Chapter Eighty-Six: Planning a Way Out
That night, Jin Liang went to Tang Yue's bedroom to find Xuanyuan Xue, and Tang Yue was very excited to see Jin Liang's arrival. www.biquge.info Of course, this is understandable, after all, because I was too busy during this time, I didn't have time to come over to see her and accompany her. Jin Liang saw that although Tang Yue was very excited, he didn't run over and hang on his body as excitedly as before, but stood quietly at the door with a red face. Jin Liang felt that the little girl had really grown up in the short time since they met, so he stepped forward and gently hugged the little girl.
Tang Yue said with a smile: "Just now, Sister Xue said that her brother was coming over, and Xiao Yue was happy. Is my brother going to take me away? It's been boring in the palace all the time, and I haven't seen Brother Jin for so long, so I miss my brother. β
'Am I not coming?' Talk to Thea and see what to do? Let's see when it's time to take you back, okay? β
'Yes, yes! It's great that I can finally go home and be with Brother Kim. Brother, hurry up and discuss it with Sister Xue'
Jin Liang smiled and looked at Tang Yue's happy appearance and nodded and walked in, Xuanyuan Xue was already waiting for Jin Liang in the inner room.
As soon as Jin Liang sat down Xuanyuan Xue and said, "Liang, how about the plan, it should basically be successful, right?" That Lu Bu isn't as difficult to deal with as you think, right? β
Jin Liang smiled bitterly and said, "Xiya, why is Lu Bu in this time and space so rubbish??" I basically finished it in a few clicks. β
Xuanyuan Xue smiled: "How powerful do you think Lu Bu is?" I know you think you should be able to draw with you or something, right? Then you're really thinking wrong. Lu Bu is quite powerful, that is limited to ordinary generals or so to speak. All things being equal, Lu Bu may be much more powerful than you. β
'Right?' You should be better than me, right? You also know that Lu Bu in my original time and space is the god of war, and basically the Lu Bu described in that literary work is invincible. can basically be called a heads-up or multi-pick king. But look at the fight with me. I'm basically picking twenty-two. Do you think it's normal to be killed by me under such circumstances? β
Xuanyuan Xue nodded and said, "I think it's normal. The reason is simple. You imagined that the original plan to kill you turned out to be that they didn't expect your strength to be so high, plus you killed Ding Yuan first, so that the original soldiers were already a little hesitant, plus your old gentleman held the seven-star treasure knife in his hand, a sharp weapon that sharpens iron like clay. Cut Lu Bu before they fully reacted. Speaking of which, Lu Bu was also quite wronged, if it weren't for Ding Yuan's restriction on him to bring a heavenly painting halberd, if it weren't for the fact that you couldn't ride a horse in the military tent when you met. I guess you won't be able to make it in one battle. β
Jin Liang lowered his head and said reflectively: "I knew that I won the luck this time, I was quite happy before, but now it seems that I am really lucky." β
Xuanyuan Xue saw that Jin Liang was a little depressed, and quickly changed the topic and said: "There are all kinds of signs that there should be people lurking on Chi You's side around Dong Zhuo, but you also know that now is not the time to start a war with them, we have to find a way to avoid them. β
'Okay, Xiya, I'll find a way to avoid the conflict with Dong Zhuo. Is there anything else to look out for? β
Xuanyuan Xue suddenly raised her head and stared at Jin Liang. stared at it for a long time and didn't speak. Jin Liang's heart was uncertain and asked.
'That Thea, why are you looking at me like that?' β
Xuanyuan Xue squinted her eyes and asked, "I didn't ask you before, you have already stolen Tang Yuhuan, haven't you?" β
Jin Liang was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what Xuanyuan Xue was angry about, and said, "That...... It can't be called stealing food, I was going to marry her, and it can only be regarded as a cave room in advance. β
Xuanyuan Xue continued to ask coldly, "Liang, you also seem to have a strong interest in Empress Dowager He." β
Jin Liang began to sweat on his back, and after a long time of inking, he said, "That...... That's how much you care. How can I have? I...... If you don't have enough time, where do you have time to think about Queen Mother? β
Xuanyuan Xue looked at the nervous Jin Liang, sighed and said in a warm tone: "Liang, in fact, I don't want to restrict you too much. But I am worried that your current bad habits are not because your heart has become bad, but because you are a demon in your heart. And...... No. Forget it, let's talk about it if there is a real problem. β
Jin Liang knew what Xuanyuan Xue meant, but he didn't take it too seriously.
