When Cao Cao mentioned food, Zhang Miao felt bitter and sighed...

"First, all the righteous men gathered together to carry out major events, and then 100,000 bandits from Luyan Mountain crossed the border, and the millions of Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou invaded Yanzhou... Since the Sour Jujube Alliance, Yanzhou has continued to use troops. Where can I still have money and food in the treasury?"

Zhang Miao shook his head and sighed, thinking of the worries of the families of Jiyin County, he looked solemn again.

"I firmly believe that Meng De can use ten thousand soldiers to block the thieves. If there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers and generals, he will definitely be able to wipe out the thieves in a short time!"

"But... After the Qingzhou bandits were wiped out, all counties and countries east of Jiyin County could be stable. Chenliu County fell into the hands of Dong Hu, and Jiyin County was adjacent to Chenliu County. After the Qingzhou bandits were wiped out, can Jiyin County be stable?"

Cao Cao was stunned, and looked solemn. Just as he was about to speak, he walked into the hall with great strides. It was Zhang Miao's younger brother Zhang Chao.

"What my brother said is right. The Qingzhou bandits failed to move south into Jiyin County and Shanyang County, which shows that the Qingzhou bandits are already weak. Even if they cannot eliminate the bandits for three or two months, they will be defeated after the winter!"

Zhang Chao clasped his fists and said, "Meng De has been familiar with military books since he was a child. When he was educated, the thieves in Qingzhou were not good at fighting on the plains. It may be difficult to eliminate them when they hid in the mountains. But if they live in the plains, they only need tens of thousands of troops to eliminate them. The first year of Zhongping was even worse than today's Yellow Turban Thiefs. The court took only a few months to eliminate millions of thieves from Ji, Qing, Yan, Yu, Jing, and Xu."

"I dare to ask Meng De, is it easy to eliminate the Yellow Turban thieves, and is it easy to eliminate the Liangzhou thieves in Luoyang? If the Liangzhou thieves are difficult to eliminate in a short time, our Jiyin County will be a place to compete with the enemy. It will be unimaginable how much food is consumed in the future. Even if my brothers try to persuade the major families, others are unwilling to take out money and food, what can we do?"

Cao Cao frowned even more and more. He knew that Dong Hu was not easy to deal with, and he had to train a group of elite soldiers of tens of thousands of people to fight. Only by besieging Luoyang from Jizhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Jingzhou again could he defeat the Liangzhou army.

But there are too many problems inside, such as the attack of Luoyang from Jizhou, then the Henei County must be taken down; since Yanzhou attacked Luoyang, the Chenliu County and the territory east of Hulao Pass must be taken back, and at the same time, the Liang Kingdom, Yingchuan County, and Nanyang County must be taken down. Only by taking down all the outer territories of the eight passes of Luoyang can all the princes launch a fatal blow to Luoyang.

Cao Cao had high attainments in poetry and lyrics, so he naturally knew about the affairs of emperors of all dynasties in the Han Dynasty. He knew very well that the emperor might be harmless when he was young, but once the emperor became an adult, it was extremely dangerous. When Dong Zhuo deposed the throne of Emperor Liu Bian, Liu Bian was just a 14th and 15th young man, and life and death were in the hands of others. It was normal to pretend to be good in front of Dong Hu. When powerful ministers were in power, young emperors in all dynasties were like this, but once they became an adult, they became a different look.

The Liu surname of the Han Dynasty has always been strong. Whether externally or internally, they will not compromise with anyone. If they compromise, it will only be a temporary retreat and will be repaid a hundred times the day in the future!

Cao Cao was very clear about the nature of the Liu family in the Han Dynasty. When he was "held the emperor to command the princes", he felt that it was not appropriate to marry Liu Xie's own daughter, so he sent the three daughters to the palace.

