When Liu Qi learned that Cao's army's food and grass were transported to Bowang City, he began to divide his troops and prepare to welcome the final counterattack of Cao's army.

At this moment, the explorer came to report that Cao Cao divided his troops into 50,000 each and went to attack Xinye and remain in the crowd.

Liu Qi said in confusion: "Cao Camp has run out of food and grass, how can he have the energy to attack the city?"

Xu Shu frowned and said, "Even if the people around him are plundering, it is difficult to save hundreds of thousands of troops, and there must be frauds among them."

Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan, pondered for a moment, and said, "No matter what, Cao's army is at the end of its strength. If you fight to the death, you will definitely grab grain for the city and cut off my way back. You will never let it succeed."

Liu Qi said: "I sent troops from Wancheng, but I was afraid that Cao's army would still be ambushed along the way. I needed to dispatch troops from Rang County and Fancheng, so I sent Zilong and Gan Ning to go. In a day or two, Cao's army learned that Bowang's food and grass were burned, and there would be chaos. They would not last long."

Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "Rescue soldiers are like putting out fires. When Cao's army goes, they must fight with their backs. The soldiers will win. Be careful."

Liu Qi immediately went to dispatch troops, and Zhuge Liang said to Xu Shu again: "Send someone to inquire immediately, where is the food and grass of Cao's army coming from? I hope the people of Nanyang will escape the disaster."

Xu Shu thought that Cao's army burned, killed and looted everywhere, and the people were doomed. It was too unnecessary to worry at this time.

It was not dawn, and a fast horse flew into Cao's camp and handed over the urgent report from Bowang City to Cao Chun.

Cao Chun did not dare to be negligent, so he came to see Cao Cao, but was stopped by Xu Chu. The two of them quarreled and woke Cao Cao up.

Cao Chun entered the tent, and a moment later, he heard a scream inside, and Cao Cao vomited blood and fainted.

Xu Chu chased in with a knife, glaring at Cao Chun angrily, with murderous aura. Cao Chun was anxious and shouted: "Send the doctor quickly!"

When the generals of Cao's camp heard the news, they all waited outside the tent. Cao Chun only let Cheng Yu enter. Seeing Cao Cao's eyes closed and his face was pale.

The doctor was busy for a long time and said, "The Prime Minister worked hard for several days, and was anxious and frightened, so he became unconscious and needed to rest for a while..."

"Stay calm!" Cao Chun cursed and shouted: "Go and decoct the medicine quickly."

The doctor withdrew in a panic. Cheng Yu looked at the secret letter that fell to the ground, his face was as deep as water, and immediately ordered Cao Chun: "Release the tent immediately!"

Cao Chun was stunned. He knew that it was urgent to stabilize the morale of the army at this time, so he ordered Cao Xiu to summon the generals to the central army. Cheng Yu attended the event on behalf of Cao Cao and said that he and Cao Xiu had a headache and temporarily took charge of the military.

Zhang He said: "Just just now, the rumor in the camp was that the food and grass in the rear had been lost and the soldiers had changed. I am afraid that the prime minister would not come forward in person, so it would be difficult to stabilize the morale of the army."

Cheng Yu's hand holding the beard shook slightly, pulled off a few beards, waved his hand and smiled, "This is Liu Qi spreading rumors. Food and grass will arrive at noon. All the generals are careful to guard the camp to prevent Jingzhou soldiers from taking advantage of the situation to attack."

All the generals and generals were suspicious and retreated back to the camp to appease the soldiers.

Cao Chundu said, "The army has no jokes, and the military advisor is so perfunctory. What should we do if the food and grass are not coming at noon?"

Cheng Yu said, "I have my own countermeasures, and the most important thing at the moment is to stabilize the morale of the army."

When Cao Xiu heard that the food and grass were burned, he was shocked and said in a trembling voice: "It's better to withdraw the troops immediately."

Cheng Yu shook his head and said, "For half a month, Liu Qi has been holding his troops and raising his strength. He must be waiting for news from Bowang City. Now that he knows that the food and grass have burned, he must have secretly recuperated his troops. If he retreats rashly, his troops will be defeated like a mountain of collapse, and the major matter will be gone."

Cao Xiu was praised by Cao Cao as the Cao family's thousand-mile horse, and at this time he was in chaos: "What should I do?"

