I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 628: After all, the old poison is still powerful

Jia Xu and Xu You set up schemes and battles of wits and courage against each other.

But in the end, Jia Xu is superior to Xu You.

Naturally, Xu You was no more resourceful than Jia Xu, and the city government was not as sophisticated as Jia Xu. Furthermore, the Hebei School Affairs Office led by Jia Xu was much better than Jingzhou in terms of investigative capabilities and personnel quality, including even material support.

Whether it is comprehensive strength or hardware capabilities, Xu You has no advantage.

So the current situation is - Xu You knows what he is doing, but he doesn't know what Jia Xu is doing. He doesn't even know who his opponent is.

But Jia Xu knew what he was doing, and he also knew what Xu You was doing.

Zhang Yan, Qing Niujiao, Bai Rao, Sui Gu and others served as Hebei envoys in Sizhou to recruit local bandits and rebel leaders to surrender to Hebei.

This matter is progressing relatively smoothly.

Although it is impossible for bandit giants like Li Xiang to surrender to Hebei, many second-level bandit leaders are keen to surrender to the Hebei army.

After all, Hebei is too wealthy, and Hebei Liu Deran's reputation is so good that they can't help but follow him.

Liu Jian's policies towards ordinary people included recruiting foreign people to come south to the Han border as corvees to share the pressure of harming the Han people. At the same time, he also implemented the policy of apportioning people into acres, abolishing oral calculations, and implementing land transfer. Every piece of stake was enough. It shows that Liu Jian's heart is towards ordinary people.

For ordinary Li Shu, Hebei Liu Deran is their god!

Liu Jian's reputation was so good that when his men asked him to surrender, many bandits were tempted...especially when the envoys of surrender were representatives of the Montenegrin Army who had surrendered to Hebei and were now doing very well!
Just looking at these representatives of the Black Mountain Army and these bandits from Sizhou, I couldn't control the restlessness in my heart.

Who doesn’t want to live a stable life?Who wants to fight every day?

Jia Xu, for his part, received the surrender and allegiance of many local bandits in Sizhou. However, Jia Xu did not let these people surrender quickly. Instead, he asked Zhang Yan and other bandit representatives to discuss with those who had surrendered, saying that his side wanted to Provide them with some intelligence information, and after the other party has done some things for themselves, let them surrender to the Hebei Army.

Zhang Yan is a little confused, so shouldn't it be better for these bandits and rebels to surrender as soon as possible?The sooner they surrender, the more stable the situation in Sizhou will be, in line with our own interests.

What else is this old guy Jia Xu going to do now?

Besides, is there anything that the Hebei Army cannot do, so why should these local Sizhou bandits do it for you?

But when Jia Xu told Zhang Yan what he wanted to arrange, Zhang Yan had a deep admiration for this man.

This old man is the most inconspicuous among Liu Jian's men. He usually keeps silent and talks little...

But this level of wisdom is far beyond what ordinary people can match.

Even Tian Feng and Ju Sue may not be above him.

What Jia Xu asked these thieves to do was to sneak attack a place where grain and grass were stored according to the time specified by him.

The location of this grain and grass was exactly where Sun Jian, Cai Mao, Huang Zu and other Jingzhou vanguard troops gathered grain.

After learning the news, Zhang Yan looked at Jia Xu with eyes filled with admiration.

"It turns out that Mr. Wenhe has already sent people to explore the source of food and grass for the Jingzhou Army's forward army?"

There was no trace of pride on Jia Xu's face. He just stroked his beard and answered slowly:
"Who said that we can only let Xu You explore the lifeline of our food and grass, but not let me find out the location of their food and grass in advance?"

"Isn't it fair for me to use their methods against themselves now?"

Zhang Yan asked nervously:
"But food and grass are, after all, a major matter related to the three armies. Sun Jian, Cai Mao, Huang Zu and others are all good at using soldiers. The vanguard army's food garrison is their lifeblood. Wouldn't they say that they would set up ambushes with heavy troops?"

Jia Xu said slowly: "They will definitely set up an ambush."

"But their defense strength is currently gradually weakening. After all, all their attention is now focused on exploring our food harvesting land, and because of this, they have also neglected to manage their own grain harvesting land."

"So according to my opinion, if we let those who have surrendered to us suddenly attack the Confederate Army's grain garrison, although they may not be able to achieve a complete success, they will definitely gain something, and this gain will be huge."

Zhang Yan seemed a little surprised when she heard this.

