Chapter 280: Borrowing Food
The looting of grain and grass is well known in the barracks, and people are worried about whether they will starve to death in this city.
Gai Xun was also worried about this, if he really had to boil until the food and grass were exhausted and there was nothing to eat, I was afraid that sooner or later it would cause a riot among the soldiers. Perhaps this is the idea of the Qiang people, and when the Han army is hungry and causes civil strife, they only need to watch from the wall, reap the benefits of the fishermen, and then without the slightest effort, they can completely wipe out the Han army in Hanyang.
The situation is urgent, and there are only two options in front of Gaixun.
First, he led the army to leave Hanyang and find another place to go, either returning to Chencang or moving to Longxi. Second, ask the families in the city to help, and let them provide food and grass to cover the army's expenses for nearly two months.
However, the time limit given by the Son of Heaven is only half a year, and if the rebels in Hanyang are not quickly resolved, then this war may last for a long time.
Therefore, option 2 became the best choice.
When it comes to the family, we have to talk about the premier gate valve in Hanyang City, the Jiang family.
Knowing that Jiang Mian's son was serving under Lu Bu, Gai Xun pondered using this relationship to let Lu Bu go to the trap and explain that the old man Jiang would release grain.
Lu Bu thinks he is a reckless man, he can't talk about being articulate, and he is really a big step behind being a lobbyist, not to mention that he was still in the Jiang family's mansion a few days ago, so that the head of the family couldn't come to the stage in front of so many servants and guards.
However, since it is related to the survival of the officers and soldiers of the three armies, Lu Bu can only go through it head-on.
Jiang Mian, who was walking in the courtyard, learned that Lu Bu was visiting, and almost did not hesitate at all, so he directly told the steward that he was not there.
Lu Bu, who ate the closed door, did not force it, and he was not so thick-skinned that he would not leave at the door of Jiang's house. Jiang Mian didn't want to see him, it must have been a few days ago.
turned around and wanted to leave, but Jiang Jian forcibly broke into the mansion.
The servants didn't dare to stop the young master of the Jiang family, and soon, Jiang Jian brought Lu Bu to the old man with ease.
Jiang Mian saw the two of them coming on a rampage, obviously without a good face, but he didn't let the servant drive the two people in front of him out of the house.
He sat down against the stone pier of the rockery, put the cane in his hand next to his feet, and gently beat his rickety back, his eyes did not fall on Lu Bu, but on Jiang Yin's body, and his tone was a little mean: "How could General Lu remember to visit the cold house, is it because the old man was not ashamed enough a few days ago?" ”
Lu Bu was about to reply, but the old man waved his hand to stop him: "If it is to find the old man to raise food, then you don't have to speak, you can go back here, forgive the old man for not sending it." ”
In one sentence, all Lu Bu's thoughts were broken.
Having lived to this age, the old guy's eyes were poisonous, how could he not guess the purpose of Lu Bu's trip.
Being exposed, Lu Bu had a momentary embarrassment on his face, but he still wanted to do his part, so he hugged the old man and persuaded him: "Master Jiang, maybe you are still angry, if so, then Lu Mou is here to compensate you, I hope you have a lot of adults, and don't care about us juniors." But the current situation is urgent, and this is no longer a personal matter for you and me, and we should unite and fight the enemy together in the fight against the rebels......"
"Stop, stop, kill the enemy and quell the rebellion, that's what your general should worry about, what do you have to do with the old man, otherwise what will the court and the people do to support you?"
The old man has an attitude of not caring about himself, and he does not eat oil and salt. He got up on crutches, called the steward of the house, and waved his hand, "The old man is tired, send off the guest." ”
"Please, General Lu." The steward gestured in the direction of the mansion gate and signaled that Lu Bu should go.
Lu Bu didn't persuade too much, dealing with these old and sophisticated characters, he was still a lot worse. Coupled with the fact that he basically couldn't think of a better rhetoric, there was no point in staying here.
Jiang Jian beside him was extremely resentful of this, he had a discord with his father since he was a child, and now that the national disaster is at hand, his father still only thinks about his own gains and losses, which makes him, a son, feel extremely disappointed.
He stopped his father, who wanted to go back to the house, and made a final effort with righteous words: "Father, it's all at this juncture, what are you still clinging to?" If we evacuate, we won't leave you half a grain of food when the rebels break through Hanyang. Such a simple truth, my son understands it, why can't you figure it out? ”
"Bastard, you still have the face to call me father, I'm not as disobedient as you! Also, the decision I made, which round will you come to judge and point fingers, give me a go, and you will not be allowed to step into my Jiang family again in the future! ”
Jiang Jian elbowed out vigorously, which made the old man extremely angry, and the old man broke off the father-son relationship with Jiang Jian on the spot with a red face, and pointed to the direction of the gate, so that he would never come back in this life.
Looking at the back of the old man returning to the house, Jiang Jian was stunned in place, as if he had been struck by lightning, he couldn't move, and his eyes were red.
The steward sent the two away, and did not forget to tell the two at the gate of the house, saying that they should not come to Jiang's house again if they were fine, the old man's health in the past two years has not been as good as before.
Jiang Mian slowly returned to the house, and as soon as he put down the crutches in his hand, he heard the sound of 'crunching' opening the door next to his ears.
The door of the house was opened, and a burly man walked in, and he was the only one in the entire mansion who dared to come in without knocking on the door to ask for permission.
The man walked into the house, pushed the door shut with his backhand, and said to Jiang Mian with a smile: "Master Jiang, dissipate your anger, don't be a disobedient child, it's not worth it to be angry with your own body." ”
Jiang Mian glanced at the man, suppressing the anger and displeasure in his heart, "What did Dong Gong say over there?" ”
"I didn't say anything," the man shook his head slightly, found a position and sat down, his tone was not salty or light: "As long as you don't give the officers and soldiers relief food and grass, act according to the plan, and keep the position that you can sit in the history of Liangzhou in the future." As for the Hanyang Commander, after getting rid of Gaehoon, your eldest son will succeed you. ”
Hearing this promise, Jiang Mian's face finally improved a little. However, the man's warning behind him made him fall into an ice cellar, "But if you want to insert a bar, then there are more than two hundred people in the Jiang family, I don't dare to guarantee that they will not be able to see the sun tomorrow." ”
When the man said this, a cold gloom flashed in his eyes, like a hyena shining with a ghostly light.
With such a blatant threat, the head of the Jiang family was helpless, so he could only sigh in his heart. He used to just want to climb Dong Zhuo with one mind, so that the Jiang family could climb to a higher position in Liangzhou.
And now, it is precisely because of this restless ambition that it has brought disaster to the Jiang family and even the entire Liangzhou.
The people under Dong Zhuo are all gloomy, and none of them are good at stubble.
If you say that you will kill the whole family, you will definitely not be left alive.