In April, just after Luo Zheng personally raised the army to attack Xuchang and broke Cao Ren's 8,000 army, Li Wei received the news of Cao Ren's death in Luoyang, taking advantage of the emptiness of the troops around Xuchang, Cao Cao's southern expedition, ordered his brother Li Ying to lead 8,000 troops, out of the Tiger Prison Pass to plunder Chen Liu and Yingchuan Changshe and other places, the place where the Xiliang rebellion army passed, almost into a piece of scorched earth.

There is an essential difference between these Xiliang rebel armies under Li Wei and the Xiliang army under Luo Zheng.

Luo Zheng never harmed the people, even if he attacked the manor city, it was only the gentry lords and landlords and squires who suffered.

At most, ordinary people are a little frightened, what to do or what to do, and there is no loss.

The Xiliang Rebellion Army under Li Dao's command is different, this is a real chaotic army, in the past few years, it has long been used to robbing, and wherever it goes, whether it is the Shi clan gate lord or the Pingtou people, they are all the objects of looting.

This gang of rebels not only robbed money and food, but even the population.

Burn down the people's houses, rob the people of their food, rob the beautiful women, and catch a group of young people to work as coolies.

Everywhere this group of Xiliang rebel army went, countless villages and towns were destroyed, I don't know how many families were destroyed, it was comparable to locusts crossing the border, and the people of the Shi clan in Chenliu, Yingchuan and other places hated these Xiliang rebel army to the core.

Yucheng, the camp of the Xiliang army.

Jia Xu hurriedly entered the big tent of the Chinese army and said to Luo Zheng: "Lord, Li Wei has sent troops. ”

Luo Zheng waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about this yet, Wen He will take a look at this!" ”

Jia Xu had doubts, stepped forward and took the two silk letters, only glanced at them, and was a little surprised, "Self-guilty book? ”

Luo Zheng said 'um' and said: "Gao Shun sent someone to send it, Zhao Yun wanted to transfer the main cavalry of the Huns, and personally led a small group of cavalry to attack Meiji Shan Yuting in a roundabout way, and commanded the troops in others, so he asked Gao Shun to be the commander of the troops." ”

Jia Xu glanced at ten lines, read two letters of self-incrimination, and then put them on the table and remained silent.

Luo Zheng asked, "What does Wen He think about this?" ”

Jia Xu thought for a while and muttered: "Private granting of military power is really a taboo!" ”

Luo Zheng nodded and said, "Although it is inconsiderate, it is also excusable!" ”

Jia Xu said: "Having said that, you can't deal with it hastily. Although Zhao Yun, Gao Shun, Cheng Ying and others are dedicated to the public and have no selfish intentions, once this kind of thing is started, the impact is too bad. If it is not punished, what will the generals in the army think? As the so-called responsibility is excessive, love is excessive, and when the Hetao is pacified, the lord can fine the three for half a year and order them to think about it behind closed doors for three days, so as to minimize the impact of this matter, so as to eliminate the doubts of the generals, so as to avoid some potential hidden dangers. ”

Luo Zheng pondered for a while, and said, "That's it, just follow Wenhe's words!" ”

Jia Xu said: "There is another matter, just now the scout came to report, Li Dao ordered his brother Li Ying to lead 8,000 troops, out of the Tiger Prison Pass and into Chenliu, Yingchuan and other places to plunder, Changshe, Kaifeng, Xinzheng counties are almost scorched earth. ”

Luo Zheng was surprised: "Didn't Li Dao form an alliance with Cao Cao, why did he still come over and take advantage of the fire to rob?" ”

Jia Xu said: "People like Li Dao who don't know loyalty, where will they keep any faith, as long as they give milk, they will be their mothers, and if they can't eat enough, they will eat their mothers." Besides, Cao Cao's guy is not a good thing, he has used Li Dao several times, but he has not let Li Dao take advantage of it at all. Li Yu is not an idiot, how could he not react, he may not have no grudge against Cao Cao. ”

