Three Kingdoms: I, the Emperor of Wei, am loyal and honest! - #141 - Chapter 141

“Plop!”

In the Chinese army’s tent, Yuan Shao fell to the ground as if struck by lightning, his face turned ashen!

And everyone in the tent looked shocked and frightened! In

Chaoge City, there were people from Ye City Most of the grain and grass reserves collected from various places in Jizhou can supply the army for half a year! This is what Yuan Shaojun and his ministers have accumulated in the past few years! What does this mean

?

Everyone in the army knows it well.!

More than three million stones of food were lost. Even if they were mobilized from all over Yecheng and Jizhou, they would not be able to raise much at the same time. The food and grass in the camp would be exhausted in less than a month.

By then, the soldiers would be without food! How to fight?

Maybe even mutiny!

The people depend on food, so does the army!

“Fell into a trap! I really fell into the trap!

Cao Jun’s plan is so vicious!”

“well! I thought that Cao Jun was going to fall into our army’s ambush plan, but I never expected that our army fell into Cao Jun’s plan instead!

He mobilized troops and horses from Chaoge to attack the ambush, but Chaoge was left empty and was taken advantage of by Cao’s army!”

“Each camp on the front line has less than a month’s worth of food and fodder.

They are all supplemented quantitatively from Chaoge!

Now that the food and grass are being burned, the 500,000 to 600,000 troops on the front line will soon run out of food!

What a good thing!”

Guo Jia, Feng Ji and others all spoke with pale faces and horrified expressions on their faces!

But after being frightened, they looked at the sad, angry and panic-stricken expression of their lord Yuan Shao, and they immediately thought that someone would take the blame for this matter!

Otherwise, Guo Tu and the others, who have been advocating in front of Yuan Shao that Cao Jun will fall into the trap, will be angrily accused by Yuan Shaoqian!

The fate may not be better than that of Xu You, Tian Feng Jushu and the others who were imprisoned!

It is even possible that Yuan Shao will turn his back on his words. The three of them were released and Guo Tu and others were imprisoned!

If this happens, if Xu You and others hold Guo Tu and others accountable in front of their lord Yuan Shao, they will be in danger!

“Zero six three.” Therefore, in order to save themselves, Guo Tufengji and others winked at each other, and then said one after another:”No! The matter of our army’s food and grass being in Chaoge was originally very detailed. How did Cao Jun know where the food and grass was?

There must be spies of Cao Jun among our army!”

“snort! No need to ask! Xu You disobeyed his lord just now and actually cursed his lord to be defeated. This shows that he was resentful and dissatisfied with his lord!

If we talk about a spy, it must be Xu You!”

“Jushou Tianfeng is also suspected!

Especially Tian Feng, who had an old relationship with Cao Ang in Xudu at the beginning of the year, and gave Cao Ang 300,000 stones of food and grass!

And once publicly expressed his admiration and appreciation for Cao Ang!

If we say that Tian Feng and Cao Ang did not collude this time, who would believe it!”

Guo Tu Shenpei and others, you said what I said.

If Jushou Tian Feng and others were here, they would definitely scold them.

How long has it been, and these people are still confusing right and wrong, and slandering others in order to shirk responsibility? Xu You, Tian Feng and the others seemed to have completely forgotten that until just now, they were scolding Tian Feng, Ju Shou, and Xu You, advocating that Cao Jun would definitely fall into the trap…

At this moment, Guo Tu and the others looked like they were going to take the opportunity to kill Xu You, Tian Feng Ju Shou!

As expected, the ones who are the most cruel to their peers are sometimes their colleagues!

Seeing that Guo Tu was judging them, the other civil and military officials in the tent did not want to think about how to make amends and find out the situation of Chao Ge, but they only focused on making up for the situation. Taking the opportunity to criticize Xu You, Tian Feng and other direct ministers, they couldn’t help but be greatly disappointed.

However, they were afraid that Guo Tu and others would be favored on weekdays, and they were worried that Yuan Shao would not defend their loyal words, so most of them stayed safe and said nothing. He was from a noble family and had a strong foundation and influence.

If Yuan Shao could defeat Cao’s army before they ran out of food and grass, they would be able to follow suit.

If Yuan Shao was defeated by Cao’s army because he had no food, then Cao Cao and his son would capture the four states of Hebei. It is also necessary for families like them to pacify Hebei and govern the place.

