Chapter 1205 Fight to the death! The way to choose
Guo Cai was shocked. Before he could speak, two account books were thrown in front of him.
"This was obtained from a search in your study, and there is also a Yellow Turban warrior transformed by the Yellow Turban thief's magic spell. You colluded with the Yellow Turbans, and the evidence is conclusive, so don't think about defending, call them quickly!" Bai Xiaowen shouted in a deep voice.
Bai Xiaowen chose to go straight in in order to quickly break Guo Cai's psychological defense.
In the description of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the internal organization of the Yellow Turban Army is not tight, and can even be said to be quite loose. Before the uprising, some believers reported to the government, leading to a hasty revolt.
Later, when various princes attacked the Yellow Turban Army, they often defeated the greater number with less, often capturing thousands or tens of thousands of people. However, most of the captured Yellow Turban Army, whether small soldiers or generals, were willing to surrender and accept the reorganization.
Unexpectedly, the Guo Cai in front of him was a tough guy.
He glanced at the account book, and after his face changed drastically, he quickly calmed down: "I don't know what you are talking about."
"Bold thief, so rude!" Wang Lie angrily scolded, and then asked Bai Xiaowen for instructions: "The thief is stubborn and evil. I'm afraid he won't confess without being punished."
Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly, and Wang Lie immediately ordered the sergeant to swing the big stick, and dozens of sticks were struck down, causing blood to flow from Guo Cai's buttocks.
Wang Lie said: "Guo Cai, can you admit it?"
Guo Cai took a few deep breaths and still said calmly: "I don't know what you are talking about."
Wang Lie became even more angry, but he was at a loss what to do.
Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly: "This man is stubborn and stubborn. It seems that he has been deeply poisoned by the Yellow Turban Thief. No more trials. He is taken to jail. When the Yellow Turban Thief is defeated, he will be escorted to Jizhou together with the thieves chief to await his death."
Wang Lie said: "Sir, yellow scarf thieves are generally good at sorcery. If they are loosened and taken to prison, I'm afraid he can escape. If not, if we lock his pipa bones with iron chains, no matter how powerful he is, he won't be able to do anything."
Bai Xiaowen was secretly surprised. It seemed that the Three Kingdoms in the spiritual world were quite capable of dealing with prisoners.
In this way, at least there is no need to worry about the prisoners escaping on their own.
Bai Xiaowen nodded in agreement, and the sergeant escorted Guo Cai down.
Bai Xiaowen then interrogated Guo Cai's entourage, including the servants of Guo Mansion in Qitiao Alley, and all were escorted over for the hearing.
As expected, Guo Cai's followers and servants did not have such strong backbones. Under Wang Lie's coercion and inducement, several of them quickly confessed.
Bai Xiaowen checked the confessions and got a preliminary understanding of the Yellow Turban Army hiding in Liaodong.
The Liaodong Yellow Turban Army escaped from Jizhou and consisted of about two thousand people.
This number is similar to the conclusion Bai Xiaowen came to by studying the money and food expenditures in the account books.
The Yellow Turban Army is currently hiding in the Snow Valley in the north of Liaodong County, about a hundred miles away from Xiangping City.
As for the Yellow Turban Army Commander Bai Xiaowen was most concerned about, his servants did not know about these followers. They just said that every time the convoy was escorted, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army would come to deliver the goods, and Guo would go to the Chinese army's tent to face him alone.
See Qu Shuai and report the situation.
As for who Qu Shuai is, these followers have never seen him.
Bai Xiaowen waved his hand to the sergeant to escort these followers down, frowning in thought.
"Shuai Qu of the Yellow Turban Army...Although you are well hidden, there are no three hundred taels of silver here."
"You are so careful, but it makes me more convinced of your identity. After all, the leader who can make a leader like Guo Cai follow him loyally, even if he is beaten to death, except for one person in the Yellow Turban Army at this time
, I will never think of him again.”