Luo Zheng stroked his palms again and again: "What Wen He said is very true, as long as you give milk, you are a mother, and if you can't eat enough, you will eat your mother." Based on General Ben's understanding of Li Dao, that guy is really this virtue. However, this group of soldiers plundered Chen Liu and Yingchuan, but it was a good opportunity for General Ben to let this wild dog who was about to starve to death go to bleed Cao Apu, and General Ben was happy to see a good show. ”

Jia Xu said: "Cao Cao's army should be about to arrive in Xuchang, Li Dao sent troops to plunder the Central Plains at this time, just to be able to drag Cao Cao's army for a few days, the lord can take this opportunity to transport more than 200,000 people from Baima, Puyang, Lihu, Juancheng, Liqiu and other places to the north bank of the river with naval warships, and then send them to Guanzhong in batches. ”

Luo Zheng said: "More than 200,000 people consume a huge amount of food and grass every day, where can they get so much grain and grass in a hurry? ”

Jia Xu smiled and said, "Didn't Yuan Shao send someone to hint to the lord, if there is a need, can he do a little help?" It's not a big deal to borrow tens of thousands of stones of grain and grass from Yuan Shao, it's a big deal to pay him back afterwards. ”

Luo Zheng said: "Good, just follow the plan of Wen He." ”

Guandu, on the open river.

"General Gan Ning, the lord has an urgent order!"

A boat rushed to Gan Ning's boat and shouted loudly.

Gan Ning strode to the side of the boat, held the string of the boat and said in a deep voice: "If the lord has any urgent orders, tell me quickly!" ”

The herald hurriedly threw the arrow order and said loudly: "The lord has an order, ordering General Gan Ning to gather all the warships and lead the navy to transport more than 200,000 people to the north bank of the river within five days. ”

"More than 200,000 people?"

Gan Ning said in a speech: "Where are so many people? ”

The herald replied: "The lord wants to capture all the people of Baima, Puyang, Lihu, Juancheng, and Xiaqiu to Guanzhong. ”

"Huh?"

Gan Ning shouted, and when he heard this order, he was a little dumbfounded.

It is absolutely not an easy task to transport more than 200,000 people back to Guanzhong.

And if the land route can't be passed, the water army can only complete this task.

However, all the warships of the navy can only fit about 30,000 people, and this includes the sailors and soldiers. Moreover, going from Guandu to Guanzhong is a boat against the current, which is not as easy as when it came.

Gan Ning roughly calculated, all the warships are on the same page, and they can only carry 25,000 people at a time, after all, it takes a long time to go back, and they have to load a large amount of grain and grass casually, and only 20,000 people can be loaded with the 5,000 sailors and soldiers who accompany the ships.

From Guandu to Hanguguan, sailing against the current, it is a heavy boat, and it takes ten days at the earliest, and it is half a month to come and go.

At most, it can only be transported twice a month, and this is still 10,000 sailors divided into two groups to transport in turn, and it will take half a year for more than 200,000 people to be transported back to Guanzhong, and the ships will not stop anchoring.

Gan Ning couldn't help but stare at the herald and asked, "Do the lord and the military advisor know how many people can be loaded in a boat?" ”

The herald scratched his head and replied, "This, the villain doesn't know!" ”

Gan Ning was speechless, but the military order was difficult to disobey, so he had to rush to gather the warships and assign tasks.

Yecheng, Yuan Shao's official residence.

Strategist Guo Tu hurriedly entered the inner hall and bowed his hand to Yuan Shao: "See the lord!" ”

"Public rules are exempt!"

Yuan Shao waved his hand and asked, "What happened to Luo Zheng's attack on Xuchang?" ”

Guo Tu replied: "Luo Zheng broke Cao Ren's 8,000 army, and Cao Ren has already died in battle. ”

"Oh, Cao Ren is dead?"

