Zhang Fei's return was an unexpected surprise for Dong Cheng.
Chen Gong asked Zhang Fei to enter the city with a plan that could perfectly rescue Liu Bei. Although it was more risky, the plan was very feasible and much better than the ordinary rush to fight to save people.
Dong Cheng got Zhang Fei's plan and immediately felt that everything was stable.
There is absolutely no problem in saving Uncle Liu Huang.
They quickly went back and gathered their subordinates and servants to prepare for an all-out rebellion against Cao Cao and save Liu Bei.
Zhang Fei didn't stay long at Dong's house, told them his plan, and then left, still going to find Guan Yu in the city.
Dong Cheng watched them leave secretly and gathered his family members together.
The family is a big family, and there are definitely a lot of people to follow.
They are usually used to protect their families and courtyards, or they can be used by tenant farmers who cultivate their own fields, or their servants. As long as they are given weapons, they can become soldiers, capable of saving people and resisting.
But at this moment, a member of the Sima family came to the Dong family secretly.
Sima Fang and Fu Wan did not dare to come forward directly, but they also gathered their subordinates and domestic slaves. Sima Fang used the Sima family's food and grass and even recruited more than a thousand refugees.
These refugees have all become servants, tenant farmers or servants of the Sima family, and they have all been placed in the city.
As long as they take up arms, they can also become soldiers.
All these people were handed over to Dong Cheng to resist Cao Cao. If successful, Liu Bei could leave with the edict. If unsuccessful, Sima Fang and Fu Wan would not be exposed for the time being.
The Sima family also had plans behind the scenes.
What they do is not only to oppose Cao Cao, but also to plot bigger things, but they will not show it easily, but will lie dormant.
"Sima Jiangong, good!"
Dong Cheng received the news from Sima Fang, and the number of resisting troops increased a lot.
At the same time, he also understood the reason why Sima Fang and Fu Wan were reluctant to contact him recently. Firstly, they were afraid of death, and secondly, they wanted to hide in the dark and not be exposed so quickly.
Dong Cheng didn't care about this. He supplemented and improved their plan with Sima Fang's assistance. When he was about to go to work, he suddenly saw a domestic slave named Qin Qingtong whispering to his concubine Yunying.
"What are you doing?"
Dong Cheng shouted angrily.
Qin Qingtong and Qin Qingtong were so frightened that they jumped up.
"Master, I..."
Qin Qingtong still wanted to explain, but Dong Cheng didn't give him an explanation. He kicked him out and rolled on the ground several times before he stopped.
"Bitch slave!"
"Concubine!"
Dong Cheng was furious and felt that there was a touch of green on top of his head. He said angrily: "Come here, drag them down, give them forty punishments, and then lock them up. I will deal with them when I am free."
What we need to plan now is how to save Liu Bei and send out the blood edict.
We will deal with this pair of bitches when the time comes.
"Master, spare my life!"
Qin Qingtong panicked, knelt down and begged: "Master, listen to my explanation, we really have nothing to do."
The concubine Yunying also said hurriedly: "Husband, we..."
"Don't delay it any longer!"
Dong Cheng roared angrily.
The other servants who came over didn't care how Yunying and the two begged for mercy and dragged them away. Soon, a painful cry echoed in the Dong family's backyard.
Qin Qingtong was beaten violently, and he was aggrieved and held a grudge.
"Dong Cheng, you asked for this."
Qin Qingtong gritted his teeth, his eyes a little sinister.
As a domestic slave of the Dong family, he was actually someone close to Dong Cheng. He knew what Dong Cheng was planning. At night, he unlocked the door to his room and slipped out under the darkness.
After leaving Dong's house, first walked to Sikong Mansion.
He wants to take revenge on Dong Cheng severely.
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Sikong Mansion.
The night is getting darker and the weather is getting colder.
The snow is getting heavier and heavier now.
Chen Zhou did not go home, but waited inside Cao's house for the good news he had told him during the day.
Not only was he there, Cao Cao and Cao Ang were also there.
Because the weather was too cold, Cao Cao asked someone to light a charcoal stove. The three of them gathered around the stove, scalding wine and grilling meat, and had a night chat around the stove.
"Du Zhi once concluded that if we fight Yuan Shao, we will win this battle."
Cao Cao asked this question again. The discussion had not been completed last time. He had a headache and had to interrupt. He continued: "The strategy of crossing is to lengthen the front line against Yuan Shao. The purpose is to allow Yuan Shao to lead his troops deep into the rear area and resupply the rear." If you can't keep up, is the purpose of doing this to cut off Yuan Jun's food and grass?"
Yuan Jun penetrated deep into Yuzhou, and his food and grass were cut off. Logistics and supplies would definitely not be able to keep up in a short period of time.
In addition, transporting grain from Hebei to Henan requires crossing the Yellow River. There is no cross-river bridge now. A ferry must be used to cross the river. The grain and grass are first loaded onto the boat, then off the boat, and finally transported to the front line.
It takes a long time to toss it back and forth.
If Yuan's army is cut off from food and grass, and the next batch of food is shipped from the logistics department, who knows how many people will starve to death, and a mutiny will definitely occur in the army.
Yuan Shao did not want to mutiny, so he had to retreat first.
Cao Jun pursued Yuan Jun when he retreated and was able to achieve an effective victory. Moreover, Yuan Jun knew that if food and grass were cut off, his troops would easily become unstable, lack morale, and have low combat effectiveness, making them easily defeated.
As long as he uses it properly, Chen Zhou can recreate the Battle of Guandu and win more with fewer battles.
"My lord, you have completely guessed what I was thinking."
Chen Zhou said: "If Yuan Shao waits for work and fights a war of attrition with us, our foundation will not be able to drain the Yuan family, but with Yuan Shao's character, he will never continue to fight with us. Yuan Shao wants a quick victory. We only need to lure Yuan Jun If it goes deep, this battle will be won. My suggestion is to build a defense line at Guandu in Zhongmou County and station troops to prevent it from going deep into Yingchuan."
Guandu is a certain distance from Xudu.
There is also a certain distance from the river bank.
It will not cause panic in Xu Du, but it can also lengthen the front line and create logistical supply difficulties for Yuan Shao.
Cao Cao thought about the terrain to the north and nodded in agreement. The location was good and the plan was good.
"But how do we cut off Yuan Jun's food supply?"
Cao Ang asked this most critical question.
Chen Zhou looked at the stove and saw several pieces of roasted meat sizzling with oil. They were almost done, so he cut them with a knife and put them in their basins. He then took a sip of warm wine. The wine was a collaboration between the Mi family and Cao Ang. Xinpin then said slowly: "It's actually very simple to cut off Yuan Jun's food. You just need to determine where Yuan Shao stores his food."
As soon as these words came out, Cao and his son nodded again.
"The army is encamped, and the food and military camps are often not in the same place."
"The camp moves at any time, and there is no exact station location. Yuan Shao's army has a huge amount of food and grass. If it keeps moving with the camp, it will be very troublesome to transport it."
"Yuan Shao has a huge amount of food and grass, so he probably won't put it in the camp."
"It will be placed in a relatively safe place that can supply supplies to the camp and is convenient for connecting with Hebei, but this place must not be known to us."
Cao Cao then analyzed where that safe place might be.
In the future, when there is a fight with Yuan Shao and the two armies confront each other, it is not completely impossible for Cao Cao's counselors to analyze the situation based on the formation of the troops.
It doesn’t necessarily require Xu You’s betrayal.
But the fight hasn't started yet, and it's difficult for Cao Cao to analyze it in detail now.
