"Where is the messenger?" Zhang Jaw hurried to the letter, and before he could read the letter, he asked the messenger first.

Faith is dead, people are alive, in a sense, this messenger is more valuable than Yuan Shao's own letter. A messenger who has traveled a long way from Yecheng is not uncommon for him to get a lot of valuable information.

"Man is dead...... "The defender of the city pointed to the city, and a corpse fell there on its back, scarred, with several feathered arrows stuck in front of and behind him, one of which pierced the left chest, which should have been a fatal blow

The narrative of the defending sergeant proves Zhangjaw's guess.

"At first, I saw only a puff of smoke, but after a while, I saw that it seemed as if someone was chasing each other, and then this person appeared. At first, he was riding a horse, and then the horse was probably tired to death, or it may have been hit by an arrow, in short, it suddenly fell, and he ran desperately to this side, the city gate could not be opened, and his subordinates had to fall down the rope, but before he could do so, the Qingzhou rangers caught up, and before he died, he put the letter in the basket......

As he narrated, the officer on duty looked trembling, and when he observed his words, he found that General Zhang valued this messenger very much, and he was afraid that he would be angered. You must know that the atmosphere in the city has been very bad recently, anxiety and uneasiness are the norm, and even people with graceful behaviors like Xin joining the army seem very irritable, and it is not okay to be careless.

"You are not to blame for this." Fortunately, Zhang Jaw didn't get angry, just nodded lightly, with a thoughtful look on his face

The sergeant's eloquence is ordinary, and the narrative is not focused, but the scene at that time is not difficult to imagine, even if Zhang Jaw himself is on the scene, he can't do better.

After the dead men who broke through left the city. The southern gate was not blocked again, but even if it was not. It also takes time to open and close the city gates. Wang Yu was not resolute in attacking the city at all, and he didn't even deal with the moat outside. The messenger seemed to have swam over on his own, and it was estimated that the drawbridge had not had time to be released, or at least dared not to let go.

After all, the current situation is unclear, who knows if it is a real messenger or a dead soldier from Qingzhou who cheats the door? If the city gate is really opened by fraud and is swarmed by the Qingzhou Iron Cavalry, it will really be a general trend.

Wang Yu was reluctant to be attacked by the casualties, but he didn't want to be consumed by Zhang Jaw by taking advantage of the geographical advantage, it was not that he didn't dare to fight! If the gates are solved. Presumably, he will become decisive at once, and he is not confident that he can block the other party.

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with the actions of the soldiers defending the city, but there is a problem, Zhang Jaw cannot confirm the authenticity of the messenger, and the only thing that can distinguish the truth is the letter.

But......

Again, faith, after all, is dead. I can't speak, and the information I bring is incomplete, and it may not be reliable!

After thinking about it, Zhang Jaw couldn't think of any good way for a while. He could only point to the city and command: "Call more people to come and see if anyone has seen this person." ”

Sending a letter is a life-threatening thing, and people with status will definitely not come. People with little status are naturally unknown. Although there are many people in the army, there is hope that he can recognize the identity of the other party. It's also quite slim, and the right to be a dead horse is a live horse doctor.

"Whoa!"

watched the guards take the order and leave. Zhang Jaw took the letter and went down the city wall, and he was going to find someone to read it. The probability of this kind of letter being intercepted is very high, and in order to prevent the leakage of military information, it must be encrypted, and in the Yuan army, this kind of thing is generally the responsibility of the army.

"Where is the faith? Where is the Messenger? As soon as I got out of the city, I saw Xin Bi hurrying to see him, and his face was full of joy.

"Believe here, the messenger has ......" Zhang Jaw shook his head and handed the sheepskin in his hand.

"Only faith?" Xin Bi's face sank suddenly, and his joy turned dark, and what he thought of with his jaw open, he also thought of it, without the corroboration of the messenger, it would be difficult to say whether this matter was true or false.

