Lu Bu couldn't help but wonder,

He opened his mouth and said:

"Among the dishes for locusts that I have developed before, there are several that are very suitable as supplements to military rations, and I have instructed the cooks to simplify and sort out the preparation methods. When the time comes, you can find some military men to study in my house, and you can save a lot of military rations and escort people. ”

Zhang Yan's eyes lit up, scratched his head and said:

"Lord, is it the locust balls and grasshopper sauce you ate today?"

Lu Bu smiled and nodded:

"It's these two foods. Not only are they easy to carry, but they are also easy to store, even in the summer, they can still carry them with them for several days without spoiling, which is much more convenient than grain and grass, and the soldiers will not have to eat those tasteless dry food when they are on special tasks. ”

After a pause, Lu Bu continued:

"The next step is to try to promote this food to the whole army. Not being tight can make the soldiers eat better, and at the same time, it can also greatly save the soldiers' rations. ”

Zhang Yan nodded vigorously with bright eyes,

Don't look at just insignificant food,

But it can make the soldiers eat better,

Just this small gesture,

can make the soldiers improve cohesion,

increased the combat effectiveness of the troops in disguise,

Zhang Yan, who has experienced a hundred battles, naturally knows this truth.

Lu Bu then looked at the sand table model,

Pointing to the southern area of Jingzhao:

"Xianzhong, you still need to personally guard Chang'an City, and order Tai Shici to lead the soldiers and horses to the southern line of Jingzhao and be in charge of the southern defense line."

Yang Xiu couldn't help but ask:

"My lord, where are you going to attack Runan from as an entry point?"

Lu Bu asked with a smile:

"Dezu, where do you think it's appropriate?"

Yang Xiu frowned and looked at the sand table model,

From time to time, I will also check the topographic map for comparison,

After all, it's the first time I've used this sand table,

I'm still a little unaccustomed to it.

Lu Bu waited quietly with his hands behind his back,

Didn't bother.

Zhang Yan next to her was also carefully inspecting the sand table,

Thinking about where best to attack.

After a long silence,

Yang Xiu took the long wooden pole from Lu Bu's hand,

Whispered:

"My lord, if you attack Runan, there are only two ways to go. One of them took the road to Yin and Yingchuan in Henan, and then entered Runan; The second is to fake Jingzhou, and then go east to Runan. ”

After a pause, he continued to analyze:

"However, these two paths are extremely risky for our army. If there is a case in the process of marching, then the consequences are unimaginable. ”

Lu Bu's brows furrowed tightly when he heard this,

From the bottom of my heart,

He believes that if you choose the first way,

Be foolproof.

"If you choose the first path, it is relatively safe, and Cao Mengde is now striving for Xuzhou. If our army attacks Runan at this moment, it will be able to solve Cao Mengde's worries. ”

杨修interface says:

"What the lord said is true, Cao Mengde will definitely seize this opportunity, and will definitely take the opportunity to provide some help to the lord. But there is one thing that the lord has to investigate. Yuan Shao of Hebei Province is still eyeing each other, although Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers are not in harmony, but that is when there is a conflict of interest between the two parties. Once Cao Cao occupies Xuzhou, his power will definitely rise, and he will already be able to threaten Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao and the lord are offensive and defensive allies. ”

Lu Bu habitually tapped his fingers on the tabletop,

Before, he ignored Yuan Shao,

Yang Xiu's concerns are not wrong,

Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu looked north and south,

Although it is now the same as fire and water,

But that's only because both sides are strong,

And there is a conflict of interest on top of that.

Now Lu Bu is bigger in the northwest,

As if he was the most powerful prince in the world,

Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are not weak.

Vaguely forming a three-legged tripod,

The situation of the other forces around is wavering,

A relatively stable environment has been formed for the time being.

But if Cao Cao's strength rises greatly,

He has the Son of Heaven in his hand,

will inevitably seek the next step of expansion,

The current relationship between Cao Cao and Lu Bu,

and the contrast of strength between the two sides,

so that he would almost never choose to go west to attack Lü Bu at this time,

Whether it's north or south,

is bound to break the balance at this time,

And at this time, there will inevitably be Lu Bu's participation,

Then Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu can only accept the consequences of gradual annexation,

This is obviously not going to be an outcome that the two of them are willing to accept.

In the last life, the reason why Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu did not get along with each other was that they died of old age.

Until the demise of Yuan Shu,

sent a request for help to Yuan Shao,

did not get a response from Yuan Shao,

That's because,

In that plane,

At that time, Yuan Shao had already occupied most of the territory of northern China.

Its whale swallowing the world has been faintly formed,

In that case,

Why should he discredit himself to help Yuan Shu, who was about to be destroyed.

