Daming wolf ride

After bumping into obstacles one after another, Shi Dayong knew that there was no hope of getting food and grass from Xiaoguantun. He didn’t even know anyone from the Sichuan army, and the other party was also a guest army, so he probably didn’t have much food and grass. There is no difference.

A living person would not be suffocated to death by urine, so in desperation, Shi Dayong asked Jiang Wanli to go to the nearest Shang County to collect food by himself with the official document of the Ministry of War.

Since going south, the Jinzhou army has been collecting rations by itself, and it has been going well. Therefore, after Jiang Wanli took people to collect rations, Shi Dayong felt relieved, thinking that he could collect some first.

But no one thought that Jiang Wanli was also a small income in Shang County.When the county magistrate of Shang County heard that he was here to collect grain and grass, he waved his hands quickly and answered no.Seeing that the person who came to ask for food was just a garrison, he even put on an air of being superior to others and ignored Jiang Wanli.

Holding his breath, Jiang Wanli repeatedly asked Shang County to provide food and grass, even if it could only be eaten for three days.However, the magistrate of Shang County was determined to say that there was no food in the library, not a grain of it! [

The county magistrate and others are worried that the Jinzhou army is also a soldier after all. Although they are guest troops from Liaodong, they are all soldiers with swords in their hands. If the county magistrate annoys them, these poor guest troops may cause trouble .

Therefore, I went up to you and said to each other, saying that it was not that I did not want to accept Jinzhou's military rations, but that the military rations in the city had already been requisitioned by the Beijing camp.In the end, these petty officials complained even more, implying that when the rebels crossed the border, his Shang county could escape the disaster with its strong city. The library is in full swing.Not only did the government run out of grain, but the grain stores in the city also ran out of grain. As a result, the price of grain in Shang County has skyrocketed. In the past, three renminbi could buy four catties, but now thirty renminbi can buy less than one catty.

Natural disasters, man-made disasters, disasters add disasters, and the people suffer.

The county magistrate, the master Bo, and the masters of the magistrate all had bitter expressions on their faces, and Jiang Wanli's anger gradually disappeared. Although he didn't know if there was any food in Shang County, after entering the city, he really saw that there were people Gathering at the gate of the grain store, it seemed that there was indeed a crisis of food shortage in Shang County, and it was true that they could not be blamed for their refusal to help.

Unable to procure food, and unable to rip his face off to plunder, Jiang Wanli had no choice but to go back and return to his command, trying to find another way.

After listening to Jiang Wanli's narration, Shi Dayong sighed. The local government did not provide food and grass, so he couldn't go and grab it. In that case, wouldn't it be true that he would become a rebel.

If it is true that troops are sent to rob the people of food, not only will their conscience be uneasy, but it may also just give Gao Qiqian an excuse to exterminate them. Therefore, Shi Dayong will not take this dead end until the end of the mountain.

Spread out the map and look around, Shang County is the nearest county seat to Pingdugou, except for Yanxing County, which is more than 60 miles away, but Yanxing County has long been burned down by Chen Shiyou. I don't know if there is a government, and where to collect grain?To rob those homeless people?

There used to be a few villages and towns nearby, but thanks to the rebel army, ten houses were empty, and the only ones left were old and weak women and children, and there was no food for the Jinzhou army to collect.Even if you buy it with money, you can't buy enough food.

More than 1000 people need at least [-] catties of food per day, plus the horses need to be fed, and they eat more than people. At the end of the day, no matter how economical they are, they will have to have a minimum of [-] catties. Count those fodder.If there is no forage, these war horses may make the Jinzhou army run out of food a week in advance.

What makes people anxious is that there is not much fodder, and it is freezing cold now, even if they can graze by themselves.

Food, food must be found as soon as possible!

Jiang Wanli and the others said that if it was impossible, they would send people to Cangzhou to collect grain.

Cangzhou and other places have not experienced military disasters. Although they are also affected by natural disasters, the situation is better than other places. They should be able to collect some food and grass to meet their immediate needs.

However, Cangzhou is too far away from Pingdugou, more than 180 miles away, and it takes more than 300 miles to go back and forth.Not to mention how much food he can give in Cangzhou, the Jinzhou Army can't afford the back and forth transportation.

I'm afraid that if you transport a thousand catties back, you can eat half of it on the way, and the rest will not help at all.Besides, I don't know if people are willing to give it.

The army without food either plundered to feed itself, or disbanded on the spot, what else could it do?

Is it expected that the soldiers will persist with strong beliefs on an empty stomach, just like the army that has gone through the Long March in later generations? [

food, food

Shi Dayong was so worried for two consecutive days that he didn't even go to the temporary training ground for the captive soldiers, and he was bored in the tent all day long.

