Opposite Guandu was Yuan Shao's camp. Currently, Yuan Shao's army was brimming with enthusiasm. Why? Because in the past few days of attacking Guandu, Cao Jun had been defending with all his might. But now, he was passively taking a beating. Although Guandu was not broken, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Cao Jun's morale in Guandu was on the verge of collapse! Cao Jun could not be blamed. He was facing an army of 300,000. How many times had he defeated Yuan Shao's army in the past few days? The number of casualties was uncountable. Moreover, the loss of his subordinates was also huge. Thirty thousand soldiers were killed or injured. Although Yuan Shao's army had also lost more than fifty thousand soldiers! But if you look at it, there was no difference between 250,000 and 300,000 enemies! All of them stretched as far as the eye could see, and all of them were so frightening.
"Congratulations, Milord. Guandu's fall is just around the corner. Once Guandu is broken, our army will enter the Central Plains. At that time, who will be a match for our Yuan Army? Milord, you will be the Duke of Zhou again!" Guo Tu was indeed an eloquent tactician. His words made Yuan Shao burst into laughter. He was in high spirits.
It was no wonder that Yuan Shao was so proud. He had already pacified the entire Hebei. With Ji, You, and Qing in his hands, Ji was the granary of the world. Although Bing and You provinces were often attacked by foreign tribes, the closer to the border, the more valiant the people there were. Naturally, the people there were more aggressive. Lü Bu could pull out the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry from Bing Province. Gongsun Zan could pull out the White Horse from You Province. Although Yuan Shao's generals were not as good as Lü Bu's, he still had absolute strength with the powerful soldiers in Bing Province and You Province.
Yan Liang and Wen Chou had 20,000 elite soldiers. Zhang He also had 10,000 elite soldiers. Moreover, Yuan Shao had the Xiandeng Battalion and Great Halberd Warriors. Although Ju Yi was executed, these two powerful troops were still left behind! With the addition of the other troops, who in this world could be Yuan Benchu's opponent?!
If it weren't for the Yellow River, Yuan Shao would have already invaded the Central Plains! Yuan Shao did not lack provisions, and he had hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command. Now, his old friend Cao Aman, who was standing in his way, was about to be defeated. When he took over the Central Plains, the world would no longer belong to the Liu family, but to the Yuan family!
Yuan Shao was originally the son of a lowly servant girl in the Yuan family. He should have had no status in the Yuan family. However, Yuan Shao knew how to show off since he was young. He knew how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. This was why the son of a lowly servant girl ended up being more outstanding than the eldest son of the Yuan family! Even his uncle, the head of the Yuan family, wanted to pass the position of head of the family to Yuan Shao. This was why Yuan Shu was not convinced by Yuan Benchu, Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao was also a scoundrel when he was young. He, Blackie Cao, and Xu You were together in the brothel!
He had coveted the famous courtesan Bian Xiaoxiao for a long time. However, Blackie Cao intercepted him. Blackie Cao secretly redeemed Bian Xiaoxiao's freedom without saying a word. He directly sent out wedding invitations and said that he was going to get married! What was done could not be undone. Yuan Shao wanted to eat Cao Cao alive. However, Yuan Shao held back because of the relationship between the two families. Now, as long as Guandu was broken, their old friends would meet again. He wondered if Cao Aman missed him! Yuan Shao had missed Madam Bian for a long time!
Yuan Shao couldn't help but lick his lips. In his mind, he had already begun to imagine how Xu Du would behave in the future! He would not kill Cao Mengde. He would let Cao Mengde watch as his wife was brought back to the Great General's Residence. It would definitely be a great feeling!
"Yes, yes. My lord, this person will definitely be able to create a great undertaking. If Han loses the throne, the whole world will chase after it. Now, it seems like my lord will be the one who wins the throne!" Guo Tu flattered. Feng Ji also quickly added fuel to the fire. Although Han had lost the possibility of conquering the world and the world no longer belonged to the Emperor of Han, they could not say it out loud! After all, they were under the banner of Han's loyalty. They could not bear to see the Emperor of Han being cruelly treated under Cao Aman's rule at a young age.
"Yuan Shao, be careful with your words!" Yuan Shao reprimanded, but his tone and expression showed that he was very satisfied with his lord's words.
