Chapter 2877 Fan Li''s plan to prosper his life, and Cao Keruo cleverly saves Cao Cao


    Chapter 2874: Fan Li''s plan to prosper his life, and Cao Keruo cleverly saves Cao Cao


    Naturally, the person in the tent was not Cao Cao, but Cao Wei’s military advisor and Fan Li.


    As for why Fan Li was so late and still left in Cao Cao''s tent, this is actually an accident.


    Long before Cao Cao sent troops to Dingtao, Fan Li had already planned for Cao Cao that if he could not save Dingtao, he would turn 200,000 people in Jiyin into hungry people by burning grain, and then throw this burden to the Qin army, thereby increasing the logistical pressure of the Qin army and gaining a precious respite for himself.


    Therefore, after actively giving up Dingtao, Cao Cao''s reaction was so fast. Not only did he transfer the soldiers of the eight counties of Jiyin immediately, he also took away all the materials that could be taken away, but all those who could not be taken away were set fire to the fire.


    On the way to withdraw, Cao Cao, who had calmed down, gradually regained his rationality and discussed with Fan Li how to deal with it next.


    But in the face of such a bad situation, Fan Li had no good idea, so he could only propose to continue to exploit the Demon Sect and restore his strength by sucking the blood of the Demon Sect.


    With the population of Cao Wei, the army was expanded to the limit. Although it could recruit more than 300,000 or even 400,000 troops, the poor national strength could not be maintained at all.


    At this critical moment, Cao Cao introduced a wartime centralized system. By suffering the people of Yanzhou, he could barely supply the consumption of the 300,000 troops on the front line. However, he did not expect that the special national conditions under the wartime centralized system would lead Fan Li to develop an alternative scorched earth policy.


    What is the scorched earth policy? That is, destroying farmland, destroying water sources, migrating people, etc., and using all means to destroy the channels for the enemy to obtain supplies. It can be said to be a poisonous plan to hurt the enemy by 800 and damage one thousand of them.


    Cao Cao had thought about implementing the scorched earth strategy, but this had little impact on the Qin army, because the Qin army''s logistics supply line was very stable, which might cause Cao Wei to collapse on its own.


    Cao Wei’s territory is so large. Even if the wartime centralized system is implemented, the logistical pressure will be significant. Once the scorched earth policy is implemented, how should Cao Wei support the people and the army?


    The risk of scorched earth policy is too great. If you are not careful, you may even kill yourself, and that will make a big joke.


    But what Cao Cao didn''t expect was that it was the special country with centralized system in the war in Wei that was in a coincidence, which made Fan Li come up with a scorched earth strategy that was not scorched earth.


    When the people in the occupied areas become hungry people, as long as Ying Hao does not want the rebels in Yanzhou to be everywhere, he must provide emergency food to the hungry people. Once the food is given, the logistics pressure of the Qin army will increase greatly.


    Even if the Qin army does not release food to the hungry people, it can guide the hungry people to revolt and then let the uprising army deal with the Qin army. Although this cannot cause much damage to the Qin army, even if the Qin army occupy Yanzhou, what they get is only white land.


    I have to say that Fan Li’s plan was a naked open plot, much more sophisticated than the ordinary scorched earth policy. For Cao Wei, who is about to enter the abyss, it is also an effective medicine to prolong his life, but he did not expect that this would be his last plan.


    After Cao Cao led his army to retreat to Changyi, he knew that there was not much time left for him to prepare, so he had the vicious idea of ??turning Chenliu''s 100,000 troops into pieces if Chenliu''s 100,000 troops were destroyed and the main force of the Qin army attacked again, and the five counties including Shanyang, Rencheng, Dongping, and Jibei were also turned into burdens.


    Once Chen Liu''s 100,000 army was wiped out, Cao Wei would only have 14,000 cavalry retreated eastwards, and the total number of defenders and county soldiers stationed in the eastern cities was 40,000, and the newly recruited 50,000, and all of them were only 100,040,000 army.


    You should know that Cao Cao had arranged 300,000 main forces on the Western Front before, but only blocked the 370,000 Qin troops in four directions for two and a half months. The 300,000 main forces lost 200,000, and now the last 100,000 will enter the countdown to destruction.


    Although there are still 135,000 rebels on the Demon Sect, 100,000 of them are new recruits who have never seen blood. Even if they all come to support Wei, the total total strength of the two sides is only 230,000, and 150,000 of them are new troops. How can they stop the Qin army like a wolf?


