Uncle Emperor, I am really not Wolong Zhuge!

Chapter 179 Teach

"Hefei has gathered an army of three to four hundred thousand, and the daily consumption is so high! During Zhang Liao's trip, the three-month supply of food and grass was interrupted in Jingzhou, which has left Hefei's troops in a state of shortage. If the supply is not timely again, I am afraid... …”

The smile on Cao Cao's face already seemed a little forced, and he asked calmly: "What are you afraid of?"

Sima Yi lowered his head and said, "I'm afraid that while the Prime Minister is sitting in Wancheng waiting for the shortage of food and grass in Fancheng to cause chaos, Zhuge Wende is also sitting in Xiangyang, waiting for my troops in Hefei to cause chaos due to the lack of food and grass!"

Cao Cao suddenly laughed loudly and stood up with a proud look on his face: "Zhongda is worried! I have already ordered that grain and grass from Wancheng and Xuchang be transported to Hefei in a steady stream. Zhang Liao's warships have not only lost grain and grass. Everything has been replenished, and an additional three to five months of food and grass have been stored. Even though there is a temporary shortage at the moment, the food and grass are all on the way. As long as Xu Huang arrives and makes some adjustments, I am afraid that the supply will be sufficient at this moment!"

Sima Yi's face was still heavy, his head hung lower, and he said slowly: "That's just the Prime Minister's private opinion, I'm afraid it may not be the case. The Prime Minister is good at cutting off people's food routes, but the death of Qianliju shows that Zhuge Wende is not only also He is proficient in this way, and is thousands of times better than the Prime Minister!"

Dang!

The tea cup in Cao Cao's hand rolled over on the ground and broke into two pieces.

"Are you saying that the grain and grass I keep sending to Hefei may not actually enter Hefei?"

Sima Yi whispered again: "I am dead, but I really guess that this is possible..."

Cao Cao suddenly stood up and shouted angrily: "Sima Zhongda, you are so brave!"

"Am I copying Zhang Liao's story with so much military ration? Is it all a compulsory payment to support Jingzhou?"

"This is simply unreasonable! You can't think of it!"

Sima Yi bent over and knelt at the foot of the steps, not daring to raise his head or say anything. Cao Pi sat on the other side, watching his father's face turn pale with anger. He already understood that although his father said that it was absolutely impossible, he already believed it in his heart, but he just didn't want to admit it because of his face.

Xun You had been silent, thinking hard. At this time, he stood up and said calmly: "Prime Minister, Sima Zhongda's analysis is not unreasonable. I think about it carefully. If the grain and grass really entered Hefei, why did the officers and soldiers who transported the grain never turn around? Return without seeing the documents? Why do the reports from Hefei, apart from urging for food supplies, never mention whether there is a war in Hefei, whether Jiangdong is on guard or not, or the movements of soldiers and horses in Jiangdong, etc.?"

Cao Cao rolled his sleeves and said, "You guys don't need to say anything! Immediately take the scout Xing Ye and go there to investigate the truth and report back to me as soon as possible!"

Jia Xu, who had never said a word, suddenly stood up, came to Sima Yi's side, knelt down and said in a trembling voice: "Prime Minister, we are in urgent need! If we wait for reward, Hefei will die!"

Xun You was also kneeling in a row, with a stern look on his face: "Please Prime Minister, please quickly send out elite troops to protect the food and grass, and the general will personally escort them to rescue 400,000 lives in Hefei!"

Cao Cao panicked and finally lost his composure, pacing back and forth on the high steps with his hands behind his back.

"Prime Minister, I would like to take five thousand elites from Xinye to Hefei at starry night to clear the roadblocks and protect the food and grass!"

Seeing the anxious look on the prime minister's face, Xu Chu felt even more anxious. He stroked the handle of the knife with his right hand and shouted loudly.

"Where is Xia Houyuan!"

Cao Cao suddenly stopped, turned around and stood on the high steps, looked down the hall, and said loudly.

"Here!"

