The most powerful general in the Three Kingdoms

Jincheng, the prefect’s mansion.

Zhou Cheng is listening to the report from the front line.

Because during the rainy season, the roads are destroyed and muddy.

As a result, Taishi Ci and Zhang He's advance slowed down in April.

However, Zhao Yun's marching speed was not greatly affected. He still maintained the speed of opening roads through mountains and filling bridges when encountering water, paving the way for the army.

At this time, a grain truck was transferred from outside the Great Wall.

Truckloads are being transported to Jincheng.

The army and food and grass were the embodiment of Zhou Cheng's will, which made Han Sui afraid. He did not dare to assemble a large army and easily engage in large-scale field battles with Zhou Cheng.

However, Zhou Cheng also understood that Han Sui avoided fighting and used a war of attrition to consume Zhou Cheng's food and grass.

He mobilized such a large army, and the daily consumption of food and grass would be an astonishing amount.

This is also the main way the Hu people treat the Han army.

Unless a small force is used to support war with war, it will be a problem to supply food and grass if the army goes deep.

"Lord."At this time, a guard came in, holding a bamboo tube sealed with fire paint in his hand.

Zhou Cheng said:"Bring it up."

The guard presented Zhu Tong to the table.

Zhou Cheng opened the paint, took out the letter, and also tore the paint. After reading the contents of the letter, he said:"Cao Mengde and Liu Jingsheng are at war."

Guo Jia sipped the wine and seemed to be expecting something.

Li Ru didn't care.

For Li Ru, making his own side stronger is the most important thing at the moment.

As long as the north is unified and the north can settle down, then After going south, unifying the world will be just around the corner.

Jia Xu said:"My lord, the independent princes dominate the north. The wealthy families in the north have moved south one after another, either fleeing to Jingxiang or taking refuge in Yizhou. Now Jingzhou is densely populated and rich, and Liu Jingsheng is not A mediocre person, it is not easy for Cao Mengde to defeat him."

Jia Xu's words were a hint to Zhou Cheng not to worry too much about Cao Cao.

At this time, Guo Jia also said:"My lord, what Wen He said is absolutely true. It is normal for the Central Plains to start a war and the princes to attack each other. Now The states are in decline, the people are displaced, and the land is barren. Even if Cao Mengde defeats Yuan Jiujiu and becomes the lord of Yangzhou, it may not be easy to become strong in a few years. Li Ru added:"

The wealthy families in the world are all motivated by their own interests. Although Cao Mengde uses the name of 'righteousness', he can hardly afford the money and food to calm the people. If the people are uneasy, the army will not be prosperous, and the lord can destroy them in one battle.""

Jia Xu, Li Ru, and Guo Jia all saw the key.

The flow of wealthy families.

Now the wealthy families are flowing to Yizhou and Jingzhou.

In a short period of time, it is impossible for Cao Cao to obtain Yizhou and Jingzhou.

Without the money and food of Yizhou and Jingzhou, Even if Cao Cao could defeat Yuan Shu and occupy Yangzhou, it would be of little use.

Moreover, it is impossible for the wealthy families in Yangzhou to selflessly donate their money and food to accommodate the refugees.

Cao Cao had nothing left on him along the way. Extra money and food.

It is not that easy to accommodate refugees.

In short, money and food are always the prerequisite for restricting the size of the army.

Thinking of Cao Cao and thinking of money.

Zhou Cheng suddenly thought of two words in his mind, that is, 'tomb robbing' and 'Touch the gold captain'.

According to historical records, Cao Cao wanted to accommodate the refugees, but had no money and food, so he started robbing tombs.

He dug up the tombs of wealthy families, took out the money in the tombs, and used them to buy food from the wealthy families.

Although the starting point It's good, but digging someone's grave is indeed a bit too much.

At least in terms of morality and etiquette, this is wrong.

So, after Zhou Cheng ended the meeting, he went to find Wen Sheng.

Let Wen Sheng organize the preparations , preparing to spread the rumor that 'Cao Cao dug people's ancestral graves and took money to support the people'.

Although it is a rumor, Cao Cao did do this in history.

Moreover, Cao Cao had a motive for committing the crime.

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Cao Cao and Liu Biao went to war.

However, Wen hired soldiers very steadily. He knew that the biggest weakness in Cao Cao's army was the lack of food and grass.

This time Cao Cao recruited many new prisoners of Yuan's army.

Therefore, Wenpin wrote to Liu Biao, telling Liu Biao that he would bring down Cao Cao, and asked Liu Biao for support in terms of food and grass.

There is indeed no shortage of food in Jingzhou.

Liu Biao did not want to lose Jingzhou's soldiers in vain.

To conquer the enemy without fighting.

This result is the best.

Therefore, Liu Biao agreed with Wenpin's combat ideas.

So Wenpin set up camp outside Wancheng and trained his soldiers every day, and was not in a hurry to attack Cao Cao.

Just one word 'consumption'.

Although Cao Cao surrendered and accepted the rebels and gained tens of thousands of Yuan Shu's troops, there were tens of thousands more people and tens of thousands more mouths.

It's wartime again, and if you don't have enough to eat, you'll make trouble.

Let them eat enough, and the food will not be enough.

Xun You, Xun Yu and others also saw Wenpin's intention and persuaded Cao Cao:"If Wenpin cannot be defeated in a short time, we will withdraw from Wancheng." Cao Cao knew that there was not much food left, so he immediately asked Xiahou Dun to , organized to attack the stronghold.

However, Wen Jibing is really 'stable', as stable as a rock.

No matter how Xiahou Dun attacked, even at night, it was still difficult to break through Wenpin's camp gate.

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