Cao Thief

Chapter 283 The Crisis Is Coming (Ask for a Monthly Ticket!!)

Two big mistakes were made in a row yesterday.

Cao Peng had presented the horseshoe before, but Laoxin forgot.Re-edited, please forgive me.

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For Cao Cao, April in the fourth year of Jian'an was obviously not easy.

Sun Ce attacked Guangling across the river, making the situation in Guangling County suddenly tense.At the beginning of the war, Chen Deng was defeated in a row, and was even forced to give up Guangling County and retreat to Dongyang to stand firm.Hailing's situation is also at stake.Faced with the joint attack of Sun He and Lu Su, Wang Mai lost three battles in a row in one day, and finally had to rely on Hailing County to start a fierce resistance with Sun He.

At the beginning of the war, Cao Jun was obviously in trouble.

The governor of Xuzhou, the chariot general Che Zhou, refused to send troops to rescue for a long time, and even ordered Deng Ji not to cross the Huai River for rescue, and stick to the front line of the Huai River.

Deng Ji tried to persuade Che Zhou, but Che Zhou ordered people to drive him out of Xiapi.

In desperation, Deng Ji had no choice but to send people to Xudu for help, and at the same time ordered Zhou Cang to lead a navy to go south along the coast and head straight for the entrance of Dongling Pavilion.This is also Deng Ji's strategy to follow Deng Zhi in desperation.Raided by water, trying to cut off Sunhe's supply and food road.

But he also knew that Zhou Cang might be able to succeed once or twice, but in the end he would definitely return without success.

Wang Mai fought bloody battles in Hailing for [-] days, and his entire army was almost wiped out.In the end, he followed Dai Gan's strategy and led his troops to break through.

Dai Gan, who was seriously injured, stayed in Hailing County with Wang Xu.Dai Qian ordered people to hoard all the supplies, grain, grass, dry firewood and other things that could ignite fire in the county town, and then gave up resistance.When Sun He heard the news, he immediately ordered Danyang Zongshuai Zu Lang to lead his troops into Hailing County.Before that, Zu Lang was instigated by Yuan Shu to rebel, but was persuaded to surrender in the end, and returned to Sun Ce.

In this attack across the river, Zu Lang had the intention of atoning for his crimes.

Sun He also knew his thoughts very well, so he took Zu Lang as the vanguard and ordered him to go to Hailing first.

Unexpectedly, just after Zulang entered Hailing, Dai Gan set fire to Hailing County.Nearly [-] Danyang soldiers were devoured by the fire without any warning.After Sun He heard the news, he immediately sent troops to rescue, but the fire in Hailing was too big, and finally returned without success.

In the battle of Hailing, Sun Ce's army suffered more than [-] casualties.

As for the Cao army, Dai Qian, the head of Hailing, and Wang Xu, the captain of Hailing, all died in battle, and Wei Wangmai, the capital of Nongdu, managed to break through with only a hundred people and fled to Sheyang.

Casualties on both sides were extremely heavy.

Bu Zhi recruited [-] elite soldiers in Yandu, arrived in Sheyang on April [-], joined forces with Wang Mai, and temporarily stabilized his position.

Sun He was also seriously injured by the death of the three thousand Danyang soldiers.

Under Lu Su's persuasion, Sun He finally stopped the idea of ​​continuing to attack, and retreated to Dongling Pavilion to guard.

Zhou Cang attacked twice in a row and was a great success.However, during the third sneak attack, the four ships were ambushed by Lv Meng, captain of Dantu, and Jiang Qin, captain of Dangkou, and half of the four ships were damaged.

On April [-], Zhu Ling, the prefect of Peiguo, led troops to help.

However, before dispatching troops, he arrived at Xiapi first, beheaded Chezhou, the governor of Xuzhou, and then obtained the military amulet, ordering Deng Ji to lead his troops to attack.

On April [-], Deng Ji led the troops across the Huai River, and when they approached Sheyang, they made a counterattack.

