Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 2117 Supplement to the chess game

  The men and horses meandering out from Fancheng slowly headed north, led by Cao Ren.

  Cao Ren glanced back slightly, seeing the expectant or excited expressions of the soldiers behind him, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Although the news of the peace talks with the hussars was not stated explicitly, it was also circulated privately. The majority of Cao Jun's soldiers were in favor of this, which made Cao Ren feel very complicated.

  Cao Ren went north to Zhuyang this time, which indeed represented Cao Cao, seeking a temporary cessation of the Jingzhou issue.

  Similarly, everyone in Jingzhou was very happy about the truce, which made Cao Ren feel even more uncomfortable.

  For Jingzhou people, Cao's high-level attitude is relatively unified, but they are just surrendering the army. No matter what period or dynasty, the so-called subjugated army is the same thing, use it when it can be used, and disintegrate or even dismiss it when it is useless.

  So now the truce, this Jingzhou person, is there anything to be happy about? What are you happy about?

  With these messy thoughts, when more than 2,000 people walked along the Danshui, there were not many people talking in the queue, and there was no other reason, but their commander Cao Ren kept that gloomy face.

  From the very beginning, these high-level commanders of the Cao family did not expect these guys from Jingzhou to stand on the same line with them. Cao Ren was also aware of this, but Cao Ren didn't care too much before. Anyway, as long as the other party is willing to kneel down and lick in front of me, it doesn't matter whether the other party is willing or not, anyway, it's fine for me.

  Only this time, Cao Ren suddenly realized that there is a big difference between being careful and not being careful. It’s like a dish that also says braised pork.

  Can I eat the food pack?

It's not that you can't eat it. Anyway, you can't die if you eat a pack or two, but if you eat it for a long time, you will inevitably have health problems, just like Cao Cao's current situation. In fact, it's not just Jingzhou. Going deeper, how many places really support Cao Cao?

Cao Ren's age is about ten years younger than Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun's. At this moment, he is also at a young age, and he used to follow the friendly route in the army, sometimes growing up with soldiers. Swearing at the hot weather, the difficult roads, and even the cunning of the enemy, etc., is relatively close to the military academy at the middle and lower levels, and he is a commander without much airs, so no matter in terms of age or position, basically It is said that Xiahou Dun is Cao Cao's deputy, so Cao Ren is Xiahou Dun's deputy.

  During the march in the past, everyone could curse, laugh, and even boo together with Cao Ren. No matter how difficult the road is, no matter how difficult the battle, they can still survive. But today he set off from Fancheng to Zhuyang, to negotiate with General Hussars, but he couldn't see any joy on Cao Ren's face. With the commander like this, Cao Jun had nothing to say, and his mood naturally fell a lot.

   Cao Ren looked to the north, and a thought came to his mind, and then it became more and more difficult to control. This is the case under Cao Cao's rule. So, how is the situation on the side of the hussars?

  Cao Ren didn't dare to think deeply, but couldn't help thinking about it...

  Cao Ren came, and Fei Qian naturally got the news.

Although Fei Qian didn't bring a lot of people, but Zhuyang City is small, and there are some arrangements. In addition, Cao Ren may not be willing to go deep into the city alone, so he simply built a temporary one on a high hill outside the city. The curtain camp, as a place of negotiation between the two sides.

  『Cao Zixiao? Why didn't Xiahou Yuanrang come here? 』Liao Hua followed Fei Qian, standing on the head of Zhuyang City, frowning, as if he felt that Cao Ren's rank was a little lower, and he couldn't match the status of Hussar General Fei Qian.

   Fei Qian laughed, not paying too much attention to this matter.

  『Is this person...』 Fei Qian looked at the smoke and dust in the distance, and said with a smile, 『If this person commented on it in one word, it would be "replenishment"...』

""repair"? Zhuge Liang asked, "Hussars mean the "complement" of the chess shape?" 』

   Fei Qian nodded slightly.

To make up chess, in Go, it is not as earth-shattering and impressive as a masterful hand or skillful tendons. What an exciting effect, the function of supplementary chess is not to focus on attack, but to prevent the exposure of loopholes and suppress hidden dangers before they happen.

