Chapter 135: The Siege (Part 1)
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Cao Cao, Guo Jia, and Xi Zhicai exchanged a glance, all sensing a hint of helplessness and amusement in each other's eyes.
Indeed, they were too greedy, always hoping to solve everything easily with strategies. Now, the city could be captured in just half a month, yet they still wanted to conquer it even faster.
"Mengde, let's go, have a drink?" Guo Jia tugged on Cao Cao's sleeve, smiling.
Cao Cao shook off Guo Jia's hand and said seriously, "Guo Fengxiao, how can we drink without reason in the military? You and I, one is the commander-in-chief, and the other is the strategist. How can we break the rules knowingly?"
With a twinkle in his eyes, Guo Jia quickly grasped what Cao Cao was thinking. "Indeed, we should lead by example and not act in such a manner. Just by listening to this one statement from Mengde, it surpasses ten years of reading for me!"
Cao Cao was surprised and thought, "Are you really going for it? When I just said, 'How can one drink without a reason?' I just wanted you to find an excuse for me, so that it would become a justified reason to drink. But you really mean it when you say you won't drink? No, this guy definitely has something else to say!"
As expected, Guo Jia continued, "However, it is currently very cold. You and I are both in important positions as the chief general and the military strategist. We should take care of our health and not let ourselves catch a cold that might affect our military operations. So, let's go have a bowl of hot tea and eat a hot pot to warm ourselves up."
Cao Cao's eyes lit up. "This statement is indeed reasonable. Zhi Cai, Gong Da, let's go together."
On the side, Xi Zhi Cai and Xun You looked at the two people in front of them, seemingly smiling. They did not stop them, after all, they could truly relax now. Moreover, they appeared to have a good sense of measure and would surely stop before getting too drunk to handle military affairs.
However, Xi Zhicai and Xun You followed them, seemingly wanting to find Guo Jia and have a cup of hot tea.
Well, we were afraid that these two might not understand the seriousness of the situation and lack restraint, so we went to supervise them.
After Guo Jia saw the two of them catching up, he turned around and gave them a disdainful look. If I had known beforehand that you two had such qualities, why would we have gone through all these twists and turns in this play? It made Xizhi and Xunyou feel embarrassed as well.
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下邳城中，陶谦站在城头，苍白的须发在寒冷刺骨的北风中飘荡着，看上去凄苦不已。
“老夫，死，也不降你曹阿瞒，老夫要守到最后，一刻！”
As Xun You said, there is indeed not much food in the inner city of Xiapi. The main focus in the inner city is the arsenal, which contains a considerable amount of weapons and armor, but the food reserves are indeed scarce. Originally, Xiapi was gathering over 100,000 shi of grain and fodder to prepare for the siege by the Cao army, but the Xu Province army didn't have enough time to transfer them into the inner city. Tao Qian spent a lot of effort just to calm the people's hearts, and if a large-scale transportation of food and fodder took place, it would make the influential families inside the city realize that they had given up the outer city. They might even directly support the Cao army outside and instigate rebellion. Therefore, Tao Qian could only order people to secretly transport the food and fodder at night, and the soldiers responsible for transportation were those who had followed Tao Qian for many years and absolutely loyal. However, there were only slightly over 3,000 of these soldiers. How much could they transport during the night? Translated: @@As Xun You said, there is indeed not much food in the inner city of Xiapi. The main focus in the inner city is the arsenal, which contains a considerable amount of weapons and armor, but the food reserves are indeed scarce. Originally, Xiapi was gathering over 100,000 shi of grain and fodder to prepare for the siege by the Cao army, but the Xu Province army didn't have enough time to transfer them into the inner city. Tao Qian spent a lot of effort just to calm the people's hearts, and if a large-scale transportation of food and fodder took place, it would make the influential families inside the city realize that they had given up the outer city. They might even directly support the Cao army outside and instigate rebellion. Therefore, Tao Qian could only order people to secretly transport the food and fodder at night, and the soldiers responsible for transportation were those who had followed Tao Qian for many years and absolutely loyal. However, there were only slightly over 3,000 of these soldiers. How much could they transport during the night?
There are only 8,000 stones of grain and grass in the city, which cannot even satisfy the estimated one and a half dou of food per person per day by Guo Jia...
To be honest, Tao Qian lacks some courage. If Cao Cao were facing such a crisis and knew that the enemy would launch a water attack, he would directly slaughter the noble and wealthy families in the outer city, take their food for his own use, and then transfer all his stocks into the inner city. With this approach, it wouldn't be a big problem to hold out for three months, and the situation may change by then. As a last resort, after three months, he could directly break through to the south and join forces with Yuan Shu.
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At the same time, Guo Jia seemed to feel that he had forgotten something, but he was too busy drinking and didn't think much about it.
Not long after, Chen Qun, Chen Deng, and the Mi brothers, led by Cao Hong, arrived at Cao's camp. Only then did Guo Jia remember that he had asked Chen Qun to persuade Chen Deng and the Mi brothers to come over. He immediately pulled Cao Cao, Xun You, and Xi Zhi out of the camp personally to greet them. Translated:
When Guo Jia saw the young man in the gray Confucian robe, who looked more refined, a smile appeared on Guo Jia's face. "Changwen, it's been many years."