Xia Houyuan, fully armored, stood up from his seat, bowed and stood behind the three counselors. "You set off immediately, return to the Wancheng camp, discuss with Cao Ren, order 300,000 stones of grain and grass, 50,000 elite soldiers and horses, and escort them to Hefei!"

Cao Cao looked at Xia Houyuan solemnly, his face glowing with oil, which was incompatible with the refreshing weather.

"You are a talented person. Let's see how talented you are this time!"

“We must transport the food to Hefei safely!”

Cao Cao suddenly took a few steps, walked down the stairs, bypassed the three counselors, came to Xia Houyuan, stretched out his hand to hold Xia Houyuan's right hand, and stuffed a tiger charm into his hand: "The lives of 400,000 soldiers in Hefei, alone. It’s in your hands!”

Xia Houyuan looked excited and held the tiger talisman tightly. Because he was wearing armor, it was inconvenient to salute, so he could only bow and salute: "Since a man has received an important task, he will not rest until death! Don't worry, Prime Minister, Xia Houyuan will never let down the Prime Minister when he goes there." Entrusted!"

Sima Yi knelt on the ground and couldn't help but frown when he heard Xia Houyuan mentioned the word "death" before leaving. But he was new here today and had just been promoted to counselor. His official position was low and he did not dare to speak lightly.

Xiahou Yuan paid his respects to Cao Cao, led dozens of war horses out of the Xinye city gate, and galloped towards Wancheng in a dusty road.

In the Wancheng camp, Cao Ren received the Prime Minister's letter and the tiger talisman, and did not dare to delay. He completed allocating the provisions and horses in the camp and handed them over to Xia Houyuan.

Xia Houyuan rode a horse with a sword across his body to escort the grain and grass, and hurried on the starry night, taking the land road all the way to Hefei!

Chapter 285

In Xinye City, everyone sent Xia Houyuan away and sat down again to discuss strategies.

"Prime Minister, Wancheng's 300,000 shi of grain will be sent to Hefei. Hefei's grain and grass can solve the urgent need, but Wancheng..."

Jia Xu frowned and looked troubled.

When Chen Qun was in Japan, he and Chen Qun shared the management of grain roads. But he was focused on planning, but in fact, Chen Qun was responsible for all the food and grass matters, and he was not allowed to worry at all.

But after Chen Qun retired from illness and returned to his hometown, all the dispatching, sending and receiving of money and grain fell on Jia Xu, which made him understand that the work of money and grain was so hard, and it was not what he was good at.

"This is your responsibility, how can you ask me? In the first southern expedition, there were so many wars? Even in the previous expedition, there was never a shortage. How come you have transferred a mere 300,000 grains and grass, and I Wancheng’s hundreds of thousands of troops are going to starve?”

Cao Cao's eyes were as cold as cold autumn, he looked directly at Jia Xu, and his words were extremely harsh!

forage!

From the Battle of Guandu to the defeat of Ma Chao, this was originally a magic weapon for him to defeat the enemy. Now it has become his shortcoming that limits his ability to use his troops!

When Zhuge heard about virtue, he used his own way to repay his kindness!

Cao Cao was extremely upset. From the first southern expedition to the present, he tried his best, and the five great counselors also tried their best, but every time he competed with Zhuge Wende, he lost miserably!

If the war continues like this, with Jingzhou sitting on its food and getting more and more food and grass, I am afraid that all the nine states in the Central Plains will be exhausted by Jingzhou!

Sima Yi saw that the mature and prudent Jia Xu was blushing after being scolded by Prime Minister Cao. He lowered his head and did not dare to say anything. He hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Wen He does not need to be anxious. This matter must be handled with caution."

"Now the money and food are being transferred to Hefei, but our city, Wancheng, is close to Xudu. Lord Xunling is stationed in Xudu. You can send him a letter. As long as you can send him 10,000 to 20,000 dan, the urgent need can be solved. Fortunately, Wancheng is here for the time being. If there is no war, we can postpone it."

(End of this chapter)