Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 1103
Soldiers and horses go ahead without food and grass. Soldiers in battle and horses riding on packs all need food and grass. This logistical provision is the most important thing.

The number of Ming troops who came to Pyongyang this time exceeded [-], and the number of horses also exceeded [-]. People ate horse chews, and with the addition of supplies and ammunition, the transport capacity required was quite astonishing.

Every time a large army is dispatched, the transportation of food, grass, and supplies is a headache. Before entering North Korea, the entire Ming Dynasty has a plan. Even North Korea is a country. , my soldiers of the Ming Dynasty fought bloody battles for you in Korea, you can't stand by and watch, supplying some food and grass is also the right thing to do.

However, the result of asking North Korea's monarchs and ministers was very surprising. North Korea did not hide anything. It directly said that if 20 troops were in Ping'an Road, it might last for a month. There are [-] Japanese pirates, and Daming sent [-] soldiers and horses, wouldn't they be sent to death?

At that time, when it came to this point, the officials of Daming were also helpless, and simply lowered the requirements, saying that if Daming came over with money to buy it on the spot, the North Koreans have always been stingy, maybe they are reluctant to give food for nothing, and this battle must be fought by Daming. Because Ming could not tolerate such a great enemy existing in North Korea.

But North Korea’s answer is even more frustrating. Several granaries in North Korea have fallen into the hands of Japanese pirates. Even if the heavenly soldiers want to buy, North Korea has no food to sell. Regulations, organize the transportation of grain, grass and supplies by themselves.

Speaking of marching abroad to transport grain and grass, in fact, the distance from North Korea to Daming territory is not much farther than the distance from Guihua City to Datong, but when Wang Tong marched to Guihua City in Datong Town that day, he had already gathered transportation from various places in advance. The team and the merchants in Shanxi also contributed in many ways. Datong Town itself, as an important border town, had also accumulated enough food and grass. Going to Guihua City to raise funds and supplementing the enemy's grain storage with the enemy, there are risks in this, but in the end it was just the right thing to do.

Liao Town seems to be closer, but in fact there are various differences. First of all, the border between South Liaoning and North Korea is a desolate and poor place in Liaoning, with few people. The town of Liaonan Zongbing itself still needs Liaoxi The supply of grain and grass in Liaodong, or the continuous input of grain from the reclamation farms outside the border wall in the past two years, the situation has improved.

Under such circumstances, a base camp was set up in Yizhou in the southeast of Liaoning. From then on, the army set off for North Korea. Food and grass logistics had to be transferred from various places in Liaoning and the customs, and then gathered in Yizhou, and then transported to North Korea.

Transportation requires manpower and animal power, and people and livestock also need to eat and use. The transportation is also a journey that consumes food and grass continuously. Materials are transported by manpower, carts and horses from the customs and the west and east of Liaoning to the south of Liaoning. The consumption of transportation itself is very huge, and Now that Wang Tong is leading an army into Liaoning, the supply of these soldiers and horses is also a large amount, which is discounted everywhere, and the stock of grain and grass collected in Yizhou is very limited.

Moreover, the Liaoning soldiers and horses headed by Li Rusong consumed food and grass. Although the number of soldiers and horses was smaller than the army led by Wang Tong, the food and grass that could be consumed was not much less.

Not to mention anything else, the consumption of more than [-] horses is staggering, and Li Rusong's soldiers and horses are different from the Imperial Army. Needless to say, it is possible to eat and eat well, and the military supplies are used up and down, and the waste generated everywhere is an astonishing amount.

Ping'an Road is only the size of the Great Mansion of Ming Dynasty, the distance needed to transport grain and grass is limited, and the consumption of transportation itself is still limited, which can maintain the supply.

But now the reserves of the Yizhou base camp are very tight, and the supply to the front troops is also very difficult. Although the people and horses are full now, and the food roads are not interrupted, they are swinging on a horizontal line. going to be in trouble.

Compared to Li Rubai and others who were still careless and frivolous, Li Rusong had practiced in the Xuan Mansion for several years. He had seen and heard a lot, and his temper was much calmer. Always pay attention to the grain and grass, and there are enough guards on the grain road.

However, to Li Rusong's disappointment, neither the villages and towns in Ping'an Road nor the city of Pyongyang had much food reserves, which was not enough to support a longer battle.

The so-called thirty miles to the south, I am afraid that the military rations will not be able to be supplied. This is not an exaggeration, but the current situation. The longer the distance to transport the military rations, the greater the cost of transportation itself. Now it is maintained at a critical line , a slight excess, there will be problems.

"Brother, you think too much. When we go a hundred miles forward and take down North Korea, we can raise military rations on the spot!"

