Chapter 1523 Soldiers are trapped in the city without end
The army continued to head north, and it was almost impossible to get far away.
Starting from early spring, it is almost time to reach the end of the year, and it is already midsummer.
The sun was still scorching a few days ago, but that morning, the sky was covered with dark clouds.
The soldiers' rations are about to be finished again, and they can only last for three or four days at most.
Riding on the horse, Cao Cao looked up at the sky and asked Cao Shu beside him, "Is it going to rain?"
"It seems." Cao Shuo said: "This rain will probably be a lot of days."
"Will it affect the delivery of military rations?" Cao Cao said: "You know, there is not much food and grass in the army."
"Don't worry, my father, I've been prepared long ago." Cao Shu said: "As long as we arrive at Wuzhong, we will not worry about military rations. After waiting for some days in Wuzhong, the subsequent supplies should arrive."
"Wait for the baggage at Wuzhong?" Cao Cao said: "In this way, what's the point of our army's long-distance raid?"
"The baggage will not go too fast with the army." Cao Shuo said: "Leaving the baggage and letting them go by themselves is faster than following the army."
"Is there anything else?" Cao Cao asked, looking at him with his head tilted.
"Of course," Cao Shu said: "I have done this in the past when I marched, so I know a little."
"Why will our army have military rations when it is not over?" Cao Cao asked: "It's so heavy rain, can you have already made arrangements in advance?"
"Report to my father." Cao Shu said: "No end is our only way. I thought before that it would be easier to reserve military rations here. I didn't expect that it would catch up with this heavy rain. It was really God's will. Even God helped my father. Is there any unbeatable reason for going to the expedition this time?"
Cao Cao laughed when he said this.
The unhappiness that was previously caused by military rations disappeared with the implementation of military rations and Cao Shu's flattery.
As we were moving, the rain fell.
The rain in summer is not as soft as in spring and autumn, and the raindrops falling on the ground are bigger than soybeans.
But in an instant, the 200,000 army became a slaughter.
After wiping the rain on his face, Cao Cao shouted: "Send the order and speed up the journey. You will stay again after the end of the day."
The order was issued, and the soldiers had to continue moving.
The road is difficult to walk on rainy days, and it is very difficult for the soldiers to move forward.
After walking for a whole day and night, they arrived at Wuzhong City.
Wuzhong is a small city, and it seems very crowded when the army of 200,000 people enter the city.
Most soldiers can only build tents on the street.
I was sleepy and tired, and the tent was built, and the soldiers fell to bed.
After entering Wuzhong City, Cao Cao personally handed over the military rations.
When he saw the full warehouse of grain, he finally felt relieved.
The army advanced before the food and grass was moved. With military rations, the soldiers could eat enough to have the strength to fight.
Looking at the granary, Cao Cao said to Cao Shu: "You are still well prepared. If you were not properly configured, I am afraid that this rain would make the soldiers hungry."
Cao Shu clasped his fists and said, "I am satisfied that I can get my father's praise."
Cao Pi, who was following aside, looked even worse and worse.
The more Cao Shu was praised, the more he felt that the elder brother had to get rid of it earlier.
"I don't know when this rain will fall." Looking up at the sky, Cao Cao said, "I don't know when the rain will stop."
"This rain seems to be quite good," Cao Shuo said: "Or why we ask someone if there is any other way to go."
"Let me ask someone?" Cao Cao asked, "Who are you looking for?"
"I heard that there is a man named Tian Chou here." Cao Shuo said: "This man was engaged in Liu Yu's early years. After Liu Yu was killed, he lived in seclusion. If he could be invited, he might have pointed out the way for his father."
Looking at Cao Shu, Cao Cao asked in surprise: "How come you even know this kind of thing?"
"I know a little bit about the matters of the Central Plains." Cao Shuo smiled and said to Cao Cao: "Not talking about the Central Plains, I know a little about the matters of the Sanhan and other places."
When Cao Shu mentioned the three Hans, Cao Pi's face, who was standing behind, suddenly changed.
He looked at Cao Shu secretly, and he felt something was wrong in his heart.
Why did the elder brother suddenly mention Sanhan? Could it be that he knew something?
He was puzzled, and Cao Pi didn't dare to stare at Cao Shu, so he turned his face aside.
Fortunately, Cao Shu didn't look at him at all, just waiting for Cao Cao's reply.
Cao Cao thought for a while and said to Cao Shu: "Since you know this person, then you can find him out. If you can provide a new route for the army, I will count you as the top priority."
"I'll give it to others for the credit." Cao Shuo said: "I am a child of the Cao family, so of course I should share my father's worries?"
"I am very pleased for your father if you have such thoughts." Cao Cao smiled slightly and said to Cao Shu: "You go and do it."
Cao Shu responded and took Deng Zhan, Zhu Ao and others to leave.
When he arrived at Wuzhong, Cao Cao certainly would not live in a tent.
He ordered Cao Shu to find Tian Chou, but he went straight back to the government.
When he returned to his residence, Cao Pi asked Wu as soon as he entered the door: "You have heard what my father and elder brother said just now?"
"I heard it." Wu Zhi replied.
"Why did the elder brother remember to mention the three Hans?" Cao Pi asked, "Can he know something?"
"No!" Wu Zhi frowned and said, "It was not me who went to Sanhan, but the Ranger I found. Even if the eldest son has the ability, he shouldn't be able to touch it so clearly. Besides, since he knows what is going to happen, why didn't the eldest son move at all?"
"Brother, the city is very deep." Cao Pi said: "He didn't say it, maybe he had other plans."
"What else can I plan?" Wu Zhi said: "Can he still want to catch a handle in this matter? You know, after the Ranger was accomplished, I have sent someone to get rid of it."
"Get rid of it?" Cao Pi was stunned: "When did it happen? Why don't I know?"
"I'll do such a small thing for you." Wu Zhi said: "Where do you need to bother the young master?"
After staring at Wu Zhi for a long time, Cao Pi said with his brow locked and said, "You are really doing this matter simply. Keep you by my side. I really did not use the wrong person."
"If you can get a praise from the young master, you will be willing to even let me break my bones." Wu Zhi responded quickly.
"I don't want you to be crushed to pieces." Cao Pi said: "If you die, who will help me in the future? Relying on Chen Qun, Zhu Shu and the others? I have power, they will obey my orders. When I lose power, I am afraid they will leave faster than anyone else."
"No matter what the young master is, I will stay with you." Wu Zhi said quickly.
Chapter completed!