Under such circumstances, Sun Ce also knew that it was hopeless to capture Guangling.He had no choice but to lead his troops out of Guangling and return to Dantu.

Taking advantage of the situation, Chen Deng regained Guangling County and seized Jiangshui Temple.Seeing this situation, Sun He of Dongling Pavilion hurriedly led his troops back to Jiangdong...

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The Jianghuai war was tense, but Cao Cao didn't care too much.

What really worried Cao Cao was that Yuan Shao listened to the advice of counselor Guo Tuxinpei and stationed troops in Liyang with the intention of attacking Yanzhou.After the Jianghuai War, Liu Bigong, the remnant of the Yellow Turban in Runan, took the opportunity to occupy Runan County.Later, Liu Bi and Gong Du contacted Liu Bei and welcomed Liu Bei to Runan.After Yuan Shao learned about it, he immediately ordered Gao Gan to donate three thousand soldiers and horses to Liu Bei so that he could gain a foothold in Runan.

In this way, Yuan Shao and Liu Bei were in a pincer attack from south to north.

Cao Cao was greatly troubled, and ordered the general to be stationed on the south bank of the Yellow River to monitor Yuan Jun's movements.Later, he transferred Cao Ren to Liang County, and appointed Cao Ren as the prefect of Liang County, and worked with Cao Hong to monitor Liu Bei's movements.For a while, people in Yuzhou were panicked and turbulent.

"Zihe, Zidan, what are you doing?"

After Cao Cao returned to Xudu, before he had time to catch his breath, Cao Chun brought Cao Zhen and came to see him.

Even though he was upset, Cao Cao still received Cao Chun and the two of them.When Cao Chun was chasing Liu Bei, he was stabbed, so that he will be raised to this day.He came here today to report something important.Seeing Cao Cao's reception, he immediately invited Cao Cao to retreat.

"Zidan told me one thing, it's so important, Chunyi dare not judge it arbitrarily, so he came here to report it."

Cao Cao let out a sigh of relief, and asked with a smile, "Zidan, what did you find out?"

Cao Zhen took a step forward and intervened: "Before Qingming, my nephew had a party with Youxue. On the road at that time, I ran into Zhongping, the son of Changshui Captain Zhongji. Youxue reminded my nephew at that time that Zhongji was an old minister. He will be united with the lord, so be on guard against him.

The lord also knows that his nephew had misunderstood Youxue because of Liu Bei's matter before.

So when Youxue reminded me this time, my nephew thought it made sense.So I ordered people to secretly monitor the actions of the species..."

Cao Cao's face darkened.

"How is the result?"

"On the surface, the species seems calm.

However, my nephew later found out that the Chong Mansion and Hussar General Dong Cheng's mansion secretly had close contacts.Especially during the period when the lord went out to fight and the Jianghuai war was fierce, the two governments moved very frequently.In addition, there are General Zhaoxin Wu Lan, General Pian Wang Fu, and Yilang Wu Shuo, who also have contacts with Dong Chenghe Zhongji.After Yuan Shao stationed troops in Liyang, these families became very active.

My nephew then reported it to my son and uncle, and my uncle ordered me to continue monitoring.

This morning, my nephew caught a spy outside the city, and found a letter from the spy, which was a secret letter between Liu Bei and Dong Cheng. "

After all, Cao Zhen took out a letter and presented it to Cao Cao with both hands.

Cao Cao took it and glanced at it, his expression changed drastically.

"Who else knows about this?"

Cao Chundao: "Only Zidan and I know about it, and we haven't told anyone."

"Very good, trust me to stay first... Zidan, you did a very good job this time."

Cao Zhen quickly said: "This is not Zidan's merit. It was actually reminded by Youxue that Zidan was awakened. Therefore, this merit should be attributed to Youxue."

"Hehehe, you brothers are united, you don't have to refuse.

