The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 276 The whole city is suffering from diarrhea
"Young Master, Young Master."

The sound of hurried footsteps outside woke Yuan Tan up.

"My dear, my cousin has led his army to Puyang and is now outside the city."

The scout reported loudly.

"A senior official is coming?"

Yuan Tan was delighted when he heard this and said loudly, "How did Gao Gan come here to kill us? Did my father lead the army here personally?"

Yanzhou is now full of cavalry soldiers. It is impossible for Gao Gan to enter Yanzhou alone. Only if Yuan Shao leads the army personally can he enter Puyang.

"Probably not."

The scout hesitated for a while before saying, "It seems that your cousin's troops have been defeated."

"Walk."

When Yuan Tan heard this, his face suddenly changed color and he called Cui Lin to go to the west gate.

When he arrived at the west gate, Gao Gan and Xin Ping had already entered Puyang City. Seeing each other's embarrassed looks, Yuan Tan's heart suddenly sank to the bottom.

Something seems to be wrong.

"Eldest son."

Gao Gan said bitterly: "I came to support under the order of the general, but I didn't expect to fall into the enemy's trap. Although the soldiers and horses were not lost much, the loss of food and grass was heavy."

Only at this time did he realize that what the enemy wanted was only food and supplies, not the troops under his command.

"forage?"

Yuan Tan was not a fool. After hearing what the other party said, he could guess what the Cavalry Army wanted to do, and a look of panic immediately appeared on his face.

The joy of having just received 5,000 shi of grain and fodder disappeared without a trace.

These grains could have sustained them for ten days or half a month, but now they can only sustain them for a few days, and they will probably starve in the future.

"Young Master, it is better for us to go back to the County Magistrate's Mansion to discuss this."

Cui Lin glanced around and quickly suggested.

Yuan Tan nodded, and Gao Gan asked his generals Xia Zhao and Deng Sheng to reorganize the troops. He, Yuan Tan, Xin Ping and Cui Lin went to the county magistrate's office.

Yuan Tan did not hide anything from the other party and told him what happened in Puyang.

"So, we have been fooled. Puyang is just a bait used by the Cavalry Army to lure us in and make us keep adding troops and horses, becoming the enemy's bait."

Gao Gan clenched his fists.

"That's right. Unfortunately, we had no way to spread the news. Unexpectedly, my cousin came to kill us."

Yuan Tan smiled bitterly.

"Now we have 50,000 to 60,000 people, so he is not afraid of being overfed."

Gao Gan sneered.

He didn't believe that fifty or sixty thousand people couldn't break out.

"My cousin, there are more than 100,000 troops around Puyang now, and the enemy won't fight you at all. Once you leave the city wall of Puyang, your food and grass will be cut off in just three or two days. The enemy will not leave you a single grain of food."

Yuan Tan shook his head.

"Strong walls clear the wilderness."

Gao Gan then remembered that he had not seen a single civilian along the way from Guandu to Puyang.

Now it all makes sense.

I also understand the bitterness in Yuan Tan's heart.

Stay in Puyang, eat two meals a day, and ensure that you don't die. After all, you are defending the city.

But if you are marching and fighting outside, you must eat enough for every meal three times a day. Otherwise, you will not have the strength to even walk, let alone fight.

That's the biggest difference.

The food and supplies we have now may be consumed in three to five days.

At that time, there were no strategic locations to defend in the wild, and once one encountered a cavalry army, the only fate was to be surrounded and annihilated.

Yuan Tan could only hold Puyang and dared not break out.

Now it's my turn. Do I dare to break through at this time?

Gao Gan was also hesitant. The morale of the army was low and food and grass were scarce. If they were trapped outside the city, they would surely die.

Seeing this, Yuan Tan immediately persuaded him, "Don't worry, cousin. Although we are short of food and grass, we can still hold on. There are still many wealthy families in the city who have surplus food."

"Yes! General, don't worry. We just need to wait for the general to come to support us. Then we can concentrate our forces to fight our way out and support the general, and then we can achieve the effect of internal and external cooperation."

Xin Ping persuaded.

"That's all we can do now."

Gao Gan nodded, feeling extremely regretful.

If I had known this situation would happen, I should have stayed in Hebei, at least I wouldn’t have starved.

"The army is coming today, so let's have a good meal first. The Cavalry just happened to deliver food and fodder. I am eating their food, it's delicious."

Upon seeing this, Yuan Tan slapped his thigh and said.

The arrival of reinforcements can just boost the morale of the troops.

"So good."

Gao Gan also agreed, "Huang Zhong and his men have been chasing us all the way, and their morale is low. Now that they have entered Puyang City, it's a good time to rest and recuperate."

When the soldiers in the city heard that they could have a good meal, they cheered.

They hadn't had a full meal for a long time, and today they finally had a chance to have a good meal because of the arrival of their comrades.

However, what they didn't know was that this was just the beginning of the nightmare.

Half an hour later, Gao Gan felt a pain in his stomach.

"It's poisonous. There's poison in the food."

Gao Gan's eyes were wide open, staring at the food in front of him, his face twisted, and he let out a roar.

"How could it be poisonous?"

Yuan Tan also felt a sharp pain in his stomach and a contraction in his anus. With a loud bang, the things of reincarnation poured out and a foul smell suddenly filled the hall.

"croton!"

Xin Ping let out a long howl toward the sky, then ran towards the toilet without saying a word.

Behind him, senior officials followed closely.

Outside, tens of thousands of soldiers were also attacked, and the entire Puyang City was filled with wailing.

Fortunately, the grains had been washed first, so the soldiers were not seriously poisoned and only suffered from diarrhea.

But even so, tens of thousands of people were infected, and things related to the reincarnation of grains could be seen everywhere in the entire Puyang City, and the stench was unbearable.

The soldiers all showed panic on their faces and cursed the Cavalry Army.

It's really disgusting and brutal.

After Yuan Tan and others dealt with the situation, they returned to the lobby, all with looks of shame and anger on their faces.

These people all come from aristocratic families. They have never encountered such a scandal.

"Everyone says that Jia Xu is a vicious scholar. Now it seems that he is really shameless. He actually came up with such a vicious plan." Yuan Tan cursed viciously.

Tens of thousands of soldiers having diarrhea at the same time, what a scene.

Fortunately, some croton was used. If it was any other poison, I'm afraid all the soldiers would have been poisoned to death.

"It can only be croton. If it was any other poison, we would definitely be able to find it out. But this croton is different. In such a hurry, we didn't pay any attention to it."

Cui Lin smiled bitterly.

"Why didn't they take advantage of the opportunity to attack?"

Yuan Tan suddenly asked.

"He is not so kind. He is trying to undermine our morale and prevent us from breaking through. He wants my uncle to continue sending troops. Just wait and see! Even if we don't have food, they will still send us food. We won't starve to death, but we will be unable to fight back."

The senior officials quickly understood the reason.

He sighed and said, "It's so frustrating!"

I thought he was a man of some reputation, but I didn't expect him to suffer such a huge loss.

(End of this chapter)