The next morning.

The early winter wind was a bit cold, so Ganmei got up early in the morning and prepared a meal.

The face was a little red from the cold, and even the corners of his eyes showed a hint of fatigue.

Xiyu can't bear it.

Knowing that he was going to Xuzhou today, Ganmei worked hard all night to make the cloak, and hurriedly prepared meals for herself early in the morning.

This situation makes Xiyu extremely heart-warming.

"Alang, be careful here, I'll wait for you to come back!"

Slightly hunched over to watch Gan Mei tie up the dark cloak for herself, Xi Yu casually rubbed the other person's hair and nodded with a smile.

"You, you, I don't lack a big cloak, so why bother working all night!"

In order to rush to work, Xi Yu could clearly see that Gan Mei had a few more needle holes in her hands.

There was no electricity in this era, and the oil lamps at night were slightly dim. Ganmei was determined to finish the cloak, and Xiyu naturally knew that was what the other party wanted.

"Okay, I've stayed up all night, let's go and have a rest!"

"No need to send it to me!"

Without saying anything more, Xi Yu whispered instructions and then led Dian Wei out of the house.

During this time, Dian Wei was holding the horse outside.

The dark Jueying hooves were still rubbing against the ground. Three weapons were tied behind Dian Wei, two dark black halberds, and a golden tiger-headed Zhanjin gun.

Seeing Dian Wei fully armed, Xi Yu couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

What is this guy doing with a weapon?

They were only responsible for transporting grain. Xi Yu went to Juancheng just to say hello to Cao Cao after transporting the grain.

Dian Wei not only brought his own double halberds, he also brought a tiger-headed golden spear, which left Xi Yu speechless.

However, this Kung Fu drama did not dampen Dian Wei's interest.

In short, since this guy wants to carry a weapon, let him do it.

The Battle of Xuzhou, in general, is very stable.

There is no one in Xuzhou who can stop Cao Cao.

After setting off from Juancheng, Xi Yu took Dian Wei along the mountain road. In less than half a day, the two of them caught up with the convoy transporting food.

Although the mountain road between Yanzhou and Xuzhou is a bit rugged, it is not as steep as the Sichuan Mountain Road. There is no problem in riding a unicycle.

There were no large armies to transport food along the mountain road, and there were not many problems on the road. It originally took five days to transport food via land, but if we took the mountain road, it would take about the same amount of time.

When Xi Yu was escorting the grain and fodder, Cao Cao, who was in Xuzhou, was already looking forward to Xi Yu's presence.

Three days have passed since I received the letter from Juancheng.

There were only three days left with the rations that the entire Cao camp could sustain, and Cao Cao sat firmly in his military tent.

He has great trust in Xi Yu.

He had received a letter from Xun Yu, saying that Xi Yu was taking the transport team through the mountain road and that the army rations were already on the way.

Inside the big tent, flames were stirring.

Cao Cao looked at the reports of the towns captured in the past two days and felt a little distracted.

It seems that they have learned the news that Cao Jun is short of food, and the movements in Xuzhou in recent days are quite obvious.

Xuzhou's army, which was originally avoiding fighting, suddenly changed its demeanor, and Xuzhou's scouting horses could be seen outside the city all the time.

What surprised Cao Cao was...

Because the news of the army's lack of food and grass was spread by the Xuzhou Army, the people in the towns he captured have now learned of this news.

Two days ago, these people were worried about whether Cao Jun would confiscate grain and grass.

But on the third day, the sounds were much less frequent.

What’s even more surprising is that some people naturally gave their own grain and grass to Cao’s soldiers.

After learning such news, the entire Cao camp was a little surprised.

Cao Cao was even more emotional.

I have never seen the army forcibly confiscate food and grass from the people, but never seen the people send food to the army on their own.

Situations like this are too rare.

Although there were only a few people who sent food, this action seemed to drop a light on Cao Cao's heart.

Mencius once said that the people are the most valuable, the country is second, and the king is the least important!

