Cao Cao negotiated with all the counselors to stop the operation, and they were distributed in the camp walls, facing the ladder on the earth mountain. Everything was ready to stop, just waiting for the arrows in the earth mountain. On this day, the archers in Yuan Ying were all ready to release their arrows. Cao Ying had been holding the fire for a long time, waiting for this moment, the loader spit in his hands, and then picked up the big stones and pushed them up. Swish continuously, all the stones are sent out, and they are all hitting the top of the earth mountain. Only a loud bang was heard, and several towers in Yuan Ying were destroyed in an instant. There were screams from upstairs, and the archers squirmed around with their heads in their arms. Before they could run, they were smashed into flesh by flying rocks.
This time, it was Yuan Ying's turn to become a mess, and there was endless crying for father and mother. General Cao Jun finally figured out a bad breath in his chest, hugged them together, laughed and jumped like a lunatic, and cheered loudly. Yuan Shao's archer suffered a lot of damage during this campaign. Yuan Jun saw the car and his heart was broken, his legs were weak, and no one dared to go upstairs to shoot arrows.
One day, Cao Cao dispatched generals to patrol the camp. Xu Huang's department captured Shi Huan's work by Yuan Jun, so Shi Huan escorted him to see Xu Huang. Xu Huang sternly asked him about Yuan Shaojun's situation.
He was so frightened that Liushen Wuzhu said: "Sooner or later, General Han Meng will transport food to the army to receive aid, and let me wait to find the way first."
Xu Huang reported the matter to Cao Cao.
When Xun You on the side heard this, he said: "Han Meng's brave ears. If you send a large general to lead Qingqi to thousands, hit him halfway, cut off his food and grass, and the Shao army will be in chaos."
Cao Cao pondered for a moment and asked, "Who can go?"
Xun You said: "It is possible to send Xu Huang."
Cao Cao was overjoyed, so he sent Xu Huang to take the lead with Shi Huan and his 5,000 cavalry. However, Cao Cao was still not at ease, so he sent Zhang Liao and Xu Chu to lead thousands of people to respond to Xu Huang on the two wings.
That night, Han Meng escorted thousands of food trucks to Yuan Shao's Dazhai. He was walking hurriedly in the valley. Suddenly on the slopes on both sides of the ground, torches swayed chaotically, and a large group of men and horses were killed. Xu Huang waved his hand above Gaopo, and Cao Jun rushed down, blocking Han Meng's path.
Han Meng was furious, and stepped forward to catch the fight, but couldn't resist Xu Huang's attack, so he returned to his horse and scolded and fled. However, Shi Huan did not prevent him from leading an army, so he stopped in the middle, killed when he saw people, and burned when he saw food. The grain and herbs are flammable things, they burn at a little, and the flames are shining to the sky, and the night is bright red.
It didn't take long for thousands of grain trucks to be burned clean by Xu Huang. Seeing that he was done, Xu Huang wanted to retire quietly. In the middle of the trip, Zhang Yun and Gao Lan leaders who came after hearing the news stopped their way. Xu Huang yelled and waved his army forward. The two parties were able to fight hard, but Zhang Liao and Xu Zhu came from both sides unpreparedly, pinching Yuan Jun, Yuan Jun was defeated, and countless casualties.
Han Meng failed to escort grain and was responsible for heavy guilt. Asked Zhang Xi to tie him up, came to Yuan Shaoying, knelt down and pleaded guilty. Yuan Shao walked two circles in front of the account and cursed: "The grain and grass are robbed, and you still have the face to come to see me. Push me around and kill him. "
Han Meng couldn't help but knelt on his head, begging for mercy. Yuan Shao glared at him, snorted, waved his hand, and stepped into the account and stopped looking at him. When they stepped forward, they wanted to push Han Meng to kill, and the officials tried to persuade Fang Mian. The judge said: "The march is focused on grain, so you must not be careful. Wuchao is a place where grain is collected and must be guarded heavily."
