Chapter 42: It's finally here

Gao Ye in the barracks, after everyone retreated for the time being, showed a sad look. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info After all, there are too few strategists available in my own hands. Cao Cao attacked this time, and his subordinates only brought Guo Jia and Jia Xu. Xun Yu wants to sit in Yingyin, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Dong Zhao, Liu Ye and even Zao Yi, Man Chong, Zhong Xuan and others must sit in all parts of Yanzhou. After all, Cao Cao sent more than 100,000 troops, and the weight of grain and grass was also the top priority. Moreover, Yuan Shu was menacing this time, and the generals from all over Yanzhou were requisitioned and transferred by Cao Cao, if there were no such talents as Chenliu, Dongjun, Shanyang and other places, I was afraid that Yanzhou would be in chaos at this time.

Fortunately, Yuan Shu himself is not a guy who knows much about military affairs, and there are no top resourceful people under him, and Yan Xiang, the only one who is favored by Gao Ye, has now been dismissed by Yuan Shu and relegated to his home. Coupled with Gao Ye's deep understanding of Yuan Shu, this gave Gao Ye the plan he has now.

Compared with Gao Ye's headache, Yuan Shu in Zhengqiang City on the other side was sleeping in the dark at this time. There was one side in his arms, hugging the beauty he didn't know where Chen Ji found him. Although Ji Ling was greatly annoyed by Chen Ji's actions, he didn't dare to attack at will. After all, the army is fighting outside, and Yuan Shu is the marshal of the three armies, and now he actually sleeps with a woman, which wants the soldiers to know that the military heart is still gone?

This Chen Ji, in order to continue to climb up, really dares to do anything. The two women I found were not the best in the world, who would have thought that his lord, who already had more than a hundred wives and concubines, would not refuse to come. I think that when Yuan Shu first arrived in Huainan, he was full of spirit and worked hard. The food is not extravagant, the clothes are not gorgeous, and there are only six wives and concubines in the back hall. Like now, even when the troops are out, they have to drink honey. Could it be that when you become an emperor, your whole person will change?

Of course, Ji Ling didn't dare to say this in front of Yuan Shu, and he was still clear about the truth of the monarch and his ministers. What's more, with Yan Xiang's previous experience, if he wants to sit firmly in the position of the general of the chariot cavalry, it is better to say less. However, the current situation, although delicate, but in general, the advantage of one's side is greater. Tonight, Qiao Rui is in charge of the garrison, and he still sleeps peacefully.

Ji Ling, who woke up, only felt refreshed. Who let this guy Chen Ji be so good, and in his room, he also prepared a beauty. It seems that in the future, I still have to carry Chen Ji, a guy who has the advantage of leaving a copy for Lao Tzu, how can he stop in the position of a miscellaneous general.

However, as soon as the refreshed Ji Ling arrived in the lobby, he saw Qiao Rui's slightly gray face, and his good mood suddenly disappeared without a trace. can make this guy Qiao Rui frown, something big has definitely happened. However, I slept well last night, and it must not have been Cao Cao's men who came to attack at night. Since it wasn't a night attack, could there be something else going on?

"General Qiao, why is your face so bad? Is it too hard to stay up all night? Ji Ling said half-jokingly, mainly because Qiao Rui's face is really bad now, and his good mood last night is gone. I wish Qiao Rui yawned immediately after, and then told himself that he was depressed because he hadn't slept all night.

Qiao Rui said angrily: "You and I are both people who are out on the battlefield, so what's the matter if you don't sleep for a day or two." Why, isn't it that the woman in your room last night was quite flattering, which made General Ji exhausted? "To be honest, Qiao Rui is also very angry now, Chen Ji's behavior last night, he knows it clearly. Yuan Shu didn't refuse, he didn't feel anything. After all, it's Yuan Shu, speaking of which is very habitual, what's so strange about being slept together. Besides, he is the emperor and the symbol of the three armies, he is the night and night song, what does it have to do with fighting? But Ji Ling is different, he is a serious general, and the war is about to use all his strength on the woman's belly, which makes Qiao Rui, who has been busy all night and received two bad news, how can he not be angry? Early in the morning, Ji Ling didn't say anything about asking if there was any military information last night, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he made fun of himself, and Qiao Rui, who was full of fire, couldn't hold back anymore, so he ridiculed him.

One sentence made Ji Ling's face flushed, and he squeaked and didn't know how to refute it. Seeing this, Qiao Rui also sighed and said: "Cao Jun didn't make any changes last night, but after receiving two bad news, he was angry for a while, and General Ji should not care." But it's not me saying you, the big war is coming, you, you, you! For a while, even Qiao Rui himself didn't know what to say about Ji Ling.

Ji Ling smiled awkwardly, and then said, "Don't take it as an example, don't take it as an example." General Bridge, let's talk about what happened. Your Majesty hasn't gotten up yet, so I'll discuss it first, and when Your Majesty comes, there's a good way to deal with it. ”

"Last night, Yang Hong sent someone to report that it was the soldiers who escorted the grain and grass under Lei Bo's tent to report that the grain and grass had been robbed, but I don't know who did it. He thought it was a bandit mob, but he robbed the grain and grass when he saw that it was profitable, so he didn't report it, but just ordered Lei Bo and Chen Lan to send more soldiers and horses to escort them. However, within ten days, six grain teams in a company did not arrive, and at least 40,000 stone of grain and grass were missing. Yang Hong felt that this must have been done by Cao Cao's soldiers and horses, so he immediately reported it. ”

"This Cao Cao is really treacherous! Yang Hong can say that now how much food and grass is left in our army? ”

