The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 244 What is earning people, a certain one is soliciting
Liu Bei can fully understand Lin Chao's meaning.

Sun Guan fought Bao Xin in Jinbei. Although he won a small victory, the problem of food shortage still could not be solved, otherwise he would not have feigned a shot and came straight to Jizhou.

According to his original idea, it was to garrison troops to jump left and right on the border between Jizhou and Yanzhou, waiting for opportunities to survive and grow bigger.

This is also a helpless move, after all, the battle of Taishan completely destroyed Sun Guan's confidence.

If you can't go back to the east or go to the south, you can only go north.

But who knows, because of Dong's righteous name, Jizhou and Yanzhou were united for a short time, so that Sun Guancai was forced to defend the city just a few days after entering Jizhou.

It's like a hungry person who puts a large plate of food in front of him, but unfortunately he can only eat one or two bites, and if he eats more, he will be beaten severely.

Therefore, according to Lin Chao's estimation, Sun Guan's troops in Guangzong City only had food for ten days at most.

If the princes of Yanzhou don't plan to kill them all, after the food is exhausted, it will be easy to recruit the Taishan thieves.

After thinking about this, Liu Bei's eyes lit up, and he asked Lin Chao, "Zi Chu, you are always good at conspiring people, so this time you are not tempted to face these tens of thousands of Taishan thieves?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone smiled contemptuously.

Everyone present, except Guan Yu, who was not a victim of it.

"Cough cough..."

Lin Chao coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment.

"Mr. Xuande, please don't talk nonsense. It was only after being inspired by Mr. Xuande that he recruited some talents to help Mr. Xuande pursue a great cause. If someone is good at... recruiting talents, it is also due to the influence of Mr. Xuande .”

What do you mean, let me take the blame for this, right?
Hearing this, Liu Bei was stunned.

But think about it, the people Lin Chao earns are all working for him, this argument is reasonable.

"Okay, okay, it's what I mean, it's the head office." Liu Bei said with a smile, "There are tens of thousands of troops in the city, can Zichu make a plan for X?"

"Mr. Xuande... Chao just said that it's called solicitation."

It's okay for Liu Daer to be uneducated, but he insists on pulling me to the same level as him.

What kind of schemes, what to make money, I Lin Zichu is a dignified Marquis of Anxiting, and I am not that Liangshan bandit, it is really unreasonable.

"Solicit?"

The number one victim, Xun Chen, sneered and said, "If what Zichu did could be called solicitation, then Shang Jun's kidnapping of Wei Gongzizhang could also be called solicitation."

This……

Lin Chao gave Xun Chen a vicious look.

This metaphor is overused!

Xun Chen said that it was a battle between Shang Yang's troops and his neighbor Wei Gongzizhang after the success of Shang Yang's reform during the Warring States period.

Before Shang Yang entered the state of Qin, he and his son Zhang were close friends.

War is a major national event and does not depend on personal will, so it is not uncommon for old friends to meet each other in battle.

But Shang Yang just played a trick,

To what extent?

It can break almost everyone's waist, show off the sky, and show off a new realm!
Shang Yang sent someone to write a letter to Gong Zizhang, which probably said that the two of us used to be close friends, but now we are going to fight to the death, and our hearts are very painful.

But we are all noble people, each of us is our own master, and we each do our best, which is the duty of a courtier, so this battle has to be fought.But before the war, I still want to see you, have a glass of wine, and tell each other how we parted.

After drinking this glass of wine, you and I will live and die by means, the outcome depends entirely on God's will, and it will never affect personal friendship.

After reading the letter, the honest son Zhang, who was as honest as Xu Huang, thought that Shang Yang was also an open-minded person!

It's well-founded,
Things are done well.

Okay, then I will go there, and it will be a good story to pass on to future generations in the future.

Then, Gong Zizhang went, and then...

There's no after that.

Shang Yang directly tied Gongzi Zhang and detained him.

Although the two armies are fighting each other with their own means, Shang Yang's handling of this matter...is very disgraceful.

At least it does not conform to the values ​​of the late Han Dynasty, so Xun Chen used this allusion to humiliate the Lin Dynasty.

After he finished humiliating, the second victim, Xun You, who once wanted to be Lin Chao's brother-in-law but later became Lin Chao's nephew, spoke, but his words were very brief.

"Uncle is right."

When he said this, Xun You still had a dull expression on his face and a numb tone that could almost drive people crazy.

These uncles and nephews...are deliberately joining forces to disgust me.

As for Guo Jia, the third victim and former younger brother, although he didn't speak, he laughed loudly.

cut!
For the denunciation of the three, Lin Chao expressed his disdain.

Ignore a bunch of honest guys.

But to Liu Bei's question, Lin Chao still clasped his hands and answered: "Mr. Xuande, those led by Sun Guan in the city are all Taishan bandits who once caused disasters in the village. Do you really want to recruit them?"

Hearing what Lin Chao said, everyone became serious.

From beginning to end, the big man has a precedent of not pardoning traitors.

During the Yellow Turban Uprising in the past, after Zhu Jun killed Zhang Mancheng, the envoy of the Yellow Turban Army in Nanyang, the remaining Yellow Turban Army wanted to surrender, but Zhu Jun directly refused.

