Follow General Cao to mix the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 82

Brave and unparalleled, Lu Bu, who was known as the number one fierce general in the late Han Dynasty, also faltered in front of the domineering president Cao Cao!

The Xuzhou army was shrinking all the way. Lu Bu shrank all the more than 3000 soldiers and horses at hand into Xiapi City, and gave up all the strategic space in the wilderness of Xuzhou to Cao Jun.

However, I have to say that this step strategy is very wise!

First of all, even without Qingzhou soldiers, Cao Cao's army strength is still more than [-], nearly three times that of Lu Bu, and the wolf cavalry in Bingzhou has been weakening in the past two years. Now the number of authentic Bingzhou wolf riders has shrunk to only [-], and the odds of fighting in the field are not great.

If only Cao Cao and Lu Bu were desperate, Lu Bu's abandonment of the strategic space in the wild would be courting death, but now it is a melee between warlords, Hanoi County and the remnants of Yuan Shu in Yangzhou are Lu Bu's allies, and Yuan Shao in Hebei is also a huge unstable bomb. As long as the attack by the Yuan Division is delayed in Xiapi City for a few months, Cao Cao's food supply will not be available, or there will be a change in Guanzhong, or Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and Yuan Shuzhong will send troops to the Central Plains alone. At that time, Lu Bu will have the opportunity to counterattack.

And this year, the cold winter in the wild is really hard!
It's only mid-October, the abnormal weather of the Little Ice Age has already snowed heavily, and a layer of thin soldiers has formed on the surface of Surabaya. There are no cotton-padded jackets these days, and the Yanzhou soldiers who are still wearing linen clothes are shivering in the cold wind. Trembling, his face was blue from the cold, the sergeant on guard couldn't hold his long halberd, and had to take a breath of warm air on his hand from time to time, and during the twenty days when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou and then marched down to Pi, Chen Gong had completed the clearing of the fortified walls, the nearby fields were empty, and even straw and other things had been carried into Xiapi City, and it was extremely difficult to find firewood nearby.

For this expedition, the civil servants and military generals who came out with Cao Cao can live a little more comfortably. They have a set of down jackets, and some even stuff their gloves with hot chicken and duck down.

When it snowed, Cao Jun's tactics on the earthy hills outside Pengcheng were almost wiped out. The ground was frozen and hard. In this case, not to mention the earthy mountains, there is no way to dig the tunnel, and in the distance of Xiapi City, on the wall behind the moat, Chen Gong even ordered people to pour water down, and the wall was covered with a thick layer of ice armor. , whether it is a siege ladder or a siege hook, it seems that it is difficult to climb, and there are many defenders at the top of the city.

Wearing a big down jacket like a bread jacket, he led his group of officials to the gate of Xiapi City to investigate in person. Cao Cao shook his head heavily with great difficulty.

"This city is hard to attack!"

"Tuqiu is careful. If he hadn't brought a lot of broken stones from Pengcheng, we wouldn't even have the materials to fill the moat. There is also wood, which can be split and used as firewood to keep the soldiers warm. If it weren't for Tuqiu If not! It's really more difficult!"

Here, Guo Jia spoke with a relieved smile, Yang Xiu, who joined the army with a sarcasm, his handsome face of a literati couldn't help but flush red, and the other aristocratic children who laughed at Wang Hou and the rubbish king followed suit Twitching, luckily Wang Hou wasn't here, otherwise they would have been even more shameless.

Thinking of it suddenly, Cao Cao nodded in agreement, and subconsciously looked southeast of the army. However, when he looked over, the corner of Cao Cao's mouth couldn't help twitching violently.

The military situation is on fire, and this time they will not take a carriage. Wang Hou, who was sent by Cao Cao to contact the prefect of Guangling, directly rides with Cao Hongjie on the same horse. Not to mention Mr. Cao, even Zhao Yunwang Congge who followed behind was slapped by his disgustingly handsome face.

Now Cao Cao didn't know whether he should be glad to have discovered Wang Hou's talent, or regret that he had tapped Cao Hong beside him. He shook his head helplessly, but he shook his head speechlessly.

"This kid!!!"

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It can be regarded as a break from the position of the logistics chief who was tired of vomiting blood for a while, and Cheng Yu was handed over Minzhuang Village and two grain transport troops to manage. Wang Hou was appointed as an emissary to contact his good friend, Chen Deng, the prefect of Guangling .

This road was covered with snow, so thick that he didn't even know where the horse's hoof stepped. After trotting for twenty miles, one horse lost its front hoof and became lame. Wang Hou had no choice but to slow down and trot forward. marching.

The most painful thing for future generations Wang Hou is to get up in the morning to catch the bus to work, but now he realizes how happy it is to take the bus. .

