Water Margin people

"What did you say, how much food and grass are there?"

Gao Lian grabbed Yin Tianci's skirt and asked with a ferocious face.

"Food, the food is almost gone! The county below would have brought food and grass today, but with such heavy rain, it probably won't be able to come."

Yin Tianxi didn't dare to look at Gao Lian's face, and said in a low voice.

These words made the faces of the surrounding people sink again. Compared with the food shortage, the flooding of Gaotang Prefecture was no longer a big deal.

"Sun Lei, this is one chain after another, is this his serial plan?"

Li Cheng said with a sullen face, if it is said that calling for wind and rain is a trick, and water attack is a conspiracy, then this food shortage is a fatal blow, and marching and fighting must not be without food and grass.

Everyone looked at the heavy rain in the sky, the dam being built in the west, and the army in the city who was short of food. This chain of events had already blinded them.

"The two armies have not yet confronted each other. How did this battle go?"

Li Cheng slapped the city wall in front of him angrily and gritted his teeth. In order to support Gaotang Prefecture, they traveled lightly and did not bring much food and grass at all. Zengtou City, Lingzhou, and Kouzhou were similar.

"How can we do without food and grass? How can soldiers have combat power if they can't eat enough? Also, the horses are now in need of fodder, so there must be no shortage of fodder!"

Zeng Tu looked at Gao Lian with a cold face and said, it is summer, and the autumn fat of the war horse has not been pasted up yet, and if there is not enough forage to feed, the combat power will drop sharply.

Zeng Tu held the horse to talk about things, but in fact he was asking for food for his soldiers, otherwise how could he fight without cavalry with only horses.

"My Daming Mansion's army is the regular army, and food and grass are indispensable to form an army formation to kill the enemy."

Suo Chao said, the [-] troops are all from the Daming Mansion, if they are not given enough food and grass, they will not fight.

Gao Lian looked at Zeng Tu, then at Suo Chao, for a moment he didn't know what to say, there was only so much food in the city, and both parties wanted it, so where did he get so much food?
"Don't be impatient, everyone, I will find a way."

Gao Lian could only perfunctory first.

After everyone left, Gao Lian grabbed Yin Tianci.

"Go and call all the big households in the city to the government office."

Gao Lian looked at Yin Tianxi with murderous eyes and said, he can't conjure food and grass out of thin air, so he can only eat the rich. There are many wealthy families in Gaotang Prefecture, and they all have some food in their homes. Gathering together should solve the urgent need.

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Liangshan Barracks.

"As far as food and grass are concerned, the army of more than 4 plus nearly [-] horses will eat up in three or four days!"

Sun Lei laughed and showed everyone the information sent back by Shi Qian. Shi Qian, Mrs. Gu, Sun Xin and others worked together in the city to find out the details of Gaotang Prefecture.

"After the autumn harvest last year, the money and food from all over the country had been transported to Tokyo by transshipment envoys. There was not much food and grass left. After several months of consumption, it had bottomed out. Now it is the time when there is no harvest, and there is not much food and grass anywhere."

Xiao Jiasui said with a smile that the function of the transshipment missions in various places in the Song Dynasty was to transport local money, grain, salt and iron to Tokyo. This approach is in line with the national policy of strong stems and weak branches, but it also makes the local area fragile, and even a small disaster cannot be borne. live.

"Hebei is a major grain-producing area. Tokyo is extremely strict on the money and grain from all parts of Hebei. Gaotang Prefecture only left food and grass for 20 soldiers and horses. Now the number of troops has increased by more than [-] times. It is estimated that there is not enough food and grass for a month. Two or three days to eat."

Xiao Jiasui said with a smile, Gaotang Prefecture has been besieged for several days, and the food and grass outside cannot be transported in, and the food and grass in the city will be consumed at an accelerated rate.

"It's raining heavily now, and the surrounding food and grass will definitely not be able to be transported. When the weather clears up, let's rob them a few more times, and they will faint from hunger."