Yuan Shao nodded and said, "My plan has been decided. You can go back to Yecheng to supervise the food and grass, and there is a shortage of retiring education." The trial team took the order and left. Yuan Shao dispatched General Chun Yuqiong, and the head-in-commands Sui Yuanjin, Han Juzi, Lu Weihuang, Zhao Rui, etc., led 30,000 horses and guarded the Wuchao.
Although Cao Cao destroyed Yuan Shao's tower, he had almost consumed the food and grass. So an emissary was sent to Shangshu to order Xun Yu to quickly take care of food and grass, and Starry Night Jie went to the army to help. The messenger rushed to Xudu with Cao Cao's letter, but he was caught by Yuan Jun when he couldn't walk for thirty miles. He ran into the counselor Xu You by chance on the road. That Xu Youzi was far away, and he had been friends with Cao Cao when he was young, but at this time he was a counselor with Yuan Shao.
When Xu You saw Cao Cao’s letter of urging grain, he thought that the extraordinary merits of the world had fallen on him. He was very happy. He immediately went to see Yuan Shao, submitted the letter, and said: "Cao Cao has been standing by me for a long time. If the starry night is divided into an army to cover Xuchang, Xuchang can be broken and Cao Cao can be captured. Today Cao Cao has run out of food and grass, and we can take this opportunity to strike in two ways."
Yuan Shao looked down at the letter, and looked up at Xu You who was excited, and said indifferently: "Cao Cao has a lot of tricks, and this book is a trick to lure the enemy."
Xu You hurriedly said: "This is a great opportunity given by God. If you don't take it today, you will suffer from it later."
Yuan Shao shook his head, bowed his head and said nothing. While he was in deep thought, an envoy came from Ye County and submitted the trial document. The book first talks about the transportation of grain, and later, when Xu You was in Jizhou, he often abused private property, and even ordered his nephews to pay more taxes and money and grain into himself. Now he has received his nephew and sent him to prison.
Yuan Shaolan was furious, and pointed at Xu You and cursed: "Abusive people! What kind of face is there to offer in front of me! You and Cao Cao have old times, and you want to accept his money and bribes today and be a spy for him, wanting me The military rushed out and went to death in vain! I should have been beheaded, and remember your past merits, but keep your head on your head for the time being! Get out of here, and don't bother me again!"
After speaking, Yuan Shao picked up the silk book, threw it hard, and threw it at Xu You with his head and face covered.
Xu You's face was pale, he picked up the silk book and looked at it. He was stunned on the spot and said to himself: "The trial harms me, the trial harms me!"
Xu You got out of the account and felt boring, and sighed to the sky: "The loyalty is against the ears, the uprightness is insufficient and conspiracy! My nephew has been harmed by the trial and marriage, how can I see the people of Jizhou again!" Sucking himself, but Xu You changed his mind to think about his great years and went away silently. Isn't it a pity
So Xu You hesitantly took the long sword and walked forward, but inadvertently reached the gate of Cao Cao's camp.
The soldier at Cao Junying Gate shouted sharply: "Who are you?"
Only then did Xu You come back to his senses: Yuan Shao couldn't be blunt, and he would be captured by Cao Cao later. Since I have an old relationship with Cao Gong, why not give up secretly
Thinking of this, I felt that the world became wider, so Xu You threw the long sword on the ground and said with a smile on his face: "I am an old friend of Prime Minister Cao, please tell me soon and say that Nanyang Xu You will come to see you."
The sergeant knew that Cao Cao was eager to seek talents and did not dare to neglect, so he hurriedly reported to the village. At this time, Cao Caofang undressed and rested. He heard that Xu You eloped to the village, overjoyed, before putting on his shoes, he stepped out to welcome him. Seeing Xu You in the distance, stroking his palms and laughing, joining hands together, worshipping the ground first.
Xu You hurriedly stood up and said, "The public is a Chinese character, and I am a commoner. Why is it so humble?"
Cao Cao said: "Ziyuan is my old friend, how dare you be equal in name!"
Xu You sighed and said: "A certain person can't choose the master, so he bent over Yuan Shao. He didn't listen to his words and didn't plan to do what he said. Today, I just abandon him to meet his acquaintance. I wish to be included.
