"Mister Wen He, let's attack the city!" Qian Xiao said excitedly.
Looking at the original captives, who were now Qian Xiao's subordinates, Qian Xiao suddenly felt very confident.
Half a month ago, Qian Xiao was merely a general of a thousand men. But now, he was already the commander of a battalion.
Qian Xiao was ambitious, but he was also capable.
"Attack the city?" Jia Xu heard Qian Xiao's words and smiled indifferently. "Why should we attack the city?"
"Our rations?" Qian Xiao looked at Jia Xu doubtfully. Wasn't it because they didn't have enough rations and needed to take down Yunnan City as soon as possible? Right now, the Yunnan soldiers' morale was at its peak. If they didn't attack now, when would they attack?
"Pass down the order, leave some behind to be on guard. The rest, pack up and prepare to cook!" Jia Xu said to Qian Xiao.
"Ah ah ah!" Qian Xiao was even more confused. Jia Xu didn't explain further.
The biggest weakness of Jia Xu's troops was that they didn't have enough rations. But how could he, Jia Xu, expose this weakness to the enemy?
Jia Xu might lack rations, but could it be that Huang Jian and Jiang Hua had a lot of rations?
"What is Jia Xu trying to do?" Huang Jian and Jiang Hua were trembling with fear as they climbed up the city wall. They were prepared to fight with the enemy. Since the start of the war, the Yunnan Army and Jia Xu's Barbarian Army had never won.
No matter how much Jiang Hua and Huang Jian disliked each other.
At least for now, the two of them were allies. The two of them had already made up their minds to make Jia Xu bleed profusely in Yunnan City.
However, Jia Xu suddenly stopped moving.
This made Jiang Hua and Huang Jian unable to vent their pent-up anger.
"Set up camp?" The two of them looked at each other and became even more confused. What was Jia Xu trying to do?
"There must be a trap!" The two of them had been in the army for many years. Naturally, they knew that this Jia Xu would not do something useless. There must be a conspiracy behind this.
However, the two of them could not figure it out.
"I don't care!" Jiang Hua and Huang Jian were also helpless. After watching for a long time, they were certain that Jia Xu was building a camp and setting up camp. He wasn't taking advantage of the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.
The two of them instructed their subordinates to keep an eye on the city walls before leaving.
The first day was peaceful. Yunnan City and Jia Xu's troops were all staring at each other.
Both sides even started to reminisce about the past.
The second day was the same as the first. Jia Xu's troops ate as much as they could, made fires, and cooked three meals a day.
The third day! Within Yunnan City, Governor Zhang Jin discovered a serious problem.
That's our General Huang Jian and General Jiang Hua. They didn't even give Zhang Jin a single grain of provisions. Zhang Jin was the one who arranged the provisions for their army of nearly fifteen thousand men.
If it was one or two days, it would be fine. However, after a long time, Zhang Jin wouldn't be able to endure it.
Yunnan's treasury was already empty. Yunnan City couldn't take out any more provisions, causing the soldiers to starve. Therefore, the soldiers started to find trouble with the Yunnan officials. The person who was crying in front of Zhang Jin was none other than Zhang Jin's special guest in the Governor's Office.
He was originally in charge of Yunnan's supplies.
Because there was no more provisions in the treasury, he cut off the provisions for Huang Jian and Jiang Hua's troops.
Who would have thought that in less than half a day, his special guest would meet with trouble.
A few of Jiang Hua's subordinates ran to the Yunnan Government Office and asked their special guest to come out and ask about the provisions.
Their special guest's words were a little too harsh. Originally, Huang Jian and Jiang Hua had to greet their special guest when they saw him.
Since these Qiu Ba had come knocking on his door, it was only natural that Sir Bie's words wouldn't be pleasant to hear.
When these words were spoken, the outcome was determined.
Jiang Hua's subordinate Qiu Ba Men made a move.
Fortunately, Qiu Ba Men also knew this. No matter what, this was a special guest of Yunnan City. They could beat him up, but if they killed him, it wouldn't be easy to clean up the mess.
Therefore, a fresh pig head appeared.
"Governor, you have to seek justice for me!" Our pig-headed Sir Bie Yi yelled at Zhang Jin with a mournful face.
