Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

In the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao burned the grain and grass that Yuan Shao transported from Yanjin and the grain and grass hoarded in Wuchao successively.

In the end, Yuan Shao was forced to take the risk and fight with his back, and finally defeated Yuan Shao dangerously and dangerously.

If Yuan Shao had enough food and grass, it would be very difficult for Cao Cao to defeat Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao would definitely not want to make the same mistake, and his advisers would never allow Lao Cao to make such a fatal mistake.After arriving in Jizhou, Cao Cao generously rewarded his soldiers every time he occupied a place. He also distributed the grain in the city and the surrounding fields to the people, and reduced taxes and corvees.

This is much more clever than Yuan Shao's method of forcing the local people to work for him after he invaded Yanzhou.

Although doing so would offend a large number of aristocratic families and gentry, with the approval and help of these common people, at least their rear and grain roads would be much more stable.

Moreover, Lao Cao has long been known as a vicious man. He has too many lice on his body and is not afraid of being bitten.

There are many wealthy families in Hebei, such as Pingyuan Huashi, Fanyang Lushi, Qinghe Cuishi, Taiyuan Wangshi, etc., there are simply too many to count.

Lao Cao's journey along the way may not have touched the core interests of these people, but with Boss Cao's current behavior, they will eventually fight with Lao Cao.

In the past, when these people raised their arms, officials and scholars would definitely join forces and attack Lao Cao, scolding him bloody, and he would never stand up again.

But now the largest public opinion organization of the Han Dynasty is in Chenliu and Xuchang. When it comes to understanding the public opinion war, these people may not even be qualified to give Lu Yan shoes.Do you know washing powder? I said it is a weapon of mass destruction, so it is! Since you have a weapon of mass destruction, you are committing a crime, and I will beat you! It is the power of modern public opinion in later generations.

Moreover, Cao Cao now has the Tai Academy and the imperial examination system that is being improved, and he will not worry about the lack of talents in the future, so the aristocratic family is now almost free from fear of constraints and threats to Cao Cao.

And in the current situation, the military feud between Cao Ao, Yuan Shao and the Hebei family could no longer be resolved.

Now that the mortal feud between them could not be resolved, Cao Ao had only one word in his mind when facing these aristocratic families who still dared to oppose him, "Gon! Fuck you stinky brothers!"

At the beginning of July in the fifth year of Jian'an, Lu Bu of Qingzhou captured Pingyuan County. Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tan, was unable to defend the lonely city. He finally abandoned the city and fled, leading nearly [-] defeated troops to retreat towards Qinghe County.

At the end of July in the fifth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao fought all the way to Huanshui and captured Anyang; while Lu Yan led his army to the east, defeated the garrison of Jiang Qi, a general of the latter general, and captured Wei County

So far, most of Wei County has fallen into the hands of Boss Cao.

On August [-]th of the third year of Jian'an, high officials in Hanoi persisted for more than a month under the siege of Cao Ren, Xu Huang, Zhang Yan, Yu Jin, and Le Jin.

In the end, because of flowers blooming on all sides and being alone, after several defeats, he was finally driven out of Hanoi County and returned to his own Bingzhou territory.

At the beginning of September in the third year of Jian'an, the three armies led by Cao Cao, Lu Yan, and Cao Ren successfully joined forces in Yecheng!

The three-way army added up to more than 20.

Today, the [-]-strong army has surrounded Ye City.

Yecheng is the capital of Yuan Shao's forces. The city is high and deep, and it is extremely strong.There are still nearly [-] regular troops in the city, plus the guards donated by countless aristocratic families, that is, private soldiers, there are nearly [-] defenders, and this is not counting the countless forced conscripts in the city.

With the cold weapons of ancient times, if you want to conquer the strong city through conventional means, you can only use human lives to fill it.

But this is not the way Cao Cao hopes to use.

Cao Ying, in the big tent of the Chinese army.

