The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 301 The Worst Move

Han Sui looked at the silent Liang Xing in disbelief.

Han Sui sent Liang Xing to Chang'an, and he could accept many results.

For example, Guo Jia refused.

For example, Guo Jia killed Liang Xing.

For example, Guo Jia proposed to exchange war horses.

However, Han Sui never expected the current situation.

Guo Jia borrowed food.

And it is 30 stones that will definitely allow him to survive the famine safely.

But Liang Xing only escorted 20 shi of grain back, and Ma Chao detained [-] shi of grain!

There is no deviation in what Liang Xing said. From Guo Jia’s borrowing of grain to Gan Ning leading the army to transport grain to Jincheng, and then being detained by Ma Chao, whether Liang Xing asked for it or not. He was delayed in Chang'an for two days before chasing to Jincheng, and he himself did not go to Jincheng with Gan Ning.

Reflecting on himself afterwards, Liang Xing felt that if he went to Jincheng with Gan Ning, he would at least be able to part ways with Gan Ning and Pang De outside Jincheng with the grain.

He had to conceal this point, otherwise it would be his crime of dereliction of duty, and it was understandable for Han Sui to take advantage of the issue to kill him. After all, it was a matter of life and death, not a trivial matter.

The eight generals under Han Sui's command were all in front of him, besides Liang Xing, there were also candidates, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, Cheng Yi, Ma Wan, Yang Qiu, plus his son-in-law Yan Xing and his adviser Cheng Gongying However, although Han Sui's soldiers and horses are comparable to Ma Chao's, the generals and counselors available to him are obviously better than Ma Chao.

"What did Ma Mengqi say?"

Han Sui looked at Liang Xing closely.

Ma Chao should have an excuse for deducting his grain, right?
Liang Xing cried and shook his head and said, "The Ma Chao boy only said one thing to the general: there is only so much food, if you want it, take it with you, and if you don't, hurry up and get out."

Even if Ma Teng is not as brave as Ma Chao, at least Ma Teng is far better than Ma Chao in judging the situation and understanding the world, so Ma Teng and Han Sui have a blood feud but they can still go hand in hand.

Still brooding over Han Sui's stabbing in the back two years ago, Ma Chao might call Han Sui politely when he saw Han Sui, but he didn't have a good look at Han Sui's generals.

"The horse is too wild!"

Han Sui was furious, beating a dog depends on the owner, Ma Chao deducted his food, and humiliated his generals, how can he remain indifferent?

"The generals listened to the order and returned to the camp to reorganize the army. Three days later, I will personally lead the army to conquer Jincheng."

Han Sui's eyes widened angrily, as if he couldn't find a way to vent his rage.

After all the generals took their orders, Cheng Gongying, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Wait a minute."

Turning to face Han Sui, Cheng Gongying said with a calm expression: "My lord, the autumn harvest is just around the corner, and now is not the best time to send troops. Ma Chao withheld the lord's food. He must be waiting to see the lord's reaction. Go attack Ma Chao at this time. I must be prepared. It is better to let General Liang go to Chang'an again and report this matter to Mr. Guo. If he can borrow some more food from Mr. Guo, then this matter should be regarded as a misunderstanding. If not Come on, with the [-] stones of grain and the autumn harvest, winter is no problem, and next spring, when Ma Chao is laid down, everything will be ready, and my lord will lead the army to attack again, which will be far more effective than sending troops rashly now."

Han Sui with a rough face sat down and pressed his hand to signal the generals to suspend the previous military order.

After Cheng Gongying's words, Han Sui also calmed down.

Ma Chao may be impulsive, at least he is not a fool.

Now that Ma Chao has enough food, he must be waiting for Han Sui's reaction. If there is a war, Ma Chao will start a tug-of-war of attrition with him, and Han Sui will attack, which will speed up his own demise in disguise.

Regardless of Ma Chao's reason for withholding Han Sui's food, Han Sui expected that one thing was that he had read Ma Chao's mind.

