Jia Xu's words seemed to faintly light up the bright light in Niu Fu and Zhang Ji's minds, but the light flickered brightly and dimly, sometimes getting bigger and sometimes smaller, as if it was being pulled unsteadily by the wind.

They seemed to understand something, but they didn't seem to understand it very well.

Niu Fu thought carefully for a while, but did not figure out the key. Finally, he shook his head helplessly and gave up the act of wasting his brain cells.

He asked Jia Xu directly: "Wen He, could you please explain something in detail."

Jia Xu seemed to have expected Niu Fu's question.

He saluted Niu Fu and Zhang Ji respectively, and then began to analyze slowly: "First of all, Jia doesn't know what the Jingzhou Army did, but there is no doubt that for Liu Boyu at the moment, Wancheng wants to treat him now

There is no benefit to him, but the treasures that Yuan Shu looted in Nanyang County in the past two years are more tempting to him."

Niu Fu and Zhang Ji looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

Zhang Ji asked: "Wen He's words are reasonable, please continue to elaborate."

Jia Xu said slowly and authentically: "Yuan Shu has been undecided about whether to leave or stay in the past few months. However, as time passes, his desire to give up Nanyang County becomes stronger. Now under the influence of Jingzhou people, Yuan Shu leaves.

Nanyang County is inevitable, but according to Jia Mou, burning Wancheng and leaving us in the wilderness is just one of the reasons for him. The key is that Yuan Shujun must also want to keep their baggage hidden in the county safe.

The best way to attract us and Liu Boyu is to burn down Wancheng. Imagine such a big thing, the eyes of our army and the Jingzhou army will definitely focus on Wancheng and Yuan Shujun. He is hiding in other counties.

The heavy baggage and grain can be secretly dispatched eastward, but in fact it is just a cover-up."

These things, when told by Jia Xu, seem to be very simple.

But if you want to sort out these things one by one, you must have amazing intelligence and a precise understanding of the other person's character.

Zhang Ji seemed to be meeting Jia Xu for the first time. He looked at Jia Xu seriously for a long time and then said: "After listening to your words, I really understand something. I hope Wen He can give me some advice."

"

As a lieutenant general, Zhang Ji could say the word "advice" to Jia Xu, a captain, which shows that he really admires Jia Xu from the bottom of his heart.

Seeing Zhang Ji's sincerity, Jia Xu couldn't help but think of Zhang Xiu's performance that day, and he felt a little better for the uncle and nephew in his heart...but only a few points.

Jia Xu continued: "Now that Wancheng is being burned, the eyes of all the forces in Nanyang County are focused on Wancheng. At this time, it is a god-given opportunity for the two Zhonglang generals. It depends on the two of them.

I am not sure whether Zhong Lang will be able to do so."

"What do you mean?" Niu Fu asked curiously: "What is a good opportunity?"

Jia Xu said lightly: "Now that there is a fire in Wan County and Yuan Shu's army has fled, there must be chaos in and around Wan County. In Nanyang County, most of the richest families and the heads of the county are concentrated around Wan County. Now they are taking advantage of the fire.

, the three armies came out together, in the name of putting out fires and rescuing the city... to search for the heads of those prominent families!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Niu Fu and Zhang Ji were stunned.

During this period of time, Niu Fu and Zhang Ji have been asking their soldiers to go out and search the prisons to supply Dong Zhuo in Guanzhong. However, the consumption in Guanzhong is too huge.

Private goods are simply not enough to support Chang'an.

This winter, Dong Zhuo has sent people to the army several times to urge Niu Fu, asking Niu Fu to speed up the progress of the search and supply goods to Chang'an as soon as possible.

Obviously, Dong Zhuo's appetite is getting bigger and bigger, and Zhang Ji and Niu Fu's petty fights can no longer satisfy him.

And those county magistrates in Wancheng whose families have the strongest power and the most wealth will naturally become the targets of the Xiliang Army's next move.

However, the family backgrounds of these county magistrates are too deep, and some of them have been giving out two thousand dan high-ranking officials for several generations. Once Niu Fu and Zhang Ji take action against these families, there will be no turning back.

Therefore, even though the former Niu Fu had responded to Zhang Xiu's suggestion and wanted to take action against the Nanyang Commandery Commander, they did not dare to take action against the Commandery Commander in Wancheng who had the greatest civil power. The ones they were mainly hijacking now were those

A relatively smaller family.

But now, the situation is such that the arrow has to be fired.

After Zhang Ji pondered for a while, he said: "The search and imprisonment is of great importance and needs to be carefully considered."

Niu Fu turned to look at Jia Xu.

But I heard Jia Xu say: "The reason why the Nanyang clan is not easy to mess with is not how powerful they are, but their influence in various regions. Now that Yuan Shu is burning the city, it is a God-given opportunity for us... We

In the name of putting out fires and killing thieves, we drove troops into Wancheng, took the opportunity to search and rob the county magistrates who had the most wealth, and then sent people back to spread rumors that it was Yuan Shu who burned the city and robbed the famous families."

"Framing?" Zhang Ji said in surprise: "Is this possible?"

Jia Xu said lightly: "Why not? There is no right or wrong in anything in this world. The more things are said, the false becomes true, and the white becomes black. This

Leave everything to Jia, so the two lieutenants can rest assured."

"But someone will eventually clarify it." Niu Fu said hesitantly: "Those members of the noble families who were robbed, aren't their own words enough to win the trust of the world?"

