Chapter five hundred and forty sixth cunning restraint
According to the address and route map provided by Cao Jun, the Jinling Army in the southeast began to transport food and grass to various key points in the Central Plains Battlefield and Guandu Battlefield to Cao Jun's battalions.
After the first batch of grain and grass was delivered, the pottery merchant immediately called the grain escort officers responsible for escorting grain and grass to get a comprehensive understanding of the situation and see where the grain supplied to Cao Cao had been transported.
However, after looking at it for a long time, the potter couldn't figure out the reason.
So he still summoned his five major conspirators to discuss the details together.
In the end, it was Sima Yi who figured it out first.
"Teacher, everyone, something seems not quite right here."
Sima Yi tapped on the map he drew and said to everyone.
Lu Su squinted his eyes and observed carefully for a long time, and then said quietly: "Zhongmou? Isn't this the county town of the Central Plains? What's so strange about grain and grass being transported here?"
Sima Yi shook his palm fan and said solemnly: "Theoretically speaking, there is no problem in transporting grain and grass to counties in the Central Plains. However, Zhongmou County is too close to the Guandu battlefield. Cao's army's grain and grass in the Guandu battlefield are only shipped to Guandu, and they are also shipped to Guandu. What is Zhongmou County doing? And at the invitation of Cao Jun, the grain and grass transported to Zhongmou County is about 30,000 dan. Although it is a lot, it is definitely not much for 100,000 Cao soldiers. One hundred thousand soldiers plus oxen and horses, 30,000 dan can last for a month. No, it’s like worthless in Zhongmou County, what do you want him to do?”
Chen Deng's mind was quick and he was the first to come to his senses.
"What Zhongda means is that the grain and fodder in Zhongmu County are not for Cao's army in Guandu, but for Li Jue and Guo Si who are attacking Bingzhou and are going north?"
Sima Yi nodded and said: "10 out of 10."
Chen Deng was somewhat unrepentant.
"According to what Zhongda said, if these grains and fodder are used by Li and Guo, but Li Jue and Guo Si go north to merge with the state, Zhongmu County is not close to Hanoi, so what is the use?"
Zhuge Liang gently put down his white feather fan and said: "Mr. Yuanlong, Liang already knows what Xiao Yi means. Li and Guo went north to attack Bingzhou. They must be traveling lightly. This part of the food supply must have been sent to Duke Cao." It has been prepared for the two of them. If what Xiao Yi said is true, the grain and fodder in Zhongmu County should be used by Li and Guo when they return to the army."
Lu Su looked at Zhuge Liang strangely and said: "Kong Ming, if it is as you said, the distance between Zhongmou County and Bingzhou is a bit far. As the saying goes, before the three armies are moved, food and grass go first. The matter of food and fodder is of great importance. If there is a slight delay in the meantime, I won’t be able to make it back in a while..."
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Brother Zijing, what kind of person is Cao Cao? He must have calculated the time of food and fodder properly, and Li Jue was also a strong general in Xiliang back then. He has been in battle for many years. How could he not know how powerful he is? They must be Only when you are confident can you dare to store the subsequent military rations in Zhongmou County."
Chen Deng and Lu Su still didn't think too much about it, but Guo Jia smiled and said: "You two may have been blinded by a leaf. Some things cannot be judged simply by distance. Although Bingzhou and Hanoi are far away, the west of Zhongmou is Xingyang. "The old site of Xingyang contains a construction work done by Emperor Gaozu, have you ever forgotten it?"
Lu Su and Chen Deng suddenly realized that they were from a noble clan in the southern border. Although they were familiar with the terrain in the northwest and Guanzhong, they were not very familiar with it. After Guo Jia's reminder, they finally realized.
When the Chu and Han Dynasties were fighting for supremacy, Emperor Gaozu set up camp in the south of Xingyang and built a tunnel to the Yellow River in order to access Aocang's grain.
The confrontation between Emperor Gaozu and Xiang Yu lasted for more than a year. Xiang Yu repeatedly seized the corridor leading to the Yellow River, forcing the Han army to be unable to supply food. However, hundreds of years later, the road is still at the old site of Xingyang.
This road leads to the Central Plains of the Yellow River, so naturally it does not require a lot of trouble.
After going back and forth like this, everyone finally settled on the matter.
The potter looked back and forth at the five people and said: "Now that the clues have been analyzed, everyone present should keep it in mind and do not leak it to others. After all, this is the key link for us to fight against Yuan Shao. We cannot start internal strife with our allies.