Although Cao Jun has now besieged Yuan Shao in Ye City, there is no relaxation or smile on the faces of Cao Cao, Xi Zhicai, Xun You and others.

Cao Cao stared at the sand table placed in the center of the Chinese army's large tent for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Although our army has besieged Yuan Shao in Yecheng, Yecheng is strong and difficult to take by force.

If we delay for a long time, when the reinforcements from Youzhou, Bingzhou and Hanoi counties arrive, our previous efforts will be wasted.

Ladies and gentlemen, do you have a plan to break the city?" Not only that, the longer the delay, the greater the pressure on logistics supplies, and the loss to oneself cannot be ignored.

At this time, Xu You, who was standing at the front of the queue of counselors, came out.

With a smile on his face, his chin was raised slightly, and he said to Cao Cao confidently: "Meng De, I have a plan, and the city of Ye can be destroyed!" Seeing this, Cao Cao was about to ask a plan, but Lu Yan suddenly stopped him: " Duke Cao, no!"

I haven't figured out this plan yet, what are you thinking? The appearance of this stick is very similar to those great figures who used keyboards to cultivate immortals in later generations.

Although Xu You was very dissatisfied and even resentful, he dared not speak out against Lu Yan... because Lu Yan suppressed him to death no matter whether it was official position or ability.

And behind Lu Yan stood a row of fierce generals, how could Xu You have the guts to stretch out his head and chop them off?

Cao Cao looked at Lu Yan, laughed dumbly and said, "Ziyuan's plan has not yet been revealed, Mr. Lu, what do you object to?" Lu Yan glanced at Cao Cao, then turned to Xu You, and said, "Ziyuan wants to offer water digging. Strategies for spreading the city?"

"Dig the water to flood the city?" Not only Cao Cao, but also the three trainees behind Lu Yan were stunned.

"Digging water?" Yang Xiu was still a little puzzled.

"Zhangshui!"

"Zhanghe!" After hearing Yang Xiu's doubts, Fazheng and Zhuge Liang answered softly for him one after another.

Hearing the voices of the three people behind him, Lu Yan couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

"It is also because I am familiar with this period of history that I know that Xu Youxian's plan is to dig the Zhang River to flood the city of Ye.

As expected of Zhuge Liang and Fazheng, they guessed Zhangshui so quickly,

It seems that there is still a gap between hanging wall and genius in some places. "

Chapter 277 Siege of Ye City

Yecheng, in the residence of the General.

Back then, Wen You had Tian Feng, Xu You, and Ju Shou, and Wu You had Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, Gao Lan, and Qu Yi.

But now, Yuan Shao looked at the four remaining counselors in the hall, namely Shenpei, Guo Tu, Feng Ji, and Xin Ping,

Look at the side with Yuan Shang as the leader, three or two little cats and two generals... He couldn't help but feel a little bit sad, "Since when did I have so many talented civil servants and generals in the past, and it became so rare?"

After putting aside all his personal feelings, Yuan Shao finally began to calm down and reflect on the past carefully, "The beginning of all this deterioration seems to have started when I put Ju Shou and Tian Feng into prison.

At the beginning, they persuaded Yuan Shao to fight steadily, but Yuan Shao wanted to underestimate the enemy and make a rash move. As a result, the two generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou were defeated at the beginning.

Later, Xu You rebelled, Wuchao was burned, Zhang He, Gao Lan and others surrendered Cao, and Yuan Shao's strength plummeted.

After the defeat at Guandu, Yuan Shao should have recuperated and strengthened his defense.

But he insisted on going his own way, putting all his eggs in one basket and gathering the troops of the four states, intending to go south to attack Cao again, to avenge his shame.

It's a pity that Cangting was defeated again, Yuan Shao's spine was broken, and he could no longer be compared with Cao Cao.

Thinking of Jushou and Tian Feng, and understanding the cause and effect of his repeated defeats, Yuan Shao finally began to face up to his past shortcomings.