  What Cao Ren did was just such a thing.

   Inconspicuous, but indispensable.

  Cao Ren may not be able to ensure that he will win the battle, but he can guarantee that Cao Cao's chess form will not completely collapse even in the worst situation.

   You know, Cao Cao is walking a tightrope many times.

  Cao Ren is the balance pole in Cao Cao's hand, so he won't fall completely out of balance.

  When Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, Cao Ren was the stabilizer. He was responsible for restraining Tao Qian's general Lv You. At that time, after Cao Cao finished fighting Pengcheng, the situation on the battlefield was obviously very good, but Cao Cao chose to retreat. The reason was very simple. Cao Cao had no food, so he had to retreat.

It can be seen that during the Battle of Xuzhou, although Cao Cao had an advantage on the battlefield, he was already close to the limit. If Cao Ren hadn't flanked the counties, if there were some demon moths in the road, which would delay the retreat of Cao's army, the victory or defeat might not be possible. will reverse.

When Cao Cao fought Yuan Shao in history, it was Cao Ren who was in charge of "replenishment" to ensure the stability of the rear and grain roads, so that Cao Cao could focus on Guandu. Fancheng, never retreating to death, won precious time for Cao Cao to instigate Jiangdong's diplomatic means and dispatch follow-up corps.

   Also, when the second master Megatron Huaxia, it was Cao Ren who "made up" the gap, otherwise it would not have been as simple as moving the capital. Of course, in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Ren was a large experience pack in Mr. Luo’s pen. He upgraded Xu Shu, broke some eight golden locks, was upgraded by Zhuge Liang, and the Baishui River was flooded once, and it was not defensive in turn. Lived in Zhou Yu and Guan Yu, but was besieged by Zhou Yu and Guan Yu...

  So this time, Cao Cao asked Cao Ren to come to "make up" this move.

In the current battle of Jingzhou, Cao Ren, as the general of the Dangyang camp, insisted that a small number of troops resisted the attack of Jiangdong Zhou Yu and others, and even cooperated with Cao Xiu to repel Zhou Yu at one point. It is possible to cooperate with Xiahou Dun to take back Fancheng.

   Now, Cao Group's "Bu" came in front of Fei Qian. Fei Qian pointed to Cao Ren who came from afar, and said to Zhuge Liang: "I will trouble Kong Ming with this matter." Remember, "receive the wind and wash away the dust" first...』

  Zhuge Dianliang nodded, then stepped down from the city wall with his hands folded, and went forward to meet him.

Even if it is a peace negotiation, it is impossible to achieve it overnight. It is something that both parties will do to test the other party's bottom line and obtain the best benefits, so this time Fei Qian asked Zhuge Liang to have an interview with Cao Ren first, and Fei Qian felt that maybe he would wait until Cao Cao came in person Only then will there be a final result...

  …(*)=3…

  Cao Mansion.

  The second yamen of the Han Dynasty Hall.

  In the past few days, it has been a bit chaotic and noisy here.

  After Tai Shici conquered Yangcheng in one fell swoop, he marched a hundred miles into Xu County, which shocked the government and the public. Even though Xun Yu and others repeatedly declared that Xu County's defenses were solid and impenetrable, people were still panicked.

  In the Yamen of the General’s Mansion, there are various courts, each of which is responsible for some affairs. Almost all the writing and orders are gathered here, and then issued from here. In a sense, this place is more like the center of the Han Dynasty than the so-called Han court, the Xuande Hall.

  In a certain courtyard of Cao's government office.

  『Has Zang Xuangao’s troops arrived yet? 』

  『I don’t know...if it’s too late, how can this be…』

  『Didn’t you say it should have arrived long ago? Could it be... there is no such thing at all? 』

  『Who did you listen to, why haven’t I heard of it…』

  『Shhh…』

  『…』 Man Chong walked into the small courtyard, and the chattering discussions stopped abruptly.

