"Secretary Wang, my subordinates have something to say. I don't know whether to ask or not." Once you figure it out, people's thoughts change very quickly.
Jiang Yuansheng slowly approached, and as soon as he spoke, Wang Mi smiled slightly: "If you are asking about food, I can only say that I have no comment."
Jiang Yuansheng's face froze. Why should he be so sharp? This was exactly the question he wanted to ask.
Judging from Wang Mi's attitude, he probably wouldn't reveal it easily. However, he still refused to give up. This answer was crucial to several armies.
"Secretary Wang's difficulties are also known to his subordinates. However, we are really confused and anxious about General Xie's instructions today. We are soldiers eating food, but if there is a problem with this food, we are really..."
Jiang Yuansheng's face naturally showed a worried expression, and Wang Mi knew that this was not something he deliberately pretended for the sake of clichés.
Xie Xuan's capricious command can indeed cause adverse effects in the army and make people feel uneasy.
This result has a lot to do with the purpose of this battle.
During the three hundred years of confrontation between the North and the South, several battles were fought almost every year, and they rarely stopped.
But wars are also divided into big and small. It is impossible for every battle to be like the Battle of Feishui, which mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops and directly determined the life or death of a separatist force.
There are also many small fights. The so-called small fights are small-scale raids and harassment wars.
The purpose of such a war is not to seize the opponent's city. What we really want to do is to seize resources.
The rice, wheat, livestock, and even the population of the opponent's city that are about to be harvested are the main targets for robbery.
If the Battle of Xiangyang was initially characterized as such a small harassment battle, the soldiers would not be so anxious.
A little food would be enough for them to eat, and they might even be able to grab food.
However, it has been three years since Xiangyang fell to Di Qin. Everyone knows that the purpose of raising troops this time is to recapture Xiangyang.
No one knows the situation inside Xiangyang City better than the Jin army. Xiangyang City is high and the walls are extremely strong, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Now that the offensive and defensive sides have exchanged positions, Xiangyang City is also a difficult problem for the Jin army. If you want to capture it, you must be prepared to take at least a month.
There can never be a quick victory.
You know, the last city guard Zhu Xu who lost Xiangyang City fought alone for three months without reinforcements!
The soldiers had long been prepared for a long struggle, but just the day before the expedition, they heard rumors of insufficient food.
The soldiers could not help but panic.
Wang Mi understood Jiang Yuansheng's concerns very well. If he were to host this matter, he would not be able to face it easily.
"You don't have to worry, just try your best to fight against Di Qin. Regarding the food problem, I promise you, there will be a solution!"
"There is a lot of food in the garrison now, and there is also a lot of food carried by the two armies. There are just some temporary gaps, but strictly speaking, it is not a big problem."
"Think about it, the Jingzhou soldiers also carried a lot of food and supplies. Are they enough now?"
Wang Mi turned to the crowd and said solemnly that the audience he was facing now was not Jiang Yuansheng alone. The soldiers behind him saw that Wang Mi was easy to talk and became friendly and friendly. Wang Mi also needed to calm their minds.
The best way to solve the problem is to guide people who are confused to think about the answer themselves. After Wang Mi's guidance, Jiang Yuansheng really thought about it carefully.
"Plenty, there is still a lot of food left." He said with certainty.
"In that case, what are you worried about?"
Wang Mi breathed a sigh of relief. This answer was a reassurance for him. As a time traveler, he could provide the Jin army with advanced weapons, make correct strategies, and even defeat the enemy general through him.
Understand the character and use mind-attacking tactics.
But the food problem was indeed something he couldn't solve no matter what.
All things grow in cycles, and pulling seedlings to encourage growth will not work in any era. As the leader of the grassroots team, Jiang Yuansheng's words are still credible when it comes to the internal situation of the Jingzhou soldiers.
From this point of view, it is impossible to say that Huan Chong treated his own people badly. Maybe some of the food provided by the Jingzhou soldiers was plundered from the granary of the garrison.
A question gradually arose in Wang Mi's mind. Was all the missing food really eaten?
In the Jin Dynasty, factions were very particular. Jingzhou soldiers were Jingzhou soldiers, and Beifu soldiers were Beifu soldiers. Although they could cooperate during wars, when it came to other interests, they were almost completely divided and refused to give in an inch of territory.
With such an important strategic reserve of grain, it was impossible for Huan Chong not to make early plans for the Jingzhou soldiers under his command. Wang Mi had a guess.
He looked at Jiang Yuansheng, but he didn't want to make it clear.
The troops in Jingzhou have no qualms with the Huan clan in Qiaojun and are quite loyal. They should not speak ill of Huan Chong in front of them.
It is impossible to find out Huan Chong's true behavior. Not only do these people not tell the truth, they will turn around and turn the tables.
According to Wang Mi's speculation, Huan Chong had long expected that Xie Xuan would lead the Beifu soldiers to rest briefly at Yuanjiang garrison before heading towards Xiangyang.
When he came to Yuanjiang garrison, what could Xie Xuan do?
Of course it’s to supplement food and grass!
Huan Chong, an old fox, might have hidden all the food under the command of the Jingzhou troops. Anyway, he had already arrived at Yuanjiang garrison early and had plenty of time to operate.
The war was about to begin, and his Jingzhou legion had strong soldiers and horses, while the Beifu soldiers had traveled a long distance from Jingkou and experienced two more battles. Their energy and spirit were definitely not as good as those of the Jingzhou soldiers who had fled all the way and only moved around Jingzhou.
Old Man Huan had mastered his calculations, not to mention stealing the grain. When they arrived at the Xiangyang battlefield, the Jingzhou soldiers, who were full of energy and well-fed, killed everyone and won the first prize.
After thinking about it for a moment, all of Huan Chong's schemes were ready to come out. Fortunately, Wang Mi was almost deceived by his seemingly stupid words and deeds just now, thinking that he was just such a fool who could do whatever he wanted without caring about the consequences.
In fact, he was able to take charge of Jingzhou soldiers for many years and still remain standing without doing anything bad that would overturn the situation. This shows that at least Huan Chong still has a brain.
I was almost deceived by that old man’s illusion!
"How are you going to report to General Xie after you return all the food?"
Huan Yi hurried over through mud and water, and he didn't know whether it was intentional or not. When Xie Xuan summoned the generals in the morning, he actually forgot about him, the commander of the Yuzhou soldiers.
Huan Yi didn't have any objection to such behavior. He had long been used to it. Didn't he even take the initiative to hand over the military flag?
I don't care about these trivial things at all.
By the time Huan Yi learned about the commotion in the yard and rushed over, the day lily had already been cold for several rounds!
Wang Mi turned around, not expecting that Huan Yi would come over. Huan Yi's words made Wang Mi feel warm in his heart.
There is true love in the world!
Although there were so many useless people in the Jin Dynasty, Huan Yi was still a clean stream in the turbid sewage.