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Is Cao Cao afraid of Fang Zhiwen?

To be honest, I was still a little afraid. In the past, Cao Cao and Fang Zhiwen had the best ending to play against each other, but in fact most of them suffered losses. Therefore, in the hearts of Cao Cao and the generals under Cao Cao, there was a little bit of awe or fear of Fang Zhiwen.

But now Cao Cao has a reason to have to fight. If he cannot get food and grass from Xuzhou, Cao Cao can only exchange it from the local aristocratic clans. The price is a bit too high. This makes Cao Cao remember what Xi Zhicai said at that time. Although the power of the aristocratic clan cannot be confronted head-on, it must not be kidnapped by the power of the aristocratic clans. If he had started to deploy this earlier, there might not be any trouble now.

"Lord, even if Fang Zhiwen can fight, this time he is only 40,000 cavalry. He still needs to be on guard against Yuan Shao in the north. He can be placed on the southern line for up to 30,000, and it is distributed on the long front. We don't need to worry at all, at most we can avoid his edge."

Xun You's statement is very consistent with Cao Cao's thoughts. Moreover, Xun You has no psychological weakness for Fang Zhiwen, so Xun You is still very willing to fight. Although his godfather Xun Yu is an important official of Fang Zhiwen, it is normal for a family to belong to different camps in this era. Therefore, Xun You is not polite to Fang Zhiwen.

However, as a superior, Cao Cao was not in a hurry to express his opinion, but just looked at Cheng Yu with a smile.

"What do Zhongde thinks?"

"I also think so. Fang Zhiwen has a strong combat power, so we avoid his edge. Moreover, Dong Zhuo used the alien to siege Henan and let Henan be wasted. We can also do this. In this way, Fang Zhiwen can be exhausted. If Fang Zhiwen ignores it, we will have the opportunity to make a plan of disagreement."

Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction. These two strategists were more ruthless than the other, but Cao Cao liked them and did whatever he wanted to achieve his goal. This was originally the popular purpose of Cao Cao.

Cao Cao finally looked at Xi Zhicai, and Xi Zhicai said with understanding: "Lord, both of the words of the two adults make sense. Even if we weigh the strength, we may not lose to Fang Zhiwen, but if we can use wisdom, we do not use force. It is an indisputable fact and weakness for the small number of Fang Zhiwen's troops. Of course, it is correct for us to use long and short. In addition, we can divide the local clans in Xuzhou to lure them with benefits and dominate them with power. In addition, our subordinates suggest that it is best to take real profits in this battle, and it is best not to do with population territory, otherwise we can only increase the burden. After our army overcomes this crisis, the strategy of promoting the farmland will be completely solved and the food problem can be considered."

Cao Cao nodded again and smiled and said, "What you said is to the point. Fang Zhiwen is not scary. Even if he has strong combat power, war is not just about strong combat power. I think Xuzhou is just a pile of mud. No matter how powerful Fang Zhiwen is, he cannot support mud onto the wall. Haha..."

"My lord, then fight. The last general was the vanguard!" Xiahou Yuan said loudly. Last time Xiahou Yuan was killed by Zhao Yun, he was still holding anger in his heart. Now Fang Zhiwen is here again, and Xiahou Yuan can no longer suppress his anger and hatred.

Cao Cao stroked his beard and glanced at Xiahou Yuan, and said slowly: "You must fight, but you can't fight blindly. The teams that attacked this time are equipped with military advisors to accompany the army. How to fight requires you to listen to the military advisors? Miaocai and Yuan Rang, do you understand?"

"This... I understand!"

"Very good, everyone obeys the order!" Cao Cao stood up, and all the generals stood up one after another, looking at Cao Cao with bright eyes, and Cao Cao pointed to the map behind him.

"Xun You, Xiahou Yuan obeys the order!"

"I'm here!"

"Let you and the other two lead 40,000 cavalry to Zhongli, and wait for an opportunity to attack Huailing."

"promise!"

"Cheng Yu, Xiahou Dun obeys the order!"

"I'm here!"

"Let you and the other two lead 40,000 infantry and 20,000 cavalry to enter Wuxiu County and wait for an opportunity to advance to Xiaqiu."

"promise!"

"Xu Chu, Li Dian."

"I'm here!"

"You two, together with me, enter Sucheng, and prepare to take the blame."

"promise!"

"Everyone, the key point of this battle is food. We must make full use of the alien troops to infiltrate the enemy's territory for harassment and looting. If necessary, we can use thunderbolt means to deter the enemy troops who dare to resist. In addition, when encountering Fang Zhiwen's troops, try to avoid their edge depending on the situation. If they advance, I will retreat. If they retreat, I will advance. Be sure to make them tired and run away. When the time is ripe, they will annihilate them in one go!"

"promise!"

"Zhicai, I'll leave the overall situation in my family to you!"

"The subordinates receive the order, and in addition, the lord needs to be guarded against the enemy's reverse infiltration."

"I understand, everyone, this battle is related to the fate of our army. Please do your best!"

"I dare not cherish my life!"

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"Mr. Tao, lords, all the masters, Cao's army has been dispatched and divided into three routes, namely Xiahou Yuan, Xun You in Zhongli, Xiahou Dun and Cheng Yu in Qing County, and Sucheng where Cao Cao was personally stationed. The goal is to take my considerations, Xiaqiu and Huailing. At the same time, Cao Cao issued a large number of looting tasks, and a large number of alien troops were gathering in border towns, and there was a possibility of war at any time."

Guo Jia quickly briefly introduced the changes in the situation to everyone and announced the beginning of the war.