Xuanyuan Xue thought for a while and said, "You go back and discuss with the generals of Bingzhou to see if you can all go back with us." After all, those who uprooted them may not necessarily agree. β
Jin Liang nodded in agreement. came out and accompanied Tang Yue for a while before returning to the barracks.
When I got up the next day, I called everyone for a meeting. By the time Jin Liang came to the military tent, everyone had already started chatting
Jin Liang motioned for everyone to be quiet, and when everyone quieted down, Jin Liang raised a big topic: "You called you here today to discuss with you, Lord Ding is gone, and King Qin's killing of eunuchs has also been completed, where should you go with the state army, should you stay in Luoyang City or return to the state?" βWei Xu shouted at the top of his voice: "Lord, of course we have to stay." The lord was favored by the queen mother and became Guangluxun, taking charge of 4,000 people from the left and right Yulin Army, 10,000 people from the five battalions of the Northern Army, 8,000 people from the Tiger Army, 8,000 people from He Miao's tribe and 8,000 people from the Fourth Army of Xiyuan, minus those who were eliminated, plus our 8,000 and state iron cavalry, the lord was in charge of a total of 35,000 men and horses, so many people and horses, even if they can't deal with Dong Zhuo in the field, it is more than enough to defend the city, why do you want to go? After repelling Dong Zhuo, wouldn't it be nice for the lord to take over the dynasty alone, add officials to us and enjoy wealth and wealth together? β
Jin Liang glanced at Wei Xu, this guy is a brave and unscrupulous horseman, in the Bingzhou army, it turned out that because Lu Bu was his cousin-in-law, Gao Shun and Zhang Liao didn't want to offend him, Wei Xu boasted that he was the second warrior in Bingzhou all day long, in fact, his force value could be eighty, as for intelligence and political power, I am afraid that it is not even fifty points. Jin Liang, who was also greedy for money before, is basically a sycophant to Jin Liang when he says a word now.
Jin Liang coughed lightly: "Who thinks the same as Wei Xu?" β
Song Xian, Xue Lan, and Li Feng all agreed to stay in Luoyang City. Only Gao Shun and Cheng Lian shook their heads in disagreement.
Jin Liang couldn't help but look at Cheng Lian, who was short and fat and drank all day long, except for killing people all day long, and originally thought that Cheng Lian was a scheming person like Wei Xu and Song Xian.
As a result, Cheng Lian's words made him cry and laugh: "Lord, if we still stay in Luoyang." Wouldn't the money and jewels looted from the palace and the eunuchs and ministers be enjoyed well? It's not that I'm afraid that others will know. There are a lot of things engraved with imperial words on them. Cheng Lian's voice landed, and everyone burst into laughter.
Jin Liang sighed deeply, there was too little far-sighted strategist around him. If only Lu Su could .......
Jin Liang turned around and asked Gao Shun with the last bit of hope: "Zhongping, do you say you want to leave or stay?" β
Gao Shun, who is six out of twenty, is eight feet tall, has a dark face all year round, is serious and cautious, and does not like to drink. He doesn't love women, he doesn't love money, and the generals in the army are in awe of him, and when they hear him start talking, they all calm down and prick up their ears to listen attentively, which is very different from the noise when Cheng Lian speaks.