"I know!" Zhang Jin's face was also gloomy. Jiang Hua and Huang Jian were too much. His Lord had just passed away. These two people couldn't treat Zhang Jin like this.
No matter what, Zhang Jin was still the Governor of Yunnan. He was the parent official of Yunnan.
Now, these two people even dared to beat up his people. How could Zhang Jin not be angry?
"Men, send my name cards to Jiang Hua and Huang Jian. Tell them that I, Zhang Jin, have something important to discuss with them!" Zhang Jin said to his subordinates.
"Yes!"
Very quickly, Jiang Hua and Huang Jian were sent over by Zhang Jin's name cards.
When Jiang Hua arrived at the governor's residence, he sat down casually. "Governor Zhang, what important matter do you need us to come over? This is your Yunnan City. What do you need us to do?"
"Yes, Governor Zhang. The barbarian army is attacking outside the city. We need to reorganize our military affairs! But it was you who summoned it! Huang Jian also said the same thing.
"Reorganize our military affairs?" Zhang Jin sneered in his heart. That was a joke. Ever since these two entered Yunnan City, they had been having fun every night.
Previously, Zhang Jin thought that the second young master Zhao Yi had nothing to do.
He didn't expect that after these two entered Yunnan City, they would become even more unscrupulous. They even went so far as to kidnap women.
Zhang Jin could be considered to have tolerated them again and again.
"Generals, the reason why I called you here is to discuss this important military matter with you!" Zhang Jin's tone also became cold.
"Generals, there is no more food in Yunnan City's treasury! Generals, the army needs to be supplied by the two of you yourselves! "Zhang Jin said to the two of them.
"Hua!" Jiang Hua and Huang Jian both stood up at the same time.
The two of them might not care about other things, but they were very concerned about this.
"Governor Zhang, this joke isn't funny!"
"That's right, Governor Zhang. If Milord was still alive, Governor Zhang would have left these provisions for Milord. But now that Milord has passed away, Governor Zhang, are you planning to leave these provisions for Milord to use in the underworld?"
"You, you two!" Zhang Jin was so angry that he started laughing.
These two actually thought that Zhang Jin was deliberately not giving them provisions because he couldn't bear to part with them.
"Good, good, good. Since both of you think so, then I will be frank with the two of you!" Zhang Jin was also angry. When the two of them entered Yunnan City, they had threatened him to open the city gates. Now, they were even more insatiable.
Zhang Jin said it nicely because he was doing his duty. But if he said it bluntly, the Lord Zhao Wei was dead. Even if Zhang Jin was a shopkeeper who didn't do anything, who would say anything?
"When the Lord went to war, he transferred a hundred thousand dan of provisions from Yunnan City's treasury. After the battle on the front line of Jianning, he sent another hundred thousand dan of provisions to General Yang and the Eldest Young Master.
Two hundred thousand dan of provisions was already the limit of Yunnan City. How could there be more? As for the two of you, the provisions that the Lord gave to the two of you, the two of you were so stingy and unwilling to take it out! " Zhang Jin did not give the two of them any face at all.
The two of them had a gloomy expression. The Lord gave them provisions? In the past, there would be provisions because they had split up. However, this time, there were no provisions because the enemy only had three thousand people and could be defeated in a day. Therefore, the two of them did not bring much provisions.
Now, Zhao Wei's camp had been set on fire by Jia Xu. Their troops had run back to Yunnan City.
How could there be provisions? "
"Not good!" Huang Jian suddenly shouted again.
"Huang Jian, you are always so flustered. Where is the demeanor of a general?" Jiang Hua looked at Huang Jian with disdain.
Jiang Hua had always thought of himself as a scholarly general and not a general like Huang Jian.
If it was any other time, Huang Jian would definitely quarrel with Jiang Hua. However, Huang Jian did not do so now.
On the contrary, he did not have the time to bicker with Jiang Hua.
"The Barbarian Tribe army outside the city is deliberately besieging us! Their goal is to let us starve to death without provisions! "Huang Jian seemed to have guessed Jia Xu's thoughts.
"Besieging us?" Jiang Hua also remembered. If they had provisions, they could stay in Yunnan City for hundreds of days without a problem. However, they did not have provisions now! This was a big problem.
Break out? Don't joke. In a field battle, who could defeat the Barbarian Army? .
