Chapter 25 The Wrongest Chess

Han Sui looked at Liang Xing, who was silent in disbelief.

Han Sui sent Liang Xing to Chang'an, and he could accept many results.

For example, Guo Jia refused.

For example, Guo Jia killed Liang Xing.

For example, Guo Jia proposed to use war horses for exchange.

However, Han Sui never expected the current situation.

Guo Jia borrowed food.

And it was the 300,000 stone that could definitely help him survive the famine.

However, Liang Xing only escorted 100,000 shi of grain back, and 200,000 shi were still detained by Ma Chao!

The general process of the matter was that Liang Xing said there was no deviation. From Guo Jia borrowed grain to Gan Ning, he led his army to transport grain to Jincheng, and was detained by Ma Chao, Liang Xing asked not to give it to him, etc. There was no mistake in the main things. However, Liang Xing concealed that he had delayed his two days in Chang'an before chasing Jincheng. He himself did not follow Gan Ning to Jincheng.

After reflecting on himself, Liang Xing felt that if he followed Gan Ning to Jincheng, he would at least take the grain outside Jincheng and parted ways with Gan Ning Pang De. In this way, unless Ma Chao robs it explicitly, it would be impossible for him to deduct the food that should belong to Han Sui.

He had to hide this, otherwise it would be his dereliction of duty. Han Sui took advantage of the situation and cut him off. After all, it was food that was related to life and death, not trivial matters that were irrelevant.

Han Sui's eight generals were all in front of him. In addition to Liang Xing, there were candidates, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, Cheng Yi, Ma Wan, Yang Qiu, and his son-in-law Yan Xing and his think tank Cheng Gongying. Although Han Sui's military strength was comparable to Ma Chao, his available military generals and advisers were obviously better than Ma Chao.

"What does Ma Mengqi say?"

Han Sui stared at Liang Xing.

After deducting his food, Mr. Ma Chao should have a remark?

Liang Xing cried and shook his head, "Then Ma Chao said to Mo Jiang: There is only so much food, just take it away, and get out quickly if you don't."

Even if Ma Teng is not as brave as Ma Chao, at least Ma Teng is far better than Ma Chao in judging the situation and the worldly style. Therefore, Ma Teng and Han Sui have a deep feud but can still work together.

He was still resentful of Han Sui's actions in the back two years ago. When Ma Chao saw Han Sui, he might call him uncle politely, but he had no good expression on Han Sui's generals.

"The horse is so crazy!"

Han Sui was furious and even beating a dog depends on his owner. Ma Chao detained his food and humiliated his generals. Can he remain indifferent?

"All the generals obeyed the orders and returned to the camp to reorganize the army. Three days later, I personally led the army to flatten the Jincheng."

Han Sui's eyes widened, and his anger seemed to be unable to find a gap in his vent.

Just after the generals clasped their fists and received the order, Cheng Gongying, who had been silent, suddenly said: "Let's go."

Turning back to Han Sui, Cheng Gongying said lightly, "Lord, autumn harvest is coming soon, and now is not the best time to send troops. Ma Chao detains his lord's food, and he must be watching his lord's reaction. At this time, he will definitely be prepared for attacking Ma Chao. It is better to ask General Liang to go to Chang'an again and report this matter to Guo Envoy. If you can borrow some more grain from Guo Envoy, then this matter will be considered a misunderstanding. If you can't borrow it, then the winter will not be a problem with the 100,000 stones of grain and the autumn harvest. In the spring of the next year, when Ma Chao is ready, the lord will lead the army to attack again, which is much more effective than sending troops rashly now."

Han Sui, who had a rough face, sat down and pressed his hands to signal the generals to suspend the previous military orders.

After Cheng Gongying's words, Han Sui calmed down.

Ma Chao may be impulsive, at least not a fool.

Now that Ma Chao is full of food, he must be waiting for Han Sui's reaction. If a war really starts, Ma Chao will fight a war of attrition with him, and Han Sui will attack, which is equivalent to accelerating his own demise.

