Chapter 436: Bluffing
The opinions were unified, but the difficulties not only did not decrease, but increased exponentially. This was also the reason why Sun Ce wanted to obtain Guo Jia's support. Without Guo Jia's meticulous planning, this matter could only be talked about on paper.
First of all, if you want to enter and exit Guanzhong, you must consider the Xiliang army, but it is not enough to just consider the Xiliang army. Zhang Yang from Henoi, Yuan Tan from Yanzhou, and Zhang Miao from Chenliu must all be won over. It is best to provide support, and no matter how bad it is, they cannot make trouble behind the scenes.
Secondly, how to solve the problem of food and grass? Tens of thousands of troops travel thousands of miles west, and it takes two months to march alone. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare food and grass for at least three to four months. If possible, it is best to store it for half a year. A soldier will have six liters of rice every day, which will cost more than ten stones in half a year. If he prepares 50,000 people, it will cost 500,000 stones. If the consumption of war horses and transporting livestock is included, a large amount of straw must be prepared.
Finally, even if the surroundings are stabilized and the food and grass are prepared, the army may not be able to achieve the goal. The emperor is not sitting in Chang'an waiting for you to pick you up. Whether he can snatch the emperor from Wang Yun is still a question.
Even Zhang Hong, the pioneer, does not feel that the chance of success is more than half.
But this did not affect their implementation. The four of them sat together and discussed while enjoying the cool air. You said, I thought about the difficulties first, then the solution was solved. After talking for a long time, I finally came up with a plan. Following this plan step by step, even if you can't take back the emperor in the end, you have to achieve phased results. You can't do it in vain.
To sum up in Guo Jia's words, this plan is to use the fox to pretend to be a tiger's power and borrow a chicken to lay eggs. Using the reason to welcome the big chariot back, Zhu Yan persuaded him to accept this plan, and then issued an order in the name of the Taiwei Mansion to lobby various troops and strive to form a unified war with them. This is to use the fox to pretend to be a tiger's power; in the name of raising food and grass from the Western Expedition, Sun Jian ordered Sun Jian to conquer Lujiang, Jiujiang, Zhou Yu to conquer Nanjun, and Jiangxia, and did what Sun Ce should have done this autumn. This is to borrow a chicken to lay eggs.
At this point, no matter whether it can be successful in the end, Sun Ce will not lose. After everything is ready, contact the court and wait for the opportunity to move. If you have the opportunity, send troops. If you don’t have the opportunity, wait for the opportunity to create opportunities.
The big plan has been decided, everyone will return the account and hurry up and make up for the sleep.
The next morning, Sun Ce did not rush to see Zhu Yan, but informed Sun Jian of the latest plan. Seeing that it did not go against Zhu Yan's wishes, and even had the opportunity to save the emperor, and did not affect the interests of the Sun family, Sun Jian felt sorry for it. For this matter, he had been struggling for many days but did not come up with any good solutions, so he could only think of sacrificing his life for justice. As soon as Sun Ce came, he came up with such a subtle plan. As he said, he wanted to talk about cheating people, and he was self-taught and outstanding.
Because the preparation time was long, Sun Jian was responsible for the task of capturing Lujiang and Jiujiang. Sun Ce decided to transfer Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai and Sun Ben to Sun Jian's tent, and settle Chen Deng and Zhou Ang first. After the food and grass were raised, the war in Lujiang and Jiujiang was almost over. It would be not too late to rush back to Luoyang to join the war. It would be enough to leave Wu Jing in Luoyang to be responsible for logistics and assist Sun Ce in handling some battalions.
Sun Jian was very satisfied and agreed.
Sun Ce immediately wrote two letters, one to Jiang Gan, who was staying in Yingchuan, asking him to arrive in Luoyang as soon as possible. There were many missions that he had to complete. At the same time, he ordered Guo Xu and others to go to Luoyang. One letter to Zhou Yu, informed him of the plan, and prepared him. At the same time, he drove He Yong and others out of Nanyang and did a good job in defending Cai Yong and others.
Three days later, Jiang Gan rushed to Luoyang. Sun Ce informed him of the plan, and Jiang Gan rushed to Luoyang without stopping to meet Zhu Jun.
