Chapter 1136 King Arrives and Food Arrives

Chapter 1136 King Arrives and Food Arrives

At this time, the scene in the military camp outside the city was still extremely chaotic. Since the demands of the camp soldiers have not received a positive response, many camp soldiers have been unable to resist leaving the camp and wandering around the outside of the camp.

All the governors and generals were now helpless to deal with the commotion in the camp. They had basically given up on maintaining order. They each led a group of confidants to nest in a corner of the camp, guarding the armor, weapons, and staffs in the camp to avoid The soldiers came in, looted and armed themselves, and left the camp to cause chaos.

As night falls, the campers become more and more restless, worried that if they cannot get a result as soon as possible, they may face the risk of being liquidated later. Some people are already ready to take risks.

At this time, a group of armored soldiers galloped out of the city and quickly came towards the camp. Just as the soldiers were in panic and doubt, a sergeant outside the camp shouted loudly: "Soldiers in the camp, don't be alarmed, King Changshan." Because I heard the call of the soldiers for an audience, I came here to appease the general sentiments!"

The soldiers in the camp were already filled with grief and indignation. When they heard that King Changshan had come to see him, they were deeply moved. Many of them even cried with joy. They bowed in the direction of King Changshan's team and said, "Welcome your Majesty, please." The king decides for a certain camp!"

He Baren was unaware of the personnel preparations made by King Changshan in recent days. When he saw that he enjoyed such a high prestige among the soldiers, he was greatly surprised for a moment. Before he could think about it carefully, King Changshan had already galloped into the camp, so he temporarily put away his thoughts and quickly followed him into the camp.

At this time, it was getting dark and the field of vision was greatly restricted. In order to let more sergeants see his arrival, Gao Yan set up a high platform in the largest camp and lit bonfires at the four corners below the high platform. The high platform illuminated every detail, and then he strode onto the high platform and bowed to all sides as a salute. Immediately, cheers and begging sounded again in the camp.

Gao Yan did not say any high-sounding clichés, but directly shouted loudly: "The wishes of the soldiers' hearts are known to themselves! Are you shouting to see me? They are food! Even now, I have not spoken falsely. Excuse me, since I have arrived, food has also arrived! Even if I lose everything, I will not make anyone in the camp hungry! Please return to your camp and wait for a while. I will stay with you from here. If the food does not arrive this night, all troops will be killed. Come and eat me!”

The lower the rank of sergeant, the simpler the appeal and the easier it is to be appeased. Before, the camps were extremely chaotic and uneasy, and it looked like chaos was about to get out of control. However, as Gao Yan took the stage and made sincere statements and guarantees, the resentment and anger that the sergeants of the camps had been squeezing for a long time suddenly dissipated. There was no trace of it, but instead it was full of gratitude.

"Your Majesty is righteous and considerate of his soldiers. How lucky are these soldiers to have such compassion and care from Your Majesty!"

There were endless thanksgivings in the camp. Although they were still hungry, they were finally emotionally comforted, and everyone was no longer as restless as before. So they all followed Changshan King's call and returned to their respective places one after another. In the camp, no more wandering around and making trouble.

Before Gao Yan left the palace, he had already arranged for the palace staff to collect a batch of grain and grass materials and prepare them to be transported to the military camp outside the city. Although Yedu's treasury is empty, it does not mean that the powerful families in the capital also have no material savings.

Especially for top dignitaries like Gao Yan, in addition to their own official salaries and housing estates, they each also own large tracts of land, and they also have a large amount of supplies stored in their homes.

If it is an ordinary season, he would not dare to give away his family's wealth to others, lest he be criticized for using it to show personal favors or to have evil intentions. But now that he is really plotting evil, then naturally there is nothing to worry about. Of course, he can do it by winning people's hearts.

As Gao Yan entered the camp, the grain trucks carrying supplies arranged by his officials were quickly delivered to the camp. As the grain bags were opened, bright white japonica rice and yellow corn appeared in front of them, making people move their index fingers and salivate.

Although compared with the needs of such a large military camp, the food transported by the Changshan Palace is only a drop in the bucket, but it still gives people hope. Seeing that the situation changed immediately after King Changshan entered the camp, the sergeants in each camp couldn't help but excitedly rushed to tell each other, lamenting that King Changshan was truly benevolent and righteous. Although most of the sergeants are still stagnant, they are no longer as irritable as before.

While the sergeants of the various camps were calmly waiting for the arrival of subsequent supplies, Gao Yan also began to summon the commanders of the various camps.

