Three Kingdoms: Sir, you love learning too much!

Chapter 124 Why Don't You Ask the Magical Conch?
Cao Cao sent his troops to Yangquan and stationed them on the west side of Shouchun, less than a hundred miles away, and it was already a tense confrontation.

At this moment, Yuan Shu didn't dare to separate his troops, so he withdrew many of his troops who had planned to attack Xuzhou, but as soon as he retreated here, Bao Xin marched without hesitation and directly occupied Yicheng.

Guan Yu, who was stationed in Longkang, was ordered to lead troops to directly and firmly control the Huaishui Ferry. He stationed troops outside Xiquyang, and incidentally protected Guo Yi and other soldiers and horses.

Huainan originally had a lot of soldiers and horses, but because Yuan Shu wanted to resist the attack of Cao Cao's army, he withdrew them all and dared not defend them any more. As he gradually moved, Dingyuan, Fengyang and other important places were all occupied, which also led to Huainan In fact, it no longer belongs to Yuan Shu.

The only place he can guard heavily is around Shouchun.

At this time, Cao Cao finally waited for the military adviser from Yingshui in Yangquan, who was recommended by Xun Yu, Xun You.

Xun You used to be an internal affairs official. When he served Dong Zhuo, he had an assassination act, but he leaked it before it happened, and was imprisoned in Luoyang.

When Dong Zhuo moved the capital, Xun You was able to escape because he failed to behead all the criminals in the prison in haste. After he got out, he returned to his hometown and never served as an official again. I am afraid that he had seen the strength of a man in prison and did not want to take any more risks.

Of course, it may also be due to the fear in the heart at the time of life and death, and the reluctance to take risks.

Cao Cao didn't know the reasons, but he had only heard that this man was a learned man, and many people in the village evaluated him as Wang Zuozhi's talent. With such a talented scholar, he must have a far-sighted vision. He just happened to be appointed in the current war. Hold on to your identity, and when you return to Xudu, it will be even more helpful.

Cao Cao welcomed him to the barracks at night, but he failed to arrive as scheduled while waiting during the day, but rushed to take advantage of the setting sun.

So a banquet was held in the barracks, and during the banquet, they drank and greeted, and introduced the army to Wen Wu and told him that because Xun You was several years older than Xun Yu, he was quite respected.

After retreating, he entered Cao Cao's main tent and talked about the current war.

Guo Jia was listening from the sidelines. The two obviously knew each other, but they were not familiar with each other.

Xun You has always been observant of people, good at observing people's faces and guessing their thoughts. When he saw Cao Cao, he already understood what kind of person he was, and then he was secretly surprised.

People who have always been benevolent and righteous are often indecisive, but this Mr. Cao has always been vigorous and decisive, and any countermeasures can be taken immediately without worrying too much, and he has no mercy for the people, the land, etc. feel.

This is different from Liu Yu. When Wei Zong was raising troops, most of them would immediately consider the sufferings of the people. Although he also raised troops, he didn't like to fight soldiers, but Cao Cao didn't have such concerns at all.

So there was something strange in his heart, not because he was dissatisfied, but because he was more optimistic about Cao Cao.

As my uncle said, Cao Cao is the master who can end the troubled times, and he should try his best to assist him, but at the same time, he also has some worries, but these worries are not something that can be said now.

In the middle of the night, Xun You accompanied Cao Cao to write down all the topography of Runan. By this time, several passable roads had been sorted out, and grain and grass were transported from both ends of the water and land. It was almost guaranteed that there would be a wave within a few days. If a grain station was built in the middle , it can be transported continuously.

"The advantage now is that there are no worries, the road is unimpeded, and there is no avenue for the enemy to detour and ambush along the road. If you want to cross the mountains and forests to cut off our food roads, you can set up camps in important areas to guard them. It only takes 2000 people That's it."

"Duke Ming's food can be transported once every ten days, and the consumption will not exceed [-]%. If we act like this, it will be possible for the entire army to fight next year, and there will be no need to withdraw the army in winter."

"Hoarding food in Yangquan, with mountains and rivers as a stronghold, can store heavy troops here and oppress Shouchun. In my opinion, Duke Ming really didn't have to besiege so eagerly. Later, there were soldiers and horses guarding Puyang, and General Cao Hong stationed near Luoyang. , under the condition of guarding the princes outside the pass, Jingzhou does not need to fortify at all."

"Oh? Why?" Cao Cao asked with a smile, "Could it be that Mr. Liu Biao also thinks that Liu Biao is a clan relative of the Han Dynasty, and he will never invade my land of Yanzhou at this moment?"

"That's right," Xun You nodded resolutely, and at the same time said, "Not only that, but when Liu Biao entered Jingzhou alone, he got the help of the local clan, so he locked up Hengjiang's benevolent politics and used local scholars wantonly. With today's status, Jingzhou can have the peace it has today, but this also means that his power alone cannot suppress the scholars."

