Chapter 586 Pride and Proud
This time, Guo Chong was sent to the Prince of Jin's mansion.
After he arrived at the Prince of Jin's mansion, he was treated with extremely high-level courtesy.
It was just that the Prince of Jin was late, and so was Bai Xingzhi.
Guo Chong noticed that the Prince of Jin had a dark complexion, and his heart sank inexplicably.
After the Prince of Jin sat down in the main seat, he asked the waiter to serve tea.
After the two sides exchanged a few pleasantries, Guo Chong went straight to the point.
When he reminded the Prince of Jin to carefully guard the food and grass in his hands and ensure the stability of the supply, the Prince of Jin looked at him sharply, "You came here from Dongtai County specifically to remind me to be careful about the food and grass?"
"Yes."
Bai Xingzhi asked, "Why did you suddenly think of reminding us of this problem?"
Guo Chong then told the two of them about the speculation of the Pingzhou Expeditionary Army's top leaders that Xie Zhan intended to cut off their food and grass supply.
Bai Xingzhi and King Jin looked at each other and sighed, "You are late."
"It would be better if your news was delivered earlier."
"We just finished a big battle over there." Guo Chong told them that Xie Zhan had instigated Xiang Zhanyuan of the Cao Gang, and Xiang Zhanyuan and the Langchao Gang had joined forces to annex the Cao Gang headquarters.
"Don't worry, this plan has been discovered by us. Our Pingzhou Expeditionary Force has assisted the Cao Gang headquarters to repel the invading enemy. At present, the Langchao Gang has retreated to the Beihai and Donglai sea areas of Qingzhou, and the iron locks are across the river."
Hearing Guo Chong say that Xie Zhan had instigated Xiang Zhanyuan of the Cao Gang, King Jin and Bai Xingzhi looked at each other. Xie Zhan also instigated a general under King Jin to successfully destroy King Jin's two granaries.
From the timeline, the destruction of the Cao Gang's grain and grass and the destruction of their grain and grass were carried out at the same time, which shows that Xie Zhan had planned this for a long time.
It was hard to say who had implicated whom in this matter. Xie Zhan attacked them all equally.
"Wait--" King Jin suddenly thought of something, "Is your food and grass safe?"
Their food and grass were in trouble, and the Cao Gang was also in trouble, but the Pingzhou Expeditionary Army was safe and sound.
Guo Chong smiled. How could he answer this? Could he say that they didn't have much food and grass in Dongtai County? Then did Xie Zhan no longer bother to calculate how to destroy their food and grass?
After Xiang Zhanyuan's betrayal, Xie Zhan should have known exactly how much food and grass their Pingzhou Expeditionary Army brought when they came out.
Then how many troops Pingzhou had deployed to the East China Sea, and the approximate consumption of these troops during this period, the other party also knew.
Xie Zhan used the total food and grass minus these consumptions, and he could completely calculate how much food and grass they had left.
Guo Chong could only say that the betrayal of the core members had a huge impact.
"General Xie probably thinks our current food and grass are not worth his effort?"
"What do you mean?" King Jin frowned.
Bai Xingzhi winked at his own prince, signaling him to say less.
King Jin was stunned at first, and then remembered that Bai Xingzhi had said that the Pingzhou Expeditionary Army did not have much food and grass.
He coughed lightly. Is the Pingzhou Expeditionary Army so embarrassed?
If there was no problem with his food and grass, he could support them a little. Now, forget it.
After the matter was said, Guo Chong asked to leave. They were all busy people. It was enough to say the matter. Although he did not help, his trip was not in vain.
Before leaving, Guo Chong reminded them, "Xie Zhan should use his big move. You should be prepared."
Hearing this, King Jin's face instantly darkened.
Recently, under the strong attack of the court army, King Jin lost two cities in succession. These two cities are in the south.
When he found that the two cities were about to be lost, he did not think about giving them to Pingzhou, but if he gave them to Pingzhou, he would have to borrow their passage.
To be honest, he felt that the cooperation between the two sides was not that close yet, and he had to be more or less on guard against Pingzhou. If the other party took advantage of borrowing the passage to make trouble, he would be finished.
