Hu Xiaotian said with a smile: "I'm afraid you don't know yet, Zuo Xingjian has returned to Baiquan City, and he also played the imperial court, saying that you colluded with the Bixin Mountain thieves to steal and swallow the imperial grain." ” Jiang Zhengyang gritted his teeth and said: "That despicable villain is simply shameless.
He turned to Hu Xiaotian and said: "I have no choice but to go to this day, when I sent Zuda District to come to you to borrow grain, you ruthlessly refused, Yunyang has run out of food, every day people and soldiers starve to death, we have no way to live."
Hu Xiaotian, why do you want to send your hard-earned food to the imperial court, do you know that even if he gets food, he will not distribute it to the people, even if his conscience finds out that the food is used for disaster relief, after the layers of exploitation by those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, there is not much left in the hands of the people. ” Hu Xiaotian secretly thought in his heart, Jiang Zhengyang's words were true.
Jiang Zhengyang said: "I never understand, why do you insist on refusing to lend me food, are you really loyal to the imperial court" Speaking of this, he shook his head again and said: "The emperor sent you to Dongliang County is tantamount to exile, when Tang Boxi led 30,000 sailors to attack you, it was the emperor who ordered everyone to stay still, don't you know that he has repeatedly harmed you, and you are still willing to serve him" Hu Xiaotian said indifferently: "I don't need to worry about Lord Jiang's affairs. ” Jiang Zhengyang sighed gloomily and said: "Yes, what qualifications do I have to judge you at this point, whether you are loyal to the emperor or have other plans, it has nothing to do with me, I only ask you for one thing, don't kill all my subordinates, they shed blood and sweat for Dakang, but in the end they can't even eat a full mouthful, if they are not forced to a corner, who will defect to those rebels." ” Hu Xiaotian got up and said, "Don't worry, of course I won't regret what I promised you." ” Jiang Zhengyang looked at Hu Xiaotian's back.
Suddenly understood, the 300,000 stone grain that Hu Xiaotian gave to the imperial court was by no means so simple, he wanted to use the 300,000 stone grain to disturb the internal situation in Dakang, and take advantage of the chaos to develop his own power, he was the one who was the first to be eliminated, Jiang Zhengyang had infinite feelings in his heart.
Sure enough, it was a hero who came out of a young man, and he was not wronged, he said loudly: "Can you give me a three-foot Qingfeng and let me break it myself" Hu Xiaotian stopped, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I will let them bury you alive." ” Zhuge Guanqi was invited to the mansion by Hu Xiaotian late at night, Hu Xiaotian was sitting on the kang in the study to read a book, and when he saw Zhuge Guanqi coming, he smiled and said: "Brother Guanqi."
Didn't disturb your rest."
Zhuge Guanqi said: "I'm also reading a book, and I haven't rested yet, but when I come out at this time, I'm afraid that I will be complained by insiders." ” Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "It's all mine, I'll go to the house to apologize to my sister-in-law." ” Zhuge Guanqi said: "Didn't you already send Visa over to appease people's hearts The two sisters are very good, it is estimated that this time they will talk until dawn, anyway, I also stayed in the study all night, and there are many people who come here to talk." ” Hu Xiaotian asked Zhuge Guanqi to speak on the kang.
Zhuge Guanqi did not show too much restraint.
Take off your shoes and sit down on the kang.
Hu Xiaotian said: "This time I lost 100,000 stone of grain. ” Zhuge Guanqi said: "Although I lost 100,000 stone of grain.
However, Jiang Zhengyang was swept away, and the Yunze water thieves were severely damaged, and there was no one to compete with the adults within three hundred miles of Wuxing County. ” Hu Xiaotian said: "I have already played the imperial court, and I said that Jiang Zhengyang transported 150,000 stone of grain, and I can save it while this matter can be saved, do you say it?"
Zhuge Guanqi heard him so cunning.
I couldn't help but laugh.
Looking at the map on the small table, he saw that Hu Xiaotian had drawn a circle in Baiquan City, and deliberately asked, "My lord wants to capture Baiquan City."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Zuo Xingjian is an old fox, this time Jiang Zhengyang guarded and stole himself, and now he is pretending to be a good person."
With less than 5,000 soldiers and horses under his command, it should be easy to take White Spring City. ” Zhuge Guanqi smiled and said: "In this way, this person knows what happened best, and his brain is changed quickly enough. ” Hu Xiaotian said disdainfully: "There is a dirty villain, and he is not as good as Jiang Zhengyang in terms of character." ” Zhuge Guanqi said: "For this kind of villain, why do you need to use soldiers, it is a good thing that he knows how to deceive the court." ” Hu Xiaotian heard what he said, and said with a smile: "Does Mr. have any ideas?"
