Autumn is crisp and the grass is long and the horses are fat.
It is the best time of the year to use troops.
Especially for the entire Yanzhou, which has always been a battleground for military strategists, this season is a difficult one to calm down.
In fact, in just over a year, the situation in Yanzhou has been extremely volatile and ever-changing.
Yanzhou has eight counties in total, with fertile land and rich products.
Viewed from west to east, Chenliu County in the southwest of Yanzhou has a radius of more than 200 miles.
The two cities of Suanzao and Fengqiu in the territory are opposite Yuanwu and Yangwu on the border of Henan Yin of Sili Xiaoweibu to the west; Fugou City in the southwest is close to the south The two cities of Yanling in Yingchuan County and Fule in Chen County in Yuzhou, and Kaocheng in the southeast corner guarded the main road from Liang State to the capital in Yuzhou.
Dongjun, Dongping and Jibei in the north face each other across the Yellow River from Jizhou; Taishan County in the east has majestic mountains and dangerous terrain, and is the only way to Xuzhou in the east; and Jiyin and Shanyang in the south of Yanzhou , the three counties of Rencheng are intertwined with the Liang, Pei, and Lu states of Yuzhou.
From the map, the shape of the entire Yanzhou is like a wide belt, which is tied diagonally in the middle of the four states of Hebei, Yu, Xu and Sili.
It is the hub for the entire Han Dynasty to go north and south, and it has become a It is a must-win place for any prince to conquer the Central Plains and compete in the world.
In such an important big state, princes from all over the world want to get involved but have many scruples.
The main reason is simply that this state is both a strategic location and a dangerous and taboo place.
In the whole world, only Cao Cao was the most shrewd and capable, and he got the right time.
During the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Yanzhou, after several battles, he finally became the actual ruler of the entire strategic location.
However, ever since he took the position of Yanzhou Mu, he has been uneasy.
Until now, Yanzhou has become a battlefield between Ma Chao and Yuan Shao.
The two sides battled wits and courage, and used various methods to make Yanzhou, which had just ended the war, once again be at war.
At this time, Ma Chao, leading three thousand soldiers, was marching with Gan Ning, Lu Qiling and others to the desolate Yanzhou land.
The purpose of their expedition this time was to fulfill Ma Chao's bold words in the military council hall.
The situation Lu Bu is currently facing is extremely dangerous.
But as Ma Chao said, the entire battle of Yanzhou was actually a morale battle for food and grass: in the early stage, after Lu Bu took advantage of Cao Cao's unpreparedness and captured almost the entire Yanzhou, the battle for food and grass began.
No matter how many tricks Cao Cao tried, Lu Bu only adhered to the principle of having food in hand and not panic, and calmly defeated Cao Cao's attacks.
However, after Dingtao was taken away, Cao Cao quickly regained his strength with the support of Liu Xie and Yuan Shao.
In contrast, Lu Bu, who had to be rescued from afar by the Ma family, gradually lost weight, and was beaten to pieces by Cao Cao.
If they want to regain this disadvantage, Ma Chao, Chen Gong, Lu Bu and others all realize the most important point: food and grass.
Nowadays, apart from the fields with poor harvests, where is the grain and grass in Yanzhou?
The answer is naturally: Cao Cao’s camp As long as he wins a battle and boosts the morale of his soldiers, he can, like Cao Cao, defeat several enemy strategic centers, seize back food and fodder, and reverse the decline in one fell swoop.
Therefore, after sending Hou Cheng and Xue Lan to harvest the grain and grass in Shanyang and Jiyin counties as soon as possible, Ma Chao led his surprise troops out and waited for Cao Jun's reaction.
After discussing with Lu Bu and Chen Gong, Ma Chao believed that Cao Cao, who had the Panshe Camp serving him, would definitely discover Lu Bu's actions.
As for Cao Cao's tactics, Ma Chao and others have even more experience: Cao Cao's military use has always been unscrupulous and traceless.
But there is one hobby that Cao Cao can never give up.
"Although Cao Cao's military use is ever-changing, he never departs from his sect.
His method of military use is nothing more than the combination of odd and positive, and the harmony of yin and yang.
