Chapter 1941: Porridge and water for eight hundred miles
To the north of Jiangling City, there is a ten-mile long pavilion.
A group of soldiers and horses galloping from the official road in the north, two thousand cavalry flanking the two wings, and six thousand infantry marching all the way. They lined up in a neat line, with their armor and sharp spears shining under the sunlight.
, sparkling, looking from a distance, like a running train, coming from the north. In front of the team, under a big flag with the word "Yang", Yang Quanqi, who is wearing a general's robe and large armor, is surrounded by dozens of wolves and tigers.
Followed by his personal guards, he ran at the front of the team.
Above the pavilion and next to the official road, a row of greenhouses has been lined up. Hundreds of burdens are placed on the roadside, with a large wooden barrel in front and behind. The aroma of rice grains floats for miles away.
The soldiers who were running with all their strength swallowed their saliva unconsciously, and some even had their stomachs growling.
Liu Mai was dressed in official robes and was standing on the side of the road on horseback, with a sad look on his face. Seeing Yang Quanqi coming, he reluctantly put on a smile and rode forward, only to hear Yang Quanqi coming more than ten years away.
As soon as he stepped forward, he laughed loudly: "Liu Canjun, we meet again, you are indeed..."
But the smile on Yang Quanqi's face froze in an instant, because just as he was running over, he saw several open wooden barrels, which contained not the fragrant white rice as expected, but
It is a bucket of clear rice soup, or in other words, a bucket of water soup with only a few grains of rice. It is so clear that you can even count the number of rice grains in the bucket.
Yang Quanqi's face was suddenly filled with disappointment, and then turned into extreme anger. He shouted sternly at Liu Mai: "Liu Mai, are these the military rations you asked us to eat?"
Liu Mai looked sad, held his fists, and saluted repeatedly: "Please forgive me, General Yang. There is something wrong with the raising of military rations. The military rations that should be in place in the plan did not arrive on time. Maybe, maybe it was on the way."
When something happened, Yin Shijun took out all the rations from the governor's office and made these porridge. Although it could not relieve the hunger of the army, it could still express the people of Jiangling to some extent. Also,
As for Governor Yin’s wishes, please invite General Yang..."
Yang Quanqi couldn't bear it any longer, so he jumped off his horse, rushed to the barrels in one stride, and opened the lids one by one. All the hundreds of burdens and thousands of barrels were in almost the same situation, even the civilian men who carried the burdens.
, all of them were so skinny that they could hardly even stand. Yang Quanqi was so angry that he kicked over a wooden barrel, and the porridge inside spilled all over the floor. The two civilians on one side jumped on it.
Just on the side of the road, licking up the few rice grains on the ground like a wild dog, a man with a sad face cursed: "You Yongzhou guys, do you still want to have a big meal? We Jiangling people are almost ten days old."
I don’t even have any rice to eat!”
Yang Quanqi gritted his teeth, stepped forward and dragged Liu Mai off the horse, grabbed his collar, and shouted: "Where is Yin Zhongkan? Where is he? Call him out, I want him to give me eight thousand dollars in person.
An explanation, general!"
Liu Mai was so bruised and swollen from the fall that he kept begging for mercy: "General Yang, Governor Yang, please calm down. Governor Yin, he has gone to personally supervise the supply of military rations, and he has not eaten for two days.
Tao Yuanming, this goddamn bitch, Tao Yuanming, deceived our Yin governor, saying that he would have military rations, but in the end, he even escaped by transporting rations. This time, this time we all fell into the trap of this thief.
ah!"
Yang Quanqi's body swayed slightly, and he took two helpless steps backwards, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood. Yang Guang behind him suddenly supported him and shouted: "The third child, the one named Yin, is full of nonsense.
You lied to us to come here, and now all the soldiers in the army have no food, no water, and are unable to fight. It is better to return to Xiangyang first and then make plans!"
Yang Quanqi let out a long sigh and pointed behind him at the staggering and even slumped soldiers on the roadside, full of complaints, and said: "Eight thousand elite soldiers, who have traveled thousands of miles in three days and nights, are here expecting to have a good meal.
After a big battle, how can we retreat in this situation? If it is really Huan Xuan's poisonous plan, he will definitely send fine cavalry to pursue him. If the morale of the army is lost, there will be a strong enemy behind, and they will not even be able to reach Xiangyang, and the whole army will be annihilated!"
Yang Guang gritted his teeth: "Then what should we do now? Should we attack Jiangling and search for the grain reserves among the people? I don't believe that in this huge Jiangling, we can't even find a few hundred stones of grain!"
Yang Quanqi shook his head helplessly, pointed at the peasants who were greedily licking the ground like wild dogs, and said through gritted teeth: "Have you seen these Jiangling people? They even lick the porridge and water, and they haven't eaten in days.
As long as there is some food to eat, what about this? What can you find in the homes of these starving ghosts? Or are you going to roast these people and eat them?"
Yang Guang was so anxious that he was sweating profusely: "What should we do now? What should we do now!"
Liu Mai got up, looked at Yang Quanqi, and said, "Why don't we use some porridge and water first, wait for the news from the Yin governor, set up camp here, look for some wild vegetables, and then send people to Xiangyang quickly to allocate grain and grass?
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Yang Quanqi flew up and kicked Liu Mai so hard that he fell more than ten feet away. He heard him yelling sternly: "You're a mother-in-law! We came here lightly. If we are now
Send people to Xiangyang to collect food. It will take at least ten days to go back and forth. I am afraid that my sergeants will have starved to death. It is all because of you dogs that we are in this situation. Now shut up and go find us.
The man surnamed Yin, just say that I am finished, and he has no chance of living, and he should not rush for any bird food. While he still has the energy to walk, send out the entire army and fight Huan Xuan decisively!"
Liu Mai cried sadly: "General Yang, it's not Yin Governor who doesn't want to join forces with you. It's true. It's true that the defenders in Jiangling City basically dispersed after knowing that there was no more food yesterday. There were still some food in the food depot.
There were two thousand stones of grain stored in it, which could last for a few days, but some damned spy actually took advantage of the chaos and burned down the grain storehouse. Then all the soldiers in the city fled, and even the people abandoned the city.
Are these the people carrying the burdens or prisoners released from the city?"
Yang Quanqi looked up to the sky and sighed: "I understand, the people named Yin don't dare to come to see me, and there are no troops to send. That's all. I, Yang Quanqi, have never begged anyone in my life. The Yang family, a loyal family, has fallen into this situation.
, the sky has no eyes, our Hongnong Yang family will never live up to the reputation of our ancestors. The soldiers lined up and marched in with the sound of drums. There will be steamed buns, wine and meat, just in front of the Huanxuan Army Camp.
, whether you can eat it depends on your ability, now, follow me!"
He jumped up, pointed his sword straight ahead, and shouted: "Yongzhou Army, advance, fight for the steamed buns!"
The whole army shouted loudly: "Steamed buns, steamed buns, steamed buns! Fight!"