In this era, no matter whether the court or the princes want to do anything, they cannot do without the support of the family, so they all come from the family!

There is nothing to fear.

Just like in the Battle of Guandu in history, when Cao’s army was weak, most of the Xudu courtiers sent letters to Yuan Shao to express their goodwill secretly and prepare to welcome Yuan Shao.

At this moment, many people in Yuan Shao’s tent had moved to Cao Ang and his son. Showing good intentions and getting on the line first…

How could Yuan Shao know what these people were thinking?

He just heard that Guo Tu and others said that there were spies in the army and accused Xu Youtianfeng of being a spy. Yuan Shao was furious. , without thinking, he subconsciously took action to kill!

At this time, Zhang He sighed again and stood up at the risk of offending Guo Tu Shenpei and other close friends of Yuan Shao:”Lord! The three gentlemen, Xu Youtian and Fengju, had already warned them before the military report arrived!

How could he be the one who leaked Chaoge’s secret?

Lord, please calm down and think twice, don’t kill a good person by mistake!”

Yuan Shao was in a state of chaos at this moment. He was frightened and angry, but also had no opinion. After listening to Zhang He’s words, he felt that it made sense. He nodded numbly and said:”That makes sense!

If it hadn’t been for General Zhang He’s words, a good man would have been killed by mistake!”

Seeing that Zhang He ruined their good deeds, Guo Tu and others immediately looked at him with hatred.

While writing down the relationship with Zhang He, he continued to slander:”Lord! This is the brilliance of Xu You and the others!

It takes time for Cao’s army to attack Chaoge and burn the grain and grass.

So since Xu Youtianfeng could have thought that the food and grass might be burned before hearing the military report, couldn’t he have thought of it at the beginning?

He obviously thought of it but deliberately didn’t mention it, giving Cao Jun the opportunity to burn the food and grass.

It wasn’t until the time was almost up that they pretended to be in front of the master again, showing off their capabilities and clearing their suspicions!

Then they will gain the trust of their lord and continue to serve as spies for Cao Cao and his son in the army, waiting for opportunities to overthrow our army!”

Guo Tu’s words made Yuan Shao feel that there was some truth, but at the same time he became even more upset.

He waved his hands and said:”In that case, let Xu You, Tian Feng and the others continue to be locked up for the time being. I will go back and find out. Punish again.

The top priority is food and grass!”

This was a rare moment when Yuan Shao had his own opinion. He looked at the messenger who reported the news and said,”Have you ever seen the food and grass being burned with your own eyes?”

The Chuanqi shook his head, but said with determination:”Lord, we did not approach the foot of Chaoge City, but saw thick smoke rising from a distance in the direction of Chaoge.

There were also patrols who went closer to investigate and try to put out the fire.

However, they were intercepted and killed by Cao’s army, and no one of the cavalry could return.

But looking at the behavior of Cao Jun, it is clear that he will not let our troops patrol and put out the fire, and is determined to burn up the food and grass!”

When Yuan Shao heard this, his heart couldn’t help but become heavier. A sense of powerlessness emerged from his body. He weakly leaned on the tables and said:”I want to send troops to Chaoge to rescue and rescue food and grass. What do you think?”

Among the counselors, no one answered, and there was silence.

They were afraid that if they said something wrong, they would make Yuan Shao Qian angry and end up like Xu You, Tian Feng, and others.

This is what Yuan Shao himself did.

Just now, Yuan Shao was so angry that he ordered Tian Feng to be consigned to Ju. Xu You was imprisoned to await his punishment, so that none of the most upright and strategic people in Hebei’s civil and military circles were here.

The other counselors were not as good as Xu You in terms of strategy, Tian Feng Jushou, and not as good as Guo Tu in terms of closeness. , and did not want to wade into troubled waters.

Adhering to the principle of saying less and making fewer mistakes,

Guo Tu and Shen Pei and others had strategies and were trusted by Yuan Shao, but they were extremely selfish, so how could they do so. Are they really trying their best?

If there is no conflict between their own interests and the interests of the lord Yuan Shao, then they will naturally plan for Yuan Shao.

But if they conflict with their own interests, they will definitely put their private interests first before public affairs!

If it is interrupted, it will cause chaos in the army and lead to defeat.

But they are even more worried that Yuan Shao will continue to raise military rations, and even borrow food from these Hebei families.

