Mr. Yangui

Chapter 123 Chapter [-] Some Simple Views

When everyone saw that the old lady was lying on the bed and fell asleep, her breathing was still normal, and her complexion improved a lot, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhou Chengwang wiped off his sweat, looked at Li Wuchang, and said gratefully: "This time, Wuchang is in trouble again."

Li Wuchang waved his hand, indicating that there is no need to be polite, and whispered: "Everyone go to the living room first, and leave two people to watch, so as not to wake up the old lady."

Only then did Li Lingwu take everyone out.

After arriving at the living room, Li Lingwu sent Zhang and others away, leaving only Li Hu, Shen Tongguang, Zhou Chengwang, and Li Wuchang.

"Impermanence, tell me about the situation of the old lady. I think this is the first time you are in such a difficult situation when treating a disease." Li Lingwu spoke first.

Everyone also raised their ears.

In their minds, Li Wuchang's medical skills are no longer inferior to Doctor Song, the No. 1 doctor in the capital, or even surpassed.

They have also seen or heard about the process of Li Wuchang's treatment. Whether it is Zhou Sheng or the old lady of the Zheng family, the imperial doctor can't do anything, but Li Wuchang easily cured them.

This time, although the old lady of the Zhou family was temporarily stable, Li Wuchang kept frowning after she came out, looking rather tricky.

Li Wuchang sighed, and said: "Father, you also know the old lady's character and love her dearly. When you hear about General Zhou, it is inevitable to be angry. Although I temporarily use golden needles and tranquilizing pills to It captured her mind, but this is only a temporary solution, not the root cause."

After a pause, he continued: "Because the old lady is well-informed, ordinary lies can't fool her. You all saw it just now. I have said all the good things, but I still can't convince her. For the current plan, we must Come up with a reliable plan, let her believe that we have a chance to save General Zhou's life, otherwise the old lady will probably..."

When everyone heard the words, their hearts sank to the bottom of the valley.

Li Wuchang said so, it must be true.

There was a long silence.

Li Lingwu said: "Tong Guang, tell me honestly, what is the current situation in Anle County?"

Although Li Lingwu knew the general situation, he didn't know the details. As Zhou Sheng's most important deputy, Shen Tongguang returned to Beijing at this time, which meant that the situation in Anle County could not be worse.

Shen Tongguang sighed, and said: "Master Commander, you also know about the raids on grain and grass in Zhuo County in Bohai County of Yanzhou and Hejian in Jizhou in ancient times?"

The whole city of Chang'an knows about it.

Li Hu interjected: "We have received news that the grain and grass in Yanzhou were attacked by Japanese pirates and suffered heavy losses. About [-]% of the grain and grass were left. However, the grain and grass in the three prefectures of Zhuojun and Hejian were attacked by gangsters and rioters. Thousands of bandits were killed, and nearly [-]% of food and grass were lost."

Shen Tongguang shook his head and said: "We are in Jizhou, and we have better news than you. The truth is that all the grain and grass in Bohai County, Yanzhou were burned, and there was not a single grain left, while the grain and grass in the Hejian area did not lose [-]%, but Eighty percent of the losses were lost, so I didn’t announce the truth because I was afraid of causing turmoil in the army.”

Everyone's expressions changed at the same time.

Shen Tongguang continued: "If less than [-]% of the grain and grass are transported to Jizhou to divide Anle and Liaodong equally, it is barely enough for the two armies to last for a month."

Li Lingwu said: "Anle and Liaodong should still have some food in stock, right?"

Shen Tongguang nodded, and said: "I'm not very clear about the situation in Liaodong. The grain storage in Anle County is running out, and the official grain storage in Yuyang and Beiping counties has been emptied. Anle has 11 soldiers and horses. The daily consumption is extremely terrifying, when I left for Chang'an, Anle's food reserves could only last about a month, and now it has been more than ten days."

After a pause, he sighed again: "Originally, if we divided half of the remaining [-]% ​​grain and grass in Hejian to Anle, we would be able to last a few more days. Unfortunately, the people in the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households did not distribute grain and grass to Anle County, but all Sent to Liaodong."

How could this be?
Send them all to Liaodong?

What about An Le?
Only then did everyone realize the seriousness of the problem.

"Snapped!"

Shen Tongguang slapped the table hard, gritted his teeth, and said, "The bastards from the household department and the military department have reached this time, and they still don't forget to play tricks. Didn't our General Zhou just speak straight before, which offended those bastards?" You bastard, what did you say that the situation in Liaodong is more critical, and you need this batch of food and grass more... Pooh, these people have intentions, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that if Anle falls, the Liaodong area will be surrounded, damn it."

It turned out to be the case.

Li Lingwu exhaled, and said, "So, if Anle doesn't have support, the food and grass will only last for half a month?"

Shen Tongguang said: "For a province, it will take about 20 days. If the imperial court does not act decisively and quickly support Anle, then Anle will be in danger. General Zhou is also in danger. I have followed General Zhou for more than ten years, and I know him well. At this time, he will not retreat, even if the imperial decree has passed, it will be useless, if he retreats, Anle, Yuyang, and Beiping will definitely be massacred by the Khitans, we have all seen the cruelty of the Khitans."

The Khitan people are indeed cruel. Let’s just say that in November last year, a group of [-] Khitan cavalry rushed into Liucheng County. In just a dozen days, they caused great losses. Nearly [-] civilians were killed and injured. The prefect was shown to the public by the owl.

