Xiaoguangong

Chapter 137

There was a deadly silence all around.

Le Jin and Xu Huang's faces were extremely ugly. Although they didn't show anger, they had already used silence to resist Xiahou Dun's audit.

When Liu Beijun was weak, he was precarious, and he couldn't do anything like reselling military rations. Later, when he became a little stronger, there was a pure idealist like Zhuge Liang who was in charge. The army concentrated as little rations as possible, clenched its fists like a young man with insufficient strength, and fought to the death with all his strength.

But Cao Jun can't.

When they were recruiting, they said that character is not important. Recruiting a group of people with ability but not character is a fantasy. Cao Jun has always insisted on not pursuing it. the rules.

In history, when Cao Cao’s grandson Cao Rui was the emperor, he wanted to go to the Shangshutai to check the accounts. The then Shangshu Ling was Cao Ren’s follower Chen Jiao in Jiangling City. He was not afraid of Cao Rui, saying that this document should not be shown to the emperor. If the emperor trusts him, let him continue to do it, if he doesn't trust him, let him go.

Cao Rui had no choice but to let Chen Jiao go. The most terrifying thing was that people at the time regarded this as a good talk and praised Chen Jiao's integrity.

At present, the righteous people in Cao Jun have not died yet. Xiahou Dun's fighting skills are average, but he is indeed extremely strict in governing the army and the people. He has heard about the situation in Jingzhou for a long time, and he is going to make drastic adjustments in Jingzhou to change the current situation. .

Guan Ping was silent for a moment, then said:

"Humblely think that now is not a good time to clean up the accounts."

"Oh, how do you see it?"

Xiahou Dun had a terrifying appearance, but his words were quite gentle. He looked at Guan Ping with a smile and let him speak freely.

Guan Ping said:
"Checking the accounts will naturally take a lot of money.

Right now, the two sons are fighting to the death in Dangyang, if we check the accounts and the soldiers delay the rescue..."

"That's right!" Xu Huang also immediately ended the topic, "We should immediately send troops to support and untie the siege of Jiangling in one fell swoop. If there is a delay, we will not be able to afford the two young masters' mistakes."

"Gongming's words are very true!" Le Jin also quickly said, "Now that the accounts are being cleaned up, the hearts of the military academies are unstable, which is not good for the war! Our army should quickly move south and wipe out the gangsters in one fell swoop, that is the best policy."

Xiahou Dun's face was as usual, and he nodded slowly after everyone finished speaking:
"Wen Qian and Gongming didn't they hear that 'If a worker wants to be good at his work, he must first sharpen his weapon'? Soldiers are a major event for the country. Before our army defeated Wulin, it was because we were arrogant that we had too many soldiers and fought blindly. Only then did we suffer a disastrous defeat.

Now the soldiers, rations, and the enemy's situation are all unknown, so we just rely on the soldiers... Hehe, I may not have enough soldiers.

This account must be checked—"

His eyes turned to Guan Ping's face:

"General Yun has just joined our army and is on the front line, so let's not check this account. Both Wen Qian and Gong Ming are veterans, so they should understand what I want to do.

Don't talk about it, there is no need to intercede in this matter-immediately, report the soldiers, food, and ordnance of each army to me! "

This……

Guan Ping had always heard people say that Xiahou Dun was a fool—including Guan Yu.

But looking at it this way, isn't this person quite capable?

Cao Jun's disastrous defeat in Jingzhou before was due to blind optimism, thinking that it would not be easy for him to win with 10 people under his command.

But I never expected that the situation in Jingzhou is much more complicated than that in the Central Plains. Diseases, terrain, water warfare, etc. are all about to kill Cao Jun. How can most of the landlubbers in the army fight against the Jiangdong navy that everyone has played by the river since they were young?

Xiahou Dun knew Cao Jun's ethos very well, and discussed with Cao Cao before setting off, and decided that he wanted to make a splash in Jingzhou, but in fact he could not fight a big battle in a short time.Even if you want to fight, you must do an inventory of soldiers and rectify military discipline.

Le Jin and Xu Huang's subordinates claimed to have assembled [-] elite soldiers, plus [-] Yunshan, which can be called a large army.

But Xiahou Dun didn't believe this number at all, let alone that everyone in Jingzhou would try their best to support Le Jin.

So he planned to thoroughly check Le Jin's soldiers to find out how much combat power he still had in Jingzhou.

In order to appease Yunshan, who had just joined Cao's army and was particularly good at water warfare, Xiahou Dun also directly used means to allow Yunshan to be exempted from inspection, allowing him to continue to deliver food and grass to Dangyang to ensure the combat safety of Dangyang's front line.

As for Le Jin and Xu Huang...

His eyes were burning, wanting to see what the two of them had been doing during this time in Jingzhou.

In all fairness, Guan Ping still supports Xiahou Dun.

Of course, no amount of caution can be overstated when it comes to the important matter of a soldier's country and the way of survival.

but now……

"General. Yunshan was single-handedly promoted by General Le, and he belongs to General Le. If you want to check the equipment of General Le's soldiers, Yun will naturally have to accept the inspection, and please general!"

Le Jin was moved immediately, and looked at Yunshan in disbelief, with tears in his eyes.

It is human instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. If Xiahou Dun wants to deal with the local military seriously, he, as the governor of Jingzhou, will definitely bear the responsibility.

