At this moment, Shu Han, the military governor of Longyou and the handsome president of the Hehuang Battle, was worried and paced back and forth in the hall anxiously. The armies from Shuofang, Hexi, and Anxi had all been transferred to Longyou. At this moment, they were outside Shanzhou City.
Military camp stationed.
A total of 150,000 troops were stationed in the Hehuang War Zone. They looked majestic, but only Ge Shuhan himself knew the suffering. Longyou originally had more than 70,000 troops, and the food and grass supplies were allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs according to this number.
This suddenly added more than 70,000 people, but there were more than 70,000 more mouths. Although the land in Longyou was vast and cultivated with military fields, it was a drop in the bucket for the army. The food and grass were not moved, and the soldiers and horses went first. From April onwards, the court
Grain was gradually allocated and ordnance was transported to Longyou. But even so, there was still a huge gap in the rations of the soldiers. Counting the 200,000 shi of grain allocated last month, the army's food reserves were only 250,000 shi. Now every day the army
It will consume three thousand shi of food. If this continues, if the court does not allocate food, there will be no food by July! (Note 1)
When he thought about running out of food, Ge Shuhan felt cold sweat dripping down his back. Having led the army for many years, he naturally knew the importance of food and grass to soldiers. If the food and grass are enough, the army will have peace of mind, and if the food and grass are short, the army will be demoralized. If everyone doesn't have enough to eat, who will give it to them?
You work hard to fight, but if you don't handle it properly, you may even provoke a mutiny among the soldiers.
Thinking of this, Ge Shuhan had a headache. He lightly hammered his forehead, slumped down on the bed, closed his eyes, and thought about countermeasures.
"Commander, Marshal, there is a special envoy from Chang'an outside the house!" Gao Shi cleared his throat and stepped into the inner room.
Ge Shuhan immediately opened his eyes, sat up straight and said, "Special envoy? Are you the middle envoy?"
Gao Shi shook his head and said: "He is not an envoy. Judging from his robes, he should be a civil servant of a high rank."
Brother Shuhan breathed a long sigh of relief. As long as he was not a eunuch, it would be fine. His brother Shuhan was not afraid of anything, but he was most afraid of dealing with eunuchs. These people were physically weak, and even had dark and extreme hearts. They often disliked everyone. Except for a very small number of people.
, most of the eunuchs have a low level of education, not to mention military knowledge. However, they still like to give advice on military affairs. Take Gao Xianzhi, the governor of Anxi, for example. If Bian Lingcheng, the supervisor of the army, did not insist on marching in a hurry to fight the decisive battle with Xiaobolu's defenders,
Now this Congling Pearl has been drawn on the territory map of the Tang Dynasty. (Note 2)
"Please wait a moment, special envoy, in the outer hall. I'll change my clothes and come quickly to greet you." Ge Shuhan sighed, and what was supposed to come finally came.
.....
"The special envoy has been waiting for a long time. I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" As soon as he entered the hall, Ge Shuhan quickly stepped forward and grabbed Song Hun's arm tightly, sighing and sighing.
Song Hun was not annoyed and smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if I wait a little longer. After all, Marshal Shuhan is busy with military affairs. However, Mr. Song is under the Holy Order. If he fails to live up to the emperor's favor, he will die."
It’s his fault.”
Ge Shuhan was very dissatisfied with Song Hun's way of swearing, but he did not dare to show it at all.
He laughed and said: "Even if my brother Shu Han has neglected anyone, how dare he neglect the special envoy? The Holy Lord is kind to Ge Shu, and Ge Shu can only collect Dafeichuan and Jiuqu to repay His Majesty!"
Song Hun took out a roll of yellow silk from his sleeve and unfolded it, with a serious face and said: "Longyou Jiedushi Ge Shuhan accepted the order!"
Brother Shuhan was stunned for a moment, then he quickly knelt down in the tunnel and said, "Brother Shuhan accepts the order."
"In recent times, Tubo has often relied on its resistance, repeatedly harassing the battlefield, wreaking havoc, and deviating from its species. The officers and soldiers who have been commanded have been sent to attack, and they have conquered but not fought, and they have destroyed everything they have. The leader of the canal has wandered around, causing his own destruction, and the dynasty
The majesty is far and wide, and the borders are tranquil. I am the king of the world, and I am determined to treat all peoples in peace, so I am willing to seek peace. However, Tubo was ambitious and ungrateful, and suddenly became pregnant with its second ambition. Within the country, people and animals were resentful and angry. Therefore, great righteousness was created, that is,
The barbarians in the western border are at war and doing whatever they want. I am worried about the common people, and there is no barrier between the barbarians and the summer. I am looking to the west, and I will be cautious. If I don't rescue you, I am afraid that I will be in ruins. Longyou
The Jiedu envoys Ge Shuhan and others are both talented in both civil and military affairs, and they are deeply felt both internally and externally. They will definitely be able to spread the wind outside and control the country. We can measure the events, plan the strategy, dispatch the envoys, and make clear instructions. If there is any,
If you disobey the Ming Dynasty and dare to have different ambitions, you will join the elite. If you pounce casually and use your majesty, you will be called my intention."
Ge Shuhan broke into a cold sweat after hearing this. A few days ago, he had secretly reported to the Holy One to allocate more military rations, but this imperial edict did not mention food and grass at all. The Holy Spirit also strictly ordered him to immediately increase the annihilation in the edict. It seems that his old man is
I can't afford to delay even if I don't want to.
Ge Shuhan sighed secretly in his heart, kowtowed and said, "My brother Shuhan, I sincerely obey your majesty's holy will." After saying that, he stood up, took the imperial edict with both hands, and respectfully handed it to Gao Shi beside him.
"Shuai Geshu is so majestic. He didn't even bother to set up the incense table after receiving the imperial edict."
Song Hun was ignored for nothing, so he always cared about him.
Ge Shuhan said with a smile: "What are you talking about, the special envoy? Something happened suddenly, and you started to announce the decree before I was ready. I won't say any more. Tonight, I will take care of the special envoy!"
The rhetoric in the imperial edict was all old-fashioned and had no actual reference value, and the words of the special envoy who delivered the edict were what Geshuhan wanted to hear. So no matter what, he had to try his best to please the special envoy of Song in front of him.
"I wonder if your Majesty has a secret order to inform Yu?"
Just as the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person. Seeing Ge Shuhan's attitude, Song Hun cleared his throat and said: "Your Majesty asked me to send you a message. Longyou is allowed to raise military rations on his own. He must capture the stone fort before July.
City, otherwise Wang Zhongsi will be your fate!"
Ge Shuhan's body trembled violently, and the last hope in his heart was shattered. What does it mean to allow Longyou to raise military rations on his own? If he could still collect a handful of rice, would he be so shameless as to urge the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate rations? (Note)
3)
"Sir Special Envoy, can't the imperial court allocate 100,000 dan of food? Even 50,000 dan can be used to deal with the emergency."
"General Geshu, it's not Song who is being hypocritical, but I can't help but apologize for the grievances." Song Hun clasped his fists in the direction of Chang'an and said: "Taicang's grain reserves have bottomed out, and the price of a bucket of rice in the capital is
It has been raised to one hundred and fifty cents. The imperial court has already tightened its belt to support the Longyou battlefield. Please ask General Geshu not to delay the war any longer!"
Note 1: In the Tang Dynasty, one stone was equivalent to about 106 catties. Roughly calculating one hundred catties per stone, 150,000 people consumed 300,000 catties per day, which is equivalent to three thousand dan. The rations to support an army of 150,000 people for one and a half months are equivalent to ten
Fifty thousand dan. Of course, there is also the consumption of cavalry horses. The staple food of war horses is still grain, supplemented by a small amount of fodder. Each horse consumes food equivalent to 10 soldiers. Calculating this, 250,000 shi of grain will last for one and a half months.
It's really difficult.
Note 2: In the northwest of present-day Kashmir, the capital city is Niduocheng (today's Gilgit). During the Tang Dynasty, it was one of the two larger countries on Congling. It was originally a Tang vassal state and was the transportation hub from Tubo to the four towns of Anxi.
road.
Note 3: Dendrobium was the common name for stone before the Tang Dynasty. In the old days, ten liters equaled one bucket, and ten buckets equaled one hundred liters, which was equal to one hu. One hu equaled one stone. "New Book of Tang·Shi Huo Zhi 2" records:
"At that time, I collected 250,000 dan of money and 4 million dan of rice." There were only 4 million dan of rice in the country, so allocating 200,000 dan to Ge Shuhan was really a lot.
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