Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 518 Hesitation leads to defeat
In Yecheng, the person who received the letter reported by Xu Huang and Cao Xiu was Wu Zhi.

However, when Wu Zhi saw that the two men wanted the emperor's order, he did not hesitate at all and asked Cao Pi to issue the military order.

However, just as he was about to send his men off, Zhong Yao, who knew the news, stopped them and instead tried to persuade him not to ask for military orders.

...

"Grand Sima! I think we really can't ask for orders for this matter."

"The previous order from His Majesty was that Hangu Pass should solve the problem of raising food and grass on its own. It was already a summons."

"To invite him again would be a waste of time and effort."

Zhong Yao naturally wanted to create as much chaos as possible within the Cao family, so he asked Wu Zhimo to ask for orders so that Cao Xiu and Sima Zhi would fight each other.

However, Wu Zhi was not that confused.

He just said: "Since the general at the front line has come to ask for orders, we can't just ignore it."

"Your Majesty should issue an order as soon as possible to ask the governor of Henan for help."

When Zhong Yao heard this, he was shocked!
Does that bring you into harmony?

It’s not possible to specify!

He immediately said, "Grand Sima, there is something I want to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not."

After all, Wu Zhi was younger than Zhong Yao. Seeing that Zhong Yao was so hesitant and looked like he really had something to say, he immediately took the bait.

He stood up, looked around to see if there was anyone around, and then said, "Mr. Yuan Chang, just go ahead and tell me."

Zhong Yao sighed and said, "It is a taboo to guess the emperor's intentions, but... as his subjects, we naturally have to share his worries."

"Your Majesty's previous order said that we should collect food locally, right?
Wu Zhi nodded slightly. Seeing how cautious Zhong Yao was speaking, he couldn't help but feel the same way.

"Your Majesty, how could you not know that if Hangu Pass wants to raise food and fodder locally, it can only get food from the Central Plains, so the first place to bear the brunt is naturally Luoyang City."

Well…

Zhong Yao's next words made Wu Zhi ponder for a moment.

I suddenly felt that what he said was indeed quite good.

Your Majesty must have thought carefully before giving every order.

He knew very well that instead of asking Hangu Pass to raise food and grass on its own, it would be better to give orders directly to Sima Zhi and ask him to be responsible for supplies on the front line.

In this way, misunderstandings between each other can be avoided.

This Wu Zhi... seemed to be led astray by Zhong Yao.

In fact, Cao Pi was not as Wu Zhi thought. He always thought clearly before giving each order.

There are quite a few differences between these emperors.

It was only after hearing Zhong Yao's "weird" remarks that Wu Zhi felt that Cao Pi's order might indeed have a hidden meaning.

He asked, "What Lord Yuan Chang said is correct, but now there is no food in Hangu Pass, and Luoyang is not helping. What should we do?"

Zhong Yao said: "What should we do? Your Majesty has already made it clear last time. Just teach them to raise food and grass on their own!"

"As for what means to use, there are naturally no taboos."

Wu Zhi frowned slightly when he heard this. He always felt that there was something wrong with the saying "no taboos". If that was the case...what would he do if Cao Xiu and Xu Huang really fought with Sima Zhi?
He was hesitant, but Zhong Yao saw through his hesitation and said, "His Majesty has already issued the order. If the Grand Marshal goes to ask for the order again, it will probably make His Majesty unhappy!"

"Please think twice before you act on this matter, Grand Marshal. Don't be hasty."

Wu Zhi was indeed hesitant after hearing what he said.

Even though he is now extremely trusted by Cao Pi, Cao Pi's trust...is not something worth taking too seriously.

To be honest, how many close ministers were wronged by Cao Pi?
Isn’t it enough that there is a precedent of someone being trusted one moment and becoming a traitor the next?
Therefore, Wu Zhi himself was also very careful. Even though he was now the Grand Marshal, he was in charge of all affairs when Cao Pi was not in Yecheng...

At this moment, Zhong Yao was confused and could not make up his mind.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Zhong Yao stopped there.

If I say more, I'm afraid I'll expose myself. I'll stop here and let Wu Zhi figure it out on his own.

But he said: "This is just my humble opinion. How to deal with it? I think the Grand Marshal has a plan in mind."

"Well... I won't say much..."

Having said this, Zhong Yao turned and left.

Only Wu Zhi was left hesitant and unable to make up his mind.

But now the war is approaching and every second counts. He has no time to hesitate!
There was also a traitor like Zhong Yao, who immediately wrote a letter to inform Xing Daorong of the situation in Yecheng.

If you hesitate, you will be defeated!

Wu Zhi will pay a heavy price for his hesitation today!

...

However, Cao Xiu and Xu Huang rode at full speed to deliver a letter to Yecheng, but they waited and waited but received no reply from Yecheng.

They can wait, but the troops cannot!

Seeing that the food and grass in Guanzhong are getting less and less, and the Han troops in front of the pass are increasing in number, if we continue to wait like this, we will really be waiting for death!

As he was speaking, Xing Daorong at the front of the pass added fuel to the fire.

"Soldiers at Hangu Pass!"

"Cao Pi is in Hexi and can no longer control you!"

"There is less than a month's supply of food and grass inside the pass. If you don't want to starve to death, cut off the heads of Cao Xiu and Cao Zhang, open the pass and surrender!"

"The Cao family doesn't care whether you live or die. As long as they can keep their throne, they will do anything!"

"Quick switch, quick switch!"

As Xing Daorong was shouting outside, the faces of the soldiers on Hangu Pass all looked extremely ugly.

In fact, even without Xing Daorong saying anything, these guys also felt something was wrong.

Why?

It’s just because I’ve been cooking less recently than before.

It would have been fine if it was a little less occasionally, but it turns out that it is a little less every day.

The soldiers were already somewhat dissatisfied with the porridge which was becoming thinner day by day. After hearing what Xing Daorong said today, they all began to grumble in their hearts.

To be honest, ordinary soldiers don’t care at all about His Majesty’s battle in Hexi, nor can they care.

However, the lack of food and fodder is a problem that really concerns everyone.

After closing the door, Cao Xiu and others felt even more resentful when they heard Xing Daorong being so noisy.

He cursed back: "Xing Daorong, don't mess up our army's morale!"

"I think you have no ability. You are just talking nonsense on purpose. You don't dare to attack us!"

Xing Daorong laughed out loud when he heard this.

"Cao Xiu!"

"You can fool people for a while, but in half a month, when there is no food, how can you fool people again?"

"When the time comes, can you tell the soldiers that you can conjure up food and grass?"

"If you really have such a magical ability, I, Xing Daorong, will obey you and come to you in person to apologize for my crime. How about surrendering to you?"

How could Xing Daorong surrender to me?
Cao Xiu knew that this guy said this on purpose, and Cholera's army became even more morale-destroying.

I wanted to refute, but I felt that I was not good at speaking.

Finally, he trembled and could only shout: "Shoot, shoot, shoot, make a hole out of Xing Daorong!"

(End of this chapter)