"Yes, yes, Ji said too much!" Feng Ji also raised his wine cup and toasted everyone. For a moment, the camp was filled with laughter. It was as if they had already defeated Cao Cao in Guandu.
Only one person was drinking alone. This person was one of the two top strategists in Yuan Shao's army, Ju Shou, Guang Ping. He was Ju Zong's brother and Ju Hu's father. History said that he was' not very ambitious, but good at strategy '. He was once the Ji Prefecture's Deputy Emperor and became a county magistrate twice. Later, he was Han Fu's Deputy Emperor and was promoted to Cavalry Commandant. After Yuan Shao occupied Ji Prefecture, he appointed Ju Shou as the Deputy Emperor. He often suggested good strategies to Yuan Shao, but most of the time, Yuan Shao did not listen to him.
This time was the same. The strategy Ju Shou gave Yuan Shao was to prolong the war. Like Tian Feng, he also advised Yuan Shao that this was not the best time to send troops to the Central Plains. One must know that Tian Feng had given Yuan Shao a strategy before, which was to wait until Liu Bei killed Cao Cao's subordinate Che Wei and betrayed Cao Cao to occupy Xu Province. At this time, Cao Cao would definitely attack Xu Province's Liu Bei in order to stabilize his rear. Although Liu Bei did not have good strategists under his command, one must not forget that the Peach Three were good at fighting. They could definitely delay Lao Cao for a while. At this time, Cao Cao only needed to send more cavalry to attack Lao Cao's Yan Province. At that time, Cao Cao would be attacked from two sides and would definitely be defeated.
However, Yuan Shao did not listen to him. He refused with the excuse that his son was sick. Tian Feng was also locked up by Yuan Shao because he spoke too straightforwardly. As for Ju Shou, when he saw that his friend was locked up, he could not rescue him. He could only suppress his anger and continue to follow Yuan Shao. Just now, when Cao Cao attacked Xu Province, the opportunity was delayed. Then there was no need to rush. Although Yuan Shao had four provinces and destroyed Gongsun Zan, one must not forget that he needed to rest and reorganize. After fighting with Gongsun Zan for so many years, his soldiers were either very tired or extremely arrogant. They thought that this was the end of the world's heroes. How could they fight a war when the army had become like this? How could an arrogant army not be defeated? Did Yuan Shao not understand this?
However, because most of his subordinates were like Guo Tu and Feng Ji, they always thought that psychological tactics were better than tactical tactics. They had been following Yuan Shao's ideas all this while. Whatever Yuan Shao said was what it was! Moreover, it was also to expand the power of their subordinates that the Battle of Guandu broke out.
Yuan Shao gathered an army of 300,000 to confront Cao Cao's army of 100,000 at Guandu. It's not like Ju Shou didn't board a ship to observe Guandu. Ju Shou is a very meticulous person. He was able to guess that Cao Cao's army is running out of provisions from the Cao soldiers' expressions and actions.
Why? Because in the Eastern Han Dynasty, most people only ate two meals a day. The first meal was called Chao Shi (Morning Food). The ancient people marked the time according to the position of the sun in the sky. When the sun moved to the southeast corner, it was called Yuzhong (Corner). The Chao Shi (Morning Food) was just before Yuzhong (Corner). Based on this, it was around 9 AM in the morning. This was the time to eat the first meal.
The second meal was Fu Shi (Morning Food). This time, it was around 4 PM in the afternoon. This was two meals a day. He didn't eat three meals a day like now. In ancient times, the time between two meals was very different. Therefore, when he ate, he was very hungry.
Fighting a war naturally consumes a lot of stamina. At this time, a general would let his men eat three meals. This way, they would have enough stamina to go into battle. Cao Cao's army tried his best to cover it up. He even lit up the kitchen chimney at noon to make the army look like they were eating three meals. However, Ju Shou could see from the soldiers that if a person was full, their expression and mood would be happy. At the very least, they would be able to do things more vigorously. On the other hand, the soldiers on the other side were eating and not eating. They were even more negative. What does this mean?! It meant that they were not eating but just going through the motions.
From all these scenes, it could be seen that Cao Cao was hiding something! He was hiding that he didn't have enough food.
