Looking at the pebbles falling from the grain bag, Xu Shu understood that the purpose of this grain team was to attract the elites of Cao's army to rob grain. I am afraid that the reason why Cao's army could find this place so easily was because the lord had deliberately leaked the news.

Silently turning over the grain bag, Xu Shu turned his head, looked at the stunned captain, and said in a deep voice: "This matter is in my heart, don't tell anyone!"

"Here!" The captain nodded, and then said unwillingly: "But sir, why!?"

What they fought desperately to protect were just batches of stones, which made him feel that their previous sacrifices were meaningless.

"Attract the enemy's elite to attack, and take the opportunity to destroy Cao's army." Xu Shu sighed. This was also the reason why he ordered the silence. If these soldiers knew the truth, they might not fight to the death to protect them. In this way, the camp

The plan was going to be messed up. He cursed himself secretly for being so nosy. What was he reading when he had nothing to do?

From a tactical point of view, there is no problem with this, but for those soldiers who fought and sacrificed their lives to protect the food road, this is actually unfair. But war is like this. If you want to win, sacrifice is inevitable.

The difference is that some sacrifices are passive, while others are active.

Taking the initiative to sacrifice can bring a greater chance of victory, but it can also easily arouse people's resistance.

The captain responded with a low voice, and continued with Xu Shu, pretending not to know anything, escorting the grain truck to Guandu. Along the way, he encountered two more raids and ambushes by Cao Jun. At Xu Shu's suggestion,

Using the grain truck as bait, he easily ambushed twice and defeated Cao's troops who came to raid and ambush. Two days later, the grain truck arrived at the Guandu camp, and Xu Shu brought the captain to see Chen Mo.

"Lord, once this matter is known to the soldiers, it can be a big deal or a small matter. We must take precautions." Xu Shu frowned and said to Chen Mo.

"What's your name?" Chen Mo nodded and looked at the captain.

"General Meng Tan." The captain bowed to Chen Mo. No matter what, Chen Mo's prestige in the army was still very high. Even if he did have resentment in his heart, he would not dare to express it towards Chen Mo.

"Let's be a guard general for a few days." Chen Mo looked at Meng Tan for a few times and nodded.

"Lord, is this going to continue!?" After hearing this, Meng Tan immediately understood that this strategy of luring the enemy with fake food would continue. He immediately became anxious and stepped forward to ask.

"Presumptuous!" Dian Wei and Ma Chao took a step forward and shouted: "Who are you? How dare you speak to the lord like this?"

Chen Mo waved his hand and signaled the two of them to step back. He frowned and looked at Meng Tan and said, "This matter is of great importance. I have been deploying it for more than a month. If we let it go now, the soldiers who have died because of this matter in the past month will also die."

It would be pointless! Are you sure you want me to drop this?"

"This..." Meng Tan looked confused. Not to mention whether he, a captain, was qualified to participate in such a plan. Even if he was, as Chen Mo said, it had been deployed for a month, and the soldiers who died in the battle had been killed.

If nearly two thousand people gave up because of his own words, even if Chen Mo listened to him, could he make this decision?

"Games on the battlefield are two different things from going into battle to kill the enemy. According to what Yuan Zhi said, you are a good general, but when it comes to strategizing, who here can you compare to?" Chen Mo waved his hand and said: "Go and hand over to Dian Wei.

From now on, other people will be responsible for escorting food and fodder."

"Here!" Having said this, if Meng Tanruo dares to say more, he is seeking death.

"Yuan Zhi came just in time. You should arrange this matter." After Meng Tan left, Chen Mo looked at Xu Shu and motioned for him to sit down.

"My lord must have a motive for doing this, but I don't know why?" Xu Shu followed his instructions and knelt down under Chen Mo. After nodding and greeting Xun You, Xu Shu asked.

"Tiger and Leopard Cavalry!" Chen Mo directly gave his goal and said: "In order to lure Cao Cao to take the bait, during this period, the food transportation route was changed several times, and each time it was transported from a different city. This time it will be

The replacement of Meng Tan just convinced Cao Jun that I had not discovered the details he arranged in the army. After all, it is time to let him know where our army's grain garrison is."

If too many flaws were exposed, Cao Cao would not believe it, but Chen Mo did not leak the information on his own initiative. He just placed a few suitable people in suitable positions and then took advantage of the situation to take advantage of the situation.

And Cao Cao really wants to come up with something big. If you count all around Cao Cao, only the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are capable of completing this kind of mission.

"How can my lord be sure that Cao Jun will send out the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry?" Xu Shu felt that it was a little unsafe. The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were the elite among Cao Cao's subordinates, and they were also the elite among the cavalry. Nowadays, Youzhou, Bingzhou, Xiliang, etc.

All the horse-producing land was acquired by Chen Mo. Although Cao Cao still had cavalry under his command, in the long run, his cavalry would be restricted or even cut off by Chen Mo. At this time, if the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were destroyed, it would not only affect the combat effectiveness of Cao Cao's army, but even this would

Chen Mo failed to capture the Central Plains in one battle. I am afraid that in the next few years, Cao Cao will not be able to form elite cavalry like the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

"I will give him a place to store grain. Do you think he will send out tiger and leopard cavalry?" Chen Mo said with a smile.

