As the sound of the gong echoed outside the city, the 1,000 vanguard troops of the Jizhou Army withdrew like a tide. At the same time, the advancing siege vehicles, cloud vehicles, catapults, and other equipment also immediately turned around and marched towards the military formation.

This scene made Guan Jing happy to close his mouth, his eyes were full of pride, and he waved his hand and said: "Mingjin retreats!" ”

"Bell! Clang! Clang!! ”

The sound of gongs came from the castle tower.

The white-clothed soldiers under the city gate quickly divided into two teams and outflanked the old, weak, women and children out of the city. The crowd was fierce and vicious, like a duck, and quickly drove the old and weak women and children back to the city.

Guan Jing walked down the city tower, followed by Lin Sheng and Ji Yuan.

Ji Yuan had a flattering look on his face, and said with his fists clenched: "Guan Chang Shi has a unique plan, this battle has blocked the attack of tens of thousands of Jizhou troops without effort, which is really powerful." ”

Guan Jing said: "This battle has just begun, don't rush, take your time." ”

Lin Sheng followed behind, and the old and weak children who were dead and injured outside the city appeared in his mind, and he was silent.

After the three of them went down the tower, they each went to do their own thing.

……

The Jizhou army collected its troops and stationed them outside the city.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Wang Lei, Guo Jia, Tian Feng, Xu You, Xianpei, Lu Bu and other guests and hosts sat down, with heavy expressions on their faces. Guan Jing treats countless old and weak women and children as human walls, which is really surprising.

This kind of fighting method is not common, because it is too hurtful and easy to be poked in the back.

However, Guan Jing adopted it frantically.

Xu You's expression was solemn, and he said slowly: "My lord, the minister is very aware of the consequences of cutting through the human wall composed of old and weak women and children. Once the human wall formed by the people is chiseled, it will definitely cause countless casualties. ”

"However, I think it's a necessary process."

"If we don't dig through the human wall composed of the old, weak, women and children for a day, it will be impossible to conquer the county seat of Jixian County in one day. We are now withdrawing our troops and responding, and the people are safe for the time being, but in my opinion, this is the greatest harm to the people. Even, I think that not being ruthless in killing the past will have a great impact on our army. ”

Xu You sat up straight, his expression became more and more serious, and he said loudly: "I think that the main problems are the following five. ”

"One, this time we gave up the siege, but the next time we attack the city, the other side will still use the same strategy. The human wall formed by the people will still appear, and if the city is to be attacked, there will still be casualties. ”

"Second, if you don't conquer the city for one day, the people will be detained one more day, and they will be tortured by the Youzhou army for one more day, and they will face the fear of death all the time. We are ruthless in our killing, and it is a merciful killing. I believe that the dead will be able to do the same. ”

"Third, the war is protracted and long-lasting, and the morale of the army is easy to fluctuate."

"Fourth, tens of thousands of soldiers in the army have to eat with every mouth, and they have to consume tens of thousands of catties of food every day. Although Jizhou has bumper harvests year after year, there is enough food supply. Such a long delay will cause a very large loss of food, and the pressure on logistics will also be very heavy. Moreover, there is still war going on in Ye County, and there is no room for delay. ”

"Fifth, it is now September, and the weather in the Northland has entered winter earlier. After October, the weather was even worse, with bitter cold winds and freezing weather, which was even more unfavorable for the army. ”

On the way back, Xu You had already thought about this question.

With the opportunity, Xu Yu crackled and said a big call and said five key points.

Xu You's gaze fell on Tian Feng, and his eyes were even sharper. Tian Feng is an old courtier under Wang Lei and is famous. In Xu You's opinion, comparing Tian Feng to him, his talent is more prominent.

Tian Feng snorted and did not answer Xu Yu directly.

As soon as the words changed, Tian Feng said lightly: "I don't know what the advantages and disadvantages are, I only know one truth." It is not right for us to slaughter the defenseless people, the elderly, the weak, the women and the children, it is a living life. ”

Xu You retorted: "Ridiculous! ”

Tian Feng snorted and continued: "All of you here are wise and resourceful people, with a plan to stabilize the country. With so many people's talents, does it have to be based on the slaughter of the common people in order to win this battle? Can't we think of another way? You can do whatever it takes to fight the enemy, and you can do whatever it takes to win, but the people are innocent. ”

Speaking of this, Tian Feng said loudly: "Among these unscrupulous means, it does not include ignoring the lives of the people. ”

Xu You snorted, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly.

In fact, Xu You's analysis is very reasonable.

However, Tian Feng's rebuttal was a different way, expounding a fact from another direction, which made it difficult for Xu You to refute. If you force yourself to defend yourself, it is as if you are saying that you have no other plan.

Wang Lei listened to the debate between the two and seemed very calm.

How to make a decision, Wang Lei has to make the final decision.

The one who is in charge is Wang Lei after all.

Without any hesitation, Wang Lei said undoubtedly: "When withdrawing the army, I have made it very clear that I will not use the strategy of slaughtering the people. Therefore, the debate over whether or not to attack the city by slaughtering the people can be put to an end, and the matter will not be debated again. ”

Xu You's face changed slightly, he looked at Wang Lei, and sighed.

At the same time, a glimmer of realization suddenly appeared in his heart.

This is the difference between Wang Lei and Yuan Shao, when Yuan Shao's subordinates are arguing, they are in a dilemma, swaying left and right, and it is difficult to make decisions, so that they lose opportunities, so that their subordinates are infighting. Wang Lei is different, he has his own judgment on doing things, no matter what Wang Lei's judgment is? But it is more decisive.

Holding back the helpless thoughts in his heart, Xu You began to turn his brain and think about the rest of the ways.

At the same time, the people in the tent also began to think about strategies.

Wang Lei continued: "We can't do anything to the old and weak women and children in Jixian County, which means that it is impossible for us to adopt the strategy of storming Jixian County for the time being. Because once Jixian is stormed, the other party will push out the people in the city as a human wall. Therefore, the strategy to be considered is more of a strategy to go sideways. ”

As the person in charge of intelligence, Shi A introduced: "According to the information I got before, Gongsun Chan is now willing to degenerate, hiding in the mansion and singing songs every night, regardless of the military and political affairs in Youzhou. Everything was handed over to Changshi Guan Jing. I didn't know how to learn and couldn't think of a solution. But based on the information obtained, I believe that Guan Jing is the focus of this battle. ”

When everyone present heard this, their eyes lit up, as if they had been empowered.

Knowing the specific background, you have the direction to start.

The judge suddenly spoke: "Lord, if you want to target Guan Jing, I think you can adopt a strategy of discord. As long as Guan Jing is abandoned by Gongsun Zhan and is no longer in power, there will be no one in charge of the overall situation in Jixian County. Moreover, Guan Jing's practice of using the people as a human wall to resist will also be abandoned. When the time comes, it will be broken to take Jixian County in one fell swoop. ”