At the end of the Battle of Guandu that year, Ma Chao wanted to follow Guo Jia to Kanto to avenge his father, but Han Sui stabbed Ma Chao in the back.

Although Han Sui took the initiative to reconcile that matter after Ma Chao returned with his army, no military conflict broke out between the two families.

However, Ma Chao is now withholding Han Sui's food, at least because he has a little intention of returning Han Sui's knife.

"Just as the military adviser said, stand still, Liang Xing, you go to Chang'an again."

Han Sui also didn't want to start a war with Ma Chao, because he knew better than Ma Chao that Guo Jia would definitely benefit from a fight between the two of them.

After Liang Xing came to Chang'an again, he didn't go to see Guo Jia first, but came to Zhang Liao's residence.

Zhang Liao entertained him warmly as always, and Liang Xing poured out bitterness as soon as he sat down.

"Brother Wen Yuan, this Ma Chao is too conceited. Guo Shijun borrowed the food from my lord, but he even withheld it privately. This is obviously contempt for Guo Shijun, and he will repay his kindness!"

Zhang Liao frowned, held his cup of tea and pondered for a long time, and then said: "I never thought that Ma Chao would dare to act like this, but I don't know why Brother Liang went and came back again."

Liang Xing just wanted Zhang Liao to speak well for him, either Guo Jia would lend him food again, or Guo Jia led the army to fight Ma Chao in a fit of rage.

Ma Chao's behavior of withholding food should actually offend both Han Sui and Guo Jia.

Given Guo Jia's current status, it's hard to say whether he will go to war for mere food.

"To tell you the truth, Brother Wenyuan, the purpose of my visit is the same as last time, it is to borrow food."

Zhang Liao nodded and said, "Then tomorrow I will accompany Brother Liang to meet my lord."

Liang Xing was overjoyed, with Zhang Liao as a lobbyist, at least he was more confident.

However, after meeting Guo Jia the next day and explaining his intentions, Guo Jia kept looking at Liang Xing without saying a word.

Liang Xing's scalp was numb from Guo Jia's gaze, and he didn't dare to look at him. He lowered his head and didn't know where to look, as if he had a feeling of embarrassment.

I borrowed and borrowed again, and I opened my mouth to borrow again before paying back the last one.

Everyone said that it was not difficult to borrow even if it was good, and Liang Xing himself felt very embarrassed.

Even if Guo Jia is willing to do good deeds, it is impossible for a generous person to become a stupid person.

"General Liang, the autumn harvest is just around the corner, and the grain storage in Guanzhong is exhausted. The grain and grass I collected from Hanzhong have not yet arrived, and the autumn harvest has not been confiscated. How can I lend you any more grain?"

Guo Jia looked helpless, and the matter was very clear.

Liang Xing heard Guo Jiana's words that the mud bodhisattva could not protect himself from crossing the river, and his heart immediately turned cold.

Guo Jia's rhetorical question left Liang Xing speechless.

Put yourself in the shoes of others, Guo Jia has done his best.

Lend them the grain from Guanzhong, and then transport the grain from Hanzhong. Even if Han Sui and Ma Chao really repay the borrowed grain in the future, Guo Jia will suffer heavy losses.

Transporting [-] shi of grain from Hanzhong cost a lot on the road, and it was already a blessing to be able to transport [-] to [-] shi of grain to Chang'an, so whether Liang Xing felt his conscience or not, it was difficult for him to demand more generosity from Guo Jia.

With a sigh, Liang Xing bid farewell to Guo Jia disheartened.

After he left, Guo Jia said to Zhang Liao with a light smile, "Ma Mengqi made the worst move."

Being a person and doing things is the most taboo to be ambiguous.

Ma Chao can give 30 stone grain to Han Sui for the sake of friendship between the two families.

It is also possible not to give Han Sui a bucket of food, whether it is to turn his face or take revenge.

But he gave Han Sui [-] stone grain.

If you want to turn your face, you should be thorough, and if you want revenge, you should be ruthless and decisive.