Zhuge Guanqi said: "If you are not talented in watching chess, I am willing to go to Baiquan City to help the adults persuade Zuo Xingjian to submit to you." ” Hu Xiaotian blinked, he had known Zhuge Guanqi for so long, and it was the first time that he took the initiative to express his willingness to do things for himself, Hu Xiaotian's heart was very pleased, does this mean that Zhuge Guanqi will do his best to assist him from today Hu Xiaotian said: "Baiquan City is not as important as Brother Guanqi, you go alone, I don't worry." ” Zhuge Guanqi laughed and said, "My lord still doesn't believe me." ” Hu Xiaotian said: "It's not that I don't believe you, but since Brother Guanqi is willing to go, I don't object, but if you bring Gao Yuan and Zhanpeng over, the two of them should be able to protect your safety." ” Zhuge Guanqi knew that Hu Xiaotian was thinking about his own safety, so he nodded, and his heart was also warm: "Zhanpeng is back" Hu Xiaotian nodded and said: "It's back, the military advisor asked him to come back first to report the news, and the 10,000 troops sent by Guo Guangbi turned back outside Yunyang City, and they gave up entering Yunyang City." ” Zhuge Guanqi said: "In this way, this Guo Guangbi is very wise, he should see that this matter is a little strange." ” Hu Xiaotian said: "I heard that Guo Guangbi has a strategist named Tian Geng under him, who is very strategic, and Guo Guangbi is also obedient to him. ” Zhuge Guanqi said: "I once had a relationship with Tian Geng, this person is indeed talented, and he is very good at diplomacy. ” Hu Xiaotian said: "It's just that I don't know why such a talent would take refuge in Guo Guangbi, it's really a pearl." ” Zhuge couldn't help but look at chess.
Hu Xiaotian said: "I am going to recruit the remnants of Jiang Zhengyang and select some well-trained soldiers from them to join our camp." ” Zhuge Guanqi said: "The reason why those soldiers followed Jiang Zhengyang to rebel was also because they were cornered, and if the adults gave them a clear way, they would definitely be grateful to Dade." ” Hu Xiaotian said: "Yunyang has become an ownerless city, Xingzhou does not dare to enter, and the soldiers and horses we have arranged around Yunyang do not dare to withdraw easily, everything needs to wait until the emperor decrees." ” Zhuge Guanqi said: "The emperor will send a powerful person to Yunyang, on the one hand, in order to deal with Guo Guangbi in Xingzhou, and also with the intention of containing the development of adults. ” Hu Xiaotian nodded and said, "It is very likely that in the battle of Yunze, although they have no evidence, they will guess my head in the end."
"Even if the court guessed that it was his own doing, Hu Xiaotian had nothing to fear, after all, it was the imperial court who made the decision to let Jiang Zhengyang come to escort the grain, and of course they had to drink the bitter wine brewed by the imperial court.
Zhuge Guanqi said: "The size of the territory occupied does not represent the real strength, the fist is always stretched out, it is better to retract and fight out again with greater strength."
He said it in the simplest of ways.
In fact, Zhuge Guanqi still has some worries about Hu Xiaotian, in the current good situation, Hu Xiaotian will not be carried away by successive victories, and then will be blindly optimistic, entering the stage of rapid expansion, Hu Xiaotian's total strength is currently just 50,000, of which there are more than 10,000 people who do not have much battlefield experience, 50,000 troops can control Wuxing County, Dongliang County, Dongluocang three cities, but if blind expansion, it will dilute the troops, of course, Hu Xiaotian has begun to recruit troops, However, with the expansion of the army, a series of problems will gradually become apparent.
Zhuge Guanqi's point of view is that there are many soldiers, and Hu Xiaotian's previous battles have also proved this.
Hu Xiaotian said: "I remember Brother Guanqi's words, you can rest assured that I have no plans to expand at present."
However, in terms of geographical location alone, Baiquan City and Yunyang can be of considerable strategic importance. ” Zhuge Guanqi said: "It depends on where the lord is going to develop next." ” Hu Xiaotian said: "There are water thieves in Yunze, and there are anti-thieves in Xingzhou, this time the emperor lost 100,000 stone of grain, I am afraid that the spearhead will be pointed at Yunze." ” Zhuge Guanqi smiled and said: "It is a great opportunity for adults, the reason why Yunze water thieves can grow and develop in Bixin Mountain is because of its unique geographical location, facing a large area of water around, easy to defend and difficult to attack, Yongjiang River separates the north and south, and becomes the natural boundary between Dayong and Dakang, and Wangchun River separates the east and west banks, if the adults can control the Wangchun River, and then control Yunze, it is equivalent to having an invincible position within Dakang." ” Hu Xiaotian nodded and said, "Now is the time when the Bixin Mountain Thieves are the weakest, their five hundred ships are destroyed, and their combat effectiveness will inevitably be greatly reduced. ” Zhuge Guanqi said: "Bixin Mountain is located in the center of the entire Yunze, if a water division is established here, in the future, the adults will attack any important town around Yunze, and the water master can cooperate to achieve a two-pronged approach."
After controlling the two major waters of Yongjiang and Yunze, the Wangchun River completely fell under the control of adults.
Adults can use this water system to transport troops to wherever they are needed in the shortest possible time. ” Zuo Xingjian has been in a state of panic since he fled back to Baiquan City, although he has sent someone to report to the imperial court and put all the responsibility on Jiang Zhengyang's body, but there is no impermeable wall in the world, and he is still worried that the matter that he and Jiang Zhengyang teamed up to swallow the imperial grain will be known.
Seeing 100,000 stone of grain sinking into the clouds, Zuo Xingjian's heart was painful, seeing that the New Year was approaching, there was not much grain left in Baiquan City, and even he, the Taishou, could only live on gruel every day, in fact, the whole Dakang was not having a good time no matter where he was.
Maybe the situation in Wuxing County is better, Zuo Xingjian also had the idea of borrowing grain from Wuxing County in the past, and later heard that the surrounding towns went there to borrow grain, and they were all ruthlessly rejected, Zuo Xingjian also dispelled that idea, he asked himself that he didn't have that face, and it was in vain to go.
So later, Jiang Zhengyang found him to discuss the matter of swallowing the imperial grain, and Zuo Xingjian agreed without hesitation.
To be continued: