Chapter 625: Rebuking Pang Tong
Zhuge Liang said to Fa Zheng: "Lu Bu always unexpectedly, and cannot be judged by common sense. Besides, whether it is us or Cao Cao, the food he hoarded is insufficient to survive this drought, let alone support a war."
"So, if the Great China really starts war against us, Cao Cao may not be able to raise the army and the Great China to fight to the death. Therefore, we have to be on guard against the Great China."
Zhuge Liang's words attracted the attention of Liu Bei, Fa Zheng, Mi Zhu and others.
Last time, Zhuge Liang had a fable that Lu Bu might have a surprise attack on Jingzhou, but Liu Bei and others did not fully trust Zhuge Liang, but instead led Zhuge Liang away.
But the facts proved that Zhuge Liang was right.
And they didn't believe that the price Zhuge Liang paid was to throw away Jingzhou.
And what the military advisor said now will really come true?
If they cannot pay enough attention, then what will they lose this time?
You can't say that this is really an excellent opportunity for the Great China to attack Shu Han.
Because of the severe drought that had never been seen in a century, Liu Bei and Cao Cao both lacked food.
Even if the Great China launched a sudden attack on Shu Han, it would be difficult for Cao Cao to conduct decent military operations.
You know, a war will definitely not only fight population.
A war ultimately deals with logistics supplies and comprehensive national strength.
If Cao Cao wants to fight against the Great China, he must at least use 150,000 troops.
The 150,000 army, plus the logistics supply population, will cost at least about 400,000 people.
It doesn’t take too much time. How much food does this 400,000 population need to consume in a month? How much military supplies?
Now, can Cao Cao take out so much food?
Well, if Cao Cao really started this war regardless of the consequences, he might not be able to do it.
But what are the consequences of such a war?
I am afraid that countless people will be killed or injured, and the capital will inevitably fall into chaos. Cao Cao's economic power will be at least five or six years back.
What can Cao Cao gain when launching this war?
It seems unlikely to conquer the Great China.
They can obtain at most two counties: Jiujiang County and Lujiang County.
The harvest and the effort are serious disproportionate. Will Cao Cao do such a thing that is not worth the loss with his treacherousness?
Liu Bei couldn't help but ask Zhuge Liang worriedly: "Military advisor, if the Great China really wants to attack us, how should we deal with it?"
Liu Bei is really nervous now. If the Great China really attacks them, it will be really difficult for them to deal with.
Zhuge Liang pondered: "Prince, please don't panic, this is just a guess of the empress."
"The terrain of Shuzhong is dangerous, easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is not so easy for Lu Bu to attack my Shuzhong. However, this time it was indeed an extremely rare opportunity for Dahua. As long as you pay attention to them, there should be no big problem."
After hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Liu Bei felt a little relieved.
Then, Liu Bei ordered Fa to write a letter to the Great China, begging the Great China to sell enough food to the Great China.
After receiving the order, Fa Zheng quickly wrote a letter of state and showed it to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei picked it up and looked at it, and found that Fa Zheng praised Lu Bu as a flower in the book of China. Lu Bu became synonymous with benevolence and righteousness, and the incarnation of goodness.
This letter of national letter only takes up more than half of the space.
Next, the pen tip turned slightly, mentioning that the Han Dynasty had a drought and food was insufficient, and requested that the Great China could sell the Great China to the Han Dynasty so that they could survive the crisis.
After reading this letter of state, Liu Bei couldn't help but nodded continuously.
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In the court of Dahua Kingdom, a letter of nationality circulated in the hands of the ministers, and soon all the ministers read the letter of nationality of Shu Han.
After all the ministers read it, Lu Bu couldn't help but ask, "You all have read the letter of Shu Han, I wonder what you think should be dealt with?"
As soon as Lu Bu finished speaking, the Censor Song stood up and said, "Emperor, I believe that we should sell food to Shu Han to demonstrate the feelings of our great country and let Shu Han be deeply educated."
The Censor Song was the last time he opened a girls' school and called him accused Lu Bu of the jail. Finally, Lu Bu grabbed the handle and took off his top-skinned petal and was sent to the prison.
Well, he was sent to prison at that time because of the needs of the environment at that time.
However, after all, Lu Bu was not a foolish monarch. Therefore, after the incident, Lu Bu found a reason to release the Censor Song and restore his post.
Speaking of which, although this censor Song was a little more pedantic, he was still quite upright.
It is quite competent to serve as the censor.
Through the matter of the Song Censor, the ministers probably also understood some of the emperor's routines.
As long as it is the new policy the emperor wants to implement, all obstacles will be overturned and will be absolutely irresistible.
Therefore, the ministers all secretly decided that as long as there were some harmless new policies, they would let the emperor go.
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After the Censor Song finished speaking, Lu Su stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I don't think so. At present, Shu Han still has the Han Dynasty. Although we are allied countries with our Great China, there will be a battle between the Three Kingdoms sooner or later! Therefore, selling enough food to Shu Han at this time is completely to invest in the enemy!"
"Of course, if we don't fund it, it will also make our Great China ruthless. Therefore, the opinion of the minister is to only sell a little grain to Shu Han."
At this moment, the Minister of War Pang Tong came out and said, "Your Majesty, you must not sell a little food to the Shu Han!"
Lu Bu asked differently: "Oh? Why did Pang Aiqing say this?"
Pang Tong said excitedly: "Your Majesty, the world is now facing a severe drought that is rare in a century. The Shu Han and the Han Dynasty have had food for several years, and they are almost out of stock! Only my Dahua Dynasty will not be affected too much."
"So, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us to use troops against Shu Han! At this time, Cao Cao would definitely not dare to do his best to deal with us due to food reasons!"
"If we attack Shu Han under such circumstances, we are at least 80% sure to seize Shu Han in one fell swoop! The emperor, the opportunity must not be missed, and he will not come again. Please make a decision early!"
After hearing Pang Tong's words, Lu Bu couldn't help but be furious and pointed at Pang Tong's nose and cursed: "Bastard! Now the people of Shu Han are out of stock, and the people of Shu Han are hungry. In this case, you don't think about how to save the people of Shu Han, but instead take advantage of others' danger. Are you trying to trap me in unkindness and justice?"
"In the future, don't say anything about such unkindness and justice! My dear friends, please take it as a warning, and I will not be an example!"
After being scolded by Lu Bu, Pang Tong looked at Lu Bu with a strange look and retreated silently.
Chapter completed!