Chapter 39 Cao Cao raises grain Zhao Feng Shoucheng

"Brother Bofu!" In Wujun City, Zhou Yu, who was in a hurry, quickly came to the hall. At this time, Sun Ce and the rest of the senior officials in Jiangdong were all there. Gong Jin, you're here, too. Take a look!" After saying that, Sun Ce handed an imperial edict in his hand to Zhou Yu.

"Yuan Highway is looking for a dead road!" Zhou Yu looked at it and sighed with such emotion. This so-called imperial edict was sent by Yuan Shu. He appointed Sun Ce as a "general to protect the country" and ordered him to defend the six counties of Jiangdong while also marching against Liu Biao in Jingzhou.

"With Huainan to fight against the princes in the world, Yuan Shu's defeat has been determined!" A middle-aged Confucian student on the left sighed. What does Mr. Zibu think? Sun Ce turned his head and asked, "This man is Sun Ce's right-hand man, Zhang Zhao, the new general of the mansion. Sun Ce had great respect for him. He not only did his best in internal affairs, but also asked him to guide his younger brothers in their studies.

"Lord, now the emperor is in Xuchang, and Yuan Shuyi is more and more emperor. Cao Yan must have a reaction. According to Zhao's opinion, it's better to watch his movements before making a decision." Zhang Zhaosheng's surname was cautious, and his proposal was unanimously affirmed by everyone. After all, it is difficult to fight against Yuan Shu alone in Jiangdong alone. The latter has 300,000 troops.

"Mr. Zibu's words are not bad, but Yu thought that Cao Yan would soon have an edict here," Zhou Yu also laughed. Cheng Pu and Huang Gai were both suspicious, but Sun Ce was convinced. After a few days, it was true that the court issued an edict to worship Sun Ce as the shepherd of Yangzhou, so that he could attack Yuan Shu together. Only then did Cheng Pu and others admire Zhou Yu's foresight.

It's not to mention Jiang Dong's quiet observation of the changes. After Liu Bei of Xuzhou and Cao Jian of Yanzhou returned to the army, they found that their vitality was greatly damaged. Xuzhou originally had 150,000 to 60,000 troops and horses, but this Pei Congress lost 30,000 yuan. In addition, Chen was sent to guard Taishan County, and now there are only more than 100,000 left. Fortunately, there is no shortage of military grain due to last year's bumper harvest. Even so, the Xuzhou army must have been unable to fight with Yuan Shu on a large scale for a while.

"What's the matter!" Zhao Feng was speechless for a long time when he saw the situation in front of him. Under his own butterfly effect, the three people who should have worked together to attack Yuan Shu at this time were Cao Wei, Sun Ce and Lv Bu. One of them was seriously injured, one had been dead for nearly two years, and the other was powerless. Zhao Feng, Lu Su and others discussed for a long time, but they couldn't find a way to deal with Yuan Shu now.

"The last 20,000 recruits will also complete the training, but they can only be used to defend the city for the time being!" At this time, Mi Zhu reported the latest situation in Xuzhou to Liu Bei. Lord, now Ji Ling is in a hurry to attack Guangling. It's better defend Guangling to survive this year before making plans!" Chen Gong said.

"That's the only way!" Liu Bei sighed and then ordered Zhao Feng to lead 30,000 horses to support Zhang Liao in Guangling. At the same time, Zhang Fei led 20,000 people north to Dongguan to prevent Yuan Shao from Qingzhou from taking advantage of the fire.

Liu Bei can still divide his troops, and Cao Wei is even worse. After defeating 50,000 troops and being forced to cede Taishan County, Cao was so angry that he had nowhere to go. When he returned to Xuchang, he suffered a stroke and fell ill. After a few days of rest, Cao Qian held his body and summoned everyone to discuss how to deal with Yuan Shu's current move.

"Your lord, at present, we still have more than 100,000 troops in Yanzhou, but if you want to send troops to Yuan Shu immediately, you will not be caught, especially the shortage of military food." Xun Yu, who was responsible for leaving Xu Chang, said at this time, and her tone was full of helplessness.

"How is the situation in Yongzhou?" Cao Wen patted his head gently and continued to ask.

