Chapter 142

However, Cao Cao, the hero, was not fake after all. On the surface, he was completely calm. He laughed and said, "I owned Sili and Yanzhou. The government orders are appropriate and the people are stable. Now the military rations are abundant, and it is not a problem to spend three or five years." Xu You looked at Cao Cao and smiled, and said softly: "I'm afraid it may not be." Xu You said in his heart: Who doesn't know what Sili is like? Why are you bragging about?

Cao Cao's doubts about Xu You were really embarrassed. He said casually: "It's always available in one or two years." I'll take a look. I've pointed out all of you. You still yelled? Xu You cursed in his heart. However, Xu You originally came to join Cao Cao. Asking Cao Cao this question was just to raise his own value. This play still has to continue. At this moment, Xu You pretended to be unhappy, stepped up and said with a walk: "I am intimate with each other, but I see this as a bully, what I want!"

Cao Cao quickly stood up and claimed the crime, and kept him, "Ziyuan, don't be angry, tell you the truth, our army's remaining grain can only last until next autumn harvest." Xu You smiled helplessly, "Everyone in the world says Meng De's treacherous heroes. Now it's true." Cao Cao also laughed and said, "Didn't you hear that 'arms are never tired of cheating'!" Then, Cao Cao lowered his voice very sincerely, "Is it true that the food in our army can only last for half a year." Xu You also looked at Cao Cao and whispered: "Don't hide it from me. Your army's food will be exhausted. At most, it can only last for a month or two."

Cao Cao was shocked and asked hurriedly, "How did Ziyuan know?" Cao Cao said, while thinking about how the news leaked. He was about to kill someone to silence him. Xu You laughed and said, "What's the difficulty of knowing this? Sili area is a vast area of ​​thousands of miles and a hundred miles without people. All the ministers and ministers in Luoyang need food and grass from Youzhou and Jizhou to provide relief. After taking over Jizhou, not only did Jizhou not supply Luoyang, but even the supply road in Youzhou was cut off. How could Sili have surplus grain in Luoyang.

?And your Yanzhou is not long since. Even if you get the government orders properly, the weather is good, and the harvest is good every year, how many times will you harvest in autumn? Where did you save a lot of surplus food? But you quickly expand your army, how can you last long? And now those who are close to you are troubled by military food, and you still have no time to take care of yourself, so how can you borrow surplus food? They don’t know that you are short of military food. If you know that you are in this dilemma, you are afraid that Meng De will be over. In this way, how much surplus food in Meng De is vivid in your mind?"

When Cao Cao heard this, he felt cold sweat. Good guy! Even Xu You could calculate his military rations reserves. There are many talented people in the world. So Isn’t he hanging? However, the only one who made Cao Cao feel at ease. This news was not leaked by his own people. And since Xu You said that, he must have some good idea to help him solve the difficulties. Otherwise, Xu You would not be able to expose his scars like this. Thinking of this, Cao Cao respectfully gave Xu You a deep bow, grabbed Xu You's hand and said, "Ziyuan has come here since he is nostalgic for his old friendship. He must have a good idea to teach me."

Xu You saw that it was almost done. He whispered to Cao Cao: "Duke Cao knows that Jizhou has changed its lord?" Cao Cao's head buzzed. What? Jizhou has changed its lord again? After Yuan Shao destroyed Liu Yu, he claimed to be 500,000 troops. How long has he been? This has changed his lord? Who has such a skill? Although Cao Cao saw Xu You bringing people to him, he knew that something was wrong with Yuan Shao, but Cao Cao really didn't count that Yuan Shao was finished. This is also the success of Liu Bin's news from Jizhou. That is, Xu You has so many people and a clear-minded elite troops, so that he can run to Cao Cao through Liu Bin's ***.

Cao Cao immediately asked Xu You, "Ziyuan, why is this?" Xu You sighed and said to Cao Cao, "After Yuan Benchu ​​took over Jizhou, he was afraid that the current King of Jin Liu Bin of the current dynasty would be overturned by Liu Zongzheng, so he contacted Dong Zhuo and wanted to attack Youzhou together to eliminate the troubles of his confidants. However, the situation was not secret and the news leaked. His Highness King of Jin came back from Liaodong early and attacked first. Yuan Benchu ​​was inappropriate in employing people and did not obey my good strategies: follow Dong Zhuo's attacking pace and attack steadily. Instead, he attacked rashly, and was killed by His Highness King of Jin."

Cao Cao was also scared when he heard this. The King of Jin Liu Bin was too powerful. Yuan Shao's army of 500,000 was destroyed as soon as he said it. And there was no sound at all. Thinking that he was only 500,000 soldiers, Cao Cao couldn't help feeling sad that the rabbit died and the fox was sad.