So they just muddied the waters in advance, without any hesitation. First confirm whether the military information is wrong, not to mention how to solve the problem of burning food and grass and stabilize the morale of the army, but guide Yuan Shao to hold Xu Youtianfeng and others accountable!

At this moment, when Yuan Shao asked whether to send troops to rescue Chaoge, Guo Tu and the others rolled their eyes and began to think:”Lord, this military report happened yesterday. It has been a day and a night since it reached here.

Even if cavalry were mobilized for rescue at this time, it would still take most of a day to reach Chaoge, and all the food and grass would be burned.

Even if Cao’s army sets up an ambush halfway, reinforcements will be in danger!

The most urgent task is to quickly withdraw the troops back to Jizhou before the food and grass are exhausted, disperse the army everywhere, eat on the spot, and reduce the loss of food and grass. After this winter, it will not be too late to use the troops when the new food comes next year!”

“Yes, my lord, we should withdraw our troops!”(Read violent novels, just���Feilu Novel Network! )

“It’s still too late to withdraw your troops now!”

The remarks of Guo Tu and others were still full of selfishness.

They were worried that Yuan Shao would send troops to Chaoge, and after seeing the food and grass being burned, they would ask the various families to raise food and grass to make up for it and cut their flesh from them.

So they simply suggested that Yuan Shao withdraw his troops directly. , let the troops return to the cities and disperse in the official warehouse.

This time, without anyone else’s objection, Yuan Shao’s face darkened first:”Withdraw the troops?”

I have an army of 500,000 to 600,000 men and have been deployed for several months, spending countless amounts of money, food and military supplies!

Just to bribe the princes in Guanzhong cost tens of thousands of gold, and hundreds of thousands of troops were consumed, even more than a million gold!

Now, the food and grass accumulated over the past few years have been burned by Cao Jun!

After paying so much price, you asked me to withdraw my troops!”

Obviously, Yuan Shao doesn’t want to withdraw his troops, let alone be willing to do so!

Originally, he came with the general trend and invested most of his wealth to destroy the Cao family and his son in one battle.

Now the money has been spent and the food has been burned. He has been running the four states of Hebei for several years. Almost all of his savings were spent on this battle, but he returned without success and withdrew his troops…

How could Yuan Shao accept it?

“What the lord said is absolutely true, we must not withdraw our troops at this moment!

If the news about Chaoge’s food and grass being burned is concealed, the morale of the military will be temporarily stable.[]

Each camp of our army still has food and grass for more than half a month. If it is evenly distributed, it can last for a month.

During this period, we should attack Cao Jun with all our strength and defeat Cao Jun at all costs!

In this way, the general situation can be determined, and the soldiers will suffer casualties due to fighting. The captured Cao army’s grain and grass plus Jizhou’s remaining grain can meet the needs of the remaining soldiers.

But once the troops are withdrawn at this moment, the morale of the troops will inevitably be in chaos……..

And if Cao Jun takes the opportunity to pursue an attack, his army is in danger of being defeated!

The entire army may be annihilated!”

Zhang He is a talented general. At this moment, his loyal words made it clear to Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao also nodded at this time. He was not willing to withdraw his troops, and Zhang He’s words were exactly what he wanted.

“General Zhang He is right, even if our army withdraws, Cao Jun will not pursue us.

Then it will give the Cao family and his son the opportunity to destroy Jiangdong and Jingzhou.

When the new grain comes from Jizhou next year, I am afraid that the Cao family and his son will have destroyed Jiangdong and Jingzhou, and unified half of the south of the Yellow River.

At that time, Cao Jun will be more powerful and I will completely lose my advantage!”

When Yuan Shao started thinking about it, he still had some strategies. At this moment, he also realized the impact of withdrawing his troops.

Once he withdraws his troops, he will either be defeated by Cao Jun and risk the entire army being annihilated.

Or it will allow Cao Jun to digest Jiangnan and continue to grow. When the time comes, Cao’s army will be more powerful and Yuan Shao will have no chance of winning!

Therefore, he cannot withdraw his troops no matter what. Life and death depend on this battle!

Just after Yuan Shao made up his mind to fight as soon as possible, another messenger came to report from outside the tent! :”Your lord, we have discovered a large cavalry force of Cao’s army, approximately ten thousand, behind our army!

The leader, under the banner of General Cao Ang, was escorting more than a thousand carts of grain and grass, and was circling eastward from behind our army!

