Jia Xu and Pang Hui stood side by side, watching Li Jian go away as he was being escorted by cavalry.
As expected, Li Jian, who had returned from the assassination, rejected Wei Guo's good intention to appoint him as an official on the grounds that he was "too young to learn and talented" and refused to accept Jia Xu's financial gifts.
This made Jia Xu a little disappointed.
In his plan, he wanted to use Li Jian's assassination to exaggerate the incompatibility between Hexi and Bashu, and encourage other scholars to join the army to fight against Shu.
However, through the few words of conversation, he still keenly captured some military information.
For example, when Li Jian was released, Zheng Pu did not show up.
For example, the Shu Jiangwei tribe who was originally in the Wuting Nishui River Valley has led the army back to the Fortress of Guanyin.
The follow-up army from Bashu was about to arrive - when Li Jian left, there were countless soldiers outside the Fortress of Manyin City who were building camps in full swing.
The battle to decide the ownership of Liangzhou is about to begin.
"General Governor, the army against Shu is approaching. If not, I will lead the cavalry to Jincheng the next day, right?"
Pang Hui, who didn't like or dislike Li Jian, was the first to look away, waved his hands to keep his followers away, and then asked Jia Xu in a low voice for orders.
Leading the cavalry back to Jincheng is not to guard it.
It is the strategy that Wei Ping and Jia Xu have long decided: to strengthen the walls and clear the country.
Jincheng County, which benefits from the irrigation of the river, is suitable for farming and animal husbandry. The wheat fields this year are not yet mature. If they are not mowed first, they will become food for the enemy when the Han army arrives.
He led the army to mow the grass first. Although it could not be used as army food, it could be used as food for the war horses.
If war horses are not fed with food during war, they will lose weight and lose their fighting strength. Most of the cavalry under the command of Cavalry Governor Pang Hui come from the Qiang and Hu tribes who are lured by them. The Wei State must ensure that the war horses are fed.
As for how the common people in Jincheng County, which has no autumn grains in storage, will survive the winter, Wei Ping will collect all the grain in the city and store it in a centralized manner in accordance with wartime laws, and provide each household with a quota according to their work.
Yes, Li Shu needs help in defending the city.
In this way, you can passively gain the "shared hatred" of the whole city and stimulate the maximum potential of defending the city; you can also monitor the changes of the right and left armpits in the city.
Wei Ping even suggested that Pang Hui leave a few groups of cavalry to hide outside the city.
After the Han army arrived, they waited for an opportunity to pretend to be the Han army, dug up tombs outside the city, and burned the dead bodies, hoping to imitate Tian Shan's plan to guard Jimo in the past and inspire the common people in the city to die.
Anyway, Wei Jun dug graves not once or twice.
Even General Hao Zhao, who died of illness not long ago, once dug up graves and used coffins as offensive tools.
However, this plan was blocked by Yang Fu with stern words.
Even Jia Xu disagreed.
Because Wei Ping was from Jingzhou, there was no need to be afraid of criticism from Liangzhou scholars, but Jia Xu, who was born in Guzang, Wuwei, needed to consider the reputation of his family.
"That's alright, just go ahead."
After thinking for a moment, Jia Xu nodded gently, but did not forget to tell him, "When you are mowing wheat, if the common people in Jincheng are also rushing to harvest it, don't fight with them. The war is coming, and you can't mess with the people's hearts. If you still have it, mow it."
The wheat cannot be exhausted and Ke Wu and others should leave 30,000 stones and bring them back."
Reserve 30,000 stone?
Pang Hui, who had originally planned to take the order and leave, couldn't help but pause.
After hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help but ask, "Do you, the governor, plan to stay with the left side of the southern Xiongnu?"
The three thousand cavalry sent to Xiutuze by Liu Bao, the Zuoxian King of the Southern Xiongnu, were the original Hu Bojuzhi, the leader of the Wei Baosai Huns, who served in the headquarters, as a way to fulfill the old agreement between the two of them to "share wealth and honor".
