Some officials in the Han Dynasty may not have real talent and learning, but those celebrities are by no means vain in their reputation.

The trivial matters in the county that made Chen Xu dizzy were all easily solved in Cheng Yu's hands.

Because of Cheng Yu's existence, the people in the county who were a little panicked had just gone through the war, and they also calmed down.

Those hooligans and ruffians who wanted to take advantage of the chaos in the county and rob everywhere also began to disappear under Chen Xu's butcher's knife.

Chen Xu stood on the city wall, looking at the Yellow Turban Army that slowly retreated, but still maintained the formation, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Wang Junge is really talented!" ”

It has been three days since Puyang reinforcements came to Dong'e, and in the past few days, Wang Yan has been a tentative attack every time, and there is no real strong attack.

Having learned the lesson of the last time the White Horse City was broken, Chen Xu asked the messenger to send a message to the various county towns at the beginning, telling them to guard the county and take a break from fighting.

Chen Xu believes that with the 3,000 Puyang soldiers he brought, Dong'e County will be as solid as a rock. When the Yellow Turban Army runs out of food, it can be defeated in one fell swoop.

Since the Yellow Turban Army has retreated, Chen Xu will not continue to stay on the city wall.

In the past few days, whenever he has free time, he will ask Cheng Yu for advice. It is rumored in the county that Cheng Yu is not easy to get along with, but Chen Xu intersects with him, but he does not feel this way at all.

Chen Xu asked, Cheng Yu never hid his selfishness, and always tried his best to answer.

The reason why he seems to be more rigid and impersonal has something to do with what he has learned in his life. He advocates legalism and is meticulous, so he seems to be rigid by nature, and he is also known as a cool official under Cao Cao's account in the future, which makes outsiders hate and fear him.

However, since the Han Dynasty, Confucianism has been dominant, and the law collapsed at that time, and Cheng Yu could not apply what he had learned, which made his character a little gloomy.

Chen Xu and Cheng Yu intersected, and sometimes they were covered in cold sweat.

He found that Cheng Yu was bold, daring to say anything and doing anything. Whenever anyone in the county broke the law, he showed no mercy and acted in accordance with the law, sometimes even more severely than the law.

Cheng Yu's character has been vividly interpreted in history.

When Cao Cao was short of food, and the strategists under his account had nothing to do, Cheng Yu stepped forward and raised a lot of dried meat for Cao Cao, so that Cao's army survived the crisis.

Most of these jerky are made of human flesh, which shows how ruthless they are. Because of this, his reputation was damaged, and he was not among the three princes in his life.

Cao Cao once fought with Yuan Shao, with 100,000 troops to attack Juancheng. At that time, Cheng Yu led 700 soldiers and horses to guard Juancheng, Cao Cao knew that Juancheng was in danger, and ordered someone to tell Cheng Yu that he wanted to add 2,000 soldiers and horses to Juancheng to help defend it, but Cheng Yu refused to accept it.

Yuan Shao went to Juancheng, saw that Cheng Yu only took 700 people to defend the city, he was suspicious and did not dare to attack the city, and then retreated, so that Juancheng could be preserved. From this point of view, it can be seen how bold Cheng Yu is!

Chen Xu came to the county government and saw that Cheng Yu was quite idle, and couldn't help but feel envious. Cheng Yu is by no means just a talent in a county, he can solve the trivial matters in the county in a moment, so after dealing with official business every day, he studies in the county office.

Chen Xu gave Cheng Yu a salute and said: "I am busy with military affairs every day and have no rest, but I don't want my husband to be so comfortable every day, I really envy others." ”

Cheng Yu put down the bamboo book in his hand and asked, "Wen Zhao, do you know how many days the grain and grass in the county can still be supported?" ”

Chen Xu was stunned when he heard this, and slapped his forehead suddenly.

The soldiers and horses did not move, and the grain and grass went first. But in order to support Dong'e as soon as possible, he abandoned his baggage, brought dry food for a few days, and went into battle lightly.

When he came to Dong'a, he has been busy with military affairs. With Cheng Yu's talent here, Chen Xu, who has never worried about logistics or anything, has never bothered about the grain storage in the county.

It wasn't until Cheng Yu asked that he secretly made a mistake. In the final analysis, he is just a teenager, even though he has learned the art of war from Qiao Xuan, but there is not much actual combat, how can he know everything?

"Sir, but there is not enough food in the county?" Chen Xu hurriedly asked.

He originally wanted to drag the Yellow Turban Army down, if the officers and soldiers ran out of food faster than the Yellow Turban Army, it would be really ridiculous!

Cheng Yu got up, couldn't see the expression on his face, and said slowly: "The county was looted and burned by the former county Cheng, and there is no food for a long time. ”

"A large part of this grain and grass was looted by the county from the big family in Dong'a. In order to defend the city before, all these grains and grasses were requisitioned, and although the big households in Dong'a were dissatisfied, they did not dare to say much. ”

"Now there are nearly 4,000 people and horses in the county, and people eat and chew horses, and there is not much grain and grass left."