When Cao Ren is rescued, he may not be able to continue to control Jingzhou just because of this, and Xiahou Dun can even supervise the military forces in Jingzhou by himself, and promote Yunshan, Man Chong and others to take his place.

But he didn't expect Yunshan to be so loyal to him, willing to use his future to accompany him to advance and retreat together!

Xiahou Dun frowned.

He hadn't met such a person from Cao Junzhong for a long time, and in a daze, he suddenly felt that Yunshan looked familiar.

This kid... have I seen it before?
Seeing Xiahou Dun's hesitation, Guan Ping looked at Le Jin and Xu Huang with deep eyes, with a hint of determination on his face, and said with emotion:
"General Xiahou has been in the army for many years, so naturally I can't hide my plan from the general.

I have made it clear that our army did falsely report money and food expenses. The two generals Wen Qian and Gong Ming pity me for being a barbarian who does not understand military law.

I was moved in my heart and regarded the two generals as uncles, so naturally I didn't want the two generals to bear the responsibility for me.

Yes, the two generals must have falsely reported food, grass, and expenses, and ate nothing.

But there are many inside stories about this matter, please listen to me, General—”

"Before the prime minister went south, a certain man lost Shiyang in the battle of Xiakou Lang, and the whole army was wiped out, only by himself.

Regardless of previous suspicions, the two generals helped me to recapture Shiyang by replenishing the cost of my troops.

Jiangxia is vast, and our troops are stationed in Shiyang, Anlu, and Nanxin counties, and we have to reclaim wasteland and defend against bandits. Thousands of soldiers and horses are far from enough. The two generals save money and provide me with soldiers, food, and military equipment.

Later, Mr. Zijian led me to fight, and I suffered heavy casualties in the battle with Guan Yu. According to the law of the Han Dynasty, when I was punished in prison, it was the two generals who helped me cover up the crime. This is how I defeated Guan Yu in the subsequent Southern Expedition and opened up the Han River. "

"If the general wants to investigate, I believe there must be insufficient soldiers in Xiangyang and Fancheng, and there are many false reports and concealed reports on food, grass and military equipment, but these are all Yunshan's crimes. If the general wants to investigate..."

Guan Ping took off his official seal hanging from his waist and held it in his hands, bowed slowly, and raised the official seal above his head.

"Shan is willing to make atonement with his body, and please see that the two generals are old, so don't humiliate the two generals!"

"Tanzhi!"

Xu Huang's nose was sour, tears streaming down his face.

He always felt that this young general was quite like an old friend of his, so he remembered to take care of Guan Ping.

Xu Huang hadn't thought about who Yunshan looked like before, but now he remembered that this kid was exactly the same as Yunchang back then except that he was greedy.

"It's none of your business, get up!" Xu Huang said angrily, "One person does the work and the other is responsible. Can I, Xu Huang, not be able to be the one?"

Le Jin groaned, pulled Guan Ping up, and cursed angrily:
"What are you talking about! You are not yet a weak crown, and you still have a bright future! Hurry up and get up."

He has been in the army for many years, and what he pays attention to is that he fights against each other and cheats each other. For the sake of benefit, he can turn against Xu Huang, his comrade for many years.

But he never expected that a young barbarian general from Jingzhou whom he recruited casually at that time would be so loyal to him, and even willing to trade his future for his comprehensiveness—well, although the method was stupid, it showed his loyalty and courage.

There are not many such people in Cao Jun.

Xiahoudun didn't know that it was not the first time Guan Ping had threatened to resign.

He stared blankly at the young general in front of him, feeling both admiration and helplessness in his heart.

Such a good man, hey, he should learn some righteous ways in our army, it would be a pity to follow Le Jin.

He had heard everything Guan Ping said.

It is said that Yunshan was able to escape from his sword in a one-on-one fight with Guan Yu before, and later he was forced to send troops by Cao Zhi, and he fought desperately to repel Guan Ping, even if he lost some, it was justified.

Both Le Jin and Xu Huang are veteran generals, and they have been sold to the Cao family in this life.

But this boy from a barbarian background is now an important figure in the war in Jingzhou. If he quits, it will have a huge impact on Meng De's future career in Jingzhou.

Xiahoudun thought for a moment, but a gratified smile appeared on his face:

"There are not many loyal people like Tan Zhi."

He stretched out his thick palm to grab Guan Ping's hand, and told him to take back the official seal, and said with a smile:
"Okay, I'll give you a face, and I won't check for omissions for the time being.

But from today onwards, everything in the military will have to be re-booked. If there are any violations, don't blame a certain subordinate for being ruthless. "

Only then did Le Jin and Xu Huang breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that if Yun Shan hadn't been there to help, they would have lost face this time.

Letting go of the past does not mean that Xiahou Dun has changed his temper. He stared at the three of them and said slowly:
"Wen Qian, tell me honestly, how many soldiers under your command are capable of fighting?"

"Twenty thousand." Le Jin gritted his teeth.

"Only ten thousand?" Xiahou Dun exclaimed, "Gongming, where are your men?"

"eighteen thousand."

"Only eight thousand!"

"What about Tanzhi?"

"Fifteen thousand."

"?"

Guan Ping smiled bitterly and said:
"It's really fifteen thousand..."

I haven't had time to eat the empty space yet...

(End of this chapter)