Seventy miles north of Xudu, Fengqiu City.

Tens of thousands of Cao's troops were hurrying north from this to Baima.

Inside the castle tower.

Cao Cao was gobbling up rice.

The white horse is surrounded, the time is pressing, he must race against time and rush to the white horse to relieve the siege.

Dressed in a green shirt, he stepped into the city tower.

The young man smiled and arched his hand: "See Sikong from afar." "

Cao Cao's spirits perked up, and when he looked up, he saw Cao Yuan standing in front of him.

"Ziyou, you can be regarded as here, come and sit quickly!"

Cao Cao was overjoyed and greeted with a smile.

Cao Yuan stepped forward and sat down, and said lightly: "I heard that the white horse was surrounded, so I rushed from Luoyang to meet in the starry night, it shouldn't be too late." "

"Not too late, not too late, just right. "

"Ziyou, you haven't had breakfast yet, come on, come on, eat it while it's hot, don't go hungry. "

Cao Cao took matters into his own hands and enthusiastically added food to his son.

Cao Yuan had already eaten it, but Cao Cao's hospitality was difficult to resist, so he had to eat another bowl.

"Sikong, Sima Yi's matter...."

When he pulled rice, he wanted to test Cao Cao's attitude.

Cao Cao waved his hand: "If you don't mention this matter, it's over." "

Cao Yuan understood what Cao Cao meant, and they tacitly understood each other, so they didn't mention it anymore.

"Ziyou, now that Yuan Shaotun is in Liyang, he first sent Yuan Xi to look at Jiang Qi's three generals, and led 10,000 elite soldiers to surround White Horse City, and his main force intends to cross the river from Yanjin. "

"Ziyou, what is your response to this?"

Cao Cao didn't wait for Cao Yuan to take a few bites, so he couldn't wait to ask for a plan.

Cao Yuan put down the dishes and chopsticks, and didn't answer, but asked rhetorically: "Sikong should have a countermeasure, I want to hear Sikong's thoughts first." "

"Yuan Shao's main force wants to cross the river from Yanjin, so I will plan and pretend to lead the army to Yanjin to block it. "

"Halfway through, I suddenly led my army back to the east, heading straight for White Horse City. "

"Yuan Shao didn't have time to reinforce at that time, so I used 50,000 soldiers and horses to fight against 10,000 Yuan troops. "

Cao Cao had a murderous look on his face and revealed his plan.

"Sikong's plan to attack the west is also a clever plan. "

Cao Yuan's words changed, but he said: "But I think that if Sikong is really like this, he will fall for Yuan Shao's plan to lure the enemy." "

"A trick to lure the enemy?"

Cao Cao's face turned suspicious.

"The 10,000 Yuan troops on the white horse are just the bait of Yuan Shao's on the south bank. "

"The main force of Yuan's army will cross the river from Yanjin, and it must be a rumor deliberately released by Yuan Shao, and its main force will still stand still in Liyang City. "

"Just waiting for the division to plan, the army is lured to Baima, and his main force of more than 200,000 will rush across the Yellow River, first cut off the return route of our army with cavalry, and then kill it head-on with an absolutely superior infantry army. "

"In this way, the 50,000 main forces of our army will be surrounded and annihilated in Baima, and Yuan Shao will win in one battle!"

Cao Yuan's eyes were solemn and he broke Yuan Shao's plot.

Cao Cao gasped and suddenly woke up, scared out of a cold sweat.

"Yuan Shao has a poisonous plan, he actually wanted to finish his work in one battle, and swallowed my 50,000 army in one go!"

"Fortunately, Ziyou arrived in time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable!"

Cao Cao had palpitations on his face and sighed.

Cao Yuan said lightly: "Guo Tu, Xu Yu and others, although their character is not good, they are also resourceful people in the end, and it is not surprising that everyone worked together to come up with this strategy." "

"Zi You is reasonable, Yuan Shao's subordinates are full of talents, and they should not be underestimated. "

Cao Cao nodded repeatedly.

Then, he frowned again: "Since this is Yuan Shao's plan to lure the enemy, we naturally can't throw ourselves into the net, but if we don't save the white horse, will we sit back and watch Yu Ban and the three thousand generals be trapped and die in a lonely city?"

"If you don't save Yu Ban and 3,000 soldiers, it will chill the hearts of the soldiers, and who will dare to fight to the death. "

"White Horse City, naturally, is going to be saved. "

Cao Yuan poured himself a glass of wine, and his words were meaningful.

Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "Ziyou, listening to your tone, is there a great plan to solve the siege of the White Horse?"

