Lu Dynasty

Chapter 587 Extortion
Liu Bei accepted Liu Xie's will, and Man Chong immediately breathed a sigh of relief.Although Liu Bei's strength is not very strong, our army is in danger, and any force may become the last straw that overwhelms the camel!Seeing that Liu Bei agreed to send troops, all the generals under Liu Bei's command were gearing up and eager to try. The most excited one was Samoko.Since Liu Bei came to Jingzhou, Shamoke has not gone through several battles.The only big battle was the last battle with Zhao Yun in Wancheng. Unfortunately, there were not only Zhao Yun last time, but also Tai Shici, Zhang Fei and others. Sha Moke and Wei Yan were beaten very aggrieved!In the past few years, Sha Moke and Wei Yan have been practicing martial arts diligently. They want to surpass Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun. If Liu Bei is not always controlled by Liu Biao, they would have gone to Wancheng to find Zhao Yun and others to compete!

Counselors think a lot more than generals!You must know that fighting is not only about killing enemies, killing people, and besieging cities, but also considering many things.Regardless of money, food, weapons, morale, etc., they must be taken into consideration. How to deal with the military exploits of the soldiers and the territories they have won, how to ensure that the territories won are not occupied by others, and how to ensure that they are not occupied by others if they lose. By the way, you know, it's the extremely cunning Cao who asked them to cooperate this time.Sha Moke and Wei Yan have no brains, while Jian Yong, Sun Gan, and Yi Ji are not just for nothing. Although Jian Yong and others may not be able to solve Liu Bei's troubles, it doesn't mean they can't see the problem!

Everyone knows that Liu Bei is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, and Yiji can also understand Liu Bei.As Liu Bei's confidant, Yi Ji understood that Liu Bei had to agree to send troops, but in fact, Liu Bei was not willing to send troops.As a counselor, one must not only be able to guess what the Lord is thinking, but also be able to help the Lord share his worries.Since Liu Bei can't delay, only counselors can help him delay.Yiji stood up and said, "Mr. Xuande, if our army wants to go to war, we must wait until after the autumn harvest! Now that the food has just been planted, our army has no rations at all. It will not take a day or two to deal with Lu Feng. We At least one to two years of military rations must be prepared to ensure that they will not be taken advantage of by Lu Feng. But now, if there is no war, our military rations can still last until the autumn harvest. If there is a war, our military rations will not be enough!" Yi Ji said It made Liu Bei secretly happy. Liu Bei was very happy that he could get Yiji, but Shamoke, who was determined to fight, was not happy.

Sha Moke wanted to fight, Liu Bei already knew that when Yi Ji was speaking, Liu Bei had already given Wei Yan a wink, and when Sha Moke wanted to stand up against Yi Ji, Wei Yan's hand was already on his shoulder!Sha Moke looked at Wei Yan, Wei Yan glanced at him and shook his head without saying anything. For so many years, brothers Liu Bei, Wei Yan, and Sha Moke have already been connected with each other. They can understand each other's meaning with a glance and a gesture. .The aggrieved Shamoke picked up the wine cup on the table and took a sip without saying a word!

Man Chong could see that Sha Moke was very dissatisfied with Yi Ji's words, but Sha Moke did not stand up to object, and Man Chong knew that Liu Bei did not want to send troops.Man Chong didn't know Yiji, so he asked with a smile: "This gentleman invited me, can I ask Mr. Gao's name?"

"I'm just a staff member of Duke Xuande's subordinates. I will manage the money, food, weapons and other matters under the command of the lord. You can listen to me if you have a low name and insult me, so don't mention it!" Yi Ji was very humble, but the more modest he was, the more he loved him. He became more afraid.As for counselors, they are not like military generals, who may be more irritable and more powerful, but counselors are quieter, more stable, and more capable.Just like Guo Jia and Jia Xu, they rarely speak, but every word hits the nail on the head!

Man Chong saw that Yiji was unwilling to introduce himself, so he looked at Liu Bei. Liu Bei could never learn from Yiji, so Liu Bei smiled and said: "This gentleman's name is Yiji, and his name is Jibo. He was originally Brother Jingsheng's staff, Brother Jingsheng After his death, he came to my subordinates unwilling to follow Cai Mao, and now he helps me manage money and food. However, Bo Ning should know that Brother Jing Sheng died at the hands of Cai Mao, so he has no contact with Cai Mao. The people here are not angry, and I hope Bo Ning will forgive me!"

Man Chong nodded with a smile, he could only forgive, but he had no choice but to bow his head under the low eaves!But Man Chong will never allow anyone to destroy his mission, Man Chong smiled and said: "It turns out to be Mr. Yi Jiyi who has been famous for a long time! You must know that what we are going to fight now is Lu Feng, Lu Baxian, the traitor of the big man! My lord Knowing that you are not Lu Feng's opponent, but you still insist on it, your lord is the uncle of the great Han emperor, and now you want him to protect the great Han's country, so you are not willing?"

"How can you be unwilling?" Yiji laughed and said: "It is my duty as a Han Chinese to protect my family and the country. For the sake of the great Han country, even if I die, my lord will not hesitate, but the soldiers under my lord's command are not as good as my lord's. As the saying goes: The emperor does not send hungry soldiers. My lord is just an uncle and has no food. How can there be soldiers to fight for him? I wonder if Mr. Man agrees?" Yi Ji is best known for his eloquence. He grabbed Liu Bei There is no military rations and Liu Bei is not allowed to send troops. Not only is it justified, but Man Chong cannot refute it.

"That is to say, as long as Xuande has food, he can send troops?" Man Chong thought for a while, Liu Bei was only more than ten thousand elite soldiers, even if Cao gave him some food, he would not have much burden.In fact, Yi Ji didn't want to stop Liu Bei from sending troops, because he knew that Liu Bei could not violate Emperor Xian's order, he just wanted to fight for Liu Bei's greatest interests!As soon as Man Chong said this, Yi Ji knew that his goal had been achieved, so he nodded!Seeing Yi Ji nodding, Man Chong immediately understood what he was thinking. Man Chong smiled and said, "Sir, you are a great talent, why don't you tell me how much grain Xuan Degong needs to send troops?"

Yi Ji twirled his beard and squinted his eyes and said: "My lord has one hundred thousand elite soldiers..." As soon as Yi Ji's words came out, not only Man Chong was dumbfounded, but even Liu Bei was dumbfounded. Little Xinye, where can Liu Beizang be accommodated? One hundred thousand soldiers!However, Yiji's face was very thick, he didn't look at other people's expressions at all, and continued: "At least 5 of the 5 soldiers can go to attack Sili. If we don't want to defend Xinye, we will give up everything for the country. Troops! So as long as Duke Cao gives us 3 people a year’s worth of food, we’ll send troops to the Sili!” Although everyone knows the principle of extorting money and repaying the money on the spot, Yiji is clearly the lion!Liu Bei's troops that can fight will definitely not exceed 5. Even if Xinye's soldiers and Jiangxia Liu Qi's troops are added, there are not [-] troops. Cao would not agree either!
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