Game of Thrones Volume 7: The horse screams in the wind and the young man raises his sword. Chapter 473: How many days can the army last with food and fodder?
Volume 7: The horse screams in the wind and the young man raises his sword. Chapter 473: How many days can the army last with food and fodder?
The Prime Minister's inner chamber.
Xiao Yuanche and Xu Youzhi were still sitting opposite each other.
The candles on the nearby candlestick wept and made a peeling sound.
Xiao Yuanche was in a deep conversation. He seemed to be pointing out something: "But, forgive me, your plan is indeed a bit risky..."
Xu Youzhi raised his eyebrows and said, "My lord, I don't know what to mean by this?"
Xiao Yuanche smiled and said: "If Shen Jizhou really uses your strategy and assembles three armies to directly attack our Jiu Zhang, how can I, Xiao Yuanche, sit idly by and do nothing? I will definitely mobilize an army to fight against it with all my strength. Once there is a stalemate, he will not be able to attack my old Zhang city in not to mention one day, not to mention three to five days... If Zhang Wuyi dares to make any move at this time and attack my Ba city... . Our Ba city is an important military area, Zhang Buyi is not afraid of hitting a stone with an egg, will he never come back?"
Xu You smiled and said: "May I ask my lord, does your lord know that Bacheng was besieged by Liu Xuanhan?"
"Of course I know, but you only know one, not the other! Wen Ruo and my son Jianshu have defeated them, and now the siege of Bicheng has been solved!" Xiao Yuanche said calmly.
Xu You smiled and said: "Jiuzhang was besieged for only a few days, and Bacheng was also besieged. Although Bacheng has now been relieved, according to You's information, the siege of Bacheng was only a matter of the last one or two days!" "
Xiao Yuanche didn't hide anything and nodded lightly.
"Once a large army is surrounded, it will not only be a high loss of energy, but also a powerful mental torture. If Zhang Wuyi takes Bacheng directly at this time, the soldiers of Bacheng will have no fighting spirit and their vitality will not be restored. They will be able to compete with the elite. How powerful is it? Furthermore, if my expectations are correct, the people in charge of Ba City are no longer Wen Ruogong and Ling Gongzi. They must have rushed to Longtai to raise food and fodder for the army as soon as possible during the siege. With the capital gone, can Bacheng be able to withstand being besieged again? Once Bacheng is besieged again, even if it still cannot be conquered in a short time, Wen Ruogong and Ling Gongzi raised grain and grass, and the grain transportation channel was cut off, and the old Zhangzhou If there is still no food, wouldn't it still be an isolated city? Then the old Zhang army will be in disarray, how can they fight?"
Xu You's mouth is like a hanging river, and he can hit the bloodline every time.
"This..." Xiao Yuanche was choked, and after a while he waved his hands and said, "You are just exaggerating... My army is stationed in Jiuzhang, so the food, grass and baggage are naturally enough... ....Even if grain and grass cannot be transported from Bacheng and Longtai in time, Jiuzhang will still be fine..."
"Really? Haha..." Xu Youzhi looked at Xiao Yuanche with a smile and said nothing.
Xiao Yuanche pretended to be calm and said: "Of course it is, don't you think so, I'm sorry?"
Xu Youzhi shook his head and said with a smile: "If you are brave, please tell me directly. I dare to ask my lord, how many days can the old Zhang grain and grass support the army?"
Xiao Yuanche waved his hand and said: "There is plenty of food and grass in Old Zhang, but it will be a little less in a few days. If it lasts for another year and a half, it will be more than enough."
On the surface, Xiao Yuanche's words appear to be quite frank and flawless.
Unexpectedly, Xu Youzhi smiled faintly, waved his hand and said: "I have already expressed my true feelings, and my lord knows that I sincerely serve you, so why are you still unwilling to tell the truth! In this case, I am afraid that Youzhi will not dare to say another word."
Xiao Yuanche coughed twice to cover up and said: "That's all, that's all, I was just joking. It's okay to tell you the truth. The army only has three months of food and grass left..."
"Three months? Lord, this is still not true..." Xu Youzhi said confidently and with a determined look on his face.
"This..." Xiao Yuanche was stunned for a while, and then his expression became more serious. He pulled Xu Youzhi's sleeve and said, "Excuse me, come here!"
Xu Youzhi approached Xiao Yuanche, and Xiao Yuanche said in a low voice: "This matter is confidential. Only Jijiu Guo Baiyi and Chang Shi Suling know the actual situation, and no one else. I trust Youzhi without any doubt, and Fang Shiyan
Tell me, you must keep it a secret, otherwise the morale of the army will be unstable... To be honest, the old Zhangzhou grain and grass can only support the army for ten days..."