No matter what consideration Ma Chao detained Han Sui's food for, Han Sui thought that one thing he had figured out Ma Chao's thoughts.

At the end of the battle at Guandu, Ma Chao wanted to follow Guo Jia to Guandong to avenge his father, but Han Sui stabbed Ma Chao in the back.

Although Han Sui took the initiative to reconcile after Ma Chao led his army back, there was no military conflict between the two families.

However, Ma Chao has now seized Han Sui's food, and at least he has a little of the original intention of giving Han Sui a knife.

"Just as the military advisor said, keep the troops still, Liang Xing, you go to Chang'an again."

Han Sui didn't want to go to war with Ma Chao, because he understood better than Ma Chao. If the two families fought, the one who benefited must be Guo Jia.

After Liang Xing came to Chang'an again, he did not go to pay homage to Guo Jia first, but came to Zhang Liao's mansion.

Zhang Liao treated him warmly as always, and Liang Xing was very bitter as soon as he sat down.

"Brother Wen Yuan, Ma Chao is too arrogant. He actually took down the food from his lord and his lord. This pair of envoys is obviously despising him and repaying his kindness with avenge!"

Zhang Liao frowned and pondered for a long time with tea on his back, then said, "I didn't expect Ma Chao to do this, but I don't know what is the purpose of Brother Liang coming back?"

Liang Xing simply wanted Zhang Liao to say good things to him, either Guo Jia would lend him food, or Guo Jia would lead his army to fight Ma Chao in anger.

Ma Chao's deduction of food should have actually angered the two families, Han Sui and Guo Jia offended both sides.

It’s hard to say whether Guo Jia’s current status will be a big fight for mere grain.

"I'm not hiding it from Brother Wen Yuan, my intention is the same as last time, and I'm borrowing food."

Zhang Liao nodded and said, "Then I will meet my lord with Brother Liang tomorrow."

Liang Xing was overjoyed. At least he was more confident with Zhang Liao as a lobbyist.

However, after meeting Guo Jia the next day, he reported his purpose, Guo Jia kept looking at Liang Xing without saying a word.

Liang Xing's scalp was numb when Guo Jia saw it, and he didn't dare to look at it. He lowered his head and didn't know where his eyes should look, as if he felt embarrassed.

I borrowed it again and again, but I hadn’t paid back the last time, so I borrowed it again.

It is said that it is not difficult to borrow well and borrow again, but Liang Xing himself felt very embarrassed.

Even if Guo Jia is kind and charitable, he cannot go from being a generous person to being a stupid person.

"General Liang, the autumn harvest is imminent, and the grain storage in Guanzhong is exhausted. The food and grass I mobilized from Hanzhong have not yet been transported, and the grain harvested from the autumn harvest has not been confiscated. Why should I lend you another grain?"

Guo Jia looked helpless and understood things very well.

Liang Xing felt a little cold when he heard Guo Jia's words that the clay Buddha could not protect himself.

Guo Jia's rhetoric question left Liang Xing speechless.

Put yourself in your shoes, Guo Jia has done his best.

They lent the grain from Guanzhong to them and then transported the grain from Hanzhong. Even if Han Sui and Ma Chao really repay the grain they borrowed in the future, Guo Jia would suffer heavy losses.

The transportation of 100,000 s of grain from Hanzhong was a huge consumption on the way. It was already a thank you to transport 70,000 to 80,000 s. Therefore, it is difficult for Liang Xing to be more generous, regardless of whether he touched his conscience or not.

After sighing, Liang Xing bid farewell to Guo Jia in disheartened.

After he left, Guo Jia chuckled and said to Zhang Liao: "Ma Mengqi took the most wrong chess step."

The most taboo thing in doing things is to be ambiguous.

Ma Chao can give Han Sui 300,000 shi of grain to Han Sui for the sake of friendship between the two families.

It is also possible to not give Han Sui a bucket of food, whether it is turning against you or taking revenge.

But he gave Han Sui 100,000 stones of grain.

If you want to turn against each other, you should be more thorough. If you want to take revenge, you should be more ruthless and decisive.