Although he has accumulated a profound influence and strong appeal in the military camp with a series of operations, he still wants to be able to command this army like an arm and a finger and enable it to exert its normal combat effectiveness. It is necessary to rely on the organizational constraints and supervision of the supervisors.

At this time, He Baren's value became apparent. When the situation in the junior high school was normal before, Gao Yan didn't have many opportunities to contact many military figures, so now he can't even recognize all the generals on his own.

However, He Baren had already followed Emperor Shenwu Gao Huan in the early years of his rebellion. It can be said that he watched the Gao family's power develop and grow step by step. He had countless acquaintances in the army, and almost every governor-general could call him Known and well known.

With He Baren introducing each other, Gao Yan also quickly became familiar with these governors, and in the conversation and greetings, they kept conveying the meaning that only by working together and helping each other can they avoid being punished after this incident.

With such a level of consensus reached, they quickly became closer psychologically. In addition, Gao Yan deliberately talked about the quarrel he had with Yang Min in Shangshu Province over the treatment of soldiers, and everyone was sighing. Sighing that Yang Min was too stubborn and domineering, if he had been willing to listen to King Changshan's advice at that time, such a riot would not have occurred.

Just when Gao Yan and the generals were gradually coming to an agreement emotionally and in terms of stance, several other members of the royal palace rode horses outside the camp and came to Gao Yan to report in a low voice, and Gao Yan After hearing this, his face immediately sank, and he said bitterly: "There is such a thing..."

"Excuse me, Your Majesty, what accident happened?"

He Baren soon noticed something strange about Gao Yan, and quickly came closer and asked softly.

Gao Yan said bitterly in a low voice: "I have arranged for King Pengcheng to escort me to the camp after I entered the camp, but I didn't expect that Yang Zunyan noticed it and directly ordered the disciples of Shangshu Province to seal off the library and conduct a thorough investigation. This matter!"

The main culprit for the lack of supplies and hunger among the soldiers in the various camps was King Changshan, whom they were grateful for. Gao Yan teamed up with Sizhou Mu Gao Jun to gradually reduce the supply of soldiers to the various camps. In the end, he directly withheld it and only used old wheat and rotten millet to perfunctory the work. In order to arouse the resentment of the troops, and then use the He came to defuse and appease the people and took this group of people for his own use.

According to the original plan, after Gao Yan entered the camp to appease the soldiers, Gao Jun would arrange for the soldiers to send the grain and grass that had been intercepted and withheld into the camp and distribute it to the soldiers in the camp, in order to win people's hearts.

But they didn't expect that Yang Min was more shrewd than they expected. Although the previous small moves temporarily concealed the opponent, as the soldiers in the camps became noisy and attracted Yang Min's attention to the matter, soon after a search Then they locked the location of the intercepted and hidden materials, and immediately put officers under guard and sealed them off.

If the food and grass cannot be transported, and the soldiers' patience is exhausted due to hunger, is it really possible to let them eat for themselves? Moreover, all the soldiers are hungry now, and it is difficult for them to fight for a long time. It is not the most suitable time to launch.

He Baren immediately frowned after hearing this, and after a brief pause, he said in a deep voice: "The matter has come to this, and we can no longer follow the usual rules. The treasures are sealed, so we will snatch them back first to comfort the hungry soldiers. I'm thirsty. Please give me a team of armored soldiers and go to the treasury to transport supplies!"

Gao Yan nodded after hearing this, and that was all he could do now. When he first entered the camp, he had stated that he would not leave the place unless the food and grass were delivered. Now that a large amount of food and grass was still missing, he could not just slap his ass and leave, so he had no choice but to entrust He Baren.

"The decisive point is not in Yedu, but in Liaoyang. It is not appropriate to make a lot of noise here. Please bear this in mind and go back as soon as possible!"

In order to prevent the news from leaking, Gao Yan did not plan to make a big noise in Yedu so as not to be known by the emperor of Liaoyang. If the emperor knew about the chaos in Yedu and fled to Jinyang, no matter how big the scene was in Yedu, they would probably end up in vain.

Naturally, He Baren was well aware of the pros and cons. After hearing this, he nodded and assured him: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. After taking it, I can lead my troops back and I will never cause any more trouble outside."

After He Baren led a group of troops to leave, Gao Yan was still a little worried. He knew that various unexpected changes would inevitably occur when operating such a big thing, and the most fatal one was that the emperor of Liaoyang must not be allowed to have any chance. Surprised.

So he quickly arranged for government officials to return to the city to contact Hu Luguang, and asked Hu Luguang to arrange a team of people to go to Fukou first, and strictly control the personnel coming and going at Fukou to prevent news from Yedu from leaking to the west of the Taihang Mountains. .