Chapter Twenty-Four: Small Profits Are Benefits
Sima Yi talked eloquently about his plan, and Gao Ye listened to it in his ears, and naturally he was also thinking about it in his heart. Gao Ye didn't say a word, but Lu Xun on the side argued with Sima Yi after listening to it, and the two different sets of plans collided, especially the collision between the two of them, which often made Gao Ye feel extremely amazing. After an argument, Gao Ye finally basically set a countermeasure in his heart, and took out his own countermeasure, and the three of them discussed it carefully together, which can be regarded as a decision.
For a time, the clerical officials came and went endlessly, and the military orders of the high night were issued one by one. Xiahou Yuan, Pan Zhang, Zhong Xuan and others all received Gao Ye's instructions at once. Zhong Xuan, who was far away in Chang'an, was also confused for a while when he took Gao Ye's instructions, after all, what Gao Ye's letter focused on was not the transfer of military supplies, nor the layout of Chang'an's city defense, but the nearly 10,000 refugees he had taken in these days.
As for the problem of the internal response of the Xiliang Army that Gao Yexin was worried about, he had already thought of it, and it was because he was worried that Zhong Miao put these homeless people together and couldn't go out at will. In addition to the food provided every day, it is not enough for these displaced people to eat, and the fear is that once these displaced people are full, they will cause chaos.
But now in Gao Ye's order, he let himself pull these homeless people out and work for relief. Although cash-for-work is a good way to deal with displaced people, and this method has quite mature experience in various parts of Yingchuan, Zhong Miao is most worried about the problem of internal response. Once the cash-for-work is carried out, these internal directors will inevitably take the opportunity to hide in the city, which will make it even more difficult to control them.
Gao Ye's military order was concise and clear, which made Zhong Xuan not know what to do for a while. I had to look at Sima Yi, who came to deliver the letter, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Zhongda, let's talk about it, what does Situ want me to do?" Zhong Xuan's opening is not untargeted, ordinary military orders are actually sent by a pawn, but since Sima Yi was sent to himself, it must have a purpose. Isn't it too much of a fuss for a thief to let a son of a big Hanoi clan, especially a talented person like Sima Yi, act as a messenger?
Sima Yi also arched his hand and smiled: "Zhong Fujun, Situ's military order is very clear, that is, I hope that Fujun will release those displaced people and give them work for relief!" Otherwise, it's not a matter to raise them for nothing. ”
"Okay Zhongda, don't sell it to me, be careful that I let your father beat you!" Zhong Miao said with a smile when he heard this, Zhong Miao and Sima Fang have a good relationship, and these children of the Sima family are also common on weekdays, so they are no strangers to Sima Yi. Hearing Sima Yi's words that he didn't answer positively, he couldn't help but ridicule. After laughing, he said: "The real homeless people are naturally fine, but there must be a lot of enemy troops among these homeless people, and if they are released like this, I am afraid that it will cause chaos in Chang'an City." Besides, if the Xiliang army is coming to the city, what should they do if they should cooperate with the outside? ”
"Situ has thought about it for a long time, and then he has come up with a plan. Of course, there are enemy troops among these outcasts, but after all, they are in the minority. Now that the government has locked these homeless people together, and the daily food supply is insufficient, the mood of these homeless people can be imagined. When the time comes, if it is instigated by someone with a heart, it will be a big mess! ”
Sima Yi wanted to say more, but was directly interrupted by Zhong Xuan: "I know all this, to get to the point, how does Situ want me to act?" Don't say you don't know, otherwise why would Situ send you kid to me? ”
Sima Yi smiled awkwardly when he heard this, and he really had no way to fight back in the face of Zhong Xuan, so he had to smile and say: "Situ's intention is to let the prince divide these homeless people first." There will be old and weak women and children among the outcasts, so they should be separated first, so that they may be appeased. As long as these people can be appeased, the mood of the displaced people will inevitably be stable, and their families will be taken care of by the government, so that these young people can work with peace of mind. Moreover, this cash-for-work does not necessarily have to be a big project, even if it is to plant some trees in the south city and repair the official warehouse in the north city. But the point is to separate these more than 10,000 displaced people into pieces! ”
Zhong Xuan nodded, and suddenly smiled knowingly: "I see, this plan is really wonderful!" As long as the displaced people are separated, not only the place of work must be separated, but also the place of lodging! Those fine works must be related to each other, and when the time comes, even if you can't catch them all, you can catch a seven, seven, eight, eight. After grasping it so carefully, the displaced people have been appeased, and by the way, they can talk about the broken Chang'an to take a rest, which is really a clever move! ”
Sima Yi stopped the idea of continuing to speak, and sighed in his heart, none of these old foxes were easy to deal with. It's no wonder that when he left, Gao Ye told himself that he only needed to explain how to act. I just made a start, and people thought things through so clearly. I was still thinking about how to explain the benefits of this method, and people had already thoroughly understood the pros and cons of this method.
Sima Yi was lamenting Zhong Xuan's command, and Lu Xun on the other side was already a little about to collapse. He was sent by Gao Ye to send military orders to Pan Zhang and Xiahou Yuan. Pan Zhang said that he would do whatever Gao Ye told him to do. I just told him about the combat goal, even if it was a big success. But Xiahou Yuan is very different, and he doesn't understand Gao Ye's order to let him give up his martial arts. He took the soldiers and horses in Lixian for a generation, fought several battles with the Xiliang army, and the losses were not small, and now he gave up like this, how could Xiahou Yuan be willing?