In silence, he took the secret letter and took a closer look: "Zhong Deming went to the banquet at noon, and there ......were many guests and friends," he said with a slightly gentle face, and explained to Zhang Jaw: "It's the secret language of our army, but it's ......."

"Any questions?"

"It's not a problem," Simbi shook his head, solemn, "but this code is the same ...... used in the past," he explained, pointing to the parchment.

Zhongde is the word for high cadres, and there is only one word 'Zhong' obtained here, which should be read backwards at noon, which means the month, and these two sentences indicate the time, that is, mid-autumn. Passing through the palace to go to the banquet, the guests and friends are very numerous, which means that the princes of the Quartet go to help.

"Generally speaking, these secret words were agreed upon before the war, and this set of secret words was used when the lord of Rì entered Jizhou, which was somewhat out of place. But on the other hand, before this war, the lord did not issue a new code, and it is understandable to use this set. ”

Yuan Shao is not an espionage background, he will not play mystery when he has nothing to do, and only before carrying out major military and political operations will he engage in a set of code words. One set of Jizhou, another set before the start of the boundary bridge, each set is different, and at the same time, each set is also aimed at xìng.

"Before the war in the plains, Pi also received a set of code words, but this set of code words is relatively brief, and it can't express too complicated meanings, and the incident happened suddenly, and the lord used the previous code words It was also helpless, but the problem was ......"

Reasonable at the same time, it also brings a lot of doubts, and in recent times, the choices faced by Zhang Jaw and Xin Bi are basically according to this routine. When he encountered something, he questioned that Simbi was already about to form this kind of conditional anti-shè.

Zhang Jaw's brows also furrowed, after paying so many sacrifices, it was easy to look forward to the news, if it was missed because of suspicion, wouldn't it be a pity? What is the face of himself after he goes to see the brothers who died for this?

Among the dead soldiers last time, several were slightly injured and hid in the field for a while, and the survivors who escaped at night brought back some information about the death squad.

The road to break through is only fifty miles away, but it is a thorny road. Every mile walked, at least three brothers had to be left behind, and by the time these wounded soldiers fell behind, the distance was only two-thirds of the way, but the attrition had already reached half, which can be described as blood spilled step by step!

How many people will break through in the end and arrive in Yecheng, thirty percent, two percent, one percent, or even less? Zhang Jaw couldn't think of it, and he didn't dare to think about it, he only knew that the sacrifices made by these hot-blooded men should never be wasted!

However, I want to distinguish the truth of the secret letter in my hand. It is also difficult to climb to the sky, he only feels as if there are two more wrestlers in his head. They tear him apart in diametrically opposite directions, leaving him in a dilemma. Those who are tangled are going crazy.

"General, General, someone recognizes the messenger!" Relatively silently, a person suddenly ran from the head of the city, shouting as he ran.

"Who is he?" The two of them asked in unison.

"He is Ting Peng Cui Ping of Qingyuan City, and he is a side disciple of the Cui clan of the famous Boling family!"

"Qing Yuan? Cui's? That's another tangled answer.

In the dispute in Hebei, the Boling Cui clan was on Yuan Shao's side, but the problem was. Boling County is located in the Zhongshan Kingdom and is currently under the control of Gongsun Zhan. The life of the family is controlled by people, and the credibility of this person is naturally debatable.

And Qingyuan's location is also awkward, it is located in the northernmost part of Yangping County, bordering Qinghe and Anping, which can be regarded as a frontier. Wang Yu marched westward, and it was difficult to say which side Qingyuan had fallen into.

This Cui Ping, it is possible that after escaping to the rear, he was captured by Yuan Shao. arranged this unfortunate errand; It is also possible that he was captured by Wang Yu, and then sent to deliver a letter with his family as a hostage, and finally Wang Yu came to kill him.

What the hell is the truth. Zhang Jaw has no way to judge, it's not that he doesn't have enough IQ, but that he doesn't have enough intelligence!

踌躇半rì. In the end, he still couldn't get the point, and Zhang Jaw could only convene the generals again. This time, he summoned the county magistrates and other officials of Yan County as well. Thinking about more than one person, there is more power.