"It's not too good. I just recovered a little angry. At present, there are still 60,000 to 70,000 yuan in the Yongzhou army, but the food is just enough to eat. After saying this, Xun Yu said nothing more. As for the remaining Silizhou, everyone knows that it is very desolate there, and it is already a good thing to be self-sufficient.

"How can this be good!" Cao Qian felt that his head hurt a little again. At this time, Xun Yu said, "Master, now it's the end of winter. You'd better rest and recuperate first. Let's go to fight against Yuan Shu at the beginning of next spring!"

"What Wen Ruo said is not bad, but this Yuan Shu is really angry with me!" Cao Shen said with hatred. He forgot that if it hadn't been for Yuan Shu, he would have made Liu Bei sleepy in Pei. Of course, seeing Yuan Shuyao and Wu Yangming as emperor in Huainan, others can't stand it.

"Your father-in-law, what's more, even at the beginning of spring, I guess our army still doesn't have enough military food to support the army's expedition to Yuan Shu." Xun Yu hesitated for a long time and said. What's the plan for that article? Cao asked eagerly. He asked. He absolutely trusted Xun Yu, and even called him Wang Zuozhicai. Although Guo Jia is resourceful, his internal affairs are not his strengths.

"The only way is to spend money on food!" Xun Yu hesitated for a moment and still put forward his own opinion. Who should I buy it from? Cao Yan listened to Xun Yu's tone and knew that he had come up with a name.

"Jizhou Yuan Shao and Xuzhou Liu Bei all have enough food and fodder, and they can buy from them. Yuan Shao is well-known. This time, Yuan Shu is the emperor. He is afraid that he will get the name of a rebel minister and thief, and he must find ways to get rid of it. If the lord can send a eloquent person to lobby, it will be difficult to buy food. As for Liu Bei, the former owner of the Fanwei family once said that Liu Bei wanted to exchange food for horses. The lord might as well promise him to exchange some food for the time being to solve the urgent problem. Xun Yu thought about his thoughts. He said it out.

"Let's do this for the time being. When I get through this winter, I'll see what Yuan Shu can do." Cao Wei also sighed after saying that. The people around were also silent. Everyone didn't expect that they would be so embarrassed by Yuan Shu.

At the same time, in Guangling City, "I have seen General Zhao!" Zhang Liao, Zang Ba and Wu Dun saluteed Zhao Feng together. There is no need to be more polite to the three generals!" Zhao Feng hurried forward to return the salute. Zhang Liao and others are not stupid. Although Zhao Feng's official position is only Peng Cheng Taishou now, Liu Bei's respect for him is obvious. In addition, Lu Su, who has gained power recently, is also recommended by Zhao Feng, so even if Zhao Feng does not deliberately form a party for personal gain, his weight in Xuzhou can be seen by everyone. He and others were surrendered by him, and this big tree still needs to be firmly held!

"Wen Yuan, what's the situation?" As soon as he sat down, Zhao Feng first asked Zhang Liao. It's not too bad. Our army has been holding for more than a month. The original 20,000 defenders, plus the 20,000 reinforcements brought by General Wu Dun, still have nearly 30,000, with a loss of more than 10,000. As for Ji Ling's army, although it lost no less than 30,000 yuan, Yuan Shu ordered him to lead 50,000 people from his brother Yuan Yin to support him, so there are many people now. Not only my Guangling, but also Yuan Yin sent a partial division to attack Xia Pi. Zhang Liao introduced the current situation in detail.

"Good boy, Yuan Laoer really looks up to us. All of a sudden, 150,000 troops came up. This is half of his money!" Zhao Feng also felt a little strange. Although I brought another 30,000 people, it is estimated that I can only defend the city now.

The next morning, Yuan Shu's army began to attack the city again. Zhao Feng and Zhang Liao went to the city to command together, which was also the first time he faced Yuan Shu's army in the siege. Yuan Shu's military equipment is very poor. Many soldiers are dressed in leather armor, and some are even just a coarse cloth. However, it can be seen that they are still a little trained, at least they did not escape in a hurry at the sight of blood. But what Zhao Feng saw on these people's faces was numbness. Yes, it was the kind of numbness after completely losing confidence in life. They didn't care about their own life and death.