“How is our preparation going?”

"The harvest has been accelerated by nearly half, and the population transfer has basically been completed on the front line. Today, the order to strengthen the walls and clear the fields is issued. It is expected that the farmland will be burned and the population will be evacuated tomorrow at the latest."

Chen Deng replied that this matter was mainly responsible for Chen Deng.

"Very good, then start as planned, Lord Fang, what do you think?"

"Well, our army will be divided into three units, one stationed in Xiaqiu and the other stationed in Huailing. They will all be deployed on the periphery, waiting for an opportunity to launch a counterattack against Cao's army. Please ask Yuanlong, General Cao and General Zhuo for the matter of defending the city."

"I dare not, please don't worry."

"There is no need to defend the city. You can retreat in an orderly manner when it cannot. However, it is beneficial to me to try to delay the enemy as much as possible. In addition, contact our department first before retreating so that our department can provide support to prevent unnecessary losses."

"Everyone, despite this, I hope that everyone can fight as much as possible until they can't fight again. After all, Xuzhou is our Xuzhou."

Tao Qian added in time, for fear that these guys would be timid and afraid of death. When things were about to come, they would retreat too quickly. Not only would it be ugly, but it would also be that the situation would become uncontrollable. In that case, Xuzhou's losses would be unpredictable.

Fang Zhiwen smiled and said nothing. If this is not enough to fight, Xuzhou should have a big trouble.

"In addition, the old man can start issuing missions, strangling any enemy troops entering Xuzhou, and encouraging the alien troops to reverse infiltration into Yuzhou to rob!"

"I'm sure, when will Lord Fang set out?"

"Let's go immediately. I will lead 12,000 cavalry to take care of the periphery. Guo Jia and Yue Xi are 20,000 in Xiaqiu, and Huang Zhong is 12,000 in Huailing. Of course, this is just a deployment before the war. After the war begins, the position of our army will change at any time. At that time, please ask the elders to worry about the overall situation of defense."

"Don't worry, Lord Fang."

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On June 12, the third year of Guangxi (the second year of Yonghan), Cao Cao officially announced the attack on Tao Qian, on the grounds that Tao Qian did not respect the king's order and planned to usurp the rebellion. Cao Cao's three armies were launched at the same time, claiming to be a 200,000 army, and had more than 300,000 troops, a total of 500,000 troops attacked Xuzhou.

Tao Qian immediately issued a statement saying that Cao Cao had false orders and improperly attacked his friends and neighbors, and intended to rebel. He called on Xuzhou and the princes of the world to resist and attack together. On the same day, Tao Qian ordered the border soldiers and civilians to concentrate in the city, burning all the wheat fields that could not be harvested in time, and resolutely implement the solid walls and clearing the fields.

For a moment, the junction of Xuzhou and Yuzhou was filled with smoke and could hardly see things. It unexpectedly blocked Cao's army's attack, forcing Cao's army to shrink back to the starting point and wait for the smoke to dissipate.

"Bastard! He actually set fire! He actually strengthened the wall and cleared the country! What a Tao Qian, the other a Fang Zhiwen, it's cruel!"

"Lord, then what will we do next? Do we directly attack and take the blame?"

"How about our military food and grass?"

"Seven days left!"

"Send an order! The army will all rise tomorrow, attack and take care of the problem!"

The situation is very bad now. Cao Cao thought too much. There was only one way left before Cao Cao. He attacked and took the matter. Whether he could take the matter or not, this was necessary. If he took it, he could get some food and grass. If he couldn't take it, he could eat more food and grass after he died.

Cao Cao was also sad when he made this decision, but what else could he do if he didn't do this? Unexpectedly, he made mistakes step by step. When will he have to pay off his debts for that mistake?

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"Lord, what do you think Cao Cao is doing now?" Zhen Xiang looked at the barbecue in Fang Zhiwen's hand, swallowing his saliva unconsciously, and his nose wings were slightly twitching. In order to prevent his saliva from staying, Zhen Xiang had to ask an irrelevant question to distract himself.

Fang Zhiwen thought about it very seriously for a while, then laughed at himself: "I guess he is so angry that he is like a toad."

"Haha... really? I really want to see it with my own eyes."

"Tsk, what's so good about it? It's just a furious old man. I guess Cao Cao will set out to attack and take matters tomorrow. Now he needs to fight quickly, and our mobile troops are too small to pose a fatal threat to him, so he wants to attack and take matters quickly to relieve the food danger."

Fang Zhiwen's face looked a little red under the flames, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, not as nervous as before the war.

"What about us? Go to the battlefield tomorrow to harass and raid?"

"It's useless. Cao Cao will be on guard against this move. He is worried that there is Chen Deng in the city, and Cao Cao can't take it down for a while. Now we will raid Cao Cao halfway through and then go to fight Sucheng. If Cao Cao doesn't return to the army, we will grab a few big families around Sucheng and set an example for Cao Cao!"

"Give Cao Cao a role model? What does it mean, lord?" Zhen Xiang was confused. Could it be that he reminded Cao Cao to plunder the wealthy people in Xuzhou? The problem is that all the wealthy people in Xuzhou have been withdrawn. Now, the fields around him have been burned to white land. Where can there be a wealthy people robbed by Cao Cao?

"Hehe, the secret of heaven should not be revealed. You will know it when you fall down. Okay, you can eat it. You can divide it. Don't eat more and take up more!"

Fang Zhiwen said with a smile, his face looked mysterious and mysterious, which made Zhen Xiang feel itchy, but unfortunately he couldn't scratch it. I was anxious!
Chapter completed!