The current Huang Jian and Jiang Hua were already scared of the Barbarian Army. Did you not see that even the Lord's Yunnan elites were not a match for the Barbarian Army?
"Governor Zhang, how much provisions do we have in Yunnan City?" Huang Jian asked Zhang Jin.
Zhang Jin asked the pig-headed man beside him to tell Huang Jian.
"There is less than a hundred shi in the treasury."
A hundred shi of provisions? Alright, this amount of provisions is not even enough to eat porridge for two meals.
"Prefect Zhang, this is a critical moment of life and death. You can't lie to us!" Jiang Hua added.
Zhang Jin laughed. "What benefit do I have in lying to you? What a joke. If the city is breached, do you think I can escape? "
This was Jia Xu's scheme. No! It should be an open scheme. He knew that there was no provisions in Yunnan City. He wanted to trap them to death.
If this continued, they would starve to death in two to three days.
What should they do?
Huang Jian frowned.
Suddenly, Jiang Hua shouted. "I have an idea!" Jiang Hua shouted excitedly.
Subconsciously, Zhang Jin had a bad feeling.
"What idea?"
"Why should I tell you?" Jiang Hua looked at Huang Jian with disdain.
If this idea worked, Huang Jian's soldiers would starve to death. The Barbarian Army outside the city would not be able to break through the city gates. At that time, Jiang Hua's men would be the strongest in the city.
"Jiang Hua, let me tell you. If I can't do it, you can forget about getting Yunnan City!" Huang Jian said angrily.
Jiang Hua thought for a moment. Now was not the time to fall out with Huang Jian.
"We don't have provisions, but Yunnan City has them!" Jiang Hua said.
"Yunnan City has them? We don't have any? "Huang Jian was confused. What was Jiang Hua talking about?
"You can't do that!" Zhang Jin stood up and objected. "General Jiang Hua, when Milord went out, he had already increased the taxes from the commoners. Now, the commoners only have provisions in their hands. They can only guarantee that they won't starve to death. If General Jiang Hua and you continue to take food from the common people, the common people will have no way to survive! "Zhang Jin tried his best to persuade Jiang Hua and Huang Jian.
"What does the life and death of the commoners have to do with me?" Jiang Hua was not interested in Zhang Jin's words.
"If my army doesn't have any rations and is trapped in Yunnan City, then the barbarian army outside the city will definitely enter the city. At that time, they will still die. It's better to give out the rations and let one starve to death than to let the whole family die!" Jiang Hua's bandit logic came out.
"That's right! There might not be provisions in the treasury, but there are still provisions in the commoners' homes! " Huang Jian's eyes lit up. He was the same as Jiang Hua. He did not care about the lives of the commoners.
What did these commoners have to do with Huang Jian?
"You, you all! I don't agree, I definitely don't agree! "Zhang Jin was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
"Governor Zhang, this matter should not be delayed. We will take our leave first!" Jiang Hua did not care about Zhang Jin's attitude. In this chaotic world, having an army was the right thing to do.
Do I need your approval?
Huang Jian did not even say goodbye and directly left.
The two of them quickly went to their respective camps. The soldiers and horses ran towards the homes of the commoners.
Suddenly, the city was filled with cries and shouts.
Another two days passed.
"Mr. Wen He, are you still not going to attack the city?" Qian Xiao was extremely anxious. Countless strands of hair had been pulled out from his head.
Others might not know, but how could Qian Xiao not know how much provisions there were in the army?
These provisions were enough for two days. If they did not attack the city, they would starve to death first.
This Jia Xu, Jia Wenhe, even let the soldiers eat as much as they wanted.
It was as if he was tired of living.
"Qian Xiao, do you know what is needed for an army to go to war?" It was rare for Lord Jia Xu to be preaching.
"An army to go to war? It needs the art of war! "Qian Xiao said.
"Yes, but also no!" Jia Xu mimicked and said.
"Mencius once said that timing is not as important as geographical advantage, and geographical advantage is not as important as the combination of people. Marching to war is the combination of timing, geographical advantage, and people!" Jia Xu said to Qian Xiao.
"Look at the weather, it is against the wind. The north wind is whistling. If we attack the city now, a portion of our strength will have to be used to defend against the wind!"
Jia Xu said indifferently.
"It is the north wind today, but it was not yesterday or the day before!" Jia Xu was joking.
