Chapter Seventy-Seven: Those Who Win the Hearts of the People Win the World
Yan Jian does have real talent and learning, with his help, Zhuge Jin's pressure has been reduced a lot, the two have been friends for many years, and the tacit understanding they have developed in the past is enough to make the cooperation between them intimate.
When distributing grain in the afternoon, the two had a clear division of labor, one was responsible for registration and verification, and the other maintained the order of the scene, everything was taken care of in an orderly manner, and it was no longer as panicked and hesitant as in the morning, which finally made Wang Chong feel at ease.
On the second day, everything was as Wang Chong expected, Gan Ning really took Liyang, Hengjiang, and Dangli within one day, and the good news was sent back to Chaoxian early in the morning.
Wang Chong waved the letter in his hand to Lu Qiling triumphantly, and said with a smile: "Ling'er, you still didn't believe me when I said it, come and take a look at this good news!" ”
Seeing Wang Chong's 'underwhelming' face, Lu Qiling knew that she had lost to Wang Chong in the bet, but her good mood was not affected at all, because Wang Chong had promised her that no matter whether she won or lost this bet, he would marry her.
But when Lu Qiling saw the content of the letter, she was still shocked by the strategy shown by Gan Ning.
In this battle, Gan Ning first mixed into the city with a song of 500 soldiers and horses dressed as ordinary people, and easily broke through the city gate of Liyang; Subsequently, Liyang Taishou and his family wanted to secretly flee to Jiangdong, but they happened to be caught by fifty Jinfan cavalry ambushed at the south gate, Liyang Taishou was shot on the spot, and the family furniture was captured.
Next, Gan Ning left 2,000 soldiers and horses to guard the city and take care of the prisoners, and he took the remaining more than 2,000 Jinfan soldiers to Hengjiangjin non-stop, and used the seal letter of Liyang Taishou to open the gate of Shuizhai and captured Hengjiangjin in one fell swoop.
The last Danglikou should have been the most difficult to take, because the other party had already learned the news of Jinfan's troops, so the gate was closed and the defense was tight, and Gan Ning left a thousand soldiers to guard Hengjiangjin, and the soldiers and horses attacking Danglikou were already less than 1,000.
But who wants Gan Ning to find another way, to persuade the other party who is still in Liyang City, move with affection, know with reason, the general who guards the mouth of the town sees that the general trend has gone, and is worried that his stubborn resistance will harm Liyang's family, but he was really moved by Gan Ning's words, and took the initiative to open the gate of the village to ask Gan Ning to surrender, so that Jinfan did not lose a soldier and occupied the advantage.
At the end of this battle, Jinfan captured Liyang, Hengjiang and Dangli at the cost of less than 1,000 casualties, and killed more than 2,000 enemies and captured nearly 5,000 enemies, which was obviously an undoubted victory.
Don't look at the description in the letter is quite simple, but Lu Qiling, who is also extremely obsessed with marching and fighting, knows the difficulty very well.
Lu Qiling felt that if she substituted herself into the role of Gan Ning, at this time, she was probably still at a loss for how to capture Hengjiangjin and Danglikou, and it was impossible for Gan Ning to incorporate these two important places into Jinfan's territory as easily.
Lu Qiling looked at the letter and was stunned for a long time before she let out a long sigh, and said with emotion: "I never thought that the eldest brother would be so expressive in using soldiers, even if it is my father and Uncle Wenyuan, it is impossible to do better than the eldest brother in this battle!" ”
Wang Chong laughed dryly when he heard this, thinking that this girl's worship of Lu Bu was too blind, right? Zhang Liao doesn't care, as for Lu Bu, does that guy really know how to use tricks? If Lu Bu is allowed to fight this battle, let alone a day, even if he is given a week, he may not be able to capture the three places of Liyang, and maybe in the end, he may even toss his 5,000 soldiers and horses.
"Ling'er, I told you a long time ago, your eldest brother is the tiger general of the world, and few people in the entire Han can compete with it, especially in water warfare, if he says second, no one dares to say first!" Gan Ning's victory made Wang Chong and honored, after all, Gan Ning is not only his brother, but also Jinfan's general, the better his ability, both public and private, Wang Chong has every reason to be happy.