Seeing Li Rubai say this nonchalantly, Li Rusong finally lost his temper, stood up and said:
"You bastard, how much grain has the Japanese pirates accumulated in the city? Didn't the captured North Korean civilians say that the grain of the Japanese pirates will also be transported from Gyeonggi-do? What kind of grain is there in Hwanghae-do? If there is no military grain, our subordinates, I'm afraid there will be chaos soon, and I won't be able to cry when the time comes!"

Li Rubai wanted to talk back, but seeing Li Rusong's eyes widened, his face full of anger, and he didn't dare to speak out after muttering a few words, Li Rusong turned his head and said to Li Rumei:

"For the matter of escorting the leader, you should go there yourself. Rewarding the merits is secondary. You must pay close attention to the matter of rations and supplies. If the rations and grass are gone for three days, we can't even stay in Pyongyang City. Do you understand? "

Li Rusong's sudden rage made Li Rumei terrified, so she nodded repeatedly.

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In the first month of the 21st year of Wanli, Li Rusong, the chief soldier of the Xuanfu, entered the court and won a great victory. The news spread very fast, far exceeding the rumors in the official military newspapers.

Everyone in Liaoning is well aware that nearly a thousand cavalry from the Li family in western Liaoning are used to do this, and everyone hastened to spread the news of this great victory to all parts of the world, especially the capital. The official put forward a remonstrance, saying that the Li family's victory is an excellent momentum. It is better to let the Li family be the coach and pursue the victory. The victory in one place, and driving the enemy army out of the city, did not have any major annihilation battles. The Japanese pirates only retreated rather than defeated.

As for the heads sent here, there are three thousand here and three thousand there, and they beheaded more than ten thousand together. Much more.

But for this brilliant record, Governor Xu Guangguo of Liaoning and the personnel stationed in Liaoning by Jin Yiwei both stated in memorials and official documents that they all recognized this number, but they all mentioned in the official documents that "there are heads of Korean people, the number of unknown".

Killing the good and taking the meritorious service is really not a big deal in Daming. With such a sentence, everyone understands that there is moisture in this great victory. As for the amount of moisture, everyone has no way to judge clearly, but the discount in their hearts is inevitable.

The Li family was active in the capital, but Li Rumei was active in Yizhou. She thought it would be a good job to escort the leader to pay for his merits. At least everyone would give a smile. This is true. On the side of the chief soldier, he was quite cooperative in the inspection of the head, and the Li family was still very worried that the other party would tamper with the head, which was nothing to worry about.

However, Li Rumei asked Xu Guangguo to send food and grass to Li Jiabing Ma Jia in Pyongyang City, but this proposal was rejected. Governor Xu Guangguo of Liaoning replied very clearly:

"The army led by the Liao Kingdom is approaching, and there is still insufficient food and grass in Uiju. If there is room to spare, send it to Pyongyang. Please, Li Zongbing of the Xuanfu will guard Pyongyang and wipe out the remnants of Japanese pirates on Ping'an Road and Ning'an Road, and wait for the army to come to help."

Before leaving Pyongyang, Li Rusong and Li Rumei made it clear that it was impossible to expand the results of the battle without food and grass. Li Rumei didn't know anything else, but she knew the significance of the expansion of the results to the Li family, so naturally she refused to give up.

No one can compare to civil servants when they are wrestling with each other. Xu Guangguo came up from the local area step by step. Plead, debate, quarrel.
The Li family members know how to be officials, and Li Rumei is not an ignorant novice. Seeing this appearance, he naturally prepared a lot of gifts. Who in Liaoning knows that Xu Guangguo is very greedy, and he is a character who has an eye for money, but he did not expect this time The heavy gifts are of no use at all, the guards and concierges are all ordered, and those who give gifts are not even allowed to enter the door.

"Master Fujun, could it be that we don't want our Li family to make meritorious service, and just wait for Duke Liao to come and pick up this ready-made bargain?"

You came and I went back and forth a few times, Li Rumei was also in a hurry, and said these words directly, Xu Guangguo couldn't get sand in his eyes, and immediately slapped the table.

"This official is in charge of the soldiers and horses entering the dynasty. Under Liao Guogong, I will make overall arrangements. It is not up to you, Mr. Li, to speak. If it is not because your Li family has been here for generations, please be an official." Don't you want the Son of Heaven Sword?"

Xu Guangguo is not soft-hearted, and he has no reason at all. When it comes to this point, Li Rumei can only plead guilty and show his slip of the tongue.

"Since you have this thought, I will take you to the warehouse to see if I lied to you and deliberately stuck your Li family's neck."

Xu Guangguo is really open-minded. In the warehouse, a steady stream of grain is shipped to Pyongyang, but there is really no grain in stock, let alone any extra food. Li Rumei is speechless, so he can only apologize again.
(End of this chapter)