Moreover, there were more than 10,000 Chaoge soldiers and horses from our army who were captured by Cao Jun and escorted the grain and grass in those vehicles!

Cao Jun’s horses were also loaded with provisions!”

As soon as the messenger finished speaking, another messenger came outside the tent:”Report to the lord!

To the east of our army’s camp, a group of Cao’s elite soldiers, numbering tens of thousands, appeared, pulling some empty carriages and circling northward!”

The two messengers came one after another and reported the news. Yuan Shao’s expression changed again, and he completely believed the fact that Chaoge’s grain and grass had been burned.

Cao Angdu led his army and returned victoriously with part of the stolen grain and grass. , and Cao Jun also sent elite soldiers to pull empty carts to meet them, obviously fearing that the food and grass would be robbed by Yuan Jun.

“What a great Cao Zixiu!

As expected of Huo Qubing, who was good at attacking at that time, he was already a general, and he could personally lead his elite cavalry to brave the wind and frost to attack our army’s grain harvesting place!

But since you broke away from the main force of Cao’s army and brought the stolen food and grass with you, I will never let go of this opportunity to destroy you!”

Yuan Shao opened his mouth with red eyes, remained silent for a moment, and then issued a military order:”Wen Chou, Zhang He, and Gao Lan, you three will lead 200,000 elite infantry and cavalry to surround Cao Ang!

Bring the Euphorbias and all the heavily armored troops with you!

Cao Ang and his elite cavalry must be wiped out!”

“He sent an order to the senior cadres to lead his 100,000-strong Bingzhou Army to intercept the elite troops of Cao’s army that were responding to them, and buy time for the three generals to annihilate Cao Ang.”

“More than 200,000 soldiers from other ministries all followed me to attack Cao Cao’s camp in the south!

Today, I will completely destroy Cao Cao, Cao Ang and his son!”

At this moment, Yuan Shao became more cautious. With no way out, he no longer had any plans, but chose to stud.

Moreover, there was no problem with Yuan Shao’s strategy. It can be said to be the best one today. Got it.

Even famous generals like Zhang He felt that there was no problem with the Lord’s arrangement, and they all took orders one after another, and Yuan Jun’s camp of more than 500,000 troops was mobilized in an orderly manner. Under the warm winter sun, the army began to rumble and march.

At this time, the camp guard reported:”My lord, Liu Bei sent someone outside the camp to ask for a meeting!””

When Yuan Shao heard the report, his eyes immediately stood up:”Liu Bei! How could I have forgotten him!

If Sun Qian, his subordinate, had not delivered false information to Cao Jun to deceive me, how could I have fallen into Cao Ang’s plan?

How could Chaoge’s food and grass be burned by Cao Ang!

I disappeared with Liu Bei’s man and asked him to go back and call Liu Bei. I have something to ask!”

But the next moment, Yuan Shao suddenly thought of something, and his face turned cold:”Lü Kuang and Lu Xiang, you two take my order and lead 10,000 elite troops forward.

If Liu Bei doesn’t come or if he has any objections, I will use my order to recruit the 70,000 soldiers and horses to kill Liu Bei!”

Just now when Guo Tu and others said that Xu Youtian Feng was an internal agent of Cao’s army, Yuan Shao did not think of the possibility that Liu Bei and Sun Qian were an internal agent.

The main reason was that before that, Yuan Shao and Zhang Wenwu did not think that Cao Ang would be willing to give up 30,000 troops for the army. Bait. It is true that Liu Bei abducted Cao Ang’s troops and came to surrender.

Therefore, even a cautious person like Ju Shou Tian Feng Xu You did not doubt Liu Bei or his subordinates. Wenwu also believed in Liu Bei.

But at this moment, because the grain and grass were burned, Liu Bei and Sun Qian played an important role, which made Yuan Shao also suspicious of Liu Bei, so he asked Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang to come with the order. , indicating that he has no guilt in his heart and is not Cao Ang’s spy, then Liu Bei’s thirty thousand troops can safely rely on Zhong to help him participate in the battle to destroy Cao.

Kill this spy!

Don’t let Liu Bei take the opportunity to escape!

On the other side, Liu Bei soon saw the soldiers he sent to reply. When he learned that Yuan Shao asked him to go to the Chinese army camp in person, Liu Bei felt a little bit in his heart. Not good……