"Back to your Majesty, I have been ordered by the Prime Minister to supervise the transportation of grain and grass. Now that the supplies have arrived, I came here to see you." Liu Changqing saluted respectfully.
"Ah, that's it." Xiao Yuan suddenly realized, and did not ask any more questions about this matter, but smiled: "With the Prime Minister and Liu Qing handling this matter, our army will have endless supplies, and I will have no worries."
"Your Majesty's compliments are all under the control of the Prime Minister. I dare not take credit. It's just an errand." Liu Changqing said.
"Liu Qing is too modest, come on, get up quickly."
As Xiao Yuan spoke, he also stepped forward to pull him up, not forgetting to tidy up his official uniform.
The latter was naturally terrified.
Xiao Yuan loves and hates this civil servant. He likes his selflessness and ability to do things, but sometimes, he hates his pedantry and uprightness.
But there is no doubt that the Qin Dynasty's court must have such a breath of fresh air.
There were many senior generals present. After saying this, Xiao Yuan also lowered his head to look at the sand table. After reaching out to put a few small flags back on, he asked casually: "What does Liu Qing think of the current battlefield situation?" ?”
Liu Changqing quickly replied: "I don't understand military affairs, but Dongling today, facing our country's millions of kings, will definitely be defeated by Caizhou, and the king will also bring peace to the world and restore prosperity to the earth."
"Haha!" Hearing this, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but smile heartily: "When did Liu Changqing learn to flatter him?"
Liu Changqing said sternly: "My words are from the bottom of my heart, and are also expected by the people of the country. Your Majesty will lead our Qin army officers and soldiers to put an end to the war, end these hundreds of years of chaos, create peace in the prosperous age, and let the people of the world no longer suffer the pain of war." , completely completing the reunification of the nation."
"Well said!" Xiao Yuan was delighted, looked around and said: "Now, our army's food and grass supplies have arrived, and our determination to fight for a long time remains unchanged. At the same time, the attacks on the Spirit Army's front line continue."
Although the main forces of the two armies are facing each other, the Qin army has not been idle during this period. Small groups of troops have been dispatched to harass and invade, and then leave after the battle, either to attack the city or to make you uneasy.
On the other side, the Ling Army was also discussing military affairs.
Regarding the current war situation, most of the Lingguo generals had no intention of actively seeking war. Previously, Huang Zu even put forward the view that Caizhou could not be defeated, but the Qin army could be defeated.
His meaning is very clear. If the Qin army is defeated here, there will be no room for maneuver. On the contrary, if the Qin army is defeated, the worst possible outcome will be to retreat to the country. Therefore, in this Caizhou battle, the priority should be to defend, and not as a last resort. We cannot take risks with our troops.
This view has been recognized by many people. To retreat from the enemy by defending the battle, if the Qin army cannot attack by force, it will inevitably retreat. However, they did not expect that after the King of Qin looked at Caizhou, he kept his troops stationary and had no intention of attacking by force.
This is not the result that Lingjun wants to see.
At this time, Huang Zu was also making certain response strategies to the Qin army's constant harassment, saying: "Instruct all the troops to beware of the enemy's temptation to fight. Set up more arrow stacks to weaken the Qin army's powerful crossbows. Set up more horses to resist the enemy. Block the northern cavalry. Our 700,000-strong army is well positioned on the defensive line, with deep ditches and high fortresses. No matter how many enemy troops there are and how powerful they are, they will not be able to advance."
The coach still maintained his defensive strategy.
However, Bu Shuo said: "Huang Shuai defended and retreated from the enemy. Although he did not lose anything in a short period of time, the King of Qin did not send troops according to common sense at all. Although his troops came to Caizhou, they built camps to confront our army and did not attack by force. I mean, if time goes on, what should I do?"
"But now is not the time to actively seek a fight." Huang Zudao.
Just as Bu Shuo was about to speak again, Cheng Ping walked in quickly, saluted the Spirit King directly above him and said, "Your Majesty, the domestic grain and grass supplies have been transported to the front line."
After hearing this, the Spiritual King couldn't help but cheer up, interrupted everyone, and asked the food and grass first: "How much is there?"
"This..." Cheng Ping hesitated: "Only three hundred thousand stones."
"What!?" The Spirit King's heart suddenly sank again, and his tone was questioning: "Why do you only have this little food and grass! How can you support my army for long-term operations with three hundred thousand dan!"
"Your Majesty." Cheng Ping explained: "In recent years, although the tax on gold and silver in our country has increased day by day, it has become increasingly difficult to collect grain. Especially now that we are in the cold winter season, everything is exhausted. Three hundred thousand stones, or granaries everywhere Put together.”
"Then try every means!" In this matter, King Ling was also willing to go all out and said decisively: "With the imperial edict, the whole country is ordered, no matter the rich and powerful, or the common people, they are not allowed to hide grains privately, and all of them are turned over to the state. Prepare it for the army!”
"Tell the Prime Minister to issue a food requisition order immediately!"
This is already a forced conscription.
When Cheng Ping heard this, he quickly said: "But Your Majesty, if we do this, we will definitely arouse public resentment and fear of unrest."
"Then suppress it with force! Anyone who dares to disobey is an enemy of the country!" The Spirit King said firmly.
"If the people have nothing to eat and are forced to conquer again, they will surely starve to death everywhere. If the Qin army does not retreat by then, there will be internal and external troubles." Cheng Ping looked worried.
The Spirit King glared and said: "When it comes to having a full stomach, who is more important, the people or the army!? If the soldiers have no food, how can they protect their homes and the country!"
With his words like this, Cheng Ping could only swallow his saliva and said helplessly: "Yes, I understand."
It’s not that there is no money in Lingguo, but there is a mountain of gold and silver, but you must know that money is used to buy things.
During some special wars, money did not mean enough food.
At this time, the Qin State's many years of plans to nourish the weak had obvious results. A few years ago, the Qin State spread a kind of brocade silk and rare plants, purchased them at a very high price, and gradually covered the entire spiritual land, causing the people of the Ling State to see trouble. In Italy, many people gave up farming and planted rare plants in exchange for gold and silver, and then used gold and silver to buy grain and rice.
On the surface, Lingguo benefited in many ways, but during the war, Qin directly cut off the trade route and strictly ordered not a grain of rice to flow into Lingguo.
The result can be imagined. How many people in Lingguo have money in their hands, but due to the rapid decline of grain production in their own territory, domestic grain prices have begun to skyrocket. In addition, due to the needs of the army, today, ordinary people have difficulty buying money. Food.
There is a saying that goes like this: In troubled times, food is better than gold.
This is not only a decisive battle between the two countries, but also the early weakening of Qin.
In the hall, the generals of the Spiritual Army were also made speechless by this situation.
After the military discussion, the generals left the hall and went back to the camp. Bu Shuo and Murong Yan walked together. The latter said: "As Brother Bu said, stick to the short term and you will have no worries. But today's situation The three hundred thousand stones of food and grass has already shown that the strategy must change."
Bu Shuo shook his head slightly and said: "How treacherous King Qin is, he will not attack Caizhou by force. This is obviously to fight for national strength. If this continues, the whole army will be in danger, and the country will be in danger!"
