Chapter 1529: The Battle of Xuzhou (126)
The trial has a bit of a headache, if this matter is an insider, then he dares to 100% guarantee that the news is definitely leaked by these two people, but if this matter has nothing to do with the two, then it will be difficult to find out the truth, he naturally believes that this matter has nothing to do with frustration, but if it is said that Yuan Shao leaked out, it is impossible, the trial took a look at Yuan Shao, and then looked at frustration, how to check, where to start? All of a sudden, there is really nowhere to start in the trial, and there are some headaches, which is definitely a hot potato, and it is far from so easy to find out the results.
But the general has already spoken, and when it comes to this, he can't do it if he doesn't take it, but he can't find out the result, and in the end, he can't go to the main bus substitute, so he brows and says: "Since the general trusts the general, the general has to do his best." ”
There is no way to find out this matter at all, whether it is the people around him or the people around Yuan Shao, in the end it is just a routine, and when the time comes, it will take some time to explain with no results, of course, it would be best if there were any clues.
The judge sat down, and the three of them sat quietly with their own thoughts, especially Yuan Shao, whose face was pale, and his eyes flashed with fierce light.
If the people around him leaked the news, who would it be, he thought carefully about all the possibilities, but there was never such an image in his mind, no one met, but where could it be the problem, he suddenly thought of one thing, that is, Cao Cao once said that a spy case in Xudu was seized in Xudu, and Liu Lan used a pigeon to send a message.
Later, Cao Cao followed suit, but the effect was not too good, this pigeon heard Cao Cao say that although it can recognize the way, it is indeed much faster to fly in one city and another, but the same error rate is also very large, sometimes hundreds of pigeons are released, and they can't even complete the task.
Cao Cao had to give up promotion because of the poor effect in the process of transmitting the message, as long as it was used by chance, it was not frequent at all, but the reason why he thought of it at the moment was that Cao Cao couldn't use carrier pigeons to transmit information, but Liu Lan could.
Although the carrier pigeon flight distance is not far, and it is impossible to identify too many places, if Liu Lan gets the news from Jizhou, through the relay method, the carrier pigeon first flies to Licheng, then to Linzi and then to Xiju County and then to Dongguan, through the transfer on this road, it is bound to be able to transmit what happened in Jizhou to Xuzhou in a very short time.
This may not be nothing, and it is also the only possibility he can think of now except for the internal leakage news, he said this speculation, and immediately attracted the attention of the two, the two of them don't know about this matter, if it is true, it will be terrible, this flying pigeon will definitely be faster than the horse, if this is the case, then it is not surprising that Liu Lan knew the news of their troops in advance.
The judge secretly breathed a sigh of relief, no matter whether this possibility is or not, he must confirm this possibility, so that he will not continue to do that thankless errand, and the frustration shouted that Liu Lan was smart, and he could actually think of using birds to transmit information, and said busily: "Lord, our army must also follow Liu Lan's example, if our army can also have carrier pigeons to transmit news, then we can accurately detect the enemy's situation, and our army will benefit without any harm." ”
Yuan Shao nodded, and said: "I know about this matter, but Cao Cao didn't succeed in this regard, so I didn't see the real thing, and I didn't take it seriously, if this time Liu Lan really relied on the carrier pigeon to pass the news of Gao Lan's southward journey back, then the importance of the carrier pigeon is self-evident, our army not only has to have, but also to investigate the entire Jizhou, who has this kind of bird, as long as it is found, immediately check, nine times out of ten, it is Liu Lan's study!" ”
"What the lord said, we can not only destroy Liu Lan's work through carrier pigeons, but also arrest these people, if we can master the method of domesticating carrier pigeons from their hands, it will undoubtedly be a great help to our development of carrier pigeon transmission intelligence.
At this time, Yuan Shao looked at him and said, "Well, this matter is up to you to handle it personally, and you must find out all the enemy exercises in Jizhou in the fastest possible time, by the way, there are also Youzhou and Merge Prefecture, let's have a big search!" ”
The judge was shocked, this matter seemed to have touched Yuan Shao greatly, everyone knew the importance of intelligence collection to them, but they ignored the significance of being able to transmit information in time, and Liu Lan was ahead of them, he believed that Liu Lan was always able to turn danger into victory in many battles, which was not unrelated to his huge spy network and ability to quickly transmit information.
