Lu Bu led Zang Ba and others into the city, and the banquet officially began.
After Gao Shun and others settled the soldiers and horses, they took Xu Sheng to the banquet. Lu Bu called Xu Sheng to his table.
Just when Lu Bu and everyone in Xuzhou were enjoying themselves, Cao Cao in Yanzhou was suffering from a severe headache.
At this time, Cao Cao was very worried, because he was out of food, and the food and grass for the army were almost out of reach.
Cao Cao hated Lu Bu in his heart. Yanzhou was not rich originally, but after Lu Bu's interference, it became even worse.
And now that there was another locust plague, Cao Cao was so angry that he almost had a headache.
In addition to Lu Bu, Cao Cao was even more angry with Zhang Miao and Chen Gong. They took the initiative to bring Lu Bu in while he was attacking Xuzhou. Did he just kill those few people on the side? These people wanted Cao Cao's life so much. !
Especially after hearing that Lu Bu had captured Xuzhou, Cao Cao even cursed at Liu Bei. His powerful generals like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei could actually let Lu Bu capture Xuzhou.
Liu Bei arranged for Zhang Fei to guard Xia Pi, but he was scolded by Cao Cao for making a bad move. Isn't Liu Bei clear about Zhang Fei's character? Zhang Fei actually stayed to guard.
Cao Cao was really speechless with Liu Bei. He scolded Liu Bei many times for being stupid. He had two peerless generals, but they were defeated one after another, and there was no one left.
Cao Cao asked Xun Yu and others next to him with a headache.
"Wen Ruo, what can we do now?"
Xun Yu also had a sad look on his face when he heard this. It is difficult for a wise woman to make a meal without rice. Even if he, Xun Yu, is a talented person in the royal family, he will always be in trouble.
"Lord, please ask Yuan Benchu for food. At this time, this is the only thing we can do.
Then Yuan Benchu still needs the lord to resist Yuan Shu. If the lord fails here, then Yuan Shu can capture Xuzhou and then plot Yanzhou.
Then Yuan Benchu would be completely surrounded. Now that Gongsun Zan of Youzhou is still fighting with him, he will definitely not let Yuan Shu become bigger.
It's just that when the lord asked Yuan Benchu for food, he had to be more miserable, so that Yuan Benchu knew that Yanzhou was in dire straits now.
But don't have too high expectations, Lord. Yuan Benchu will definitely give him food, but it will definitely not be much. After all, in his eyes, the Lord's task is to help him resist Yuan Shu. "
Although Xun Yu's words were extremely harsh in Cao Cao's ears, Cao Cao knew that this was the fact that he had nothing to do now.
It is a fact that he is following Yuan Shao now, and Yuan Shao will definitely not let him grow bigger. Even if Yuan Shao sends food as a gift, it will only be enough for tens of thousands of troops to avoid starving to death.
More, Cao Cao basically didn't think about it. Yuan Shao ensured that Cao Cao's army would not starve to death because he wanted him to resist Yuan Shu.
But Cao Cao is also an ambitious person. As long as he has ambition, it is better than nothing.
"Wen Ruo, please help me draft the letter. I'll get as much as I can. For the rest, we'll figure it out together."
Xun Yu nodded and sighed in his heart. It was another big difficulty for Yanzhou now. After it was over, there would be opportunities later. If he couldn't get over it, Xun Yu would no longer think about the consequences.
At this time, Cheng Yu on the other side stood up and spoke.
"My lord, I have a way to provide food and grass for the army. Although it is not much, there is still meat.
As for the specific method, please allow me to give it a try, and I will know later. "
Cao Cao suddenly had hope in his eyes, and looked at Cheng Yu with a look full of satisfaction.
"Do you take Zhongde's words seriously?"
Cheng Yu nodded seriously.
"Lord, take what I say seriously!"
Cao Cao suddenly laughed.
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to Zhongde. I don't know any specific method. As long as it can provide food for the army, it will be fine."
Cheng Yu immediately agreed, while Xun Yu on the side opened his mouth and stopped talking. In the end, he didn't say anything and could only sigh.
Xun Yu had already made a guess about Cheng Yu's method, and I'm afraid Cao Cao also had a guess in his mind. However, at the moment, it was Cheng Yu who was in charge. If something went wrong, Cheng Yu would be responsible, and Cao Cao didn't know about it.
Xun Yu knew that Cheng Yu was taking a huge risk by standing up. Once he was exposed, not only would his reputation be ruined, but Cao Cao would also have to kill him to quell public dissatisfaction.
At this moment, Dian Wei walked in hurriedly.
"Lord, this is a letter from Lu Bu's fellow."
Cao Cao, Xun Yu and others were stunned. Lu Bu wrote to Cao Cao. What did he want to do?
Cao Cao took the letter with a gloomy and uncertain face, opened it and read it directly.
As he saw what was written in the letter, Cao Cao's face became darker and darker, until after reading it, Cao Cao suddenly exploded.
"Lü Bu! How dare you insult me like this!"
Cao Cao held Lu Bu's letter in his hand and slapped it heavily on the document. His whole chest was heaving violently.
And the sound was also extremely loud. I wonder if Cao Cao's hand felt pain. Anyway, the document looked like there was nothing wrong with it.
After Cao Cao took the document, he was still furious and immediately began to give orders.
"Go, gather the army for me. I will attack Xuzhou and kill that Lu Bu man to vent my hatred!"
Dian Wei was a little stunned for a moment. He knew what was going on in Yanzhou now. Then he looked at Xun Yu and saw Xun Yu shaking his head and waving his hand. Dian Wei immediately left.
He found that this matter was not simple at all. He had better wait for Cao Cao to stabilize before talking.
In fact, Cao Cao didn't really want to send troops. He was really angry and said this deliberately. How could Xun Yu and others not know Cao Cao's intentions.
Just listen to Xun Yu's voice coming slowly.
"Lord, don't be angry, it's not worth it to make yourself angry.
So what did Lu Bu say in his letter that made his lord so angry? "
After hearing this, Cao Cao became less angry and put Lu Bu's letter directly on top of the document.
"Look at it, it really pisses me off!"
Xun Yu picked up Lu Bu's letter and read it out of curiosity. As Xun Yu looked at it, the look on his face became more and more weird. Until he finished reading it, he knew why Cao Cao was angry.
From Xun Yu's point of view, Lu Bu's move was obviously murderous. If it were him, no matter how gentle and elegant he was, he would still be angry.
Xun Yu understood Cao Cao's mood at this time very well.
Cheng Yu looked at the expressions of Cao Cao and Xun Yu, and became even more curious. When he took it over and looked at it, he was stunned at first, and then became angry.
There is a saying that the master was humiliated and his subjects died. How are the words in Lu Bu's letter any different from insulting Cao Cao!
At this time, Cao Cao's voice came, but it seemed a bit dull.
"What do you think about this?"
After Cao Cao finished speaking, he suddenly laughed again.
"Such a childish plan. I never thought it was actually the work of Chen Gongtai. I thought that I had to deal with him in the first place, but I had a feeling of adversity. Now, does he hate me so much!
Chen Gongtai, Chen Gongtai, the longer you live, the more you go back. It's not good to choose anyone, but you choose Lu Bu!
One day, when my army comes to Xuzhou, how should you respond! "
