(Recommended reading: Time passed day by day, the battle situation deduction on the sand table became more and more mature, and the red bamboo chips representing the casualty number finally dropped to below 50,000...... It's raining again!

After several days of heavy rain, the just dry land in the Huainan area turned into a 'Qianli Ze country' again, and the vicinity of Shouchun was no exception, in order not to let the camp soak in the water, Cao Jun had to move to the nearby highlands, even so, hundreds of thousands of soldiers still inevitably suffered from rain!

The tent is wet, the clothes are wet, even the bedding is wet, the soldiers often fall asleep and find themselves soaked in the water, it is common to stay at home several times a night, in this bad situation, the first thing the soldiers want to protect is not themselves, but armor, blades, war horses, these guys are the most afraid of rain, if it rusts, it will be over, so the best highlands, without exception, have all become armories and war stalls, as for people, can only suffer in the rain!

In addition, the disadvantages of not adapting to the soil and water are also revealed, most of the soldiers of the Cao army are Yanzhou, Guanzhong people, since childhood living in the dry, windy north, where the continuous rainy weather, the rash is common, diarrhea is not a few, the sick number fell one by one, in order not to let the disease spread, Cao Cao had to build a separate sick battalion, and the scale is getting bigger and bigger!

It's really a rainstorm of success, and a rainstorm of defeat!

A belated heavy rain caused Yuan Shu to lose the battle of 'Three Peaks Mountain', but the same continuous heavy rain gave him a chance to breathe!

There was a rumor in the army, saying that Yuan Shu sank nine flower-like concubines into the river in chains, so as to bribe the Dragon King of Weihe, and then asked for this rainstorm, and according to the news from the spy, this matter is true, Yuan Shu really killed the concubine and sacrificed to the gods in order to keep his country!

There is no greater evil in human nature than this!

If it's just rain and diarrhea, then everyone can bear it, but another thing has a fatal threat to Cao Jun~~ There is not enough food and grass!

Cao army 170,000, people eat horses to feed, consumption is very great, now there are 100,000 more auxiliaries, these people's stomachs also have to be fed, originally relying on the grain and grass seized from the 'Sanfeng Mountain', and Yanzhou counties to provide logistical supplies, the problem is not big, but because of the continuous heavy rain, caused flash floods, Yanzhou to Huainan several roads all washed away, grain and grass can not be transported, everyone is about to go hungry!

"If there is a leakage of grain and the road is cut off, behead!"

"There are gossip mongers, behead!"

"Those who talk about retreating, behead!"

Cao Cao issued a strict military order at the first time to stabilize the morale of the army, and the news of the cut off of the grain route was strictly limited to the high-level inside, and the ordinary soldiers must not be allowed to know, otherwise the army's morale will be in chaos and they will be defeated without a fight!

At the same time, Xiao Yi also issued an order to the Xuanjia Army, Modao Soldiers, Digger Army, and Auxiliary Battalion under his direct jurisdiction, the soldiers must have three meals a day, and they must be of sufficient quality and quantity, not even a grain of rice can be reduced, especially the auxiliary battalion, as the original prisoners of war, once the supply of military food is insufficient, they will be the first to starve!

In Xiao Yi's view, it is natural for soldiers to eat food, and the reason why many people go to the battlefield in troubled times is to a large extent to be able to eat a full meal, so soldiers are the most sensitive to food, and a little reduction may cause the army to be unstable, or even 'camp roar', which will be troublesome, so he specially found the grain and grass officer!

"Subordinate Cao Yang, see the Grand Governor!"

Soon, a fat man who was five feet tall and had a waist circumference of five feet appeared in front of Xiao Yi.

Cao Yang, nicknamed 'Cao Fatzi', was originally the shopkeeper sent by Jixian-Liang family to 'Wuworseju', and then he has been following the army, more than three years, Xiao Yi has changed from an unknown teenager to a famous general with heavy troops, and Cao Fatzi has also undergone tremendous changes!

His current official position is 'Grain Inspector of the Five Armies', in charge of the allocation of grain and grass for tens of thousands of troops, ranking above the captains, and can enter the big tent of the Chinese army to participate in military meetings, and he and another famous fat man in the army...... 'Fat Liu', together form the two pillars of logistics in Xiao Yi's army!

One is in charge of raising rations, and the other is in charge of all the fireheads!

Cao Fatzi always feels like he is in a dream, his family has been a buddy for people for generations, belongs to the people, and only boiled up to a small shopkeeper in his generation, he thought that the achievements of this life were over, but he didn't expect that the heaven-sent nobleman made him meet Xiao Yi.

There is an old saying that is good, the bird flies away with the phoenix, he feels that he is a little sparrow that holds the phoenix feathers, taking the opportunity to get to the clouds, and now his "Cao Fatty" name is also a dangdang sound, every time he goes out to raise military rations, those local county orders, county guards and other high-ranking officials, are also polite to him, which makes him more convinced that he is with the right person, and most of his own capital governors are twenty years old to be named marquis, the future is great, as long as he holds this feather, he will not have to get a hereditary title in the future, Seal your wife and change your foyer!

As long as he thought of this, Cao Fatzi felt that there was a fire burning in his heart, and he was full of strength all over his body, and he did his best to raise military rations, and he was honest and honest, and never a grain of public food would go into his own pocket, which was unanimously praised by the whole army!