By the way, Youxue went to Lu Hun to study as a teacher, is there any news?These days, I was busy with military affairs, so I didn't pay attention to Lu Hun's affairs. "

Cao Zhen was immediately excited!
"My lord, Youxue has been included in Mr. Kong Ming's sect, and he wrote a good article before, which made Mr. Kong Ming very impressed."

"Oh?"

Cao Cao's mood seemed to be much brighter all of a sudden, "Youxue has another good work?"

"The name is Ailian."

Cao Cao couldn't help jumping up for joy, and said with a smile to Cao Chun: "My family Wanlihou has another excellent work, why didn't I know about it?"

Cao Chundao: "The elders of the clan also highly praised Youxue's talents.

The grandmother had contacted the elders of the clan before, and now they all replied, saying that the difficulties of Yongping caused the Cao family to separate, and now it is right to return to the clan. "

In other words, the Cao family in Qiao County has already recognized the Cao Ji family.

Now, just need to find a suitable opportunity, Cao Cao can openly include Cao Ji's family in the Cao clan of Qiao County.

Cao Cao felt relieved.

"Jun Shi, are you still studying?"

"Reporting to my lord, Junshi has been studying tirelessly, and it is said that he has already mastered eight hundred characters.

A few days ago, Feng Xiao asked me to drink, and joked that Juan Shi could speak well, citing scriptures and allusions, compared with before, it has greatly improved. "

"is it?"

Cao Cao couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this.

"Then what has he been up to lately?"

Cao Zhen quickly replied: "I heard that Uncle Junshi is very interested in farming recently, but he doesn't know what kind of utensils he plays with at home all day."

"Jun Shi is interested in farming? Doesn't he like making knives?"

"Well, my nephew is not very clear. Anyway, when I passed by Zhuye's mansion last time, I heard from the officials that he went to talk to Liu Shaofu about some kind of car. It is strange to say that Liu Shaofu's arrogant People, how can they talk to Uncle Junshi? Anyway, the two of them have been quite close during this period of time, and it is said that they often drink together, so I don't know what they are discussing."

Cao Cao couldn't help but feel curious.

Others don't understand Liu Ye, but Cao Cao does.

As a clan member of the Han Dynasty, Liu Ye's temperament is actually very arrogant.

As for Liu Ye himself, he is also very interested in some strange tricks, and he is still very knowledgeable.Cao Jineng and Liu Ye talked together, which shows that Liu Ye has recognized Cao Ji's ability.This alone is enough to make Cao Cao curious, curious about what Cao Ji is doing?

After Cao Chun and Cao Zhen retired, Cao Cao ordered people to look for Cao Peng's "Ai Lian Shuo" and prepared to enjoy it.

But at this moment, the family members came to report: "There is something urgent in Xun Shizhong, come and report."

"Wen Ruo is here? Please hurry up."

Cao Peng got up quickly and ordered Xun Yu to be brought over.

Xun Yu looked much more haggard than when he was in the second year of Jian'an.

After only two years, Xun Yu seemed to be aging.He is only 36 years old this year, but he looks like he is in his 40s, and his temples are even gray.

When Cao Cao saw it, he couldn't help feeling a little sad.

Xun Yu was the first courtier to follow him, and he has been doing his best.

But since welcoming Emperor Han, Cao Cao always felt that there seemed to be an additional layer of estrangement between him and Xun Yu.In fact, Xun Yu has not changed much, it is still the same as before.But as far as Cao Cao is concerned, he can feel that Xun Yu seems to be more loyal to the Han Dynasty than to himself.This made him more or less uncomfortable.Unknowingly, he became estranged from Xun Yu subconsciously.

Cao Cao stepped forward and grabbed Xun Yu's hand, "Wen Ruo, why are you so tired?"

"My lord, something is wrong."

"what's up?"

Cao Cao froze for a moment, then became a little nervous.

"After the Qingming Festival, until today, the whole Yuzhou, and a small part of Yanzhou, has not rained. I have received several express reports, all of which are reports of drought... Yuxian, Jiwu, Wuping, Zhexian, Ningping , Xinyang and other places, the drought is very serious.