Yuan Shao was stunned, stroked the willow beard with his hand and groaned silently.

Tian Feng next to him struck and said: "Lord, Cao Ren is Cao Cao's confidant, and he was leaned on as his right-hand man. ”

Yuan Shao muttered: "Cao Ren's death in battle is indeed good news, but Luo Zheng's guy is so ferocious as a wolf, Cao Cao has to be bitten by him for a long time, if this guy also sneaks up on Jizhou from the waterway, what should I do?" ”

Tian Feng said: "Don't worry, before Cao Cao is defeated, Luo Zheng will not be an enemy of the lord." ”

Yuan Shao was surprised: "Why is Yuan Hao so sure? ”

Tian Feng said: "Luo Zheng's strategic focus has always been in the Central Plains, and he has always regarded Cao Cao as his biggest enemy. Therefore, before Cao Cao was defeated, Luo Zheng would not be an enemy of the lord. The Lord Justice can take this opportunity to let Luo Zheng contain Cao Cao, unify the four states of Hebei as much as possible, and then drive the army of Hebei south to the Central Plains and set the world! ”

Yuan Shao said happily: "Since Yuan Hao said so, then I am relieved!" ”

Guo Tu hurriedly said again: "Lord, is there another matter?" ”

Yuan Shao asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Guo Tu said: "Luo Zheng wants to capture more than 200,000 people from Baima, Puyang, Lihu, Juancheng, and Liqiu counties on the south bank of the river to the north bank of the river, and then let the Xiliang Water Army transport them back to Guanzhong in batches, so he asked the lord for help!" ”

"This ......"

Yuan Shao was extremely speechless, and only said after a while: "Luo Zheng is really a thief, he is a thief who doesn't change, everywhere he goes, he has this bandit style, and he has captured more than 200,000 people back to Guanzhong, he can do this kind of thing of labor and injury, I really don't know what to do!" ”

Tian Feng said: "Under Luo Zheng's rule, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the population of Guanzhong, Liangzhou and Hanzhong is only more than one million, although many people who have fled from Sili and the Central Plains have been resettled in the past two years, it will not exceed two million, and it is not surprising that the population is robbed." However, the people are the foundation of the country, and the lord must also order the local government to properly resettle the displaced people, so that the people cannot be lost. ”

Yuan Shao nodded and said, "Luo Zheng came to ask for help, do you want to help?" ”

Guo Tu hurriedly said: "Lord, what Luo Zheng asked for was only to temporarily settle the captive people on the north bank of the river, and then borrow a batch of emergency grain from the lord, which was just a casual effort for the lord, and I thought that I should agree to the whole covenant!" ”

Tian Feng also said: "It's not a big deal, and it's okay for the lord to agree." Moreover, more than 200,000 people, it is not so easy to transport them back to Guanzhong, before the more than 200,000 people are not transported back to Guanzhong, Luo Zheng will not dare to leave lightly, and the 5,000 army is estimated to stay in the Central Plains for a period of time, just so that he can go to Cao Cao to bleed. ”

Yuan Shao nodded again and again and said: "Good, according to Yuan Hao and the public rules, as long as the Xiliang army does not harm the people of Jizhou, there are many open spaces on the north bank of the river, and they are allowed to settle the people who were snatched from Cao Cao's rule." In addition, another 20,000 stone of grain and grass will be transferred from the treasury to Luo Zheng for emergency, but remember to make a note, so as not to repay the account in the future! ”

Tian Feng said: "Don't worry, the lord, since Luo Zheng is willing to sell the lord 20,000 Liangzhou military horses, it shows the sincerity of his alliance." Moreover, Luo Zhengzhi has a bumper harvest every year, and there is no shortage of grain and grass, and he will not be in debt for 20,000 stone of grain and grass! ”

Yuan Shao said happily: "That's good, since that's the case, this matter will be handed over to the public rule." ”

Guo Jia happily arched his hand and said: "Obey the order!" ”R1152