Chapter 123: General Huan makes great contributions
"In your opinion, how much food is left here?" He barely suppressed his anger and pretended to be calm.
In fact, his expression had already given him away. His brows were furrowed into a knot, and the corners of his mouth were curled up. No one could see his true emotions.
"It's probably only enough to feed the army for ten days!" Officer Shen thought for a moment and said.
"Only ten days!"
Xie Xuan staggered and almost lost his breath.
After all, Police Shen was still experienced. When Xie Xuan asked the question, he immediately thought of what news Lao Xie wanted to know most at this moment.
It's not how much food is left, nor is it a specific number.
But how many days of food and grass supply can sustain the army? Time is the most important!
Sure enough, when Shi Tiantian said these words, everyone present was shocked.
"Ten days of food is not as much as the food left in Jingling City. It is not enough to even defend Xiangyang City, let alone attack Xiangyang!"
Wang Mi didn't expect that the first person to jump out and attack was He Mai.
I don't know if he did it intentionally or not. All in all, his words made Xie Xuan's anger rush to his forehead.
"Who said before that the granaries are full and there is no problem with food!"
"who is it!"
Xie Xuan's roar broke the calm in the granary, and his fierce eyes glanced at everyone. Wang Mi shrank his shoulders, feeling like he had been hurt.
Don't look at me, I don't know either.
In the past few days, Wang Mi has been busy making weapons and hiding in the blacksmith's workshop. He doesn't know much about what is going on outside the workshop.
And Xie Xuan was very sure that he ignored the food issue for three days in a row because he was misled by others.
Who gave him this misleading?
No one answered. Only Xie Xuan himself could find the answer to this question.
He stood with his hands behind his hands and meditated for a moment. The empty grain storage tank gave him endless inspiration.
"Go and invite Liu Chun and Huan Chong over!"
He Mai listened to the order and was about to run errands, but Xie Xuan asked again: "Don't tell them the reason."
Called without telling the reason?
It seems that Xie Xuan is really angry!
Huan Chong is in danger!
There is no need to thank Xuan for his sophisticated and clever mind. Even Wang Mi, who has little experience, can see at a glance that the lack of food in the granary must be inseparable from Huan Chong.
But why did Xie Xuan call Liu Chun here?
As a partial general under Huan Chong, Liu Chun's status was not very high. In addition, it is now known that during the few days when Liu Chun lied about being stationed in Yuanjiang garrison, in fact, the commander-in-chief Huan Chong was always there. , it just didn’t appear in public.
Xie Xuan was not so naive as to believe that Liu Chun could take charge of the overall situation of Yuanjiang garrison while Huan Chong was here.
Looking around, there was only such a small amount of food in the huge granary, and Xie Xuan felt unprecedented pressure.
His ****!
The one who played with the eagle actually got the eagle to peck his eyes!
In the past, it was only Beifu soldiers who commanded others. When did they let others take advantage?
Originally, Xie Xuan planned to take away part of Yuanjiang garrison's grain reserves and give them to his northern government for use. But now it's better. Not only can't he take away much of it, but I'm afraid he'll have to pay it back!
The food dilemma posed a huge problem for Xie Xuan. If it was really impossible to replenish the food supply, how would the next Xiangyang War be fought?
While Xie Xuan was resentful, Huan Chong and Liu Chun finally arrived.
Just before he stepped into the granary, Huan Chong was still confused. What was Xie Xuan asking him to do in the dark of night and disturb people's dreams?
When he entered the courtyard, Huan Chong's steps suddenly slowed down.
An ominous premonition gradually emerged, and he seemed to know why Xie Xuan was looking for him.
"General, you have to protect your subordinates." Liu Chun said to him tremblingly. Apparently, he also realized the problem.
"What are you afraid of!"
"Sneaky, it seems like we did something wrong!"
At the critical moment, Huan Chong still thought of his Huan family's training. No matter how dangerous the situation was, he would never admit his mistakes!
When he thought of his eldest brother's feats back then, Huan Chong suddenly became energetic.
Even if you make a huge mistake, nothing will happen?
Compared with Huan Wen, what did his faults mean?
Not to mention Xie Xuan, even the Emperor of the Jin Dynasty, Sima Yao, couldn't do anything to him!
In an instant, Huan Chong was filled with strength.
He straightened his back and strode into the granary.
Next to them, the inconspicuous little chief clerk He Mai also understood the truth of the incident. He, who had been serving as a soldier in the Beifu Army, once again admired his good vision.
Fortunately, I chose Beifu from the beginning. If I went to cooperate with the Huan family of Qiaojun, I would definitely be dragged into the street by them!
It turns out that this is how the Huan family does things.
Tsk tsk...
No wonder they have been struggling for so many years and have never been able to seize power. However, from the chaos within the Jingzhou forces represented by Huan Chong, we can also see that the Jin Dynasty is really not an ordinary decay and festering. The only way to revive it is
Scraping bones to cure poison.
However, which bone to scrape?
Sima family?
It's better to just replace it with a good bone...
Just as Huan Chong expected, Xie Xuan really couldn't do anything to him, but his expression was also very scary. Huan Chong felt that if he could be turned into a dish, Xie Xuan would definitely eat him.
"General Huan, who assured me two days ago that Yuanjiang garrison has enough food?" He opened the empty food storage tank and showed it to Huan Chong.
In fact, there was no need for him to show it. No one knew better than Huan Chong where the food here went.
Without even looking, he winked at Liu Chun. Liu Chun always obeyed Huan Chong's words and immediately rushed forward and took over the responsibility.
"That's what I said." Liu Chun also imitated Huan Chong and put on a shameless posture.
Isn't the fact obvious?
Still need to ask?
The two of them had already discussed it before they entered the house. Now that the matter has come to an end, just admit it openly. If you want to kill or behead, that's up to you.
Anyway, in the Jin Dynasty, even if they washed their necks and waited, no matter how serious the disaster was, it would be ignored in the end and it was no big deal.
Why are they still so indifferent?
Could it be that they didn't make a mistake?
Is it a meritorious service instead?
Xie Xuan felt that he and people like Jingzhou were increasingly unable to communicate. Most people could not learn this kind of skill of knocking people down.
"General Liu, where has all the food gone?"
There is no need to ask why they lied. This reason is no longer important. Although Xie Xuan knew that the food must be gone, he still wanted to confront Liu Chun on the spot whether it was because he was not fully prepared in the first place or if something happened in the middle.
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When the core question was asked, there was no need for Liu Chun to block the gun. Huan rushed forward, patted his chest, and said very proudly: "Of course I ate the food."
"General Xie, don't be impatient. The food here plus the food brought by your Beifu soldiers are enough to attack Xiangyang City!"
"Now that we have strong military strength and sufficient war horses, I can't imagine that taking Xiangyang City in ten and a half days will not be a problem!"
Huan Chong was full of confidence, and Xie Xuan couldn't help but wonder that the fact that the Jingzhou soldiers had not been defeated despite being placed in the hands of this old man all these years could be regarded as God's help.
"General Huan, how can you be sure that Xiangyang City can be captured in just ten days?"
"As far as I know, there are many Qin troops in Xiangyang City, including many elites."
The so-called elite naturally refers to the troops commanded by Murong Chui.
Huan Chong was stunned. Young man, it's not good for you to speak like this. How can I continue with this?