bookandnovel Chapter 147 The Golden Colonel Is Established
Chapter 147 The Golden Colonel Is Established
"All the princes in the world are developing themselves, and Liu Bei's development is the most rapid. We must not just watch Liu Bei capture Qingzhou."
"Liu Bei killed the brothers Guan Hai and Guan Cheng, defeated the Yellow Turban bandits, surrendered Kong Rong and captured Beihai County. Now he divided his troops into two groups and directly captured the two counties of Donglai and Qi. It won't take long for them to respect each other, and these two places will also It will fall into Liu Bei's hands."
"Fortunately, Le'an County, Jinan Kingdom, and Pingyuan County are still in the hands of the Yellow Turban bandits."
"As long as the lord quickly sends out troops and uses powerful troops to break through the thieves in the three places and occupy three counties, it can be regarded as occupying half of Qingzhou. By then, with our military strength, we will naturally not be afraid of Liu Bei."
Speaking of this, Xun Yu frowned and said with a worried look: "There are two big troubles in sending troops now."
"Oh, I don't know what the trouble is.
"First of all, although my lord has gained 300,000 new Yellow Turban subjects and his strength has greatly increased, along with the 300,000 people comes 300,000 mouths. We still have a food and grass crisis that has not yet been resolved.
"With the food reserves of our army, it will definitely be difficult to support a protracted war. If it is delayed, our army may be in danger of running out of food."
"this.…………"
After hearing this, Cao Cao was completely depressed.
Since he started his business, the big issue surrounding Cao Cao has always been the word "food and grass".
Unlike Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others, he has the title of the fourth generation of the Yuan family. He has a big family and a big business. He can squander it casually and there is no danger of running out of food.
Unlike Ying Xi, the Jin State had been raising troops and collecting grain for more than a year, so it had already had plenty of food and grass.
For more than a year, the entire Yanzhou has been basically in a state of war every month.
Cao Cao's family fortune had long been completely wiped out in these wars.
"My lord, don't worry too much. These yellow turban bandits are burning, killing and looting everywhere. They must have obtained a lot of treasures."
"If we can send troops to occupy the three counties of Jinan Plain and seize all their treasures. Coupled with the newly acquired land, population and cities, the lord's strength will definitely increase significantly in a short period of time."
Cheng Yu talked for a long time, but never mentioned the issue of food and grass. When Cao Cao was about to interrupt, Cheng Yu changed the subject and continued: "Here, there is a strategy. Once implemented, the lord will definitely be able to be eliminated." food problem."
"Oh, Zhongde has any clever ideas, tell me quickly."
Cheng Yu actually had a way to solve the food and grass crisis, and Cao Cao was overjoyed.
"this….………"
Cheng Yu hesitated for a while, then raised his hand again and said: "My lord, please step aside."
Cao Cao looked confused, wondering what Cheng Yu was selling in the gourd. Guanzi finally sent Cao Ren and others away.
In the entire scene, only four people, Cao Cao, Cheng Yuxunyu and Xi Zhicai, were left.
"Zhongde, these are the only ones left now. If you have any clever plan, you can tell me clearly."
"No!" Cheng Yu no longer hesitated and said:
"In the land of Yanzhou, there are still many tombs of princes and nobles, and their tombs usually contain a large number of burial objects."
"I would like to suggest that my lord set up a team of gold-finding captains to be responsible for finding those treasures.
"With that money, we can buy food from the surrounding princes and solve the food crisis."
Touch the gold captain?
To touch the dead man's treasure?
Cao Cao was stunned, and then his face darkened when he realized it: "Zhongmou, what the hell is your idea? This is not asking me, Cao Cao, to dig up people's ancestral graves. How do you want the world to see me, and how do future generations see me?" I am Cao Cao."
Cao Cao originally thought that what Cheng Yu presented to him was a clever plan, but he didn't expect it to be such a crude method.
Digging up people's ancestral graves, it's a shame that Cheng Yu came up with such inhumane means.
If he hadn't thought that the other party had some talent, he would have even wanted to scold Cheng Yu on the spot.
"Lord, calm down, please listen to my explanation." Cheng Yu was not frightened by Cao Cao's anger, but explained confidently:
"Based on my lord's current situation, if we follow the example of the Jin State and station troops to support the people, we don't know how long it will take before we can obtain enough food."
"Furthermore, Yanzhou is the place of the Four Wars. If you don't advance, you will retreat. If my lord doesn't make any achievements, he will be wiped out by Ying Xi, Liu Bei and others sooner or later."
"My lord, it's hard to even consider the affairs of living people now, so why care about what the dead think."
"For the sake of my lord's great cause, I am willing to bear this bad reputation on my lord's behalf."
"this..………"
…Please give me flowers…
Cao Cao was silent.
He admitted that what Cheng Yu said made sense.
He didn't even think enough about the living people. What else could he do for those people who had been dead for who knows how many years?
In troubled times, in order to survive and strengthen yourself, sometimes you need to do whatever it takes.
"Lord, I feel that this method is too inhumane..."
Seeing that Cao Cao had been persuaded by Cheng Yu, Xun Yu on the side couldn't help but persuade him.
However, before he could continue speaking, he was ruthlessly interrupted by Cao Cao.
"I already know the meaning of Wen Ruo's words, and I, Cao Cao, don't want to do that low-level thing."
"But for the sake of the people of the world and the foundation of my Cao family, I have no choice but to do this."
"As for any infamy in the future, I, Cao Cao, will bear all the responsibility."
"Pass on my order and immediately set up a gold captain to be responsible for finding treasures."
Cao Cao was so determined that even if Xun Yu tried to persuade him, he could only sigh.
Putting the matter of touching the gold captain aside, Cao Cao thought of the two hidden dangers Xun Yu mentioned before, and asked again: "Wen Ruo, what is the other hidden danger you mentioned?"
"Prince Jin!"
Xun Yu said these two words with a serious look on his face.
"Prince Jin?"
If not for Xun Yu's deliberate reminder, Cao Cao would have almost forgotten these two words.
Over the past year or so, the general situation in the world has changed suddenly, and Yuan Shu, Liu Bei and others have risen one after another.
Only King Yingxi of Jin led the Jin army, which has always been within the borders of Jin. It has never used any soldiers externally, and has no sense of presence in the entire melee among the princes.
Just because Ying Xi didn't take any action doesn't mean that people like Cao Cao can really ignore him.
"The Jin army emphasizes that if you don't move, you will be alone. If you move, the world will be afraid."
"If my lord leads the main army to seize the three counties of Qingzhou at this time, and the Jin army takes advantage of the lack of troops in Yanzhou and leads a large army to invade, I'm afraid we will be unable to resist.
Xun Yu then poured out all his worries.
"this……………"
Cao Cao fell into the Silent Mountain again. .