At this time, Xu You had already relieved from the melancholy just now and said to Cao Cao with a smile: "Duke Cao, although he was defeated by the army that did not listen to good words, this is a great opportunity for you, Mr. Cao. Now that Jizhou has changed its masters, the people's hearts will be unstable because the time is still short. And the King of Jin Liu Bin may have to deal with the million-strong army that followed. The army stationed in Jizhou will inevitably be empty. As long as you attack it all in a large army, Jizhou will be at your fingertips within more than a month. Then Jizhou has been managed by Lord Liu Zongzheng for many years, so it can be said that it is a human being.

There are many, and there are a lot of money and food. If Cao Gong had Jizhou in his hand, your military food problem would be solved. After the victory of King Liu Bin of Jin, even if King Liu Bin of Jin won a great victory, King Liu Bin of Jin would definitely be seriously injured. He injured one thousand enemies and eight hundred sons. The ancient clarification. Therefore, King Jin would definitely not easily raise another war with you. In this way, it will not only limit the development of King Jin, but also expand your strength. Two or three years later, one will rise and fall, and the world will still be under your control?"

Cao Cao was so moved by Xu You's statement. Cao Cao was not a person who was willing to live in the underworld for a long time. However, judging from the current development situation, Dong Zhuo and Liu Bin's strength are far above Cao Cao. Dong Zhuo is okay, Xiliang is a barren land, and Dong Zhuo is cruel and unkind. Even if Dong Zhuo exploits the people and robs the world in a vicious way, there is a limit. It will be a matter of time before Dong Zhuo's demise is sooner or later.

But Liu Bin is not the case. Youzhou and Bingzhou have vast territory and fertile land. Moreover, Liu Bin recruits refugees and a large population. In addition, Liu Bin's profit of salt and iron, horses, cattle and sheep, the more they develop, the more they are, the more they are. They will definitely be suppressed. Moreover, now, Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry has to rely on Liu Bin's supply. Cao Cao's military resources development is controlled by Liu Bin. How can Cao Cao compete for Liu Bin? But now Xu You pointed out an opportunity to surpass Liu Ming. Can Cao Cao's heart not be active?

However, although Cao Cao was extremely interested in following Xu You's idea, Cao Cao was not a reckless person. Who knew whether what Xu You said was true or false? What if Xu You was sent by Liu Bin to lure him to send troops and then have a legitimate excuse to destroy him, what should I do? Even Yuan Shao's army with 500,000 troops with sufficient troops and food were easily defeated by others. Although he had a 500,000 army more elite than Yuan Shao, his military rations were insufficient, and he could only fight quickly when fighting. If he delayed the opportunity, he would definitely lose. How could such a dangerous thing be possible?

Believe in others' words? Besides, even if Xu You was not sent by Liu Bin, he really came to him, it is hard to say whether Dong Zhuo will attack Liu Bin? Even if Dong Zhuo sent troops, how many troops would Liu Bin get in Jizhou? That is also a speculation. If Liu Bin left a little more troops and could not take Jizhou in a short time, and when his troops and food were exhausted, he would still have to lose. Moreover, his relationship with Liu Bin will be completely broken. In the future, he will have to fight against Liu Bin Mingming. That would be better than being as good as he is now in exchange for Liu Bin's support to develop.

Cao Cao understood and stabilized his mind. He said to Xu You with righteous thoughts: "Ziyuan is my heart, and I understand it. But His Highness King Jin is a pillar of the country. Now His Highness King Jin is working for the country and quells the rebel Dong Zhuo. How can I plan to visit His Highness King Jin in Jizhou? Don't mention this matter again. My good brother should take a break for a while and we will discuss state affairs later." Cao Cao would not plan to Liu Bin to obtain Jizhou because Liu Bin contributed to the country, and Xu You would not believe it. But what did Cao Cao mean by saying this? Xu You really didn't think about it for a while. This was not Xu You's stupid, but Xu You was knocked out by Cao Cao just now, and he thought he was Cao Cao's good friend and his own person. Xu You really didn't expect Cao Cao to consider the authenticity of what he said.

At this moment, Xu You said to Cao Cao anxiously: "Duke Cao. Although you are loyal to the emperor and patriotism, you can express the sun and the moon. If you have a major matter in the country, you should be cut off and you should be cut off! Never be kind and miss the opportunity." Cao Cao still said unmoved: "Don't mention this matter again. Let's find another plan to discuss it later." Xu You was helplessly arranged for a rest by Cao Cao. But as soon as Xu You left, Cao Cao immediately asked Zhicai, Cheng Yu, Man Pang, Mao Jie and others to find him. He was ready to discuss how to deal with the plan proposed by Xu You.

After Cao Cao described what Xu You said just now, the views of people like Xi Zhicai and others were the same as Cao Cao. This kind of thing must be steady. Although this is an opportunity, it is also a knife point. If you are not careful, it will hurt people. Finally, everyone agreed that they would quickly send a secret agent to investigate the situation in Jizhou and see if it was as Xu You said. The most important thing is how many soldiers and horses are left behind in Jizhou now. At the same time, Cheng Yu will prepare 300,000 troops for two months for Cao Cao to go to war as soon as possible. Even if he does not attack Jizhou, in order to solve the problem of food, he will still attack other princes around him.

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