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Tazigou.

The weather was hot, and the originally dilapidated village looked even more deserted.

Although there were no people in sight, there was a lot of noise and people everywhere.

It was the bored Japanese pirate soldiers enjoying themselves in misery.

They gathered in groups in the shade, rubbing their growling bellies one by one, bragging and spanking with open minds, and from time to time they laughed or complained.

"General," Kamikawa couldn't help but complain in a low voice, "They are so unsightly."

There were Xingluo Cavalry who appeared from time to time in front of them, and there were even more elusive Xingluo Scouts on the mountain behind. It was just that these people were not prepared for battle, and they gathered together to fight and muddle along.

What a system!

"Forget it." Matsushita Yang shook his head and sighed, "These are extraordinary times. Xingluo is full of tricks, and the brothers often don't have enough to eat. Everyone is under a lot of pressure. As long as they don't rebel and don't run away, the rest will follow them. Bar."

"Yes!" Shangchuan subconsciously glanced at the dense forest on the mountain behind Tazigou, his expression not very good.

Due to lack of food and clothing, nearly a hundred soldiers were so hungry when they were searching for the Starfall Legion on the mountain a while ago that they finally surrendered to the enemy above for a few sweet potatoes.

When the news came back, it caused an uproar.

If Matsushita Yang hadn't reacted quickly and stopped this unhealthy trend in time, there's no telling how many soldiers would have defected.

"General," Shangchuan couldn't help but speak again, "As the saying goes, the Yellow Emperor has no shortage of hungry soldiers. If the army has no food, it will disperse. The food in our hands is...not much left. How long will it take for the next batch of food to arrive? Transported to?"

Matsushita Yang's face also looked ugly.

He still wants to know the answer to this question.

"It's coming soon." Matsushita Yang pointed to the vast land to the east. "It is said that the sweet potatoes, taro potatoes and other things that were planted earlier are almost mature, and they can be dug up and eaten in a few days."

"At that time, we will have people go back and transport some as soon as possible."

"That's the best." Kamikawa knew it was Huabing as soon as he heard it, but he still couldn't help but swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva.

"General," he said hesitantly after a while: "We have been staying here in Tazigou for a while, but we have never seen the Starfall Legion's grain trucks coming and going, but they don't seem to have food problems..."

Speaking of this, Kamikawa's eyes dodge in response to the general's probing eyes.

"The brothers below are all spreading the news...all are spreading the news..."

"What's the message?" Matsushita Yang couldn't help but raise his voice.

Shangchuan was startled, and his mouth immediately became smooth.

"Brothers are all spreading rumors that General Jiutang has poor eyesight and always misjudges the situation on the battlefield..."

For example, in the original naval battle, Kudo Naoto bypassed Ukawa Taishi and directly commanded the navy to fight. As a result, a large number of fleets were directly sent to the bottom of the sea by the East China Sea barrier;
Another example is the South Bank Fire. Kudo Naoto repeatedly misjudged the number of enemies. Those brothers sent to put out the fire were often killed before they even got halfway;
Another example is now.

At the beginning, Naoto Jiudang kept saying that he had discovered the logistics and food route of the Starfall Army. As long as the Tazi ditch was blocked, the enemy would sooner or later run out of ammunition and food. In the end, either the entire army would be annihilated or they would run out of the east bank battlefield in disgrace.

As a result, 3 of them went to Tazigou to guard the area for so many days. Except for some elusive Xingluo scouts, not even a mouse could be seen, let alone grain trucks.

"The brothers are all muttering. They say that with the abilities that General Jiutang has shown in the past two years, he is not worthy of being the general of the Western Expedition..."

Matsushita Yang's face changed drastically, and he couldn't help but yelled angrily, "Damn it!"

"The Jiutang family has a long history of being loyal to the emperor and patriotic. Both the general's parents are well-known, and they can be said to have good blood. He has been famous for being smart since he was a child. When he grew up, he studied abroad and learned skills hard. He is well-informed and rich. He has the world in his hands and the sun and the moon in his mind. Because of this, In this way, His Majesty the Emperor specifically granted him the post of General of the Conquest of the West."

"How can a character like the reincarnation of Amaterasu be made up by some unknown bastard?"

"Yes, yes." Kamikawa lowered his head deeply, but there was still some dissatisfaction between his brows and eyes.

Matsushita Yang glared at this subordinate angrily, couldn't help turning his head, and looked absently towards the eastern sky.

"Shangchuan, you and I know the current conditions of the empire. Not only are we short of men, ships, food, and weapons, but we have no way to retreat. In such difficult situations, the general is not easy to live with. Every decision he makes has consequences. Difficult, even if the last option is not perfect, it is still the best choice under the current circumstances."

"But..." Kamikawa was still a little unconvinced.

"Come here!" Matsushita Yang didn't even listen to his explanation and raised his voice directly.Crash.

Several personal guards armed with weapons ran over quickly and surrounded Shangchuan.

Matsushita Yang looked at him coldly.

"Under the current situation, we and thousands of other soldiers should unite as one to overcome the difficulties at hand and achieve final victory. What you just said is really nonsense to deceive the people and distract the morale of the army. Its intention is to be punished, and its purpose is even more shameful. .”

"Tell me, who is talking nonsense?"

Kamikawa was shocked and fell to his knees.

"The subordinates deserve death."

But soon, he plucked up the courage to raise his head and looked at Shangfeng with burning eyes.

"General, I forgive you, but these days, my subordinates often visit various battalions and teams under your orders. What I said just now is not the private complaints of my subordinates or a few people, but...but what most brothers think in their hearts."

Matsushita Yang was stunned for a moment, and his heart sank.

Report!
At this moment, a distant call was heard along with the fierce sound of horse hooves.

A messenger who was covered in mud was quickly led to Matsushita Yang.

"General, urgent order from General Kudo."

Matsushita Yangbian took the military order while staring at the horse with twinkling eyes.

He reached out and patted the horse's chest, "What a horse! How many horses are there in the headquarters now?"

The messenger wiped the mud from his face.

"Back to the general, these horses were all snatched from Yuanning Pass. I don't know the exact number, but it should be small, and many of them were seriously injured."

"If Tazigou hadn't been so far away and General Jiutang's order was urgent, I would have been able to get one."

"That's it." Matsushita Yang nodded regretfully.

He wanted the horse if he could.

After all, it is really awkward for a general who leads an army of 3 people to have to run with the soldiers when he is on the road.

But after hearing what the ordering soldier said, Matsushita Yang had no choice but to give up.

After opening the military order and taking a few glances, his expression changed slightly.

"Come here! Give an order to the entire army. Everyone should pack up immediately and set off back to camp in half an hour."

"Yes!" The ordering soldiers responded and scattered in all directions.

"Get up." Matsushita Yang looked at Kamikawa, who was surrounded by weapons. "Because you have been with me for more than ten years, let this slip of the tongue be forgotten. But this is just this one time, and it won't be the same next time. If you do it again, I will be punished." Your head.”

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "Go back and tidy up quickly, and get ready to go back to the base camp."

"Thank you, General." Shangchuan was not surprised.

He stood up with a heavy face, but did not leave.

"General, what happened at the base camp?"

Ugh.

Matsushita Yang didn't hide anything. He let out a long sigh and raised his hand to point north.

"The Yuanning Pass cannot be defended. Wu Siyuan's army is pouring into the east bank plain. The west of the Hun River has been abandoned. We must go back quickly."

If they were surrounded, they, like the crops in the field, would not be able to leave.