Three Kingdoms Bandits

Chapter 650 Xuzhou Army

"My lord, if one enemy camp is pulled out, Cao Cao will set up another one! It takes time and effort to attack Cao's camp, and the gain outweighs the gain!" Xu Shu said.

If the three camps of Cao Jun cannot be removed at the same time, the damage to Cao Jun will be very small.Cao Cao dared to set up three large camps like this, but he was not afraid that the Wuling army would attack them one by one.

Fighting such a war of attrition is thankless for the Wuling Army!
"Does Yuan Zhi have any other clever strategies?" Wu Shun asked.

When he couldn't figure it out, Wu Shun had to rely on his advisers, and Xu Shu never let Wu Shun down.

So after Xu Shu disagreed with attacking Cao Ying, Wu Shun instinctively believed that Xu Shu had a good idea.

"I thought it was time to attack the Xuzhou army!" Xu Shu said.

"Attack Liu Bei?"

Wu Shun was a little puzzled, although Liu Bei had [-] troops here, but Wu Shun really didn't take it seriously. Among Liu Bei's troops, Wu Shun only cared about Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

The elite Wuling Army, except for the Suzaku Army, Xuanwu Army, and Qilin Army, are all here.

Wu Shun now has 11 White Tiger Battalion, [-] Personal Guard Battalion, [-] Qilin Cavalry, [-] White Tiger Legion, [-] Qinglong Cavalry, [-] Xiliang Cavalry, [-] Canglang Legion, a total of [-] people.

Now that Wuling Army and Cao Army are confronting each other, Liu Bei has never made a comeback.

That's why Wu Shun was so surprised when Xu Shu said he wanted to beat Liu Bei.In Wu Shun's subconscious mind, as long as Cao Jun is dealt with, the Xuzhou Army is just incidental.

Without Cao Cao standing in front, Liu Bei had no intention of confronting the Wuling army head-on.

"My lord, although Xuzhou's army is weak, it is Cao Cao's allies." Xu Shu reminded.

"Destroy Liu Bei and use it to damage the morale of Cao's army?" Wu Shun asked.

"Yes!" Xu Shu replied.

"But the three camps of Cao's army are standing there. Even if Liu Bei is defeated, our army will not be able to go around and attack Xudu."

Wu Shun's thinking is still above the three camps established by Cao Cao, and he always feels that these three points must be pulled out first.

"My lord, Cao Cao is facing off against my 11 troops. The recruitment of young and strong people in the territory is serious. In addition to the severe situation now, Cao's army is running out of food!" Xu Shu said.

Yanzhou is different from Yizhou. In recent years, there have been constant wars, people have been displaced, and the population is small.

After years of wars, Cao Jun recruited many young and strong soldiers to replenish his troops. As a result, there was not enough labor in the fields and the fields were barren.This made Cao Jun's military rations lose their guarantee!

As for Yizhou, after Wu Shun came to power, there has been an influx of refugees.Coupled with Yizhou's policy of benefiting the people, there are more and more refugees.

At the same time, Yizhou encouraged the reclamation of wasteland and the return of infrastructure to ensure the annual harvest, the people had enough food and clothing, and left surplus grain.

Wu Shun's conquests from the east to the west, and the southward and northern expeditions, were supported by the grain reserves in Yizhou.If it's not enough, if you pay some money to buy it, the common people may be willing to donate when they hear that it is to support the Wuling Army in the war.

In war, what you fight is logistics, and what you fight is population!

In this regard, Wu Shun was very foresighted and gathered the refugees early on.

"Yuan Zhi, since Cao Cao is short of food, he shouldn't be beating Liu Bei."

Xu Shu said that Cao Jun's army was in short supply, and Wu Shun was even more unwilling to fight Liu Bei.Why?Because Liu Bei's [-] troops are here, eating Cao Cao's food.

"My lord, maybe you don't know that the rations for Xuzhou's soldiers are brought from Xuzhou." Xu Shu smiled wryly.

