Chapter 820 People's Hearts See Their Hearts (2)

Jia Xu smiled slightly and spoke softly, but the words he spoke made Li Jue and Guo Si almost unable to sit still.

"Going to Hongnong Yang... to ask for food and grass?" Li Jue couldn't believe his ears. He turned around and looked at each other with Guo Si. They both saw suspicion and shock in each other's eyes.

You must know that although the Hongnong Yang family did not openly oppose Dong Zhuo like the Yuan family, both Li Jue and Guo Si knew that in fact, the Hongnong Yang family did not less stumbling blocks and causing trouble for Dong Zhuo. Otherwise, this would The Yang family's Wubao on the south bank of the river would not have been completely raided by Li Ru's people. What's more, Li Jue and Guo Si were also involved in the attack on Yang's Wubao...

The Yang family of Hongnong could nod and agree to pass the territory of Hongnong. It was enough not to send troops to cause trouble for themselves. They also wanted to ask the Yang family for food and grass. Even if Li Jue and Guo Si were shameless, would the Yang family be so easy to talk to?

What's more, Li Jue and Guo Si secretly sent envoys to the Hongnong Yang family before, expressing their willingness to respect the Hongnong Yang family as their master, but there was no response at all from the Hongnong Yang family, and they just said "I know." Then there was nothing more to come...

"Two generals, whether Jia's words are true or false, you will know after a try..." Jia Xu bowed and said, "...other than that, there is no other way."

Is there really no way?

Jia Xu said hehe.

It’s just that the solution we’re talking about now is a happy one for everyone.

Even though Hongnong seems to be in a state of disrepair now, the Yang family of Hongnong has settled in this county for two or three hundred years. How can there be no place for private storage?

What's more, before the government and the opposition fought against the Western Qiang, they continuously sent grain and grass supplies from Shandong to Sanfu. Hongnong happened to be the place they had to pass through. This was not something that happened in a month or two, but lasted for more than ten years. , almost ten days and a half later, a large amount of grain, grass and weapons were transported to Sanfu. The Yang family of Hongnong controlled many grassroots official positions in Hongnong County. Could it be that all of them were free-spirited?

You must know that since the period of Emperor Heng, the government and the public have been extremely corrupt. Buying and selling officials is a normal phenomenon. It has become more prominent during the period of Emperor Ling. Even if these grassroots officials in Hongnong do not reap benefits, why should the county magistrates and township heads Do you have to pay for your boss's sacrifice yourself?

The conquest of the Western Qiang by both the government and the public cost billions of dollars in various military supplies. A huge amount of materials passed under their noses. It is said that the Yang family in Hongnong did not take any action at all. Hehe, haha, then those large and small Yang family forts in Hongnong , all fell from the sky?

Jia Xu knew these things very clearly after seeing the transfer documents reviewed by Li Ru. Back then, when the army requested supplies from the imperial court, only 90% was left after leaving Taicang. Sometimes only 80% was left, and even some of it was mixed with decayed old things. Then, it was just like this, and had to be deducted in various ways along the way. After passing through the third assistant, it was able to Not even one out of ten goes to the front line.

And not only are the materials withheld, there are even those who steal good materials and turn them into junk goods, and some even withhold the wages of the levied laborers who are transported on the road!

The civilians worked hard all the way and deducted their wages. Although they would not rebel like rebels, were there some small actions? At least when it comes to work, I must be lazy as much as I can, and walk as little as possible. It even required everyone at the Xiliang Military Escort Academy to beg their grandfather and grandma, shouting until they became hoarse, and say as much good words as possible to ensure the on-time transportation of food and grass.

Kill one person as a warning to others?

Don't be kidding, these are all recruited civilian husbands. They are civilian husbands who are responsible for transportation between county towns and between one place and another place. They only have an employment relationship and have no superiors and subordinates. As long as they dare to kill one, the rest of the civilian husbands are guaranteed to be killed immediately. If they are all gone, the soldiers, food and materials will not arrive in time, and the one who loses their head will be the escort military academy!

