A few days later, the messengers returned to Xuzhou.

Cao Cao also received a letter from Xun Yu in the camp outside Pengcheng.

At this time, it was the middle of the night.

During this period of time, because he wanted to create an illusion that Tao'er had disappeared, Cao Song could only follow his son to deceive Xun Xiao with tears.

This also made Cao Cao feel at ease for a while, and he didn't have to think about tricking the female goose to continue writing letters to please another man.

After all, this kind of thing is very strange no matter how you think about it.

's own daughter, although she will marry someone in the future, but now it is too strange to see a love letter under her nose like this.

At this time, it was a pleasure to receive a normal letter from Xun Yu.

"It's better to be Wenruo."

"What the hell is Wenbo."

Cao Cao muttered a few words, but it happened that after watching it, his demeanor gradually became solemn.

Well...... Not optimistic.

Although Yanzhou has a lot of grain, a warehouse full of rice and millet, and plenty of forage, it has only been stored for one year.

Now almost all of this attack has been taken out, and it has been continuously transported to Xiaopei.

Fortunately, before the war, a lot of them were transported, and a little was hoarded in Xiaopei City, so that they would not be overstretched.

It now seems that the decision was made wisely.

Otherwise, now the army is transporting grain, and the consumption will be even more.

Looking down again, Xun Yu's words turned sharply, but Cao Cao was reassured.

"I think privately, the policy of public benevolence and government, win the hearts of the people, and in the future, it can be attached to the civil and military forces, stained as wings, and the chaos in Xuzhou is also, the public spirit, so that Wen Ruo worships, the grain, grass and money, the meat and cloth for a while, and the people in the territory are funded."

"It is the income of the past, in the past, it was treated by the people with diligence, and now it is returned to the army, for the prosperity of the number of gas, the Xuzhou public should take it, steal it without worry, and hope will not retreat."

Well......

Cao Cao nodded secretly.

Wen Ruo supports me in doing so.

Xuzhou's plan is now the same as the top and bottom, and the soldiers also understand what I want.

The whole of Xuzhou should be in the bag.

Cao Cao just wanted to reply to the letter, but he didn't know where to start when he picked up the pen several times, maybe he hadn't written a letter for a long time, and when he was wording, Tao'er's tone always appeared in his mind.

After a few staggering, a line was written.

"If there is a text to keep Yan, my heart is very peaceful, Xuzhou will go down, Xun Xiao's first merit."

A few words to illustrate his ambition.

Not long after it was sent, Cao Ren came in with an old man.

Ask to see you outside the church.

Cao Renren was tall and majestic, majestic and majestic, and his face was solemn and a little joyful, so he came up and hugged his fists and said: "Big brother, there are villagers and elders who have come to see you." ”

"Oh? What's the matter? ”

Cao Cao was stunned, the villagers asked to see?

It's the first time I've encountered such a situation.

What can you ask for?!

Cao Cao immediately became interested, smiled and raised his hand, "Please come in." ”

After a short time, an old man in a gray cloth robe came in with the support of a guard, his figure was quite round, and although he was gray-haired, he was in good spirits.

With a smile on his face, he walked lightly, and quickly walked in front of Cao Cao and made a prostrate salute.

"General Cao is above, the villain is an elder in the township, I have come to send a book to the people, please General Cao will lead Xuzhou in the future, don't go again......"

Cao Cao's heart suddenly shook, and he unconsciously stood up and leaned forward slightly.

The Book of the People?

What an unfamiliar name.

In recent years, I only heard that Liu Yu in Youzhou had been so loved, but I didn't expect that in the troubled times, the second person to get this was actually my Cao Cao?

I have never cared about the life and death of the people, and what I believe in has always been the way of domineering, using the law to reinforce the code, and correcting the discipline of the troubled times.

Although it is just and moderate, it is a little less human.

This royal way is benevolent...... Looks pretty good.

Cao Cao laughed, looking left and right, and couldn't help but be happy.

It is false to say that he is unhappy, he has won the hearts of the people, and now he is asked by the people to ask him Cao Cao to lead Xuzhou.