"Not only does he not dare to attack the righteous teacher, but he can't abandon benevolence and righteousness at will, and he can't fight risky battles. If he can't follow the scholars in his territory, he will be opposed by everyone, so he can't do it," Xun You knew about Jingzhou Scholars, as well as ethnic groups in various places, have also deeply analyzed the current situation in Jingzhou. From the information sent from various places and his guesses, it is not difficult to find that Jingzhou is actually exercised by everyone, that is, all ethnic groups need to discuss and contribute. Only then can we mobilize troops.

And because the officials are scattered, the four clans have control, but Liu Biao is not a talker about the real military power. He needs to discuss with others, or spend several years trying to solve the situation of the local gentry decentralization. In the process, He still can't lose benevolence and righteousness.

After all, it is difficult to achieve.

It's far less quick to restore credibility after a one-size-fits-all approach, but Liu Biao is a member of the Liu family, so he certainly can't just kill and kill like Sun Jian did back then.

So he dared to make a judgment in front of Cao Cao next time. Cao Cao listened carefully, nodded his head and said: "Thank you sir for teaching me, this is the first time I have heard someone who can analyze the situation in Jingzhou with certainty, and he is so weak. Well, if Liu Biao dies, the clans in Jingzhou will be scattered, so we can take advantage of it?!"

"That's right," Xun You frowned and nodded immediately, but he was a little surprised that Cao Cao's point was so far away, and he hadn't even captured Shouchun yet. "Ming Gong, Jingzhou is too far away, but this Shouchun I heard that before the incident, Yuan Shu had already started to build up the city defenses, built the city gates and barracks, and placed many new-style defense equipment on the city walls, and even had a large net for defense against stone throwing. If he attacked by force, he would lose a lot Soldiers and horses are easy to defend and difficult to attack."

"The only difficulty now is this."

When Xun You said this, he bowed down sincerely, and sighed, "It's very helpless. I have little knowledge on this matter, and there is really nothing I can do. Because Yuan Shu must have closed the city gate tightly and cannot be deceived when he was trapped. Strategies can't flow in the city, breaking the city from the inside out is actually very difficult, and he took the people into Shouchun City, which seems benevolent, but in fact it is not, but wants to use the people as meat shields to resist, and forcibly binds the people in the city If we resist the soldiers together, if we break the city, the people will definitely be massacred, or when we defend the city, we will forcibly conscript strong soldiers into the army. In this way, every time we attack the city, we will use the newly recruited people to defend the city. The elite personal soldiers will supervise from behind, and if there are retreats and defeats, they will go to the elite again, and the strength of the elite troops will not decrease after several times, and our army will not be able to attack the city, so it can boost the general's heart."

"Oh!" Cao Cao and Guo Jia suddenly realized at this moment. The two of them had been unable to figure this out when they were discussing before. They didn't know why Yuan Shu refused to give up the people since he wanted to stick to it. He even took the people to Shouchun for refuge. He thought it was because he planned to let these people come out to cultivate food after he retired in the spring of the next year.

Neither of them expected that Yuan Shuneng would be so inhumane, and now it seems that they still think of him too simply.

"That makes sense," Guo Jia applauded immediately, and looked at Xun You with admiration. "Gongda really has a unique vision, and he can always think of this strange thing."

"Absurd praise," Xun You bowed his hands politely, "I have read military books, and I have never seen anyone who taught people to use people as shields, but Yuan Shu has never cared about people's life and death. All these years, he only treats people as worthless in order to store food. As cattle and horses, but now they are willing to take them in, the city is crowded, the food consumption is intensified, and things go wrong, then there will be monsters, and it is not difficult to see their intentions based on this guess."

"Therefore, the siege of the city should not be rushed, it should be besieged slowly, causing the people in the city to be chaotic, and then exacerbating its wear and tear. Yuan Shu could not accept it, and could only collapse in the end."

"A good strategy," Cao Cao said with serious eyes, thinking for a long time, "I should have listened to what you said, but now a quick attack can have a deterrent effect. If you delay, you will not be able to make your ambition clear, and you will not be able to overwhelm the majesty of the big man." Overseas, so I just can't be slow."

"This is different from the attack on Xuzhou. Xuzhou is because I have the intention of revenge. The more benevolent and righteous I am, the more popular I will be. Now I am entrusted by the emperor to prevent the rebellion from becoming active, so I need to attack quickly to deter it."

Xun You sighed, "If this is the case, the morale of the soldiers will be demoralized."

"Of course, my lord has more long-term concerns. It is true that we should attack quickly. After all, this is a rebellion by a traitor, trying to wipe out the fate of the Han Dynasty. It is also a thief who stole the fate of our country. If you wait a year later, someone else will say If the emperor rises up, if you can't hit it hard, it will spring up like bamboo shoots after a rain, and it will be difficult to cure." Xun You bowed his head and thought for a while, and then persuaded: "Furthermore, think about it a little more... Maybe there is a flexible method?"