"It's better to be a rich dog than a disied person!" Zhao Feng sighed again. Zhang Liao and Zang Ba around him and Guan Ping, who followed him, were silent. Yuan Shujun rushed to the head of Guangling City. All kinds of crossbow cannons, bows and arrows, oil tanks, rolling wood and stones fell one after another, and screams came one after another. In the past month, such scenes have been staged almost every day.

Another day has passed. Guangling City is still standing, and both sides have also lost some people. Wen Yuan, do you think we can repeat our old tricks and make a detour to raid the rear army of Ji Ling with strange soldiers? Zhao Feng asked.

"I'm afraid not, general, it's Ji Ling who commands the army this time. This person knows the art of war, and he is not an incompetent person like Lei Bu. What's more, Ji Ling has no less than 100,000 soldiers now. He wants to raid the rear army unless there are a large number of cavalry. Zhang Liao muttered.

"That's forget it!" Zhao Feng also sighed when he heard the words. Although there are nearly 20,000 horses in Xuzhou now, there are only eight or nine thousand cavalry that can fight. The previous time, he blackmailed Lao Cao's horses. Zhao Yun is stepping up the training of cavalry. At present, it is not realistic to rely on them to kill the enemy.

It seems that we can only survive this winter first and stay in Guangling City. Zhao Feng looked at the blood-stained city in the sunset, but he was thinking about what he should do when Lao Cao fights against Yuan Shu at the beginning of next spring. Is it to win Shouchun, or what? After thinking about it, I have a headache. Now history has been changed by myself. The next trend is difficult to explain. I can only do my best according to the situation. After all, the traveler is not a fairy.

Not to mention how Zhao Feng hesitated, at this time, in the Yuan Shujun camp under the city, the atmosphere was a little strange. General Ji, this Liao seems to have come to the reinforcements again recently. The number of soldiers in the city is growing!" General Qiao Mao wrapped the wound and said to a yellow-faced man in his thirties. He was the first general under Yuan Shu, Ji Ling.

"Brother Qiao's words are not bad. I just got the news that Zhao Feng led 30,000 troops to reinforce Guangling." Ji Ling stroked and sighed.

"Alas, in this month of hard attack, our army suffered a heavy casualties. If it goes on like this, even if it can be hit by Guangling, it will be a heavy loss!" Qiao Mao sighed.

"Who said no!" Ji Ling was a little helpless. In fact, he did not agree with Yuan Shu's hasty claim to be emperor, let alone such a large army to fight against Xuzhou. But that's it. If you don't fight, you have to fight.

"Haha, the two generals are so interested!" A harsh voice came from outside the account. Ji Ling and Qiao Mao frowned, but they saw a general walking in with several attendants. Is there anything wrong with General Yuan? Ji Ling asked faintly. This man is Yuan Yin, Yuan Shu's younger brother. He has always relied on his eldest brother's status to show off in front of Ji Ling and others, and Ji Ling is also very disrespectful to him.

"It's okay, but General Ji, you have been attacking Guangling City for more than a month. Why can't you capture it?" Yuan Yin asked with a smile.

"The garrison's bow and crossbow are sharp, and we can't resist!" Ji Lingzheng explained a few words, and Yuan Yin said impatiently, "I think General Ji's martial arts are not good. General Ji is known as the first general in Huainan, but he can't beat Zhang Liao. You should know that this man is just a general who used to be called Lv Bu!" After saying that, Yuan Yin also looked at Ji Ling with a sarcastic face.

"This..." Ji Ling suddenly found that he had nothing to say. After all, it was obvious that he was defeated by Zhang Liao alone at the beginning. Qiao Mao next to him stepped forward and said, "Since General Yuan said such words, he must be able to kill Zhang Liao under the horse. The last general is waiting for General Yuan to win!"

"Huh?" As soon as Yuan Yin heard Qiao Mao's words, he was immediately excited. When I go to war tomorrow, I will kill Zhang Liao!" After leaving this sentence, Yuan Yin took someone away.

"Brother Qiao, why are you?" Ji Ling was a little stunned. General Ji, let this one die, so we don't have to be quiet. Qiao Mao said with a smile.

If Yuan Yin is really dead, will Yuan Shu let himself go? Ji Ling's heart was full of ups and downs, and he didn't come up with an idea in the end, so he had to wait and see what happened tomorrow.

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