"Bastard!" Bai Yutian threw the tea cup out of his hand, and it fell to the ground and broke into many pieces.
It was a troubled time at this time, and Jiangbei's food was finally collected, but this happened again.
The Duanmu clan's food is on its way and will reach Tailin City soon, and then be sent to Jiangbei from Tailin City.
However, this would take at least ten days. The 100,000 troops in Jiangbei already had no food to eat, so how could they wait so long.
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent and am willing to die." Xiong Kai did not dare to raise his head, and his tone was full of determination.
"Death, will your death solve the problem?" Bai Yutian stepped forward, grabbed Xiong Kai's collar, and raised his head.
Xiong was so happy that he didn't want Bai Yutian to let him go. He just felt that he had failed Bai Yutian's expectations.
Bai Yutian let go of Xiong Kai and angrily walked back to his original position, "Let me find out who intercepted the grain. After that, Jiangbei will still need to transport grain. If this continues, how can Jiangbei continue to fight."
Bai Yutian had no intention of killing Xiong Kai. Although it was true that the interception of food this time would have very serious consequences, this could not be entirely blamed on Xiong Kai.
Xiong Kai felt as if he had been granted amnesty, his eyes full of gratitude and hope for the future.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Bai Yutian was leaning on the dragon chair, his anger still lingering. He glanced at Zhao Chuxue and said, "Call the ministers here."
"yes."
Zhao Chuxue knew that Bai Yutian must be very angry now, so he didn't bother him too much.
If something like this happened at this time, it would be very detrimental to the war situation in Jiangbei.
Soon, the officials came to the Tai Chi Hall and met Bai Yutian.
This time, Bai Yutian chose to use this place as a temporary meeting place.
Bai Yutian's face was livid and he asked Xiong Kai to explain the matter again.
After hearing this, all the ministers fell silent for a moment.
Things are a bit difficult to handle this time.
Even if Yuncheng is smart, it won't help. He can't conjure food.
Even if the grain is re-transported now, it will be too late to reach Jiangbei.
Moreover, the murderer has not yet been found, so there is no guarantee that the second shipment of food will not be robbed.
Bai Yutian seemed to have aged dozens of years all of a sudden, sitting on the chair dejectedly.
"Your Majesty, now we only have two choices!"
After thinking for a moment, Yuncheng finally stood up.
"The first option is to take the initiative to attack, invade Nanchuan Prefecture, and obtain food."
"The second option is to withdraw troops from Huaizhou, abandon Huaizhou, and assemble with the grain transport team first."
Taking the initiative to attack is definitely not feasible. The soldiers have been hungry for several days and their combat effectiveness is not strong.
Moreover, Nanchuan Prefecture is the base camp of Dachuan Kingdom, and it will definitely not be defeated in a short time.
Now it seems that the only option is to retreat from Huaizhou.
In this case, it would be equivalent to handing over the entire Huaizhou to others.
After losing Huaizhou, it will definitely be difficult to defend Chanzhou.
But now, they only have this method.
Bai Yutian frowned, looking thoughtful.
Finally, he spoke slowly, "Let the soldiers withdraw their troops and assemble with the food transport team in time. It is important to have enough food."
This order seems simple, but Bai Yutian has made a lot of determination.
Once Huaizhou gives up, it will not be that simple to take it back in the future.
"Yes." everyone answered.
They did not dare to delay and quickly sent out the order, asking Kou Wang and Deng Yongle to withdraw their troops as soon as possible.
However, the withdrawal did not go so smoothly.
Rumors arose in the Jiangbei area that Bai Yutian abused Zhang Cunxian and Zheng Kaiji and wanted to punish these two families.
This move undoubtedly angered the Zhang and Zheng families in Jiangbei Province. They had many supporters in Jiangbei and had far-reaching influence.
These people were distributed among all classes, and even among the people there were voices of resistance to the Zhou court.
As a result, the withdrawal route of Kou Wang and Deng Yongle was revealed to the Nanchuan army, which caused the Nanchuan army to ambush Kou Wang and Deng Yongle in advance, causing heavy losses to the Zhou army.
In addition, the 50,000-strong army originally stationed in Jiangbei also joined Kou Wang and Deng Yongle's army. The name was to help Kou Wang and Deng Yongle, but in fact they went to cause trouble, and there were 50,000 more mouths to eat, which consumed food.
faster.
In fact, Kou Wang was defeated and was almost captured by the Nanchuan army several times.
When the news came back to Tailin, Bai Yutian was furious and immediately arrested Zhang Cunxian and Zheng Kaiji.
"What a good job you two did!"
Zhang Cunxian and Zheng Kaiji looked at each other and shouted: "It's unfair, Your Majesty. We can't even get out of Tailin City. We don't know what happened in Jiangbei."
"Yes, Your Majesty, please be careful!"
Zhang Cunxian and Zheng Kaiji were lying on the ground, trembling all over and looking very scared.
Like a volcano about to erupt, Bai Yutian sat on the chair and looked at the two of them with sharp eyes.
"Food has been intercepted, rumors have spread, and military discipline has been violated. I have lost nearly 50,000 soldiers in Jiangbei."
"What do you think we should do now to protect Jiangbei?"
Zhang Cunxian and Zheng Kaiji did not dare to look at Bai Yutian, so they could only lower their heads and look at the ground.
"Your Majesty, we are willing to mobilize these 50,000 troops as the vanguard to guard some important checkpoints and stop the Nanchuan army heading north." Zhang Cunxian and Zheng Kaiji seemed to be panicked, but in fact they were well prepared.
Bai Yutian had no troops available at this time. Once the 50,000 defenders in Jiangbei were reused, he would have no reason to continue to imprison Zhang Cunxian and Zheng Kaiji.
Not only is it morally unacceptable, Bai Yutian imprisoned Zhang Cunxian and Zheng Kaiji, and also used these 50,000 troops, which might force these 50,000 troops to rebel.
At this point, their goal has been half achieved.
Next, as long as Bai Yutian relents, they can immediately regroup and help Bai Yutian block the Nanchuan army.
Although the loss of Huaizhou would cause them to lose some strength, on the other hand, Bai Yutian would have to reuse them.
Bai Yutian sneered in his heart, saying that these things had nothing to do with them, but Bai Yutian didn't believe it.
During the recent period, Min Gaochi, Cao Yafang, and Liu Zhen often visited Zhang and Zheng's mansion to discuss matters in secret.
However, after all, Ming Gaochi has the status of an old minister and is quite prestigious, so Bai Yutian cannot touch him easily.
In addition, Bai Yutian couldn't find any excuse for him, so he had no choice but to give up.
But thinking about what happened recently, it was such a coincidence that Bai Yutian didn't believe that they didn't know about it.
I'm afraid, there is their conspiracy among them.
Bai Yutian knew that once he chose to use the 50,000 troops in Jiangbei, he would inevitably admit defeat to Zhang Cunxian and Zheng Kaiji.
But he doesn't want to admit defeat. If he admits defeat this time, he may not have any chance in the next few decades.
It will even make the Zhang and Zheng families grow stronger and then become dependent on the two major families.