Seeing that the three advisers had a unified opinion, Cao Cao wrote a letter and sent someone to send it to Jiang Ji, Hefei, to ask him to lobby Sun Quan to attack Guan Yu's rear and give him the right to act cheaply.

"Although the letter of the Lonely Letter has been written, it is still unknown whether Biyaner can use force. If Guan Yunchang fights with us to consume, will the subsequent supply of food and grass be kept up?" Cao Cao put down his brush and looked at Sima Yi and asked.

Since Cao Cao was called Duke, Xun Yu and Xun You died one after another, the Yingchuan gentry was obviously not attentive in logistics supply. Cao Cao encountered a few times to learn from his experience and lessons, and by reusing Chen Qun, Zhong Yao and others, he showed goodwill to the Yingchuan gentry, but he still has not returned to his former tacit understanding. The corvee issue exposed in the Battle of Hanzhong is the root of Cao Cao's current distress.

Sima Yi was born in Henei County. His grandfather Sima Jun was the prefect of Yingchuan and his father Sima Fang was the imperial court of Jingzhao. The Sima family had close ties with the Yingchuan gentry. After the Xun family faded out of the view of Wei, Sima Yi gradually became one of the spokespersons of Henan gentry.

Cao Cao spent his whole life checks and balances with the gentry. He had already seen Sima Yi's background clearly. At this time, the questioning was to clearly ask for the attitude of the gentry in Henan.

Sima Yi was extremely smart, and he quickly evaded: "In the past two years, due to the heavy labor service and there were many wastelands in the Central Plains without anyone to cultivate, so the grain production was severe. General Yuan Rang (Xiahou Dun) defended the Eastern Front. I thought that the military farming must continue to be implemented so that the food and grass can be maintained sufficient."

Seeing Sima Yi talking to him, Cao Cao frowned and emphasized his tone: "I will tune the Yuan to come back to farm, but now there is a problem with the supply of food and grass to the battlefield in Fancheng?"

"Uh...no problem, it's just that the people are suffering from labor service. It's best if someone supervises the transportation along the way..." Sima Yi saw Cao Cao chasing him hard, and quickly handed over the truth.

Before Cao Cao became famous, he supervised the transportation of grain and grass, except for the other surname Li Dian, and most of the food and grass were escorted by his confidant Xiahou Yuan. At this time, the food channels were all within the sphere of influence, so there was no need to worry too much about Guan Yu or Sun Quan's harassment.

Seeing Sima Yi's suggestion, Cao Cao followed the river and ordered Liu Ye: "Zhongda said very well, and ordered Zijian to be the general of the Southern Central Army to attack the general of the captive army, and asked him to come to the front line to supervise the transportation of food and grass."

"The Marquis of Linzi (Cao Zhi) has never had the experience of commanding troops. Why didn't the King of Wei send the Marquis of Yanling (Cao Zhang) to?" Sima Yi looked at Cao Zhang in the hall and made a suggestion, thinking that why should the lord go far and wide?

Cao Zhang, who was standing aside, did not answer because no matter how the two brothers fought for the throne, he would have no chance of being a martial artist, and he was very disgusted with Sima Yi pulling him into the water.

Cao Cao frowned and asked in a deep voice: "If you have no experience, you have to practice it. Didn't Ziwen (Cao Zhang) also practice the merits? Zijian and Ziwen are all lonely descendants, of course they all have to give them a chance. What else do Zhongda want to say?"

"I don't dare." Sima Yi hurriedly bowed, and he did not dare to participate in Cao Cao's housework.

Sima Yi was thinking about writing a letter to remind Cao Pi that when Cao Cao was appointed, he had been entangled with Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, and he was worried that Cao Cao would do something stupid to replace the stockholder in his later years.

Cao Pi is now in a row, and Cao Cao cannot make trouble for the mentally retarded thing like changing the crown. At this time, Cao Zhi was just to beat him up and let the Henan gentry represented by the Yingchuan gentry, which means he still has room for choice. The Hongnong Yang family behind Cao Zhi is also a behemoth among the gentry.

Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction, and he gently tapped the case and continued to ask: "That's it. Is Zhongda even more to say about the battle situation in Fancheng?"

"Uh... Hu Xiu, the governor of Jingzhou, has a rough personality, and Fu Fang, the prefect of Nanxiang, is arrogant and extravagant. I think they should not be stationed in the border. Once there is a change in Nanxiang County, it will not only affect the defense of Fancheng, but even Wan and Luo will be threatened." Sima Yi answered very seriously.

During the Liubiao period, Jingzhou was divided into seven counties: Nanyang County, Nanjun, Jiangxia County, Lingling County, Guiyang County, Wuling County, and Changsha County. After the Battle of Chibi, the southern part of Jingzhou was controlled by Guan Yu, and the northern part of Jingzhou was occupied by Cao Cao.

Cao Cao changed the control area north of Nanjun to Xiangyang County, and also divided Nanxiang, Zhuyang, Yin County, Shunyang, Xi County, Wudang and Qing County, which were originally Nanyang County, into Nanxiang County, and the seven counties of Jingzhou became the nine counties of Jingxiang.

Nanxiang County is east of the three eastern counties in Hanzhong controlled by Liu Bei, north of Xiangyang County controlled by Cao Cao, west of Nanyang County, and south of Silizhou. The upper reaches of the Han River pass through here.

Sima Yi was really out of public interest at this time, but Cao Cao thought he had other intentions and replied impatiently: "Changing generals at the end of the battle is a taboo in military strategists. Zhongda, don't worry too much, just raise food and grass for the orphans."

"Which." Sima Yi lowered his head again.

"Zi Yang, quickly send the lonely letter to Hefei." Cao Cao raised his hand and pushed the letter to the front of the case.

"Yes." Liu Ye responded and stepped forward to receive the letter.

When the Sanshi left the hall, Sima Yi quickly caught up with Cheng Yu in front of him, bowed and asked, "Mr. Zhongde, he used to repeatedly offer advice in front of the King of Wei, why did he rarely express his opinions today? With the wisdom of the public, I should be able to see my sincerity."

Cheng Yu smiled slightly, revealing his wrinkles on his face: "As old as a twentieth, it would be nice to have a breath of breath. How can I have any opinions? I think Zhongda is the most intelligent minister, and it was the time when the tiger came out of the mountain and became famous..."

"Sir, I've praised you, have you followed the king for a long time? Do you have any plans to teach me?" Sima Yi asked again.

"As soon as I was dismissed from office and re-used, how can I teach you anything? However, I have been at home for several years and feel that I usually talk less and argue less, which makes my body more comfortable. I say goodbye..." Cheng Yu turned around and walked out of the courtyard with his hands behind his back.

Sima Yi looked at Cheng Yu, who was nine feet tall, and fell into deep thought, thinking that I was in my prime, you told me not to speak?

After Cheng Yu was dismissed from office, he reviewed his life and found that Jia Xu, who was the most arduous, lived the most transparent life. So after being activated by Cao Cao again, he chose not to stand in a row and talk less. After all, he was already so old.

Cao Cao's letter was sent to Hefei, and Jiang Ji followed him and sent someone to send a letter to Sun Quan, and agreed to meet on the west bank of Shishui.

Sun Quan was stationed in Chaohu at this time and had not disembarked. He took advantage of the stalemate of Cao Cao and Liu Bei in the fight for Hanzhong. At the instigation of the Huaisi faction, he mobilized troops to send troops to Ruxu, hoping to wait until Cao Cao transferred the garrison in Huainan and then seize the old places in Yangzhou such as Hefei, Shouchun and others.

Because Zhang Liao's troops were in Hefei and Xiahou Dun's troops were in Shouchun, Sun Quan received news that Liu Bei had occupied Hanzhong before Cao Cao pulled his troops to leave, and his allies tried too hard and did not give him a chance.

Sun Quan is now in a dilemma. He finally mobilized his troops in Ruxu. Now he is not sure of winning when he goes ashore. He will lose face when he directly retreats. Therefore, he is a little relaxed when he receives Jiang Ji's letter. He decides to go to the appointment to meet the other party.
Chapter completed!