"Actually, it's simple, Sikong only needs to send 5,000 elite soldiers north to relieve the siege of Baima. "

"Yuan Shao saw that he was not the main force of our army, so he would definitely not rush to cross the river and startle the snake. "

"Then Yuan Xi will definitely breed contempt when he sees that our army is small, and he will definitely put on a formation and fight with our army. "

"In the middle of the day, this elite army only needs to take advantage of the situation to defeat Yuan Xi, and the siege of the white horse will naturally be solved. "

Cao Yuan sipped his wine and said his plan unhurriedly.

Cao Cao's eyes were bright, but a little dim.

"Yuan Xi has 10,000 soldiers and horses, and I heard that there are 5,000 swordsmen under his command, all of whom are equipped with Pu Yuan knives that sharpen iron like clay. "

"Weapons, numbers, the Yuan army has the upper hand. "

"If you want to defeat Yuan Xi with 5,000 infantry troops, I'm afraid it's not easy. "

Cao Cao was worried.

"Isn't it just a Pu Yuan knife. "

Cao Yuan sneered: "Far away in Luoyang this time, I also created five thousand Mo knives for Sikong, as long as our soldiers are equipped with this Mo knife and go north, they will definitely be able to break Yuan Xi's Pu Yuan knife and win a big victory!"

"Mo Dao?"

"What kind of knife is this, it can actually break the treasure knife created by Pu Yuan?"

Cao Cao listened to the unheard of sword name, and his face was full of surprise.

Cao Yuan smiled secretly.

Mo Dao, the king of knives!

The Tang Dynasty relied on this magic knife to sweep the world and make Wanhu bow his head.

The Pu Yuan knife is also worthy of being compared with the Mo knife!

And this Mo knife was in Luoyang, and he secretly swallowed the arsenal of 5,000 ring-headed knives, and the gain came.

This secret naturally can't be told to Cao Cao.

"This Mo knife is made with my original knife casting secret technique, I can assure Sikong that the Pu Yuan knife is not vulnerable at all in front of this Mo knife!"

He made up a justification for it.

"Ziyou, are you still proficient in the art of sword casting?"

Cao Cao gasped and looked at Cao Yuan with amazement.

Cao Yuan coughed dryly a few times and laughed at himself: "Yuan just spent a little time pondering when he was idle." "

If you have nothing to do, you can create a divine knife that is stronger than the Pu Yuan knife?

"Yuan'er, this kid, is really omniscient, omnipotent, really a genius...."

After secretly sighing in his heart, Cao Cao said happily: "Okay, since Ziyou has confidence, how can I not believe you!"

At that moment, Cao Cao ordered Xiahou Yuan and Li Dian, the two generals, to lead 5,000 elite infantry and equip Cao Yuan's 5,000 Mo knives to immediately go north to relieve the siege of Baima.

"Sikong, after the siege of the White Horse is over, how does Sikong plan to face Yuan Shao next?"

Cao Yuan changed his words, but asked again.

Cao Cao said without thinking: "Then naturally the army is heading north, and the White Horse and Yanjin are fighting with Yuan Shao to prevent his army from crossing the river." "

Cao Yuan got up, came to the map hanging on the wall, and raised his hand to point.

"The Yellow River is not as good as the Yangtze River, and there are many places to cross. "

"Our army is only 50,000 people, if Yuan Shao's 200,000 army really wants to force the Yellow River, Sikong really thinks, can we stop him?"

Cao Yuan turned around and asked.

Cao Cao was shocked, and he couldn't answer for a while.

"Our army is small, and if we divide our troops to guard the crossings, it will make our forces even more dispersed. "

"In the meantime, not only will we not be able to hold the Yellow River, but we will also be broken by Yuan Shao's four times the troops. "

"I thought that instead of sticking to the Yellow River, which could not be defended, it was better to concentrate our forces, hold the danger, and drag Yuan Shao into a protracted battle. "

"As long as we stick to it without a fight and drag it until Yuan Shao has a flaw, we can seize the opportunity to launch a counterattack and defeat Yuan Shao in one battle!"

Cao Yuan analyzed the benefits and disadvantages and overthrew Cao Cao's strategy to defend against the enemy.

"Ziyou is right, the Yellow River really can't be defended. "

Cao Cao nodded again and again, and asked: "Then, according to Ziyou's opinion, we should abandon the Yellow River defense line, but where should we retreat to the dangerous place to stop Yuan Shao." "

"This is it!"

Cao Yuan pointed his finger on the map.

"Guandu?"

Cao Cao blurted out the name of the place.

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