On the day Sun Ce arrived in Luoyang, Zhu Jun knew. He didn't know what Sun Ce was coming, but he was not easy to ask, so he could only wait for Sun Jian in Luoyang. Sun Ce went to see him. He did not come first or second, and he was not happy, and felt that Sun Jian and his son were rude and were vague. If Sun Jian ignored morality and left, he had no choice but to condemn him.
It is true that he is the Grand Marshal, but he is actually very weak. Now, who except the Sun family’s father and son listens to his orders? If Sun Jian ignores him, let alone serving the king, it is a question whether he can defend Luoyang.
Just as Zhu Jun was worried about gains and losses, Jiang Gan came.
In normal times, Zhu Jun would not take Jiang Gan seriously at all, but the situation is different now. Jiang Gan is the envoy of the Sun family father and son. He cannot neglect it, so he will not anger Sun Jian and Sun Ce. However, he did not want to make himself seem too weak, so he summoned his generals and acted like he was discussing matters, and then summoned Jiang Gan to meet.
Jiang Gan was waiting to meet in the front courtyard of the Taiwei Mansion. When he saw the generals wearing helmets and armor, he was in a hurry and couldn't help but smile. The more he tossed, the more calm he was, and he admired the flowers and plants in the courtyard with relish, until Zhu Jun sent someone to invite him to attend the court.
Jiang Gan reached out and broke a gardenia into the crown, put it on his back, and followed the officials from the Taiwei Mansion to the atrium with great swagger.
The courtyard was full of people, and the hall was filled with civil servants and military generals. The hall was full of cold-eyed guards holding halberds, without squinting eyes, and murderous intent. The position of the chief in the hall was empty. Jiang Gan glanced at it, and his hands were put behind him and moved in front of him, arched his chest, came to the steps, and loudly reported.
"The general who fought against rebels was engaged in the work, Jiang Gan of Jiujiang, and met with the Grand Marshal Zhu Gong."
The hall was silent, and no one was talking in the hall, and no one looked at Jiang Gan, as if he didn't exist at all. After a while, a cough was made behind the screen, Zhu Jun walked out from behind with his hands behind his back. Wen Wu, who was like a mud-wound just now, immediately stood up, bowed to Zhu Jun, and shouted in unison.
"Welcome to the Grand Marshal!"
Zhu Jun slightly said, "Who is in the hall?"
The Grand Marshal Wenyun walked to the corridor and shouted loudly: "The Grand Marshal has an order, who is in the hall?"
Jiang Gan signed up again seriously. Wen Yun responded and returned to Zhu Jun. Zhu Jun nodded and let Jiang Gan enter the hall. Jiang Gan came to Zhu Jun and saluted meticulously. When Zhu Jun saw it, he felt very happy. This situation was necessary, otherwise Jiang Gan could be so respectful?
"Jiang Ziyi, General Jiang is in Yuzhou, why did he suddenly send you to Luoyang?" Zhu Jun pretended to be unaware that Sun Ce was in Luoyang. His tone was neither too fast nor too slow, but full of the majesty of a Taiwei.
"The emperor spreads westward, and the court moves far away. The general who is trying to rebel misses the majesty of the court, so I specially sent me to see the Taiwei."
Zhu Jun frowned and shook his head. "I missed the majesty of the court, so I should send someone to Chang'an, why did I come to Luoyang?"
"Since the rebellion of Wang Mang, Chang'an has been burned by the rebellious troops, not the capital. In the year of Emperor Emperor, there is no place for the imperial court to be majestic. Although Luoyang was also burned by the rebellious troops, the imperial court was still majestic."
Zhu Jun immediately lowered his face. Jiang Gan's words were too sinister and there was something in his words. The emperor was in Chang'an and did not have the majesty of the court. Zhu Jun was in Luoyang but the majesty of the court, and he also talked about Wang Mang. Isn't this saying that he wants to learn from Wang Mang?
Wen Yun stood up and shouted, "Jiang Ziyi, be careful of your words, and do not refer to the inappropriate ones. This is the Taiwei Mansion, not the court."
"Is that true?" Jiang Gan put away his smile and snorted: "World and East and West, the people in the countryside came in and out of the world. I was a man from the countryside, and I was very worried and thought that seeing the emperor was just like this when I went to the palace, I didn't expect that I would misunderstand it. Please forgive me."
Chapter completed!