coobybook Chapter 101 I said I would feed them, but I didn’t say they could eat their fill…
Chapter 101 I said I would feed them, but I didn’t say they could eat their fill…
Gu Jingzhi and Nangong Shouyi discussed some details of the handover. Finally, Nangong Shouyi and others returned to Yunzhou with gloomy faces.
Looking at Nangong Shouyi's departing back, Gu Jingzhi sneered.
Do you really think it's over?
When Nangong Shouyi was stationed in the city with a large army, Gu Jingzhi really couldn't do anything to him, but now that there is no food, if he doesn't make Nangong Shouyi pay the price for his previous arrogance, he will not be Gu Jingzhi.
Gu Jingzhi brought the delegation guards back to the camp. As soon as he arrived at the door, he saw Li Sheng standing there waiting for him.
Gu Jingzhi went to meet him and asked with a smile, "When did the general arrive in Yunzhou?"
Li Sheng didn't answer. Instead, he stepped forward and punched Gu Jingzhi in the chest. "Good boy, I really didn't misjudge you. A mere 2,000-man guard actually burned Nangong Shouyi's food supplies. You've already taken the lead in what I haven't been able to accomplish in all the years I've been guarding the north!"
Gu Jingzhi gave a bitter laugh: "General, you are joking. This matter is largely a matter of luck!"
"That's right! There is indeed some luck involved!"
Li Sheng nodded in agreement, then changed the subject: "But for soldiers like us, the result is what matters most! Besides, even if it was a fluke, it was because you calculated that Nangong Shouyi would never have thought you would be so bold!"
"You know a bit about military strategy, kid. How about I tell His Majesty to quit your job as a civilian official and join our army as a military advisor?"
"..."
Gu Jingzhi smiled bitterly and said, "General, please stop joking!"
"Alright alright!"
Li Sheng waved his hand and said somewhat dully, "In the imperial court of Great Xia, there aren't many civil servants I admire, and today you, Gu Jingzhi, have been added to the fold! No matter what, my border troops owe you a favor!"
"???"
Gu Jingzhi asked curiously, "General, where does this idea of human relations come from?"
"Hi!"
Li Sheng smiled and said, "Although His Majesty has appointed you as the chief envoy of the diplomatic mission, retaking the border is, after all, the responsibility of our frontier army. Now that you are coming to the Five Provinces, it will be much easier for me, the border guard!"
Li Sheng said with some emotion.
Gu Jingzhi said silently: "Serving Daxia is the duty of every Daxia citizen. General, there is no need to do this!"
"Haha! You're quite a man of great ambition. Well, I won't say any more. I've already owed you this favor!"
"..."
Gu Jingzhi glanced at him. This General Li was quite a nice guy. Thinking about what they had discussed today, he said, "General, you've come at the right time. I just happen to need your assistance with something!"
"Oh? Then why not enter it into the account first!"
"Okay! Please come in, General!"
Li Sheng nodded, and the two of them came to Gu Jingzhi's tent. Li Sheng took a look and said, "You are a hardworking boy. If it were someone else on this diplomatic mission, they would have been staying at the Yunzhou posthouse long ago!"
"That day will come, but that will be when my Great Xia army is stationed at the border!"
Gu Jingzhi smiled and said, "I'm discussing the handover with Nangong Shouyi outside the city today. I think he will send someone over this afternoon. When that time comes, you, General, must arrange four capable generals to go ahead and take over Lingzhou, Daizhou, Huangzhou, and Xuanzhou!"
"Hmm? Are you worried that Nangong Shouyi will cheat?"
"I'm not worried, but I'm afraid this veteran might be dissatisfied."
Gu Jingzhi said: "Although he lost the first round, the forces at the Beili border are still intact. If there is friction between the armies, I am afraid that the subsequent delivery will not go smoothly, and..."
His eyes flashed, and Li Sheng immediately asked curiously, "Do you have other ideas?"
"Not bad!"
Gu Jingzhi smiled and said, "General, do you like the land of Yuzhou?"
"Yuzhou?"
Li Sheng was shocked, then suddenly realized, "So you asked me to send a group of people to Yuzhou, so you're plotting to take Yuzhou over?"
"exactly!"
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"
Li Sheng shook his head. "Yuzhou is strategically located, and Yuguan is Beili's crucial defense against Daxia. How could Beili possibly give it to us? Besides, Nangong Shouyi doesn't have such authority. This is absolutely impossible!"
"Nangong Shouyi doesn't have that much authority, but someone with authority is on the way!"
Gu Jingzhi smiled and said, "General, you probably don't know that after we burned Beili's food supplies, Beili's Prime Minister Baili took the trouble to bring Zhao Zhongli and his men to Yunzhou City!"
"..."
Li Sheng's mouth twitched. "Even if he can make the decision, he has already given up five states. How can they give up Yuzhou?"
"If he doesn't give up, then his 150,000 troops will starve to death in Yunzhou!"
Gu Jingzhi said harshly, "The struggle between two countries is a matter of both long-term and short-term struggles! Every bit of progress we make today means Beili loses a bit of its foundation. Over time, Beili's luck will be gradually exhausted!"
"..."
Li Sheng opened his mouth and said, "But, aren't we about to form an alliance? If anything goes wrong during this period, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain!"
"That's why we need the general to take over those four states as soon as possible. If we take over those four states, the probability of them compromising will be greater!"
Ok……
Li Sheng looked at Gu Jingzhi strangely. This kid was too mean.
However, if he could really take back the land of Yuzhou, relying on the strategic location of Yuguan, his work as a border army general would be much easier.
Even though there are six more provincial capitals, if the defense line is really arranged according to his original plan, the required number of troops can be reduced by at least one third.
This is the benefit of regaining these six states.
Once these forces were freed, he could begin training a mobile force in preparation for future battles.
After the two discussed the specific details, Gu Jingzhi said, "Of course, there is one more thing I need to trouble you with, General!"
"It's not a big deal, just tell me!"
After talking with Gu Jingzhi several times, he was generally quite impressed with him, especially because he saw a kind of bravery in Gu Jingzhi that was no less than that of their generals.
This is why he favors Gu Jingzhi.
Gu Jingzhi smiled and said, "Nangong Shouyi's army has run out of food, but we have no choice but to trap them for a while. In order to prevent them from harassing the people in the city, I can only trouble the general to supply them with food and fodder for a while!"
"This……"
Li Sheng frowned slightly. "Jingzhi, this matter is quite sensitive. If we're not careful, it could easily lead to misunderstandings at the imperial court. Furthermore, the provision of food for an army of 150,000 is no small matter. We're under considerable pressure!"
"Your Majesty has bestowed upon me the Great Xia Dragon Bird, so naturally I don't have to worry about gossip from the court. As for the food supply..."
Gu Jingzhi had a wicked smile on his face: "We don't have much food, and we can't let them eat too much, right?"
"..."