Chapter four hundred and fiftieth IX who calculates who
Both Xie Gong and Qin Zi judged that Liu Xiujun's food and grass were insufficient, but in their military camp, there was more than enough food and grass. Liu Xiujun's logistics supplies were cut off, but Xie Gongjun's logistics supplies continued to flow continuously.
Moreover, as Xie Gong was the minister, he could collect grain from various places very quickly. No magistrate or county magistrate dared to offend the minister who held the real power. If Xie Gong was willing to help Liu Xiu solve the food problem, it would be easy.
However, under Qin Zi's persuasion, Xie Gong finally chose to stand aside and watch. He sympathized with the 100,000 soldiers under Liu Xiu's command, but he was even more afraid of Liu Xiu.
The day after Liu Xiujun arrived in Handan, he notified Xie Gong to join forces to attack Handan City. Qin Zi's suggestion to Xie Gong was that he did not need to attack with all his strength, but only needed to bluff and beat the drum, and let Liu Xiujun do the main attack.
First of all, there are many defenders in Handan City and the city defense is strong. If Handan is attacked by force, the casualties will be too great. Secondly, if Handan City is captured so quickly, it will not have the effect of draining Liu Xiujun.
Qin Zi's original intention was to consume as many of Liu Xiu's soldiers as possible.
When Liu Xiujun and Xie Gongjun joined forces to attack Handan, Xie Gongjun was really helpless. When they attacked the city, the thunder was loud and the raindrops were light.
Liu Xiujun used all his strength here, but not long after the fight, Liu Xiujun was forced to retreat.
It's not that Handan City is really that difficult to defeat. One man can guard the gate and ten thousand men can't open it, but Li Yu and Zhang Shen led Wang Lang's army of more than 100,000 to follow them. They were worried that their own rear would be attacked by the enemy. Liu Xiujun
Only then did they have to give up the siege and choose to retreat.
Because the battle did not last long, there were no casualties on Liu Xiujun's side.
However, after returning to the camp, all the generals were holding back their anger. Xie Gong did nothing but watched his own side attack Handan, while Xie Gongjun was waving flags and shouting.
Wu Han said angrily: "Wang Langjun is certainly hateful, but Xie Gong is ten times or a hundred times more hateful than Wang Langjun!"
Liu Xiu smiled bitterly. With Xie Gong's performance, it was difficult for him to treat him as one of his own. If given the chance, Xie Gong might stab him in the back.
At present, the food and grass left by Liu Xiujun is not even enough for a day's normal consumption. The soldiers in the army have also had one meal a day instead of two meals a day. If this consumption continues, the entire army will indeed be eaten alive.
Danger of starvation.
The current situation on the battlefield is very interesting, and can also be said to be very strange.
Liu Xiujun and Xie Gongjun were obviously on the side of the Gengshi court, but Xie Gongjun and Wang Langjun had the same mentality, waiting for Liu Xiujun to start civil strife due to insufficient food and grass.
Liu Zhi proposed to Liu Xiu that he should go to Xie Gong's camp again and borrow some food from Xie Gong no matter what. Liu Xiu did not dissuade Liu Zhi and nodded in agreement.
Unless they bumped into the wall, the soldiers would not know how painful it was; if they had not been rejected several times, the soldiers would not understand how vicious Liu Xuan and Liu Xuan's henchmen were.
Liu Zhi went to Xie Gongjun's camp again. Just like last time, Xie Gong personally received Liu Zhi and entertained him with good wine and good food. Looking at the table full of food and wine, Liu Zhi couldn't tell what he felt in his heart.
In his own camp, more than 100,000 soldiers were hungry, their eyes glowing blue with hunger. Now, even if all the delicacies in front of him were all delicacies from the mountains and seas, he could not work up the slightest appetite.
He sighed deeply and said to Xie Gong: "Thank you, Shangshu, our army's camp has insufficient food and grass. I hope... Xie Shangshu can temporarily lend our army some food."
Xie Gong took a sip of wine and asked with a smile: "General Liu, I wonder how many days your department will have enough food?"
