As soon as Cao Cao's army set out, the rations had to keep up. Within Yanzhou, especially the granaries near Chenliu, they could allocate 200,000 dan of rations to support Cao Cao's army until autumn.
After autumn, Yanzhou would have another bumper harvest. This year's drought had nothing to do with Yanzhou. The soil in many places was relatively comfortable. This way, the war in Xuzhou could continue, which would give Liu Bei and Tao Qian a headache.
Yuzhou also needed spring plowing. If Liu Bei didn't return and stayed in Xuzhou, he would be abandoning his territory to support Tao Qian.
This was not worth it.
Once the army left, those who were supposed to be active became active. Xun You had already followed them. Other than Xun Yu, who was stationed in Juancheng, and Xiahou Dun, who was guarding Puyang, there were not many people worth paying attention to.
Xu Zhen, on the other hand, had to prepare provisions. He had to load the tricycle and wheelbarrow, arrange the army formation, and determine the route before moving forward. As a result, he had to delay for a few days.
Originally, when fighting a war, the soldiers and horses did not move, and the grain and fodder went first. However, this did not have to be the case for Xu Zhen.
He had already sent his troops to act as scouts after the end of the year and before spring arrived.
After that, he estimated the journey to load the truck. It would only take seven days to complete the transportation from Yanzhou to Xuzhou.
At this moment, in the military camp, 300 strong men were still loading the trucks, and 200 people were patrolling daily. In the military tent of the supply camp, Dian Wei and Zhao Yun were standing in front of a sand table. Xu Zhen spread out a map on the table next to them, which was densely marked.
"Zilong, you guys are here to survey the terrain. You can confirm that there is a small path here, right? Can a horse pass?"
"Sure, no problem." "But you need to have a certain level of riding skills to cross this path. My hometown's 300 soldiers should be fine."”
"That's good. Dian Wei, follow me to transport the rations. Zilong, set up an ambush here in advance. We have to wait for about a month. Bring enough rations. When the battle in Puyang starts, you will rush out and burn the enemy's rations.”
"Here!"
On the map, there was a simple sketch of the terrain of Puyang. One of the small paths was newly explored by them. Generally speaking, maps in ancient times needed to be drawn out physically, but what Xu Zhen taught them was not.
For the past three months, Xu Zhen had been training his supply camp day and night. His goal was very simple, which was to ensure that there were no mistakes when transporting the grain.
If someone were to burn the rations and cut off Cao Cao's army, then Xu Zhen would be in the most danger.
Therefore, he wanted to train his supply camp to be incomparably powerful!
Therefore, it was necessary to carry weights and cross-country for five kilometers every day. They also had to be familiar with horse combat, understand riding and archery, know how to fight in the wild with cover, and cooperate with each other.
Although only three months had passed, the 300 warriors that Zhao Yun had brought along, as well as the 200 warriors under Dian Wei, were all stunned.
Because they still couldn't figure out where Lord Xu Zhen got so many tricks from…
However, even though it was a trick, it was still extremely effective. As a result, the 500 soldiers in the supply camp were good at riding and walking, and their strength was greater than ordinary soldiers.
His stamina could even support him for a long time and easily cross five kilometers.
After a long period of training, Xu Zhen used a training method called " obstacle running " to train, such as high walls, single stakes, crawling in the sand pit, and so on.
At night, they would be taught battle tactics. There was a battle tactic called the " decapitation operation " that made Zhao Yun and Dian Wei very excited.
However, Xu Zhen poured a bucket of cold water on him.
"This is very dangerous. The two of you definitely can't go. You have to protect me. In a war, it's actually very dangerous for our supply camp. You can say that I'm too cautious and paranoid, but it's true.”
Every time they heard this argument, Dian Wei and Zhao Yun would look at each other with a bitter smile because their lord was indeed too cautious. Not to mention other things…just their current grain transport team could at least crush an army of five thousand people.
Moreover, if they were to launch a sudden attack in a favorable terrain with a heartbreaking plan, this 500-man grain transport army could even scatter an army of 10,000...
This came from the baptism of all kinds of advanced tactics that they practiced repeatedly every day, allowing Zhao Yun and the others to advance.
At the same time, he was excited every day. He was excited because there had never been such a powerful transportation team in this world.
Too ruthless, Lord Xu was really too ruthless. He actually turned the grain transport soldiers into an absolute elite force. If the other generals knew about this, they would probably be so jealous that they would cry…
……
Governor Zhang Miao's family was powerful, with five thousand soldiers and horses. His prestige in Chenliu was not small, and in his courtyard, there was also a Chen Palace planning.
Other than that, there was another person in Chen Liu.
Cheng Yu.
Cheng Yu's original name was Cheng Li. He changed his name to Cheng Yu because he held the sun in Mount Tai in his dream.
He was recruited by Cao Cao last year as Shouzhang Ling, and since then, he has been giving advice and fighting for him.
However, because he had just arrived, and Cao Cao's strategists were mainly actors and Xun's uncles and nephews, plus Xu Zhen who had appeared out of nowhere, he had lost all hope.
Up until now, it was still a longevity token, but Cheng Yu didn't care too much about it. His temperament was relatively stable.
Coincidentally, he had just arrived at the Juancheng Administrative Office and was preparing to write a letter at night when he received a letter.
It was a silk book from Xu Zhen, the commandant of Diannong.
When he saw that it was a silk book, Cheng Yu's liver ached, and the corner of his eye twitched.
The indifferent attitude he maintained instantly turned into a mouthful and he swallowed it.
"Bah! How rich! You even used silk books!"
Aiyo, I'm so sour…
He didn't know how to swear, or else he would have cursed long ago.
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