Invisibly, isn't it praising him for being more worthy of attachment than Tao Qian.

But after thinking about it, Cao Cao also understood the thoughts of these people.

They were afraid that when the war just started, Cao Cao opened a warehouse to release grain, and if the military rations were not enough in the future, the follow-up was weak, or the people's hearts were attached, and there was no need to buy it, they would requisition grain and leave.

After all, the butcher's knife is in Cao Cao's hands, and whether he moves the knife or not, it is just a thought.

"Of course, Tao Qian and I have this great enmity, this person is not worthy of virtue, Xuzhou cannot be handed over to him, I will govern this place."

"I don't have to be like this."

"Wanmin Shu, I have the right to accept it, you go back and tell the local relatives and friends, don't worry about this time, my Cao army is the army of the Han Dynasty, and you are my Han people."

"I will never let you down."

"Good, good, good...... Thank you, General Cao! Thank you, General Cao! ”

"Hehehehehe......"

Cao Cao laughed a few times on his back and asked Xun You to accept the Book of the People.

Cao Ren sent the old man away, and when he came back, he was full of smiles, walked to the first place on the left side to stand, and said in a deep voice: "Tao Qian sent dozens of horsemen everywhere to ask for help, and now he has come back a lot. ”

"But there is no call for help, we can't hold back the soldiers and horses for a long time, and the eldest brother can order the siege of Xiapi again, so that the soldiers and horses of Xuzhou have to fight a decisive battle."

"Well," Cao Cao nodded, looking at Cao Ren with a smile, "Zixiao is deeply aware of the essence of the art of war, and at this time, attacking the heart makes Xuzhou impatient and uneasy, but at the beginning of the year, we left Chen Dengyi a letter, which can be used at this time." ”

"Gongda."

"Yes, I have sent someone to deliver the letter, and it is estimated that it will be intercepted," Xun You stroked his beard and seemed to think: "This letter, once intercepted by the soldiers and horses, can reach Tao Qian's hands within one night." ”

"As stated in the letter, when the front army of our army attacks the city, please ask Chen Deng to open the city in the name of the scholar clan, so that you can lead Xuzhou and ensure that the Chen clan continues to prosper."

"Good!"

Cao Cao laughed, the general trend was in hand, and the main attack continued.

A war is not as simple as winning a battle, and in order to gather the hearts of all places, at least many parties need to work together.

The plan to attack the heart and mess with the enemy is a plan left by Cao Cao at the beginning of this year.

If Chan is really smart, he should know how to get out and how to act next.

"Zixiao, with a large army, let's attack the city."

Cao Cao calmly gave the order.

Cao Ren clenched his fists vigorously and turned to leave.

……

Three days in a row.

Outside the city of Xiapi, the Cao army attacked the city, and the soldiers and horses of Xuzhou did not dare to take it hard, so they could only build a high city wall to defend it, and the rest of the cavalry waited for the opportunity to move.

However, several checkpoints and camps around the village were all raided and occupied by tiger and leopard cavalry, burning grain and grass, and all the houses and fields of the people in the village were destroyed.

But Cao Cao accepted the surrender of troops and displaced people, and continued to open warehouses and release grain to compensate, almost burning money and losing money, mainly to help level thieves at the beginning of the year.

In order to get back the four cities, Tao Qian not only gave a large amount of military rations, but also acquiesced in Cao Cao's plundering of the armaments of the thief army.

In contrast, Cao Cao was much richer than him.

Under such circumstances, Tao Qian couldn't sit still at all, so he could only force himself up from the hospital bed, gather all his troops, and stationed in Xiapi City to prepare for Cao Cao's decisive battle.

If you win this battle, you can retreat from Cao's army.

If it is defeated, Tan County will no longer have a barrier to resist.

Right now.

The reinforcements that Tao Qian had in mind had actually arrived!

"Reinforcements?!" When Tao Qian learned the news, he got out of the car and looked excited.

There is salvation!

"Who?!"

"Liu Bei of the Plains."

"Oh......"

Tao Qian sat back very quickly.