Cheng Yuyan said: "I have ordered people to reply to Bowang City. There will be movement at noon. At this time, the troops will not move. Liu Qi does not know the truth and will not dare to send troops easily. I hope the Prime Minister can wake up early."

Early in the morning, the atmosphere in Cao's camp was strange, and everyone was staring at the starvation. As the sun was rising and the sky was rising, some soldiers couldn't help but become restless, like undercurrents.

At this moment, dust was flying in the direction of Bowang slope, covering the sky and the sun. A large group of chariots and horses came in a row, and it was the grain transport team.

Cattle, horse, mules, donkeys, and civilians and vehicles walked through the fields under the gaze of attention. Cheers burst out from the camps, like hungry birds and beasts.

The grain chariot went straight to the Central Army's camp, and Cao's army went out to greet him. Half an hour later, the sound of killing pigs and sheep came from the camp. Soon the fresh meat was distributed to the battalions, and blood was poured along the way.

In the evening, the smell of meat in the whole camp dissipated. The hungry Cao army fought for supper. After eating and drinking, they returned to the camp to lie down. Only then did they remember that they were only concerned about eating meat and soup, but they forgot to ask for rice cakes.

No one noticed that when we came, there were only more than a thousand thin and old people leaving alone, and all the cattle, mules and other livestock that accompanied us were gone, and even most of the villagers who transported the grain disappeared.

In the central army tent, Cao Cao, who woke up, had no blood on his face. Under the dim light, he was as gloomy as a ghost.

Although Cheng Yu stabilized the morale of the army in time, he killed tens of thousands of civilians. If this news spread, would it be great?

In an extremely depressing silence, Cao Cao asked in a hoarse voice: "What should we do now?"

Cheng Yuyan said: "After the third update, the Prime Minister retreated first. I will send troops with all the generals to force the Baihe River and attack Wancheng quickly."

Cao Cao glanced at Cheng Yu, suddenly became a little scared of this person, sighed lightly, and said, "Thanks to Zhongde to stabilize the morale of the army, otherwise I, Cao Mengde, would be ruined."

Cheng Yu kept silent and said, "It is my duty to be loyal to the lord. As long as I can protect the lord, any price is worth it."

"Pure water, it's Pure water..."

Cao Cao looked up at the sky and murmured: "Zi Hui and Dian Wei are both buried here. I hope those lonely ghosts will not make things difficult for them."

Cheng Yu smiled and said, "The eldest son has the guards to protect him, how dare the evil ghosts approach him?"

Cao Cao rubbed his head as painful as a needle, not only his eyes were filled with stars, but also his eyes turned black, as if he was about to faint.

He ordered Cao Chun to hand over the sword to Cheng Yu and ordered: "Everything in the army, Lao Zhongde will be dispatched, and the Qingzhou army... try to protect it as much as possible."

"Prime Minister, please relax, I know the importance of it." Cheng Yu held his fists and took the order and retreated with Cao Xiu.

Xu Chu went to prepare the carriage and horses, Cao Cao sat for a while, and smiled bitterly: "In the past, Yuan Shao was arrogant and did not listen to good plans. He was burned by a fire from a certain Wuchao, and his entire army was defeated. Now I underestimated the enemy and did not listen to Xun Yu's words, and tried to fight for life and death. Who knew that the plan to burn grain in Bowang City was God's will?"

Cao Chun advised: "How can Yuan Shao compare with the Prime Minister? Now that the north has been pacified and the Central Plains are stable, we can regain troops when the autumn grain is harvested and then go to the south of the Yangtze River. The advantage is still in my mind."

A moment later, Xu Chu came to report: "The carriages and horses are ready, the Prime Minister will leave quickly."

"Liu Qi must notice it when he takes the car," Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "Take the last pair of five stones, and then ride on the road after taking it."

Cao Chun knew that the situation was urgent, so he quickly took out the medicine powder and fed it to Cao Cao. Everyone came out of the tent, and a gust of fishy storm floated towards him. The two brothers couldn't help but feel nauseated and got on the horse and hurriedly left the camp.

When everyone was about to arrive at Bowangpo, they saw the torches along the river in the distance like long dragons, shouting and killing sounds shook the sky. Cheng Yu had already dispatched troops to attack Baihe.

Zhuma looked at it for a while, and Cao Cao suddenly burst into laughter.

Cao Chun said in confusion: "Why does the Prime Minister laugh?"
Chapter completed!