The food consumption of a hundred thousand soldiers was a lot. Although it was almost time for the summer harvest, how much of Cao Cao's land was wasted in the past two years? Lao Cao had fought a lot of battles. He had always been using battles to nourish himself. All the strong men were conscripted into the army. How could there be any leftover people to devour the land? He was robbing wherever he went. He was attacking Lü Bu! Lü Bu himself didn't have much food. He was attacking Liu Bei! Although Liu Bei had some food, it was all given by Lao Cao himself. When he fought Zhang Xiu, he lost a bunch of food. It could be said that Lao Cao was living off his savings these days. Although he had land, he couldn't produce much.
Before the army moved, the importance of food could be seen from this. Discovering Lao Cao's weakness was a fatal weakness. Ju Shou was very happy. It seemed that his lord's great cause was successful. Even the heavens were helping him. The heavens wanted Cao Cao to die. This was a battle that could decide everything. Ju Shou immediately reported it to Yuan Shao!
However, what Ju Shou didn't expect was that the heavens didn't want Cao Cao to die. Instead, the heavens wanted to help Cao Cao. Yuan Shao didn't believe Ju Shou's words. On the contrary, he laughed at Ju Shou. He said that his good friend Cao Cao liked to play with lies. This was actually to deceive Ju Shou. It was to stall for time. Moreover, the summer harvest was indeed coming. Therefore, Yuan Shao didn't believe Ju Shou's words.
On the side, Ji Shou, Guo Tu and the other nobles represented the interests of Hebei. They couldn't wait to cross the Yellow River and occupy the Central Plains. This way, they could maximize their benefits. Under the numbness of both sides, no one believed Ju Shou's words.
Yuan Shao's direct order was to attack. He didn't give Lao Cao a chance to breathe. However, on the contrary, he solved the problem of food for Lao Cao. The death of 30,000 people meant 30,000 less mouths. At the same time, Yuan Shao also consumed 50,000 troops. Why not? If Yuan Shao didn't take action, then Lao Cao really didn't know how to find food for the 30,000 troops. The most important thing in managing an army was that the higher-ups couldn't favor one and discriminate against the other. You can't let these 30,000 people starve while the other 70,000 eat! Then there was only one result, and that was everyone eating less. The consequence of this was that the overall fighting power of the Cao Jun would decrease. Although Lao Cao was distressed by the loss of 30,000 people, he couldn't drag down the entire Cao Jun just because of a small number of people.
Although Ju Shou shook his head, he felt helpless that his lord didn't listen to him. Fortunately, although Yuan Shao's army had suffered fifty thousand casualties, Guandu's Cao army had been beaten to a state of despair. Their morale was dropping day by day. If this continues, Yuan Shao's army would have sixty to fifty thousand men while Old Cao's army would have thirty thousand men!
Although this loss was huge, after capturing Guandu and eliminating most of the Cao Jun's army, Yuan Shao's army would still have a few hundred thousand soldiers left. These soldiers would be enough to take over Cao Cao's territory. After capturing Cao Cao, Yuan Shao's army would have half of the world in their hands. They would just have to rest and recuperate before unifying the world!
Therefore, Ju Shou didn't say much these days. He also participated in the celebration banquet. Although he was also very straightforward, he was different from Tian Feng. He could accept the corruption of Yuan Shao's army. He also understood that when the water was too clear, there would be no fish.
But now, Ju Shou felt a burst of uneasiness. He drank cup after cup of wine and listened to the advisors and nobles flattering Yuan Shao. The situation was great! He thought too much! Ju Shou also hoped that this was the case. This was because the attack on Guandu had been too smooth. Cao Jun had been passively defending in Guandu. But Ju Shou was thinking about what was wrong!
Just when everyone was happy and Ju Shou was thinking hard, a messenger suddenly ran in from outside the tent. "Reporting, reporting to Milord. The river, the river is full of enemies! Enemies!"
"Enemies?" Yuan Shao put down his wine cup. After a night of revelry, the sky was starting to brighten. Although there was fog above the river, the Guandu area of the Yellow River was not as wide as the Yangtze River. So even if there was fog, it couldn't block the vision of both sides. Although Yuan Shao's army was celebrating, many generals did not appear here. They were all at their posts. Although Yuan Shao's army was very arrogant, there were still many generals who did their duty. For example, Zhang He, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and the others. Not to mention the other generals, there were too many to count. Otherwise, in the original track of history, although Lao Cao won in Guandu, Yuan Shao still left with a large number of troops. If it wasn't for Yuan Shao's shame and death, Lao Cao would have suffered heavy losses even if he won. Fortunately, Yuan Shao had two prodigal sons. In order to seize power, they fought each other. In the end, Lao Cao defeated them one by one.
