Chapter 60 Unexpected Reapations

Yuan Shu was preparing for his troops and just waited for him to rectify his territory and wanted to attack Jingzhou. Before that, he sent Yuan Yin and Yang Hong to Yizhou to instigate Guo Jia to take the lead.

After a night of rest, the next morning, Guo Jia knelt in the main seat in the General's Mansion Hall, and was still dressed in ordinary clothes, but it was a little cold in the eyes of guests Yuan Yin and Yang Hong. In addition, the civil and military clothing in Yizhou was also ordinary, so the bright and beautiful brocade robes were showing off.

When Yang Hong's proposal to send Guo Jia to Jingzhou was thrown out, Guo Jia looked puzzled and looked undecided, and hesitated to Yuan Yin: "This, Liu Biao has always been a relative of the Han Dynasty. If I attack Jingzhou, I will be criticized by the people of the world. Isn't it appropriate?"

This crappy lie is too hypocritical, Yuan Yin sneered in his heart: You were not ruthless when you killed Liu Yanman's family, but now you have respected the Han Dynasty.

However, Yuan Yin did not deny Guo Jia's argument that he was concerned about Liu Biao's identity. For a while, Guo Jia had no place to stand when he attacked Liu Yan. After conquering Yizhou, he had a territory. It was a fact that he was humble and did not recognize him by the princes. However, Guo Jia also wanted to clear his identity as a traitor, so it was understandable that he secretly surrendered to Yuan Shu. At this moment, Guo Jia naturally had to worry about fame.

"General, Liu Biao is a relative of the Han Dynasty. This is true. However, when he was reigned by the late emperor, he was deposed as a rebellion for private affairs. Although his Jingzhou governor was nominally granted by the imperial court, the imperial edict must have been taken by the traitor Dong Zhuo. Liu Biao served Dong Zhuo and had already left behind the ancestors of the Han Dynasty. His introduction of Jingzhou was justified on the surface, but in fact it was the minion of the traitor Dong Zhuo. If the general sent troops to attack Liu Biao, it would be a decisive move to support the Han Dynasty."

Guo Jia was dumbfounded, and many people in the lobby were like Guo Jia, showing a surprised and astonishing expression.

Is there such a confusing right and wrong? Liu Biao led the governor of Jingzhou and became Dong Zhuo's party. If Liu Biao refused to resist the order, would he be a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty?

Guo Jia didn't want to waste his words and talk too much about attacking Jingzhou. He would only argue with his own opinions on this, but instead seemed to be deliberately ruling. So Guo Jia looked at Zhen Yan and asked, "Zhen Yan, can Yizhou's food and grass be supplied to our army to fight Jingzhou?"

Zhen Yan has no talent in intelligence, but he is conscientious in internal affairs and can handle everything properly. He is not very good at showing off, and is low-key but very pragmatic.

"Lord, this..." Zhen Yansiwen's face showed hesitation and secretly glanced at Yuan Yin and Yang Hong, who were kneeling opposite him, as if he was a little worried.

Guo Jia urged: "No need to cover up, but tell the truth, how much grain storage in Yizhou is left?"

As the saying goes, family sluts should not be made public, especially in front of the envoys of the princes. Zhen Yan's concerns are not incomprehensible, so it will not make people laugh.

"Reported to the lord, Yizhou is very tight in stocking grain, and it is a blessing to barely support the autumn harvest. If the lord wants to lead a large army to fight, it may be difficult to provide comprehensive food and grass. If there is any change in the middle, the consequences will be unimaginable."

After Zhen Yan finished speaking, he lowered his head and refused to look at Guo Jia's embarrassing face.

It was the lord who forced him to say it, and he suffered it himself.

After coughing awkwardly, Guo Jia forced a smile and said to Yuan Yin and Yang Hong: "It's not that Jia is unwilling to help Yuan Taishou, but Jia is still unable to support himself now. Military supplies and food are related to the life and death of the army. We really cannot do it rashly."

