Xun Yu's eyes lit up, and he suddenly remembered something.
"You mean, the master hiding in the dark?"
"good!"
Guo Jia nodded heavily.
"But the existence of this person is just our guess. What if we guessed wrong?"
Xi Zhicai couldn't help but question.
"Puyang and Dongjun are the lord's foundation. How could he take such a risk?"
Guo Jia smiled confidently,
"This time is a good opportunity to prove whether our guess is correct!"
He looked at Xun Yu aside,
"Brother Wen Ruo, this time we go to conquer the Black Mountain bandits. Zhicai and I will go with our lord. You stay in Puyang and take this opportunity to find that person!"
"good!"
Xun Yu nodded.
…
After Cao Cao led his army on the expedition, both the county town and the prefect's mansion seemed empty.
Grand Administrator's Mansion, lobby.
Dian Wei, who is now in charge of the city's affairs, sat cautiously on the main seat.
At this moment, Yang Ling wandered in with Zhao Yun.
Seeing this situation, he couldn't help but teased,
"My subordinates have met General Dian Wei!"
Zhao Yun behind him also suppressed his smile, raised his face and bowed his hands in salute.
Dian Wei looked up and saw his two sworn brothers. He quickly stood up and came forward with a flattering smile on his face.
"Brother, third brother, aren't you laughing at me?"
"Why are we laughing at you?"
Yang Ling said seriously,
"You are now the highest officer in the city, so of course we must salute you."
"You've gone too far, brother! My lord clearly said before he left that I would obey your orders in everything!"
Dian Wei said and winked at Zhao Yun.
The two of them worked together to lift Yang Ling to the hall and sit down.
"Okay, okay, I won't make trouble with you anymore."
Yang Ling waved his hand and said seriously,
"I came here today to give you some instructions."
Let's talk about it, let's make trouble again.
But we can't joke about defending the city.
Yang Ling hooked his hand towards Dian Wei and whispered in his ear.
Dian Wei nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
"Do you remember? Second brother."
"Don't worry, brother, everything is on my shoulders. I will definitely do what you ask."
Dian Wei patted his chest and said.
"That's good. As long as you follow my method, it will not be difficult to defend Puyang."
Yang Ling smiled.
While the three of them were talking, a servant suddenly walked into the lobby and said respectfully,
"General, Mr. Wenruo is waiting outside the door."
Dian Wei was startled and looked towards Yang Ling.
Yang Ling nodded slightly.
"Please come in quickly, Mr. Wen Ruo."
"Here."
The servant left quickly.
"Then let's go first. Be smarter later and never let anything slip in front of Xun Yu."
Yang Ling warned.
"Brother, don't worry!"
Dian Wei nodded heavily.
Yang Ling felt relieved and left with Zhao Yun.
Before they left the prefect's mansion, they happened to meet Xun Yu.
In order to prevent Xun Yu from becoming suspicious, Yang Ling stopped and saluted him proactively.
"I've met Jun Cheng!"
Xun Yu returned the gift and was about to leave when he suddenly thought of something and turned around.
"What's your name?"
"Report to Jun Cheng, I'm Yang Ling."
Yang Ling said calmly, but he was murmuring in his heart, was there something wrong with him?
In fact, it's not that there's anything wrong with him.
But after Xun Yu talked with Guo Jia, looking at everyone along the way, he felt that he might be the master Guo Jia mentioned.
Seeing that Yang Ling looked familiar, he couldn't help but call him and ask him.
"Oh, it turns out it's you. I have the impression that you are General Dian Wei's sworn brother, and you are responsible for transporting grain and grass."
Xun Yu slapped his head and remembered Yang Ling's origin.
"Jun Cheng really made a good impression."
Yang Ling smiled.
"Okay, it's okay. You can go back first."
Xun Yu nodded towards him and continued walking inside.
Yang Ling also breathed a sigh of relief and quickly left the prefect's mansion with Zhao Yun.
Xun Yu came to the lobby and said to Dian Wei in the hall,
"Meet the general!"
"Your Majesty, you're welcome."
Dian Wei quickly stood up and said with a smile,
"I'm not a general. I'm just taking the place of my lord and temporarily guarding Puyang."
"My lord has entrusted such an important responsibility to the general. The general cannot be careless."
Xun Yu said seriously.
"I know this."
"The Black Mountain thieves are coming fiercely. Does the general have any countermeasures?"
"Of course there are countermeasures, they just need the cooperation of the county magistrate."
"General, whatever your orders, I will try my best to cooperate!"
With Yang Ling's advice, Dian Wei smiled confidently and said,
"Please help me recruit 4,000 civilians in the city. I need them to help defend the city."
"That's easy to say."
Xun Yu nodded in agreement.
"In addition, I also ask the county magistrate to help me collect the excrement of the people in the city."
Dianwei said again.
"What?"
Xun Yu almost thought he heard wrongly.
In the current war, in order to save troops, civilian men were usually recruited to do tasks such as transporting food and grass and carrying the wounded.
It is reasonable for Dian Wei to ask Xun Yu to help him recruit 4,000 people.
But to collect the excrement of the people in the city was something Xun Yu couldn't understand!
"What does the general want those things for?"
"I have my own magic, so you don't have to worry, sir."
Dian Wei still remembered Yang Ling's instructions and smiled.
Seeing that he was still showing off, Xun Yu had to hold back his curiosity, nodded and said,
"Okay, everything will follow the general's orders!"
…
A few more days passed like this.
Xun Yu followed Dian Wei's instructions and collected all the excrement of the people in the city.
The originally empty warehouse was filled with jars containing excrement.
The stench was so overwhelming that Xun Yu almost fainted.
He quickly ordered someone to close the door, feeling a little dissatisfied with Dian Wei.
After all, he is a scribe, but he does such a thing!
Xun Yu took a deep breath and asked the attendant on the side,
"What has General Ridian been doing these days?"
"Reporting to the county magistrate, the troops under General Dian have surrounded the four gates of the county and no one is allowed to approach."
"Huh? What about the four thousand civilians?"
"They were also transferred to four city gates."
What on earth is this Dian Wei going to do?
Xun Yu frowned.
He is not in the mood to find out the so-called expert now.
What he was more worried about was whether Puyang could withstand the attack of the Black Mountain bandits.
When Xun Yu was hesitating whether to go to see Dian Wei, suddenly a messenger came running from a distance on horseback.
After arriving in front of Xun Yu, the ordering soldier dismounted and said in a deep voice,
"Jun Cheng, the Black Mountain bandit army has approached ten miles outside the city. General Dian specially ordered me to come and invite you over!"
Xun Yu's heart sank.
I didn't expect this Black Mountain bandit to come so quickly!
He did not dare to neglect and said quickly,
"I'll go right away!"
He waved to his entourage to fetch a horse, and followed the messenger towards the city gate!