Cao Cao was overjoyed and said: "Zi Yuan is willing to come, I'm in good shape! Hope that Zi Yuan can teach me to break Yuan's plan!"
Xu You said: "I taught Yuan Shao to attack Xu Du with a light horse, and attack from end to end."
Cao Cao said in shock: "If Yuan Shao uses these words, I will fail!"
Xu You asked: "How much is there in the army today?"
Cao Cao smiled slightly and said, "I think you are an old friend, so I told you the truth. The grain and grass can still be used for one year."
Xu You looked at Cao Cao up and down, and said with a smile: "Maybe it's not necessarily."
Cao Cao laughed and said, "You can still use it for half a year."
Xu You got up, walked out of the account, took a few steps, turned his head, and said: "I am sincere, and the public deceived me like this, which really disappoints me."
Cao Cao hurriedly pulled him back to his seat, looked around, got closer, and whispered: "I really don't dare to bully each other. The army's grain and grass can still be used for three months."
Xu You glanced at him and said, "Everyone says that Cao Mengde is cunning, as expected."
Cao Cao smiled and said, "Hehe, don't you know that you are not tired of hearing about soldiers!" He looked around again, attached to his ear, and said in a low voice: "The army only has food for this month."
Xu You loudly said: "Hugh hide from me! The food is exhausted!"
Cao Cao sat on the ground and asked in surprise, "How can I know it?"
Xu You said: "The letter you sent to Xudu has fallen into my hand, don't I know." After speaking, he took out the silk book from his sleeve and shook it in front of Cao Cao. Cao Cao reached out to grab it, and Xu You retracted his hand again. Put the letter in your sleeve.
Cao Cao looked at Xu You, in a cold sweat, stretched out his hand to touch his forehead, and was stunned for a moment. Kneeled down suddenly, bowed three times, and said sincerely: "Since this is the case, I sincerely ask Ziyuan to teach me how to break Yuan's strategy."
Xu You helped him up and said with a smile: "Ming Gong fights against the enemy with a lone army, and does not seek a quick victory. This is the way to die. I have a plan, but in three days, Yuan Shao will be a million people. The battle is broken. Will Ming Gong listen to it?"
Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard that, Xu You slowly said: "Yuan Shao's army is arranging for food and accumulating the black nest. If Ming Gong sends troops to robbery, won't he succeed in defeating the day?"
Cao Cao looked at Xu You and asked, "How can Yuan Shao not send heavy troops to guard such an important point?"
Xu You smiled and said: "The public only knows one, but not the other. The person sent by Yuan Shao today is Chunyuqiong. This person is addicted to alcohol and is unprepared. The public can choose elite soldiers to claim that Yuan Jiang Qi leads soldiers here to protect the food. Burning his grain and grass during the trip. If Shaojun has no grain and grass, he will inevitably go into chaos within three days."
Cao Cao stared at Xu You for a long time, then slowly nodded and said, "Okay, I will go to Wuchao to rob food!"
The next day Cao Cao convened the generals in the camp to discuss the matter of robbing the grain. All the generals couldn't say anything. Xiahou Dun said: "The truth of Xu You's words is not yet known, and Ming Gong should not be taken lightly."
Li Dian asked, "How many people will the lord bring forward."
Cao Cao smiled and said, "Five thousand tigers and leopards are enough to ride!"
After Xu Huang heard it, he hurriedly dissuaded him: "Yuan Shao is unprepared for the food production center? Although the tiger and leopard cavalry is excellent, how can the mere five thousand soldiers and horses become Chunyuqiong tens of thousands?"
Cao Cao raised his hand and said, "Wu Chao is the key to Yuan Shao. The act of robbing me of food is the key to success or failure. Xu You's coming here is God's will to help me break Yuan. My army is inadequate. We can only fight quickly, if we don’t rob the grain, the big things will be done! If we attack Wuchao, our army has the possibility of success. If we don’t go to lose the opportunity in vain, our army will inevitably fail. You don’t need to discuss it anymore, I have decided. …"