If Lu Xun hadn't come with Gao Ye's sword, the furious Xiahou Yuan would almost have arrested Lu Xun as a meticulous worker. Even if Lu Xun explained to Xiahou Yuan that this was Gao Ye's strategic layout, Xiahou Yuan didn't want to hear it. I don't want to listen to his combat mission, I don't want to hear what Gao Ye's arrangements are, in short, what Xiahou Yuan wants most now is to fight with the Xiliang Army, not to give up martial arts and return to Chang'an.
It wasn't until Lu Xun had no choice but to take out Gao Ye's sword that Xiahou Yuan had to sit down. After all, Gao Ye is the commander of the Western Front, and he is just a general under Gao Ye's tent. If you don't respect the general's order, the high night will be angry. If you ruin Gao Ye's plan because of this, I am afraid that I will not be able to avoid a punishment if I return to Yingdu. Xiahou Yuan, who had calmed down, finally nodded helplessly and accepted Gao Ye's military order.
However, on the third day, Liang Xing and Cheng Yi, the pioneers of the Xiliang Army, were already close to martial arts. The original vanguard was Hou Xuan and Cheng Yin, but the two of them fought with Xiahou Yuan several times, although Xiahou Yuan suffered a lot of losses, but the two of them suffered heavy losses, and now they have no spare strength to continue to fight against Xiahou Yuan. It is precisely because of this that Han Sui specially ordered Liang Xing and Cheng Yi to take over the vanguard army and march towards martial arts.
Liang Xing and Cheng Yi came from both sides to attack martial arts, but Xiahou Yuan in the city did not move. This made the two of them quite happy in their hearts. Xiahou Yuan fought fiercely before, and the two candidates were already considered to be the most powerful forces among the eight generals, but they were also beaten by Xiahou Yuan very badly. Now that Xiahou Yuan is closed, it is obvious that he has suffered heavy losses. Liang Xing and Cheng Yi both felt that this time they might be able to kill Xiahou Yuan and take the first credit. Especially when he heard that Cao Jun escorted grain and grass to martial arts, Liang Xing's heart became even more lively.
The Cao Jun who escorted the grain and grass was none other than Pan Zhang. The group carried grain and grass and walked slowly towards the martial arts. Suddenly, I heard that the scout came to report, saying that Liang Xing had led troops to loot grain and grass. Pan Zhang was not panicked when he heard this, and said with a slight smile: "This is a small profit, someone really comes to rob it!" As he spoke, he ordered to the left and right: "Leave a group of men and horses, and follow me to resist Liang Xing." The brigade marched westward! ”
When the left and right lieutenant generals heard this, they were shocked and said: "General, there are soldiers and horses on that side!" How can I go west? Didn't you just get out of the tiger's mouth and enter the wolf's den again! How can this grain and grass be saved? ”
"What I want is Chengyi's soldiers and horses! You don't have to ask, just go! If Chengyi's soldiers and horses come to rob the grain, you resist for a while, pretend to be invincible, and then withdraw in the direction of Liquan. That Chengyi got grain and grass, and he will definitely not chase it again. Hmph, it depends on whether this gift can be as useful as what Bo Yan said! ”
The brigade followed the lieutenant general to the west, and the only remaining soldiers and horses followed Pan Zhang to meet Liang Xing. In order to rob the grain and grass, Liang Xing can be said to have moved into the nest, and seeing that Pan Zhang's men were short of soldiers and horses, he was even more ferocious. didn't say much, slapped the horse and danced the knife straight towards Pan Zhang. Pan Zhang naturally did not show weakness, although there were few people, his morale was high, and he did not fall behind at all for a while. As soon as Pan Zhang and Liang Xing fought, they knew that this person's martial arts were between him and himself, and his heart was good, so that his deception must be flawless.
Therefore, Pan Zhang and Liang Xing fought for more than 20 rounds, and Pan Zhang suddenly shook a shot, and then turned his horse and retreated, while shouting the word retreat. The troops and horses left by Pan Zhang were all cavalry, and when they heard the word retreat, they didn't love to fight, and galloped away with Pan Zhang. Seeing Pan Zhang's defeat, Liang Xing was also overjoyed, and seeing Pan Zhang's defeat, he raised the long knife in his hand and wanted to chase after him and kill him.
Before the words fell, a scout galloped over, turned over and dismounted and bowed: "Lord, it's not good! Just now, Cao Jun's grain cart is heading west, and General Cheng Yi has led his troops to kill Cao Jun, intercepted Cao Jun's grain and grass, and is now moving to his camp! ”
Liang Xing was furious when he heard this: "Lao Tzu led the troops to fight in front, he Chengyi is embarrassed to take advantage of such a advantage!" Brethren, do you say that this can be endured? ”
The army shouted, "No! ”
Liang Xing said even more angrily: "Let's let Cao Gou live today!" Brothers, follow me to Chengyi and get back what belongs to us! Walk! Then he beat his horse and galloped westward. The Xiliang army behind him was also murderous, and went away with Liang Xing.
As for Pan Zhang, who had already escaped from the battle, when he heard that Liang Xing had really killed Cheng Yi, he was even more overjoyed in his heart, and secretly said that what Lu Xun's kid said was really reasonable: This fly-headed little profit is also a benefit!