Lu Bu looked at Yang Xiudao:

"Does Dezu have a clever plan?"

Yang Xiu smiled slightly,

A confident smile on your face,

Ling Lu Bu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows,

Obviously, this guy was playing tricks just now.

But he's also looking forward to it,

What kind of subtle strategy can Yang Xiu say.

"The lower officials have a plan, and the chain is in the plan."

"Oh?"

Lu Bu's interest was even stronger,

Just listen to the name,

This is an extraordinary plan,

But I don't know,

What kind of strategy is it?

It deserves such a name.

Yanzhou. Cao Cao's temporary residence.

Here Yanzhou and Yingchuan border Chenliu County,

At the same time, it is also the seat of Yanzhou's state governance,

As early as the conquest of Xuzhou,

Cao Cao specially moved to Chenliu County,

The beautiful name is to facilitate the command of the war in Xuzhou.

The afternoon sun has begun to blaze,

unbearable heat,

The noisy summer cicadas on the branches make the air even more

It's filled with an irritating atmosphere.

Everywhere you see locusts flying or stopping,

It makes people unconsciously more irritable.

In the center of the room is a huge smoker.

There is a phoenix bird at the top of the smoker,

Underneath it is a round furnace body.

The furnace body is divided into two layers, inside and outside.

The outer layer is a hollow pan pattern cover,

From the mid-waist divided into two hemispheres equal to the top and bottom,

There are four ringed beast heads on the middle waist,

Attaches to the lower edge of the upper hemisphere.

The furnace body is supported by a hollow octagonal column and a bucket-shaped base.

The base is decorated with hollows,

There are images such as tiger stripes and figures.

This furnace has a name,

The name is the phoenix bird ring copper smoker,

According to legend, it was from the hand of a master during the Warring States period,

Incense is burning in the furnace at the moment,

The taste is fresh and elegant,

It calms people's minds unconsciously.

The incense is also specially prepared by another famous doctor,

It can calm the mind and relieve the stasis of the heart.

The war in Xuzhou was blocked, and a locust plague broke out suddenly.

Coupled with the jumping clowns in Xu County,

Heavy things piled up,

made Cao Cao suddenly have a headache,

Countless famous doctors have been searched,

There is no good treatment,

In the end, you can only recuperate.

At this time, Cao Cao was reclining on the couch,

Looking intently at an official document in his hand,

The brow furrowed from time to time,

It seems to be very painful,

Apparently the headache was still bothering him.

Beside him a scribe stood with his hands down,

The scribe is none other than Chen Gong Chen Gongtai,

From time to time, he glanced into the depths of Cao Cao's eyes,

There was a faint worry passing by.

"Lord, you are not in good health yet, don't work too hard."

Cao Cao suddenly threw aside the official document in his hand,

Hands tightly grasp the head and pound gently,

After a long time, he stopped,

Cold sweat was already dripping on his forehead.

Let out a long breath,

Cao Cao was relieved and said:

"Whew, this damn headache makes the old man so uncomfortable. Don't worry too much about the public station, it's an old problem. ”

Chen Gong looked at Cao Cao deeply worriedly,

Cao Cao paused, and then spoke:

"What's going on in Xu County now?"

Chen Gong's expression was upright,

Hurriedly said respectfully:

"The Xu County side has been basically stable. Dong Cheng, Wang Yun, Fu Wan and other chaotic parties have all been ambushed. There are very few fish left that have slipped through the net, and most of their whereabouts are under control, and it is only a matter of time before they are completely wiped out. ”

Cao Cao nodded,

The frowning brow stretched a little,

"How is our Majesty now?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty's mood is quite stable, but he is only slightly frightened."

"Frightened?"

Cao Cao repeated softly,

No emotion could be heard in the words.

Chen Gong raised his head and looked at Cao Cao's face,

With some hesitation, he said:

"Lord, that Sima Fang ......"

Chen Gong was about to open his mouth to remind Cao Cao to beware of this person,

Cao Cao took the first step and stretched out his hand and waved,

stopped Chen Gong's words,

"Gongtai, the old man knows what you mean."

After a pause, Cao Cao suddenly looked at Chen Gong with a smile,

Whispered:

"Yesterday the old man had a dream that three horses were grazing in the same trough. Can Chen Gong know the interpretation of this dream? ”

Chen Gong's heart sank,

Hurriedly lowered his head and didn't dare to say more,

Cao Cao is suspicious and scheming,

He's learned about it.

Although he is not proficient in dream interpretation, he also understands something.

This dream seems to be ominous,

But he didn't dare to say it at this moment.

