The first thing Cao Ren said to Xu Huang after leading the army into Runan City was that Lao Tzu was starving to death, and he should prepare a meal for Lai and the brothers.

Xu Huang was stunned for a moment, and then understood, no wonder they watched Cai Mao retreat so calmly, it turned out to be like this. But then Cao Ren told Xu Huang a big bad news, we set out from Hangu Pass, only brought three days of rations, and as a result, there were not many as soon as we entered Runan County. After handing over all the surplus to the cavalry, they had not eaten for a day, and there was no logistics behind them, so the supply of the army could only rely on Runan City.

After Xu Huang heard this, he couldn't help but feel stunned. You Hanzhong came out to fight, that time it was not like spending money, and the grain and grass were thrown away, but this time there was no logistics.

Xu Huang and Cao Ren have a good relationship in private, but on such a sensitive issue, Xu Huang naturally doesn't dare to ask more. If Xu Huang said the wrong thing, Cao Ren was furious, and the Hanzhong soldiers directly robbed the food of the Runan soldiers, where can this loss be said? After all, people are here to help us, and it makes sense to give a little food! However, the biggest problem at present does not seem to be the matter of who will provide the grain, but the fact that there is not much food in the city of Runan.

Originally, there were more than 20,000 troops in Runan City, and the grain and grass in the city were enough to support more than half a month. But now that there are 10,000 infantry troops, 10,000 cavalry will also enter the city, the number has doubled all of a sudden, and there are 10,000 war horses, and now the food is stretched.

Since Cao Ren opened his mouth, Xu Huang didn't give it, but in fact, Xu Huang wouldn't change food. Therefore, Xu Huang took the initiative to confess to Cao Ren.

"General, we don't have much food. It can still last for seven or eight days! ”

At this time, Cao Ren was still stuffing slow food in his mouth, "Shenma Dongdong, there is no food?" Where is your bread? What kind of war are you fighting without food? ”

"General, you can't be in a hurry with me about this. The Han plague has been raging for so long, and the people have a few people who can grow grain with peace of mind, if it weren't for our Tuntian army, there would be no food now! "Xu Huang is also anxious, can this matter depend on me? In the past, you used to give us military rations, but now we can't help you once, but I have to have it.

This is the first time Cao Ren has seen Xu Huang go crazy. It turns out that you kid is not out of temper. However, the lack of food is still the most important problem at present.

Food is now a scarce commodity. The plague has been raging back and forth for such a long time, and many fertile fields have gradually been abandoned. It will take a lot of time to reclaim the land. Moreover, now that Cao Cao is still supporting the two-front battle, the already small amount of food is even more tight. Therefore, although asking Cao Cao for food is the right way, it is a little too late now. Therefore, Cao Ren's current idea is no longer to collect grain or ask for grain, but to grab grain.

Rob, rob whom, rob the people? Let's not talk about whether the people have food or not, would Cao Ren do such a thing? Therefore, Cao Ren's target can only be Cai Mao. Jingzhou is the richest state in the world, and its grain is naturally very rich. Moreover, along the way, Cai Mao naturally collected a lot of grain stored in the cities along the way, so Cao Ren speculated that Cai Mao not only had food, but also definitely not less. Now that the plan has been set and the goal is there, where is Cai Mao's food? This is the biggest problem at the moment, and it is also the most difficult problem to solve.

While Cao Ren was pondering how to get some food for Cai Mao, Wei Yan and Ma Zhong led the 10,000 cavalry of the Tianxiang Army to Runan City in despair.

According to Cao Ren's plan, when Cao Ren and the defenders in Runan City were dragging Cai Mao, Wei Yan and Ma Zhong led 10,000 cavalry to attack Cai Mao's rear and cut off Cai Mao's grain route.

However, when Wei Yan rushed to Ancheng in the south of Runan City, Wei Yan found out that Liu Biao had really made a bloody investment this time, Cai Mao, who was in charge of attacking the city in Runan City, had more than 30,000 people, and there were nearly 30,000 rear troops stationed in Ancheng! Moreover, the commander of its troops is actually Jing Yue!

Let's not talk about the combination of Cai Mao and Jing Yue, just the nearly 70,000 people dispatched are enough to hollow out most of Liu Biao's Jingzhou soldiers, and there are not many infantry troops, most of them are water troops. And Liu Biao can take out 70,000 people at once, I'm afraid that many of the sailors under Liu Biao's command have changed careers!

However, this problem is not for Wei Yan to consider, and now Wei Yan's main task is to retreat. Because, there is also a river between Runanseong and Anseong, which is called Rusu!

In fact, as early as when Wei Yan crossed the river, Jing Yue discovered Wei Yan. But Jing Yue did not choose to fight. Because, Jing Yue was worried about Cai Mao, to be precise, Jing Yue was worried about the more than 30,000 troops under Cai Mao.

Those 30,000 people are the elite of the Jingzhou soldiers, if they are thrown by Cai Mao under the city of Runan, then Liu Biao's losses will be great.

Cao Jun has come here, what happened to Cai Mao? Was Cai Mao defeated, or was this a tactical shift by Cao Jun?

Jing Yue brought such uncertainties and sent a large army to scare Wei Yan. And Wei Yan was also very cooperative, when he saw Liu Biaojun rushing out all over the mountains, he immediately turned around, let's go back to Runan City and think about it in the long run!

On Cai Mao and Jing Yue's side, Cai Mao, who was besieging the city, withdrew, and his previous efforts were wasted; And on Cao Ren's side, Wei Yan, who was sent out to sneak attack Cai Mao's back road, also withdrew, and lost the opportunity in vain. These two almost identical coincidences make for an even more wonderful coincidence.

Cai Mao and Wei Yan met on the way to retreat, and they met only three miles from left to right. But by the time they found each other, the tails were already in the wrong place. Therefore, this action, which should have been able to give some greeting gifts, only took some effort. Not even a single arrow was lost!

When Cao Ren knew the news that Wei Yan had brought back, he slapped the table with regret, "I knew earlier, even if I put the belt of my trousers around three times, I would have to kill Cai Mao!" And Jing Yue on the other side sighed even more: "If I had known, I would have let the cavalry of the Cao army cross the river and then encircle and annihilate!" It's a pity, it's a pity......"

It's a shame indeed. If, at that time, Cao Ren took an oppo and Wei Yan bought a vivo, would there still be such a joke? To put it bluntly, it's all caused by the slow transmission of information. And this is also a good opportunity that many people can seize and take advantage of!

Before, Xu Huang was stubbornly waiting for reinforcements and could only defend passively, but now with the arrival of Cao Ren and the 20,000 army, it is time for everyone to prepare to fight back. So, this should be a good opportunity to fish in troubled waters!