Chapter 656: Yuan Xi's suspicions
Cao Cao, Zhao Fei and others entered the county seat of Zhuoxian together, and during this period, Guo Jia introduced Zhang Nan and Su You. For these two people, Cao Cao obviously looked very welcome, and compared with Cao Cao, Zhao Fei seemed a little cold, after all, these two Zhao Fei did not know.
However, it is undeniable that the two of them occupied the county seat of Zhuoxian County, and then dedicated the county seat to Cao Jun, which is obviously a great achievement. Being able to take Zhuo County without bloodshed is obviously a huge help to Cao Jun. Of course, a Zhuoxian county is nothing, and the most important thing is the tens of thousands of laborers.
By liberating these tens of thousands of laborers, Cao Jun can not only win the hearts of the people, but also alleviate the situation in Youzhou and alleviate the crisis in Youzhou.
But the problem also comes, these more than 40,000 laborers have been liberated, but the problem is that there are still many recruits under Yuan Xi. These recruits will not rebel so easily, after all, after this time, Yuan Xi will definitely be very cautious. If you want to rebel against these recruits, it will be really difficult.
However, being able to send nearly 50,000 laborers is already a great gain, and the rest can only depend on the will of God. How much can be saved, Cao Jun is a soldier and advocates killing, they are not saviors, it is impossible to save everyone.
Now that Cao Junbing has taken Zhuo County bloodlessly, Yuan Xi of Jixian County must definitely be cautious. Zhuo County is the gateway of Ji County and a strong line of defense to defend Ji County. Now that this line of defense has collapsed, Cao Jun has collapsed in an instant before he even arrives.
Cao Cao and others entered the Taishou Mansion in Zhuo County, and now they want to discuss how to attack Ji County. Compared with Zhuo County, Ji County will obviously not be so easy to conquer. After all, the seat of each state and county is the top priority of the entire state and county, and it is the most fortified city in the city.
However, Guo Jia, Zhao Fei and others did not take Jixian County in their eyes at all, and for Cao Jun, it was definitely a matter of time before Jixian County was conquered. Yuan Xi lost a lot of soldiers, of course, this is not the main thing, the most important thing is that the Cao army greatly hit the morale of Yuan Xi's army.
Guo Jiace's rebellion against these 50,000 Yuan soldiers is to set a precedent for all Yuan soldiers, letting them know that there is no need to worry about Yuan Xi, as long as they rise up to resist, they will naturally be able to overthrow Yuan Xi.
However, although the idea is good, it is obviously quite difficult to realize, Yuan Xi has hoarded a large number of soldiers in Jixian County, and most of the elite of these soldiers are in the hands of Yuan Xi alone. Those recruits wanted to resist, and they definitely couldn't defeat the elite of tens of thousands of Yuan Xijun.
They want to have combat effectiveness without combat effectiveness, and they want to lead without leadership. Such a rabble is not even comparable to the Yellow Turban Thieves who are in the Yellow Turban Uprising, so how can they defeat the well-equipped Youzhou Army.
In the conference hall, Guo Jia and Zhao Fei were obviously a little talkative and laughing, and they obviously didn't take the capture of Zhuoxian County seriously. Seeing the expressions of Guo Jia and Zhao Fei, Cao Cao was obviously very helpless. However, at this moment, Cao Cao was also calm, and he didn't think about Yuan Xi from Jixian County.
Compared with Cao Jun's leisure, the atmosphere in Jixian Taishou Mansion is very dignified. At this moment, Yuan Xi sat on the main seat expressionlessly, and the other generals of the Yuan army were also quite silent. Everyone knows that Yuan Xi is angry at this moment, and whoever speaks now is uncomfortable for himself.
"Damn Zhang Nan!" Yuan Xi slapped the table in front of him fiercely, and then such a sentence came out. If it weren't for the betrayal of Zhang Nan and Su You, two traitors, how could he have lost Zhuoxian so easily. Zhuo County is very important to himself, otherwise he would not let people guard Zhuo County with heavy troops.
Moreover, for the sake of Zhuo County, he also let his henchman Zhang Nan garrison. But things were actually in the hands of Zhang Nan, and he actually wasted his trust and took refuge in Cao Jun. If there is Zhuo County, there is obviously no problem in supporting each other by virtue of the distance between Zhuo County and Ji County.
But he didn't wait for this opportunity at all, Cao Jun arrived in Zhuo County, and Zhang Nan abandoned the city and surrendered. And the most infuriating thing is that in order to join Cao Jun, he actually killed Han Jun, these two people are really damned.
Although Yuan Xi was resentful in his heart, he obviously didn't have the slightest recourse. And the most important thing in front of him is the problem of Cao Jun, after Cao Jun occupies Zhuo County, he will definitely point to Ji County.
Yuan Xi has been preparing and dealing with Cao Jun, which is what he is worried about. But when he really started to fight with Cao Jun, Yuan Xi realized that his preparation was obviously still not very sufficient, and Cao Jun's strength was obviously beyond anyone's imagination.
"Cao Jun will arrive in Jixian County in a few days, how to deal with Cao Jun, you and others can express their opinions!" Seeing that all the generals and strategists in the hall were silent, Yuan Xi asked.
Everyone heard Yuan Xi's question, but in exchange for more silence, everyone was silent, which made Yuan Xi extremely angry. Glaring at everyone in the hall, Yuan Xi really wanted to drag all these people out and cut them down. But this is just an idea, if you really do it, it must be yourself who dies.
