Thinking through this layer, Guan Longxiang asked Shen Duchi again

"General Shen, how long will Wanchuan County's military rations be enough?"

"When the divine power entered Sichuan, it robbed most of the grain and grass in the upper Kanto County, plus the grain and grass in the county, it can be enough for the army to support until next year, if a season of wheat can be harvested this winter and next spring, the army and civilians may be able to support the harvest until next summer.

However, the transfer of 70,000 or 80,000 troops to form a new army requires drills, and before the winter on, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of acres of land that will be cultivated, there will be more grain to eat, so at most it will be maintained until next spring, unless the people are asked to collect grain again, but in this way, the people will not survive the summer harvest. ”

"In this way, the supernatural power will at least have enough grain and grass before the spring of next year."

"As far as I know, it should be."

"That being the case, General Shen will rest in the camp for the time being, and I will reply to General Shen after I have discussed with General Xu."

"Then I'm going to take my leave."

"General Shen, please."

After Shen Duchi left, Xu Jin asked

"What did Mr. Guan think?"

"Well, if you want to say that this thief is really cunning, he almost fell for his evil. He used Shen Duchi's mouth to spread a message to us, revealing some news and deliberately letting Shen Duchi steal it, all of which were sinister intentions to confuse our army. On the one hand, he secretly trained his troops, and on the other hand, he made peace with our army and went north, but in fact, he wanted to go north, but he did not want to hand over Wanchuan.

If I am not mistaken, the supernatural power must want to keep the new army in Sichuan, contain our army, and go south again after he and Sheng Yan converge, so that the north and south will attack our army together, so as to reverse the disadvantage in one fell swoop. ”

"But if it can't be reversed and it falls into a stalemate, our army will hold Pengyuan County to the death, and its grain and grass will still not be able to enter Wanchuan from the north, as long as it holds on until next year, the rebels in Wanchuan County will not starve to death."

"No, never."

The supernatural power denied, and Xu Jin was puzzled

"Why?"

"General Xu, what do you think the magic power wants the horse to do, is it really to be wary of Shen Duchi's training of the new county? There is no such thing as this moment. Not to mention that there are many horses under Shen Duchi's command, which are unusable. It's to give them good horses, and it's so easy to train cavalry.

I guess the magic power must be to use horses to plough the land first, and after ploughing the land, they are raised and fed to fatten and eat horse meat. ”

"What, eat meat!" Xu Jin was taken aback.

"Yes, horse meat. There are still 20,000 small war horses under Shen Duchi's command, and a war horse can eat a few hundred catties of meat, and how long can five thousand horses eat. What's more, the horses can still be used for farming before they are slaughtered, which is enough for the defenders to hold on until next summer's harvest, and Shentong is determined to take Peng Yuan before next autumn, and one year is enough for him to kill Wanchuan. ”

"But in this case, won't the rebel cavalry be invalid!"

"The Changsun Kingdom is densely wooded, and the cavalry has little effect, and it is used to transport baggage or act as foot force, and only entering Peng Yuan is useful. Moreover, leaving the horses in the hands of Shen Duchi is a hidden danger for the supernatural powers, taking this opportunity to get some horses and turn Shen Duchi's cavalry into infantry, which is more convenient for the supernatural powers to control. ”

"Is this a pwill break?" Xu Jin asked.

"I think if we confront the supernatural powers, the supernatural powers will categorically deny the Tibetan soldiers, and if not, the supernatural powers will think that our army must have fallen into his scheme, and it is expected that they will pull the strong men of the river away. Thus the main forces of the Xian army were transferred to the north.

In fact, the supernatural power is still 60,000 or more in the north, and there are 10,000 miscellaneous soldiers left in Sichuan. If you don't enter the customs, you will fall into the hands of the supernatural powers.

I think about it, there are only two ways to break this plan."

"Which two?"