Who were the people in the Yellow River? Only Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. The other cities such as Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and Puyang were in the hands of these two people. So the enemy was Cao Cao.
"Cao Aman, oh Cao Aman! Since you want to die so much, as a good friend, I will feel bad if I don't send you on your way! " Yuan Shao laughed. Of course, he laughed. Originally, Cao Cao had a turtle shell in Guandu. Yuan Shao really couldn't do anything to Cao Cao. Even if he knocked down that turtle shell, it would take Yuan Shao a lot of time. It would take him more than a month to take down 30,000 people. If he really took down the city, it would take him at least half a year! Moreover, the casualties would not be small. Yuan Shao couldn't wait that long. Now, Lao Cao took the initiative to come out. How many troops could Lao Cao have? At most, he would only have 70,000 soldiers left! 70,000 soldiers still had to defend the city. How many navy soldiers could he have? And how many navy soldiers did Yuan Shao have? 100,000 navy soldiers. Even if Lao Cao brought out 70,000 soldiers, Yuan Shao could still wipe them out.
"Gather the troops and follow this general out of the camp!" Yuan Shao put down his wine glass and stood up. Yuan Shao was very handsome. He was much better than that dark fatty Lao Cao. Cao Cao was already unsightly, but Yuan Shao was a handsome guy. His father was from an aristocratic family, so his genes couldn't be bad. Moreover, his mother was a beautiful maid. Otherwise, Yuan Shao's father wouldn't have taken a fancy to him. To be honest, when Yuan Shao and Cao Heizi were fighting over Luoyang's top prostitute, Yuan Benchu, Madam Bian first took a fancy to Yuan Shao. Such a tall, rich, and handsome man with a powerful family. Moreover, Yuan Shao was a very ambitious person at that time. Anyone would be very satisfied with such a person, let alone a young girl who was in love!
However, Lao Cao wasn't kind. When Yuan Benchu went to borrow money to redeem Bian Xiaoxiao, Lao Cao acted as if he was a Yuan Shao raising money to redeem Bian Xiaoxiao. In reality, he was borrowing money in the name of Yuan Shao. In the end, after helping Bian Xiaoxiao redeem herself, he directly brought her back to his family! What's done can't be undone. Yuan Shao's dream of marrying a beauty was completely ruined. At that time, the world wasn't in chaos! The Cao family was also a family of three, and so was the Yuan family. The relationship between the two families couldn't be destroyed because of two insignificant brothel girls. Therefore, Yuan Shao could only suffer in silence. Not only that, the beauty was gone, but the money that Lao Cao borrowed was also counted on Yuan Shao's head. Who asked Cao Cao to borrow money in the name of Yuan Shao! In the end, Yuan Shao not only had to pay the compensation, but he also had to watch angrily as Cao Cao carried the bride back to the bridal chamber. This kind of grievance was simply unbearable!
Therefore, the reason why Yuan Shao didn't listen to Tian Feng and Ju Shou's strategy of going slowly and steadily was because Yuan Shao couldn't take it lying down. The enemy was just across the river. This enemy's strength was only a fraction of his. As long as he put in a spurt of energy, he could take down this enemy. How could Yuan Shao take it lying down?
"Yes!" Since the enemy had appeared, what did it mean? It meant that it was a meritorious service! They had a hundred thousand navy soldiers and a hundred and fifty thousand soldiers on the side. The enemy, on the other hand, only had fifty thousand soldiers at most. With such a great disparity in strength, if they still couldn't take down this enemy, they would be pigs. Now, it was time to see who could get the meritorious service faster! If they were slow, there would be no meat to eat, and even no soup to eat. Therefore, everyone was very excited.
"I know!" Suddenly, a person stood up. His face was full of joy because he suddenly stood up, causing the table to flip over.
"Guang Ping?" Yuan Shao frowned. Because Ju Shou spilled the food and wine, it almost hit Yuan Shao. Fortunately, because Lao Cao took the initiative to die, Yuan Shao was in a good mood. Therefore, he didn't care too much about it. He just snorted and walked out.
