Han Sheng was even more surprised and frowned and said, "Pill the people?"

This is a bit unusual. According to a well-trained army, there must be strict military orders. The so-called military orders are like mountains, which is not a joke. Among them, the strictest military orders are represented by Zhuge Liang and Cao Cao, especially the "Infantry War Order" formulated by Cao Cao when he initially guided the north. When infantry formed a formation, if they were in the wrong position, whispered to each other, snatched materials and other taboos, they would be killed.

At first he heard that the Yan army had plundered the people's gold and silver, and thought that the Yan bandits were not strict in governing the army and instigated the soldiers to plunder, so he forgot to attack the city.

But now that plundering the people is not an ordinary indulgence to plunder the soldiers. Of course, there are also excessive lewd things to rob the women of the people, but the ones who abducted were young and strong, and the matter was extraordinary. He frowned: "Let's find out again!"

The scout came back until the evening and hurriedly reported: "Shi Han, judging from the flag of the Yan thief, the one who led the troops was Liu Zhi, and he had evacuated."

"Leave?"

Han Sheng was shocked and frowned and said, "Liu Zhi robbed the population and left?"

The scout said, "Yes, I see that they disappeared after going to sea. It may be obvious that they were transporting the population back to Yan State."

Han Sheng was suspicious and thought that something was wrong. He frowned and said, "The people holding halberds in the city will follow me to see what's going on."

Everyone opened the city gate, and Han Sheng personally led a team to lead a thousand people to the coastal area of ​​Huang County.

When we arrived, it was already dawn the next day.

Han Sheng had no war horses to all, and the township heroes walked and moved slowly. He himself was unwilling to lead his personal soldiers to go ahead, for fear of being ambushed.

He saw that most of the fishermen on the coast had become empty, the valuable property in the houses had been removed, and the oxen in front of and behind the villages were also taken away, and it was extremely quiet. Han Sheng looked at the situation along the coast. There seemed to be no large-scale killing or resistance in the villages that cost dozens of miles south to north, except for dozens of people who died on the ground.

Han Sheng became more and more frightened as he looked at him. He asked the short and fat man following him, and asked: "The villages from south to north are empty. How many people have been robbed?"

The short and fat man has a short figure, and is about forty years old. He has two horoscopes and looks a bit vulgar, but he is the county magistrate of Huang County.

He only heard him smile bitterly, "If the houses that cost dozens of miles along the coast are vacuumed, at least three thousand people will be robbed."

Han Sheng took a breath: "Three thousand people were robbed?"

As a local county magistrate, he is well aware of the population everywhere under his rule, and there is basically no mistake in the number reported.

The eight characters must say: "The officials have asked, and the young and strong men and women everywhere have been plundered, but the elderly do not abduct. This is to rob the people of the Great Wei to Yan State for resettlement."

Han Sheng was very angry. He even hoped that the Yan army would massacre three thousand young men and women to the coast, and he would not want to hear that the Yan army had abducted the population. Although the massacre of the people was a loss, both sides would suffer, but it would be different for the people to be kidnapped by the Yan army. Only the Yan State benefited.

The population is the most important productivity in any era. Three thousand men and women were captured and taken root in Yan State, and they would soon become people who served Yan State. They would stabilize within one year and pay taxes normally in two years, not to mention the urgent war, but the enlistment of strong men from the people, and they would be more like war machines.

Han Sheng was very angry, and suddenly one or two pine cones fell from the top of his head and hit his helmet, making a "defying" sound.

He subconsciously raised his head, and a ragged lazy man lay on the trunk of the tree, with wild fruits stuffed in his arms, falling from time to time from time to time. Han Sheng raised his head and glared, the lazy man was so scared that he didn't dare to breathe: "Changshi-Changshi, please spare my life!"

Han Sheng snorted, feeling full of resentment: "Get down, I'll count three, three, two--"

The lazy man simply jumped off the tree, and fell to the ground with a "bang". He didn't bother to check whether he was injured. He rolled and crawled, holding Han Sheng's feet, begging for mercy, saying, "Changshi, please spare me. The villain hid in the tree for a night to avoid the thief in the swallows."

