nanming man

Chapter 347
Not long after Gao Yihuan returned to Ruzhou, and the follow-up inventory of the war and the rewards had not yet been implemented, he learned that the food and grass were in short supply. Such a terrible thing made him feel a little depressed.

However, before Gao Yihuan went to Ruzhou for this matter, he already knew that there might be problems with the grain and grass.

Wars cost the most money and food, especially fighting with the Qing army, which is basically a back-and-forth business.

The Qing army is a business without capital, and if you don’t die, you can earn money. For the farming regime in the Central Plains, going to war means losing money. Even if you kill the Qing army in the end, it is still difficult to get anything from them.

During the more than four months of war, the treasury's money and food had long been used up. Later, the gentry, landlords, and private households in various places in southern Henan took out a sum of food, and the Wei army was able to survive until now.

At this time, the food in southern Henan was basically under wartime control. However, the land of the three prefectures is so large, and there is only so much food under control. Military households and civilian households also need food for resettlement of refugees. It is already difficult for Gao Yihuan to find food from the people rations.

At this time in Ruzhou City, Wei Hou's mansion, Gao Yihuan was sitting in the study, writing a letter with a pen.

His handwriting was not very good, but he could still read it.

At this time, Gao Yihuan finished writing with a few strokes, picked it up and looked at it for himself, and was very satisfied, so he blew the letter paper and put it in an envelope, and said to Gao Xinghao who was standing in front of him: "Xinghao, you go home De, give this letter to Liu Heizi, prepare [-] war horses, and ask Liu Heizi to borrow [-] stone grain."

This time Liu Heizi was in Shandong and robbed a lot of food and grass, and he hadn't fought a war in the past two years, so he should have more food in hand.

As far as the relationship between Gao Yihuan and Liu Heizi is concerned, Gao Yihuan can borrow it directly, but money is the most emotional thing, and many blood relatives have turned against each other because of this thing.

Gao Yihuan now has so many horses that he can't afford to support them himself. He originally planned to ask Ma Shiying to exchange some food and grass. Now it is better to give him the black brother and let Liu Heizi strengthen his strength. Both sides will get what they need.

Xing Haohao took the letter, read it carefully, and then realized that it was written in four big characters, "My Brother, My Brother".

"If you practice more, you'll be able to think like me!" Gao Yi smiled happily, then waved his hands and said, "Go and do it quickly. If Liu Heizi agrees, you should inform me immediately."

Gao Xinghao hurriedly bowed his hands to accept the order, and then left.

At this time, outside the study, Gao Chengxun suddenly knocked on the door and came in, "Marshal, Mr. Chen and Mr. Li are here!"

"Let the two gentlemen stay in the living room later, I'll be there right away." Hearing the words, Gao Yihuan immediately stood up and went to the living room.

After subduing Li Yan, Gao Yihuan insisted on sleeping with him for two nights. The two of them talked together and fell asleep on their feet. Gao Yihuan didn't care whether Li Yan wanted to listen or not. , the great era when martial arts surpassed the Tang Dynasty.

Gao Yihuan rummaged and said a lot, the center of which was one sentence, Li Zicheng has always been incompetent, as a postman, he can lose official documents, borrow money and control debts, the essence is that a rascal gains power, Lao Li, you help him I misjudged the person, now you are assisting me with someone, and I promise not to let you down.

When Gao Yihuan walked into the living room, Chen Mingxia and Li Yan were talking. When they saw Gao Yihuan coming in, they hurriedly got up and saluted, "Master!"

Gao Yihuan nodded, "Please sit down, gentlemen."

After the three sat down, Gao Yihuan asked people to serve refreshments, then waved his soldiers back, and then said: "Now that there is a shortage of food in southern Henan, I can send people to General Guide Liu to exchange a batch of food, but for the army However, there are still some deficiencies. Before that, I entrusted Ma Hongshan to go to Huguang to buy grain for me. Now I have bought a lot of grain, which is hidden in Chengtianfu and Dongting Island, but it is difficult to transport it out. This commander is going to send troops to Take it, what do you two think?"