The situation in Chenjun was relatively better. In February, Zilian ordered people to dig ditches.

But after all, it is only a drop in the bucket, and it can only ensure that the drought in Chen County and other counties and towns near the Langtang Canal is alleviated.Like other places, the drought is severe. "

Cao Cao originally thought that what Xun Yu said was not good because Yuan Shao had changed something.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a natural disaster.

He gasped, feeling panicked.

In the past two years, Xu Du's farming has indeed been a bumper harvest.Now the treasury has more than one million grains in stock, which is also the foundation of Cao Cao.According to his plan, as long as there is another bumper harvest this year, coupled with the success of farming in Haixi, the treasury will hoard nearly 300 million dendrobium in the coming year.With these 300 million dendrobium at the bottom, Cao Cao has enough confidence to recruit troops and cross the river to attack Yuan Shao in Jizhou.

Unexpectedly, there was a disaster year...

If the disaster is serious, then the food stockpiles in Xudu must open warehouses for relief, otherwise it will inevitably trigger a new round of turmoil.

But if you open a warehouse for relief, there will be no food in the coming year.

In another two years, Yuan Shao's troops will have enough food and supplies to stabilize the four prefectures in Hebei. At that time...

"Wen Ruo, is the situation true?"

"I have ordered people to investigate, but it is estimated that they are all facts."

"Then... is there any good strategy?"

Xun Yu pondered for a moment, then shook his head lightly, "Sikong, such natural disasters cannot be dealt with by humans.

I am worried now that if the drought continues, the drought will spread rapidly.At that time, even Xu Du may be affected. "

Cao Cao was really flustered now.

If it is said that he was full of confidence before and was sure to resist Yuan Shao, then now, his heart has also started to fluctuate.

Could it be that God will not help me?
Although Cao Cao remained calm on the surface, in his heart, there were thousands of twists and turns.

He knew that Xun Yu had indeed tried his best.But in the face of natural disasters, manpower is indeed small.Since what he said was so serious, it is likely that the situation is not optimistic.What should I do?What should I do?Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu, and Xun Yu looked at Cao Cao with a wry smile.

In my heart, I can't help but feel a little bitter...

But Cao Cao still forced a smile and said, "Wen Ruo, I already know about this.

You try your best to deal with it, and if it really doesn't work, prepare to open a warehouse for relief.If there is no harvest in Yuzhou, we still have Haixi... If it is not possible, then we can transfer grain and grass from Haixi.As long as Haixi is stable, the temporary safety of Yuzhou can be kept. "

"By the way, speaking of Haixi, the matter of General Zhu Ling beheading Che Zhou..."

"Che Zhou is incompetent, why should he be beheaded?"

Cao Cao gritted his teeth suddenly, then closed his eyes, and fell silent.

"Order Xu Qi to be the governor of Xuzhou, and he will take up the post immediately."

"Here!"

Xun Yu didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly bowed and retreated.

It is an excellent choice for Xu Mengyu to take over Xuzhou.

Xu Qiu has talent, fame and qualifications.The most important thing is that Xu Qiu himself is from Xuzhou, and his family is in Haixi.

It is said that the relationship between the Xu family and Deng Ji is good. If Xu Qi is appointed as the governor of Xuzhou, he can also serve as an escort for Haixi.

Now both Cao Cao and Xun Yu are relying on Haixi not to have any more accidents.If the drought in Yuzhou does not ease, then Haixi is their life-saving straw.In any case, it is necessary to guarantee Haixi's harvest this year, otherwise there will be troubles.

After seeing off Xun Yu, Cao Cao no longer had the heart to read any good works.

He walked out the door and walked slowly along the verandah, worried.

It was early summer and the temperature was scorching.

Cao Cao suddenly stopped, looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh, "Don't God bless my Han Dynasty?"

(End of this chapter)