Jia Xu ignored Qian Xiao's words and continued, "In this city, Huang Jian and Jiang Hua have occupied Yunnan City. Yunnan City is Zhao Wei's lair and there are many soldiers in the city. If they want to attack the city, the casualties will be several times greater! We do not have the advantage of location! "
"Could it be that Huang Jian and Jiang Hua will leave the city? No matter what, this is a siege! Isn't the advantage of location the same? "
"The most important thing is the people!" Jia Xu said to Jiang Hua.
"Mr. Wen He, the soldiers of the Yunnan Army are now our men!" Now, if the Yunnan Army were to attack Yunnan City, they would definitely succeed. Jiang Hua and Huang Jian had already killed those loyal to them. They had already given up on the idea of going back.
Jia Xu shook his head. "The people are not the people, it is the people's hearts!"
"The people's hearts?" Qian Xiao was completely dumbfounded. You are here to attack Yunnan City, you are an invader, yet you still want the people's hearts? Isn't this a joke?
"Reporting!" At this time, someone came to report.
"Reporting to Mr. Wen He, according to the report of the scouts, there seems to be chaos in Yunnan City!" A messenger ran in and reported to Jia Xu.
Jia Xu had already sent people to a mountain outside Yunnan City to observe the city with binoculars. Once there was any movement, they would immediately report back.
"Chaos?" Qian Xiao was even more confused.
"General Qian Xiao, you should know how much rations are left in Yunnan City!" Jia Xu said to Qian Xiao.
Qian Xiao naturally knew this because he came from Yunnan City.
Most of the rations in Yunnan City had already been collected by Zhao Wei.
Therefore, as long as there was a war, the people would suffer and the people would suffer.
The people would suffer.
"Huang Jian and Jiang Hua did not bring any rations into the city!" Jia Xu said.
"You mean?" Qian Xiao was not stupid. When he heard Jia Xu's words, he quickly understood.
"That's right!" Jia Xu said. "Without rations, the two of them will be trapped in Yunnan City. They will not sit still and wait for death! If they want to live, they have to find a way, and that is the people! "
Jiang Hua and Huang Jian would sooner or later take action against the people. Once they took action, the people of Yunnan City would be gone.
"Since Yunnan City is already in chaos, then we should immediately attack the city!" Qian Xiao was still very excited. If he took Yunnan City, would he be able to take another step forward? Qian Xiao could not wait to see his new lord, His Highness King of Han Liu Mang.
"It's not time yet!" Jia Xu still did not let Qian Xiao attack the city.
Timing was not as good as location, and location was not as good as people! This person had something to do with him. Why didn't he attack the city?
"What I need is timing, location, and people. Not a single one can be missing!" Jia Xu replied.
"If we attack the city now, where will our rations come from?" Jia Xu said with a smile.
"Our rations?" Qian Xiao's eyes widened.
Yunnan City did not have any rations. Even if the barbarian army took Yunnan City, they would not have any rations. In the end, there were only two choices. One was to starve to death. Starve to death together. Finally, the army would mutiny and everyone would die together.
The other way was to be like Jiang Hua and Huang Jian and rob the people of their rations.
In the end, they would lose the support of the people of Yunnan City and become the enemy of the people.
This was definitely not what Jia Xu wanted. However, he needed the rations.
Therefore, he needed someone to replace Jia Xu.
These people were Jiang Hua and Huang Jian. Only when they robbed the commoners would Jia Xu be able to kill Huang Jian and Jiang Hua justifiably and obtain enough food without losing the people's support.
Qian Xiao could not help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. This Jia Xu was too terrifying.
In the past, Qian Xiao could still remember that Jia Xu's smile was very bright. But now, Qian Xiao did not even dare to look at Jia Xu's smile.
There must be a kind of killing intent in his smiling eyes.
"Haha, haha!" In Yunnan City, Jiang Hua and Huang Jian were in their respective camps and were laughing loudly.
How could they not be happy? Originally, there was not enough rations in Yunnan City and the army could only starve to death. But now, after they robbed the people of their rations, they suddenly had more than ten thousand shi worth of rations. The battle below was still going on. They suddenly had enough rations to defend the city.
How could the two of them not be happy? With rations, they could survive the siege of the barbarian army. With rations, they could recruit soldiers and buy horses.
Why wouldn't he do it?
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