Chapter VII: Supplies (2)

This Dong Zhuo wants to say that he is a good hand in battle, brave in battle, and charging forward, but his character also has obvious shortcomings, that is, the common disease of ordinary brave generals, that is, he is short-tempered, easy to be impulsive, and he is in a hurry to achieve everything. In the early years, there were fewer men and horses led by Dong Zhuo, and the problem of military food supply was not very big, as long as a batch of grain and grass was allocated from above, it was enough, of course, there was often a situation of insufficiency, so what should I do? Then the only way to rob is to rob those Qiang people, Di people, and those foreign races, which are originally hostile forces anyway. Dong Zhuo himself fought very fiercely, and he was very easy to rob, so he basically did not encounter a place to worry about the supply of military food in the early stage. As Dong Zhuo's officials became bigger and bigger, the strength under his hands gradually became stronger, and he began to raise a group of his private troops, at this time the problem of military food supply began to appear, and it was at this time that Li Ru began to join Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Army, and began to gradually gain Dong Zhuo's trust, mainly responsible for the supply of grain and grass, which can be regarded as Dong Zhuo's "Xiao He". Li Ru began to shine at this time, and took care of the logistics of the Xiliang Army in an orderly manner, so that Dong Zhuo never had to worry about the supply of grain and grass again, in view of Li Ru's super ability, Dong Zhuo and Li Ru became good friends of Qin and Jin, and deliberately married his eldest daughter to Li Ru as his wife, so as to tie Li Ru to his chariot.

Therefore, Dong Zhuo, who had long been accustomed to Li Ru's handling of logistics matters in an orderly manner, was a little surprised when he heard that there was a problem with the supply of grain and grass, and he was unwilling to accept the facts. This is also a kind of habitual thinking at work, just like a man is used to his woman serving food in front of him every day, serving good food and drink, and suddenly one day, the woman is not cooking, and the man can't stand it a little and can only be hungry.

Seeing Dong Zhuo's expression, Li Ruchang sighed and said: "Back to the prime minister, the son-in-law also knows that Luoyang is not good for our army at this time, the military situation is urgent, and Luoyang urgently needs reinforcements to support, but it does take time for grain and grass to come and go, so no matter how anxious we are, there is no good way." ”

After listening to Li Ru's words, Dong Zhuo was silent for a while, and then said loudly: "Wen You, I remember that when you moved the capital from Luoyang to Chang'an, you built a rich family in Luoyang and copied their family property to raise grain and grass. This time to raise grain and grass, can we find out some rich families in Chang'an City like we did in Luoyang back then, and then steal their family property to raise grain and grass for the 30,000 horses who are guarding their jobs? ”

Li Ru was shocked when he heard this, and immediately objected: "Prime Minister Qiqi, this matter must not be allowed, as the so-called one time and another time." At that time, our army opened a killing ring in Luoyang and copied the rich households because our army wanted to give up Luoyang and move the capital to Chang'an. Those wealthy families also had many connections with the Kwantung princes, and if these remained intact in Luoyang, once the Kwantung coalition army entered Luoyang, these rich families would become the enemy's use. If the Kwantung coalition army has the support of these wealthy people and has no worries about food and grass, it will be even more disadvantageous to our army. Moreover, the act of copying the strategy back then was also a little rash, and now the ministers of the court, as well as the families near Chang'an, have a lot to do with the rich families who were copied by us, and there are still many people who bite this matter tightly and criticize our army, which is the reputation of our army. Nowadays, the shape of Chang'an City has just stabilized, if the rich households are copied again, it is bound to make waves again, and then the situation in Chang'an City will rise again, and the prime minister's hard work in Chang'an City will be ruined, which will be even more unfavorable to our army. In recent years, with the prime minister's promotion of celebrities, the elimination of maladministration, and the defeat of the Kwantung coalition army, many ministers of the DPRK and China have greatly changed their attitude towards the prime minister, and many things have begun to cooperate with the prime minister, and they are subject to the prime minister's command and arrangement. Think twice! ”

Dong Shouye also spoke up at this time: "Father, the eldest brother-in-law is reasonable, how can our army ignore yesterday's hard work because of temporary difficulties. How could my father's good intentions in the past be wasted by a little grain and grass? If this plan fails, I will think of other strategies later, and I hope that my father will think twice. ”

Dong Zhuo sighed and said loudly: "It's okay, then this matter will be stopped, don't mention it again." It's just about food and grass, do you two have any other plans? ”

Li Ru thought for a while and said: "Prime Minister, some time ago, General Niu Fu wrote to him that he had a lot of grain and grass in Hedong, enough to be self-sufficient, and there was still a lot of surplus. Is it possible to let General Niu Fu transfer a part of the grain and grass directly from Hedong to Luoyang for the army? ”

When Dong Shouye heard this, he said secretly: "Why did you forget this stubble." Then he said loudly: "This is true, after my second brother-in-law and I defeated Mrs. Guo and others, we built a second brother-in-law to defend in Tuntian, Hedong, and obtained grain for personal use, and I heard that some time ago, the second brother-in-law also sent people to Chang'an to transport a lot of grain and grass. At present, the so-called tuntian in Hedong is due to the Baibo Rebellion, which led some families to be destroyed, and their land became terra nullius, so these lands were cultivated without the need for war soldiers, and the soldiers were required to cultivate their own land to produce the food needed for the march, and the soldiers were tenant and defended. ”

Dong Zhuo laughed out loud and said, "This plan is very wonderful, my son is really talented, and he has learned a lot of skills from your master, I am very relieved." ”

Li Ru touched his goatee, smiled, and did not speak.

Dong Shouye said: "Brother-in-law, although this plan is good, but at present, Wang Kuangtun is recruiting troops in Yangjin, and gathering warships, if the second brother-in-law wants to land near Mengjin on the north side of Luoyang, I am afraid that the situation is not optimistic, and it is easy to be intercepted by Wang Kuangjun." If you go south from the Fengling Ferry, it is safer, but I am afraid that I will not be able to keep up with me in terms of time, and it will still be delayed for a certain time. Father, eldest brother-in-law, I have a plan, I don't know if it's feasible? ”

Dong Zhuo said: "Although my son said bluntly, for his father and your eldest brother-in-law, he will plan for you. ”

Dong Shouye said: "Father, the child thinks that our army can use the relay method to supply grain and grass, simply put, our army first takes the prepared grain and grass to set off, it is estimated that these grain and grass are enough for the army for a month, and then let General Dong Yue near the garrison Mianchi take out a part of the grain and grass from his army to supply our army first, and then let Duan Xuan near Huayin to draw out a part of the grain and grass supply to General Dong Yue, and finally from Hewu originally came from our department of grain and grass, and the supply was given to General Duan, The remaining part was slowly escorted to the Luoyang front. ”

Dong Zhuo said: "This is very good, this move should be feasible." Wenyou, what do you think? ”

Li Ru said: "Prime Minister, this move is flexible and convenient, not sticking to the law, and it is very feasible, since this is the case, the son-in-law immediately drafted the documents and notified the relevant personnel." ”

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