Under such a chaotic order, if the process is smooth, it will not be a problem. After all, the civilian laborers recruited are only responsible for the transportation between counties. They are like delivering batons to the front line one stop at a time, which not only saves the civilian laborers from the pain of long distances. , it can also prevent local farming and other things from being greatly affected. However, the civil servants responsible for allocating these civilians often say that the civilians are not uniform, or the last batch of materials they were responsible for transporting has not arrived. The errand has not yet been completed, and military supplies have to be queued up...

Everyone naturally understands the tricky nature of this.

Such a chaotic military supply requires Xiliang soldiers to constantly suppress the Qiang rebellion. But what to do if there is no military rations and no materials? The generals leading the battle can only think of their own solutions, so those Qiang tribes, or "suspicious" "It's a Qiang tribe, so naturally it's bad luck...

If you surrender and you can't live well, then you might as well resist, at least you can live happily for a few days and fight for a chance of survival. Therefore, the Qiang people in Xiliang surrendered and then rebelled. And among the officials of Hongnong, big and small, aren’t they full of food?

Will all these buckled supplies be displayed on the outside?

Therefore, Jia Xu concluded that the Hongnong Yang family must have many things hidden in the valley, but they are just not known to outsiders...

Seeing that Li Jue and Guo Bang were still hesitant, Jia Xu said: "Two generals, although there are disputes in the court, the army is approaching the city. How can the court sit idly by and ignore it? Therefore, there must be an army coming... By then our army will If we run out of food, disaster may come..."

As soon as Jia Xu finished speaking, he heard a commotion outside the big tent. A scout covered in sweat quickly ran to the tent and reported: "Chang'an City soldiers and horses are dispatched! About five thousand troops are coming towards our army!"

Li Jue and Guo Bang stood up in a flash, their faces turned pale, and they looked at Jia Xu with wide eyes. The two of them were not surprised. Jia Xu had just said that the imperial court might send troops, but the next moment he received a report from the scouts.

"Wen He, you said before that Chang'an's soldiers and horses are not to be feared, what do you say now?!" Guo Si pointed his finger and asked impatiently.

Of course, it is not impossible to fight, but if they really want to go head-to-head with the defenders in Chang'an City, Li Jue and Guo Bang still don't have the courage.

Jia Xu still looked calm, as if the news he just heard was as ordinary as eating porridge with preserved pork or wheat rice, "Generals, there is no need to worry, this is the vanguard..."

That's easy to say, Pioneer?

So of course there is still a rear army?

Even Li Jue's face sank a little now.

Jia Xu seemed invisible and continued to speak slowly: "Have not congratulated the two generals yet..."

Could this Jia Xu have lost his mind and gone crazy? Li Jue frowned and said: "The army of the government and the public will be here in a moment. Wenhe, please don't joke..."

"Because the imperial court is sending troops, the two generals have a happy event... Haha, the troops and horses in Chang'an are under different orders, and the military orders are unclear. It only takes a little talk to disturb the morale of the army. Then, like a strong wind blowing against a candle, it will happen in the blink of an eye. They can be annihilated... When the imperial army is in chaos, the two generals can cover up and recruit them all the way, and great things will naturally happen... Therefore, the two generals need to prepare more food and grass, otherwise they may not be able to use it..." Jia Xu waved his sleeves , spoke very casually, as if the incoming imperial army and horses were like dust stained on the sleeves, which could be easily swept away.

After hearing this, Li Jue and Guo Bang couldn't help but look at each other, and then turned to look at Jia Xu, who seemed to have done a trivial thing. Although they felt that what Jia Xu said did make some sense, they felt slightly in their hearts. He felt a little calmer, but for some reason, even though he was looking at Jia Xu with a smile on his face, he seemed to be able to feel the coldness beneath his smile...

During the Chang'an Rebellion, Dong Zhuo was in the first year of junior high school, and Wang Yun was in the fifteenth year. Of course, the remaining Shandong nobles, led by Yang Biao, were in the thirties... Don't think that the ancient transshipment of grain and grass was just a waste of money for the common people. ...The official character has two syllables...