Bai Xingzhi personally went to see Guo Chong off.
"Xingzhi, please stay. I believe you have also felt the current situation. I personally think that we should support each other at this time."
"The King of Jin gave us two cities in Pingzhou, and we in Pingzhou will always remember his kindness. If the King of Jin needs help, please feel free to contact us." Guo Chong hinted.
Bai Xingzhi looked solemn, and he was not optimistic about the current situation.
From the perspective of an outsider, the King of Jin had little chance of winning against the court.
Since the confrontation between the two sides, the King of Jin's territory has been slowly eroded, and now the King of Jin is just resisting stubbornly.
Today, the loss of King Jin is an inevitable trend. This trend is invisible and intangible, but it can be felt.
For example, the confidant who was turned against by Xie Zhan, did King Jin treat him badly? No. The other party's betrayal is that King Jin is weak and does not look favorably on King Jin.
When you are in a weak position, everyone may become a threat to you, and when you are in a strong position, even former enemies may become your friends.
After Bai Xingzhi sent Guo Chong away, he walked back while thinking about these things.
When he came back, the first thing he said to King Jin was, "Prince, have you thought about the worst outcome of this battle?"
When asking this question, Bai Xingzhi felt that his voice was a little stagnant.
King Jin was stunned, and then smiled, "The worst outcome is just death."
Sure enough! "Prince, have you not considered deep cooperation with Pingzhou?"
Bai Xingzhi thought, if the prince has such an idea, they need to make plans early. The more capital in hand, the more confident they will be when negotiating with Pingzhou.
Otherwise, the cards in hand will be played out one by one and consumed when competing with the imperial army. It will be difficult to talk to Hepingzhou again.
"Deep cooperation?" King Jin asked, "The deep cooperation you are talking about is actually attached to Pingzhou, it just has a nicer name."
Bai Xingzhi was silent, but his heart gradually sank.
"In the final analysis, Pingzhou Lu Songli, Qin Sheng and his like are traitors after all."
"My father is Emperor Kangcheng of Shizong of Dali, and my brother is the former crown prince. How can I submit to the traitors of Dali? I cannot bring shame to my ancestors."
Hearing this, Bai Xingzhi stopped trying to persuade him, and a trace of sadness arose in his heart. As a noble nobleman of the emperor, King Jin was full of arrogance and arrogance. To make him surrender to Pingzhou was equivalent to breaking his wings and forcing him to kneel down to survive. Living like this is not what he wants.
Chang'an
The Sun Jiajun's new army, the baggage team and the worship team are all ready and ready to go.
The night before departure, Mrs. Sun told Wang Dong that the older generation of the Sun family army like her stayed in Chang'an and would not set off with them.
Wang Dong was shocked when he heard this, "Old lady, didn't we agree -"
Wang Dong didn't expect that Mrs. Sun had already planned it.
Mrs. Sun raised her hand to stop him, "The reason why we let them go is to send all these juniors out, so that there is no reason for the elders to worship the younger ones."
Wang Jiang naturally knows how far-fetched it is to take away the older generation like Mrs. Sun for the reasons currently announced to the outside world.
And they stayed to stabilize the court, "Director Wang, don't underestimate the court or the heroes of the world."
Of course Wang Dong knew how dark the undercurrent was in Chang'an during this period.
"Old lady, I understand your concerns, but the current situation is not as dangerous as you think. We can leave Chang'an together first."
"Director Wang, you listen to me on this matter." Mrs. Sun raised her hand and patted his arm.
Speaking of this, Mrs. Sun smiled, and the wrinkles on her face relaxed, "We are already very satisfied to be able to send out the younger generation, so we can't be too greedy."
Wang Dong gritted his teeth. The task on his shoulders is also very heavy, and now the arrow is on the string and he has to take action.
"Mr. Sun, I will send them out first. You must hold on in Chang'an, the governor will not ignore you."
"Okay, take your time, don't force it."
Wang Dong could only harden his heart and make final preparations to ensure nothing went wrong.