Han Sheng thought it would be a pity that such a lazy person would not be captured, and said lightly: "Let me ask you, how did the Yan thief kidnap the people?"

The lazy man knew everything and said in full: "Shi Han, the villain saw that the Yan army had hundreds of ships as soon as they arrived on the coast last night, including ten particularly large ships for carrying the people. As soon as they got ashore, they shouted loudly, asking the people to board the ship and take them to Yan State as the people, saying, "The destiny is easier, and the dragon is in the east." Many people tried to resist and escape, but the Yan army was also cruel and ruthless, and directly killed dozens of people who were most flirting. No one dared to say anything on the spot and boarded the ship obediently. Each of the ten ships could carry hundreds of people. After the ship was fully loaded, they left."

"Which direction did you go?"

Han Sheng's face turned red and he asked.

The lazy man said: "How many people say they want to go to Ye County--"

"Yexian?"

Han Sheng thought that there was the place where Xiahou Xuan and Cheng Xi were stationed. It had sufficient troops and deep ditches and high bases, so it was not easy to break through. It was really foolish that the Yan bandits abandoned Huang County and took Ye County.

He took a few steps and suddenly his face changed: "No!"

Both the Bazi Xu and the lazy man were shocked by Han Sheng. Bazi Xu frowned and said, "Han Changshi, what's wrong with you?"

Han Sheng's face was unprecedentedly solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "I am trapped by the Yan thief. Not only me, but also Taishou Tian is trapped."

The eight characters must be heard only by clouds and mist, and said in surprise: "Where do you start with this?"

Han Sheng sighed and said, "The Yan thief occupied the island chain and threatened the security of the entire Qingzhou coast. Taishou Tian led the main army of Qingzhou to dispatch it in full swing. I don't know what method has deceived him. The Yan thief who is fighting against Taishou Tian on the island chain is likely to be just a partial teacher."

The eight characters must have a "ah" sound, and he was a little shocked: "But the main force led by Liu Zhi did not attack Huang County, but only robbed three thousand men and women. Could this be the purpose of Yan Thief?"

Han Sheng said: "If the lazy man said it well, the large ship brought by Liu Zhi was originally intended to plunder the population and take it back to Liaodong. When he first arrived on the shore, he did not attack Huangxian, but instead plundered the people. He deliberately stayed for a day and a night before he rushed to Yexian. This was another plan to divert the tiger from the mountain. I have ordered people to ask General Xiahou of Yexian for help. According to time, General Xiahou should have divided half of his troops to aid Huangxian, and Yexian was empty at this time."

Bazixun was also surprised. The county in Donglai County was Ye County, Xiahou Xuan and Cheng Xi were all stationed in Ye County. There were 5,000 standing troops as defense and the deep ditch and high barriers of the city as guards. It was not easy to break through, and at least it could support all the troops and horses.

But now it is different. The Yan army pretended to attack Huang County. Han Sheng asked for help from Ye County in a hurry. Xiahou Xuan would definitely share half of his troops to rescue Huang County, so Ye County naturally had empty troops.

Bazi, said terrified: "The Yan thief's ship is so fast, I'm afraid that he will arrive in Ye County tomorrow."

Han Sheng frowned and said, "Half of the troops led out of Ye County are already halfway. When you arrive in Huang County and return to Shiye County, you will be delayed for several days. I just hope that General Xiahou and Governor Cheng can hold on and not be scared by the Yan thief."

After saying that, there was another sigh. Han Sheng thought that even if half of Ye County's troops were handed over to him, he would never be able to lead his army back to Ye County to rescue the lord. First, this part of the troops was used to protect Wuwu, and second, he saved Ye County and could not defend Huang County. If the Yan bandits returned from counterattack and with those thousand towns, Huang County would be dead.

For the sake of the present, I can only wait for Tian Yu to divide his troops back.

Ye County, Prefecture.

When Xiahou Xuan heard that the Yan thieves attacked Huang County, he was a little irritated and said, "Tian Yu actually made such a big omission. The 30,000 troops could not defend against the Yan thieves. He taught them to jump out of the island chain and detoured to attack Huang County without even realizing it."

