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【Chapter 269】 Ge Jiapo, the situation changes

Gejiapo, the Wuwei Army Central Army’s tent.

"Wenhe, has the letter from my uncle been sent?" Li Li saw Jia Xu walking into the tent, immediately put down the book in his hand and asked in harmony.

"See lord. I am here to report this to lord." Jia Xu bowed and then sat down on the left side of the tent at Li Li's instructions.

After sitting down, Jia Xu said calmly: "Five days ago, his subordinates sent a quick horse to Anyi camp under the order of the lord, and then let the quick horses be on the edge of the camp. When General Li Jue summoned the generals to discuss major events, he would hand the letter to General Li Jue. He had just received a detailed letter from Feiying, and the letter had been handed over to General Li Jue. As the lord said in the letter, thousands or tens of thousands of soldiers were left in all passes, and the entire army did not dispatch. Now General Li Jue personally led a 120,000 army to Chang'an day and night. His subordinates estimated that Li Jue's army would arrive at the city of Chang'an by tomorrow evening and attack Chang'an at night."

"Soldiers are very fast, and my uncle's military use is indeed extraordinary!" Li Li smiled and exclaimed, then stood up and walked to Jia Xu to sit down, and asked with a laugh: "The soldiers of the Xu Tau camp came day and night, thousands of miles away, and they came to meet our army in just six days. Did Wenhe arrange their food and accommodation?"

"Hahaha!" Jia Xu said with a smile: "Report to lord, everything is still settled. My subordinates have prepared in advance and set up tents for them. It just so warm today that they don't need to prepare bedding, which saves a lot of trouble. They arrived last night, and my subordinates arranged food and accommodation for them overnight. Now they are still sleeping soundly!"

"That's great. Thank you for your hard work. I feel relieved to have you help me with military affairs. Hahaha!" Li Li said with a big laugh.

Jia Xu said respectfully: "The lord is too rewarded. These are all matters of subordinates. The lord's responsibility lies, how can you neglect it? You can't be praised by the lord. However, General Li Jue's army is about to arrive, and the war is about to begin. I wonder if the lord has any arrangements?"

Li Li smiled and said, "It is certain to send troops. Since I have told my uncle to send 50,000 troops, I must fulfill my promise and send troops to attack Chang'an. Wenhe seems to have other good plans, so it's okay to say it bluntly."

Jia Xu smiled and said, "Lord, but his subordinates have some ideas. The lord just said that he would send 50,000 troops to attack Chang'an with Li Jue's army. The subordinates felt that there was no need to dispatch so many troops. Our army could attack Chang'an at most 20,000 troops, and they would also divide the troops to attack the city with Li Jue's army, so that they could attack the east gate and the south gate, and our army would attack the west gate and the north gate. In addition, our army had a total of 50,000 troops, only 10,000 infantry, and the others were all light cavalry. It was obviously useless to go out to attack the city with all their might. Moreover, the lord did not think about occupying Chang'an, so there was no need to send troops to attack the city with all his might.

The lord does not want to compete with General Li Jue for Chang'an City, but Ji Wu is under our noses. This place must not be spared. More than 90% of the life savings of the Prime Minister Dong and the gold, silver and fines and softness of the Luoyang Palace are hidden in Ji Wu, so his subordinates beg the lord to take Ji Wu. Once Ji Wu is in our hands, it is equivalent to getting the money and grain accumulation of the Eastern Han Dynasty for nearly a hundred years. Within ten years, even if the Xiliang prefectures and counties have no grains, our army will be safe and sound and can further develop and grow. Therefore, Ji Wu is crucial. It must not fall into the hands of other generals!"

"Haha! Wenhe, don't have to hide it. Just say that Qiwu cannot fall into my uncle's hands!" Li Li said with a smile. But he asked seriously: "Wenhe, you said Qiwu cannot fall into my uncle's hands. Are you worried that after he gets Qiwu's money and food, he will turn to fight me? You can say bluntly that there are only you and me here, so there is no need to be a taboo."

Jia Xu pondered for a while, nodded with a serious expression and said, "The lord hits the word, and his subordinates do have this kind of concern. Since the lord let his subordinates speak out, then he will overthrow it once and boldly advise. Before he defected to the lord, he followed General Li Jue for many years and knew his temper and character. General Li Jue was brave and good at fighting, proficient in military tactics, and led troops to fight was definitely one of the few generals in the world. The prime minister of Dong could take control of the world's power, and General Li Jue made great contributions. As for the world, everyone said that the prime minister of Dong could dominate the world with Lu Bu helping him, but the statement that just follows others was not trustworthy.

It is true that General Li Jue is good at fighting, but he is definitely not a wise lord, nor does he have the talent to govern the world and the broad mind of knowing people and a good position. He is suspicious by nature, likes to think about anything by himself, and does not like to discuss with the generals under the tent. Once the situation changes, or he hears some troubles, he will be suspicious and speculating. Even if he is a sworn brother, he will not be able to fully trust him. In view of this, his subordinates would leave General Li Jue's account and entrust Li Ru to take the position of Minister of the Palace to temporarily live in.