"Yes, yes, the eldest brother is the most amazing!" Lu Qiling couldn't help but roll her eyes, and said in her heart that the eldest brother is very good, but you won't praise him like this, right? Why does he say second and no one dares to say first? Inevitably, it is too unreasonable to take the heroes of the world in mind.
Wang Chong smiled, too lazy to bother with this girl.
"Lord!"
At this time, Yan Ji, who was supposed to maintain order outside, ran in in a panic.
Wang Chong's face sank when he saw this: "Man Cai, why are you so flustered?" ”
Yan Jian calmed down for a moment before he said: "Lord, now the news that my Jinfan sent grain in Chao County has gradually spread, and many people from other regions have rushed to Chao County to receive food today, I believe that the number of people will be more and more in the afternoon and tomorrow, Ziyu is worried that if this matter is not handled well, my Jinfan will lose the hearts of the people, so let me come back quickly to explain this matter to the lord, and ask the lord to make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise if these people make trouble, the scene will get out of control sooner or later!" ”
"Shhh Wang Chong couldn't help but gasp, and it wasn't until now that he realized that the decision he had made without careful thought had such a big flaw.
Wang Chong frowned, seriously thought about the countermeasures, the scene became extremely depressing for a while, Yan Jian and Lu Qiling stayed quietly aside, and they didn't even dare to take a breath.
After a long time, Wang Chongcai took a deep breath, raised his head and asked Yan Jidao, "I wonder what Man Cai thinks about this matter?" ”
Yan Jian thought for a while, and said very seriously: "Lord, there is no turning back when you open the bow, according to your opinion...... Let's treat everyone equally! ”
Wang Chong was stunned: "Treat everyone equally? ”
"That's right!" Yan Jian nodded and said, "Lord, at the moment, our Jinfan is not short of grain, just the grain piled up in Zheng Bao's warehouse is enough for 500,000 stones, if Zhang Duo and Xu Gan's two powerful warehouses are checked again, the total inventory of my Jinfan will be no less than one million stones." ”
Wang Chong was a little surprised, you must know that one million stone of grain is almost enough for an army of 100,000 to eat for a year, and according to Wang Chong's judgment, Jinfan only needs to take out about 100,000 stone of grain, which is enough to deal with this incident.
In this regard, Wang Chong also had to sigh with emotion, this Nima fights local tyrants, and the money is fast.
Wang Chong nodded and said: "Mancai, you go out now to inform the people outside, just say that all the people in my Jinfan territory, my Jinfan will be treated equally, so that the people in other realms don't need to worry, let's go back to their respective homes for the time being, and my Jinfan will personally send people over to send food soon!" ”
Hearing this, Yan Jian couldn't help but sigh in his heart Wang Chong's benevolence, after all, 100,000 stone of grain is not a small amount, except for Wang Chong in this world, I am afraid that no prince will have the courage to take out so much food in one breath to appease the lowly people in their eyes, right?
Yan Zhen said respectfully: "The lord is wise, I believe that in a short time, the name of the lord's benevolence and righteousness will spread throughout Huainan, and the people's will be the same, the foundation of the lord will be solid, even if it is the people under the command of other princes, I am afraid that they will flock to it!" ”
Wang Chong smiled faintly, those who win the hearts of the people win the world, perhaps in the eyes of other princes, if you want to achieve hegemony, you must win over the world, but in Wang Chong's view, the support of the people is the most important foundation for achieving hegemony.
"Mancai, I want to leave all the matters of this grain distribution operation to you to deal with, the stakes are very high, don't let me down!"
Yan Jian was full of excitement, and said excitedly: "Rest assured, the lord will not disgrace his mission!" ”
"Wait!" At this time, Wang Chong seemed to think of something, called Yan Zhan, who was about to leave, and instructed, "There is one more thing, immediately send people to build temporary shelters outside the city, I am worried that there will be no fewer displaced people who come by then, but temporarily settle them outside the city, if they want, you can give them some food, seeds, and farm tools for free, and let them stay in Chaohu Lake to reclaim wasteland!" ”
The Chaohu Lake area is fertile with fertile soil and extremely high grain yield, if all the land here can be utilized, a single Chaohu Lake can provide no less than 200,000 stone of grain and grass for Jinfan every year.
After Wang Chongquan took possession of Huainan, he would learn from Cao Cao to implement the tuntian system, but before that, it was still necessary to conduct a small-scale experiment.