"Brother Yelu, let me introduce you to Mr. Xu. He once worked in my palace. After the palace was seized, he was left outside. After knowing that I had a place to settle down, I came here from afar."

When introducing Xu General to Yelu Min, Zhao Yu really couldn't call out the name Xu Chu that Xu Jiang changed, and always felt that it was an insult to the other person's crazy.

Xu General, however, had no scruples and bowed to Yelu Min, "Xu Chu has met General Yelu."

Yelu Min waved his hand and said, "No gifts, no gifts, Mr. Xu's loyalty and righteousness are admirable. From now on, everyone will be colleagues, so take care of each other."

I was so happy when I saw Zhao Yu yesterday that I forgot about such a big military ration. Although Zhao Yu did not blame him directly, Yelu Min himself still felt embarrassed. After the competition, he followed Zhao Yu to the government office.

It's already this time, and Zhao Yu still has the heart to say that it's important to solve the important matter first.

The specific situation has been told to Xu Jiang, and Xu Jiang was also very scared. He knew Zhao Yu’s thoughts and knew that Zhao Yu wanted to use Yanyun Land as a base for his establishment. Once Yanyun Land started to make trouble because of food, it would be difficult to comfort him.

Seeing Zhao Yu looking at him, he said in a deep voice: "Xiaochen just came and didn't know much about the situation in the army. However, after seeing the data of the treasury, I can confirm that there is no much food in the treasury in Youzhou, and it is barely acceptable to persevere until the beginning of spring. It is probably impossible to supply the army."

Zhao Yu only stayed in the military camp for half a day, but General Xu had read the information of Youzhou Prefecture in the past half day, and even handled a lot of backlog of government affairs for Zhao Yu. This can no longer be described as a simple official.

Zhao Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly. The first thing he did when he came to Youzhou before the New Year was to open a warehouse and release grain. Now the people have a reputation, but the army is almost unable to expose the blame. I wonder if this is an unexpected joy?

"Brother Yelu, what would the army do if it were the past when it was short of food?"

Yelu Min spread his hands and said, "Simple, I'm going to work on the grass valley! But now I'm afraid that your highness will not be able to do anything."

After hearing Yelu Min's words, Zhao Yu frowned immediately. Dacaogu was just to go to the towns of Song Dynasty to loot. The border troops of Song and Liao often did this, which was nothing strange.

But as Yelu Min said, Zhao Yu is a Han Chinese, how could he be able to attack his compatriots?

Xu Jiang suddenly smiled and said, "Your Highness is kind, you will definitely not be able to do something like building grass valley, but we can go to the Central Plains City to borrow food!"

Xu General's words made Zhao Yu and Xu General stunned, thinking to himself, you are fine, are you? Not to mention that the two countries are still in a state of war, even if Zhao Yu is too much, the Song Dynasty would not be able to borrow food unless Zhao Yu surrenders with Yanyun.

"Don't misunderstand me, I don't want to surrender to you. What I want to say is that in order to fight the Northern Expedition, the Song Dynasty built many granaries from Bianliang to the border area. Although it is not in wartime now, as far as I know, those granaries are full."

When Xu Jiang said this, he didn't need to continue, because he could not control how to implement it.

The nearest city of Song Dynasty to Youzhou is Zhending Mansion, but there is a great man in Zhending Mansion. Zhao Yu dared not go at all. This person is the veteran general Zong Ze.

War is not Zhao Yu's strength at all, so it's better to stay away from that great man, and he didn't expect to really go to war with the Song Dynasty.

After pondering for a moment, my eyes suddenly lit up and I said, "Is the prefect of Taiyuan or Liu Wenguang?"

Although General Xu had no opinion just now, his idea was obviously coincidental with Zhao Yu.

You should know that Liu Wenguang almost became Zhao Yu's father-in-law, so it should be fine to borrow some food from him, right? Of course, this borrowing word needs to be quoted.

Yelu Min said worriedly: "Will our actions lead to a full-scale war between the two countries?"

"The Song army has been transferred to Jiangnan to quell the rebellion, and it cannot be transferred back in a short period of time. The most important thing is that we must grasp a good degree, that is, we must do things, and we cannot over-stimulate the monarch and ministers of the Song Dynasty."

Xu Jiang said this for Zhao Yu. As a counselor, of course he knew when he should speak for the Lord.

"The closest place to Taiyuan Prefecture from outside the pass is Yanmen Pass, but with the dangerous situation of Yanmen Pass, it is not realistic to attack forcefully, so we must take a detour."

"Brother Yelu, how about we play the world and fight against the world?"

Yelu Min felt that his mind was almost out of reach. The lack of food in the army was a big deal, but it was also a big problem to provoke a war without authorization. Now, judging from the posture of these Han people, he was very keen to plunder their own Han people's cities, and he didn't know how to evaluate this matter.

"Your Highness, this matter is too serious. Should you report it to the court first?"

"The journey to Shangjing is long, how much time will it take to go back and forth? What if those guys in the court are having a fight, we will not be the ones who suffer in the end? In this way, while we act, we will also report to the court. No matter what the result is in the court, we should almost come back."

Yelu Min knew that Zhao Yu wanted to play first and then play. After pondering for a while, he smiled bitterly: "You are the general manager of Youzhou, you should make the decision! At worst, I will just take it with you afterwards."

Zhao Yu had long seen that Yelu Min was a person who could do great things, so he didn't carry many things behind his back.

He smiled calmly and said, "Previous secret book! This way, even if there is something wrong, you can guarantee you no worries."

After hearing Zhao Yu's words, Yelu Min couldn't help but be stunned, thinking that this kid had known everything long ago...

There are more than 30,000 troops in Youzhou, and there are less than 40,000 troops, and there are still people who are in charge of the army, so the only 30,000 troops that can be mobilized in this operation.

If it is just a normal sneak attack, 30,000 troops will not be used. It is necessary to ensure that the army returns safely with food, so these troops must be brought with them.

According to the plan, Yelu Min led 20,000 main forces to deter the Song army in Zhending area, and Zhao Yu and Yelu Huan rushed straight to Taiyuan Prefecture.

Although he did not agree with Zhao Yu's participation in this operation, Zhao Yu insisted on coming because he not only wanted to control the situation to avoid accidents, but also a kind of training for himself.

The reason why emperors of the Song Dynasty were obsessed with the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun was not only because they were originally an inherent territory of the Central Plains, but the most important thing was that the existence of these places allowed the Central Plains to be guarded almost without any danger. Although Yanmen Pass was dangerous, it could easily go around other places.

There is also the Song army shortage of horses. Once the Liao army attacks in large numbers, the Song army can only hide in the city honestly in front of the overwhelming iron cavalry. This is also the main reason why Zhao Yu and General Xu dare to take the risk of going south to grab food. Of course, this matter must not be made public.

Three days later, the army started moving according to the scheduled plan.

After the recruitment of Youzhou, there were often various trainings. The people of Youzhou were used to the mobilization of the army, and even the soldiers themselves did not know where the purpose and direction of this training were.
Chapter completed!