"Oh?" Xu Youzhi nodded slightly, then cupped his hands and said: "My lord, Old Zhang is not an isolated city now, it is similar to an isolated city. Its city has long been abandoned. Now the people here are basically old, weak, sick and disabled people. Old Zhang itself
Unable to supply food and grass, the food that can be used can only be found in three places, one is Ba City and the other is Longtai. Ba City was
The siege has only been lifted after a long time, and the amount of food and grass in the city is still unknown. There is food in Longtai, but whether the emperor or Qingliu, how can the loyalist supply food and grass to the army so easily? Therefore, You Zhi dares to say that the only way to provide food and grass is
The closest place to the army's food and fodder is Nanzhang City. I wonder if what you said is correct?"
Xiao Yuanche nodded noncommittally.
Xu Youzhi added: "There are no wars in Nanzhang, so it is relatively easy to find out the news. Although Nanzhang is rich, it is only a county. After all, the wealth and food are limited. It can supply the army with food and grass in the short term, but now the stalemate with Shen Jizhou has been going on for a long time, and Nanzhang
Even if the entire county is exhausted, I’m afraid it won’t be able to provide food..."
"this......"
"My lord...please forgive me for the offence. Please forgive me for asserting that the food and grass in the old Zhang city can be consumed by the army, and it can only last for two days at most!...I wonder if your lord agrees?"
"Um..." Xiao Yuanche's color changed, and his face became more and more gloomy.
Finally, he lowered his head and sighed, suddenly held Xu Youzhi's hand, and said word by word: "Thank you, Youzhi, for coming to join me. If Shen Jizhou had always used you, how terrible it would have been for me to face an enemy like you."
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Xu Youzhi said seriously: "Since I have voted for my lord, you can naturally help my lord solve his problems!"
Xiao Yuanche sighed and said: "Alas! To be honest, the army really only has two days of rations available at most. This also worries me!"
Xu Youzhi smiled lightly and said: "Now that Youzhi is here, this problem will definitely be solved!"
"Really?" Xiao Yuanche was overjoyed and cupped his hands towards him and said, "I hope my dear brother will teach me!"
Xu Youzhi was just about to speak when he suddenly heard someone shouting outside the hospital: "Haha... Who do I think is wagging here, but it turns out to be you? Why did I let you go in the camp?"
Why don't you come to our army's city to kill people?"
Xu Youzhi's expression changed. He felt that the voice was very familiar, as if he had heard it once tonight.
When Xiao Yuanche heard this, he was calm and calm. He smiled and cursed towards the outside of the courtyard: "You kid, are you sober? What crazy talk are you talking about? You came just in time to save me from sending someone to call you. Come into the house quickly."
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"It's you!"
But the door of the house was gently pushed open, and a young man in black slowly walked in from the outside.
Xu Youzhi has sharp eyes and can recognize this person at a glance.
Suddenly his face changed drastically, as if he had seen a ghost. He suddenly jumped off the couch, backed up, pointed at the person who came, with a look of fear on his face, and said in a trembling voice: "You! It's you...in this situation."
Aren't you going to let me go? Are you going to kill me this time?"
The young man in black laughed loudly and said: "Mr. Xu, there is no need to be afraid. It's not that big of a deal. It's not that big of a deal. Even if I intend to kill you and the Prime Minister is here, I have to ask the Prime Minister for permission first!"
With a word to wake up the dreamer, Xu Youzhi rushed to Xiao Yuanche and begged: "My lord! My lord, save me!"
Xiao Yuanche looked puzzled, patted Xu Youzhi on the shoulder and comforted him: "Youzhi, you are safest here with me, don't worry!"
As he said that, he cast a sidelong glance at the young man in black and said angrily: "You kid, even though you have my token and you don't need to report when you enter my residence, you are too wild. What nonsense are you talking about?
This is Xu Youzhi, my old friend, and he has come to surrender to me again today. Why are you shouting about beating me and killing me?"
The young man Fang chuckled and said: "Just trying to be cool at the beginning...I'm sorry..."
Xiao Yuanche then said angrily again: "It's been working all day long, when will it be formalized? The time for your bet with Bai Yi is about to expire. I think you are destined to lose. Now that I have come, you can't do it again."
No matter what good strategy you think of, it won't work... Su Ling, you lost this time, I wonder if you have anything else to say."
What? Su...Su Ling, this person is actually Su Ling!
Xu Youzhi had a look of disbelief on his face. He looked at the young man in front of him and saw Su Ling holding his arms and looking at him with a smile.
Xu Youzhi suddenly remembered, yes, yes, this person was Su Ling, no wonder he looked so familiar, he had seen him from a distance on the battlefield.
