Chapter 550

In late May, the army led by Zhang Xiu returned to Chang'an. The army stationed in the city barracks down, Zhang Xiu straight back to Taiwei house. He first placed Zhen MI and introduced him to Huang Yueying and Cao Jie.

After that, Zhang Xiu ordered to summon the assistant officials of Taiwei's residence, such as the six ministers, and the generals of Huang Zhong, Gan Ning, Zhao Yun, to discuss the war in Chencang county.

As Pang Tong infers.

When the news of Zhang Xiu's victory came back, Zhang Lu, who was attacking Chencang, directly withdrew and returned to Hanzhong.

Even Han Sui and Ma Chao would retreat directly. Not to mention, even if Han Sui once cheated Ma Chao, Ma Chao's strength was limited, so Ma Chao had to unite with Han Sui to attack Zhang Xiu.

But they all know that Zhang Xiu is stronger now.

Much stronger than before.

Under this premise, as long as Zhang Xiu withdraws, they are not Zhang Xiu's opponents, so they withdraw decisively. After hearing the war situation in Guanyu Chencang County, Zhang Xiu learned that she was attacked this time, but there was no chaos.

Zhang Xiu said in a deep voice: "in today's situation, first, we can easily go south and annex Jingzhou; second, the current rampage of Han Sui and Ma Chao in Liangzhou has become a hidden danger. Do you want to attack immediately. What's your opinion on these two matters? "

Li Ru said: "Lord, I think that under the current situation, we should solve Han Sui and Ma Chao first. Take these two people, the rear can be stable. "

Liu Ba shook his head and said, "Lord, I'm against it."

Zhang xiudao: "why?"

Liu Ba, the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, said: "my Lord has been fighting for years. He has consumed a lot of food and money."

"Money is not bad."

"After all, there is Xuan paper, and the Pang family and Huang family also give their full support. Even the Pang family and Huang family have tried their best to distribute the profits to the Lord to meet the needs of the army."

"But food is hard."

"Even if the Lord seized 200000 stone grains when he fought with Yuan Shao a few days ago. But it's not much food for the Lord's army today. "

"Under the command of the whole Lord, we can't be self-sufficient in our own food."

Liu BA's eyes twinkled and said, "because most of the grain has to be bought from Jingzhou. Even if today's food can support a year and a half, the Lord needs more and more food and money. "

"We must prepare for a rainy day!"

"Otherwise, the situation of food shortage will lead to unimaginable consequences."

"After all, there is very little food and money that the counties can turn in for the time being. Under such a premise, if Jingzhou is won, the Lord will have a granary, and he will not be short of food, and he will not have to worry about insufficient food and grass. "

Liu Ba solemnly said: "the Lord's people are waiting for a lot of waste, but money can flow. The problem is that in troubled times, money may not be able to buy food. This is the most difficult problem. So I think that we should take Jingzhou first and solve the food crisis. "

When Zhang Xiu heard this, she frowned.

Food is a big problem. If the food crisis cannot be solved, Zhang Xiu's expansion will be stopped.

Before that, Zhang Xiu didn't care about food, because from the beginning, with the support of Pang family, Cai family, Kuai family and other big families, Zhang Xiu continued to expand and became stronger and stronger.

Today, Liu Bayi mentioned that Zhang Xiucai had come back to her senses.

It turned out that there was a shortage of food.

Zhang Xiu said in a deep voice: "I knew that earlier. When I went on strike with Yuan Shao, I should let yuan shaoduo pay for food. Yuan Shao is sitting in Jizhou, where he has plenty of food and grass. If he is asked to compensate for 300000 or 400000 stones, he will be able to take it out. "

Xu Shu said: "this is the end of the matter. Regret is of no help. My Lord, I also suggest that we solve the problem of food and grass first and take Jingzhou. The Lord has always been steady, solid foundation, in order to steadily expand. If we take Jingzhou, we will have enough food to prevent instability in the rear. "

The rest of the people spoke.

Some support the capture of Jingzhou first, while others support the capture of Liangzhou first.

There was a lot of discussion.

Zhang Xiu's eyes fell on Jia Xu and said in a deep voice, "Wenhe, what do you think?"

Jia has yet to comment.

He plays an important role under Zhang Xiu.

Jia Xu considered things, and he was the best at seeking good fortune and avoiding bad fortune, and he was the best at weighing the pros and cons. Hearing Zhang Xiu's inquiry, he stroked his beard under his jaw and said slowly, "my Lord, whether we attack Liangzhou first or Jingzhou first, we have no fault in principle."

"It's just two options, one priority."

"There are two problems in this matter."

"First, the grain we have now, including the 200000 shekels of military grain we just seized from Yuan Shao, is sufficient at least this year. In particular, Liu Ba has said that it is enough for a year and a half. All in all, there will be no shortage of food in the next year. "

"Second, Liangzhou is not easy to capture. When you take Liangzhou, it will be easy to attack Jingzhou. After all, the Lord is widely distributed in Jingzhou and supported by all the major families, so he can easily win. ""Third, Liu Biao was promised to go south in the second half of the year. It's only may now, and with the Lord's strength and speed, it will take three or four months at most to win Liangzhou. "

Jia Xu said, "so the humble view is to attack Liangzhou first."

"Of course, the reason why I agree to attack Liangzhou first is not the three reasons just now. The reason is that winning Jingzhou has exposed the power of the Lord. At that time, all the princes in the world will know that the Lord is powerful. If the Lord wants to encircle Ma Chao and others, he will be constrained. "

"Neither Yuan Shao nor Cao Cao will allow the Lord to destroy Ma Chao and others."

"In today's situation, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao have their own constraints. They are busy with their own affairs. After that, because of the previous layout, no matter how Yuan Shao and Cao Cao stopped them, they could not stop them. "

Jia Xu said: "therefore, I suggest you go to Liangzhou first."

When the words came out, there was silence.

Everyone stopped talking. It was quiet.

Jia Xu's reason is quite sufficient, and has made people take it orally. Zhao Yun, Gao Lan, Zhang Yan and others, who are new to Zhang Xiu, look at Jia Xu with great respect.

It's Jia Xu!

After hearing this, Zhang Xiu was very calm and said, "Jia Shangshu has a point. In that case, we sent troops to the west to attack Liangzhou and wipe out Han Sui and Ma Chao."

"Wang Yue!"

Zhang Xiu gave an order.

"I'm in a humble position!"

Wang Yue stood up and gave an answer.

Zhang Xiu said: "immediately mobilize the royal guards to inquire about Liangzhou news. When our army enters Liangzhou, we must get detailed information. "

"Here!"

Wang Yue answers with a fist.

The more confident the royal guards are. Because today's royal guards are not what they used to be.

Zhang Xiu's eyes turned and fell on Zhao Yun. She said in a deep voice, "Zhao Yun!"

"I'm in a humble position!"

Zhao Yun stood up and gave an answer.