    Therefore, although Fan Li still had hope of making a comeback, Cao Cao knew from the beginning that fighting would not be able to win, and his only hope was to drag it out until the Qin army had enough food to withdraw his troops.


    But how to delay? Fan Li’s ‘broken’ tactic is the best way at present.


    Cao Cao thought he could not defeat the Qin army, so he let the millions of hungry people from the five counties eat up the Qin army''s back-tilt supply line.


    "Ying Hao, aren''t you claiming to be kind and righteous and destiny? I want to see if you care about these people."


    Cao Cao looked at the bright moon in the sky and couldn''t help but say to himself: "If you don''t care, you''ll be trapped. No matter if you are starving in the Central Plains and have millions of corpses, even if you destroy my Great Wei, what you will get will be white."


    I have to say that if you want to be vicious, it must be Cao Cao. In the original history, I have done some cruel things such as Xuzhou and human flesh as military rations.


    Even Fan Li has only turned 200,000 people in Jiyin into hungry people, but Cao Cao is preparing to use the millions of people from the five eastern counties to drag down the Qin army. This viciousness is not as good as Sun Jian.


    It was precisely because of Fan Li''s plan that Cao Cao saw hope that at An Lushan''s request, most of the leaders of the Demon Sect''s rebel army went to Mount Tai, so he did not follow the army back to Qiao County, Xindu, but personally led a small number of cavalry to the east to the Jade Emperor Top of Mount Tai.


    This time, the leaders of the rebel army of the Demon Sect gathered together, with the purpose of selecting a leader. Among the sixteen leaders of the Demon Sect army, except for Yuan Jiuling who participated in the Puyang War, who did not arrive, fifteen rebel leaders including An Lushan, Shi Siming, Chongjiu, Zhang Er, Chen Yu, Wei Ju, Han Xin, Tian Rong, Liu Wuzhou, Li Zitong, Du Fuwei, etc., arrived.


    Cao Cao rushed over at this time. In addition to meeting these fifteen people, he was also preparing to discuss the next anti-Qin matters with him, and also planned to fool another batch of money and food from the Demon Sect.


    Before the war, the Demon Sect was lucky and thought of getting along with each other, but the Qin Dynasty ignored them at all, so they wanted to let the Three Kingdoms Alliance stand in front and hide behind and pay and work.


    But with a battle between Jade Emperor, the Demon Sect was greatly damaged and the senior elites were completely damaged. Therefore, there was no trace of luck in his heart and he completely embarked on the road of anti-Qin.


    This is also the main reason why the Demon Sect knew that the supplies sold to them were expensive, but they were still willing to pay for food even though they knew that the materials they sold to them were expensive.


    After the fall of the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming dynasties, they may still be treated well, but the Demon Sect will be liquidated.


    The Demon Sect has no way out. Only by uniting the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming to fight against the Qin Dynasty is the only way out. Therefore, the alliance between the Three Kingdoms Alliance and the Demon Sect is actually a two-way journey.


    The Three Kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming Dynasty set their sights on the money and food of the Demon Sect, and the Demon Sect hoped that the Three Kingdoms Alliance would repel the Qin army. The Demon Sect also knew that this time the alliance would cause heavy bleeding. After all, there was nothing else that could be provided to the Three Kingdoms Alliance except for money and food, but it was impossible to give the money and food with both hands for nothing.


    The money and food of the Demon Sect were not in vain, but were accumulated bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by the ancestors.


    If you give it for free, it is not an ally, but a vassal.


    If this is known by the people below, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among many people, and no one in the Demon Sect dares to take this responsibility at present.


    Therefore, we deliberately bought expensive materials from the Three Kingdoms Alliance and indirectly supported the money and grain to the Three Kingdoms Alliance in this way.


    Although doing this is a bit self-deceptive, it is barely acceptable to the leader of the Magic Sect’s rebel army who lacks prestige, at least it can be better in terms of face.


    The conference of the Demon Sect was not smooth. Among the 15 leaders of the rebel army present, the strongest four people, An Lushan, Shi Siming, Chongjiu and Zhang Er, wanted to be the leader, so naturally no one was convinced, and Chongjiu, who was the strongest, had the greatest advantage.


    The Demon Sect regards strength as its utmost. Without Yuan Jiuling present, the strongest Chongjiu is naturally the most convincing.


    Just as the scale gradually tilted towards Chongjiu, what everyone did not expect was that Shi Siming would suddenly turn to An Lushan.


    Shi Siming''s idea is also very simple. Instead of eating meat by outsiders, it is better to eat less than it is better to eat less than not.


