Three Kingdoms: The identity of the financial master behind the scenes was exposed by Cao Cao

"Lord!"

Jushou Xu You and others exclaimed and rushed forward.

Yuan Shao vomited several mouthfuls of blood before barely calming down his irritated mood. Jushou advised:"The wound on my lord's arm has not healed, and he has suffered internal injuries and vomited blood. It is better to withdraw the troops and retreat. Yecheng, after your lord recovers from his injuries, we can make long-term plans for the southern expedition."

"Yes, my lord, now Cao Cao has obtained two million dendrobium rice, which means he has more food and grass than our army."

"If the confrontation continues like this, our army's food and fodder will be exhausted first. It is better to retreat to Yecheng first and make a long-term plan."

Xu You also persuaded.

The two of them were originally at odds with each other, but now they have rarely unified their stance.

"Damn it! Yuan

Shao pushed the two men away and said angrily:"I said that I will not stop the army until I destroy Cao's thieves, kill Cao Yuan, and I will not stop. How dare you move the army?" Jushou

Xu You had a stern look on his face.

Yuan Shaoqiang supported his stump, sat up unsteadily, and said sternly:"Immediately pass the order to Shang'er, instructing him to bring grain and grass from four states to Guandu at all costs. I'll forget it." Even if we have exhausted all our wealth, we still have to confront that thief Cao to the end!"

Facing the furious Cao Cao, no one dared to persuade him anymore.

The military meeting was over.

Xu You came out of the tent and took a long breath.

The night wind blew, and cold sweat broke out on his back, and he shivered hard.

"That Cao thief is assisted by that strange man Cao Yuan. Yuan Benchu ​​wants to avenge his son and has lost his mind. I am afraid that he will lose this decisive battle between Yuan and Cao."

"The big-eared thief must have sensed that the situation was not good, so he took the opportunity to take command of the Runan Yellow Turban Army and escaped."

"It seems that I have to find a good opportunity to seek some merit and defect to Cao Mengde."

A cold light flashed in Xu You's eyes.

…

The news that Cao Cao had obtained two million bushels of rice quickly spread throughout Yuan's army, and the morale of Yuan's army was greatly reduced.

Yuan Shao was determined to fight to the end, and ordered his third son, Yuan Shang, to collect millions of grains and grass and transport them to the front line of Guandu with heavy troops.

After failing to rob the grain, Yuan Shao had to go back to his old ways and continue to attack the Guandu barrier by relying on his superior strength.

Cao's army had sufficient food and grass, and the morale of the soldiers was high. Relying on the solidity of the barriers, they fought bloody battles and repelled Yuan's fierce attacks one after another.

Autumn turns to winter in a blink of an eye.

The two armies of Yuan and Cao have been facing each other on the Guandu line for more than half a year.

The physical strength and morale of the soldiers of both armies have reached the end of their strength.

…

Cao Ying, the central military tent.

The atmosphere is solemn

"After more than half a year of fierce fighting, our army lost nearly 10,000 soldiers, but only received less than 2,000 replacements."

"Although Yuan Jun lost more than 20,000 men, he recently replaced nearly 30,000 Youzhou troops."

"The disparity in strength between our army and Yuan's army is even greater than at the beginning of the war."

"If the consumption continues at this rate, our army will be reduced to the point where it will not be able to hold the Guandu defense line by spring at the latest."

Cao Cao's brows deepened as he listened to Cheng Yu's report.

In the final analysis, the battle between the two armies is about national strength.

And national strength is not only food and grass, but also the number of soldiers.

He has caught up with Yuan Shao in terms of food and grass, and even It surpassed Yuan Shao, but the shortcomings in military resources cannot be made up for in any case.

"What Zhongde said makes sense. If this consumption continues, I will have no food but no soldiers."

Cao Cao stroked his beard and muttered to himself.

Guo Jia cupped his hands and said:"Sikong, the fierce battle at Guandu has come to this point. The physical strength and morale of the enemy and our soldiers have reached their limit. It's time to surprise and win."

Victory by surprise.

These four words seemed to give Cao Cao a shot in the arm, allowing him to instantly see the hope of victory.

"That's right, both armies are at the end of their strength. Whoever surprises you first will win!"

Cao Cao's fighting spirit was aroused, and he slapped the case fiercely.

His heroic ambitions were exhausted, but next, he had to face a new problem: how to win by surprise?

Guo Jia fell silent, and Cheng Yu also frowned deeply. The two of them had no good plan for the moment..The atmosphere in the tent became silent again.

