Jia Xu always had a faint smile on his face as he spoke, and said unhurriedly: "For a long time, I can't see the difference between the main battle camp and the county government soldiers, but this offensive and defensive battle is unobstructed, and the judgment is made. The combat effectiveness of the main battalion is by no means comparable to that of the county soldiers, there are less than 20,000 people in the camp, only 5,000 heavy armored infantry troops are the main force in the battle, and the other 15,000 people are reserve infantry troops, but the strong combat power that comes out of the table this time is impressive, and it is slightly better than the combat effectiveness of the military battalion.

Therefore, after two months of fierce fighting, although our army lost 40,000 soldiers and horses, more than eighty percent of these soldiers and horses were county government soldiers, and the main battle camp suffered little loss. That is to say, the strength of our army has not been damaged, and in terms of the comparison of forces alone, our army has been able to compete with the allies, and has a geographical advantage, and already has the strength to take the initiative. ”

"Take the initiative?" Guo Jia was stunned when he heard this.

"Exactly." Jia Xu nodded happily and said, "It has been four months since the Princes' Alliance, and the money and grain consumed are millions, and the grain and grass alone are as much as more than one million stones. I'm afraid Yuan Shao has already been overwhelmed with so much grain and grass, right? ”

Speaking of this, a sneer appeared at the corner of Jia Xu's mouth: "According to our army's detailed investigation report, as early as a month ago, there was a violent dispute between the princes of the original alliance in Loudi, and they almost fought a big fight, and the alliance broke down and dissolved. The cause of the incident was that Yuan Shao frankly admitted in front of the princes of the towns that he could not continue to supply all the grain and grass and baggage needed by the allies, and could only supply fifty percent at most, that is, the supply of grain and grass was sharply reduced by half.

However, the very strange thing is. This matter then disappeared for some reason, and the princes and allies received more than 100,000 stones of grain and grass from somewhere, thus resolving the crisis of the shortage of grain and grass for the allied forces. Since then, though. The Allies began to use troops on a large scale against the Xingyang camp, attacking Hangu Pass and sending troops to the Xingyang camp, and looting money and grain from the surrounding counties. Now the counties and counties in Henan are in a mess because of the Allied forces, for which they have grabbed a large amount of grain and grass, and it is estimated that there will be no problem in surviving this winter. ”

After a pause in his tone, Jia Xu's words changed: "However, under the repeated siege of the city, the allied soldiers and horses were damaged. More than 100,000 soldiers were lost successively, and the number of troops was sharply reduced to about 300,000. Although the Allied forces are still twice as strong as ours, there is still one time and another. Our army is not alone at the moment. At present, our army has 40,000 soldiers and horses in Xingyang, more than 30,000 soldiers in Luoyang, and 30,000 soldiers in Wuguan; In addition, there are 60,000 cavalry led by General Zhou Yu who are attacking Taiyuan County non-stop, as long as Jinyang City is captured. Zhou Yu's army can directly take Shangdang County. Threaten the rear grain routes of the princes' armies. If General Zhou Yu can conquer Shangdang before the end of the year, he will be able to wave his troops south and take Hedong County directly, and if he is a Qiē Shun lì, he can even directly cut off the retreat of the Allied army.

Therefore, the situation has quietly reversed, and although our army is still inferior to the allies, it has many advantages. It already has the strength to turn defense into offense. However, if the two armies are decisive at this time. Although our army has a great chance of victory, it is difficult to accomplish it in one battle, and it is very likely that the Allies will disperse after defeat, and then flee. If this is the case, then all the efforts and concessions we have made so far will be meaningless and futile. Therefore, if we want to achieve the greatest results, we must wait for the opportunity, and when Zhou Yu's army completely captures Bingzhou, and then sends troops to Hedong, it will be the time for our army to fight a decisive battle with the allies. ”