"One of the keys is that Shen Duchi burns the grain and grass, if Shen Duchi can burn the grain and grass when the magic power is out of the customs, everything will be easy to do. But I think the supernatural power must be on strict guard, and it is not even ruled out that he has expected it, and he will use tricks to make Shen Duchi fall into the scheme, so this plan is the next step. Second, Shen Duchi left some people to escape into Sichuan, and after the magic power was released, the driver burned the crops everywhere, so that the winter grain grains were not harvested, and the rebels were trapped before the beginning of spring. ”

"Well, the second method is good, at this time plough a season of wheat, after a month or two, the wheat should grow a lot taller, a fire is more enjoyable than burning grain and grass. I think this method is feasible. However, in this way, if the rebels surrender, they will have to add at least 1.5 million stone grain and grass for disaster relief next year, and it will have to be japonica rice. ”

Xu Jin said worriedly, Guan Longxiang was very helpless

"If it weren't for the supernatural dog jumping off the wall in a hurry, it would be impossible to do such a hurtful thing as destroying food, and there was no way to do it. Only in this way can the rebels be forced to surrender, otherwise the longer it drags on, the more it will cost the people and money. ”

Qiujun, Shangguan, Ganfu, Dekang, Yuanshan, Changyin Banjun, Xiaguan Banjun, a year of disaster relief grain Jin 7 million stone japonica rice, equivalent to more than 8 million stone of indica rice, Dekang County grain and grass in addition to the destruction and Zhijun income, in fact, it is not enough, in addition, Xianguo still has to paste nearly one million stones, plus Wanchuan, which is equivalent to a year to paste ten million stone grain and grass, enough to solve the problem for a year.

Of course, limited by logistics, grain and grass transportation will not be achieved overnight, will be transported to various places in batches through light and land transportation, during which the various places have resumed farming, can reduce a considerable part of the expenditure, when the disaster relief enters the third year, agriculture resumes, the additional rations required will be reduced to the current three percent or even less.

However, the war will delay the recovery of the economy and industry, and the continuous turmoil and the sharp decline in the number of strong men are the main reasons for the recovery of agriculture.

At the beginning, Bailiyan only set the goal of annexing the three counties, which was the result of careful calculation, and no matter how much, Xianguo would not be able to digest it, and it might even drag down the finances.

Now that the seven counties have been annexed, the economic effect has not yet been transmitted to Xianguo through the market, and the whole country is still immersed in great joy, and the hidden crisis under the calm surface has been revealed.

On the third day of October, Bailing Garden of Xianwang Palace

Xianguo produced the first batch of six-year-old pearls, the beads are as big as a bull's eye, colorful, and the Xianwang dragon Yan Dayue praises endlessly

"This bead is round and gorgeous, like a natural one, it is really a rare good treasure. Sister Wang, there should be a lot of big pearls in this batch. ”

"What about the beauty of you, such a huge pearl, where can the rice bead be compared. Fu'er said, these pearls are not easy to come by, the bigger the more difficult to come out, originally planted 20,000, this year received only more than 1,000, only less than 300 good quality, other products can only be made pearl powder. ”

"Hiss......"

King Xian sighed and gasped

"With so little, it must be a lot of money."

"Listen to Fu'er, at least so much."

Princess Lan Yuan raised two big hands, and King Xian nodded with satisfaction

"Two thousand silver is about the same. At that time, a high-quality rice bead was at least 800, and the superb price was 1,500 silver beads, and it was difficult to find the pearls, but the hateful Jin Kingdom, the eldest grandson, and the defense of the country were practiced, and the widows who were harmed lost millions of gold and silver in vain. ”

"It's not, now that I think about it, my son-in-law is right, if you want to do it, you can do what others don't have and I have. Such a pearl, looking at the world, only I can have it, and if you want to ask for a pearl, you have to pay for it. I don't know what happened to my son-in-law on the front line, but now there are many successes, they all account for six or seven counties, and the country has more than doubled, so you as an uncle should also stop and let Yan Gongzi come back. ”

"yes...... Only in March, the expedition was made, and the earth changed dramatically in October, and the widow really wanted to summon Yan Gongzi to return to the court, but the war on the front line has not subsided, and now it is rumored that the eldest grandson has made peace with the rebels, Zhiguo has made peace with the rebels, and the Western Front Weiguo is said to swallow fifteen counties and counties, and invade the main Central Plains in the east, and the widow is not at ease.

At this time, let Yan Gongzi return to the court, if there are three long and two short, all these years of happiness will be in vain. ”

"Then when will this battle stop, the money in the money shop is like flowing water now, more out and less in, and in the long run, it must not be closed."

"The widow doesn't want to stop the army as soon as possible, but the arrows have been sent, and they can't stop until they reach their goal. Don't mention it, how is Fu'er Yuezi doing, busy with children and business, don't be tired. ”

"It's not like it's cold in autumn, and my body bones are pretty good. When I gave birth at the end of August, it was hot, thanks to the good care of Lang Zhong in Yicaotang, the palace is not good, I think I am about to become a quack. is still a son-in-law's medical skills, and after his medical skills spread, now Yongxing City is giving birth to a child and living one by one, and he is not guilty. ”

"Yes, Yongxing Hou will still deliver babies, why don't you know."

King Xian absentmindedly leaned on the back of the seat, holding five pearls in his hand, imagining the vast territory of Xianguo, unaware that the sword was hanging above his head and was about to fall.

Just as the two were talking, Lu Gao came in a hurry and was able to enter the Bailing Garden

"Minister, Lu Gao, see the king." Lu Gao bowed deeply.

"Lu Aiqing is exempt."

"King Xie."

"Lu Aiqing is here, but it's a front-line battle report."

Lu Gao's face turned blue at this time, first glanced at Princess Lan Yuan, and then said

"King Qiqi, there is an urgent military situation, please take a step to speak."

King Xian frowned, sat up and stared at Lu Gao

"Princess Lan Yuan is not an outsider, let's say, what's the urgency."

"Back to the king, according to the news of the royal guest Su Fangyi, the king of Jin recently transferred Wang Yanfei's Zhenxi army and moved to the north, and from the distance, his infantry army will arrive in November at the earliest, and the cavalry can arrive in mid-October."

King Xian was taken aback when he heard the news

"What does he want to do in Jinguo, is he crazy! Shouldn't Zhiguo Tao Yong be pressed to confront Wang Yanfei in the east, King Jin dares to transfer the Zhenxi Army! ”

"Back to the king, if the Xianguo falls into the belly and suffers the enemy, and then starts a war with the Jin State on the Eastern Front, it will be inevitable for King Zhi to attack behind his back. Judging from the current situation, the Jin State can complete the transfer of grain and grass and the mobilization of the northern army before the end of the year at the earliest, and if the east and west are attacked, the local forces of the Xian State will be empty, and it will be difficult to withstand the full attack of the Jin army of 500,000 people. ”

"When the world is fighting against traitors, he Jin Guoan dares to raise troops to attack the widows, did he eat the bear's heart and leopard gall."

"King, now is not the time to criticize the Jin Kingdom, the top priority is to immediately transfer troops back to defense, so as not to take advantage of the Jin army."

"But where are the widows going to transfer troops! Zhao Qing and Yan Gongzi's soldiers and horses were all pressed on the front line, and the widows could still draw troops. ”

King Xian was furious, standing up and pacing back and forth irritably, and then Princess Lan Yuan was busy

"Let's quickly transfer Yan Gongzi back, in case the Jin people send troops over, where can Jiangdong parry."

"Now it's from Dekang to transfer troops, and it will take two months to arrive, where is the time. Lu Aiqing, bring the envoy to the widow, and the widow wants to confront him face to face! ”

"No!"

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