No. 407 Chengdu City 2
Why is Liu Zhang's subordinates in Chengdu like this?
Without him, the first rat is just two ends.
However, for his own safety, Qian Ming took out a few jars of fine wine made by Jin Jue and presented them to the leader of a local barbarian tribe in Shu County who was famous for his bravery, and hired fifty people from his tribe as his own bodyguards. In order to prevent officials in Chengdu from suddenly turning their faces and denying people.
Both sides were very satisfied with such a deal, and after drinking the distilled Erguotou made by Jin Jue from almost rotten and inedible warehouse grain, no one who was good at wine could refuse this spicy and cold-relieving spirit.
In the end, the meeting in the Taishou Mansion ended, and there was a feeling of unhappiness during the whole meeting. Wang Shang had already felt that the friends he recommended were a little resistant to the meeting he initiated. Of course, Wang Shang did not understand the concerns in the other party's heart.
If it were possible, Wang Shang would have eliminated all the spies that Jin Jue had planted in Chengdu City, but unfortunately, he had always sent people to spy on Qian Ming in secret, but he had never seen him contact anyone in the city. The messenger sent by Jin Jue to inform him also came and left on the same day, and after that, the messenger never appeared in Chengdu again.
Wang Shang has passed the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, so he naturally will not be naΓ―ve to think that Jin Jue has only installed such a spy in Chengdu City, which is the real reason why he has never dared to touch Qian Ming easily. He knew that if he killed Qian Ming, a spy of Jin Juejun who was in the open and had already exposed his identity, the clue would be completely broken.
And if he wants to send someone to clean up the 'rats' in the city, the difficulties will increase linearly.
What Wang Shang didn't know was that his concerns were completely unnecessary, because the spies that Jin Jue had planted into Chengdu City were not the spies he had planted in other counties before, not only did Qian Ming not know any of them, but even every spy didn't know any of his colleagues except for his own line. Jin Jue's secret agents planted in Chengdu City, except for Qian Ming, each secret agent is a one-line contact, and the downline and upline only know each other.
After watching such a failed meeting, Wang Shang was not reconciled, and he personally came to another friend's home to visit Meng Biao in Jiangzhou.
When he arrived at his friend's house, Wang Shang looked at Meng Biao's state, this friend was really sick, and he didn't know what kind of illness he was born with, his whole body was skinny, and his face was sallow.
Wang Shang heard from his family that he had found the best doctor in the city to diagnose and treat him, but as a result, they were all helpless about Meng Biao's illness.
When he arrived at the sickbed, Wang Shang did not dislike it, sat on the bed, pulled Meng Biao's right hand, which was a little too cold, and had a lot to say and ask in his heart. However, when the real words came to his lips, he could only say a few words of comfort, saying: "Brother Xian, you are auspicious." Take good care of yourself at home, relax your mind, and your illness will definitely get better gradually. β
Meng Biao is the youngest of their friends, and he is just fifty years old this year, so it is inevitable that Wang Shang will feel a little sad about this.
"Cousin Wen, Yu knows why you came. Yu seems to be unsuccessful, if there is anything wrong, I hope you can take care of your nephew Ming'er for one or two. When Meng Biao heard this, he shook his head lightly and said with difficulty.
Ming'er is Meng Biao's only son Meng Ming, Meng Biao's daughter has given birth to a lot, but he is an old man, this old son who only got it at the age of forty, naturally the baby is amazing, I didn't expect that Meng Biao had just reached the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, and his body couldn't hold it. Now that his friend is here, he has to entrust his son to Wang Shang.
As soon as he heard this, he didn't know whether it was out of sincerity or pretending, Wang Shang actually shed tears and replied: "Brother Xian, don't worry, in case, if there is any accident, Ming'er will be half my son." β
Hearing this, Meng Biao nodded slightly, and replied, "Cousin Wen, don't blame Brother Sheng Xian and the others. If it weren't for the situation, they wouldn't have chosen to remain silent. Cousin Wen, Chengdu City is vast and strong, the people in the city are densely populated and do not worry about the source of soldiers, and the accumulated food is enough for the people in the city to eat for three years. However, now, the situation is much worse than you think, and you must pay more attention to it.
From the past intelligence, it can be seen that Jin Jue is very good at fighting, especially good at siege warfare. However, knowing these advantages of Chengdu City, he still chose to quickly march into Guanghan County and Shu County, instead of staying in Ba County, first, because he didn't want to continue to put his limited forces in his hands into the quagmire, and second, he probably had already thought about how to attack Chengdu City! β
Meng Biao was a person who was very good at analyzing the situation based on intelligence, but his IQ was not too high, and he was not a good military advisor or strategist. In other words, this person is very good at analysis, but he cannot make any good suggestions based on the results of his analysis.
After listening to Meng Biao's analysis, Wang Shang kept nodding.
But knowing this characteristic of Meng Biao, Wang Shang still had to continue to ask Meng Biao: "Brother Xian, then what method do you think Jin Jue will use to attack Chengdu City, and when will he send troops to attack Chengdu City next year?" β
"Cousin Wen, according to the intelligence, Jin Jue is good at using strange plots to attack the city, and I can't think of any specific methods. But when you are defending the city, you must prevent the other party from taking the strategy of night attack or tired soldiers. If it's possible, you'd better go and see the lord tomorrow and ask him to transfer Huang Quan to Chengdu City as soon as possible. Now, in my Yizhou, the only people who can be regarded as wise and resourceful are Huang Quan and Zhang Song.
However, Zhang Song's family was not only abducted from his official position by the lord because of the righteousness of the law, but was also imprisoned in prison for a time, and because of this, he may not have no resentment towards the lord in his heart. Therefore, if you want to ask someone about it, Zhang Song's words can only be trusted, but Huang Quan is a very good candidate for staff officers.
As for when Jin Jue will send troops to attack Chengdu City next year, Cousin Wen, don't be too optimistic, Jin Jue knows that there is a lot of food in Chengdu City, so Yu Guess, he is likely to choose to besiege the city immediately in early spring. At the very least, Chengdu City will not be able to replenish food next year. Of course, this is just my humble opinion. Cousin Wen, you better find Huang Quan into the city as soon as possible. Meng Biao shook his head and replied.
After saying these words, Meng Biao couldn't speak anymore, after saying it for so long, his physical strength was already overdrawn.
(End of chapter)