The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

Chapter 184 Food shortage has become a common weakness for both parties

At Qingcao Station in Yuyuan County, Liang Huonv's eyes turned cold as she listened to the reports coming back from several armies.

It has been several days since the all-out attack on the Yungu Army was launched. Not a single piece of good news has been received, but the battle losses are increasing day by day.

No one of the three fronts of Langguan, Yanchuan City, and Guanying could achieve a breakthrough. The combined armies of the three routes suffered at least three to four hundred soldiers and horses every day.Could it be said that there is really no way to stay in Yungu Army?
Among the [-] troops marching to the west, almost [-] soldiers and horses were deployed on the front line. This was almost all the wealth that Liang Huonv could afford at present. He had to leave some of his troops to defend against the Western Fan and Dazheng.Da Zheng's army, which has always been honest, has been very active recently. Liang Huonv clearly understands Da Zheng's virtues and is as timid as a rat in battle, but in terms of strategic vision, they are very dark.If Xiang Jun loses a big victory in the battle with Yungu Army this time, Zheng Jun will be sorry for the old fox's behavior if he doesn't take action.

If the troops and horses currently invested cannot deal with the Yungu Army, it will be difficult for Xiang Jun to have a chance to deal with the Yungu Army in the future.Unless a national war is launched against it!And the national war is not easy to fight. Unless it is absolutely necessary, Beixiang's senior officials cannot make such a big determination.

"Commander, the total losses reported by various troops today are close to [-]. But we have made no progress, and we can't go on like this. Otherwise, we have to stop the army's attack on the Yungu Army. Wait for another chance?" Xiang Jun's deputy commander Qi Kuo Daran came to Liang Huonu with the latest military report and a worried look on his face. After several battles with the Yungu Army, the losses were greater than those suffered by the Western Fan Army in the Battle of the West. The overall losses were huge, and he was tempted to quit.

"Dalu, we can't stop this battle! The Yungu army will not be destroyed, I can't sleep or eat well. If I let the Yungu army go this time, I'm afraid that I will have a strong enemy for my big items!"

"Commander, why do you say that? I think that although the Yungu army uses firearms to show off its ferocity, its territory is small and its population is small. Like Nanzheng, it only wants to defend its victory. If we keep them, they won't be able to accomplish anything big. Besides, this time Although the expedition to the west has not been completed, except for the two states of Taohe, all the abandoned lands of Xisu have been taken by the general. We can deliver to the imperial court. If we fight against the Yungu army, if we lose too many soldiers and horses, On the contrary, it's not beautiful." The Beixiang people love to fight and rob, but they don't like to fight a war of attrition. What Chikuodari said was on behalf of the generals leading the troops on the front line. In such a unilateral war of attrition, they I really don’t want to fight.

"For me, this campaign to conquer the West is a negotiable one. It can be regarded as a complete achievement if we just whitewash it. But the fact is that if we don't capture the Yungu Army, our army's campaign to conquer the West will be over. It's like useless. Seizing the abandoned land of Xisu is only one of the goals of the Holy Court's expedition to the west. The most important thing is to drive the Xifan people out from here so that they will no longer be a hindrance to our army, so that we can open up a direct attack from Qinzhou. Military roads in the hinterland of Guanzhong and Sichuan in Nanzheng. Compared with the barren Xisu and the territory of the Xifan people, the hinterland of Nanzheng is the place where there is oil and water.

But now, the Xifan people have withdrawn, and the Yungu Army who controlled Lintao has come forward. In a little time, they will be more restrictive to our dynasty than the Xifan!In addition, after this battle, the vitality of the abandoned land of Xisu was severely damaged, and it will be difficult to recover within a few years. This place will be a wasteland without soldiers and food for a long time. Where was the victory in the battle to conquer the west? "

Different positions have different perspectives on issues. Liang Huonv is one of the big bosses in the Beixiang Dynasty. His perspective of evaluating the gains and losses of the war is naturally different from that of front-line generals.In his opinion, the seemingly glorious Battle of the West has so far failed, except for occupying several empty cities and a territory thousands of miles in radius, and has not achieved its strategic intentions.

