Chapter 247 Chen Jie: Am I the garrison commander? ( words, please subscribe)

Darughachi Mansion.

Chen Jie arrived here early in the morning and found that the place was heavily guarded. They saw Chen Jie coming.

Huobi Ma, who was standing at the door, waved and said, "Captain Chen."

"Greetings, Master Qianhu." Chen Jie clasped his fists to Huobi Ma. In terms of official position, Huobi Ma was a Qianhu directly under the Darughachi Prefecture, and his status was higher than Chen Jie.

Chen Jie clasped his fists and Huobi Ma said, "Hey, we are all brothers, no need to be polite. Come on, my master and the princess are waiting for you in the main hall."

"Wait for me, Master Qian Hu, you are too polite. I am only a centurion, how dare I trouble you two superiors to wait for me."

Huobi Ma smiled and said, "Captain Chen, you are not just an ordinary person now. You are the savior of the entire Huangzhou Prefecture. If it weren't for you, our Huangzhou Prefecture would have been conquered by the giant beast. Brother Chen, there is no need to be polite."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie clasped his fists and said, "It was just a coincidence. Sorry for the joke. Sorry for the joke."

Huobi Ma laughed when he heard this, "Haha, that's enough, let's stop flattering each other here, and go into the house quickly so as not to keep the princess and Lord Kuokuo waiting for too long."

Kuokuo refers to Wang Baobao, and Wang Baobao's pastoral name is Kuokuo Timur.

Chen Jie nodded and walked directly into the mansion with Huobi Ma. The situation in the mansion was much stricter than at the beginning, and the entire mansion was under militarized management.

There are soldiers guarding everywhere, and it looks quite solemn and murderous.

Chen Jie followed Huobi Ma directly into the main hall, the meeting hall. At this time, Wang Baobao was sitting on the main seat, and the princess was sitting next to him. The people sitting below them were the thousand households of all parties in this battle.

Including four centurions of the Black Cavalry and six centurions of officers guarding the city.

And Ada, Aer, and Asan who were standing behind Zhao Ya.

Everyone stood up. At this time, Chen Jie came in. Wang Baobao glanced at Chen Jie and said with a smile: "Jiu Si is here, sit down."

After hearing this, several thousand households looked at the position indicated by Wang Baobao and found that it was above them. They all frowned immediately. They were thousand households, so how could a hundred households sit above thousand households?

Thinking of this, several people felt very uncomfortable.

However, since Wang Baobao offered them a seat, none of them dared to disagree.

Zhao Ya also looked over and said, "Jiu Si, just sit on my lower hand."

After hearing this, Chen Jie walked over and sat directly on Zhao Ya's drooping hands. The people below frowned, thinking that she had indeed risen to the top through nepotism.

Thinking that everyone was emotional, I didn't say much.

They knew that it was Chen Jiusi who saved the Huangzhou city, but official positions are important in the officialdom. Even if Chen Jiusi had made great contributions, you couldn't just bully them and act tyrannically.

You have to know that even if Qi Tongwei became a drug-fighting hero, he could only be a grassroots official, but since he became Secretary Liang's son-in-law, he would be the director of the department.

Therefore, those who have made great contributions do not necessarily hold high positions, but this kind of meeting emphasizes official positions.

So a group of thousand households sat at the bottom with their hands hanging down, while Chen Jiusi sat at the top with his hands hanging down. This immediately made a group of guys who had little ability but a strong desire for power jealous.

Chen Jie knew what these thousand households were thinking, but he didn't care. A person who was not envied was a mediocre person. Chen Jie was not afraid of their jealousy, after all, they were all a group of incompetent people.

Apart from Wang Baobao and the princess, the only person present who could make Chen Jie look up to him was Huo Bima.

As for the rest, they are just so-so.

Chen Jie sat in the princess's seat and found that there were two empty seats opposite the princess, and the person sitting opposite him was Huo Bima.

Chen Jie asked: "Princess, who are you waiting for?"

Zhao Ya said: "Well, the two masters fought with Han Miaozhen yesterday and were injured. They can only come after they have recovered. Let's wait for a while."

"oh oh."

