"I'm afraid it will take some time to defeat Shouchun." Cao Cao said calmly.
They didn't want to break through Shouchun as soon as possible and seize the territory, but the journey was long and the food was gone.
And he is worried now.
He killed the forage officer and gave everyone a good meal, but he knew that this would not last long.
"You should retreat first, and just stay as a courtesy." Cao Cao waved his hand and dismissed everyone.
"promise!"
Everyone accepted the order and then exited the Chinese army camp.
After Cao Cao and others left, he said: "To be honest, sir, our army is short of food and grass, and our logistics has been slow to keep up. I don't know why." Cao Cao sighed.
Now, he is worried about food, and he is worried to death.
Lu Bu stole the house, and the logistical support routes were blocked... Zhou Sheng muttered in his heart.
"Fifty miles east of Shouchun, there is a city. There is enough food and grass in the city to feed your 300,000 troops for five days." Zhou Sheng named a road for Cao Cao.
In fact, he would have done it even without telling Cao Cao.
However, Cao Cao's approach was more extreme. Every time he broke into a city, he would steal all the food in the city, including the rations of the common people.
This will cause many people to starve to death.
"Five days, five days can only relieve the urgent need, but it cannot completely cure the disease." Cao Cao shook his head.
"How long do you think Yuan Jiujiu can last?" Zhou Sheng suddenly asked.
Cao Cao thought of Yuan Shu and couldn't help but said: "I can break the city in less than three days."
"That being the case, why be afraid?" Zhou Sheng said with a smile.
"Sir, what you said makes sense." Cao Cao nodded, acknowledging Zhou Sheng's words.
He was mainly worried that there would be insufficient food and grass, which would trigger a military coup.
After all, you don’t have enough to eat, so who will work for you?
"I see that your appearance remains unchanged, but I don't know why?" Cao Cao still couldn't help but ask.
When Zhou Sheng rescued him, he was very young, but now after all this time, his appearance remains unchanged.
This was hard for him to understand.
People are destined to die and grow old, but in Zhou Sheng, he could not see the groans left by the years.
"Haha, I just used some small tricks to keep my appearance unchanged." Zhou Sheng said casually.
"Okay, I came here just to see you. It's time for me to leave." After Zhou Sheng finished speaking, he stood up and left.
"Sir, why don't you help me and achieve great success?" Cao Cao shouted.
"You can achieve hegemony without my help!" Zhou Sheng waved his hand and disappeared from Cao Cao's sight.
"The Three Kingdoms is not my stage, and my stage is not here." Outside the military camp, Zhou Sheng couldn't help but whisper.
When leaving, Zhou Sheng inadvertently discovered the crime tools left by Colonel Mo Jin.
"Tsk, tsk, it seems that Lao Hu and the others have replaced their ancestors." Zhou Sheng shook his head and left with a smile.
The trio of gold diggers were found, and they were working in their old business under Cao Cao's account.
After learning the whereabouts of the Gold Touching trio, Zhou Sheng rested his head on his hands and left leisurely.
Next, it depends on Cao Cao's performance.
In the Chinese army camp.
After Zhou Sheng left for a long time, Cao Cao asked Guo Jia: "What do you think, sir?"
"Great talent." Guo Jia commented.
"With the help of my husband, my lord will become the hegemon!
Cao Cao nodded and sighed: "Yes, it's a pity that Mr. doesn't want to join the world."
"Sir, it's not that he doesn't want to join the world, he is not a person of this world." Guo Jia said softly.
"What do you mean?" Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia.
Guo Jia shook his head and said nothing.
As a talented Qilin scholar, he could see how extraordinary Zhou Sheng was.
The next day, noon.
An urgent letter was sent to Cao's camp as quickly as possible.
"Report, urgent message from Xuzhou!" The soldier who delivered the letter held the envelope high and entered the Chinese army camp.
At this moment, Cao Cao was sitting at the top eating his meal.
He shouldn't have been disturbed while he was eating, but because the envelope was urgent, it was delivered to him.
"Fengxiao, read it." Cao Cao shouted to Guo Fengxiao while eating his meal.
"Yes." Guo Fengxiao took the urgent envelope, opened it and took a look.
Upon seeing this, his expression suddenly changed.
"Lord, it's not good." Guo Jia said with an ugly face.
"Say." Cao Cao said calmly.
"Lu Fengxian made a sneak attack on Xuzhou to cut off our army's food routes, and prepared an army to attack Yanzhou." Guo Jia read out the contents of the letter.
Cao Cao, who was eating, suddenly stopped.
He forcefully knocked the rice in the bowl upside down on the table.
"Ah! Little Lu Bu, how dare you sneak up on me!"
"Hateful, hateful!"
Cao Cao almost went crazy.
He thought that Yuan Shao would sneak attack on his Yanzhou, but he didn't expect that it would be Lu Bu who attacked him.
"No wonder we haven't seen any supplies for many days. It turned out that they were robbed by Lu Bu's men." Everyone immediately understood where the food and grass had gone.
Cao Cao hated Lu Bu so much!
"Lu Bu, just wait for me, I can't spare you!" Cao Cao said, grabbing his head.
"My lord, my lord, please calm down." Everyone quickly advised Cao Cao to calm down.
Guo Jia said from the side: "My lord, Lu Fengxian is a reckless man. He can be easily dealt with. The current plan is to defeat Shouchun and retreat safely."
After listening to Guo Jia's words, Cao Cao gradually calmed down.
He grabbed the rice on the table into the bowl with his hands and continued to eat.
"Don't be angry, don't be angry. Little Lu Bu has nothing to fear."
Cao Cao said while eating.
"By the way, who will be in charge when I come out?" Cao Cao raised his head and asked.
"Master Cao and Sima Zhongda." Guo Jia replied.
"That's okay. Someone is guarding the house, so it's okay." Cao Cao was relieved.
He left 80,000 soldiers in Yanzhou to resist Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao did not steal the house. Sima Yi, who stayed at home, knew how to dispatch troops to guard against Lu Bu.
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Yanzhou, Chenliu County.
When Cao Pi learned that Lu Bu had stolen the house, he quickly summoned his advisers for a meeting.
"Gentlemen, should we send a letter to my father asking for help?" Cao Pi asked.
He was a little panicked.
Lu Bu is brave and brave, but he is afraid of death.
"Why panic? We still have 80,000 soldiers and horses. If we can't attack, why can't we defend?" Sima Yi said.
"But those 80,000 troops and horses were used to defend Yuan Benchu." Cao Pi said.
"Yuan Benchu will not send troops. You mobilize 80,000 to defend Lu Bu." Sima Yi said again.
"How about sending a letter to my father and asking for his opinion?" Cao Pi was still a little unwilling.
"If you are timid, it will be difficult for you to achieve great things."
"Give me the military orders and I will mobilize the defense. If anything happens, it will be my fault." Sima Yi said.
Normally, he was submissive to Cao Cao, but he struck hard at Cao Cao's son.
After all, the only thing Sima Yi was afraid of was Cao Cao.
After hearing Sima Yi's words, Cao Pi calmed down and said:
"Come here, send me my order to mobilize troops to guard the west to resist Lu Bu!"
If he has merit, it belongs to him; if he has fault, it is what Sima Yi ordered.