343. Grain and grass crisis
In the past few days, Cao Jun has fought against Yuan Jun many times, and the two sides have won and lost each other. After such a stalemate for more than a month, Cao Cao couldn't bear it a little. He has a large population in Yanzhou, but the output of grain is really not much. Especially after this war, Liu Zhang stopped selling grain to him. Xun Yu wrote that Liu Zhang was unwilling to sell grain to him, which made Cao Cao even more gloomy.
"I became a family member with Liu Zhang, but I didn't expect that I wouldn't sell food with me under such a big war. Wen Ruo said that it will take some time for Yanzhou grain to arrive, do you have a countermeasure now? "Guandu has been holding each other for so long, Cao Cao is very anxious.
The scene was quiet, and Xun Yu said after a while: "My lord, my army can't deliver grain and grass, why can Yuan Jun deliver it so quickly?" In this way, the land where the Yuan army's 500,000 troops hoarded grain must not be far away, in this case, the lord can send a cavalry to loot grain on the road where the Yuan army transports grain. This can not only distract Yuan Jun's attention, but we can also delay some time. When the food from the rear arrives, we will fight a decisive battle with Yuan's army. "Cao Jun has been on the defensive, and he has never fought a battle. Yuan's army has been besieging the city, and he is very powerless against Cao Cao, who is shrinking.
Cao Cao pondered for a while and said: "It is feasible to intercept grain, send spies to observe the grain transportation of Yuan's army...... "Cao Cao is ready to act, they are really short of food."
Three days later, in the evening, Cao Cao got the report, and Yuan Shao's general Han Meng transported grain again. Cao Cao ordered Cao Ren, Yu Ban and others to send troops to stop Han Meng, and snatched grain and grass to mess with Yuan's army. Later, Cao Cao sent Xu Chu and others to respond, and if Yuan Shao sent troops to respond, he would inevitably be besieged by Cao's army.
Han Meng urged the soldiers to hurry, but as he walked, he found that torches were lit up on the hillside in front of him, and a large number of soldiers were killed on both sides. Seeing this situation, Han Meng secretly screamed in his heart: "Follow me out, and the sentry will go and inform the lord." As several cavalrymen rushed out quickly, Han Meng drew his long sword and prepared to fight.
After a night of fighting, Cao Cao was given the food and grass that Yuan's army needed for a few days. But most of the grain and grass were burned, and only a small part was brought back. Yuan's rescue force came quickly, although Yuan's army was ambushed in advance, but after all, Yuan's army was strong, and it barely bought some time for the foot soldiers who transported food.
Although the food taken was not much, it was enough for these days. What's even happier is that after burning the grain and grass transported by Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao will inevitably divide his troops and be cautious for a few days. In this way, Cao Cao bought Xun Yu time, in fact, Yuan Shao was indeed very angry at this moment. Looking at Han Meng, who was tied up, Yuan Shao wanted to go over and fly up. It's a pity that he is the lord after all, and he still needs to pay attention to his image.
"You still have the face to come back to me? Pull it out and cut it. Looking at Han Meng, Yuan Shao was angry. Speaking of which, this Han Meng is not bad, no one can count such a thing as an ambush, so it's no wonder that he can't be blamed. Then he fought bravely to kill the enemy, which was not bad.
After everyone hurriedly pleaded, Yuan Shao felt a little more comfortable: "Now that our army's grain and grass have been robbed, we need to be cautious about transporting grain." Zhengnan (trial) escorts the grain and you come, Zhong Jian (Chun Yuqiong) Wuchao is our army's grain and grass land, you quickly go to lead the troops to defend and there must be no mistakes. As everyone led the troops away, Yuan Shao got wine and meat and prepared to eat.
But at this time, Fu Zhu, who had been punished as a prisoner, came to admonish again, and Yuan Shao was fed up with Tian Feng and Fu Zhu, two people who kept admonishing. Many times he didn't understand that he had decided to attack Cao Cao, and they were still desperate to block it. Can't you find a way to defeat Cao Cao?
After some complaints, he questioned Yuan Shao's letting Chun Yuqiong guard the black nest. In a fit of rage, Yuan Shao beheaded the soldiers guarding the prison cart, and then pressed Fu Zhi into the prison cart. Yuan Shaoqing doesn't know Chun Yuqiong's character, it can be said very clearly. But why let him go? Probably because of the accusations of frustration? Liu Zhang couldn't figure this out at all......
The next few days were still holding each other, Xun Yu's food was not delivered, and Cao Cao couldn't help but urge. But as soon as the envoy went out, he was captured by Yuan Jun's people, which Cao Cao didn't expect at all, and the lack of food made him a little crazy. This made Cao Cao think of the time when he and Liu Zhang would send troops to attack Lu Bu, and at that time, after Liu Zhang supplied food, he didn't have to worry at all.
Xu You, who was walking outside, saw the soldiers pressing a person over, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What are you doing here?" "Seeing a few soldiers escorting a person over, could it be a spy?
When the soldier saw Xu You coming, he hurriedly said: "Lord Xu, this person is Cao Jun's meticulous work, and he was directly arrested by our army's sentry cavalry when he left the camp, and we searched out Cao Jun's secret letter from him." The sentry saw Xu Yu and hurriedly said.
Xu Yu took the letter and hurriedly flipped through it. After a while, Xu You hurriedly said, "Okay, it's a good thing." I will personally report such a major military situation to the lord. With that, he hurried towards the camp, without the slightest concern for the sentry.
