Chen Cheng interrupted Chen Gong and Zang Hong's debate with a smile and said; "I have always admired Meng De, if he can, just let him go to Chang'an to hang up a spare post. The top priority is to win the war first. This time, we have to send 100,000 soldiers and horses to fight Cao Cao, and we need to consume a lot of grain and grass. If the enemy is lenient, based on the grain and grass of 100,000 people a month, at least 200,000 stone will be needed. Gongtai, can Yanzhou have so much grain now? ”

Chen Gong said: "I harvested a lot of potatoes before, plus some grain harvested in the summer, but there are hundreds of thousands of stones, but ......."

"Just what?"

"Meng De sent Xiahou Yuan back not long ago to transport most of the grain and grass to the front line in Xuzhou."

Chen Cheng frowned for a moment and asked, "In other words, the state can't give food to the army now?" ”

Chen Gong looked embarrassed and said, "Squeeze it, but you can still take out about 100,000 stones." ”

"This is only enough to eat for ten days, is there no more?"

Chen Gong was about to speak again, but Zhang Miao on the side preemptively said: "The general's ability to use soldiers is known to the world, and ten days is enough time to defeat Meng De!" ”

Unlike Zang Hong, although Zhang Miao also belongs to the scholar class, he only has a close relationship with Cao Cao, and he does not deal with Yuan Shao, and can even be said to have an enmity with Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao once asked Cao Cao to kill Zhang Miao, but Cao Cao did not agree. After rebelling with Chen Gong, Zhang Miao always felt a little guilty about Cao Cao in his heart.

Chen Cheng said: "How can the matter of the war be said accurately? If Cao Cao had a deep ditch and a high base, the war would have become protracted, and a month was only the most conservative estimate. ”

He turned his head and said to Zang Baba: "Xuangao has led soldiers, so he should know the dangers of insufficient grain and grass. ”

Zang Ba and the scholars of Yanzhou were not in the same camp, and when they heard this, they said loudly: "Yes, if there is no food, the army will disperse immediately." Cao Cao is accustomed to using soldiers, and he has a lot of old habits in Yanzhou, so he will definitely know our truth and truth. Now that he has hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and grass in his hands, maybe he won't be in a hurry to fight us! ”

Chen Gongyi gritted his teeth and said, "I still have a plan, but I can break Cao Cao!" ”

"Please speak on the public platform!"

"The families of Cao Jun's soldiers are mostly in Xuchang. A great general can make people ........."

"No!" Zhang Miao interrupted Chen Gong's words and said loudly: "How can a husband use his family to threaten others? This is not a gentleman's doing! ”

Last year, before Cao Cao set out on the expedition, he entrusted his family to Zhang Miao and said, "If I can't come back, please take more care of my children." Many people in Yanzhou knew about this matter, so it was not surprising that everyone was opposed to Zhang Miao's opposition to threatening Cao Cao with his family.

Chen Gong smiled bitterly: "Meng Zhuo don't be impatient, I don't want to take Meng De's family as a guide, I just want the families of those soldiers in Xuchang to write a letter." Since the general led his troops into Yanzhou, he has not committed any crimes in the autumn wherever he has passed, and he has not treated those family members in Xuchang harshly. Let them write to the soldiers of Cao Jun and talk about the kindness of the general, and presumably many people will abandon the darkness and turn to the light because of this. ”

Cultural people are different, almost the same meaning, but the feeling is completely different when you say it.

"Then do what the public station says!" Chen Cheng thought for a while, and then said: "There are too many families of Cao Jun in Yanzhou, it is better to send the families of those generals to Chang'an first, and then move the families of the soldiers to Henan in batches, so as not to have conflicts with local heroes or collude with Cao Jun."

What he didn't say was that it could also be used to weaken Yanzhou's power and strengthen the imperial court.

"Move Cao Jun's family to Henan?" Chen Gong said: "It's not a safe strategy, but will it cause unnecessary trouble?" ”

"As long as you do things, there will always be trouble. Unless you don't do anything, then there will be no trouble at all. Chen Cheng said: "Then it's decided, several things will be done at the same time." I will send people to move the Cao Jun family in Xuchang to the vicinity of Luoyang in batches, and ask them to write letters to the Cao Jun soldiers. Gongtai, you have to work harder, you must raise more grain and grass, and miscellaneous grains are also fine. General Zang Ba led his troops to Xiaopei with me to prepare for Cao Cao! ”

Chen Cheng was a little tired of the quarrel between the Yanzhou people, and directly gave the order.

"But ........."

"Nothing!" Chen Cheng stood up and said coldly: "This is an order!" Do any of you want to disobey? ”

When he stopped smiling, he naturally looked murderous. Chen Gong and the others were nervous, forced by Chen Cheng's momentum, even if there were still people who wanted to object, they couldn't speak now.

Chen Cheng said to Chen Gong: "You go and prepare first, remember, at least 200,000 stones of grain and grass are needed." ”

After Chen Gong and the others were either excited or left stupidly, Chen Cheng said to Zang Ba: "Xuan Gao will go to rectify the soldiers and horses first, and we will set off later." ”

Zang Ba arched his hand and said, "No! ”

Chen Cheng said to Lu Bu again: "You go outside to give an order, let our people pack up, and leave the camp in half an hour." ”

After waiting for the three people left in the hall, Meng Dajin said: "The people of Yanzhou just can't stand Cao Cao's harsh punishment and law, and they don't really take refuge in the imperial court, and the lord must not be guarded against." ”

"Yes, I see."