On the [-]th, Pei Shaokuan came late, but he didn't come to Pingdugou to report to Shi Dayong, but went straight to Xiaoguantun.Shi Dayong would not have known Pei Shaokuan was here if the scouts sent out as usual hadn't bumped into them.

He didn't wait to see Pei Bu, they came whenever they wanted, and they didn't want to drag him down, so Shi Dayong didn't bother to pay attention to Pei Shaokuan.

The order has been passed down, the daily rations have been reduced by one-third, and the rations of the captured soldiers have been reduced to one-half of the original supply.If it is not necessary, the activities of the horses should be reduced as much as possible, so as to prevent the horses from consuming more food and grass due to the loss of physical strength.

As a result, Pingdugou, which is approaching the end of the new year, has no festive atmosphere for the New Year, and is lifeless.

The weather was getting colder and colder, and even with the sun during the day, it was terribly cold.Shi Dayong reckoned that the temperature might be more than ten degrees below zero, and the god seemed to be making fun of people on purpose, and the northwest wind blew loudly when nothing happened, and the cold wind blowing on the face was like a knife cut, screaming. Life is painful.

Although the weather was cold, fortunately the Jinzhou Army came from Liaodong, and they had long been used to the freezing weather, so they had all the warm clothes ready. The captured soldiers, Wang Tiande, and Qi Sanbao's soldiers snatched the cotton coats when they followed the rebel army. There are not a few of them, so there is no such thing as freezing to death.But frostbite is unavoidable. Many people's hands and feet are swollen, red and full of cuts.

The training of the captive soldiers did not stop because of the reduction in rations and the cold weather. In view of the horror of the massacre on November [-], the captive soldiers participated in the training honestly, and no one dared to complain.It's just that their current training is mostly focused on queuing and slashing training, and the firing training of firecrackers has stopped.The Jinzhou Army did not have enough gunpowder for these captured soldiers to practice shooting.

Qi Sanbao's more than 200 people were used as a supply battalion when Shahe was reorganized, not as soldiers, so their training intensity was much lighter.He only practiced hacking and killing for one hour a day, and stayed in the camp for the rest of the time.

Shi Dayong didn't have any demands on Wang Tiande. In the battle of Xiaoguantun, the royal family did not fear the battle and joined the battlefield in time. To a certain extent, it also saved the fate of the Jinzhou Army from being wiped out. Therefore, Shi Dayong is still somewhat grateful to Wang Tiande.He is also given much greater autonomy, basically not asking him about the affairs of the camp.

However, Wang Tiande led his soldiers to participate in training on the school field every day. The time was longer than that of the supply battalion, but much shorter than that of the captured soldiers.

On the second day after moving to Pingdu, Shi Dayong had a brief talk with Peng Dachui. Shi Dayong did not hide his current situation and told Peng Dachui that his remaining brothers could leave.They had kept their word, they had proved themselves men at the battle of Xiaoguantun, and their valor had won them their freedom.From now on, they can leave Pingdugou immediately.Whether they continue to be thieves or return to their hometown to serve the people is up to them.

But Peng Dachui said that the weather is freezing right now, and their brothers have no place to go. If the general doesn't give up, they might as well let them live temporarily. After the spring is warm and the flowers bloom, their brothers will decide to stay.

Shi Dayong was a little surprised by Peng Dachui's decision, and he didn't understand why the other party would go out with the freedom he had obtained.But since they wanted to stay in the Jinzhou Army, no matter what they thought, Shi Dayong couldn't refuse to leave him thousands of miles away, so he agreed with a smile.Afterwards, Guo Yi was asked to build a tent for the thieves, and the daily supply was the same as that of the Jinzhou Army.

Guo Yi reported to Shi Dayong that there was something wrong with Zhao Xueqi. He had seen this person leave the camp late at night, but he came back soon, and he did not know what he was doing.

Shi Dayong asked Guo Yi to keep a close eye on him, not to scare the snake away, he wanted to see what Zhao Xiucai wanted to do?

On the [-]th, the last batch of horse meat that had been so reluctantly eaten was finally eaten up, leaving only wheat, some sorghum grains, and some beans in the army.The quantity is not much, and it can only last for another four or five days. If no food arrives within these few days, then Shi Dayong has to make a decision-whether to lead his troops to plunder all the way back to Jinzhou or disband on the spot , Let the soldiers find their own way of life.

If you choose the former, you may be accused of rebels and wiped out by the army dispatched by the court before leaving the territory of Beizhili.Choosing the latter, Shi Dayong's trip to the south is a big joke.No one would believe that this army, which could not even support itself, would have defeated the bandit general Chen Shiyou in Shahe and repelled the rebel Li Jiucheng's troops in Xiaoguantun.Even if Shi Dayong successfully returns to Jinzhou, his future will become bleak.What would the emperor think of Shi Dayong, whom he personally met on the platform and who was also called "my fat riding general", who couldn't even keep his soldiers and horses, living up to his expectations?

