Si, Xu, Yan and Henan suffered from locust plague.
Food and fodder were in short supply.
Unlike Cao Cao's calm face, Wei Yu appeared very calm.
It was expected that Cao Cao's army would be short of food.
Yuan Shao controlled the most populated Qing, You, Ji, and Bing states.
The supply of food far exceeded Cao Cao's Si, Xu, Yan, and Yu.
Even without the locust plague, Cao Cao would still be at a disadvantage in a battle of attrition.
Now…
Whiterun had won two battles, and a partial victory could cover up many problems.
But in reality…
The greatest danger was often hidden under the glorious appearance.
"I won't be performing acupuncture today. Marquis Wei, you may leave first!”
With the Tiger Troop soldiers present, Cao Cao changed the way he addressed Wei Yu from " Xiao Yu " to " Wei Hou ".
Wei Yu replied…
He put away the silver needles and slowly retreated.
When he left…
He bumped into Xiahou Yuan.
"Little Marquis…"
"Cao Sikong's head disease didn't happen again, right?”
Xiahou Yuan asked…
"General Xia Hou, don't worry. It has been a long time since Sikong Cao had a headache.”
"Oh…"
Xiahou Yuan nodded, then sighed.
" I've also heard about the news in Xu Capital. Even a clever housewife can't cook a meal without rice. Even Xun Lingjun can't produce grain…"
"However, according to the current situation, I'm afraid that Yuan Jun won't be able to retreat in half a year!”
"Sigh…"
Another sigh.
Xiahou Yuan planned to enter Cao Cao's tent.
Wei Yu stopped him…
He lowered his voice and said carefully.
"General Xia Hou, do you know that near Guandu Port, north of Yanjin City and Whiterun City, there is a pass called Wuchao?”
Wu…crow nest!
Xiahou Yuan had some impression of him.
"I did hear the villagers mention it, but this place is remote and our Cao army has never been there before.”
"General Xia Hou, you must send scouts to pay close attention to this place…"
Wei Yu's tone became more serious. "I have a premonition…that Yuan Shao will know that our army is lacking in provisions and will definitely cross the Yellow River to fight a decisive battle with us.”
"As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, the rations go first. It's very likely that his rations are hidden in this crow's nest!”
Yuan Shao hid his grain in the crow's nest…
Logically speaking, this was something that had been recorded in many historical documents, supported by evidence, and was set in stone!
However, Wei Yu did not tell Cao Cao about this.
He had his own concerns…
Firstly, he wasn't sure.
After all, what was recorded in the book might not be true.
Hearing is false, seeing is believing.
It would be more appropriate for Xiahou Yuan to send scouts to investigate.
Secondly…Wei Yu wasn't sure if Yuan Shao had hidden the grain in Wuchao.
According to the development of the Battle of Guandu.
As time passed, Yuan Shao's disadvantage would gradually turn into an advantage…
Yanjin City on the south bank of the Yellow River would definitely not be able to be defended…
Cao and Yuan would eventually face each other at Guandu and engage in a decisive battle.
There was no constant momentum in the war, and no constant shape in the water. The place where Yuan's army stored their grain at that time might not be the place where they stored their grain now.
In case, Cao Cao sent a large army to attack Wuchao.
Not being able to intercept the rations had instead made Yuan Jun wary, not wanting to lose anything.
"Crow Nest?"
Xiahou Yuan remembered Wei Yu's words…
"Young Master Wei, don't worry. I will personally go to Wuchao to investigate. If Yuan Jun is hiding food here, then…he will not escape my eyes.”
Speaking of which…
Xiahou Yuan and Wei Yu bowed to each other and left.
…
He returned to his own camp.
Wei Yu thought for a moment.
"System, how many points do I have left?”
"9210 points."
Oh…
Wei Yu nodded.
The reward for killing Wen Chou was 8000 points…
It seemed that the workshop had produced a lot of artifacts.
A blueprint could be exchanged for an endless stream of points. It was really a once and for all solution.
"System, how many points do I need to exchange for the 'Steel Immersion Technique'?'”
"1000 points!"
"Exchange immediately!"
In an instant, the step diagram of the "steel pouring method" appeared in front of Wei Yu.
Wei Yu opened them one by one. The map recorded them in great detail.
The selection of wrought iron, the control of the fire, the details of the forged steel…
There were over a thousand words.
"Very good!"
Wei Yu closed the scroll.
"Next, we have something to do in the forging workshop under the workshop!”
That's right...
Wei Yu planned to forge steel!
Unlike the bronze weapons of the pre-Qin period, in this era, iron weapons were the mainstream.
It was only during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties that the method of forging steel was promoted and developed.
As for weapons…
The power of steel was far greater than that of iron.
The final battle was imminent. Wei Yu planned to let the workshop forge a batch of steel halberds and steel armor…
Firstly, if he equipped it on the Cao Army, his combat strength would increase and Wei Yu would be able to obtain a lot of points.
Secondly, it could also increase the chances of winning the Battle of Guandu.
Of course, this alone was not enough.
As a strategist, how could he not be proficient in formations?
"System, are there any formation arrays that I can exchange for?”
"Ding…the formation method is as follows!”
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