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

Chapter 185 We are going to fight Wazhou City!
A rough estimate shows that to last until next year's autumn harvest, the food gap in the entire Yungu Army will be at least [-] to [-] shi.

In the past two years, a shortage of several thousand kilograms of food would have made people extremely worried. Now that they are short of so much food, it makes them feel dizzy just thinking about it.

At present, normal reserves can only last for one or two months at most. Food shortage is not something that will happen in the future. A crisis may break out in the short term.

The previous food shortage could be solved by buying food from nearby, but where can we buy food nearby now?There is no place to rob.

"Shopkeeper Guo, you have to go to Qinzhou quickly. No matter what method you use, you have to ask Yao Dake to sell us twenty to thirty thousand shi of grain. The price can be higher, and the more grain, the better. Also, inform everyone and us Merchants who come and go, if they transport grain, have priority to get the goods from us. And they can get tax exemption for goods of equal weight based on the amount of grain transported. This policy will continue until the end of next year." Right now, the only way to provide a large amount of grain is The only place left is the hinterland of Dazheng.The only way Song Yingkui could think of was to walk on two legs. On the one hand, he purchased food through official channels, and on the other hand, he encouraged private merchants to smuggle.

Fortunately, the all-out war with Xiang Jun did not affect the Minzhou Mountain Road. The trade routes are still open, and some ways can be found through trade.Merchants are not very willing to participate in long-distance grain trade.No matter how high the price of food rises, it is still inconvenient to transport it, and it is far less profitable than other expensive goods.This is especially true for mainland businessmen.If you want businessmen to be interested in transporting grain, you have to find ways to do it in terms of policy.

After sending Guo Kaifeng to Qinzhou to look for food, Song Yingkui did not let go of his worries much.Yao Dake may not be reliable there. Besides, he is just a garrison general. How much food can he spare on hand?It is unknown how large the private trade routes will be.In addition to these two roads, it is best to think of several more ways out.But looking around, it seems that there is no food anywhere!
"Sir, Chief Bai has entered Shiping Pass and is on his way to Yanchuan City." Song Yingkui was worried about food, but his secretary Song Yingxiao came to report that Bai Feiyan was here.

What is Bai Feiyan doing here?Nothing will happen on the Sunan grassland, right?By the way, can she get some food over there?
Song Yingkui, who was in urgent need of medical treatment, actually wanted to find food from the vassal in the Sunan Grassland!As soon as he had this thought, he shook his head.The tribes in Sunan have no food to eat, so they can solve the problem of wool.

"You, you, such a big thing happened, why didn't you call us to help in the battle! Can you withstand Xiang Jun by yourself?" When they met, Bai Feiyan complained to Song Yingkui.

"It's not a big deal, I can handle it for the time being. Besides, the price you offered is so expensive that no one dares to use it." He was half joking, half telling the truth. In the middle of the year, Bai Feiyan brought people to help in the battle, but he didn't want to go. Less benefits.

"It's already this time, and you still say such things. You really don't regard me as one of your own. I heard that you gave an important position to a woman who gave birth to a bastard? Are you attracted by some bitch? Be careful!"

This woman, Bai Feiyan, really has no scruples in speaking.I don't know where I heard about Li Guoqian's appointment as the director of the Machinery Research Institute, and he even questioned him about it.

Song Yingkui glanced at Bai Feiyan speechlessly, "What is our relationship now?"You come over and ask for help. "Speaking of business, did you bring someone here?"

"I have brought a thousand cavalry here this time. Do you think where can I use them?" Seeing Song Yingkui talking about business, Bai Feiyan quickly became serious.

"It's a good thing that you can come to help in the battle, but to be honest, I don't know where to use you now." Having an extra thousand troops seems to be a good thing.However, it seems useless to the entire battle.Generally speaking, no matter which front, Xiang Jun has a great advantage in strength and mobility. With more than 1000 extra cavalry, it is difficult to completely reverse the situation. At most, it can turn the situation around slightly.The confrontation between the two sides seems to be difficult to break.

"You think we are useless, that's why you didn't call us. What a heartless master! Humph, since you can't use us, I will take people to attack Gongchang City and let you see if we have any Use it." Bai Feiyan became dissatisfied with Song Yingkui's attitude again. She felt that all her hard work was in vain.

"What's the point of attacking Gongchang City? Even if you capture it, it will still be an empty city with nothing. Hey, just wait a moment..."

Just when he felt that what Bai Feiyan said was a bit unreasonable, suddenly, an idea flashed in Song Yingkui's mind.It is useless to attack Gongchang, but that does not mean that it is useless to attack other cities.The two cities of Wazhou and Huizhou are now the logistics bases of Xiang Army.Let's raid these two cities. On the one hand, we can cut off their food supply. On the other hand, we may be able to grab some food for emergency use.

"What's wrong with you? Did you come up with another bad idea?" Bai Feiyan couldn't help but become curious when Song Yingkui suddenly got stuck.

"You quickly go back to Sanchakou to reorganize your troops. I'll make some arrangements here. Let's go straight over the Qiliangshan Road to attack Wazhou City and give Xiang Jun a blow."

"You want to attack Wazhou City? Wazhou City is an important city. What can we do with the few people we have!" Bai Feiyan has military knowledge. With more than 1000 people, we can attack an important city like Wazhou. , it’s just a joke.

"Xiang Jun only has 2000 or 1000 people on the front line of Wazhou City, and the rest of them have to defend the Western Fan soldiers at the mouth of the Dachuan River. It is not difficult to attack Wazhou City, which is guarded by more than [-] people." Others attack the city. It may not be easy, but with the mortars, the Yungu Army has a certain ability to attack difficult areas. It should not be difficult to raid a city that is not guarded.

"Ying Xiao, sent someone to Taoyang to convey the order, and asked the administrative department to mobilize urgently. It is necessary to gather more than [-] pack mules and pack men within three days. After three days, all pack pack men will assemble in Xinhui Town!" Raid on Wazhou! The city is not the goal, we have to go there to grab grain and transport it to Yungu.

The Qidaoliangshan Road was not accessible to traffic, so mules were the only means of transport.Under the rule of the Yungu Army, it was possible to collect two thousand mules, but I didn't know how much food Wazhou City could carry.

Why do you keep letting Xiang Jun suppress you?We can also jump out and fight Xiang Jun in a sports battle.Before, Song Yingkui had always felt that Xiang Jun did not have as much ground to defend as Yungu Army.But looking back now, this idea is a bit shallow. They also need logistical support. How can they completely defeat the enemy?Just like the Xisu Abandoned Land, if they didn't gather the food and grass first and relied solely on robbery, it would be strange if the army didn't starve to death.

Wazhou and Huizhou should be their gathering places for food and grass. Let's take people to Wazhou to grab some and see the situation. If everything goes well, we can also go to Huizhou City.It's the right idea to fight the battle in someone else's yard and have the celebration wine in your own yard.

(End of this chapter)