Seeing that Chen Cheng didn't seem to take this matter to heart, Meng Da said a little anxiously: "Although Cao Cao's law is strict, it has many similarities with the decrees issued by the lord in Guanzhong and Liangzhou, Chen Gong They can betray Cao Cao, and they will definitely rebel against the imperial court in the future!" ”

Chen Cheng smiled and said to Fa Zheng, who was contemplating on the side, "What do you think of filial piety? ”

Fa Zheng raised his head and said, "Cao Cao's defeat has been decided, and the one who is worried is that Yuan Shao will not sit idly by." Yuan Tan is in Yuzhou, Gao Gan is in Qingzhou, if we send troops to rescue, we will also fall into the situation of being attacked by the enemy. Please don't think about other things for the time being, hit all your strength first, defeat Cao Cao's army, and then talk about other things. ”

Chen Cheng smiled: "What Xiaozhi thinks is the same as me." ”

He said to the two: "Actually, I don't really want to fight this battle, not just because of the lack of food and grass. If Cao Cao could be his Yanzhou pastor with peace of mind, I wouldn't have brought troops over. ”

Fa Zheng said: "The lord mansion is kind-hearted, but the princes of the world don't think so. It is no longer a matter of a day or two for them to annex each other, and if they don't send troops to levy them, who will return their rights to the imperial court? ”

Chen Cheng smiled: "That's why we have to work hard to climb science and technology!" ”

“？？？”

"Well, as long as I didn't say."

Chen Cheng did not come to make friends with the Yanzhou people, but to fight, so he did not stop in Yongqiu for a few days, and after joining up with Zang Bajun, he immediately pulled out the camp and marched eastward, and set up a camp on the line from Xiaopei to Zhuqiu, preparing to block Cao's army in Xuzhou, and then kill Boss Cao with Liu Bei.

Before, he was thinking that in the original history, Cao Cao would be able to turn defeat into victory and kill Lu Bu in a desperate situation. And Guan Yu can only lose Mai Cheng, which is not only because of the different personalities of the two, but also because the situation is completely different.

Now that he has replaced Lu Bu's role, he naturally will not give Cao Cao any chance. But do you really want to kill Cao Mengde? Chen Cheng fell into deep thought on horseback.

Three days ago, the front line of Xuzhou, under the city of Xuyi.

After a long siege, the difficult siege had lasted for five days, and the young men who had been requisitioned from the surrounding area were killed and wounded, and the Cao soldiers had to fill their own flesh and blood into the flesh millstone. However, although the defenders were small, their will to fight was very strong. Thanks to the brutality of Cao's army to slaughter the city at every turn, the people of Xuzhou will resist desperately even in a desperate situation.

"Boom!"

Behind the wooden raft, a catapult was overwhelmed and disintegrated in the process of use. The energy trapped in the winch was released, and ropes and stones flew outward, knocking the surrounding soldiers to the ground. The sound of screams and wails sounded in the position, and Cao Ren saw it and ordered the soldiers to carry the wounded down. He stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, looked up and looked ahead, only to see that although his soldiers were desperately moving forward, they could not rush forward at all. He beat his horse and galloped to Cao Cao's side, and said loudly: "Lord, this is not the way!" Too many of us died! ”

Cao Cao's face changed slightly, and he shouted: "Are you trying to disturb the morale of the army?" ”

Cao Ren was afraid in his heart, lowered his head, and said, "The last general will not dare!" ”

Cao Cao snorted and said, "I know the soldiers are in difficulty, but ........"

He pointed to the Xuzhou soldiers who were constantly attacking on the head of the city, and said: "The Xuzhou soldiers will only be more difficult!" Liu Bei has no reinforcements, and now he is a breath away, as long as he defeats Liu Bei again, Xuzhou will fall into our grasp! ”

As he spoke, a messenger ran frantically down the avenue.

"Stop!"

"Stop!"

Under the loud reprimand of the Cao soldiers, Xin strangled his mount with force. Facing the spears and open bows and arrows approaching him, he held up a letter and shouted: "The urgent military situation from Yanzhou must be presented to Cao Yuanjun immediately!" ”

"Dismount!"

The soldiers at the camp gate shouted, "Wait here, someone will inform the envoy!" ”

A moment later, Cao Cao, who was supervising the battle under the city, got the news and returned to the barracks. He sat down in the tent of the Chinese army and said, "Bring in the messenger." ”

The messenger walked in in a hurry, knelt on the ground, held up the letter, and said, "The military advisor has an urgent military situation, and he wants to present it to the envoy!" ”

"Oh, what else can there be now? Could it be that there is another family that refuses to hand over the grain? ”

Cao Cao casually pulled out the letter, unfolded it and looked at it, and jumped up from his position in shock, "The imperial army has entered Yanzhou, and the Taishan thief Zang Ba has also sent troops?" How is this possible? ”

The expression on his face changed drastically, and he stared at the messenger viciously, and said angrily, "How is this possible? ”

The messenger bowed down and said loudly: "Now most of Yanzhou has fallen into the hands of Chen Gong, only Juancheng remains, and Fan County and Dong'e are still holding on. The military advisor asks the envoy to withdraw his troops immediately........."

Cao Cao didn't wait for the messenger to finish speaking, and shouted: "Someone! ”

The soldiers outside the tent rushed in, Cao Cao stretched out his hand and pointed to the ground, and said, "This person is a spy in Xuzhou, kill him on the spot!" ”

The messenger exclaimed, "Envoy, I'm not....... Yes! ”

Amidst the screams, the soldiers withdrew their blood-stained blades and said to Cao Cao, "The spy has been executed!" ”