Exchanging food from Liu Heizi can only relieve the urgent need, but it cannot restore and strengthen Gao Yihuan's strength.

Chen Mingxia had known about this for a long time, but Li Yan had just heard about it.

"Since the commander-in-chief is planning to break away from Li Zicheng and make a good relationship with the Ming Dynasty, raising troops at this time may create a situation where there will be enemies on both sides!" Li Yan frowned slightly.

Gao Yihuan nodded slightly, "This is indeed a problem. The Tartars in the north are my commander's sworn enemies. If the south is also my commander's enemy, we will be in a pincer attack, and the situation will be very unfavorable."

Speaking of this, Gao Yihuan changed his voice, "However, the strength of the Qing court is growing rapidly. If I remain the same, the next confrontation will be the time of our demise, so this commander believes that we must seek breakthroughs and increase our strength. "

Li Yan pondered for a while, this is indeed a serious problem. After the Qing court occupied the north, although the killings were heavy, but after all, the place was stabilized. As long as the people resume farming, the Qing army will have a firm foothold.

In this way, the Qing army covered the land of Yan, Zhao, Qi and Wei, and the population and land immediately increased sharply. If the Qing army seized Guanzhong again, it would be easy to pinch Gao Yihuan to death in retrospect.

The power of the Qing army is increasing, and Gao Yihuan is courting death if he does not expand his strength, even if he maintains his current strength.

Originally, Gao Yihuan wanted to strengthen his strength by embracing the thick legs of the Ming Dynasty. If the recruitment was successful, Gao Yihuan would be a Ming Dynasty vassal. If the Qing army wanted to attack him, it would be the Ming Dynasty.

It's just that the Ming Dynasty didn't allow Gao Yihuan to hug him, but instead got close to the Qing army, which made Gao Yihuan's idea of ​​relying on alliances to strengthen his strength come to nothing.

Now that he is trapped in the three mansions, if the attitude of the Ming Dynasty does not change, it will be a dead end when the Qing soldiers come to attack. Therefore, he must take advantage of the truce with the Qing army and the opportunity of the Qing army to turn their attention to Guanzhong to expand their strength.

This was his move against the Ming Dynasty. Given the pissing nature of Nanjing officials, even if they took a breath for a while, once the Qing army went south, they would probably stab him with a knife.

In this way, if he does not move, he may be beaten to death by the Qing army, and if he moves, he may be strangled by the Qing army and the Ming army.

The place of the Fourth World War in Zhongzhou was so embarrassing before it arrived. Gao Yihuan had some strength on the surface, but he could be strangled at any time.

This means that you can die if you move, or you can die if you don't move, but Gao Yihuan's temperament obviously won't sit still and wait for death.

Li Yan was silent for a while. Chen Mingxia had thought about this matter for a long time. In fact, Gao Yihuan had also raised a point before, so he cupped his hands and said, "Commander, I thought we still have to go south, but we can't directly attack, but as the commander said before." In the same way, he went south in the name of seeking comfort and payment. The commander-in-chief begged for comfort, but Nanjing has not decided for a long time, so this is just an excuse."

Li Yan couldn't help being taken aback, "Are you begging for comfort while beating Huguang?"

What kind of scene is this? This is equivalent to the strongman beating up the nursing home of the big family first, robbing the things, and lingering, saying that you are not good at nursing the hospital, and you give me wages, and I will protect you.

Isn't this a rascal?Li Yan had a weird expression on his face, but he knew that Gao Yihuan could do this kind of thing!

Li Yan pondered for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "Commander, Nanjing's policy of uniting the Manchus against the Manchus was not only based on illusions about the Qing court, but also out of fear of the Eastern captives. Because of fear, they did not dare to fight. That's why I fantasize about peaceful coexistence with them. If the commander-in-chief insists on going south, besides playing the banner of begging for appeasement and leaving a little room for maneuver, he must also show his strength and win the hearts of the Huguang Ming army!"

Gao Yihuan nodded, but it was more difficult. The Ming army was not made of mud, and there were tens of thousands of people anyway.

At this moment, Gao Chengxun came in suddenly, "Commander, Deputy Envoy Fang has something to report!"

(End of this chapter)