"It is not easy to win by surprise, it is nothing more than burning food."

Cao Yuan, who had been sipping tea leisurely, suddenly said something in an understatement.

Cao Cao was shocked and looked at Cao Yuan anxiously:"Ziyou, what do you mean by burning grain?"

"Isn't there a secret report from the previous detailed report? Yuan Shao ordered Yuan Shang to levy violently in the four states and confiscated more than a million dendrobium grains and grass, which have now arrived in Guandu."

"These millions of dendrobium grains should be Yuan Shao’s entire family fortune."

"As long as we burn his millions of grain and grass, Yuan Shao, no matter how big his family is, will not be able to make up for the losses in a short period of time."

"Once the food and grass are exhausted, Yuan's army will definitely be morally disintegrated. When our army launches a counterattack, are we still afraid that we will not win?"

Cao Yuan sipped his tea and spoke out his plan in a leisurely manner.

The tent was immediately filled with excitement.

The clouds in Cao Cao's eyes swept away, and he said happily:"Zi You's words make sense. Burning Yuan Shao's food and grass is indeed a surprise strategy to win!"

All the advisers and generals were overjoyed.

At this time

"Burning grain is indeed a sure-win strategy, but it is still unclear where Yuan Shao's millions of grain and grass are stored."

Guo Jia raised concerns again.

Cao Cao calmed down and nodded:"Feng Xiao reminds me that if you want to burn Yuan Shao's grain and grass, you must know where Yuan Shao's grain is."

Cao Yuan smiled faintly:"Yuan Shao's food——"

The words have not yet finished.

The tiger guard entered and reported,"Sikong, there is a man outside the camp, who claims to be Sikong's old friend Xu You, and has come to visit Sikong."

Xu You!

Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and ecstasy immediately filled his face.

Xu You is Yuan Shao's confidant.

If you come here at this time, you must abandon Yuan Shao and come to him.

Given Xu You's position in Yuan Camp, he must know where Yuan Shao's grain garrison is!

"Xu You came to vote, God helped me!"

Cao Cao was ecstatic and jumped up.

He took two steps at a time, rushed out of the tent, and went to greet Xu You in person.

Outside the camp gate.

Xu You was standing under the camp gate with his hands behind his back, looking arrogant.

"Ziyuan, Ziyuan, you are finally willing to come to see me!"

Cao Cao greeted him with a smile. He was walking too hard and even tripped one of his boots off. When

Xu You saw Cao Yuancao greeting him in person, a proud smile appeared on his eyebrows and he slightly cupped his hands:"Ah Man, it's been a long time."

Ah!

He actually dared to call Cao Cao by his nickname in front of so many people.

Even brothers Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan only dared to call Cao Cao by his nickname.

Xu You's attitude was quite disrespectful.

The generals could not help but frown. Wrinkled, his eyes were disgusted.

Cao Cao was also generous and did not care. He laughed, took Xu You's hand, and enthusiastically welcomed him into the big tent.

After entering the big tent, Xu You sat down as an honored guest.

Cao Cao personally He poured Xu You a cup of tea and said with a smile:"Ziyuan, you finally figured it out and are you willing to come to me."

Xu You didn't refuse. He took Cao Cao's tea calmly, took a sip slowly, frowned and said,"Ah Man, the taste of your tea is very different from Yuan Benchu's tea."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of all the generals changed. No matter how generous Cao Cao was, he frowned quietly at this moment, and a flash of displeasure flashed in his eyes.

However, for the sake of the overall situation, he had no choice but to laugh it off.

"Ah Ma, I heard that under your command, there is a man who knows all the tricks, and he often comes up with strange ideas, which made Yuan Benchu ​​suffer a lot."

"I wonder if this person is in this tent now?"

Xu You glanced around among the counselors in Cao camp.

"This is the man of scheming you are talking about."

Cao Cao pointed at Cao Yuan with a smile.

Xu You raised his head and glanced at Cao Yuan with narrowed eyes. Cao Yuan looked at Xu You calmly as usual.

He saw that in the blink of an eye, he killed Yuan Shao's two sons and made Yuan Shao vomit blood from his broken hand. When the person who suffered so much turned out to be such a young master, Xu You's eyes flashed with surprise.

Immediately,

Xu You's eyes turned to disdain, and he sneered:"Commander Cao is indeed very resourceful and admirable, but even if you have magical powers, Guangda, it is impossible to solve the problem of lack of soldiers for Ah Ma now."