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Chapter 329 The Gears of Fate Are About to Turn! Yuan Ying Is Not Suitable for Zhang He!

In the residence of the magistrate of Ye City

Several minor officials brought a pile of books and papers to present to Shen Pei.

One of them said with a fawning expression:

"Your Honor, this is irrefutable evidence of embezzlement by Xu You's uncle and others."

"These termites deserve to die!"

Shen Pei accepted the pile of books and papers without expression.

It's not a big deal if you don't look, but once you do, it's shocking.

Xu You's clansmen are really good at making money.

Over the years, by leveraging Xu You's reputation, they've almost managed to get the Xu family onto the list of Ye City's richest people.

Of course, there is no such concept as a rich list now.

However, when people inside and outside Ye City talked about Xu You's family, their first impression was that Xu You's family was very rich.

As for where this money came from, the records on these books are the evidence!

but.

Shen Pei simply smiled in response.

No matter how capable the Xu family is, can they outmaneuver the powerful clans?

To put it simply, in the eyes of true aristocratic families, this kind of wealth accumulation through embezzlement is nothing short of uncouth.

The exploitation of ordinary people by powerful families is calculated from the moment they are born.

Even until his death, he was just making money for the powerful families!

"Guards, drag this scoundrel away and execute him."

Shen Pei suddenly pointed at the minor official who had spoken earlier, attempting to flatter him.

Before the minor official could react, guards rushed forward and quickly took him away.

"Judge... Judge, spare my life!"

"I have no idea what I have done wrong. Please, Your Honor, show me mercy!"

The minor official shouted in a panic, but Shen Pei ignored him.

In Shen Pei's view, this guy used to work for Xu You, but now he has betrayed Xu You.

It's obvious that this is a two-faced guy.

Yes, Shen Pei is such a hypocrite.

He himself had won over this minor official, but now he's turning his back on him and even wants the official dead.

But ultimately, the right of interpretation rests with the Shen Pei.

So what if he applies double standards? Nobody can control him anyway.

……

Unconsciously

Yuan's army has been making trouble at Guandu City for more than a month.

Over the past month, Cao Cao's camp, bored out of its mind, even started training its troops.

Today, Yue Jin will be replaced by Taishi Ci, the day after tomorrow by Xu Huang, and the day after that by Gan Ning.

A different commander every day.

Let those Yuan army generals who diligently clock in and participate in the offensive every day have a completely different experience for the same price!

It offers the ultimate in luxury VIP service.

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There was no way around it; this battle was far too easy for Cao Cao's camp.

Guandu City has high walls and thick walls, and it is a strategic location that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

In addition, they had the improved version of the trebuchet, as well as ample supplies of weapons, armor, and provisions.

Let alone a standoff lasting a month, even a standoff lasting a year or two would not be a problem at all.

Looking back at the Battle of Guandu in history, the difference in strength becomes immediately apparent.

Cao Cao's camp was much stronger than in the original history, while Yuan Shao's camp remained the same as before.

And now.

Ju Shou's backlash swept through the entire Yuan camp overnight!

……

Another arduous offensive has come to an end.

Gao Lan angrily threw away the weapon in his hand.

Unable to bear it any longer, he stormed into Yuan Xi's tent and grabbed Yuan Xi.

"Second Young Master, when will the grain and supplies that the Lord promised us arrive?"

"I, Lao Gao, didn't eat breakfast this morning before leading my soldiers to participate in the siege."

"But it's almost noon, where's the food?"

Yuan Xi was being strangled by Gao Lan until he could hardly breathe.

It was only thanks to Zhang He's timely intervention that Yuan Xi was released from Gao Lan's grasp.

"I...I don't know what's going on at the main camp either; they haven't sent any food over yet."

Yuan Xi lowered his head in shame.

Actually, the camp wasn't short of food.

Wuchao was a place where a certain amount of grain and fodder were stored.

But these provisions were all Yuan Shao's own personal reserves, the kind that would be gone once they were used up.

