Three Kingdoms: Cao Chong's will, in fact, my eldest brother is not dead!

Chapter 40
When we arrived at Cao Ang's tent, we first told Cai Mao about the matter.

It was only when Cai Hao found out about this that he immediately panicked: "My lord, what should I do?"

"What should we do, let's take our time, and first of all, we must hide this matter."

Cao Ang said solemnly, looked at Cai Mao and suddenly asked, "You have a good relationship with General Zhang Yun?"

Cai Mao was taken aback, and immediately understood what it meant, and immediately replied: "My subordinates put the overall situation first. Zhang Yun and I are just generals in Jingzhou, so it doesn't have much to do with it."

Sure enough, he is an experienced veteran, and he can understand immediately at this time.

When this kind of thing happened, the first thing to suspect was the inner ghost. Why could the Soochow Army pinpoint the timing of the transportation of food and supplies so accurately?
You know, if the Soochow army came to intercept along the river, if they hadn't seized the opportunity to solve it quickly, once they were exposed, they would be wiped out by Cao Cao's main force. Why would Soochow dare?

Therefore, they must have struck with precision and harassed without fail.

Then why do they dare to say that they will hit when they attack?

Cai Hao knew in his heart that someone must have leaked the news...

Therefore, no matter how reliable it is, Zhang Yun is suspicious.

Cao Ang knew that Cao Zhi was the most suspicious, maybe it was Yang Xiu's idea.

But he was not sure whether Zhang Yun had been persuaded, because until now, Cao Ang had not clearly recruited Cai Mao and Zhang Yun under his command, so did they feel insecure?

If at this time, Cao Zhi sent someone to say that to him, he might have taken refuge there.

If Zhang Yun became Cao Zhi's man, then he would have the motive to play tricks.

"It's not the best, I'm just here to remind you that once something like this happens, you won't show mercy once you find out."

Cao Ang said categorically that whoever did this kind of black hand must be at odds with himself.

At this time, Cai Mao knelt on one knee and said solemnly: "Young master, Cai Mao is willing to follow the command of the eldest son, and he will never depart from it in this life!"

"Okay, this is what you said, I remember."

Cao Ang nodded slightly, which was a response, "You get up first, we still have to think about how to deal with this trouble, and what happened in this big tent, you must not tell anyone."

"Yes, don't worry, Eldest Young Master, this subordinate guarantees with his life!"

"That's good, Degui, in your opinion, how should this matter be resolved?"

This question directly stumped Cai Mao, which seemed quite difficult to understand.

As the leading general, he has his own way of doing things, which are all fixed. If there is any change, it is also a tactic when facing the enemy. Regarding food and grass...can't the rear solve it?

"My lord, my subordinates think that we should reduce the military expenditure at this time, otherwise it will be difficult to sustain. At the same time, we will secretly report to the prime minister at this time and ask Jiangling to raise another batch of food and grass to ease the urgent need..."

"No, I'm afraid it's too late to raise so much food and grass. Let's raise a batch first to deal with it."

"It will take time to raise, and it will take time to transport it. I'm afraid we will have to transport it several times this time, and we will have to send more soldiers to defend it on the way."

That's all he could think of. That's right, if we raise so much more, we won't be able to wait here.

First reduce the supply of grain and grass here so that it can last longer, and then Jiangling urgently raises a batch and transports it here. It may not be as much as before, but it can last for a few days.

At least let the soldiers on the front line see hope, so that the morale of the army can be stabilized.

Cao Ang nodded slightly. What Cai Mao thought of was considered an emergency strategy, and he was lucky to be able to deal with it.

Why do you say good luck?
Because since someone took the food and grass once, who said there would not be a second time?
Also, will the other side watch in a daze?
Furthermore, rumors that shake the morale of the army will not be used by the opponent, there will definitely be rumors.

Once the military expenses are reduced, isn't this self-inflicted?

Therefore, business as usual is the best rumor mill, but at the same time, it is true to let the soldiers see that the food and grass are in the money.

"Degui, this time, we're afraid we have to deal with food and grass ourselves first."

"This... eldest son, where is there so much food and grass?"

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Cao Cao was also discussing this matter with Cheng Yu in Jiangling's Sheriff's Mansion.

It's not just for Cao Ang, this step is related to Cao Cao's march into Jiangdong, and only Cheng Yu may be involved in the discussion.

Because other people have more or less a position, and when it comes to the matter of several young masters competing for the throne, more or less their buttocks will not be upright, who can they discuss with?
Xun You has already shown that Jiang Gan is not suitable. Could it be that he is looking for Xu Shu?
"Prime Minister, if we can't solve it in time, I'm afraid this move will be for nothing, and the vanguard has to withdraw immediately to prevent accidents."

"I know...if there is an urgent call at this time, it can also alleviate the urgent need of the vanguard army, but Soochow has already set their sights on them, how can they sit idly by at this time?"

In the words of later generations, there is no fault tolerance rate, and it is not impossible to requisition food and grass in the past.

But it took several times of transportation to catch up with the one that was robbed. As long as Soochow made another move in the middle, it would be over.

People have already succeeded once, and it is foreseeable to continue to do it again.

Cheng Yu frowned deeply: "Prime Minister, this is a serious matter, how can Soochow find out about us?"

"This...is still under investigation, does Zhong De have a better way?"

"Prime Minister, I'm afraid it will be difficult at this time. Food and grass are not available as long as you want. If you transfer them from other troops, it will also affect the overall plan. But if the eldest son leads the troops and then withdraws... the matter of entering the Eastern Wu will not matter." It's possible."

Naturally, Cao Cao also knew that if Cao Ang came back in disgrace, it would be inappropriate to raise troops again.

Others didn't think about this link, Cao Cao couldn't help but think that if he couldn't push Soochow with his army here, it would be a blood loss.

"Zhongde, in your opinion, how long can the vanguard last?"

"It depends on whether the eldest son can hold it down. Hey...these are all the Jingzhou army. There are only 18 people in the army who are his own guards. If the army's morale is unstable, no ordinary person can hold it down!"

Cheng Yu thought for a while and then said, "If calculated normally, the eldest son can only last for less than ten days, maybe even less. If my guess is correct, there must be rumors circulating in the army at this time, and Soochow's handwriting will not only last for ten days. This trick."

The perspective of a counselor is of course more comprehensive.

If the grain and grass can last ten days, then it must not last ten days, because there are still people in it.

If there are two people in a dark room with one jar of rice, then when they fight, it is definitely not the time when the rice jar bottoms out. People can foresee the crisis at that time, so the conflict has already started.

"So, it is inevitable that we will not be able to use troops against Soochow this year?"

Cao Cao sighed with regret. He knew that if he couldn't make it this year, it wouldn't be possible in the next few years.

How can it be so easy to mobilize the army, so Soochow can only give up?
"Unless... Eldest Young Master himself has a way to stabilize it."

(End of this chapter)