I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 625: Cut off each other’s food
According to the current situation, Sun Jian and Xu Rong are both targeting the rebels, ostensibly trying to stabilize people's livelihood.

Logically speaking, they should work together to stabilize Sizhou and properly resettle these rebellious refugees.

But now, the prominent families in Sizhou have approached Yuan Shao for their own immediate interests and asked him to take action.

For his own benefit, Yuan Shao was determined to cooperate with them, and immediately ordered Sun Jian to look for opportunities to attack Xu Rong.

However, Yuan Shao was sober. Before issuing this order, he habitually consulted with his advisers, and his advisers naturally knew about it.

After Kuai Liang learned about this incident, he immediately came to Yuan Shao to advise him.

"Mr. Yuan, in my opinion, it is extremely inappropriate for Sun Jian to directly attack Xu Rong."

"Why not?"

Kuai Liang sighed and said: "Mr. Yuan, although our two armies and Liu Jian's troops in Sizhou have their own ambitions, in name, our two armies are for the Han Dynasty and for the world of Han Dynasty. He entered Sizhou after pacifying the rebel bandits in Sizhou."

"No matter what the methods of both sides are, in the eyes of the world, both of us are now loyal to the emperor."

"But now, once our army storms Xu Rong's military stronghold and declares war on the Hebei Army, it will be clear to the world that our purpose of entering Sizhou this time is to seize prefectures and counties and seize land."

"This may make Duke Ming lose the heart of the world's scholars."

When Yuan Shao heard this, he suddenly realized.

He slapped his forehead heavily with his hand.

"If Zirou hadn't reminded me, I might have missed something important!"

Having said this, Yuan Shao turned his head and looked at the advisers one by one, and said in a deep voice: "In your opinion, what should Yuan do in this situation?"

Everyone was weighing this matter in their minds and were not in a hurry to give an answer.

At this moment, Xu You stood up again.

"Mr. Yuan, I do have a feasible method, but it will involve some risks."

As Yuan Shao's most effective adviser, since Xu You stood up and spoke, others would naturally not say much.

Yuan Shao said hurriedly: "Zi Yuan, please speak."

Xu You said: "At the moment, Liu Jian wants to take advantage of the vast land, resources and abundant financial and food resources of the four states in Hebei to fight a food war with us. He plans to use his strong strength to force down the price of food. It would be extremely difficult to deal with this method head-on." It’s broken, but for us, it’s not impossible to win.”

"As long as Hebei's food supply is cut off from the land of Three Rivers, the final winner in this battle between the two families will still be us."

When Yuan Shao heard this, he asked curiously: "You mean... to cut off the enemy's food?"

Xu You said with a smile: "Of course there is a shortage of food. Liu Jian transferred large quantities of grain from Hebei to the land of Sanhe and Sizhou for disaster relief. Although his method of transporting food was simplified to a complex one, when he arrived in the land of Sanhe, these grains and grass It will definitely not be divided into garrison areas, at most it will be divided into several garrison areas! Over the years, Mr. Yuan has trained many spies in Jingzhou, and now is the time to put them to use!"

In terms of intelligence spying, although Yuan Shao's efforts were not as strong as Liu Jian's, they were still quite significant. The forces in the south were also working very hard to cultivate their own intelligence departments. After all, knowing oneself and the enemy would mean that one would never be invincible in a hundred battles. This principle holds true for most people in this era. Everyone understands.

When Yuan Shao heard this, he probably understood what Xu You meant.

"Zi Yuan's idea is to let me detect the main grain-harbouring areas of the Hebei Army in the Three Rivers Land, and these grain-harbouring areas all stockpile a large amount of grain and grass transported from Hebei for disaster relief. As long as the Hebei Army can If these grains and grasses are burned, the Hebei Army will be unable to resist us on the price of grains, right?"

Xu You cupped his hands towards Yuan Shao and said, "What Mr. Yuan said is true, but there are some omissions. At the moment, Liu Jian and we are both here to Sizhou to suppress the rebellion."

"If Sun Jian or Huang Zu were allowed to burn grain, they would definitely be despised by the world's scholars."

"It would be better to find out where Liu Jian's sergeants are hoarding grain and grass, and then spread the news to let the rebels in Sizhou know the news!"

"Why did those rebels rebel? Isn't it just for food?"

"Now that a large amount of grain in Hebei is right in front of them, what are they afraid of? How can they not snatch it?"

When Yuan Shao heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

He clapped his hands heavily and said, "This is so true!"

"There are so many moth thieves in Sizhou. If we use them to seize Liu Jian's food and grass for us, why would we need to go through so much trouble?"

"Ziyuan is indeed a wise man and an extraordinary person."

Kuai Yue stood aside without saying a word. He just looked at Xu You with a proud look on his face coldly, and thought to himself: It's in vain that you pride yourself on being a wise man, but this time you miscalculated. I'm afraid you will lose later. A complete failure!
Then what kind of person is Liu Deran? Food and grass are such a big thing as stabilizing Sizhou and supplying his army. How can he not be vigilant?There must be many ideas in every aspect, how could it be so easy for you to succeed?
I asked Mr. Yuan to postpone entering Bingguanzhong at the beginning, just to be able to see Liu Deran's movements in advance, so as to prevent Mr. Yuan from making inappropriate moves and being at a loss. Now that you encourage Mr. Yuan to enter Sizhou in advance, you have to bear the bitter fruit!

Thinking of this, Kuai Yue slowly moved his steps and stood up.

"My lord, although Xu Gong's method is good, it still requires resourceful people to assist the front-line soldiers in command before it can be accomplished. After all, the matter is of great importance and is changing rapidly."

"At such a critical time, I would like to go to the front line to urge the soldiers to perform their duties. It is better to plan in the front line than to talk in the rear." This statement is clearly aimed at Xu, who only talks in the rear. You.

When Xu You heard this, he immediately became angry.

Good on you, Kuai Yidu!

Now, are you still going against me?

You targeted me like this in front of everyone. Do you think that I, Xu You, can only give advice from the rear and cannot go to the front town to take command?

You've made the wrong idea here. You think of Qian Zhen's meritorious service and make me angry, but I can't give you this opportunity.

I saw Xu You hurriedly stood up.

"Mr. Yuan, since this plan and method were proposed by me, I already have a well-thought-out plan for every situation. If Gong Yuan really wants to send someone to Qianzhen, then he should send Xu. "

When Kuai Yue saw Xu You fighting to get it out, he thought to himself, I'm afraid you won't go!

You, Xu You, are willing to be conceited and smart, and you fell into my trap today!
Yuan Shao looked back and forth for a while, but finally believed in his number one adviser.

"Okay, this plan is naturally proposed by Ziyuan, so Ziyuan will go to the front line to plan it before the battle. Ziyuan can supervise the army. When he arrives at Sun Jian's line, everything is ready."

When Xu You heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

He winked at Kuai Yue triumphantly.

Kuai Yue seemed quite angry on the surface, but he was secretly happy in his heart.

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At the same time, on another front, Xu Rong ushered in a rear supervisor in his own town in Hanoi.

This supervisor is Jia Xu of the Governor's School Affairs Office.

Although Jia Xu is very low-key, he is now highly regarded under Liu Jian. When the generals meet him, they all treat him somewhat poorly.

When Xu Rong heard that Jia Xu was coming, he hurried out of his tent to greet him.

"Mr. Wenhe, why did my lord send you here?"

Jia Xu said to Xu Rong with a smile:
"My lord has specially sent me to wish the general a great achievement. I have great achievements to send to the general this time, but I am afraid that there will be some mistakes in the front line, so I sent this old man here."

"If anything happens later, we can discuss it among ourselves."

Jia Xu was Liu Jian's confidant, so he naturally had big things to do when he came to the front line.

Xu Rong knew very well that Liu Jian could not send Jia Xu here for no reason.

He hurriedly said to Jia Xu: "Mr. Wenhe, let's go into the tent and talk in detail."

Jia Xu nodded with satisfaction.

Finally, he followed Xu Rong into the handsome tent.

After sitting down, Xu Huang and Qu Yi also sat beside him.

"Sir, what is the purpose of the general sending you here?"

Jia Xu stroked his beard: "The general sent me here to prevent Yuan Jun from plotting against our supplies, nothing more."

Xu Rong is also a man who has been on the battlefield for a long time and is good at using soldiers.

When he heard that Liu Jian sent Jia Xu here for food and grass, he was very puzzled.

"You are also a man who has been fighting all year round. Could it be that the general can't trust me even when it comes to protecting food and grass?"

Jia Xu shook his head and said: "When it comes to protecting food and grass, the general certainly has this ability. The general is very relieved."

"But I and the general feel that Yuan Jun may make some strange moves against our food and grass, so they just asked me to come."

"General Xu, please listen to what I have to say..."

(End of this chapter)