My father is Yuan Shu?But I want to be a Cao thief

Chapter 367 Personal expedition
"It's okay, Xianbei can't afford to turn the tide!"

Chu Feng raised his hand. What he needs now is time. It is impossible for Xianbei to go south in a short time. As long as the current difficulties are resolved, Xianbei will only be a part of the big man in the future.

What's more, Xianbei only annexed part of the territory of the Wuhuan Huns, not the prefectures and counties that took over the Han.

Hearing Chu Feng's words, everyone was no longer entangled, and they all thought of the research Zhuge Liang was in charge of. Throwing a few explosives to Xianbei probably scared Xianbei's soul.

"My lord, have you really decided to go north to fight Yuan Shao?" Lu Su asked with a frown. He still didn't think that a decisive battle was the best solution!

"Is it still possible?" Chu Feng raised his eyebrows: "Don't think too much, although the decisive battle in Puyang is far away, it can prevent the trampling of the northern cavalry and stop him to the north of the Yellow River."

But Jia Xu stroked his beard and said: "Master, I am afraid that Cao Cao needs to be more careful. According to reports from scouts, his soldiers and horses still have not launched an attack on Yizhou. I am afraid that Luoyang is really going to be decisive."

"Now, my lord, you lead your troops to the north. If Cao Cao launches an attack, Luoyang's troops will be empty. It may be dangerous. You must know that Cao Cao's Qingzhou soldiers are not as vulnerable as Yuan Shao's infantry!"

Jia Xu said in a solemn voice with a bit of dignity.

Hearing this, Chu Feng nodded. He had been thinking about this all the time, so he left Lu Su here to wait, but even so, with Zhang Liao Gaoshun's soldiers and horses, the three of them only had 30,000 people.

Cao Cao can gather an army of 150,000 without saying anything positive. Once the city is besieged, it will surely fall into a deadlock.

"It will take at least a month for Cao Jun to mobilize in Hanzhong. The army of Zhao Fan, Wenpin, and Tai Shici must be assembled within half a month. In this way, at least 80,000 people will confront him, and the difference in strength is not big."

Chu Feng looked solemn, and analyzed in a deep voice.

"In this way, immediately send fast horses to urge the three of them to march quickly and come as soon as possible. At the same time, in Yangzhou and Jingzhou, in the name of An Tianxia, ​​200,000 reserves are urgently recruited, ready to go to the battlefield at any time."

Chu Feng added another sentence.

200,000 reserve troops are definitely the most mobilized in history, but Chu Feng hopes that these people will not be needed, after all, if they really need to use these soldiers and horses, the front line may have been defeated in a mess.

"That's the way it is!" Lu Su nodded solemnly.

200,000 reserve troops can be regarded as the last line of defense on the frontier.

"I don't believe Liu Zhang sent someone to urge him again. He is really so stupid? He just watched Cao Cao send troops?" Chu Feng was a little annoyed, and this Liu Zhang was really incompetent.

No wonder it's like a silly batch in history.

"No!" Jia Xu nodded in response.

"By the way, what did Zhuge Liang say? Can the things be brought out? Send someone to tell him that the front line is extremely urgent, and everything is focused on war." Chu Feng urged with solemn eyes.

If it was before, he was not in a hurry.

But now it seems that he has to worry.

After all, he thought that the decisive battle was still about two years away, but he didn't expect Yuan Shao to be so impatient, and Cao Cao was also put on fire by this operation, so he had to make a decision in advance.

"Someone has been sent to urge it!" Lu Su replied.

"Okay, all the generals will go down for repairs. Tomorrow, the fire will be lit at the third watch, and the camp will be pulled out at the fifth watch, and head to Puyang at full speed." Chu Feng looked at the generals and said solemnly, "I'll leave this battle to everyone!"

"Promise!" Zhao Yun, Zhang Xiu, Zhang Yun, Xu Chu and other generals all responded in unison, with solemn voices.

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Luoyang, the camp of Cao Jun outside the city.

Cao Cao looked at the envoy sent by Yuan Shao, and couldn't help frowning, because the envoy was talking about food, which made Cao Cao very angry, because he said he would give one hundred thousand shi at most.

And it will be given after the troops are drawn.

"Xun Chen, Yuan Shao doesn't want to cooperate anymore?" Cao Cao was displeased, shaking his sleeves and snorting coldly. After all, hundreds of thousands of grains are far from the current hundred thousand stones.

"Don't be angry, Cao Gong. My lord has said that there is really not so much food. The hundred thousand stones are all made up by all means. It is not without sincerity. Moreover, my lord has already gone south along the Yellow River."

Xun Chen quickly explained.

Cao Cao was still displeased. It is well known that the poor under his command would need an astronomical amount of food and grass to fight this battle. He was afraid that he would not be able to supply the army by half of the battle.

You know, it's just his own army,
But soon Guishuang will send 200,000 troops to help out, and these 200,000 soldiers will spend a lot of food on horse chews.