I wanted to use this reason to send the two of them away, but Yang Hong stood up and bowed to Guo Jia seriously and said, "General, regardless of food and grass, if the general sends troops to attack Liu Biao, how many troops can he mobilize?"

The expressions of the people in the hall changed slightly, Xi Zhicai, Xu Shu, Qin Mi and others, who were very wise and eager to do so, thoughtful and wise, all thought about the profound meaning of Yang Hong's words. They were unbelievable, and they also looked at Guo Jia with surprise.

Can this be beneficial if you pretend to be poor?

Guo Jia did not see the expressions of others, and lowered his head and muttered to himself: "There are 60,000 Zhang Liao in Hanzhong, and 30,000 troops, 30,000 Jinfan troops, plus 20,000 Zhou Tai, and 80,000 should be no problem to mobilize 80,000. There are 30,000 soldiers left in Yizhou, and 4,000 troops were trapped in the camp, Xu Chu Dianwei, a total of 10,000, Zhang Yan and Zhang Baiqi totaled 35,000. Eighty thousand left behind, and 80,000 went to war. Well, it's almost done."

After planning, Guo Jia raised his head and said, "Eighty thousand soldiers."

This number surprised both Yang Hong and Yuan Yin, and their expressions changed slightly. They didn't know how many troops Guo Jia had in Yizhou. However, after the attack on Yizhou within a year and the defeat in Jingzhou, Guo Jia could still mobilize 80,000 troops to fight. Yizhou was not stable. He would have to stay 30,000 to 50,000 troops. After this calculation, Guo Jia had at least 120,000 troops, which was beyond their expectations.

Yang Hong's expression changed, joy and sorrow were unpredictable, and things seemed to be a little out of his plan.

I thought Guo Jia would only mobilize 50,000 troops at most. Liu Biao led 100,000 troops in Jingzhou, and 50,000 troops to fight 100,000. Guo Jia would definitely not win. However, if Guo Jia dispatched 80,000 troops to compete with Liu Biao, the outcome would be unpredictable. If Guo Jia really defeated Liu Biao, captured the city, and increased troops from Yizhou, he would probably backfire and let Guo Jia swallow Jingzhou.

Looking at Guo Jia on the throne, Yang Hong could not see any clues from Guo Jia's calm expression. He could not figure out whether Guo Jia had the ambition to swallow Jingzhou, so he asked tentatively: "General, our lord and the general sent troops to attack Jingzhou. If Liu Biao was defeated, who would the general think that Jingzhou should be led?"

When he heard this, Guo Jia instantly understood the intention of Yang Hong's problem. He could not make a big fuss and let the Chang'an court send envoys again. That was not only hypocritical, but also fake, and it seemed like perfunctory. It really became a ghost in his heart.

After thinking, he was silent for a moment, Guo Jia said in a nearly rhetorical tone: "If Liu Biao dies, Jingzhou must not be left alone. Prefect Yuan is the prefect of the county in Nanyang in Jingzhou. It is best for him to take Jingzhou."

When they said this, Yuan Yin and Yang Hong's expressions were not relaxed, but instead became a little gloomy.

If you don’t say secret words, will Guo Jia be so stupid that he will charge forward and let Yuan Shu occupy all the spoils after the war? Even if Guo Jia kneels down and swears, the two of them will never believe it.

Just when the two decided that Guo Jia had something wrong, Guo Jia changed his voice.

"However, the land of Yizhou cannot support my tens of thousands of soldiers. If the two families can really send troops to capture Jingzhou, it would be better to hand over the three counties of Jianping, Wuling and Lingling, which are adjacent to Badong County, to be managed by me?"

Guo Jia from Yidu County did not dare to ask for it because Yidu County is too close to Xiangyang, so if you ask for it, it would be a bit like threatening Xiangyang.

After hearing Guo Jia say this, Yuan Yin and Yang Hong were relieved. Guo Jia could not do it for nothing, but he still knew the best and the request was not excessive.