Su Ling chuckled and said: "Mr. Xu, it's just a little joke tonight. Mr. Xu was frightened. I hope you don't blame Su!"
Only then did Xu Youzhi finally understand everything.
It turns out that the person who suddenly broke into his camp today and wanted to kill him was not the killer raised by Shen Jizhou, but the Su Ling in front of him!
And how could he not know Lidya Su Ling's intentions!
Xiao Yuanche looked at Su Ling and said angrily: "Su Ling, tell yourself, did you win or lose this bet?"
Su Ling smiled, everything seemed familiar, he walked directly to the bed, took a cup of tea, poured it himself, drank it all, Fang wiped his mouth and said: "I said it, of course it doesn't count. Why don't you ask, Prime Minister?"
Mr. Xu, did I win or lose..."
The name Su Ling struck Xu Youzhi like a thunderbolt. If it weren't for his ingenuity, Xiao Yuanche would never have been able to maintain a stalemate with Shen Jizhou until now without showing signs of decline. What's more, under Su Ling's calculations,
Two generals, Yan Chou and Wen Liang, were killed in succession.
I met him up close today, and I never thought he was so young. His future is limitless, limitless!
Xu Youzhi admired Su Ling in his heart and wanted to befriend him, so he cupped his hands towards Xiao Yuanche and said: "My lord, Su Changshi is a young man with unparalleled intelligence and wit. Without him today, I'm afraid you would
I still have to hesitate for a while before surrendering to my lord..."
Xiao Yuanche glanced at Su Ling and said: "Don't praise him. If you praise him again, the tail behind his butt will rise to the sky... But what is going on between you two?
Let’s talk about it in detail.”
Xu Youzhi handed over his hand and then told him everything about how Su Ling pretended to be a killer and came to kill him tonight.
Xiao Yuanche was quite surprised. He pointed at Su Ling and said, "Good boy, you pretended to be drunk without telling anyone, but you did such a big thing at night. What a great job you did! Who is that guy in white?"
Su Ling didn't hide anything and said with a smile: "The kid is helpless. After all, during the war, the news can leak out anyway, so I had to act... The guy in white is my brother, Lin Bulang!"
"Well... Lin Bulang is brave and wise, which is quite good!" Xiao Yuanche nodded in approval.
He thought for a while and said: "The so-called attack on the camp was probably the fault of your men..."
Su Ling threw his hat over and said: "Nothing can be hidden from the Prime Minister. Yes, I just asked the Zhou brothers to light the haystacks in the Shenying stables and set off some fireworks. The thunder was loud and the rain was light. Who knows? , those irresponsible fools were so scared that they almost turned their backs..."
Xiao Yuanche then smiled and said: "You did a good job this time. You won the bet... but it was too risky. Next time you do something like this, you must inform me in advance!"
"Yes! Please remember this, kid."
"sit!"
The three of them sat across from each other.
Su Ling poured another cup of tea by herself, and while sipping it carefully, she said to Xu Youzhi casually: "Mr. Xu came to Jiuzhang today. The city gates can pass without any obstruction, and everything goes smoothly. Isn't it God's will?"
As he said that, he looked at Xu Youzhi with a sideways smile.
Xu Youzhi's heart trembled, but he understood. It seemed that Su Ling already understood what happened at the city gate.
Could it be that his relationship with Bonin was not normal?
Xu Youzhi hurriedly covered it up and said: "That's natural. The lord has just said that I will surrender to the lord. This is God's will!"
Xiao Yuanche smiled and said: "Mr. Xu is a man of grace, nothing like you. He just came back from the Bohai Sea and beat up all my city gate guards like a firecracker..."
Xu Youzhi opened his eyes wide and thought to himself, Su Ling was really favored and beat up the city gate guard, but Xiao Yuanche only took it as a joke and had no intention of blaming him...
The three of them had a few cups of tea, and Xu Youzhi said with a straight face: "My lord, since you are here, I have a plan. One can solve the crisis of lack of food in Jiuzhang, and the other two can enable my lord to defeat Shen Jizhou. Now If you are willing to dedicate yourself to the lord, you should just surrender your name. If this plan works, you will repay the lord for your knowledge. If this plan fails, you will accept this!"
Xiao Yuanche waved his hand and said: "I am not Shen Jizhou. I will never ask for perfection and blame. I am sorry!"
"But... let's wait a moment..."
Xu Youzhi's expression changed slightly and he said anxiously: "My lord, you have just said that the opportunity to fight is so fleeting that you must not miss it! I wonder what else my lord is waiting for?"
"I'm the one waiting for you!"
At this moment, someone spoke loudly in the courtyard outside the house.
"My military advisor, Guo Baiyi, is late for offering wine... My lord, I have been waiting for a long time..."