Yuan Xi summoned Ju Sue and Lu Xun and told Yuan Shao about General Yuan Shao's power to mobilize soldiers and horses in Yecheng. Looking at the military talisman seal ribbon in Yuan Xi's hand, the expression on Ju Suo's face was extremely complicated. He tried hard to suppress the thoughts in his mind, and deeply Take a breath.
He naturally knew what this meant. Previously, he thought Guo Jia's actions were too extreme, but when the temptation was placed in front of him, Jushou suddenly discovered that his determination was far less powerful than he imagined.
He pretended to be calm, picked up the bamboo slips written by Yuan Xi, spread them out on the table and began to read the troop deployment situation in Yecheng word by word. Lu Xun stood behind Ju Shou and followed suit. After reading a few lines, his brows wrinkled slightly. got up.
Are there so few troops in the city?
Excluding the three thousand that Gao Lan took away and the thousands that Chunyu Qiong lost in defeat, there are only five or six thousand soldiers in the city who are fully equipped now?
Moreover, these people are still under the names of more than a dozen generals. When did Jizhou become so stretched?
Jushu said: "I am afraid that the elite of Yecheng were taken away by Mr. Xianfu."
Yuan Xi nodded, "Xianfu was determined to win Yingchuan, so he took away most of the troops."
He naturally knew what Yuan Shang was doing when he went south from Heishan to Yuzhou. Yuan Shu was second, and the key was the location of Yingchuan County.
Capturing this county will control the access from the Central Plains to Jingzhou. At that time, Yuan Shang will be able to gradually encroach on Yuzhou's territory and block Cao Cao's expansion.
However, ideals are good, but reality has too many variables. Now Yuan Shang was shaken hard, resulting in neither side taking advantage.
Yuan Xi pointed to the names of more than a dozen people, "These are all Jizhou generals, but they were not taken out by Yuan Shang, which shows that their skills are limited. I am a little undecided on how to place them."
"We can't let them lead hundreds of soldiers each, right?"
Jushu said: "It's indeed troublesome. I didn't expect Yecheng to be so empty. If I were Cao Mengde, I would also want to try it."
"Nowadays, the relations in Yecheng are complicated. Although there are not many soldiers, the relationship between the parties involved is not good. If we don't sort it out, these soldiers will hinder the young master."
Yuan Xi nodded, "What do you think, Mr. Yi?"
Jushu replied: "It seems to be a matter of troop strength, but in fact the key lies in the people behind these soldiers."
Yuan Xi's eyes flashed, "Sir, you mean to work from the perspective of counselors and generals?"
After hearing this, Jushou nodded with satisfaction, "Exactly."
Yuan Xi thought about it and realized that this was indeed an effective method. If the counselors and generals supported him, then the soldiers below would naturally be easier to mobilize.
The key is, who to start with?
Jushou thought for a while and named it. After Yuan Xi heard it, he smiled and said, "My husband and I thought of going together."
"This man is having a hard time getting along in the city right now, so this is a good opportunity to get to know him."
Jushou laughed after hearing this and said, "I thought the young master had a prejudice against the Xun family."
What he said was naturally referring to Xun Chen.
The two great advisers of the Xun family under Cao Cao came up with many strategies for Cao Cao and also caused Yuan Xi to suffer a lot. That's why Jushu asked this question when he saw that Yuan Xi didn't seem to care much.
Yuan Xi didn't take it seriously and said: "We are just members of the Xun family. The more he is squeezed out, the greater the possibility that he will be used by me."
"I guess everyone thought I would abandon him, but I decided to let his chief deal with Cao Cao."
"The internal fighting among the Xun family will definitely be interesting to watch."
Lu Xun smiled bitterly on the side, thinking that his sworn brother had a very evil heart.
Yuan Xi added: "Sir, just watch for a while, Boyan and I have to do another thing."
"Mr. Benchu nodded, Xu You has handed over Shen Rong to me."
After hearing this, Jushou said calmly: "Master, please take it easy and don't cause any harm to anyone."
Yuan Xi sweated profusely. It seemed that everyone thought he would take the opportunity to avenge his personal revenge?
Hey, thinking about it this way, it seems pretty good?
Yuan Xi and Lu Xun found a room in the mansion and walked in. There was nothing in the house. There was only a tunnel leading underground in the center of the house. There were several guards guarding the entrance of the tunnel. When they saw Yuan Xi and Lu Xun coming, they hurried to greet them. .
When Lu Xun saw that Yuan Xi was about to go down immediately, he hesitated and said, "It's cramped and cramped down there, and why would my sworn brother do this himself?"
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "It's not that I can't trust Boyan, it's just that I'm holding back a fire in my heart."
"Military intelligence matters are also made fun of. Thousands of people's lives are in their hands, but they are used for some ulterior purposes. For this kind of person, I want him to know what regret is."
Lu Xun was silent and followed Yuan Xi down. The two of them walked down the steps. Below was a space one foot above the ground, with several rooms connected by a passage.
This was originally a place used to store food or avoid war. There were many such structures among the Yecheng nobles, but now Yuan Xi happened to use it to interrogate Shen Rong.
The two walked to the door of a room, and the guard below unlocked the door. Shen Rong was lying on the straw in the corner of the room. When he saw someone coming in, he quickly stood up.
Yuan Xi stared at him and said, "Are you Shen Zhengnan's nephew Shen Rong?"