   Man Chong swept around, "Master Xun, have you ever prepared everything that Xun Lingjun needs?" 』

  The head of the small courtyard quickly stepped forward and cupped his hands, "It's all ready, and it's all here." 』

   Man Chong stepped forward to check some, and then nodded, "Send a few people, take these things, and send them to Baihutang!" Man Chong stepped out, and when he arrived at a hut near the gate of the courtyard, he pointed out two or three of them, "Since these few are so interested in military soldiers, why bother with paperwork?" Come on! And send it to the Zhending Gate in the west of the city to be on duty! 』

   Immediately, soldiers and guards rushed in, pulled out the three little officials who had been chewing their tongues in the hut, and dragged and kicked them away.

  Man Chong glanced at the principal in the courtyard who couldn't help but tremble, snorted, said nothing, and walked forward with his head held high. The little official who was sent here to hold the materials followed Man Chong tremblingly, turned around several corridors, and arrived in front of the White Tiger Hall.

  The materials held by the little official were taken over by the guards in front of the Baihu Hall, and then followed Man Chong into the hall.

Xun Yu was almost sitting in the middle of the pile of wooden and bamboo slips. There were piles of bamboo slips everywhere, not only on the table, on the bookshelf, even on the mat, on the ground, filling up the huge White Tiger Hall. It looks a little smaller.

  『Put it over there...』Xun Yu pointed to a corner of the hall, 『There is still space over there...』

  The guards put down the materials and exited the festival hall.

  Man Chong picked up a scroll of letters casually, looked up and down a few times, put it down, then picked up another scroll, looked at it, and sighed, "Ling Jun, the matter has come to this point, and there is no turning back?" 』

  Xun Yu didn't speak, but looked at the map hanging high in the festival hall.

On this map, large and small, red and black annotations are used to mark all the terrain conditions between Xu County and Yecheng, the direction of the river, the distribution of villages, and all areas that are not conducive to cavalry marching and fighting. There are planning plans for surrounding villages, Wubao, and transfer routes...

  If Cao Ren is Cao Cao's "supplement" in military operations, then Xun Yu is the "supplement" in people's livelihood and government affairs. Cao Cao's overall planning and future strategy determine the upper limit of the entire Cao Group, while Cao Ren and Xun Yu guarantee the lower limit of the Cao Group.

  After Tai Shici invaded and threatened Xu County last time, although Xu County has a vast land and rich products, its indefensible weaknesses have been fully exposed. No matter if you go down from Hanoi in the east of the river, or leave the Hulao from Heluo, or go north from the Xiangyang Passage, or even come from the coast of the Lujiang River, you can reach Xu County. Originally, Xu County had convenient transportation and could better control the advantages of Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Xuzhou. Now it has become a disadvantage that can be quickly broken by cavalry. After the horses of Cao Cao Group were stuck in the throat by Fei Qian, this problem became more and more serious. showed up.

   Originally thought that it was the iron and iron of Jizhou, and the armored cavalry that was searched and pieced together could check and balance the hussars, at least playing a deterrent role, but from the actual use point of view, it was a bit disappointing.

Among the first deduction and prediction corresponding to the battle situation, one of the predictions is the most conservative and pessimistic. The cavalry generals took full advantage of the cavalry and made a crazy breakthrough to Xu County and Xu County. When the hussars completely cut off the connection between Xu County and the surrounding areas, and even plundered the countryside instead of taking important towns like the barbarians, Cao Jun's army Without enough cavalry, this tactic against hussars will be powerless...

Hussars will of course be disgusted and spurned by all the Shandong gentry because of their brutal behavior like barbarians, and even generate endless hatred, but Cao Cao and others, the land of Xu County, will also be completely in trouble because of such tactics. When the reinforcements from other places failed to arrive, or did not arrive in time, they were in danger.

  It’s like the Taishan army is still not coming...

  So, if the capital is moved to Yecheng, at least Taihang in Hanoi, Zhongmou in Youzhou, Dahedukou and other places will serve as buffers. It is not like once Yangcheng is broken, Xu County may face the endless charge of the hussars.

   It’s just that such a deduction preview can only be known to a very few people, and it will not be made public within the Cao family, and no one dares to bring it to the Golden Palace for discussion.

   Xun Yu is currently in the festival hall, calculating these relevant data and making preparations for the eventuality.

   There is another tactic, which is to fortify the wall and clear the field...

   It's like the big man's attack against the Hu people, and it will indeed be useful.