Chen Jie nodded, then looked at Zhao Ya and said, "How did the two masters fight with Han Miaozhen yesterday? Can the two masters withstand Han Miaozhen's attack next time?"

After hearing this, Zhao Ya said, "Well, there shouldn't be any problem. Although the two masters were injured, Han Miaozhen was not unscathed either. As for the specific situation, we will talk about it after the two masters arrive."

"Ah."

Chen Jie responded, and Zhao Ya asked, "Did you comfort your family after you went back yesterday?"

Chen Jie said: "Thank you for your concern, my family affairs have been properly dealt with."

Zhao Ya nodded slightly and said, "Yes, good, that's good."

The two stopped chatting, and suddenly someone outside said, "The two masters are here."

After hearing this, Wang Baobao, Zhao Ya, and everyone present stood up and looked at the two old men who walked in from outside.

These two old men, one was wearing a white robe, the other was wearing a black robe. Chen Jie recognized the one wearing the white robe, it was He Yishou, Master He.

As for the man in black robe, he was a strange old man with black hair and fierce eyes. If He Yishou was cruel, then the eyes of this old man in black were extremely vicious.

That’s right, this is the eldest of the two Xuanbing elders, Gui Yannian!

The two elders Xuanbing, the tortoise and the crane walking together, and prolonging life, are all good words, but when people in the martial arts world mention the two of them, they usually use words like cruel and ruthless, evil means, and court lackeys to describe them.

The two men entered the house and naturally sat in the seat where Wang Baobao's hands were hanging.

Wang Baobao actually wanted to leave the main seat to the two of them, but the two were unwilling to accept it. If they were ordinary Darughaci, they would have accepted it without hesitation.

But Wang Baobao has another identity, that is, the little prince.

As the servants of the palace, how could they do anything to overthrow their superiors? Therefore, they strongly demanded that Wang Baobao sit on the main seat.

After the two arrived, they looked around the venue and then looked at Wang Baobao and said, "Is everyone here? Let's get started!"

After hearing this, Wang Baobao immediately said obediently, "Yes."

At this time, he cleared his throat and said, "Everyone, we suffered heavy losses in yesterday's battle. This meeting is mainly to review yesterday's battle. The first item below is to summarize the casualties!"

"Huobi Ma!"

"My subordinate is here."

Huobi Ma stood up, and Wang Baobao said, "Tell me about the situation of the Black Cavalry."

"Yes."

"The Black Cavalry was ordered to follow the commander yesterday and go out of the city to meet the enemy. They beheaded more than 3,000 people and 800 beasts, including 200 dog soldiers under the Zoroastrian Dog Elder. They suffered more than 300 casualties, more than 100 of them were seriously injured, and almost everyone was injured. However, after being treated by doctors, they are no longer affected by the battle and still maintain their combat capability."

Wang Baobao nodded slightly, and then turned to the defense of the city. At this time, Zhao Ya said: "The main battlefield of the defense yesterday was the East Gate. I was responsible for guarding it. Nearly 2,000 people were killed and wounded. The city gate was almost broken. Later, people from other sects came to rescue, and more than 1,000 people died. More than 3,000 were injured. There are about 6,000 people who can fight."

"We still have the ability to fight, but we are short of manpower."

After hearing this, Wang Baobao said, "Well, very good."

"That means we still have the strength to fight, but we are currently short of soldiers to defend the city. Do you have any suggestions?"

After hearing this, everyone was silent. After a while, Zhao Ya spoke up: "My idea is to gather the people in the city to help defend the city. Wasn't there a group of four dragons and eight tigers in this city before?"

"These people have more than a thousand disciples under their command. In this time of national crisis, do they want to stay out of it?"

After hearing what Zhao Ya said, several thousand households frowned and said, "Princess, these are all people from the martial arts world. According to the rules, our court cannot easily transfer them, otherwise..."

"Otherwise, what? I am the chief of the Hubei Jianghu appointed by the imperial court. Not to mention the Huangzhou Prefecture, the entire Hubei Jianghu is under my jurisdiction. As long as they are willing, I can summon them. What's the problem?"

Zhao Ya looked directly at the captain who had spoken.