Gao Shun thought for a moment before he said carefully: "Lord, I can't grasp the general trend accurately, but from a military point of view, it is not safe for our army to stay in Luoyang City. β
Jin Liang looked up to Gao Shun a little and said, "Zhongping." Tell me more about how unsafe it is. β
Gao carefully analyzed the military forces around Luoyang by the way: "Since Dong Zhuo was able to collude with Lu Bu to kill Lord Ding. Then Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Iron Ride is not far from Luoyang. A day ago, it was said that it was in Michi, which is 400 miles away from Luoyang, but Dong Zhuo's Xiliang cavalry is mostly equipped with war horses, and they can travel 100 miles in one night, and I am afraid that in another day and night, Dong Zhuo's men and horses will be able to reach Luoyang. And Dong Zhuo's younger brother Dong Min after assisting Yuan Shu to kill the eunuchs, he led the tribe to disappear in Luoyang City, I sent scouts to inquire everywhere and could not find his traces, with these hundreds of elites hiding in Luoyang City, I am afraid that any city gate is not safe. β
Speaking of this, Gao Shun paused, and his face showed anger: "The city gate Sima who is in charge of the West Gate has an old relationship with Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo will definitely enter through the West Gate, I have written a letter to Yuan Shao, the captain of Si Li, and asked him to remove the Ximen Sima and replace him with meritocracy, Yuan Shao ignored me with my humble position." β
Jin Liang said in a low voice on the side: "Zhong Ping, your current Tiger Ben Zhonglang will be Yuan Shao's bastard brother Yuan Shu's previous position, he should have hatred for us, and dislike our low background and lazy to take care of us, this group of people from big families can only look at people through the cracks in the door." β
Gao Shun bowed to Jin Liang: "Thanks to the promotion of the lord, otherwise I Gao Shun will not know what year and month I will be able to serve as the general of the Tiger Ben Zhonglang." β
Jin Liang waved his hand: "Zhongping, I know that you are brave, wise and talented, and your future will not be limited to the Tiger Ben Zhonglang General, if you are interested, the four Zheng generals will be chosen by you in the future." β
Gao Shun couldn't help but be flattered when he heard Jin Liang's praise, and wanted to bow and thank him.
Jin Liang hurriedly waved his hand: "Zhongping, don't be polite, time is pressing, you should continue to analyze the military situation for everyone." β
Gao Shun continued: "Dong Zhuo's army was only more than 50,000 people when it set out from Liangzhou, but Dong Zhuo had wolf ambitions, recruited troops and horses all the way, and it had expanded to 100,000 people when he arrived in Mianchi, and most of these 100,000 soldiers were cavalry, and most of them fought with Qianghu, Ma Teng, and Han Sui in the Liangzhou area. If you add infantry and auxiliaries, Dong Zhuo's strength is probably no less than 200,000. β
After knowing each other, he needs to know his confidant, Gao Shun then analyzed the strength of Jin Liang's soldiers and horses: "Among the troops newly recruited by the lord, although the left and right Yulin Army, the Tiger Ben Army, and He Miao's troops have been established for a long time, they have rarely gone through conquest and have almost no combat experience, and the Fifth Army of Xiyuan has only been formed for a year, and although the Fifth Battalion of the Northern Army has defeated Zhang Jiao with Lord Lu Zhi, it was already five years ago. In this way, the only thing that can fight against Dong Zhuo's army under the command of the lord is our current 8,000 soldiers in Bingzhou, and most of these 8,000 soldiers are cavalry who are not good at defending the city, and our 8,000 iron cavalry will definitely not be able to stop them from 100,000 iron cavalry, and defending the city is not the strength of our army. β
After listening to Gao Shun's analysis, everyone couldn't help but gasp, and even Jin Liang, who had always been in his chest, couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Jin Liang only looked at Gao Shun's innocence and majesty, heartfelt benevolence and righteousness from historical records, and seemed to have a high evaluation, but after seeing him himself, he felt that Gao Shun was not good-looking, too serious, and not good at words, and he couldn't help but have a trace of contempt in the depths of his heart. After listening to Gao Shun's words, Jin Liang knew that history was not all nonsense, so he revised his attitude towards Gao Shun and became more important, and Jin Liang even considered making Gao Shun the deputy commander of the state army.
Gao Shun ignored the chill that had already risen in everyone's hearts, and continued to add fuel to the fire: "I just analyzed Dong Zhuo's side. Now let's talk about Yuan Shao. These days. I watched Yuan Shao's every move. is closely contrasted with the lord's analysis of this person, Yuan Shao's wolf ambition is no less than Dong Zhuo's, from the general He Jin to recruit the princes into Beijing, to the general's death, everything is in Yuan Shao's conspiracy. Yuan Shao absolutely does not allow the power of the lord to influence him to take charge of the government, so once the lord and Dong Zhuo fight in the front, the four armies of the West Garden controlled by Yuan Shao are likely to stab us in the back and defeat our army. They will negotiate with Dong Zhuo again, after all, Dong Zhuo wants to be in charge of the government, and he can't do without the support of these big families. β
Jin Liang saw that the other generals were hit by Gao Shun's words, and they had already retreated. It was decided to add fuel to the fire on them and deal a good blow to their arrogant mentality.