If Wang Yu was here, he would definitely tell Zhang Jaw in a serious tone that to make this kind of decision, the fewer people involved in the decision-making the better, not the other way around. In fact, if Zhang Jaw didn't have so many tricks, instead of trying to judge Wang Yu's plot from the clues, but purely relying on intuition, Wang Yu's methods would have no room to play at all.

It's a pity that Zhang Jaw didn't have a chance to get Wang Yu's guidance, although he realized his shortcomings to a certain extent, he couldn't correct them. The more sacrifices he makes, the less he dares to gamble and prefers to find a safe way to deal with it.

As a result, it can only be disappointment.

At the military meeting, everyone insisted on their own words and quarreled.

The generals are inclined to fight!

I can't bear it, I don't need to endure it anymore, just rush out and fight to the death. Anyway, if Zhang Jaw is correct, there is about to be a big war in Hebei, even if there is no way to contact the rear, it can be regarded as contributing to the overall situation if he can fight out part of the strength of the Qingzhou Army. If you are lucky, you just hit Wang Yu's weakness, and you will be picking up cheap.

The civil servants tend to keep it!

They thought that even if they couldn't contact the rear, as long as there was a nail in Yan County here, they would be able to contain part of the strength of the Qingzhou Army to some extent, so that they would not dare to take it lightly at any time. When they get in touch with Yecheng, they can cooperate with the main force to fight the Qingzhou Army.

What both sides said made sense, and Zhang Jaw also thought about it repeatedly, but the result was that he was even more confused.

He doesn't dare to gamble, and he is not willing to gamble, which is a common problem of people who are active. With enough information, he could have made wise judgments, but now that he was in the dark, where could he find his way? It's not a choice, it can be made by drawing lots.

After thinking about it, in the end, he decided to continue to calm down.

"It doesn't matter if this Cui Ping is sent by the lord or not, as long as our army does not move, he will not be fooled. For such a big matter, it is impossible for the lord to only send a messenger all the way, even if he doesn't see a reply from our army, he should continue to send people over, as long as he waits for the messenger of the lord to arrive, he can make Wang Yu suffer the consequences! ”

"The general is wise." The response was not enthusiastic.

The generals have been tossed and dizzy, and would rather fight to the death than continue to break their heads and guess riddles; And the civil officials were unwilling to work hard, in their opinion, there was no need to toss so much.

Want to make a meritorious service? Isn't the credit of a defeated army like cháo alone in a lonely city big enough? No matter how big it is, it will be taboo! Didn't you see that after the battle between Fu Gong and Zai Jieqiao, he handed over the military power? For those who are courtiers, high merit is definitely a taboo among the taboos!

As one of the frontier strongholds of the Raid Plain, there is plenty of grain and grass in Yanxian County, and with the current size of the army, as long as it is unmoving, it will be no problem to hold on for a year or two.

When the dust settles on the Hebei War, no matter who the winner is, it is impossible not to show respect for the warriors in the city. Why bother?

"There are many crossbowmen at the head of the city, and if anyone comes, you can not rush to open the city gates, but you must cover the safe arrival of the suspected messenger under the city. Whether it's true or not, you have to ask someone in person. ”

If you don't get a response, you can't do anything about it, and men must always act without being ashamed, rather than thinking only about their own interests. No matter how strong the enemy is, he can't already engage in battle, he has already lowered his head, even if he is a trapped beast, he must always fight!

"Whoa!"

P.S. apologizes.

After being reminded by an enthusiastic book friend, Xiao Yu noticed a geographical error. Yan County, which is guarded by Zhang Jaw, should be Yan County, the resolution of the map in Xiaoyu's hand is not enough, he can't see the word clearly, he mistakenly thinks it is Yan County, checked the information, and found that Yan County is also in Hebei, so he wrote it by mistake.

It is corrected now, but the previous chapters will not be modified, it is too much work, and I will explain and apologize here. (To be continued.) )