811 The Suffering of Losing Food
When Yang Qiu asked this, a greedy light flashed in Cheng Yi's eyes and said slowly: "Man is dead for money and birds die for food. If we take these gold, silver and jewelry for ourselves, we will not have to worry about the rest of our lives. Why don't the three of us share all of these gold, silver and treasures? As for the soldiers, the people who meet are part of it. As long as they are given some benefits, they will not say anything. New·”
Yang Fu immediately opposed: "No! These gold, silver and jewelry are all ill-gotten wealth. They were transported by Ma Chao after he conquered Hanzhong. Originally, Ma Chao used these gold, silver and jewelry as the basis. Zhang Lu ended up in a situation where he could not die well because of this wealth. The same is true for Wang Shuang. It can be seen that anyone who is involved in these gold, silver and jewelry will be in trouble. What's more, Xu Shu already knew the existence of this wealth. After we embezzled it, we may have no blessing to die and no place to bury it."
"What do you think you should do? You can't give up these wealth, right? This is a huge amount of wealth, even rich enough to rival a country!" Cheng Yi said from the side.
Yang Qiu said: "I think it's better to do this. Xu Shu only knows that there is this wealth, but he doesn't know how much it is. It's very hard for us to lead troops. In order to subvert Ma Chao's power, many people died. The families of those soldiers who died in battle always need to be resettled. It's better for the three of us to each take part of the wealth and hand over most of the wealth. In this way, we will not be embarrassed."
Cheng Yi didn't say anything, but he had already agreed to Yang Qiu's proposal in his heart, but he was still staring at Yang Fu. The key was to see that Yang Fu agreed or not.
Yang Fu was silent for a moment. When he saw Yang Qiu and Cheng Yi's eyes emitted a scorching light, he said, "Let's do this, you two take one, even if you comfort the entire army, all the rest will be sealed and handed over!"
Cheng Yi asked: "How much is a serving?"
"Each of you choose five boxes!"
Yang Qiu and Cheng Yi looked at each other, then looked at the boxes on the road. Although there were not many five boxes, there were also quite a few. With these, it was better than nothing.
So the two of them didn't say anything, after all, this was Yang Fu's concession to them.
Then, the army cleaned the battlefield, and Yang Fu ordered people to move all the gold, silver and jewelry to one place. Yang Qiu and Cheng Yi each chose five boxes and left. Yang Fu ordered his subordinates to seal all the remaining boxes. Then he sent a carriage to take them away and personally escorted the gold, silver and jewelry to Wuwei.
Wang Shuang did not cross the Wei River, and Ma Gang, who was on the other side of the Wei River, knew nothing about these things. Yang Qiu and Cheng Yi sent troops to block all ferries and prohibited all ships from coming and going, which was equivalent to blocking the news.
Ma Gang held heavy troops in his hand and was the elite of the Ma family, so Yang Fu did not dare to act rashly and could only make plans for a long time. After he arrived in Wuwei with gold, silver and jewelry, he discussed with Xu Shu how to deal with Ma Gang.
Xu Shu also felt that Ma Gang was a difficult problem. On the one hand, he remained calm and sent someone to send the memorial to the capital to ask Zhang Yan for the next move.
Now Zhang Yan is paying close attention to the war in the southwest. It has been almost two months since the rebellion suppression army entered the southwest, and the progress is relatively slow.
Since the last battle in Panshe Valley, the two sides are temporarily in a confrontation stage. The head coach Zhang Liao dared not make any more aggressive moves, and the barbarian king Meng Huo also blocked all roads and borrowed the advantages of the land. He spread his eyes and closely watched the Han army's every move.
The southwest war reports were passed to the capital one after another. In the Yan Prince's Mansion, Zhang Yan could no longer suppress the information about the battle in Panshe Valley and was a little disappointed with Zhang Liao. However, at the critical moment, he did not dare to change the chief general easily, and he himself was busy moving the capital in the capital.
The move to the capital was a foregone conclusion. Zhang Yan had not issued an order for a long time, just waiting for the good news from the southwest to come. However, when he waited, what he wanted was not the result he wanted, so he would inevitably be a little anxious.
It happened that Xu Shu's letter also came at this time. When Zhang Yan opened the letter and looked at it quickly, the suppressed heart suddenly came out of his heart, and he praised Xu Shu very much.
Zhang Yan immediately ordered someone to take the map. He opened the map and looked carefully. The situation in Liangzhou is now very good. Except for the stable place, the rest has been controlled by Xu Shu. Moreover, the reason why Xu Shu can achieve such results is closely related to the person he said in his letter, that person is Yang Fu.
In joy, Zhang Yan immediately issued an order to let Taishi Ci lead his army into Liangzhou, cooperate with Xu Shu, and attack Ma Gang from front to back, and be sure to uproot the Ma family's regime.
Zhang Yan was excited and suddenly remembered someone and said to Xu Sheng beside him: "Where is Ma Chao now?"
Xu Sheng said: "Ma Chao is still recuperating in Chengdu. Yesterday, Pang Tong sent someone to send news that Ma Chao has recovered almost after a while after recuperation."
