Hegemony of the Three Kingdoms: I really just want to be Cao Cao's janitor

Chapter 320 Who Is The Final Winner (3)

This time, Cao Cao was undoubtedly disappointed. In the face of Lu Mou's army, his generals showed timidity, and this kind of lack of morale was unacceptable to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao admitted that Lu Mou was indeed very powerful, but he never felt fear in his heart. Instead, he felt excited when facing such an opponent, which had never happened to other princes.

But today's own army, such a situation occurred, he did not expect it!

Cao Cao looked at the crowd coldly, his eyes filled with disappointment. Now that he is in the land of Hanzhong, he wants to fight for it, and he also wants to change their thinking again and increase his morale!
Cao Cao said: "Depending on the situation, Lu Mou's army will attack one after another in the next few days, but what is their strategy? Let's talk about it!"

Xu Chu took the lead and said, "Prime Minister, I don't know why Lu Mou sent me away, but I know one thing. If he comes to attack me! I will fight to the end!"

"Okay! You have such courage, I am very pleased, but fighting is not only about crushing by force, but also relying on wisdom!" Cao Cao shouted loudly.

Afterwards, Cheng Yu said: "Prime Minister, according to what I saw, Lu Mou's army will not have the slightest method to attack this time. They will start to tear apart the enemies everywhere like wild beasts. Although he is a smart person, he prefers simple and crude methods! Because in his eyes, his army is invincible, and he regards princes from all over the world as worthless, although he does not know the time of this time It will be so long, but he still chose his favorite method, exposing his target, and then fighting in the form of a reckless man!"

Cao Cao said with a chuckle: "Cheng Yu is right. Although my righteous brother is extremely smart and has a very delicate mind, his powerful force makes him a little lost. Throughout his battles, he is reckless. method, forcibly attacking, and his subordinates are indeed fierce in combat. Now he has disclosed his position, not for others to attack him, but for him to attack other people, just to give everyone a psychological pressure. The way my stepbrother likes it!"

"Kill the heart first!"

Everyone's face was gloomy, and they didn't have any second opinion to Cao Cao and Cheng Yu's words!

Cao Cao swept towards the crowd and said: "I know what everyone is thinking now. We are not as strong as Lu Mou. If we want to fight head-on, we must be the losers. But I, Cao Cao, are not reckless. I have fought all the years, relying on my brain. If I don't I'm sure, I won't categorically come to die! To lower my own strength!"

"Prime Minister, what should we do?" Xu Chu asked.

Cao Cao didn't answer Xu Chu, instead he looked at Cheng Yu and asked, "Do you know my heart?"

Cheng Yu quickly said: "Prime Minister is thinking, I don't dare to speculate, I have my own opinion, please listen to it!"

"I'm all ears!"

"I believe that taking Hanzhong is the most important thing, but with the current strength of our army, it is undoubtedly hitting an egg against a rock. This is not the style of our army, and we are now trapped in the wild, and we may be attacked at any time. Attack, once the battle is happy, with our current military defense, it will be difficult to withstand the impact of Lu Mou's army. Let's say that each of his [-] Snow Dragon Riders is so powerful! So I think, in Lu Mou's army, When attacking other people, we should first occupy a strong city, use the city as our defensive force, and deal with it!" Cheng Yu said.

Cao Cao nodded, and then said: "Then you see, we should take that city as our foothold?"

Cheng Yu thought for a while, and then said: "Currently there are three positions, one is Xi County, the other is Shangyong, and the third one is interviewing Shiyan!"

Cao Cao looked at Cheng Yu and said, "You gave me three choices, and I am also very embarrassed about this. Go ahead and tell me, which of these three positions do you like?"

For these three positions, Cao Cao already had ideas in his heart, but he was unwilling to say it clearly. Now that the morale of civil servants and generals is low, he wants to regain their confidence!

Cheng Yu took out the map and thought about it, but no one disturbed them, they all waited quietly.

A few minutes later, Cheng Yu said firmly: "Prime Minister, I think Xi County is the best choice!"

"Oh?! Tell me, why did you choose Xi County?" Cao Cao said with a natural expression while sitting on a chair, drinking tea in his hand.

Cheng Yu said without hesitation: "First of all, there is a waterway next to Xixian County, which is very powerful for our defense. We can use this waterway to defend. Even if Lu Mou's army comes, we will have enough time. At the same time, Xixian County's defense force is not enough. Five thousand, all old and weak soldiers left by Zhang Lu, we can take them down in an instant!
The other two points are also good, but Shiyan is too close to Lu Mou's Jingzhou, and it is very likely that Jingzhou will continue to use troops to Shiyan, and we will really become Lu Mou's lunch by then!Once a war is launched, the remaining people in Jingzhou will drown us in an instant!
And Shangyong is certainly good, but the location of the field going south will pose a lot of difficulties for us to transport food, grass and supplies, and may even collide with Lu Mou's army, so the transportation is not very convenient.

However, Xixian County is different. We can use waterways to transport materials, which also speeds up our transportation! "

Cao Cao nodded in relief. Looking at the overall situation, Xi County is the best location, and Cheng Yu's analysis is also very clear.

"That's right! Xi County is our goal next step. Camping at night is not good for us. With a strong city, we can advance or retreat. How far is Cheng Yu's camp from Xi County?" Cao Cao asked.

Cheng Yu made some estimates, and then said, "Xi County is only two hours away from us!"

"Okay! We have to rush ahead of them. Now the princes from all over the country may have the same idea as us. Hanzhong is a long battle. We must be prepared! Everyone pack your bags immediately, set off in an hour, and rush for two hours Take Xi County quickly! Xu Chu, you lead 5000 cavalry, set off first, and when you arrive, launch an attack directly. The weak brigade of [-] people, I believe that by the time we arrive, the city will already be in your hands!" Cao Cao said with a smile.

"Here!"

Afterwards, Xu Chu went back to prepare. Half an hour later, Xu Chu took the lead. Cheng Yu wanted to follow, but was stopped by Cao Cao, and said, "I need to talk with you on the way. A small town, Xu Chu alone is enough!"

Cao Cao is very confident in Xu Chu, Xu Chu's combat power is also very clear, and Hanzhong's current situation is very complicated, he needs someone to share with him!
(End of this chapter)