Chen Jie looked at the captain and saw that he had a bad look on his face. Chen Jie had already investigated clearly that these local officials and local gangs were colluding with each other for the same interests. At this time, if he wanted the local gangs to contribute, it might affect their interests. Therefore, many officials were unwilling to do so. The princess involved the local gangs.

Chen Jie naturally knew what they were thinking, and he had also mentioned it to Zhao Ya. However, Zhao Ya was a fierce dragon after all, so she didn't care much about the thoughts of these loaches.

At this time, Chen Jie cleared his throat and said, "Princess, this matter needs to be carefully considered. The gangs in this city are very complicated. If we forcibly recruit them, I'm afraid some people will have a rebellious mentality and may even collude with the thieves!"

Zhao Ya looked at Chen Jie when she heard this, but suddenly heard a slap on the table, followed by a cold voice saying, "The princess said she wants to gather the gangs in the city to help resist. That's the order, and no local gang dares to disobey!"

After hearing this, everyone was shocked and wondered who was so pretentious. But when they turned around, everyone was speechless because they saw that the person who spoke was Gui Yannian.

Gui Yannian's face was as gloomy as water, and he said coldly: "Don't worry, Princess. This afternoon, Ah He and I will visit the major sects in the city separately. I want to see who dares not to give us face!"

When everyone present heard Gui Yannian's voice, they were all frightened and silent.

Gui Yannian glanced at everyone present and said, "I know some of you here are colluding with martial arts sects. I don't want to pursue it, but if anyone dares to do something disloyal today, don't blame us two brothers for being ruthless."

After hearing this, everyone trembled with fear and said, "We dare not."

Gui Yannian said, "Well, let me say one more thing. Yesterday, the Zoroastrianism sent out the Dharma King Han Miaozhen, who was stopped by the two of us. You don't have to worry. With the two of us in the battle against Han Miaozhen, we can't intervene. So the outcome of this war depends on your performance."

After hearing this, Wang Baobao and Zhao Ya looked at each other and realized that Gui Yannian was helping them boost morale.

Wang Baobao then spoke up; "Okay, since the two masters, Gui and He, are confident that they can stop Han Miaozhen, and I am confident that I can lead an additional 5,000 cavalry to immobilize Elder Quan and his dog soldiers, the final outcome of this battle will be the outcome between the enemy's refugees and our soldiers defending the city."

After hearing this, everyone in the field nodded in agreement. However, a captain stood up and said, "Master Darughachi, you are right. This time the victory or defeat is indeed a battle between our soldiers defending the city and the refugees. However, Master, the refugees have now gathered a hundred thousand people, and more refugees are gathering from all directions, but we have no reinforcements."

"Even if our defenders are eager to fight and are not afraid of sacrifice, there are only more than 6,000 of them in total. There will always be losses. If the enemy comes three or five times like today, all our defenders will be wiped out!"

"By then, we still won't be able to defend Huangzhou Prefecture."

After hearing this, Wang Baobao said, "Well, I know what you said. I have sent people to inform the court. I think the court's army will come soon. So as long as we can resist and hold on for a few more days, the army may arrive and wipe out this group of bandits in one fell swoop."

After hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up. Well, the imperial court has sent a large army, that's good, that's good!
Everyone was thinking about it, but at this time someone spoke up: "Sir, can the imperial army arrive within ten days? If not, we may collapse without the enemy attacking the city! Our food and grass are only enough to support ten days of consumption. We can't afford to delay the war!"

After hearing this, Wang Baobao said, "In less than ten days, within seven days, the imperial army will surely come to rescue us."

Everyone in the field heard this, although they were confused, but no one said much. At this time, Wang Baobao said: "I called you all here today mainly to summarize the battle situation yesterday, and secondly to emphasize that the enemy is likely to come to steal the city in the next few days. You must go all out. If the city is breached, everyone here will be in trouble."

"But this time, if Huangzhou Prefecture is defended, you will all be meritorious officials, and promotions will be a given."

After hearing this, everyone in the field looked at each other, each with their own little calculations, and at this time Wang Baobao said: "Chen Jiusi!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie immediately stood up and said, "I'm here!"

Chen Jie didn't understand why Wang Baobao called him alone at this time.