Guo Jia nodded thoughtfully: "What Brother Wen He said is good. There are still twenty days before the end of the year, and the last time General Zhou Yu sent a battle report was ten days ago, when he led a large army to besiege Jinyang City. If nothing else, he will be able to conquer Jinyang City in the near future, and at the end of the year, he will be able to lead his troops to Shangdang County. Based on this calculation, the decisive battle between our army and the Allies is expected to take place in the spring of next year, about two months from now. ”

"No!" Li Li shook his head and said: "The allied army's grain and grass can't support it for two months, and at most another month and a half will run out of grain and grass, and then either fight a decisive battle with our army, or retreat and return to Hedong County to disperse." Because spring ploughing is very important to the states of the Central Plains, and the princes of the towns will not turn a blind eye, this war must end before the spring flowers bloom, otherwise the princes' allies will leave one after another after the beginning of spring. ”

Speaking of this, Li Li got up and walked to the handsome case and picked up a roll of bamboo slips, handed it to Jia Xu and Guo Jia, and instructed them to look through it.

"I guess you two have heard some rumors about the above, or have you heard about it a long time ago?"

After a pause, Li Li sat down slowly, and said in a deep voice without waiting for Jia Xu and Guo Jia to reply: "This is the impeachment note sent by the general's mansion on a fast horse, and it has been backlogged on the desk for half a month, and you two will decide for me today." ”

After carefully reading the bamboo slips, Jia Xu frowned slightly, and the corner of his eye paid attention to Li Li's face, and then he and Guo Jia glanced at each other, nodding their heads tacitly.

"Ahem!" Jia Xu coughed and cleared his throat, and said respectfully: "Don't hide it from the lord, I did hear about this matter before, but I didn't believe it to be true, but I didn't expect that the impeachment of Jian Jian was passed on to the lord's handsome case in a few days." But I thought things should be far less strict than what was said in the song, and ??? I don't think there's anything wrong with Szeto's move! ”

"Huh? Why did Wen He say this? Unauthorized deduction of palace expenses, wanton reduction of palace expenditures, expulsion of eunuchs and palace maids, abuse of the Son of Heaven and the concubines of the former emperor, all of which are all major crimes of raiding the family and exterminating the family, how can they be taken lightly? Li Li said with a sullen face.

Jia Xu smiled indifferently: "The lord doesn't have to be angry. Situ did everything in order to raise food and salary for my army, although the method was slightly improper, but the original intention was out of a public heart, not to enrich his own pockets and take advantage of the opportunity to accumulate wealth. Therefore, I think that what Situ did was not wrong, but only touched the interests of some old ministers of the former dynasty, and then united to impeach Situ and take the opportunity to make trouble, so as to deliberately sow discord between the lord and Situ between uncle and nephew, and finally achieve ulterior purposes.

Maybe??? They also wanted to use this incident to distract the lord and cause our army to be defeated by the Allies, so that they, the old ministers of the former dynasty, could command and try to restore their former prestige. ”

"What Brother Wen He said is extremely true, and I completely agree." Jia Xu's voice fell. Guo Jia then said: "Since the Battle of Sili, Situ and Shangshu have ordered Li Xuan and Li Xuan to be responsible for raising the grain and grass required by the army, and have successively transported more than one million stone grain and grass and tens of thousands of carts of baggage and equipment. It has always been a full supply of food and grass equipment for the 300,000 expeditionary armies, including the Northern Expedition Army, the Wuguan Garrison, the Xingyang Battalion and the Hanguguan Army, so that I have no worries at all. With such a complicated burden, Hugh said that Situ Li Wei had a slight flaw in his actions, and even if he made a big mistake, as long as he could raise enough food and grass to carry it, it would be more merit than fault, and it could be completely forgiven.

After all, the conquest of the army is the most important matter of life and death. And the weight of grain and grass is the top priority, and there must be no sloppiness, let alone a shortage of supply. Situ Li Dao was also a battle-hardened veteran. Naturally, he knew the importance of grain and grass, so he forced the court to cut down on the amount of food to raise more food for our army. This makes sense, but why is it wrong? ”

While talking. Guo Jia observed Li Li's face. After a pause, he continued: "Strictly control the number of servants, miscellaneous servants and maidservants in the officials' mansions, and distribute food and daily necessities according to the person, this is the decree of the lord and the lord, and there are clear provisions on each item. This time, Situ introduced this decree into the palace, obviously because the royal family, inner palace concubines, maids and eunuchs and others squandered excessively, which directly affected Lord Situ to raise food and salary for our army, so as to limit the supply of the palace.

