The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 577 Fishing the Air Force, Then Fishing People!
As far as Zhang Xiu is concerned, he is indeed the fastest man in Xuzhou.

Although it was only forty or fifty miles away from the battlefield north of Bo County to Taoqiu City, Zhang Xiu set off after finishing the battle, and arrived in front of Liu Bei and Lin Chao at dawn.

It has to be said that this is an incredible speed.

And he hasn't lost his way yet!
When the moonlight gradually dissipated and a ray of light appeared in the east, the barbecue meeting in the courtyard was coming to an end.

Lin Chao fell asleep by the bonfire in a daze after being fed a few bowls of wine by Liu Bei last night.

Seeing this, Liu Bei put the coat he took off on Lin Chao's body, and then continued to eat, drink and have fun with everyone, vowing to turn this Mid-Autumn Festival into a sleepless night.

In the early morning, everyone was full of wine and food, and a little tired. When they were about to rest, Zhang Xiu suddenly rushed in, rushed in front of Liu Bei and clasped his fists: "My lord, our army has won a complete victory. The enemy's food and grass are endless!"

Hearing this, Liu Bei, who was still a little tired, suddenly regained his energy.Zhang Xiu's shout also dispelled everyone's drowsiness. Lin Chao was even awakened and sat up on the spot.

"Zilong is brave and worthy of being my arm!"

After hearing the news, Liu Bei's face was full of joy, and he couldn't help blurting out.

Then Liu Bei felt something was wrong again, so he smiled at Zhang Xiu: "Boyuan, you have worked hard too, so get up and answer."

"only!"

Zhang Xiu clasped his fists in response.

Here, Lin Chao had already stood up, glanced at Zhang Xiu, picked up some unfinished barbecue meat and walked over to Zhang Xiu, and handed it to Zhang Xiu: "Bo Yuan, what was the situation of the battle last night, what was the result of the battle, and how much food and grass were seized? "

The purpose of sending troops is to rob food, so the quantity is very important.

"Thank you, Supervising Army!" Zhang Xiu took the barbecue and replied, "My lord, Supervising Army, the enemy's grain shipment was escorted by Ma Shoucheng and his son..."

Recounted the process of the war, Zhang Xiu added another sentence at the end: "Anyway, almost all the food and grass of the enemy army was taken by General Zhao. The end is not very clear."

Hearing this, Lin Chao nodded with a smile on his face.

When he heard that Zhao Yun had intercepted all the food and grass of the enemy army, Lin Chao knew that the overall situation was settled.

Yuan Shao still has nearly [-] troops in the city, since Yuan Shu sent food, at least hundreds of thousands of shi, as long as he can take it.As for the number, we will know when Zhao Yun comes back.

On the other side, Liu Bei also came over with a jar of good wine, and smiled at Zhang Xiu: "Bo Yuan traveled all night to spread the good news. It was very hard work. Let's fill his stomach first."

"Thank you my lord!"

Zhang Xiu is also a man of temperament, in front of Liu Bei and everyone, he would drink like a binge while holding the wine jar.

Seeing this, Liu Bei laughed, and when he was about to continue to say some words of encouragement, Lin Chao preempted him and said, "Mr. Xuande, it's time to attack."

"Eh..." Liu Bei was surprised, "Don't you wait for Zilong and Zixu to come back?"

"No need, the food and grass are already in hand, and Dingtao City is well-defended, so we can't take it down in a single battle." Lin Chao said seriously, "If you want to break the city, you have to go through a lot of twists and turns, so it's better to attack tentatively first."

In fact, Lin Chao still has another worry in his heart, that is, once the news of the robbing of grain and grass reaches the city, Yuan Shao will definitely realize that there are spies around him.

At that time, with Xin Ping's consistent performance, there is no doubt that his identity will be exposed, and the fun will be great.