, it is not too late to make a final conclusion on everything after defeating Yuan Shao."
Everyone bowed together: "No."
The five of them all understood that the most lacking thing in Xuzhou and the southeastern region was war horses, and the war horses of the Xiliang Army and the Hebei Army were the best in the world.
According to Zhang Xiuyan, among the various departments of the Xiliang Army, Li Jue and Guo Si had the largest number of war horses, especially the Xiliang war horses in Li Jue's camp, which numbered eight thousand!
According to the Tao Shang's gentlemanly nature, he would never let go of this opportunity to hold the horse...
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The two armies faced each other, with Yuan Shao attacking repeatedly and Cao Tao constantly defending. However, according to the characters of Tao Shang and Cao Cao, they would not passively defend endlessly.
So, the little action between the two people started.
Cao Cao sent Li Jue and Guo Si, who were both stationed in Guanzhong, to send troops to Hebei to harass Bingzhou and cause trouble to Yuan Shao's rear.
The pottery merchant sent people to Taihang to contact Bai Rao and ask him to persuade Zhang Yan to send troops to help and attack Yuan Shao from a flank.
As one of the important commanders of the Black Mountain Army, Bai Rao lives deep in the Taihang Mountains, so naturally not everyone can find him.
However, in addition to Bai Rao, Tao Shang also knew Sui Gu, a general of the Black Mountain Army. This man was currently stationed in Qi County on the edge of Wei County and served as the outpost leader of the Black Mountain Army to monitor the movements in Hebei.
After many years, Sui Gu, no matter how stupid he was, must have found out the identities of Tao Shang and Guo Jia through many inquiries.
Sui Gu would naturally feel sad on weekdays.
Unexpectedly, Yuan Shaoqian's son, who used to hang out with himself and Bai Dashuai, eat sheep and drink wine, would now be the emperor of the current dynasty, less than one person and more than ten thousand people.
He seems to be doing better than Yuan Shao.
What's even more shocking is that this tutor is in conflict with his godfather Yuan Shao, which really makes people lament that the world is changing so fast.
After meeting the pottery merchant's envoy, Sui Gu did not dare to neglect and personally escorted him into the Taihang Mountains. He met Bai Rao and explained the matter in detail.
After talking to the messenger, Bai Rao asked the potter's messenger to go back and rest first, saying that he would make a decision after meeting with his commander-in-chief Zhang Yan in Japan.
After the envoy went down to rest, Bai Rao couldn't help but smacked his lips and said with emotion: "This wealthy family is really not very good, it is really not very cultivated! When we met these two sons of Yuan Shaoqian, the two boys had one father and one family.
Lord, I have praised my godfather Yuan Shao to the sky! Now, just a few years later, the two boys have hardened their wings. They want to beat their godfather, and they also ask us to beat him with him. What do you think?
Is there any natural reason for this?"
Sui Gu nodded his head when he heard this, agreeing: "The general also thinks that these two boys are quite heartless. They have no sense of loyalty, filial piety or shame. They are just like animals!"
"Really?" Bai Rao threw the pottery merchant's letter on the table and said, "The Han Dynasty was based on loyalty and filial piety. It is simply unreasonable for a son to beat his father."
Sui Gu's Adam's apple twitched, he swallowed softly and said, "Um... Qu Shuai, then shouldn't we help the potter beat his father?"
Bai Rao raised his brows and said angrily: "Beat me! Of course I have to beat you! You are so damn stupid. How many brothers did that Yuan Shao harm to our brothers in the Black Mountain Army back then? If we don't take advantage of the chaos and give him a break, wouldn't the Yuan family be able to do it?"
Are we, the Montenegrin Army, a fool?"
Sui Gu felt a little dizzy after hearing this.
"Qu Shuai, didn't you just say that it is forbidden for a son to beat his father? And isn't our Han Dynasty based on loyalty and filial piety?"
Bai Rao nodded angrily and said, "You are stupid, but you are so fucking stupid! Yuan Shao is not your godfather, so why should we beat him? What a stupid thing to do? What a stupid thing to do to be loyal and filial!"
Even if God wants to strike someone with lightning, he will strike someone with the surname Tao! Besides, the emperor is already fucking dead, and he is so loyal and filial."
Sui Gu suddenly realized it and said: "Qushuai is wise! Let's go to Zhang Qushuai tomorrow to give advice...beat Yuan Shao's grandson!"
Bai Rao waved his fist fiercely and said, "Beat me! It's necessary!"