Liu Qi, the hegemon of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 366 Jingzhou Status Quo
Jingzhou City...!
After Liu Qi took back Jingzhou City and Yuan Jun withdrew from Jingzhou, everything was restored.

After all, Jingzhou has been under his control for a long time, and it is simply not comparable to outsiders like Yuan Jun.

During the re-takeover of Jingzhou City, there was no chaos, and everything remained the same.

Although after recapturing Jingzhou City, there was no action, but he still paid attention to the situation in the world, which was inevitable.

In the Liu residence.

Liu Qi and Guo Jia were sitting opposite each other in the gazebo, playing chess.

Ever since Cai Yan went to Jiangling and joined Da Qiao and the others, Liu's residence has also become quiet, except for some guards and maids, no one is there.

"My lord, now that Cao Cao has captured the entire land of Bingzhou, but Yuan Shao is standing still in Jizhou, obviously he doesn't want to start a war with Cao Cao at this time!" Guo Jia said, placing the black chess pieces in his hand on the chessboard.

Liu Qi also picked up a white chess piece and put it down. He shook his head and said, "It's not that Yuan Shao doesn't want to fight with Cao Cao, but he has some scruples. He's afraid that when we get stuck with Cao Cao, I will attack his rear with my army!"

"My lord's words are true!" Guo Jia said with a smile.

How could he not know about this situation? He also knew that if Yuan Shao and Cao Cao went to war and Yuan Shao fell into a bad situation, Liu Qi would definitely send troops to Jizhou to avenge what happened before.

Liu Qi didn't speak either, frowning, holding a white chess piece in his hand, turning it around before putting it on the chessboard, and sighing: "Are there really insufficient supplies now?"

heard.

Guo Jia also paused for a moment, and he didn't know what Liu Qi meant by asking this question.

From the outside, they were consolidating Jingzhou and Jiaozhou, so they didn't send troops to Jizhou for revenge, but they all knew very well that it wasn't that they didn't want to send troops, but that the food and supplies were not enough for the army to continue the conquest.

When it was known that Cao Cao sent troops to merge the state and Chang'an was empty.

They all thought about taking the land of Chang'an and making Cao Cao lose the power to fight for hegemony, but they just wanted to but were powerless.

With enough troops to capture Chang'an, but not enough food and grass, at most, [-] soldiers and horses can only mobilize food and grass for a month's battle, but [-] soldiers and horses are not enough to capture Chang'an, or attack Jizhou .

Therefore, it will just stand still.

"My lord, if the pension is reduced, maybe we can save supplies for the [-] troops!" Guo Jia said with a little confidence.

And I also calculated in my heart that if the pension was not too heavy, it would not be a problem to have an army of 20 to continue fighting for a year.

To know why the Jingzhou Army would sacrifice their lives to fight for Liu Qi, except for the general who is loyal to Liu Qi and a small number of soldiers, it is because the treatment of the Jingzhou Army is the best and the highest.

It should be said that there is no comparison at all. For the rest of the princes, after the soldiers died in battle or became disabled, the pension would not be corrupted by some officials, then it would be fine.

However, what Liu Qi gave could support a hundred-man team.

Of course, there is also a reason why Liu Qi does not oppress the people, but also allows the people to live a good life.

Hear Guo Jia's words.

Liu Qi frowned, waved his hands and said, "Don't bring this up again!"

"No!" Guo Jia also cupped his hands.

He also knew that such a situation would happen. You must know that they had mentioned this matter to Liu Qi before, and if they could reduce it appropriately, it was also rejected.

pop~
Liu Qi threw the chess pieces back into the chess pot, stood up, turned around and walked outside the gazebo, looking up at the cloudless blue sky.

See here.

Guo Jia also stood up and walked to stand behind Liu Qi.

"Feng Xiao!"

"exist!"

"You know, I'm waiting for my current achievements because of the hard work of the soldiers. If the soldiers didn't fight the enemy bravely, how could I have the achievements I have today!"

"Although it is inevitable that there will be many dead bodies on the road to supremacy, we must not forget the soldiers who gave their lives for this!"

"I can't guarantee that they can survive the cruel battlefield, but as long as there is still one day, then we should ensure that they have no worries and let them have no regrets!"

"The world is so big, there are many things that I can't and can't control, but under my governance, this kind of situation must never happen, otherwise, there will be no mercy!"

Finally, Liu Qi spoke in a very firm tone.

"promise!"

Guo Jia did not continue to persuade, he also knew what Liu Qi had decided, and persuasion was useless.

He also sighed silently in his heart. He didn't reject the system set by Liu Qi, but just wanted to reduce it accordingly, and it's the same when he recovers.

But there are also some things involved.

So Liu Qi would not agree, and in Liu Qi's view, everything can be postponed first, but the pensions needed by the soldiers who died in battle must not be delayed.

However, it is useless to say more now, and Cao Cao has also returned to Chang'an, and Yuan Shao did not start a war with Cao Cao.

With or without, there is no question of what.

But it was also because of this that they followed Liu Qi wholeheartedly, not the other princes.

Liu Qi didn't speak any more.

Originally, it was just to attack Yizhou, so the food, grass and materials he had saved since he took over Jingzhou were completely enough, and there were more.

However, something happened.

From Yizhou to Jingzhou and Jiaozhou, the continuous battle, the consumption of the army, plus the pensions for the soldiers who died in the battle, it is a huge expense.

If it wasn't for some food reserves in the early years, then this battle would have bottomed out, but even if it hadn't bottomed out, there wasn't much left.

At least it is difficult for the army to continue fighting.

There is no food and grass, and it is a joke to start the army.

No wonder there is a saying in later generations that "when the cannon is fired, there will be ten thousand taels of gold".

War is a huge money-consuming machine. A war cannot be sustained without sufficient money support.

Without military pay and food, how could soldiers work for him.

Especially food and grass, even if you can't get enough to eat, how can you still have the strength to go to the battlefield and fight the enemy bravely.

Think about these questions.

Liu Qi also had some headaches, and rubbed his temples involuntarily.

There are a lot of things to worry about, the territory is vast, and there are more things to think about.

"My lord, I don't know how to arrange the more than [-] soldiers and horses of the Nanman!" Guo Jia asked, looking at the silent Liu Qi.

Although the barbarian king Meng Huo was recovered and more than [-] barbarian troops were recruited, it was still a troublesome matter.

　There is another chapter, it will be updated after coding, it may be a little late

　　
　
(End of this chapter)