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Volume 1 Separation of Xuzhou 811 The Suffering of Food Deprivation

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    When Yang Qiu asked this question, a glimmer of greed flashed in Cheng Yi's eyes, and he said slowly: "People die for money and birds die for food. If we take these gold, silver and jewels as our own, we will be in trouble for the rest of our lives."  Don¡¯t worry, why don¡¯t the three of us part with all these gold and silver treasures? As for the soldiers, they have a share. As long as we give them some benefits, they won¡¯t say anything.¡± Yang Fu immediately objected:  "No! These gold and silver jewels are all ill-gotten gains. Ma Chao ordered Ma Dai to transport them after he conquered Hanzhong. Originally, Ma Chao used these gold and silver jewels as the base. Zhang Lu ended up in a bad situation because of this wealth.  The situation of death is the same for Wang Shuang. It can be seen that whoever gets involved in these gold and silver jewels will be unlucky. What's more, Xu Shu already knows the existence of this wealth. After we embezzle it, we may die without being able to enjoy it.  There is no place for burial. " "What do you think we should do? We can't give this wealth away, right? This is a huge fortune, even as rich as the country itself!" Cheng Yi said from the side.  Yang Qiu said: "I think it's better to do this. Xu Shu only knows that he has this wealth, but he doesn't know how much it is. It's also very hard for us to lead troops. In order to subvert Ma Chao's power this time, we also died a lot."  People, the families of those soldiers who died in the battle must be resettled. How about the three of us each take part of the wealth and hand over most of it. In this way, we are not in a dilemma. " Cheng Yi did not speak, but in his heart.  He had already agreed to Yang Qiu's proposal, but now he was still staring at Yang Fu. The key was to see whether Yang Fu agreed or not.  Yang Fu was silent for a moment. Seeing the hot light in the eyes of Yang Qiu and Cheng Yi, he said, "Let's do this. Each of you two will take a portion, which will be considered as a token of condolences to the entire army, and the rest will be sealed up."  Hand it over!" Cheng Yi asked, "How much is one portion?" "Each of you choose five boxes!" Yang Qiu and Cheng Yi looked at each other, and then looked at the boxes on the road.  A lot, but not a lot.  Having these is better than nothing.  So, the two people said nothing more. After all, this was Yang Fu's concession to them. ???????????????? Later.  The army cleaned the battlefield, and Yang Fu ordered his men to move all the gold, silver and jewelry to one place. Yang Qiu and Cheng Yi each selected five boxes and left. Yang Fu ordered his men to seal all the remaining boxes.  Then he sent a carriage to take them away, and personally escorted the gold and silver jewelry to Wuwei.  Wang Shuang did not cross the Wei River, and Ma Gang, who was on the other side of the Wei River, knew nothing about these things.  Yang Qiu and Cheng Yi sent troops to blockade all ferries and prohibit all ship traffic, which was equivalent to blocking news.  Ma Gang held a large number of troops, and they were the elites of the Ma family, so Yang Fu did not dare to act rashly and could only consider the long term. After he arrived in Wuwei with gold, silver and jewelry.  Then he discussed with Xu Shu how to deal with Ma Gang.  Xu Shu also felt that Ma Gang was a difficult problem. On the one hand, he kept calm for the time being. On the other hand, he sent someone to send the memorial to the capital and asked Zhang Yan for instructions on the next step.  Today, Zhang Yan is paying close attention to the war in the southwest. It has been almost two months since the counter-rebellion army entered the southwest, and the progress is relatively slow.  Since the last battle in Coiling Snake Valley, the two sides have been temporarily in a confrontation stage. Coach Zhang Liao does not dare to advance easily, and Barbarian King Meng Huo has also blocked all roads and took advantage of the geographical advantage.  He spread his eyes widely and paid close attention to every move of the Han army.  The battle reports from the southwest came to the capital one after another. In Prince Yan's Mansion, Zhang Yan received the information about the battle in Coiling Snake Valley.  Unable to hold back any longer, he became a little disappointed with Zhang Liao.  But now at this critical moment, he did not dare to change his generals easily, and he himself was also busy in the capital moving the capital.  The matter of moving the capital is already a certainty. Zhang Yan has not issued an order for a long time, just waiting for the good news from the southwest.  But after waiting and waiting, the results he waited for were not the results he wanted, so he would inevitably feel a little anxious mentally.  It happened that Xu Shu¡¯s letter also arrived at this time. When Zhang Yan opened the letter and took a quick look at it, his suppressed heart was suddenly released, and he praised Xu Shu profusely.  Zhang Yan immediately ordered someone to fetch the map. He opened the map and looked at it carefully. The situation in Liangzhou was now very good. Except for An Ding, the rest had been controlled by Xu Shu. Moreover, the reason why Xu Shu could achieve such results was because of his belief.  There is a close relationship with the person mentioned in the article, and that person is Yang Fu.  With joy, Zhang Yan immediately issued an order, asking Taishi Ci to lead his army into Liangzhou, and cooperate with Xu Shu to attack Ma Gang from front to back, and must uproot Ma's regime.  When Zhang Yan was excited, he suddenly remembered a person and asked Xu Sheng beside him: "Where is Ma Chao now?" Xu Sheng said: "Ma Chao is still recovering in Chengdu. Pang Tong just sent someone to deliver him yesterday.According to the news, Ma Chao has almost recovered after a period of recuperation.  Zhang Yan said: "Send a secret letter to Pang Tong and tell him that I must keep an eye on Ma Chao no matter what. I must not let him escape."  " "Here!  " "In addition, you go and summon all the civil and military ministers of the DPRK and China. I have to give you some instructions. Otherwise, I won't be at ease even if I go to Nanzhong!  " When Xu Sheng heard this, he was immediately surprised and asked hurriedly: "Your Highness is going to Nanzhong?  "    "how?  Isn't it possible?  " "Absolutely not!  Going into battle is what a general does. His Highness is the supreme body. How can he go to such a barbaric place?  What's more, the capital is about to move the capital, and there is a turmoil. I don't know what will happen. If His Highness is not in charge of the capital, my subordinates may cause trouble!  "Xu Sheng advised. Zhang Yan said: "I feel uneasy because of the injustice in South China!  The longer the war drags on, the more detrimental it will be to our army.  How to solve the problem of food and drink for more than 100,000 troops in Nanzhong?  Moreover, the Sichuan land is at peace for the first time, and the people are not attached to it. If Nanzhong cannot be pacified again, I am only worried that the Shu land will also follow suit!  " "Even so, His Highness should not go there in person. If His Highness is worried that Zhang Liao cannot complete the task, you can send a counselor to advise him. It is better than His Highness going into the barren area in person, right?  Even if I don't have any objections, I think the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty will never easily agree to His Highness leaving the capital.  " Zhang Yan thought about it and felt that what Xu Sheng said was quite reasonable. He was impatient, so there was no need to worry at this moment. Moreover, the situation in the capital was changing now, because the matter of moving the capital made everyone nervous. Although Zhuge Liang  Even if such talented people deal with it, they will not be able to satisfy all parties. If he leaves at this time, I am afraid that Zhuge Liang will have no one to support him, and the progress will be wasted. After thinking about it for a long time, Zhang Yan finally decided.  He decided not to go to Nanzhong, but appointed someone to go there in the name of Lao Jun, and secretly helped Zhang Liao and others pacify Nanzhong. Zhang Yan also thought clearly about this person, and it was none other than Zhuge Liang in history.  It is said that Zhuge Liang captured Meng Huo seven times. Why not let Zhuge Liang meet Meng Huo again this time? After making the decision, Zhang Yan hurriedly said to Xu Sheng: "Go and call Zhuge Liang!"  " "Here!  "  Nanzhong, the Han army camp outside Coiled Snake Valley. Zhang Liao was sitting in the Chinese army's tent. At this time, he was basically on pins and needles. Since the battle at Coiled Snake Valley, they had stayed here for almost a month.  It was a month later. Although the rebels were defeated, their strength was still there. Meng Huo blocked all roads. The two sides took Coiling Snake Valley as the boundary. The east belonged to the Han army and the west belonged to the rebels. In order to prevent the Han army from advancing, the rebels even more.  At all costs, the Han army tried to compete with the rebels more than ten times. Although the two sides had victories and defeats, they were always in a stalemate. The Han army failed to advance even a cent.  The rebels were all victims, but King Mulu was the one who really controlled this matter. Unfortunately, King Mulu escaped without a trace, and he didn¡¯t know what the situation was like now. However, Zhang Liao could guess that King Mulu was there.  He must have been killed by Meng Huo, otherwise, they would not have been so united and held on so strongly. But the truth is that none of the Han soldiers sent to the enemy's territory were alive.  After returning, the rebels increased their awareness of precautions, but they tried to avoid fighting with the Han army and wanted to use this opportunity to delay the attack. Due to the difficulty of traveling on the road, food transportation was difficult, and the situation of the Han army was not optimistic. More than 100,000 people were crowded.  Here, a lot of food is consumed every day for eating and drinking. In more than a month, the food, grass and baggage carried by the Han army are almost exhausted. Fortunately, there are many wild animals in the mountains and forests.  Many soldiers always went to the mountains to pick some wild fruits and hunt wild animals to satisfy their hunger. However, after a long time, there was not enough wild food to eat, so the Han army had to enlarge the hunting area. The soldiers in the front faced off against the rebels, while the soldiers in the rear were forced to fight.  Responsible for hunting and picking wild fruits to supply the entire army. Standing in front of Zhang Liao was an army chief. He kept his head down and did not dare to look up at Zhang Liao. He only waited for Zhang Liao to ask, "Is there still food and grass in the army?"  How many days will it last?  Zhang Liao asked. The chief secretary replied: "Our army will run out of food in two days at most!"  Zhang Liao frowned and asked again: "When will the new food and grass be delivered?"  " "We have already sent someone to urge him, and it is estimated that it will take another two days for him to arrive.  " Zhang Liao thought for a moment and then said: "Pass the order, from today onwards, all food ingredients will be halved, and one meal will be made into two meals. This may last for two more days.  " "But this is already the third halving,"If it is reduced by half again, I'm afraid the soldiers will have to drink water to satisfy their hunger!  Moreover, there have been complaints in the army, and I am worried about my humble position" "There is nothing to worry about, just follow my instructions!  " "Then I obey your orders!  "The chief clerk replied. After the chief clerk left, Zhang Liao let out a sigh of relief and said to himself: "I never thought that I would lead my troops to this point!  "(To be continued.)
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