Chapter 372 Qiu Chi no longer hangs up

If grain from Hebei cannot be transported to Guanzhong, other places need to step up to fill this gap.

In addition to Henan and Jiangnan, there is actually a fairly close source of food in Guanzhong——

Shu land.

As a major grain producer after Hebei and Henan, the Chengdu Plain has not been affected by war for more than ten years since Liu Yu conquered Qiaoshu, and must have accumulated a lot of grain in these years.

Even taking into account the horrific consumption of transporting grain from Shu, we can still collect hundreds of thousands of grains. The role of these grains in maintaining stability in Guanzhong naturally needs no elaboration.

Besides.

Xiao Chengzhi has been in charge of Shu for nearly ten years.

Even if he was a relative of Empress Dowager Xiao, Liu Yizhen would not trust him to continue to hand over the land of Shu.

What's more, this guy's son, Xiao Daocheng, the future Taizu of the Southern Qi Dynasty, was the gravedigger of the Liu Song Dynasty. It is impossible to say that Liu Yizhen was not guarded.

It happened to take this opportunity to fish Xiao Chengzhi out of Shu, and then put one of his own in again.

This man Liu Yizhen chose Pei Fangming, who was doing nothing in the Central Plains.

Pei Fangming is naturally a good general, but among Liu Song, who has a super luxurious lineup, it is not his turn as a young man to play.

Wang Zhene, Zhu Lingshi, Tan Daoji, Wang Zhongde, Fu Hongzhi, Zhu Chaoshi...

These talents will be Liu Song's main force in fighting Hu Xia and Northern Wei in the future.

If Pei Fangming is retained, he will not get much military merit, so it is better to send him to guard Shu.

Xiao Chengzhi was recalled to the court, and Tan Daoji, who had been stationed in Jingzhou, should also be recalled.

Placing such a reputable and capable general in the rear is causing trouble for oneself.

As for the candidate to guard Jingzhou, Liu Yizhen had an idea and recommended Mao Dezu.

Mao Dezu is also getting older, so it would be a good idea to let him take care of himself in the rear.

Liu Song now has so many young and strong generals. If such a veteran general is still supporting the front line, I wonder if the young generals can save their face.

Soon, the imperial court's transfer order spread to Shu.

Xiao Chengzhi couldn't be said to be happy after receiving the transfer order, but he was definitely not sad either.

After he said goodbye to Liu Yiji, the king of Chengdu, he began to urge the states and counties in Shu to mobilize civilians to transport grain to the north.

To transport grain from Shu, the first hurdle to pass is the section from Chengdu Plain to Hanzhong.

Among them are three main roads: Jinniu Road, Micang Road, and Lychee Road. Xiao Chengzhi's grain transportation this time started from Jinniu Road and went straight to Hanzhong.

On this road, Xiao Chengzhi was also fortunate enough to experience the hardships of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition.

When transporting grain from the Golden Ox Road, one stone of grain is often consumed for every stone of grain transported.

This terrifying loss made Xiao Cheng's eyes twitch.

"The most difficult thing in the world is the northern expedition to Shu!"

It's hard to imagine what the mood and will of the Shu Han, who only occupied the Shu area at that time, were in the Northern Expedition again and again. Anyway, let Xiao Chengzhi think about that scene for himself, and it makes him shudder to a certain extent.

From Jinniu Road to Hanzhong, the first stage of food transportation is completed.

After that, we rushed from Hanzhong to Guanzhong.

This road is also very difficult to walk.

There are five major roads from Hanzhong to Guanzhong, namely Qishan Road, Chencang Road, Baoxie Road, Tangluo Road and Ziwu Road.

Qishan Road is the widest and was also the main passage for Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions.

The problem is...

This road is currently unavailable.

Because Wudu and Yinping counties are also located in the small and transparent Qiuchi.

In addition, the exit of Qishan Road was not controlled by Liu Song, but by Hu Xia.

So this path was first ruled out by Xiao Chengzhi.

The remaining Baoxie Road, Tangluo Road and Ziwu Road are each more difficult to walk than the other, and are not suitable for use as smooth roads for large-scale grain transportation.

In this way, Chen Cangdao is the only choice left.

To take Chencang Road, you must first exit Yangpingguan, located on the west side of Hanzhong.

Xiao Chengzhi first repaired in Hanzhong, and after all the grain from Shu arrived in Hanzhong, he began to move towards Yangpingguan one after another.

A grain transportation captain under Xiao Chengzhi was escorting grain on Xiao Chengzhi's order. This difficult journey made him, as a Shu native, somewhat resentful.

"I am afraid that more than half of this food will be wasted when it is transported to Guanzhong. I don't know what the use is of so much trouble."

Although Xiao Chengzhi also complained about the hardship of transporting food, he shook his head when he heard what the captain of the food transportation school said.

"The land of Shu has been at peace for a long time and there is no shortage of food. But there is a great shortage in Guanzhong."

"This grain was transported to Guanzhong to be used as military rations to support the army."

"If the soldiers in Guanzhong don't have enough to eat and cannot defeat the enemy troops outside the pass. Even if they are defeated by the enemy and lose Guanzhong, then no matter how much food there is in Shu, it can only be turned into someone else's wedding dress."

Xiao Chengzhi saw clearly.

The emperor moved the capital to Chang'an in order to fight to the death with hostile forces like Hu Xia and completely solve the problem of the Hu people who had been intruding the Han family for hundreds of years.

Once the trouble of the barbarians is eliminated, it means that Guanzhong is safe.

The safety of Guanzhong is actually equivalent to the safety of Shu.

Therefore, paying a small amount of food in exchange for the stability of Shu is still a very cost-effective deal from the perspective of Shu officials and people.

But even though he understood in his heart, the hardship of transporting food still made Xiao Chengzhi scold him.

The grain transport captain also shook his head and continued to urge the grain transport team to move forward.

At this moment, a commotion broke out from the grain transport team in the west.

"What's going on?"

Along the way, such commotions often occurred in the grain transport team. After all, the road to Shu was difficult and dangerous, and it was inevitable that someone would fall off the cliff, or overturn the grain transport truck, causing grain to fall everywhere.

Xiao Chengzhi thought it was just such a small commotion, so he asked the grain transport captain who had just complained to go and solve it.

But this time it was obviously not a small problem as Xiao Chengzhi thought.

The grain transport captain who was sent out quickly returned, with a bit of anxiety and panic on his face.

"General! Enemy troops appear on the west side of our army!"

enemy?

Where did the enemy troops come from?

Before Xiao Chengzhi could think clearly, he saw a fire burning on the grain transport team to the west.

"Damn it! Someone burned the food!"

These grains are the hard work of the people in Shu, and they are the sweat of the people who worked hard to transport them from Shu. How could they be burned like this?

Xiao Chengzhi immediately raised his whip, whipped it hard, and rode his horse to the west.

Because of the fear caused by the flames, most of the people transporting food fell into panic, making the situation here even more complicated.

Xiao Chengzhi was also a tiger general. Relying on his skill and bravery, he rushed directly to the westernmost perimeter of the team.

Only then did he see clearly the chaos here.

There are really enemies! Although there are not many in number, they are fully armored. At first glance, they are regular troops, not homeless bandits.

The most important thing is that Xiao Chengzhi is very familiar with the style of the armor.

Qiu Chi!

How dare that small country come to burn Liu Song's grain transport team?

At this moment, Xiao Chengzhi was confused at first, and then angry.

"You... are looking for death!"
Chapter completed!