As a result, Lin Chao disdained the matter of rabbits and dogs cooking, and naturally wanted to do his best to ensure Xin Ping's safety, so he could only launch an attack immediately, and it would be best to take the city before Yuan Shao noticed it.

Secondly, once Yuan Shao eliminated Xin Ping, a second-five son, Lin Chao would have no internal support in the city, and it would be much more difficult to break the city.

After Liu Bei thought for a while, he nodded and affirmed Lin Chao's approach, and immediately ordered: "Jun Ming, beat the drums and gather the generals!"

"As ordered!"

Dian Wei clasped his fists and replied in a low voice.

After receiving the explosive news of Zhao Yun's victory, everyone fell asleep, and immediately followed Liu Bei back to the county government office.

Half an hour later, all the civil servants and generals in Taoqiu City gathered in the county government.

Those who did not receive Liu Bei's invitation last night were a little puzzled when they heard the drumbeat in the morning, but when they arrived at the county government office, they found Liu Bei and the members of Xuzhou's core group were all there. It's no small matter.

After everyone was seated, Liu Bei stood up, and said to everyone with a calm face: "This battle has lasted for several months, and you must be a little tired. Not only are you tired, but my Xuzhou soldiers have suffered heavy casualties this time. .”

As he spoke, Liu Bei suddenly raised his voice and said loudly: "We are tired, but the old thief Yuan Shao in the city is even more tired!
Fortunately, the soldiers put their lives to the test, fought bloody step by step, and just trapped the old thief Yuan Shao in Dingtao City in front of him.I can also tell you that the old thief Yuan Shao is not only trapped in the isolated city, but has also run out of food. The enemy soldiers in the city are eating each other, and their morale is completely lost.

Looking at this situation, the old thief Yuan Shao is at the end of his road.The culprit is close at hand, as long as you fight hard, you can break through the city and catch the thief.Make contributions, just today! "

boom!
Having said that, Liu Bei suddenly slapped the table, drawing everyone's attention to himself.

"This victory ticket is in my hands, and I hope you will use your lives to help a certain person capture and kill the traitor!

After this victory, I will present myself to the emperor and ask for rewards for everyone!

You can rest assured, I, Liu Xuande, hereby swear that the ministers who have made meritorious service will never be held accountable! "

Not everyone has lofty ideals, especially those generals and soldiers in the middle and lower classes.What you are looking for is nothing more than status and status, to seal your wife and son.

In terms of military merits, Xuzhou has always been rewarding and punishing, and never favoritism.

So when Liu Bei finished saying this, the entire county government was boiling.

Everyone hurriedly stood up and said loudly: "May I die for my lord!"

"it is good."

Seeing that the hearts of the people are available, Liu Bei burst out with a heroic aura, immediately pulled out the sword at his waist, and shouted loudly:

"Send a command to attack the city!"

"Follow my lord's order!"

……

Unlike the Xuzhou army whose morale was high outside the city, in Dingtao City at this moment, the faces of Yuan Jun's defenders were all dilapidated, and their eyes were full of numbness.

The continuous defeat in the past two months has caused these soldiers to be full of fear of fighting.

He has never won, so what is he fighting for? God knows if he will die in the next battle?
Soldiers may not be afraid of death, but no one is not afraid of doomed death.

When there is no way forward, people lose hope.

Especially after retreating to Dingtao City, although they did not continue to experience battles, the repeated reports of defeat by Cao Cao, Yuan Yi, and Zhang Miao made morale even lower.

Although Yuan Shao has tried his best to control the dissemination of news, and even strictly ordered the army to discuss this matter.But the soldiers are not fools, they can always hear some gossip.

The more Yuan Shao is forbidden to talk about it, the easier it is for them to think wrong.

Until the end, there was no will to fight in the hearts of the people.

And at this critical moment, another matter of life and death happened.

That is... out of food!

Yuan Shao naturally wouldn't spread the news, but the daily food supply was getting worse and worse, and even less and less, the soldiers couldn't get enough to eat.When they went to question, they were brutally suppressed from above.