"I know, I know!" Ju Shou finally figured out what was wrong. In the past month, although the battle in Guandu was very fierce and fierce, one thing was that Cao Jun had always been defending and never took the initiative to attack!
Perhaps you would say that Cao Jun only had a few people, how could he attack? Wasn't that courting death? Then you would be wrong. There was a saying in the art of war that if one was attacked, one would defend ten times more. Although Yuan Shao had a lot of troops, they were only three times more than Cao Jun. Ju Shou had studied Cao Cao before. After the battle with Gongsun Zan at the Border Bridge, Ju Shou no longer paid attention to Gongsun Zan's Youzhou because he knew that Gongsun Zan would lose!
But what was Ju Shou doing? He was researching the heroes of the world with Tian Feng, researching who in this world could stop their lord and cause the Yuan Clan's great undertaking to fail on the verge of success. After Hebei was pacified, Yuan Shao's army would definitely head south to the Central Plains. At that time, the Central Plains would still be filled with all sorts of people! Tao Qian was in Xuzhou, Kong Rong was in Beihai, and even Tian Kai, Liu Bei, and the cheap brother of their lord, Yuan Shu and Yuan Gonglu were all calculated. But among these people, Ju Shou and Tian Feng were most worried about Cao Cao. Tao Qian was old and was no longer a concern. Moreover, Tao Qian's two sons were useless. It was still uncertain whether Xuzhou belonged to the Tao family or not. As for Kong Rong of Beihai? It was okay to let him be a teacher, but to be a warlord? Forget it! If not for the fact that he was a descendant of the Duke of Yansheng and was respected by everyone in Beihai, he might have already been overthrown. To put it simply, he was a giant in words and a dwarf in action. He was a theoretical figure!
Tian Kai was under Gongsun Zan. If their lord was not going to succeed, then there was no need to count on his subordinates. Although Liu Bei also frowned at Ju Shou, Liu Bei would not have great achievements in the Central Plains. This was because Liu Bei lacked a strategist. A good strategist could predict the enemy's moves and determine the strategy at the right time. Liu Bei could succeed for a while, but not for a long time. The only one left was Cao Cao.
Although Cao Cao was not the most powerful warlord at that time, Ju Shou could still see that Cao Cao had great ambitions, especially his attitude towards the Han Emperor. At that time, Li Gui and Guo Si, who were far away in Chang 'an, had a conflict and the two fought fiercely. At this time, Lu Yangfeng and the others took the opportunity to escape from Chang' an with the Han Emperor. Ju Shou and Tian Feng advised Yuan Shao to go back to the west and welcome the Han Emperor to Ji Province. However, Yuan Shao was worried that his power would be restricted after the Han Emperor arrived at Ji Province. He did not think about it. The Han Emperor had no troops and no people, how could he order him around? Wasn't he still at his mercy? Just like Dong Zhuo in the past, he could do whatever he wanted! However, Yuan Shao did not want to! This gave Lao Cao a chance. Lao Cao directly welcomed the Han Emperor to Xuchang. At that time, it was still a county. Although Lao Cao was not rich, he still built a Xudu for the Han Emperor. This was a big deal!
Threatening the emperor to order his warlords, this was a natural advantage in politics. It could be said that if Lao Cao said you were a rebel, you were a rebel. Even if you wanted to be promoted and rich, you had to report it to Lao Cao first. Moreover, with the Han Emperor in his hands, Lao Cao would be the rightful ruler.
And now, his conjecture had become true. Cao Cao destroyed Tao Qian, took over Beihai, and became the most powerful warlord in the Central Plains. Yuan Shao was now facing Cao Cao. Since Cao Cao was a person with great ambitions, how could he be passive and take a beating? This was not Cao Cao's style!
When the 18 warlords went to Hulao Pass, Cao Cao knew that he might be ambushed, but he still rushed over without hesitation and almost died in the hands of Dong Zhuo. However, Cao Cao was not afraid at all. Could it be that Lao Cao was afraid now? Didn't he know that no matter how amazing Guandu's defense was, it would be broken one day? Moreover, being attacked for days was very damaging to the morale!
