Chapter 966: Dogfight (1)
"My lord, Wang Situ sent someone to invite my lord to the banquet." In the barracks, Gao Yang, who had just returned to the Three Kingdoms time and space after breakfast, had not yet drunk a cup of hot water, and Jia Xu hurried to report on affairs.
"No, no." Gao Yang, who reopened the space-time channel and storage space, was full of confidence at this time, and he was no longer in the state of being bottomless before. He naturally knew what Wang Yun asked him to do, and now he had no interest in dealing with this guy who was good at trickery.
Gao Yang's previous siege of the contractors was very large, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were dispatched to carry out large-scale combat operations in the city. They even dispatched bed crossbows to defend the city. A large area was also burned to ashes. Naturally, a movement of this magnitude will make the forces of all sides uneasy.
The current Luoyang City is a very strange pattern.
LΓΌ Bu and Wang Yun converge. One person is in charge of the army, and one person is in charge. Powerful in the imperial court. However, Lu Bu's strength is not as good as Gao Yang, except for the thousands of elite wolf riders under his command, there are less than 10,000 soldiers who can fight.
Moreover, although Lu Bu and the others picked up some cheap after Niu Fu and the others retreated, they got some money and grain. However, they did not have much food in their hands, and it was very difficult to expand their power on a large scale. After all, everything in the past was supplied by the Xiliang Army, and it was impossible to give more, so there was no spare energy to accumulate anything.
As for Xu Rong, Duan Xuan and the others also have not many soldiers and horses under their command, that is, around 10,000 people. And they are also short of food. Dong Zhuo is very strict about these controls. This is also an important means for him to control his subordinates.
After being busy with the struggle for power and profit in the court, these people suddenly realized. Silently, Gao Yang, who didn't seem to have any benefits in the court, quietly grabbed the most important money and food in the entire Luoyang City.
These are all hung up with various titles that have been newly rewarded, and all of them seem to be high-powered big people, and at this time, in this chaotic situation, it is completely difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, so she can only go to Gao Yang for help and fight the autumn wind.
According to the thinking pattern of the warriors. Since Gao Yang occupies the money and grain, let's go directly and grab it. Whoever has the biggest fist will take the advantage.
However, Gao Yang's strength in his hands at the moment is extremely strong. Even if these companies join forces at the same time, they may not be able to fight. What's more, how could the few families who had fought for power and profit in the court before be red-faced and red-eared to play dog brains to work together without any worries?
You must know that at this moment, there are still more than 100,000 or 200,000 Xiliang troops outside the city. Farther away, there were also hundreds of thousands of Kwantung coalition troops. No one would easily consume the power in their hands in such a thing. Without soldiers and horses under his hands, a small pavilion chief can tie them up.
Therefore, this is why Wang Yun invited Gao Yang to the banquet. This is to get some benefits from Gao Yang's hands. It's just that Gao Yang, who has regained his hole cards, will care about their feelings?
After spending a night with his wife, Gao Yang, who was refreshed, gathered all the important generals under his command to discuss the next situation and plan of action.
"My lord." As a military advisor. Jia Xu naturally wanted to be the first to give his opinion. "At this time, in Luoyang City, the entire Sili ground is up and down, and the situation is complicated. Wang Yun, Lu Bu and others are in Luoyang City with the lord, to say that these people are not thinking about dealing with the lord and monopolizing Luoyang City, it is a deceitful nonsense. β
"Hmm." Wearing the Seiko armor produced by modern time and space, the heroic Gao Yang's whole person's momentum was even stronger, giving his generals a great shock. After answering casually, he asked out loud, "What do you think about Wen He?" β
"My lord." Jia Xu, who was sitting in the first place on Gao Yang's left, showed a confident smile on his face. After bowing. said loudly: "Wang Yun, Lu Bu and others are all light-eyed people. From the fact that these people were busy fighting for power and profit in the court before, and they didn't know how to seize the granary and treasury, it can be seen that these people can't achieve anything big. β
Gao Yang hooked the corners of his mouth, and a mocking smile appeared on his face. Nodding slightly, he replied, "This sentence is not wrong. β
Many of the generals in the military tent all laughed.
Jia Xu twisted the beard on his chin, narrowed his eyes slightly, and continued with a chuckle, "With the power of the lord, I can sweep away these ignorant people, but they are not caught." However, at this time, the real threat was those Xiliang troops outside the city. β
"Huh?" Gao Yang raised his eyebrows. Shen Sheng asked, "They haven't left yet?" What is the situation now? β
"Back to the lord." Jia Xu groaned slightly, and said loudly, "Those Xiliang troops have not retreated, and several major army leaders are merging vertically and horizontally. Trying to compete for the position of the leader of the Xiliang Army left behind by Dong Zhuo. It's just that none of them have a talent that can be compared with Dong Zhuo, and their strength is similar. In the case that no one is convinced, it is about to meet with swords. β
Gao Yang lowered his eyelids slightly, he could understand what Jia Xu meant. There must have been something different in the Xiliang Army. Otherwise, after losing Luoyang City, Dong Zhuo was killed, and there were still hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Coalition troops on the side of Tiger Prison Pass, it would be impossible for these army leaders to remain outside Luoyang City.