Wang Baobao looked at Chen Jie and said, "Chen Jiusi, when the beasts attacked the city yesterday, you saved the day and were the first to do so. So after discussing with the princess, I have decided to appoint you as the governor of Huangzhou Prefecture, in charge of suppressing the bandits."

Chen Jie was stunned when he heard this. He thought he was promoted.

The Garrison Commander, the fourth most powerful person in Huangzhou Prefecture, was once the position of Batan, a sixth-rank official, in charge of the mobilization of troops in the city. This is a position with considerable power!

But hasn’t this garrison always been under the command of the King of Qi?
Thinking of this, Chen Jie clasped his fists and said, "I obey your command, but this position does not always mean King of Qi..."

Wang Baobao said: "Just rest assured and take up your post. The Qi Wangfu's men and horses completely evacuated Huangzhou Prefecture yesterday. They have given up on this place, so the garrison commander will also be appointed by the court again."

Chen Jie wanted to say something after hearing this, but Gui Yannian said, "Young man, Ah He told me about what happened to you yesterday, and the princess also told me about your grievances with Prince Qi's Mansion."

"Yesterday, I went to talk to the people in Prince Qi's Palace. They agreed not to attack you in Huangzhou Prefecture. However, they will not hold back if there are other disputes outside Huangzhou Prefecture. So you can rest assured in your position as the garrison commander."

After hearing this, Chen Jie immediately clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Master Gui, thank you, Lord Daruhachi, and Lord Princess. I will definitely fulfill my mission."

After hearing this, Wang Baobao said, "Well, sit down."

This time, Chen Jie sat under Zhao Ya with his hands hanging down. The other thousand households kept silent. The garrison commander was their immediate superior, and they could not say anything.

In this way, Chen Jie, as the garrison commander, continued the meeting.

The next meeting clarified two themes. The first was to ask all the captains to go back and lead the troops well. As long as they made contributions, Chen Jiusi would be their role model and would be promoted twice, directly skipping the captain's rank and being promoted to the position of garrison commander.

It can be said that you reach the sky in one step.

Secondly, let them hold on. The court will send reinforcements immediately. By then, they will have soldiers and food, so what is there to be afraid of? Therefore, persistence is victory.

Finally, the defense was allocated.

After finally making these arrangements, Wang Baobao announced the adjournment of the meeting.

But just as Chen Jie stood up to leave, Wang Baobao said, "Chen Jiusi, stay a moment."

Chen Jie looked over and saw that the two elders, Gui and He, and Zhao Ya had not stood up. It was obvious that they were preparing to close the door and stay for a while.

Thinking about this, Chen Jie came and sat down next to Zhao Ya.

At this time, Wang Baobao gave Huo Bima a look, and Huo Bima closed the door directly.

At this time, only Wang Baobao, the two elders Xuanbing, Zhao Ya and Chen Jie were left on the field.

Huobi Ma, A Da, A Er and A San stood aside. They were no longer qualified to participate in the meeting discussion and could only listen as observers.

Wang Baobao glanced at the people in the field and said, "Everyone, I kept you here because what's coming next may not be as easy as we imagined. We may not be able to save Huangzhou Prefecture."

After hearing this, Chen Jie frowned and said, "What do you mean, sir? Didn't you just say... Well, could it be that the reinforcements are fake?"

Wang Baobao sighed and said, "We have reinforcements, but they encountered large-scale resistance from the Zoroastrians at the Hubei border. It will take at least a month for them to arrive, and we can hold out for a month."

Chen Jie understood immediately after hearing this. To hold out for a month, they would need a month's worth of food and fodder. However, the entire Huangzhou Prefecture only had the 150,000 shi of food and fodder that he had saved at the beginning. If there was no war, these grains would have a chance to last for a month.

But in the event of a war, it would be extremely difficult to hold on for a month.

It is not enough at all. According to estimates, all the food will be consumed in ten days. Without food, the army will collapse in an instant.

As the saying goes, food and fodder must be sent before the army moves. It is impossible for people to maintain their combat effectiveness if they cannot even guarantee food.

In history, there are almost no armies that can survive for too long when hungry, except for the great men in later generations who climbed snow-capped mountains and crossed grasslands.

