Summoning of God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 75 Yuan Shu Sends Troops
Three days later, all the princes and children left Jizhou, and Geng Wu also withdrew his troops from Wuji County in accordance with the request of Mr. Han.

Wuji County was besieged for nearly half a month, and none of the Zhen family could leave Wuji County.

It can be said that during this period of time, the Zhen family suffered heavy losses, and their trade in official salt shrank too much.

However, Zhen Yi didn't dare to complain at all, he knew that Han Wu led troops to surround Wuji County because he didn't trust them.

On the contrary, the distrust of the Zhen family also represents the importance Han Wu attaches to the Zhen family.

As long as this point is grasped, the Zhen family can sit back and relax.

After Zhang Yan received Han Wu's order, he immediately led his troops to Bingzhou, replenishing supplies in Shangdang County on the way.

Most of the people in Montenegro have moved to the Bingzhou area, which puts great pressure on the sparsely populated Bingzhou.

The population of 50 million people is just the food and grass to be provided in this year, which is an astronomical figure.

Even if Jizhou is rich and prosperous, it can't stand such a toss. Now Jizhou only has the inventory to pay Kebi to send troops.

Inside the Hexiang Bieyuan, Han Wu sighed faintly, and said to Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao, the Southern Huns are now confronting my Bingzhou Army, which consumes a lot of energy."

"But the problem is that I don't have much food and grass to support the expedition. What do you think I should do?"

Han Wu has always wanted to lead his troops to the expedition, first to solve the disaster of the Southern Huns, and then to recuperate.

If the Southern Huns are not eliminated, it will always be a disaster for Jizhou and Bingzhou.

The problem is that the current Jizhou simply can't afford food and grass to go on an expedition, and the opponent is still the powerful Southern Huns.

Seeing that Guo Jia was also thinking, Han Wu thought in his heart: "No matter what, we can't resort to military force. The current Jizhou and Bingzhou have raised 30 troops, which is already saturated."

"Historical "Three Kingdoms" records that the Three Kingdoms period ended with a population of 800 million, but this does not count the servants and tenants attached to the aristocratic family."

"According to my father's statistics, the population of Jizhou ten years ago was more than 600 million. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the population should not be less than 400 million."

"Combining the refugees transferred from the Sili area and the original population of Bingzhou, the current population of Jizhou and Bingzhou is almost 600 million!"

Han Wu was thinking carefully in his mind, he was calculating how many troops he could support with the population he currently controlled.

An average of [-] people's taxes can support one soldier, which is the highest standard Han Wu believes.

Therefore, the current Jizhou plus all the county soldiers and various legions in Bingzhou have a combined strength of about [-].

An army of 30 is enough to pull out 15 troops, which is already among the best military strength among the princes.

Even Cao Cao, he can't come up with an army of 15, not to mention that he is almost militaristic.

As expected by Han Wu, Cao Cao's Captain Mojin would be established in less than half a year.

Han Wu sighed, and said: "Feng Xiao, I don't want to resort to military force. If there is no harvest next year, the crusade against Youzhou will be postponed."

"I don't care about Cao Cao in Yanzhou and Yuan Shao in Qingzhou. They insist on going their own way and disregarding the people. I don't care. But I can't send troops by force when the people are suffering."

Seeing that Guo Jia's expression was trying to persuade him to send troops forcefully, Han Wu immediately gave up Guo Jia's idea.

As far as Han Wu is concerned, he would rather stay in a corner than resort to military action.

Guo Jia saw that the lord was so determined, he couldn't help sighing, and secretly said "a woman's benevolence".

Although he was very dissatisfied with the master's plan, Guo Jia would not object, but thought of a different way.

Guo Jia said: "My lord, Guo Jia originally wanted to persuade you to send troops to merge the state, but I didn't expect you to be so firm."

"Since this is the case, then I have another bad strategy, but this bad strategy is to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall."

After hearing Guo Jia's words, Han Wu also knew from his tone that he was a little bit dissatisfied with his decision.

However, Guo Jia did not object to his plan, Han Wu was very happy and nodded.

Han Wu said: "Indeed, if we forcibly send troops to merge the state, we can indeed defeat the Southern Huns and cut off future troubles for the next ten years."

"But I don't intend to do this. I have to give up this best strategy. Your strategy is not a bad strategy either. Let's hear it."

After Hua Mulan heard the young master's words, she pursed her lips and hesitated to speak, as if she wanted to say something.

However, she knew that now was not the time for her to speak, so she kept her mouth shut and waited for a better time.

Guo Jia didn't notice Hua Mulan's expression. Although he is usually unrestrained, he also knows etiquette.

Hua Mulan is the lord's guardian, and her identity has already been revealed, so Guo Jia naturally has to be polite and can't look at Hua Mulan.

Guo Jia took a deep breath and said to Han Wu: "My lord, the worst strategy is to sell some of Bingzhou's surplus horses in exchange for food and grass."

"Food and grass are naturally the most abundant in Xuzhou. My lord can sell horses to Lu Bu. What he needs are cavalry, and he will definitely be willing to exchange grain and grass for horses."

"It is impossible for Lu Bu to have a foothold in the Central Plains, but if he is allowed to disturb other princes, it would be a good plan."

After finishing his plan, Guo Jia nodded slightly, waiting for the lord to give him a response.

Han Wu squinted his eyes and thought about Guo Jia's words. He always felt that there was something wrong with this strategy.

Lu Bu's reputation is not very good. If he has any relationship with him, it is easy to be labeled by others.

Han Wu said: "Compared to resorting to military action, I would rather do this. I will write a letter this afternoon and send it to Mr. Bing Yuan in Bingzhou."