Xu Shu's eyes widened instantly: "Master, is this plan too dangerous!?"

Cao Cao couldn't refuse this temptation, but for Chen Mo, it was also a risky move. Even if the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were wiped out, if the land where grain was stored was destroyed, Chen Mo would lose in the overall situation.

"Yu Sheng has set up eighteen such places to store grain." Chen Mo said with a smile: "It's just that in the past month or so, our army's grain and grass have been shipped from this granary."

Xu Shu understood that Chen Mo had already begun to lay out the plan to rob the grain more than a month ago after he noticed the details of Cao Jun's arrangements here. Moreover, he did not reveal it deliberately, but let the other party find it on his own, even for the sake of

Let Cao Cao believe that Chen Mo's grain and grass are all stored here. In the past month, the grain transportation route has been changing, and the generals who transport grain have also been changing. The troops that Cao Cao sent to attack the grain road before were only small groups.

The purpose was not to rob food, but to explore where Chen Mo's food and grass hoards were.

Both sides are scheming. Chen Mo wants to kill Cao Cao's elite cavalry, while Cao Cao wants to take a risk and destroy Chen Mo's granary. Both of them are trying to kill each other.

"It's a pity that our people couldn't find out where Cao Jun's granary is. Otherwise, we can follow Cao Cao's example and go deep behind enemy lines!" Chen Mo said with a smile.

Immediately, Chen Mo thought of something, looked at Xu Shu and said: "To prevent accidents, everyone who comes back with you this time needs to be temporarily detained."

"Already under guard." Xu Shu nodded. Although there was only General Meng Tan around at the time, there were other soldiers who were guarding the grain. In order to avoid leaking the news, Xu Shu had these people under guard after returning to the camp.

, Xu Shu looked at Chen Mo and said: "In other words, the lord is ready to close the net now?"

"Well, you are responsible for this matter. Cao Cao's meticulous work should have noticed that I am checking him." Chen Mo nodded.

"I wonder who it is? There are a few others, but they are all irrelevant." Xu Shu frowned and said, the person who can know the route of Chen Mo's food delivery is probably not low-level.

"Grain Officer Han Fu." When Chen Mo mentioned this person, he felt a little disgusted. Han Fu was from Luoyang. Although he was not directly promoted by Chen Mo, he could be considered a poor and commoner class that Chen Mo attracted. He passed the examination in the academy and entered the official career.

, Chen Mo became suspicious after realizing that Cao Jun could find his own food route every time, but he did not expect it to be Han Fu at first. He even suspected Zhang He and Han Qiong, but in the end he secretly found out.

But it was Han Fu. This made Chen Mo feel like he was wrong for the first time. He never made mistakes when looking at people, but this time he made no mistakes.

Xu Shu frowned. The official position of the grain officer was not high, but it was a very important position in the army. Logistics planning was inseparable from the grain officer. Moreover, Han Fu belonged to the academy sect and was considered a disciple of Chen Mo. However, this man chose to betray.

It's no wonder that Chen Mo rarely looks at people with emotion.

This man really deserves to die.

"I understand." Xu Shu saluted Chen Mo. He knew what to do next. Chen Mo had already deployed all the preliminary arrangements. The next step was to set up an ambush based on this granary, wait for Cao Jun to attack, and then design a siege.

Killing is not difficult.

"In addition, after this matter is over, bring Han Fu to see me. I want to know why he turned against me?" Chen Mo didn't understand Han Fu's betrayal. Is there something wrong with his own system? Or did this idiot choose to stand on his side?

Shiquan's side? Chen Mo needs to figure this out.

If there are deficiencies in his own system, Chen Mo will see if there are any improvements. But if it is for other reasons, it would not be an exaggeration to destroy the nine Hanfu clans.

"Here!" Xu Shu nodded, keeping this in mind.

Next, since there is a plan, Chen Mo has to give Xu Shu military power, and the target is the enemy's elite, so the troops and horses cannot be too bad. Chen Mo has also prepared Xu Shu, and Zhang He cooperates with Xu Shu to complete this matter.

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On the other side, in Cao Jun's camp, Cao Cao looked at the latest news sent from Chen Mo, turned to look at Guo Jiaqi and said, "Has there been any results for your filial piety?"

"Yeah." Guo Jia nodded and said, "Although Chen Mo has used many methods, and our army doesn't even know where the food and grass come from, but judging from these routes, Chen Mo's food and grass come from here."

Ship it out together."

After hearing this, Cao Cao looked at the map and saw that he was close to the Yellow River, but the nearest city was also Longcheng, about twenty miles away, not in the city, and quite hidden.

"Bo Dao is really careful." Cao Cao laughed.

"Lord, do you really want to take a risk?" Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao and asked with a frown.

"The opportunity is fleeting, so Han Fu said in the letter that Chen Mo has begun to suspect that someone has revealed the information. With Bo Dao's wisdom, if he misses this time, I am afraid that our army's careful maneuvers will be noticed by him." Cao Cao affirmed.

Hearing this, Guo Jia nodded and stopped trying to persuade him. There are definitely risks in this kind of thing. It depends on how Cao Cao decides. Since Cao Cao has already made up his mind, as a counselor, there is no need for him to continue to block it. Of course, the premise is that Cao Cao cannot go there in person.
Chapter completed!