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Although Cao Cao scolded these people as if he was scolding his grandson, it was also a thunder and a small rain, allowing these people to pay a certain fine to offset the blame. Most of these people were from the Yuzhou faction. Whether for Xun Yu's sake or for strategic purposes, Cao Cao could only turn a blind eye, just like a small move to the emperor Liu Xie.

The most important thing now is to take this opportunity to quickly prepare military rations and supplies, and then turn to fight against the cavalry!

Win, everything is easy to say.

If you lose, everything will be free.

Xun Yu was in the corridor below the hall, watching those stupid Yuzhou, following Cheng Yu with dejected disgust, sighed slightly, quickly walked into the hall, and stepped forward to present the military investment chart for this stage to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao took the statistics table and quickly opened it to check.

When he left Xu County, there was still a lot of inventory in Xu County's granaries, but now...

You don’t need to look too carefully. Just looking at the words "shortage", "deficiency", "urgent need" marked by Xun Yu, you can know how tight Cao's military supplies and rations are now.

That's how war is.

If you win, you can get a lot of supplies from the defeated side. Cao Cao failed to fight the west, and the price he paid was naturally very heavy.

Of course, it is also a strange thing that has been around forever like braids who are ready to lose money if they win occasionally.

There are many things written on Xun Yu’s stamp, but in a word, there is no money.

Cao Cao might be able to fight a battle in terms of military strength, but it does not allow it economically. Fighting not only requires people, but also requires a lot of financial resources. Soldiers need to eat food, clothes, weapons, and various weapons consumed. These are all money. It takes 20,000 yuan a year to raise a soldier, and even if you save some, it still requires 15,000 yuan.

Cao Cao now has 5,000 troops in Heluo, 3,000 troops in Henoi, 8,000 troops in Jizhou, 4,000 troops in Jingzhou, and the direct troops led by Cao Cao himself, all of which require financial support, but the granaries of Xu County are now empty and there is no money!

As for taxation and other things, it will not be available until autumn, and now it is early spring.

Can this battle be fought?

Xun Yu was very worried.

It’s hard for a good cook to cook without rice!

"The current strategy is to take Hope and make up for it!" Cao Cao threw the seal on the table, "This is the worst strategy, but it cannot be done!"

It is not difficult to really kill Cui Yan. What is difficult is what to do after killing Cui Yan?

How many meals can Cao Cao have with his family’s business in Dongwu?

Cao Cao glanced at Xun Yu, "Wen Ruo doesn't need to worry! I immediately lead the army to fight against the Cavalry Army at Danjiangkou! As long as we defeat the Cavalry Wuguan along the way, we will have a turning point!"

Xun Yu bowed and said, "May the Lord win the flag!"

Cao Cao laughed, and Xun Yu also smiled.

Although both of them were laughing, they actually knew in their hearts that the key to the Cavalry Army was not Danjiangkou or Wuguan's side army, but the army at Hanguguan!

Only when the cavalry army that truly blocks Hangu Pass can it be considered as a so-called "turnaround"...

However, at this stage, we can only look at Danjiangkou first.

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Li Dian marched Shangyong, which was as anxious as sparks, but when he changed his way to Yunguan, he began to get slower.

I only walked thirty miles a day, and the supplies ship carrying grain followed the Han River and marched with the troops on the land.

Every day when the sun is just west, Li Dian will choose one place to set up a camp and rest early.

Li Dian's speed confused Cao's scouts.

Logically speaking, Li Dian's marching speed is not fast or slow, and it is average and can't find any problems, but this is completely different from Li Dian's previous rapid offensive!

A few days ago, Fang Ling began to report the attack to Cao's army like crazy, and said that if Cao's army did not support it, Fang Ling would be unable to hold on in the next moment...

Li Dian did not invest many soldiers in Fangling.

Even though Li Dian got the map of the insider and launched a targeted attack, Cao Zhen stayed on Fangling Mountain, which made Li Dian feel that Fangling was a bait, so Li Dian was actually preparing to march into Yunguan.

The reason why he walked slowly was that Li Dian waited for news again, and on the other hand, he was to allow the soldiers to take a little rest.

From Nan Zheng Jixing to Shangyong, it took about ten days to walk in five days. If you continue to attack Yunguan quickly now, even if you fight, you may not have the energy to carry out the next stage of battle.

When Li Dian's slow travel information was passed to Cao Ren's place, Cao Ren felt a headache.

Cao Ren felt that Li Dian's baggage ship in the Han River looked like a bait no matter how he looked.

Because there were no decent naval troops in Hanzhong, Li Dian's baggage ships had no naval warships at all, which seemed to be an obvious flaw!

However, Li Dian's military capabilities in Shangyong and the previous battles did not even know this flaw...

If the troops on the land should follow a relatively stable march, the soldiers on the land should be the first, and the baggage ships without the protection of the warships should be behind. In this way, the troops on the land can provide certain reconnaissance and protection. Even if they are ambushed, the ships behind can turn around and leave in time.

But Li Dian went through water and land!

Li Dian has been fighting for many years, and he will not understand the importance of food and supplies. It is impossible to be so hasty.

Cao Ren felt that Li Dian was doing this to seduce him...

What to do, can't you get there?

Cao Ren thought for a long time and ordered the guards of Yunguan to attack cautiously...

Li Dian's front scout discovered Cao's army attacking the fleet along the water surface, and immediately reported to Li Dian's place.

Li Dian ordered on-site defense, dragged all the baggage ships to the shallows, and then sent troops to set up defensive positions on the shore, and used crossbow chariots and catapults to drive away the Cao army warship team that was trying to get close.

Facing the Cao army warship squad, Li Dian did not go to the front line to command the battle, but sent more scouts to strictly prevent Cao army from attacking. Li Dian knew very well that these Cao army warship squads were just here to test, and even the attack was limited, and the real fierce battle was still behind.

Both sides fought slightly on the Han River, each with damage, but neither was very big.

Seeing that the Cao army's warship team could not get any advantage, they retreated to Yunguan. Li Dian still maintained a slow march speed and advanced towards Yunguan.

The result of the tentative attack was passed back to Xiangyang. Cao Ren not only did not relax, but became even more embarrassed.

Because Yunguan is also very important, Cao Ren did not dare to let the defenders of Yunguan attack with all their might, but the information obtained based on the attack was very limited. It can only be proved that there was indeed such a part of the troops, but it was not certain that Li Dian's main force was to fight Yunguan.

Although Yunguan will eventually give up in Cao Ren's pre-set plan, he cannot just let go so easily, otherwise it will inevitably arouse the alertness of Li Dian and others.

Just as Cao Ren was thinking about how to deal with it, a news that made him even more worried was passed to Xiangyang-
Chapter completed!