In the hall, Bing Yuan and Wang Lie also had their own thoughts.
Seeing Bai Xiaowen's gaze, Bing Yuan said: "Since the young master already knows the whereabouts of the Yellow Turban Thief, we need to make a decision early on how to deal with it."
Bai Xiaowen stood up and said: "The yellow turban thieves are the common enemy of the world. If you want the four counties of Liaodong and even the entire Youzhou to be peaceful, they must be eradicated. First, pass on the order, and spread the message to all counties in Youzhou, and every city must guard against the intrusion of the yellow turban thieves.
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Yes, Bai Xiaowen must fight to the death with the Yellow Turban Army.
Some people may say that it is more in Bai Xiaowen's interests to secretly contact the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, such as Zhang Jiao, in exchange for the other party to crack the dragon pattern gold box.
However, Bai Xiaowen sees further.
Compared with the Great Unification, the heroic challenge mission of Dragon Pattern Golden Box is only secondary.
And the identity of Yuan Xi, the second son of the Yuan family, is the foundation for Bai Xiaowen's unification!
This innocent identity must not be lost.
Once you get involved with the Yellow Turban bandits, it's over.
As for secret collusion and keeping things secret... How can there be an airtight wall in the world?
Therefore, Bai Xiaowen would rather give up the Dragon Pattern Golden Box mission, but also ensure that Yuan Xi's identity is innocent. This is his choice.
"this……"
Wang Lie frowned and said, "Young master, there is something wrong with this move. There are only more than two thousand Yellow Turban thieves, so why bother to unsettle the hearts of the army and the people? They should be wiped out with thunder and then calm the hearts of the people."
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said: "What you said does make sense, but I have other plans for this matter, so you don't need to say more. Just go back and rest, and you can handle the county affairs as usual tomorrow."
Wang Lie and Bing Yuan were full of suspicions, but Bai Xiaowen had given them a fairly sensible impression before, so they did not give too much advice and bowed before leaving.
Although there are only more than 2,000 Yellow Turban thieves entrenched in the Snow Valley, and they are defeated, they are the elite force of the Yellow Turban Army who will fight for the rest of their lives. What's more, there are many Yellow Turban leaders, and even the Yellow Turban Army's boss Zhang, who Bai Xiaowen guessed
If Jiao Ruo is there...
The strength cannot be underestimated!
Gongsun Du originally had a group of men under his command, but these men were new and had not yet been reorganized. They were fine for some tasks such as public security and city defense, but they might not be suitable for use in field battles with a large number of Yellow Turban elites immediately.
To destroy the Yellow Turbans, you must use the troops from Youzhou headquarters.
Leaving the news in advance and revealing the news about the Yellow Turban Thief is one of the steps in Bai Xiaowen's game.
"The one who has the temple before the battle is considered the winner must be counted as more; the one who has the temple before the battle is considered the loser must be counted as the less..."
Bai Xiaowen's eyes were as dark as a deep pool.
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The next morning.
After hearing the news that Bai Xiaowen had annexed four counties in Liaodong, Zhao Rong, the Youzhou Biejia (equivalent to the governor's deputy), rushed to Xiangping overnight to meet Bai Xiaowen.
"Sir, you have done a great job!" Zhao Rong bowed and saluted upon meeting him.
"It's just a small test." Bai Xiaowen said modestly.
"Young Master's courageous strategy will definitely spread throughout the world after this battle..." Zhao Rong praised him first, and then said with a smile, "Young Master, Gongsun Du runs Liaodong and must have accumulated a lot of money and food."
Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said: "No, Gongsun Du and his son are not good at management, and Liaodong is barren. The treasury is empty, not even a penny."
Zhao Rong was stunned and said: "Young Master is joking."
"It's not a joke," Bai Xiaowen coughed and made a twist, "Of course, even if you are poor, you should still be able to make up ten thousand yuan."