I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

If you travel by water from Taiping County to Jingzhou, it will take dozens of days to arrive.

However, there are not many ships in Taiping County at present, only a few sand-dredging ships. It was two months later when Jiang Yuan arrived in Jingzhou.

Jingzhou City.

Looking at the magnificent Jingzhou City in front of them, Jiang Yuan and his group breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's been two months, and it's finally here." Zhao Kai couldn't help but sigh.

Jiang Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, it seems that the reason why Ning Fei was so aggressive before was because Da Duan was caught off guard. Now he has come to his senses and has stabilized the situation here."

"Sir, I think it's too early for you to say this. Now, eight of the ten northern states have fallen into Ning Fei's hands."

"The other side hasn't launched a general attack yet. I guess Ning Fei wants to wait for the 200,000 troops from the border to arrive." Li Hu, who is in charge of intelligence, said worriedly.

For those who didn't know the situation, Li Hu had already seen that Daduan was doomed to fail.

"That's hard to say. The Great Duan Army's God Mu Songfeng has already arrived at the front line, so there is still a chance of winning." Jiang Yuan said lightly.

After a few simple words, Jiang Yuan gently squeezed his legs against the horse's belly, and the team started moving forward again.

Duanmu Yuanchen has an army of hundreds of thousands. It is impossible for Jingzhou City to accommodate so many people. The main battlefield should be in the front.

Soon, as the team continued to advance, many troops appeared scattered around.

These were the troops dispatched from various places after receiving the news of the king's rescue. Compared with their own tens of thousands of troops, Jiang Yuan's three thousand men were indeed a bit too few.

But in terms of combat effectiveness, Jiang Yuan brought cavalry, which was enough to crush most troops.

Soon, the group saw endless camps ahead, with flags of various local armies scattered all over the ground. A quick glance showed that there were at least dozens of flags.

Soon, a team came to investigate.

"From Yunzhou? No wonder you arrived so late. Okay, come in."

Jiang Yuan waved his hand, and the main force followed the visitors to the camp to prepare to set up camp.

Jiang Yuan and his companions followed a soldier to the central military tent.

When Jiang Yuan arrived, the place was already crowded with people, including soldiers from all over the place.

"Fuck! Old Jiang?" Chen Liu, who was sitting on both sides of Duanmu Yuanchen, suddenly stood up, ran over in a few steps, and held Jiang Yuan's hand enthusiastically.

"Old Jiang, you're finally here! I've been waiting for you for so long! Finally, you're here!"

"If you don't come soon, I'll send someone to urge you!"

Jiang Yuan pulled his hands away cautiously. This kid was being too attentive for no reason. He was definitely either a traitor or a thief.

"Chen Liu, let me make it clear first, I didn't bring many people this time..."

"No, no! Even if you don't bring anyone, it's enough for you to come by yourself." Chen Liu interrupted Jiang Yuan directly and then took Jiang Yuan to the front.

Duanmu Yuanchen couldn't help but smile at the main seat. He extended his hand to the old man beside him and said, "Marshal Mu, this is the Jiang Yuan I mentioned to you before."

Mu Songfeng looked Jiang Yuan up and down and praised him symbolically: "He is a handsome man, a true hero in his youth."

Duanmu Yuanchen pulled the corner of his mouth awkwardly and whispered, "Marshal Mu, forget about the word hero. Jiang Yuan is on par with Ning Fei's military advisor Qingzhu."

As soon as these words were spoken, Mu Songfeng's expression suddenly changed.

These events of confrontation with Ning Fei, damn, who knows where that damn wicked Qingzhu gets so many tricks from, it's like a toad lying on the back of your foot, he doesn't bite but he's disgusting.

"Jiang Yuan greets Your Majesty and meets Marshal Mu." Jiang Yuan bowed and saluted.

"Okay, okay, don't worry about this. You're here at the right time." Duanmu Yuanchen waved his hand.

"Your Majesty, what do you want to tell me?" Jiang Yuan asked.

Chen Liu, who was standing by, immediately stood up and pointed to the sand table in the center and said, "Old Jiang, come here, I want to tell you something."

"The situation is this: although our two armies are facing each other across a river, and we all get our drinking water from this river, not long ago, many soldiers in the army fell ill."

"Damn it! After investigating, we found out that Qingzhu had people pile up bodies upstream of the water source!"

"As soon as we clean it up, they move upstream and continue releasing more. We are suffering greatly from this!"

Duanmu Yuanchen nodded heavily. "That's right. Wu De suggested that we simply cut off the river upstream, leaving neither side with food. But I think that's a bit like killing one thousand enemies and losing a thousand of our own."

"Lord Jiang, what do you think we should do?"

Jiang Yuan held his chin and looked at the sand table thoughtfully. First of all, he certainly couldn't let Qingzhu continue like this. If a plague broke out, Daduan would be defeated without a fight.

Wu De's strategy is cruel enough. He is a talented person, but it is indeed a method that kills one thousand enemies and loses one thousand of his own.

It should not be taken unless it is absolutely necessary.

After hesitating for a long time, Jiang Yuan said softly, "Your Majesty, may I ask what happened to the bodies that were soaked in the water?"

Duanmu Yuanchen immediately looked at Mu Songfeng, after all, he was the current military commander.

Mu Songfeng said with a strange expression on his face: "Of course it was burned."

"But if you want to use catapults to throw these bodies into Ning Fei's army, then that's fine. Wu De has already mentioned this idea."

"But the two sides are facing each other at too great a distance, and the catapults aren't very mobile, so it's not feasible."

As Mu Songfeng spoke, he pointed at a little fat man behind him. He was white and plump, not tall, and looked quite honest and simple.

"Hey, I'm Wu De."

Jiang Yuan nodded slowly. As expected, he was a guy who could be on the list. He was really not simple.

"Marshal Mu, you misunderstood me."

"Oh, so what's your idea?" Mu Songfeng perked up and was a little curious about Jiang Yuan's answer.

Jiang Yuan picked up a small wooden stick and pointed at two roads on the sand table. "This road leads to Huangzhou, and Huangzhou is a major grain-producing state. If I'm not mistaken, the grain and grass transported from Huangzhou should all go along this road, right?"

Mu Songfeng nodded in surprise: "That's right, but this doesn't seem to have anything to do with what I was just about to say, right?"

"Well, Marshal Mu, please listen to me." Jiang Yuan said calmly.

"I think everyone knows that food and fodder must be sent before troops move. Food and fodder have always been the most important supplies. So, Ning Fei and I will both try to rob the enemy's food and fodder, right?"

Mu Songfeng nodded immediately: "Of course, but judging by the current situation, with both of us fighting over it, it's basically a situation where neither of us suffers any loss."

"Yes, as expected." Jiang Yuan nodded and said, "Next, please ask Marshal Mu to send people to continue collecting the bodies blocking the upstream and gather them together when there are enough."

"Then chop it into pieces and make meat pellets. Then have the grain transport team take it to Huangzhou. It is important to pay attention to it when transporting it all the way down."

"We must let Ning Fei snatch this batch of food away."