Chapter 394

The stalemate in Chang'an City has been more than two months, with Chang'an City surrounded by mountains in the center, the Righteous Sect stationed in Fuhu Pass on the periphery, and the various princes and rivers and lakes rushing in on the periphery.

Such a stalemate is difficult for anyone, whether it is the imperial court or the Righteous Sect. The battle involving hundreds of thousands of people is a huge drain every day, and now both sides are almost running out of gas.

If we continue to fight, what we will fight for is not the confrontation between the officers and men of the two armies on the battlefield, but the logistics, the determination of the commanders, and the will to fight of the soldiers.

In the past two months, the Righteous Sect first attacked Chang'an City, but it couldn't be defeated, so it chose to retreat. Then Chang'an City sent people to attack Fuhu Pass, but they couldn't be defeated either. On the periphery, the rivers and lakes rushed to fight with the princes of the world. If we talk about the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, it is natural that the officers and soldiers have the advantage, but the recklessness of the rivers and lakes is reduced to zero, and hundreds of people and hundreds of people are a team, waging guerrilla warfare with officers and soldiers in the mountains, forests and plains, occasionally making a fire, adding poison to the cauldron of cooking rice, etc., which also makes the emperor overwhelmed.

However, the Righteous Church has indeed fallen into a situation of being attacked from the belly and back, and the front and rear are surrounded and cut off from their food and grass support. If the Righteous Sect can only rely on the little grain and grass left to support it.

Moreover, winter is coming.

This year, the winter in Chang'an was colder than usual, and Fuhu Pass was close to despair.

In the handsome tent, Lin Shaoyu, Guo Annoying, Hongchen, Lin Chong, and several upper-level figures of the Righteous Sect were discussing together.

"Lord Tianjiang, the grain and grass we have left now can only last for five days at most. After five days, we didn't have anything to eat. Zhang Baodao, who is in charge of managing logistics.

The current Lin Shaoyu is the natural leader of the Righteous Teaching, both in the practical sense and in the spirit.

The issue of grain and grass is a very tricky matter, and without follow-up food and grass replenishment, the Righteous Sect will be undefeated and defeated. Perhaps, everyone can only choose to retreat, of course, in this situation, whether they can retreat safely is a question. From the moment I set foot on this road, I knew that it was a dead end. And there is no way out.

Lin Shaoyu looked at the topographic map hanging in the tent, stood with his hands in his hands, and said slowly: "Tomorrow, we will send a team of five hundred people to rob the grain and grass of the princes from all walks of life outside Fuhu Pass. ”

Guo annoyed: "Is it too dangerous to do this?"

"We're in a dangerous situation right now, and there's no way to be more dangerous. Lin Shaoyu said a sentence calmly, turned his head and looked at everyone: "When we are the most difficult, it is also the most difficult time for Chang'an City. Now it's up to you who takes longer. ”

From the next day, the Righteous Church sent a small force to loot the grain and grass outside the gate. Most of the members of the Righteous Sect are homeless, but after more than a year of training, they have become as effective as the regular army.

Moreover, they have something that the regular army does not have, and this kind of thing is called faith.

Those who are willing to join the Righteous Church are mostly having a bad time. Before the uprising, most of them were slaves, coolies, fugitives, and outlaws. Deep down, they truly believe that there is some kind of god who can give them food and clothing.

On the other hand, in terms of the princes, in fact, many are still hesitating, what to do if Chang'an City is defended, what to do if Chang'an City cannot be defended, these must be considered in advance. But the Righteous Sect doesn't need to think about it, because if you can't break through Chang'an City, there is only one way to die.

So these shameless thieves were like wolves and tigers, and they bumped into a group of face-to-face people, and the result can be imagined.

At the same time, the situation in Chang'an City is indeed not optimistic. After two months of siege, people's hearts are facing a great test, and the family is not afraid of troubled times, they are afraid of not being able to seize more benefits in troubled times.

But for most people who don't have to worry about food and clothing, all they want is stability. Because their current stability is not easy to come by, and in the next round of reordering, no one can guarantee that they will still be able to achieve stability.

As for the bottom of Chang'an City, thieves, strongmen, and homeless people also took advantage of this opportunity to make waves. They felt that after the inherent order was broken and those nobles were overthrown, it was time for them to come out.

The security situation in Chang'an City has become unprecedentedly poor, and many people are panicking, and how this battle should end, in fact, no one can see through it.

At night, after presiding over a day's military affairs, Li Letian entered the palace and met His Majesty Emperor Ming.

In such an emergency situation, the relationship between father and son has eased a lot, and there is no need to be as polite as before.

Emperor Ming sat in the imperial study, but his spirit was good, not as seriously ill as rumored by the outside world, and he couldn't stay.

"What is the situation now, is there enough grain and grass?" asked Emperor Ming.

"There are many wealthy families in Chang'an City, and they have a lot of grain at home, but now in a special period, they can only be forcibly requisitioned, and their grain and grass can last for a few days. At present, there is no concern about food shortages. Li Letian said: "The key is in other aspects, now there are many rumors in the city, all of them say something unpleasant, only saying that Lin Shaoyu is a god of heaven, and he is here to break the Li family." ”

Emperor Ming sneered, and suddenly asked, "In your estimation, can Chang'an City be able to hold it?"

Li Letian said: "The combat effectiveness of our army is stronger than that of the traitor, and the grain and grass in Chang'an City can support it." Now that it is winter, it is cold day by day, as long as you hold on, the one who loses will be the traitor. It's just ......"

"Just what?"

"It's just that the stalemate in the past is not beneficial to the national prestige, and the princes led the troops to come, although it was to clear away the bandits, but they may not have the intention of profiting. Even if Chang'an can survive this crisis, I am afraid that the princes will also end up in a big situation. ”

Emperor Ming opened his cloudy eyes and looked at Li Letian.

"You can see very clearly, I used to underestimate you, you do have the talent of an emperor. ”

Li Letian was shocked in his heart, Emperor Ming's words had the intention of passing on the throne, he knelt down in a panic and kept kowtowing.

"All right, get up, get up and speak. ”

Li Letian stood up, unable to suppress the impulse on his face, he said: "Father, there is one more thing, the son has to replace him." In case Chang'an City can't be defended, you have to make some preparations in advance. At that time, the fish and dragon guards escorted his father out of Beijing, just in case. ”

Emperor Ming shook his head with a smile and said: "I have already escaped once, I can't escape again, the king of a country can't be ashamed of this, it's you who should escape." ”

"Father, I ......"

"If Chang'an City is broken, the world will be in chaos, and I am afraid that there will be hundreds of years of flesh and blood fighting. You should carry the banner of the Li family and keep the blood of the Li family. Emperor Ming stroked the top of Li Letian's head.

Li Letian was stunned and slowly raised his head: "Father, even you think that Chang'an City will not be able to hold it?"