Cao Cao crosses Wu Dalang

Chapter 304 There Are Three Years of Food in the City

The north gate of Luoyang, above the city tower, Cao Cao and Liu Yanqing stand side by side behind the parapet.

Seeing the thief general boasting and calling for battle, Cao Cao laughed and said: "It is all right to fight with you. I have a lot of heroes here-but now my navy has come. You wait for the big river to be behind and the fortified city to be in front. Died in a square inch, it is already a dry bone in the grave! Why should I fight you so hard? There are still three years of food and grass in the city. Miaozai Miaozai?"

Lao Cao's words were high-pitched and resonant, and the thieves and soldiers in the city were all eclipsed when they heard them-the food and grass in their camp could only last for half a month at most. A Yellow River navy came out and directly cut off the grain road.

Liu Yanqing laughed out loud, admiring in his heart: I, my little brother, really counted every move, even arguing with a general, and yet I still have to hide my tricks.There is enough food and grass in the city, and he has soldiers under his command, why bother to allocate half of them to go first?Now that there are so many thieves and soldiers under the city, they must be scouting and riding everywhere, and it is difficult for other states and counties to get food and grass. We have eaten all the food and grass in the past seven days, and the whole city will be without food. The old man is so anxious that he can't sleep at night. But he can deceive people with a serious face, the old man is not as good as him.

He didn't know that Lao Cao was born with a big heart and was best at fighting fierce battles. Let alone seven days of food and grass, even if he would stop eating after eating, he would not want to see him panic.

For example, when Lao Cao confronted Yuan Shao back then, Xu You voted, and he kindly asked, "How much rations do you have here?" Lao Cao replied solemnly, "Enough for a year."

Xu You laughed at that time, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid not." Cao Cao sighed and expressed his surrender: "Sure enough, you have good eyesight! In fact, it's only been half a year."

Xu You got up and made a gesture to leave: "I came here with sincerity, you are lying in every word, everyone can't play anymore, please leave."

Cao Cao quickly grabbed his sleeves: "Oh, don't be angry, let me tell you the truth, in fact, there are only three months of food left."

Xu You smiled angrily: "No wonder the world says you are a traitor, and you really are!"

Cao Cao also laughed: "Haha, as the saying goes, soldiers never tire of deceit, how can you talk about such an important matter casually?"

After speaking, showing a dignified and painful expression, he bit Xu You's ear and told him in a low voice: "Actually, the army only has food and grass for this month."

Xu You jumped up and shouted, "Are you still lying to me? You have run out of food!"

Cao Cao was dumbfounded: "How do you know?"

When he ran out of food and grass, he even dared to say that he had a one-year reserve, but now he can still last for seven days. He only claimed that he had three years of food, which is several times more open and above board than in his previous life.

The book hints: In fact, the conversation between Lao Cao and Xu You really made people see clearly what a traitor is - only one with a cunning, wise plan, and a heroic heart can be called a traitor!Later, many villains blindly thought they were just bad guys, but they had the audacity to call themselves villains, which made people with a discerning eye laugh out loud.

It must be known that those who are cunning are prone to narrow-mindedness, and those who are heroic are mostly straightforward. The cunning and boldness are two extremely difficult traits to get along with, and only in an extraordinary person like Lao Cao Human beings can coexist harmoniously.

It's a pity that there is no such thing as Xu You in the Jinzhong Army under the city. After hearing Cao Cao's remarks, all the generals had the same thought: Mother, they still have three years of food!

If people here think about it, even if General Song brags and gives him a hard discount, it will be enough to feed him for at least three and a half months. We only have half a month's food, how can we fight this battle?
The one who used the stick didn't want to challenge for a while, and returned to the camp cursing, all dejected, and retreated to the camp.

Cao Cao and Liu Yanqing returned to the government office, smiled and said: "The thief is stupid, if you believe my words, you must find another plan. When it gets dark, I will divide up the troops and go out to kill him."

Liu Yanqing was startled and said: "There are to bandit soldiers, and we only have more than soldiers waiting. If you are a little careless, wouldn't it be sending sheep to the tiger's mouth?"

Cao Cao waved his hand: "Don't worry, old general, just listen to me carefully. The thieves have cut off their retreat now. The city of Xijing is strong, and they can't rush down. They have to find land to eat. However, the south of Xijing is covered by mountains, and the west is Tongguan is naturally dangerous, and the thieves want to make a living, so they can only attack the Yong'an Army from the east, and then go to attack Zhengzhou in the west. If Zhengzhou goes down..."