No wonder Russia has such a small population in later generations, and the population is still growing negatively because of the cold!It's so cold, holding the girl Cao Hongjie in his arms, he is so cold that he has no extra thoughts, even his head is numb, and there is only one thing left in his mind, which is to hurry .

Fortunately, he was lucky. He had just walked halfway, and from the southeast, the same winding army shivering in the heavy snow appeared in front of his eyes.

Knowing that Cao Cao had invaded Xuzhou, Chen Deng, who voluntarily served as an internal response, also rushed to lead Guangling's troops and actively killed them.

"Ah, ah, cold, cold..."

Singing, dancing, rapping, basketball in the cold, in the big tent of the Chinese army, leaning on the iron coal stove built by Chen Dengxin, Wang Housi let out a haha ​​haha, just like an orange cat leaning on the stove , Seeing Cao Hongjie is greatly despised.

Chen Deng, who hadn't seen him for a year, was quite enthusiastic, and while helping him warm the wine, he joked, "Brother Tuqiu, you are full of knowledge, but you are so intolerant to the cold. I don't know how you endured it when you were studying." down! "

I had heating when I went to school!
Thinking about it now is better for future generations!Even if it is a petty citizen with no power or power, Wang Hou rubbed his hands and hummed depressedly, but after a while, he suddenly pawed at the iron stove in amazement and cried out in amazement.

"Brother Yuanlong, why do you have coal here?"

"There is coal in Xudu, why not in Xuzhou? After returning from Xudu, Mr. Chen sent people to search in Guangling Mountain. No, he found three places at once, and brother Tuqiu's kang. Mr. Chen was also in Guangling Promotion, now in Guangling, but everyone knows that Wang Nuan Kang is used!"

Unexpectedly, Wang Hou had an extra fan in Xuzhou, and Chen Deng was proudly showing off with a hip flask.

"Furthermore, shortly after leaving Xudu, the name of Tuqiu brother Yexiang Cangcao spread. Chen knew that Tuqiu was always on target, and he also followed Tuqiu brother's example. Hong Kong, who was under control, also stocked up and went down to the fields. Brother Tuqiu's theory of the reincarnation of the five grains is really magical. This year, the Xiatian in Guangling has reached an annual output of three shi, and the upper field has reached a bumper harvest of six or seven shi per mu! "

"Brother Tuqiu, you are not authentic! You didn't tell me about such a good thing. Fortunately, Chen always inquired about Xu Du's news, otherwise I would have missed the [-] stone increase in income this year! Haha!"

Before, Chen Deng was the captain of Diannong in Xuzhou. He was catchy about farming, but Wang Hou didn't care too much about what he said. He even forgot to rub his hands that were frozen with cold, full of surprises. He sat up straight in surprise.

"So! Brother Yuanlong's Guangling has a lot of coal?"

"Of course! This time when we went north to meet Prime Minister Cao, Chen also brought twenty carts of coal. Judging by the appearance of brother Tuqiu, he really did the right thing!"

Chen Deng was still laughing, but Wang Hou's eyeballs were as bright as light bulbs. He jumped up with a grunt, and grabbed Chen Deng's sleeve as hotly as a gay man, shaking with excitement. Ah shaking.

"Twenty carts are not enough, old brother Chen, two hundred carts! Two hundred carts of coal, you have done a great job breaking Lu this time. If there are five hundred carts of coal, the thief in Xiapi will definitely die!"

His head was dizzy from being shaken, and Chen Deng was stunned for a moment when he saw Wang Hou suddenly go crazy like a fraudulent corpse, while Cao Hongjie, who was beside him, looked sympathetic and patted him on the shoulder helplessly.

"He's like this, just get used to it!"

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Although Wang Hou suddenly became nervous and did not explain why he needed so much coal, the end of Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms was such a magical era, and the spirit of soldiers dying for their confidantes in the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period still remained strong. Wang Hou’s words, Chen Deng stopped the army for his friend, and then mobilized the power of the Chen family in Guangling to carry coal for him.

It was precisely because of the sudden transport of coal that Chen Deng Guangling's army, which was able to fight Cao's main force within four days, was delayed for another [-] days. It was already mid-November when they returned to Xiapi City.

However, since Wang Hou was ordered to go to Guangling as an envoy, Cao Jun’s siege battlefield has not changed much. The ground is too hard due to the cold weather, and the first trench was built around Xiapi City with snow. It took less than half a meter of earth to dig a pit, and as for the earth mountain, it was only less than half a meter high.

