Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

Chapter 128 Waiting for a chance, see if Yuan Shu will give it to me!

However, the strategy is good.

Now is the time to give up Lu Bu.

After Yan Xiang was driven away, Yuan Shu leaned on his seat and fell into deep thought.

Among the things he said just now, there is one sentence that I heard very usefully, that is, it will be delayed until next year.

Now that the strategy of raiding Xuzhou had failed, I did not expect Cao Cao and Liu Bei's troops to react so quickly.

Xuzhou's defense is also extremely solid.

"Oh, the opportunity is a step behind."

Yuan Shu shook his head bitterly. Originally, for him, capturing Xuzhou was his top priority. If he could get it, he would occupy the two states in Shandong near the sea.

That is to say, we can then look forward to Qingzhou.

I didn't expect Lu Bu to be so useless.

"I thought he was really a general!"

Yuan Shu gritted his teeth slightly, and when he leaned down, his eyes blurred and looked into the distance. At the same time, his hands were put into the spacious sleeves of his robe, and he sighed, not knowing whether he was delusional or worried.

In short, up to now, Yuan Shu has not felt any sense of despair, but he is a little depressed because of the rebellion of the surrounding princes and old generals.

Lu Bu's defeat caused him to lose nearly 4 to [-] people. According to the military information and what many generals said, it can almost be concluded that he used Yuan's soldiers and horses to die and attack the city for him.

As a result, it has not been captured yet.

People who are not their own use it to their heart's content, and they don't entrust them to others.

"My dear friends, what can I say?"

Yuan Shu raised his head and glanced down. Now the generals are all leading the troops outside, and the generals who came today are all of low rank, so they can't play any decision-making role.

The rest of the counselors...

Yuan Shu himself had to sigh with emotion that those who were willing to support and proclaim themselves emperors at the beginning did not have the talents to master the world, nor the ambition to govern the country, and almost none of those who really had the ability to be like Yan Xiang remained.

But Yan Xiang has a stubborn temper, and he has already reached such a situation. In the future, when people spread rumors, no one will regard him as staying out of the matter, isn't he also a traitor?

Is it necessary to persist like this?

Needle drop could be heard in the hall, but no one spoke.

Yuan Shu immediately nodded impatiently, "Then according to Yan Zhu's words, take back the soldiers and horses, don't give Lu Bu food and grass, let him go to Cao Cao to grab it."

"At the same time, in the next imperial edict, Lv Bu will be named General of the Zhong Clan."

"Order Ji Ling to guard the three cities and one county in the north of Huainan, station soldiers and horses here, and hoard food and grass as much as possible. Liu Xun's [-] soldiers and horses will be taken back, and I will give him another [-] to give Xu Zhen's head. I'll bring it back."

"A mere Xu Zhen, if it wasn't for the tiger and leopard cavalry from the Cao family back then, I wouldn't have been defeated. This kid is young, but he is arrogant. He dared to enter Lujiang alone to defend me."

"Scaring Cao Cao with this person can destroy his army and boost the morale of our army."

"Here!"

Among the civil and military officials in the palace, Xu Zhen's name was rarely heard. In the Jiangnan area, he had no other reputation except for occasional rumors that he was an official in the fields, benevolent and caring for the people.

Therefore, from Yuan Shu to the officials at the end of the palace, they all thought that Xu Zhen must be gentle, not good at using troops, and that he was just a strategist in the Cao camp, and what they really wanted to fight would depend on the generals of the Cao family in Lujiang at the moment.

……

In the city of Xiapi, Cao Cao sat in Xiapi, ordered Cao Ren and Che Zhou to push forward the soldiers and horses, and kept chasing Lu Bu, forcing him to be suppressed in Guangling. land.

At this point, achievements have been made.

The battle itself is so big that it is necessary to command so many soldiers and horses, and the incident happened suddenly, Cao Cao was worried about the difficulty of transporting food and grass.

But for one month in a row, Xu Zhen transported 30 grains along the way from Chenliu, and set up many footholds along the way, which are called grain warehouses.

If Cao Cao had a map to draw at this moment, he would know that among the many generals who were marching outside, Xu Zhen's route of transporting food and grass just connected the places where these generals were located.

And the road he chose is not too rough, and the time to transport the grain and grass will not take too much, which means that the daily consumption is almost the same as that in the local county.

[-]% of the grain and grass are transported, and [-]% can be delivered to the camp.

This is already an excellent situation.

It is even better after arriving at Nanxiang. Starting from Daze, most of the southward rivers flow in two directions, south and east. Bamboo rafts are used to go down the current. .

Walking on land and water alternately can save several days. Now, after careful calculation, there is no need to worry about food and grass.

Xudu still has millions of grains and grass, which Xun Yu can deliver at any time.

For Cao Cao, it was a battle of wealth.

When I arrived in Yanzhou at the beginning of the year, I didn't even dare to think about it.

In the past few days, whenever he wanted to laugh, he would be grateful for Xu Zhen's strategy when he attacked Xu back then.

Benevolent government attack Xu.