Jia Xu looked at Zhang Ji and Niu Fu in silence, and after a long while, he quietly said: "During the prison search, whenever a fort is captured, as long as there are no witnesses in the fort, who can do enough to win the trust of the world?"

Word?"

After saying these words, not even Zhang Xiu, who had just killed four thousand people, was sweating on his back. He was sweating profusely.

What does 'as long as there are no witnesses?'

There are people from various major families in those Wubao, ranging from thousands to tens of thousands.

Could Jia Xu mean...

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Kill them all?" Zhang Xiu's tone was full of disbelief.

Jia Xu did not answer and remained silent.

You will never hear such direct words from Jia Xu's mouth, but even though he doesn't say it, you will definitely understand what he wants to express, but as for what to do, that's just

Your own business.

Zhang Ji swallowed, the Adam's apple in his throat rolled up, and he said hoarsely: "It's too dangerous to act like this..."

"Otherwise, there is nothing sinister in this statement. Our army has fought against Yuan Jun before and captured their armor. This time, it shouldn't be difficult for our soldiers to play the role of Yuan Jun and capture the commander of Wan County.

Right." Jia Xu's tone was still calm: "Yuan Shu has burned the city. If he burned the city while robbing property and killing people indiscriminately, how could it be unreasonable? Who in the world would go out of his way to defend him?

"

Although Jia Xu's tone sounds harmless, anyone with some political background can understand that Jia Xu wants to kill the people in Nanyang County Wang!

Niu Fu and Zhang Ji looked at each other, and they both saw longing in their eyes.

Indeed, as Jia Xu said, Wancheng can only be burned once. I am afraid that such a chaos will never happen again in the future, and there will be no chance again.

"In addition, Jia has one more thing to explain to the two lieutenants." Jia Xu suddenly spoke again.

Niu Fu turned to look at him mechanically: "Wen He, do you have any other advice?"

A rare smile appeared on Jia Xu's face: "Are the two lieutenant generals so willing to let Yuan Shu's baggage be taken to Huainan by him or hijacked by the Jingzhou army?"

…

The fire in Wancheng was extremely intense. In addition, the cold winter in recent days has passed, and it looks like the warmth of spring. The slight spring breeze has contributed to the increase in the intensity of the fire. The entire Wan County is equipped with county offices, arsenals,

Government offices at all levels, as well as surrounding houses and warehouses, were all set on fire by Yuan Shu.

The fire became stronger and stronger with the wind, embezzling countless people's assets. Although the people in the city resisted bravely and wanted to stop Yuan Shu's army's atrocities, this time Yuan Shu had already made up his mind to destroy Wancheng and other people.

The complete destruction of the surrounding area left a complete mess for Jingzhou and Xiliang people, making it impossible for them to completely restore Wancheng to its old appearance even if they wanted to recover.

In this way, Yuan Shu's army had many conflicts with the people, nobles, powerful men and gentry of Wan County both inside and outside the county. While setting fires, it also caused countless bloodshed.

The common people and powerful men in Wancheng suffered numerous casualties, including even scholars.

After Yuan Shu's army withdrew from Wancheng, Wancheng and its area of ​​dozens of miles around were filled with dots of fire, and the sound of crying and mourning resounded throughout the sky. The people of Nanyang County suffered great trauma. If

Without ten years of prosperity, it will be even more difficult to restore Wancheng to its former prosperity.

The news of Yuan Shu's army's withdrawal quickly reached Liu Qi's side, and Liu Qi's side had already started heading north before Yuan Shu's move. A group of troops headed to the vicinity of Yuyang, waiting for Yuan Shu's army to show its weakness at any time.

When the soldiers of the three armies were heading north, Xun You had already explained to Liu Qi...

"Master Fu, the reason Xun asked Captain Zhang to continuously send troops to Wancheng to investigate the situation was just to confuse Yuan Shu and make them think that our army was making moves, so they made hasty preparations.

, so as to reveal a flaw and let us find the place where they store their luggage."

After hearing this, Liu Qi suddenly said: "Mr. Gongda sent scouts to different places several times to investigate, just to let Yuan Shu know what our army is doing?"

Xun You said: "If you don't want others to know, you have to do it yourself. No matter how secretive our army's scouts are, they are still just mortals, and they can't escape to the sky. They searched for information on a large scale in Wancheng, but Yuan Shu didn't notice it once.

I didn't notice it twice, but after three or four times, if Yuan Shujun is unmoved, then the queen of the most famous family in the world is too cowardly, right?"

Liu Qi gently shook the riding crop in his hand and said: "Gongda's words are reasonable. Although Yuan Shu suffered repeated defeats, it does not prove that he is not capable enough. On the contrary, Yuan Shu has his abilities and advantages. The previous failures

It’s just due to his aloof nature.”

Xun You said: "Your Majesty's words are very good."

While the two were talking, they saw Zhang Yun galloping from the front.

"Uu, uh!"

Zhang Yun came to the front of the two men, turned the horse's head, held the reins, and walked alongside the two men.

Liu Qi stopped his horse and asked Zhang Yun, "Brother, do you have any military information?"

Zhang Yun cupped his hands towards Liu Qi and said: "As expected, as Master Xun said, as soon as Yuan Shu's army on the Wancheng side moved, near Bowang, there were also Yuan Shu's army moving out from the ruins of the old mountain village with their supplies and rushing towards

Go east."

A smile appeared on Xun You's lips: "There are many old village ruins left by Guangwu in the northeast of Nanyang County, and they are mostly hidden in the mountains and forests. They are most suitable for hiding baggage, but the number is very large, and they are hidden in the mountains and forests.
To be continued...