"I heard that there is an internal guard in Xuzhou, these people are completely sackcloth robes on weekdays, but the soldiers under the tent are dressed in brocade clothes, these people are in action, if the local government hears the news, they also turn their heads and leave directly, because they often arrest local spies, many of the scouts we have sent out over the years have been captured by these people, and these people have heard that there are secret strongholds in major princes and major cities.
To put it mildly, in the Xuzhou Neiwei Mansion, there is a grapevine that which prince went into the courtyard of which wife and concubine to sleep last night, they will also get the news within ten days, although the words are a bit exaggerated, but it reflects Liu Lan's huge ability to collect intelligence, if the lord just wants to rely on carrier pigeons to transmit internal affairs, then it is very simple to raise carrier pigeons in every county, but if you want to collect the enemy's intelligence together, then an organization similar to Liu Lan's internal guard has to be accelerated.
And in this regard, even Cao Cao has already walked ahead of us, and the judge said softly, there are some things, you didn't know the reason before, if it wasn't because of such a secret thing as a carrier pigeon, then the scout came back and said that within ten days, you can know who stayed in whose boudoir last night This is a joke, but if there is really such a magical carrier pigeon, then this is not a joke, but can really get the fastest news at the fastest speed.
And this speed will even be more effective than the beacon fire on the border, because the existence of the beacon fire is only a quick transmission of the enemy invasion, maybe he can pass the news all the way to the capital in time, but the specific situation, but it still needs to be sent by a fast horse, and so on from the border to Luoyang, it will be a matter of a few months, when the time comes, what deployment will Luoyang make, and when the northern army rushes to the border, maybe the Hu people have been looted and fled back to the grassland.
But the carrier pigeon is different, he can deliver the news, and he can also use the text to accurately transmit the information, and this is definitely something that the beacon cannot compare, Yuan Shao naturally attaches great importance to the suggestions of the trial, but who is the specific person in charge, it is not possible to decide for the time being, the situation he can understand, the person in charge of Liu Lan's side is not clear, but Cao Cao's side is clear, although the relationship between the two is far from being compared with before, but after so many years, it has long been you and I have you, There are many things, and what happened to Cao Cao's side is not any secret at all.
And on top of this matter, since there is a department dedicated to collecting intelligence, it is absolutely necessary to select the most trusted person to be in charge of collective affairs, although the trial is very good, but he still needs to carefully consider it before he can finally finalize the right person.
Yuan Shao suddenly raised his head, smiled and asked the two, "What do you two think about such an institution?" Exactly copy Liu Lan or follow Cao Cao, or do you each have other ideas? ”
Neither of them responded directly, they all made a decision after some careful consideration, and finally the judge said first: "Collecting intelligence, especially for Liu Lan's intelligence, it is imperative, every time we fight with Liu Lan, it is like this battle of Langya, General Yan Liang was killed by Guan Yu by surprise, the most critical point is that we always thought that Guan Yu was still staying in Wuxian, but he and his Setshan battalion sneaked into Langya early, if we can get the news early and remind General Yan Liang, General Yan Liang will definitely not advance lightly, so the importance of intelligence work is obvious, especially in the fight against an opponent like Liu Lan, it is even more important to know all his actions, only in this way, can we eliminate this thorn in the eye, if the lord let the last man be responsible for this matter in the future, the idea of the last general is to deploy in Xuzhou first, collect intelligence and destroy, and then gradually expand outward after the deployment of Xuzhou is completed, and finally like Liu Lan, such an intelligence point can be installed in every county in the world, and then the lord will sit in Yecheng, can be like Liu Lan, Jin knows the world. ”
