Two soldiers carried a war-free card and hung it on the tower of the walled city.

Qin Feng and his men and horses did not come to travel, so they immediately retreated to the main formation and stood under the canopy, and ordered people to go to insult and greet Cao Cao's ancestors and the women in the family.

Even if Cao Cao was not on the wall, sitting in the big tent in the camp, he could hear the insults and greetings outside, so angry that his beard and eyebrows trembled, but he couldn't help but endure it, and he had to pretend to laugh and not care.

Seeing that Cao Cao was not affected in the slightest, Cao Ren, Xiahoudun and other generals in the army also let go of their worries and let the flame army outside the city insult non-stop.

The temperature was not high in the morning, and the three thousand people and horses brought by Qin Feng outside the camp felt quite cool at first, but soon after the sun rose, some people couldn't stand it, these people were wearing armor and helmets, and after the temperature rose, most of them were so hot that they were sweating and kept drinking water.

Before noon, most of the 3,000 people had drunk all the water in their water bags, and they were so thirsty that their throats were smoking.

Many people stood for a long time, their legs and feet were so sore that they couldn't stand it, so they simply sat on the ground with their butts and discarded their weapons.

Qin Feng turned his head to look, and couldn't help but scold this gang of mud for not being able to support the wall, seeing that it was already past noon at this time, and if it continued like this, the temperature would rise to the highest within an hour, and then this rabble was afraid that everyone would be so hot that they would take off their armor, so they ordered the army to withdraw and return to the city.

He turned around on his horse, and the sergeants ran away one after another as if they had been pardoned, and they were still running one by one just now, but now they were running faster than rabbits.

On the wall, Cao Jun saw that it was just past noon, and Qin Feng withdrew with his men and horses? I can't help but have some doubts in my heart.

One afternoon, Qin Feng was no longer seen fighting with his men and horses.

For several days, every day was like this, and on the sixth day, Cao Cao and the strategists under his tent felt that something was wrong, this Qin Feng brought men and horses over every day to fight, shouting and scolding, and seeing that no one came out to fight, he left with his men and horses after noon, which is not logical.

Inside the big tent, Cao Cao frowned: "What kind of medicine is sold in this Qin Wuyi's gourd?" ”

Just when Cao Cao and the strategists and generals were confused, the guards outside the tent came in and reported: "Prime Minister, the grain and grass officer asks to see!" ”

Cao Cao raised his hand: "Let him in!" ”

The grain and grass officer walked in to greet him: "See the prime minister!" ”

"What is the matter with you coming to see your true appearance?"

"Back to the prime minister, according to the agreement, the grain and grass transportation team will transport a batch of grain and grass every five days for the army to eat, but it has been two days, and the second batch of grain and grass has not yet arrived, so I am here to report to the prime minister!"

Cao Cao was shocked: "There is such a thing? ”

"It's true!"

Xun You frowned and said, "Isn't it that our army's grain and grass were robbed by Qin Feng's troops?" ”

Cao Cao had a bad feeling, he brought a large army to attack Qin Feng, and the initiative on the battlefield should be on his side, but now it seems that the offensive and defensive situation has changed!

Cheng Yu reacted at this time, "No wonder Qin Feng brings people to fight in front of the camp every day, firstly to paralyze us and others, and secondly, to attract the attention of our army, I didn't think about the grain road!" ”

Cao Cao thought about it, it was a big deal that this army had no food and grass, and he immediately ordered: "Where is Li Tong?" ”

Li Tong stood up and hugged his fists and said, "The end will be!" ”

"Order you to take 3,000 people to Yexian County to transport grain, and the grain must be transported within five days, otherwise you will come to see you!"

"The last general obeys!"

From here to Yecheng, I went to escort grain and grass for five days, and this time was still a little nervous.

Since the original Yuzhang Taishou Huaxin surrendered Yuzhang County to Sun Ce, he went north to Xudu to take refuge in Cao Cao, and Cao Cao appointed him as a councillor and Sikong to join the army.

I saw him stand up and salute: "Prime Minister, for the sake of insurance, do you still have to find another way to get grain and grass?" ”

Cao Cao hurriedly asked, "What is the best plan for Ziyu?" ”

Hua Xin said: "Why doesn't the prime minister borrow grain from the local emperor's relatives and scholars? ”

Cao Cao's eyes lit up, but he frowned again randomly, his relationship with the emperor was not very good, how could these imperial relatives not know? Will they lend him grain?

"Who can borrow it?"

"Prime Minister, other royal relatives and scholars may not borrow, or if they are willing to borrow, they will delay for some reason, but there is one that can definitely be borrowed!" Hua Xin said.

"Which one?"

"He family!"

Ho family? Cao Cao thought about it, isn't this He family the family of the former general He Jin and Empress He of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty? That's right, he took refuge in He Jinmen, Dong Zhuo poisoned Queen He and Liu Wei during his reign, he also led a blade to assassinate Dong Zhuo at that time, but it was unsuccessful, and after escaping, he also contacted the princes to ask Dong together, so he still has some relationship with the He family.

"Where is Zhu Ling?"

General Zhu Ling stood up and hugged his fists and said, "The end will be!" ”

"A certain handwritten letter, you carry a letter and 3,000 people and horses to He's house to borrow 3,000 stones of grain and grass!"

"Yes!"

The news that two groups of men and horses had left the camp in Cao Ying was detected by the sentinels arranged nearby by the Flame Army, and the news quickly spread to Qin Feng.

"Lord Qi, Cao Ying has sent two teams of men and horses, each with 3,000 people, one is led by Li Tong to the northeast, and the other is led by Zhu Ling to the southeast!"

Qin Feng waved his hand: "Explore again!" ”

"No!"

Qin Feng said to the generals: "Li Tong's men and horses must be transporting grain in the direction of Yecheng, and the detailed work has already come to report that Cao Cao set up the grain and grass camp in Yecheng, this will not be wrong!" Zhu Ling's 3,000 men went to the southeast, they must have gone to the local warriors to borrow grain, and our army sent two armies of men and horses over, and when they came back from transporting grain, they would fight if they could, and if they couldn't, they would try their best to contain them, and they couldn't easily transport the grain and grass back to the camp! ”

"Huang Yi and Juniper obey orders!"

The two immediately stood up and clenched their fists: "The subordinates are here!" ”

"Huang Yi, give you 2,000 men and horses, you go to Bowangpo to set up an ambush, wait for Li Tong to lead his troops to transport grain back, if there is a chance, kill it, if the enemy army is vigilant and guarded, you will lead people to contain them, if they leave, you will fight, if they stop, you will withdraw, in short, do not let them bring back grain and grass!"

Huang Yi clenched his fists and agreed: "Obey!" ”

"Juniper, I will also give you 2,000 men, the method and purpose are the same, can you be confident?"

Juniper immediately agreed: "Yes! ”

Qin Feng waved his hand: "Go!" ”

The two immediately took their leave, each picked up 2,000 men and horses and left Wancheng.

Three days later, in Cao's camp, the grain and grass officer reported to Cao Cao: "My lord, the grain and grass in the camp is only enough for two days at most according to the normal supply!" ”

Cao Cao thought for a moment, "The daily dosage is halved!" ”

"This ······ If the soldiers make trouble, they can't afford to bear their duties! ”

"Do what I say, if anyone makes trouble, I will deal with it!"