Chapter 2161 : Chapter One Thousand and Ninety-Five: Military Food Crisis (2)
However, the overall signs of being submerged by water are very obvious.
The same is true in the hall. There is nothing all around. There is not even a soft cushion, just the floor. The floor has barely been wiped clean, but it is still wet. If you step on it, water will seep out.
However, there is no good place now, and Liu Feng can only stay here temporarily.
At this moment, Liu Feng and his subordinates Jia Xu, Liu Ye, Deng Zhi and other civil servants were discussing military and state affairs in this hall.
"General, although our military rations are being shipped in a steady stream, the fighter planes arrived so quickly that we were not prepared beforehand. Most of the military rations are still on the way. And now our military rations are insufficient.
, some people definitely want to eat rice soup and porridge.”[
As the king's general and commander-in-chief, Deng Zhi was in charge of these miscellaneous things. He smiled bitterly, raised his fist and said.
This was the problem Liu Feng encountered. In the battle of Xianyang, he was very happy to have captured the people of the city and 70,000 to 80,000 prisoners. But so many people opened their mouths to ask for food from Liu Feng.
Although Zhong Yao had already made preparations in advance and issued orders to move all the food in Chang'an to high places, the entire army was not wiped out, but it was not much and the supply was very difficult.
"General, how about reducing the rations for prisoners and some people?" After a moment, Deng Zhi hesitated and said.
There's nothing we can do about it. Someone has to starve. We can't let the army starve, right?
This was completely impossible. Ten elite soldiers followed Liu Feng to conquer the northwest and fought at the mouth of the river. The soldiers fought hard and returned with numerous casualties.
In the battle of Xianyang, most of the soldiers were soaked in water and had no complaints or regrets. Ten thousand soldiers of Jingchu soldiers fought in Xianyang and fought hard for the Han Dynasty to gain Yongzhou.
This is a meritorious army. If we treat them poorly, how can we convince the public in the future?
Not to mention Deng Zhi, even Jia Xu and Liu Ye felt that the captives and common people should be treated poorly first, and feeding them rice soup would be enough to survive.
Then wait for the food to arrive from Jingzhou and Hanzhong in the south, and then distribute it to the people and prisoners. This is the best way at the moment.
However, unexpectedly, after Deng Zhi finished speaking, Liu Feng did not answer immediately. He seemed to be deep in thought.
Yes, Liu Feng, who was sitting high on the front seat, was indeed deep in thought.
There is a shortage of military rations. This is something that has been expected for a long time, so there is no need to be surprised. Anyway, given the current season and the amount of military rations, no one will freeze to death or starve to death.
It is appropriate to starve the captives first. But should we really starve the people first?
Liu Feng felt that it was inappropriate. For the people in Xianyang, Liu Feng did feel a little guilty. This was one reason.
Another reason is that starving the people will not help win over the people.
Therefore, whether it was out of some guilt or hypocrisy, in order to consolidate the popular support of the Han Dynasty in Yongzhou, Liu Feng felt that the prisoners should be starved first, and then the army should be starved and provided with rice soup. As for the common people, they should be provided with meals.
Indeed, as Deng Zhi, Jia Xu, Liu Ye and others feared, ten elite soldiers followed him northward and fought hard, and won great victories at Hekou and Xianyang. With this series of great victories, they swallowed up Yongzhou and annexed it.
Ma Teng and Han Sui's 140,000 troops were completely wiped out.
Great credit.[
Hungry the army, which is inconsistent with reason and emotion. It may even make the soldiers alienated. But in the end, Liu Feng decided to feed the people first, and then the soldiers.
So, Liu Feng took a deep breath, and under the surprised and even shocked looks of Liu Ye, Jia Xu, and Deng Zhi, he said: "First try to provide as much food as possible to the people. The army will use gruel, and the prisoners will use rice soup to satisfy their hunger."
Because of their surprise and shock, Liu Ye, Jia Xu, and Deng Zhi forgot to speak for a while, so that the hall fell silent.