Cheng Xi heard the news and said, "Prince Tian seems to be old and confused. I often hear that he is a person who is in a good mood and cannot be in power. It is like a clock leak, dripping water falls, and the sound of copper stops and dawn is not dawn. Now it seems that there is a suspicion of raising bandits to respect themselves. The Grand Priest Tian leads 30,000 soldiers and thieves at most, and the Yan thieves are at most, and they can't stop them. Now the Yan thieves have shot with a fictitious shot, and the side troops are stationed on the island. The main force of the Yan army has approached Huang County. What should we do?"

Xiahou Xuan snorted. Although he knew that Cheng Xi was mostly fanning the flames, he still couldn't help but complain about Tian Yu, and he was so furious. He was so frightened to this point. "This is useless now. Tian Yu should not be distracted from seizing the island chain. It is easy to waste all his previous efforts. He rashly withdrew his troops back to Huang County. He was also threatened by the Yan army's sneak attack from behind."

Speaking of this, he rubbed his eyebrows with two fingers on his right hand and murmured: "The main force of Yan thieves must have at least six or seven thousand people, right? There are only a thousand township heroes in Huang County, how can they defeat them?"

When the war between the two countries is mostly about fraud, showing strength or weakness, and the most is the word "virtual". Usually, the number of soldiers and horses in their headquarters is exaggerated, or the logistics of the civilians and husbands is included. There are countless cases where 30,000 to 50,000 people claiming to be 100,000. After all, it is not illegal to make a fool of yourself.

Although Xiahou Xuan generally understood the strength of Yan State, he could not estimate how many troops he sent.

Cheng Xi said in a real and honest manner: "The following officials guess that the main force of the Yan thief should be 20,000. After all, when the Yan thief sent troops, it was called 30,000 soldiers. At this time, there should be 10,000 people stationed in the island chain, and there should be 20,000 people attacking Huang County."

Xiahou Xuan said angrily: "How is this possible? The Yan State navy has only a few thousand people in total. How could it be that it could send 30,000 people across the sea? It should be just a fraud."

Cheng Xi's face did not flush and said without beating, "General should not be careless. Although he is across the sea, it is only more than 200 miles away, and the distance is very close. In recent years, Yan State has encouraged people's livelihood, and it has 300,000 to 40,000 soldiers. After annexing Goguryeo, it has obtained more than 300,000 people. It seems that there are 300,000 to 40,000 soldiers to fight, and its total strength is definitely not 80,000. If Gongsun Xiu sent infantry and cavalry to cross the sea, it would be impossible to conquer the city and territories."

Xiahou Xuan was only suspicious when he heard the generals' belief and frowned: "If there were indeed 20,000 people entering Huang County, Han Sheng would be only a thousand people, and he was recruited by the township. The people had no intention of fighting and the soldiers had no intention of fighting. How could he resist it?"

Cheng Xi thought to exaggerate the number of enemy troops first, and then send his son to rescue him. Retreat the enemy is a great achievement. He hurriedly said, "General, don't be anxious. When this situation is, Taishou Tian blocks the enemy from the South Island, and cannot go up or go up. This is the military situation here, so you cannot go back to the army. It is better for a son Cheng Pei to fight and lead the 3,000 troops from Ye County to Huang County to help. If you go here less than 300 miles, you only need to be equipped with war horses and rush to help at night. I want to arrive in five days."

At this point, Xiahou Xuan felt a little dizzy in his head, thinking that what Cheng Xi said might be a false report, but even if the Yan army did not have 20,000 people, it would have to be 18,000.

It is rare that this guy is greedy for life and afraid of death, but he has the unyielding intention.

Thinking of this, Xiahou Xuan had to re-appoint Cheng Pei and said seriously: "This is very good. Although the Yan thief has more than 10,000 troops, Han Sheng has the city gate to defend it. Cheng Pei only needs to lead 3,000 people to help him defend the city, and support Tian Yu to regain the island chain, and then return to the army to rescue him. As long as the island chain is taken back, the hope of Yan thief returning to Dazhu can be cut off and all of them will be ruined in Qingzhou."