"A 50 army...Advisors are like rain, fierce generals are like clouds...I, Yuan Benchu, why am I here?" There is no harm without comparison, and Yuan Shao's heart was immediately hit by this comparison.

The civil and military officials who were standing in the hall waiting to discuss matters concerning the defense of the city suddenly heard Yuan Shao, who was at the top, let out a long sigh, and said, "Masters, it is I, Yuan Shao, who is incompetent and has troubled you.

The judge is the most upright, he said: "My lord, why did you say that? We also have the reinforcements of Bingzhou governor, Youzhou governor and eldest son Yuan Tan. We only need to stick to it for one to two months. When the reinforcements arrive, he Cao Cao It's just a turtle in a urn!"

As Yuan Shao's current mastermind, Guo Tu naturally couldn't just sit back and watch Yuan Shao sink down, "My lord, what Zheng Nan said is right, we just need to stand firm and wait for help, Cao Jun will retreat without a fight."

Yuan Shang also stood up to cheer for his father: "Father, our foundation is still there. Cao Cao's expedition is destined to return in vain."

After everyone's analysis and reassurance, Yuan Shao's mood finally improved, and he said: "You are right, I am too pessimistic.

Yuan Shao actually began to admit his mistake... If Xu You were here, he would definitely sigh again: "My lord is wise!"

"My lord, please also order the collection of food and grass in the city to be distributed by the army. From now on, we must not waste every grain of food.

"allow!"

"My lord, the morale of the soldiers is low. Please also order to confiscate some property from noble families and gentry for military pay and rewards. If the soldiers have rewards, the morale of the soldiers will definitely become high.

"allow!'

"My lord,

The counselors and generals put forward several well-regulated suggestions one after another, and Yuan Shao gave them full support without saying a word.

In a trance, the hesitant Yuan Shao who looked forward and backward disappeared, replaced by Yuan Benchu ​​who exudes the light of "Hero" all over his body!

In the big tent of Cao Jun's army, Lu Yan vetoed Xu You's plan to dig the Zhang River to flood Yecheng.

"Mr. Cao, we have always put the people first...if Zhangshui floods the city, how many innocent people will be buried in fish belly.

Hearing this, Xu You thought with disdain in his heart: "Those who achieve great things don't care about small things, why should a mere pariah care about it? This Lu Yan's thinking is too pedantic."

Xu You's thoughts were not over yet, but Cao Cao nodded and agreed: "Mr. Lu's words are reasonable. I, Cao Cao, rely on the people to get to where I am today. Naturally, I can't do such a thing that hurts the people!"

That's right, Lu Yan managed to straighten Lao Cao, and pulled him out of the sinkhole of massacring the city and human flesh. How could he easily fall into the big pit of digging water and flooding the city inside,

Later, Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia also came out to agree with Lu Yan's statement,

With the boss's opening and the support of two important advisers,

In the end Xu You could only retreat resentfully.

"Then wait, how should we break through this city of Ye?" At this time, someone suddenly couldn't help asking.

As this question was raised again, the scene suddenly fell silent again.

Seeing this, Xu You couldn't help expressing his heartfelt thanks to the guy who was assisting by God, "Don't use my tricks, let's see if you have any other good ways! Don't come to beg me again then, then I promise Someone is not so easy to talk about,

After a while, Xi Zhicai said: "Actually, we are only concerned about two things.

First, the food road is too long, time-consuming and labor-intensive to transport food, and it is easy to be harassed or even cut off by Yuan Jun; second, it is nothing more than reinforcements from high-level officials, Yuan Xi and Yuan Tan, fearing that they will join forces. Forming an internal and external pincer attack with Yuan Shao made it impossible for us to look at each other head to tail. "

Find the problem, ask it, and fix it.

Many people can think of these two problems, but almost no one thinks of how to solve them.

Regarding Liangdao, Lu Yan suddenly thought of a practice of Cao Cao in history, so he said, "I have an idea about Liangdao, which can be used as a reference for everyone."

Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and he said, "Mr. Lu, it's all right to talk!"

Lu Yan worked hard to recall and organize his words, trying not to make mistakes when offering advice.

"A certain person once observed the terrain in the upper reaches of Yanjin... I thought, if we block the Qi River and let it all flow into Baigou, can we use the Baigou waterway to transport grain and grass? You know, the consumption of grain transportation by water is comparable to The overland route is much smaller and much faster.'

As soon as Lu Yan's proposal was uttered, Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed brightly, "As expected, Lu Hussar is indeed under his control. The location, people and peace are all under his control! Yuan Shao was defeated by him and Prime Minister Cao, it is really not wrong!"

Xu You couldn't help being stunned when he heard the words. After careful recollection, he found that what Lu Yan said was very feasible, and sighed in his heart: "Hehe... Sure enough, there are no worthless people under the great name, I admire it.

Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia and Jia Xu didn't seem to be surprised at all. They had already seen too many miraculous things in Lu Yan. Isn't this little trick easy for Mr. Lu Da?

Cao Cao looked at Xi Zhicai and the others, and asked, "Mr. Lu's plan, is it feasible?"

Xi Zhicai and the others, including Xu You, all nodded, clasped their hands together and said, "Lu Huanqi's plan is feasible!"

"Hahahaha!" Cao Cao laughed out loud when he heard the words, and said, "Mr. Lu solved a difficult problem for me with the snap of his fingers, I really don't know how to thank you.

"You're welcome, anyway, I'm going to prostitute you for nothing..." Lu Yan muttered in his heart, but he said in his mouth: "Why don't Mr. Cao agree to my request?"

"What request?" Cao Cao immediately became vigilant, and said, "Let's make it clear first, we can no longer ask for that ten-and-a-half-day vacation.

The corner of Lu Yan's mouth twitched, and he thought: "Am I that kind of person?" Then he added in his heart: "Although I really want to do this.

After calming down, Lu Yan said: "Yan hopes to get more horses in the future!"

"War horse?! Why is that?"

Lu Yan looked back at Lu Lingqi, and then said two words to Cao Cao: "Bingzhou!"

Chapter 278

Bingzhou?

Many people were puzzled after hearing Lu Yan's words, "Why is this suddenly related to Bingzhou?"

Some people who have a better relationship with Lu Yan include Cao Cao, and they quickly figured out the joints.

Lu Yan mentioned Bingzhou because of his wife, Lu Lingqi.

Cao Cao smiled inwardly, and said: "Mr. Lu is trying to show off in front of his wife... Also, if the aliens in Bingzhou can be driven out, Lu Lingqi and Lu Bu will definitely be the happiest."

Lu Yan cupped his hands and explained to some colleagues who didn't know why: "Yan once promised Madam that she would give her father a satisfactory dowry. Marquis Wen was born in Bingzhou, and he has seen too much cruelty when foreign races raged.

The original intention of Marquis Wen's army was also to get rid of the Hu people, but he didn't want to just be assigned a civilian job, and he was always depressed.Although he lost himself for a while later, but now he has regained his original intention..."

Standing not far from Lu Yan's strike, Zhang Liao couldn't help but nodded slightly. He had always been with Lv Bu because of Lv Bu's pride and ambition.

"It also means to please my father-in-law." Guo Jia suddenly muttered behind his back.

Lu Yan turned his head and glared at Guo Jia. The guy quickly covered his mouth and made a gesture of shutting up..

"Okay, I promise you!" Cao Cao replied straightforwardly.

"So, thank you Duke Cao."

"Why do you and I need to be so polite... Come on, come on, there is one more problem, how about you solve it together?"

Boss Cao's vicious face of a capitalist is clearly revealed at this moment.

But the second problem is really hard to solve.

The high-ranking cadres in Bingzhou, and the reinforcements of Yuan Xi, Yuan Tan and Wuhuan in Youzhou may have 10,000+ people in total.