Chapter 70: Recent Situation in Wancheng (2nd Update)
Lin Jun's hands were shaking when he opened the battle book. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info Zhang Xiu really dropped, and it fell very calmly and actively. It is not so much a surrender as a surrender.
Of course, in such an important military document, there is certainly no mention of whether Cao Cao "forcibly recruited" Zhang Xiu's sister-in-law, but so far Zhang Xiu is still settled.
But the small paragraph at the end caught Lin Jun's attention.
āā¦ā¦ The embroidery was attached to Jingzhou Liu Biao for its grain and grass. Now from our army, the population is tens of thousands, and if there is a famine in the next year, people will not be overwhelmed. ā
The meaning of this passage is that Zhang Xiu was originally a mobile army, and he had a good relationship with Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and Liu Biao had always supplied grain and grass. Now it is under our control, and we will provide him with food. But there are tens of thousands of people all of a sudden, and I'm afraid that the food will not be enough. If there is a famine next year like this year, everyone will not have enough to eat!
Grain and grass are also the problem of grain and grass. The shortage of food and grass is arguably the most serious situation in times of war. Everyone enlisted in the army basically to eat for a while, and the food is gone, who wants to work hard for you.
In fact, it's a huge security risk. Zhang Xiu's rebellion, whether it was a temporary intention or a plan; Is it because of the humiliation of my sister-in-law's acceptance, or for some other reason? Now she's not sure.
Just as she was thinking about how to get words out of Guo Jia's mouth, he hurriedly returned.
Lin Jun hurriedly put the battle report back in place and pretended to tidy up his messy desk.
Guo Jia stopped her.
"You go and tell the kitchen to prepare two good dishes." He said to Lin Jun, "Wen Ruo will be a guest tonight." ā
Lin Jun was about to go out, but Guo Jia said again: "Forget it...... Let's just prepare two casual dishes. He was upset, Lin Jun, when he comes, don't put the word 'grain and grass' in front of him. ā
"Got it." Lin Jun nodded.
It seems that after increasing Zhang Xiu's population by tens of thousands, the shortage of grain and grass is even worse than before, and even Xun Yu can't handle it. As far as she knew, the shortage of grain and grass did not begin to improve until Cao Cao unified the north.
She thought for a moment and said, "Why don't I show up in front of my husband, let him know that I'm not good with you?" ā
Unexpectedly, Guo Jia shook his head and smiled: "It's okay." Wen Ruo knew, and he also said that the more you write, the better it gets. ā
Lin Jun: "......"
Lin Jun came to the kitchen and wanted to cook a meal for her former boss herself, after all, Xun Yu had the grace of knowing her and taught her a lot of ways to be an official.
Even if she doesn't use good ingredients, she can still make delicious food. But in order not to let Xun Yu block her heart, she still boiled two kinds of green vegetables in white water, and she didn't even put a star of minced meat.
When Guo Jia saw these bowls of dishes, his eyebrows jumped significantly twice. If it's simpler, it doesn't have to be that simple. He silently complained to Lin Jun with his eyes.
But Lin Jun obviously didn't have much time to take care of him, her eyes looked straight at Xun Yu. Except for the day Cao Ang got married, she hasn't seen him for nearly two years, and she still misses him very much. Some favorites don't have to be between men and women.
"Mr. Xun." Lin Jun also saluted Xun Yu in the way Xiao Tao saluted Guo Jia on weekdays, and did not see the twitch at the corner of Guo Jia's mouth.
In fact, Xun Yu also has a very beautiful nickname, called "Xun Lingjun", because he is the acting secretary general of the Central Committee, Shang Shuling, noble character, and a beautiful gentleman who likes incense, so the world gives him this good name. Xia He used to shout "Lingjun" and "Lingjun" in the past. But at this time, the title of "Xun Lingjun" was not yet popular, and she couldn't say it first.
Xun Yu bowed his head slightly, and called her: "Yiyou." ā
Lin Jun was overjoyed in his heart, and he was happy - Xun Yu actually called him the word he chose for himself again, what does it mean? It shows that he recognizes his ability again.
Xun Yu looked at the sweet smile on her face, recalling that she was handy in the past when she assisted in the work, and couldn't help but feel a little in vain, no matter how capable it was, what was the use?
"In the end, it's still Fengxiao, which is more suitable for you." He smiled, "When I used to follow me, I was exposed to the wind and sun all day long, but now it looks more and more like twenty-eight years." ā
Lin Jun heard Xun Yu say that she was like twenty-eight years old, that is, sixteen years old, and a thin layer of sweat suddenly appeared, and she only responded with a shallow smile.
She could hear that Xun Yu originally wanted to say that she was better and more comfortable with Guo Jia than going to the court to be an official, but she also suddenly thought that her appearance had not changed in the past two years, and she was still a little immature at the age of seventeen, which was really unreasonable. These two years can still be flickered by proper maintenance, and another two years will be impossible to say anyway.
Guo Jia said on the side: "Wen Ruo, I really can't entertain well today, there are only such dishes." It's just a recent situation...... You know best. ā
Xun Yu sighed: "I don't know. At this time, even if there are delicacies from the mountains and seas, it is difficult for me to swallow. ā
The topic of the two was opened, which made Lin Jun breathe a sigh of relief, and she withdrew to the side and listened quietly to the conversation between the two.
Lin Jun is also a part-time worker now, and the two did not deliberately avoid her when talking about business.
"The food and grass over there in Wancheng are urgent, and I can't make up my mind for the time being." Xun Yu said, "So I came to discuss with Fengxiao." ā
Guo Jia also said solemnly: "What is the situation in Wancheng now?" ā
When Lin Jun heard Wancheng, he also quietly pricked up his ears.
"Not so good." Xun Yu frowned and said, "The grain and grass will last for no more than a month." Food must be delivered immediately, just ...... Xu Du's stock of grain is not much. ā
"Wancheng and Xu Du can only choose one of the two, but is this the case?" Guo Jia hit the nail on the head.
"Not bad." Xun Yu said, "The insect plague has been severe in the past two years, and there will be no signs of improvement next year. ā
"That must be Gu Xu Du first." Guo Jia said categorically, "First and now, Xu is the capital, how can there be no food at the feet of the Son of Heaven?" Doesn't it disturb the morale of the army? ā
"If Wancheng is less supplied, the first to bear the brunt is Zhang Xiu's newly surrendered troops." Xun Yu was still uneasy, "I'm worried that reducing supplies will cause his troops to be resentful and cause bad intentions. ā
Guo Jia suddenly didn't speak, which surprised Lin Jun, who was listening attentively. He ate two mouthfuls of food before saying: "Don't worry, Wancheng is near mountains and rivers, there is plenty of food, Zhang Xiu's army often relies on Liu Biao for relief, how can there be enough food every day?" ā
Xun Yu also groaned: "Feng Xiao actually thinks like this." Alas, it's just that I'm always worried that if the lack of food and grass in Zhang Xiu's troops spreads, it will be bad for the reputation of the lord. ā
Guo Jia lowered his eyes and said, "There is no other way." ā
Lin Jun on the side finally couldn't help it: "Don't worry, sir, Lin Jun has a way." ā
Will the grain and grass of Zhang Xiu's army be insufficient? There is no record of this layer in the history books, could it be that it was not the rebellion caused by Cao Cao's sister-in-law Zhang Xiu, but because he couldn't eat enough?
Lin Jun is a little out of the woods at the moment, and she must clear all obstacles for Cao Ang.