The powerful ministers of the Han Dynasty were high-risk professions, and if they were not careful, their whole family would die. Therefore, Cao Cao did not think that Liu Bian would not want to take back everything he belonged to him when he became an adult. He did not think that he could not convince Liu Bian to attack Luoyang. Similarly, he could also use the relationship between Dong Hu, Lu Bu and Diao Chan to connect Dong Zhuo's death with Dong Hu.

As long as you study Dong Zhuo and Dong Hu's uncle and nephew, you will know that the generals under the two are not harmonious. After Dong Zhuo's death, even if Dong Hu forced Xu Rong, Hu Zhen, Fan Chou, Li Jue and Guo Si, these people would definitely be excluded and suppressed! What happened? Will Fan Chou in Liang, Xu Rong, Hu Zhen, and Zhang Ji in Yingchuan County be dissatisfied?

Cao Cao knew that some dissatisfaction needed to be brewed, and he also needed some time to train tens of thousands of elite soldiers. But when he thought of Dong Hu's words that day, he felt inexplicably anxious and lost...

"Meng Gao (Zhang Chao) is right. Dong Hu is ten times more treacherous than the old thief of Dong Zhuo. He cannot be wiped out for a while, but he is not willing to be enemies with us in a short time. However, millions of Qingzhou thieves are the enemy of life and death in Yanzhou. The sooner it is pacified, the less losses in Yanzhou..."

"Meng De!"

Zhang Chao suddenly interrupted.

"Meng De, have you forgotten? It's already June and July, and the summer harvest time has passed. Even if Meng De defeats the thieves, Taishan County, Jibei Kingdom, Dongping Kingdom, and Rencheng Kingdom, the people of the people cannot cultivate food!"

"The people who could hide in the city have already been hidden in the city. Jiyin and Shanyang County have not suffered too many military disasters. As long as Meng De blocks the thieves, how could the thieves in Qingzhou affect the people of Jiyin and Shanyang County?"

"The people of the prefectures and counties that can cause influence in Qingzhou have already hidden in the city and cannot be affected. As long as Meng De does not deliberately instigate the thieves to invade Jiyin and Shanyang County, it will still be unable to affect them for several months. Wait for Jiyin and Shanyang autumn grains to be stored in the warehouse. When the snow falls and the weather is cold, even if there are millions of thieves in Qingzhou, they will definitely be defeated without fighting!"

Cao Cao's breath was heavy, and Zhang Miao hurriedly scolded his younger brother Zhang Chao.

"Meng Gao should not speak nonsense. Meng De has always been kind and righteous, so how could he deliberately instigate thieves to be evil?"

Zhang Chao opened his mouth and finally clasped his fists to Cao Cao silently, but he didn't say anything. Seeing him like this, Zhang Miao frowned and sighed to Cao Cao.

"Meng Gao is a little straighter, I hope Meng De won't blame him."

When Zhang Chao said "deliberately stolen the thief", Cao Cao really thought so, thinking that millions of Qingzhou thieves rushed into Jiyin and Shanyang County. The stingy families were honestly paying for food, but he also knew how serious the consequences of doing so.

Perhaps Zhang Miao felt that his brother was talking too heavily, so hesitated for a few breaths before sighing.

"Since Meng De has come in person, I can't let Meng De leave empty-handed. The taxes collected from summer grain are in the warehouse, almost 50,000 stones, Meng De can take them all..."

"Brother, Curry only has that food left..."

"Don't say it, this matter is settled!"

Zhang Miao spoke and wanted to send all the food in the treasury. Zhang Chao instinctively wanted to stop it, but Zhang Miao was very determined.

Cao Cao did not show too much joy. How long can 50,000 shi of grain last? Can it last until the winter moon? Thinking of the difficulties he faced, Cao Cao sighed in his heart and smiled bitterly...

"No matter how brave ten thousand soldiers can defeat the thieves, it is extremely difficult to truly wipe out, let alone... even if you completely defeat millions of Qingzhou thieves, do you have to kill them all?"