Although the high-pressure policy can block everyone's mouths, it cannot fill everyone's stomachs.

Ever since, in the case of extreme food shortages and the trend of food demand, some soldiers started to use their brains.

This was the news that Yuan Shao had received before, that the disabled soldiers in the army were gradually disappearing.

No one was born, no corpse was seen after death, and maybe even no bones were left behind...

Pity those disabled soldiers who gave up their lives for Yuan Shao and ended up seriously injured and disabled.Although he can't go to the battlefield now, he has used the last remaining heat to turn himself into someone else's ration...

The first need of human beings is always food.

If you are not full, you can bear it.

If you can't eat it, everyone can't bear it.

When people are about to starve to death, their rationality will sink, their animal instincts will be fully exposed, and everything that can be eaten around them will become their prey.

It's not normal, but it's also normal.

In this regard, Yuan Shao had no countermeasures. He could only order the prohibition of cannibalism over and over again, but with little effect.

In the end, Yuan Shao himself couldn't hold back any longer, and he wholeheartedly hoped that Yuan Shu's rations would arrive quickly.

After Liu Bei sent an army to surround the city the day before yesterday, Yuan Shao had no hope in his heart.

In this situation, even if Yuan Shu's grain and grass arrived in Dingtao, it would be difficult to transport the grain to the city beyond Liu Bei's army.

However, when Liu Bei gave the order to attack the city, Yuan Shao hurried to the top of the city to boost morale.

Although he didn't know where the road ahead was, it was absolutely impossible for Yuan Shao to surrender.

Although the morale was low and the soldiers had no fighting spirit, Dingtao City was always a fortified city. In addition, there were nearly [-] soldiers and horses stationed in the city, so the attack for two days in a row failed to achieve results.

On the third day, Zhao Yun finally returned with his army and provisions.

When Liu Bei came out of the city to greet him, Zhao Yun had already counted the grain and grass along the way, and at the same time reported the battle damage to Liu Bei in detail.

Looking at the endless trucks, Liu Bei smiled brightly.

At this time, there is not much food and grass left in the Xuzhou army, and it can only last for another half a month at most.With these 50 stones of food and grass, it is no less than a continuation of life.

Lin Chao looked at the grain and grass, and smiled too, but there was a trace of strangeness in the smile.

"Mr. Xuande, he attacked the city for two days in a row, wasting the lives of the soldiers but making no progress. The court thinks that it is not appropriate to continue to attack the city."

Speaking of this, the smile on Liu Bei's face also faded, and he couldn't help asking: "Do you have a clever plan at the beginning?"

Lin Chao clenched his palms into fists and said, "Chao thought it would be best to draw Yuan Benchu's army out, so as to annihilate them in one fell swoop!"

Hearing this, Xun Yu who was standing beside him shook his head and said, "It's not easy to say. Yuan Benchu ​​has defeated our army in a row. Now that he is trapped in a lonely city, how can he go out to fight?"

"But what if Yuan Benchu ​​has to come out?" Lin Chao laughed.

Xun Yu was a little puzzled and asked, "What does Zichu mean by that?"

At this time, Xun Chen saw Lin Chao's intentions, pointed to the baggage cart not far away, and said, "Zi Chu's meaning is to use these grains and grass to catch Yuan Benchu's bait?"

"That's right, do you think this plan is feasible?"

Hearing this, Xun Chen frowned and said, "Right now, Yuan Benchu's army is already slaughtering horses for food, and food and grass are indeed in short supply. Therefore, these food and grass are the biggest bait, and it is not surprising that Yuan Benchu ​​can be caught. It is feasible, but it depends on how Yuan Benchu ​​makes his choice."

The so-called stratagem has always been people who plan things, and Gods who make things happen.

If Yuan Shao didn't make up his mind and remained indifferent to the grain and grass, then no one could do anything about it.