    Shi Siming chose to join forces with An Lushan. First, the relationship between the two companies is closer, and second, only the two companies can suppress Chongjiu, thus ensuring that the two companies can get the greatest fruit.


    With the joining forces between An Lushan and Shi Siming, they were as strong as the prosperous Tang Dynasty and were about to be destroyed, let alone Chongjiu. Naturally, they had to avoid the edge for the time being, and he would never have a chance to retreat.


    In the eyes of other people in the Demon Sect, Chongjiu gave in and gave in to admit defeat, so he definitely could not lead the Demon Sect, so he turned to An Lushan, who was more powerful.


    In this way, An Lushan relied on uniting with Shi Siming to suppress Chongjiu, thus gaining the support of most rebel leaders and becoming the open leader of the Sixteen Rebels of the Demon Sect.


    After An Lushan became the leader, he did not cause trouble for Chongjiu. After all, their alliance was still very fragile, and at this time he was still fighting in the middle of the battle, he was looking for death.


    Later, An Lushan initially gained the trust of the leaders of the major rebel army by balancing the interests of all parties and dividing the interests of all parties, and temporarily held the position of leader of the rebel army of the Demon Sect.


    Just when An Lushan was about to do a big battle, he received the news that Cao Cao was coming to Mount Tai, and he could see at a glance that Cao Cao came because the war was unfavorable, otherwise he would never have left the front line at this time.


    Cao Cao was the King of Wei, one of the three kings of the Central Plains, and Mount Tai was in the territory of Taishan County of Wei. Now he went to Mount Tai in person, so An Lushan naturally did not dare to neglect it.


    Before Cao Cao could enter the scope of Taishan County, An Lushan had already asked Shen Gongbao to welcome him. After Cao Cao arrived, he was ready to take the leaders of the righteous army down the mountain to greet him personally to show respect.


    Although Shen Gongbao was from Taoism and the national teacher of the Song Dynasty, he liked to make friends, and many of his close friends were from the Demon Sect. During this Demon Sect conference, he also made great efforts for internal unity, so An Lushan trusted him so much.


    Of course, An Lushan would send Shen Gongbao to greet him, mainly because this was what he asked for.


    As for why Shen Gongbao asked to welcome Cao Cao?


    In fact, it was because Cao Ke around him wanted to return to the Cao family as soon as possible.


    As for why Cao Kerang was by Shen Gongbao’s side?


    In fact, it is because Cao Kerang''s master is also one of Shen Gongbao''s friends.


    In order to strengthen the power of the anti-Qin alliance, Shen Gongbao rushed to persuade his colleagues to go down the mountain. Some agreed and some refused. Among the people who refused, Cao Kerang''s master was.


    Although Cao Kerang''s master refused, Cao Kerang was worried about the safety of his family and relatives when he learned that Cao Wei had been at a disadvantage in the Central Plains War, so he decided to go down the mountain to help his family. This was why he followed Shen Gongbao to attend the Demon Sect Conference.


    Shen Gongbao and Cao Kerang, one is a half-step master and the other is a God of War, so the speed of traveling is naturally extremely fast.


    When the two arrived in Liangfu County, it was already dark, but Cao''s army also arrived in Liangfu, so the two went to pay their respects immediately.


    After finding the Cao army camp, Shen Gongbao said to the guard soldiers: "Brother, please inform me, and he said that Shen Gongbao and Cao Kerang asked to see the King of Wei."


    The soldiers saw that Shen Gongbao was so handsome and wise, while Cao Kerang was even more majestic and extraordinary, and did not dare to be negligent at all, so they hurried to report.


    At this time, Cao Cao was discussing important matters with Fan Li in the camp. When he learned that Shen Gongbao brought Cao Kerang to ask for a meeting, he was naturally overjoyed. After all, although Cao Ning was the most powerful general in the Cao Wei royal family, the recognized number one was actually Cao Kerang.


    In the battle of Dingtao, Cao Cao had just lost Cao Qiudao, the only master of the Cao family. Now Cao Kerang, who has the highest force in the Cao family, took the initiative to surrender again.


    Cao Cao was so excited that he didn''t even wear shoes, so he went to the camp gate to greet Cao Kerang, hoping to express his importance to him, but he was lucky enough to avoid Kong Xuan who was sneaking into the camp.


    Because of Cao Kerang''s arrival, Cao Cao was lucky enough to escape, but Fan Li, who stayed in the camp, was in trouble. He knew nothing, and he didn''t even have time to say his last words, so he was cut in half by Kong Xuan''s plan of Jin Zhigu. He could not die any more.


    (This chapter ends)