Shen Rong's heart skipped a beat. The room was very dark. He didn't recognize Yuan Xi's face clearly, so he forced himself to say: "Since you know, why don't you let me go?"
Yuan Xi turned to look at the guards behind Lu Xun and said, "Torture."
Then the tragic wails passed out of the house and echoed in the gloomy passage.
Not long after, Shen Rong lay on the ground, breathing heavily, resisting the pain in his body, and struggled: "Help!"
"I'll tell you everything!"
Yuan Xi said coldly: "Do you know who I am?"
Shen Rong said quickly: "I know, it's Mr. Xianyi, no, it's Yuan Shijun, Yuan Xuzhou!" He lay on the straw, his eyes flashing with hatred.
Yuan Xi sneered, "So you still remember me, so I told you that we had a relationship with City Gate once. If you have such a bad memory, how did you do the City Gate Order?"
"Who ordered you to prevent me from entering the city?"
Shen Rong said quickly: "I told you, it's Mr. Xianfu."
Yuan Xi interrupted him and said to the guard: "Torture."
Shen Rong was shocked and shouted: "No!"
"I"
Seeing that Yuan Xi turned a deaf ear, the torture guard took action decisively, and then the tragic sound rang out again.
Lu Xun watched from the side. Brother Xindao was very skilled in this technique.
No matter who comes, my position was held by Tian Yu before, and before that by Qu Yi. This trained dead spy, my sworn brother has participated in the whole process, how could he know nothing about this?
Shen Rong fell heavily to the ground. His fingers were swollen several times, and the pain was tormenting his nerves, driving him almost crazy.
But that's not the most terrifying thing, it's the way the other side treats you, just like a dog!
Shen Rong had no doubt that the person on the other side was trying to kill him!
The key is, why did the other party see through what he said so quickly?
Yuan Xi saw Shen Rong trembling and rolling on the ground, and said, "You should thank me. I use the ones that cause the least pain."
"I ask you again, who is behind you?"
Shen Rong trembled and said, "If I tell you, can you spare me, Master?"
Yuan Xi turned to the two guards and said, "The torture will be doubled."
Shen Rong saw himself being hung upside down and the guards holding various torture instruments on his body. He almost completely collapsed and cried, "Why, I'm going to have to do it!"
"Stop, stop, stop, don't use torture, don't use torture!"
"Put me down quickly!"
Yuan Xi shook his head, "Since you still have the strength to bargain with me, it means it's not painful enough."
"The instrument of torture this time is very big, please bear with it."
The brutal howl sounded for the third time in the empty corridor.
After a full moment, Shen Rong was put down, his eyes were dull, his words were stammering, and he shrank into the corner when there was any movement. Yuan Xi thought to himself that the time was almost up.
However, as a child of a noble family, Shen Rong's ability to resist was somewhat unexpected, as he seemed to have received similar training.
Execution interrogation is an extremely gloomy thing. In order to achieve their goals, both parties will do whatever they can to find out the truth.
For those who confess immediately, they should be tortured immediately without even thinking about it, because nine times out of ten, what they say is false.
Of course, there are rare cases where the truth is told, but interrogation means that it is better to kill by mistake than to make a mistake.
After several rounds of torture, the purpose is not to interrogate, but to break people's will.
The things the trainees ask when their minds are clear will often be half-truths and half-falsities, mixed with personal information. Only when they are tortured until their will completely collapses, their heads are blurred, and the desire to survive completely takes over their bodies, what they say at this time, Credibility is the highest.
Therefore, the essence of this torture method, which has been used in later generations and is extremely effective, is to first destroy the will of the trainee.
Severe torture, mental torture, and breaking through their defenses through deception are all like this.
The interrogator treats the interrogator as a house. To obtain the situation inside the house, the interrogator can remove the windows, break the door, dig a tunnel, or destroy the surrounding walls. As long as he enters the house, any method can be used.
Yuan Xi never showed mercy to those who were clearly in the friendly camp but privately tried to stumbling upon him. He looked at Shen Rong who was curled up on the ground like a scoundrel and said, "This is my last chance. Let me ask you a question." .”
Shen Rong was too busy and nodded with difficulty.
Yuan Xi said word by word: "Who is behind you?"
Mrs. Hong was sitting on the couch in a daze, but she heard the sound of footsteps. She looked up and saw that Mrs. Liu was coming!
Hong was shocked, thinking that she had been careful enough in the morning, but the ferocious tiger didn't stay to eat in the end, which made Liu angry at herself. Could it be that her anger was still lingering and she was taking out her anger on herself?
Thinking of this, she quickly stood up to greet him, but Mrs. Liu showed a rare pleasant expression, took Ms. Hong's hand and said, "I'm here to talk to you."
She turned to look at the maids around her and said, "You all get out."
Mrs. Liu and other maids left, leaving only herself and Mrs. Hong in the room. She just took Ms. Hong's hand and sat on the couch, sighing: "I know you have suffered a lot of injustice for the Yuan family over the years. "
"But thank you for your hard work."
Hong was at a loss and whispered, "It's all my concubine's business."
Mrs. Liu sighed: "It's a pity that my Yuan family has to rely on Xianfu after all. You have had no heirs for several years. Have you ever thought about what you will do in the future?"
Hong was stunned, don't you know what's going on in your heart? Is it useful to ask Yuan Shang?
Mrs. Liu sighed: "Now that Shang'er has not come back, we are still in a worrying situation, but there is a way to kill two birds with one stone."
"If you can do it, there will be great benefits later."
(End of chapter)