Overjoyed, Xu Yu quickly came to the barracks, but just heard Yuan Shao, Guo Tu and other generals discussing how to break Cao. Seeing Xu You coming in, Yuan Shao was also in a good mood: "What's the matter with Ziyuan?" "Yuan Shao is in a good mood, although the situation of the war has won and lost each other, but on the whole, he Yuan Shao has the advantage, after all, Yuan Shao has more soldiers and more food.
Xu You looked at the few people present, but he was silent for a moment, but there was a vague meaning in his eyes. Yuan Shao understood what it meant at a glance: "You guys go down." Looking at a few people going down, Yuan Shao asked again: "Ziyuan, what is the matter?" Seeing Xu You's cautious appearance, could it be something good?
"My lord, the messenger of the Cao army was captured by us just now, and the Cao army has not much food. Now as long as a cavalry is dispatched to attack Xuchang, Cao Cao will be exhausted and will inevitably be defeated. Xu Yu said a clever plan, and always felt that this matter was promising.
Yuan Shao took the secret letter and looked at it for a while, a smile just appeared on his face, and suddenly he found Xu Yu's smile? Even if it was a trusted person, Yuan Shao suddenly had a suspicious feeling. Thinking of Xu You and Cao Cao being small, Yuan Shao felt wrong in his heart.
The more I thought about it, the more wrong it became, and the more I thought about it, the more I felt that I had been tricked: "Cao Cao is scheming, if this is Cao Cao's conspiracy, wouldn't it be a burial ......" looked at Xu You's stunned appearance, as if he was said by himself: "Ziyuan, you know Cao Cao's mind so well, didn't you do that secret collaborator?" ”
Xu You was frightened, and hurriedly said: "The lord's military situation is a big matter, how dare you play child's play?" Xu You's heart was cold, could it be that he talked too much? Thinking of Tian Feng and Frustration, who had been admonishing, Xu Yu's heart suddenly became a little uneasy.
Yuan Shao smiled, but looked at Xu You and didn't speak. Xu You also lowered his head and didn't dare to squeak, and with the stalemate of the battle, Yuan Shao no longer believed in him so much. In the current battle situation, Yuan Shao only believes in the positive situation, and in other situations, he always feels that someone is lying to himself.
"The lord Ye Cheng Jurified sent a letter." The sentry suddenly came in and said quickly, handing over a letter.
Yuan Shao took the letter and looked at it for a while, and suddenly threw it to Xu You with a sneer on his face. Xu You hurriedly took it and looked at it, and returned to Yecheng to supervise the grain and grass, and heard about it. When Xu You was in Jizhou, he once overcharged private finances, and ordered his sons and nephews to pay taxes and miscellaneous taxes to enrich his own pockets. Now he has been imprisoned......
Xu You's face turned pale after reading it: "The lord is a plan to judge and frame, it is not credible, it is not credible." A bead of sweat dripped down his cheeks......
Yuan Shao sneered and said, "Abusive puppeteer, what other face do you have to offer advice to me?" You have a relationship with Cao Cao, could it be that you were bribed by him again? Let me divide my troops so that Cao Cao can break them one by one? The more Yuan Shao said, the more affirmative he became.
At this time, Xu You didn't know how to explain it, it seemed that what Yuan Shao said was the truth. With Yuan Shao's inquiry, Xu You could only say weakly: "Trial and match will harm me, trial and match will harm me." Yuan Shao looked at Xu You, who had no master of the six gods, and said disdainfully: "I would have beheaded you, but now I will put my head on the bottom, and then I will talk about it after breaking Cao, and blast him out left and right......" As the soldiers on both sides pushed Xu You out, Yuan Shao felt quiet. As soon as the battle situation was not smooth, all sorts of messy things appeared.
Xu You, who came outside, secretly muttered in his heart: "Loyalty is against the ear, and the erection is not enough." Yuan Shao did not accept the advice, and he would be captured by Cao Cao in the future. That Tian Feng and Fu Zhu ended up like that, in that case, why didn't I go to Cao Cao? Thinking of this, Xu You glanced at the sky and prepared to wait for the opportunity to go to Cao Ying.
In fact, on the whole, Xu You's resourcefulness is not amazing. Cao Cao beat Liu Bei Xu You suggested attacking Cao Cao, that was just normal thinking, and got the news that Cao Cao was short of food and grass, and it was definitely an attack and attack. Even when Xu Yu went to Cao Cao, he only leaked some more important news, not a reflection of his own resourcefulness. On the contrary, Xu You connived at his nephew to do that evil thing, which was far from enough for Liu Zhang to be called a talent.
He can't be reused if he goes to Cao Ying now, and he must go to Cao Ying again at a critical moment in the war, which is the most important thing. Embodiment value is not the icing on the cake, but in the snow. Xu Youke understands this truth very well, Yuan Shao will inevitably have a decisive battle with Cao Cao in a few days, but Yuan Shao cannot defeat Cao Cao in one fell swoop, and Cao Cao is even more unlikely to eat Yuan Shao in one fell swoop, maybe Cao Cao will be at a disadvantage.
At that time, he went to seek refuge in Cao Cao, wouldn't he be reused? With a plan in his heart, Xu You was not so panicked. looked at the frustration on the prisoner car in the distance, and spit out a mouthful of phlegm, it was really pedantic and didn't know how to be flexible. No wonder Tian Feng would enter the prison, and the frustrated man would be put in the prison car, and he walked back to his small tent......