However, Lao Cao really did not attack for a month. This could only mean two things. First, Lao Cao was scared. He had lost his confidence like Gongsun Zan and directly became a coward hiding in Guandu to stall for time. The first conjecture was obviously impossible. Cao Cao was not Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan had elite troops, but he did not have top strategists. However, Lao Cao had top strategists under his command. For example, the genius Guo Jia, Xun Yu and his nephew. With them around, how could Old Cao be so depressed? Then there was only the second possibility. Lao Cao was learning from King Wei of Qi during the Warring States Period! This was called shocking the world with a single brilliant feat! Cao Cao's attack this time was definitely well prepared. Ju Shou's eyes suddenly widened, "Milord, Milord!"
That's right, Cao Cao really came prepared this time. This time, in order to boost the morale, Cao Cao personally boarded the warship. "Fengxiao, do you think these weapons can really help me win this war?" Cao Cao said while stroking the fake versions of the ballistae on the warship.
"Don't worry, Milord! Our army will definitely win this war! " Guo Jia was very confident. In fact, it was not that Guo Jia was confident, but he had no choice but to be confident. Guandu's morale had already fallen to the bottom. If they did not win this war, then Cao Jun would lose! Therefore, instead of saying that Guo Jia was confident, it was better to say that he had already burned all his boats!
If the combat division won this war, then Guandu would be able to defend and continue to fight. If they lost this war, hehe, then they would be buried in the Yellow River! Sleeping at the bottom of the river was also a good way to die.
"Yes! Our army will win, we will win! "Cao Cao's face also became firm. Yuan Benchu, come on, come on! You have your Hebei army, I, Cao Mengde, also have my elite disciples. Now, let's see who will be the winner and the loser will be the bandit!
Yuan Shao's navy also began to move out of the stronghold. There were a total of 100,000 soldiers. Previously, it was said that the Yellow River basin was much smaller than the Yangtze River basin. Therefore, when all 100,000 soldiers were deployed, what a scene it would be! It would be even more terrifying than when they were in the Yangtze River.
30,000 against 100,000, to be honest, everyone was not confident. However, the hearty laughter from Cao Jun's flagship calmed these soldiers down. Even their Lord, Prime Minister Cao Jun, was so confident, then they would definitely win this war. Because even their Lord came out to personally lead the army. One must know that Lao Cao personally led the army and returned victorious several times!
Cao Jun's soldiers calmed down a lot! On the other hand, Yuan Shao's army was also coldly looking at Cao Cao's army. They were arrogant because they were stronger than Cao Jun. They were all elites. With 100,000 soldiers surrounding 30,000, Cao Jun could only lose. These Yuan Shao's army looked at Cao Cao's army with a victorious gaze.
"Brother Benchu is in front!" Cao Cao was personally supervising the battle. Yuan Shao had no reason to not board the flagship. Cao Cao was currently shouting at Yuan Shao's flagship.
"Haha, Ah Man! Long time no see! You are still so energetic, you haven't changed at all! " Yuan Shao also began to respond to Cao Cao. His mentality had already changed. Cao Cao called Yuan Shao's name as a sign of affection. Yuan Shao directly called Cao Cao's name as a sign of affection. Yuan Shao had already placed himself in a higher position.
"How dare you!" On the side, Xu Chu was about to angrily reprimand Cao Cao. Although Yuan Shao was also a Great General, Cao Cao still held a higher position.
"Hey! Zhong Kang, step back! " Cao Cao smiled and asked Xu Chu to step aside. How could Cao Cao not be angry? Of course, no one would feel uncomfortable if someone called his name in front of hundreds of thousands of people. However, Cao Cao endured it. He could not afford to be rash.
"Of course, Brother Benchu has always been in Cao Cao's mind. After not seeing Brother Benchu for so many years, Brother Benchu still hasn't changed. How could Cao dare to change?" “
"Hur hur, Ah Man, this place should be filled with your navy, right? More than a hundred warships, that's a lot of 30,000 people! " Yuan Shao was indeed someone who understood military affairs. Just by looking at these warships, he could guess how many people Cao Cao had under his command.
How could it compare to Brother Benchu's 100,000 soldiers! Cao Cao also saw Yuan Shao's navy.
"Ah Man brought these warships this time to repent from the bottom of his heart and prepare to offer a humble apology to this general! Yuan Shao looked at Cao Cao arrogantly. When comparing the two lords, one was dark and fat, while the other was tall and mighty. They were two extremes! However, Cao Cao, this short and poor man, had really turned the tables!
