It's a pity that Wu Ming is there. These more than ten carts of food can feed many people!
But he didn't raise any objections.
Watching the soldiers obey Cao Su's orders, they lit many grain bags on fire.
Cao Su said indifferently: "The Lord of the City is talking about cutting off grain. Naturally, the main purpose is to destroy the grain route of the Wanping Army. The excess grain will only slow down our marching speed."
Wu Ming just has simple peasantist ideas.
And Cao Su had the obligation to explain to the governor.
After Wu Ming heard this, he said nothing more.
The fire quickly burned the food completely.
Cao Su ordered everyone to inspect every Wanping soldier and civilian servant and loot all valuables from them.
Before leaving, he walked around in front of these corpses.
With his current hearing ability, if someone pretends to be dead, they will definitely not be able to escape.
After the treatment was completed, everyone returned to the mountains and forests.
It's like nothing happened.
Everyone in the Hundreds under Cao Su was very happy.
I thought it would be a chore.
After going out, I found that not only was there no danger, but everyone was making a lot of money.
Cao Baifu and others have completely established many glorious and lofty images in their hearts, such as "loving soldiers like sons, using soldiers like gods, being approachable".
Everyone supports and loves Cao Baifu.
For a while.
The military's morale is as strong as iron and its morale is doubled.
The combat effectiveness of the Hundreds has been improved by several levels.
"Where should we go next?"
After walking in the forest for a while, Wu Ming asked.
This is the difference between a governor and a soldier.
The soldiers under his command will not ask any questions.
They were like knives, Cao Su struck wherever he pointed, he just had to obey his orders.
"gone back."
Cao Su's answer surprised Wu Ming.
"Going back now?"
"Having achieved such great military exploits, shouldn't we expand it further?"
In Wu Ming's eyes, the Wanping Army's defenses were now lax and the entire grain road was weak.
Cao Su's team has strong morale and can definitely complete high-intensity continuous battles.
Isn't this the credit for delivering it to your door? Why don't you take it?
Cao Su shook his head and refused to be greedy.
"After all, we are operating in a base area behind enemy lines, so we really shouldn't be too arrogant."
"If Wan Pingjun reacts, all he needs to do is block the front and rear, and we will be trapped in Xiaoyun Mountain."
"Run back to Pingcheng now and escape from the encirclement of Wanping Army."
"We can achieve greater results by waiting until they relax next time to attack."
Cao Su's military theory of "the enemy advances and we retreat" made Wu Ming stunned for a while.
Wu Ming didn't quite understand. Although he was a counselor, he was just a "logistics counselor."
There is a big difference from "former military counselor".
But the more he didn't understand, the more powerful he thought Cao Su was.
I don't know how serious it is.
In his eyes, Cao Su was a "forsighted" general, who was very different from ordinary warriors.
Who would have thought of letting him hide on the side in a state of strength and pretend to be a pro-combatant for a sneak attack?
Anyway, going out this time has completely refreshed his outlook on things.
It turns out that war can still be fought like this.
This Cao Su is young, has high martial arts skills, and can march and fight. He will definitely be able to achieve a great career in the future.
In Wu Ming's eyes, Cao Su already has unlimited potential.
So when the two of them talked, they seemed even closer.
Cao Su felt that although Wu Ming didn't understand anything, he had mastered martial arts to the point of strength and was a real master in the world, worth making friends with.
On the way back, the two talked a lot.
When Wu Ming left Cao Su's Hundreds and went back to report, he was still a little reluctant to leave.
"Counsellor Wu, this is a small thought, keep it!"
Cao Su stuffed the one hundred taels of silver bag that he had found on the yellow man into Wu Ming's arms.
Why?
"Cao Baifu, what does this mean?"
"It's not interesting, it's just interesting."
Cao Su patted Wu Ming on the shoulder.
After the two of them got acquainted, this meaning became even more icing on the cake.
"You killed the man, and the spoils should be yours!"
"It's true that I killed the person, but I only made the last stab, and the output is all yours. The spoils of war should be yours."
Wu Ming resisted several times, but saw that Cao Su's attitude was firm.
I had to reluctantly accept it.
The two looked at each other, smiled, and said goodbye.
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Pingcheng.
City Lord's Mansion.
After Wu Ming and Cao Su returned.
Each reports his or her duties.
As the military governor, Wu Ming reported his duties directly to Wei Tao.
Considering Wu Ming's current relationship with Cao Su, he naturally had some good words to say.
"City Lord, Cao Su is a man of great military prowess and careful mind. He is truly a rare talent."
"What's more important is that he showed no mercy in killing Wanpingjun. It can be said that he is loyal to the country."
"It's just that sometimes, the murderous intention is a little too serious."
After Wei Tao listened to what Wu Ming said, he nodded in agreement.
He smiled and said: "It seems that Cao Su is indeed a good general."
"It is normal for generals who rise on the battlefield to be more murderous. Don't be too surprised."
Wei Tao asked again: "Can the Wanping Army's food route be defeated in a single battle if the defense is lax, as Tan Ma said?"
The news from Tan Ma gave Wei Tao the idea of cutting off the grain supply.
It is a fact that Pingcheng is short of food, but it is basically unrealistic to rely on cutting off the food of Wanping Army to make up for this gap.