Liu Zhi pondered for a moment and said with a wry smile: "To be honest, it's only enough for half a month."
Hearing this, Xie Gong raised his eyebrows and looked at Liu Zhi intently. After a while, he suddenly burst into laughter and said, "Half a month is enough! In half a month, our two armies are enough to break through."
Handan!"
Liu Zhi swallowed his saliva and quickly changed his words: "I...I just exaggerated. Our army's food and grass are less than what we need for ten days."
"It's less than ten days, so if you save one province, it will be enough for ten days."
Liu Zhi frowned secretly and said, "Actually, it's less than five days."
Xie Gong shook his head and said with a smile: "It seems that General Liu still didn't tell me the truth!"
Liu Zhi was heartbroken and said bluntly: "In fact, the food and grass in the army are not even enough for today's needs! I hope Xie Shangshu can help to solve our army's urgent need!"
Xie Gong also didn't expect that Liu Xiujun's food had been completely used up, and he didn't even have enough military rations to last for a day.
He was stunned for a moment and said helplessly: "General Liu doesn't know anything. Our army is almost running out of food and grass, and we are waiting for food to be delivered from the rear."
Liu Zhi squinted his eyes. He lowered his head and looked at the food and wine in front of him. How could this be called exhaustion of food and grass?
He said anxiously: "Xie Shangshu, now you and I are in Handan, facing a powerful enemy. We are one family, and we are in trouble. Do Xie Shangshu really want to stand by and watch?"
Xie Gong smiled bitterly and said: "General Liu, it's not that I don't want to help, it's just that I am too willing to help but not strong enough! You can't let me send all the rations of the soldiers under my command to your department and let the soldiers under my command starve, right?"
Liu Zhi couldn't help it anymore, he stood up suddenly, glared at Xie Gong, and said in a deep voice: "So, Xie Shangshu insists on standing aside and watching?"
Xie sighed and said, "Our army is really short of food and grass!"
Liu Zhi's face turned pale with anger. He raised his finger and pointed at the dishes in front of him. He looked at Xie Gong again. The implication was that your food and grass were not enough?
Xie Gong said helplessly: "If it weren't for entertaining General Liu, I wouldn't have had such a sumptuous meal in the military camp for a long time..."
Before he finished speaking, Liu Zhi kicked over the small square table in front of him, and the dishes on the table were scattered all over the floor. Upon seeing this, all the generals under Xie Gong's command stood up, each holding a sword in his hand.
, glared at Liu Zhi.
Liu Zhi ignored the people around him, looked at Xie Gong with cold eyes, nodded, and said: "I, Liu Zhi, have written down my thanks to Shangshu for today's kindness. If I have the chance, I, Liu Zhi, will repay Xie Gong twice as much!"
After finishing speaking, Liu Zhi strode out in a hurry. Liu Zhi was born in a large Julu family, and had never experienced such cowardice. Looking at Xie Gong's hypocritical and pretentious look, he felt sick to his stomach.
With such rudeness in front of Shangshu Ling, Xie Gong's generals would not let him go. People got up and left the table one after another, standing at the entrance of the tent, blocking Liu Zhi's way.
Liu Zhi's eyes were dark and he asked with a sneer: "Want to kill me, Liu Zhi? Try it!" xdw8
As he spoke, his eyes scanned everyone's faces one by one.
Everyone present was frightened by Liu Zhi's sharp and cold gaze. Xie Gongan sat on the collapse and said slowly: "Since General Liu is eager to return to the camp and resume his duties, generals, please send General Liu off for me!"
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse! Although Liu Xiujun has no food, he still has an army of 100,000. If he really kills Liu Zhi at this time, it will not end well. Otherwise, Liu Xiu will have to lead his troops to attack, and the gain will not be worth the loss.
Hearing Xie Gong's words, all the generals dropped their hands holding the hilts of their swords, opened the entrance to the camp tent, and waved their hands with a smile on their face and said: "General Liu, please!"
