Chapter 187: Breaking the Cauldron and Sinking the Boat

The speed of news spread in these years, you say that he is fast, maybe you may not know how many years have passed since the person you hated died. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info But if you say that he is slow, it has only been a few days since Yan Shao's class returned to the court, and it has already reached Wang Xuan's ears.

In the hall, Wang Xuan was drinking with everyone, and when he heard the news, he was in no mood to continue drinking, and even the wine glass in his hand was slammed on the table.

"Humph!"

It stands to reason that his position as a county guard was also because of Yan Shao to continue to do it. As an acting county guard, it would have been a bit unjustifiable to have been in this position for so long. But who calls all men greedy? Once you've tasted the benefits of power, it's really hard to get rid of it.

"My lord..."Glancing at Wang Xuan, a scribe hesitated for a while and said softly. This Yan Shao is now in full swing, in just a few days, he will kill Cai Qi and capture Donglai, if he raises troops to advance westward, I am afraid that it will not be easy for me to resist..."

"yes," the other scribe next to him also spoke. At the beginning, the Yellow Turban Rebellion caused heavy losses to the soldiers and horses in the county, and it has not been able to make up for it now. Now there are giants like Pei Yuanshao in the county who are unscrupulous, and we have no choice, this..."

To put it simply, they all look completely unconfident.

The generals sitting opposite also kept silent one by one, holding wine glasses one after another, silent, making the atmosphere in the hall a little embarrassing.

"Are you saying that I have no other way than to lower that Yan Shao!" If Wang Xuan was just in a bad mood when he heard it before, he was really annoyed now.

He never thought that his civil and military forces were so unambitious, and when he heard the news, he didn't want to help him how to resist the enemy, so he began to persuade himself to surrender Yan Shao.

To be honest, if it was placed when he was just sitting down, maybe it was really possible to fall by the trend.

But now...

Power is really addictive...

In fact, this is also because Wang Xuan himself is too petty, and he takes too much attention to a Le'an County. If he really planned to defect to Yan Shao, Yan Shao would let him continue to sit in this position without saying a wordβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Yan Shao's vision was never limited to a small Qingzhou, of course, this was also taking advantage of the foresight.

If it were a different person, I am afraid that it would be impossible to give up such a large county easily.

No matter what, seeing that his civil and military forces are so sloppy, Wang Xuan is more and more angry. He slapped his palm on the table violently, ignored the people below, and walked directly into the side hall behind him.

Looking at Wang Xuan's back, the rest of the people suddenly 'coaxed', and they wanted to discuss with each other.

At this moment, a scribe suddenly stood up and chased Wang Xuan's back and walked over.

A scribe said with some surprise. "What's wrong with that guy, shouldn't he really plan to be buried with Wang Xuan..."

Another scribe sitting next to him scoffed. "He's different from us, he was promoted from the cold door by our acting county guard, and now that the master is in trouble, he naturally wants to share the worries of the master..."

The scribe suddenly showed a sudden expression, and ignored the person who left the table, but continued to talk freely with the people around him.

They all have big families and big businesses in the local area, but there is no reason to accompany Wang Xuan, an outsider, to play with his life.

Listening to the buzzing sound coming from behind him, Wang Xuan was even more breathless. However, at this time, the other people who had spread out couldn't control Wang Xuanβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” even if they heard it, such as Wang Xuan, a prince who relied on the imperial court to seal the officials, the loyalty of his subordinates was originally a joke.

This can be seen from those early princes, Han Fu is okay, when Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou with a strategy, there were so many people who were willing to die for him. But look at Tian Feng, Fu Zhu, Judge and Zhang He who were also under his account at that time? To be honest, if they are willing to help Han Fu, I am afraid that Yuan Shao will not be able to occupy Jizhou so easily.

However, in the process of Yuan Shao's occupation of Jizhou, none of these people, who were known for their loyalty, courage and fortitude, stood up. On the contrary, it was only after Yuan Shao sat firmly in Jizhou that they regarded Yuan Shao as their lord and died for him. From this, it can be seen that the bosses appointed by the imperial court are still not as good as those who are self-made, at least in terms of loyalty.

The princes who dominated in the later period, such as Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Sun Ce, Liu Bei, etc., did not have a territory that was not fought by themselves. Like Lu Bu, he snatched it alive, and Liu Biao too, although he was appointed by the imperial court to assassinate Jingzhou, but in the process of going to office, he purely relied on his own ability to gain a firm foothold in Jingzhou, which is what ordinary officials can't compare.

ps, in fact, there is also a Liu Yu, who is known for his benevolence, and made the people in the country and even the Hu people outside the country convinced, and then he was killed by Gongsun Zhan...

In any case, these cultural relics of Le'an really don't have much loyalty to Wang Xuan, not to mention that Wang Xuan, the airborne lord, has a code on his head that has not been removed?

They are all from local families, and they don't take Wang Xuan very seriously at all, and they can speak so tactfully before, and they feel that they have given him a lot of face. And as once said, Yan Shao's prestige in Qingzhou is not small, and he has influence in many counties. Among the civil and military officials during the banquet, many of them have long been in contact with Yan Shao, and they don't take Wang Xuan, an outsiderβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” to say that the Yan family is also a local family in Beihai, even if it declines, there is still a little connection. Le'an is so close to Beihai, and some families in the county are really a little related to Yan Shao.

In this way, it is not difficult to think that people's hearts are turned back.

Wang Xuan, the county guard, is doing what he does, and usually his civil and military forces are in disobedience, but this time he simply didn't even do a little superficial effort, which made Wang Xuan feel that the nest was extremely hot. As soon as I returned to the study, I smashed the things inside, and even one of my favorite paperweights was smashed on the ground, and I didn't start to feel distressed until it was shattered.

"These ungrateful things..."

Everyone in the vicinity of the study was in danger, and those officials might be able to ignore Wang Xuan's anger. They don't have the ability, because they are all Wang Xuan's house slaves, if the master wants to die by himself, even if he lets the guards whip them to death now, no one will seek justice for themβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” who will touch the brow of a county guard for a few house slaves? Even the wealthy families who don't take Wang Xuan very seriously are like this, and they usually do this in their own homes.

"My lord..."At this moment, the scribe walked in from outside, looked at the things that were swept to the ground and frowned, but after sighing, he didn't say anything, just avoided the debris on the ground and walked to Wang Xuan's side. Why is the lord so angry, isn't it clear what those people will do..."

The two have long discussed this matter, Wang Xuan is also a person who can become an acting county guard, and he will not be naΓ―ve to think that the people under his command will really work for themselves.

It's just that when he witnessed the faces of those people under his hands, even if he had already prepared in his heart, he was still angry. If it weren't for the example of Cai Qi, I'm afraid that I would have had a seizure on the spot.

However, Cai Qi's example also made him vigilant, understanding that on the issue of life and death, it is difficult to get these people to come to the united front with him.

"What should I do now..."Wang Xuan also sighed, not knowing what to do, and sat on the chair in frustration.

Yan Shao sharpened his knife over there, and he could feel it in Le'an. It's okay now, if Yan Shao really leads the troops over, how can he resist with this little soldier and horse in his hand? Not to mention that his subordinates are all grass on the wall, maybe Yan Shao just came, and he was chopped off by his subordinates to sacrifice his head to Yan Shao to seek power.

"Actually, if you want to stop Yan Shao, it's not necessarily impossible..."The clerk was silent for a while and spoke.

"Oh?" Hearing this, Wang Xuan instantly became energetic, and looked at the scribe with wide eyes. "Do you have a way to resist Yan Shao?"

The scribe did not answer him directly, but turned over and closed the door before speaking. "Yan Shao's strong army has countless fierce generals, and he is ambitious, I am afraid that he cannot persuade him with his tongue alone. The only way is to go deep and high, clear the wilderness, and then lead the army to confront this person, so that Yan Shao can retreat knowing the difficulty, so happy and peaceful. ”

"What kind of method is this, just rely on the one or two thousand people in the county, what can be helped!" Hearing that the scribe said such a method, Wang Xuan was dejected again.

Now that Le'an County can mobilize all the field troops, it will only be at the level of one or two thousand.

What about Yan Shao's side? has just annexed Donglai, and it is the time when the army is in its prime. There are seven or eight thousand soldiers and horses under his command, and recently there has been news that Beihai is still recruiting troops, and it is uncertain when it will reach about 10,000 people. With this amount of troops, even defending the city is not enough, let alone winning or losing in the field.

More importantly, the administrative office of Le'an County is the same as Donglai, which is located in the west, and it is the westernmost position.

Yan Shao can first sweep all the counties along the way on the way here, can Wang Xuan still let go of these counties and just stick to the city of Linji? If you really do that, others won't say it first, but I'm afraid that the civil and military forces under your hands will be the first to rebel. What's more, if there is only one Rinzai left in his hand, what does it mean for him to do it as the county guard of Le'an?

I'm afraid that he will become the commander of the light pole with only one city.

β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Dividing Lineβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”

How could the scribe not know Wang Xuan's concerns, but the next words were exactly what he was most worried about.

"Of course, the little soldiers and horses in the hands of the lord are not enough, but what if you can add tens of thousands of soldiers and horses..."

Wang Xuan glanced at it and spoke after a while. "What do you mean? Are you going to convince a few other counties? Let them send troops together..."But then Wang Xuan shook his head, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, not to mention their Le'an, even if they looted the entire Qingzhou, I am afraid that it is useless. "What's more, now that Yan Shao's army is in full swing, these people are used to succumbing to his obscenity in the past, even if they know what Yan Shao's ambition is, I'm afraid they won't send troops to help..."

Even if it is to help, it will be too late. Pingyuan, Jinan, Qi country, it is not easy to persuade all three places, and it is unlikely that there will be no one or two months. With this kung fu, Yan Shao had already occupied Le'an.

However, listening to Wang Xuan's words, the scribe shook his head.

This made Wang Xuan understand that he was not right, if he had changed his usual times, he would still have the heart to play a guessing game with the scribes, first Ah Zi's words. "What the hell are you talking about..."

β€œ......... Yellow scarfβ€”" The scribe hesitated for a moment before he spat these two words out of his mouth.

"What, you said I should hook up with the yellow scarf, no!" Wang Xuan was startled at first, and then suddenly refused.

He hasn't forgotten what the Qingzhou Yellow Turban had done to Le'an in the early years. Even now, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban is also the biggest hidden danger in the county, especially the one named Pei Yuanshao, not only strong in martial arts, but also strong in soldiers, the official army has been encircled and suppressed several times without effect, making him lose face in front of the family, which is also another reason why those families are unwilling to work for himβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” if Wang Xuan's ability is strong enough, they and even the local talents in Le'an County are not unwilling to recognize a lord, the troubled times are coming, it is good to have a backer, it is really Wang Xuan himself who can't help Adou at allWhat can they do?

Originally, he planned to punish the scribe severely, but after looking at his appearance, Wang Xuan finally said slowly. "Even if you find a yellow scarf, the number of yellow scarves under Pei Yuanshao is only 10,000, and the available soldiers and horses are less than 3,000, even if they are added together with the soldiers and horses in the county, they are not as good as Yan Shao's Beihai soldiers and horses. What's more, Yan Shao's Beihai soldiers and horses are brave and good at fighting, but our soldiers and horses are ......... And the yellow scarves, which seem to be a lot of them, but in fact there are not many of them, and three thousand people can be counted as one thousand at most, so even if they are used to defend the city, they are not enough..."

What's more, those thieves and bandits are untamable, and if they really want to be introduced into the city, they may not cause any trouble, and you can imagine how much resistance there will be from the families and even the people in the city. No matter how you think about it, this is an unrealistic plan, and if you don't get the final result, it is even worse than being occupied by Yan Shao.

"The lord's words are wrong..."Wang Xuan did not reprimand, which made the scribe a little bolder. I'm talking about tens of thousands of yellow scarves, not that Pei Yuanshao..."

After that, without waiting for Wang Xuan's reaction, the scribe had already spoken. "Now the yellow turbans are everywhere in Qingzhou, which makes the counties overwhelmed. The reason why Yan Shao can have such a great reputation is not unrelated to the fact that he raised troops to kill countless yellow turbans, which is also the biggest reason why everyone in the county is convinced, and even those people in the palace have a secret connection with him. However, in addition to Beihai, the Yellow Turban power in each county is not small, especially Jiao He died of illness, Qingzhou has completely become a terra nullius, the situation in each county has deteriorated sharply, natural disasters and man-made disasters continue, the people are not happy, the power of the Yellow Turban is also very strong, and now the number of Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou is probably more than 100,000, of which the available soldiers and horses are no less than tens of thousands. ”

"I know what you're talking about, but how can I get them to unite against Yan Shao?"

Wang Xuan also knew how big the scale of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban was, it was definitely not something that ordinary people could compete with, but it was not easy to unite them.

"Otherwise, Pei Yuanshao can be regarded as a giant in Qingzhou, and it is impossible not to see Yan Shao's threat. If you can move this person and let him come forward to contact other yellow turbans in Le'an County, he only needs to make a huge profit, and he may not have a chance, maybe he can retreat and return to Beihai obediently..."

"Brilliant plan!" Wang Xuan was overjoyed, and his mood improved instantly.

If he can get the help of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, it is equivalent to tens of thousands of more soldiers and horses, plus the deep ditch and high base, even if Yan Shao comes, he will definitely know the difficulty and retreat, so that he can sit firmly in the position of the acting county guard.

It's just that after the excitement, Wang Xuan looked at the scribe strangely. "If you have such a clever plan, why didn't you say it in the temple just now?"

If he had just said such a clever plan, he would not have been so angry.

Who wanted to hear Wang Xuan's words, but the scribe said with a bitter face. "My lord, this is a plan to break the boat, don't say it in front of everyone, let alone tell anyone else..."

But it is a plan to break the boat, and not all the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans are unscrupulous, at least Pei Yuanshao is very brave and good at fighting, and Xu He, the nominal leader of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, is also a character. How could you not see Yan Shao's threat. If Yan Shao really planned to sweep Qingzhou, in addition to the counties, the yellow scarves under his command would definitely bear the brunt.

In other words, when they help Wang Xuan, they are helping themselvesβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” of course, it is not entirely the case.

The so-called Yellow Turbans are a group of thieves with religious beliefs, and the thieves usually have no fixed residence. If you really can't beat it, it's a big deal to change places and just wander around casually. In other words, whether Xu He will be willing to help Wang Xuan is still two words.

Even if they really agreed, could it be that these yellow turbans are good people? Are you really so willing to help Wang Xuan? I'm afraid it may not be.

This is a yellow scarf, what's the difference between letting them help and luring a wolf into the house.

Especially the influx of tens of thousands of yellow scarves into Le'an, the consequences may be greater than letting Yan Shao in, if one is not good, I am afraid that the entire Le'an will be razed to the ground by them. At that time, no one could help Wang Xuan.

Therefore, this can be said to be a real wreck, and this strategy cannot be told to people outside.

They are all from local families and have their own industries in the local area, if they tell them that Wang Xuan plans to bring tens of thousands of yellow turbans over to help, I am afraid that they will be the first to kill Wang Xuan.

Of course, whether this strategy is used or not depends on Wang Xuan's own, and the scribe is just standing by and waiting for Wang Xuan's choice.