Yuan Shao couldn't help but feel uneasy about giving away his own wealth to Ju Shou's cronies.

Therefore, Yuan Shao's measure was to deliberately withhold the portion of grain stored at Wuchao from the front lines for the time being.

Instead, they waited for Shen Pei of Ye City to deliver the grain that originally belonged to Ju Shou's faction, then took out the grain from Wuchao, mixed it with the grain, and sent it to the front line.

But that's precisely where the problem lies.

For some reason, the grain supplies from Ye City have not yet been delivered to Yuan's army camp.

But Yuan Xi couldn't explain this to the soldiers at the front lines.

Otherwise, the soldiers would definitely think this:

You bastard! We've risked our lives for the Yuan family, and all you've got is infighting behind the scenes, not even letting us get a proper meal?

Especially the lower-ranking officers and ordinary soldiers, they don't care about internal struggles; they just want to fill their stomachs and get their share of food!

Zhang He frowned and said:

"Second Young Master, when will the grain arrive? Has the lord sent any news?"

"If there is still no news, we may have no choice but to withdraw our troops from the Guandu front."

"Otherwise, the morale of the soldiers might not be able to hold up."

"If Cao's army takes advantage of the situation and launches a counterattack, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

Yuan Xi was also aware of the situation at the front.

But as Yuan Shao's son, he was also aware of his father's difficulties.

Helpless, Yuan Xi clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zhang He and said:

"I will temporarily use the grain and fodder that the Youzhou army originally stored for the soldiers at the front."

"If no food has arrived in five days, then the soldiers shall retreat."

Zhang He said gratefully:

"The Second Young Master is benevolent and righteous; I admire him greatly."

Gao Lan snorted dismissively.

After leaving the main tent, Gao Lan shouted at Zhang He:

“Junyi! As the son of the lord, it is only right for Yuan Xi to provide grain.”

Why should you thank him so humbly?

Zhang He looked at Gao Lan with a puzzled expression and asked in surprise:

"Could it be that, Gongheng, you still don't know why the supplies haven't been delivered to the front lines?"

Gao Lan snorted coldly:

"What else could it be?"

"Isn't it because our beloved General Yuan doesn't trust those of us who serve in the army?"

Zhang He didn't know whether Gao Lan was truly stupid or pretending.

In short, he felt a strong sense of unease towards Gao Lan.

To put it bluntly, Yuan Ying's mess is a complete mess.

If Yuan Shao hadn't placed Ju Shou under house arrest, Shen Pei would have definitely sent the grain over long ago.

If the grain didn't arrive, Yuan Shao was responsible, but were Ju Shou and Shen Pei absolved of responsibility?

This is why Zhang He gradually grew disgusted with the infighting within Yuan's camp and felt extremely exhausted.

All the fighting and fighting only makes the soldiers on the front lines suffer!

What Yuan Xi took out was actually the rations belonging to the Youzhou army.

In this battle, the food supplies for the Youzhou and Bingzhou armies were carried by themselves, rather than supplied by Yecheng.

As the commander-in-chief of the army, Yuan Xi could have chosen not to provide grain.

But Yuan Xi still chose to take out the rations.

This was supposed to be a good thing, but Gao Lan made it sound like Yuan Xi owed him something.

Zhang He was grateful to Yuan Xi because of his duty as a general and his personal qualities.

But Gao Lan's disdain for Yuan Xi may have had its own reasons.

Just like when someone is demanding unpaid wages, Yuan Xi is now a scapegoat.

Those demanding back pay don't care whether Yuan Xi is a scapegoat or whether he used his own savings to subsidize the company's losses.

In short, Zhang He was tired.

Looking at the dark clouds gathering outside the camp, Zhang He suddenly felt that Yuan's camp was really not suitable for him.

I don't know.

The gears of his destiny are about to turn!

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PS: The author does not favor either Yuan Shao or Ju Shou. To be precise, it was the lower-ranking soldiers of Yuan Shao's camp who suffered the most during the series of internal strife between the two at Guandu.

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