Cheng Xi smiled and thanked Xiahou Xuan first. He ordered someone to summon Cheng Pei to the palace and lead three thousand light cavalry to rescue Huangxian.

The Cheng family and his son were only concerned about their personal selfishness. Xiahou Xuan was very happy with merits and was worried that he would not defeat the enemy and damage his own prestige. He did not realize that there were only two thousand defenders left in Ye County, which was in danger.

coastal.

At this time, Liu Zhi was quickly advancing into Ye County without Han Sheng's expectations.

Ten slave traders robbed three thousand men and women and drove towards Dazhu. He had ordered the escorted soldiers to connect with Gongsun Yan there. Even though the people who were plundered were settled as best as possible, they could be incorporated into the military farm in the future, or they could be forced to serve as auxiliary soldiers to transport food and grass for the Yan army.

Liu Zhi deliberately stayed along the coast of Huang County for some time, in order to lead Han Sheng, the ward of Huang County, to ask for help from Ye County. The city would inevitably be empty, and the attack would be twice the result with half the effort.

Even if the enemy rescues, they will run around and work hard between the two lines.

Liu Qu, the vanguard of the Dragon Boat, was a tall and thin man. He was the chief steward of the Liu family. He was wearing rotten silver armor and said with a wry smile: "General, we will only take two days to attack Ye County. But if we are in a stalemate, how can the soldiers eat and drink?"

The Yan army gained a lot in the looting near the coast of Huang County, transported back 3,000 men and women, and also robbed a lot of food and loaded it on the ship. However, Liu Zhi was worried that the load was too heavy, so each person only carried dry food for seven or eight days.

Liu Zhi looked at Liu Qu and said in a deep voice: "There is no need to worry about this. Soldiers are very important. Try to grab food if you can rob along the way, but you are not allowed to kill the people. This festival must be kept in mind. We will attack here with the fast speed of our journey, which will catch the Wei army off guard, and they will not have time to strengthen the walls and clear the fields."

Speaking of this, he smiled again: "Now there is almost no resistance at sea. Tian Yu stared at Deng Zhong and had no chance to be distracted. It is also very convenient to transport food and grass on the sea. It only takes two days to deliver it, which is not worth worrying."

At the same time, he also calculated that the pressure Tian Yu faced after the main force of the Yan army led by him attacked Ye County.

Xiahou Xuan led the Qingzhou military. Cheng Xi was the governor and the nominal commander of Tian Yu. The two were in Ye County, Donglai County. When they were besieged by enemy troops that were more than their own, they were panicked and ordered Tian Yu to retreat and return to the coast.

Liu Zhi had no choice but to pray silently and thought to himself: "The most difficult thing in this battle is Deng Zhong. He used only 3,000 soldiers to resist Tian Yu's 30,000 Wei troops. He only hoped that he could hold on for one more day and I would also hurry as soon as possible. As long as he attacked Ye County, Xiahou Xuan was shocked to summon Tian Yu to return to the army to rescue him, he could relieve Deng Zhong's pressure on the South Island."

He also firmly believed that Tian Yu would definitely return to the army, and the general of the Western Expedition and Qingzhou who was in charge of the military would not save the wise general and the governor of Qingzhou. Even if he regained the island chain and made great contributions, even if Xiahou Xuan was only in the end, the Tian clan's future career would not be easy, and it would be very likely that he would be cut off from now on.

The military idea similar to "the general will not accept the orders of the king outside the king" in "The Art of War: Nine Changes" only exists in the fairy tales of the king and his subjects.

Under the actual situation, the superiors are almost arbitrary. If they encounter enemy attacks and are armed with troops, they will not come to rescue them as soon as possible, and they will be subject to huge doubts and disputes. Human suspicion and suspicion, and they will not believe that the reason why they do not come to rescue in a crisis situation is because they take into account the overall situation.

After all, compared with the overall situation, in most people's eyes, the latter almost loses weight.

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