"Feng Xiao, you should step back first! I have to think about some things, and I will send troops to Bingzhou in three days' time."

After waving to Guo Jia, Han Wu stood up and prepared to go back to his inner hall.

Guo Jia bowed to Han Wu again, and he also walked out of Hexiang Bieyuan.

Xun You was waiting for Guo Jia outside the Hexiang Bieyuan, and this time he must take Guo Jia with him to take care of military affairs.

Seeing Guo Jia coming out with a helpless sigh, Xun You couldn't help being curious, and asked, "Feng Xiao, what makes you so worried?"

Guo Jia replied: "It's not a big deal, I just think that the young master is still young and has a little benevolence of a woman."

"It stands to reason that even if there is not much food and grass in Jizhou, there is still enough food and grass to squeeze out to attack the Southern Huns, but the young master is unwilling to do so."

"I came up with a bad idea. I used the extra horses in Bingzhou to exchange grain with Lu Bu to make up for the 'vacancy' in Jizhou's grain."

After hearing Guo Jia's words, Xun You didn't say much, but he had a higher opinion of Han Wu in his heart.

Xun You and Guo Jia have different thoughts. He supports the master's plan even more, and the long-term development is not to use military force.

Jizhou doesn't need a conspiracy, let alone take risks, as long as it develops honestly and wins Youzhou after a year, that's enough.

Xun You also sighed, and said: "There is not enough food and grass, that's a fact. Actually, I don't agree with military use, it's not good."

"This plan of yours can solve the urgent need, but it's really not good to give the horse to Lu Bu!"

"Lü Bu is a giant tiger. Once he develops his strength, he will definitely bring chaos to the Central Plains region. By then, the Central Plains region will definitely be at war."

"If there is a war, the people will be killed and injured. When the lord has the strength to conquer the Central Plains, he will face a situation full of holes. It is very troublesome!"

Hearing Xun You's words, Guo Jia sighed again, and nodded in agreement.

I have also told the lord before that this is a strategy to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall, but it seems that the lord thinks it is better to do this than to send troops by force.

Inside Changsha Prefect's Mansion, Sun Jian was furious when he saw the battle report, and called Zu Mao and Cheng Pu.

"Da Rong, De Mou, send troops to Kuaiji immediately, those Shanyue people are starting to make trouble again!"

"When Bo Fu comes back, let him lead troops to attack Danyang. I will also include Danyang in the Jiangdong area."

Sun Jian was obviously very angry. He believed that the rebellion of the Shanyue people must be groundless.

Calculated according to the time, Han Wu's birthday banquet should have ended, and Yuan Shu's son Yuan Yao should have returned to Lujiang.

Sun Ce's journey back to Jiangdong is farther away, so it will take a while, but now there is a Shanyue rebellion.

Obviously, this incident might have something to do with Yuan Shu, and Sun Jian believed that Yuan Shu had to do something.

Use the chaos of the Shanyue people to disperse Jiangdong's troops, so that Yuan Shu can free up troops.

Cheng Pu frowned, and said, "My lord, do you also suspect that the matter of Shanyue's rebellion has something to do with Yuan Shu?"

"Once our troops go to suppress Shanyue, there will be no more troops to attack Yuan Shu. Perhaps, he is about to raise troops, and he will go north."

Zu Mao also nodded in agreement with Cheng Pu's words, and he also believed that this matter had something to do with Yuan Shu.

Sun Jian didn't say much, he just narrowed his eyes, this Jiangdong tiger was thinking about the next plan.

At the Governor's Mansion of Yangzhou in Shouchun City, Yuan Shu is gathering counselors and generals to attack Xuzhou.

According to the news brought back by Yuan Yao and Ji Ling, Yuan Shu made his own plan, and he couldn't rest and recuperate.

Yuan Shu sat on the honored seat and said to the counselors and generals on the left and right: "Ji Ling, I will give you [-] troops to go to Danyang County to resist Sun Jian in the east of the Yangtze River."

"I have sent people to instigate Shanyue's people, and Sun Jian will definitely send people to suppress Shanyue."

After Ji Ling heard the lord's words, she immediately responded: "The last general takes orders!"

Yuan Shu continued: "Chen Lan, Le Jiu, I will give you [-] troops to lead troops to Yuzhang County. Sun Jian will definitely lead troops to attack Yuzhang."

"Qiao Rui, Han Hao, Liu Xun and Lei Bo will lead [-] troops with me to conquer Xuzhou. Even if we can't win Xuzhou this time, we will take down a few cities."

Yuan Shu gave the order firmly, and all the generals took orders one after another, and their fighting spirit was extremely high.

"The last general takes orders!"

The generals took orders one after another. Although the shouts were noisy and uneven, their loud voices highlighted their fighting spirit.

In Yanzhou Governor's Mansion, Cao Ang also returned to Yanzhou and was reporting the situation to his father.

After listening to Cao Ang's report, Cao Cao was very satisfied with his son's trip and brought back a lot of information.

Cao Cao held a bamboo slip and said with emotion: "This child Han Wu is really not simple! "Luo Shen Fu" is a famous work, I admire it."

"Have a child like Han Pengju!"

The last sentence is Cao Cao's emotion in his heart.

He felt that his eldest son Cao Ang was too different from Han Wu.

Xun Yu was standing beside Cao Cao, and he was also holding a bamboo slip, on which he wrote down the song "March in the Army" by Han Wu.

The simple verses made Xun Yu even think of throwing a pen and joining the army in his heart.

Sighing with emotion, Xun Yu put the bamboo slips away, and couldn't help nodding slightly to express his appreciation for Han Wu.

(End of this chapter)