The Three Kingdoms started from fooling Jia Xu

Chapter 246 Blood Edict, Unwilling Cao Cao!
Walking in big strides, Zhang Xiu feels refreshed.

He wanted to continue to visit those beautiful women, but he saw a group of soldiers rushing towards him, they stepped up and respectfully said: "The Commander of Xiaxiao Cavalry Commander Li Hua, under the order of the military division, I invite my lord to come over to discuss matters."

"Wenhe?" Zhang Xiu frowned, "What can I say?"

"My subordinates don't know," Li Hua replied with her head bowed.

Zhang Xiu shrugged, it seemed that he was not free today, and immediately strode towards the general's mansion in the city.

After a while, I will be in the mansion.

At this time, people had already gathered in the mansion, among them was Jia Xu, Zhang Zhao, Chen Qun, Lu Su, etc., who were also the first-class civil servants today.

Zhang Xiukuo stepped into the mansion, took a glance, and said in a deep voice: "Wen He, what's the matter?"

"It's not a big deal, but it shouldn't be underestimated. My lord, do you still remember what Xu told you about minting coins? Now Xun Yu has used this method to earn countless financial resources from Jingzhou. The material resources are very hateful."

"Now, in addition to hoarding the copper coins he consumed, I, Jingzhou, have minted more than a billion copper coins. According to the master's intention, we should treat him in the same way, but I don't know when the master is going to do it. "

Jia Xu explained a little, and said tentatively.

Zhang Xiu frowned slightly, raised his eyebrows and said, "How about our own coin production? Since we want to rebel against the regime, naturally we can't make Xun Yu feel better."

Zhang Xiu asked himself, in the financial war, his ability to resist risks in Jingzhou was far better than that in Yuzhou. After all, Yuzhou was already dilapidated and inflation was serious.

"Returning to the lord, the coins are already being produced every day and night, and everything is made according to the specifications left by the lord before. It is estimated that in one or two months, the new coins can be promoted."

Chen Qun strode out, finished speaking,
He hesitated a little, but still said: "My lord, although Cao Cao is afraid of our army now, even if he mints new coins, he won't say much."

"According to the inferences of Kong Ming and Wen He, once Cao Cao fails to capture Guanzhong, it is very likely that the emperor will be handed over to Yuan Shao."

"I think it will take a few months at most before Liu and Cao win or lose. If Yuan Shao really takes control of Xuchang by then, wouldn't he be caught?"

After the words fell, everyone looked at Zhang Xiu in unison.

This is indeed a problem. After all, privately coining coins is a violation of national law, and changing currency is like rebellion.

"There's no need to worry about it, it's just a small trick." Zhang Xiu waved his hand, and immediately said: "Before promoting the new currency, we should first rectify his name, so even if Yuan Shao takes power, there is still nothing he can do."

"Rectification of name?" Jia Xu muttered, and then said suspiciously: "Now that the emperor is imprisoned in a deep palace and controlled by Cao Cao, even if we want to rectify our name, we are only deceiving ourselves."

Jia Xu had thought about this, but he dismissed the idea. After all, it is impossible for the emperor to have contact with them, so it would be futile to build momentum like this.

"Hehe, just because the Son of Heaven was imprisoned in the deep palace, it would be better to rectify his name." Zhang Xiu smiled brightly, and immediately said: "Don't you all know that the Son of Heaven suffers day and night, and secretly expresses his blood."

"Blood book?" Everyone was stunned.

Jia Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, Lu Su was a little thoughtful, and the rest of the people were more or less savoring what Zhang Xiu said.

"This blood book is what the emperor has said in his heart during the two years of being imprisoned, and the blood book naturally has a distinction between loyalty and treachery. As for whether I have Zhang Xiu, it doesn't matter, does it?"

Zhang Xiu shrugged teasingly and said with a light smile.

"But my lord, if we don't know if the blood book exists, how could it fall into Jingzhou?" Chen Qun felt wrong after thinking about it.

"My lord, what Changwen said is not unreasonable. Even if we make up the blood book, people in the world will never recognize it. I'm afraid it won't work."

Lu Su agreed.

As for Jia Xu, his eyes were deep and sophisticated, he looked at Zhang Xiu closely, he didn't think Zhang Xiu would say such nonsense.

"Cao Cao's crimes have long been unspeakable. Since he received the emperor, he has unjustly killed all the ministers. He has long been indignant. Now that Cao Cao is weak and he is away from the army, I am afraid that someone in the court has plotted against him."

"If my predictions are correct, during this period of time, there will inevitably be a riot under Cao Cao's rule, and if this riot is used a little bit, it will surely be able to justify my name in Jingzhou."

Zhang Xiu said vowedly.

Although the historical trajectory has changed, it has become easier for people like Dong Cheng.

When the words came out, everyone looked shocked.

Although they also thought that there would be riots under Cao Cao's command, no one knew when it would be, but Zhang Xiu had already thought about it, and the blood edict plus riots was like God's help.