Liu Zhi turned around and glanced at Xie Gong coldly, snorted and walked out.
Returning to his camp, Liu Zhi told Liu Xiu and the generals the story of his trip.
After hearing what he said, Wu Han was furious. He stood up in a hurry, raised his hands to Liu Xiu and said, "My lord, since it is unkind to thank you, don't blame us for being unjust! If he doesn't lend him food, we will go and grab it."
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"Yes! Lord! Let's go to Xie Gongjun's camp to grab food!"
"Lord..."
This time, most of the generals sided with Wu Han and supported their suggestion of going to Xie Gongjun to grab grain.
Liu Xiu asked expressionlessly: "Let's go and fight Xie Gongjun until both sides suffer, so that Wang Lang can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight and enjoy the victory?"
His words made everyone present speechless. Deng Yu glanced at Liu Xiu, his mind changed, and he showed an expression of indignation and said: "It's too much to bully others. Thanking you for bowing is really too much!"
Zhu gritted his teeth and said: "My lord, I have told you before that Liu Xuan has evil thoughts and cannot be trusted. If I continue to be loyal to Liu Xuan, I will be killed by him sooner or later. Why don't you just take all of us with you?"
Go against it!"
In the past, not everyone among the officials under Liu Xiu wanted Liu Xiu to ascend to the throne. Some people still had illusions about Liu Xuan.
But what happened this time made those civil servants and military generals who had illusions about Liu Xuan completely despair.
We are fighting for you and helping you put down the rebellion, but when we need help the most, you stand aside and add insult to injury. Why should we help you fight? Why should we fight the enemy for you?
"Lord, rebel!" In the Chinese army tent, whether they were generals or civil servants, they all said in unison.
Liu Xiu frowned, his face darkened, and he scolded: "No one can say such rebellious and unjust words. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy!"
People's anger was suppressed by Liu Xiu. But it was only suppressed, not extinguished. The more suppressed it was, the stronger the explosive force would be when it exploded. This was also what Liu Xiu wanted most.
It is impossible to say that Liu Xiu had no enterprising spirit at this time. When he first rebelled, Liu Xiu did not think about proclaiming himself emperor. He only wanted to assist his elder brother.
After the death of his eldest brother, Liu Xiu had no intention of becoming emperor, and he did not have the external conditions. When he arrived in Hebei, the mountain pressing on his head finally disappeared. Liu Xiu had the feeling that the sky is high and birds can fly, and the sea is broad and fish can leap.
a feeling of.
At this time, Liu Xiu had no intention of proclaiming himself emperor. But with the surrender of Zhongshan, Shanggu, and Yuyang counties, especially after the successful marriage of Liu Xiu and Liu Yang, Liu Xiu's ambitions began to really expand rapidly.
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It's just that he can't say the words of proclaiming emperor himself, he has to let the soldiers under his command help him say it. He can't do the thing of proclaiming emperor himself, he has to let the soldiers under his command force him to do it.
Liu Xiu was a person who was thorough in his work and thoughtful in everything he thought. He wanted both real and imaginary things. He wanted both the supreme throne and a good reputation for benevolence, righteousness and idleness.
In the whole world, I am afraid there is no one with greater ambition than Liu Xiu.
The next day, Liu Xiujun was completely out of food. All the soldiers in the army were nestled in their tents, either lying or sitting. They were all listless and dejected. At the same time, their hatred for Xie Gong and even Liu Xuan became more and more intense.
Bypassing Julu City and risking a supply cutoff, this order was given by Liu Xiu. Now that the entire army is out of food, Liu Xiu will naturally bear full responsibility.
But the current situation is that the friendly forces close at hand clearly have enough food and grass, but they refuse to give us a grain of food. Naturally, the focus of people's resentment is concentrated on Xie Gong.
Qin Zi still underestimated Liu Xiu. She thought she had successfully plotted against Liu Xiu, but she never thought that Liu Xiu was using the plot to plot against her, her husband Xie Gong, and even the people behind Xie Gong.