Now that Yuan Shu has shrunk, he just saw the purpose of Cao Cao's trip, so he acted like this, but it was like a conspiracy, forcing Cao Cao to choose.

If there is no strong attack, but only siege, in fact, deterrence is not enough. When the winter is severe, the soldiers' minds will no longer be on the battle.

Taking advantage of the continuous victories in the current battles, and the impassioned speeches he made when he left the army, it acts on his heart, but he has infinite momentum to send troops, making it easier to win the battle.

When Cao Cao heard this, he also understood that his decision would be very important.

At this time, Guo Jia knew that he was hesitant, so he slowly clasped his fists at Cao Cao and said, "Why don't you listen to what Meng Yu has to say?"

Xun You's face turned pale, and he stopped talking immediately.

He has heard of this person... His seniority seems to be...

Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and he smiled at Guo Jia: "Write him a letter, and I'll see if he has any tricks."

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Yi Cheng.

Guo Yi transported the general weapons along the Huishui River in a large ship, camped halfway and waited to stock up, and then received the letter.

At this time, I was returning from fishing at the ferry, wearing a bamboo hat on my head, trousers rolled up on my thighs, squatting barefoot on a rock, opened the letter, and after seeing the reason, I dressed neatly to the side. Chen Deng smiled.

"Listen to what I said, think of me as a magical conch."

"What is a magic conch?" Chen Deng asked curiously.

"It's a kind of conch shell. You just need to ask it after picking it up, and it will answer your question." Guo Yi was also in a good mood, and he answered this question patiently.

Chen Deng suddenly chuckled, "Haha, it's also a legend in my hometown, right? Such legends are quite interesting, but they also give comfort to the common people. Sometimes we really need some mysterious things."

"Well," Guo Yi rubbed his chin, "So, you think the main attack should be the main attack, and it should not be surrounded but not attacked, but it can be assisted by mysterious things."

Chen Deng was stunned: "When did I say the main attack?! I said that the people need mysterious things!"

"I will reply to the letter with the lord, and Chen Deng will attack."

"Hey! Think twice, think twice, think twice... I didn't say anything!" Chen Deng immediately gave Guo Yi a hand, and I said everything, "I will be responsible for the defeat!"

"I'm not afraid of anything, I'm not afraid!"

Guo Yi said nonchalantly.

Chen Deng suddenly became numb, "You don't even wear shoes, you must not be afraid, I am afraid!"

Guo Yi looked at his feet and said, "Let's focus on attacking. Shouchun was supposed to be captured. Go back this year and have a good year. Except for this idiot who usurped the Zhong family, maybe everyone can be promoted. Wouldn't it be nice?"

"Liangzi! Reply for me, and say that I will be the main attacker. After I transport the cannons of righteousness to Huaishui River, I can attack the city wantonly and transport it to Shouchun City within three days!"

"Eh!"

Zhuge Liang in the distance replied immediately, and then he didn't need to read the letter, and immediately went to the account to prepare to reply, and handed it over to the messenger to take it back.

Chen Deng was actually very curious, why Guo Yi chose this name, Yi Da Pao.

He can understand Li, but Yida is a mouthful, so it's better to call him Lipao.

Use great righteousness to overwhelm unrighteous teachers, and only in this way will it show its power.

The Tiangong camp has been busy for half a month, almost day and night working hard at casting, taking giant logs and cutting them, constantly trying, spending countless iron ore to make round iron lumps for guns, twisting ropes to get tendons, and then cutting big wooden keels Make the "back", remove the tendons to make strings, and make a cart.

With the hard work of so many people and Guo Yi's intelligence, only two cars were obtained.

But the progress has been speeding up. At the beginning, when no one understood it, it was still difficult to make. Guo Yi had to try and explain everything in person. Later, it was different. Several craftsmen who participated in the production of the first Yili cannon car had already understood Mastered the finer skills, and learned to use iron forging to seal and strengthen.

Then take the tendon and rub the rope to make the string, so it is much easier.

This chariot can only be transported by a large ship, two or three at a time, but now to rush to work, the materials can only be transported here, and then transported by water, and may hit rocks along the way and be damaged.

Shipbuilding, transportation, food and money, as well as gold, stone, cloth, tendon and hemp rope, etc., all came from the sale of Chen's family property, so Chen Deng's heart was bleeding during this time.

Especially when he was reading the family book, he was crying so hard that he could hardly speak. He really had a reason to win this battle.

If he doesn't win a Liehou and go back, he will fight Guo Yi after the war is over.

It's another matter of whether he can fight well, mainly to express Chen Deng's inner resentment with desperate efforts.

Hopefully, this catapult can really shine on the battlefield and become the key to capturing Shouchun...

"Oh, I really got into Guo Mengyu's boat..."

(End of this chapter)