Chapter 806: It’s not easy to be the alliance leader
No prince can supply the rations for the 550,000-strong army alone. All the princes must work together to supply it.
As for the supply method, this is worthy of study.
This time, the members of the princes mainly came from the ten states of Bing, You, Qing, Ji, Yan, Yu, Xu, Yang, Jing, and Yi, but those who could transport grain and grass to Jujube were only the nearest states.
The five states of Bing, You, Qing, Yang, and Yi are too far away from Jujube, and transporting grain and grass over long distances is simply not worth the gain. Therefore, the important task of supplying food can only rest on the five states of Hebei, Yan, Yu, Xu, and Jing.
If the arrangement is based on distance, it will indeed be beneficial to the princes of the five states who are far away, but the princes of the five states who are close will not do it.
We are all members of the alliance, why are we the only ones allowed to go out?
If the quantity is small, forget it, but this is not a small number!
The princes who are far away are unwilling to provide food, and the princes who are close are unwilling to provide food to those who are far away. The alliance is also divided into two factions based on distance. Both sides are unwilling to give in any interests. Qin Hao held six princes meetings in a row but still nothing.
can be adjusted successfully.
At the seventh military ration adjustment meeting.
Qin Hao's tiger eyes wandered back and forth on the various princes, and finally he slapped the table angrily and said in a deep voice: "We have been fighting for so long, but we can't come up with a reason. It is urgent to attack Dong Daye. In this case, it is up to me as the leader of the alliance.
Let’s make a decision.”
"Okay, it's time to come to an end. You, the leader of the alliance, will make the decision."
Liu Yu gently stroked his long beard and said expressionlessly that he was willing to bear the army rations, but the other princes in Youzhou were not willing, which made Liu Yu very angry.
After Liu Yu spoke in support of Qin Hao, other princes also responded one after another, which shows that Qin Hao's prestige is still quite high.
Seeing this, Qin Hao nodded and said calmly: "It is indeed unfair to the nearby princes to provide food according to the distance, but it is really inconvenient to transport food over long distances. In this case, why not provide food from nearby and borrow food from far away?"
grain."
"Give food from a nearby place and borrow food from a distance?"
Cao Cao frowned slightly, raised his hands and asked: "May I ask the leader, what kind of offering method is it? And what kind of borrowing method is it?"
"All princes will bear the responsibility of military rations together, and those who are close will be given priority, while those who are far away will repay the grain and grass to the princes in nearby areas after the war."
This is the only way Qin Hao and his military advisers came up with to prevent the alliance from splitting. In fact, it is equivalent to the princes paying their own dues. They just have to return the grain and grass to their neighbors after the war.
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After the princes who were far away pondered for a while, they found that this was the only way to do it. After all, after these days of quarrels, they also saw that it was impossible for the princes who were close to help them share food and grass without any reason, so it was better to go alone.
Come out.
"That's a good idea."
Liu Bei stood up at this time and said with a smile: "It's not that we princes who are far away cannot afford to transport food and grass, it's just that we are too far away and the gain of transporting food is not worth the loss.
After the war, the military rations consumed by each of them will be returned to the princes in the area where the food was provided. This way the losses will be much smaller. I think this idea will work."
After Liu Bei took the lead in supporting it, others who thought it was feasible also stood up and applauded. Some of those who were unwilling to provide food were really speechless. After all, to oppose it at this time would be to split the alliance.
Seeing that no one objected, Qin Hao nodded with satisfaction and continued: "The four prefectures of Ji, Xu, Jing, and Yang are the four prefectures with the highest output in the Han Dynasty. They should be responsible for the main food supply for this great cause of defying Dong, but Yangzhou is far away.
The Central Plains is too far away..."
Everyone nodded unconsciously. After all, what Qin Hao said was true, but only Liu Xiu frowned.
"What exactly does Qin Hao want to do? Does he want to sacrifice our interests in Jingzhou to maintain the stability of the alliance?
But Jingzhou has just experienced a great war, and its vitality has not yet recovered. Wouldn't it be uncomfortable for him to do this?"
Liu Xiu was a little confused about Qin Hao's purpose, and while Liu Xiu was deep in thought, Qin Hao continued to speak: "I, Jingzhou, have just experienced a war, and my strength has not yet recovered. It is indeed beyond my ability to provide a large amount of food and grass.
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As he spoke, Qin Hao glanced at Liu Xiu, and the eyes of the other princes also focused on Liu Xiu. After all, he was the initiator of that war.
Liu Xiu accepted everyone's attention calmly, but he was still a little annoyed in his heart. He guessed that Qin Hao would not give up targeting him, and sure enough he came anyway, and he was also thinking quickly about how to deal with it.
Just when Liu Xiu thought that Qin Hao was about to attack again, Qin Hao changed his tone and said: "But compared with challenging Dong Daye, this difficulty is nothing. Even if you are trying to sell iron, you have to grit your teeth and get through it."
"The leader said well..." All the princes shouted in unison.
"Let's do this, Jingzhou will bear the food and grass of Jingzhou and Yizhou;
Xuzhou came to bear the grain and grass supplies of Qingzhou and Xuzhou;
Jizhou came to bear the grain and grass of the three states of Ji, and You;
The two prefectures of Yan and Henan came to bear the food and grass supplies of the princes of the three prefectures of Yan, Henan, and Yang;
The princes of Liangzhou are guests from afar, and their food and herbs are provided by the alliance leader;
I wonder if anyone has any opinions on this arrangement?"
All the princes looked at me and I looked at you, but no one raised any objection. Instead, they all clasped their fists and shouted: "The leader of the alliance is wise."
Can you object? Qin Hao has already considered everything for them, and there is no excuse at all. If they don't provide food, it will split the alliance.
The 550,000 grain and fodder for the Dong Alliance Army was eventually supplied by the five states of Jing, Xu, Yan, Yu, and Hebei, while the remaining five states needed to be repaid after the war. This was already the most perfect solution.
Seeing that the food and grass hurdle had been passed, Qin Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was not easy to be the leader of the alliance. He was mighty and mighty, but there were too many troubles.
Li Shimin only had to deal with one Yang Jian, but Qin Hao had to deal with all the princes in the world, and the difficulty was obviously not at the same level.
Qin Hao understood that in the original history, when Yuan Shao was the leader of the alliance against Dong, the princes dispersed but did not stop him.
Who can bear to have to fight with these old foxes every day in a battle of wits and courage?
Qin Hao was really fed up with the hypocrisy of these princes, but before he captured Luoyang, he still had to compromise with these people.
"Report...to the alliance leader, according to intelligence, Li Shimin has led 40,000 Xiliang cavalry to Hulao Pass. The current strength of the Liang army at Hulao Pass has reached 100,000."
As soon as this news came out, some princes were slightly panicked.
As we all know, Hulao Pass is a natural chasm, and now there are 100,000 Xiliang tigers and wolves guarding it. How many casualties will there be in this attack?
"What are you panicking about?"
Qin Hao's eyes widened when he saw this, and he shouted angrily: "Our allied army of 550,000 is here, and its strength is five times greater than that of Liang's army. How can such an advantage be offset by a dangerous pass?"
Qin Hao looked at those princes and said coldly: "Hulao Pass has been destroyed twice, and I don't mind destroying it a third time."