Right at the gate of the city, Xiahou Dun and Li Dian were yelling at each other from different shifts. However, judging from the traces on the ground, it is estimated that the effect of the scolding battle was average. With Chen Gong guarding, Lu Bu was not provoked even once. The entire Xiapi offensive and defensive battle has not yet begun in half a month.

Originally, Cao Cao was very dissatisfied with Chen Deng's internal response. After all, he came to Xudu in person at the beginning and offered a plan to pacify Lu. Now that the army has entered Xuzhou for more than a month, he has not shown up for a long time. Who would guess it? There is a feeling of being deceived. However, when he heard that Chen Deng's 500 troops did not bring any supplies and supplies, but pulled coal from more than [-] ox carts, Cao Cao personally greeted them out of the camp with his subordinates and generals. Door.

"Chen Deng, the chieftain of Xuzhou, paid a visit to the prime minister. The prime minister was ordered to hunt down the thieves. Chen Yuanlong should have come here immediately, but he was tired of the trifles of preparing the army, and he arrived late. It is really a sinful crime." , I hope the prime minister will forgive me!"

Looking at this welcoming posture, Chen Deng already knew that he believed Wang Hou's bet was right!However, in the face of Cao Cao's warm welcome, he immediately lowered his posture, turned around and bowed.

For the sake of face, Cao Cao is naturally a corporal who was succumbed by Zhou Gong. He laughed and got off his horse, and put on the down cloak that was probably exploited from Wang Hou, and put it on Chen Deng himself, and said with a laugh.

"What's wrong with Yuanlong? The arrival of Qing is like adding wings to a tiger to Cao! Yuanlong please get up quickly! Please get up quickly! Come on, put hot wine, I will return to the camp with Yuanlong!"

The face is really given, but the more important thing is the coal. Chen Deng followed Cao Cao into the camp, and Xia Houdun, Li Dian and others, whose voices were smoldering, couldn't wait to dig out these Xuzhou coal mines. The high-quality large chunks of raw coal were pulled back to the camp.

No way, Cao Cao has made thousands of calculations. Before he set off, he counted the right time, place and people, and even neglected the impact of the weather on the war.

It snowed heavily for more than ten days in a row, and it was freezing cold. Not to mention the strong men who came with the army, even the soldiers of various departments, the phenomenon of freezing to death happened from time to time. Moreover, in this era of lack of supplies, several people in the TV series have a tent. That is a dream!Only the generals can be allocated a certain amount of leather tents. Most of the sergeants are almost the same as Wang Houbuqu spent the winter last year. Just use straw and wood to prop up a shed, and that is the place to live in the winter!
No wonder it is said to be a place of bitter cold. In the severe cold, the knife wind is blowing on the Huaihe Plain. The cold weather is so cold that the dripping water turns into ice, and the soldiers can't even go out. Even a field battle with Lu Bu's army is difficult!

Then Chen Deng appeared in front of Cao Jun with more than 500 cars of coal, each car about one ton, and more than 500 tons of coal. For Cao Jun, he is simply an angel!
However, Chen Deng was interesting enough. Following Cao Cao's entry into the Chinese army, he asked people to bring in the iron stove, lit the briquettes to heat up the wine, and he did not forget Wang Hou's contribution. He held the wine that Cao Cao personally gave him, and He stood up, holding the hot wine in both hands, and bowed down heavily.

"Prime Minister, transporting coal here to solve the disaster of the army is the reminder of Wang Hou and Wang Tuqiu, the transfer envoy. The ministers only listen to his advice, and the Wang transfer envoy is as careful as a hair! Chen asked the prime minister to remember his merits!"

After Cao Cao heard these words, he nodded clearly again. He has meritorious deeds and does not claim to be self-confident. Chen Deng's image in his eyes is a bit higher. Beside him, Guo Jia also showed a smile clearly. Thinking of Wang Hou being frozen like a bear last year, the one who could think about transporting coal, it was probably him!

But after picking up the wine jue and looking around, Guo Jia suddenly yelled in surprise.

"By the way, where is Wang Hou Wang's transfer envoy? Didn't he come back with Guangling prefect?"

"Five miles away from the camp, Wang Zhuanyun envoy Yan went back to the camp first, he has important matters to deal with, didn't he meet the prime minister first?"

Chen Deng also showed a face full of astonishment, holding the wine and answering, the whole barracks looked at each other in dismay when he asked this rhetorical question.

Where did Wang Hou go?
At this time, Wang Zhuanyun really stayed in Cao Ying with all his devotion, but in the helplessness of Deputy Cao's face, this guy knelt down on the ground with his legs sadly, as if his life had been planed out by someone. Facing the sawdust on the ground in the rear army, he raised his hands up and roared to the sky with a mournful face.

"My wood!!!"

(End of this chapter)