The path of the villain is not easy

Chapter 209
"So we need to give the grain army a defeat and let them disperse completely. The grain army can only be called soldiers when they gather. When they disperse, they are just ordinary people."

"Isn't the problem back to the original point?"

"Yes, this is an endless loop. So in order to open this endless loop, we need a turning point." Guo Yu said.

"Does the gentleman know where the turning point is?"

"General, the turning point does not lie on this side of the river, but on the other side of the river."

"Over the river?"

"That's right, on the other side of the river. If my guess is correct, there should be an army under the general's command staying on the other side of the river." Guo Yu stroked his beard and smiled lightly.

"How did you know, Mister?" Changsun Ji looked at Guo Yu and asked.He wasn't very surprised that Guo Yu knew about this, although he didn't know how he knew about it.In the previous conversation between the two, his intelligence had already made Changsun Ji put him on a higher level in his heart.

"Although I don't know how many soldiers and horses the general has in the city, but a rough estimate, it will definitely not exceed [-]." After finishing speaking, Guo Yu looked up at Changsun Ji, as if waiting for his confirmation.

Changsun Ji just smiled and didn't speak.Neither agreed nor denied.

Seeing that Sun Ji didn't answer directly, Guo Yu didn't care, and continued, "The general has always wanted to repel the Liang army. Even if he is now retreating to Dongwuyang, he still wants to repel the Liang army. Then there are only two possibilities, one is The general has the will not to return the food, and the other is that the general has other cards besides the army in the city."

"Then why does the gentleman think that I have a hole card, rather than the will to not return the army and die?" Changsun Ji asked again.

"Haha, general, do you still remember the two strategies I gave the general at that time? The first strategy was to let the general be defeated and return to the capital. At that time, since the general did not kill his subordinates, it has already shown that the general did not intend to swear to death No retreat. That’s why I said the general has other cards.”

"And the general has been resisting the grain army in Yangping after crossing the river, so the only card in his hole is on the other side of the river. The army strength that can be used as a card by the general must be no less than [-]. Otherwise, the general will not entrust such a big one hope."

After Guo Yu finished speaking, he looked at Changsun Ji.Waiting for Changsun Ji to answer whether what he said is true.

He looked at Guo Yu looking at him.Changsun Ji chuckled twice and said, "Sir, you are truly a god. I really admire you."

"At the beginning, I led the army all the way from the capital to Puyang, where I formulated the general plan to calm the Liang army. I led the army to stop the Liang army in Yangping. Stop the Liang army going north, and delay the time."

"The two generals under me led the troops all the way from Puyang to suppress the rebellion and regained the lost ground captured by the rebels." Having said this, Chang Sun Ji stopped talking. Even if he doesn't say anything about it, the other party can guess it, so why should he embarrass himself by saying it.

"In this case, why don't the general transfer him over secretly, and make a break with the Liang army between Yangping and Dongwuyang, and completely cut off the ability of the Liang army to go north. Let the army eat it." Guo Yu said, stretching out his hand and slowly closing it in front of Changsun Ji.

"Does the gentleman already have a plan?"

"I have thought about it, but it's just my humble opinion, but I don't know if I can bring it to the table."

"Sir, please speak."

"Let's see, general..." Guo Yu picked up a few teacups from the table and placed them in a certain position, and then explained to your grandson Ji.

The two discussed from the morning to noon, and after eating a few mouthfuls of food together, they stayed until the evening. At midnight, Changsun Ji left the room.

After leaving, Changsun Ji sent five messengers one after another, each carrying a messenger token out of the city and galloping towards the opposite bank of the river along different roads.

The next day, at dawn, Changsun Ji came to the guest room to discuss with Guo Yu again.Still the same on the third day.

On the fourth day, Changsun Ji stopped going to the guest room.Instead, the generals were called together.They discussed military affairs together again, and discussed for two days in a row.After patrolling along the city defenses for another two days, I was able to relax.

One day, Changsun Ji was studying in front of the sand table in his room, when a messenger came to report that the food army had come.Changsun Ji hurriedly ordered the generals to rush to the city gate.

When he reached the city gate, Changsun Ji stood on the city wall and looked down from a high position.I saw that under the city wall at this time, there were densely packed grain troops, and they were arranged in a simple rectangular formation.Walking towards Dong Wuyang in a mess.

In front of these grain troops, there is a chariot.A man in armor was sitting in the car, and beside him were a literati on a horse and seven or eight generals.

Changsun Ji asked the man sitting in the car, "Is this man Li Chuang, the leader of the rebel army?"

Wang Liang who was beside him nodded and said, "Yes, General."

"Then who is the literati next to him?" Changsun Ji pointed to the literati on the horse and asked.

"This man's name is Jia Yan, and he is a famous scholar. He has a certain reputation in Yanzhou, but I don't know why this man would join the rebel army as a counselor." Wang Liang explained.

"It turns out that he is Jia Yan, interesting." Changsun Ji nodded as if realizing something, and said.

"The general knows this person?" He Zheng asked beside him.

During this period of time, He Zheng has lost weight, and his cheekbones have become a little more prominent now, although his face was relatively fleshy.Although there is enough food in the barracks, he doesn't have any desire to eat now, especially when he sees meat, his stomach churns for a while.

He hasn't had a good time for a while, and it's not just reflected in eating.There is also that ruffian Guo Dingxin who deliberately dangles some chicken and fish meat in front of him all day long, and makes fun of him from time to time. If he can't beat him, he must give him a good fight.

"It's not acquaintance, but I've heard his name before, this person should not be simple." Changsun Ji chuckled lightly.

Afterwards, he told the generals: "The rebels are about to attack the city. Follow the previous plan and perform their duties. Bring up all the things you prepared before, so that these rebels will know how powerful we are."

"Obey." All the generals clasped their hands together.

Then, he began to direct his subordinates to act.

Baskets of stones were carried by soldiers from under the city to the wall.There are also arrow branches, hot water, pots for boiling water, firewood and other things.

At this time, there was a foul smell in the air, and Changsun Ji frowned slightly.

(End of this chapter)