At this moment, it was the middle of April 193 AD, and according to Xun Yu, it was not suitable for foreign war. As a result of the large number of soldiers, the progress of spring plowing this year will be delayed, which will directly affect the autumn harvest.

It's just that Cao Cao doesn't have his considerations? How can it be so unwise to be a dignified 'capable minister in the world, and a traitor in troubled times'?

Some things are actually so painful, whether it is Cao Cao or Liu Bei, they are all in the name of the courtiers of the Han Dynasty. Even if you don't want to admit it, you still have to admit it, the court of Chang'an or the court of Jinyang directly represents the continuation of the great empire of the Han Dynasty.

The reason why Cao Cao and Liu Bei could openly start a war in Chenliu and Dongjun was because they were appointed by the imperial court as the Taishou of Dongjun and the Taishou of Chenliu. The slogan of their war at that time was to pacify the Han Dynasty.

After these places were defeated, they started a war within themselves, and they also had their own slogans. Needless to say, just saying that the other party 'does things that are not subordinate in the name of Hanchen' is the best excuse for war.

And now, Cao Cao, who has obtained the entire Yanzhou, obviously has no excuse to start a war with the outside world casually. Otherwise, such an unsubservient behavior will easily cause the princes of the world to rise up and crusade and stage the so-called 'princes fighting Cao'.

Tao Qian gave him an excuse to attack Xuzhou, and he also needed a stable rear.

Yanzhou was originally a place of four wars, and it did not produce salt in the interior, so many people ignored this problem. In ancient times, there was no table salt, and even if it occupied a large territory, it was destined to be bitter. But salt is in someone else's territory, and even if someone else sells salt to him, it is definitely a sky-high price, but can people not eat salt?

Not to mention, above Yanzhou is Jizhou, not only Yuan Shao but also Fang Yun. If they become interested one day and wave their army south, can he Cao Cao only resist desperately? Obviously, you have to give yourself a leeway, and the most important thing is that Xuzhou is near the sea, which means salt!

As long as it occupies Xuzhou. Then he Cao Cao will be able to get rid of the pressure of salt, which is the most critical issue.

As for the acquisition of food and other materials, it can only be counted as one step at a time. Fortunately, he Cao Cao now has a name, that is, to avenge his father. It might make sense to do something irrational.

Xun Yu couldn't resist Cao Cao, so he could only compromise, actively prepare materials, and mobilize soldiers.

Xun Yu, under the influence of other civilizations, fused Fan Li's martial spirit. Her ability has increased dramatically, but it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and what she can do is very limited. Fortunately, Xun Yu had given up his official position in Chang'an a few years ago and came to Cao Cao's command under his call, which could more or less help him, his uncle.

Xun You also fused Li Si's martial spirit, and his intelligence soared. may also be guided by the way of heaven, so he lost his official position in Chang'an early, returned to his hometown directly, and then went out to Cao Cao under the call of Xun Yu.

This expedition, however, he was the main adviser. Just because several of Cao Cao's important strategists, such as Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, and Cheng Yu, were all from others, and only Lou Gui and Xun You were left among the strategists, among whom Xun You was obviously more powerful.

After some operation, Xun Yu could only give Cao Cao 30,000 troops, and at the same time there was a month's grain and grass. said that if Xuzhou was not defeated in a month, then there was nothing he could do.

There may not be no grain and grass in the granary, but this is reserved to fight against the Yun army in the south. If it was all used up at this time, then if Fang Yun suddenly went south, how could he resist his army? According to history, of course. is to keep it to deal with Yuan Shao.

Is a month a long time? Considering the marching speed of the large army of about 50 miles a day at most, it would take at least half a month to march from Chenliu to Xuzhou.

In other words, if Cao Cao could not be supplied in the land of Xuzhou. He had enough food left to go back the way he came. There was a shortage of food in the year, and the previous war had left a large number of fields barren and, above all, a lack of people to cultivate the land. If it weren't for that, what would Cao Cao do in Tuntian?!

Cao Cao also knew this, so he had to find a way to get supplies in Xuzhou. In fact, if he is rich, he can be in Xuzhou. Or buy food in the surrounding areas to replenish it. And yet he was not only short of food, but also of money!

Half a month later, he came to Xuzhou, and there were two more cronies and generals by his side.

Let's be regarded as a historical general, after all, the two of them are destined to be written into the history books, or their troops. The names of these two people, Captain Jin and General Faqiu Zhonglang, don't matter anymore, just listening to the names of these two official positions is enough.

Thick burials were prevalent in the Western Han Dynasty, so the ancient tombs of the Western Han Dynasty often had rich funerary goods. Unfortunately, what Cao Cao lacks now is money and food, so he naturally hit the idea on those ancient tombs of the Western Han Dynasty.

Besides, he came to take revenge, and it is not impossible to let go of the dead. It's just to better highlight his anger, so he has to do something. The main manifestation is naturally the slaughter of the city!

In this way, the matter of tomb robbery is downplayed, and the attention of the people is shifted from the dead to the living.

When the army entered Pengcheng, Cao Cao ordered the slaughter of three cities, all of which were slaughtered regardless of men, women, and children. During that time, it was definitely a nightmare for the Cao soldiers, but it was the commander's order, so they had to carry it out.

So a few days later, these cities became real ghosts, or at least no longer alive.