Therefore, Hu Bo, who had relocated the old, weak and livestock, was busy occupying pastures and building habitats for his tribe, and was not enthusiastic about the upcoming war.
No matter how much Yang Fu and Jia Xu urged to prepare for war, he delayed on the grounds of "first settling the affairs of the tribesmen for the winter so that the soldiers could accompany them without any worries."
All the generals in Hexi complained about this, but they could not accuse or force them.
The soldiers of the Southern Xiongnu who came from Shuofang County in Bingzhou were not under their control.
Therefore, Jia Xu thought of taking the opportunity of war horse food and grass to invite Hu Bo to his post again to discuss sending troops.
If he dares to make excuses again, don't blame Jia Xu for being ruthless - with his position as governor and the prestige of his aunt Jia's family in Wuwei, he can still encourage various powerful families and the Ke Wu tribe to join forces to carve up this outsider.
Got it!
Afterwards, the blame can be laid on the grassland survival laws of the various Qiang and Hu tribes who have disputes over pasture.
Ren Zuoxian Wang Liu Bao knew that there was something fishy, but he couldn't comment on it!
"Um."
Jia Xu, whose thoughts were revealed, did not hide his intentions, "In the current war, no one with different intentions should be allowed to stay. Let's show courtesy first and then fight."
"The warlord is decisive!"
Pang Hui, who understood deeply, praised him heartily.
During the years he was stationed in Jincheng, he had a very harmonious relationship with Ke Wu.
Recently, I have often heard Ke Wu complaining, claiming that after moving the tribe to Xiutuze, small-scale conflicts often broke out with Hu Bo Juzi's staff.
In this regard, Pang Hui was naturally inclined to Ke Wu.
Without him, the most loyal cavalry under his command came from the Kewu tribe, which had a deadly feud with the Han army.
However, he still did not leave, and asked again, "What do you think the governor should do with the Xianbei Tuoba tribe?"
Compared to the Southern Xiongnu, Tuoba Liwei, who also sent Marshal Dai Hua Langni to lead troops into Yuwei County in the name of aiding the war, went even further.
In other words, Liu Bao accepted the official position granted by the Wei State after all, and needed to take into account the nominal restrictions; but Tuoba Liwei, who was supported by the Wei State in supporting the Xiongnu to contend with, scorned the Wei State's transfer order.
For example, in recent days, Jia Xu sent envoys several times to invite the Tuoba tribe to discuss coordinated operations, but Daihu Alangni turned them down because he did not have Tuoba Liwei's order and did not dare to act without authorization.
The domineering behavior of Xun Sui is vividly demonstrated - Xianbei of the Tuoba tribe cannot be ordered by anyone other than Wei!
At least, the Wei army in Hexi can give orders.
To this end, Jia Xu also invited Yang Fu to co-author a book and send it to Sima Yi in Guanzhong, asking him to supervise Tuoba Liwei.
But Sima Yi's reply is very thought-provoking.
The book says:
"Why are you so angry! If those barbarians fight or don't fight, they are not trapping Wei, but rebelling against Shu!"
With just a few words, the anger in Jia Xu's heart melted away.
Just imagine, when the war is about to start, if Ni Shu knew that Xianbei sent troops to Yuwei County, could he ignore it?
By then, even if the Xianbei Tuoba tribe did not unite with the Wei State, they would still be attacked by the Han army because "there is no room for others to sleep on the couch"!
It also shared the pressure of the Wei army, so why join forces with Ji Ji?
Naturally, Jia Xu did not need to explain the relationship to Pang Hui.
Therefore, when he heard the words, he replied in a calm tone, "Although Bidai Hua Langni is indiscriminate, the royal court set up by Tuoba Liwei, a close neighbor of Yuwei County, if our army plans to do it, we will not do it for fear of causing unintended consequences."
Got it."
"promise!"
Pang Hui responded loudly, took a step back and saluted, "Overseer, I will go and organize the army."
After saying that, he turned around and strode away.
At the same time, Jiang Wei, who had just led his army back to the Fortress of Guanyin, also galloped out with several retinues.