Just as everyone was thinking about the feasibility of this plan, Lin Chao shook his head and said, "No, it's not about Yuan Benchu's choice, but Yuan Benchu ​​has no choice at all!"

Hearing this, everyone was shocked.

"That's right, what Zichu said is true." Xun Yu thought about it, "Yuan Benchu ​​seems to have a choice, but in fact he has no choice at all. Some people think that this plan is feasible."

Seeing that everyone's opinions were reached, Liu Bei concluded: "Since you all agree that this plan is feasible, let's try it. Anyway, if it doesn't work, there is no loss."

"As ordered!"

The crowd shook hands.

Then Lin turned to Zhao Yun and said, "Zilong, are there any prisoners in this battle?"

"Return to the prison army, we captured nearly a thousand people under Ma Shoucheng's command in this battle."

Lin Chao nodded and said, "Okay, choose someone with a higher official position and bring it to the tent later, it will be of great use."

"As ordered!"

……

late at night.

Yuan Shao still didn't rest, he frowned on the table and thought hard, his eyes were bloodshot at this time, and he looked quite pervasive.

Below him, Xin Ping and Xin Pi sat down in turn, also with serious expressions, without saying a word.

At this time, Yuan Shao's brains were only left with two brothers.

When Yuan Shao first entered Bohai, he took Xu You and Feng Ji with him. Later, after he captured Jizhou, he recruited the Xin brothers.

At that time, Yuan Shao had Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Qu Yi, Han Meng, Gao Lan, and Chun Yuqiong under his command.Wen has counselors such as Xu You, Feng Ji, Xin Ping, and Xin Pi, and it can be said that they are not strong and strong.

But now, all the generals under his command were killed and injured, Qu Yi was the only one left, and he was trapped in Ye City by Zhang Yan and couldn't come to rescue him.

Not to mention the fierce generals, even the nearly generals fought in Linyi City, and were killed by Zhao Yun like melons and vegetables.

As for Wen Chen, Feng Ji followed Yan Liang to support Bohai, but later Yan Liang and the other three were beheaded by Guan Yu at Jieqiao. Feng Ji had to follow Cao Hong and Cheng Yu all the way south, and now he had followed Cao Cao to Sili.

But Xu You brought a letter to Yuan Shu to ask for help, and he is still working hard to mediate for Yuan Shao in Pingyu, trying to get more help.

Therefore, the only people available under Yuan Shao's command were Xin Ping and Xin Pi brothers.

Yuan Shao thought hard for a long time, until his eyes hurt and his lips were dry, he didn't think of any good solution.

The current situation is a dead end no matter how you look at it.

Pity me, Yuan Benchu, who was once called a model in the world, I don't want to end up like this today!

"Zhongzhi, George, the current situation, do you two have a clever plan to help someone get out of trouble?"

Although he no longer expressed any hope, Yuan Shao still asked.

Hearing this, Xin Ping stood up, arched his hands and was about to answer when he suddenly heard a commotion outside the door, and then a soldier walked in.

"My lord, someone from outside the city claimed to be under Ma Shoucheng's command, and said that the food and grass had been fifty miles away from the city!"

"What, this is impossible!"

After Yuan Shao heard the words, he didn't show a look of surprise, but immediately asked: "The city is surrounded by Liu Bei's army, how did he get in?"

The soldier hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "My lord, there were only a few people left when the visitors rushed to the bottom of the city, shouting to open the city gate. The villain saw that there were few of them, so he put down the hanging basket and pulled them up."

Hearing this, Yuan Shao's complexion flickered for a while, his eyes flickered, obviously wandering.

Seeing this, Xin Ping hurriedly cupped his hands and persuaded: "My lord, no matter whether this matter is true or not, I still have to summon this person to inquire in detail before making a plan."

"That's right." Yuan Shao also reacted at this time, and immediately ordered: "Bring this person in!"

"only!"

The soldier cupped his fists and turned to leave.

(End of this chapter)