With a burst of hearty laughter, Guan Ping was not in a hurry and said his plan.

"Harvesting rice?"

Hearing this, Sun Wolf and Pang De on the side couldn't help but show doubts and were at a loss.

Seeing the incomprehensible eyes of the crowd, Guan Ping chuckled: "Ladies and gentlemen, now that our army is in full swing and has won several great victories, if Xu Du can't hold out, do you think that with thousands of light troops, can you break through the rock-solid imperial capital?" ”

"Once Cao Pi sticks to the city, our army's next plan cannot be implemented."

This time, Guan Ping led the people to the north, in order to make Cao's army feel the pressure, so as to send Yecheng's army to the south to expand the battle situation, so as to force his father to retreat into Hannan and confront each other across the river.

But now, if Cao Pi sticks to the city, he doesn't need to send troops to come at all, which is not in line with Guan Ping's strategy.

"Therefore, the general is now forcing Cao's army out of the city to fight."

"Tuntian has always been the biggest help for Cao thief's logistics, especially Juntun, which is full of grain every year, which can fully support the large military."

"And now this Xu Tian where we are also the proudest piece of tun field of Cao thief, just think about it, if our army harvests rice in the field on a large scale, what will be the consequences?"

Guan Ping's words fell, Pang De was not slow to react, thought for a moment, and then said: "Then Cao Jun's harvest will be greatly reduced this year, and Xu Tian is the largest tuntian under Cao Wei's rule. ”

"If our army really preempts Cao Wei and harvests rice, then at least before the harvest of the next year, Cao Jun will not have the ability to use troops abroad."

"After all, the art of war is cloudy: the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first."

With the successive explanations of Guan Ping and Pang De, Sun Wolf from the side also realized.

"Major General, if Cao Pi takes advantage of the opportunity for our army to cut rice, how should he resist?"

At this time, Sun Wolf asked thoughtfully.

Hearing this, Guan Ping's complexion remained unchanged, and he smiled lightly: "This matter is easy to hear!" ”

"Our army only needs to make every effort to guard against the Cao army in Xudu City, and as for cutting rice, don't worry about it."

When the words fell, Guan Ping suddenly shouted: "Zhao Zhong, this general is now ordered, you lead five hundred soldiers to the surrounding villages and towns to gather the people." ”

"Then tell them that our army will guard against Cao's army on the front line, and they can arbitrarily cut the rice in the fields, and all the harvest will go to them personally."

Hearing the instructions, Zhao Zhong looked puzzled, but he quickly gave up his orders.

Waiting for Zhao Zhong to retreat, Sun Wolf was thoughtful, but he still had a worried look on his face, so he stepped forward and said softly: "Young General, can the people under the rule of Cao Thief cooperate with our army?" ”

"Hehe, don't worry about this matter, no matter what, there will always be people who are greedy for cheap, and they will respond to our army coming to cut rice, as long as the first batch of people who cut rice get benefits."

"The latter will naturally swarm in!"

When the words fell, Guan Ping was full of confidence and was not worried.

Greedy for cheapness has been the nature of human beings since ancient times, and few people will take the initiative to refuse the benefits that can be easily obtained.

Calling on the local people to use them to harvest rice is a strategy that Guan Lian thought of when he passed through here.

As for his own full authority to collect the rice, Guan Ping did not have the slightest idea, he knew very well that it was not easy to go deep into the hinterland of Cao Wei with thousands of troops alone, how could it be possible to cut the rice safely and transport it back?

Moreover, people are all emotional, and they have no interests to throw away, so how can the people around them respond to him and risk their lives to harvest rice?

After all, this is a military tun, which Cao Cao specially used for military purposes.

Of course, the most important point is that if you give these paddies to the surrounding people, you can also get together, and your own benevolence and righteousness will naturally spread to all parts of the Central Plains.

In this way, even if you go on a large-scale northern expedition in the future, you will not be hostile to the people of the Central Plains.

It can be said that this is a deal without capital and profit, and the Jingzhou army does not need to give anything, but only needs to borrow the grain of the Cao army to win the hearts of the local people.

Slowly, three days passed, September 16.

Xu Ducheng, Prime Minister's Mansion.

At this time, Shang Shuhuaxin hurriedly rushed into the mansion, and then arched his hand and said: "Son, the situation is not good now!" ”

Seeing Hua Xin's anxious expression, his words were slightly flustered, and he couldn't help but say softly: "Hua Shangshu, but what's the problem with the Jingzhou army?" ”

"Why are you so flustered?"

After that, Cao Pi's face was puzzled, it was the first time he had seen Hua Xin so out of shape.

Hearing this, Hua Xin also realized that he had lost his temper, adjusted for a moment, and arched his hand: "Childe, three days ago, the scouts scattered outside the city sent back the news, and the news said that Guan Ping actually built a camp near Xu Tian, so he stopped!" ”

"Then they mobilized the surrounding residents and went to the fields to cut the rice."

"At that time, only a few hundred people responded to the Jingzhou army, and the minister didn't care, so he didn't tell you."

"It's just that in the past three days, Naguanping didn't even take a grain of rice, and the people harvested as much as they wanted, and now that the news has come out, the number of people responding every day has grown rapidly."

"Even, even some of the powerful clans in the city have sent tenants out of the city to harvest, on weekdays, no one dares to pay attention to Xu Tian, but now, with the Jingzhou army in front of them, these people have fallen into madness and took the opportunity to harvest."

"At that time, the minister advised Gongzi to hold on, but now our army must go out of the city to fight, otherwise this year's harvest will be greatly weakened."

With a few words, Hua Xin slowly told the current situation, and Cao Pi couldn't help but change his complexion, so he said: "Hua Shangshu, where are the three thousand elite horsemen who have gone south?" ”

Hearing this, Hua Xin didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said: "Tell the son, the order is passed, and the fine horse has already gone south." ”

"According to the news sent back yesterday, the river has been crossed, and now it has passed through the territory of Puyang, and it is galloping."

At this time, Cao Pi thought about it, groaned for a while, looked at several guards in the surrounding mansion, and said: "You go to the city as soon as possible to inform Cheng Yu, Xiahou Shang and others, and let them come to the mansion immediately, and have important matters to discuss!" ”

"No!"

The order was handed down, and several guards surrendered their hands together and took the order to withdraw!

The suburbs of Xudu, Xutian.

At this moment, Guan Ping swirled his sword at his waist, and under the escort of more than ten personal guards, he marched in the field with his head held high, his eyes looking around, and he saw that there were many people in the field, and farmers were diligently harvesting rice.

Looking at this hot posture, the people are really full of energy!

Seeing this, Guan Ping couldn't help but sigh, and said slowly: "Alas, the people of China have been hardworking people since ancient times!" ”

"It's a pity that the troubled times are together, but the people of the land of China are sad."

At this moment, although he sighed in his heart, his heart became more and more determined, and he wanted to do his best to assist Liu Bei, restore the Han Dynasty, unify the world, and end the idea of chaos and strife.

"Who knows that Chinese food is hard work!"

After a long groan, Guan Ping suddenly felt something, and muttered out loud.

At this moment, the people in the field were all stunned, and the next second they saw Guan Ping in the field, and immediately knelt on the ground and said loudly: "The young general is benevolent and righteous, thank you for the general's food." ”

"The Jingzhou Army is really a teacher of benevolence and righteousness!"

At this moment, the sound of the field shook the sky, it was really boiling, and everywhere resounded praising the Jingzhou army, praising Guan Ping's words, and thanking for the good deeds of giving grain.