Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 344 The problem of food and grass
"General Qi! The Dai army has left Yanmen Pass!"

The sentry rider came to Xie Ai and reported truthfully.

Xie Ai was secretly happy when he learned that the Dai army had been led out, but he did not forget Deng Xia who was marching towards Shengle.

"Immediately report this matter to General Deng and remind him not to be too eager to fight. He only needs to walk to the foot of Shengle City before leaving. I will also lead my troops and wait to meet him in Wuyuan."

It stands to reason that Deng Xia brought 10,000 armored cavalry and would not be in danger even if he penetrated deep into the country of Dai. However, after Xie Ai achieved his goal, he naturally did not want to cause trouble in order to be cautious.

This is also the reason why Huan Xi chose to let Xie Ai leave Chang'an and come to Hetao to take charge of the battle instead of Deng Xia.

A general needs the courage to move forward, but the commander-in-chief of the three armies must seek stability and not take risks easily.

This is why Huan Xi had to ask Xie Xuan to send back the bodies of the fallen soldiers and visit their families one by one before letting Xie Xuan lead the army.

Huan Xi never regarded Xie Xuan as a candidate for a general, but instead trained him as a commander-in-chief.

After Xie Ai confirmed that Liu Kuren had gone far away with Dai Guo's 50,000 cavalry, he broke camp.

However, Murong Ke was unwilling to leave just like that. He said to everyone:
"If Your Majesty never issued an edict to withdraw the troops, I would not be able to regroup.

It took Fu Jian a while to calm down, and he said helplessly to Xue Zan:
"I just hope Murong Ke can think of a way to lure Huan Xi out of the camp."

This made Fu Jian angry.

"Huan Bodao (characterized by Huan Xi) was famous in vain, but he was a cowardless person. He hid in the camp all day long and was unworthy of being called a hero."

Since there was no inducement of profit and seeing that Huan Xi could not hold on, many people retreated and suggested retreating to Murong Ke.

"You must also know the truth about the death of lips and the coldness of teeth. The Murong family wants to do justice to the world, how can they sit back and watch Huan Xi invade Hedong."

Fu Jian was furious. He was not afraid of Huan Xi going out to fight. It didn't matter even if Murong Ke and Li Wei were defeated a few times. As long as Huan Xi was willing to come out, he would always find an opportunity to counterattack.

On the day Xie Ai left, Fu Jian also led the army southward and headed straight to Jinyang after resting.

The Liang army wanted to capture Hedong County and seize the salt pond, while the Yu army was defending their homeland. The patience of Liang and Yu in this war was something that the Yan soldiers did not have.

All the generals were silent.

But if Huan Xi made up his mind to compete with Fu Jian in terms of national strength, facing attrition, Yu State would have no chance of winning in this war.

Their mentality is different from that of Liang Jun and Yu Jun.

Now that Fu Jian has returned to the State of Yu, and Liu Kuren has led his army to return for reinforcements, Xie Ai of course has no point in staying outside Yanmen Pass. He can't just stare outside the pass.

After that, Huan Xi resumed his strategy of strictly guarding the camp and avoiding war with Murong Ke and Li Wei.

It is true that Huanxi's supply line was longer, so the loss in transporting grain was greater, but the national power of Liang State was far greater than that of Yu State, and Yu State was destined to withdraw from Hedong County in embarrassment.

Anyi County, Yan army camp.

After all, the Yan army was only trying to rescue the Yu State, not for profit.

At this time, the battle situation in Hedong County was reported to Fu Jian one after another, and Fu Jian already knew that Huan Xi had received reinforcements from Zhu Xu.

Back then, Murong Ke was defeated ten times in ten battles, but in the end he still managed to capture Ran Min alive.

They failed to prevent Huan Xi from joining forces with Zhu Xu, and now Huan Xi stood firm in the camp and refused to fight. These things demoralized the Yan army.

The Liang people fought and refused to fight, retreated and refused to retreat. Now King Taiyuan insists on staying in Hedong, and he doesn't know how long this battle will last.

No one wants to spend time with Huan Xi here.

Wouldn't it be nice to go back to Jixian and hold my wife and children in my arms? Of course Murong Ke also knew what everyone was thinking. He smiled and said:

"You don't need to worry about Huan Xi avoiding the battle. I now have a way to lure him out of the camp."

When everyone heard this, they all became energetic. Murong Zang couldn't help but ask:

"Uncle Wang, what is your plan?"

The people gathered in the commander's tent at this time were all generals whom Murong Ke could trust. Therefore, he did not act carelessly. Of course, in order to boost morale, Murong Ke talked eloquently:
"Huan Xi received Zhu Xu's reinforcements and greatly increased his troops, but Zhu Xu arrived in a hurry, and his light troops advanced quickly without much food and grass.

"Previously, the grain and grass stored in Liangjun's camp could be used by Huan Xi for a long time. Now there are 30,000 more cavalry. People eat horses and chew them, and the daily consumption has also increased greatly.

"How long can Huan Xi survive by relying solely on the food and grass in the military camp?

"Therefore, our army can attack its food routes. If Huan Xi does not want to retreat because the food is exhausted, he must send troops out of the camp to protect the food routes. This is the opportunity we are waiting for."

When the generals heard what he said, they all suddenly realized.

Isn't that right? Liang Jun's men and horses increased, but Zhu Xu's reinforcements did not bring food and grass. Therefore, Liang Jun's daily consumption almost doubled, and all these pressures were put on logistics.

Murong Zang laughed out loud and said:
"Huan Xi urged Zhu Xu to reinforce him, which can be said to be a cocoon for himself."

In fact, Huan Xi did face a lot of logistical pressure. Not only did the people have to eat, but the army horses also had to eat. There were 15,000 war horses in the Liang Army and no less than 100,000 army horses. The appetite of these animals was much greater than that of people. many.

Especially war horses, not only eat a lot of food, but also pay attention to what they eat. They have to eat refined grains, and they are dismissive of coarse grains.

Quan Yi is in charge of Liang Jun's logistics, but Huan Xi cannot choose to be a hands-off shopkeeper and leave the problem to Quan Yi, leaving him alone to figure out a solution to the food and grass problem.

After all, this is related to the success or failure of this battle.

Huan Xi stared at Quan Yi with bright eyes and said seriously:

"The top priority is to open up a safe food route."

Quan Yi nodded slightly:

"Yes, our army is holding on to the camp and has not gone to war for a long time. In his desperation, Murong Ke will definitely find ways to harass our army's food routes. If the safety of our food routes cannot be guaranteed, it will be difficult for our army to stay in the east of the river."

However, this is easier said than done.

Although the Liang Kingdom had a large number of cavalry, not all of them were gathered on the battlefield east of Hedong.

In the current Hedong County, the Yan-Yu coalition has the advantage in terms of the number of cavalry.

Raiding grain routes is exactly the kind of war where cavalry can play a role.

Moreover, if you can only commit a thief for a thousand days, how can you prevent a thief for a thousand days?

Murong Ke's attack on the grain road must have taken the initiative. He could launch an attack whenever he wanted, but Liang Jun could only deal with it.

At the same time, when the Yan Army did not launch an attack, they had to keep their spirits up and remain cautious. This was not a mental drain on the Liang Army soldiers.

Huan Xi and Quan Yi knew what the problem was, but they couldn't come up with a practical strategy to solve it for a while.

It was getting dark, Huan Xi said with a smile:

"We can always come up with a solution by brainstorming. Ziliang, you go back and rest first. I will gather the generals again tomorrow to discuss this matter with everyone."

Quan Yi nodded:
"Please also ask Mr. Liang to rest early and put your health first."

(End of this chapter)