Cao Cao rubbed his eyebrows,

It seems that Chen Gong didn't dare to speak,

He said to himself:

"This dream is not auspicious......"

After a while, Cao Cao changed the topic again and said:

"Sima Fang...... This old fox has a lot of ideas, but with me one day, he can't make any waves. Comparatively speaking, I care more about Sima Yi, a little guy......"

Chen Gong pursed his lips,

I didn't dare to speak.

"How's the war going over there?"

Chen Gong hurriedly replied:

"The war in Xuzhou is now in a stalemate, Tao Qian will give Xuzhou to Liu Bei, Liu Bei has completely mastered the military power of Xuzhou, and now the two sides are still deadlocked, our side suffered too much damage before, and was unable to advance eastward in a short period of time, Liu Bei is because he wants to continue to integrate Xuzhou."

Cao Cao nodded and said:

"Is Guan Yu still closed now?"

Chen Gong smiled bitterly and said:

"This person refuses to eat, and he refuses to meet anyone no matter how much he persuades him, but other than that, there is no hunger strike or anything else."

"That's good, the old man will be better in two days, and he will visit this person in person."

Chen Gong said suspiciously:

"My lord, this person is just a captive, why did my lord exalt this person like this."

"Hahaha, Gongtai doesn't know, this person is superior in force, and proficient in military affairs, according to the old man's observation, the second son will even be much stronger than Yuan Rang, at least the two will meet on the battlefield, after hundreds of rounds, the result of the two will be Yuan Rang killed in battle, Guan Yu is seriously injured."

Chen Gong was shocked when he heard this,

Xiahoudun is Cao Cao's number one general now,

Whether it is Wen Taowu strategy,

are the best choice,

the high force of his individual,

Under the command of Cao Cao, who is like a cloud,

At least in the top three,

But such a character,

From Cao Cao's mouth,

can't compare to another captive,

This can't help but make Chen Gong feel sorry for this Guan Yu,

A great deal of interest arose.

Although he had also heard of Guan Yu's name,

But the most listened to,

But it's just a tiger prison,

They Liu Guan and Zhang three brothers challenged Lu Bu,

The two sides fought an undefeated situation,

However, it would be biased to judge based on this.

Chen Gong looked at Cao Cao suspiciously and asked:

"My lord, General Xiahou is both civil and military, and he has made a great name on the battlefield, and his courage and strength have been praised even by Lu Bu. The lord said this, he couldn't help but think too highly of Guan Yu, right? ”

Cao Cao shook his head,

With his hands spread, he smiled helplessly:

"Actually, I also think that such an evaluation is a bit exaggerated, but it was Xiahou Yuanrang himself who said this."

"What?"

This time, Chen Gong was really dumbfounded.

"Absolutely."

Cao Cao rubbed his beard on his chin,

sighed softly:

"In the battle report sent by Yuan Rang before, he specially said Guan Yu, so that the old man must take it into his pocket, if not, he must get rid of it as soon as possible, and he must not let the tiger return to the mountain."

Chen Gong's face changed slightly when he heard this,

Xiahoudun he once came into contact with,

This person is definitely not as reckless as it seems,

On the contrary, this person has the style of a general,

Since he was able to say such an assessment with his own mouth,

Compared to Guan Yu, there is really something outstanding.

"Okay, let's not talk about this person. Tell me about this locust plague. ”

Cao Cao's face became solemn again.

Chen Gong hurriedly bowed and said:

"Lord, this locust plague first originated in the southern part of Yin, Henan, and spread very quickly, and now Yin in Henan has been controlled, but Yingchuan County, Chenliu County, and Jiyin County have all been affected to varying degrees. In particular, Chenliu County has suffered the most losses, and this year's autumn harvest may be hopeless. “

Cao Cao suddenly felt that his head began to hurt again,

The disaster has been anticipated,

But what he didn't expect was that

The situation was so severe.

Henan Yin has just occupied it not long ago,

Originally, it was planned that at the right time,

Rebuild the eastern capital of Luoyang,

But now it seems,

This plan can only be postponed indefinitely.

And the most critical question of the day,

is tossed by this plague of locusts,

wants to continue to attack Xuzhou,

undoubtedly becomes a dilemma,

disaster relief, it is unable to support the war,

Continue to attack Xuzhou,

The hearts of the people who have finally gathered together,

I'm afraid I'm going to lose most of it.

Cao Cao rubbed his head with a faint pain,

Asked softly:

"Where else is there that has been affected by the locust plague?"

"Hongnong and Jingzhao on the Lu Bu side were the most severely affected, especially in the Jingzhao area, and then the Runan ......"

"Lord, there is an emergency military situation!"

A voice suddenly rang out from outside the door.