cao Cao couldn't be happy anyway, and when he thought of Jiujiang, there was an unknown anger.

Maybe it was because of this unknown fire, or maybe it was because Cao Cao was suspicious again, and he was a little hesitant about his original plan to pursue Yuan Shu and annex Anfeng, Geyang and Nanyang counties as soon as possible.

"Sikong wants to follow his strategy and keep Yuan Shu, let him form a stalemate with Lu Bu in the Huainan area, so that he can disperse Lu Bu's forces when he takes Xuzhou in the future."

Cao Cao stands on the hill with his head held high, behind him are Wang Yue holding the Yitian Sword in both hands, and Guo Jia holding a red wine gourd in his hand.

"I can't hide it from you."

Cao Cao sighed, "Right now Yuan Shu is at the end of his rope, if I pursue him for a long distance, I'm worried that he will die, and even if he wins in the end, the damage will not be small.

Yuan Shu thought highly of himself but was narrow-minded, so he would definitely blame Lü Bu for this big defeat. "

It has to be said that Cao Cao's strategic vision is very long-term, which Guo Jia admires.

Right now Yuan Shu and Lu Bu are bound to be in conflict, if Yuan Shu is kept alive, a war between the two of them is inevitable, if they make a move at that time, it is very likely that they will be captured together.

"What do you think?" Seeing that Guo Jia hadn't spoken for a long time, Cao Cao couldn't help asking.

"Maybe you can give it a try."

After pondering for a while, Guo Jia tied the wine gourd back to his waist, and said in a deep voice: "But Nanyang still took it back. It is the gate of Jingxiang, and it is the throat of the intruders in the isolation pass. It must be held in Sikong's hands."

"That's natural."

Cao Cao looked far away in the direction of Huainan, and he was very sad about his failure to return this time, "What a great mountain and river."

After a long while, Cao Cao said: "Let's send an order to the class teacher, and send another fast horse to report to the emperor. General Fenwei Lu Bu has made great achievements in destroying Yuan You, and he is specially listed as General Zuo."

"Here." The writer not far away agreed and left in a hurry.

Lu Bu's title is Marquis Wen, but his official title is General Fenwei, just a miscellaneous general, and now he has been mentioned as General Zuo in one breath, which can be said to be promoted three ranks in a row.

Among the generals of the four directions, the position of General Zuo is second only to the former general, ranking second, receiving the gold seal and purple ribbon, and ranking Shangqing.

Of course, Cao Cao did this in the hope that Yuan Shu would completely vent his anger on Lu Bu.

In Cao Jun's camp, the sergeants were busy packing their bags. As the food and grass advance army, under the protection of the cavalry, they had already taken a step ahead.

Liu Bei sat alone in the camp tent, his eyes were absent-minded, and he was not in the mood to be a teacher because of the end of the war.

In fact, judging from the current situation, it is still in Liu Bei's expected route.

He hoped that he would make some contributions by defeating Yuan this time, and after gaining Cao Cao's trust, he would find a suitable opportunity to lead troops out of his control.

Through this battle, it can be said that Cao Cao's trust in him has indeed increased, and the price is that the 4000 soldiers he brought from Pei State only left more than [-] people to fight.

There are sacrifices, but they are worth it, so Liu Bei feels that he should be happy, because he has taken a crucial step away from his great cause of helping Han.

It's just that after learning the news that Lu Bu broke his longevity and took Jiujiang to increase his strength, he found that he couldn't be happy at all.

Although he repeatedly comforted himself that this was a good thing, Lu Bu was the one who killed the traitor Dong Zhuo after all.

In fact, when he was in Peiguo, he hated Lu Bu for seizing Xuzhou, but he was still willing to join forces with him. This is what he valued. Although this person is capricious, he will not kill innocent people indiscriminately, so he can be used as an ally against Cao Cao.

So Liu Bei himself didn't understand why he felt depressed.

That's just this era. If Liu Bei travels to the world of 2000, he will know that this is a common mentality.

I am afraid that my brother will suffer, and I am afraid that my brother will drive Lu Rover.

My own failure is terrible, but the success of my friends is even more worrying.

What's more, from the bottom of his heart, Liu Bei actually looked down on Lu Bu just like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Now he not only owns Xuzhou, but also extends his hand to Huainan.

Blue skinny.

"Brother, why don't you say why Cao Cao didn't take down Yuan Shu in one go, but chose the class teacher after a big victory." Guan Yu, who was kneeling opposite Liu Bei, thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out.

"Cao Cao's use of troops is often unexpected. Perhaps he is worried that the army has been fighting for several months, and its power has become the end of its strength. He wants to rest first." This is the only reasonable explanation that Liu Bei can think of.

"The false emperor hasn't been eradicated yet, how can he say he is a class teacher?" Guan Yu stroked his two-foot-long beard and sighed.

Zhang Fei snorted coldly, "That guy didn't think about killing the thief. Seeing that the slaves of the three surnames occupied Jiujiang, Yuan Shu's money and food were all gone, so he felt lost."

"Third brother!" Liu Bei immediately gave him a gouging look to remind Zhang Fei, so he had no choice but to give up and drank his wine depressed.

"Then, big brother, shall we go back to Peiguo or go back to Xuchang with Cao Cao?" In this place, we must pay attention to what we say. Guan Yu doesn't like this place just like Zhang Fei. If you ask this question, you naturally want to go back to Peiguo.

In fact, Liu Bei contributed a lot this time. Apart from defeating Li Feng in the first battle, Liu Bei participated in [-] of the [-] consecutive victories, and he can be regarded as a model.

He knew that if he opened his mouth, Cao Cao would most likely be willing to let him go. After all, someone on the front line needs to protect him from Lu Bu's attack.

But when I think that I have worked hard for half a year, but in the end I got nothing and lost more than 5000 soldiers and horses, it is not worth it.

The most important thing is that if you return to Peiguo, you will once again be caught in a narrow situation to survive, so when can you rejuvenate the Han Dynasty.

"Go back to Xuchang and wait for the opportunity." After a long time, Liu Bei made his own decision.

"Brother, why do we have to follow Cao Cao's ass and suffer?"

"I have my own plans, third brother, please be more patient."

Seeing that Liu Bei had made up his mind, Guan Yu also comforted him: "Brother bears the burden of humiliation, we brothers should share his worries for him, don't bother him any more."

"Go, I didn't say no." Zhang Fei shrugged.

Liu Bei's strategy in the city is not as good as Cao Cao's, and his command of troops is not as good as Lu Bu's, but his tenacity of heart, I am afraid that even if they are tied together, they may not be able to match him.

After cleaning up the messy mood, Liu Bei stood up, took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to the barracks, and helped the soldiers pack their bags.

At this time, he didn't know what else he could do except to close the relationship with the soldiers.

(End of this chapter)