"Hehe, Brother Benchu, the weather is getting hotter. Cao Cao has been thinking, why don't you invite Brother Benchu to have a good swim in the Yellow River?" Old Cao began to argue with each other.
"The weather is hot? Swim? " No matter how hot the weather was, Yuan Shao, as a warlord, naturally had a good place to avoid the heat. His residence was definitely warm in the winter and cool in the summer. As for swimming? If Yuan Shao wanted, he could build a swimming pool anywhere in Ji Zhou. He would need to go to the Yellow River! Lao Cao's words meant that he wanted to send Yuan Shao to the bottom of the Yellow River.
"What arrogance! Cao Cao, I think you won't cry until you're in the coffin! "Yuan Shao's tone turned cold.
"Brother Benchu, come at me!" Cao Cao smiled, but his eyes were filled with killing intent.
"Pass my military order, beat the drums and march!" Yuan Shao couldn't bear it anymore. This Blackie Cao was too despicable. Yuan Shao wanted to see how thick this Blackie Cao's skin was and whether his mouth was as sharp as his martial arts.
"You want to kill already?! Benchu, your temperament is not good enough! " Cao Cao smiled and shook his head. However, his subordinates were not idle either. "My men, prepare to fight! We must win this battle! "
"We must win this battle!" The earth-shattering voice echoed here. Lao Cao chose this time. The sky was bright and Yuan Shao had enough time to organize the navy. Lao Cao even gave up the surprise attack plan. Why? It was to tell the world that he, Cao Cao, Cao Mengde, could defeat Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu in a head-on battle. It was to tell the Cao Jun's soldiers that they would win! Therefore, there was no discount in this kind of head-on battle!
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Unlike Cao Cao's head-on battle with Yuan Shao, above the Huai River, Young Feng's small fleet finally arrived at the periphery of Shouchun's navy camp. This place had also been taken over by Liu Mang's Army. This was because next to the navy camp was the dock left behind by Yuan Shu's Army in Shouchun. Although it had not been used for many years, many of the facilities could still be repaired and used. Shipbuilding was the most important part of Liu Mang's Army's plan. Therefore, when there was no navy, the defense of the navy camp was taken over by the City Guard and the Black Flag Army. Liu Mang also transferred the bows and arrows used for defense to the navy camp. If they wanted to go to Shouchun, they could only go by water.
"Here, here, and here need to be built like this. Also, the sail area must be expanded. We don't need a single superstructure. Just leave the watchtower and the sail area!" In the navy camp, Liu Mang had not yet slept. He was discussing with a scholar and many craftsmen.
They were talking about the warship that was about to be built.
"My lord! If the bottom of the ship is like this, then won't it overturn? " The scholar on the side had a face of doubt. He had obviously never seen this kind of warship. Generally, the bottom of a ship was flat. How could there be a ship with a sharp bottom like Liu Mang's? If such a ship was placed on the water, wouldn't it overturn due to imbalance? Moreover, in Liu Mang's blueprint, the bottom of the ship was supported by a huge wooden pillar. This wooden pillar was used as the foundation to design the entire ship!
"Ziyang, so I need you to consider how sharp the bottom of the ship should be in order to maintain balance on the water. These are all for you to experiment! We are not in a hurry. First, we can make a few small boats to experiment with! " Liu Mang answered patiently. The Ziyang he was talking about was the person that Lao Cao was searching for. After Liu Ziyang left Lao Cao's Guandu camp, he was originally hesitant and wanted to find a place to live in seclusion. However, he saw something. That was Liu Mang's recruitment order!
Although Liu Mang's recruitment order offended all the nobles, was Liu Ye still considered a nobleman? He was just a loner! And the words on it attracted Liu Ye. That is, talent is everything!
What he, Liu Ye, did not lack the least was talent! Thinking of this, Liu Ye could not help but become excited. He packed up his bag and headed towards Hefei! Liu Mang's ballista cannons could be completed so quickly because of Liu Ye!
Just as Liu Mang and others were having a heated discussion, a messenger suddenly ran over and told Liu Mang that on the Huai River, there were countless enemies outside the Shouchun Navy camp!
"What's the situation? Could it be that Liu Mang has taken things too hard and wants to fight with me? "
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