Now the lord will attack Chang'an with General Li Jue, and then he will take the initiative to give up Chang'an and hand over the power of the world to General Li Jue. If the lord is willing to hand over the military power and is willing to be a rich man, General Li Jue may not make things difficult for the lord. But if the lord does not hand over the military power, the result will be unimaginable. With his subordinates' understanding of Li Jue, when he completely controls Chang'an City and eliminates the surrounding chaos, he will be free to use troops to the lord, so as to achieve his goal of dominating Xiliang. This is my heartfelt words, so please make a decision."

After Jia Xu said this, Li Li leaned on the chair with a serious expression, pondering and silent. After a long time, he murmured in a low voice: "My uncle followed Dong Xiangguo to fight for half his life, rarely lost his life. After the suffrage with Guo Si, he was invincible and invincible. At that time, my brother Xian and I followed him and fought with the army. After each war, he would return to the camp to talk to our brothers and tell us the story of the war. For seven years, brother Xian and I grew up in our uncle's army.

Then I began to fight with my uncle on the battlefield. Every time in the war, he had to arrange more than a hundred personal soldiers to protect me, for fear that I would be reckless and would die on the battlefield. In the battle of Zhongmu County, I was seriously injured and unconscious for two days and two nights. My uncle kept guarding the sickbed until I woke up. He was so excited that he was full of tears. From that moment on, I made up my mind that I would never let my uncle down in this life and treat him as my father.

Just a year has passed, but now our uncle and nephew are facing such a difficult choice. Things are unpredictable, and fate is what we do!"

After hearing Li Li's words, Jia Xu was quite moved, but his expression became more and more nervous. He was worried that Li Li would be soft-hearted for a while, and took into account his relationship with Li Jie's uncle and nephew, and gave Li Jie the current once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to Li Jie.

That would be a big deal!

Xiliang was poor and there were many refugees in each prefecture and county, and the wars continued, the people were living in poverty and were short of money and food. Now Meiwu is a granary of the heavenly gift, which is enough for five years for the 300,000 army. If it is distributed reasonably and used properly, the money and food in Meiwu are enough for seven or eight years. As long as Xiliang can be pacified as soon as possible, people can recover their livelihoods in three years, and the people can eat enough, and even have some surplus grain. Five years later, the prefectures and counties in Xiliang will be enough to supply the food and grass needed by the 200,000 to 300,000 troops. By then, the people will have enough food and clothing, and the treasury will be sufficient, so they will naturally be strong and strong. The army can advance eastward to collect the prefectures of Jiyou and the southward to recover Jingxiang. Then the army will attack the Lianghuai, and the world will be just around the corner.

This is Jia Xu's plan for the Wuwei Army in the next five years. However, this blueprint in his heart has never been mentioned to anyone, and even Li Li didn't know the grand plan he built.

However, Li Li is now unwilling to occupy Chang'an, and is also facing the oppression of Li Jue's army, and the situation is worrying. The most important thing is that Li Li himself seems to have been hesitating and never has a word of affirmation.

But Jia Xu didn't believe that Li Li had been trying hard to mobilize 50,000 Wuwei troops to hide in Gejiapo for a month, just to help Li Jue capture Chang'an. Not only did he not believe it, but even Li Xuan did not believe it. The two of them discussed in private that Li Li's recruitment of the army to Chang'an this time was definitely a big move, and he had a great plan. Even if he didn't want Chang'an City in the end and gave it to Li Jue, he would definitely be able to reorganize the Xiliang army and then pacify Xiliang. But this was just his and Li Xuan's subjective conjecture, and he never received a positive positive answer from Li Li.

After pondering for a while, Jia Xu said to Li Li solemnly: "My lord, you and General Li Jue's uncle and nephew are in line with each other, but his subordinates do not agree with his lord's approach. Why did General Li Jue be loyal to the Prime Minister before? It was because the Prime Minister Dong was a strong man of the age and could lead the Western Liang army to achieve great achievements. Now if the lord gives this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to General Li Jue, his subordinates dare to assert that General Li Jue will eventually be unable to accomplish great things, and even cause disasters of killing and extermination. At that time, the lord will not be able to protect himself and will inevitably be implicated. I am afraid that he will not be able to protect himself.

Therefore, the subordinates believe that the lord should give Chang'an to General Li Jue and give the emperor to him, all of which can be done. But these must be obtained first and then handed over to General Li Jue. In this way, the lord will not only be worthy of General Li Jue's upbringing, but also establish a strong prestige in the Xiliang army. General Li Jue will be grateful to the lord later. If the lord can take the opportunity to recruit the Xiliang army, even if it is part of it, then this trip will be worth the best. This is the best strategy! In the future, once Chang'an changes, the lord can once again enter Chang'an, and everything will be natural. The subordinate dares to advise, please think twice."

"Well, just do what you said." Li Li responded listlessly and ordered Jia Xu: "Jia Xu obeys the order. From today on, I will hand over all 50,000 Wuwei troops to you. How to dispatch troops and generals, you can decide on your own! When encountering a difficult thing, you can discuss with Yuanzhong, and there is no need to report to me. Go, I have been feeling cold recently and I still need to rest for a few days. Wen and you can work harder, and everything will be entrusted to you."

After saying that, Li Li didn't wait for Jia Xu to answer, then got up and walked out of the tent and walked straight to the backyard.
Chapter completed!
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