Apart from them, no one in history has been able to maintain tenacious fighting power without food.

Compared with the great men, the troops guarding Huangzhou Prefecture were just a mob. It was simply difficult to ask them to maintain such high combat qualities. Therefore, as long as the food and grass were cut off, the collapse of the city defense was inevitable.

In other words, this battle may very well lead to the collapse of the entire Huangzhou Prefecture due to the problem of food and fodder.

After listening to Wang Baobao's explanation, everyone in the field frowned.

There was no better solution for a while, and Bantian Gui Yannian said, "If that doesn't work, let's collect grain. The people still have grain, and we should be able to support them for a while if we collect grain." "No, forcibly collecting grain will definitely not work."

After hearing Gui Yannian's words, Zhao Ya directly refused. At this time, with internal and external troubles, if you forcibly collect grain, it will likely cause panic among the people of the entire Huangzhou Prefecture. If a civil uprising is also sparked in the city, then Huangzhou Prefecture will really be impossible to defend.

Gui Yannian frowned, He Yishou also looked worried, Wang Baobao remained silent, and Huobi Ma and others, as bystanders, did not dare to speak.

At this time, Zhao Ya said, "If we don't solve the food problem, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to hold on. So this must be a difficult dilemma. Jiu Si, do you have any way to break the impasse?"

Chen Jie thought for a moment and said, "It's probably difficult to find a way out of this situation. The problem is obvious. If the imperial army can bring food down in time, the situation will be solved. But if the imperial army can't come down, we can only rely on you."

"There are only two ways to deal with food: increasing income or reducing expenditure."

"It's wartime now, and the soldiers consume a lot of food. Skipping a meal will affect morale, so saving money is not feasible. The only option is to increase revenue."

"To increase the source of food, we need to find the source of the food supply. What Master Turtle said just now is very true. The people are indeed one of the sources of food supply, and they also have food in their hands. But we can't touch them. If we touch their life-saving food, we are afraid that we will stir up a hornet's nest."

"If the people are not on our side, we won't be able to defend the city, so we can only think of another way."

"And who has food in their hands except the people?"

Chen Jie looked at everyone. Everyone frowned. They knew who still had food. At this time, they were looking at Chen Jie, wanting him to tell them all the answers.

Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya and said, "The princess should know, think about Mianshui County."

Chen Jie prompted, and Zhao Ya said, “Oh, merchants, there is grain for the grain merchants!”

Grain merchant!

Everyone's eyes lit up, and everyone looked at Zhao Ya.

Zhao Ya said: "That's right. With the flood in Hubei this year, grain merchants must have been hoarding grain. They must have some grain on hand."

Wang Baobao said: "The grain merchants in Huangzhou Prefecture seem to be controlled by the major sects."

Chen Jie said: "Haha, that's right, it must be controlled by the major sects, and they also have a complicated relationship with the officers in the city, so if you want to move them, it's equivalent to moving the local forces."

After hearing this, Wang Baobao hesitated, as he also knew that the local strength was very broad.

At this time, Gui Yannian said, "Humph, are the local forces so arrogant? That's great, Ah He, let's take people to visit each sect one by one, and see who dares not to cooperate with my court!"

He Yishou heard this and said, "I will listen to you, Senior Brother."

Seeing that Guihe and He were so impulsive, Chen Jie thought for a moment and said, "Masters, these gangs were able to rise because they were connected to local officials. If you just attack their sects, I'm afraid they will soon revive, and it will also be easy for them to join forces with the government and cause trouble for us."

Hearing this, Gui Yannian said, "How dare you? I'll kill them this time."

Gui Yannian said, looking at Wang Baobao, "Young Prince, this time, we will not only raid these sects, but also arrest officials. Please cooperate."

Wang Baobao said: "Well, I understand, but if we arrest too many people rashly, there will be vacancies."

Chen Jie said, "Sir, look at the people in the meeting today. Except for a few who seem to have some strength, the others all look fat and big-eared. I'm afraid it's their subordinates who are really capable, not them."

After hearing this, Wang Baobao asked, "You mean, arrest the supervisor and support the deputy general?"