"Starting from Liu Lan, yes, our main enemy now is Liu Lan, we must know his situation first, so that our army is invincible, it is the best policy." Yuan Shao nodded, more satisfied with his proposal, but it is said that there were some different opinions, he got up and said: "I think that the top priority now is to train a carrier pigeon to come out first, and it is more urgent to compare it according to the lord, although Cao Cao implemented intelligence collection in the county, but his carrier pigeon failed in transmitting information, so instead of sending troops to collect information first, it is better to test the carrier pigeon transmission in Jizhou now, if it succeeds, then it can be implemented as soon as possible, if it fails, So what is the difference between the work of collecting intelligence and what we have done before, the intelligence is the same, but the transmission of the message back is still slow, the gains outweigh the losses, and the cost of breeding carrier pigeons, these we all need to evaluate, can not see others do well, we think we can emulate, so we must first ensure that the carrier pigeon can be used is the top priority, only in this way and then slowly develop, is the right way. ”
It was a good thing, but I didn't expect the two to have a disagreement again, and what they said was quite reasonable, Yuan Shao pondered for a moment, and said: "What you both said is right, but this matter can't be delayed, it's better to do this, this matter is divided into two steps, the trial is responsible for recruiting spies to be sent to Xuzhou and investigating Liu Lan's internal guard scouts in Jizhou, while Fu Zhu is collecting carrier pigeon breeding and breeding internally and trying to pass on intelligence, if the trial can pierce the enemy spies, then we must find a way to find a way from their mouths, This will also allow us to breed our own pigeons as soon as possible.
"The general said well, the habits of the carrier pigeon, the scope of the activity and how to deliver the news, etc., we don't know, want to rely on it to transmit the news in Jizhou no one has this ability, although I don't know how much energy and financial resources Liu Lan spent on the matter of the carrier pigeon, but he should be the thing of these years to transmit information like this, so the quickest way to succeed is either to get the method from Liu Lan, or through our own gradual exploration, but from the situation on Cao Cao's side, this is a little difficult, At least it costs a lot of money, and Cao Cao's financial resources can't support it, so the fastest way is to find ways and methods from Liu Lan's side, and if you want to rely on carrier pigeons to transmit information in a short time, this is undoubtedly the fastest and most convenient way. ”
"What if you can't get it?" Yuan Shao's face changed suddenly, and he looked at the judge, but the latter did not have any fear in his eyes at all, and met Yuan Shao's gaze, and his tone was unhurried: "If we can't find it, we can only rely on ourselves to gradually explore and cultivate, it may cost a lot, but as long as the lord supports it, no matter how long it takes, it must be cultivated." ”
What attracts Yuan Shao the most about carrier pigeons, is his ability to quickly deliver news, if there is a map of the Han Dynasty, then he can put the carrier pigeon in any county, and even if he is sitting in Yecheng, he can get the fastest speed to know what is happening in a certain county he wants to know, and without a carrier pigeon, maybe he can also get information, but that is in a few months later, as if it is now just from Qingzhou to Pingyuan County, it will take more than half a month, if it is a military situation, when the news arrives, what is the point, who knows what happened again in these half months?
It is even possible that he has just received good news, and Xuzhou was suddenly defeated by the enemy's surprise attack, which is possible, so this incident touched him too much, if there is no trial to tell such an interesting story about Xuzhou, then he may not be so interested in carrier pigeons, but now the cultivation of carrier pigeons, has risen to the point where it is second only to the battle of Xuzhou.
"Okay, just do as you say, I want to know everything about the carrier pigeon." Yuan Shao turned around and left, and the two people who stayed looked at each other, maybe they each had their own ideas, but in the matter of carrier pigeons, the two of them had different ideas, and they both thought that it was urgent.
Of course, the two are also interested, after all, in the past, the transmission of news was carried out by fast horses, but now Liu Lan can use birds, it is a little incredible to think about it, but the two who do not know the truth obviously overestimate the role of carrier pigeons, and the role he can play is not as big as imagined, just like Xuzhou, the role that carrier pigeons can play is just like a beacon of early warning, after all, the words he can record are limited, sometimes when the other party receives the carrier pigeon to open the mailbox, they will be confused, but there is one thing that cannot be denied, In terms of early warning and some transfers, he did have a good effect.