"How much food and grass are left in the army? How long can it last? "No going around the bush, Yat Xiao goes straight to the point!

"If you go back to the Governor, if you don't reduce the daily rations of the brothers, then you will run out of food and grass for a maximum of fifteen days!" He didn't even have to turn over the account book, the amount of grain and grass in the army was all remembered in his heart!

Fifteen days, that is, half a month, if the grain road cannot be opened, then the troops can only be withdrawn, or Shouchun City will be stormed!

And both of them are not what Xiao Yi wants, withdrawing the troops is tantamount to giving up halfway, giving Yuan Shu a chance to breathe, this guy may turn over, and it will be difficult to clean him up.

But now a strong attack is not the best policy, Jiangdong Sun Ce's army and Xuzhou Liu Bei's men and horses have not yet arrived, all rely on Cao Jun's own words, casualties will be heavy, and the odds of victory will be two points lower, how can this be good!

"Don't worry, although the grain road in Yanzhou is difficult to open for a while, our army can raise grain in Huainan!"

"Local food?" Xiao Yi asked with a puzzled expression, "Yuan Shu has already scavenged all the grain of the people in Huainan, and he didn't even let go of the people's rations, so where is there food to raise in our army?" ”

"Hehe, most of the governors don't know, Yuan Shu is brutal, and the people's food has indeed been looted, but outside the people, there is still food!" Cao Fatzi blinked a pair of fleshy bubble eyes, which were full of the shrewdness of a businessman.

"Yuan Jun grabbed grain, just the ordinary people, for those big families, especially the Huainan civil and military officials family grange is not daring to touch, these people have a lot of food in their hands, and now they are taking advantage of the people's hunger, selling at a high price, seeking huge profits, and making a lot of war money!"

"Huainan Wenwu? Will they sell grain and grass to our army? "Buying food from the enemy, Xiao Yi thinks it's too incredible!

"Merchants are very profitable!"

Cao Fatzi himself is the background of the shopkeeper, and he is very familiar with the unspoken rules in business, what is right and wrong, what is the country and the world, in the eyes of businessmen, money is not important, with money they can sell their souls, not to mention a little grain and grass.

As for the group of Wenchen generals under Yuan Shu, since they can be officials in the 'Zhong Dynasty', it means that these people's moral integrity is not very good, not to mention selling their own grain and grass privately, as long as the money is in place, it is not impossible for them to resell military rations!

"A merchant, as soon as he has a proper profit, will be bold; 10% will guarantee that it will be used anywhere; Fifty percent of the profits, it will take risks; One hundred percent it dares to trample on all human laws; With a profit of 300 percent, it dares to commit any crime, even at the risk of hanging its head! ”

After silently reciting the famous words of a great philosopher in later generations, Xiao Yi felt that his understanding of human nature was three points deeper, people die for money, birds die for food, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, all the same!

"Okay, this matter is up to you, don't be stingy with money, no matter how much grain and grass you have, take it back, if you can take the opportunity to get in touch with those officials in Shouchun City, it's better, buy more, don't forget, the fortress is the easiest to conquer from the inside."

"Don't worry, the big governor will do it!" Cao Fatzi withdrew with a smile, and said that giving gifts and pulling relationships, that is definitely his strength, if he can really develop a few internal responses, and then come to an internal and external cooperation, open the door and dedicate the city, hehe, then his own credit will be great!

With Cao Fatzi to raise food and grass, Xiao Yi's hanging heart finally let go of some, after a few turns in the big tent, he suddenly remembered one thing, the original history, Cao Cao also encountered the problem of insufficient military food, at that time his solution was to use Xiao Hu to distribute, deduct the soldiers' rations, and then borrowed something to appease the army, so he persevered, and what he borrowed was......

"No, this must be stopped!" Xiao Yi flew towards Cao Cao's big tent, good man, you can't kill indiscriminately!

Sure enough, when Xiao Yi arrived, Wang Jie, the 'grain officer' who was in charge of the grain and grass dispatch of the whole army, was reporting to Cao Cao about the grain storage.

As a grain and grass officer, he does not require bravery, does not require intelligence, his only specialty is honesty and duty, no matter how much grain and grass is handed over to him, he will not be corrupt, and Wang Yan is such a person, a good man praised by everyone in the army, a gentleman!

"What's the matter with Xiao Langbi?" Cao Cao's appearance is still so calm, quite like Mount Tai collapsed in front of him without chaos, but in this bearing, there is also a dark and murderous intention!

The monarch has no morality in governance, and the military has no principles to win, as long as he can win the battle, this traitor can use any means.

"I'm here to say hello to the Prime Minister!" Then Xiao Yi told Cao Yi about sending 'Cao Fatzi' out to raise food and develop the inside line by the way, and Cao Cao nodded again and again, his face turned from gloomy to clear, and the hidden killing machine disappeared without a trace!

"This plan is wonderful, don't be stingy with money, if you can really buy a few internal responses, you will have a few chances of winning Shouchun City, as for the treasure used, wait for the city, and it will come back intact!"

A potential crisis disappeared, Xiao Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and looked at Wang Yan, who was still ignorant, this honest man's head was finally saved, a good person, there should be a good reward.

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