Three Kingdoms Star System

Chapter 320 Opportunities Will Always Come

Cao Cao was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "What Wen Ruo said is true, I did not think about it. If that is the case, then we will continue to resist, and I believe that opportunities will always come."

However, it is easy to make up your mind, but it is really difficult to stick to it. Soon there is a problem in front of you. Quartermaster Wang Hou secretly reduced the expenses of the soldiers, and finally killed Wang Hou when the soldiers were angry and clamoring to appease the public anger, which slightly eased the problem of food and grass.

However, this is only a slight relief after all, because the food and grass saved by sacrificing Wang Hou's life are not enough for the soldiers to use for three to five days, so the problem of food and grass is still very serious.

At this moment, Cao Cao's general Shi Huan suddenly came and said that he had captured one of Yuan Jun's spies.

Cao Cao was very happy when he heard the words, and immediately ordered Shi Huan to bring the secret work. He wanted to find out the details of Yuan Shaojun through the secret work.

As a result, after some inquiries, Cao Cao got the good news that Han Meng, the general of Yuan Shaojun, was about to escort forty carts of grain and grass to the camp.

"This is a good opportunity, I must seize it!" After discussing with Xun Yu, Cao Cao decided to send Xia Houyuan and Shi Huan to lead five thousand troops to rob Han Meng's grain cart, and take the grain back for himself. Of course, if he really couldn't get back, he would set fire to his grain cart. I believe that as long as there is no grain, Yuan Shao can only retreat temporarily.

After Xia Houyuan and Shi Huan got the order, they immediately went to prepare. At night, they led the army out of the camp. Sure enough, they waited for Han Meng's grain truck. Xia Houyuan and Han Meng were overjoyed, and immediately ordered the army to attack.

Seeing someone robbing food, Han Meng didn't panic, he cheered up and fought with Shi Huan. He thought that Shi Huan was just an ordinary general, not his opponent at all, but he didn't expect that the opponent's bravery was no less than his own.

What's even more tragic is that when Han Meng was fighting Shi Huan, Xia Houyuan shot him down with an arrow, and then Shi Huan who caught up with Han Meng cut off his head with a single knife.

Because Han Meng was killed, the soldiers in Yuan Shao's camp no longer had the will to fight, and fled in different directions. Those who could not escape had no choice but to surrender.

In this battle, Xia Houyuan not only beheaded Han Meng, the general of Yuan Shao's battalion, successfully captured forty carts of food and grass, but also recruited nearly a thousand surrendered soldiers. Naturally, he was in a good mood. I must strongly recommend Shi Huan to Cao Cao.

When Xia Houyuan returned to the camp, he naturally received a warm welcome from Cao Cao. For his contribution, Cao Cao strongly praised him, and promoted him to be General Zhengxi, and Xia Houyuan also recommended to Cao Cao the hero who fought bravely. Shi Huan, Cao Cao was also very happy, and immediately appointed Shi Huan as General Yamen.

Shi Huan was originally just an ordinary school lieutenant. After this battle, he was promoted several ranks and became General Yamen. Naturally, he was admired and envied by everyone.

For Cao Cao, although talent is indeed very important, but now the forty carts of food and grass can really solve the urgent need, which will keep the army from starving for at least half a month, but Cao Cao also knows that, just based on this point The food and grass were not enough to support the war, so he immediately wrote a letter and ordered someone to send it to Sima Yi, the capital of Xu.

This Sima Yi was originally from Wen County, Hanoi, from Hanoi's gentry, and he had extraordinary talents. He was recommended as Maocai (that is, Xiucai, to avoid the taboo of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, so he was renamed Maocai) before he was an adult, so he regarded himself very highly. , thinking that with his own talents, he could get a mid-to-high-level position under Liu He's tent, but he didn't expect that Liu He just met him, chatted for a while, and asked him to go back and wait for news. Nothing came to light, and there was no more news.

Sima Yi was very puzzled, and hurriedly asked someone to inquire about the news, only to learn that Liu He thought he was too young and would need to wait a few years before making arrangements.

Sima Yi immediately knew that Liu He didn't want to use him, because Liu He also had many young people like him under his tent, but Liu He never said who would wait for a few more years.

"Could it be that Liu He knows my secret, so he doesn't use me? But my secret is only known to me. The old fairy in the dream said that my destiny is mine. The younger brothers didn't mention it, let alone tell others casually, but why is this Liu He so afraid of me? Forget it, I don't keep people here, I have a place to keep people. I will go to Cao Cao and believe that in the future My intelligence and talents will soon come to the fore under his command."

Sima Yi then made up his mind, moved his family to Xudu, and met Cao Cao. Cao Cao was a little happy to see that Sima Yi was born in a wealthy family in Hanoi. Expressing his trust, he immediately appointed Sima Yi as Dongcao, and handed over the greatest power in the entire Sikong Mansion to Sima Yi.

And Sima Yi did not disappoint Cao Cao's trust, and he did his job very well. Cao Cao was very satisfied with this. This time he fought Yuan Shao, in order to show his trust, he deliberately arranged for him to guard Xudu. Xun Yu fought with the army, and handed over the entire Xudu to Sima Yi to manage.

But at this moment, Yuan Shao was furious. On the one hand, he cursed Han Meng to be damned, but on the other hand, he urgently discussed countermeasures.

At this time, Xu You, a counselor who came belatedly, smiled happily: "My lord, good news, good news, just now the officials caught a spy, according to the secret, although Cao Cao is still insisting, but There is no food in the army, and we can only hold out for another ten days at most. This is good news, we only need to cut off his food supply, and within half a month, Cao Cao's army will definitely be defeated without a fight."

Yuan Shao said in doubt when he heard the words: "Cao Cao just robbed our food and grass, and now he immediately said that there is no food, and the envoy he sent to ask for help was caught by us. What kind of coincidence is this? Have you ever met?" Is it such a coincidence? Anyway, I have never encountered it before, so I conclude that this is Cao Aman's trick. Don't be fooled."

However, I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. At this moment, someone handed over a letter. The letter was written by the judge who stayed behind in Yecheng, saying that Xu You's family members had committed crimes in Yecheng, which had a great influence. is not good.

Yuan Shao was furious immediately, and yelled at Xu You, saying that Xu You had no face to advise him, so Xu You left with a face of shame, and was ridiculed by some people during the process.

Xu You was about to commit suicide, but was stopped by the left and right and suggested that he surrender to Cao Cao.

Xu You's eyes lit up, and he immediately decided to turn against Cao Cao, so such a small person determined the direction of the entire Guandu War, and the opportunity Cao Cao had been waiting for came.

(End of this chapter)