He often leads a large army himself, and then sends an army as a partial army, or leads a large army to attack a city and destroy a stronghold.
Or we can use partial troops to attack the enemy's flanks and carry out supplies.
In addition, Cao Cao's troops are now well equipped with supplies.
When we confront Cao Cao, we will often end up in a position where he bullies us."
Chen Gong from the military council said that he had exposed Cao Cao's methods.
But he was full of admiration for Cao Cao's military talents.
Even at the end, he directly praised Cao Cao: "His intelligence and planning are second to none, and his use of troops is like that of Sun and Wu."
Lu Bu's face turned gloomy when he heard these words.
If he hadn't already gone through many twists and turns and his mood had greatly improved, and Liu Xiu and Lu Qiling were secretly comforting him, Lu Bu might have spoken angrily right away.
However, Ma Chao has his own opinions on this.
At this time, after he comforted Chen Gong and Lu Bu respectively, he said impartially and objectively: "Every time Cao Cao uses troops, he either sends Yu Jin, Le Jin and others to dodge the enemy's left and right, or simply sends Xia Houyuan to attack thousands of miles away.
As a result, the enemy always deals with Cao Cao.
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Don't dare to take it lightly It is easy to divide the troops, but even so, once they are lax, they are often taken advantage of by Cao Cao.
However, the two of them have never thought that Cao Cao actually has his own inherent goals every time he sends troops.
He just set a goal."
"Ran Ye" The first one to wake up was Chen Gong.
He followed Ma Chao's guidance, his memory came back to life bit by bit, and he said: "In the battle of Zhencheng, Cao Cao made a sudden and violent attack, just to stand firm; in the battle of Puyang , he wants everything In the two battles to recapture Puyang, we were able to defeat Cao Cao because we knew his intentions.
However, after the military situation reversed, we could no longer figure out Cao Cao's goal, so we were led by Cao Cao.
Walk" "That's right, and up to now, we still don't know how Cao Cao will deal the cards.
But there is one thing."
When he said this, Ma Chao couldn't help but smile at the corners of his mouth, and a strange light appeared in his eyes, and said: "There is something at this moment.
The point is that food and grass are the top priority for both armies.
We can’t guess what Cao Cao is thinking, so why can’t we create an opportunity for him?”
In this way, poor Hou Cheng and Xue Lan thought they were just performing ordinary tasks, so they led two thousand soldiers and horses into Juye County, Shanyang County to collect grain.
However, in fact, the two of them did not know that they had actually been sold by Ma Chao, Lu Bu, Chen Gong and others as bait to lure Cao Cao to send troops to attack.
However, although the two of them did not know it, their lives should be guaranteed: just half a day after the two sent troops, Ma Chao led Gan Ning, Lu Qiling and others; while Lu Bu led Wei Xu, Cheng Lian The others, each leading three thousand troops, divided into two groups to sneak and ambush at both ends of Juye County.
Afterwards, Chen Gong personally led all the troops, marched them into the rear formation, and then set off.
With such all-round and three-dimensional protection, even if Hou Cheng and Xue Lan wanted to commit suicide by slitting their wrists, let alone gathering food, Lu Bu and Ma Chao would be able to arrive in time to save them.
Cao Cao was an eye liner and knew the nature of the Yanzhou war.
Ma Chao refused to believe it.
After seeing Lu Bu's last struggle, he could not help but not take action.
As long as Cao Cao sends troops, he will fall into the trap set by Ma Chao.
Once Cao Cao falls into the trap, no matter how hard he struggles, he will inevitably be defeated.
As a result, the entire situation in Yanzhou can be changed with one battle.
Walking with this idea, it was night before he knew it.
Ma Chao looked up at the sky and saw that the entire sky was like an overturned inkstone.
The thick and mellow night quickly covered up all the luminous things, making it lifeless.
Deadly black.
The night wind was moist and dull.
Although it was gentle, it was not gentle.
It was very uncomfortable when it blew on my face.
It seems that there is a chilling air permeating the world, floating in the night wind, or hidden in Ma Chao's heart:
"Cao Cao, this is the first real contact battle between us.
Let me, Ma Mengqi, see the handiwork of you, the number one soldier in the Three Kingdoms." s: As expected, I just finished writing it at this time.
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