Ma Chao can detain all the grain, and then speed up the harvest and harvest of autumn-ripe grain, waiting for Han Sui to attack, and as long as he persists, he can force Han Sui to death.

If that situation occurs, Guo Jia will raise the banner to seek justice for Han Sui to attack Ma Chao.

The situation that Guo Jia least wanted to see was that Ma Chao and Han Sui had been friendly. The premise was that Ma Chao distributed 300,000 shi of the food he had obtained to Han Sui.

Ma Chao did not disappoint Guo Jia's expectations. His vision and courage were not enough to be able to continue to be in vain with Han Sui.

Take action when it is time to take action, and don't be soft-hearted when it can take revenge. The young, energetic and strong Jin Ma Chao took an unexpected step that made Guo Jia want to laugh to the sky.

"It seems that Han Sui will attack Ma Chao soon."

Zhang Liao raised his lips slightly and laughed softly.

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "It won't be so fast. Han Sui can let Liang Xing come to Chang'an again. I believe he has no impulse to act, otherwise Han Sui and Ma Chao have already started a war. I think Han Sui is waiting for Ma Chao to relax his vigilance. Wen Yuan called all the generals in the city and asked Yuan Zhi to summon civil servants. Within half a year at the latest, the two wolves in the northwest will start fighting. We must watch the show and seize the opportunity to sweep the northwest."

Not long after, all the civil and military officials and generals in Chang'an gathered in front of Guo Jia, Gan Ning, Zhang Liao, Wu Yi, and Meng Da, who was transferred back to Chang'an by Guo Jia from Fufeng, Fa Zheng Xu Shu and Zhang Ji, seven people were waiting for the order in front of Guo Jia.

To fight the northwest, we must first restrain the opponent's cavalry. The crossbow soldiers under Zhang Liao must participate in the battle. At the same time, the Yinling Flying Cavalry is also indispensable as a cavalry. If we cooperate with some infantry troops, the combination of troops is more appropriate.

The army ordered the reorganization of the army to prepare for war, and the civil servants should prepare for Guo Jia's supply troops, food, supplies, and personnel arrangements before and after the war. Especially once Guo Jia conquered the northwest, the appointment and removal of officials from the new territory should be prepared early, so that the chaos can be minimized.

After the arrangements for both civil and military affairs were made, Guo Jia asked civil and military affairs to disperse and sent someone to call Zhen Yu in front of him.

Since Guo Jia defeated Yuan Shao in Guanzhong, Zhen Yu and other important figures in the Yizhou Chamber of Commerce have stayed in Chang'an. Yizhou's business operations centered on Chengdu have already started on track. Now the development focus of the Yizhou Chamber of Commerce is in Chang'an. However, at this time, Zhen Yu was not happy because Hebei's financial path was cut off.

The division of the camp after Yuan Shao's death and the high burden of military supplies over the years have caused the market environment in Hebei to take a sharp decline. He wanted to deal with immature people like Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang. Zhen Yu, who was versatile, had no confidence. The other party was always a warlord and only did his job based on his preferences. When the first caravan had goods seized by Yuan Shang, the Yizhou Chamber of Commerce completely cut off the idea of ​​going to Hebei for business.

"My brother-in-law, can you give me a smile?"

It is difficult for Guo Jia to understand the mood of a person like Zhen Yu, especially after his wealth is rich, he is still frowning for his wealth.

Zhen Yu squeezed a smile that was even worse than crying and asked, "What's the matter with me to look for me?"

"It's just making you laugh! I won't say much about gossip. The Chamber of Commerce can start preparing some grain and sell it to the northwest at five times or ten times the price. Whether it's Han Sui or Ma Chao, it's fine, but the quantity is limited, and the grain cannot exceed 100,000 shi. Just like that, let's go, hurry up, and I'm not in the mood to eat later when I see your expression."

Guo Jia rushed Zhen Yu out of the mansion like a person chasing him, but Zhen Yu jogged away with a smile.
Chapter completed!