Losing the trust of the emperor, how can Shi Dayong gain a foothold in Liaodong again? You must know that his backer, the governor of Liaodong, Qiu Hejia, has been dismissed. In Liaodong, what can Shi Dayong do without the support of the governor.Therefore, Shi Dayong can't take these two paths. The only way he can go is to raise food, and only food can resolve his crisis!

On the [-]th, Shi Dayong called Jiang Wanli and Shao Wu, and asked them to bring a bag of gold from Chen Youyou's belongings, and they would sneak with him to Xiaoguantun after midnight. [

"What are you going to do in Xiaoguantun? Gao Qiqian won't give us a grain of food. He intends to starve us to death!" When Jiang Wanli heard that he had to go to Xiaoguantun, his face immediately showed reluctance. Look, I still deeply remember the time I went to Xiaoguantun to ask for food, the days of looking at people's faces are really fucking unreal.

"That's right, eunuch Gao made it clear that he wanted to put us to death. It would be useless for the general to go now, and he might be detained instead. This eunuch is the easiest to hold grudges. The general has offended him many times before and after. Many people have offended him and said they want to kill him, can he not remember this grudge?" Shao Wu also disagreed with Shi Dayong's adventure in Xiaoguantun.

Shi Dayong sighed: "Right now only Xiaoguantun has food. If I don't go, what will all of us eat and drink? Are we really going to starve to death in Pingdugou?"

Jiang Wanli hesitated for a moment, and said, "Forgive me for talking too much, why didn't the general send someone to Beijing to find Wang Chengen, tell him our situation, and ask him to help solve it?"

Hearing this, Shao Wu immediately nodded and said: "Yes, it is he, Wang Chengen, who wants the general to go south. Since we are short of food, we should look to him for this matter. I heard that Wang Chengen is a celebrity in front of the emperor, and he is more respected than Gao Qiqian." The Son of Heaven favors him, and with his advice, Gao Qiqian will never dare to make things difficult for us again!"

"The distant water can't save the nearby fire. The food in the army is only enough for three days. Now it's too late to go to Beijing." Shi Dayong shook his head naively, and asked Wang Chengen for help. This idea is really good, why didn't he think of it earlier As Wang Chengen, he should be able to solve his own predicament.But it is definitely too late to find him now, I am afraid that the army will run out of food while he is still on the way.

Jiang Wanli also knew that it must be too late at this time, he was silent for a while, and suddenly thought of something, he hurriedly said: "Why don't we leave this Pingdugou and go directly to Shandong."

"The emperor wants us to be promoted by the governor of Shandong. Of course he wants to take care of our food and grass in Shandong. Yes, let's go to Shandong! Instead of sitting here waiting to be killed by that high eunuch, it is better to leave this ghost place and go to Shandong. At least we can survive! "Shao Wu also agreed to go to Shandong to find food to survive. He is really fed up with this ghost place where no bird shits.

Shi Dayong shook his head and said, "It's not that simple, do you think Gao Qiqian will let us go to Shandong?"

Jiang Wanli was stunned for a moment, then hesitated and said, "Eunuch Gao wouldn't send troops to hunt us down, would he? Although we offended him, we didn't rebel after all. If he really sends troops to deal with us, how can he explain to the court?"

"If Gao Qiqian wanted to get rid of us, he should have done it in Xiaoguantun that day. Why let us go to Pingdugou? Didn't the general say that eunuch Gao is afraid of the emperor?"

"At this time, at that time, the eunuch Gao didn't dare to kill me back then, but if we really go to Shandong, I'm afraid he would."

"Why?"

"If I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid that we have already been promoted by him, and it has nothing to do with Shandong."

"how is this possible?"

"It is impossible for the Shandong side to really forget about us, but there is only one reason why we didn't see any official documents from them, and that is that we are no longer transferred to Shandong."

"If we are really promoted by eunuch Gao, then if we leave Pingdugou without authorization, wouldn't it be a violation of military orders?"

"That's why he, the eunuch Gao, dared to send troops to chase us down!"

"This"

"There is only one way to go now, that is, the mountain of swords and the sea of ​​fire. This general can only go one way. Otherwise, what can we do?"

"If eunuch Gao was willing to give us food, he would have given it long ago. If he insists on not giving us food, he is driving us into a desperate situation. The general is going to look for him now, afraid that eunuch Gao will never even see him."

"Who said Ben is going to find Eunuch Gao?" Shi Dayong smiled.

"Not looking for eunuch Gao?" Jiang Shao and the two were confused, "Then who are you looking for?"

"Look for someone who can give us food." Shi Dayong patted the bag of gold, "I don't believe there are people in this world who don't care about money!"