"If Zhengzhou falls, Bianjing will be shaken, and the Quartet Army will be recruited, and King Ma Qin will be recruited. The Xijing defenders will come to help, and the offense and defense will change. We will wait for us to break him!" At the same time, in the bandit village, a nine-foot tall The general, taking a picture of the crude map, said blatantly: "Then the west can attack Xijing, the east can attack Bianjing, and the south can go to Xuchang. Isn't it all right?"

After this person said, all the thieves and generals cheered up, and they all crossed their hands and shouted: "Grand Master's wonderful plan!"

The general laughed loudly, pointed to a point on the map and said, "In that case, General Shan led 20,000 people, sent troops overnight, fought along Shouyang Mountain, and first grabbed the Yong'an Army..."

At the same time, Cao Cao pointed at the map in the Yamen of the Xijing government: "If he wants to reach the Yong'an Army, he must pass through Shouyang Mountain, but I opened the water gate of the East City and descended from the Luohe River. Its army. The old general is like this, like this, like this..."

Liu Yanqing nodded again and again, suddenly remembered something, worried: "The boats in the city are limited, I'm afraid they won't be able to carry a large army."

Cao Cao didn't take it seriously: "Why do you need a large army? I only have three thousand soldiers, which is enough to destroy the bandits. If it is not enough, hurry up and build some rafts, which can also carry people when dragged by boats."

Both sides had their own scheming and preparations. As soon as it got dark that night, the water gate to the east of Xijing was quietly opened, and boats, large and small, came out one after another.

These boats followed the waves of Luoshui all the way eastward, sailed for thirty or forty miles, and docked quietly. Thousands of troops rode ashore and sailed northward for several miles, until they arrived at the foot of Shouyang Mountain, hiding in the north of the road, on the hillside with lush trees.

Shouyang Mountain stretches for more than miles from east to west, and is the highest point of Mang Mountain. The main peak is feet high. Because the light must first reach at the beginning of sunrise, it is named Shouyang.

This area rests on Mang Mountain in the north, faces Yiluo Ershui in the south, and is high in the north and low in the south.

Cao Cao hid in the forest with the sergeants, looking at the mountains that were sinking like dragons in the darkness, the emotions in his eyes were extremely complicated: he listened to the chatter of the boatmen on the road, Cao Xiu, Cao Wenlie, whom he called "my family's thousand-mile horse", After death, he was buried here.

In addition, his direct descendants: Emperor Wen Pi, Emperor Rui Ming, Gaogui Township Gong Cao Mao, etc., were all buried in Zuojin after death.And the father and son of the Sima family who took away his descendants' Sheji are usually buried here.

My relatives and enemies are all dead, but I am still in this world, fighting for the glory of the Han family. I don’t know if it’s because of good fortune, or because the heavens have treated me favorably——Cao Cao rubbed his eyes, and took a deep breath. He shook his head with a wry smile, temporarily putting aside distracting thoughts, and just waited for the fight.

At the time of the second watch, I saw a military horse rolling towards me like a fire dragon, holding a torch.

Cao Cao cheered up, held his breath, and waited until the group of people approached, bent his bow and set an arrow, swished the arrow, and shot the head over, shouting: "Brothers, kill the traitor!"

Hundreds of arrows flew out from the forest at once, and those bandit soldiers stayed up all night on their way, just when they were sleepy, the team was scattered, how could they have the slightest precaution?Suddenly shot over a piece.

Cao Cao shouted loudly while firing a few arrows. Seeing that the enemy army was becoming more and more confused, he abandoned his bow, took his spear, jumped on his horse, and rushed straight down the hillside.Seeing Lao Cao taking the lead, all the soldiers of the Song Dynasty surged with fighting spirit, shouted in unison, and brandished their weapons to fight out.

The leader of the army was shocked for a moment, and brandishing an iron rod in his hand, he rushed forward and back, desperately trying to stabilize the situation, but marching late at night was not easy at all, and many soldiers were still tied together by ropes, which were difficult to untie in a hurry. After being rushed by the ambushes, he was immediately defeated. How can one or two brave generals stop such a dangerous situation?
This officer swung his iron rod to kill the Song army continuously, shouting angrily, but he couldn't stop the bandits from retreating.

There are different teachings: the past, the dust and white clouds are clean, and the loess cave of the flesh and blood of Qiu Yu.All my life on the back of a white-headed horse, it's ridiculous that my peers are also crazy.

(End of this chapter)