Until this moment, Cao Cao somewhat understood that ordinary people are the foundation of this world.

But the eyes of the common people are bright, and they distinguish between good and bad!

Just a policy of dividing land has greatly changed the people of Xuzhou's view of Cao Jun!

And this is Xiyu’s strategy!

At the same time, Xuzhou City.

After learning that Cao's army was short of food and grass, Tao Qian advocated preparations to conquer the lost territory.

He originally thought that after waiting for a few days, Cao Jun would naturally retreat on his own initiative.

However, three days have passed, and Cao Jun has not left camp at all!

Today, Cao Cao seems to have regarded Dongguan County and half of Donghai County as his own territory.

Naturally, Tao Qian couldn't bear this situation.

If Xuzhou retreats like this, wouldn't it mean that these places will no longer be Xuzhou's territory?

Taking advantage of Cao's army being short of food, Tao Qian ordered Sun Guan and Zangba to attack Cao's army.

Then the Tibetan tyrants fought in Xiahouyuan in the wild. There was no winner in this battle, so they both stopped their troops!

Xia Houyuan was a little helpless. At present, Cao's army had not yet arrived, and the battle with Xuzhou soldiers was at its limit. The morale of the army was poor, and there was nothing he could do.

If he was caught in a protracted war, he might mutiny, so he had no choice but to retreat to the town and not leave.

Cao Ren on the other side directly defended the city without giving any orders to go into battle, and only waited for the arrival of food and grass from the rear.

Although Zang Ba has military power, his soldiers are still no match for Xia Houyuan's soldiers. Now that Xia Houyuan is defending the city, it is not that easy for him to attack the city.

When Tao Qian ordered Zangba and Sun Guan to go out, Liu Bei and Tian Kai, who were in Tancheng, also faced Cao Cao's main force.

For Liu Bei, Cao Cao knew that the army was in short supply but showed no signs of retreating. This behavior really made him confused.

Cao Cao garrisoned inside the city, while Liu Bei led his troops and garrisoned ten miles outside Linyi City.

At this moment, the two armies were waiting and watching, but Liu Bei was not in a hurry to attack the city.

Inside Liu Jun's tent, Liu Bei is in the first place, with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei sitting on the left and right respectively.

"Brother, how can we fight against that bird Cao Cao who is huddled in the city like a turtle?"

Zhang Fei muttered something when he opened his mouth, and then raised his eyebrows.

"How about I go out and call for a formation?"

Zhang Fei was already a little helpless. He originally thought that the war would start once the war started here, but who knew that Cao Cao, who was originally deep in the offensive, could not hold on.

This is really surprising.

Guan Yu didn't say anything. In his opinion, it was the right choice for Cao Cao to stay stationed.

However, my eldest brother Renyi, after all, the people in Linyi City are still the people of Xuzhou.

I'm afraid the eldest brother can't bear to attack the city directly.

"Cao Cao's move is quite surprising. He came to report that Yanzhou's food road is still cut off. Cao Cao's army must be short of food now, but!"

"But I heard that there was no news that Cao Jun had confiscated food in the city occupied by Cao Cao. What did Cao Cao think?"

Liu Bei couldn't understand the changes in Cao Jun's army. What puzzled him even more was that someone like Cao Cao actually allowed the army to attack the people of Xuzhou without committing any crime.

This is a bit unlike the Cao Cao he knows.

"Brother, there's nothing wrong with that. Who knows what Cao Cao is thinking? I don't know what bad ideas that guy is harboring!"

"Otherwise, just listen to my siege!"

Zhang Fei was making some noises, but Liu Bei beside him just smiled at him.

It is so easy to attack the city there. As far as he knows, Zangba and Sunguan have not attacked the city.

Even though the town in front of you is now occupied by Cao Cao, its essence is still a town in Xuzhou.

Once a siege begins, it is not so easy to end.

"Let me ask him what Cao Cao thinks!"
To be continued...