Chen Jie said: "Well, if we want to keep Huangzhou Prefecture, we must make a major change in our personnel. Otherwise, the entire Huangzhou Prefecture may collapse completely due to internal strife and be conquered by the enemy."

"Yes, Third Brother, what Jiu Si said makes sense."

Zhao Ya tried to persuade Wang Baobao, but Wang Baobao frowned and looked at Zhao Ya and said, "But they have all been replaced. Who should we promote?"

Zhao Ya said: "Brother, this is not something we can consider. Chen Jiusi is the garrison commander, and the officers and soldiers in the city are all his subordinates. Let him decide how to replace them. As long as they can defend Huangzhou Prefecture, it will be fine."

It can be said that Zhao Ya's trust in Chen Jie has exceeded the ordinary relationship between superiors and subordinates.

Wang Baobao hesitated for a moment, because he knew that if he didn't listen to Chen Jiusi, he would definitely not be able to save Huangzhou Prefecture. So it would be better to let Chen Jiusi try his luck.

Wang Baobao said, "Okay, Chen Jiusi, since you are the garrison commander of this prefecture, I will hand over the defense of this city to you, and I will also let you handle all the personnel appointments."

Chen Jie immediately clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Lord Darughachi, for your trust."

Wang Baobao said: "But Chen Jiusi, although we can make a major change in our blood, and even raid the four major sects in the city, I am afraid that the food we get can only support Huangzhou Prefecture for another ten days or half a month at most, and it still cannot completely lift the siege of Huangzhou Prefecture!"

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Master Darughachi is absolutely right. It is impossible for us to defeat Zoroastrianism just by increasing revenue and reducing expenditure."

"Zoroastrianism came well prepared this time."

Hearing this, Gui Yannian said, "There is no way to defeat you. Why are you saying these useless things? Are you kidding us?"

Seeing Gui Yannian like this, Chen Jie immediately said, "Elder Gui, don't be anxious. Just listen to what I have to say."

"The war has now reached a stalemate. Both sides are competing in endurance and perseverance, as well as logistics and other aspects. To win this battle, it depends on who can hold out to the end."

"Similarly, when we are worried about food and grass, the other side is also worried about food and grass. They have more than 100,000 people. If the food and grass are suddenly gone, it won't take much for them to collapse in an instant."

Chen Jie looked at everyone and said, after hearing what he said, Wang Baobao frowned and said, “Well, but if we want to make the Zoroastrians run out of food, I’m afraid it won’t be easy!”

"The Zoroastrians probably stole half a million dan of grain from us, and they also stole the imperial order to collect more grain and grass, which probably amounts to a million dan. Even if they have 100,000 people, we can't outlast them!"

Wang Baobao gave a number. After hearing the number, Chen Jie said, "One million shi, no, a full two million shi!"

Hearing this, Wang Baobao was shocked: "Two million! My God! With this amount of food, it is enough for them to fight a protracted war with us. It is enough for them to have food and grass for a year!"

Chen Jie said: "So even if we really get all the food and grass of the gangs in the city, it will only be a temporary solution, not a fundamental solution. If we want to solve the problem, we must find a way to burn the two million dan of food! Let them have no food to use, and then the refugees who gather together will naturally not be able to hold on and will automatically collapse. Only then can we win this war."

Chen Jie expressed an idea, which was to burn the two million shi of grain.

Wang Baobao looked at Chen Jie and said, "If we want to burn the grain, we must find where it is stored, but we don't know where they put it."

Chen Jie said: "I know."

"Ok?"

After hearing this, everyone looked at Chen Jie, who said calmly, "I know where the food is."

After hearing this, Wang Baobao said, "Then hurry up and burn it now, why are you hesitating?"

Chen Jie said: "No, that place is very secretive, and the enemy will definitely guard it closely. If we want to burn the grain, the enemy will definitely guard it layer by layer, and we have no chance."

Wang Baobao asked: "So what do you mean?"

Chen Jie said: "We need to attract all the enemy's forces to the front battlefield. Only in this way can we send out a small force to secretly burn their hidden food and grass, thus winning the war."

Wang Baobao frowned when he heard this.

