"What do Bo Miao think?" Zhang Xiu looked at Deng Zhi.
Deng Zhi is a powerful person in Nanyang, including Zong Yu, Hu Ji and others, who are all local powerful people in Nanyang. They will definitely consider the interests of their own families. The purpose of asking him this is to know what they think of his plan now.
Deng Zhi took a peek at Zhang Xiu's handsome profile, with a tall nose as straight as a peak. "My lord is separatist in Nanyang. If I give up the power of Nanyang, I am afraid it will be detrimental to the future. I also ask my lord to take back his orders and hold on to Duyang City until our army returns. With my lord's wisdom and the bravery of the soldiers, Cao's army will be defeated."
Zhang Xiu asked him: "How long can Duyang City hold on? How many days will it take us to return to Nanyang if we go all out?"
Going up the river is already slow, and it depends on the weather conditions; if you go up the river and into the wind, the speed will naturally become slower and slower. There are many uncertain factors, and there is no guarantee of the time to return.
Deng Zhi lowered his head and said nothing.
Zhang Xiu comforted and said: "Nanyang is my current foundation. If I had no choice, how could I let Cao Cao trample on me? There is no guarantee of time to return to Nanyang. We must make a choice. Besides, eliminating those vacillating powerful people can ensure that Nanyang does not There will be strange noises."
Bu Zhi said: "My lord, we can unite with Xuzhou Lu Bu and Jizhou Yuan Shao to send troops to threaten Cao Cao so that he cannot attack the city with all his strength and buy enough time for us to join forces."
Zhang Xiu nodded: "Just what Zishan said." Then he asked Deng Zhi: "Bo Miao, it is already mid-May. The winter wheat in the north should be ripe soon, right?"
Deng Zhi was keenly aware of what Zhang Xiu was going to do and said, "The harvest will be ready in June."
Zhang Xiu nodded: "Cao Cao rushed south without waiting for the wheat to ripen, and he definitely didn't have much food and grass in his hands. Zishan wrote to Jia Canjun, asking him to harvest wheat in advance and clear the fields; Bo Miao wrote to Sun Ce, and then Said I wanted to buy some food and grass."
"My lord, are you going to... fight a grain and grass war?"
"Haha... Bo Miao! This battle is not about the number of men and horses, nor the strength of strength, but about food and grass. How can Cao's army fight if they don't have food and grass?"
Deng Zhi and Bu Zhi nodded.
Zhang Xiu said: "Don't let Lu Bu attack Yanzhou. Just let him set fire to the grain that Cao Cao has not harvested in the fields. Cao Cao will have to return to save his grain and grass, otherwise, his one hundred thousand troops will starve to death." ”
The two agreed to leave.
After a while, three or four letters were sent from the boat, and the messenger galloped away. At the same time, Zhang Xiu ordered Wei Yan to attack Wancheng in a flash, and Ding Feng led Fu Chong to assist Wei Yan first.
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Wancheng, Nanyang.
On the afternoon of the day when Cao Cao sent troops, Jia Xu got the news and made a wise decision: to harvest the immature grain and grass growing in the ground in advance.
As the saying goes, 'before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first'. If Cao Cao wants to capture Nanyang, then let Cao Cao's army come in, but he was not invited in. Zhang Xiu will definitely not care about food, and the 100,000-strong army will just wait to starve.
Jia Xu ordered Hu Che'er to lead 10,000 infantrymen to guard Duyang City and buy them time to arrange the harvest of grain and grass in Nanyang County and clear the surrounding fields. At the same time, he asked Li Tong to lead the cavalry to station on the north bank of the Han River to pay attention to Liu Biao's movements.
He expected that Liu Biao would definitely not take action. Compared with Cao Cao, Liu Biao wanted Zhang Xiu to be stationed in Nanyang, otherwise he would have given up Nanyang County to Zhang Xiu. But now the situation is different. It was expected, and we must not take it lightly, otherwise it will bring devastating disaster to Nanyang.
When the students in the school learned that Cao Cao Nan had committed the crime, everyone became excited.
They jointly submitted a letter to Jia Xu to apply to join the team, and they wanted to contribute to the protection of Nanyang. In his teaching, Zhang Xiu incorporated the concept of protecting the family and the country from later generations. He made Nanyang his home and taught them the idea that everyone is responsible for the survival of the family and the country. When these students learned about Cao Cao's southern expedition, they were all excited. stand up.