It is said that the Son of Heaven can only eat two meals a day. And there is no meat and oil, and there is no meat in the entire inner courtyard of the palace for half a month. Everyone was so hungry that they couldn't straighten their backs, and they didn't have the strength to speak loudly. In my opinion, these are pure nonsense, deliberately exaggerating the facts, in order to frame Situ and deceive the lord. Therefore, Situ is not guilty, and the lord should reject the impeachment of Jian, and order the Son of Heaven to issue an edict to reprimand the hundred officials who jointly signed the upper ranks, so that they can reflect on themselves and make due contributions to the army. With such a reply, I don't know what the Lord's will will be? ”

"Hehehe!" Li Li couldn't help but smile heartily, pointed at Guo Jia and scolded with a smile: "Guo Fengxiao, you are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, add fuel to the fire, and trap me in disloyalty and injustice!" ”

After reining in his smile a little, Li Li said with a smile: "You and Wen He seem to have discussed it a long time ago, one nostril is out of breath, and he is talking nonsense with his eyes open, and he clearly said that the Son of Heaven can't eat a full meal for two days, so you can pour it well, and in turn say that it is two meals a day." If what the song said is true, and the dignified and powerful emperors can't eat enough, then won't the many eunuchs and palace maids in the court even be able to drink porridge? I don't know if you have ever thought about it, once this matter spreads, how will the world think of me Li Li? If the dignified Son of Heaven starves to death, how can I explain to the people of the world?

So, you two have to think about it, it's definitely not okay to be perfunctory. At present, there is a fierce battle every day before the pass, and if the rear of Chang'an is unstable, it will undoubtedly be very unfavorable to the overall situation and unfavorable to the war. How to reply to the recital, you have thought about it; If you want to get by, dispel this idea as soon as possible! ”

Jia Xu was shocked when he heard this, and asked with a smile: "What does the lord mean that the Son of Heaven cannot be allowed to starve to death in the palace?" ”

"It's nature. The dignified Son of Heaven starved to death at the hands of my Li Li, wouldn't it be tantamount to killing the king and usurping the throne? ”

The Lord's words are ??? As long as you don't starve to death, as for the impeachment of Situ by hundreds of officials, can big things be turned into small things, and small things into nothing? Guo Jia continued.

"Guo Fengxiao, you said this yourself, Li has never said such a rebellious thing!"

"Hey, hey, hey!" Guo Jia heard the song and knew the meaning of elegance, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, yes, how can the lord say this kind of words to give people a handle, these are all the words of the subordinates, and they have nothing to do with the lord." What about the impeachment of Situ Li Dao by the hundred officials? ”

"I'm afraid it's not appropriate to make a small thing happen. But he is my Li Li's uncle, can he still be punished heavily? My uncle raised me and my brother Siam to grow up, and I suffered a lot, but I never imagined that I would have to suffer such injustices to this day. Hey, I'll have to wait until I make amends to him later! ”

"There it is!" Li Li's voice fell, and Jia Xu continued: "You can reply like this: order the general's mansion to strictly investigate and deal with Situ Li Dao's bribery and accumulation of money, fine Situ for half a year, and order him to correct his mistakes as soon as he knows his mistakes, and ask the Son of Heaven in public in the court!" So, I don't know what happens to the Lord's will? ”

"That's it, let's do it, this matter is left to Wenhe. Now that the war is getting more and more intense, how can this general have the leisure to know such trivial matters, and he ordered Bocai to lead the military battalion to take over the city defense and defend the city with Gao Shun! Casually dropping a sentence, Li Li brushed his sleeves away.

In the lobby, Jia Xu and Guo Jia looked at each other and smiled: "Hahaha??????"

—————————— (To be continued......)