"The other party's strength." At this time, Wang Baobao said: "Including Dharma King Han Miaozhen and Elder Dog."

"That's right, these two must be confirmed to be on the front battlefield, and there must also be traces of the Zoroastrian Saint, Han Linger."

After hearing this, Elder Turtle said, "Han Ling'er ran away and is not in Huangzhou Prefecture."

Chen Jie was stunned and looked at Elder Turtle. Elder Turtle said, "I wanted to catch her when I came here, but I didn't expect that she ran away in advance. She was protected by Han Miaozhen's two disciples and left."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie thought to himself, no wonder he escaped without seeing Han Linger, then he understood, how could the Zoroastrian saint, the daughter of Han Shantong, participate in such a battle? If she was defeated and captured, it would mean a big event, so as soon as the war started, she was protected and left Huangzhou Prefecture.

Chen Jie said: "Well, in that case, as long as I can control Han Miaozhen and Elder Dog in the main battlefield and prevent them from disturbing me, I can sneak into their granary and burn their food!"

After hearing this, Wang Baobao and others fell silent.

After a moment, Wang Baobao looked at Gui and He and said, "Two masters, what do you think?"

Elder Turtle looked at Chen Jie and asked, "How confident are you that you can burn all this food?"

Chen Jie said: "As long as Han Miaozhen and Elder Quan don't interfere, I should be 80% sure."

Elder Turtle said, "Eighty percent, no less. In that case, we will go crazy with you. As for Han Miaozhen, the two of us will be responsible for her."

Zhao Ya said: "My two masters, if you are injured, will you..."

Elder Turtle said: "Haha... It doesn't matter. Han Miaozhen was injured before she came. She doesn't have much advantage in this battle with us. So although we can't defeat her, we can still be undefeated if we work together!"

Wang Baobao said: "Han Miaozhen is handed over to the two masters Gui and He, then Elder Quan and his dog magic soldiers, leave them to me."

Zhao Ya heard this and said, "Then it's easy. We just need to ensure that Han Miaozhen and Elder Quan are on the front battlefield, and Jiu Si can go and implement the plan to burn food."

After hearing this, everyone agreed to Chen Jie's plan to burn the Zoroastrian army's rations.

Only this move can cause the Zoroastrian army to collapse and win the battle.

At this time, Huobi Ma, who had been listening, said, "Master Kuokuo, Master Princess, if we follow Chen Zhenshoushi's plan, do we still need to provoke the gangs in Huangzhou Prefecture? As long as the enemy's military rations are burned, we will be victorious, so why bother to provoke the local gangs?"

After hearing this, Chen Jie glanced at Huo Bima and thought, you are right, but if we don't wipe out all the local gangs, how can he take advantage of the opportunity to control the power of the local gangs, and also the power in the army.

The reason why he was determined to wipe out the local gangs was, firstly, to eradicate the local indigenous forces with the help of the imperial court, and secondly, to cleanse the forces behind these local forces, such as the many thousand households that were connected with them.

Only by taking down all these thousand households could Chen Jie take the opportunity to replace all the troops with his own people and then promote some useful people.

Therefore, these local gangs must be eliminated. Chen Jie said, "Well, Huobi Ma is right, but you overlooked one point. If we want to burn the enemy's food in one fell swoop, we must be fully confident. To be fully confident, we must first tire the enemy out and make them think that we have run out of tricks and can only defend to the death. Only then can they relax their vigilance."

"Only in this way can we burn the food successfully. If we want to tire the enemy out, we need time. So we must first fight against them and stay in a stalemate on the front battlefield for ten days or half a month before we can tire the enemy out."

"Only then can we catch the enemy by surprise and achieve victory. In the process, we need to consume a lot of food. Our food is obviously not enough, so we can only abandon the local gangs."

Chen Jie's explanation was well-reasoned and flawless, and it was self-consistent, so everyone pondered for a long time, and finally Elder Turtle made the final decision.

"Local gangs, wipe them out!"

Wang Baobao said: "Suppress!"

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Thank you, Master Gui, for your support, Lord Darughachi. However, I have one small request, and I hope you can agree to it."

Elder Turtle frowned and asked, "Do you have any other conditions?"

