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

Being used to Cao Cao's fuss, Cao Yuan just laughed.

Cao Cao then ordered to summon his advisers and generals to come to the big tent to discuss matters.

After a while, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Cao Hong and others all arrived.

When everyone saw that Cao Yuan had arrived, their spirits were lifted.

Cao Cao swept around everyone and shouted:"Give me the order to transfer all the soldiers and horses escorting the grain and grass back to Yecheng. Immediately go down to the stronghold in all directions and besiege Yecheng."

Everyone looked at each other with troubled expressions on their faces.

"Sikong, Yuan Shang's cavalry is harassing our grain road from time to time. Our existing troops and horses escorting grain and fodder are not enough to protect the grain team. If they are all transferred back, won't the grain road be beaten into a sieve by Yuan Jun's cavalry?"

Zhang Liao bluntly questioned.

All the generals nodded in agreement with Zhang Liao's suggestion.

Cao Cao, however, stroked his beard and smiled, and looked at Cao Yuan with a meaningful look.

Guo Jia saw the clue and asked hurriedly:"Sikong, is it possible that Zi The military division has been offered to Sikong to solve Yuan Jun's cavalry plan to steal food? Cao

Cao laughed and said,"Not only did Ziyou have a solution, he also destroyed the last seven thousand cavalry of the Yuan family without even using a single soldier!""

In the big tent, a pot exploded immediately.

The advisers and generals were all extremely surprised and looked at Cao Yuan.

"I don’t know what kind of clever plan Ziyou’s military advisor used to defeat Yuan Shang’s 7,000 cavalry easily?"

Guo Jia also asked curiously

"In fact, it's simple. Before coming to Yecheng, I just asked my concubine Zhen to write a letter to her father Zhen Yao."

Cao Yuan took his time and explained his plan.

It turned out that before he set off from Xudu, he had expected that Yuan Shang would use the last of his cavalry to make a desperate struggle and rob Cao's army's food route. The

Yuan family's millions of food and grass were stolen from Guandu. After the burning, the required food, grass and military supplies can now only be supplied by the Zhen family.

In addition to food and grass, the Zhen family also needs to supply fodder for Yuan Jun's horses.

Cao Yuan asked Zhen Mi to write a letter to his father Zhen Yi to inform him Knowing the pros and cons, they persuaded Zhen Yi and his son to abandon Yuan Shang and submit to Cao Cao.

As a gift of surrender, the Zhen family and his son had to start with fodder to get rid of Yuan Jun's war horses.

Zhen Yi is a businessman who knows how to weigh the pros and cons best. He believes that the Yuan family must perish, so he naturally chooses to surrender. To Cao Cao's side.

So Zhen Yi and his son secretly manipulated the fodder provided for Yuan Jun's horses and poisoned the 7,000 horses in one fell swoop.

Without the horses, the 7,000 cavalry were useless.

The last of the Yuan family The trump card was wiped out.

The letter Xu Chu sent just now was Zhen Yi reporting the good news, claiming that he had successfully poisoned Yuan Jun's horses.

Guo Jia suddenly realized it.

Cao Hong and other generals also suddenly understood.

"Unexpectedly, Military Advisor Ziyou could think of using the Zhen family as a chess piece to destroy Yuan Shang's cavalry without any effort."

"This plan is really a stroke of genius, I am so impressed that I am so impressed."

Guo Jia raised his hands to Cao Yuan and admired him from the bottom of his heart.

Cao Hong and other generals and advisers saw Cao Yuan's methods again, and they were all filled with admiration.

Cao Zhang on the side saw that everyone praised Cao Yuan highly, but he frowned secretly, feeling in his heart a feeling of disgust

"Liu Bei failed to attack Xudu, so he would probably attack Liu Zhang and try to steal Yizhou"

"Once the big-eared thief succeeds, he can pose a threat to Wanluo and Guanzhong at the same time."

"Yuan thought that we must fight to a quick conclusion in the battle of Yecheng, and we could no longer fight as fiercely as Guandu."

"Only by breaking through Yecheng quickly can we return to the south in time and wipe out Liu Bei before he attacks Yizhou!"

Cao Yuanyang was generous and set the tone for Cao Cao's military use.

"Ziyou's words are reasonable. Yizhou is dangerous in the Qinling Mountains. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The big-eared thieves must not get it."

Cao Cao was deeply convinced, but then said:"However, Yecheng is the home base of the Yuan family and the city is strong. Yuan Shang has thickened the city wall to defend against our Tianwei cannon. It may not be easy to break through Yecheng quickly. thing."

The words just fell.

Cao Yuan has not expressed his position yet.

Cao Zhang jumped up and said with emotion:"How difficult is it to break Ye City? I asked my father to give me an order to lead the army to attack. I will break Ye City for my father at any cost!"

All the generals looked at each other, they were all thinking of this third son of the Cao family, and they laughed secretly as if they were newborn calves.

"Zhang'er, it's great that you have such courage, but attacking a city is not as simple as those armchair battles in the military books you read."

"Do you know that to capture a big city like Yecheng, you need several times more soldiers and horses than the defenders, and how many sacrifices of soldiers you need to make before you have a chance to conquer it?"

Cao Cao complained about Cao Zhang's recklessness, so he questioned him.

Cao Zhang was speechless and knew nothing about Cao Cao's troops.

"War is not a child's play, and soldiers are not just a number. You will sacrifice if you want."

"My father knows that you are eager to achieve great results, but the more this happens, the more you must guard against arrogance and impetuosity, learn more from the generals how to lead troops, and learn the art of war from Ziyou and Fengxiao."

"When you are able to lead the troops into battle, your father will naturally give you a chance."

Cao Cao showed his father's sternness and taught Cao Zhang some more.

Cao Zhang was immediately unhappy when he heard that he was asked to learn the art of war from Cao Yuan.

"The son memorized his father's teachings. Cao

Zhang agreed seriously, and then turned to Cao Yuanyi and said,"Commander Ziyou has a wonderful plan. I would like to ask the military counselor for advice. If we don't attack by force, how can we defeat Ye City quickly?""

Everyone could smell the smell of gunpowder.

This third son of the Cao family was deliberately trying to embarrass Cao Yuan.

Cao Cao frowned and immediately wanted to scold Cao Zhang.

Before he could say anything, Cao Yuan smiled lightly and said,"Please advise Yuan. I dare to take it, but as luck would have it, I do have a plan. Although it is not a clever plan, I should be able to defeat Yecheng quickly."

Cao Zhang was stunned.

His kick actually hit the iron plate.

But Cao Cao's eyes lit up and he asked happily:"What's Ziyou's clever plan? Cao

Yuan pointed to the north and said calmly:"The northwest of Yecheng is adjacent to the Zhangshui River, so we built the Zhangshui levee and flooded the Yecheng city wall for ten days and a half, and then bombarded it with the mighty cannon. We were still afraid of the bombardment." Doesn't it collapse?"