"The Xiliang army outside the city seems to have reached an agreement, whoever can enter Luoyang City to avenge Dong Zhuo, the others will recognize him as the new leader of the Xiliang army." Jia Xu's tone paused slightly, a complicated look flashed in his eyes, and then said, "Moreover, there are many soldiers and horses in Xiliang. But they didn't have much to store outside the city. After returning from the Tiger Prison before, Dong Zhuo never thought of staying in Luoyang City for a long time. Even if those Xiliang troops outside the city plundered all the way back, at this moment, this kind of cold and freezing weather is not enough for everyone to return to Xiliang alive. β
"In other words, they are ready to attack the city?" Gao Yang's eyes were cold, and he asked in a calm voice.
"Yes." Jia Xu nodded slightly, and said in response, "They are indeed preparing to attack the city. It's just that they are worried about the threat of the Kwantung coalition forces in Tiger Pass, and at the same time, they are arguing endlessly about who will attack the city first and how many troops to send. There is no action yet. However, with the continuous consumption of military rations, it became inevitable for the Xiliang army to attack the city. His subordinates thought that in today's plan, the lord could use the grain in his hand to lure Lu Bu, Xu Rong and others, and let them take the initiative to defend the city and fight. In this way, it can not only block the Xiliang army from attacking the city, but also consume their strength, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. β
"The military advisor has a point."
"Not bad, not bad."
"What the military advisor said is very true."
"It's good to see them both lose."
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Jia Xu's words were approved by the vast majority of the generals, and the echoing voices in the military tent suddenly became endless.
As for Gao Yang, who was able to make decisions, he fell into deep thought.
Gao Yang, who was holding his chin with one hand, looked slightly distracted, thinking about whether Jia Xu's method was feasible.
If there is no origin, this should be the best option at this time. After all, with the strength in Gao Yang's hands, it was difficult to hold the huge Luoyang City under the attack of so many Western Liang troops. What's more, there are still a large number of soldiers and horses in the city who are Lu Bu, Xu Rong and others with different thoughts watching behind them. Who knows if they will stab Gao Yang at a critical moment?
However, when Gao Yang reopened the space-time passage and restored the ability to use the storage space. Gao Yang's mind changed accordingly.
Admittedly, although because of the exclusion of time and space. Under normal circumstances, Gao Yang would not use advanced weapons to provoke large-scale space-time repulsion. However, with an almost endless supply of resources, Gao Yang was reluctant to give Lu Bu support so that they could expand their strength. This can cause problems for future operations.
Gaoyang, which has ample resources, just needs time.
It was the largest city in the world at this time. The number of people in Luoyang City does not count the servants and subordinates who are not counted in the household registration among the family lords, as well as the population that is hidden. At least a million of them!
Among them, there are more than 100,000 central armies, the most elite in the entire Han Empire. Although he was forcibly disbanded by Dong Zhuo, he was displaced and left part of the division, and part of it was taken away by Xu Rong. However, after Gao Yang's large-scale conscription, there are still at least sixty or seventy thousand people left in Luoyang City. Coupled with the young and strong people in each family, the supply of soldiers is very sufficient.
In the Han Empire, which advocated force, the practice of martial arts became a common practice among the people. Moreover, adult men are required to serve in the military, and they all have the most basic military ability. These are the best sources of soldiers, far from being comparable to the weak Jin army a hundred years later.
Money, food, equipment, people! What does Luoyang City want, Gao Yang is absolutely unwilling to share with anyone.
After thinking about it, Gao Yang raised his head and looked at Jia Xu at the head of the lower place, nodded slightly and said, "Wenhe's inference is good. However, I don't want to let Lu Bu and the others have a chance to turn over. β
Jia Xu's face stiffened slightly, then he bowed and said loudly, "What the lord said is very true. After Lu Bu and the others get money and food, they will inevitably expand their troops and horses, which is also a huge threat to our army. And these people are not credible, there is no credibility to speak of. It is even possible to be the first to flee when the situation is critical. β
Jia Xu is known as the first smart person in the Three Kingdoms period, and he is also a rare figure who can get a good death. The ability to observe words and colors has long been perfected. After listening to Gao Yang's words, he immediately understood that Gao Yang was preparing to attack Lu Bu and the others. Immediately start building momentum for Gaoyang.
"Hmm." Gao Yang nodded with satisfaction. It's good to have this kind of subordinate with eyes, and if nothing else, just talking makes people very satisfied.
A smart person is a smart person, and Jia Xu can go through several lords but still can't. Not without reason. This kind of person is a natural talent. (To be continued......)