Chen Xu walked back and forth in the county government with his hands behind his back, feeling a little irritable. There are not enough officers and soldiers, and if the troops are divided to transport grain and grass from Puyang, it is difficult to guarantee that Wang Yan will not rob grain halfway.

Moreover, there are not many grains and grasses in Puyang, and many of them are donated by large households in Puyang. If it was to defend Puyang, even if they were unwilling, they would have given food, but in order to rescue Dong'e, these people would not continue to be the wrongdoers.

At this time, he realized why Wang Yan had only attacked tentatively in the past few days, he was waiting for the civil strife in Dong'e City.

Seeing Cheng Yu, who was calm and relaxed, Chen Xu's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked, "I don't know if Mr. has a plan to solve the current dilemma?" ”

Cheng Yu smiled slightly, and asked rhetorically: "In today's situation, who people don't want Dong'e City to be broken?" ”

Chen Xu replied without hesitation: "Of course, Qiaodong County and Dong'a Haoqiang and wealthy households. ”

Qiao Mao is the Taishou of Dongjun, and if the county seat under his rule is broken by the Yellow Turban Army, he will definitely be punished by the imperial court in the future.

The previous county rebelled, and Dong'e Haoqiang and rich families all suffered heavy losses, which is why when Cheng Yu proposed to recapture Dong'e County, Xue Fang and others in the county immediately spoke out in favor. Therefore, this person definitely does not want to see the county seat being attacked by the Yellow Turban Army again.

Chen Xu heard the strings and knew the elegant meaning, and immediately asked: "What does Mr. mean, but you want to borrow grain from the rich households in the county?" ”

Cheng Yu had a smile on his face and said, "Yes." ”

Frowning, Chen Xu said: "The rich family in the county has been looted by the county before, even if they are willing to support us and other grain and grass, I am afraid that they are powerless." ”

When Cheng Yu heard this, he laughed: "Wen Zhao must not underestimate the big families in Dong'e, each of them has a secret warehouse, and the grain, grass, and money that Wang Du plundered are just a drop in the bucket for these big households." ”

When Chen Xu heard this, he felt incredible. 'A dime', although Cheng Yu's exaggerated statement, can also be seen that those grains and grasses are nothing in the eyes of these powerful and rich people.

You must know that the grain and grass consumed by Dong'e in the past few days is by no means a small amount, if it is really only a small part of the wealth of these people, then the amount of money and food in these big families is unimaginable!

Looking at Chen Xu's performance, Cheng Yu shook his head. Although Chen Xu is smart, after all, he comes from a humble background, and he doesn't know how rich these powerful and big families are.

Large households can be said to be 'overflowing warehouses and rotten grains', but the people are 'empty stomachs and dead roadsides'.

Cheng Yu didn't take it too seriously, and revealed some of the information he knew to Chen Xu.

When Chen Xu heard this, he was furious, smashed the county government office with a punch, and scolded: "It is precisely because of these maggots that the people will rise up." ”

Cheng Yu didn't comment on Chen Xu's words, just touched his beard and stared at Chen Xu without saying anything.

Feeling Cheng Yu's gaze, Chen Xu knew that he was a little impulsive, and hurriedly apologized to Cheng Yu.

Since he knew that there was so much food in these people's homes, Chen Xu naturally wanted to find a way to let them provide grain and grass in the army, so he asked Cheng Yu: "I don't know if Mr. has any good plan to make the big family in Dong'e offer grain and grass?" ”

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That night, Chen Xu ordered the soldiers to dismantle the camp, prepare more dry food, and be ready to withdraw at any time. And let people inform the big families in the county, and inform them that if anyone is willing to withdraw from Dong'a with the army, their lives will definitely be protected.

When the big households in Dong'a heard the news, they were all shocked, and they gathered in the county government one after another, asking to see Chen Xu and ask why they had withdrawn.

Chen Xu saw that all the big households in Dong'a had arrived, and said with a heavy face: "I also want to protect Dong'a, but Puyang has long been short of food and can't transport grain and grass, and now there is a shortage of food in the army." Moreover, most of the soldiers under my command are rebels, with no military salary, and they have defended the city for a long time without gain, and their morale is low. ”

"If we don't withdraw to Puyang, within a few days, we will definitely collapse without a fight."

Hearing Chen Xu's words, a local tyrant stood up and said loudly: "The general retreats from the battle and loses Dong'a, aren't you afraid of being punished by Lord Taishou?" ”

None of these people were stupid people, knowing that Chen Xu wanted to persecute them and provide the army with food, grass, and military salaries. So, how can they sit still?

Chen Xu sneered and said, "Before coming to Dong'a, Lord Taishou gave me the right to change the battle. There is no food in the army, and the soldiers have no fighting spirit, if they don't withdraw the troops, what can they do? ”

After finishing speaking, Chen Xu ignored everyone, and asked Chen Jing to tell the three armies and retreat back to Puyang.