Chapter 1735:

He really did not believe his nephew's words, but he had a very good relationship with Xun You and knew his nephew's character. Since he said so, it must be based on it.

"Yes, that's right..." Xun You said with difficulty: "At noon yesterday, I left Jingzhou City with the Blood Dragon Rider, but now, I'm already in Yanzhou..."

Hearing Xun You's words, Cao Cao and Xun Yu were instantly shocked...

From dawn to dusk...more than a thousand miles away...what does this mean? ?

Chapter 2120

"From Jingzhou City...to Yanzhou...morning and evening??"

Cao Cao has let Zhou Bu into the city at this moment...

However, at this time, Zhou Bu was waiting outside the hall... he did not enter the back hall.

At this moment, there are only Cao Cao and Xun Yu in the room, and Xun You, who is half-dead on the couch...

Cao Cao has already read Madam Qing's family letter...

There is nothing special about the contents of the letter. If there is any, it is probably that Mrs. Qing said that she missed her sisters and wanted to invite them to Jingzhou for a few days.

After reading Madam Qing's family letter, Xun Yu said, "My lord... this is not good! Zhou Boyang is threatening the lord..."

"Yeah..." Cao Cao sat on the throne and muttered in his mouth: "The dawn is coming, the road is a thousand miles away... Alas... The Jingzhou Blood Dragon Rider is really invincible..."

Why does Cao Cao keep talking about the road of a thousand miles, and this sentence will come in the morning and evening?

To put it bluntly, what was the biggest constraint on ancient wars? ?

Not soldiers, let alone weapons... but logistics.

Let's put it this way, why do many people say that wars in ancient times cost the people and money? ?

Fifty thousand soldiers, the daily food and grass requirements, this is a large amount.

And the food delivery team to **** the 50,000 soldiers' food and grass requires at least about 10,000 civilians...

Once the distance exceeds a thousand miles, the consumption of food and grass will increase exponentially.

Don't the people who deliver food need to eat? How much food and grass will the people who **** the food and grass on the road spend for more than a month? In this way, although it is said to be an army of 50,000, in fact, there are definitely more than 50,000 young men and women.

And Zhou Ye's blood dragon cavalry brought great pressure to Cao Cao.

What is the concept of dawn and dusk? The concept is - if Zhou Ye wants to, he can let the Blood Dragon Rider bring three days of food and grass to attack his Yanzhou... With the ability of the Blood Dragon Rider, he can completely take down his old nest Yanzhou in two days... …

There is no need to bring a large army to invade his Yanzhou...

Even if Cao Cao was lucky enough to defend Yanzhou, he would not be able to cause any damage to the blood dragon cavalry that invaded...

Chase, you can't catch up with others, fight, let alone...

As for what you say is hard and clear?

It is indeed a good way, but the premise is that you have a large strategic depth... In a small Yanzhou, how many places are there for Cao Cao to use the tactics of strong walls and clear fields?

If it is not clear, he will be cleared away in Yanzhou...

Besides, he is about to attack Xuzhou at the moment, and take Xuzhou in the name of avenging his father.

If Zhou Ye kept dragging him here, he would miss this great opportunity.

Why didn't Cao Cao attack Xuzhou before? Because Tao Qian, the prefect of Xuzhou, has such a great reputation...

Tao Qian treats the people with generosity, and is benevolent...

If Cao Cao attacked Tao Qian, it would be equivalent to destroying himself in the world... In the words of the world's gentry, it would be doing unjust things and starting unjust wars.

This is not a good reputation for Cao Cao, who is aspiring to the world.

But if he didn't attack Xuzhou, then Cao Cao would be trapped in Yanzhou, and his development would be difficult.

To the east is Nanyang County, which is Zhou Ye's territory... To the north, Jizhou is Yuan Shu's territory, and to the northwest, it is Zhang Yang's territory. Each of these princes is more difficult to deal with than Tao Qian, with the current strength of Yanzhou , even if he wins by chance, it is still a tragic victory, which will inevitably hurt his vitality and attract the peeps of all the princes.

And this time, Cao Cao lost his life at the hands of Tao Qian's general Zhang Kai. For Cao Cao, he was very sad and happy...why? Because finally there is a reason to kill Tao Qian and take Xuzhou.

But now, Zhou Ye ordered more than a thousand blood dragons to send Cao Qing's family letter to this point, what does it mean? ?

It means - Cao Cao, I'm going to decide on your daughters...

If you don't give me your daughter, don't blame me for copying your old nest while you were trying to capture Xuzhou.

You don't need to beat the drums... Zhou Ye's intention to send more than a thousand blood dragon riders, Cao Cao can tell when he thinks about it...

Why rush to march, travel thousands of miles in one day, and come to Yanzhou? ?

Just to tell him Cao Cao, if I hit you, it will come sooner or later, and you will not be able to guard against it...

Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help sighing, "Boyang, Boyang... Do you like my Cao's daughter so much??"

"It seems that the lord also guessed the intention of Zhou Boyang!" After thinking about it, Xun Yu said, "However, it is not a bad thing for the lord..."

"Oh? How do you say this??" Cao Cao asked rhetorically.

"As long as the lord sends a few young ladies to Jingzhou, the Cao Zhou alliance will be unbreakable..." Xun Yu said, "This is only good for the lord, not bad!"

"I know...but what this guy Boyang did is really abominable..." Speaking of which, Cao Cao sighed with a sullen face: "He ordered Zhou Bu to lead more than a thousand horsemen to Yanzhou within one day. , isn't it just warning me that if he uses troops against me, it will come in the morning and make me hard to guard?"

"My lord, those who achieve great things must be able to endure things that ordinary people can't bear, so that they can hold the world in their hearts!" Xun Yu advised.

In fact, Xun Yu had already seen that his lord had the idea of admitting counsel...

However, if there are no steps, it is not easy for him to come down.

Therefore, Xun Yu simply handed the steps to Cao Cao... "Besides, this doesn't mean that Cao's bloodline is so precious that Zhou Boyang couldn't stop it? And... if Madam Qing had her own sisters to help her in the back house. One or two, it will be beneficial to the lord without any harm!"

"Hahaha... The one who knows my heart, Wen Ruoye!" Cao Cao laughed loudly: "Well, since Zhou Boyang wants to marry all of my Cao's daughters, let him exchange dowry... or I will be Cao Cao's. My daughter follows him so vaguely, what's the face of my Cao family??"

Speaking of this, Cao Cao ordered Zhou Bu to be called in...

"Bu, I've seen Duke Cao!" Zhou Bu entered the house and bowed his hands in salute, "I don't know if Duke Cao called someone, what's the important thing?"

"General Zhou Bu, you should send a quick horse back to Jingzhou at the same time, and tell your master...I want me to send my daughter to Jingzhou, no problem... But, each of my daughters needs a dowry, a thousand horses, and food. 200,000 stone, if I agree to this, I will follow your general Boyang's wishes and send my daughter to Jingzhou... If not, please come back!" Cao Cao said.

"Don't worry, Duke Cao, my lord doesn't care about these external things!" Said this, Zhou Bu said: "I will order people to rush back to Jingzhou overnight and report back to my lord!"

"Then I'll be waiting for the good news!" Cao Cao nodded with a smile.