If it happened, wouldn't it be too badass?
"Okay, I'll just arrange someone to handle this matter." Zhang Xiu waved his hand, "Wenhe, go and transport all the minted coins to Henan, Yan, and Xu, and prepare to invest in this capital flow to increase the inflation of the three states. "

"At that time, when it can't manage the common people, it will send people to gather the common people and settle them in Jing and Yang, so as to strengthen itself and actively prepare for the stronger Yuan Shao."

"No!" Everyone shouted in unison.

All of them are full of fighting spirit. Although the world is chaotic, they can see hope in Zhang Xiu. If they can really be a minister of the dragon, they have the fewest feudal lords.

"Okay, the autumn harvest will be coming soon, let's go down and get busy!" Zhang Xiu waved his hand and gave Jia Xu a look at the same time.

After leading the crowd back, Zhang Xiu said in a deep voice, "Wenhe and Yangzhou Xin'an are currently under the control of Kong Ming, and I'm worried that the big families in Wujun are harboring evil intentions."

A trace of surprise flashed across Jia Xu's deep pupils, and he asked suspiciously, "My lord is worried that after Yuan Shao takes over the Central Plains, the group of aristocratic families in Yangzhou will be restless?"

"That's right, the fourth generation and third prince of the Yuan family will soon be in Qingyou and Ji. If he re-enters the Central Plains, it will be the land of the six states, and the world will be chaotic. However, he, Yuan Shao, will occupy half of it."

"In this way, he is far superior to me in terms of military and fame." Zhang Xiu frowned and said, "I'm not worried that I won't be able to win, but I'm worried that these guys will stab their knives in the back."

On the surface, he is really not afraid of Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao's hard power is slightly stronger than him.It's just that the most terrifying thing about the Yuan family is his identity.

He knew very well that in the later generations of Guandu, most of Boss Cao's civil servants had illicit relations with Yuan Shao, so Cao Cao could be regarded as a descendant of the Three Dukes, and he was still a generation of heroes.

Still, the group wanted to surrender.

At that time, if he really wants to confront Yuan Shao, then the world will be turned upside down?
Jia Xu gave a sinister smile, sliding her palms around her neck, and said coldly, "If someone is desperate, then use iron and blood methods to kill them."

"As long as the Yuan family can be replaced, there will be almost no one in the world to be the opponent of the lord. At that time, who will dare to run rampant?"

Zhang Xiu smiled helplessly, waved his hand and said: "Forget it, let's take a step and watch, but these days, Anbu, please keep an eye on these aristocratic families in the city, in case there are any changes."

"Don't worry, my lord, everything is under control."

Guanzhong, thirty miles outside Tongguan.

The camps are densely covered, and the banners are surging at the head of the village.

At this time, the discussion is in the tent.

Cao Cao looked at the letter, and his already dark cheeks became even darker. He slapped the letter on the wooden table annoyedly, and shouted:
"Sun Ce and Sun Quan are idiots who lost Yangzhou so quickly. Sun Ce died in battle. He is really stupid. I thought Sun Ce was brave and could win some time. Who would have expected him to be such a waste."

As soon as the words came out, everyone in the tent commented in shock.

Xun You glanced at Cao Cao pressing down another letter, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, and immediately clasped his fists and said: "My lord, since Sun Ce is defeated, Wen Ruo can write a letter to withdraw the army?"

"Is this the case? Wen Ruoxin said that although Sun Ce was defeated, Yangzhou Zhangxiu could not swallow it in a short time. Let me rest assured to attack Tongguan. He also specially sent people to escort [-] hu grains and grass for military preparations, and he will arrive soon. .”

"Order the three armies to storm Tongguan tomorrow, and must break Tongguan within three days." Cao Cao said loudly, with a look of death.

Xun You looked at Cao Cao's deep pupils, and he knew it well. When the rest of the generals heard Cao Cao's words, they screamed like chicken blood.

"Gongda, do you have any news about that old thief Han Sui?" Cao Cao said a little irritably. Before that, the old thief Han Sui kept saying that he would help him rebel against Liu Bei.

But for some reason, this force died down again.

This pissed off Cao Cao.

After all, once the inside and outside cooperate, he can take Tongguan as quickly as possible, thereby occupying Guanzhong and annexing Yongliang.

Perhaps Han Sui also knew Cao Cao's intentions, so he didn't help Cao Cao take Guanzhong. After all, taking Guanzhong, with Cao Cao's aggressive personality, he was the first to die.

What's more, if Cao Cao is really powerful, it's fine. At this time, Cao Cao is in the place of the Four Wars, but his strength has been weakened many times. He lost to Zhang Xiu in the south and Yuan Shao in the north.

He couldn't beat even a mere Liu Bei.

There is no future in relying on this kind of person.

"My lord, I'm afraid Han Sui won't cooperate with us internally and externally." Xun You lowered his head and answered, but he knew that Cao Cao knew what was going on with Han Sui better than anyone else.

"Hmph, this dog thief, see if I don't skin him alive after I break the city." Cao Cao said viciously, very angry, and immediately waved: "Go down and get ready!"

"No!" All the generals responded loudly.

As the crowd receded, Xun You went to the tent and turned back. He glanced at Cao Cao and said solemnly, "My lord, if you expected it well, Wen Ruo persuaded you to retreat?"