Ma Chao can withhold all the grain, and then speed up the harvest and harvest the autumn ripe grain, waiting for Han Sui to attack, as long as he sticks to it, he can drive Han Sui to death.

If that situation arises, Guo Jia will raise the banner of seeking justice for Han Sui and attack Ma Chao.

The last thing Guo Jia wants to see is that Ma Chao and Han Sui will continue to be friendly. The premise is that Ma Chao will distribute 30 shi of the food he got to Han Sui.

Ma Chao did not disappoint Guo Jia's expectations. His vision and courage were not enough to reach the level where he could continue to make false claims with Han Sui.

When it's time to make a move, he will make a move, and when he can take revenge, he will not be soft-hearted. The young and vigorous Jin Machao made an unexpected move that made Guo Jia want to laugh up to the sky.

"It seems that Han Sui is going to attack Ma Chao soon."

The corners of Zhang Liao's mouth raised slightly, and he smiled softly.

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "It won't be so soon. Han Sui can let Liang Xing come to Chang'an again. He must have acted impulsively. Otherwise, Han Sui and Ma Chao have already started a war. I guess Han Sui is just waiting for Ma Chao to relax his vigilance. Wen Yuan, call all the generals in the city, and by the way, ask Yuan Zhi to also summon the civil servants, within half a year at the latest, the two wolves in the northwest are going to start fighting, we have to watch the show and sweep the northwest at the same time."

Not long after, all civil servants and military generals in Chang'an gathered in front of Guo Jia. Gan Ning, Zhang Liao, Wu Yi, and Meng Da who was transferred back to Chang'an by Guo Jia from Fufeng first, Fazheng Xu Shu and Zhang Ji, seven of them were in front of Guo Jia. Guo Jia waited in front of him for orders.

To fight in the northwest, we must first restrain the opponent's cavalry. The crossbowmen under Zhang Liao's command must participate in the battle. At the same time, the silver-feathered flying cavalry must also be used as cavalry. Coupled with some infantry troops, the combination of arms will be more appropriate.

The army ordered the whole army to prepare for war, and the civil servants should prepare for Guo Jia's supply troops, food and supplies, and personnel arrangements before and after the war, especially once Guo Jia took over the Northwest, the appointment and dismissal of officials in the new site must be prepared early , which keeps confusion to a minimum.

After the civil and military affairs were properly arranged, Guo Jia asked Wen and Wu to disperse, and sent someone to call Zhen Yu to him.

Since Guo Jia defeated Yuan Shao in Guanzhong, Zhen Yu and other important figures in the Yizhou Chamber of Commerce have stayed in Chang'an. Yizhou's business operations centered on Chengdu have already been on the right track. Now the development focus of the Yizhou Chamber of Commerce is in Chang'an. But at this time, Zhenyu was not happy, because Hebei's financial resources were cut off.

The division of the camp after Yuan Shao's death, coupled with the high burden of military supplies these years, has caused the market environment in Hebei to take a turn for the worse. To deal with immature people like Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, Zhen Yu, who is all-round and exquisite, has no confidence. The opponent is always a warlord. , Do things only according to your preferences. When the first batch of caravans had goods seized and confiscated by Yuan Shang, the Yizhou Chamber of Commerce completely gave up the idea of ​​doing business in Hebei.

"My uncle, can you give me a smile?"

It is difficult for Guo Jia to understand the mood of a person like Zhen Yu, especially after his family has become rich, he is still frowning for money.

Zhen Yu squeezed a smile uglier than crying and asked, "Why is Feng Xiao looking for me?"

"Just to make you laugh! I won't gossip. The chamber of commerce can prepare some grain and sell it to the Northwest at five or ten times the price. It doesn't matter if it's Han Sui or Ma Chao, but the quantity is limited, and the grain can't exceed ten times." Wan Shi, that's it, let's go, hurry up, seeing your expression, I'm not in the mood to eat later."

Guo Jia threw Zhen Yu out of the house as if he was chasing someone, but Zhen Yu trotted away with a happy smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)