Cao Cao also got a batch of grain, grass and military salaries, which was a surprise. However, compared to this, what he valued more was the harvest of Captain Jin and Captain Faqiu Zhonglang. The results were very gratifying, and the two troops continued to dig up a large number of funeral goods, which was calculated to be at least enough for his military expenses for three years!

Subsequently, he immediately bought a large amount of grain in Qingzhou and Xuzhou, and the follow-up attack of the army was no longer a problem.

He even defeated Tao Qian's Xuzhou army in the Pengcheng area, and all that remained was to further encroach on Xuzhou. To his surprise, the other cities of Pengcheng, after learning of the arrival of the Cao army, opened the city and surrendered, begging the Cao army not to slaughter them. This made Cao Jun almost bloodless, and directly took over Pengcheng County.

What he didn't know was that when Tao Qian learned that Cao Song had been killed, he had already sent letters of help to the three forces.

Originally, he believed in Fang Yun the most, but the two sides did not border, so there was no guarantee that he would send troops to rescue him. And it's too far away, who knows if it's in time?

In desperation, he also went to the doctor in a hurry, and sent a letter of help to Liu Bei in Yuzhou, just because Liu Bei and Cao Cao did not deal with each other. The most important thing is that he is rumored to be a relative of the Han family, and he wants to come to the court with the same heart; I sent another letter to Yuan Shu. This is because Yuan Shu and Cao Cao also did not deal with each other, and they were also his neighbors; In the end, he also sent a letter to Gong Jing, no matter what, everyone is an ally, and he knows in his heart that he is afraid that Gong Jing does not have many manpower. But either way, there's nothing wrong with going for a letter.

When Cao Cao began his expedition, in fact, the four forces had received the news. As for Fang Yun, the time when he got the news was even earlier than Tao Qian sent the letter, after all, he had also been paying attention to the situation in Xuzhou.

Need rescue? In any case, Xuzhou is his ally, and it is not comfortable for Cao Cao to win Xuzhou.

"Who can you send?" Fang Yun summoned Xi Zhi to ask.

"If you're going to the rescue. Naturally, the sooner you can set off, the better, and the choice is naturally the best for the generals of Qinghe Country. Speaking of which, Yang Feng, who was originally guarding Huguan, has been transferred to the front line of Qinghe Kingdom, and he seems to have a lot of experience in defense. In order to be able to better rescue, it is best to send another congenital military general over, and General Zhang He should be the best choice. Finally, you can also send the trapped camp over in case of an emergency. "Xi Zhi returned.

"If they leave, who will guard the Qinghe Kingdom?" Fang Yun asked again.

"Let General Zhou Cang and General Xie Ran go to the town. It's just that it doesn't cost a Martial Soul Pill! "Xi Zhi returned.

"Okay, let them pass! In addition, give this Martial Soul Pill to Xie Ran...... No, let him come and take it himself! Fang Yun thought about it and agreed to Xi Zhicai's suggestion. It's just that the Martial Spirit Pill is very important, and it is better to take it in person.

In order to ensure that there is no Yu in Qinghe Country, he can be regarded as a pawn and sent Li Dao's martial soul out. At the same time, in order to ensure that one over the other is not favoritism, Zhao Yun, Chen Tao, Xu Huang, Gao Ran and Zhang Liao were also given a martial soul pill.

A military order came to Zhang He and them almost with Tao Qian's letter asking for help, and after receiving the order, they quickly mobilized an army of 10,000. The Thousand Traps camp began to use Qingzhou to go south to support Xuzhou.

In Qingzhou, Fang Yun also wrote a letter, asking him to borrow it. Gong Jing also happened to receive Tao Qian's letter for help, so he knew that something was really wrong. It wasn't a false way to cut down the enemy, so he agreed to Fang Yun's request.

Looking at this army, which originally seemed to be the Yellow Turban Army, when it went south, it actually did not commit any offence against the people, and even preferred to be cold and rainy than take the initiative to occupy the people's houses, and the trade was fair, and it would not bully men and women. I can't help but admire.

Later, I learned that the military regulations were set by Fang Yun, and now almost every soldier can sing the song "Three Disciplines and Eight Attentions". He also listened to it a little, and learned that Fang Yun personally arranged the music and lyrics, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

A person who is so strict with discipline is no wonder that he can achieve this status today.

He just didn't have any manpower to support Tao Qian, so he said that he was willing to pay some money and food. This can be regarded as a part of Gong Jing in this army.

At the same time, Liu Bei and Yuan Shu also got a letter asking for help, and they also wanted to seek Xuzhou better. It's just that compared to Yuan Shu, Liu Bei has just expanded, and there is really no way to continue fighting, and he is afraid that Cao Cao will suddenly take advantage of him to rescue and bite him. Therefore, it was only Chen Bing's border, and he did not dare to cross the border to fight casually.

Yuan Shu had no scruples, and sent Sun Ce with 30,000 horses, with Ji Ling as his deputy, to kill Xuzhou directly! Oh, it's to go to Xuzhou to rescue...... (To be continued.) )

PS: For the first time in history, Cao Cao attacked Tao Qian, and had to retreat because the army ran out of food. However, because of tomb robbing, he received military expenses that could support three years. But I personally think that he has another purpose in crusading against Tao Qian, that is, to obtain table salt. He and Liu Bei are now inland forces, and if they can't get the supply of salt, it will actually be quite bitter.

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