Sun Lei pointed at Gao Tangzhou and said with a smile.

It took a long time for the heavy rain to gradually decrease, but the clouds in the sky did not seem to be thinning at all. It was still dark, indicating that the heavy rain would continue.

"Come on, let's go to Gaotang Prefecture to meet Gao Lian."

Sun Lei watched the rain gradually stop, got up with a smile and said.

Liangshan's army went all the way to Gaotang Prefecture.

With so many things happening today, the defenders on the city were already exhausted at this time. Seeing the enemy approaching, they were too frightened to hide behind the city wall and dare not show their faces.

"Gao Lian, come out and meet!"

Sun Lei looked at the top of the tower and shouted, Gao Lian and others were in the tower.

"Sun Lei, attack the city if you can!"

Gao Lian walked out of the city tower and roared, he was in a good mood today, the [-] troops marched out of the city, thinking that there would be a big victory, but Sun Lei made his head burnt.

He had just threatened the big households in the city to hand over their grain and grass, and he finally straightened things out a little bit, but immediately some soldiers shouted that the enemy had brought troops.

This made Gao Lian's mood that had just recovered a little bit, and now he looked at Sun Lei who was showing off his power, his teeth were itching, he just wanted Sun Lei to come and attack the city quickly, he wanted to use this city to strangle Sun Lei's soldiers and horses Exhausted.

"Haha, why am I attacking the city? Waiting for the water level to be enough, I will be washed away by the flood, and the entire Gaotang Prefecture will be spared!"

Sun Lei laughed and pointed at the city.

These words made everyone in the city turn pale. Sun Lei's flooding of Gaotang Prefecture was far more vicious than the massacre of the city. Some people could be spared from the massacre of the city, but the flooding really did not leave anyone behind.

"you dare!"

Li Cheng pointed at Sun Lei and shouted angrily. Sun Lei was the most vicious bandit he had ever seen. Usually bandits just loot, but massacring a village is considered heinous, but Sun Lei actually wanted to kill a whole city.

"I am a thief, what am I afraid of!"

Sun Lei said lightly.

"Give you a chance, let Chai Jin go, and I will spare you!"

Sun Lei turned around and said something with a smile.

"Don't even think about it, Chai Jin is a traitor! If you don't retreat, I will kill Chai Jin now!"

Gao Lian suddenly remembered Chai Jin, and immediately threatened.

"Chai Jin is dead, and you have to die too. I think it is worthy of his status to have someone from the whole city buried with him."

Sun Lei was not the one being threatened, he wanted to save Chai Jin, but that was within his power, if not, then it would be possible to help Chai Jin take revenge.

Gao Lian gritted his teeth and dared not speak, killing Chai Jin was easy, but what about his life?When Sun Lei was rushed by the flood, he had no escape.

"Gaozhifu, don't talk to him."

Song Jiang watched Gao Lian fall into the wind and said, continuing to talk would only be more detrimental to them.

Gao Lian took a deep breath and no longer cared about Sun Lei. He is now waiting for the weather to clear up. As soon as the weather clears, he can lead the army out of the city. At that time, he will not care about the flooding of Gaotang Prefecture. He will directly bring [-] troops and horses Go out of the city to kill Sun Lei. As long as Sun Lei is killed, Gaotang Prefecture can do business without him. Anyway, everything is done by bandits.

"Takakama, think about it! It seems to be raining again!"

Sun Lei pointed to the sky, and the cloudy sky began to rain again.

Gao Lian, Li Cheng, Shi Wengong and others looked at the sky, the rain was like a reminder, and when they got up, the soldiers in the city were panicked and demoralized.

Sun Lei smiled and led his troops back in the rain.

"Too arrogant!"

Li Cheng stared viciously at Sun Lei who was going away, how dare a bandit be so arrogant in front of the officers and soldiers.