Chapter 48 What do you think of me?
Guan Ping's name has been so loud recently. The commander of Cao's army had only more than 80 people. He accidentally ran under Guan Ping's blade.
He thought that his speed of escaping was definitely not as fast as Guan Ping's fast knife. He heard that Guan Ping would spare him as long as he did not resist, so he quickly knelt on the ground and repeatedly begged for mercy:
"Young General, please spare me, I am forced to do it, and I am forced to do it."
The tun leader admitted his defeat in one second, and the other Cao soldiers also admitted their defeat in one second and knelt down on the ground quickly. The people were saved and cried for a moment, which made Guan Ping's soldiers look unbearable and went forward to give their dry food to the people.
When he was defeated in the first battle, Guan Ping asked his soldiers to take these Cao army soldiers back to the village to rest first. While walking, he asked the village chief how the situation was in Xiangyang now.
The governor dared not hide it, so he quickly explained everything - he claimed that he was Wang Mo, who was born in Jizhou, and was defeated by Le Jin and was forced to surrender.
Speaking of which, Cao's army was really planning to fight a fierce battle with Liu Biao this time, but unexpectedly, Liu Biao died, and Liu Cong surrendered directly. The fate seemed to have arrived at Cao Cao's side at once. So Cao Cao rarely strongly restrained military discipline and ordered soldiers not to loot or kill people at will, and he must show any signs of a royal army.
But the problem is that the Cao army has insisted on using war to support the war for so many years. In addition to venting the depression of the battle, the most important reason for them to obtain supplies and make the soldiers rich. This time, they went south and refused to slaughter the city, and they could not get rid of the generals of the Cao army.
Later, Cao Cao formulated a strategy to eliminate Jiangdong and divided the three legions, including Cheng Yu's army and Zhao Yan's army. These three legions were in the south and one was in the north. So many people had dinner, so naturally there was a problem of distribution.
Zhao Yan had no choice but to hold most of the food sent by Jiangbei in his hands, and only guaranteed that Le Jin's defenders would complete the task if they did not starve to death. Of course, Le Jin was not convinced, so he rolled up his sleeves and went to Jiangbei to find Zhao Yan for an explanation.
But this time, Zhao Yan has Yu Jin, Zhang Liao, Zhu Ling, Zhang He, Li Dian and others. You have to have a meal, and we have to have a meal too. If you don’t accept it, we will gesture, just like who is smart enough.
In desperation, Le Jin could only return to Xiangyang, use traditional skills, and ask his soldiers to go around to grab the trash. Anyway, Prime Minister Cao was not there, and he would only criticize him at most. Could he really cut off his own people?
"You rob grain... why do you come to Xianshan to grab it? Is the competition for you rob grain so fierce?"
Wang Mo smiled bitterly:
"So, the young one was forced..."
Cao's army is really familiar with the matter of robbing grain. It would be fine if it was just a matter of robbing it.
But the problem is that in the past, there were powerful troops who had to grab grain, so of course they could grab it at will.
But this time the Jingzhou army surrendered too quickly. The people of Jingzhou were everywhere in the Cao army. Moreover, Cao Cao took away most of the main forces, and the others were in Jiangbei. There were only one thousand people under Le Jin who could even go out to grab food.
Before Wang Mo left, Ma Liang, a wealthy clan of Xiangyang, warmly invited Wang Mo to have a meal. After some chats, Ma Liang said that he must support General Le's grain collection, but there are always a small group of barbarians who are not convinced by the king's transformation. If they support it, they don't know.
If you live in Xiangyang City, you can't always squat in the military camp and not come out. When you sleep and eat, someone may put on gloves and sacks and knock on sticks. It is normal to die in the mountains for no reason.
Ma Liang thoughtfully drew out a barbarian activity area, covering almost the entire area around Xiangyang.
As for how you complete General Le’s mission…
Alas, there are always more ways than difficulties. If you think about it carefully, you will always have ideas.
In desperation, Wang Mo had to lead a group of people to the mountains to search for land that was not under the rule of the rich. The journey was really like traversing mountains and rivers. He finally found a small village that was not in charge and plundered all the food and people in the village. Unexpectedly, he encountered Guan Ping, the plague god on the way back.
"I really know that I am wrong. I used to be under General Yuan, and I have met Liu Envoy and General Guan. Later, unfortunately I was defeated and captured by Le Jin and forced to be his dog. I miss Liu Envoy day and night. These days, Le Jin was forced to recruit soldiers and corvee everywhere. The people of Jingzhou around me hated him very much. If General Guan raised his arms and shouted, we are willing to fight Le Jin! The young general will give an order!"
Guan Ping:...
No wonder this guy was caught by Le Jin before.
The Cao army now lacks food and soldiers because of the surrender of Jingzhou. Cao Cao was unwilling to break up with these local aristocratic tribes, so he relaxed in the killing.
If he raised his arms and let Le Jin know that Guan Yu's son appeared near Xiangyang, he would definitely mobilize all the troops to destroy himself first. Then Cao's army can display traditional skills and massacre various places in the name of rebellion, and then circle the people who dare not resist and farm to perfectly solve the food and military problems.
Guan Ping pinched his chin and thought for a moment, and asked:
"You said Lejin asked you to find soldiers?"
"Yes." Wang Mo said dejectedly, "I don't know what's wrong with Jiangling before, but I issued three consecutive orders to increase troops. Le Jin and Xu Huang both sent most of their troops to Jiangling. Now, in order to replenish the troops, they are arresting people everywhere.
Little General, does this mean that Xiangyang is empty? It can…”
Guan Ping waved his hand and said with a smile:
"It is not appropriate to attack Xiangyang forcibly. Even if we can leave, it will bring disaster to the people around us."
"Uh, that general thought..."
"Aren't you looking for soldiers?" Guan Ping smiled, "Then what do you think of me?"
Wang Mo:...
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Le Jin has been very popular these days.
It’s not that he didn’t know the little movements behind these Jingxiang clans, but he had no choice.
There were a large number of Jingzhou troops in his army, and the relatives and families of these people were around and could not expect them to steal their own home. If they turned against these aristocratic races, their soldiers would definitely be devastated.
Xiangyang is extremely important. No matter how hard or difficult it is, he must maintain stability. He must never let chaos happen here, which will bring difficulties to the prime minister's plan.
Thinking of the Prime Minister's great cause, Zhao Yan's hateful face appeared in front of Le Jin's eyes, and he couldn't help but sneer.
Before, he sent many subordinates to Jiangling. Zhao Yan used this as a reason to reduce his military supply a lot, which made Le Jin angry and wrote letters to argue with Zhao Yan many times.
Fortunately, Zhao Yan did not dare to offend this rude-natured general to death, and promised that as long as Le Jin recruited enough troops, he would provide it according to the previous military supply.
Chapter completed!