Great Wei Nengchen

Cao Cao immediately issued a strict military order to stabilize the morale of the army. The news of the cut-off of food roads was strictly restricted to the high-level people. The ordinary soldiers must not know, otherwise the morale of the army will be chaotic, and they will lose without fighting!

At the same time, Xiao Yi also issued an order to the Xuanjia Army, Mo Dao Bing, Die Zi Army, and Auxiliary Barracks under his direct control. The three meals a day for the soldiers must be of sufficient quality and quantity. Barracks, as the original prisoners of war, once the supply of military food is insufficient, they will be the first to starve!

In Xiao Yi's view, it is only natural for soldiers to eat food. In troubled times, the reason why many people go to the battlefield is to have enough food, so soldiers are the most sensitive to food. If you reduce it a little, you may It would be troublesome if it caused the army's morale to be unstable, or even a "battle roar", so he specially recruited the food and grass officer!

"Subordinate Cao Yang, see the Commander-in-Chief!"

Soon a fat man with a height of five feet and a waist circumference of five feet appeared in front of Xiao Yi.

Cao Yang, nicknamed 'Cao Fatty', was originally the shopkeeper of Jixian-Liang's family sent to 'Wushouju', and he has been in the army since then. In more than three years, Xiao Yi has changed from an unknown boy to a handyman. A famous general with a heavy hand, and Fatty Cao has also undergone tremendous changes!

His current official position is "Five Army Superintendent of Grain". He is in charge of the allocation of food and grass for tens of thousands of troops. He ranks above all the lieutenants. ...'Fat Liu' together formed the two pillars of Xiao Yi's army in terms of logistics!

One is responsible for raising rations, and the other is in charge of all the firefighters!

Fatty Cao always feels like he is in a dream. His family has been working as servants for generations. Noble man, let him meet Xiao Yi.

There is an old saying that the bird follows the phoenix and flies far away. He feels that he is a little sparrow with the phoenix feather in his mouth. Taking the opportunity, he can go to the sky. Now his name of "Cao Fatty" is also resounding. Every time he went out to raise military rations, the county magistrates, county guards and other high-ranking officials in those places were also polite to him, which made him more convinced that he was following the right person, and his own governor was named a marquis at the age of twenty , the future is bright, as long as he holds this feather in his mouth, he might as well get a hereditary title in the future, seal his wife and son, and change the hall!

As long as he thinks of this, Fatty Cao feels a fire burning in his heart, full of strength all over his body, and puts all his heart and soul into raising military rations, and he is honest and honest. Unanimous praise from the whole army!

"How much food and grass are there in the army? How long can it last?" Xiao Yi went straight to the point without going around in circles!

"If you go back to the Commander-in-Chief, if you don't reduce the daily rations of the brothers, then at most fifteen days, the food and grass will be exhausted!" He doesn't even need to look through the ledger, the amount of food and grass in the army is all in his heart, Fatty Cao!

Fifteen days, that is, half a month, if the grain road cannot be opened, then the only option is to withdraw the troops, or attack Shouchun City by force!

Both of them were not what Xiao Yi hoped for. Withdrawing his troops would mean giving up halfway, and given Yuan Shu a chance to breathe, this guy might turn around, and it would be hard to deal with him.

But a strong attack is not the best strategy now. Neither Sun Ce's navy in Jiangdong nor Liu Bei's troops in Xuzhou have arrived.

"Don't worry, Governor, although Yanzhou's food roads are difficult to get through for a while, our army can raise food in Huainan!"

"Local food collection?" Xiao Yi asked suspiciously, "Yuan Shu has already plundered all the food in Huainan, even the rations of the common people. Where can our army have food?"

"Hehe, the governor doesn't know that Yuan Shu is cruel, and the people's food has indeed been looted, but there is still food besides the people!" Fatty Cao blinked his eyes, which were full of businessman's shrewdness.

"Yuan Jun's robbing of food is only for ordinary people. He dare not touch the farms of those big gentry families, especially Huainan civil and military officials. These people have a lot of food in their hands, and now they are selling it at a high price while the people are hungry. Huge profits, big war fortunes!"

"Civil and military in Huainan? Are they willing to sell food and grass to our army?" Xiao Yi thought it was incredible to buy food from the enemy!

"Businessmen make huge profits!"

Fatty Cao himself was born as a shopkeeper, and he is very familiar with the set of hidden rules in business. What is right and wrong, what is family and country, in the eyes of businessmen, money is not important. If you have money, let them sell their souls. , not to mention a little food.

As for Yuan Shu's civil servants and military generals, since they can serve as officials in the "Zhong Dynasty", it shows that these people's moral integrity is not very good. Let alone selling their own food, as long as the money is in place, let them resell it. Army rations are not out of the question!

"As soon as a businessman has an appropriate profit, he will be bold; 50.00% will guarantee that it can be used anywhere; [-]% of the profit, he will take risks; [-]% will dare to trample on all human laws; With [-]% profit, it dares to commit any crime, even at the risk of hanging its head!"

After silently reading the famous quotes of a great philosopher of later generations, Xiao Yi felt that his understanding of human nature had deepened by a third. Man dies for money, and birds die for food.

"Okay, this matter is up to you to handle, don't be stingy with money, no matter how much food and grass, take it back, it would be even better if you can take the opportunity to get in touch with those officials in Shouchun City, buy more, don't forget, Fortresses are easiest to conquer from within."

"Don't worry, the governor, I'll do it now!" Fatty Cao smiled and retreated, saying that giving gifts and building relationships are definitely his strengths. If he can really develop a few internal responses, then he can cooperate with the internal and external, and open the door to dedicate the city, hehe , then my contribution will be great!

With Fatty Cao to raise food and grass, Xiao Yixuan finally relaxed a little. After walking around the big tent for a few times, he suddenly remembered something. In the past, Cao Cao also encountered the problem of insufficient military rations. , At that time, his solution was to use small dendrobium to distribute, deducting the soldiers' rations, and then borrowed something to appease the soldiers' morale, so he persisted, and the thing he borrowed was...

"No, this matter must be stopped!" Xiao Yi ran towards Cao Cao's big tent like flying, good man, don't kill randomly!

Sure enough, when Xiao Yi arrived, the "grain officer" Wang Gu, who was in charge of dispatching the whole army's grain and grass, was reporting the situation of grain storage to Cao Cao. From his frowning expression, he could tell that a clever woman can't cook without rice!

As a grain and grass officer, he does not require bravery or intelligence. His only specialty is honesty and duty. No matter how much food and grass is handed over to him, he will not be corrupted. Wang Gou is such a person, a good old man praised by everyone in the army, a gentleman !

"What's the matter with Xiao Lang recently?" Cao Cao's appearance was still so calm, and he had the air of a mountain falling before him without chaos, but there was also a darkness and a murderous intent hidden in this air!

The monarch has no morals in governing, and the soldier has no principles in winning. As long as he can win the battle, this traitor can use any means.

"I'm here to say congratulations to the prime minister!" Then Xiao Yi told about sending 'Fatty Cao' out to raise food and develop insiders by the way, Cao Cao nodded again and again, his expression turned from cloudy to clear, and the hidden murderous intent disappeared. disappeared without a trace!

"This is a great strategy. Don't be stingy with money. If you can buy a few internal agents, you will increase your chances of winning Shouchun City. As for the treasures used, they will come back intact after the city is built!"

A potential crisis disappeared, Xiao Yi let out a deep breath in his heart, and looked at Wang Gou who was still confused, this honest man's head was finally saved, a good man should be rewarded.

416.Chapter 416 Two Heroes Meeting

The heavy rain continued, day and night, as if the sky in Huainan had been missed. For this reason, even Cao Cao, who has never respected ghosts and gods, ordered to build a platform and put three animals as a tribute, hoping that the Dragon King would collect the rainwater. , so that the soldiers could seek thieves for the country. As a result, the Dragon King of Weishui has not yet appeared, but Liu Bei, the hidden dragon, has come!

It turned out that Liu Bei commanded 25 troops and had been stationed on the border of Xuzhou, watching the success or failure of the Cao and Yuan armies. However, they defeated more with less, defeated Yuan Shu's [-] army in one fell swoop, and shocked the jaws of the princes all over the world!

Liu Bei was quite surprised when he got the news, but he was calm by nature. After waiting for a few more days, he was sure that Yuan Shu had been trapped in the isolated city and could no longer recover. Take advantage of yourself too!

"Ah Fu with big ears is here?" In the big tent, Cao Cao was discussing military affairs with a group of generals. Hearing Liu Bei's arrival, the treacherous hero pondered a little, and then ordered to open the gate of the camp and line up to welcome him!

As for the nickname 'Ah Fu with Big Ears', since someone accidentally said it, it has become the unanimously recognized name of Liu Bei by Cao Jun!

"Woo!...Woooo!"

The horns sounded, the gates of the camp were opened wide, and thousands of armored troops lined up neatly on both sides. Cao Cao laid out all the guards of honor of the prime minister, green umbrellas, golden melon axes, and tiger guards. He led a full camp of generals to welcome Liu Bei grandly 's arrival

"Mr. Xuande! Farewell to Xuzhou, I miss you so much!" Cao Cao laughed and stepped forward, grabbing Liu Bei's hand, greeting his relatives, and being very kind. If someone who didn't know saw it, they would really think it was two people. Is it a good friend I haven't seen for many years?

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your concern. Everything is fine with Xuande!" Liu Bei still had that gentle look on his face. You could never see joy, anger, or any other emotions on his face. His emotions were invisible, and he said It's his kind!

"The rain is too heavy. This is not a place to talk. Let me have a banquet with the old man!" Cao Cao is just the opposite. His expression is often laughing or crying, which is full of emotions, but when he laughs, It doesn't have to be happy, and it doesn't have to be sad when you cry a lot. No one can guess who is real and who is fake between the two!

"Please, Prime Minister!"

"Hehe, Mr. State Shepherd, please!"

After some humility again, Cao and Liu walked side by side holding hands. All the generals in the battalion, headed by Xiao Yi, crowded around on the left, and the people in Xuzhou on the other side, headed by the general Guan Yu, held a sword and stood guard at every step. Look at his big brother!

In fact, Cao Cao welcomed guests with so much courtesy, firstly because among the princes in the world, Liu Bei was the first to come to help in the battle, and his posture was higher, which was also for other people to see and increase the prestige of the court!

Furthermore, when he was in Xuzhou, it was this "big-eared Ah Fu" who made him suffer a lot. Afterwards, Cao Cao did not hold grudges, but regarded Liu Bei as a real opponent in his heart. As the saying goes, knowing a hero, Heroes should be respected!

In the big tent, Cao and Liu were seated separately as guests and hosts. The rest of the people sat on both sides and were entertained with delicious food and wine. Only Guan Yu, who stroked his long beard and held his sword in his hand, stood just behind Liu Bei, looking down on Cao with his red and phoenix eyes. The generals in the battalion would only show a bit of fear when they saw Xiao Yi.

This time, the brothers have a division of labor. The third brother Zhang Fei stayed in Xuzhou to ensure that there is nothing wrong with his old nest. Guan Yu's task is to personally protect the safety of his eldest brother. After all, Cao and Liu two used swords at the beginning, who knew this banquet Is it the 'Hongmen Banquet'? But the eldest brother Liu Bei insisted on coming, so he had no choice but to guard it with his sword!

"I don't know who is standing behind Duke Xuande?" Seeing a majestic general with a red face and long beard standing there, Cao Cao couldn't help asking.

Because the matter of "Warming Wine and Killing Huaxiong, and Hulao Pass vs. Lu Bu" was snatched by Xiao Yi, the second master Guan, who should have been famous all over the world, is still unknown, but gold always shines. With a mighty appearance and an aura of disdain for all heroes, no one would dare to underestimate Guan Yu.

"Second brother Guan Yunchang!" Liu Bei only mentioned Guan Yu's name, but did not mention the official position at all. Liu, Guan, and Zhang are three in one, and they swear to live and die together. It is Xuzhou Mu, or the straw sandal seller. He is the eldest brother, and so are the other two. There are only brothers, no generals!

The ancients said: Those who use teachers are kings, those who use friends are kings, and those who use apprentices are dead. Liu Bei's ability to dominate in this troubled world is inseparable from the help he got from his brothers.

"A real strong man, come here and take the gold cup, and the old man will pour wine for the strong man!" History has turned around, but it has returned to the original point. Cao Cao was impressed by Guan Yu's appearance and momentum, and he had a good impression from the bottom of his heart. It can be said that it is eye-catching, hating a person for no reason, and admiring a person for no reason, there is no need for a reason.