"Mr. Wenhe is so kind."

"It's just that although these bandits agreed to our request, in my honor, if I asked them to send troops to attack Yuan Jun's grain storage area, they might be in danger. I'm afraid they might not be able to agree immediately. Even if they agree, what if they don't do it? So what if I try my best?"

Jia Xu said: "This matter is easy. Yuan Jun and the local powerful forces in Sizhou have always tried their best to suppress the rebels and massacred them excessively. Especially Sun Jian. I heard that anyone who joins the rebels, regardless of gender, old or young, will be beheaded by Sun Jian's army." Killing is deeply hated.”

"The bandits who want to come to Sizhou must be deeply resentful of Sun Jian's army, and now they have a deadly feud with each other." "As long as you tell the leader of the other party that these grains and grass will be used by Sun Jian to conquer Sizhou, it will definitely arouse those people. The hatred and covetousness of thieves.”

"As long as the grain and grass used by Sun Jian's army are exposed, no one in Sizhou will care about our grain and grass... We can not only hijack the grain and grass, obtain military supplies, but also take revenge, why wouldn't I do it?"

This statement makes sense and hits the point.

No wonder he, Jia Xu, has always been neither popular nor popular.

It turns out that he had already prepared to give the opponent the heaviest blow at the most critical moment.

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Near Luoyang, in Sun Jian's camp.

Xu You was listening to the reports from his scouts on the recent battle results.

Previously, the rebels in Sizhou were provided with information about the grain storage locations of the Hebei Army. Now there are about fifteen locations, which have been taken over by local rebels.

Of the fifteen places where grain was stored, only five had grain and grass stored in them, but the number was not too large. Although it satisfied the appetites of some bandits, it was obvious that the damage to the Hebei Army was not too great.

Therefore, Xu You hurriedly sent spies from Jingzhou and asked them to do their best to continue to find the place where the Hebei Army was stationing grain.

Xu You is now on the verge of going crazy for his position as the chief conspirator of the Southern Territory.

He really didn't expect that the Hebei Army would be so difficult to deal with.

But he couldn't tolerate it now and he backed down.

Just after Xu You arranged for all his scout leaders to go out, he was about to take a breath when he saw Sun Jian walking in with a gloomy look on his face.

He said to Xu You anxiously and angrily: "Something big has happened!"

Although Xu You didn't know what the big deal was, just by looking at Sun Jian's gloomy face, he knew that something terrible must have happened in the front line.

"What happened?" Xu You asked calmly.

"The food camp was robbed, and the food stockpile was destroyed. The food in the camp may not last long, and the three armies will be without food in five days at most!"

Today's words made Xu You's heart suddenly fall into an ice cellar, so icy and cold that he could hardly breathe for a while.

The grain and grass camp was robbed, which was a very serious matter for the soldiers of the three armies. If one mistake was not made, it would easily damage the foundation.

"Who robbed it?" Xu You asked in panic.

Sun Jian gritted his teeth: "Who else could it be? They are those thieves that Sir has been obsessed with. I expected them to hijack the grain and grass of the Hebei Army. Fortunately, these thieves did not hijack much grain in Hebei. Instead, they robbed our grain camp. Burned, in order to detect the grain storage areas in Hebei, too many scouts were sent out! Instead, they ignored the location of our grain routes."

"Now that the food is lost, we can only hope that the rear army will bring more food when it arrives."

"The situation in the front line is not good now. We need to evacuate temporarily and go to the southern border of Sizhou to wait for the arrival of the large group of troops."

"No!" After hearing what Sun Jian said, Xu You shouted anxiously.

The situation in the front line has taken a turn for the worse. If he goes back like this, he will definitely be blamed by Yuan Shao and ridiculed by Kuai Yue and others. By then, I am afraid that his position as the number one plotter in Jingzhou will not be guaranteed.

Sun Jian frowned and looked at Xu You and asked: "The soldiers of the three armies are already out of food. Before others know it, we still have a chance to withdraw the troops quickly. If we continue to delay here, once the news is leaked, someone will lead the troops." Attack and trip up our army, then how will we report to the Lord?"

Xu You naturally knew what Sun Jian said, but he was really unwilling to leave in such a dejected manner.

Looking at Sun Jian's gloomy face, Xu You had a bold idea in his mind.

Something he would never have thought about before this happened.

"The station!"

"What's the matter?"

"How about we pretend to retreat and attack Xu Rong secretly?"

(End of this chapter)