Chen Jie said: "It's not a condition, it's a request."

Request, Elder Turtle's expression softened when he heard this. If it was a condition, he would definitely not agree, but if it was a request, he hesitated. He is a donkey that goes along with the will, and he is quite easy to talk to if you go along with him.

Chen Jie said: "I am from Huangzhou Prefecture, so these refugees outside are my fellow countrymen. If I can successfully burn the food of the Zoroastrians, I will not ask for promotion or wealth. I only ask the court to punish the main culprits and not implicate the people. In fact, as long as they are given a bite to eat, they are still willing to be obedient. They are also harmed by the Zoroastrians!"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this and looked at Chen Jie, only to see that he had a calm expression.

Zhao Ya looked at Chen Jie and said, "Chen Jiusi, do you know that if you really burned the grain and helped win this battle, you can be appointed as the prefect of Huangzhou Prefecture, a fifth-rank official, for this merit."

"You want to use this achievement and this future to exchange for a way for the people to survive?"

After hearing this, Chen Jie clasped his fists and said, "Princess, I do."

When Zhao Ya heard this, an expression of appreciation emerged on her face. She is indeed someone I value, and she has great ambitions!
Thinking of this, Zhao Ya looked at Wang Baobao and asked, "What do you think, Third Brother?"

Wang Baobao looked at Chen Jie and asked, "What if I don't agree?"

Chen Jie said: "Lord Darughachi, you have the world in your heart, so you must agree. Otherwise, killing these 100,000 people would be against the harmony of nature, and it would be difficult to kill them all. What do you think?"

Wang Baobao looked at Chen Jie and said, "You are good at talking, but let me tell you, if you say that, your great contribution to saving the city will be completely wasted."

Chen Jie clasped his fists and said, "I am willing to do this."

Wang Baobao said, "Then let's do this. I'll listen to you. As long as Zoroastrianism collapses, only the main culprit will be killed, and no one else will be implicated."

"Thank you, sir."

Chen Jie clasped his fists.

"Don't thank me, just finish what you promised me first."

Chen Jie said: "Don't worry, I will definitely fulfill my mission and burn the military rations of the Zoroastrians."

……

The seat of Zoroastrianism.

At this time, Han Miaozhen was sitting in the main seat, with Elder Quan standing beside her and Zhong Guang standing below her.

Han Miaozhen looked at Elder Quan and said, "Elder Quan, has the Saint Girl been sent away?"

Elder Quan said, "Your Excellency, the Dharma King, he has been sent away."

"Well, that's good. I watched the battle of Huangzhou Prefecture this time. You did a good job. But why was the beast scared away by the enemy in the end?"

"Forgive me, Your Majesty. I was fighting Wang Baobao at the time and couldn't get away."

Han Miaozhen asked: "Don't you have a disciple who knows the art of taming beasts?"

Elder Quan smiled bitterly after hearing this and said, "Yes, Dharma King, my disciple is called Chu Tian, ​​but this evil disciple is so stupid that he actually abandoned the army, went out to challenge the enemy, and has not returned yet."

Han Miaozhen frowned upon hearing this and said, "You are incompetent, Elder Quan, this is your dereliction of duty."

Hearing this, the dog elder said, "Please punish me for my crime, Your Majesty!"

Han Miaozhen heard this and said, "Haha... Brother Quan, what are you talking about? We have known each other for decades, how can I punish you for such a small matter?"

"Okay, let's not talk about the past for now. Our most urgent task now is how to capture Huangzhou Prefecture."

Hearing this, Elder Quan looked at Han Miaozhen and said, "I am willing to listen to the words of the Dharma King."

Han Miaozhen said: "At present, we are in a stalemate with the imperial court. It is not easy for anyone to win. Now it's a competition of who can outlast the other."

"Therefore, the most important thing now is not other things, but food and grass. When two armies fight, food and grass come first, so our top priority now is to take good care of the food and grass."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. We have two million shi of grain and grass, which is enough to sustain us for a year. They can't outlast us."

"Moreover, the place where we store food is very secretive, and the enemy can't even think of it, so this food must be absolutely safe."

The dog elder patted his chest and guaranteed!
(End of this chapter)