Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

Facing Cao Ren's question, Cheng Yu's face was calm. He pointed at the corpses everywhere and said slowly: "Send all these corpses back to the camp quickly."

Cao Ren widened his eyes, as if he had understood what Cheng Yu meant. Even though he had been on the battlefield for a long time and was used to big scenes, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his back.

"Zhongde, how can these people be used as military rations?"

"Zixiao, remember, this is a war. In order to win the war, we can give up everything, even our own lives.

At this point, do we still have a way out? If we can't take Puyang City, all of us, including you and me, will die.

I don’t know what you will choose between life and death, but I will choose life without hesitation. I want to ensure that as many people as possible survive.

If this can save countless soldiers’ lives, then their deaths will be worthwhile.”

Cheng Yu's face was extremely calm, as if he was talking about something very ordinary.

Cao Ren stood there in a daze, looking at the village not far away, like a wooden sculpture.

Cheng Yu's light words rang in his ears again.

"Zixiao, I'm leaving first. Order the soldiers to take them all back."

After Cheng Yu said this, he didn't delay any longer and rode towards the camp at full speed.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and Cao Ren finally recovered from his shock.

He looked at Cheng Yu's receding back and muttered to himself.

"Scholars are so damn cruel. When they get crueler, they are even crueler than me!"

After saying this, he turned around.

"Brothers, let's take action."

Cao Ren was too weak to wave his arms. In this era, civilians often exchanged their children for food, but this rarely happened in the army. The reason was very simple. The army was an organized and large-scale organization. When they were short of rations, they usually borrowed food from large households. Of course, such borrowed food was usually not returned.

A big fire soon broke out in the village, and with the help of the wind, the fire turned into ruins.

The fighting under Puyang City never stopped.

Cao Cao had sufficient food and his morale was boosted. Not only did they have food, but they also had very rare jerky. After a full meal, Cao's army began to attack the city walls of Puyang continuously.

Cao Ren stood not far away, with a rare look of sadness on his face. Although the meals over the past two days were delicious, he seemed to have lost his appetite.

Looking at a plate full of food, I always find it hard to swallow.

Cao Cao knew what Cheng Yu had done. Although he was horrified in his heart, he remained expressionless.

He never imagined that Cheng Yu's so-called borrowed grain was actually using human flesh as military rations.

Cao Cao was by no means a person who stuck to conventions. He often had unorthodox ideas. But after knowing Cheng Yu's ideas, he realized that his ideas seemed very naive in front of Cheng Yu.

"Zhongde, have the aristocratic families in the city made any moves in the past two days?"

"Not yet, but judging from the results of the siege over the past two days, it won't be long before everyone in Puyang City feels threatened. Once that happens, they will definitely take action."

Cao Cao nodded. Cheng Yu was right. Although the aristocratic families were dissatisfied with Lu Bu, they would not dare to act without his cooperation.

Only when they feel the hope of victory will they come out in droves.

He looked at Dian Wei standing beside him with a smile on his face.

"Dian Wei, it's your turn."

Dian Wei saluted and said, "Don't worry, my lord. I will definitely be able to capture this city."

In Puyang City, Lu Bu was drinking in his mansion.

In front of his banquet, there were several women in brightly dressed clothes, dancing with their slender waists.

Lu Bu's eyes were blurry and he drank a few more glasses of wine without realizing it.

While he was drunk, Chen Gong walked over quickly.

"Wen Hou, stop drinking and go to the city gate. I feel like there is something wrong with Cao Jun's attack on the city these past two days."

Lu Bu put down his wine glass, his eyes blurred.

"Gongtai is worrying too much. They have attacked Puyang City so many times, but they failed every time. This time will be the same, with much ado about nothing.

I remember Gongtai also said that Cao Cao's army is short of food. In a few days, they will run out of food and will be defeated. We only need to send soldiers to attack them directly and we can wipe them out. "

Compared to Lu Bu's ease, Chen Gong's face was obviously a little anxious.

"The weird thing is, from what we have heard, the food Xun Wenruo sent is not much. According to their army's consumption, it will be used up soon. But from the current situation, their fighting spirit is high and they are not affected by the food at all."

Lu Bu drank a few more glasses of wine, racked his brains, and thought for a long time before slowly asking, "Could it be that the intelligence is wrong? Is Xun Wenruo bringing enough food?"

Chen Gong had also thought about this problem, but after calculating for a long time, he still felt that it was somewhat inconsistent with the actual situation.

"There is no such possibility. There is a severe drought in Yanzhou right now, and there is no harvest. It is impossible to extort food from the people. Even if Xun Wenruo is good at governing, the three cities have already collected food many times, and the people have no food. Even Xun Wenruo has no way to deal with it."

"That's weird. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have known each other since childhood. Could it be that Yuan Shao lent the grain to Cao Cao?"

"I have sent out scouts along the route to Jizhou. From what they have reported so far, there is no large-scale grain transport team entering Yanzhou."

While the two were discussing, a soldier came quickly to report from outside the door.

"Marquis Wen, it's bad. Cao's army has breached Puyang City."

"What?" Lu Bu was a little unbelievable.

"Cao's army has already breached the city and is charging towards this side," the soldier said cautiously.

"Marquis Wen, stop hesitating and get on your horse to fight the enemy," Chen Gong urged.

Lu Bu burped and said calmly, "Don't panic, Gongtai. In my eyes, Cao Cao and his people are just chickens and dogs. They are not worth a single blow."

"Someone, take my armor and Fang Tian Hua Ji."

After Lu Bu finished giving the order, he was about to stand up. As soon as he stood up, he felt the alcohol rising up and his legs became weak. He sat down on the soft couch.

He wanted to get up, but found that he couldn't.

When Chen Gong saw this situation, he understood that Lu Bu was unable to stand up to fight the enemy because he had drunk too much.

It's a mistake to drink!

There is only one reason why Puyang City has been able to be occupied until now, and that is the existence of Lu Bu.

If Lu Bu could not fight, it would be almost impossible to keep Puyang City.

Chen Gong's eyes showed a hint of disappointment, and countless thoughts ran through his mind. At this time, there was no other way except to retreat.

Only by preserving the lives of the soldiers will they have a chance to make a comeback.

Chen Gong pondered for a moment and finally made up his mind.

"Come here, help Marquis Wen onto his horse and quickly evacuate Puyang City."