"Hmph, I transferred troops and horses from Hanzhong to Luoyang, which is thousands of miles away. During this period, it will be very useful. Yuan Shao can't even compensate for it. Why should I send troops?"

Cao Cao shook his sleeves, as if he didn't want to send troops.

In the hall, Guo Jia also saw what Cao Cao meant, and immediately smiled lightly and said: "My lord, in my opinion, it is better to let the Hanzhong soldiers not move rashly, and continue to attack Yizhou. It should be safe!"

Speaking of this, Guo Jia glanced at Xun Chen from the corner of his eye. He said this to Xun Chen. Beat him to let him know that Cao Cao has the right to choose, and it is more tempting to choose to attack Yizhou .

There was a bit of panic deep in Xun Chen's pupils, but he didn't show it. There was no way, the arrival of the Xiongnu and Wuhuan made Yuan Shao a little swollen, and he was not so dependent on Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

"Guo Jijiu was joking. Chu Feng is the lifelong enemy of my lord and Cao Gong. This battle is the most critical battle to destroy Chu Feng. Once Cao Gong does not participate in the battle and let the Chu army annihilate our army, the world will be destroyed again. There is no possibility of the surname Cao."

Xun Chen replied heartily.

"Thinking about it, Mr. Cao also knows that the Chu army is tyrannical. It's not just Lang's name. All the elites in the world were defeated by Chu Feng. Although my lord has the help of the Wuhuan Xiongnu, there is no guarantee that he will win."

Xun Chen added another sentence.

Cao Cao frowned slightly, pondering in his heart. He was considering whether to help Yuan Shao. After all, there were pros and cons. They had discussed this matter earlier, but right now he was still struggling.

The point is still the food.

Food and grass are the top priorities of the three armies. Counting Guishuang's food and grass, once this battle falls into a protracted war, it will probably cost tens of millions of stones, which cannot be supported by his strength in Guanzhong.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao was speechless.

Why is that Chu Feng never short of food?

However, if he was told about the yield per mu of potatoes Chu Feng planted, he might give up this idea, because it was too naive.

"Mr. Cao, it's better than this. On behalf of my lord, I have decided that 150,000 shi of grain will be dispatched from Wei County on the same day to ensure the use of Mr. Cao's grain. However, I also hope that Mr. Cao can advance and retreat together to participate in the grand event."

Seeing Cao Cao's hesitation, Xun Chen immediately hit the railway while it was hot.

Cao Cao frowned, but he was thinking about the cost of food in his mind. Normally, the normal cost of soldiers is 50 people and one stone a day.

You will get 300,000 stones of grain and grass in a hundred days,

If you count the 200,000 soldiers and horses of the Guishuang Empire, you will need 400,000 for a hundred days. This is only a hundred days, and it is only the direct expenses of the soldiers. If you count the indirect ones.

For example, the round-trip loss caused by the people transporting grain directly broke a million stones.

In addition, the war horses still need to eat fine grains, which is another big expense, which makes Cao Cao feel colder and more uncertain, and the more he thinks about it, the more uncertain he will be. It may cost more than a million stones just for a hundred days.

A million stones, this is not a small amount.

Yizhou gave 150,000, Yuan Shao gave [-], and he had to bear the difference of one million. It is true that Hanzhong is the world's granary, but Hanzhong is too far away from Luoyang, and it cannot quench the thirst.

As for Guanzhong, it is true that the land of Sansuke is fertile and thousands of miles away.

However, the number of people under his command is limited. In Sanfu Guanzhong, there are only a million households. Even if one household cultivates a hundred acres, one mu of land pays ten taxes per mu. The maximum tax a household pays is more than ten shi.

Counting down to about ten million stones,

Excluding losses in various places, transportation costs, expenditures in various places, and all aspects, tens of millions of stones, food, and grass are nothing. Once this battle cannot be resolved quickly, the national treasury for a year may have to be filled.

Fighting has always been a time to rely on your background.

After thinking about this, Cao Cao had an idea. To put it bluntly, as long as he invested in this war, he would spend almost a year's finances on the war.

"Xun Chen, to tell you the truth, I have also recruited a lot of reinforcements from all over the world, but now I am suffering from lack of food and grass. If there is enough food and grass, the combined forces of yours and mine may approach one million."

Cao Cao directly admitted that maybe Cao Cao didn't take Yuan Shao to heart, or in other words, he would have to know this sooner or later!

"Reinforcement army?" Xun Chen was stunned for a moment, his pupils shrank, and he slandered in his heart. It seems that Cao Cao's ambition is not small. These reinforcements are obviously here to help capture the Central Plains.
But if Chu Feng is defeated, then these reinforcements will fight back directly, but right now there is no chance to think so much, so he immediately looked at Cao Cao: "Mr. Cao, it is naturally a good thing for you to ask for reinforcements."

"Then this decisive battle with Chu Feng will definitely win a big victory."

