Big Ear Thief Selling Straw Sandals

Chapter 289 Yuan Shu goes to court and Jiang Gan goes to the enemy camp

Zhuge Liang shook his head, Jiujiang would definitely not be able to defend it.

In addition to lagging behind in terms of equipment, morale, and fighting spirit, the literacy rate of Yong's soldiers was as high as 90.00%[-], which was enough to put other armies in the dust.

The literacy requirement is to know [-] commonly used words, the junior high level is [-] words, and the university level requires [-] words.

When almost everyone in an army can read and write, the army's subjective initiative and pride will be the highest.

When ordinary soldiers can understand orders, maps, and announcements between the enemy and the enemy, their chances of making correct choices are far greater than those of illiterate soldiers.

As a result, understanding is better, combat is more efficient, and the winning rate increases.

In the past ten years, Liu Bei has been focusing on the cultural education of soldiers and the professional training of officers.

It has never been interrupted, and the manpower and material resources invested are incalculable, gradually forming a complete learning mechanism for soldiers.

Now, all noncommissioned officers must graduate from a three-year military academy and a four-year military medical college before joining the force.

I don’t know if Sun Ce’s guerrilla tactics will be effective.

As the Northern Army advanced, the observation group retreated to the southern highlands of Jiujiang City.

Sun Wu's Military Intelligence Office dispatched a number of capable teams to sneak into enemy lines to carry out sabotage and assassination operations. In particular, raiding supply lines was a top priority.

As raids and harassment occurred frequently behind enemy lines, the Northern Army launched tit-for-tat espionage operations and deployed 2 troops to carry out large-scale outflank operations.

When the Northern Army's forward prepared to attack Jiujiang City, the encirclement of Sun Wu's Military Intelligence Agent Team also completed its layout and gradually shrank inward.

"Bang bang bang!"

Artillery blasted the ground again, and the city head of Jiujiang was shrouded in fireworks.

Behind the Northern Army, five Sun Wu military intelligence teams were killed, and another one was hiding in a high-walled house and resisting.

The standard establishment of the military intelligence team is five people, including a team leader, two combat personnel and two auxiliary personnel.

However, in the end, this group consisted of seven people, including one more combatant and one more auxiliary person. They moved quickly and their marksmanship was extremely accurate.

The Northern soldiers were so numerous that 1000 people gathered directly outside the house, 300 meters apart, forming a huge circle.

"People from Sun Wu, let me tell you clearly that from now on not a fly can fly in. If you have the guts, don't come out."

Jiujiang is the seat of Yangzhou, and its urban construction and population rank first in the south of the Yangtze River. If all the people defend the city and share the same hatred of the enemy, it is hard to say how long it will last.

But Yuan Shu, the native emperor of Jiujiang, did a stupid thing before the war.

He loaded up hundreds of vehicles with his wife, children, children and property and left in advance, and even blocked the south gate for more than an hour, causing a storm in the city.

The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked!
When the Tu emperor did this, other dignitaries naturally followed suit, and immediately began to snatch away their family's property, causing a large number of residents to flee in panic.

If Yuan Shu was thinking normally, he wouldn't say anything.

But he was a man who wanted to save face, so he simply closed the city gate and carried out internal control so that no one could get out.

This caused the morale of the military and civilians to drop to freezing point.

Soon, a piece of news spread in the streets of Jiujiang: Zhou Mu and the dignitaries had prepared ships and planned to escape.

As soon as this statement came out, someone actually discovered the boat by the river, and there was another uproar.

Yuan Shu had no choice but to issue a notice saying that he would never escape and would live or die with Jiujiang.

As a result, as soon as the Northern Army opened fire, Yuan Shu and his servants planned to sneak out of the south gate.

Soon, it was discovered by the people, who responded to the call and blocked the water.

When questioned, this guy actually said with a shy face that he was on patrol inspection, but the people's eyes were sharp and they didn't rub their eyes at all.

Someone called: "Let the people push forward to die. Zhou Mu abandons the city and escapes. Take him to Beicheng and let him see the Northern Army's artillery shells!"

People are blind, and the more people there are, the blinder they are, so the indignant crowd began to attack the guards.

Yuan Shu was frightened and immediately ordered to suppress the rebels.

"Clap clap clap!"

"Da da da!"

Rifles and machine guns fired wildly at the residents of Jiujiang. People fell one after another, and the south gate of Jiujiang was dyed red with blood.

After the tragedy, seeing a large number of elderly casualties, the director of the Jiujiang Public Security Bureau became angry and led the security brigade to shoot at the city defense forces from a distance.

A fire broke out in Jiujiang City, and the situation was tense for a time.

"Papa, papa..."

"Big, da da da..."

"Boom, boom!"

Now it's better, grenades, smoke bombs, and incendiary bombs are flying randomly and happily.

Finally, an incendiary bomb fell on the south gate building, causing a fire and the south gate was filled with smoke.

The spectators who witnessed this situation were stunned. What kind of battle was this?

