System Blessing: The Young Master of the Dong Family and Diao Chan's Fate

With just one move by Dong Junlue, all the counties in the northern part of Yanzhou were lost.

Dongjun, Chenliu and Cao Cao's old nest Jiyin County all fell into the actual control of Dong's army.

After continuous encroachment, the three armies of Dong's army officially joined forces in Changyi.

The number of troops alone has reached a terrifying 110,000.

The total number of civilian laborers mobilized was more than 200,000.

Inside the military tent, a huge map was hung on a wooden frame.

Dong Yu put his hands behind his back, looking a little unhappy.

"The battle line is a bit long."

Dong Yu frowned secretly and said in a low voice.

Cao was obviously using the tactics of the Battle of Guandu.

"Indeed, our army's battle line is very long, and the food and fodder shipped from Luoyang alone cannot meet the needs of the army."

"More than half of the food and fodder transported from Jizhou was consumed on the way."

"After all, Jizhou is not like Luoyang. Luoyang can reduce losses through water transport, but Yecheng has no river extending into the Yellow River."

"Therefore, both the number of civilians mobilized and the time spent on transportation were several times that of Luoyang."

Xun Yu nodded and said in agreement.

"I'm afraid this is Cao Cao's intention."

"It seems that our army has successively conquered the northern part of Yanzhou, but in fact, Cao's army has no effective garrison at all."

"They are just some local county soldiers. This is what gives our army the illusion of being invincible."

Guo Jia said with a complicated expression.

"Illusion?"

Dong Yu raised an eyebrow and narrowed his eyes slightly.

It seemed as if he was saying, Mr. Guo, I advise you to reorganize your language as soon as possible.

“To call it a falsehood is a serious exaggeration.”

"But, Jia is just worried that the lord will become arrogant."

"Our army has been victorious in battles and morale is high, but this has also led to the soldiers becoming quite arrogant."

Guo Jia smiled awkwardly, then explained very seriously.

Arrogant soldiers will surely be defeated!

Dong Yu instantly understood Guo Jia's intention, nodded slightly and said no more.

"My lord, Cao's army is retreating again and again."

"It's over a hundred miles away from Changyi."

"It seems that the other party wants to continue to prolong the battle."

"If we continue to drag on, even if our army has ample food and fodder in the rear, it will be worn down by Cao Cao."

"After all, having food in the rear and having food in the army are two completely different things."

"For every hundred miles we advance, the amount of food and fodder our army consumes in transportation will increase several times."

Xun Yu said somewhat helplessly.

A quick fix?

They thought so.

But Cao Cao just ran away and didn't fight you at all.

Always keep an ambiguous distance of more than a hundred miles from you.

"Have you discovered Cao's army's food supply route?"

Dong Yu looked serious, his eyes fixed on Cao's army's base.

In the territory of Pei State, this fat black guy Cao can really run!

"Cao's army's food and fodder came from all over Yuzhou and Xuzhou."

"The food supply routes are extremely scattered, and it's impossible to determine where the enemy's food is stored."

Zhao Yun replied with some shame.

"No need to check."

"Cao Cao is even more short of food than we are."

“It’s just that they are bleeding the counties.”

"Also, if my guess is correct, the other party should have killed quite a few bandits from various places."

Dong Yu stroked his short beard and immediately understood how Cao Cao got the food and supplies.

Use force to intimidate local counties and prefectures, forcing them to transport all the grain stored in the government treasury.

Although this method of drinking poison to quench thirst will easily lead to paralysis of local counties.

But Lao Cao is a ruthless man and he doesn't care about these things.

If we can win this battle, we will naturally be able to survive.

But if they can't win, it's not Cao Mengde who will worry about it.

What's more, there is Cheng Yu in this guy's army.

The dried meat is made for you, it's so delicious.

"Bandits?"

"How much food can the bandits have?"

Xun Yu asked in surprise.

"My Lord, what you are talking about is probably... human flesh."

Jia Xu, who had never spoken, guessed indifferently.

“Human flesh!”

Everyone was shocked by these two words.

Cannibalism often occurs among the people.

Although the local warlords were extremely poor, they still had food to eat, but they had never seen it.