The entire border line was in chaos, and there were traces of Zhang Yu's army everywhere.

Cao Jun was distressed, hundreds of thousands of troops on the front line were fighting with Yuan's army, although Yuan's army was not as strong as before, but after all, it had a large population and was wealthy.

If quality is not good, make up for quantity.

Cao's army was also difficult to capture Jizhou for a while.

At this time, Zhang Yu was making trouble behind them, so that Cao's army was not at peace on the front line.

Cao Cao had already arrived in Jizhou to command the battle, and he led a large number of civil and military forces to come over, in order to destroy Jizhou in one fell swoop.

But he was on the front line, and now he received hundreds of pieces of information about Zhang Yu's army a day, which annoyed him.

Cao Cao's daily affairs were seriously disturbed, and he was very annoyed.

Cao Cao called a few strategists and said, "Zhang Yu is such a scoundrel, what can he do?" ”

Zhang Yu's rogue style of play is very distressing.

Cheng Yu thought for a while and said: "Lord, Zhang Yu's scattered forces can only give us endless interference, but he can't attack the city, his move is to drag us down, and it is quite troublesome to deal with." ”

It's really troublesome, if you want to attack the territory, then fight, the problem is that Zhang Yu and their army don't fight.

If you don't fight, you can't ignore it again.

figured out Zhang Yu's purpose, but it was not easy to deal with.

Sending a large army to fight is the most effective way, but when the army moves, the consumption is too great.

Cao Cao had just recovered and couldn't use too many resources.

Cao Cao's brows tightened, and he frowned a few times from time to time, this time he was very embarrassed.

Originally, he sent Cao Ang to block Zhang Yu was very relieved, but now Zhang Yu has been reduced to zero, and Cao Ang can't divide his troops, once he divides his troops, he will be attacked.

Cao Cao thought for a moment and then said, "We must negotiate a charter today, otherwise we may fall into a quagmire." ”

Cao Cao was a decisive man and immediately judged the problem they were facing.

Several staff members discussed for a long time, but they couldn't come up with a solution.

In the end, Cheng Yu said: "My lord, Zhang Yu's goal is actually very clear, he not only wants to drag us down, but also the two counties of Bohai County and Leling Kingdom, these two counties are directly linked to Qingzhou and Youzhou, and can threaten Zhang Yu's easternmost land transportation, Zhang Yu will not give up." ”

The problem arises here, if he gives up these two counties, it is also a big threat to himself, Cao Cao can't give up easily, but if he doesn't give up, then Zhang Yu won't stop.

Zhang Yu will definitely fight with himself to the end.

In this way, Cao Cao was really troubled.

"Is there any way to hold Zhang Yu back for the time being, how long do we need to take Jizhou?" Cao Cao asked.

These are two problems that can be solved, and they can be solved by dragging Zhang Yu alive and capturing Jizhou.

After some assessment, several strategists said: "Lord, if you want to take Jizhou, it will take at least half a year, half a year, it is really not easy to stop Zhang Yu, at this time Zhang Yu can mobilize far more than these 200,000 troops, if we move too much, I am afraid that Zhang Yu wants to see it the most." ”

Cao Cao mobilized the army over, and Zhang Yu would definitely accompany him, and he would be able to contain Cao Cao's army when the time came.

Cao Cao actually has a greater advantage than Zhang Yu, Zhang Yu's territory is a long line, there are many places to defend, and the troops are scattered.

Cao Cao could concentrate more strength, but Cao Cao could not afford to consume it, and there was not enough food and grass.

Cao Cao didn't have so many soldiers and horses, but because of the limitation of money and food, he later swallowed Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses, and they swelled up all of a sudden.

At this time, he was seriously short of food and grass, and in the end, he was barely able to sustain himself.

When the war began, the consumption of grain and grass increased several times and several times, and hundreds of thousands of troops were consumed, which was really terrifying.

In the long run, if you are not careful, there will be a big problem.

Bohai County and Leling Kingdom are in the easternmost part of Jizhou, which is already close to the Bohai Sea, and Zhang Yu and they are communicating Jizhou and Qingzhou along the coast of the Bohai Sea.

If these two counties were seized by Zhang Yu, it would also be quite unfavorable for Cao Cao.

After thinking about it, Cao Cao said: "Let Ang'er negotiate with Zhang Yu, and at the same time send additional soldiers and horses, and find a way to eat Zhang Yu's several soldiers and horses." ”

Cao Cao planned to make two preparations, on the one hand, to negotiate with Zhang Yu, and on the other hand, to fight with Zhang Yu.

Cao Cao also understands that negotiation also requires strength, and without strength, negotiation can only be slaughtered.

When Cao Cao gave the order, Han Dong had been hiding in the woods.

"General, we've been hiding for three days, and we don't have any targets to attack." The adjutant general said to Han Dong.

After several battles, Han Dong's strength has been very calm.

"This is a major transportation route, it is impossible for the Cao army not to replenish, and they may also support the front line, after all, our army has been active there, they may be very uneasy, and they must strengthen their defense." Han Dong analyzed.

Han Dong strictly ordered the soldiers to wait, not to light a fire, not to make too much noise.

A force of 5,000 men and horses had been waiting quietly.

Three days passed, and another three days passed.

After Han Dong and the others waited in the woods for seven days, the scouts finally found their target.

"General, there is a Cao army coming in our direction, transporting a large amount of grain and grass, but they have 10,000 troops to escort them." The scout said.

There are a large number of enemy troops active here, and Cao Jun is not a fool, so he will naturally prepare.

It was impossible for Cao Jun to be careless in defense.

Han Dong pondered for a moment and said, "Fight, this is an opportunity, and you can't let it go." ”

But Han Dong would not be blind, and continued: "Ask for help from our troops around you, and let them come to pick him up and us." ”

This is a wood, and the road in the middle is very large, which is conducive to the march of the army.

A force of more than 10,000 Cao troops came slowly, and the Cao army was on guard and scouted around.

Although there was no major battle on the front, there had been no supplies for more than ten days, and some places began to run out of food.

At this time, they were ordered to come to their aid.

This team transported a large amount of grain and grass, and the Cao army was afraid that there would be an ambush, so he asked 10,000 troops to escort it.

The escort general is called Yu Hai, and he is a member of Cao Jun's very good ability.

This time, he didn't dare to be careless at all when he asked him to escort grain and grass to the front line, and he was careful and vigilant along the way.

"It is surrounded by dense forests, so that the soldiers must not let up." Yu Hai walked ahead, looking at the surrounding terrain and said.

This place is indeed very favorable for ambush, and he does not dare to be careless.

The team moved cautiously and slowly through the jungle.

The most dangerous places passed, Yu Hai finally breathed a sigh of relief, he stopped on the side of the road and looked at the team behind him, and found that the team was not slack, not scattered, and he was also greatly relieved.

Escorting grain and grass to the front line has never been an easy task, and both armies understand the importance of grain and grass.

"I'm about to get out of the jungle, let the soldiers rest for half an hour and eat something after I go out." Yu Hai thought.

(End of chapter)