It would be much better to change a pig to be a state herd than a prodigal from the Yuan family, right?
However, he belongs to the family of the fourth generation and the third prince, and he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

Yuan Shu saw that the fire was too strong and the evacuation plan from the south gate could not be carried out, so he could only go around to the west gate.

However, Ximen had already been on guard, and the brave people had already filled the city gate hole with kindling materials. When they saw the embarrassed Yuan Shu, they did not hesitate to set it on fire, turning the city gate hole into an oven.

Naturally, the Northern Army's scouts had discovered the chaos in the city long ago, and immediately notified the main force to outflank Yuan Shu from both wings and intercept Yuan Shu's escape.

With Yuan Shu making such a fuss, Jiujiang's [-] city defense troops became a joke. After a round of bombardment at the North City Gate, tanks and armored vehicles of the Northern Army rushed into the city through the gap without anyone stopping them.

Finally, Yuan Shu was captured on the city wall.

After the Jiujiang War ended, Sun Wu's group of seven became an isolated island.

The observation group consisted of Sun Ce, Cai Mao, and Zhuge Liang to form the Jiangbei Anti-enemy Headquarters. They withdrew 2 people to Chibi and deployed a new defense based on the river.

The advantage of blocking the Northern Army here is that when fighting near the river, there is a naval camp on the south bank to support it, and it can withdraw across the river at any time.

The Northern Army did not have many ships, so they had no worries about their retreat and the soldiers were in a relatively stable mood.

That night, Sun Jian, Zhang Zhao and other Jiangdong senior officials crossed the river and went north to Chibi to inspect the blocking position.

At the same time, understand the Jiujiang combat process.

After learning of Yuan Shu's ridiculous behavior, Sun Jian shook his head helplessly.

The prodigal son of the Yuan family believed that he was destined to return, and he always regarded "those who succeeded the Han Dynasty as Tu Gao" as a treasure. However, his true colors were revealed when the war started. He was really weak.

After understanding Zhuge Liang's blocking plan, both Sun Ce and Zhang Zhao thought it was very suitable.

Fight if you can, and retreat if you can't. In a round-robin battle, the morale of the Northern Army will gradually be depleted. Even if the opponent occupies Red Cliff, it doesn't matter.As long as the opponent does not have a large number of warships, it will be difficult to pose a direct threat to the south coast.

The Northern Army occupied Jiujiang, with a large camp outside the city and a large tent in the camp.

Liu Bei, who was wearing furs, smiled when he saw the old and dishonest Yuan Shu standing proudly.

"sit down."

Yang Xiu brought a chair to his uncle. Yuan Shu glanced at Liu Bei and saw that he was more majestic than a few years ago. He curled his lips and finally sat down.

Yang Xiu's mood was quite complicated. On the one hand, he gradually understood the Prime Minister's philosophy of governing the country and deeply believed in it. On the other hand, he did not understand why Liu Bei insisted on moving his army south when he had not fully recovered after the assassination.

This kind of behavior is seriously inconsistent with Liu Bei's past personality. Although Soochow and Bashu have the tendency to form independent kingdoms, in just ten years, the rapid development of northern industry and commerce will separate the two princes far apart, and they may not surrender without fighting. Soldiers of men.

Moreover, the Prime Minister was noticeably taciturn than before his assassination, often looking at the stars.

Although there were many attendants, he still felt that the prime minister looked indescribably lonely.

After a moment of silence, Liu Bei said: "If you don't want to say anything, then go to the military court and order the massacre of Jiujiang residents. You won't be able to escape."

Yuan Shu stood up and said with a blushing face: "I didn't want to do that either, but you didn't see it at the time. Those people clearly wanted to kill me! I was just protecting myself, how can it be called a massacre?"

Liu Bei smiled at Yang Xiu and said, "Let your uncle know what 'war crimes' and 'crimes against humanity' are."

Yang Xiu was ordered to explain the two charges. Whether it was ordered directly or indirectly, the excessive use of force by the armed forces against unarmed people was a "crime against humanity." According to the practice of military courts, the top leader would sentence him to hanging, shooting, or Life imprisonment without pardon.

Yuan Shu said: "You say that because you want to incriminate yourself. Didn't you kill more people than me back then? In these years of fighting overseas, how can you say that there are no 'crimes against humanity'? Why don't you appear in a military court to try you?" "

Yang Xiu quickly added: "These two crimes were formulated and implemented just at the beginning of the year. Let bygones be bygones."

Yuan Shu gasped in anger and roared dissatisfied: "Hey, you dare to leave yourself clean, this shit basin is all on me, your intentions are so vicious! It's simply despicable! I won't accept it, even if I die! "

"Okay, since you don't want to go to a military court, there is one last way."

Yuan Shu was stunned, stopped shouting, looked at Liu Bei, and waited for the second way.

"Since you are the lord of Jiujiang and this matter was done in Jiujiang, let the people of Jiujiang vote to decide."

"Dangdang!"

Yuan Shu couldn't sit still and fell to the ground, with a look of terror in his eyes.

He knows his own family affairs. For so many years, he has been domineering in Jiujiang and bullied God knows how many people in Jiujiang. If it were not for his status, he would have died more than 1 times.