And Huangfusong went too far. After defeating the main force of the Yellow Turbans, he built one after another Beijing Temple. The materials of the capital officials are the heads of the Yellow Turban Army. There are more than [-] people. The purpose is to deter all those who want to oppose the imperial court. people.

Although the Taishan bandits did not use the banner of rebellion, after all, they had done harm to one party. Lin Chao wanted to know Liu Bei's attitude towards this group of people.

But what is unexpected is that Liu Bei, who was born at the bottom, has a thorough understanding of this matter.

He didn't comment from the perspective of righteousness, nor appealed from the perspective of benevolence and righteousness. Instead, he waved his hand and said indifferently: "Zichu, these so-called Taishan thieves are just hungry people who can't survive."

Lin Chao clasped his hands again and asked, "If they surrender, how will Duke Xuande arrange them?"

"Of course it is arranged according to Xuzhou's government order. Isn't that exactly your duty, Zichu? Why do you ask someone?"

Liu Bei laughed and said, "But since Zichu asked, let me tell you my opinion. If they are willing to join the army, they will be broken up and organized into the army. If they don't want to join the army, they will be given some fields and let them farm by themselves. "

Lin Chao asked Liu Bei how to arrange these Taishan thieves, referring to whether they should be treated differently.

But Liu Bei didn't even think about it, and directly said that Xuzhou's current government order would be used for placement, which meant that he had no prejudice against these Taishan thieves from the bottom of his heart.

In other words, he treats all people under his Liu Xuande's rule equally, no matter what their previous status is!
After listening to Liu Bei's words, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, were silent for a while, and finally said in unison:

"My lord is benevolent, I admire you!"

Lin Chao also cupped his hands with a smile and said, "Mr. Xuande, Chao understands."

Seeing everyone's admiration, Liu Bei was a little puzzled and scratched his head.

Is there anything wrong with what I just said?

After understanding Liu Bei's meaning, the next thing will be easy to handle.

In the evening, Bao Xin saw that he was unable to attack for a long time, so he had to call gold to withdraw his troops.

When he walked into the military tent, he saw Lin Chao was also inside, saying something to Liu Dai.

"Yuncheng is back, what's the result of today's battle?"

Seeing Bao Xin walking in, Liu Dai asked.

Hearing this, Bao Xin shook his head and sighed: "These thieves are so stubborn. Today our army lost nearly a thousand people, but still failed to break through the city defense."

Hearing this news, the faces of everyone in the tent were also a little unsightly.

The continuous siege of the city has lasted for more than three days, and nearly a thousand people were killed and injured every day, while the Yanzhou coalition forces totaled only more than 2 people.

Liu Dai's face was also a little uneasy, but Lin Chao was present, so he couldn't get angry, forced a smile, and said, "Zi Chu, you just said that you have something important to tell, I don't know what it is?"

To Lin Chao, the princes of Yanzhou were still very polite, after all, their official positions and identities were placed here.

But facing them, Lin Chao never regarded himself as an equal, but was respectful and courteous. Just like this time, he bowed and said, "Mr. Liu, you are here to destroy the city."

"Oh, it could be that Zichu has a good plan to help someone break through the city wall!"

Hearing this, Liu Dai said happily.

Everyone also realized that this Lin Zichu is a resourceful person, maybe he has a good way.

Lin Chao said modestly: "It's not a good strategy, but I do have something from the bottom of my heart."

"Why should Zichu be overly modest, please explain in detail."

Lin Chao nodded, and said, "Grand Liu, a certain spectator watched the battle these few days, and saw that Prefect Bao led his subordinates to fight hard, but the effect was insignificant. Instead, they lost troops and generals. I thought that this city can no longer be attacked, just besiege it. .”

"Siege and not attack? How long is the siege? A year or half a year?"

Hearing this, Bao Xin frowned and asked three questions about quality.

It's not that he deliberately aimed at Lin Chao, but that the bruises and killings in the past few days have no effect, and his heart is very irritated.

"Hehe, Prefect Bao, don't worry." Lin Chao laughed, "When Sun Guan, the leader of the bandit, fled from Taishan County to Yanzhou, his army had run out of food, and after a fierce battle with Prefect Bao, he entered Jizhou. It was only a month or so. Even if some food and grass were plundered along the way, it was not enough to supply tens of thousands of troops.

Therefore, it is estimated that at the moment in Guangzong City, there is only half a month's food at most.If our army encircles but does not attack, the bandit army will collapse without fighting within twenty days at most.At that time, Prefect Bao will lead his army to attack again, and it will definitely be a battle! "

Hearing this, everyone began to think seriously about the feasibility of Lin Chao's method.

Lin Chao's strategy is quite old-fashioned, but it works.

The key lies in a lack of information. Lin Chao knew that Sun Guan was running out of food, but the princes of Yanzhou didn't know, so they didn't plan to besiege the city from the beginning.

However, according to the casualties, they would either besiege the city or retreat for at most three to five days, without a third choice.

After thinking for a while, Liu Dai asked, "Zichu, are you sure that when the Taishan bandits withdrew from Taishan County, the army would have run out of food?"

"It's natural, and every sentence of this statement is true, please rest assured, Mr. Liu."

Lin Chao nodded, very confident.

It was because of the lack of food that the four pirates of Mount Tai took the risk to besiege Fenggao counties in winter. After more than two months of fierce fighting, how could there be any food left.

(End of this chapter)