Chapter 776: Strategy Confirmed, Sun Jian as Vanguard

There was also a sand table in the Suanzao hall.

Using this sand table, Cao Cao even carefully explained how to divide the forces into four routes and what specific tasks these four routes should have.

It was like a magnificent military blueprint laid out before everyone.

When Cao Cao finished speaking, the hall, which was still engaged in commercial mutual flattery, fell completely silent.

All the warlords looked at Cao Cao. Good heavens, the strategy to conquer Dong proposed by one person was more useful than all of theirs combined. This strategy was simply terrifying.

At this time, Cao Cao seemed to realize he had been too much in the spotlight. After smiling slightly at everyone, he squinted his eyes and sat down, saying no more.

Su Li looked at Cao Cao, his heart filled with emotions.

This guy was worthy of being called a "capable minister in a peaceful time, a treacherous hero in a chaotic time." Among the rankings of all warlords, he was definitely number one.

Whether in military or strategy, it could be said that he could be rubbed into the ground by him.

However...

The current Cao Cao had not yet upgraded to the treacherous hero who would later hold the Emperor to command the warlords...

Su Li could see that the current Cao Cao's ambition was not very large. Perhaps in his heart, he still had the idea of restoring the Han Dynasty, taking the defeat of Dong Zhuo and the rescue of the orthodox Emperor as his own duty.

Otherwise, with Cao Cao's reputation and talent, he would have had a chance to compete for this alliance leader position.

But Cao Cao gave it up completely, not revealing a single bit of ambition.

Of course!

It was also possible that Cao Cao was hiding very deeply.

At this moment, Yuan Shao also sincerely regarded Cao Cao as a close friend and was not jealous of Cao Cao's talent in military strategy at all, sincerely praising him: "Mengde's strategy is very good. I wonder what you gentlemen think?"

Yuan Shao now trusted Cao Cao unconditionally and could not imagine that he would later be beaten to the ground by this good friend.

Even the Yuan family's territory would be buried in his hands.

Yuan Shao agreed with Cao Cao's strategy.

As Cao Cao's die-hard fans, Zhang Miao and others also immediately jumped out and gave a thumbs up.

Subsequently, warlords like Dongjun Governor Qiao Mao and Xuzhou Governor Tao Qian also expressed their agreement one after another.

The remaining warlords, including Su Li, naturally had no objections.

Even if they had objections, there was no way.

They couldn't propose a strategy to conquer Dong like Cao Cao's.

Yuan Shao scanned the various warlords, and since there were no objections, he nodded toward Cao Cao: "Since you all think the strategy to conquer Dong just proposed by Mengde is good, then we will divide our forces into four routes."

"Now, is there anyone among you who is willing to be the vanguard, go first to take the Sishui Pass that blocks our way, and win the first merit!"

Alright!

Just a moment ago, everyone was chatting excitedly and in high spirits.

But now, as soon as Yuan Shao said this, all the warlords unified their actions and remained silent.

Just now, relying on their mouths, anyone could talk eloquently.

But now that they had to do it with real guns and blades, no one was willing to take the lead.

After all, what did vanguard mean? It was called vanguard if said nicely.

If said not nicely, it was the front line, testing the enemy's strength.

Although there was a chance to win the first merit, the greater possibility was becoming cannon fodder!

Before truly clashing with Dong Zhuo, no one wanted to take this risk to face unknown dangers. (daaa)

Moreover, these warlords looked happy and harmonious now, but who could guarantee that at the critical moment, some of them wouldn't drag their feet?

If you were the vanguard, fighting bravely in front, and if there was no support behind you, and they even messed with you, that would be fun.

By then, let alone winning the first merit, just being able to come back alive would be good.

Anyone who wasn't brain-damaged knew not to do such a thing, at least not until the enemy situation was probed, and not to take the vanguard position upon oneself.

Even Cao Cao's gaze couldn't help but dim, and he remained silent.

Although he now had the heart of the Han Dynasty, he wouldn't be stupid enough to be the vanguard. No one knew what these warlords were thinking.

You can know a person's face but not their heart.

On the surface, they seemed united, but if they really started fighting, whether they would help each other was hard to say.

Whoever was the vanguard would be the unlucky one.

From Cao Cao's perspective, such a situation was very likely to happen.

The hall was unprecedentedly silent; no one wanted to be the vanguard.

Until the end, the Jiangdong Tiger Sun Jian, whose head seemed to be made of iron, couldn't stand this atmosphere anymore and took the initiative to step forward and ask Yuan Shao for the order to be the vanguard and march on Sishui Pass!

Yuan Shao, whose brows were originally tightly furrowed, immediately smiled: "Very good! I have long heard that the Marquis of Wucheng is loyal, brave, and fierce, with the courage of ten thousand men. With you as the vanguard in this battle, our army will surely win!"

After speaking, he scanned the various warlords again, thought for a while, and finally stopped on Yuan Shu: "Let you, Gonglu, arrange the great responsibility of supervising grain."

"I hope you can do a good job with logistics for our army!"

Yuan Shao didn't want to make things too stiff with Yuan Shu, so he gave him the lucrative job of grain supervisor.

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