Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 322

In April, just after Luo Zheng raised his army to attack Xuchang and defeated Cao Ren's [-]-strong army, Li Jue received the news of Cao Ren's death in Luoyang. Taking advantage of the lack of troops around Xuchang and Cao Cao's southern expedition, he ordered his younger brother Li Ying to lead the army Eight thousand people left Hulao Pass to plunder Chenliu and Yingchuan Changshe.

The Xiliang army under Li Jue's command is fundamentally different from the Xiliang army under Luo Zheng's command.

Luo Zheng never harmed the people, even if the manor city was destroyed, the only people who suffered disaster were the nobles and landlords and squires.

Ordinary people are at most a little frightened, and do what they should do, without any loss.

The Xiliang rebel army under Li Jue's command is different. This is a group of real rebels. They have been used to looting and looting in recent years. All were looted objects.

This group of rebels not only robbed money and food, but even people.

Burn down the houses of the common people, rob the common people of their food, take away the beautiful women, and then arrest a group of young and strong as coolies.

Wherever this group of Xiliang rebels went, countless villages and towns were destroyed, and I don’t know how many families were shattered. .

Xuncheng, the camp of the Xiliang Army.

Jia Xu hurriedly entered the tent of the Chinese army, and said to Luo Zheng: "My lord, Li Jue has sent troops."

Luo Zheng waved his hand and said: "Let's not talk about this first, Wenhe will take a look at this!"

Jia Xu had some doubts in her heart, she stepped forward to take the two silk books, she only glanced at them, and was a little surprised, "Self-crime letter?"

Luo Zheng made a 'hmm' sound, and said: "Gao Shun sent someone to send it. Zhao Yun wanted to mobilize the main cavalry of the Huns, and personally led a small group of cavalry to detour and attack Meiji Shanyuting for thousands of miles. Gao Shun will be in charge of the troops."

Jia Xu glanced at the ten lines, read the two confessions, then put them on the table and remained silent.

Luo Zheng asked: "How does Wenhe look at this matter?"

Jia Xu thought for a while, then murmured, "It's really taboo to grant military power privately!"

Luo Zheng nodded and said: "Although it is out of consideration, it is also excusable!"

But Jia Xu said: "Although this is the case, it should not be dealt with hastily. Although Zhao Yun, Gao Shun, Cheng Ying and others are dedicated to the public and have no selfish intentions, once someone starts this kind of thing, the impact will be too bad. If If you don’t punish them, what will the generals in the army think? As the saying goes, “responsibility is too much, love is too much, after Hetao is settled down, the lord can fine the three of them for half a year and order them to contemplate for three days behind closed doors, so as to minimize the impact of this matter.” It can eliminate the doubts of the generals, thereby avoiding some potential hidden dangers."

Luo Zheng thought for a while, and said: "Forget it, just follow Wenhe's words!"

Jia Xu then said: "There is one more thing. Just now when the scout came to report, Li Jue ordered his brother Li Ying to lead an army of [-] troops, and went out of Hulao Pass and entered Chenliu, Yingchuan and other places to plunder. The counties of Kaifeng and Xinzheng are almost completely covered with scorched earth."

Luo Zheng said in surprise: "Isn't Li Jue allied with Cao Cao, why would he come here to take advantage of the fire?"

Jia Xu said: "Like Li Jue and other people who don't know loyalty, how can they keep their faith? As long as they give milk, they are mothers, and when they are not full, they will eat mothers. Besides, Cao Cao is not a good guy. I used it several times, but it didn't let Li Jue take advantage of it at all. Li Que is not an idiot, how could he not react well, maybe he has no resentment towards Cao Cao."

Luo Zheng clapped his hands again and again: "What Wen He said is very true, as long as you give milk, you will be a mother, and if you are not full, you will eat your mother. Based on the general's understanding of Li Jue, that fellow is really virtuous. But this servant It is a good opportunity for this general to plunder Chenliu and Yingchuan, let this wild dog that is about to die of starvation go to bloodlet Cao Aman, this general is happy to watch the show."

Jia Xu said: "Cao Cao's army should be approaching Xuchang soon. Li Jue sent troops to plunder the Central Plains at this time, and it happened that he could drag Cao Cao's army for a few days. My lord can take this opportunity to send troops to Baima, Puyang, Lihu, and Juancheng. The more than [-] people from places such as Yanqiu, Linqiu and other places were first transported to the north bank of the river by naval warships, and then sent to Guanzhong in batches."

Luo Zhengdao: "The daily consumption of more than [-] people is extremely high, where can there be so much food and grass in such a hurry?"

Jia Xu smiled wickedly and said, "Didn't Yuan Shao send someone to hint to the lord, if necessary, can he help a little? It's not a big deal to borrow tens of thousands of stones from Yuan Shao, the lord will just pay him back later."

Luo Zhengji said: "For kindness, follow the plan of Wenhe."

Guandu, on the open river.

"General Gan Ning, my lord urgently orders!"

A scooter rushed to Gan Ning's boat and shouted loudly.

Gan Ning rushed to the side of the boat with big strides, holding the strings of the boat and said in a low voice, "What urgent order does my lord have, tell me quickly!"

The messenger hurriedly threw the arrow order up and said loudly: "The lord has an order, order General Gan Ning to gather all the warships and lead the water army to transport more than [-] people to the north bank of the river within five days. There must be no mistakes. "

"More than two hundred thousand people?"

Gan Ning gasped and said, "Where are there so many people?"

The messenger replied: "My lord wants to take all the people of Baima, Puyang, Lihu, Juancheng, and Linqiu into Guanzhong."

"what?"