Chen Qun rushed towards Guo Jia, extending his hands as if he wanted to give Guo Jia a hug, and Guo Jia also opened his arms.
“郭奉孝！”陈群在离郭嘉两三步的时候猛地一个起跳，一脚踹向郭嘉的胸口，郭嘉猝不及防，被陈群一脚踹翻。
“呃！真疼！”郭嘉在地上捂着自己的胸口，面色痛苦。
The Mi brothers and Chen Deng standing aside were all dumbfounded.
This...this...this is the strategist adviser of the Cao army, the true second-in-command of the Cao army, someone who is truly above ten thousand others! Well, excluding the emperor. No, Chen Qun, you have already abandoned your position as the assistant of the Xu province, equivalent to being a commoner. And yet, you directly kicked down this high-ranking figure of the Cao army who is above ten thousand others? Even though you and he were best friends back in the days, aren't you afraid that he will drag you out and have you beheaded for doing this?
Cao Cao, Xun You, and Xi Zhicai are not surprised at all, after all, being friends with Guo Jia, how can they not be influenced by his eccentricity? Even they have become a bit silly.
Haven't you seen? The serious and dignified Xun Wenruo is never mentioned in humorous everyday conversations. Haven't you seen Xun Gongda, the perennial poker-faced, when he starts making sarcastic comments, it's deadly.
As for Chen Qun, although he didn't continue to criticize Guo Jia, his mouth is far from silent.
“Let me tell you, don't you dare give me orders! Sending me a letter asking me to join you, I'm telling you, if you don't give me a high-ranking position and wealth, watch how I deal with you! By then, I will stay at your house, eat your food, drink your beverages, and demand extravagant meals with all kinds of delicacies. Not a single piece of chicken, duck, fish, or meat is to be missing!”
郭嘉捂着胸口，缓缓站起身“你小子打土豪呢？真是的，我是让你来投靠孟德的，高官厚禄问孟德要去。”
感受到陈群灼热的目光，曹操脸皮再厚也不好意思装死了，开口道“早就听文若和奉孝说长文大才，今日一见。。。。。。”曹操话音一顿，看着陈群撸起袖子，扯住了想偷偷溜走的某位郭姓男子的衣服，将其抓了回来。大有如果曹操给的官位太小，就对着这位军师祭酒撸起袖子就是干的架势。
(Chen Qun: Listen, Cao Cao on the other side, Guo Jia is in my hands. Give me a high-ranking position, otherwise I will tear up the votes!)
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Indeed, they were too greedy, always hoping to solve everything easily with strategies. Now, the city could be captured in just half a month, yet they still wanted to conquer it even faster.
"Mengde, let's go, have a drink?" Guo Jia tugged on Cao Cao's sleeve, smiling.
Cao Cao shook off Guo Jia's hand and said seriously, "Guo Fengxiao, how can we drink without reason in the military? You and I, one is the commander-in-chief, and the other is the strategist. How can we break the rules knowingly?"
With a twinkle in his eyes, Guo Jia quickly grasped what Cao Cao was thinking. "Indeed, we should lead by example and not act in such a manner. Just by listening to this one statement from Mengde, it surpasses ten years of reading for me!"
Cao Cao was surprised and thought, "Are you really going for it? When I just said, 'How can one drink without a reason?' I just wanted you to find an excuse for me, so that it would become a justified reason to drink. But you really mean it when you say you won't drink? No, this guy definitely has something else to say!"
As expected, Guo Jia continued, "However, it is currently very cold. You and I are both in important positions as the chief general and the military strategist. We should take care of our health and not let ourselves catch a cold that might affect our military operations. So, let's go have a bowl of hot tea and eat a hot pot to warm ourselves up."
Cao Cao's eyes lit up. "This statement is indeed reasonable. Zhi Cai, Gong Da, let's go together."
On the side, Xi Zhi Cai and Xun You looked at the two people in front of them, seemingly smiling. They did not stop them, after all, they could truly relax now. Moreover, they appeared to have a good sense of measure and would surely stop before getting too drunk to handle military affairs.
However, Xi Zhicai and Xun You followed them, seemingly wanting to find Guo Jia and have a cup of hot tea.
Well, we were afraid that these two might not understand the seriousness of the situation and lack restraint, so we went to supervise them.
After Guo Jia saw the two of them catching up, he turned around and gave them a disdainful look. If I had known beforehand that you two had such qualities, why would we have gone through all these twists and turns in this play? It made Xizhi and Xunyou feel embarrassed as well.
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下邳城中，陶谦站在城头，苍白的须发在寒冷刺骨的北风中飘荡着，看上去凄苦不已。
“老夫，死，也不降你曹阿瞒，老夫要守到最后，一刻！”
As Xun You said, there is indeed not much food in the inner city of Xiapi. The main focus in the inner city is the arsenal, which contains a considerable amount of weapons and armor, but the food reserves are indeed scarce. Originally, Xiapi was gathering over 100,000 shi of grain and fodder to prepare for the siege by the Cao army, but the Xu Province army didn't have enough time to transfer them into the inner city. Tao Qian spent a lot of effort just to calm the people's hearts, and if a large-scale transportation of food and fodder took place, it would make the influential families inside the city realize that they had given up the outer city. They might even directly support the Cao army outside and instigate rebellion. Therefore, Tao Qian could only order people to secretly transport the food and fodder at night, and the soldiers responsible for transportation were those who had followed Tao Qian for many years and absolutely loyal. However, there were only slightly over 3,000 of these soldiers. How much could they transport during the night? Translated: @@As Xun You said, there is indeed not much food in the inner city of Xiapi. The main focus in the inner city is the arsenal, which contains a considerable amount of weapons and armor, but the food reserves are indeed scarce. Originally, Xiapi was gathering over 100,000 shi of grain and fodder to prepare for the siege by the Cao army, but the Xu Province army didn't have enough time to transfer them into the inner city. Tao Qian spent a lot of effort just to calm the people's hearts, and if a large-scale transportation of food and fodder took place, it would make the influential families inside the city realize that they had given up the outer city. They might even directly support the Cao army outside and instigate rebellion. Therefore, Tao Qian could only order people to secretly transport the food and fodder at night, and the soldiers responsible for transportation were those who had followed Tao Qian for many years and absolutely loyal. However, there were only slightly over 3,000 of these soldiers. How much could they transport during the night?
There are only 8,000 stones of grain and grass in the city, which cannot even satisfy the estimated one and a half dou of food per person per day by Guo Jia...
To be honest, Tao Qian lacks some courage. If Cao Cao were facing such a crisis and knew that the enemy would launch a water attack, he would directly slaughter the noble and wealthy families in the outer city, take their food for his own use, and then transfer all his stocks into the inner city. With this approach, it wouldn't be a big problem to hold out for three months, and the situation may change by then. As a last resort, after three months, he could directly break through to the south and join forces with Yuan Shu.
————————————————————————————————————
At the same time, Guo Jia seemed to feel that he had forgotten something, but he was too busy drinking and didn't think much about it.
Not long after, Chen Qun, Chen Deng, and the Mi brothers, led by Cao Hong, arrived at Cao's camp. Only then did Guo Jia remember that he had asked Chen Qun to persuade Chen Deng and the Mi brothers to come over. He immediately pulled Cao Cao, Xun You, and Xi Zhi out of the camp personally to greet them. Translated:
When Guo Jia saw the young man in the gray Confucian robe, who looked more refined, a smile appeared on Guo Jia's face. "Changwen, it's been many years."
Chen Qun rushed towards Guo Jia, extending his hands as if he wanted to give Guo Jia a hug, and Guo Jia also opened his arms.
“郭奉孝！”陈群在离郭嘉两三步的时候猛地一个起跳，一脚踹向郭嘉的胸口，郭嘉猝不及防，被陈群一脚踹翻。
“呃！真疼！”郭嘉在地上捂着自己的胸口，面色痛苦。
The Mi brothers and Chen Deng standing aside were all dumbfounded.
This...this...this is the strategist adviser of the Cao army, the true second-in-command of the Cao army, someone who is truly above ten thousand others! Well, excluding the emperor. No, Chen Qun, you have already abandoned your position as the assistant of the Xu province, equivalent to being a commoner. And yet, you directly kicked down this high-ranking figure of the Cao army who is above ten thousand others? Even though you and he were best friends back in the days, aren't you afraid that he will drag you out and have you beheaded for doing this?
Cao Cao, Xun You, and Xi Zhicai are not surprised at all, after all, being friends with Guo Jia, how can they not be influenced by his eccentricity? Even they have become a bit silly.
Haven't you seen? The serious and dignified Xun Wenruo is never mentioned in humorous everyday conversations. Haven't you seen Xun Gongda, the perennial poker-faced, when he starts making sarcastic comments, it's deadly.
As for Chen Qun, although he didn't continue to criticize Guo Jia, his mouth is far from silent.
“Let me tell you, don't you dare give me orders! Sending me a letter asking me to join you, I'm telling you, if you don't give me a high-ranking position and wealth, watch how I deal with you! By then, I will stay at your house, eat your food, drink your beverages, and demand extravagant meals with all kinds of delicacies. Not a single piece of chicken, duck, fish, or meat is to be missing!”
郭嘉捂着胸口，缓缓站起身“你小子打土豪呢？真是的，我是让你来投靠孟德的，高官厚禄问孟德要去。”
感受到陈群灼热的目光，曹操脸皮再厚也不好意思装死了，开口道“早就听文若和奉孝说长文大才，今日一见。。。。。。”曹操话音一顿，看着陈群撸起袖子，扯住了想偷偷溜走的某位郭姓男子的衣服，将其抓了回来。大有如果曹操给的官位太小，就对着这位军师祭酒撸起袖子就是干的架势。
(Chen Qun: Listen, Cao Cao on the other side, Guo Jia is in my hands. Give me a high-ranking position, otherwise I will tear up the votes!)
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