"Is there any food and grass in the nearby counties?" Li Lingwu asked.

Shen Tongguang replied: "Zhuo County, in ancient times, there were some grain reserves in the three counties of Beiping, all of which were in the hands of wealthy households. General Zhou has already requisitioned grain several times arbitrarily, but they were all empty checks. The total amount exceeds 100 yuan." It's not easy for those wealthy households, they are all businessmen, and it took several generations of hard work to save a huge family business. Now they will suffer when there is a war, which is somewhat unreasonable, not to mention, they are already very reasonable , I have provided support several times, but they did not take any money, and now General Zhou is ashamed to see them."

That's right, we can't kill those wealthy households, it's not easy for them.

Li Lingwu sighed, and said: "Although His Majesty is still thinking about it now, the time to think about it will not be too long, and he doesn't want to give up the northern part of Jizhou. Unfortunately, the situation forces us to make a decision early."

Zhou Chengwang murmured: "Uncle Li, so the father..."

I'm about to cry.

If Zhou Sheng died, Zhou Chengwang would have to shoulder the entire Zhou family. He was still so young, how could he carry it.

Li Lingwu glanced at the crowd, fixed his eyes on Li Wuchang, and said, "Wuchang, you have a lot of tricks, tell me, what can you do?"

Li Wuchang pointed at himself, and said inexplicably: "Me? I don't understand state affairs, what ideas can I have..."

Li Lingwu interrupted: "Don't talk nonsense, just say what you want."

Everyone looked at Li Wuchang, coughed lightly, and said: "Since my father asked me to speak, then I will express some simple opinions. If what I say is wrong, just ignore it."

Next, analyze in detail.

"The situation in Anle and Liaodong is so critical, it's normal for His Majesty to want to give up. After all, the three counties of Yanmen, Boling, and Hejian in the south are all first-class defensive areas."

"It's just that if you give up Anle and Liaodong, then Yuyang, Zhuojun, Beiping, Liucheng, and Yanjun will all be lost. This is a large piece of good land, almost half of Jizhou, and it will feel bad for anyone who replaces it."

"As the saying goes, it is better to cut off one finger than to hurt its ten fingers. This is the situation in Dayan now. Abandoning the northern part of Jizhou is a good way from the overall situation. However, it is hard for those people, and they will definitely die by the knives of the Khitan people. Down."

"It has been more than half a year since the beginning of last September, and there is no hope of victory at all. It is more like a muddy quagmire."

"However, since His Majesty is still considering it, it shows that he has not yet made up his mind to give up. As long as General Zhou or the King of Beihai do some big things during this time, such as killing countless enemies, beheading the enemy's generals And so on, once His Majesty hears such exciting news, I guarantee that he will not think about withdrawing troops quickly, maybe he will grit his teeth and fully support Jizhou, with His Majesty's support, it will be easy to say at that time."

"The king of Beihai is dealing with the coalition forces of Khitan and Goryeo in Liaodong, and his self-protection is not enough. Therefore, if he wants to win a big vote, he can only rely on General Zhou."

"General Zhou's current problem is that there is not enough food and grass, and the morale of the army will be shaken to a certain extent... Don't frown, and don't say that General Zhou is strict in running the army. The news will still fluctuate in the heart, and it is inevitable to affect the combat power."

"Find the problem and solve the problem."

"Firstly, the Ministry of Households has no silver taels. We can find someone in Chang'an to collect a batch of silver taels, and first give them to the wealthy households in Zhuojun, Beiping, and the ancient three counties. Hold on for a while."

"Secondly, General Zhou must first find a way to stabilize the morale of the army, and then use any means to fight head-on with the Khitan. It is best to win a few beautiful battles. We must let His Majesty see the determination of An Le to fight to the death, and let His Majesty believe in An Le. In the hands of General Zhou, the county will definitely be as stable as a rock, and it is even possible to defeat Khitan in one fell swoop."

"As long as His Majesty wavers a little, then Father, you will unite with some sensible officials to speak to Your Majesty and make a bitter statement, so as to strengthen His Majesty's determination to stick to peace."

"So, the most urgent task is to quickly raise a batch of silver, let General Shen take it to Jizhou, and then personally send people to Zhuojun, Beiping, and the ancient three counties to escort the food and grass."

"This batch of silver taels must not be less, at least 100 million taels, so that the wealthy households in Zhuojun, Beiping, and the ancient three counties will see General Zhou's sincerity, and they will say that they will pay back the previous debts first, and this time they will be more accommodating."

"As for the money collected for grain and grass this time, it can be said that it will be paid back later. Since those rich households were able to spend more than one million taels to support the imperial court, it can be seen that most of them are worried about the country. With this 100 million taels as a base , and then send someone to talk to them, it should work.”

"After all the preparations are done, it depends on the abilities of General Zhou and the soldiers of Anle County. Once the battle is won, General Zhou must hurry up and explain the situation. You can exaggerate the record a little bit, for example, what month and day ,Which general fought desperately and beheaded three thousand people, or which soldier was brave enough to behead the enemy leader, try to write as much detail as possible, it should touch His Majesty, and things may turn around by then."

Li Wuchang finished speaking in one breath, and quickly took a big sip of water.

Seeing that everyone was frowning, they were obviously thinking about Li Wuchang's proposal.

After thinking for a while, everyone felt that Li Wuchang's method was really good, and it might be useful.

(End of this chapter)