Chapter 185

Han then pinched a handful of millet in his hand and couldn't help laughing. Then he called out, "take these grains back, quick."

As the saying goes, one bell for eating the enemy is 20 for me. In fact, although the grain production rate in ancient times was not as high as it is today, there was no problem in supplying soldiers. The key reason for the shortage of grain and grass in ancient times was the loss of grain and grass transportation.

In general, when transporting grain and forage to the warlords, they have to temporarily requisition civilian men, and a civilian can carry 100 kg of grain, and he consumes one stone, that is, 27 Jin of grain every month. Assuming that he can walk 50 Li a day with food on his back, it will take 20 days to walk a thousand li. If the grain is sent to the garrison, half of it will be good.

The so-called grain transportation over thousands of miles is a matter of hunger. Therefore, if the enemy's food is captured, the army does not need to transport at all. What is saved is not only the rations of soldiers, but also the rations of civilians. Can't we let people work or eat? The Emperor didn't send hungry soldiers.

Han Sui led his troops to escort the Han Army's grain and grass back to the Kuiyuan gorge barracks. It was really good to take food from the enemy.

Han Sui led his army to block Kuiyuan gorge. He arrested both the Han Army's grain transportation team and the sentry post. For a while, Zhou SHENBU, who surrounded Yuzhong City, could not get food and grass, and even his contact with the outside world was directly cut off.

Outside Yuzhong City, Zhou Shen's military camp.

Several soldiers were dissatisfied with the wooden chopsticks and plucked the millet in the bowl in front of them. There was little water in the bowl. The rice grains were even visible. How could people eat?

Bang!

One of the five big three rough soldiers heavy in the hands of the Tao bowl on the table, rice soup spilled out.

"Damn it! What's the matter with the logistics camp? We work hard for our country, but in the end we can only drink clear water? "

Hearing the impatient complaint of his colleague, the soldiers around him also yelled.

"That is, why did the logistics camp let us eat with a small bucket?"

"Is it difficult? There is a shortage of food in the army?"

Rumors suddenly spread in Zhou Shen's barracks. Recently, many soldiers and soldiers ate small scuffles. The rice grains in the soup are clearly visible. They are just dozens of grains of rice and a pot of water. How can they bear it?

In the army, the reason is very simple Of course, there is a shortage of food in the army.

Depressed, Sun Jian, who wanted to go out for a walk, could not help frowning when he heard the uproar in the camp. He opened the camp and went in.

"What are you arguing about? Is that where you shout in the barracks

"Sun Sima!"

Seeing Sun Jian, who had always had prestige, got up in a hurry and bowed his head slightly. However, the five and three crude soldiers were still angry.

Sun Jian frowned: "Wang Lin, your boy's face looks like a bitter gourd. What complaints do you have? Tell this Sima how to listen?"

When Wang Lin heard this, he could not help asking, "dare you ask sun Sima, what did we go all the way to Yongliang for?"

"Pacify the Qiang rebellion, report to the emperor, and lower the people."

Wang Lin pointed to the pottery bowl on the case table and said indignantly, "we are fighting with blood. Can't we eat such things?"

Sun Jian's face was strange. He took a wooden bowl from the top of the table. He was stunned. Then he looked at the rice grains inside carefully: one, two, three 27、 Only 27 grains of rice!

"That's not true!"

Sun Jian was so angry that he threw the bowl on the ground, turned around and left.

"Don't worry, I will give you justice when I go to the logistics camp."

There is a saying that the emperor does not send hungry soldiers. War is a matter of the head pinned on the waist of his trousers. How can soldiers fight if they are not fed?

Sun Jian thought more and more angry, angrily went to the logistics camp, shouting.

"Where's Zhou Jin! Get the kid out of here. "

The soldiers guarding the logistics camp saw Sun Jian looking like he was going to eat people, so he rushed in and reported to him.

"Why is brother Wentai here?"

Zhou Jin came out in a hurry. All the people in the army knew Sun Jian's strength. Although he was a captain in charge of the logistics camp, he did not dare to offend Sun Jian.

Sun Jian snorted: "in a patrol camp, there are only 27 grains of rice in the bowl of the soldiers. If Zhou Xiaowei doesn't distribute the rice grain, is he waiting for sowing next spring?"

Zhou Jin said with a bitter face: "brother Wentai, it's not that someone refuses to distribute rice and grain, but that the grain and grass in the army is only a thousand stones. If someone doesn't share the grain with a small bucket, he will have to stop cooking today."

"What?" Sun Jian couldn't believe it. He grabbed Zhou Jin's collar: "why is the grain and grass in short supply? Is it difficult for Zhang Che to ride a bicycle? Didn't he send grain from meiyang?"

"I don't know. The grain and forage are not arriving yet. So I sent out a sentry to hear the news, but no one sent back the message."

Sun Jian's face was stunned, and a bad feeling filled his heart.

He shook off Zhou Jin, turned and walked toward his own camp. Cheng Pugang looked up and saw Sun Jian's face sink like water.

"Lord?""Map!"

Seeing this, Cheng Pu understands that the military situation is urgent, and quickly takes out the map and lays it on the table. Sun Jian grasped the map, looked at Yuzhong City, moved to meiyang County, and then searched between the two cities.

There is no trace of the grain transport team, and the Sentry will never return

"Demer, what is this place?"

"Lord, this place is called Kuiyuan gorge. It is said to be very dangerous."

Sun Jian slowly raised his head, a face of surprise and anger.

"It's over It's over

The three armies did not move, and the grain and grass went first. Now that the grain and grass have been cut off by others, how can we break the city?

No way It's time to do something dangerous!

Sun Jian rushed out of the camp without saying a word and walked towards Zhou Shenying.

Zhou Shen sat in the camp, looking puzzled.

"General, we can't supply enough food and grass. We'd better withdraw immediately."

Zhou Shenwei: "our army was ordered to besiege Yuzhong, but now we are retreating without fighting. Isn't Zhang Qiqi blaming me?"

"Our army retreats without food, not without war. Moreover, if the soldiers are short of food, the general can not retreat if he wants to."

"This..." Zhou Shen thought for a while and nodded his head gently.

"Well, I'll leave the army."

"No!"

A big shout came, and a big hand with a prominent bone raised the camp, and Sun Jian rushed into the tent.

"General!" Sun Jian prostrated himself on the ground, and his face was firm and resolute: "the enemy in the city may not know that our army's grain and grass are not enough. If we distribute all the grain and grass in the battalion, we can encourage the soldiers to fight to death with heavy money. Yuzhong city is no more than a county town with a thin wall. The Qiang people are good at cavalry fighting, but they are not good at guarding the city. We will be able to capture Yuzhong city in a few days by building a ladder and hitting wood. The last general is willing to lead his troops and fight first! "

Zhou Shen sighed: "Wentai, do you know how much food and grass there are in the camp now? If we can't attack Yuzhong City, we will starve to death."

"Retreat!"