Wei Tao had other plans for Pingcheng's food shortage.
As for cutting off Wanpingjun's food supply, it was a test move on his part.
"That's true. After all, the Wanping Army is just a bunch of rebels who don't understand military affairs. The food transport team's defense was very lax, and we easily defeated the food transport team."
"As long as one force realm leads the team, the mission of cutting off food can be completed every time."
"After several visits, the Wanping Army will inevitably be short of food."
"If the Wanping Army deploys heavy troops to guard the grain roads, then the power of Pingcheng's siege will be much weaker."
Wu Ming talked about some of the points that Cao Su had told him on the way back.
Wei Tao was immediately surprised.
Unexpectedly, Wu Ming, an ordinary logistics counselor, could have such vision.
"This is what Cao Su said."
Wu Ming looked at Wei Tao and felt that he was too shy to tell the truth.
Mainly because he was afraid that Wei Tao wouldn't know what to say if he kept asking.
After Wei Tao listened, he nodded.
After proving Cao Su's loyalty, he valued Cao Su more and more.
At this time, someone suddenly reported outside the door.
"City Lord, there is news about the grain transport team."
Wei Kai walked in with a gloomy expression.
After Wu Ming saw it, he quickly stood up and saluted Wei Kai.
"City Lord Wei, Wei joined the army and resigned from his post."
Wu Ming still had good eyesight, so when he saw this, he quickly stood up and left.
After Wu Ming left, Wei Kai took out the creed.
Wei Tao took the letter and looked at it, his face darkened.
"Humph, it is indeed this little bastard!"
"I have long seen that this person is rebellious and must have two minds."
The creed contained news about the grain transport team to the north.
Wei Tao released the second hundred-man team to raise food from Wuyang Town.
After the grain team was escorted to Pingcheng, it was immediately ambushed by Wanping troops.
Hu Ze disappeared.
The dozens of carts of grain that were brought were also missing.
"Hu Ze Hu Rong, I'm afraid this person is not Hu Rong..."
Wei Kai's face didn't look very good either.
I had some doubts about Hu Ze before, but Hu Ze has always performed very well.
If the fire at the camp in the north of the city hadn't leaked some clues, Wei Kai would not have suspected him.
"When the fire broke out in the camp in the north of the city, there were only two people among the new army who completed the team assembly immediately."
"One is Hu Ze and the other is Cao Su."
"Now it seems that Cao Su is really smart, but Hu Ze is the meticulous one."
"Presumably Hu Ze also sensed our suspicion of him, so he took advantage of this temptation and left directly."
Wei Kai felt a little pity.
Although City Lord Wei Tao is a talented man, he is somewhat indecisive in character.
If he knew that one of the two people must have a problem, he would definitely take them down for interrogation to avoid exposing the enemy.
How can we consider the impact of "not killing generals before the battle"?
"Well, if you can work out some details, it will be helpful for defending the city."
"What's more, we also discovered a good general like Cao Su."
Wei Tao comforted himself.
Pretend like nothing happened.
Wei Kai frowned and said: "City Lord, the food for the relief is gone, what should we do?"
"When food is gone, it's natural to look for food. There is still a lot of food in the city."
Wei Tao stood up, a murderous look flashing across his face.
Food in the city?
Wei Kai knew clearly that if there was any food in the city, the ordinary people in the outer city would definitely not have it.
Those who have food are naturally the big households in the inner city.
Lord City Lord, are you looking for a big business owner?
"Have the arrangements for the "Lingzhou Prefecture Army" been made the day before yesterday?"
"You arrange a task and ask them to borrow some food from big households."
"We are all from Pingcheng. The war is urgent, so we should borrow some food."
Wei Kai was a little surprised when he heard Wei Tao's order.
Wei Tao actually wanted to "kill someone with a borrowed knife"?
"Wouldn't it be inappropriate to let them borrow food? Those people who entered the inner city had some conflicts with big households before and caused a lot of trouble. I heard they even beat a shopkeeper to death."
Wei Kai didn't think this knife was bad.
It's just that the knife is too sharp, and if you scratch it out, you can easily hurt yourself.
If the big players are forced into a hurry, something might happen.
"It's okay, just let them go."
However, Wei Tao was determined to send the "Lingzhou Prefecture Army" to borrow food.
"They are foreign troops, and they have the credit of "saving Pingcheng from fire and water". Our army is poor and we have not given them any rewards. However, the big households in Pingcheng are guarded and their families are healthy, so we should spend some money to reward the friendly troops."
The "Lingzhou Prefecture Army" has not yet been completely reorganized.
Wei Tao had no intention of reorganizing them.
These "Lingzhou Prefectural Army" are time bombs, and the three Zhang Yin brothers may bite them back at any time.
After Wei Tao finished using the knife, he was ready to throw it away completely.
The defense of Pingcheng is not limited to external pressure.
He must use everything to complete the integration of power.
If the plan goes well, Pingcheng will usher in big changes.
The power of the government army will be further strengthened.
It can last for a few more months.
As long as the Wanping rebels block this road.
He, Wei Tao, will be the first person to be listed in the imperial court's performance appraisal records in the future.