But the problem here is Xu County, Yingchuan, and Yuzhou. It was the most prosperous place in the Han Dynasty. If the hussars really feed on cattle and sheep and plunder the surrounding area as a supplement, they may be like barbarians and don't need too much. For Cao Cao's side, in a place that has been in business for two hundred years, if counting the Western Han Dynasty together, it would be nearly four hundred years. Let alone the possibility, the losses alone may be Bigger than losing this war.

   Xun Yu looked at the map, his eyes rarely showed some fragility and pain, but after a while, he returned to normal, "Bonin, how many warehouses are there in the city, how long can they last?" 』

  『Recently, some new food has been obtained. If Ding Nan is the number, it can still be used for one month. 』Man Chong has obviously done the calculations, and immediately gave the answer.

  Xun Yu frowned, but didn't say anything.

  Ding Nan, a lunar eclipse kills two fights with one stone.

  And this is just the average supply of ordinary labor. If you are in charge of garrison and have drills, generally speaking, you need to fight four times with one stone. Therefore, what Man Chong said to calculate the ration according to the "Ding Nan" has already reduced the number of rations.

The trouble now is that the tax bills from various places are being shipped in one after another, and these taxes either go out of the place, or they can reach Xu County with a whoosh. During the war, except for some key official roads, there were some problems in many transportations, and the speed of transportation was naturally impossible to be too fast.

   And Tai Shici got stuck at this point...

  Kad Xun Yu's breath was difficult to stabilize.

  『Zang Xuangao, could it be... for sale? Man Chong frowned and said, "If this is the case, you might as well allow it first, and find an excuse after the lord turns around..." Man Chong has no psychological burden at all for doing such a thing.

  『Too deliberate...』Xun Yu shook his head.

   Man Chong raised his eyebrows, "Sure enough..."

   Xun Yu said slowly: "It is not difficult to get rid of it, but it is difficult to deal with the aftermath..."

Killing Xu You is like pinching a chick to death, because after Xu You died, no one would complain for Xu You, but Zang Ba is different. There are four men behind Zang Ba, the one who eats the poor and the one who eats the rich. There are still some differences.

  Xun Yu flipped over from the table, took out a letter from the bottom, handed it to Man Chong, and said: "If what I expected is correct, Zang Xuangao should be in Dayozawa, Jiyin area..."

  Man Chong took the letter, put it in his arms, and said solemnly: "I will go here...but if..."

  Xun Yu glanced at Man Chong, pondered for a moment, and said, "If... Bo Ning can handle it himself!" 』

  Man Chong laughed, cupped his hands and was about to leave when suddenly a soldier rushed outside the hall, "Report! Outside the city, there are soldiers coming from outside the west city...』

"what? ! ’ Even though he was as calm as Xun Yu, he couldn’t help but turn pale when he heard it suddenly, ‘Who is coming? How much? 』

  The soldier who reported the letter gasped and said, "It's Yan Zhonglang...and there are some wounded soldiers..."

  Xun Yu's figure seemed to shake when he stood up, and he seemed to just take a step forward, but he was still as calm as usual. "Let him bypass the Zhending Gate in the west of the city and enter from the Yongxia Gate in the north!" The wounded were taken to the school in the east of the city for diagnosis and treatment...』

  『In addition, after Yan Zhonglang entered the city, he sent a direct call to see you! 』

  The messenger came out in a hurry.

  Man Chong sighed aside, "This Taishi Ziyi is a good trick!" 』

Xun Yu waved his hand, "It's nothing more than three uses..." Xun Yu stopped suddenly in the middle of speaking, pinched the beard on his chin, frowned slightly, and then suddenly his eyes lit up, and he met Man Chong's eyes glance.

  Man Chong said: "Taishi Ziyi may think he has a trick, but he doesn't know...haha, but it also exposes its truth! 』

  Xun Yu nodded, and then said, "I also need to see Yan Zhonglang before making a conclusion..."

Man Chong also agreed, so he said goodbye to Xun Yu again, and went to look for Zang Ba, while Xun Yu turned around and walked to the map, raised his head, and searched carefully again. Standing up from the map, after a long, long time, there seemed to be a faint sigh...

  (end of this chapter)