Chapter 124 My eldest brother Huan Wen was in those days
"Youdu, with your Beifu soldiers joining forces with my Jingzhou soldiers, not to mention Yewang's Yuzhou soldiers, are you afraid that you won't be able to take back Xiangyang City?"
"Besides, it's not like we don't have any food at all."
Huan Chong's careless tone made Xie Xuan completely angry.
"General Huan, what do you mean?"
"Sufficient food and grass is the basic thing. Even if we can recapture Xiangyang in ten days, we must prepare at least one month's food rations."
"You don't understand this truth, do you?"
Huan Chong immediately retorted: "Of course I understand, but we have to think for the best in everything. Youdu, what we have to do now is to solve the problem quickly, so that the food problem is no longer a problem!"
Unexpectedly, the old man is still an optimist.
Even after reaching this point, they could still continue to brag. In front of Wang Mi's eyes, the image of Huan Wen and Huan Chong gradually overlapped.
The food problem has always been a huge issue related to the war situation, but the Huan family has always upheld an optimistic tradition in handling this problem.
Back then, Huan Wen, who wanted to achieve great success and control the Eastern Jin Dynasty, raised troops to march north. His plan at that time was to go up the river from Jingkou, pass through Surabaya first, and connect the vast swamp between Surabaya and Jishui.
The land facilitates the movement of large ships.
Finally, they passed through Shimen Shuikou and captured Luoyang and Chang'an by surprise.
It can be said that Huan Wen's plan was very grand, and the route he took was also a route usually taken when attacking from south to north.
In order to be proud in the court, Huan Wen made sufficient preparations for this Northern Expedition and sent General Dai Kui in advance to be responsible for excavating and widening the Shimen water entrance.
Before the army set off, the project had already begun. Huan Wen was ambitious and wanted to go straight to Huanglong.
Huan Wen made a plan for Dai Kui and asked him to dig through the Shimen Water Gate within three months.
However, Huan Wen's Northern Expedition can be said to have succeeded Shimen or failed Shimen. Before the army went out for the expedition, there were many criticisms in the court about whether Huan Wen's plan could be carried out smoothly.
Many ministers have also expressed tactfully, Lao Huan, your plan is very dangerous and there are too many variables.
The journey is too long and requires crossing so many canals, many of which have been dry and unused for many years.
No one can tell how much silt there is at the bottom of the river bed in such a waterway. If you go on the Northern Expedition with such a small amount of food, you will definitely suffer a big loss!
If the Shimen water entrance cannot be dug smoothly, if the enemy resists stubbornly, and it takes too long, there will be a shortage of food and grass, and there will be big problems in the army.
It can be said that for the Jin Dynasty, which had been huddled in the south of the Yangtze River for many years, prudence and prudence had always been the only rule for them to maintain their power.
However, advocating the Northern Expedition is also a living sign of the Jin Dynasty. As a Nandu official, if we clearly tell our courtiers that we do not need the Northern Expedition and life in the south is quite good, then the court will quickly lose its vitality and everyone will
They all lay flat on their backs and ate nothing.
Therefore, in order to mobilize all the forces within the territory, the old Sima family, which had long lost its enterprising spirit, still could not give up the Northern Expedition.
Huan Wen, who supported his troops and respected himself, was the main force they relied on, and Huan Wen's purpose was also very clear.
Fighting means taking risks. If you don't take risks, then simply disband the army where you are and save money and food.
Huan Wen rejected the effective suggestions of his courtiers and embarked on the long journey to the Northern Expedition with only a small amount of food.
God did not help, and soon Huan Wen had to face the difficult problems raised by his ministers.
The dredging project of the Shimen Shuikou was obviously slower than expected. Huan Wen's army had already arrived, but the Shuikou was only half dredged, making it impossible for large ships to pass through.
what to do!
Faced with unexpected difficulties, Huan Wen could only take a detour to attack Luoyang, which wasted a lot of time.
So in the end, although he did capture Luoyang, he could not occupy it for a long time and had to return in defeat.
Why does such a human tragedy occur?
It’s all because there’s not enough food to eat!
Shimen Shuikou was not completed on time, and it was delayed for a while, so we had to take a detour, and it was delayed for a while. By the time we attacked Luoyang again, it took far longer than expected.
Huan Wen's initial plan was to attack the city without any bloodshed and seize grain at the same time, so as to make up for the loss of grain.
However, Huan Wen's thoughts were very good, but when he actually took action, it was completely different. He did not capture so many cities, nor did he grab enough food for the army.
In the end, I had no choice but to leave sadly.
After the failure of the Northern Expedition, Huan Wen died of shame and anger not long after. It was not that he did not know that the failure of the Northern Expedition was entirely due to his wrong decision-making.
However, he could never admit his failure. Before he died, he read Dai Kui's book and put the blame on his head.
The allegation was that Dai Kui failed to clear the Shimen Shuikou on time, which caused the delay in military flights. My failure was all because of this fool.
Although Huan Wen put the responsibility on Dai Kui, Dai Kui was not punished for it. It was not because the Sima family knew right from wrong, but because Huan Wen was seriously ill and was about to die.
The Sima family has long hated Huan Wen's tyranny. In the past, he was in good health and held great power, so the court could not afford to offend him. Now that he is about to die, of course the Sima family will step on the dying man's body to show off their prestige!
Even though such a profound lesson was before his eyes, Huan Chong still did not learn from it.
The quarrel between Xie Xuan and Huan Chong became more and more fierce. Wang Mi was very busy eating melon and watching a show. Originally, this conflict was between the two generals. As a non-staff civilian, he really couldn't find an angle to intervene.
At this point, the situation is very clear. There is no food, and the reason can probably be guessed. With the productivity level of Jin Dynasty at this time, it is impossible to produce dozens of cans of food reserves in an instant.
However, the situation has reached this point, and it is impossible for Xiangyang not to attack. Even if the troops stand still here, it is impossible to raise food in a short time.
What's even more frightening is that Di Qin has divided its troops into several groups and is ready for invasion.
If you move, you may still have room to turn. If you stop at Yuanjiang and garrison, you will only eat less and less food.
Huan Chong's answer obviously did not satisfy Xie Xuan. He was furious and shouted: "Maidelang (Huan Chong's nickname), come and tell me, where has all the food here gone?"
Huan Chong pursed his lips, feeling quite embarrassed.
Isn't this obvious?
Why do you have to tell him so clearly? Isn't it embarrassing?
"Where else can we go?" He patted his belly, feeling very proud: "It's all gone!"
"I have been stationed at Yuanjiang garrison since I sent my troops to Shi Qian and others to rescue Jingling. If you think about it, it must have lasted ten days."
"With such a large team like our Jingzhou soldiers, how can we garrison in Yuanjiang without eating or drinking?"
"When we divided the troops, I asked Shi Qian and the others to take away half of my food and grass, but he still didn't come back. I didn't have enough food here, so I had to eat what was in the garrison."
"You can't blame me!"
"I can't let my soldiers starve either!"
His eyes went black again, he was indeed eaten by him!