"As Meng Zhuo and Meng Gao said, although there are millions of thieves in Qingzhou, most of them are famine people. Do you want to kill them all? If you don't kill them, Yanzhou must take out money and food to help..."

"Meng De, are you crazy? Qingzhou thieves ravaged several counties and countries, and the people dare not leave the city. The people in the city will inevitably be hungry. Jiyin and Shanyang counties have only one and two million people. If Meng De said that, we will support at least one and a half million hungry people. It is the end of June. If Meng De cannot completely eliminate the million Qingzhou thieves in August, Taishan County, Jibei Kingdom, Dongping Kingdom, and Rencheng Kingdom will definitely not be able to cultivate winter wheat, which means that there will be no harvest of summer grains in the next year. How can one and a half million people support one and a half million people in a year?"

Listening to Zhang Chao's words, Cao Cao was immediately angry and stood up suddenly.

"According to Meng Gao's words, should we kill all millions of people? If we compare the first year of Zhongping, the thieves in Qingzhou would never be able to clean up--"

"If we don't surrender the Qingzhou thieves today, millions of thieves will continue to fight with our army. How can we kill all the millions of Qingzhou thieves with just ten thousand soldiers-"

Cao Cao was furious when he pressed the sword. He had personally participated in the extermination of the Yellow Turban Army in the first year of Zhongping. When extermination of the Yellow Turban Army in Yuzhou, Cao Cao could not interfere, even Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun were unable to interfere in the final disposal of the Yellow Turban Army in Yuzhou due to Dong Hu's participation.

On that day, Cao Cao was extremely disliked by Dong Hu's actions, not only him, but also Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun and others did not like it. Huangfu Song went north to clear out the Yellow Turban Army in Jizhou, while Zhu Jun cleared out the Yellow Turban Army in Wancheng. His attitude towards the Yellow Turban Army in the south and the north was the same. He was not allowed to surrender and eliminate the roots.

But what is the result?

Famines of Jizhou, famines of Nanyang, famines of Yanzhou, Qingzhou and Xuzhou all occurred in varying degrees, and Yuzhou was not famines.

The dislike of the past, and the strength of Dong Hu obscured Yingchuan County. The entire Yuzhou was not happy. He repeatedly delayed the launch of a strong attack on the Yellow Turban Army. However, when the Yellow Turban Army in various places occupied the mountains and became the queen, Cao Cao often considered the gains and losses of the year.

Cao Cao was furious, Zhang Chao was unwilling to compromise, and turned his head away without saying a word. Zhang Miao wanted to persuade him, but he didn't know how to persuade him. Should he slaughter millions of people? If he didn't kill him, how could he support him?

The hall fell into silence, and no one was willing to speak. I don’t know how long it took, but Cao Cao seemed to have recovered his calmness and stood up and punched Zhang Miao deeply.

"Just relying on ten thousand soldiers alone, it is impossible to really defeat millions of Qingzhou thieves. The more you kill the more you fight with our army, the more you will fight. If you want no more thieves in Yanzhou, you will only have the same plan as Dong Hu, and farm the captured thieves..."

Zhang Chao interrupted again: "Middle farming? Military farming is good! But even so, there must be food to support millions of thieves for half a year!"

"You are the governor of Yanzhou. If you are willing to let the thieves farm and support themselves, that is your business. There is no grain in Jiyin County. All the grain in the treasury is given to you. If you are willing to farm, you will follow your choice."

Cao Cao felt anger in no way, but he forced his anger down.

"Is Meng Gao really so short-sighted? Why can Dong Hu not dare to look at all the princes in front of it? It wasn't that when he brought 300,000 prisoners to farm in Yanmen County..."

"I, Jiyin County, did not let you farm, nor did I say I didn't support you. Isn't it enough for the food in the treasury?"

"you……"

"Okay! Don't argue!"

Zhang Miao spoke again to stop the two from arguing, and looked bitter when he looked at Cao Cao.
Chapter completed!