Ma Yunlu is very familiar with Zhang Fei, after all, this General Zhang San comes to visit the door from time to time, and occasionally drags his family to eat.

She secretly scolded this black guy in her heart, you and your brother write letters, just talk about your affairs, say what I do!

Guo Jia said: "Is Guo such a rebellious person who does not respect the law of etiquette? ”

When Guan Yu heard this, his eyes suddenly became intriguing. Who is Guo Jia, he will not forget where they first met.

It's good that he doesn't speak, but this opening has a bit of a taste of wanting to cover up. Who doesn't know that Guo Fengxiao is unruly and regards Confucian etiquette as nothing.

Ma Yunlu secretly pinched him, this person obviously deliberately made her lose face in front of outsiders.

Guo Jia was in pain, hurriedly changed the topic, and said with a straight face: "Yun Chang, as a general of the First Army, you are burdened with heavy responsibilities, and you don't think about how to break the enemy, but care about other people's family trivialities, are you worthy of the trust of the prime minister?" ”

Guan Yu was stunned, and then his face became redder than Guan Gong, and he gritted his teeth and said: "The military advisor has taught him a lesson, Guan has been taught." ”

Then the two got to the point.

Guan Yu asked: "Dare to ask the military advisor, do you want to use that new weapon?" ”

Guo Jia shook his head, "The reason why the hole cards are hole cards is because they haven't been turned over yet." If we expose all means at the beginning, the battle will become very difficult to fight! ”

"That's the only thing. Storm! ”

"But he ordered people to cross this city and put on the intention of encircling Cao Ren. If he does nothing, we will break the city with gunpowder. ”

"What if he breaks through?"

"Then we'll have a city for nothing."

"Good!"

Guan Yu had a smile on his face, he had already understood what Guo Jia meant, this was to use the secret weapon as a support to force Cao Ren and Xun You to make a choice.

However, he thought of one more thing at random: "Our army only has 80,000, I'm afraid it's not enough to trap Cao Ren." ”

"Who said we only had eighty thousand?"

"Moh."

"Xun Yu has sent 50,000 troops from Chang'an, and it is estimated that it will be there in two days."

Guan Yu's heart moved, "New army? ”

As far as he knew, except for the army guarding the passes everywhere, the rest of the elite veterans were taken by the eldest brother to attack Yizhou.

That is, this army was newly recruited.

"Just to cooperate with the encirclement, the new army is enough. Moreover, this army is not entirely a new army, and there are many veterans among them, and they still have some combat effectiveness. ”

This is precisely the method of using the old to bring the new to the new, which can enable the new army to rapidly build up its combat effectiveness.

Guan Yu nodded, and then sighed: "No wonder the military advisor would say that Xun Yu was the eldest brother's Xiao He, he is indeed good at staying behind." ”

Whether it is the dispatch of soldiers and horses, the escort of grain and grass, Xun Yu is in good order, and Guan Yu has a little more respect for him in his heart.

Although he is proud, he is very recognizant of those who have real talents and real learning.

"Wen Ruo's talent is not just about governing." Guo Jia shook his head and smiled.

Xun Yu is an all-rounder and can take on any position. He even suspected that if Liu Bei was in need, Xun Yu would also be able to put on armor and become a Confucian general like Chen Qingzhi.

"According to the report of the scouts sent out by Ben General, Guan Yu divided more than 100,000 soldiers and horses under his command into multiple batches, and camped at all four city gates, which has the potential to surround us."

A few days later, Cao Ren learned about Guan Yu and Guo Jia's layout, and immediately began to fidget.

What he was worried about was not that he would run out of ammunition and food after the siege, but that he would not be able to fly after the city was breached.

When Xun You heard this, he could only sigh that his clan uncle had great powers, and when Liu Bei led the main force of Guanzhong to attack Jizhou, he could still gather tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to support Guo Jia.

Xun You was originally worried about Guo Jia's schemes, but now it seems that he is no longer necessary, and the other party can be upright and suppress them with the general momentum.

Cao Ren also had the same idea: "Although Liu Bei sits on the land of three states, but Liangzhou and Bingzhou do not produce high grain after all, how can he afford to raise so many troops?" ”

Counting the army on the Yizhou side, as well as Liu Bei's soldiers and horses left behind in various places, his total strength is close to more than 400,000, right?

How did he afford it?

Cao Ren didn't understand.

Cao Cao is also the land of three states, but the total army does not even have 300,000.

Xun You replied: "General, look at these two things. ”

Cao Ren noticed that Xun You had been carrying a package in his hand, but he was preoccupied and didn't notice it.

"It's."

One of the things he knew, was rice. But he didn't recognize the dirt-stained, stone-like thing.

Cao Ren naturally didn't think that Xun You would take a stone to joke with him when he had nothing to do.

"The name of this thing is potatoes, and according to our army's secret agents, the yield is extremely high. And this thing, although it looks no different from the rice we see on a daily basis, but the yield is very different. ”

"Liu Bei has already planted these things on a large scale in Guanzhong, but they are kept extremely secret, and no news has flowed out."

"Now that he seems to have relaxed his policy and allowed these things to enter the market, does the general know why?"

Xun You said with a solemn face.

Cao Ren was silent when he heard this, if these things were as Xun Yu said, then he would probably be able to guess the inside story.

It was hidden in the past because Liu Bei didn't want other princes to know about these two treasures. As for why you are letting go now, maybe it's because of self-confidence.

Liu Bei felt that he was about to dominate the world, and at that time, the whole world was not the king's land, and the shore of the land was not the king's minister, was it necessary to help his people?

"Because Liu Bei has regarded the world as something in his pocket." Cao Ren sneered, Liu Bei's self-confidence was equated with contempt for them.

"Yes."

Xun You heard Cao Ren's emotions and asked, "Do you know the specific yield per mu of this thing?" ”

"How much?"

Xun You compared the number, and Cao Ren's face suddenly changed.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"At first I didn't believe it, but now I do." Xun You shook his head and said, "Why can Guan Yu raise 150,000 soldiers in just one state?" Why did Liu Bei dare to fight on two fronts? ”

"Because he has enough food and grass, he can launch a series of wars and dominate the world."

Cao Ren took a deep breath and asked, "Do we still have a chance to grow this thing?" ”

"Maybe, maybe"

Xun You shook his head, he himself was not sure, presumably Cao Cao was the same.

In terms of strategy, he is not afraid of Guo Jia and his uncle and others, but in terms of weapons, strange and obscene skills, etc., they seem to have always been lagging behind.

Cao Ren took the potato in Xun You's hand and asked, "Is there any extra thing for this thing?" ”

"Yes, it's not hard to buy in the market these days."

Xun You was a little puzzled, Cao Ren asked what is this for?

Then he saw Cao Ren draw his sword, peel off the potato skin, and then gnaw hard.

"If we're going to lose, take a bite first."