In detail, if we attacked with fury at that time, plundered the people, destroyed the fields, and smashed the city walls, although the march could be faster and the momentum stronger, but it would take two years to restore it to the original state.

However, when the benevolent government attacked Xu, the people returned to resettlement, and immediately garrisoned the fields after a little appeasement, without delaying the busy farming season, the city walls were not worn out, and the fields were not destroyed.

Rounding up can save ten years of effort!

"Now, Bowen sent me a letter, which is even more comforting to me."

Cao Cao held a letter in his hand. Although it was written by Cao Ang, the meaning in it belonged to Xu Zhen.

It took several days to travel, and it was only a thousand miles from Lujiang to Xiapi. I rode alone along the road, and it was delivered to Cao Cao in four days. So I read it on the spot in the main hall.

"This time, Bowen advised me not to attack Lv Bu again, but to surround him and gradually eat away at the surrounding land, in case Lv Bu raids and robs food. After a few months, he will run out of food, and Yuan Shu is greedy and ruthless. , there is no benevolence and righteousness to speak of, and perhaps he will not give Lu Bu much food."

As soon as these words came out, Guo Jia and Cheng Yu nodded immediately.

Cheng Yu said with a smile: "We have enough food, so we can naturally fight this. We will advance slowly and step by step. The more stable we are, the more anxious Lu Bu will be. I second the proposal."

Guo Jia folded his hands behind his back, frowned and said, "But, the longer it drags on, the more I'm afraid there will be worries behind."

"I dare say that Yuan Shao will not come back this year. His situation in Youzhou is very good, and he is unwilling to let it go. He will definitely crush Gongsun Zan and occupy Youzhou this year."

"It will take a year to take Youzhou, and it will definitely take more than a year to stabilize Youzhou. Besides, there are many horseback aliens on the border of Youzhou, so let them live in peace, but if he suddenly gets advice from a counselor, he may go south to test it. "

"What kind of counselor can convince him?" Cao Cao raised his eyebrows and looked at Guo Jia.

"Yuan Shao's advisers, Xu You, Ju Jun and others are mostly in the main battle group, and Xu You's strategy is good at gambling, and he often wins."

When Guo Jia said this, he laughed lightly for some reason, and said, "Not only that, but my lord has to be careful."

"What's the matter?"

"Within Xudu."

Guo Jia smiled back, but his face was mostly ecstasy after thinking about the hidden dangers for himself, as if he was purely enjoying it, every time he thought hard and found out suddenly, he would always be happy.

"I suddenly thought, although the officials in Xudu can't occupy left and right, they can secretly communicate with Yuan Shao through letters. For example, the Taiwei and Yuan Shao are related by marriage, and the Taifu and Qinghe have many contacts. It is not unusual to communicate with each other through private letters. .”

"Or, Dong Cheng and the others can do more arrangements in secret. If they are given too much time, they may not be able to guard against it. Although school affairs are like a big net, the lord should know that there are gaps in the net, and there are always gaps." Mudfish can shuttle flexibly, how can there be a perfect reason?"

Cao Cao nodded slightly.

Cheng Yu pondered with a solemn expression. He had thought of these words, but secretly watching Cao Cao's expression, he planned to praise Xu Zhen and follow it.

That's why I immediately seconded the proposal, but I didn't expect Guo Jia to be so outspoken, bringing all these hidden dangers to the surface.

"Is there a solution for Fengxiao?"

Cheng Yu asked sincerely, since you said it, then come up with a way.

Don't just talk about hidden dangers.

"no!"

Guo Jia stepped forward.

Cheng Yu was stunned for a moment, then looked at him a few more times, and really wanted to ask again, did you mean it?
There is no way why you can be so confident, and even quite proud?
"Is there any reason in the world that all benefits are taken advantage of? To be a conspirator is to know all the troubles, so that the lord can think about the choice, discuss and choose the lesser one, Xu Bowen's plan is steady and cautious, with the general trend to force each other. Watch Lu and Yuan fight each other. You can sit back and enjoy it."

"Lü Bu will either attack Yuan in anger, or attack Cao in anger, or simply attack Cao and the same attack directly. Other than that, he can't hold on for a long time. The reason is that I don't know how long Lu Bu can hold on with his thoughts."

Cao Cao squinted his eyes and paced for a long time, thinking back and forth for a while, walked up to Guo Jia and stood still, saying: "What Feng Xiao said means that you can follow Bo Wen's words and march, but you must also look for opportunities to attack decisively."

"Not bad!"

Guo Jia's eyes lit up, like the winner of a famous horse, and his expression was very happy.

Sure enough, my lord knows my heart well.

"As it should be!"

"Hehehe!"

Cao Cao immediately stretched out his hand to straighten his mind, and said in a deep voice, "Okay, I will listen to Feng Xiao's words."

Although it was intended to be so.

"It's up to Yuan Shu to give him this chance."

……

Lujiang, Wan County.

After Xu Zhen married two daughters, they were included in the government office.

I made some arrangements, so I lived in the courtyard.

After being so calmed down, he found that it was really beneficial, not that the two female rhythms could really make him understand, but that when he was resting, if Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao Ermei played the piano to add to the fun, it would make him feel better.