"It's not much, at most it's enough for the army for half a month. After all, I am waiting for 200,000 troops here, and countless grains and grass are consumed every day. Chen is another poor place, and after our army occupied it, there were not many captures at all. Now it is not easy to have half a month's worth of food. ”

"Although our army occupied a lot of places along the way, we didn't capture much grain and grass at all. Now that the grain and grass escorted by Lei Bo and Chen Lan from Huainan have not arrived, I am afraid that Cao Cao will not be able to lead his troops to hold out, and when the time comes, ...... Our army is exhausted, and there is no other way but to retreat. ”

"yes, I'm worried too. That Cao Cao's army is now backed by Yingchuan, not only is the grain route short, but we have no chance to attack his grain route. Moreover, Yanzhou and Yingchuan are ripe year after year, and the grain and grass are quite abundant. In terms of attrition, we are not Cao Cao's opponents, so we still have to fight quickly. ”

"Hmph, speaking of which, that Cao Chun is really ruthless, retreat, retreat, and actually burned all the grain and grass in the official warehouse. Since we are teachers of benevolence and righteousness, we naturally cannot compete with the people for food. Alas, if this is not the case, we only need to send 20,000 horses and horses to walk around Runan, and I am afraid that we can also collect 10,000 or 20,000 stones. ”

"Now that Runan is under the rule of the lord, how can he do this thing of killing chickens and taking eggs? If it weren't for the overwhelming army of Cao Cao's army on the opposite side, I would have gained a lot if I went to Liangguo, Shanyang and even Yanzhou to fight the autumn wind. The second news is that last night's horse exploration report, Cao Cao's Dazhai, there are quite a lot of bonfires, roughly calculated, it is estimated that there are 150,000 soldiers and horses. In this way, Cao Cao can now be regarded as mobilizing all the soldiers and horses in his hands to confront us, and Yanzhou must be empty and tight. It's just that we have to be careful in the face of Cao Cao's army, if we divide the troops, we are only afraid that Cao Cao will attack. On that day and Gao Ye, Cao Jun's soldiers were much more elite than our army, and if the number was the same, I was afraid that our army was not an opponent. ”

"Since we want to fight quickly, why don't we directly kill Cao Jun's camp and force him to fight a decisive battle? Now that Cao Cao's garrison is at the junction of Yingchuan and Runan, he has nowhere to retreat. As long as we wait for the GIs to press over, we can't help but fight with him. As long as Cao Cao can be repelled and killed in Yingchuan, the danger of grain and grass will be solved. ”

"Having said that, don't forget, when Cao Chun's guy ran away, he burned the grain in the official warehouse. Even if Cao Cao is defeated, he can still retreat from Yingchuan to Yanzhou, and when the time comes, there will be another fire, what should I do? Ensuring the grain route is also a top priority at this time. Besides, who can guarantee that Cao Cao is facing the battle here, and the rear is not prepared for the battle of the fortified wall and clear the field? ”

"Sss Ji Ling gasped, Qiao Rui was right, now the grain road is still an extremely important existence. Just about to speak, I heard a voice outside the door say coldly: "Tell me, what's wrong with the grain road?" ”

As soon as the two of them heard this voice, they hurriedly got up and bowed. The person who came was none other than Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu, who woke up from Gentle Township early in the morning, was in the same mood as Ji Ling. Especially since Yuan Shu became emperor, he has been indispensable without beauties for a day. Now that the troops are dispatched, they have been holding back for a long time, so they indulged in a bit last night. It's just that when I arrived at the lobby early in the morning, I heard Qiao Rui say that there was a problem with the army's grain road, how could Yuan Shu not be in a hurry for such a big thing?

Qiao Rui hurriedly repeated what he had just said to Ji Ling, and even put the proposal of the two of them to guard the grain road and attack Cao Cao in front of Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu had just sat on the main seat when a soldier hurriedly ran in outside the door. Seeing that Yuan Shu was already here, he knelt on the ground, holding a letter in both hands and said: "Your Majesty, Cao Cao sent tactics, saying that it will be a decisive battle with Your Majesty in three days." ”

When Yuan Shu heard this, he sneered and said: "Hmph, this Cao Apu, I haven't gone to trouble him yet, but he came to give me a war letter first!" Qiao Rui, you just said that we still have grain and grass now? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the grain and grass we are waiting for now are still enough for the army for half a month."

"Good! Didn't Cao Apo say that the decisive battle would be fought in three days, so he would be given three days! Go and tell the messenger and let him go back to his life. ”

"Lord!" Ji Ling hurriedly came out and said, "Now we need to fight quickly, then since Cao Cao has agreed to three days, we might as well march tonight, and if we take him by surprise, we will definitely win." ”

"Ridiculous! I am the Son of Heaven, how can I not count the words I say! Yuan Shu shouted, "What can I do if I give him three days, I am the Son of Heaven and obey the mandate of Heaven, so how can Cao Apu be my opponent!" ”

Since Yuan Shu has decided, what can Ji Ling and Zhang Xun say? Naturally, everyone went to prepare, and immediately marched into the army three days later to fight a decisive battle with Cao Cao. Unexpectedly, it was only the second day, Yuan Shu summoned Ji Ling and the others to discuss how to fight Cao Cao. Unexpectedly, before the words were finished, this time another soldier ran in in a panic, and Qiao Rui only saw that he was covered in blood, and said that something was wrong. As soon as the soldier came in, he shouted loudly: "Your Majesty is not good, Your Majesty is not good!" Now Cao Cao personally led 150,000 soldiers and horses, and was besieging Shouchun with Lu Bu, Sun Ce, and Liu Bei. General Liu Xun is very difficult to defend, so he sent me to invite the lord to return to the division. ”

When Yuan Shu heard this, his body that was originally sitting was almost like a spring, and he jumped up in an instant, and shouted, "What did you say!" ”