The news of Pei Gai's entry into the customs had already been notified by Liang Su in a letter to Suo Qi and Liang Fen, and the two gathered together to discuss.

Regarding the Henan war described in the letter, Suo and Liang only believed fifty percent - to be honest, if it weren't for the immersion, even Zu Ti himself would not have thought that the combat power of the Xuzhou army was so strong, and with Pei Cai's help, he could obtain such a significant result in this Northern Expedition. In Suo and Liang's view, the combined forces of Xu and Yu killed 60,000 or 70,000 people, which was simply not enough to fight the main force of the Hu army led by Liu Cang, especially Suo Qi, who had seen battles with the Hu army - and Liu Cong, Liu Yao, and Liu Cang had all fought against each other - knowing that the elite of the Hu thieves could fight, and it was difficult to win without twice the troops. I'm still like this, but Zu, Pei Hu?

Unless Zu Shizhi has Jia Yandu's ability - that is the only person Suo Juxiu has admired - and his luck is better than Jia Kai.

Si's so-called "a leaf obstacle, not see Mount Tai", Suo Qi did not take into account, he fought with the Hu army in the past, and most of the troops he led were coalition troops of various counties and states in Kansai, and his courage was uneven, and his organizational strength was very poor, so his combat effectiveness could not be improved. So if there is a Jin army, with a high degree of training, strong organization, and sufficient food, can it defeat the Hu army on the battlefield with the same or even less troops? Could it be that the Hu people are all born strong men, and they are different from the Jin people's physique?

Besides, in fact, more than half of the Hu Han army is also miscellaneous Hu or even the original Jin people.

Suo Qi believed in Liu Yi's plan of "Qingjun's side", thinking that it must be because of this, Liu Cang took away the main force of the Hu army and returned to Pingyang, leaving tens of thousands of old and weak people trapped in the Yanshi, and was defeated by the Northern Expeditionary Army - after thinking about it, Henan's victory is much more credible. Next, let's discuss Sima Rui's order to withdraw from the army, Suo Juxiu has been so angry with these princes of the Sima family in recent years, mainly Sima Rui and Sima Bao, that he is used to it, and when he heard about it, he was not in a hurry to get angry, but just smiled faintly: "This is also expected, but they act quickly." ”

He said to Liang Fen, I originally hoped that Zu Ti would be able to enter the customs to rescue, but I didn't expect Pei to arrive first - "I want to get a dog that guards the house, and I come to a deer who wanders." Zu Shizhi was famous, and he was in his forties, he was an experienced and mature general, and Suo Qi had sent people to contact him many times in the past, hoping that Zu Li could be used for himself - at least for Chang'an - so he was called "the dog of the household".

As for Pei Gai, although the portal is high, he is young, and more importantly, there is no sign of youth and old age before, and even his brother Pei Song is much more mature than him, but Pei Song is not as good as his father in the eyes of people. In Suo Qi's view, that is a noble son who has made things happen because of people, he came to Chang'an, just like a gorgeous stag leisurely in the garden, what is the help?

When Liang Fen heard this, he hurriedly reminded Suo Gong: "Suo Gong is cautious! Since they have been loyal to the Son of Heaven and have come to the rescue of the Son of Heaven, they should treat him with courtesy, and not be frivolous. ”

Suo Qi said don't worry, I'll just tell you - "How can I be slow down with Pei Wenyu?" "He's a first-class county duke—even though he's the father of the raid—he's not inferior to me.