When I was resting, I actually recovered better and my thinking became clearer.

Xu Zhen was so frightened that she didn't dare to stay longer, because if she recovered too quickly, she would lose her current state of insistence, so she immediately cut off the sound of the piano and took the bed curtains until she lightly supported the table, and she seemed to come out slightly drunk.

In addition, counselors have come to vote in succession in the past ten days.

Although he is not a famous person in Jiangdong, he does have a unique strategy for governing the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River. Xiaolu Jinxian, who appeases the people, wrote three slips and sent them to the government office, which made Xu Zhen and Jia Xu quite satisfied.

This was just one person's plan, and the talents of Wanruo Shu County and Wan County all sent their own strategies and ideas, and it was only later that they realized that it was Qiao Xuan who was behind the scenes to help.

Although he is not a very outstanding person among the hermits, he is not low in qualifications and is older. He has made contacts in Lujiang, Jiujiang, Danyang and other places for many years, and even has a few friends in Jiangdong.

Therefore, since the second daughter married Xu Zhen, of course Qiao Xuan had to do his best to help, and he seemed to have understood certain situations and was giving Xu Zhen a lot of wings.

Whether he wants it or not, Xu Zhen can appoint talented officials in Lujiang if there are trustworthy people.

As a result, the recruitment of soldiers and horses in the territory went more smoothly.

The effect of the defection of local celebrities is enough to make the people trust Cao's soldiers and horses from the north, and this Xu Zhenjun.

So invisibly, Xu Zhen has been busier these past few days, and it takes a whole night just to train recruits.

At this time, in the barracks.

As soon as Xu Zhen arrived at the camp, Zhuge Liang was already waiting.

And his expression was quite excited. Seeing Xu Zhen's arrival, he immediately strode to meet Xu Zhen, and waved from a very far away place, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!!"

Xu Zhen walked towards him, accompanied by Dian Wei at this time.

Of course Xu Zhen also understood what it meant.

So let the rest of the guards go to the main tent to wait first, he went up to meet Zhuge Liang, smiled in front of him and said, "What's the matter?"

"It's done!"

Zhuge Liang immediately smiled and said: "I have been thinking hard for several days, and I finally assisted Pu Feng to make the crossbow bolts that Junhou wanted. The structure of the top box that Junhou said was used. Ten arrows are fired every time the box is opened, and the string is pushed in when the box is closed."

"It can shoot ten arrows at a time, but it is relatively large, so it should be a large weapon."

"Okay!" Xu Zhen immediately hugged Zhuge Liang's shoulders, and it really takes you to break through this weapon, and there must be a response to every subtle whimsy.

Just when Xu Zhen mentioned this matter at first, Zhuge Liang was very interested, and he thought about it for a long time. Although he didn't know it well, what he thought was closer to the cognition of today's big man.

"Go, go and see!!"

Xu Zhen gave Dian Wei a hand, and said a little excitedly: "A Wei, order to select a thousand good archers from the guard camp, and I will form another elite army."

If this device can be built on a large scale in a short period of time, Xu Zhen is even willing to hand over all the arrows in the entire camp to the Suwei camp.

However, Dian Wei was a little troubled, "In the camp, there are less than a hundred people who are good at archery."

He said with serious eyes.

Xu Zhen was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly understood.

Indeed, the tiger and leopard riders are good at archery. When the tiger and leopard riders were selected from the Qingzhou soldiers, they had already selected those who were good at archery to form the leopard riders. After many years of marching, archers don’t really need good archery skills. .

When the two armies fought, they almost all shot obliquely towards the sky.

The rain of arrows sprinkled down could kill as many people as possible, but the horizontal shots were all blocked by shields, or fell directly to the ground, or were blocked by front and rear rows, making it difficult to move.

Therefore, archers in the army look more at arm strength than at shooting skills.

Xu Zhen was silent for a moment, and suddenly his face showed passion and determination, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, I will figure out a solution for this!!"

"Let's take a look at the artifacts of Kongming first."

Zhuge Liang frowned, and corrected: "It's a tool made."

The three of them walked to the blacksmith camp.

In the depths of the camp, Pufeng moved out a machine that was similar to a wooden cart. It was about half the size of a person, and it was not easy to carry. It was probably stored somewhere and used to defend the city.

Arrows also need big arrows, and ordinary thin arrows cannot exert their power.

On the basis of the original Liannu, it is even more exaggerated.

The overall shape is like a flying swallow, and the tail end is like a fish tail. There is a box-shaped structure in the middle for placing arrows. Its internal structure is relatively complicated, and arrows need to be specially made.

If it is to be simplified in this way, a more refined process is required.

They can't do it anymore.

"Your Majesty, it will take three days at the earliest to build one," Zhuge Liang cupped his hands and said, "There are Pu family members who learn very quickly, but consumables require a lot of refined iron, and arrows have to be remade. Inside, there should only be ten crosses."

With ten frames, ten arrows can be fired at a time, which is as powerful as a five-stone or six-stone bow.

Equivalent to three times the strength of my arm.

Available!

(End of this chapter)