Now that he has been defeated, the phoenix that landed on the ground is no better than a chicken. If he gives himself to the people to decide, all the bones and dregs will be swallowed up.

"No, you can't do this, you can't do this! Mr. Prime Minister, let me go. I will donate my family property. I have a lot of money and many women, all of which will be given to you. Let me go. Don't hand me over to the people of Jiujiang..."

Yang Xiu felt distressed and ashamed. His uncle was such a coward!
But he finally helped Yuan Shu up and said softly: "Uncle, the Prime Minister has no intention of killing you, but you have to atone for the sins of the people of Jiujiang!"

"Oh, oh! Okay, okay, I will atone for my sins. I will definitely atone for my sins!"

Liu Bei nodded to Yang Xiu and said, "Go and do this."

"Yes!"

Yang Xiu supported Yuan Shu, who was frightened, and returned to his small tent. Yang Xiu was straightforward.

"Compensate all Jiujiang's assets to those who died and were injured in Nanmen, obtain a letter of understanding from the other party, then resign all official positions, go to the military court to plead guilty and repent, and follow the operating procedures of the latest laws and regulations, so that there is a high probability that you will not be sentenced to death.

"Xiao Xiu, if you are imprisoned for life, what's the point of living?"

"Uncle, there is hope only when you are alive, but there is nothing if you die. I heard that people over 50 years old can be released on medical parole. You are almost 40 years old, and you can be released in ten years at most."

ten years?

Yuan Shu sighed, but Yang Xiu repeatedly told him that this was the only way to survive.

If the delay continues and the families of the victims are unwilling to issue a letter of understanding, there will be no help from the gods.

In this way, under the persuasion of his nephew, Yuan Shu had to accept the reality and sold his family property to compensate the dead and injured.

After statistics, the average compensation for each deceased person was 2000 taels of silver, and the compensation for the injured ranged from 1000 to [-] taels.

Although the death of a loved one is always painful, given high enough compensation, most family members issued letters of understanding.

Later, Yang Xiu personally visited each family, expressed cordial condolences as the Secretary-General of the Prime Minister's Yamen, and apologized repeatedly. Finally, he "moved" the last few "nail households" and issued letters of understanding.

When putting Yuan Shu on the carriage to say goodbye to Jiujiang, Liu Bei said goodbye to him: "It's helpful to read books. If you have more time, you might as well read more and do more scientific research. My talents will be useful. Work hard and come on!"

It was impossible to know what Yuan Shu was feeling, but Yang Xiu knew very well that the prime minister was so reluctant to persuade others that he might be afraid that his uncle would go to jail and go crazy.

As Yuan Shu went north to stand trial, Jiujiang disbanded its county soldiers, and the director of the Jiujiang Public Security Bureau acted as the Jiujiang prefect. Jiujiang quickly restored tranquility.

Three days later, the Northern Army regrouped and marched toward Chibi.

This time, the Wu-Shu coalition gave full play to the flexibility of small units in combat. Small-scale conflicts broke out more than forty times that day, with both sides suffering considerable losses.

On November [-]th, there was heavy frost.

The main position of the Wu-Shu coalition forces entered the field of view of the telescope.

It is an undulating hilly area covered with trenches and bunkers, and it is speculated that there are also a large number of tunnels.

The Northern Army was surrounded on three sides and compressed the Wu-Shu coalition forces into a triangular area along the Red Cliff.

Liu Bei looked at the sand table with great interest. The combat staff kept talking and marked the information from the reconnaissance balloon on the sand table one by one.

"The commanders on the opposite side are Cai Hao, Sun Ce and Zhuge Liang. They are typical old, middle-aged and young people. Let's talk about how to fight this battle?"

"Open the damn artillery, finish the armored charge, and then the infantry will follow up and that's it."

"Be careful, the opponent has a large number of warships. Once they arrive suddenly, they will cause heavy damage to the attacking troops that break into the triangle area."

Then divide the artillery on the two wings, which can not only attack the main position, but also effectively prevent the opponent's navy from joining.

Now howitzers can normally hit targets five or six miles away, so this deployment can take into account both land and river targets.

"Many of their fortifications are located on reverse slopes, and there are also underground fortifications. The hilly terrain is complex, and the armored forces' vision is limited, and the infantry is more vulnerable to ambushes."

"Then use the armored troops as bait and attack their effective forces."

"What if they also have cannons? If the armored troops go up rashly, they will die!"

"I'm not afraid of hiding the cannon. I'm just afraid that he will lay mines. If he gets stuck inside and is in a dilemma, he will die!"

Liu Bei asked calmly: "Dezu, what do you think?"

"Courtesy first, then attack. Can you send an envoy over to talk?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a male duck's voice rang out: "Prime Minister, although I am not talented, I am willing to go, but my sharp tongue will definitely persuade them to surrender."

The trainee staff officer, Jiang Gan and Jiang Ziyi, has a pair of big eyes with great desire, and they are bright and lively.

(End of this chapter)