Chapter 788: Alliance to Discuss Dong (Part 1)
Chapter 788 Discussing the Dong Alliance (Part 1)
Chapter 786: Discussing the Dong Alliance (Part 1)
Nanyang, Wancheng, military and political meeting.
“My lord, most of the people of the Xun family in Yingchuan have moved to Wancheng, and my subordinates have resettled them according to the highest standards.” Fang Xuanling said with a smile.
“Okay, it’s finally here.”
Qin Hao looked at Xun Yu on the side and said with a smile: "Wen Ruo, one day you and I will go together to invite Duke Ciming (a pseudonym of Xun Shuang) to come to our Nanyang Academy to serve as the honorary principal."
Nanyang Academy currently has only two principals, Cai Yong and Qiao Xuan, and the reputation of both of them combined is not as good as that of Xun Shuang.
Xun Shuang doesn't even need to join Nanyang Academy. Just putting a name under the school can attract a large number of students and scholars to Qin Hao, so at best he should be given the title of principal.
Because Dong Zhuo's persecution of aristocratic families has become more and more serious, more aristocratic families have recently taken refuge with Qin Hao, the most representative of which are the Xun family of Yingchuan and the Mi family of Xuzhou, and Qin Hao also attaches the highest importance to these two families. .
Mi Zhu, the head of the Mi family, under Tao Qian's command, had already arrived in Xuzhou, but he still gave up his promising future and came to join Qin Hao, a small governor.
When Qin Hao found out that Mi Zhu had come to surrender in person, he was deeply shocked by Mi Zhu's courage.
Since everyone thought so highly of him, Qin Hao certainly couldn't be stingy and just made Mi Zhu the Prime Minister of Nanyang County.
The Xun family is one of the top families in the world. Except for Xun Shuang, a great scholar who can't command at all, other heroes of the Xun family have also been reused by Qin Hao, such as Xun Yan, Xun Su and others.
Xun Yu also saw the importance Qin Hao attached to the Xun family, and besides being secretly happy, he was also moved.
"My lord, my uncle is full of praise for Nanyang Academy and has long wanted to go and have a look. Even if you don't invite me, my lord, he will still go." Xun Yu said with a smile.
"How can this be the same? Duke Ciming is a great scholar in the world, and he must be invited by me personally to show his identity. Besides, Duke Bozhe and Gongzu are also invited by me, so we can't treat him differently, right?"
Qin Hao insisted on doing this, and Xun Yu could not refuse, so he could only grant Qin Hao's courtesy and virtuous corporal.
"By the way, my lord, the first batch of 100,000 stones of grain and grass owed by Changsha to our army has been transported to Zhangling via Jiangxia by water. Do you think Han Xuan can be released?"
Qin Hao raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Bringing it here so quickly? It seems that the situation in Jingnan is far more critical than I expected? Forget it, let's let Han Xuan go back first."
The prefects of three of the four counties in Jingnan were all killed in the battle. Now, except for one county in Changsha, the other three counties are in chaos. If Han Xuan does not go back, others will be at an advantage.
"My lord, all new soldiers from the three counties have been recruited. The three generals Yue Fei, Zhang Liao, and Xin Qiji are all urging for equipment, but the inventory in the warehouse is not enough to replace the veterans." Han Feihui reported.
The workshops are now building new equipment. Compared with the old equipment, the new equipment is much better in all aspects, but the manufacturing cycle is also much longer.
Of the 130,000 regular Qin troops, only 80,000 were equipped with new equipment. The remaining 50,000 were still waiting for equipment. Naturally, the 110,000 new troops had to queue up and wait.
Of course, Qin Hao knew the problem Han Fei reported. After thinking for a while, he said in a deep voice: "Let's transport the old equipment that has been replaced to the new army first. The new army's mission is only to train and defend the territory. In the short term, No changes will be made to it, the old equipment will suffice.”
Even the old-fashioned equipment of the Qin Army was much more sophisticated than that of other princes. However, the appetite of the generals of the Qin Army was spoiled by Qin Hao. They were used to eating delicacies from the mountains and the sea, and no one was willing to eat braised vegetables. The prefects of the three counties all wanted new equipment, and Qin Hao had no way to increase the output of the factory. After all, the factory had just expanded its capacity recently, so he could only make do with old equipment.
The new army can only wait after the veterans if they want new equipment, but it is probably impossible to get it within a few years, because when the new army equipment is available, it will mean that all members have to change their equipment.
It can also be seen from this that what Qin Hao lacks most at the moment is time. As long as he is given enough time to allow the 240,000 troops to complete the change of uniforms, Qin Hao will be able to fight against the 500,000 Dong troops alone. Neither will be timid.
However, Dong Zhuo is about to kill the emperor and the alliance to challenge Dong is about to be formed. Qin Hao simply does not have so much time.
“Report…to report to the lord, urgent information from Guanzhong.”
Qin Hao suddenly became energetic and stood up suddenly to take the information. After reading it, he suddenly showed a solemn expression.
This is the information from Jin Yiwei. It not only tells the news that Liu Bian was rescued by Wang Yue, but also tells that Wang Yue and Liu Bian are escaping in the direction of Nanyang.
A glimmer of light flashed in Qin Hao's eyes, and then he shouted: "Immediately send an order to block all the important roads in the four counties. Anyone passing by must be strictly interrogated. In addition, the entire army is ordered to enter a wartime state, and the army can move out at any time."
Liu Ji and other counselors all looked happy, knowing that the big event that had been planned for a long time was finally about to begin.
Qin Hao glanced at the crowd and said in a deep voice, "Where is Xun Yan?"
“My subordinate is here.” Xun Yan stood up and said in a deep voice.
“You are now ordered to serve as an envoy to Yanzhou and Yuzhou. You must persuade Cao Cao to join our army in an alliance to fight against Dong. The other alliance meeting place can be set up in Yanzhou.”
“Nuo.” Xun Yan said solemnly.
If the meeting place of Dongdong Alliance is located in Wancheng, it will be easier for the southern princes to come, but the northern princes will have to travel thousands of miles more.
Yanzhou is located in the Central Plains with good access from north to south, and is close to Sizhou. Hulao Pass can be attacked from east to west, making it the best gathering place for the coalition forces.
If you want to successfully join forces in Yanzhou, you must get the support of Cao Cao. In Xun Yan's view, this task is simply a reward, because the two parties have already communicated with each other before.
Cao Cao's Yanzhou is also bordering Dong Zhuo's power. In addition, Dong Zhuo also occupies the Hulao natural barrier, and his military and financial resources are far superior to Cao Cao's.
With such a powerful and domineering neighbor by his side, it's surprising that Cao Cao could sleep well.
For other princes, the alliance's fight against Dong might be just a trip to join in the fun, but for Cao Cao and Qin Hao, it was a life-and-death battle.
Other princes may row the boat and just brush up their reputation, but only Cao Cao and Qin Hao must go all out, so it is absolutely impossible for Cao Cao to refuse the alliance.
After Xun Yan left, Qin Hao not only began to issue appeals against Dong, but also began to deploy troops.
Qin Hao has a huge appetite this time. He will not stop his troops until he takes over the four counties of Sizhou. The major princes may help Qin Hao to weaken Dong Zhuo in the early stage, but they will never let Qin Hao take such a huge advantage by himself, so he captures Luoyang. After that, it will definitely be up to Qin Hao to fight alone.
(End of this chapter)