Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 538. Deployment of Troops
"What happened? Why are you arguing here? Don't you know that the Han army is watching us? Our Great Wei is united, but you are acting like this. How can you be so disrespectful?"

Jiang Ji saw the two men arguing with red faces, even pushing each other, and several soldiers next to them also looked like they had fought and kept frowning.

Jiang Ji's words were somewhat sincere. He really hoped that the Wei Dynasty could unite as one and first repel the Han army that might cross the river.

"Sir, your grain officer insisted that we didn't transport enough supplies this time. We can't afford such a serious crime!"

The official from Xuzhou paused a bit when speaking, and it was unclear whether it was because he was angry or just natural, but it did not affect communication too much.

"Master Jiang, this is unfair. We always keep records of the materials we need. Look, the materials we delivered this time are definitely 20% less!"

Jiang Ji's grain officer was not to be outdone and immediately took out a small account book. Every time they reported to the rear for the supplies they needed, they kept a record, so they were so sure and confident.

"Hey, let me take a look at your records this time and see where the problem lies."

Jiang Ji sighed. In this case, each party has his own opinion. Jiang Ji had already thought about how to smooth things over.

When Jiang Ji approached, he first took the record of the grain officer under his command, glanced at it, and handed it back, because the record here was mainly required and he could not see any problems.

"Sir, please look, this is the request I received in Xuzhou."

The official from Xuzhou seemed to be calmer and spoke less stutteringly, which made Jiang Ji look at him more favorably.

"Master Jiang, I will lend you my life."

The moment Jiang Ji took over the account book, he suddenly heard this man say such a nonsensical sentence again. Before his brain could react, he felt a chill in his heart and his brain quickly lost consciousness. He wanted to say something but he didn't have the strength to open his mouth.

If a human's heart is pierced, those who can survive for more than half a minute are gifted or well-trained people. Others will die completely after a few seconds to more than ten seconds. Jiang Ji is just a mortal, so he is not immune to the common practice. His body softened and he fell to the ground.

"Varied……?!"

The official from Xuzhou was so stunned by his move that the grain officer who had just handed over to him was speechless. However, the official from Xuzhou pulled out the sword that was stuck in Jiang Ji's heart and immediately cut the grain officer's neck.

But his men were well prepared. When Jiang Ji came just now, most of them pretended to come over to watch the fun, but in fact they had already taken their positions. Now that Jiang Ji and the grain officer were dead, the others took action and killed all of them, including the several minor officials who had been brought by Jiang Ji to follow and take over.

Originally, the security in Guangling City was not particularly strict, and Jiang Ji's main focus was on defending the Yangtze River. How could he have expected that someone would be bold enough to sneak into Guangling City?

Now Jiang Ji was suddenly killed, and this courtyard was controlled by this group of people from Xuzhou, and no one outside knew about it.

"Hurry, come down and clean up the bodies in the yard."

When the officials from Xuzhou opened the grain carts at the back, they found that the food inside was not grain, but people hiding in the straw. There were hundreds of carts carrying more than 2,000 people.

These people were all wearing the uniforms of the Wei army. Now that they got off the car, they didn't make any noise, which showed how strict the discipline was. "Sir, what should we do? If Jiang Ji is missing for too long, I'm afraid people in the city will also be suspicious."

The soldier who had just followed the Xuzhou official asked in a low voice as he looked at the courtyard that their men had cleaned.

"Let's go all the way to the governor's mansion and use Jiang Ji's military token to help the Jiangdong army cross the river."

The official who had just argued with the grain officer till his face turned red now acted calmly. He held his chin and thought for a moment, then he came up with a way to deal with the situation.

After a while, a group of soldiers calmly came out of the warehouse and headed straight for the governor's mansion. The soldiers in the governor's mansion were a little suspicious, but the other party directly took out Jiang Ji's official seal and said that they were here to get something for Jiang Ji. How could these people dare to stop them?
The soldiers guarding the prefectural governor's mansion were called back to the mansion soon and never came out again. Their positions were replaced by some unfamiliar Wei soldiers, who firmly guarded the gate of the prefectural governor's mansion and no one was allowed to enter.

"Lord Jiang asked me to quickly support Hailing?"

On the second day, a group of fast horses arrived at the Wei army camp in the south of Guangling. The messenger brought a tiger talisman for mobilizing troops and an official document with Jiang Ji's official seal, and asked them to stay guard there. Xu Yi, who was facing the Dantu Han army across the river, scratched his head.

As Xu Chu's son, Xu Yi was certainly not a man of many plans. After confirming that the military token and official documents were correct, he set off honestly. Of course, he also had 10,000 soldiers under his command.

The other commander was Wang Ji, who was previously a subordinate of Wang Ling, the governor of Qingzhou. Later, his ability was discovered and Cao Xiu sent him a letter to take him away, which made Wang Ling angry for a long time. Later, Cao Xiu ordered him to guard Guangling, and it has been two or three years since then.

"Why do we have to go to Hailing? If we go to Hailing, what will happen to the defense line along the river? Wouldn't the Han army be able to cross the river immediately?"

Wang Ji was a little puzzled. This Hailing was to the east of Guangling, which was Taizhou City in later generations. However, the geographical environment today was somewhat different from that of later generations. There was not so much land at that time, so the location of Hailing was the same as Qidong City in later generations, in a Jedi similar to a peninsula.

"General Wang, Lord Jiang said that there is credible intelligence that the Han army will sneak across from Hailing, so he asked you and General Xu to make arrangements in advance and wait for the enemy to tire out. The defense line of you and General Xu will be taken over by the Guangling troops, and more flags will be made so that the Han army cannot figure out the strength of our defense."

The envoy seemed to be prepared for this and answered Wang Ji's question with just two sentences.

"In that case, I will naturally comply. By the way, how is Li Congshi, who advised Lord Jiang to support the Grand Marshal, doing? He is my best friend."

Wang Ji accepted Jiang Ji's letter and asked casually.

"Sir Wang, there is no one with the surname Li in the palace, and there is no one who advises Sir Jiang to support the Grand Marshal. Now Guangling is busy with his own affairs, and Sir Jiang is lamenting all day long. How can anyone advise him to support the Grand Marshal?"

Instead, the visitor looked at Wang Ji suspiciously and thought there was something wrong with him.

"Oh, maybe I was dreaming and remembered it wrongly. I will gather my troops and head to Hailing immediately."

Wang Ji laughed and sent the messenger away. He returned to the camp and found Jiang Ji's previous letter. He compared the handwriting and was relieved after finding that it was correct. He ordered the entire army to march to Hailing.

After all, although this order was understandable, it was still a bit abrupt. Even though the military token matched, Wang Ji had to try it several times before confirming that it was correct.

(End of this chapter)