Jingzhou City After Liu Qi recaptured Jingzhou City and Yuan Jun withdrew from Jingzhou, everything was restored.
After all, Jingzhou has been under his control for a long time, and it is simply not comparable to outsiders like Yuan Jun.
During the re-takeover of Jingzhou City, there was no chaos, everything was as before.
Although they haven't taken any action since retaking Jingzhou City, they still pay attention to the situation in the world.
This is inevitable.
In the Liu Mansion.
Liu Qi and Guo Jia were sitting opposite each other in the pavilion, playing chess.
Ever since Cai Yan went to Jiangling and joined Da Qiao and others, the Liu Mansion has become quiet.
Except for some guards and maids, no one is there.
"My lord, now Cao Cao has captured the entire land of Bingzhou, but Yuan Shao is standing still in Jizhou.
Obviously he doesn't want to start a war with Cao Cao at this time."
Guo Jia put the black chess piece in his hand on the chessboard and said.
Liu Qi also picked up a white chess piece and put it down.
He shook his head and said: "It's not that Yuan Shao doesn't want to go to war with Cao Cao, but he has some scruples.
I'm afraid that when we are in a stalemate with Cao Cao, I will send my army to attack his rear."
"What my lord said is true," Guo Jia said with a smile.
How could he not know this situation?
He also knew that if Yuan Shao and Cao Cao went to war and Yuan Shao fell into a bad situation, Liu Qi would definitely send his army to Jizhou to avenge what happened before.
Liu Qi didn't say anything, frowned, held a white chess piece in his hand, turned it around, then put it on the chessboard, and sighed: "Are the supplies really insufficient now?"
Hear the words.
Guo Jia also paused.
He didn't know what Liu Qi meant by asking.
From the outside, it seemed that they were consolidating Jingzhou and Jiaozhou, so they did not send troops to Jizhou to take revenge.
However, they all knew very well that it was not that they did not want to send troops, but that the food and grass supplies were no longer enough to allow the army to continue the conquest.
When I learned that Cao Cao sent troops to conquer the state, Chang'an was empty.
They all thought about taking the land of Chang'an and making Cao Cao lose the ability to fight for hegemony, but they were only motivated but unable to do so.
They have enough troops to capture Chang'an, but they don't have enough food and grass.
At most, they can only mobilize 50,000 soldiers and horses to fight for a month, but 50,000 soldiers and horses are not enough to capture Chang'an or attack Jizhou. .
Therefore, they will just stand still.
"Back to my lord, if the pension is reduced, it may be possible to save supplies for a hundred thousand troops," Guo Jia said with some lack of confidence.
Moreover, I had calculated in my mind that if the pension was not too heavy, it would not be a problem to recruit an army of 200,000 to continue fighting for a year.
To know why the Jingzhou Army risked their lives to fight for Liu Qi, except for the general who was loyal to Liu Qi and a small number of soldiers, it was because the Jingzhou Army's treatment was the best and the highest.
It should be said that there is no comparison at all.
For other princes, after a soldier is killed in battle or becomes disabled, it would be fine if some officials do not embezzle the pension.
But what Liu Qi gave could support a team of 100 people.
Of course, the reason why the soldiers risked their lives was because Liu Qi would not oppress the people, but also allowed the people to live a good life.
Hear Guo Jia's words.
Liu Qi frowned, waved his hand and said, "Don't mention this matter again."
"No," Guo Jia also said with his hands in hand.
He also knew that such a situation would arise.
You must know that they had mentioned this matter to Liu Qi before, and they could reduce it appropriately, but they were also rejected. snap Liu Qi threw the chess pieces back into the chess pot, stood up, turned around and walked outside the pavilion, looking up at the cloudless blue sky.
See this.
Guo Jia also stood up and walked to stand behind Liu Qi.
"Filial piety" "exist" "You know, the achievements I am waiting for today are only because of the efforts of the soldiers.
Without the soldiers fighting bravely, how could we have achieved the results we have today?"
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"Although it is inevitable that there will be many dead bodies on the road to hegemony, we cannot forget the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for this."
"I can't guarantee that they can survive the cruel battlefield, but as long as they are alive, we should ensure that they have no worries and no regrets."
"The world is so big and there are many things that I cannot control and cannot control.
However, under my governance, this kind of situation must not happen.
Otherwise, I will kill without mercy."
Finally, Liu Qi spoke in a very firm tone.
"promise" Guo Jia did not continue to persuade.
He also knew what Liu Qi had decided, and his persuasion was of no use.
He also sighed silently in his heart.
He was not rejecting the system set by Liu Qi, but he just wanted to reduce it accordingly first.
It would be the same when he recovered and then restored it.
But there will also be some things involved.
Therefore, Liu Qi would not agree, and in Liu Qi's view, everything can be postponed first, but the pensions required by the soldiers who died in battle must not be delayed.
However, it is useless to say more now, and Cao Cao has returned to Chang'an, and Yuan Shao has not started a war with Cao Cao.
There is no question whether it is there or not.
But it is also because of this that they will follow Liu Qi wholeheartedly instead of the other princes.
Liu Qi didn't speak anymore.
Originally, he only attacked Yizhou to use the grain and grass supplies he had saved since he took over Jingzhou, which was completely sufficient, and there was still more.
But, something happened.
From Yizhou to Jingzhou and Jiaozhou, continuous battles, the consumption of the army, plus the pensions required for the soldiers who died in various places, it was a huge expense.
If there hadn't been some food reserves in the early years, then this battle would have bottomed out, but even if it hadn't bottomed out, there wouldn't be much left.
At least it is difficult for the army to continue fighting.
There is no food and grass, so the army's departure is a joke.
No wonder there is a saying in later generations: "When a cannon is fired, there is a thousand taels of gold."
War is a huge money-consuming machine.
Without enough money support, a war cannot be sustained at all.
Without military pay and food, how could the soldiers sacrifice their lives for him?
Especially food and grass, I can't eat enough, so I still have the strength to go to the battlefield and fight the enemy bravely.
Think of these questions.
Liu Qi also had a headache and rubbed his temples involuntarily.
There are a lot of things to worry about, the territory is vast, and there are more things to think about.
"Lord, I wonder how the Nanman's more than 70,000 soldiers and horses will be arranged?"
Guo Jia looked at the silent Liu Qi and asked.
Although the Barbarian King Meng Huo was recaptured and more than 70,000 barbarian troops were won over, this was still a troublesome matter.
There is one more chapter, I will update it as soon as it is finished, it may be a little late: