The most poisonous person in the Three Kingdoms, Boss Cao advised me to calm down!

Chapter 314 Those who disobey orders can make their own decisions
Once you take this tiger talisman.

I have to shoulder all the responsibilities for this battle.

Not to mention whether his father-in-law's move was intended to test him.

What if Ma Chao and Han Sui led their troops to attack the next moment?

If he failed to respond properly, the three armies would be defeated.

That would be disappointing my father-in-law's expectations and being unworthy of the soldiers!
Then I can forget about living in this world from now on.

After all, in order to calm the anger of the entire army.

He will definitely be used as a scapegoat by his own cheap father-in-law!
Thinking of this, Sima De quickly knelt down.

He kowtowed and said, "Thank you, father-in-law, for your trust!"

"It is my duty to share my father-in-law's worries."

"But the Tiger Tally is a precious military weapon. I cannot accept it!"

"Now all the civil and military officials are here."

"Even if my father-in-law is ill now, it is not my turn to command the three armies."

"Please take back your order, father-in-law!"

After these words were spoken, everyone present had different expressions.

Many people thought to themselves that Sima Renda was quite self-aware.

Knowing that he is the son-in-law of the Cao family.

But I am still inexperienced and cannot take on such a heavy responsibility.

But the next second, Cao Cao sighed and said:
"You and I are father-in-law and son-in-law, why do we have to do this?"

After all, it was not that Lao Cao had complete faith in Sima De.

But now that the army is outside, there is really no one available.

If the power to mobilize the army is given to others.

Even great generals like Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan.

In Lao Cao's opinion, it is still not safe enough.

But I really can't rely on my two sons.

If he fell down the next moment, the three armies would be leaderless.

Once the army's morale is disrupted, it will be in danger of being destroyed in an instant.

So after much thought, Sima De is the best candidate.

After all, this guy is my son-in-law.

With him in charge of the overall situation, his civil and military officials will not be dissatisfied.

At least the clan members headed by Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan.

I will not oppose my nephew's husband to his face.

Besides, his son-in-law is extremely strategic.

But he had no foundation in the army and wanted to gain the support of the generals and soldiers.

He still has to rely on his own Huang Xuer for help.

For this reason, this kid won't act arbitrarily.

Do something bad behind the Cao family's back.

"Well, I'll let you take it."

"My body is really unable to support it."

"I underestimated the horse before, which led to the danger today."

"Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, you and I are in this together!"

"It is most appropriate for you to take charge of this thing."

"With you in charge of the overall situation, you will be able to protect the three armies and reassure the lords."

Sima De felt miserable when he heard this.

Seeing this, Cao Cao took a step forward and pressed his shoulder.

"With this tiger talisman in hand, you can command the army smoothly."

"My Qingguang sword is also in your hands."

"From now on, there will be people in the army who disobey orders."

"You hold my tiger talisman and sword, and you can decide for yourself!"

As he said this, his legs suddenly felt weak and he staggered.

Sima De was so frightened that he stood up immediately and hurriedly supported the old man.

Cao Cao also took the opportunity to stuff the tiger talisman into his arms.

Then he looked at the people in the tent and said:

"There is no time to lose, let's march quickly."

"You guys go down and make your own arrangements."

Seeing this, everyone dared not say anything.

They also quickly left the tent and went about their business as instructed.

So he used the tiger talisman to hand over the transaction.

The seriously ill Cao Cao managed to stabilize the situation.

At present, Cao's army is divided into two groups in Weibei.

Although it broke the original stalemate between the two sides.

But they also gave up the main road leading to Hongnong.

The armies in Guanzhong certainly did not dare to ignore Cao's army and rashly attack Hongnong. However, Cao's supply line in Hongnong was also cut off.

Therefore, Cao's army changed its route to transport food and fodder through Hedong County.

Hedong is far away from Weibei, and transporting grain requires crossing the Yellow River, which is much more troublesome than Hongnong.

If the troops in Guanzhong followed Ma Chao's plan and crossed the river to the north to hold their ground.

I am afraid that the war will last for a long time and Cao's army will have difficulty in getting food.

But once they gave up Weibei.

Cao's army could then deploy their troops with impunity.

Sima De discussed the matter with his colleagues.

It was decided to mobilize soldiers to cut down trees, plant deer horns, and dig trenches.

A canal was built along the Yellow River from Pubanjin, leading directly to the bank of the Wei River.

In this way, the food supply route can be protected tightly.

The troops in Guanzhong no longer had any idea how to go around and cut off their food supply.

So within five days, Cao's army had built a continuous line of defense.

The areas east and west of the Yellow River north of the Wei River were all under the control of Cao's army.

Even if the Guanzhong coalition forces later received news that Cao Cao was seriously ill.

However, Cao's army had already seized the initiative in controlling the heights and the river.

When evening came, the entire army had dinner before sunset as usual.

Then fighting was strictly prohibited early on and inspections were carried out closely.

Ordinary soldiers naturally hid in their tents to avoid the spring cold.

Chat quietly and then wait for sleep.

As for the senior military officers, they can stay in their own tents.

Light a candle and do something free.

For example, reading a book, writing a letter home, etc.

As for the central army tent, the lights would naturally be on all night long...

Cao Cao had already made specific military arrangements.

He handed it over to Sima De and his own civil and military officials.

Now that the war is about to break out, we naturally have to try our best to improve the military plan.

However, this was probably because the opponent had too many flaws.

The military plan was quickly formulated and approved by Sima De.

The only thing to worry about right now is the condition of the commander-in-chief Cao Cao.

Soon after evening, the lights in the central army tent also dimmed.

Then only the back tent where Cao Cao was resting still had a dim light.

Correspondingly, Jia Xu tonight.

After punishing several soldiers who had violated military law.

He neither read late into the night nor dealt with any official documents.

Instead, he sat in the tent, pondering how to fight.

As if waiting for someone to arrive.

Sure enough, late at night, someone from the central army suddenly came to invite him.

It is said that Sima Jijiu called Jia Junshi to the central army for a talk.

Jia Xu's expression remained calm and he still thanked the other party for his hard work.

Then he calmly followed the other party to the rear tent of the central army tent.

Meet Sima De, the current commander-in-chief of Cao's army and military advisor.

"Wenhe, please sit down." There was a small table on Sima De's couch.

The man was writing something at his desk when he saw Jia Xu coming.

He also stood up to greet him and motioned for him to sit on the couch.

"Wait until I finish writing this article."

Jia Xu bowed and sat quietly on the couch.

But he didn't dare to take off his shoes and get on the bed as casually as Sima De did.

Moreover, he did not look away the whole time and did not even look at what Sima De was writing.

After a long time, Sima De finally raised his head.

He glanced in the direction of the rear tent.

Then he asked a somewhat strange question:

"Wenhe, do you think our army can fight now?"

Even though Jia Xu was prepared, he was still a little surprised:
"Why does Renda say that?"

"All the generals in the army said that we could fight, and Xun Gong, Da Lou Zibo also advised us to fight."

"Renda himself can see it clearly, and even formulated a military strategy today."

"Why are you asking me, an old man?"

Hearing Jia Xu calling himself an old man, Sima De couldn't help but laugh:
"This concerns the safety of the entire army, so we must always be cautious."

"You are the smartest person I have ever seen in my life."

"If you don't say we can fight, I'll always be unsure."

(End of this chapter)