Jin Liang spread out the map and analyzed it for everyone: "This is Luoyang, which is the middle of the world and the place of the four wars. Even if we win the battle against Dong Zhuo, we can only repel him with our forces, so he retreats to Chang'an and occupies Jingzhao and Liangzhou. We can't kill Yuan Shao to offend the countless protΓ©gΓ©s and former officials cultivated by the Yuan family, the fourth generation and the third duke, we can only drive Yuan Shao away. And the states of Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and Jizhou in the eastern part of the country are inextricably linked with the Yuan family, plus Yuan Shao's charm is extraordinary, and he is very good at buying people's hearts, as long as he stands up against us, he will definitely gather people, and maybe he will be able to make an anti-Lu alliance, and at that time, we will resist the hundreds of thousands of rabble of the Yuan Shao Alliance in the east, and the 200,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry who will resist Dong Zhuo on the right, and don't forget the Black Mountain Thieves, White Wave Thieves, Southern Xiongnu, and Xianbei who are ravaging Bingzhou, Once Yuan Shao envelops them and attacks our rear road, so flanked from three sides, do you think this Luoyang land can be defended? If Luoyang can't hold it, and we lose the basis of merging the state, although the world is big, there will be a place for you and me to live at that time? β
Everyone unanimously hung their heads and said, "It seems that we have to leave Luoyang." So where are we going? β
Jin Liang saw that his words had demoralized everyone, so he laughed loudly: "Don't worry about it, gentlemen, it's easy to break this situation." β
Seeing Jin Liang's hearty laughter, everyone was full of confidence, and they all raised their lowered eyes to look at Jin Liang, wanting to find the confidence to continue fighting from the lord.
Jin Liang re-told the story he had told the Empress Dowager He about the Spring and Autumn Jin Kingdom, "Heavy ears were born outside, and Shen Sheng died inside".
After Jin Liang finished telling this story, he saw that only Gao Shun nodded thoughtfully, but the other generals were very ignorant, so he explained against reality: "Once we leave Luoyang and hand over Luoyang City to Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao, the two of them will soon fight." Yuan Shao's troops were insufficient, so he had to flee to a certain state and county in the eastern part of the country, relying on his Yuan protΓ©gΓ© to develop. And Dong Zhuo has long had the heart of abolishing the elder and the young, and he will definitely abolish the young emperor and set up King Chen as the emperor, and this is the most disgusting thing for the family. In addition, Dong Zhuo is fierce and brutal, staying in Luoyang will definitely burn, kill and loot all kinds of evil, but also because of his greedy nature and competing with the people for profit, it will inevitably endanger the interests of the family, Yuan Shao became famous, and entangled the soldiers and horses of the Kanto states to crusade against Dong Zhuo. When the time comes, we will sit on the mountain in Bingzhou, Jingzhou, and Jiaozhou to watch the tiger fight, and reap the benefits of the fisherman. β
Gao Shun asked suspiciously, "Jingzhou Jiaozhou?" Don't we just own and merge states? β
Jin Liang told the generals about his secret conversation with the Queen Mother, and the generals were very happy after hearing it.
Since all the generals agreed to withdraw from Luoyang to develop in Bingzhou, Jingzhou, and Jiaozhou, Jin Liang began to transfer troops.
Because the transfer of men and horses was from the prosperous Luoyang back to the withered Bingzhou and Jingzhou, Jin Liang was afraid that the army would be unstable, and he had promised the soldiers that he would reward them when they entered Luoyang, so he decided to reward them before transferring.
Let Chen Lie, the commander of the baggage column, take a hundred soldiers from merchant families, and re-verify the gold, silver, silk, and jewelry found from the palace, the outer residences of the ten permanent servants, and the high-ranking officials' mansions in collusion with the ten permanent servants, according to the list given to him by Zhang Ning, Song Xian, and Cheng Lian.
At the same time, he ordered the Red Loyal Guards to secretly search the camp tent of Wei Xu and the others, and found that they only had a few treasures hidden, so Jin Liang did not embarrass them anymore. According to statistics, the trip to Luoyang harvested a total of 40,000 catties of gold, 100,000 catties of silver, 65 cars of silk and satin, and other treasures and treasures were discounted by about 400 million yuan, which can be described as a bumper harvest and worthwhile.
A day ago, Jin Liang had already rewarded each soldier of the newly incorporated Yulin Army, the Fifth Battalion of the Northern Army, the Huben Army and the Xiyuan Army with 1,000 yuan to stabilize the morale of the army there.
The crown word of Jin Liang's public speech was to give money to commend them for their wit and bravery in Luoyang this time. In fact, it is to loot Luoyang, and we have to share the spoils. I, Jin Liang, want to buy your military hearts.
