Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 873 Wang Jun has an idea, but the trial will be dangerous
Carrying several buckets of grain, the group slowly walked out of the city gate. Because there was a lot of grain, they waited until they reached the city wall and used hanging baskets to carry it down several times. Transport everything down.

Afterwards, this batch of food was moved to the place where the group of defeated troops was.

The number of several hundred soldiers was actually quite large. Even though they were restricted to a small area of ​​land, they still occupied a large area after being spread out, and simple tents were set up.

When the dry food arrived at the group of soldiers, the older and younger soldiers who had been summoned before had also returned here. They went straight to a middle-aged man in the center of the soldiers, with regret on their faces.

"They failed to do so. Even to transport food, they were unwilling to open the door." The old man's face lost the previous fear and humility, and became more calm.

The young man couldn't help but sigh, and in the end he could only say: "Now I just hope that the people in the city can seize this opportunity and implement the second method."

"Then we can only wait, so we can't reveal our faults, otherwise it will be unsafe for the captain." The middle-aged man nodded, with neither regret nor sigh on his face, "Since you can't sneak into the city, then warn Everyone, cheer up and wait. After all, there are more than 5000 soldiers and horses stationed around here, and they have been mobilized here. If there is any clue, and someone quickly sees through it, then these hundreds of people can only be ruined. "

The older man said with some worry: "But we are pretending after all, and our soldiers have not received special training. If we can break open the city gate and rush in, we will surely win the battle and repeat what happened in Qiuxian County. They first occupied the city wall, then led troops into the city, and thus captured the city without bloodshed. But now they are blocked from the city gate. Those brothers did not have many professors. As long as someone who is interested comes to ask a few questions, they will be able to discover the doubts. Over time, …”

"As time goes by, the secret will definitely be exposed," the young man took over, but his expression was as usual, "However, this will take time, and people in the city will not come out for a while, so we can probably hold on until evening, as long as we stay here If there are changes before, then the situation can still be controlled."

"That's right." The middle-aged man nodded and looked up at the city in the distance. "The fact that we chose this time to come here is part of the plan to prevent the people in the city from being too cautious and unwilling to open the city gate and let me Waiting in..."

"What's the difference at this time?" The older man's expression turned a little bad for a moment. After all, he and the other two were present when his captain general gave the order, but they had never heard of this time arrangement. Is there anything more profound? Could it be that the captain had an explanation with these two people alone?That's not a good sign.

Unexpectedly, the young man smiled and said: "Don't misunderstand this matter. We are just making assumptions. Now that we are deeply alone and want to break this city, we have to take a risk. It seems that we are going to attack in one go. But the more this is the case, the more cautious we need to be. The deeper the team goes, the more excited the soldiers are, and the more cautious the generals are. Otherwise, they are not seeking merit, but seeking death! That’s why we have such speculation... "

"What kind of plan is that?" When the older man heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time he felt pressured.

The middle-aged man then said: "Actually, it's quite simple. If the city gains the trust of Qiu County, it is necessary to mobilize troops and horses for defense first. After calculating the distance and setting up defenses, we must select the troops and horses closest to here. As far as we know, although our army does not spend much money on military training, it does not treat its soldiers badly during war. Whenever there is a war, in order to boost morale, we eat three meals a day, and we also set up a stove to cook at noon every day. At this time , when the surrounding soldiers and horses arrive, it will be the time to cook, and as far as I know, the logistics and equipment for the surrounding soldiers and horses all come from Youzhou City..."

"From Youzhou City?" The older man frowned slightly. He was confused at first, but then he suddenly woke up. "Could it be the letter sent from the city earlier? It said that many of the spies inside have been vying for a position recently. Is this what it is? So it turns out that many of these seemingly coincidental things are actually not coincidences at all. Things that look like luck have their own reasons behind them."

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On the other side, in Youzhou City...

"Another person who asked for help from Qiu County was found? Or two? Okay, very good, bring me in, and I will ask again in person."

Under Wang Jun's order, two more people were brought here one after another. After strict interrogation, the situations revealed by the two men were consistent, and they were mutually corroborated with the situations reported by the two defeated soldiers. the meaning of.

But here comes the problem... "According to the opinions of these people, Qiuxian County is not in such a critical situation at all, at least it is not besieged. It is completely different from what the first person said. This situation is obvious. That’s it.” Wang Jun said calmly.

A group of his lieutenants and staff immediately spoke out the rest of his words for him.

"Then there's something wrong with the first person!"

"It's very possible that he's an enemy spy!"

"This is really courageous."

After making judgments one by one, they immediately put forward different suggestions——

"Drag him out and chop him down!" This was the decision of a rather rough-looking man among the lieutenants.

"We still have to stabilize the person first. Since this person was sent here to pretend to be a messenger, he must know the enemy's situation. From his mouth, we may be able to get useful information." The person who made such a suggestion was of course a person. A staff member.

Of course, more opinions are summarized into one sentence——

"Bring the person here now and interrogate him on the spot. Time waits for no one. No matter how many of the words of that person are true, Qiuxian County was raided. I think it cannot be fake. And Qiuxian County is very fast from Youzhou City, only half a day away. The distance must not be underestimated, it involves the safety of the general, and there is no ambiguity at all, so we must interrogate and ask questions immediately!"

Faced with everyone's suggestions, Wang Jun smiled and said: "No need to wait, go to the interrogation now. If the other party talks harshly, don't hesitate to be punished directly! Not only this person, but the remaining people who asked for help also brought them to me." Go down and interrogate them, and let them identify and compare each other!"

Having said this, he thought for a moment, narrowed his eyes, and said: "There are also those two defeated soldiers, kill them..."

Before he finished speaking, someone came over to report that the five thousand soldiers and horses stationed nearby had arrived outside the city, and the leader, Zhonglang, would come over to ask for the next order.

Wang Jun then stopped what he was saying and instead gave instructions: "Let people guard on the spot, and then arrange for people to prepare food and grass for them. Send some people to the surrounding areas, but don't spread too far to prevent the enemy from sneak attacks."

"promise!"

After the order was passed on, Wang Jun turned around and said: "Bring me the two defeated soldiers and interrogate them together. Then arrest a few other defeated soldiers and ask for details. We are waiting for the results here."

(End of this chapter)