In Xiapi City, Cao Cao occupied Cao Bao's mansion.
For more than half a month, Qiao Rui was determined not to fight.
Cao Cao also sent people to cut off the grain road, but Qiao Rui was relatively stable and his grain was heavily guarded. The people Cao Cao sent to rob the grain failed.
Moreover, Yuan Shu sent three more armies into Xuzhou. Cao Cao has been feeling more pressure recently, but fortunately, Cao Cao is a master who is very able to withstand pressure...
In fact, there have been no obvious changes in Qiao Rui. The main reason is that time has been delayed for a long time, and many soldiers have a faint feeling that something is wrong.
In urgent need of some changes to stabilize the morale of the army, Cao Cao rubbed his forehead and said to himself: "I don't know what the situation is like with Mr. Lu."
After Cao Cao relaxed his mind and body, he reached out and opened the diary of destiny and destiny.
[In the first year of Jian'an, in mid-June, Zilong returned and led two thousand elite cavalry to join the Battle of Xuzhou! 】
After seeing the beginning, Cao Cao immediately felt that his stress and fatigue were gone, and he even became slightly excited, "Ha! Zilong is back!"
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly shouted outside again, saying: "Come here, bring me a jug of good wine!"
Cao Cao had a vague premonition that Lu Yan would bring him good news today, so he decided to take advantage of the good news and have a good drink to release the recent stress.
Not long after, a servant brought Cao Cao a jug of fine wine.
After Cao Cao signaled his servants to put down their drinks and leave, he read the diary again.
Seeing what Lu Yan wrote, when Zhao Yun led a mere three thousand cavalry to chase and fight the Huns King Zuo Xian, Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh and said: "It's so obvious! It's just a pity that he ate all the peanuts he brought."
It’s over…”
[During the day today, almost all twenty trebuchets have been built...]
"Trebuchet?" Cao Cao was stunned, "What's the use of that thing?"
Cao Cao's impression of trebuchets was still that of the old-fashioned trebuchets, which not only threw small stones, but also had a poor range, and were almost useless.
[Haha...a boulder weighing one hundred and ten kilograms can be thrown nearly two hundred steps away...]
Cao Cao's eyes widened, and he murmured in disbelief: "This! This is so awesome! Is it another improved version of the workshop? It seems that Mr. Lu really has his own reasons for attaching so much importance to craftsmen!"
Er, Cao Cao commented again: "It's just a pity that the number of trebuchets is still too small. If we get more, Ji Ling's army might be destroyed directly.
However, your intention is probably not to kill. He said earlier that he sent Wei Yan to cut off Ji Ling’s food route. Maybe he just wanted to use this to consume Ji Ling’s army’s patience.”
Looking behind him, he realized that Lu Yan had the same idea as him. Cao Cao stroked his beard and said proudly: "Sure enough, heroes have the same ideas!"
[I still have fifty repeating crossbows on hand...]
"What is a repeating crossbow?" Cao Cao felt that he saw a lot of new things tonight, "Taken from the literal meaning, it should be a crossbow that can fire continuously?"
But how effective this thing is, Cao Cao cannot imagine the specific effect because he has no reference.
"It's probably a crossbow with a fast firing speed... Seeing how happy Mr. Lu is, it should be an effective weapon."
[With the new black technology produced by these workshops and Zilong’s two thousand elite cavalry, breaking the situation is close at hand!]
"Okay, okay!" Seeing that Lu Yan was already confident of breaking the situation, Cao Cao finally felt reassured.
But Boss Cao has never been a peaceful person. Thinking that Lu Yan's side is about to break up, can he take the opportunity to do something on his own?
"emmm... After Mr. Lu defeats Ji Ling, Qiaorui's reinforcements may turn to intercept Mr. Lu. I may be able to catch him off guard... I have to think carefully and not act hastily.
.”
Thinking of this, Boss Cao took a big sip of wine, preparing to use the wine to suppress his overly excited nerves.
[Among the rescued Han people, there was actually Cai Yan hiding!!]
When he saw this sentence, "Pfft!!!" Cao Cao suddenly spit out the wine in his mouth!
"Cough cough cough!" After coughing violently, Cao Cao put down the wine bottle in his hand and said: "Damn! It seems that I have to change my habit of eating and drinking while reading the diary in the future, otherwise sooner or later, I will be exposed to the contents of the diary.
It was too scary and choked to death or choked to death..."
"Zhao Ji..." Cao Cao looked at Cai Yan's name, and the long-standing memories in his heart swept away all his thoughts like a tide.
Although there was a big age gap, Cai Yan really made Cao Cao's heart flutter.
[Originally, Cai Yan was supposed to be kidnapped by the Xiongnu and sent to the north for twelve years, but unexpectedly, he was rescued by Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan due to some strange combination of circumstances...]
"What!!!" Cao Cao stood up suddenly, anger and murderous intent flashed alternately on his face, "The damn Huns, how dare you kidnap my mentor's beloved daughter?! I, Cao Cao, will definitely destroy you!"
After a long time, Cao Cao finally calmed down and began to look down.
[She seems to be having an affair with Boss Cao...]
"Bah! You are still an immortal, and you actually made such a disgraceful guess, what kind of legs are there? Am I, Cao Mengde, that kind of... um... something like that?" Cao Cao sighed with disdain, but in his heart
A little guilty.
[I’m really looking forward to Boss Cao’s expression when he sees Cai Zhaoji! It will definitely be very, very, very interesting, hahaha!]
Cao Cao's mouth twitched and he decided not to meet Lu Yan for now.
【But where does the money to expand the workshop come from? 】
[It’s not too much to exchange Cai Yan for some investment with Boss Cao, right? Hehehe...]
"I treat you as an immortal, but you actually act like a human trafficker behind my back???" Cao Cao shook his head, took out a piece of high-grade white paper, and began to write a letter.
"Chen Liu's workshop has repeatedly produced artifacts, and its achievements are in the contemporary era and will benefit the future! Cao believes that His Majesty should pay attention to craftsmen..."
After writing nearly a hundred words eloquently, Cao Cao waited for the ink to dry before shouting at the top of his lungs: "Here comes someone!"
"What are your orders, my lord?"
"I sent this letter to Xun Yu. I told him to forward the letter to His Majesty for me, and told him to persuade Your Majesty to pay attention to the workshop in Chenliu County. It is best to give it to the director of the workshop.
He should be granted a formal official status."
"Here!"
After the servants left, Cao Cao smiled and said to himself: "It's tacky to talk about money. Wouldn't being an official better reflect the importance of Cao? Hahaha!"
"I heard that she was once married to Wei Zhongdao? It's a pity that Wei Zhongdao was short-lived and Zhao Ji was almost kidnapped by the barbarians..."
Tonight, Cao Cao was destined to toss and turn and find it difficult to sleep.
What will the woman who made herself feel a little ashamed of herself look like now?
"Sigh... I owe more and more to Mr. Lu... How about I go talk to Lu Bu personally and get Lu Lingqi back??"