Jin Liang also personally paid money to officers above the rank of commander of the tun. Below the tun level, there is a tun-level baggage column commander who is also a tun-level quartermaster, and he has to distribute the money to the soldiers on the spot, and Jin Liang has to see with his own eyes that all the soldiers get the money.
As for Zhang Ning, Wei Xu, Song Xian, Cheng Lian and others, Lu Bu gave a commission of one percent according to the amount of property they looted, all of which were about three million yuan. Xue Lan and Li Feng also received a reward of one million dollars.
Jin Liang gave Huang Zhong a reward of one million yuan, and Zhang Liao, Zhang Yang, Xia Mu, and Feng Fang each paid 500,000 yuan, in order to appease Gao Shun. He was given a reward of two million dollars.
Of course, all of this money was converted into gold and silver, and one pound of gold was converted into ten thousand yuan, and one pound of silver was worth two thousand five hundred yuan.
Gao Shun refused to accept it, but his face was dark, and he said sternly: "The great cause of the lord has not been accomplished, and there are a lot of things that need to be spent. Now a war horse costs 20,000 to 100,000 yuan, a sword costs 700 to 900 yuan, a knife costs 600 to 800 yuan, and a bow costs 500 to 600 yuan. A crossbow costs 2,000 to 20,000 yuan, and a bow and arrow costs 10 yuan. A crossbow arrow costs nine dollars, a set of armor costs seven thousand to eight thousand dollars, and a set of vest costs seven thousand to nine thousand dollars. β
Hearing this, Jin Liang's face couldn't help but turn green, this war was really like burning money.
Gao Shun didn't look at Jin Liang's face at all, he wanted to speak bluntly: "Lord, you may have rarely taken care of military supplies before, and you don't know the price of firewood and rice. Although horses, weapons, and armor are not cheap, they are not the most expensive compared to people. Each soldier consumes at least 20 stone of grain per year, which is about 4,000 yuan according to the current market price, and the salt consumed by each soldier every year also costs 300 yuan, and the loss of clothing of each soldier also costs 3,000 yuan per year. War horses must not only eat grass, but must be fed fine grain, and each horse must eat forty stone of grain a year, which is equivalent to eight thousand yuan. The lord still wants to buy ploughing cattle, and now ploughing cattle are scarce, and I am afraid that a ploughing ox will cost 5,000 yuan. The soldiers did not eat only grain, but also meat, and a pig cost at least 800 yuan, and each sheep also cost 400 yuan. For these countless places to spend money, I don't know if the lord has any considerations in his heart? β
Jin Liang shook his head: "I said why Lord Ding was so stingy before, it turned out that he really didn't know how expensive firewood and rice were at home." It's just that these rewards have already been handed out, and if they are taken back, I am afraid that the morale of the army will be shaken. Zhongping, you must accept this reward, otherwise the other generals will not accept it, they will be jealous of you, I am afraid that this will not be good for your future, if you are asked to command them in the future, they will disobey the yin and yang, it will not be good. β
Gao Shun bowed down again: "Lord, Gao Shun is ashamed and dare not take it, it is Gao Shun's duty to be loyal to his duties, and he does not dare to ask for rewards." Moreover, this time, the state army and the armies under your Guangluxun command had no combat merits, but they were rewarded so indiscriminately, Gao Shun was afraid that the appetite of the soldiers would be raised by the lord, so he asked the lord to give a big reward for a small achievement. β
Jin Liang helped Gao Shun up: "Zhongping, what you said is very right, you can't punish indiscriminately, you can't reward them falsely, you can't praise them for what they should do." But now is an extraordinary period, as soon as He Jin dies, the armies in Luoyang City are leaderless, Lord Ding is dead, and I, the new lord, come to power. But this is the only time, not as an example. β
Jin Liang frowned, and calculated the money he sent for such a reward, which was almost 200 million yuan, according to the price of grain in the last years of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, this money was enough to buy one million stone of grain or five thousand war horses. In addition to subsidizing part of the money for their families, most of them have not squandered it by eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, and such a reward is not very good for their future. It is necessary to find a way to kill two birds with one stone, one is to let the soldiers get real profits, and the other is to let Jin Liang himself use the money. (To be continued.) )
ps: Gao Shun will definitely be the leader of the training in the future, and now he really doesn't have a strong subordinate to take his time. Thank you for your support.