Three Kingdoms: The ghost plotter taught Liu Bei to seize Jingzhou first

Cao Cao had made up his mind and refused to give up Yecheng or even Hebei, and was determined to hold on to it.

Seeing his determination, Xun Yu did not dare to touch Cao Cao's resistance, so he had to swallow his advice.

"Wen Ruo, what you should be thinking about now is how to help me defend Ye City!"

"Although we lost more than 10,000 cavalry, we still have 70,000 troops available."

"We still have the indestructible Yecheng"

"I don’t believe it, we can’t hold on!"

Cao Cao's mood became impassioned at this time, and his ambition and arrogance seemed to be ignited again.

After Xun Yu pondered for a moment, he cupped his hands and said:

"Since the king is determined to defend Yecheng, the most important thing is to raise enough food and grass!"

"I believe that Liu Bei will now take advantage of his military superiority to attack our army's food routes."

"Our army is small and we have lost another 10,000 cavalry. It is no longer enough to dedicate enough troops and horses, but we can protect our food routes."

"The minister thinks that we should order the counties in Youzhou and Jizhou to concentrate the grain and tax on the Handan line, and then use heavy troops to escort the grain and grass south to Yecheng."

"In this way, we can avoid the Yan army taking advantage of their large number of troops to plunder our food and grass wantonly."

Although Xun Yu did not advocate sticking to Yecheng, he still offered corresponding strategies at this critical moment.

Cao Cao believed it and immediately issued an order, ordering all counties to gather grain and tax to Handan.

But then something new happened Question.

After you gather the grain and grass to Handan, you have to transport it to Yecheng after all.

There are more than two hundred miles, at least seventy or eighty miles, all of which have to be transported by land.

If the Yan army gets the information, they can also Send heavy troops to rob.

If the Yan army successfully robs the grain, wouldn't it mean that all the grain and grass raised by the counties were seized in one fell swoop? Then Yecheng will be in a predicament of being cut off.

"Father, although Prime Minister Xun’s plan is feasible, the risks involved must be considered."

"What should I do if big-eared thieves send out a large army to rob my food and grass?"

Cao Cao shuddered slightly and raised his brows again.

Ma Chao stepped forward and said with emotion:

"I am willing to lead a large number of troops to escort the food and grass!"

"I will guarantee with my life that the food donated by our counties will be transported to Yecheng safely this time!"

Ma Chao wanted to make up for his past mistakes.

Cao Ang was not to be outdone and immediately asked for a fight. As the prince, he wanted to personally escort the grain and grass.

"Heavy troops?"

"How many men and horses are considered to be heavy troops?"

"We only have 70,000 soldiers and horses in Yecheng. At most, we can only allocate 20,000 people to escort the grain and grass."

"Otherwise, if too many troops are deployed, there is a risk that Liu Bei will take advantage of the situation and capture Yecheng."

"And Liu Bei's army of more than 200,000 people can definitely dedicate 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and horses to rob our food and grass."

"Twenty thousand versus fifty thousand, are you really confident that you can transport all the grain and grass back to Yecheng?"

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"What Wen Ruo said makes sense. We can't defeat the big-eared thieves with our strength."

Cao Cao nodded heavily and had to ask:

"So according to Wen Ruo's plan, what means should we use to safely transport grain and grass from various states back to Yecheng?"

"Build the plank road openly and cross Chencang secretly!"

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"Please see, Your Majesty, there have always been two routes for transporting grain and grass from the northern counties to the south from Handan." (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

"One way goes through Liangqicheng to Yecheng, and the other way goes south through Wushicheng to Yecheng."

"Your Majesty can divide your troops into two groups. One group will use 15,000 heavy troops to escort the fake grain team south with great fanfare. The other group will use 5,000 light cavalry troops to move south from Wu Shi City."

"When Liu Bei gets the information, he will definitely think that there are many soldiers along the way, which is where our food and grass are, and he will definitely send heavy troops to rob the food."

"The real food and fodder for our army took advantage of the situation and went south from Wu Shi, and was unexpectedly transported back to Yecheng."

"This is my plan to build the plank road openly and to save Chen Cang secretly! Xun

Yu pointed at the map and told his clever plan eloquently.

Cao Cao stared at the map and suddenly understood, and couldn't help laughing....0

"OK, OK, OK, OK, a good move to build the plank road openly, but a secret plan to build the plank road"

"Well, even Deng Mu would not be able to see through Wen Ruo's plan!"

"Okay, let’s follow Wen Ruo’s plan!"

Cao Cao made a decision.

The general policy has been decided, and the next step is how to divide the troops.

Cao Ang, Ma Chao, Zhang Yan, Cao Xiu and others naturally asked for the battle generously.

Needless to say, Cao Ang is the prince of Cao Wei, and this transportation of grain is related to Cao Wei. Naturally, the survival of the country has to rise to the occasion.

Cao Xiu, a descendant of the clan, is naturally unwilling to lag behind.[]

Generals Ma Chao and Zhang Yan were uneasy because they failed to protect the food supply, and they couldn't wait to make up for their mistakes.

Cao Cao stared at several people weighing the situation for a long time before finally making a decision.

Cao Ang and Ma Chao commanded five thousand cavalry, and Wu Shi led them all the way to escort the grain and grass southward.

Cao Xiu and Zhang Yan united 15,000 troops and horses, pretending to be heavy troops and escorting the fake grain team south.

This time, food and grass were crucial, and Cao Cao, who was suspicious by nature, naturally couldn't trust outsiders.

Who is more trustworthy than his own son?

As for the fifteen thousand soldiers and horses, it was not a small number. Of course, he was not at ease because it was completely commanded by a general with a foreign surname.

What's more, Zhang Yan was born as a Black Mountain bandit.

Among the 4.8 younger brothers of Cao Wei Zong, the older ones such as Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Cao Chun have all died in battle.

The only one available in front of us is the younger generation Cao Xiu.

"Everyone, this transportation of grain is related to the survival of our country, Cao Wei, and the life and death of our monarchs and ministers!"

"I hope that all of you will work hard and transport grain back to Yecheng for me at all costs!"

"You can have confidence!"

Cao Cao faced the ministers with an expression as resolute as iron, and he shouted generously and asked

"Sons and ministers will live up to their father’s trust!"

"I will fight to the death and transport all the grain and grass back to Yecheng!"

Cao Ang, Ma Chao and other ministers all expressed their attitudes impassionedly.

Cao Cao looked at the group of passionate sons and ministers, and a long-lost relief finally appeared on Cao Cao's face.