"Thinking about the millions of troops on both sides, the Chu army's strength will definitely be stretched, and they can even march from many places, approaching Hefei, so that Chu Feng must return to defense!"

Xun Chen laughed loudly, stroked his beard and said.

Indeed, with an army of hundreds of thousands, it only needs to be divided into multiple groups, and Chu Feng will be helpless. After all, with the strength of the Chu army, it is not yet capable of fighting more than one enemy, let alone Cao and Yuan went to Yuan Jun separately.

Calculated from this, it is equal to the Allied Forces of the Five Nations, and Chu Feng has one against five.

This is obviously impossible. No country has the ability to fight five against one, even if the Chu army is strong, it is absolutely impossible.

"200,000 stones of grain and grass. It is estimated that their soldiers and horses will arrive soon. If Yuan Shao wants to form an alliance, then send them food and grass as soon as possible. Otherwise, I will use these soldiers and horses to attack Yizhou,"

"At that time, even if I lose at the beginning, I will rely on Chu Feng to head-to-head!" Cao Cao stretched out two fingers, staring at Xun Chen with shrewd eyes and said.

"This..." Xun Chen hesitated, "I will answer on behalf of my lord for the time being, and I will try my best to persuade my lord later. I also hope that Duke Cao will lead his troops into the battlefield as soon as possible. My lord has already shared most of the offensive pressure in Puyang."

"Of course, I look forward to your early reply!" Cao Cao smiled warmly, but there was a coldness in the depths of his eyes, all of them were old and cunning.

"Definitely!" After Xun Chen finished speaking, he simply took a sip of water and rushed back with his people non-stop. He was exhausted these days.

Looking at Xun Chen's leaving back, Guo Jia immediately cupped his fists and said, "My lord, is the decisive battle over?"

"Xun Chen has a good saying. Chu Feng is the enemy of life. After he came for a thousand years, he must be killed. As long as Chu Feng is killed, it will be easy to deal with Yuan Shao when he turns around!"

"Didn't that Gatoni say that Yuan Shao was defeated by me in the history of later generations, not to mention that Yuan Shao was lenient inside and out, and civil servants such as Tian Feng Jushou were all abducted by Chu Feng."

"Generals such as Yan Liang and Wen Chou have already died in battle, and Zhang He and Gao Lan have surrendered. Only Han Meng, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang are left, which are not worth mentioning at all!"

Cao Cao waved his hand, as if he had seen things thoroughly.

All civil servants nodded in unison. Indeed, compared to Chu Feng, they didn't take Yuan Shao seriously, and only Chu Feng was the one who really cared.

"By the way, Feng Xiao, do you know why Chu Feng has never heard of a ration shortage?" Cao Cao asked curiously. He wanted to ask just now, and his scouts asked to see.
I have never seen the food shortage of the Chu army,
"This may have something to do with Chu Feng's management, and Jingzhou and Yangzhou are lands of fish and rice, with abundant products and rations." Xun You continued.

"My lord, I know a thing or two about this matter. My subordinates found out from investigations that in addition to grains such as millet, rice, and wheat, the Chu army also ate something called potatoes."

"This thing is mostly the size of a fist, and it can be used after a period of cooking, and it can be stored for a long time. I have also inquired about it in many ways, but the Chu army keeps it strictly secret, and I don't know the specific output value per mu!"

Guo Jia explained, but didn't think much about it.

"Oh, by the way, there is another point. Under Chu Feng's rule, the sea is being developed. It is said that countless commercial fishing boats have gone out to fish in the port. Each net can catch tens of thousands of catties. The quantity is extremely large."

"These sea fish are usually refrigerated with ice cubes and sent to various places, or they are directly salted and processed on the coast to increase the storage time. These are food!"

Guo Jia suddenly remembered this again, and added.

This thing is said to have started a month or two ago,

"Potatoes? Go fishing?" Cao Cao raised his eyebrows, but he was horrified. Going to sea for fishing has always been done, but because of rough seas, big boats couldn't enter the deep sea for fishing.

Normally, small boats go out to sea to fish.

After all, a large ship is expensive to build, and if it hits a rock and sinks, it will be life-threatening. In addition, the previous ships are not strong against wind and waves, and dignitaries in the mainland do not like to eat sea fish.

As a result, offshore development has been relatively stagnant.

Now Chu Feng is starting to develop the sea, and the ship building technology he has mastered is extraordinary, and he can sail in the ocean.

"Chu Feng, the enemy of life!"

Cao Cao took a deep breath and said something heavily.

This man brought too many things he didn't expect.

Everyone was silent, and some even nodded in approval.

"Do your best to obey the destiny. By the way, did Xia Houyuan in Yizhou send back any news?" Cao Cao raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Not yet, but considering Liu Zhang's weak and incompetent character, he shouldn't dare to refuse, my lord will just wait!" Xun You answered and explained.

"Never mind!"

(End of this chapter)