Among the liberal arts schools, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong were the most prominent and became the representatives of the liberal arts academy.
Among the Military Knowledge Academy, Wang Shuang and Huo Jun are the most prominent and have become the representatives of the Military Knowledge Academy.
Jia Xu wrote to Zhang Xiu about his actions and plans, as well as the passionate emotions of the students in the school, and sent the courier down the river to Zhang Xiu along with the students' joint petitions. At the same time, he also wrote good words of persuasion. Liu Biao knows what is good and bad.
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Inside Xiangyang City.
Cai Mao speaks righteously. "Zhang Xiuhu has the ambition of being a wolf in Nanyang. If we don't suppress Zhang Xiu with the help of Cao Cao, when Zhang Xiu grows up, he will definitely threaten Xiangyang. Please make a decision early and take the opportunity to send troops to attack. Now that Zhang Xiu has not returned from the eastward expedition, this opportunity is rare."
Liu Biao did not dare to be arbitrary and looked a little embarrassed. "Don't be anxious, Degui. I have already sent someone to ask for the alien. We will discuss it after the alien comes."
At this moment, Kuai Yue walked in quickly, rushed to Liu Biao, and bowed.
Liu Biao asked urgently: "Degui thought that he could take this opportunity to weaken Zhang Xiu, what did Yidu think?"
Kuai Yue sneered, glanced at Cai Mao and said teasingly: "Is De Gui trying to avenge Zhang Xiu for refusing to marry him? Cao Cao coerced the emperor to order the princes, and he was a traitor to the Han Dynasty! Zhang Xiu's rebel Yuan Shu was a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty! Also, as a member of the Han clan, how can you send troops to help the Cao thieves?"
"You fart!" Cai Hao jumped up as if he had been scalded by fire, and his expression suddenly changed, "I am trying to take personal revenge for your sake? Yidu, please don't slander me or slander me."
Of course Liu Biao knew about Cai Mao's proposal to marry Zhang Xiu. Although he was angry, he tolerated it. He and Cai Mao are also considered relatives. Although it is a political marriage, it is a bond that strengthens his relationship with the Cai family. Now Cai Mao has secretly married Zhang Xiu. The purpose is self-evident.
Zhang Xiu, who was married to the Cai family, was naturally resentful of the fact that he was not given military power before, and wanted to join forces with Zhang Xiu as a foreign aid. Now that Zhang Xiu has rejected the marriage, the matter has been abandoned. Not wanting to delve into the impact on the relationship between the two families, he waved the matter aside: "Does the Foreign Language object to my sending troops to threaten Zhang Xiu?"
Kuai Yue said: "The envoy asked Zhang Xiu to send troops to conquer Yuan Shu. Now that he has sent troops to conquer the thieves and has not returned, how can we do this while he is out? Wouldn't everyone in the world scold the envoy for breaking his promise? Besides, Cao Cao's treacherous ministers, How can we join forces with him?"
Liu Biao nodded.
Cai Mao immediately retorted: "Now that Zhang Xiu is not in Nanyang, Cao Cao's army of 100,000 troops is attacking Nanyang. Do you think Nanyang can be defended? If Nanyang is lost, Cao Cao takes advantage of the situation and goes south to attack Xiangyang. We will discuss the matter of peace at that time. Weidu will not notice it." Is it too late?"
Kuai Yue nodded and said, "What De Gui said makes sense."
"Huh...?" Liu Biao and Cai Mao looked at Kuai Yue in shock at the same time.
Kuai Yue said: "Your Majesty, in order to prevent Cao Cao's army from conquering Nanyang, we must not sit idly by and do nothing. We should send troops to help! If we wait for Cao Cao to conquer Nanyang, it will be too late!"
Cai Hao: "..."
Liu Biao nodded in agreement. When Cai Mao was about to say more, someone came from outside to report: "Envoy, there is a letter from the envoy from Nanyang."
After a while, the messenger came in and handed the letter to Liu Biao.
After Liu Biao read the letter, he handed it to Kuai Yue and Cai Hao and said: "Jia Xu said that Cao Cao is a Han official, but he is actually a Han traitor and cannot join forces with him."
Cai Mao stopped talking after reading the letter.
It can be seen from Liu Biao's performance that it is impossible for Liu Biao to send troops to unite with Cao Cao, and even send troops to help Zhang Xiu. Fortunately, Jia Xu did not request Liu Biao to send troops in his letter.
He must stop Liu Biao from sending troops.
