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Chapter 2498 Support
The Khitan army quickly retreated across the board and returned to their own territory. At this time, the Khitan tribe was actually very difficult.As early as before the war started, the Allied Forces of the Four Nations had conceived that even if they could not solve the Central Plains quickly, they could take some territory in the Central Plains in a short period of time. As long as the goods arrived in these areas, the Allied Forces of the Four Nations would be able to get enough materials to make up for it. war spending.

But after the war started, it was beyond their expectations. The blitzkrieg that was originally planned turned into a brutal tug-of-war, and the consumption of the war doubled. Although a tribe like Khitan was powerful, it could not support such a huge army. , is already very limited.

After the Central Plains cut off all the supply lines on the grassland, a great food crisis broke out in the grassland. Although the Khitan tribe has persisted until now by relying on food reserves, it is actually already stretched.

After Xiao Feng ordered the army to withdraw, the potential of the Khitan tribe was almost exhausted.Hundreds of thousands of troops are consumed every day, they are extremely huge, and the entire Khitan has already been overwhelmed, almost out of breath. Faced with such a situation, Xiao Feng also felt a little bit difficult.

Xiao Feng knew that Zeng Yi was the commander of Jinyiwei of the Central Plains Dynasty, the real official of the court, so he went to Zeng Yi to see if he had any solutions!

Hearing Xiao Feng's introduction of the current plight of the Khitan, Zeng Yi pondered for a moment and said: "Brother, the consumption of the war has almost dragged down the Khitan tribe. In the current situation, the Khitan tribe should rush the labor force to hundreds of thousands of troops as soon as possible. liberated."

"Liberate labor?"

"Yes, to liberate the labor force. In order to prepare for the war, Yelu Hongji was almost crazy, recruiting soldiers and sick people. It can be said that almost every family of the Khitan tribe has someone in the army. These people are still young and middle-aged, and they are from various families. Only by liberating them from the army can the Khitan tribe resume production as soon as possible. Only in this way can the Khitan tribe get out of the current predicament!"

Zeng Yi said a lot, and the core content was just two words, "Disarmament!" The biggest reason why Xiao Feng suggested disarming the army was of course that he knew that the Khitan tribe would be disarmed to reduce the risk of unrest, but apart from this reason, Zeng Yi was also genuine He wanted to help Xiao Feng solve the plight of the Khitan tribe.

The ratio between the army and civilians is generally more reasonable. Out of 100 people, one person will be assigned as a soldier, and 100 people will feed one soldier. In this way, the army no longer has to worry about livelihood issues, and ordinary people will not feel too much pressure big.

But when the war broke out, the Khitan tribe and Mengge expanded their army frantically. At one time, it reached the level of one out of ten. Ten people sent out one soldier, ten people raised one soldier, and so many people were arrested. It is bound to affect the tribe From production to production, the pressure on ordinary Khitan people will be greater.If you want to get rid of this predicament, the only way to reduce the ratio of the total population to the army is now!

"Second brother, how much do you think is more reasonable?"

"It's more reasonable to draw one out of a hundred!"

"One out of a hundred!" Hearing this, Xiao Feng silently calculated the Khitan tribe's army that could survive according to this ratio.

The entire Khitan tribe has a population of several million. According to a one-in-one-hundred-thousand decision, only tens of thousands of troops can be retained, but this is actually the best choice for the Khitan tribe.

Originally, the withdrawal of the troops made the leaders of the Khitan army very dissatisfied, but Xiao Feng wanted to disarm the army, which made the Khitan army feel more uncomfortable.Ordinary civilians are more supportive of the disarmament situation. On the one hand, it can reduce their pressure, and on the other hand, the family members can return as soon as possible.

As long as there is a mass base, this matter will be much easier to handle. Although the leaders of the army are very dissatisfied, Xiao Feng's tough attitude makes it impossible for them to put forward their own suggestions.

Disarmament solves future troubles. No matter how smooth the plan is in the future, the lack of food in Khitan cannot be solved in a short period of time.

After Zeng Yi saw this situation, he decided to ask the court to support some food and grass. Of course, this support could only be achieved after the Khitan tribe disarmed and determined that there was no threat to the Central Plains.

Khitan began to abolish the army in large numbers, and the soldiers did not respond. The war has been going on for so long, but ordinary soldiers have long since wanted to stop fighting.

Except for the tens of thousands of the most elite troops, most of the soldiers put down their weapons and returned to the fields. Seeing the soldiers returning to the fields and returning to their homes, Zeng Yi immediately contacted the Central Plains army and supported part of the Khitan's food and grass.

Xiao Feng was very happy to get the food and grass, "Second brother, thanks to you, otherwise the Khitan tribe would really run out of ammunition and food!"

"Brother, don't be polite to me, this is what I should do, you and my brother, how can I watch you make trouble!"

However, the food and grass supported by the Central Plains army can at most alleviate the food crisis of the Khitan tribe. To completely solve the food crisis of the Khitan tribe, more food and grass are needed.

But the army of the Central Plains is also very expensive, and it is impossible to support so much food and grass. If the Khitan tribe wants to feed millions of people, the Central Plains court must come forward.

However, what surprised Zeng Yi was that the imperial court did not support more food and grass, but reopened the trade between the Central Plains and the Khitan tribe.

The merchants in the Central Plains were very keen, and found that this was a safe and profitable way. They all took food and grass, and rushed to the Khitan tribe immediately. As soon as these merchants came, the situation immediately improved. Of course, as a business, these merchants Nor will it provide free food and grass to the Khitan tribe.

Although the Khitan tribe did not have much grass and real gold and silver, they had a lot of fur. These merchants transported grain and grass to the Khitan tribe, exchanged for the fur, and then returned to the Central Plains to sell.

This is a win-win road. The Khitan tribe obtained the food and grass they needed, and the merchants came and went, making money, while the Central Plains supported the Khitan tribe quietly and without spending a penny.In order to obtain enough food and grass, the Khitan tribe also laid off a large-scale army, and the Central Plains court did not have to worry about the Khitan tribe having troubles.

The only one who felt uncomfortable was probably Meng Ge. Although he didn't know the truth, but the trade between the Central Plains and the Khitan tribes started again, Meng Ge already understood that the Khitan tribes most likely joined the army of the Central Plains, and he Meng Ge , I really have to face hundreds of thousands of Central Plains troops alone!
Meng Ge also secretly sent people to disguise his identity and wanted to participate in the grain trade. Unfortunately, the Central Plains' management of trade inspections was too strict, and Meng Ge had no chance at all.

(End of this chapter)