Zhang Yan said: "Give Pang Tong a secret letter and tell him that he should keep Ma Chao tight at me no matter what, and he must not let him run away."
"Here!"
"In addition, you go and summon all the civil and military ministers of the court. I want to give some instructions, otherwise I will not be relieved even if I go to Nanzhong!"
When Xu Sheng heard this, he was shocked and asked hurriedly: "Your Highness is going to Nanzhong?"
"What? Isn't it possible?"
"Absolutely not! Going to battle is the general's work. Your Highness is the supreme body. How can you go to such a wild place? What's more, the capital is facing the capital moving, and the storm is surging. I don't know what will happen. If Your Highness is not in the capital, I will be afraid of chaos!" Xu Sheng advised.
Zhang Yan said: "I am uneasy when the war is unfair! The longer the war is delayed, the more unfavorable it will be for our army. How to solve the food and drink of more than 100,000 troops in Nanzhong? Besides, Shu is at first pacified and people are not in love. If Nanzhong cannot be pacified, I am only worried that Shu will follow suit!"
"Even so, Your Highness shouldn't go there in person. If Your Highness is worried that Zhang Liao will not be able to complete the task, you can send a counselor to give him advice. It is better than Your Highness to go deeper into the barren lands, right? Even if I have no objection, I think all the civil and military officials in the court will never easily agree to Your Highness to leave the capital."
Zhang Yan thought about it and felt that what Xu Sheng said was quite reasonable. He was anxious and didn't have to hurry at this moment. Moreover, the capital is changing now, and everyone is nervous because of the capital moving, even if there are talented talents like Zhuge Liang to deal with it, it will ultimately not be satisfied with all parties. If he leaves at this time, he is afraid that Zhuge Liang will not support him and the progress will be abandoned.
After thinking for a long time, Zhang Yan finally decided not to go to Nanzhong, but instead appointed someone to Nanzhong, and went there in the name of the labor force, secretly helping Zhang Liao and others to pacify Nanzhong.
And Zhang Yan also considered this person clearly, and it was Zhuge Liang.
There is a saying in history that Zhuge Liang captured Meng Huo seven times. Why not let Zhuge Liang meet Meng Huo again this time?
After making a decision, Zhang Yan hurriedly said to Xu Sheng: "Go and call Zhuge Liang!"
"Here!"
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Nanzhong, Panshe Valley, the camp of the outsiders.
Zhang Liao was sitting in the central army's tent. At this time, he was basically feeling uncomfortable. Since the Battle of Panshe Valley, they have been staying here for almost a month. Although the rebels were defeated, their strength was still there. Meng Huo blocked all roads. Both sides used Panshe Valley as the boundary, and belonged to the Han army to the east, and belonged to the rebels to the west.
Moreover, in order to prevent the Han army from advancing, the rebels did not hesitate to do anything. The Han army tried to compete with the rebels more than ten times. Although the two sides had a victory or defeat, they were still stalemate. The Han army failed to advance at all.
In the battle of Panshe Valley, the Han army and the rebels were both victims, and the one who really manipulated this matter was Mulu. Unfortunately, the King of Mulu escaped without a trace, and I don’t know what the situation is going on there now. However, Zhang Liao can guess that Mulu must have been killed by Meng Huo, otherwise, he would definitely not be so united and persisted in such a tough situation.
But the Han army knew nothing about the facts.
None of the scouts sent by the Han army to the enemy's territory came back alive. The rebels strengthened their awareness of defense, but they just avoided not fighting with the Han army, and wanted to continue to delay.
Due to the difficulty of roads and the difficulty of transporting grain, the situation of the Han army was not optimistic. More than 100,000 people crowded here, and they had to consume a lot of food every day. In more than a month, the food, grass and supplies carried by the Han army were almost exhausted.
However, relying on the mountains and water to eat water, fortunately, there are many wild animals in the mountains and forests. Many soldiers will always go up the mountain to pick some wild fruits and hunt some wild animals to satisfy their hunger. However, over time, there is not enough wild animals to eat. The Han army had to enlarge the hunting area. The soldiers in the front confronted the rebels, while the soldiers in the rear were responsible for hunting and picking wild fruits to provide the entire army.
In front of Zhang Liao, there was a chief clerk who followed the army, who kept his head down and did not dare to look up at Zhang Liao, but just waiting for Zhang Liao's question.
"How many days can the army's food and grass last?" Zhang Liao asked.
The chief clerk replied: "At least two days, our army will be out of food!"
Zhang Liao frowned and asked again: "When will the new food and grass be delivered?"
"I have sent someone to urge me, and I guess it will take another two days to arrive."
Zhang Liao thought for a moment before saying, "Send the order. From today on, all the food supplements will be reduced by half and one meal will be made into two meals. This may last for two more days."
"But this is the third time that it has been halved. If it is halved, I am afraid that the soldiers will have to drink water to fill their hunger! And the complaints in the army have already arisen, so I am worried..."
"There is nothing to worry about, just do what I told you!"
"Then... I obey the order!" the chief clerk replied.
Chapter completed!