Chapter 613 The True Sinner

And the news that Tadun led his army to invade Youzhou naturally spread to Jizhou.

"Wuhuan people?"

Jia Xu looked at the secret report in his hand, and his expression gradually became serious.

"Chanyu Tadun divided his troops into three groups and led one hundred thousand troops to go south. He wants to help Shao and drive our army away?"

Jia Xu looked at the secret report in his hand and stood up quickly: "Prepare your horses, I want to report this news to the general!" The guards outside the tent had already prepared the horses, Jia Xu got on the horses and ran towards Liu Ye's main tent. And go.

Seeing Jia Xu's flying horse galloping towards him, the two halberds immediately crossed and intercepted Jia Xu.

"I wonder what's important to Mr. Wenhe?"

"Inform the general, the urgent military situation is extremely important!" Jia Xu said seriously.

When the guards outside the tent saw Jia Xu's serious expression, they naturally did not dare to neglect him. He turned around and walked into the tent to report. After a while, he came out: "General, please come in, Mr. Wen He."

Jia Xu nodded, immediately picked up his clothes and trotted in.

Liu Ye's desk was covered with bamboo slips. There were many problems in the counties in the southern part of Jizhou that were finally settled. Some people received Yuan Shao's secret orders to stir up unrest in the rear. Therefore, many documents were sent to Liu Ye for personal approval. Therefore, although Liu Ye was in The army is also very busy.

"Wen He is here? Sit down." Liu Ye looked up and waved his hand to order the guards in the tent to give him a seat.

Seeing that Liu Ye was still immersed in the papers, Jia Xu couldn't help but sigh: "The stormy waves are coming, and the general is still immersed in trivial matters?"

"Big waves?" Liu Ye raised his head with a smile on his face: "Is it Sun Bofu's division heading north? Or is Cao Mengde heading west with all his strength?"

Liu Ye had already made arrangements and ordered Liu Bei to guard Yuzhou in order to guard against Sun Ce. Yu Jin's purpose in guarding Yanzhou was to guard against Cao Cao. If Sun Ce or Cao Cao sent troops, there was no need to worry.

However, Jia Xu's expression was very deep, and he knew at a glance that he was not joking.

"Tadun has led one hundred thousand troops south. Isn't the general worried?"

Liu Ye frowned when he heard this: "A Wuhuan person?"

Liu Ye suddenly couldn't sit still. He stood up and paced back and forth, his face looking ugly for a while.

"Why did the Wuhuan people send troops? Could it be that they were taking advantage of the situation to rob them?" Liu Ye suddenly said.

If it was just a matter of plundering, it wouldn't be a big deal. At most, it would just be robbing some people and money. If it is because of something else, then this Hebei war will undoubtedly add many new variables.

"No." Jia Xu slowly shook his head and said word by word: "The Wuhuan people sent troops because of Yuan Shaocheng's invitation."

"Yuan Shao?"

Liu Ye was furious: "The people in the border areas have been suffering for a long time. Shao is the lord of Hebei. He is unable to calm the people, so he actually invites wolves into the house?"

Historically, when barbarians invaded, the first people to suffer were naturally the people in the border areas. When the barbarians invaded, they often robbed the people of wealth and silk, and turned the Han people in the border areas into slaves. As a martial arts practitioner, Liu Ye was a strong-blooded person, so he naturally strongly rejected this kind of behavior, so Very angry.

Jia Xu sighed: "I didn't expect that my lord loves the people so much, I admire him so much."

In fact, people in the Han Dynasty did not have such hatred for barbarians as later generations, because the concept of nation was actually formed in modern times, and the concept of clan was more important in ancient times. Not to mention ordinary people, even the Gonggun princes above the court believed that barbarians could be won over and exploited. For example, the Yueqi Battalion among the five battalions of the capital was composed of barbarian knights.

"Hmph! Yuan Shao actually lured a wolf into the house for his own selfish gain. He deserves to die." Liu Ye said angrily.

"There is another piece of news here that has not been confirmed. The general must not be angry after hearing about it."

"Just say what you say." Liu Ye waved his hand, indicating that it was okay.

"It is said that Yuan Shao used Yuyang and Shanggu counties as Wuhuan's horse herding areas, and all troops and officials withdrew." Jia Xu said in a low voice.

Liu Ye's face suddenly turned red. He looked left and right, stretched out his big hand, and grabbed a guard with his five fingers like dragon claws. The guard knew that Liu Ye was powerful in martial arts, and his face turned pale with fear.

Of course, Liu Ye didn't want to kill him. He grabbed the spear from the guard's hand, held it horizontally with both hands, and broke it into two pieces with force.

"On the day the city was broken, this is what happened to the traitor Yuan Shao!" Liu Ye said grimly, and the surrounding guards were startled.

"Traitor?" Jia Xu's expression was subtle: "The whole world is not the land of the king, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers. Yuan Shao gave the two counties of Shanggu and Yuyang to the Wuhuan people. The term traitor is quite appropriate."

However, Jia Xu's face quickly showed a worried expression: "Ye City is a fortified city. We don't know how many more months it will take for our army to capture Ye City. The Wuhuan people will go south, otherwise our army will give up temporarily. How about moving to Yecheng and marching westward to merge with the state to break the siege of Marquis Wen?"

"Withdraw troops? Is it just a mere Wuhuan general who wants to withdraw his troops?" Liu Ye asked dissatisfied.

"I'm not worried that the general won't be able to defeat the Wuhuan people." Jia Xu said seriously: "Although the Wuhuan people claim to be one hundred thousand, this is definitely an exaggeration. Their strength is between 50,000 and 60,000. But after joining forces with Yuan Shao There are 70,000 to 80,000 people, plus the Jizhou army remaining in Bingzhou, there are definitely 100,000 people."

"Yuan Shao has painstakingly planned to abandon Shanggu and Yuyang counties in order to completely defeat our army! According to our army's detailed intelligence, Jushu's troops stationed in Bingzhou have been gradually moving south. Yuan Shao gathered these 100,000 troops, General Can we definitely win the battle?"

Jia Xu said unhurriedly: "Now our army has thousands of casualties and only has more than 30,000 troops. Is it possible that the general wants to use these 30,000 people to fight against a hundred thousand troops?"

"Even if the general can win, it will definitely be a tragic victory. When the time comes, there is no guarantee that Cao Cao, Sun Ce, Liu Biao and others will not have different intentions."

Jia Xu sighed and bent down deeply: "Everything Xu does is for the sake of the general's hegemony. There is absolutely no selfish intention. Please be aware of it, general!"

Liu Ye's face was deep and he stared straight at Jia Xu. Jia Xu also looked at Liu Ye without fear, revealing an aura of clear conscience, tit for tat, and no concessions.

"That's it, let's call the generals in the army to discuss the matter and see what everyone has to say."

Liu Ye was furious and wanted to scold Jia Xu, but when he saw his loyal look, he had to sigh and took back his scolding words.

"promise."

Jia Xu cupped his hands and silently retreated to the left.

"The general has ordered that all civil and military officers above a thousand stones in the army should come to the army to discuss matters!"

Not long after, all the civil and military officers from the army gathered in the Chinese army's tent. They all looked serious, as if they knew what big thing had happened, so they didn't say a word.

The row on the left is composed of civil servants and counselors, with Jia Xu at the top, Guo Jia, Liu Ye and Confucian scholars standing one after another.