Liang Fen said: "In this way, when Pei Wenyue comes, he can meet the Son of Heaven." But how will they use their soldiers? ”

Suo Yao glared: "Since Liu Yao has returned to the east, he has ordered Pei Wenyue to lead his troops westward to relieve the break of Longdao!" ”

Liang Fenxin said again, you also know that you can solve the problem by force, but the force in Chang'an City is not enough, and all kinds of ruthlessness are all illusory. Immediately waved his hand and said, "No." Although Xuzhou soldiers are obtained, Chang'an has no grain supply, how can the troops be sent to Tai? ”

To fight a war, you have to have soldiers, and you have to have food, now that Longdao is cut off, Chang'an sits on the empty mountain, even if the old soldiers and horses can't be raised, not to mention the new Xuzhou soldiers? Pei Gai led a light horse to help, and the food he carried was bound not much, so you can't ask him to travel thousands of miles to transport grain to you from Yuzhou or even Xuzhou.

Suo Qi frowned deeply and groaned.

Liang Fen said that for today's plan, the only way to ask the Son of Heaven to issue an edict and order Zu Ti and Pei to guard Hongnong and Henan will first protect the east side of Chang'an, even if Liu Yao's army arrives again, we can't bear it, and the Son of Heaven has a place to go - you don't want to rely on the king of Nanyang, so what about returning to the old capital, are you happy or not?

Suo Qi shook his head slowly: "The danger of Henan, if it is not Guanzhong, if Guanzhong can't be guarded, what about Henan?" And the old city walls are dilapidated, the palace is ruins, and it is difficult to repair, I am afraid that within two or three years, it will be impossible to return to Luoyang......"

Liang Fen sighed secretly, and then said, "Even if you don't return to Luoyang for the time being." If Hongnong and Henan are protected, Shangluo and Xingyang can also be safe, and there is grain and straw supply in these four counties, and Chang'an will not be exhausted. But...... It will always be after next autumn before it can help. ”

In Henan and its surrounding areas, the productivity is seriously damaged, and Liang Fen naturally knows this, so you hope that Zu and Pei will immediately transport a large amount of grain and grass, which is delusional. Unless they can firmly hold Henan in the next year and restore productivity to a certain extent, then after the autumn of the next year, Chang'an City may not be in danger of running out of food.

"The grain in the city, if it is carefully calculated, the secretary of state will be half a salary for the time being, and the soldiers will only have thin porridge, and there will be no reward, and it can still be supported until next autumn."

Suo Qi shook his head and said that this is not enough-"Who is willing to reduce the amount of money?" And if Liu Yao comes again, can he make the half-starved soldiers defend the city? When the time comes, Koji Gongke and others will return to help guard, where will their grain come from? I heard that there are many rich families on the river, and they belong to the Jin and Hu families, and they must have grain in stock, but they can order the ancestor Shizhi to commit the crime of rebellion, and seek peace one by one, and lose their grain to Chang'an. ”

Liang Fen waved his hand and said: "This is the next step, if this is the case, I am afraid that Henan will be unstable and it will be difficult to hold on for a year." He thought about it for a while and suggested: "Now that Henan and Hongnong are connected, they can be connected to the south road, and they should order the king of Langya to send grain into the customs......

"Thousands of miles of grain, how much is the consumption? Will the king of Langya be willing? ”

Liang Fen said that if you are willing or not, you have to try it-"In the past, the edict ordered the king of Langya to send troops to the king of Qin, the general cloud and the thieves were strong, and the Jiangdong soldiers were weak, so they should not rush north; ordered it to transport grain into the customs, and the cloud transportation road was cut off. Now that the road is open, what does he still have to say? ”

Suo Qi sneered: "The king of Nanyang can cut off the Long Dao, can't the king of Langya cut off the northern road?" "This ticket surnamed Sima is all the way, no one can believe it!

The two discussed for a long time, but they couldn't get the point, the key was that the situation in the south, especially Jiangdong, was not very clear, so in the end, it was decided to wait for Pei to enter Chang'an City, he may not be able to give us any good ideas, but maybe we can understand the general trend of the world more deeply.

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Pei Wei, Wang Gong and others entered Chang'an City, and Pei Wei first said to Tao De: "You can handle the things that the king commands." When Tao De and a few others received the order, they came to hand over the post and asked to see Liang Fen.