But at this time, someone finally spoke, and at this time, a man in a scribe's costume stood up, he bowed to Yuan Xishen, and then said in a deep voice: "Lord, the Cao army is strong in combat, and if you lose Zhuo County, Ji County will directly face the Cao army's soldiers." ”
"There is no doubt about the strength of the Cao army, if you face the Cao army's soldiers, I doubt that Jixian County will be able to hold it." The man said very sadly. And with his words, the atmosphere in the hall was obviously even more gloomy.
Yuan Xi didn't want to do this either, but it was undeniable that what Zhao Xuan said was the truth. Zhao Xuan is his own long history and his main think tank.
At this time, Yuan Xi fell into deep thought, and from the bottom of his heart, he was obviously unwilling to give up Jixian. After all, Jixian County is the seat of governance in Youzhou, and there are strong walls that other cities can't match, so it would be a pity to give up Jixian.
Seeing that Yuan Xi was hesitating, Zhao Xuan hurriedly said: "The lord must make a decision early, Zhuo County is very close to Ji County, if Cao Jun wants to attack Ji County, it will not take a few days to arrive." After Cao's army arrived in Jixian County and surrounded Jixian County, it was quite difficult for the lord to break out of the encirclement. ”
Yuan Xi thought about it for a while, and then decided to stick to Jixian. Jixian County is the top priority of Youzhou, and it is obviously a little unwise to give up without the slightest resistance. Yuan Xi also knew that Zhao Xuan didn't mean to let himself give up the city, but he couldn't let go of the fortified city of Jixian County after all.
Seeing that Yuan Xi had made up his mind, Zhao Xuan naturally would not persuade Yuan Xi. He looked at Yuan Xi, and then said, "Since the lord has decided, he doesn't want to say anything more." ”
"There are pros and cons to being stationed in Jixian County. The disadvantage is that you need to face the soldiers of the Cao army, but the lord is personally stationed in Jixian County, which can boost the morale of the soldiers. Jixian County has a considerable number of soldiers, if it is used to defend the city, it can kill the Cao army if it is gone! Zhao Xuan obviously didn't want to keep saying something depressing.
Yuan Xi nodded when he heard this, the city wall of Jixian County and the soldiers of Jixian County are his biggest reliance, if it weren't for the strong defense of Jixian County and the abundance of soldiers, he would have abandoned the city and fled. Compared to turf, life is obviously more important.
"In that case, pass on my order, martial law in the whole city, I don't want the incident in Zhuoxian to happen again!" Yuan Xi said with a sinking face. The matter of Zhuo County was a blow to Yuan Xi, if there were people with bad intentions in Ji County, then he would be in danger.
Yuan Xi didn't want his death to be inexplicable, in order to prevent this kind of thing from happening, he wanted to ban the entire Jixian County and not let Cao Jun have any chance. On top of that, he also has to investigate all the generals under his command, and he doesn't want anyone to betray him secretly.
However, Yuan Xi's actions obviously made the generals under his command panic, and Yuan Xi's actions proved that he did not trust the generals under his command, which made the generals feel a little chilled.
In this regard, Zhao Xuan repeatedly persuaded Yuan Xi, but Yuan Xi obviously did not take this as a thing. In order to ensure one's own personal safety, there are some measures that are obviously necessary. After all, these are extraordinary times, and extraordinary actions must be made in extraordinary times.
Now that Cao Jun is stationed in Zhuo County, there is no movement, of course, this is Zhao Fei's strategy.
In Zhao Fei's view, Yuan Xi is not a good lord, and it can be seen from the rebellion of Zhang Nan and Su You that Yuan Xi's employment level is really not good. In that case, there is definitely a lot to be done.
The rebellion of Zhang Nan and Su You will definitely make Yuan Xi learn a lesson, it is really the so-called once he was bitten by a snake for ten years and was afraid of the well rope, and he didn't need Cao Jun to do anything, Yuan Xi himself would make people panic. When Yuan Xi's actions chilled all the generals, it was undoubtedly very helpful to Cao Jun.
At that time, there is no need for Cao Jun to persuade him to surrender, and many generals will defect to Cao Jun. Just imagine, who likes to live in fear. Always be wary of when Yuan Xi's butcher's knife will be cut off, so who will dare to continue to serve Yuan Xi.
Even if he doesn't have the heart to join Cao, if someone frames him, he will really jump into the Yellow River and can't wash it. Yuan Xi's current strategy is to rather kill the wrong ones than let them go, as long as he finds any suspicious generals, it will definitely be a death.
It didn't take long for the entire Jixian County to panic, and all the generals were worried, God knows when the framing would happen to them.
Yuan Xi obviously didn't notice this hidden danger, and he was obviously very satisfied at the moment. Today's Jixian County is harmonious, and those who try to rebel against themselves have perished. The rest are loyal to themselves.
Even so, Yuan Xi still didn't dare to rest assured. Everyone knows that people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, and now they are indeed loyal to themselves, but God knows if there will be a day of rebellion, Yuan Xi must definitely put an end to such a thing.
For this reason, Yuan Xi thought of a way, that is, to control all the generals' families, as long as someone rebelled, then he would destroy his entire family. Let's see if anyone still dares to rebel against themselves.
Yuan Xi's actions obviously aroused public anger, and even if it was enough to investigate the generals, it was now intensifying, imprisoning the generals' families, which made the generals who led the troops how to comfort and serve Yuan Xi.