The Necromancer of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 69 Sending Them Back to Taiyuan
After many years of war, Huai County, like other places, has a small population.

Witnessing the appearance of the stele with their own eyes, the common people believed that Yuan Xu was God's choice.

The meals in the army have meat every meal, but the common people eat their meals at home without stopping, and there are scenes of enthusiastically joining the army in Huai County.

After returning to the residence, Yuan Xu closed the door, Pang Tong asked to see him, and waited outside the door for a long time.

The door opened and Pang Tong entered.

Yuan Xu asked him, "What's the matter with Shi Yuan?"

"My lord's method is really useful." Pang Tong said, "Today alone, almost a thousand recruits have been recruited."

"The new recruits entered the camp and did not receive drills. They just followed the battlefield to observe."

"The important thing is what the people want." Pang Tong said, "My previous worries were completely superfluous."

He then asked: "When does the young master plan to send troops to Xudu?"

"Tomorrow morning." Yuan Xu said, "It's just in time for you to come. I have something for you to see."

Many of the things he took out were novelties that he had never seen before.

Pang Tong's eyes immediately became more expectant.

Yuan Xu took out a few square copper blocks from under the table and told the guard outside the door: "Bring me some lamp oil."

When the guard went to get the lamp oil, Yuan Xu lifted the cover on the top of the small copper block and made a crisp sound of "pop".

Then, he closed the lid again: "Before the attack on the city, the soldiers lit the rockets. I saw that the fire was too laborious to use, so I got some lighters. With this thing, it will be easier to start a fire."

Of course Pang Tong didn't know what a lighter was.

He looked bewildered: "Dare to ask my lord, how does this thing ignite?"

"You'll know later." Yuan Xu opened and closed the lid of the lighter.

Every time it is opened and closed, the lighter will make a crisp sound of "snap".

What he took out was an unfilled kerosene lighter.

The second level of summoning has a disadvantage.

Items that can be taken from other eras, such as flammable and explosive items, cannot be carried at all, which is stricter than the post-2000 express delivery restrictions.

The cheapest and most common disposable lighters are not available.

As for the matches, don't even think about it.

Match heads are made of red phosphorus, which ignites spontaneously when exposed to heat, and is also classified as flammable and explosive.

All he could get was an unfilled kerosene machine.

Fortunately, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was already lamp oil, and kerosene machines were still useful.

After a while, the guard brought lamp oil.

Yuan Xu took off the casing of the lighter, and filled the sponge at the bottom with lamp oil.

After reinstalling it, he wiped the pulley, and the flames burst into flames.

Pang Tong was dumbfounded: "This thing is called..."

"Lighter." Yuan Xu put the lid on, and the flame went out in an instant: "Isn't it much easier to use than fire folding?"

"Huo Zhe is not so trouble-free." Pang Tong replied pleasantly: "With it, lighting the fire will save a lot of worry."

"I don't have much here, and it's not enough for the military." Yuan Xu said: "In the future, if you have more, you can give Shiyuan a play."

"No, no." Pang Tong waved his hands again and again: "It's important to use in the military."

"You came to see me just to ask when the expedition will take place?" Yuan Xu put the lighter on the table.

"And how to arrange Guo Fengxiao and others." Pang Tong said: "In the battle with Cao Cao, they follow the army but do not work hard, which will affect morale."

"Send them back to Taiyuan. I've been thinking about this for the past few days. There are too many variables to take them to war. Send them back to Taiyuan and let Tian Yuanhao control them. When I kill Cao Cao, all the variables will no longer exist! "

"Who do you plan to send to escort them, Young Master?" Pang Tong asked.

"What about Xia Zhao?" Yuan Xu said, "This man is a senior cadre general, and it won't do him any good if he stays in the army for a long time."

"No." Pang Tong shook his head: "Xia Zhao is not the young master's man, just in case something goes wrong along the way..."

"Who do you think is suitable?" Yuan Xu asked.

"Choose a hundred or ten soldiers at random." Pang Tong replied: "Guo Fengxiao and others were captured by the son. With Cao Cao's suspicious temperament, they will definitely not be reused when they go back. Xiahou Yuanrang is still related to Cao Mengde. If it is not for concern With this in mind, with just a few words from the young master, it is difficult to persuade him to surrender?"

He went on to say: "Xiahou Yuanrang and Xu Gongming are both fierce generals in the world, if they want to leave, even ten Xia Zhao can't stop them."

"Then choose a hundred escorts." Yuan Xu stood up: "You accompany me to meet them."

The two left the room and went straight to the place where Guo Jia and others lived.

Witnessing the excavation of the stele, Xiahou Dun and Xu Huang lamented God's will, but Guo Jia did not participate in the discussion.

He sat in the room drinking tea silently and didn't say a word for a long time.

Xiahou Dun asked, "Why doesn't Feng Xiao speak?"

"There's nothing to say." Guo Jia replied, "Mr. Cao has treated us well, but now that the army has been defeated and he has served as your son, the road ahead is long and we are very confused."

His words aroused the sentimentality of Xiahou Dun and Xu Huang.

Both of them let out a long sigh.

Xu Huang said: "God's will favor you, my lord. Since we voted, we shouldn't think about anything else. Mr. Cao is suspicious. Even if we let us go back, we won't be reused..."

Yuan Xu had already seen through that the stele was deliberately arranged by Yuan Xu, but Guo Jia did not expose the so-called providence.

If you voted for Yuan Xu, how could he do the things behind the scenes again?

"Although the young master promised to reuse him, we proposed not to be an enemy of Mr. Cao." Guo Jia said, "It's not certain when we will be reused."

Xiahou Dun and Xu Huang glanced at each other, both of them were confused.

"I'm attacking Cao Cao, you don't have to fight." Yuan Xu's voice came from outside the house: "If he hits me, don't just sit idly by."

When the three heard the sound, they all stood up.

Yuan Xu and Pang Tong walked into the room.

Guo Jia and others saluted.

"I'm here to see you, exactly what I said just now." Yuan Xu said with a smile on his face, "You don't think I'm eavesdropping, do you?"

"You should die for talking about your son behind your back." Guo Jia replied, "Please come down to your crime!"

"Worrying about the future, what's the crime?" Yuan Xu said, "I just have something to ask you to do."

"My lord, please give me instructions." It was Guo Jia who replied.

"I want you to go back to Taiyuan. Taiyuan is my foundation. There is not enough defense there. I am more at ease if you help defend."

Guo Jia, Xiahou Dun, and Xu Huang were not fools, and of course they understood that Yuan Xu wanted them to avoid the subsequent war.

Feeling inexplicably grateful from the bottom of their hearts, the three of them responded in unison: "I am willing to listen to the master!"

"I also have a request to send you back to Taiyuan." Yuan Xu looked around at the three of them.

The three bowed and waited for the order.

Yuan Xu said: "Stick to Taiyuan, even if Cao Cao goes, please do everything you can."

His meaning is very clear, when attacking Cao Cao, Guo Jia and others don't need to contribute.

If Cao Jun attacks Taiyuan, they will be duty-bound.

Yuan Xu worried about the embarrassment of Guo Jia and others, and the three of them certainly would not ignore his position.

Guo Jia replied: "My lord, don't worry, no matter who attacks Taiyuan, we will fight back with all our strength!"

(End of this chapter)