Chapter 16: Exchanging Work for Food
Spit out a word, Liao Hua told about the system of joint sitting implemented by Cao Ying, if the surrendered people dared to help other troops, then the news waiting for the surrender was that the family members who were hostages in the rear would fall to the ground.
But who expected Huo Yi to hear it, but he didn't care at all, and said with a smile: "Haha~ Actually, it doesn't matter, let's recruit Cao soldiers to deal with Wu Jun, not to attack Cao Jun." β
"But according to rumors, before LΓΌ Meng's army raided us, Sun Quan had sent someone to ask Cao Cao to unite in advance~"
Liao Hua's face was still not optimistic, and he responded.
"Hehe~ If the alliance is to be useful, will Jiangdong still take advantage of the emptiness in the rear of General Guan's Northern Expedition to attack my Jingzhou?"
Hehe laughed twice, Huo Yi solemnly explained, "The reason why Cao Cao agreed to the alliance of the Sun clan is only because the Xiangfan battlefield is unfavorable, and he wants Jiangdong to send troops to clamp down on our side. β
"But rather than letting the whole territory of Jingzhou fall into the hands of Sun Quan, I think Cao Cao is more willing to see the situation that the Sun and Liu families have been fighting each other for a long time over the ownership of the state and county, and they will lose each other's strength, so that he can reap the benefits of the fisherman!"
"Therefore, if Cao Bing is used to defend the city with prisoners of war, I am afraid that Cao Cao will not only not behead the hostages in the rear when he hears about it, but will even release the news that the families of the captives are safe and sound to help our army stabilize people's hearts."
As soon as the words fell, Liao Hua called him a good guy after hearing it, and he couldn't find half a reason to refute it after groaning for a long time.
Seems to make sense of the analysis, huh?
"Yi went to the new city to find General An Han to explain the situation, and the defense of the old city will be deployed by Brother Yuan Jian~"
After a little explanation, Huo Yi patted the dust on the corner of his clothes and said with a smile.
Then he slung his sword at his waist and went straight to the new city.
At this time, Mi Zhu, as the first person under the Chinese martial arts of the Han Kingdom, was naturally ranked in the state capital to replace Guan Yu to deal with military and political affairs.
On both sides, the officials of Jingzhou stood on the left and right.
The first person is Pan Jun, who is engaged in Zhizhong, and Ping Suri assists Guan Yu in handling the state and county affairs.
Then the follow-up is Yin Guan, Mi Fang and others.
Mi Zhu Ju was the first to pick up the bamboo slips and look at the official documents that had come from the past few days, and put everyone aside, which undoubtedly made all the officials scratch their heads.
General Mi: What's wrong?
Why do they have to go to the state capital in recent days when there is no important arrangement?
What's going on?
"Newspaper~"
"General Anhan, General Huo is waiting outside the mansion."
As the guards outside the mansion rushed in and handed over their reports, Mi Zhu suddenly raised his head and looked over, with a faint smile on his face, and waved his hand and ordered:
"Xuanqi entered the house~"
"ε~"
When the attendant was ordered to leave, soon the sound of heavy footsteps sounded, and Huo Yi, a young and upright figure, appeared in the main hall, and bowed his hand without humility or arrogance:
"The last general met with General An Han and met all gentlemen~"
I saw that his eyes were fixed on the head and the subordinate officials on both sides.
"It's General Huo who is here, I don't know how the defense of the old city is arranged?"
Mi Zhu asked very happily at this time.
Since the battle the day before yesterday when he devised fishing and severely damaged Lu Meng's subordinates, he had praised this young man, and now there was a lot of closeness between his words.
"Don't hide it from General An Han, the defense is basically completed, and now there is Lord Liao Bo presiding, you don't need to worry!"
After a solemn report, he glanced at both sides and frowned faintly, Mi Zhu was also a human being, and naturally understood his thoughts, and then waved his hand and said:
"Pan Cheng, you will preside over the government affairs first, and I will have important matters to discuss with General Huo."
With that, he led Huo Yi to the back hall.
When there were only two people left, Mi Zhu beckoned him to sit down and asked: "Shaoxian, in recent days, the old man has gathered all the officials in Jingzhou to deal with political affairs in person according to what you said, I don't know when they can return to their respective duties?" β
As soon as the words fell, Huo Yi listened to his words calling himself, and also felt a few points of kindness from his tone, and then responded with a smile:
"Yi Cai sent someone to arrange for the officials to be closely monitored, and now the main force of the Wu army has gathered in the public security, and they will be killed in the city."
"At that time, I estimate that Yi Lu Meng has infiltrated many people in Jingzhou in the past two years, luring down middle and high-level officials and scholars in the prefecture and county, and he will inevitably take action in secret."
"We just need to pretend that we don't know the eyes and ears of the enemy to sneak into the city, and we can follow the vine and touch the melon, and wipe out all the internal contacts with it!"
With a loud voice, he quickly explained his detailed strategy.
After these words fell, Mi Zhu nodded and echoed when he heard this, "Shao Xian is thoughtful, and the old man will follow your opinion~"
"You can rest assured that you will guard the defense of the old city with Liao Zhubo, and if you stabilize the hearts of the people in the city, you will be handed over to the old man."
The two exchanged views and quickly made promises.
"General An Han has a high prestige, with you in charge, Yi is naturally at ease!"
Huo Yi responded with his hand, and at the same time complained secretly in his heart, "The previous moon chased you back to maintain the stability of Jingzhou, who can do it if you don't do it?" β
"But this time, there is something that will have to be negotiated with General An Han."
"Oh? What's the matter? β
Seeing his words, Mi Zhu at this time already trusted him very much, and quickly asked each other.
As soon as the words fell, Huo Yi took out the layout map of Jiangling City, pointed and said:
"General An Han, look at it, the north of the city, this is the old city that has existed in the past, far away from the river, on the north bank of the river, and the Jiangdong army is stronger than our army, and it will definitely adopt the method of besieging the city."
"Then, as expected, Lu Meng will take advantage of the fact that most of us are concentrated in the old city to attack the new city......"
After saying that, he quickly pointed his finger on the new city in the south of the city, and continued to analyze: "The new city was expanded by General Guan in order to improve the defense of Jiangling City, and it is adjacent to the river. β
"Yi thought that the Wu army would definitely give full play to the advantages of the naval army to launch an attack from the river, and by that time, most of our soldiers and horses would be concentrated in the old city, and the new city would be difficult to spare to face the enemy's attack by both land and water."
After a spit out of the sprinkled words, Mi Zhu saw that Huo Yi was in a difficult situation, but there was no tension on his face, but he was very relaxed, and responded tentatively:
"Then I don't know if Shao Xian can have any good way to deal with it?"
"Yes!" Huo Yi quickly replied, "Yi's strategy is to recruit Cao Jun prisoners of war to help in the war. β
When the words fell, he went straight to the point.
As soon as these words fell, Mi Zhu's face was also taken aback as Liao Hua before, and then responded: "Ah? Cao's soldiers are newly surrendered, and it is difficult for our army to use them in a short period of time, right? β
Seeing that he also questioned this strategy, Huo Yi expressed his understanding, and it might be appalling to anyone else.
It's just that on the way here, he had already thought about how to persuade Mi Zhu, and wrote lightly: "Actually, it is not difficult to recruit Cao Bing to help, just a little trick!" β
"Huh? What's the plan? β
"We only need to exchange our work for food, and we can make Cao Bing obedient~"
Huo Yi replied with confidence.