If it wasn't for the information that the scouts had inquired about, he wouldn't even believe it.

"Is there such a thing?"

Wu Shun was shocked, he didn't expect Cao Cao to be so dark!Ask others to help fight the war, but don't provide food and grass.

"Cao Cao is like this, it's hard for Liu Bei." Wu Shun felt for Liu Bei.

"Liu Bei transported food by himself, and he had to go through Cao Jun's checkpoint, so he would have been detained a lot." Xu Shu surmised maliciously.

"Then let's help Liu Bei and beat him to Xuzhou?" Wu Shun suddenly realized that sending troops to defeat others was actually helping.

"Presumably Liu Bei will thank the lord." Xu Shu said.

"Hahaha, the military commander's words are reasonable. My Wuling army beat them back home, so as not to be angry with Cao's army."

After Zhang Xiong finished speaking, all the generals laughed happily.

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Withholding Liu Bei's food and grass, Cao Cao would not do it, but it does not rule out that his soldiers will not do it.This is the reason why little ghosts are difficult to deal with.

In order to unite the front, Liu Bei probably chose to be patient.

"Brother, Cao Jun has gone too far, and even deducted another five carts of rations from us!"

At the Xuzhou military camp, Zhang Fei was very angry.

The news that the Wuling Army inquired was true, and the Xuzhou Army's rations would be withheld from time to time.

"Cao Cao doesn't care so much, it doesn't matter if we don't fight this battle!" Guan Yu, who was on the side, was not in a good mood.

Whose rations have been withheld, will the mood be better?

"Second brother, third brother, wait for me to explain to Cao Gong." Liu Bei said.

Cao Jun's soldiers became more and more rude, and this time they directly deducted five carts of military rations, Liu Bei felt a little angry.

"Brother, if Cao Cao doesn't care, let's go back!" Zhang Fei said.

They sent troops to help fight the Wuling army. They didn't fight much, but they consumed a lot of food.

"Sir, brother, wait for me to go to Cao Ying." After Liu Bei finished speaking, he took Guan Yu to find Cao Cao.

He brought food and grass to help Cao Cao, not to be angry.

At this time, in Cao Yingzhong, Cao Cao was discussing the situation in Jingzhou with Guo Jia, when the two brothers Liu Bei came to visit suddenly and interrupted their conversation.

"Xuande came here for something important?" Cao Cao asked.

"Prime Minister, our army is short of food, I implore the Prime Minister to allocate some food and grass." Liu Bei bowed his hands and said.

"Oh, since that's the case, Xuande can send someone to collect food and grass for emergency." Cao Cao did not doubt that he was there, and when he heard that Xuzhou's army was short of food, he immediately agreed to call.

"Thank you, Prime Minister!" Liu Bei thanked and left.He knew that the people around Cao Cao could hear what he meant.

Sure enough, after Liu Bei left, Cao Cao asked Guo Jia, "What does Liu Bei mean by filial piety?"

"My lord, I'm afraid the soldiers of our army did some disgraceful things in private. For example, they robbed Liu Bei's grain and grass..." Guo Jia said.

He knew that Xuzhou's soldiers were self-sufficient. If the problem was his own, Liu Bei would definitely not come to Cao Cao.

"Investigate, severely punish!" Cao Cao ordered!
"My lord is wise!" Guo Jia said.

"My lord, if Liu Bei wants to fight against the Wuling army with our army sincerely, the Xuzhou army's rations should be provided by our army." Xun You said.

He watched Liu Bei's expression very carefully just now.It is clear that some blame Cao Cao for his lack of strict control.

"Gongda, our army is running out of supplies, you don't know..." Cao Cao was also very helpless.

It is almost impossible to provide supplies for the [-] Xuzhou army with the rations of his own army.

"My lord, what Gongda said is right, the military rations are not enough, you can go and rob!" Guo Jia said.

To rob food, who is it to rob?Naturally, it was the Wuling Army.I have to say that Guo Jia's ideas are very radical. If Cao Jun really robs grain, the price he will pay will not be small.

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