"But Commander, we don't have a way to win now? We can't let the soldiers fight against the Yungu Army and wear them out, right?"

Hearing this, Liang Huonv did not immediately answer Qi Kuodaran's question. Instead, she looked outside the courtyard and hesitated for a while, then slowly said: "Send those [-] to [-] troops to the front line. Let’s use up Yungu’s army’s firearms and see if we can win the battle.” Huh?Qi Kuoda was shocked by Liang Huonu's ruthlessness. It's not that Xiang Jun had never used the ant attack tactic, but in recent years, they no longer used this method because there are now many people living in Beixiang. Zheng people, using this method can easily cause the Zheng people in the territory to become alienated.

Seeing the deputy general's hesitant look, Liang Huonv said in a deep voice: "There are urgent matters, and it has to be used as a last resort. Compared with the Yungu Army, the abandoned land of Xisu has become a real wasteland. It's all right. If it weren't for my big project I can’t do anything that harms the harmony of heaven and earth!”

There were some things that Liang Huonv didn't say. There was another reason why he used the signing army to attack the Yungu army.The problem is that Xiang Jun does not have much food and grass available. If he has to raise both regular soldiers and contract troops, it will not take long for the army to run out of food and this battle will no longer be possible.Those who signed the army had very little to eat, but they had to take care of their food, right?
"What a bastard! This Liang Huonv is so fucking inhumane. She actually used such cruel tactics!" Song Yingkui, who was sitting in Yanchuan City, quickly saw the change in Xiang Jun's tactics. Xiang Jun's soldiers were pressing behind him. A group of civilians who were temporarily requisitioned rushed to the Yungu Army's position!This is the most rogue cannon fodder tactic!An angry Song Yingkui cursed loudly.

"Tao Dalan, use the crossbow and the newly developed mortar to hit the rear of Xiang Jun. It is best to target Xiang Jun's escort. Find the logistics people to get some knives and guns and throw them out of the position. Call in front of the formation to let them go. The signing troops turned their guns to attack Xiang's army. If you can get the head of an army to throw, you will be rewarded with ten taels of silver! If you are stubborn, you will attack our Yungu army and kill them without mercy."

He was very angry at Xiang Jun's shamelessness, and Song Yingkui was also very angry at Song Yingkui's cowardice in signing the army.When someone puts a knife to his neck, you come and beat your own compatriots?Do your compatriots look easy to bully?

The brutal cannon fodder battle lasted only four days before it ended. It ended not because the cannon fodder was used up, but because the Yungu Army fought hard and did a lot of work to instigate rebellion in front of the formation.In addition, with the help of firearms, they could occasionally cut off the connection between Xiang Jun's escort troops and the signing army, giving the signing army a chance to turn their guns and launch a riot against Xiang Jun.

After four days, Xiang Jun's regular troops were depleted. The sign troops rioted and died in battle, losing a total of five to six thousand.The signing troops that did not reach the front line were all unstable. If the fight continued like this, Liang Huonv was afraid that she would not be able to hold down the field, and she would try to get nothing in the way, so she had to call a halt.

General Xiang Jun's rogue tactics were cracked, but Song Yingkui was not relaxed at this time.There are also hidden dangers on the Yungu Army side.Like Xiang Jun, Yun Gujun also had problems with his food reserves.

According to normal circumstances, the food of Yungu Army is barely enough.However, if special circumstances arise, who would have thought that in just a few months, as many as 5 to [-] refugees would flow into the country.What is the concept of suddenly having [-] to [-] people?The concept is that the total number of refugees actually accounts for one-third of the current population under rule.This year has already been very depleted due to expansion and war, and the Yungu Army is a small force with insufficient reserves. The sudden increase in the population has broken the balance of food supply!

(End of this chapter)