If Guo Jia patted his chest and said he didn't want anything, and sent troops to wipe out Liu Biao just for the Han Dynasty, and retreated to Yizhou after the war, Yuan Yin and Yang Hong would definitely pat their butts and leave immediately, because that was definitely a lie to fool people.

Now, everything is reasonable. We hold the flag of righteousness to send troops to expand our territory and strengthen ourselves.

Yang Hong smiled faintly and said, "If Jingzhou can be captured and these three counties are governed by the general, they will definitely allow the people to live and work in peace and contentment."

Guo Jia asked inexplicably: "Didn't you say it before? Jia is not unwilling to send troops, but she is really powerless."

After looking around at the solemn people in the hall, Yang Hong bowed to Guo Jia and said, "General, as long as you are willing to send troops, our Lord will support you 500,000 stones of food and grass for military supplies."

Not to mention the advisers below, Guo Jia was also surprised.

Yuan Shu is crazy? He is so generous to this point?

But then I thought about it again and again, 500,000 stones sounded quite a lot, but one stone was less than 30 kilograms. The 80,000 army consumed, which was faster than more than a month, and slower than two to three months, which was not much.

But Guo Jia thinks that Yuan Shu is too generous? When Yuan Shu was the worst in history, the army in Huainan could only eat wild vegetables and tree bark, or even eat people...

But that was the future. Yuan Shu was full of energy now. He just took over most of Yuzhou and Yangzhou, and had enough soldiers and enough food. He was really generous when he started.

"Take it seriously? Five hundred thousand stones are indeed a lot, but if I fight Liu Biao in a deadlock and the food is exhausted, I can only withdraw my troops."

Guo Jia really climbed up the pole and wanted to knock on it. Anyway, Yuan Shu is so rich that he doesn't rob the rich to help the poor. I'm really sorry for himself.

Yang Hong secretly praised Guo Jia for his meticulous thoughts and thoughtfully, and smiled and said, "If the situation was really as the general said at that time, our Lord would send food and grass to support the general."

Giving it again? No way.

Guo Jia was happy when he heard this, and said happily: "This is the best."

After the official matter was settled, Yuan Yin and Yang Hong said goodbye in a hurry, and Guo Jia went out of the city to see him off, and even waved his hands as they watched them leave.

In the carriage on the return trip, Yuan Yin couldn't help asking: "The lord said that he could give Guo Jia up to 800,000 stones of grain and grass, why did he only say 500,000 stones?"

Yang Hong was confident as if everything was in control, and said mysteriously: "As long as Liu Biao is undefeated in a short time, Guo Jia will definitely withdraw his troops when the food and grass are exhausted. At that time, Liu Biao's soldiers were exhausted and Guo Jia withdrew his troops back to Yizhou. The lord can not only take Jingzhou, but even, if Guo Jia loses his troops seriously, the lord can also take Yizhou after a short rest."

Yuan Yin frowned. He could understand that he captured Jingzhou, but if he took over Yizhou, Yuan Shu would never be able to do so.

Yang Hong answered his doubts: "Think about how many gentry and wealthy families in Yizhou opposed Guo Jia. The lord is the legitimate son of the Yuan family of the fourth generation and third generation. Those in Yizhou who were bullied by Guo Jia and dared not speak out will definitely support the lord."

At this moment, Yuan Yin suddenly realized, his eyebrows stretched out, and he showed a smile.

The two envoys happily embarked on their way home. After Guo Jia watched their team disappear into the distance, he also walked towards Chengdu with a relaxed and happy mood.

"My mom, I didn't expect there would be unexpected gains..."

Guo Jia hummed the song and walked back, and Xi Zhi came to her side and smiled and said, "Lord, is it really not moving?"

After a pause, Guo Jia raised his face and thought for a while, he turned his head and said to Xi Zhicai: "After receiving the food and grass from Yuan Shu, Zhou Tai asked Zhou Tai to send suspicious soldiers in Badong County and Jianping County of Jingzhou. It would be better to scare Liu Biao. If Yuan Shu came to urge him to send troops, he would say that we would only follow him and move first, and we would move."...
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