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

Chapter 41
Cao Cao was definitely not reconciled, and wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to send troops to take over Soochow together.

But in the current situation, if Cao Ang really led his troops back and then lost food and supplies, it would be even more difficult.

Every time I go back and forth, this year is over, but not only the past one or two months, I have to make another plan.

But during this period of time, isn't it a huge waste for the soldiers to eat horse chews?
"Zhongde, do you think... Zixiu can really solve it by himself?"

"It's hard to say, I think the eldest son's return this time makes people even more unpredictable."

Cheng Yu simply felt that this eldest son had an aura that he had never seen before, and inexplicably felt a sense of anticipation, "Not to mention that he brings Wenhe, maybe he can come up with some ideas."

"Wenhe..."

Cao Cao suddenly felt that something was going on, and Jia Xu was still very powerful in his opinion.

Although in Cao Cao's heart, no one can compare to his Guo Fengxiao, but Jia Xu's means are there.

After thinking about it, Cao Cao said: "No, Zhong De, you go there!"

"Prime Minister, where are you going?"

"Go to the Vanguard Army, use this as an opportunity, say it's for contact, but... don't participate in making decisions."

Cheng Yu was taken aback for a moment, and let himself pass by, instead of giving advice to Cao Ang?

Then Cao Cao really wants to see how capable this son is. If the vanguard army can't solve this problem, it will have a huge impact on Cao Cao's entire army.

Of course, Cheng Yu may not have any good plan to solve the problem of food and grass.

This matter is difficult for anyone. It is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. It is a matter of ability, and no one is a god.

But if Cheng Yu is not allowed to come up with a strategy, it is a matter of attitude.

"The prime minister wants...to let the eldest son decide the success or failure of this dispatch?"

"Yes, I have made up my mind. You can report back what he asks. As for other things, just watch Zhongde."

It has been said so resolutely, it is an order, not someone Cao Cao is asking for advice.

Cheng Yu had no choice but to follow orders, and he wanted to go to Cao Ang's side, which was equivalent to giving Cao Cao an eye on Cao Ang's every move.

In fact, he is also an examiner, helping Cao Cao to see if this heir can be selected.

Cao Cao has his own strategy, so he doesn't need to listen to any counselor's opinion, which is different from other princes.

When Cheng Yu left the Sheriff's Mansion, he paused, and he seemed to understand.

If Cao Ang really had a problem this time, it might be too late to save him. Do you really think it is so easy to raise food and grass?

Time was too late, once the soldiers in Jingzhou were in chaos this time, Cao Cao would lose the possibility of marching into Soochow, at least for a few years.

If there is no chaos, let Cao Ang bring it back, and the ending will not be much better.

At least the foothold of this advance is gone, and the time lost cannot be recovered, and the consumption is still huge.

Cao Cao claims that his army of one million is out there, and the daily consumption is astonishing. Although the actual strength of the troops is not that exaggerated, there must be millions of people mobilized. How much do they need to eat every day?

If Cao Ang really screwed up, then no matter how Cao Cao saves it, it will not help the overall situation.

Therefore, Cao Cao can only wait for the news of Cao Ang, if not, he will withdraw.

"I hope the Eldest Young Master can... well, no matter how resourceful a person is, it will be difficult to solve it. How can you count on the Eldest Young Master?"

Cheng Yu sighed and quickened his pace.

Cao Cao asked him to rush to Cao Ang's side under the pretext of being a liaison. If Cao Ang had any request, he would tell Cheng Yu that Cheng Yu would report to Cao Cao again, which was tantamount to opening a special channel.

Regardless of the fact that it takes two days to travel by boat, if Cheng Yu went there alone, it would take less than a day.

The advantage of the waterway is not the speed, but the large carrying capacity.

……

Of course Cao Ang didn't know that Cao Cao was lying down at this time, and the hope of fighting this battle was on him.

He was still in the camp discussing with Cai Mao how to get food and grass, while Jia Xu watched from the sidelines, basically silent.

Although he still didn't fully trust Cai Mao, Cao Ang had to discuss many things with Cai Mao, because he had to have someone to carry it out, and now Cai Hao had the only fighting force in the vanguard army.

As an elite naval force, in fact, Wenpin's troops are not enough, and they can only fight on land.

Therefore, Cai Mao had to know about these things. If he didn't know, no one would carry them out.

"It's from the Soochow military camp on the other side. They have about 8000 people now. The food and grass they prepared will also be consumed by us. If they can be obtained, it will definitely ease the crisis of our army."

"Can it be possible... but Eldest Young Master, with 8000 people defending, his subordinates are not sure that they can defeat him."

Cai Hao's words were heartfelt, "To be honest, even if all the vanguard troops are out, it is impossible to take down the 8000 people guarding the village in a short time."

Surrounded by ten times, ten times the number of troops will not be able to win. It can only be said that there are too many civilian boatmen in the vanguard army.

Once they can't win in the short term, the opponent can stick to it and wait for help. Zhou Yu won't send someone to rescue him?
Therefore, if you fight hard, these 10 people are definitely not enough.

If it is replaced by Cao Cao's [-] army, it will be enough. Cao Cao's army is made up of ten to ten fighters.

"Can't you take it down? Then let's try it. It's not about the gain or loss of troops, but about food and grass."

"Degui, send someone to investigate carefully to see what kind of contact they maintain with Zhou Yu, how often the food is delivered, and how much food and grass are still in the camp. All these must be understood."

"Then let's think of a way. Remember, the more careful the investigation, the better."

"After all, the only place where we can get so much food and grass is in their camp."

Cai Mao didn't know what Cao Ang was thinking. The mission of the vanguard army was to build a water village to meet Cao Cao's army.

It's not that he fought Soochow by himself. Looking at the composition of the vanguard army, you can see that all of them were soldiers from Jingzhou. This shows that Cao Cao didn't expect them to do too much at all.

But Cao Ang gave the order, and Cai Hao could only carry it out.

"Yes, this subordinate will arrange it."

"Also, you call General Wenpin over."

Cai Mao took the order and left, and Wenpin entered the camp not long after.

"General Zhonglang, what's the matter with summoning the last general?"

"Zhongye, how many capable fighters do you have under your command?"

Hearing Cao Ang's question, Wenpin immediately cheered up: "General Zhonglang, the last general has 3000 people under his command, all elite!"

Speaking of the fighting power of his subordinates, Wenpin must be full of confidence and eager to fight.

Although he felt ashamed when Jingzhou surrendered, but since he surrendered Cao Cao, he had to come up with something.

The face is earned by himself, anyway, Wenpin doesn’t think who is a thief, all the big men look like this, if you want to talk about a thief, all the princes in the world are treacherous, who doesn’t want to do something big.

If he can make some achievements, he doesn't have to bear the infamy of being incompetent.

"Three thousand?"

Cao Ang thought about it, what can 3000 people do?
If Wenpin is so confident, then these 3000 people must be a regular army, not the kind of civilian husbands.

(End of this chapter)