Indeed, Cao Cao and Lu Bu fought in a battle. Due to the serious locust disaster, neither side had any food to support the war costs of the next large army. There was no good solution. It was only for both sides to temporarily quit the army and make plans after the next year. When Cao Cao heard that Tao Qian gave Xuzhou to Liu Bei, Liu Bei got Xuzhou without spending one soldier and one foot, this made Cao Cao angry and immediately wanted to lead the army to attack Xuzhou again.

After hearing this, Xun Yu immediately said to Cao Cao: "Lord, our army is now in a serious shortage of food and grass, and we cannot support a large war. Besides, Yanzhou is the lord's base, and its geographical location is very good. Once our army sends troops to Xuzhou to attack Liu Bei, our army's strength will inevitably be dispersed. If our army leaves a large number of soldiers to garrison, the lack of troops to attack Xuzhou will not play much role and will delay the battle for a long time. If our army sends too many troops, once Lu is outrageous to attack us, we will lose the entire Yanzhou. This is not worth the loss, it is because we have picked up sesame seeds and lost watermelons. We cannot do such a thing. Please think twice."

Xun Yu's words shocked Cao Cao from the bottom of his heart, and he also knew that the situation was indeed the same as Xun Yu said, and he could not act voluntarily. After all, Lao Cao was a hero of a generation who weighed the pros and cons and kept nodding in agreement. "Wenruo, our army now has no food and grass, but we can't be idle like this. Letting soldiers sit is not a solution. It's still necessary to let the soldiers have something to do."

After hearing this, Xun Yu laughed and said, "Lord, it is better for our army to attack Chendi, Runan, Yingchuan and other places. The territory of the Yellow Turban Army is very weak. This is a pediatric department for our army and it is easy to deal with them. The Yellow Turban Remnants He Yi, Huang Shao and others who were stationed there robbed many nearby states, counties and counties. They robbed a lot of gold, silk and food. After our army wiped them out, they seized the money from their hands and the grain to support the three armies for us, and at the same time they could make the court happy and the people happy. This is a matter of obeying the heavens."

Cao Cao was very happy after hearing Xun Yu's words. He immediately left Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren stationed in Juancheng, and he personally led a large army to kill Chenjun, Runan, Yingchuan and other places. The Yellow Turban Army's remnants He Yi, Huang Shao, He Man and others were Lao Cao's opponents. To put it bluntly, they were all the Yellow Turban Armys that ordinary people were tempted to participate. They did not even dare to think about their armor. They were forced to rebel because of life. On the same level as Cao Cao's regular army, it was like an adult fighting with children. The result was obvious before the war started.

Cao Cao's army destroyed the whole way, completely dealing with the Yellow Turban Army He Yi, Huang Shao, He Man and others entrenched in Yuzhou, and seizing a large amount of money and part of the food and grass in the entire Yuzhou. Of course, what made Lao Cao most happy was that he conquered Xu Zhu, the tiger crazy man from Xu Jiawu. This tiger crazy man was also Cao Cao's personal guard in the ancient Three Kingdoms. According to historical records, he was also a general of Cao Cao's personal guard. His bravery was hard to find in the world and was also a top-notch general. The most valuable thing is that like Dian Wei, he was also a loyal man. His loyalty to Cao Cao was unmatched. Moreover, Xu Zhu also brought a large number of strong men from Xu Jiawu. They were all arranged by Cao Cao into his personal guard, which greatly increased the strength of the Lao Cao's guard.

After Cao Cao led a large army to conquer Chenjun, Runan, Yingchuan and other places, he returned victoriously. Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun and other civil and military officials went out of the city to greet him. After returning to Lao Cao's official residence, Xiahou Dun said: "Lord, the soldiers in Yanzhou City have been sent out by Xue Lan and Li Feng to rob food everywhere. There are not many soldiers in the entire Yanzhou City, just like an empty city. If our army attacks now, it will be able to capture it without any effort."

After hearing this, Cao Cao immediately sent a probe to continue reconnaissance. After asking his soldiers to rest for a while, he immediately led a large army to kill Yanzhou City. Xue Lan and Li Feng in Yanzhou City originally had only 10,000 soldiers, but now most of the soldiers are going to the outside of the city to grab food. What other soldiers are there in the city? Seeing Cao Cao's army coming, he had no choice but to go out of the city to fight.

Xu Zhugang surrendered to Lao Cao's subordinates, but he had not made any contributions, so he immediately asked for a fight. Of course, Cao Cao would agree. This was the best way to make Xu Zhu show his face and gain respect among his soldiers, and it was also a way to conquer the loyalty of his generals. A hero like Lao Cao was a very famous military strategist, politician, and conspirator in history. No one was greater or more capable than him during the Three Kingdoms period. Could he not know such a thing?

After getting Cao Cao's permission, Xu Zhu immediately went out to fight. Li Feng took the Fang Tian Painted Gaul. He was Xu Zhu's opponent, and he was killed by Xu Zhu in just one round. Seeing that Li Feng died in less than two rounds, Xue Lan dared to fight Xu Zhu again, and then he would run into the city. The gate of the city had been cut off by Li Dian at this time. He could still return to the city, so he had to flee outside the city, but he couldn't escape very far, so he was shot off the horse with an arrow, and Lu Qian's soldiers beheaded him.

There were not many soldiers in Yanzhou City, and the two generals who were guarding the city were all gone. How could they defend this city? Cao Cao's army took down Yanzhou City without any effort. After Cao Cao recovered Yanzhou City, he set up a celebration banquet in the city and rewarded Xu Zhu and Lu Qian.

At the celebration banquet, Cheng Yu said to Cao Cao: "Lord, take this good opportunity to send troops to attack Puyang and recover Puyang, Lu Bu, Chen Gong and others are now seriously short of food and grass, and the attack will be twice the result with half the effort."

After hearing this, Xun Yu said, "Lord, it's close to the New Year's Eve, and the weather is not good, which is not conducive to sending troops. We should wait until the New Year before sending troops. Although our army has seized some of the food and grass, if the war cannot end immediately, our army's food and grass will have problems; and after the wheat harvest begins next year, our army's food and grass will be more abundant, which is more conducive to our army's combat."

After hearing this, Cheng Yu said, "Lord, since our army has reported that Lu Bu has no food and grass at all, and his soldiers are hungry and full. I heard that people have already eaten in Puyang City. In order to survive, even Lu Bu is eating his maids at home. At this time, our army will definitely be able to recover Puyang City immediately when they go to war. This is a good opportunity."

After hearing this, Xi Zhicai said, "Lord, although Lu Bu in Puyang City is seriously short of food and grass, our army also lacks food and grass. Our soldiers are now half hungry and half full, and their combat power cannot meet the training requirements. Then Lu Bu is extremely brave. If our army cannot fight quickly, it will be unfavorable to our army. I also recommend that it will not be too late to send troops after the beginning of next spring."

After hearing the words of several people, Cao Cao thought for a moment: "Our army is indeed short of food and grass. In order to be more confident, it is better to send troops after the New Year."

After hearing this, Cheng Yu said again: "Lord, although our army lacks food and grass, after the spring of next year, the Big Bear's conquest in the northeast will almost end. Big Bear's development is too fast. This year, he took advantage of our army's power to fight and took Guandu off first. This Guandu is very important for our Yanzhou and Yuzhou. If our army can eliminate Lu Bu now, then our army will have the opportunity to defeat Guandu next year."
Chapter completed!