Gan Ning yelled, he was a little dumbfounded when he first heard the order.

It is definitely not an easy task to transport more than 20 people back to Guanzhong.

But if the land route is impassable, the navy can only be used to complete this task.

However, the sum of all the warships of the navy can only hold about [-] people, and the sailors are also added to this.Moreover, going from Guandu to Guanzhong is sailing against the current, which is not as easy as when we came here.

Gan Ning roughly calculated that all the warships could only hold 5000 people at a time. After all, it would take a long time to go back, and a large amount of food and grass had to be loaded casually. Pretend to be [-] people.

From Guandu to Hangu Pass, sailing against the current and being a heavy ship, it will take ten days at the fastest, and it takes half a month to go back and forth.

With a full budget, it can only be transported twice a month at most. This is still 20 sailors divided into two shifts to transport more than [-] people back to Guanzhong. It will take half a year for the ship to anchor.

Gan Ning couldn't help staring and asked the messenger, "My lord and the military advisor, do you know how many people can fit in a boat?"

The messenger scratched his head and replied, "This, even the villain doesn't know!"

Gan Ning was speechless, but the military orders were difficult to disobey, so he hurriedly summoned warships and assigned tasks.

Yecheng, Yuan Shao's official residence.

Counselor Guo Tu hastily entered the inner hall, bowed his hands to Yuan Shao and said, "See my lord!"

"Public rules are free!"

Yuan Shao waved his hand and asked, "What happened to Luo Zheng's attack on Xuchang?"

Guo Tu replied: "Luo Zheng defeated Cao Ren's [-] army, and Cao Ren has already died in battle."

"Oh, Cao Ren is dead?"

Yuan Shao was stunned for a while, stroked the willow beard and fell silent.

Next to him, Tian Feng said: "My lord, Cao Ren is Cao Cao's confidant, and he was relied on as his right-hand man. This time, he was killed in a surprise attack by Luo Zheng's own army. It is definitely a heavy blow to Cao Cao, and it is also a good thing for the lord. .”

Yuan Shao sighed: "Cao Ren's death in battle is indeed good news, but Luo Zheng is so cruel like a wolf, Cao Cao would have been in pain for a long time after being bitten by him, if this guy also sneaks into Jizhou from the waterway, what should we do? "

Tian Fengdao: "My lord, don't worry, before Cao Cao is defeated, Luo Zheng will not be an enemy of the lord."

Yuan Shao was surprised: "Why is Yuan Hao so sure?"

Tian Fengdao: "Luo Zheng's strategic center of gravity has always been in the Central Plains, and he has always regarded Cao Cao as his greatest enemy. Therefore, before Cao Cao is defeated, Luo Zheng will not be an enemy of the lord. The lord can take this opportunity to let Luo Zheng Conquer Cao Cao, unify the four prefectures of Hebei as soon as possible, and then drive the army from Hebei to the south to the Central Plains, and make the world a success!"

Yuan Shao said happily: "Since Yuan Hao said so, then I can rest assured!"

Guo Tu hurriedly said again: "My lord, is there anything else?"

Yuan Shao asked, "What's the matter?"

Guo Tudao: "Luo Zheng wants to capture more than [-] people from Baima, Puyang, Lihu, Juancheng, and Linqiu counties close to the south bank of the river to the north bank of the river, and then let the Xiliang water army transport them back to Guanzhong in batches. Therefore, I condemn you to the lord for help!"

"This……"

Yuan Shao was extremely speechless, and he said after a long while: "Luo Zheng is really a thief, he is like a robber everywhere, and he is able to do such a laborious thing like taking more than [-] people back to Guanzhong. Come out, I really don't know what to say!"

Tian Fengdao: "Luo Zheng's rule is vast and sparsely populated. Guanzhong, Liangzhou and Hanzhong only have a population of more than one million. Although many people who fled from Sili and the Central Plains have been resettled in the past two years, they will not exceed 200 million. It is not surprising that the population is robbed. But the people are the foundation of the country, and the Lord must order the local governments to properly accommodate the refugees, so that the people cannot be lost."

Yuan Shao nodded, and said: "Luo Zhengju came to ask for help, will you help?"

Guo Tu hurriedly said: "My lord, Luo Zheng's request is only to temporarily resettle the captives on the north bank of the river, and then borrow a batch of emergency food from the lord, which is just a piece of cake for the lord. !"

Tian Feng also said: "It's not a big deal, it doesn't matter if the lord agrees. Besides, it's not so easy to transport more than [-] people back to Guanzhong. Before all these [-] people are transported back to Guanzhong, Luo Zheng must not dare to leave lightly, and the five thousand troops are expected to stay in the Central Plains for a while, so it is time for him to bleed Cao Cao."

Yuan Shao nodded repeatedly and said: "Good, according to Yuan Hao and Gongze's opinion, as long as the Xiliang army does not harm the people of Jizhou, there is a lot of open space on the north bank of the river, and they are allowed to house the people robbed from Cao Cao's rule. In addition, Then allocate [-] stones of grain and grass from the treasury to lend to Luo Zheng for emergency, but remember to make a written statement, so that this guy will not renege on the debt in the future!"

Tian Feng said: "Don't worry, my lord. Since Luo Zheng is willing to sell [-] Liangzhou army horses to my lord, it shows the sincerity of his alliance. Besides, Luo Zheng's rule will have a bumper harvest every year, and there will be no shortage of food and grass. Shi Liangcao reneged on his debt!"

Yuan Shao said happily: "That's good, since that's the case, I'll leave this matter to Gongze."

Guo Tu cupped his hands furiously and said, "I obey!"

(End of this chapter)