Cao Cao suddenly did not deny it.

"My lord, the walls of Tongguan City are thick, so what if we storm in? Unless the princes in Guanzhong fall to our side, even if the lord is victorious in successive battles, it will take half a year at the earliest to occupy Guanzhong."

"At that time, will my lord really have time to relocate the people of the states and counties? I'm afraid that even if Zhang Xiu doesn't go north, Yuan Shao has already annexed the Central Plains."

Xun You said with some emotion.

Cao Cao sat down slowly, and his whole body lost some of the sharp-edged confidence in the past, which was the aura of a hero, but now he is a little haggard.

After a long silence, he replied coyly: "Retiring will mean that no matter how difficult it is, even if the time is right in the future, it will be difficult to reproduce the past. I am not reconciled."

Xun You knew Cao Cao's character very well. Cao Cao's words just now were just to win the last hope, and it was useless to persuade him at this time.

"My lord, the autumn harvest will be half a month away. If our army still has no progress before the autumn harvest, we must withdraw, otherwise it will be too late."

Xun You said with a solemn expression.

After speaking, he sighed lightly, turned and left.

Inside the handsome tent, Cao Cao glanced at Xun You's leaving back, and murmured to himself, "Half a month? I hope."

The next day, on Tongguan.

Wearing a military armor, holding the double-strand swords at his waist, Liu Bei hurriedly boarded the city wall, climbed up and looked into the distance, looking at the darkly approaching Cao Jun in the distance, Liu Bei looked dignified.

Beside him, Zhang Fei accompanied him to the left and right, but he was not nervous at all. He kept waiting for Liu Bei's butt with his dark eyes, and swallowed his saliva from time to time.

Guan Yu is in charge of guarding Chang'an. With Guan Yu's prestige, he is powerful enough to shock Xiaoxiao. Of course, he is more concerned with guarding against these princes in the pass.

With Guan Yu in command, these people would restrain themselves, at least they would not dare to openly rebel, after all, Guan Yu's Qinglong Saber is still very oppressive.

What's more, there is Zhang Fei beside Liu Bei, who is a ruthless person who can fight Ma Chao to the neck.

"Xuande, Cao Cao might want to fight to the death with such a large army!" Ma Teng said in a deep voice with deep eyes.

"Huh, that's fine." Liu Bei replied with a dull expression. Others didn't know, but Sun Qian did tell him last night that the three armies only had a few days of rations left.

This is what Liu Bei did his best to get.

There is no way, all the Guanzhong army camps are in Xiliang, and there are no cocks in Guanzhong, and there is no one in ten when transporting grain to Tongguan, almost all of which rely on Zhang Xiu's funding.

But people eat horse chews, and they are consumed too quickly.

Now he is waiting for this batch of autumn grain to survive, but this batch of autumn grain is still half a month away from ripening. He must find a way to retreat from the enemy and solve the ration problem.

Once there is no food, the three armies will inevitably be defeated.

"Order all the ministries to prepare to meet the enemy!" Liu Bei shouted, turning to look at Zhang Fei.

"Oh~, good!" Zhang Fei was excited, and before he left, he glanced at Liu Bei's buttocks from the corner of his eye, with a rather unsatisfactory expression.

For a long time, the drums of war were thundering.

For a time, it filled the world.

The whistling and chilling sounds resounded, all swearing that the soldiers under Cao Cao's command are elite, at least they are much stronger than the Guanzhong Allied Forces.

Cao Cao glanced at the high wall not far away, he couldn't help but get off the Luo Gai, directly boarded the drum carts on both sides, rolled up his sleeves, grabbed the mallet, and directly hit a three-way drum.

The sound of the drum continued for a long time, Cao Cao immediately threw away the mallet, drew out the Yitian sword from his waist, and shouted at Liu Bei in the distance: "Kill! Kill! Kill~~~"

His face was red, and he shouted hoarsely.

All of a sudden, the soldiers planned by each department began to step on their feet in an orderly manner, the shield soldiers pushed forward, the archers pressed the formation, and the ladders and various siege equipment began to move forward.

And in the rear, the catapult sent out a jar of kerosene, and only heard the whirring sound, and the kerosene jar of about ten catties was thrown out and hit the city wall.

Boom!

The fire oil splashed, and it was hard to extinguish for a long time.

A lot of kerosene was stained on the bodies of those soldiers, and even stained the civilian clothes, and they wailed in pain.

"Damn it, what is it called? The archers press forward and shoot at the enemy's positions. Don't let them approach so quickly." Zhang Fei held his sword and shouted ferociously.

Zhang Fei's ferocious eyes, coupled with the martial arts he said before, also made the soldiers calm down and began to shoot the enemy soldiers running under the city with their bows.

Sharp arrows fell like rain, harvesting and taking away fresh lives one by one.

The wailing, screaming, and roaring above and below the city have been going on for a long time, and people have gradually become accustomed to it.While getting used to it, pools of blood began to gather.

Even later, the entire city wall was stained red with blood, and the smell of blood in the air could not be eliminated even within a month after the war. Of course, these are all things to come.

(End of this chapter)