Liang Situ's attitude was very enthusiastic, and said that you don't have to go to see Suo Gong anymore, I have already discussed it with him-"You can ask Pei Gong to enter the city quickly, and pay homage to the Son of Heaven tomorrow morning." ”

Pei Wei asked, "How will the soldiers and horses of the department be placed?" ”

"Where?"

"The bean field wall in the east of the city."

Liang Fen said that it is better to continue to settle in the Doutian Wall, and let Pei Gai lead a hundred servants to enter Beijing and Jin to pay homage to the Son of Heaven in advance, and then discuss how to settle the problem-"And I heard that there are still foot soldiers to join after that, and they are all temporarily stationed in the Doutian Wall." ”

Pei Wei didn't expect Liang Fen to be so easy to speak, and the various countermeasures he originally envisioned were completely useless. So he had to hurry out of the city to inform and urge Pei Gai. When Pei Gai saw Pei Wei returning, he asked him: "Suo and Liang Ergong do you want to guard against me?" Does it mean harm me? ”

Pei Wei said that after my observation and conversation with Liang Fen, I don't think they will have any bad intentions for the time being. We have only two thousand cavalry, and even if they eat, it will not be of much use; And if you want to plot annexation, you should let the soldiers and horses into the city, and now you are still temporarily outside the city, only ask you to bring a hundred retinues into Chang'an to pay homage to the Son of Heaven, there should be no evil intentions.

Pei Gai frowned, and said hesitantly: "In the past, it should have been in Wancheng......"

The implication is that when I entered Wancheng lightly, I was almost murdered by the Fifth Yi - by the way, I glanced at Wang Gong who was standing next to me - do you dare to be careless now? Some of him was bitten by a snake once, and he was afraid of the well rope for ten years.

Wang Gong smiled: "Ming Gong doesn't have to worry. Gong Xi plotted in Wancheng, originally to divide the Ming Duke and the fifth, the fifth cowardly person, Du Zeng's thief nature, but listen to my plan, now Chang'an City is all ministers, are they not afraid of infamy? "The fifth Yi wanted to kidnap you that day, you didn't expect it, right? Because this thing is absurd and unreasonable, it is impossible to replicate it unless there is a doppelganger given by my prince in Chang'an City.

"And Chang'an is cramped, the soldiers are weak and the food is scarce, and they are eager to get help, if they dare to harm the Ming Gong, I am afraid that there will be no soldier willing to enter the customs of the king of Qin. Suo Gong and the others don't care about the Son of Heaven, don't they care about their own lives? In Gong's view, even if he is suspicious and wary of Ming Gong's heart, he will not dare to show it lightly, but will be courteous to Ming Gong. ”

Pei should not worry about Liang Fen, only Suo Qi. Suo Juxiu is too power-hungry, domineering, and not good at uniting his colleagues--he can force Lu Yundu to favor Sima Bao, and he is really drunk--it must not be easy to get along with. But if that's all there is to it, I'm most worried that Suo Qi will think that he is a threat, and when the time comes, he will either be held hostage, or murdered, and he will step into the trap himself, and he will want to cry without tears. However, what Wang Gong said is also reasonable, even if Suo Gong is not a wise man, he should not be stupid, he is half cut into the water, and he plans to tear the people who are rescued on the shore into the water, he shouldn't be able to do this kind of thing, right?

was still groaning, so I heard Pei Wei say: "If you go to Chang'an, is there any reason not to enter?" If you do not believe me, I shall resign; If you have no intention of restoring Sheji, you can also withdraw from the army and return to Xuzhou. ”

When Pei Gai heard this, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Uncle is serious, do I believe in my uncle's reason?" It's just a thought, the king of Nanyang has cut off the Longdao Road, and Chang'an has insufficient grain, so I will lead the army to help, what can I do without food? ”

Pei Wei said that I have some ideas about this matter, and I want to discuss it carefully with Wen Yue...... 8)